Pandemic. Later, National Indian Health Board Chair on the affecting native American Communities. Morning, its thursday, april 9, 2020. Against the backdrop of another deadly day, turmoil across the country, political leaders in washington are headed for a showdown over hundreds of liens of dollars in new aid for Small Businesses. With the senate set to move forward with funding today we begin our program by hearing from Small Business owners and their employees. Let us know how your Small Business has been impacted by coronavirus. Small Business Owners, 202 7488000 is your number. Small business employees, 202 7488001. You can send us a text this morning, that number is 202 7488003. If you do, please include your name and where you are from. Otherwise, catch up with us on social media, twitter or facebook. Good thursday morning to you, we are hearing from the 60 million americans that work at Small Businesses in this country and the more than 30 some businesses around the country. You
Would jeopardize an entire industry. This is Al Jazeera America live in new york city. Im del walters. Egypts president is in london today talking security with the british Prime Minister and about the crash of that russian jet liner over the skies of egypt. British Officials Saying it looks increasingly likely that the russian jet was brought down by a bomb. Because of that intelligence, the u. K. , ireland, and several airlines sus suspending their flights to the red sea resort. Translator about ten months ago, our friends in the u. K. Requested us to assure the security measures taken in sharm el sheikh. We invited british delegations to come investigate our efforts. I cannot be sure, our experts cannot be sure that it was terrorist bomb that brought down that russian plane, but if the intelligence and judgment is that that is a more likely than not outcome, then i think its right to act in the way that i did. Officials are now working to get the thousands of stranded tourists out o
This is Al Jazeera America live in new york city. Im del walters. Egypts president is in london today talking security with the british Prime Minister about the crash of that russian jet liner over the skies of egypt. British officials now saying it looks increasingly likely that the russian plane was brought down by a bomb. Because of that intelligence, the u. K. , ireland, and several ire lines suspending their flights to the red sea airport. Translator about ten months ago, our friends in u. K. Requested us to assure the security measures taken. At that time, we invited british delegations to take firsthand information about the security measures taken across all of our airports. Of course i cannot be sure, my experts cannot be sure, that it was a terrorist bomb that brought down that russian plane. But if the intelligence is and the judgment is, that that is a more likely than not outcome, then i think its right to act in the way that i did. Officials are working to get the strande
This is Aljazeera America live from new york city. Im stephanie sy. Wall street is starting the day with a jolt of good economic news. 292,000 jobs were added last month, stronger than expected. The report caps a tumult with us week on the World Markets fueled by worrys over chinas slowing economy. The dow is opening right now after what had been its worst four day start to a year in history. Is the jobs report clearly good news . Ok, so the headline number is great news, this is what wall street was looking for, 292,000 jobs is well ahead of expectations, well above that 200,000 mark, so thats a big warm blanket of good news, that headline number. Does this mean the worries are over, though . I would say no, because when you dig further into the job report and eventually the exists will, there are trends not to promising and one of those is average hourly wages. They declined a penny to 25. 24 an hour. Now when the minutes of the Federal Reserve policy meeting came out, it showed fed
New this morning. The coldest days of the season are just around the corner. And that has one eastern iowa homeless shelter asking the public for help. Its asking for donations so it can expand its shelter space. Kwwls Amanda Gilbert joins us live in the newsroom with more details. Right now the catholic worker house in waterloo has two different houses. One for homeless men and the other for homeless moms and children. Together these two houses can only support a handful of people. Thats why the catholic worker house wants to buy this blue home and turn it into another mens shelter. The group is looking to raise 45 thousand dollars so they can purchase this home. With the cold temperatures coming up they are worried about turning people away or making them sleep on the floor. And community. It makes me feel like im safe here. Get a good meal and they treat blessed. Im blessed. Paul henson. The man serving food right here. Was homeless himself. This place helped him turn his life aroun