Once again pass are now 4. A Bipartisan Legislation to address the coronavirus crisis. If lawmakers pass a bipartisan bill for billion to help Small Businesses hospitals and to pay for coronavirus testing across america. The bill is now on its way to the president s desk. Were seeing that patients are responding within the first couple days following the single joes drive and what weve seen from the blood work and the clinical responses has been utterly amazed. San francisco, researchers are using an existing drug to treat coronavirus patients and they say theyre seeing promising. Results. It is friday april 24th, im James Fletcher thank you for joining us our top story this morning heard a moment ago all eyes on georgia today as Governor Brian Kemp plans to reopen his state and restart the economy. Its a move the President Trump disagrees with jim acosta has more. It was a major reversal as President Trump came out against georgia Governor Brian Kemps moved to reopen businesses in the
We are going to be talking live with a Washington Post reporter to break down the number of cases of whats happening inside the citys hardest hit hospitals and how lawmakers are responding to the health crisis. Also feeling the emotional pressure on their shoulders will fighting against the virus. Who healthcare workers are turning to for their health. Good morning and welcome to mornings on 2 as we broadcast from my backyard as a dog is barking. The open estuary, that dog is in my house. This is the way it is. This is the way it is the dog is barking at something walking across the street. Welcome to mornings on 2. Work at home. Actually have taken over my husbands office. Its is real life. Its my first time added and everyone is kind of wondering what you doing home dad . That is life. That is what we are doing. With all the technology we have these days, im happy we are able to produce a newscast to get the information the people need and still do what we do. And what we have been d
Subcommittee onoversight and investigations will now come to order. The subcommittee is holding a hearing entitled sabotage Trump Administration attack on healthcare. The purpose is to examine the efforts of the center for medicaid and Medicaid Services to ensure quality and Affordable Healthcare are all americans. The chair recognizes herself for five minutes or an opening statement. Its no secret the Trump Administration has worked to sabotage health care in this country. On his first day in Office President trump issued an executive order directing all federal agencies to dismantle the Affordable Care act to the maximum extent by law. And ever since then, the Trump Administration has worked tirelessly to undermine the aca and other Critical Health programs at every turn. In her role as administrator. For the centers of medicare and Medicaid Services, seema verma has been behind many of this administrations effort to undermine healthcare. Despite her role, today is the first time adm
Looks a lot like ours. See how Artificial Intelligence from google gave astronomers a break through. But we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Senator rubio will be there. Were doing very well on the tax front. We have tremendous support. We have tremendous spirit. Deessential in the ranks threaten tax reform. Unless the Child Tax Credit is made more generous. I want to support tax reform, its important to the country. President trump spoke with russian leader Vladimir Putin on the phone. They talked about the crisis over north Koreas Nuclear program. The new York City Police Department Investigating allegations of rape against music mogul Russell Simmons. He denied the allegations. Nasas telescope has discovered an eighth planet in a distant star system. With all this data coming, for scientists its like trying to drink from a fire hose. A firefighter has died while battling the thomas fire flames northwest of los angeles. Tragic and devasta
However, there is no guarantee that a simple repeal bill will pass. For now obamacare lives and we have to live with it and we have to pay for it. So now, what about tax cuts . Will a divided g. O. P. Fail on that, too . The president growth agenda is threatened and given the house and senate and the white house to the republicans, what will the voters do in the next election . All good questions with no immediate answers. The with the fail, a low to the u. S. Dollar. And the stocks supported by netflix and a hope for Strong Companies this week. Throughout the health care debate, we said something is better than nothing. Well, this Tuesday Morning, weve got nothing. Varney company is about to begin. You know, why dont we start with netflix . Why not . [laughter] shares will open at an alltime high. Netflix posted blowout numbers, the big deal, the number of new subscribers. All right, ash, how many. Ashley yeah, 5. 2 total million, that is not 5. 2 people. 5. 2 million total subscriber