The pullback of the Bond Purchasing Program is critical to the future not only of the entire economy but of course your stocks and your money. The market not quite sure what to make of Ben Bernankes comments in may before members of the House Service committee today. Peter barnes live on capitol hill where he is following every word ben bernanke uttered before the Economic Data was released in the 2 00 p. M. Eastern hour. Nicole petallides, and we have in the newsroom where she is covering the publicly traded company trying to make a comeback from that National Security leak scandal. They hired Edward Snowden, in the middle of the security leak. The fed chairman making quite a few headlines during his testimony today, but what jumped out to you . The main thing is he talked about the path forward for tapering the bond purchases, he said the course is not preset, depends on the data. More in a minute. Liz he sounded very flexible. Now at the new york stock exchange. Nicole traders got a
We appreciate your time. Thanks for joining us. Tonight, the deadly blast rocking an american city. The massive explosion, a building leveled. You could feel the blast across the city, witnesses said. At least one dead, several injured, raced from the scene. Firefighters had been called to the area right before the explosion. Also at this hour, the major snowstorm slamming several states right now. Up to two feet of snow, dangerous winds, 1,000 flights grounded or delayed. 100 miles of a key interstate shut down tonight. Rob marciano has the track and the timing as we head into this evening. Attorney general william barr on the hill, pressed on how he could determine there was no Obstruction Of Justice when Robert Mueller did not. And what he said about spying on the trump campaign. The horrific and deadly bus crash today. The Truck Barrelling through an intersection, slamming right into a school bus. That Deadly Police standoff, officers called to this home, both officers shot. And to
You are watching bbc news. Another 980 people with coronavirus have died in the uk and hospitals. More than any other sing a date. In spain and italy the two affected countries worse affected countries in europe. Matt hancock chaired the daily press covers britain today. Here is a replay. Our plan is to protect life and protect the nhs buys by slowing the spread of the virus by flattening the curve and by ensuring the nhs all always has more capacity to provide the critical ca re capacity to provide the Critical Care for those in need. This is a National Effort and every Single Person in this country can play their part in this plan. This easter will be another test of the nations resolve. It is a time of year when people normally come together but however warm the weather, however tempting your local beecher park, we need everyone to stay at home. Because in hospitals across the country, nhs staff are battling day and night to keep desperately sick people breathing. And they need you
Websites selling protective equipment that they cant provide. Urs camera, though, arent you . Youre trying to rip people off, people in need. Good afternoon. There have been more than 900 for the deaths of people with coronavirus across the uk. We expect more detail on those figures shortly. The government has launched a Publicity Campaign with the message stay home and have a safe easter. Borisjohnson is out of intensive care and is said to be in extremely good spirits at St Thomas Hospital in london. Police in scotland have handed out more than 500 fines to people who have flouted lockdown rules. New york state now has more coronavirus cases than any other country outside the us, with almost 160,000 people infected. And, European Union finance ministers have agreed an Emergency Rescue package worth half a trillion euros for the economies worst hit by the pandemic. More on all those developments later but first heres later, but first heres Richard Galpin with the latest. The bank holi
Police will have 3000 National Guard troops here. Secret Service Agents and struckthe Training Facility in maryland with a mockup of the route , one a40. Everything from mr. And mrs. Trump to a mortar attack or something even worse. Its letting off some chemicals and its going smoothly throughout the day. There are three official balls. One honors first responders. There is on official balls including one with a takeoff on Hillary Clintons calling the Trump Supporters deplorable. Thank you, caroline fairly. Ahead of president elect trumps inauguration, some lawmakers join the demonstrators across the nation. They are protesting potential change under a trump presidency. Many democrats call on president elect trump to protect immigration, Voting Rights and healthcare. Rod has more. The rallies are call to action by Bernie Sanders and democrats in congress. The goal is to make a lot of noise and show the president elect how many people are concerned about the entitlement reform under pre