2. 3 billion trillion dollar stimulus package that is providing relief to Small Businesses. One of the biggest of that is 386 billion set aside to help Small Businesses with loans, checks, money that can be outright grants, Edward Lawrence has been following that because a lot of banks are handling the transactions, bank of america was up and running on this. He has the latest on all of th that. Reporter very interesting, Community Banks have led the charge on the spanking figure going forward, at 830 this morning, Steven Mnuchin has been on top of this to make sure. Look at the latest numbers, as of 1130, there was 2330 banks loans that have been given out for a total of 889 million that is direct stimulus into the u. S. Economy for the Small Businesses to keep people on pay checks and to give people pay checks and keep their lights on and pay the rent. On the jobs numbers, we expected was going to be bad but the number was really a surprise. Look at this a 4. 4 unemployment over all
They come in before we get anything from them. I dont know. I am easily entertained. Could be a very long day. Donald trump is now standing at 469 delegates. Ted cruz at 370, marco rubio at 163, do or die for him today and john kasich in ohio, 66 delegates at stake in that winnertakeall state which would morgan double what he has now if he wins it. Connell mcshane in miami where everyone is focusing on that state, 99 delegates go for him. Well, why oh, well. What is going on . Hello . Hello . I lobbied the assignment desk hard to be sent to the north mary on islands, this could be second best in miami. Neil they do have ties in florida. Connell that is how long a day is going to be, it is all tied up. You want to talk about the race at all . Neil even the crew are wearing suits. It is of little discombobulated. Neil i know better than to believe that. The race in florida is interesting teresa is, florida politics, everyone , florida politics, everyoeveryone is tal. They think they did
Shorty. This is not the first time he alluded police. He escaped in 2001 by hiding in a laundry court. It is extraordinary. I was shocked to wake up to this news. It took authorities 13 years to track him down after he escaped in 2001. They threw him back in jail last year. Hes gone again. Walk us through how he did this. Twice from maximum Security Prisons poppy. Today according to the mexican authorities, they didnt see him through video surveillance. They monitored him 24 hours a day. They got suspicious and went to see him. He was in a super tight area he did not have access with other prisoners. They found a hole in the shower. He was able to escape to a home underconstruction. It was a big tunnel. Thats how he got out. When you look at his ability to rule the cartel the drug cartel responsible for so much traffic in the United States. I was reading that there was a Hunger Strike in that maximum security prison. It wasnt only him. It was most of the prisoners. According to differe
The 11th hour on a friday night begins now. Well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters. Day 372 of the trump administration. President back at the white house tonight after his trip to davos. He had a busy week including formally unveiling his latest immigration proposal delivering the first state of the Union Address as president and attempting a retreat with house and senate republicans. All of it now against this backdrop of the latest big story, the white house has been forced to react to the New York Times exclusive last night that the president ordered the firing of Robert Mueller but for his white House Counsel who said if he goes, i go and so it was never carried out. While the times broke the story, similar accounts and confirmations followed from nbc news, the washington post, fox news. Today the president had the opportunity to respond to these reports. [ indiscernible question ] did you want to fire Robert Mueller . Fake news, folks, fake news. New york ti
Davos but ignoring questions on Robert Mueller in light of that bob shell story he had ordered him to be fired. The clock ticking down to the next big event in the russia investigation. Steve bannon scheduled to be the next big interview. Is it getting more difficult to carry out the task of protecting the president from himself . The 11th hour on a friday night begins now. Day 372 of the trump administration. He had a busier than usual week ahead. It includes formally unveiling his latest immigration proposal. Delivering his first state of the Union Address as president and attending a retreat with house and senate republicans. All of it against this backdrop of the latest big story the white house has been forced to react to be New York Times exclusive that the president ordered the firing of Robert Mueller but for his white House Counsel who said if he goes, i go. It was never carried out. Similar accounts have followed. The president had the opportunity to respond to these reports.