At this. Look at the market this morning. We are going to be down today, of course that follows an enormous 20 rally in the last three days. Perhaps investors are upset with the delay in the stimulus vote. Perhaps theres some profit taking after the explosive rally. The dow will open this morning with a loss of around 700 points. The s p, down about 200. The nasdaq off about 82. A decline at the opening bell. President trump, he wants to get the economy back up and running again as soon as possible. He has a plan to divide counties by risk, high, medium and low, depending on medical conditions. Some of those low risk counties may be able to bring some people back to work early. Today on this program, i will ask Vice President pence about the president s plan. Thats in our 10 00 hour this morning. The news on the virus itself, the United States has now more cases than any other country in the world, assuming you can believe the numbers coming out of china. Spain recorded 769 deaths in t
Minister designate in just 10 weeks on the stuff carver may be able to unite 6 hereon factions hungry and helpless the coronavirus pandemic impacting Food Supplies for hundreds of millions dependent on. And living in fear of the dead why some in indonesia dont one virus victims buried in their towns. Well staggering new figures reveal the extent of the damage to the worlds biggest economy by the coronavirus shut down in just one week another 6600000 people filed for Unemployment Benefits that means nearly 17000000 americans have lost their jobs in the past 3 weeks thats around one in 10 workers for more on this lets turn to our White House Correspondent Kimberly Halkett shes live for us from washington d. C. Kimberly how much of a shiver are these numbers sending down the spine of the economy there. Well they were expected but still the numbers are staggering never before in u. S. History has there been such a significant job loss in such a short amount of time the numbers are simply a
Rooms have been converted into makeshift hospitals. Oil producing countries trying to negotiate a truce save a market share through global collapse to demand. A 2 week a ceasefire comes into effect in yemen say they wont stop fighting other countries still in the sea. And hundreds of millions of children desperately needing food you look at the difficulties for aid during the pandemic. So the damage to the worlds biggest economy from the coronavirus shutdown is really hitting home in the past week another 6600000 americans have joined the jobless queue and that means nearly 17000000 americans have now filed for Unemployment Benefits in just 3 weeks thats one in 10 workers and the affairs of figures could be even worse lets bring in our White House Correspondent Kimberly Halkett in washington d. C. And kimberly in just a matter of weeks 17000000 people out of work and its probably more. Yeah youre absolutely right nothing like this seen in modern history and it is expected to be more be
If you feed say they will not stop fighting while the country is still under siege. Millions of indians ordered to wear masks in public including venues in the 2 biggest cities new delhi mumbai. So then the damage to the worlds biggest economy from the current of our shutdown is really hitting home in the polls week another 6600000 americans have joined the job was cute and that means nearly 17000000 americans have now filed for Unemployment Benefits in just 3 weeks thats around one in 10 workers there are fears the figures are even worse for more on this lets bring in our White House Correspondent can be how could you standing by in washington d. C. And kimberly 17000000 people out of work is just staggering isnt it. Its staggering and in terms of recorded numbers it may not even be hitting the Halfway Point the number expected once all American Workers who lost their jobs over the night as a result of coronavirus are actually filed could be in the neighborhood of about 46000000 ameri