Coming up, in a few moments, Global Investor mark mobius will join us. Chinese equities see a big week of gains they slipped a bit this morning. Shares of carnival jumping after they gave an update on the state of its business. Well speak with the Ceo Arnold Donald in a cnbc exclusive and Major League Season starting the season in florida. Well speak with the leagues commissioner about the risks and reward of taking to the field. We look forward to all that. Sara, up 0. 7 on the s p 500 lets start right there with the markets. The we have seen a big swing intraday futures starting off in the red. Hopeful signals then coming from gilead about the coronavirus treatment. Helping turn things around early. The company saying it was associated with an improvement in clinical recovery and 62 reduction in the risk of mortality compared with the standard care. Lets get to mike santoli tracking the moves in the names and sectors today. Yeah. Sturdy Performance Today solid week you would have tho
And appreciate the great assistance from the governors and the people within the states. The relationships have been really good. I spoke with Governor Cuomo and were are working very hard to get additional things to new york as quickly as possible. As you know, we took care of the hospital including personnel. 2500 beds that we built just recently at javits including personnel and we opened it up to covid and it is something that we also did in louisiana and we are doing it in dallas. We have a lot of not only hospitals being built but now we are manning the hospitals because states in many cases are unable to get additional people to work. It is just an incredible situation. There has never been anything like this. One of the most important issues that linked this pandemic is coordinating the delivery of crucial supplies throughout the nation based on the most Accurate Information available. We have the best health care and disaster experts anywhere in the world. And everyone will te
Corner of spains exhausted Health System a 1st meeting for mother and child. Vanessa miro gave birth a week ago while infected cautious steps now towards family life. Spain has europes highest rate of infection but its been declining for more than a week taking no chances Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced an extension to the state of emergency. Ministers and this are announced at a council of ministers next choose they will again the quest the authorization of the congress of deputies to extend for the 2nd time the state of emergency from april 12th to midnight on april 25th. Italy so badly hit by the virus in recent weeks may also be past its peak with infections slowing and germany has registered a slight decrease in the infection rate but not enough to ease restrictions no letup in the lockdown in france either where paris in the sunshine was eerily quiet. Here in the u. K. A week or 2 behind those countries coronaviruses claimed europes youngest victim a 5 year old said to hav
Bushfires burned across eastern australia prompting a Record Number of emergency warnings. In support calls from a multiple olympic and World Champion for athletes the union or its is an effort to unify the best athletes from around the world sit out the boys we hear from triple jump legend Christian Tell you about this new initiative. Protests in hong kong are mourning the death of a student who fell from a building during a demonstration on monday 22 year old child she died of his injuries on friday where people have gathered for a vigil at the cop park where he fell students have been at the forefront of months of protests in hong kong there are fears childs death could spark more unbiassed sarah clarke has the latest from hong kong. The hospital confirms the students death on friday morning chachi luck suffered a brain injury after falling from a car park during a protest on monday but after 2 operations he died of a cardiac arrest was of course. The family wants to tell the media
Calls from a multiple olympic and world champions for athletes to unionize is an effort to unify professional track and field athletes from around the world see just how the boys we hear from triple jump legend Christian Taylor about his new initiative. Hello iraqs top shiite cleric is urging the military and police to avoid using Excessive Force against protesters grand ayatollah sistani says the government must respond as quickly as possible to demonstrators demands overnight Security Forces shot dead at least 5 protest hours in the southern city. After reports crowds were trying to break into government buildings troops also broke up a sit in at the entrance of a middle class at a port thats iraqs main port for oil and food. And at least 6 protesters were also shot dead in the capital baghdad on thursday skirmishes. Where Security Forces used live ammunition demonstrators are angry at the lack of Public Services political overhaul to get an update from the june whos joining us from