A live update from beirut. Libyan war logs Khalifa Haftar announces a ceasefire during ramadan soon after launching another attack on. The with the sports man is set to be crowned champions in france as the Domestic League season is cancelled. With numbers just released out of the us that show the continuing trend of widespread job losses more than 3800000 americans filed for benefits over the past week well that takes the total number of jobless from 26000000. 00 last week to more than 30000000. 00 now the Unemployment Rate hovered around 3. 5 percent between december and february but in march it jumped to a 2. And a half year high of 4. 4 percent thats roughly more than 7000000. 00 people a state governments now begin to restart their economies their easing lockdown measures more than half of the 50 states including florida or partially reopen by the end of the week as the john hopkins dashboard shows at least 1000000 people in the u. S. Have contracted the virus nearly 61000 have died in just a few moments well take you live to gabriel though in new york will have more on the citys planning to reopen but 1st lets get things kicked off with our White House CorrespondentKimberly Howard she joins us now with some reaction to those unemployment numbers big numbers kimberly another week another set of numbers just adding darkness to the economic horizon right. Thats right but these numbers were not unexpected we have seen these numbers climbing steadily for some time and it is predicted but not for certain but that there may be as many as 46000000 americans who lost their jobs overnight as a result of these stay at home orders that affected roughly 90 percent of the United States now we know that these numbers are a reflection of that get at the same time the balance back that the u. S. President has been advocating for is not likely to be immediate in fact the federal governments own guidelines call for a phase 3 opening of the u. S. Economy that means that many of these jobs are not going to come back and if they do they wont be coming back for some time now the u. S. President for his part has continued to stay rosy in terms of the outlook saying that he believes by the end of the summer that things will return to normal he has isnt that the words of his Vice President said that theres light at the end of the tunnel but this is very bad news for the u. S. President continuing bad news particularly given the fact that prior to the attack of covert dying in the United States there was historically low unemployment for all sectors of society this is what the u. S. President was counting on to win reelection now instead he sees across the country different areas have protests where they are demanding to go back to work and there are millions of americans that are struggling just to pay their rent thats why were seeing congress and the white house talking about another aid package this one could include direct payments to americans who have lost their jobs so this is a very Bleak Outlook for this president were going to watch carefully he will be having a meeting with the governor of new jersey of course a very hard hit state around 15 g. M. T. And well be looking to see what he has to say about these numbers. Or a lets thank you can really help it there lets continue this though with grey skies and more way more ways than one hanging over the u. S. Right now gable lets start with the story a rather strange story of bodies being found in trucks tell us what we know about that. Yeah. Yeah its a very grim discovery late on wednesday night here in brooklyn where outside of this funeral home there that you probably see behind me dozens of decomposing bodies were found outside inside this funeral home and also in rental trucks that were parked outside the police are still here on scene theyre not telling us exactly how many bodies were there but we are told that it is dozens of people that presumably died from coronavirus were brought to this funeral home and then were just simply left year for reasons that are still quite frankly unknown it just gives you an idea of. How grim the situation still is in new york while the numbers are going down overall there are still hundreds of people dying in new york city every single day theres been about 40000 in the past 5 or 6 weeks or so the Funeral Homes and the morgues are simply overwhelmed and as we saw from this very grim situation at this funeral home there were simply bodies that were just piling up in a very disturbing disturbing scene the police are supposed to give us more information but again it just gives you an idea of how things are still very grim here in new york still a grim people still dying but in some states the deciding the living need to to get on and start living again tell us how the long down restrictions of being easing whether thats leaving life. Yeah its kind of like a story of 2 americas on the one side youve got situations like this just unconscionable situations of people dying and their bodies being left in Funeral Homes like this but another side youve got more than half of the states in the u. S. Their governors have said they will be reopening in the coming days or weeks states said. As georgia as we know florida talking about some small opening been there many states in the midwest or the middle part of the country that havent been as directly affected as new york and new jersey talking about opening up very very soon there is certainly a lot of worry about this because theres worry that that could lead to more social interactions and could lead to potentially a 2nd wave of coronavirus outbreaks in america nevertheless a lot of governors in in states that have not been hit particularly hard are saying they need to open because they need to get their economy back running