The new world and is stored with low economic data, wall street reversing in just the last hour, we have been down in some cases triple digits but now we have the Dow Jones Industrials just down about six points, s p down to, the nasdaq has punched into positive territory. What is this mean, market legend mohammed is about to tell you if he thinks the worst for the market has finally passed. Plus ill go oneonone with Energy Secretary, just as oil pushes back about 29 per barrel. We mentioned nascar, nascar about to drop the green flag once again this weekend, nascar president is here as engines begin to rub when nascar becomes the first major sport to get back to action since the Coronavirus Crisis began. But what will change prewe will tell you. Even the april retail spending collapse, there is one piece of clothing that saw a triple digit jump in sales, with an allstar lineup this friday on less than one hour to the closing bell, lets start the claman countdown. Liz breaking news, Ho
Journal. If you missed any of our live coverage, watch any time on demand at cspan. Org coronavirus. Washington journal primetime. For the next hour, a special evening addition of cspans washington journal. Your questions and comments about the coronavirus epidemic start now. Host the u. S. Death toll as a result of coronavirus continues to increase at a rate of 2000 per day. Tonight, it is approaching 86,000 with nearly a million and a half cases in all 50 states and the district of columbia. For this thursday, may 14, a primetime addition of washington journal. We turn our attention to arkansas appeared Governor Asa Hutchinson will be joining us live from little rock. Later, the chinese response to this pandemic. Well talk to the beijing bureau chief for the Washington Post and the senator from West Virginia. Join in on the conversation. In the eastern time zone. For those of you out west, 202 7488001 shared if you are in arkansas a resident, 202 7488002. Numbers with the courtesy of
This morning is speeches from senators laying out their positions. Senator Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell started up the process starting to vote to advance the measure, but that vote hasnt been scheduled. Now to live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty and everlasting god, mercifully look upon our infirmities, and in all our dangers defend us. Away. We cry out to you and seem to only hear our echos of laments. As our lawmakers reach out to you night and day, enable them to connect to your matchless power. May they find in you a sure refuge, a shelter in the time of storms. Lord, strengthen the weakness of our faith, and give us trust for our trembling and hope for our fears. Give us patience and cheerful endurance and serenity of mind. And, lord, place your Healing Hands upon john bessler, senator rand paul, and others who need to feel your touch. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the ple
Work. Under this bill, the 600 payment on top of state benefits actually allows people to have their income almost doubled in certain circumstances. And i want to help people. I want to make sure that if you lose your job, that we cover your wages. But under this bill, you get 23. 15 an hour based on a 40hour work week not to work. And if youre trying to hire somebody in South Carolina the next four months, you got to compete with that wage. And if youre working in a restaurant or probably not now, but if youre working anywhere for 15 an hour, somebody is making 23 an hour and youre working. Its just not fair. Its going to hurt the rubiocollins construct. Restaurants that are out of business, we want them to be able to borrow money to pay the payroll to keep people connected to their employer. Now what do you do when you make 23 an hour being on unemployment . How do you keep that waitress or bartender at 15 or 17 . Youve made it a nightmare for Small Businesses. Theyre being pitted ag
Like a ton of bricks and there are a lot of good things in here. Theres money for Healthcare Providers, hospitals, nurses and doctors. There are so many good things the country is under siege, and i was one of the first republicans, mr. President , to join my democratical colleagues, think of doctor senator durbin. We need to do something more of Unemployment Insurance. Income almost doubled in certain circumstances and i want to help people and i want to make sure if you lose your job. That we cover your wages, but under this bill, you get 23. 15 an hour baseded on a 40hour work week, know the to work. And if youre trying to hire somebody in South Carolina the next four months, youve got to compete with that wage. If youre working in a restaurant or probably not now, but if youre working anywhere from 15 an hour, somebodys making 23 an hour and youre working. Its just not fair. Its going to hurt the rubiocollins construct, restaurants that are out of business. We want them to be able