Yesterday. Nasdaq down 2 yesterday dow futures indicated up about 26 points, nasdaq up by 30 and s p up by two. The 10year is yielding 0. 667 andrew we have news out of washington to tell you about democrats unveiling a new 3 trillion spending bill including another round of stimulus checks up to 6,000 per household and extending the weekly Unemployment Benefits that would go through january including 107 trillion to stabilizing rent and mortgages and a cap on state and local tax reductions for 2020 and 2021 of course returning the tax bill that hurt hightaxed blue states that hurt them the hardest saying the relief bill is a big ticket for a big problem House Minority leader called the bill a waste of time and an 1800page of liberal wish list with no chance of becoming law the fight begins the latest update on the efforts to reopen america. California governor announcing next phase of opening including some malls and museums offices that cant telework would be allowed to open with saf
[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] this hearing will come to water. Welcome, welcome. Today the committee convenes to broadband during the covid19 pandemic. I extend my appreciation for my colleagues attentions attendance and participation. I welcome our distinguished panel of witnesses. Mr. Y we will hear from stephen barry, president and chief executive officer of the competitive cares organization and the chief executive officer of the Rural Broadband association. Mr. Gene kimmelman, Senior Advisor on public knowledge, who will be appearing, testifying remotely. Jonathan spalter, of u. S. T and ceo broad,. Covid19 crisis has changed life dramatically for almost every american. As the administration and the centers for Disease Control and prevention encourage social distancing to prevent spread of the virus, normal activities like work, school, Healthcare Services are increasingly t
Colleagues attentions attendance and participation. I welcome our distinguished panel of witnesses. Mr. Y we will hear from stephen barry, president and chief executive officer of the competitive cares organization and the chief executive officer of the Rural Broadband association. Mr. Gene kimmelman, Senior Advisor on public knowledge, who will be appearing, testifying remotely. Jonathan spalter, of u. S. T and ceo broad,. Covid19 crisis has changed life dramatically for almost every american. As the administration and the centers for Disease Control and prevention encourage social distancing to prevent spread of the virus, normal activities like work, school, Healthcare Services are increasingly taking place online. This has caused a huge uptick in the use of broadband. One estimate shows average Broadband Usage is up by 47 since the pandemic began. Good news is that theres been some progress in connecting all americans. The fcc has recently released broadband deployment report shows
Much needed Virus Testing kits. And adjusting to a changed world spiritual leaders take their easter messages online streaming to millions in lockdown. Follow the British Health secretary declared sunday a somber day as the number of people who have died from the corona virus past 10 thousands british Prime Minister Boris Johnson was released from hospital thanking Health Care Workers for saving his life but his government is facing increasing criticism of failing to provide the correct protective equipment to medical workers on the front line of a hayward begins our coverage. Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson left hospital to continue his recovery at his country residence he was discharged after a week 3 nights of which he spent in intensive care i have today left hospital after a week in which the n. H. S. Has saved my life look question. Its hard to find words to express my dad he paid tribute to those who looked after him. Ive seen the personal courage not just of the doctors t
We will take you to the basic news, and we will begin with , a call to help negate the academic Economic Impact of the coronavirus. Michael mckee joints me now with more. Theres a lot riding on the next 24 hours. Mike a rescue package for European Countries should be based on the european stability mechanism rather than joint bond issuance. And another idea is to set up another European Fund that would guarantee bank loans to Small Business. And finance ministers meet tomorrow to discuss a package and then possibly the leaders would decide on something on thursday. Thehe other of the world, japanese Prime Minister is announcing the largest similars package ever for the country. He says he will declare a state of emergency in tokyo. Is equivalent to of japan. Of the gdp the first phase would be support for households and businesses affected by the virus, shut down. The second would aim to look at trying to stimulate a vshaped recovery in japan. The plan includes cash handouts to househo