Welcome back to prime time. Im chris cuomo. Hard to believe tonight guess what number were nearing in lives lost . Stolen by the virus. 50,000. Put it in context. Two months ago we were at zero. And now i dont know if thats the right starting point anymore. I suspect it is not. We know of at least two cases in california of death that happened weeks earlier. And i think the more we learn about where the virus was and the more blood sampled from people in hospitals before then, well learn its been around. Lets be honest again, we dont know what numbers were really talking about. Why . Theres not enough testing. They dont test people in places that are a symptomatic. Even though the transmission is real thing. And could be most contagious before you get symptoms. We have progress. A new model from northeast university. What does it show. This virus was silently infecting tens of thousands of people in new york and other major cities way earlier than previously thought. It is backed up by
To surpass the United States economically and militarily. Today, President Trump said that what happens next is up to china to maintain a relationship. They must make good on the historic trade deal. If they dont, we could see a dramatic shift. We went through the worst attack weve ever had on our country. This is really the worst attack weve ever had this is worse than pearl harbor, this is worse than the world trade center. Theres never been an attack like this. Martha these are very strong words. Remember, both of those attacks let of course to declarations of war by the United States. Tensions are rising at is the president and secretary of sta state, their language becomes more pointed each day. Speak of the chinese, his party misled the world. The World Health Organization needs to still demand that there be an investigation. Martha know clearly the chinese leadership is also going on defense. Mr. Pompeo spoke greatly, but he has never presented evidence because there was just no
Good evening, kristen. Good evening, despite the devastating jobs report, President Trump is still optimistic that the u. S. Economy will rebound by the end of this year. He says what happened 75 years ago today is a reminder that no challenge is greater than the resolve of the american spirit. As President Trump marks the 75th anniversary of the end of world war ii in europe, he believes the current attack, coronavirus is worse than the event that got the u. S. Into that war. Pearl harbor. Today the Labor Department dropped the worst jobs report in u. S. History. 20. 5 million americans lost our jobs last month, pushing the Unemployment Rate to 14. 7 , the highest since the great depression. The administration is warning that this may not be the end of it. Theres no question this number is full of heartbreak and hardship and theres no way to get around it. Regarding the next month or two, youre going to transition into reopening of the economy, whos to say that the numbers will not ge
People, that was with the full stayathome orders in place. As of this morning, more than 56,000 americans have died. The nation is moving forward with a staggered, uneven approach to reopening. In texas, the governor announced an expansive reopening plan that begins on friday, first to open or allowed to open will be retail stores, restaurants, movie theaters and malls at only 25 capacity. Meanwhile, their neighbor, louisiana, is extending its stayathome order through may 15th. And, john, overnight the white house outlined new guidelines for testing that puts the onus on states and it calls the federal government, the quote, supplier of last resort for tests. A white house official tells cnn the goal for each state is to test at least 2 of its residents, but that figure is well below the minimum level that most Public Health experts and many economists think is necessary to safely reopen the country. Also, there are new developments this morning out of Oxford University where we are ge
So, if anyone had told you at the beginning of 2020 as we rung in the new year at a back to times square look at that that in two short months, times square would be empty and that we would be in a ditch that we have not seen since the great depression, you never wouldve believed what has happened. So now the election becomes largely a battle over who can get your job back. Which candidate can get you back on track and employed, with your help, of course. And perhaps even be able to put you in a position where you can improve your home or maybe take a vacation to look forward to in 2021. Weve already strapped to the country in 3 trillion in trillian spending, a debt that will be on the backs of generations to come no matter what. Senator Chuck Schumer is now giving us a look at the democrats plan for the way forward. They remind me of the old herbert hoovers. We had the great depression, hoover said, lets just wait it out. It got worse and worse. We need franklin roosevelttype action a