U. S. Economy. His plan called for phase return, outlining specific steps for state and local officials to follow. This is an hour and 15 minutes. Pres. Trump thank you very much. Our nation is engaged in a historic battle against the invisible enemy. To win this fight, we have thank you very much. Our nation is engaged in a historic battle against the invisible enemy. To win this fight, we have undertaken the greatest National Mobilization since world war ii. And that is exactly what it has been. We have marshaled every instrument of American Power and we have unleashed our most potent weapon of all, the courage of the American People. These have been trying times. A cruel virus from a distant land has unfairly claimed thousands of precious american lives. Is our pain. We mourn as one national family. Our country has come together. We draw solace from the faith that god has received the departed. He has taken the departed into his eternal and loving embrace. They will never be forgott
Been. We have marshaled every instrument of American Power and we have unleashed our most potent weapon of all, the courage of the American People. These have been trying times. A cruel virus from a distant land has unfairly claimed thousands of precious american lives. To every citizen that has lost a cherished loved one, your pain is our pain. We mourn as one national family. Our country has come together. We draw solace from the faith that god has received the departed. He has taken the departed into his eternal and loving embrace. They will never be forgotten. Over the last weeks and months, millions of americans have joined together in a shared national sacrifice to halt the spread of this horrible disease. The army built field hospitals in sports arenas and convention centers. The army corps of engineers is great. Over 20,000 beds in record time. The navy sailed hospital ships to our biggest cities. Lifesaving supplies and experimental medicines were rushed to the front lines as
Celebration separation. Easter weekend is transformed with empty churches, services on computer screens, and families limiting their gatherings. How even the peoples pope is without his people. And surprise in the sky. With millions of businesses shut down, it seems the lights are on in the heavens above. What stargazers are seeing now that hasnt been seen in generations. First, we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. We have not reached the peak. Every day, we need to continue to do what we did yesterday and the week before and the week before that. Reporter the u. S. Reaches half a million coronavirus cases. The actual curve is much, much lower than any of them projected. Now is not the time to stop the social distancing. It is working. This cannot be a weekend to think we can let our foot off the gas. Were not even close, folks. We have to keep with it until this war is won. I dont know what ive had a bigger decision. Im going to surround my
Nigerias the Security Forces killed 18 people will and forcing lockdown measures thats more deaths than from the virus itself and the drift for 2 months hundreds of written job refugees are rescued but at least 24. 00 die from starvation. Welcome to the program we begin in the u. S. Where a 3 phase plan for reopening the country for business is about to be launched double trucks guidelines are being revealed just hours after unemployment figures a showed just how many jobs have been lost to the coronavirus pandemic since President Trump declared a National Emergency on the 13th of march thats just over a month ago 22000000 americans to file for Unemployment Benefits 5200000 of them in the past week before the pandemic unemployment in the Worlds Largest economy was at a near record low well lets cross to our White House Correspondent Kimberly Halkett we are expecting to hear from the president kind of any moment now but what do we know already about these white house guidelines. Well th
Coming up with the plan that the president will recommend . I think that what we need to do, we need a nuanced approach. I think in pennsylvania weve got too far. The governor shut down construction, even online car sales. That is too much. We need to make sure were not hurting the economy unnecessarily while were still protecting Public Health. So for example, we should let local counties make the decision, even local muse municipalities where population is most dense, most rural, combat this with nuanced, balanced approach rather than painting with a very broad brush stroke. Elizabeth here is what the president is saying. Governors, you will call your own shots. You can start reopening before may 1st. Well give you county by county basis when it comes to outbreak of covid19 on a county by county basis. He will say the onus is on you, the buck stops with you governors to reopen. Half of u. S. Cities are facing lay offs of their own city workers, that means cops and firemen. No federal