Plan, a meeting of that magnitude was essential to secure an agreement and marked the biggest breakthrough since the talk started back in july. We made major headway toward hammering out a targeted pandemic relief package. That would be able to pass both chambers with bipartisan majority. Extra Unemployment Benefits for four months, those off the job get an extra 300 a week in the bill includes direct stimulus checks to Many Americans likely around 700. Independent vermont senator Bernie Sanders push for 1200. They werent even discussing direct payments last week, and says this is a step forward. My hope, very sincere hope, is that when the Biden Administration comes to office but their very First Priority will be to address the deficiencies and inadequacies in this building. Speak of the measure also reloads the paycheck productio n program that helped many busine. California governor gavin newsom get in trouble for dining at the napa valley restaurant, the french laundry. Its meal pr
Withdraw from afghanistan for Jennifer Griffin starts off tonight live from the pentagon. Its not clear when next week the clock begins on the sevenday reduction of violence, a progressive quit for a signing ceremony that many hope will be the beginning of the end of the afghan war. The announcement came on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference where defense secretary mark esper and secretary of state mike pompeo met afghan president ashraf ghani, agreeing to the terms of the peace plan hammered out by a prison trumps special envoy. President trumps special envoy. No suicide attacks, rocket attacks, or roadside bombs seven days. If all goes well, a stunning signingceremony that would trigr peace talks that starts march 10th and in norway or germany. The Afghan Government is willing to discuss the release of 5,000 tele bandleaders. Its not clear at the tile that would accept small presence of most beliefs of u. S. Troops will need to stay in afghanistan, but the agreement is a
Im Still Standing and im getting stronger. Biggest risk would be to follow the same, tired, washington mentality that brought us to this point. It is team for something new. I believe we can do this. I believe we cannot only rebuild but reinvent america as the country we want it to be. In iowa, this is it. You are the wave starting monday night. I cannot wait. We will need by far the largest voter turnout in american history. To dream big and fight hard, this moment in history is our time. To win. Bret good morning. From the river center in downtown des moines, iowa. Im bret baier. Martha im martha maccallum. It is super weekend here on fox news on the eve of the Iowa Caucuses. Official kickoff for the 2020 election season. The months of polling, speculation, campaigning are over. The outcome could ripple through the New Hampshire primaries next week and through super tuesday one month from now. Bret if that is not enough were live on the ground ahead of the other big contest today, su
Seniors to use Telehealth Services along with facebook and skype to maintain hospital capacity. While officials are asking young people to stay out of bars and restaurants, getting together on beaches, the streets of American Cities which would normally be filled with parades for this, st. Patricks day, were instead free from crowds. The new york mayor warns the cities more than 8 million residents to shelter in place. Its being considered. There will be no run for the roses on the first saturday of may. Today the Kentucky Derby has been rescheduled for september as of now. Late tonight, basketball star kevin durand of the nba told the athletic that he was one of the two Brooklyn Nets to test positive for the coronavirus, covid19. She funnels correspondent john roberts begins our pandemic coverage live on the north lawn. Good evening. Their federal response to the coronavirus is beginning to look a lot like a fiscal stimulus of 2008, 2009. The difference back then, the economy was in d
Least 37 confirmed deaths in the u. S. As of tonight, 29 of them are in Washington State. The number of confirmed infections in this country right now is at least 1444, that we know of. Globally according to Johns Hopkins university, more than 68,000 people have recovered from the virus. 50,000 in china, well talk more about that in just a moment. Well talk to democratic congresswoman alexandria ocasiocortez about what congress is doing. Details on another market meltdown today, john roberts on what the president is saying and doing but we will begin with Jonathan Serrie in atlanta with the latest. Georgia reported its first death today, the Georgia Legislature announced plans to suspend indefinitely after tomorrow. Maryland is closing all Public Schools statewide in the name of Public Health, every day life is about to change. As Public Health officials were offloading the remaining passengers from the grand princess, the president of the cruise line announced a pause in operations. W