Washington provided little assurance to worried americans over the weekend. The president rejected call toes use wartime powers to address ventilators, masks and other equipment. The senate failed to pass a stimulus bill aimed at boosting workers and the filtering economy. That news sent stock futures tumbling once again. Mitch mcconnell tried to set another vote for 9 45 this morning, 15 minutes oofr the opening bell hoping a tanking market would put pressure on democrats. The vote is now scheduled for noon. The work was xlicomplicated aft senator rand paul announced this morning that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. Paul is now in quarantine. Meanwhile, as the number of cases spiked over the weekend, now at nearly 35,000, more states and cities are announcing variations of lockdown orders. Louisianas state mandated lockdown starts at 5 00 p. M. Today. With hospitals across the country desperately in need of protective equipment, 3m says it is shipping half a Million Masks