Unthermal nuclear war. It was a big deal at the time. And so now to go back and listen to what has happened to Nuclear Weapons from truman to trump is, is really, really remarkable. Our author grew up in the midwest in kansas, went to Oberlin College thinking he was going to be a lut major lit major, but watergate changed him to political science. And then he went on to graduate school at mit, and it was International Relations and Nuclear Strategy. Then he moved to washington as a defense policy adviser for the house of representatives. But, you know, government work being what it is, he decided that wasnt for him. So after a couple of years he left and wrote his really widelyacclaimed book the wizards of armageddon an inside history of Nuclear Strategy. He then spent time, he joined the boston globe because they were looking for experts in defense and that sort of thing and stayed with the boston globe for 20 years. He was bureau chief in moscow, bureau chief in new york city. By the
Well shortly be determined. People want to go big as opposed, everybody seems to want to go big. They want to get to the recovery. The big thing we can do is get rid of this horrible, i call it the unseen. It snuck up on us. Cheryl with these roller coaster rides on wall street is there any good news . Charles payne, yes, that Charles Payne, will join us in 15 minutes with his perspective on the market action. He has great points to make. All that and more coming up on making money. Cheryl lets start with the stop story. A short time ago, that happened when the s p drops buy low 7 . But the administration is trying to calm, not only nervous investors but folks across the country staying inside of their homes to stop the spread of the coronavirus. We have blake burman at the white house where President Trump Just Announced he is sending two hospital ships to new york and california. Blake, you were able to get some questions to the president today. Reporter cheryl, weve been getting an
Laura this is bbc world news america. Reporting from nework, i am laura trevelyan. America rampsco up the sponsor ronavirus. President trump closes the border with canada and invokes the wartime law to provide equipment. Pres. Trp i think we will do it faster than we thought and it will be a complete victory. Laura wall street plunges a the dow briefly falls below the level it was at ume president took office. The death toll continues to climb in europe, as the elderly in spain find ulemselves partly at risk. Dum dum dum laura comfort online. Musical how virtual choirs are helping people sing away tse containment blues. Laa for all of you watching on pbsnd around the globe, welcome to world news america. Here in new york, the city is a ght town. The Coronavirus Crisis has closed stores, kept people at him, and sent the stock market spiraling down. Idprt trump invoking the defense production act so vital medical supplies can be made. The u. S. Senate passed a 100 billion aidackage, one
Tonight because with his topic, the bomb, because it brought back memories for me. Back when i was a high school, i was a debater. One of the years the topic was about Nuclear Weapons, and we also read herman khans unthermal nuclear war. It was a big deal at the time. And so now to go back and listen to what has happened to Nuclear Weapons from truman to trump is, is really, really remarkable. Our author grew up in the midwest in kansas, went to Oberlin College thinking he was going to be a lut major lit major, but watergate changed him to political science. And then he went on to graduate school at mit, and it was International Relations and Nuclear Strategy. Then he moved to washington as a defense policy adviser for the house of representatives. But, you know, government work being what it is, he decided that wasnt for him. So after a couple of years he left and wrote his really widelyacclaimed book the wizards of armageddon an inside history of Nuclear Strategy. He then spent time,
News coverage. We begin today with the dow up about 700 points now as youll see in a moment. It has been a whip saw day for wall street as virus fears loom. The dow dipping below 20,000 but zooming back as much as 1,000 points as the Federal Reserve and the Administration Step in to calm investors. Health Care Companies are targeting the virus from treatment to Testing Solutions there you see it up. The ceo will join us this hour here is what you need know. Theres more than 5600 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the u. S. Marriott will furlough tens of thousands of workers as the hotel giant shuts down locations. We have coverage of this today we have more on the white house plans here bob is watching the market seesaw steve is all over the latest move from the Federal Reserve. Ka kayla, lets start with you. Reporter were waiting comments fr comments from capitol hill the rough contours were about 250 billion for Small Business loans and about 500 billion for a payroll tax cut. It appe