Doctors, they will come back and say for the rest of our lives we have to wear masks. Reporter the road map also talks about doing gps for social distancing. Following peoples phones and hotels for isolation for people. Giving them free hotel rooms. Are those ideas that youre looking at . The gps, that is a very severe idea. Ive been hearing about it. What happens a siren goes off if you get too close to somebody . That is pretty severe. He was with me for a long time. He did a great job at fda. So were going, were taking a look. I just received it a little while ago. He sent it over. So very good. Go ahead. Lets give it a shot. Sir what do you say to americans who are upset with you over the way you downplayed this crisis over the last couple of months . We have it very much under control in this country, the coronavirus is very much under control in the usa. It is going to disappear. It is like a miracle. It will disappear. March 4th, we have a very small number of people in this cou
Laez mayor made a similar announcement overnight. And the white house is considering making that recommendation in hot spots across the country. It is a dramatic shift in guidance, designed to stop the spread of the virus. And it comes as confirmed cases now top one million worldwide. Nearly a quarter of all of those infections are right here in the u. S. More than 5,000 have died across the country. And theres another stunning number, 6. 6 million americans filed for Unemployment Benefits last week. Thats double the number of claims from the week before, and it is historic. Take a look at this chart that puts it in perspective. Earlier this year, weekly claims numbered in the thousandss. Tonight, they reach into the millions. In the outbreaks epicenter, new york and new jersey, some hospitals are now diverting patients as those i. C. U. S fill up. Our team is covering all of the headlines, and well get to that new guidance on the mask in just a moment, but Mark Strassmann leads us off
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Whole foods having a sickout today. Are they the new american heroes. Media went after him after his white house speech, all that and so much more on making money. Charles so it has been a mixed session on the street. We erased early losses, uplifting thoughts from dr. Fauci, social distancing and march Consumer Confidence report, much better than anticipated. Later on it was a news conference, Governor Cuomo and other governors out there giving us sober reminders of the current circumstances. So how should investors approach this market . Joining me now, Katherine Rooney vera along with Devine Capital ceo, dani hughes. Kathryn, let me start with you. You could argue if the dow is off 1000, even 2000 points it, might not be a big deal all things considered. So in a way it is a moral victory but how do you navigate these new waters . Well, charles, no one can price the bottom, thats impossible, so those who divine that they can it is just an i impossibility. I have been telling my clien
America this morning. Good friday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. We begin with a new statement this morning from dr. Anthony fauci. He says he doesnt understand why every state in the country hasnt issued a stay at home order yet. He made that statement overnight as the coronavirus spreads across the country. More than 6,000 people have now died in the u. S. New york is reporting more than 2,400 of those deaths. New jersey, michigan and louisiana are each reporting between 300 and 600 deaths. Meanwhile, as americans across the country wonder when things can return to normal, the state of washington is now extending its stay at home order through may 4th. Back in new york, 250 ambulances from across the country have been lining up at the bronx zoo ready to provide relief for First Responders. The city is now setting up 45 of these makeshift morgues to help hospitals store more bodies. This morning, an urgent new appeal for help in new york city. If a person comes in and ne