Is working on billions of allars of aid to help salve plundering economy. Even elections are being affected. Of of this is in the hope keeping coronavirus from getting worse. Our question for you this morning, what do you think about President Trumps declaration of a National Emergency on covid19 . Late, or soon, too justintime . We are going to open up regional lines this morning. If you are in the eastern or central time zones your telephone number is going to be 202 7488000. If you are in the mountain or pacific time zones we want to hear from you at 202 7488001. Thisve a special line open morning. This will be a line for medical professionals. If you are in the medical field we want to know what you are seeing out there. If you are in the medical field we want to hear from you at 202 7488002. Keep in mind you can always text. S at 202 7488003 and we are always reading on social media. This now, late last night the house of representatives passed a billiondollar aid package for figh
Lets head straight to blake urman at the white house. The president declaring a National Emergency over the coronavirus. I love that of a loved the economic message that the president spoke about afterwards as what might come next in terms of help with the economy. First off the National Emergency declaration this flexibility for the hospitals and hhs health and Human Services which as you knows at the forefront of trying to tackle the corona virus but this would allow for increased beds in hospitals. For example the presence that would unleash tens of millions of dollars to the tune of 50 billion as well. We have also heard on the economic side that the administration would weigh several options as they wouldnt need the help of congress for and we got two of those from the president today in his rose garden press conference. First off Student Loans, what do you have a job or you dont have a job whatever your financial situation might be wherever you live across this country its probab
Is impacting thhealth, onomy and society in unprecedented ways. Today President Trump declared a National Emergency to access up to 50 billion in eldisasterf to help combat e spread of the coronavirus. And the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic. More than 130,000 people have untries, and hospitals st 130 co grapple with short blg of masks and testing kits. Theyre on a surge of trying to contain new cases. Thursday, thcalifornia of department of health said gatherings ofle200 peop or more should be postponed or canceled until e end of march. Joining me is the officer for the Public Health department and laura. Welcome to you both and what are the main takeaways that ifrgo President Trumps National Emergency declaration today was this ideae of early week we could have half a million more testing kits going out arou the country. We have 330 Million People in the u. S. So doctor, starting with you, do you think thats going to make a difference . I think it will h
Finished, the dow gained a thousand points. The s p 500 finishing the day markedly higher. The nasdaq soaring 673. President trumps decision to declare a national emergency, a strong, swift action that opens up 50 billion in federal resources to help state and local governments fight the pandemic, the president also waiving interest on federal student loans. Directing the department of energy to buy up crude oil to store in the petroleum reserves. To unleash the full power of the federal government in this effort, im declaring national emergency. We are announcing a new partnership with the private sector to increase on accelerate our capacity to test for the coronavirus. We want to make sure those who need a test can get a test safely, quickly and conveniently. The next 8 weeks are critical to turn a corner on this virus. Lou the Trump Administration says the next two months well be putting a major emphasis on expanding testing. This morning the fda approved a new coronavirus test. It
Finished, the dow gained a thousand points. The s p 500 finishing the day markedly higher. The nasdaq soaring 673. President trumps decision to declare a national emergency, a strong, swift action that opens up 50 billion in federal resources to help state and local governments fight the pandemic, the president also waiving interest on federal student loans. Directing the department of energy to buy up crude oil to store in the petroleum reserves. To unleash the full power of the federal government in this effort, im declaring national emergency. We are announcing a new partnership with the private sector to increase on accelerate our capacity to test for the coronavirus. We want to make sure those who need a test can get a test safely, quickly and conveniently. The next 8 weeks are critical to turn a corner on this virus. Lou the Trump Administration says the next two months well be putting a major emphasis on expanding testing. This morning the fda approved a new coronavirus test. It