Again. We will move as quickly as we can but should we not be able to accommodate every member in person today, we will be accepting statements for the record until thursday, april 30. This important hearing i want to mention the chairwoman has been in our thoughts and prayers we wish you nothing but the best as you recover. Small businesses and entrepreneurs play a Critical Role within the american economy. Not only do they employ half of the nations workers but created two out of every three new jobs in the nation. You only need to take the poll from main street america. It is demonstrated Small Businesses and employees and the Response Congress created with a Paycheck Protection Programs with as many Small Businesses as possible during emergency. A low interest loan can be forgiven if used for payroll and Small Businesses have a tool available to assist them as they weather the storm experiencing extremely high demand and within a two week span all the money was exhausted i devote m
[inaudible conversations] we are going to get started. Thank you. Good morning. The hearing will come to order. I thank everyone for joining us this morning and i want to especially thank my colleagues for joining us today for the House Committee on business hearing the response to covid19. We have had a hard stop act once again. We will move as quickly as we can but should we not be able to accommodate every member in person today, we will be accepting statements for the record until thursday, april 30. This important hearing i want to mention the chairwoman has been in our thoughts and prayers we wish you nothing but the best as you recover. Small businesses and entrepreneurs play a Critical Role within the american economy. Not only do they employ half of the nations workers but created two out of every three new jobs in the nation. You only need to take the poll from main street america. It is demonstrated Small Businesses and employees and the Response Congress created with a Payc
Committee on Small Business member states, hearing on response, we had a hard stop, we could move as quickly as we can and could not accommodate every member in person today and we are accepting statements until thursday april 30th. Today is a chance for the committee to hear directly from members of congress about thoughts on the covid19 response for the next package to Small Business issues for the committee of jurisdiction. I would like to remind everyone we are practicing social distancing and taking other precautions for all in attendance. I appreciate your cooperation so that we can protect ourselves and our hardworking staff. Three weeks ago when congress created the Paycheck Protection Program we did so with the goal of providing a lifeline, the program experienced Unprecedented Demand and proven successful, helping more than 1. 6 million entities to support employees. As a result we will be replenishing the Program Later today. While we are moving quickly to provide an additio
Arabia and anybody else involved energy has been the big mover here today its remarkable to me. I want to point out apache at 4 it was a 60 stock a few years ago. Yet people are still buying it it always amazes me. Continue n contin continental. Restaurant, weak today a breaker came out and suspended its guidance unably all the stocks in that space. The red robins, papa johns, wendys d wendys, dominos are all down 5, 6, 7, 8 partly for the same reason, kim kimco came out and suspended guidance as well thats not helping their competitors out there. Utilitiel down yesterday if theres a rent holiday, the banks, the utilities are all going to be hit by that. You till ti utilities not paying the bills those are the three sectors that could be hit pi any rent rent holiday. Not paying bills and the Shopping Centers are bearing the brun brun brunt of that pain back do you. Thanks very much. The number of americansrocketing over the past two weeks. Lets get to steve for the e e details. I want
A couple of delays southbound 80, theres one or two lanes blocked because they are sort of cleaning out debris from an earlier crash but overall i have noticed there are no heavy delays which is always great for a friday morning. Back to you. Thanks, vianey. We are following breaking news in the south bay, san jose scene of a shooting that happened three hours ago. Today in the bays roz plater following the developments this morning, there live with the latest. What have you been able to find out . Reporter theres still an active investigation here. Ill back out of the way so you can see the police on the scene here. Were in the berryessa neighborhood here berryessa and matterhorn. In the past hour police begin to pair off and go knocking on doors here, trying to get information about what happened. Lets show you what weve been able to gather. 2 30 this morning, San Jose Police officers on the scene looking for clues and collecting evidence. Multiple evidence markers on the ground, see