Relations should not be used as a diversion. Four of the victims in the crash that killed kobe bryant and his daughter gianna have filed wrongful death suits over the helicopter company. Bryants widow sued the company in february. Those are some of the top stories on this monday, april 20th. Thank you for starting another week with us. We do begin with the push to curb the coronavirus and reopen the country. Congress appears to be nearing a massive new deal for a second wave of loans to Small Businesses crushed by the pandemic. President trump saying an agreement could come today. As the white house looks to restart the economy, mitt romney is the only republican senator excluded from a new Bipartisan Task force. The president admitted hes holding a grudge after romney voted to convict him at the impeachment trial. Abcs rachel scott has more. Reporter lawmakers signaling they may be just hours away from a deal on the next round of relief. Were close. Again, we have common ground. Im ve
Plus, oneonone with mark zuckerberg, as facebook promises a new weapon to battle the coronavirus. Forget toilet paper or canned goods. The new item in short supply at the supermarket. And this morning the girl dads guide to social distancing. How new yorks governor says hes coping with his daughters boyfriend during these unusual times. Unusual times. Good monday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. It was three months ago today when the first case of the coronavirus was confirmed in the u. S. Now three months later the focus is on testing. President trump says the government is taking new action to produce more testing supplies like swabs. In a separate development theres growing concern about the accuracy of Antibody Testing which is seen as crucial for reopening the economy. There is some encouraging news for Small Businesses. President trump says a deal could be reached as soon as today on billions of dollars in additional aid. Across the country protests are escalating wit
Et to start at 10 00 this eng morning with social distancing restrictions. In washington, congress is working on a federal emergency spending bill to get billions of dollars flowing again. The loan for Small Businesses ran out a few days ago. Andrea has more with the crucial negotiations happening today. Reporter americas businesses are taking a big hit. Many about to close for good. The money is out and i better stop my business. Reporter the rescue loan fund and the program maxed out days ago but help could be coming. The Trump Administration asking congress to approve an additional 250 billion. This bipartisan deal would include funding for Small Business loans, plus billions more for hospitals, disaster loans and covid19 testing. The latest report shows 5. 2 million americans file for unemployment for the first time just last week. That brings the total to more than 20 Million People who applied for unemployment amid the pandemic. Some economists that i have been speaking with our
2009. 13 people were killed. It was the deadliest attack on a domestic military base in history the gunman was found guilty and sentenced to death. Good afternoon, everybody, im larry beil. There are 100 local victims of a travel agency, its a fraud, mostly chinese victims roo right. Police say the number is going to undoubtedly grow here. Now, counting losses in hundreds of thousands of dollars. Vi lee is hiv with the story. Vic . Reporter many families pooled their money together to pool relatives and some saved for a very long time. They bought their tickets in a travel agency called amuse travel. Unfortunately and sadly, all of the tickets were fake. And the travel operator has now disappeared. Upset i cried. I knew they closed the closure at the business. This woman is a victim of a fraudulent travel agency operation. One of a hundred people that filed reports with police. Losses totalling 260,000 so far. The main suspect is raymond hsu. He shut down his chinatown office a cell ph
Cant get it out. See if you can guess what took a swim in his canal. I win seems to be a great idea when youre partying with your buddies. These guys, a couple of australian dudes up in canada say they on a bit of a bender. Their one buddy passed out on the couch, pants around his ankles. It doesnt work. They get the great idea. Lets lift him up. How far do you have to be where you forget to get your clothes . They pick up their buddy. Clothes . They pick up their buddy. His lifeless body doesn deck here. You dont want these guys as a friend. They lift him up and toss him over the balcony. Watch this. They throw him off the balcony right. He goes headfirst into that snow drift and pulls his head out of the snow. The video has been pulled down from social sites. This guy could have been killed. He landed on his head. Could have broken his neck, his back. According to some reports there is a Police Investigation related to this video. They really could have killed him. Nobody was thinkin