Anby contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Anchor this is bbc world news america. I am laura trevelyan. 30 million a counting, that is how Many Americans have lost their jobs in the coronavirus crisis. Good news from southea hou without a new infection. How did they do it . Plthe nee grinod at anks across america. In texas, we hear fm people aving the heat and crowds to get precious supplies. To all of w youching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news america. Million pele in america, killed more than 60,000, and today we learned that 30 million americans have lost their jobs as the virus ravages the economy. 31 u. S. States will start reopening by the end of the week. Reporter yet another measure of the scale of this crisis. Thousands in houston wait patiently. The number of americans in need is surging. The coronavirus continues to last wk, another 3 Million People filed for unemployment, meaning nearly 1 5 of the nations workforce has been l
The senate live here on cspan2. Next, a look at the challenges of caring for Senior Citizens with caregivers testifying on the lack of affordable longterm care for the elderly. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] would members and their guests please take their seats . Ways and Means Committee will come to order. Good morning and welcome. We are here to discuss a difficult issue that confronts nearly every family in our nation, and that is how to care for our loved ones as they age. It is certainly appropriate that we work to address this matter or in november, which is alzheimers Awareness Month and u. S. National Family Caregivers month. It is a deeply personal issue for many of us in the room, and for those who havent personally struggled to insure an older relative receives the care they need, you most certainly know someone in your life who has. Navigating a fragmented and insufficient longterm care system can be not only confusing and emotionally taxing, but also
[indiscriminate chatter] rep. Neal will members and their guests please take their seats . The ways and Means Committee will come to order. That morning and welcome. We are here to discuss a difficult issue that confronts nearly every family in our nation and that is how to care for our loved ones as they age. It is certainly appropriate that we work to address this matter in november which is alzheimers Awareness Month and u. S. National family caregivers month. It is a deeply personal issue for many of us in the room, for those of us who have not personally struggle to ensure an older relative receive the care they need, you most certainly know someone in your life who has. Fragmented and insufficient longterm care system not only be confusing and emotionally taxing but also enormously expensive, indeed, even unaffordable. Inhome careock costs about 180,000 a year, it costs over 80,000 a year to live in a nursing home and assisted living causes 43,000 a year. These high prices certai
Democrats wrapped up a meeting at the white house. Tomorrow Republican Leadership will meet with president obama. Earlier, a somber reminder of the pain of the republican shutdown and what it is causing. Four fallen military Service Members arrived at Dover Air Force base. Because of the gop shutdown, their families were denied death pen f benefits that would have covered cost of travel. They put Speaker Boehner into damage control mode. Today allowing death benefits to happen. None of this had to happen. And now were learning boehner is really feeling the heat. The New York Times reporting tonight the Republican Party is quote increasingly isolated. Their biggest business supporters are now demanding the immediate reopening of the government. Today the National Retail federation sent a letter to Congress Warning of the damage to consumer confidence. They join the right wing chamber of commerce in pressuring the gop. And the National Association of manufacturers. This demand to reopen
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