Us president has declared a National Emergency over the coronavirus pandemic and says likely hell soon be tested after possibly being exposed trumps announcement freeze a 50000000000. 00 to address a growing crisis that hes been accused of previously downplaying hours earlier the World Health Organization said the epicenter had moved from china to europe or italy has the highest number of infections and deaths spain is declaring an emergency as other e. U. Countries closed their borders wall street meanwhile ward back from huge losses the day before european stocks were also up capping a rollercoaster week alan fischer has more on the new steps taken and washington d. C. From the u. S. President a dramatic announcement officially declaring a National Emergency. 2 very big words with more than 40 dead and the number of infected growing the president has opened up funding include states to take important steps to blunt the spread of the virus emerging every state to set up Emergency Oper
A shift gardy his rival a dollar a separate sarah body to inaugurate himself. With your sports asian World Cup Qualifiers are postponed and tennis his biggest tournament outside the grand slams indian wells is cooled off of a coronavirus. Hello welcome to the news are the spread and fear of coronavirus is starting to have a global major effect on the economy and on the growing human cost us stocks plummeted in the opening minutes in new york even forcing a temporary halt in trading that followed more big drops in asian and european markets earlier in the day one days market shark was triggered by a plunge of 30 percent in oil prices have to saudi arabia increased production christensen is live for us in new york and kristen. Everybody was worried about the knock on effect that this would have once they saw asian and european markets open and it has had that domino effect in the u. S. On monday. Absolutely stocks across all of the major indices are down sharply this morning right now th
Year. But youre going to harm me its been over a year since the former cricketer turned politician imran khan became pakistans prime minister. During his campaign mr cohn promised to turn around the countrys economy but the fight to ease inflation has not been an easy one the pakistani rupee lost 35 percent of its value drink on its 1st year in office and despite some encouraging news from the International Monetary fund many are still struggling as a result of the weak economy pakistans location brings a lot of opportunity as well as challenges a lot of hope has been put on its agreement with china to set up an economic corridor but its not clear if the ambitious project will be beneficial to both sides. Relations with the other big neighbor india have been strained in recently. After new delhi revoked the autonomy of indian administered kashmir. Theres also been tension of indias controversial citizenship law that many say discriminates against muslims and islam about will also be lo
Interrupts ashraf ghani as he and the beloved are sworn in as afghanistans president rival inauguration ceremonies. Hello welcome to the program a plunge in oil prices triggered by a dispute between saudi arabia and russia has sent stocks plummeting on Global Markets already spooked by coronavirus billions were wiped off the value of Major Companies on monday londons footsie 100 suffered its biggest one day 4 since the Global Financial crisis of 2008 the index closed 7. 7 percent down hong kongs hang seng index close 4. 2 percent down thats the biggest one they fall in 2 years and that spilled into other asian markets trading was halted on the New York Stock Exchange for 15 minutes when the dow jones tumbled more than 7 percent shortly after it opened well chris islam is monitoring the markets for us joins us live from new york its just close there what are the final numbers looking like kristen. Yeah barbara it was a brutal day for and vaster is a major sell off on wall street all 3 o
Hour police in venezuela used tear gas against untie government protesters seeking to oust president went to. The edge we begin in the u. S. Where joe biden has cemented his front runner status in the democratic president ial race is projected to win the big prize of michigan on a day that was billed as super tuesday to the former Vice President is also expected to win in mississippi and missouri 3 other states are still voting its a boost to bidens already dominant lead over the mon senator Bernie Sanders lets bring in david and his own bill who is in detroit michigan forests michigan of course was the big prize tonight saying a crucial victory there for biden whos expanding his lead in the delegate count. Yeah make no mistake about it this has been a huge night for joe biden make no mistake about it as well joe biden is very much clearly the sole front runner now for the democratic nomination were here in detroit and this was supposed to be a Bernie Sanders watch slash Victory Party