Stocks will surge when this is over. Now look at this. An overnight tweet from the president. Quote, the United States will be powerfully supporting those Industries Like airlines and others that are particularly affected by the chinese virus. Big bucks coming. The president is clearly on board with the rescue plans that deliver trillions of dollars to industries and individuals. Who gets help and how its delivered, thats going to be hotly debated but there is a new sense of urgency to push that money out there. Here are the latest virus developments. Todays primary in ohio has been canceled by order of the governor. Primaries in florida, arizona and illinois will go ahead but the results are likely to be skewed by what may be a low turnout. Mcdonalds will close its dining rooms. Takeout and drivethrough okay, but no eating in. Chickfila, starbucks, they are encouraging takeout. The Kentucky Derby has been postponed. Very tight restrictions around the San Francisco bay area. Residents
Response coordinator joins us live. Why she says millennials are key to stopping the spread. Wall street meltdown, the dow plunging 3,000 points, its biggest oneday point loss ever, the Airline Industry seeking a 53 billion bail out as the president acknowledges we may be sliding into a recession. And what you need to know this morning about all those empty grocery shelves. Glimmer of hope. An experimental drug showing some promise. The coronavirus patient telling gma how it helped him turn the corner. Bar and Restaurant Owners in nashville fighting orders from the city to close their doors, and Police Respond to a kentucky man positive for covid19 who refused to selfquarantine. And banding together. The superstars giving the gift of music to millions. Performances from john legend, pink, Coldplays Chris Martin youre a sky full of stars and keith urban Live Streaming right into the living room. Actually, were going to say top of the morning to you. Happy st. Patricks day, banding toget
Pleas to millennials nationwide on why they could hold the key to stopping the virus. Breaking overnight, postponed, officials in ohio call off todays primary just hours before the polls were set to open, but voting is still on in florida, arizona, and illinois. Ebel its safe and we think the election will be just fine. Officials in those states under fire for moving forward in spite of the outbreak. Released, tom hanks and rita wilson released from the hospital, but still in quarantine. I got results back for coronavirus, and it came back positive. All that plus spreading the love. From impromptu concerts to a unique way of celebrating a special anniversary. Just a sweetness to the two of them and what they share. Well share how people are coming together to get through these strange times, today, tuesday, march 17, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today, the coronavirus pandemic. With Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb. From studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hi,
Covid19 describe what its like to have the illness. Its tuesday, march 17th, 2020. Well have the latest after todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. This is a virus. We can conquer this. But it will be strictly on the basis of our behaviors and what we do. Americans prepare for coronavirus restrictions. President trump says people should prepare for the impact of this pandemic to stretch well into the summer. People are talking about july, august, Something Like that. So it could be right in that period of time where i say wash it washes through. Markets took another big hit because of coronavirus. The dow dropped nearly 3,000 points. Truly sickening day with a horrendous last hour. Its finally dawning on people that were in a real crisis here. Hang in there. Support local. Please. In addition to bars and restaurants being forced to close, gyms and Fitness Centers are temporarily shutting their doors, too. Im against the fact i cant do leg day tomorrow. Thats a sad thing. Despite
We had reached that 2000 level at 20,000 level. Coming back up against that. Tohink volatility is here stay. That might be the least most can say. Some peoplehear saying raise the possibility markets. He something suggested sec close the earnings this quarter. She said, most companies now are even being able to report quarterly guidance. They are just pulling their forecast. They even dont know the forecast. And try tocome out find a forecast for the s p 500 onearnings per shared growth year over year basis. Think of all the concerns. We will not get those answers or so untilmonth the 1st quarter ends. We start to get reporting for sole of those companies. Are some good winners today. There are few that i should mention that does remain in the healthcare space. This is interesting. Theyre working with pfizer on a potential vaccine. Trials looking for human early this summer. Early vaccine they are working on. Theainly some good news in markets. Appreciate that report. Now to chicago, w