Wilford frost in this final hour of trade markets rallying again today, stocks at their highs of the day around 3 , although we did see yesterday anything can happen in the final minutes or hour of trade. It can evaporate at a moments notice 59 minutes left. Driving the action this hour, encouraging numbers from the u. S. As the government lowers its projection model for the devastation from coronavirus and after fauci says the government is planning ways to, quote, ease back to normal fed minutes out from the last meeting showing the u. S. Central bank intends to keep rates near zero until the economy has weathered the Coronavirus Impact and senator Bernie Sanders suspending his president ial campaign, removing a mesh huasuf uncertainty before novembers election coming up on todays show, well speak with mark cuban. His read on how Small Business is faring and this i take on the market volatility ahead. And the ceo of etsy will join us as many etsy sellers pivot to homemade facemasks w
Coronavirus. Contact your local Health Care Provider we intice a page in the new york area that your local Health Care Provider will make the decision whether you are transferred to the Javits Center and in all cases simply look to the guidance of your local governors about how best to receive the care that every american every american is entitle to have. Beyond that let me say that we have been working through famous acquisition process not only to deploy but to to gather up personal protective equipment and in just a few moments you will hear from admiral john polow of check about the extraordinary progress that we have made in deploying not just the Strategic National stockpile but also in identifying on the commercial marketplace around america and around the world literally millions of n 95. 00 mass surgical gowns gloves protective equipment and at this point weve distributed as some 7600 ventilators and youll hear today specifically about the states that have received those vent
Beyond that let me say we have been working through femas acquisition process not only to deploy but to gather up personal protective equipment. In a few moments you will hear from admiral john polcyk on the extraordinary progress we made on the strategic stockpile but identifying on the commercial marketplace around america and around the world literally millions of n95 masks, surgical gowns, gloves, protective equipment and at this point we distributed some 7600 ventilators and you will hear today specifically about the state has have received those ventilators. Were just, this team is truly acted in an inspiring way and literally is working with dozens and dozens of people at the fema Stabilization Task force to make sure that we are leaving no stone unturned to find the supplies we need. Today let me also say you will hear from Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to the president of the United States but someone the White House Coronavirus task force directed to work with fema on supply
Pres. Trump ok, thank you very much. Good to be with you all. Phase in a very critical in our war against the coronavirus. It is vital that every american follows our guidelines on the 30 days to slow the spread, the sacrifices we make over the next four weeks will have countless american lives saved. We are going to save a lot of american lives, and we are in control of our own fate, very much so, maintaining social distance, practicing vigorous hygiene, and staying at home are your most effective ways to win the war and to escape danger. While you are fighting this battle at home, we are working with the best doctors, scientists, and researchers anywhere in the world. We are racing to develop new ways to protect against the virus as well as therapies and ultimately a vaccine, and we are making a lot of progress. Medically, a lot of progress. At the same time, we are racing to get relief to American Workers and Small Businesses, as you know. I want to remind all Business Owners across
As america confronts a new reality. This is the most Important Mission ive ever been on and wonders how much worse will this get and how does it end . This is a moment that is going to change this nation. A moment that forges character. This is an nbc news special report. The coronavirus pandemic. Hi, everybody, and welcome. Its good to be with you. Im Savannah Guthrie in new york alongside hoda kotb and for the next hour well be bringing you the latest on the coronavirus pandemic which has now infected 850,000 people worldwide, including more than 186,000 people here in the u. S. This day did start off with a sobering milestone. The u. S. Death toll surpassed 3,000 and likely to exceed 4,000 before the day is over if this virus continues to spread. And this evening, a grim projection from the white house that even in the best case scenario, we could see at least 100,000 deaths in this country. To put that in perspective, that is roughly the number of americans who died in the wars in