Fate of the homeless. Homelessness is a growing problem in the united states. Around 500,000 people in america are homeless, which is around the same population of wyoming. ,he proposed budget for hud housing and urban development, the department that deals with Affordable Housing and billionness is 44. 1 grants received only 2. 6 billion. Some people believe America Needs billions and billions of dollars to end homelessness, but the opposing view of the National Alliance to end homelessness is they only need 3 billion. All we know was the current budget proposed by the president. According to the new york times, homelessness and afford will housing have gotten less speaking time. The reason it matters is so much is because an expresident , whether it is a republican or democrat will determine the budget for housing and urban development. To see how president ial candidates thought it placed on a local level, interviewed cedric greer. Im a las vegas city councilman. President ial candi
Inaugural getting to the point by zoom, we have an absolutely phenomenal first guest and it is chairman richie neil, chairman of the house ways and Means Committee. Chairman neil is not only a great friend to this institute, he was a wonderful, marvelous friend of senator kennedy. We are so thrilled to have him. Is involved not only in the code response but through his health house ways and Means Committee on every thing that impacts families and the compassionate response to the Covid Response to working families in the commonwealth and around this country. He has been working diligently on the cares act that was recently passed. He will talk to us about that today and we cannot wait to hear about it. We are so thrilled to have Stephanie Murray with us today. We open our inbox and read stephanie and politicos playbook every morning. Thank you for being here. I could go on and on about chairman neil. I want to kick it over right now to hear from him and hear from stephanie and think yo
Working families in the commonwealth and around this country. He has been working diligently on the cares act that was recently passed. He is going to talk to us about that today. And we cant wait to hear about it. Were so thrilled also to have Stephanie Murray here with us today. Readl open our inbox and stephanie on politico playbook first thing every morning. Stephanie, thank you for being here. Aboutd go on and on chairman neil and im not going to because i want to kick it over now to hear from him and hear from stephanie and thank you all for joining us today via zoom. Stephanie good afternoon. Thank you so much to the Kennedy Institute and for everyone who is joining us this afternoon. In q2 congressman neal for being so generous with your time. My name is Stephanie Murray. Im the author of the political massachusetts playbook. It is my pleasure to be here, especially to kick off this new version of the institute form as we get used to our live online. Im glad to be here with you
Raising the death toll here to more than 3,700. And tonight the Commanding Officer of the u. S. S. Theodore roosevelt is making an extraordinary plea to evacuate a majority of the 4,000 sailors on his Aircraft Carrier. He says he fears the virus is spreading on board so quickly that it is risking american lives. New york remains the epicenter of the crisis. The governor there, andrew cuomo, now says his state is heading into battle even as more Healthcare Professionals are getting sick themselves. Our team is covering every angle of this story tonight, and mola lenghi leads us off from new yorks central park. Mola . Reporter well, norah, the death toll here in the state of new york has jumped 25 in the last day, topping more than 300 deaths many just a 24hour period. Governor andrew cuomo, as you mentioned, is now warning that the coronavirus cases, when they peak, will need twice the number of beds we currently have right now in the state of new york, making these makeshift Field Hosp
Dont have the cash . Plus, are you eligible fho relief checks, and when will they come . Mask confusion. Mixed signals on whether the public should start to wear masks and whether there are even enough. Could they help contain the spread or give a false sense of security . And the band plays on. Despite the outbreak, the armys musical ambassadors still answering the call of duty at a distance. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell reporting from the nations capital. Good evening, and thank you for joining us. We begin tonight with breaking news, and it is dire. New models just released by the white house show as many as 240,000 people could die in the u. S. From coronavirus even with most americans staying home. And more than two million americans could die if life returned to normal too soon. That stark news comes on americas deadliest day of the pandemic. In just the past 24 hours, more than 700 people have died raising the death toll here to more than 3,700. Tonight the C