World Health Organization suggests an adequate test positive rate should be somewhere between 3. 12 . But right now in the u. S. , its about 20 . This comes as the death toll has skyrocketed in the u. S. Last week was the deadliest sent on to say the death toll was just over 25,000 but its sort of 4300 deaths from wednesday to thursday. And over 4500 people died on friday alone. Last night we closed in on 39,000 deaths and thats more than the number of people who died in the korean war. For weeks now federal and state officials have been talking about testing shortfalls and why patients who have symptoms cant get tested. Well now we have new insight into how testing got off to such a slow start here in the u. S. Karen caifa has more. President trump says a few states are ready to ope businesses within the next week we continue to see a number of positive signs. The virus has passed its peak. The president pointing to vermont and montana and texas where the governor says a phased reopen
Earlier today the governor expressed optimism that social close quarters, being essential distancing and the stayathome workers. You combine all of this, which order have bought the state valuable time to prepare for a of course in the black community has a history of systemic and historical racism, and youve got a real, real, potential surge in cases. He and the state Surgeon General also spoke about the serious emergency on top of an stress and emotional struggles californians may be having while they shelter at home. The Health Impacts of emergency. Coronavirus go beyond infection so i was on a call, as we speak, about how we address this. First of all, our healthcare and coded disease. Its important to recognize that stress related to the pandemic, many are feeling right now, compounded by the providers, africanamerican, economic distress due to lost wages, employment and financial historically black colleges medical schools have come up with some suggestions on how to prevent this
Nearly full with no buyers insight. The otherworld benchmark bench crude is down by 62 since new years day and falling. Demand to so will refineries now working at only 69 of capacity a level not seen since the great recession. Oil refinery giants marathon closed three other refineries including the one in concorde across the county. Many producers keep pumping oil because shutting the wells down may seriously damage them. Or decrease their future production. U. S. Producers with their higher production costs will be the 1st to shut down. Causing big losses for their shareholders and bondholders. Very likely many of these committees are going to go bankrupt is the price of oil were to go back up they would start producing oil demand for gasoline down 50 diesel down 30 . Jet fuel down 75 . As of today the aaa fuel gauge ort says the average price of a regular gallon of gas, across the nation a dollar 81. That is 0. 34 per gallon less expensive than a month ago the dollar three a gallon
Or at least number of cases and number of deaths appear to be slowing. Certainly in the new york area, new york metropolitan area. Neil across the country, by and large across the globe. That does not mean cases are still increasing. It is theyre not increasing as much. Like yesterday the markets are seizing on that. That is lifting pretty much all of the major s p 500 sectors. All 11 that weve been keeping an eye on here. That despite what youre seeing happening in americas busiest thoroughfare, what used to be times square in new york, the crossroads of america, has been all but tumbleweed territory but again a lot of what youre seeing shows that right now at least in the markets maybe there is a sense those roadways will be busier and soon. There is no way of telling. Blake burman is looking what does justify or will describe what gets people out of their homes and what the government is looking at, what the United States is looking at, what states are looking at, to sort of get goi
Im picking up good vibrations. Shes giving me excitation. Im picking up good vibrations. Shes giving me excitation. Good, good, good vibrations. Cheryl we are kicking off our tuesday with some good vibrations. Welcome, everybody, to fbn a. M. Good morning, im cheryl casone. Lauren we need good vibrations. Good morning. Im lauren simonetti. Cheryl lets take a look at how your money is moving this morning after the dow experienced the biggest point drop yesterday. All three indexes closing in correction territory. The dow is up 877 points in the premarket, s p up 103 points, looking to a gain of almost 4 . Nasdaq pointing to a gain of 4 , up 325. The president suggested relief. Its on the way for american workers. Investors like it. Lauren lets check the price of oil. Oil is up 5 , 32. 68 a barrel. Cheryl the yield on the 10 year treasury taking a look at this is at 0. 687 . The 10 year his an alltime low red of 0. 318 , the yield did. Lauren in asia, chinas president xijinping visiting