Holy god, we love you. You are our strength, rock, and protection. Use our senators today to make our nation safer and better. May they often think of the positive legacy they can leave through faithful service to you and country. Lord, remind them that you have brought our nation through much greater difficulties than the ones we now face. As they strive to unite for the common good of this land we love, may they embrace your promise that you will never leave or forsake us. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president. The presiding officer the senator from iowa is recognized. Mr. Grassley i ask permission to speak in morning business for one minute. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley the Trump Ad
Money and spirits. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments in britain and globally. The uk has recorded its highest number of deaths linked to the coronavirus in a single day. 260 people have died in the past 2a hours bringing the total to more than 1,000. In the us, President Trump has been considering putting some of the worst hit areas under quarantine to slow the spread of coronavirus. New york state has recorded more than 53,000 confirmed cases and nearly 900 deaths. But donald trump has now tweeted that a quarantine will not be necessary. In italy, nearly 900 people with the virus have died in the past 2a hours bringing the total there to more than 10,000. Hospitals in the north of the country are in desperate need of protective equipment for health workers, as well as more staff. Well have more on all of that in a moment, but first heres Dominic Hughes on the uks response. The logistics of setting up a
All bets are pretty much off along the vegas strip. Mgm and wynn resorts both plan to shut their casinos this week. On the other side of the country, popular beaches in miami and ft. Lauderdale have been closed. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, march 16th. Good morning, everyone. Some major escalations in the fight against the virus are being put in place here in new york city. The citys Public Schools are closed as of today until at least april 20th. Bars and restaurants have been ordered to close except for takeout and delivery. The cdc now recommends that gatherings of 50 or more people be put off for the next two months. And our Parent Company disney said overnight that its closing all Disney Stores beginning tomorrow. Company hotels will be closing by friday. Abcs Erielle Reshef looks at how the coronavirus is impacting our way of life. Reporter some American Cities virtually shutting down. In new york the governor closing the Public School system, saying its the
Coronavirus outbreak with california representative nanette berrigan, a member of the Homeland Security committee. At 9 a. M. , reid wilson previews todays primary contests in six states. The primary contest in 6 states. Host good morning. It is tuesday, march 10. Senior Administration Officials will head to capitol hill to discuss the package of emergency economic measures aimed at blunting a slowdown over fears of the coronavirus and plunging oil prices. Major stock markets tumbled more than 7 with the dow jones shedding 2000 points in the largest oneday point drop in history. We are opening our phone lines to ask if you believe fiscal stimulus is needed to respond to the coronavirus. Phone lines split up regionally. Eastern and central time zones, it is 2027488001. In amount or pacific time zones, 2027488001. You can send us a text. That number, 2027488003. If you do, include your name and where you are from. Otherwise, catch up with us on social media. N twitter it is cspanwj on fa
Will be solved as a whole in the near future. Maybe there will be a limited agreement between United States and china. Melt down in the steel sector shares plunge more than 10 as they lower their 2020 outlook. Fiat chrysler shares see red after they prepare for themes for a gm lawsuit welcome to the show, no deal this year. There are big barriers to a preliminary or phase one trade agreement which could push negotiations into 2020 talks have tumbled over beijings demand over tariffs and the u. S. Demanding over property rights. So i can tell you this. China would much rather make a trade deal than i would. Why havent they . Because i havent wanted to do it yet. Why havent you because i dont think theyve stepped up to the level i want the president toured the apple facility in austin, texas with tim cook. We have this report. Reporter the Unlikely Alliance between tim cook of apple and President Trump continued in austin as the president toured the facility where they manufacture Apple