Coronavirus battleground. Doctors being called out of retirement. Hundreds of volunteers being rushed in. The number of deaths there now the himornin overnight, a scandal brewing on capitol hill. Some prominent u. S. Senators dumped millions in stock after getting official briefings about the coronavirus pandemic before the markets tanked. Are they guilty of Insider Trading . Lawmakers at home closer to a massive trilliondollar stimulus. The latest on the plan to put a 1,200 check into the hands of millions of americans. And everyday heroes. How a 20yearold College Student assembled thousands of volunteers in just under a week to support those who need it the most. And what celebrities like Jennifer Garner, Reese Witherspoon and frozens josh gad are doing to help out millions of parents. Gondola. Gondola. Good morning, america. Its great to be with you on this friday morning, and josh gad makes you smile. Always. It does, and its great to see so Many Americans stepping up right now, tr
Hitting the alltime record high on february 12th and the definition of a bear market is 20 lower than the recent highs. The markets tumbling just as President Trump is expected to meet with some of the biggest banking ceos in the world to find out how stable the Financial Market system is and what to do to keep it there. We are still waiting on word but if cameras are allowed in the room we are going to take you there and hear what they all say. This as the battle against the deadly coronavirus pandemic moves into a new phase, as National Guard troops get set to sweep into the hot zone in new rochelle, new york. And as businesses and colleges close their doors, Microsoft Teams is swinging to their digital defense, with a suite of Software Products to help those working from home or moving to online learning. I know a lot of you were experiencing that or your kids are. Countdown has a lineup of power players to tackle all these topics. Steeple chairman and ceo ron krusz kruszewski on th
This noon is breaking news, at least ten people are dead following an explosion inside a subway in st. Petersburg, russia. Another 50 were injured in the bras. This is the picture of the damage to the train car. You can see the doors literally blown out from the blast. The subway filled with gray smoke over the explosion. Theres no word whether this was a terror attack. Vladimir putin who was in st. Petersburg when the explosion went off, offered condoll condolences to the families of those killed. Within two hours of the blast, authorities found and safely deactivated another bomb at a separate subway station. All subways have been shut down and security measures tightened in 0 response to the explosion. St. Petersburg is the second large city in russia with 5 million residents. Attack that has shocked neighborhoods in a hunting park neighborhood. A 13yearold girl was pulled into an abandoned building by three boys and sexually assaulted. Jeanette reyes has the latest on the vacation.
Richmond center. This looks good. Taking a look now, this is what your highs will be right around lunchtime. Will be another warm day but not as hot as what weve seen during the week. 70s around the bay. 990s inland and 60s around the coast. Happening now, we are you can expect major delays on bart if you are trying to get over to the pen anyone sul la. Bart is making improvements to the tracks. One of the seven closures happening in the upcoming months. We are live at daily city station and will tell us how it impacts your travel plans. Reporter you can see buses mind me and thats how bart plans to accommodate the customers who will be impacted by the closure. Bart trains will not be running between daily city and glenn park this weekend. This is one of the seven weekends bart will spend service. Its all to make track reports. Bart will be working around the clock to make the changes. Its an he for the to make your ride quieter. We talked to rooirdz to see what they have to say. If it
Hudson river, right to the five boroughs and down the jersey shore, long island and connecticut. This will last another hour to two, and then well have sun coming out around 9 00. We got sunshine this afternoon, but look at that temperature dropping. An it will be windy. The winds will make it feel like the 30s this afternoon. Weather then heather every seven minutes. Looks like you got your hands full. Is that the triborough bridge . Reporter no, this is actually the Northern State parkway this. Is where that accident is being cleared away. But it kind of does look like the triborough bridge. Very good, bill. Lets go over to our maps. Well talk about the Northern State parkway and where the accident is. Its westbound right near exit 30. So that accident is in the process of being cleared away. 6 trains switching problems at third avenue, 138th street have been repaired, but you can expect some residual delays. Connecticut turnpike north at exit 26 you have an accident. You also have a