Church services are cut and religious leaders around the world cancel festivities and celebrations. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program europes finance ministers have struck a deal on a 500000000000 euro bailout aimed at limiting the economic damage from the coronavirus the measure should help nations hardest hit by crooked 19 as well as supporting companies and protecting jobs the breakthrough came after ministers failed to bridge their differences in marathon talks earlier this week to southern European Countries led by italy and spain one of the European Union to ease access to Financial Markets by creating socalled corona bonds but the idea was resisted by some Member States including germany the netherlands and finland. As part of back to record who is following the story for us from brussels about tell us what exactly is in this deal. There was a big sigh of relief in all 27 capitals of the European Union after the finance ministers in the euro group struck this deal late in th
Im still go welcome to the program more than 100000 people are now confirmed to have died from corona virus infections these figures reported by Johns Hopkins university in the last half hour the number of infectious infections stands at more than 1600000 this is christians around the world head into one of the most important weekends in the calendar easter religious and other gatherings battened because of the pandemic and its only home to the vatican city has been locked down for weeks so even the pope has to celebrate. Familiar images to catholics around the world the pope presiding over the way of the cross ceremony at easter except these images were from last year. This year the coliseum is deserted the way of the cross ceremony another victim of the coronavirus. Pope francis led good friday ceremonies without the public. The scale of the operate continues to cast a dark shadow on italian life these firefighters in sicily are farewelling a colleague who died from the virus and fun
Come home and today we spoke to a bay area resident stuck with his wife in lima peru. We are coming back from lima. We were at that airport when we found out. We found what was going on. We tried everything we could to get on this flight. Everything was booked or canceled. Weve been at an air bmb where weve been for 12 days. We dont know whats going on. We dont know when we will get that phone call or when we would get the email that we could go home. Im an essential worker in San Francisco at a Grocery Store in San Francisco. My team is just having a hard time there. I want to be able to help them but i cant. Do you feel safer down there or would you feel safer here . You know, theres a lot of things they are saying you dont want to go back right now. Theres fewer cases here. I want to see my animals, my motherinlaws taking care of our house and our animals, shes 75 years old. She doesnt need to be exposed to this. From the day i received the email from them that they were trapped in
Allentown, pottstown yardley we will get down toward west chester we are in the teens. Clear skies overhead, next weather maker way out west, that of course will bring us some rain by sunday. Here is your forecast lots of sunshine up to 37 degrees, warmer today then yesterday with daytime high at 45. Lots of ups and downs and snow good morning everybody friday getting ready for weekend and live look at 422 eastbound right at trooper road couple cars involved in the crash everybody off to the shoulder but slowing us down out of collegeville, royersford an accident over here in voorhees, new jersey, lucas drive right off of lake view drive. Police are on the scene. Watch for activity. Coming down northeast extension southbound just south of quakertown vehicle hit a deer a second deer accident this morning so watch it animals are out there with us as well on the roadway and delays on the broad street subway this morning due to switch problems at fernrock backed unon the vine expressway ac
Well check back with west point in a minute. Im leland vittert. For now the president will leave west point and head to bedminster, new jersey, where hell host a round table, Mark Meredith is standing by and travelling with the president. Hi, mark. Hi, leland, as you mentioned, President Trump wrapping up remarks to west points graduating class. He pointed to west point as a symbol of american tradition and for their loyalty, talked about the coronavirus and National Guard during these trying times and military service as a symbol of americas enduring strength. What has historically made america unique is the durability of its institutions against the passions and prejudices of the moment. When times of turbulent, when the road is rough, what matters most is that which is permanent, timeless, enduring, and eternal. The cadets that were listening to the speech were spaced out and when they came in they were wearing masks. And we do expect the president to be making his way back to new j