millions of americans will lose their unemployment support payments within hours unless president donald trump signs a coronavirus relief and spending bill it was considered a done deal until trump suddenly objected to the amount of money that would be sent to most americans there ought to be $600.00 payments for the president thinks that should be increased to 2000 as he holds out wide ranging benefits in the balance president elect joe biden is warning of devastating consequences for roslyn jordan joins us live now from washington d.c. millions of americans still waiting to hear they lose their unemployment benefits what s likely to happen then if trump doesn t sign off on this package. it s very simple if there s no presidential signature the unemployment funding to the states which it minister unemployment benefits will stop and that means the millions of people who have been applying for unemployment benefits more than 800000 just this week alone won t be getting any mor
this year describes how the conditions who fled are now even worse. millions of americans will lose their unemployment support payments within hours unless president trump signs a coronavirus relief and spending bill it was considered a done deal until trump suddenly objected to the amount of money that will be sent to most americans there ought to be $600.00 payments the president thinks that should be increased to 2000 as he holds out wide ranging benefits hang in the balance jordan joins us live now from washington d.c. right so just talk us through what s likely to happen if trump doesn t sign off on this package. well the short version is that everyone who had been receiving unemployment benefits through this week won t be getting them next week and that s because even if the president were to sign this bill on sunday or on monday well the whole process has essentially stopped and it would take the federal government in coordination with state governments some time to re
border. and europe sees a window of her government start vaccinating against private 19. in just about 2 hours time millions of americans could lose their unemployment support payments unless president donald trump signs a coronavirus relief in spending bill the $900000000000.00 package was considered a done deal after it was approved by republicans and democrats in congress but part of it includes a one time coronavirus relief payout congress agreed to $600.00 for individuals but trump wants that increase to $2000.00 as he holds out a number of other benefits also hang in the balance well our correspondent roslyn jordan is live for us in washington d.c. rose the clock is clearly taking it can you talk us through what s likely to happen if president doesn t sign off on this package. well it looks as if it would have to basically go back to square one and congress would have to try to figure out another way to negotiate a deal that would meet with the president s muster now we
border. and europe sees a window of hope as governments start vaccinating against code 19. millions of americans will lose their unemployment support payments within hours unless president donald trump signs a coronavirus relief and spending bill it was considered a done deal until trump suddenly objected to the amount of money that would be sent to most americans there ought to be $600.00 payments but the president thinks should be increased to 2000 as he holds out wide ranging benefits hang in the balance a rose in jordan joins us live now from washington d.c. just talk us through what s likely to happen then if president trump doesn t sign off on this bill. the short version is that people who had been receiving unemployment won t be getting it next week more than 830000 people filed for unemployment claims in the most recent government reporting and that is just indicative of how many people in this country have had some sort of financial setback since the pandemic took e
croatia border. and a team activist tells her story about trying to put an end to child marriage in bangladesh. the millions of americans will see their unemployment support payments stop at least for now the president on trump refused to sign a massive coronavirus relief and spending bill he had until midnight washington time outs this hour to do so in order to avoid any disruption of the $900000000000.00 package was considered a done deal after it was approved by both republicans and democrats in congress part of it though includes a one time coronavirus relief payout congress agreed to $600.00 for individuals but truck wants that increase to $2000.00 now if he continues to hold out a government shutdown looms roslyn jordan has all the latest for us from the capital. the u.s. president donald trump has refused to sign a $900000000000.00 bill that would provide economic support to americans and their families to businesses and to the overall u.s. economy he says it s because