The last 20 minutes or so. Nasdaq is down 33 and 3 quarters. Now these numbers coming after signs of the spread to have virus stabilized in hot spots. That led to strong rally yesterday. Here at the close yesterday, the dow gaining and s p entering bull market. U. S. Death toll topping 14,080 but there are signs that the spread is slowing in hot spots. The cdc issued guidelines to get to workers. The Trump Administration requesting 250 billion, democrats want additional 50 billion. Fed chair jay powell will be giving us an update on the economy and actions taken to combat the impact of the virus, thats today 10 00 a. M. Eastern time. More to expect from the fed. The today is a big day for oil. We are watching the contract right now. Its up almost 5 and a half percent. The investors are watching the opec meeting including saudi arabia and russia, can they come to an agreement . All rising on hopes of a deal to cut production and bring an end to the costly priced war. And then there was
We await President Trump right now, probably in about the next hour or so he will be addressing the top of the Coronavirus Task force. One of the Big Questions will be about his conversation earlier this morning with russian president vladmir putin. The white house has said that those two talked about the need to stablize energy markets. The president saying earlier this morning that he believes oil prices are too low. Russia and saudi arabia are fighting and they have driven down the price of oil and i never thought i would be saying that maybe we have to have an oil increase because we do. The price is so low, theyre fighting so crazy over distribution and over how many barrels to let go. Reporter the president also said that he would like to see hazard play, hazard pay, rather go into effect for the nurses on the front line in the hospitals treating the coronavirus patients. The treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin said earlier today, speaking with Stuart Varney that receipt now theyre
Understandably jubilant. Watch for a just a few days ago the press had declared the campaign dead. [booing] and then came South Carolina. [cheering] and we are told we got to super tuesday would be over. While it may be over for the other guy. Kennedy the main line right into sleep joes heart. But joe, me and joe had to have a hilarious gaff watch this. They dont called super tuesday for nothing. By the way, zero no this is my wife this is my sister they switched on me. Kennedy sounds like your honeymoon joe, Bernie Sanders on the other hand the democrat machine trying to steal the nomination from him. Watch. What does campaign is increasingly about, is which side are you on . There has been never a campaign in recent history which has taken on the entire political establishment. And that is an establishment that is working frantically to try to defeat us. Kennedy they are, that hes right. That brings us to michigan one of six states of the primary this coming tuesday, four years ago.
Good morning. Please welcome to the stage politico editor at large peter canellos. [applause] good morning and welcome. Im peter canellos, Political Editor at large. Id like to thank you all for joining todays event, americas biggest voting bloc, nonvoters. Thanks to those watching via live stream. As a 202020 Campaign Ramps up both democrats and republicans are working very hard to rally the base. Theyre also trying to win over swing voters, but i think we all know especially we will see today that by far the largest bloc of voters out there come when hundred million voters voting ages of those who dont go to the polls. I cant say enough that the balance of power in the United States rests in those voters. These nonvoters span every demographic, and the racial demographic, age demographic, education demographic. Today were going to have i hope very enlightening Panel Discussion discussing with Party Leaders themselves how the plan to appeal to this group and get some of these people t
Werent warming dramatically than anywhere else we were already signed around america away i would say well its a great war because we just really werent sure exactly how much more it was going to collapse the hole right through the bridge is a completely different thread for the want to. Also coming up today on valentines day we speak with children around the world to show once and for all that love is in fact childs play hundreds hadnt eaten by choice i. Will. Get up there. Were going to need money to remember its a family dinner. So our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all over the globe welcome we begin the day with a record that no one wanted to see broken. After the hottest january ever scientists in antarctica have reported that for the 1st time since records began temperatures on the worlds southern most continent have passed the 20 degree celsius mark they born that at the trend continues it could have dramatic effects on sea levels the news of the record temperatur