again its a real debate here in the u. S. Quite frankly but we are starting to inch towards that even here in new york the governors said theyre already starting to put in plans to reopen but on a much slower basis than other states were looking at still a couple weeks before the 1st signs of reopening of new york but in terms of new york it opening up to where it was a month to 3 months ago thats still many many months away probably and into the into the summer on good stuff and gabriel amazon though in new york. Florida is one of the states pushing ahead with plans to ease some restrictions the miami area has been particularly effective but Authorities Say they need to reopen floridas economy and the gallacher explains. Miamis ocean drive with its iconic on deco buildings never really season off season for weeks now its been deserted along with the normally packed beaches and pedestrian ice shopping areas of a city in lockdown. The cautious reopening of parks golf courses and marinas is now under way though the state officials point to coronavirus cases showing a slight downturn floridas governor Rhonda Santas a close ally of President Trump says a careful reopening isnt complicated although on tuesday the state recorded its highest total of new deaths on a single day on wednesday to santas announced what he called a safe smart step by step plan to reopen this new phase will start on monday may 4th and will for the time being exclude Miami Dade Broward and palm beach counties these counties have seen the lions share of the states epidemic but they are trending in a positive direction even as beaches and parks reopen in some parts of the state places like Miami Dade County continue to take precautions despite the governors optimism reopening isnt a one size fits all policy over a 1000 people have died of covert 9000 in florida a 3rd of them here in miami dade like many other states what this ones facing then is a patchwork of reopening and a continuation of restrictions here in miami beach the boardwalks open but the beach and playgrounds remain off limits its a similar picture in other hard hit cities as local authorities weigh the risks against getting the economy going again social distancing rules remain in place when restaurants are allowed to reopen they will operate at reduced capacity miamis messes if people dont follow guidelines washer restrictions will come back if you start. Serug russian if were not respecting the rules. Then obviously not hesitate. To start restricting and thats one of the things that we want to avoid it any version of a new normal will also be a challenge logistically miami is a hub for the distribution of goods throughout the americas and restarting trade will be difficult its very complicated its. Critical its essential for us to understand what. And how people interact with others while some can now carefully enjoy the states parks restaurants and beaches others remain under tight restrictions the reopening of some parts of the economy in continued closure of others is mostly in the hands of local leaders and the decisions are more crucial than ever and agalloch road 0 Miami Florida europes economy suffered its biggest hit since records began in 1995 economic output in the 19 countries that use the euro shrank by 3. 8 percent between january and march it comes as germany europes strongest economy announced a steep fall in jobs in april 1st real sign of the Economic Impact of the pandemic the number of unemployed has risen by over 300000 burden as already predicted g. D. P. Is on track to shrink by more than 6 percent this year. Lets go straight to dominic came in joins us live from berlin dollywood been talking about how grim the picture looks in the u. S. Doesnt look a whole lot better in europe with these numbers the painting quite a worrying trajectory right. Yes and thats the thats pretty much what the head of the European CentralBank Christine Lagarde has been saying in the last few minutes in a News Conference referring to all those figures youre laying out there sammy and saying what the e. C. B. Is doing to try to reduce the impact of the coronavirus on economies around the the eurozone but the reality is theres only so much they can do we know its the e. U. As a whole germany also have put in place the measures they think that can help to ride through the storm as it were that the pandemic represents and they say here in berlin at least they say we expect the economy to roar back in 2021 but of course thats based on projections thats based on them inferring that they will not be a 2nd wave of infection or indeed a 3rd wave of infection which would force them to put in stringent lockdowns again here in berlin right now Angela Merkel is chatting to the different Prime Ministers of the 16 states of the federal republic most of whom want her want the government here to allow much greater easing of restrictions economically and yet they are all aware that the Scientific Data that goes with coronavirus well it suggests that loosening too quickly might bring a 2nd wave so all these economic numbers coming out right now will they relate to the 1st quarter of the year and the pandemic only struck home in march this year which begs the question how much damage is happening to the e. U. Economy right now in april and that will come in may and june and of course for the moment all they can do the officials the ministers is put in place the measures theyve already agreed upon and that was dominic came from berlin. In bag is a preface soria Research Fellow at the London School of economics European Institute he explains the special bind governments are facing theres a very cruel paradox of the heart of this which is that governments need to slow down the economy to contain the virus this is a deliberate recession