A ceasefire during ramadan soon after launching another attack on tripoli. We start with numbers just released in the us that show the continuing trend of widespread job losses more than 3800000 americans filed for benefits over the past week taking the total number of jobless to more than 30000000. 00 now the Unemployment Rate hovered around 3. 5 percent between december and february but in march it jumped to a 2 and a half year high of 4. 4 percent thats roughly more than 7000000 people the state governments now begin to restart their economies their easing lockdown measures more than half of the 50 states including florida or partially reopened by the end of the week whereas the Johns Hopkins dashboard shows at least 1000000 people in the u. S. Of contracted the virus and then the 61000 have died in just a few moments well take you live to gabriel and his own though in new york will have more on the citys planning to reopen but 1st lets start with our White House Correspondent kimbe
A country out of its economic spiral. And put Us Birthday Party has been postponed will suffer the South Koreans will have to wait until next month to celebrate. The sport paris man is set to be crowned champions in france is the Domestic League season is cancelled. Just 1500 hours g. M. T. Will start this news in the United States where the economic numbers just keep getting worse the u. S. Labor department has released yet another bleak unemployment report more than 3800000 americans filed for benefits in just the past week taking the total number of jobless to more than 30000000. 00 over the last 6 weeks the Unemployment Rate hold it around 3 and a half percent between december and february but in my. Watch it jumps to a 2 and a half year high of 4. 4 percent thats roughly more than 7000000 people the state governments now begin to restart their economies the easing lockdown measures all the hoff of the 50 states including florida or partially reopened by the end of this week as the
Fight against the pandemic one of the worst hit countries in asia reports no new local cases. And the u. S. City of miami starts to lift its lockdown restrictions despite a high number of cases. Im going to go with sports is italy its football season looks set to be scrapped players are about to start training again but the country sports minister wants to follow france and the netherlands and focus on next season instead. Its 10 g. M. T. And we start in europe where the economy has suffered its biggest quarterly hit on record shrinking by 3. 8 percent so far this year thats the eurozone sharpest drop since records began in 1995 so yet another indicator of the widespread economic devastation caused by the coronavirus lockdowns around the world all that comes after germany which is europes strongest economy announced its g. D. P. Is on track to shrink by more than 6 percent this year because straight to don. It came it joins us live from len so dominic we were expecting of course the ec
Hold brief sessions every three days. Bipartisan negotiations continue on different options for voting remotely in committees and on the house floor. Senate coverage on cspan2 and the house on cspan. The as is with usco today courtesy of david and noel ray and rosalind rocks. Ms. Diaz was born in puerto ri rico. Her work has been published in rolling stone, the guardian, rage, and the New York Times magazine. Included in the best american essayses 2016. She is thed recipient of two prizes and Elizabeth George Foundation Grant and fellowship from mcdowell colony, kenyon review and Wisconsin Institute for creative writing. She lives in miami beach with her partner p, lawrence. Please give a warm welcome. [applause] thank you so much. Im so happy to beo here, its wonderful to see all youan book lovers here. Thank you for your seven hospitality. I want to thank the savanna book festival and everyone who made this event possible, including sponsors, booksellers, lets give it up for the book
Hockey so night and day to get it right for the 1st time since recovering from cope at 19 the u. K. Prime minister addresses media on efforts to battle a pandemic that. Autumn months of protests a plan to tackle the financial woes but will it be enough to pull the country out of its economic spiral. And put those birthday parties been postponed South Koreans will have to wait until next month to celebrate. In the United States where the economic numbers just keep getting worse the u. S. Labor department has released yet another bleak unemployment report more than 3800000 americans filed for benefits in just the past week taking the total number of job listable them 30000000. 00 over the last 6 weeks the Unemployment Rate hovered around 3. 5 percent between december and. February this year but in march it jumps to a 2 of the hof year high of 4. 4 percent thats roughly will than 7000000 people the state governments now begin to restart their economies the easing lockdown measures more th