Surges to its highest level since the Great Depression more than 20000000 americans lose their jobs as the outbreak freezes the economy. And the race to find a Vaccine Research as in south africa trialing 100 year old formula that could prove a game changer. And helping new york the Health Workers shipped in from outside to relieve a city overwhelmed by the cold it prospers. Im going to have elf as well come to the program commemorations have been taking place to mark the end of hostilities in europe in the 2nd world war on this day 75 years ago the allies accepted germanys Unconditional Surrender the nazi tire any had come to an end. Ceremonies have been scaled back because of the current Global Health emergency all the same it has been a day of remembrance and high emotion starting right here in berlin. The bell rang out across berlin to mark the moment. Germanys president frank. And chancellor Angela Merkel maintained a suitable distance from each other at the countrys central memor
If this goes on much, much longer then we could start to see actual starvation in america. Were doing far, much worse than any developed western nation. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by life isnt a straight linu and sometimen find yourself heading in a new direction. Fidelity is here to help you work through the unexpected, with Financial Planning and advice foroday, and tomorrow. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff economic wreckage from the pandemic is on painful thdisplay again tonight, i late government data. Theres also new talk about how, and how much, to help state and lo
Prime minister Boris Johnson back at work after recovering from cope with 19 promises to set a lockdown exit plan next week. And with the economy in freefall and unrest growing lebanons leader says hell seek a rescue deal from the i. M. F. Ok lets get going beginning with the impact of the coronavirus on the worlds biggest economy almost another 4000000 people in the u. S. Applied for unemployment support last week meaning more than 30000000 have made claims since march the Unemployment Rate hovered around 3 and a half percent between december and february but in march it jumped to 4. 4 percent some economists believe it could be as high as 20 percent and the figure for april is released next week hoping to begin clawing back some financial ground more than 2 dozen states and moving ahead with plans to relax restrictions on business and social life. I think were going to have a really good year we want to be where we were and i think we can actually surpass where we were and we were th
Surges to its highest level since the Great Depression more than 20000000 americans lose their jobs the outbreak freezes the economy. And germany declares a new coronavirus hotspot as more than 100. 00 workers test positive at a Meat Processing plant. As welcome to the program commemorations have been taking place to mark the end of the hostilities in europe in the 2nd world war on this day 75 years ago the alliance accepted germanys Unconditional Surrender the nazi tyrant he had come to an end ceremonies have been scaled back because of the current Global Health emergency all the same it has been a day of remembrance and high emotions starting right here in berlin. The bell rang out across berlin to mark the moment. Germanys president frank. And chancellor Angela Merkel maintained a suitable distance from each other and the country central memorial to the victims of war. Time i said germanys neighbors had needed time to trust the country again and accepting german as required an emoti
Answers and a white father and son are arrested over the killing of arboretum who was shot to death while out running in georgia. Thanks for joining us we begin in the u. S. Where new figures released on friday show unemployment has surged in april the largest rise in close to 90 years tens of millions of jobs have been wiped out across the country as the coronavirus lockdown crippled the economy unemployment skyrocketed to 14. 7 percent it was 4. 4 percent in march and april 20 and a half 1000000 jobs were lost the worst result since the Great Depression which began in 1929 its far exceeds the 2008 global recession when 8700000 jobs were wiped out our White House Correspondent kelly how kits has the numbers were expected but not welcome. The u. S. President reacting to them in just the last half hour speaking to reporters talking about these numbers and once again time trying to project optimism calling the shutdown that resulted in the loss of these jobs as a sensually being artifici