We also welcome distinguished Board Members and selfless fund of middle east programs here at Atlantic Council john de blasio. Finally we welcome u. S. Government officials, private companies and nonprofits. I predict a rich and substantive question and answer session following the discussion on the stage. Open to everyone. This richins of the discussion will be enhanced by the absolutely superlative interviewer who will draw the kernels of wisdom out of nabeel today. Tom friedman needs no introduction but simply for fun i will remind you can read his analysis of Foreign Affairs in the new york times, analysis for which he has thrice won the pulitzer prize. Tom is the author of several books and one of which was a textbook as an undergraduate. His full bio is available for you and is printed at. Let us turn to our man of the hour nabeel khoury. Hes a nonbrexit senior fellow fellow at the atlantic counsels christopher middle east are in addition to his work on our website you can read o
Unusual sight, San Franciscos high and the shopping district today union square, the streets are mostly empty the stores are boarded up as people stay at home. These clothes to stores and offices represent a loss of jobs and now due to the pandemic huge numbers of people are filing for unemployment benefits. This all comes as lawmakers in Congress Debate how best to help the American People right now there is a trillion relief package on the table but lawmakers have not yet been able to finalize the details when it is passed it is expected to issue direct checks to American Families bailout for the Airline Industry and the billion loan program for struggling Small Businesses as that debate continues on capitol hill, millions of americans are out of jobs. We talked was loree levy with Californias Employment Development Department in sacramento today. She told us her department has been slammed with demand for unemployment claims over the past 2 weeks as of last thursday, the department
County. After 5 days of arduous negotiations. After sleep deprived nights and marathon negotiating sessions. A bipartisan agreement on the largest rescue package in american history. This is not a moment of celebration, but one of necessity. While you were sleeping. The white house says it has reached a deal with congress for a stimulus package to help bring the struggling economy back as the current coronavirus pandemic continues in this country, Senate Democrats had strongly rejected the original version that was introduced on monday. They argued that is focused too much on wall street and didnt spend enough money on main street businesses and the health care system. Full details have yet to be released. But the breakdown look Something Like this. A total of billion for direct payments to people individuals and families. 350 billion in Small Business loans. 250 billion in Unemployment Insurance benefits and 500 billion in loans for distressed companies. A final vote in the senate is
Okay should be and we also have the white sandy of course everybody in the bay area and across the country in the world should be doing this in order to help slow the spread of the coronavirus and we do have breaking news this morning just in to the kron 4 news room. Corona virus related deaths in the bay areas now 25 is 4 more deaths were reported just this morning in San Mateo County. Heres a look at the numbers. Santa clara county now with 375 cases, 16 people have died. As we mentioned 100s, 65 cases in San Mateo County with now 5 deaths, San Francisco county has 152 cases and one death to the east bay now where Contra Costa County has 86 cases and one death. Alameda county with 124 cases and 2 deaths in the north bay marine county has 53 cases that are 24 cases and Solano County 34 cases and one death in Sonoma County and napa county has 3 cases. Wifi help is on the way for people impacted by coronavirus overnight the senate reached a deal with the white house that would send mone
Use board is. This series of gas attacks across zambia sponsored violent reprisals now the president blames Community Leaders for the armrest. We begin to saw with the latest on the corona Virus Outbreak which is forcing people around the world to drastically change the way they live travel restrictions are being tightened to millions of students are off school in the Global Economy is feeling the pinch brant crude oil prices are now down by 7 percent is the Major Oil Producing Countries hold an emergency meeting before we begin our coverage this take a look now at the numbers covered 19 as the virus is officially known as being tracked by Johns Hopkins university in the u. S. Here is the dashboard here as you can see here from the figures weve got 100640 7 total confirmed cases over here. Weve got 3411 is the total number of deaths that have been recorded what we really need to look at is the total number of recovered more than 55000 as it stands now this source is using various figur