its not some Something Like the financial crisis when it came out of the blue i mean the challenge for governments is to work out exactly when to press the button to reste to mutilate the economy having closed it down thats going to be very difficult because its balancing the Health Imperatives with the economic imperatives are expected to occur as quickly as possible from the from the Health Perspective because so many governments are increasingly worried about the economics and the economic damage thats being dumb they have the means of doing it the Central Banks have acted theyve made money available theyve cut Interest Rates below 0 governments are not as huge fiscal packages and they are this is what were into difficulty that some countries are better at this in others the lebanese government has approved the financial reform plan for its crisis hit economy the governments been under pressure to act after demonstrations were held in several lebanese cities for a 3rd straight night Prime Minister hasnt the obvious been revealing details of the plan which polman still needs to approve so holder is in beirut joins us live from there for more details so what exactly does this economic plan entails i know. Well like you mentioned for weeks the cabinet trying to put together a plan to save lebanons economy the Prime Minister has will address the nation in the coming hours but as he left that cabinet session he spoke to reporters and he made it clear levanon will request assistance from the International Monetary fund and his words if we get the i. M. F. Pulled god willing it will help us pass through this difficult phase politicians who are reluctant to resort to the i. M. F. As we all know any bailout will involve painful conditions maybe it will involve taxes and maybe politicians will have to agree on much needed Structural Reforms restructuring the state in order for them not to be able to exploit the states resources so levanon really the government didnt have much of a choice the state is close to bankruptcy and it urgently needs cash and what we also understand is that there could be a controversial decision which involves a haircut on deposits in the past few weeks weve been hearing this word time and time again that haircut haircut that it really cost the public outcry because the government was thinking of using deposits in the banks in order to make up for its losses what we understand is that this plan may involve clawing back interest interest on the positive worth 50000 dollars 50000 dollars or more over the past 5 years were going to have to wait to hear from deb whether or not this is actually going to happen but definitely this is going to be popular measure but like we said this government really didnt have much of a choice it needs external financing as the foreign currency reserves window or thats interesting zain its so perhaps one of the most sensitive points not clear yet in this plan if theyre going to begin to peoples deposits how are people reacting to this. Well weve been speaking to activists people who have been involved in the protest movement which began in october a movement that has been coming calling really for a change in leadership they dont have much faith in government they say that yes he may call it an independent government made up of technocrats but it is a government that came to power brought to power by the Political Parties established Political Parties who have been governing this country for decades at least some of them and so the people on the streets say what the 1st thing you should be doing is not borrowing more money from the i. M. F. Or taking peoples deposits and the banks with you should be doing is retrieving stolen public funds but they dont believe that the government is able to do that because like i mentioned it is controlled by some politicians who have been implicated in the corruption scandals so this is highly unlikely to call the street there has been unrest turned violent in recent days and its not just that you have an outcry from the Banking Sector what theyre accusing the government of doing is destroying this sector a pillar of the lebanese economy when you start you know taking peoples deposits in banks then theres no Investor Confidence in this country and the lebanese and in the diocese poor will no longer send their money back home so theyre accusing the government of the storing this this vital sector instead of reforming the Public Sector for example which wastes a lot of public funds all right thanks so much then a whole lot of that. A libyan wall of haifa hafter has announced a cease fire during the month of ramadan hours earlier his forces launched a rocket attack on a medical facility though after us forces have been trying to take over the capital tripoli for a year shell about us explains. This is the aftermath of a grad missile hitting a house complex near tripoli on wins day mourning one person died and at least 5 were injured libyas un recognized government lay blame with warlord general aletha hafta yet always later after a spokesman announced a ceasefire for the muslim holy month of ramadan when headley slept well we hereby announce the sation of all military operations on our part and any breach of the suspension of military operations by terrorists militias who face an immediate and very severe response would be labeled a terrorist militia is actually the un recognized government this week it accused tuft of a coup after he declared himself a leader by popular mandate and ended peace talks with them the un reacted sternly we stand against any unilateral measures that would pretty jeopardize. Half the controls east in libya a year ago he launched an offensive for the waste and with it libyas capital tripoli but his forces have been pushed back in recent w