About a mass famine last year citing conflicts and natural disasters but the virus has further strains of global food systems the executive director of the world fruit food program says quote this is a perfect storm where looking at widespread famine of biblical proportions at least 265000000 people in the developing world may soon experience widespread hunger if things dont change jessie. Walbridge you know where you came at me with their so this morning i really didnt know i was caught off guard i really was i didnt realize that our food was in such danger worldwide and that there were so many people in danger worldwide and then you had the corona virus to wood which complicates matters further. To this really came back to me as. Were going to have to talk here about an entire cultural change that this corona virus as well as the food shortage is going to cause us as human beings to have to change our way of living on this planet i think theres no other way around it you know im goin
As we come on the air, the outbreak is getting worse in some parts of the country. At the same time, other areas are lifting stayathome orders. Tonight texas is allowing people into state parks, and geoias pe ayetrictionmond and tennessee says its back to work for the majority of its businesses on may 1st. All of this comes as protests against social distancing are sprouting up with the support of the president. And that is angering some state leaders who say they desperately need help with a nationwide testing strategy before lifting their orders. Well, today the Vice President told governors hes worried about spikes in the chicago, boston, and philadelphia metro areas. The virus has now taken more than 41,000 lives in the u. S. , more than 782,000 cases have been confirmed, and tonight something truly extraordinary. With so few americans driving and nowhere to store it, future prices for crude oil are now negative, suggesting producers are willing to pay customers to take oil off the
It is april 24, 2020, this is Worldwide Exchange on cnbc good morning. Welcome wherever you may be watching i am brian sullivan. I think i speak for everybody when i say tgif. It has been a rough and wild week indicating we may not get another break today. Lower now off about 100 points the index lower on the week with the dow, s p losing between 2 and 3 that looks now to continue those losses today crude oil is down 30 since monday prices are lower now if we extend physical guidelines to summer, that could keep gasoline and jet fuels low. One of the biggest World Storage producers will give us the story. That has certainly been a market mover. In asia, plenty of red across the board. Japan down nearly 1 shanghai and kospi also down more than 1 to close out their week stocks in asia declining largely on report of doubts from treatment from Gilead Sciences to the trade in europe, early following the foot steps of asia markets there are sharply lower with major indices all down 1 or more
Half of its workforce. And whats holding up a new 400 billion rescue plan for Small Businesses . Nursing homes in crisis. Shocking numbers. 55 dead at one home, 70 in another as facilities face chronic Staff Shortages. Tonight the new federal guidelines that allow covid positive aides to keep working. Emergency room cuts in the s ddle of a pandemic, cbs news has learned that doctors and hospital staff are facing pay cuts and layoffs. Cuts and layoffs. We go through the stages of grief when you get a pay cut, and we all did. He odonnell and with the lights off on broadway, onone sr performs every night. His inspiring story and performance thats lifting spirits. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell reporting from the nations capital. Thank onnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin this new week with the country in a heated showdown over reopening the economy, and as we come on the air, the outbreak is getting worse in some parts of the country. At
About a mass famine last year citing conflicts and natural disasters but the virus has further strains of global food systems the executive director of the world fruit food program says quote this is a perfect storm where looking out widespread famine of biblical proportions at least 265000000 people in the developing world may soon experience widespread hunger if things dont change jessie. Walbridge you know where you came at me with this this morning i really didnt know i was caught off guard i really was i didnt realize that our food was in such danger worldwide and that there were so many people in danger worldwide and then you had the coronavirus to it which complicates matters further. Really came back to me. Were going to have to talk here about an entire cultural train. But this corona. As well as the food shortage is going to cause us as human beings to have to change our way of living on this planet i think theres no other way around it you know im going to tell you how i fee