Live now to discussion with main senator angus king who joins Healthcare Providers and Bipartisan Policy Center experts on the use of telehealth during the covid pandemic. Health team led by, Catherine Hayes and others. For those of you who may be unfamiliar with the Bipartisan Policy Center we were established a a little over a decade ago by four former majority leaders, senator bob dole, late senator howard baker on the republican side. Senator tom daschle and senator George Mitchell on the democratic side. Senator mitchell from the great state of maine which youll hear shortly his estate, very well represented here this morning. The country is indeed, indeed the world quite frankly is experiencing a once in a lifetime pandemic caused untold suffering and death. Doctors, nurses, hospitals, Healthcare Providers are struggling to provide Critical Care under some very difficult conditions. But if there is any good, and theres that much, but if theres any good to come out of this virus,
Questions in realtime on Facebook Live and youtube live, so extend us your questions right now and well get chatting. Good afternoon, doctor. Thanks for joining us. My pleasure, liz. Thanks for having me on. So doctor, for people who are just joining us right now, as theyre starting to put their questions in, tell us a little bit about what the fda has announced today regarding hydroxychloroquine. For many of us in the field, its kind of about time, i think we were all surprised that it got an eua designation in the first place. Eua emergency authorization, theres enough evidence the drug actually works. We never really had enough evidence. It was only in the test tube in a petri dish that killed virus but never in a human and i think more than three studies now that havent been rerbuked shows this doesnt work. How much of a change to revoke this emergency use . Are we surprised by it . I think were not surprised by it. A lot of people in the scientific community, actually happy becaus
For a closer look at the economic fallout from the coronavirus situation. Steve is dig through that right now and wee chell check in wit. Kelly. As mentioned the nasdaq was heading back to its record high, but now its under pressure. Down about. 5 at last check. Bob. Its under pressure because the mega caps are finally underperforming, its about time in the is all part of that broad evening o broadenning out of the market. You can see it again today. Whats outperform something whats doing better . Stuff that wasnt doing well a month ago. Weve had double digit gains in some of these banks. Fifth third up 15 so far this week. All of them are up double digits. Look at the retailers, nobody cares about macys or nordstrom. A few people are trying to do something. Some of these stores are up double digits. Gap, kohls, all up in the is for the week overall. Same thing with industrials. These stocks were not market leaders a little while ago. American, theyve had a great week. Theyre all up do
Business but the mayor says she was to get the city back up and running especially now with more than a billion deficit projected for the next fiscal year. Open for business. Its the news that many San Francisco retailers have been waiting months to finally here. Starting monday retailers directly connected to streets can begin offering Curbside Service to customers were talking about many of those Small Businesses in various neighborhoods where you see many of those shops that are closed. They will be able to open for pickup and or. Curbside pickup and delivery which is going to be incredible mere breed says that wednesdays announcement will have a positive impact on 95 of businesses in the city. Theres the malls will still be closed and retailers must comply with social distancing guidelines. But she calls it a first step in getting folks back to work and getting the city back up and running from the Coronavirus Crisis even though we continue to see in some cases, the numbers increas
Higher than inside the country class journeys highest court backs legalizing assisted suicides the federal Constitutional Court overturns a 20150 that prevented doctors from helping truly old patients and their lives. And now shes in 70 years Berlin Film Festival my colleagues im in s. F. And scott drops below with the latest from the red carpet today its been all over weve got a modern day adaptation of the german literary classic berlin alexanderplatz plus some Hollywood Star power we have someone hired because you brought them out here on the red carpet the clear of their films the rich not treated thats coming up. Im going to phenomenon well we begin with the latest on the coronavirus in germany 7 new cases of the disease. Has been confirmed in 3 different states 2 patients are being treated at a hospital in the city of off authorities one the number of cases is likely to rise significantly as theyre no longer able to trace the chains of Infection Health minister young sponsors the