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You know writers, pr folks, umpires, officials, people sort of connected with the sport loved to gather at over the years and the numbers are such and the way the rents are in manhattan, theyjust haven‘t been able to get to a point where they could feasibly model coming back and that‘s a sad loss. it‘s notjust in new york, every major town has a place like that where that was the great sports bar hangout. minor league baseball is another really good example. these are very small businesses...

Economy, restaurants and retailers and small businesses can start reopening their doors with restrictions. here with update is the mayor. good morning. >> good morning. how are you doing? ainsley: im great. this is a big deal. we have been reporting on most everyone opening up in southern california the southern part including your area. congratulations. how did you get to this point. >> we put together a group of 100 business owners and put them together with about a dozen, half a dozen medical...

This pandemic has shuttered hundreds of thousands of restaurants across our country. but it doesnt just stop there. just one restaurant closing its doors can lead to the loss of hundreds of jobs and a major break in our countrys food supply chain. nbcs katy tur followed a restaurant in new york city to see what this domino effect looks like on the inside. >> reporter: there are tens of thousands of coronavirus shuttered restaurants in new york city. and this is one of them. >> if youve ever been...

Economy. >> reporter: there are tens of thousands of coronavirus shuttered restaurants in new york city. and this is one of them. >> if youve ever fwhnbeen in a close the restaurant, there is a certain smell. >> the smile is a popular down stairs cafe in lower manhattan. matt is the co-owner. >> this sunday of the eighth, i think, we had probably the best sunday we ever had in the history of the restaurant. monday, down 10 to 15%. tuesday, down 10% to 15%. wednesday, 25%. and this point we were ...

Hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. im anna coren live from hong kong. despite warnings from coronavirus experts more u.s. states are set to loosen up on the lockdown in the coming hours. hard hit italy is also easing restrictions. the governments gradual plan to open up the economy. also ahead, no word from north korea about kim jong-uns recent absence. but south korea is aweighing in. well go to seoul for the latest.

>> were close. again, we have common ground. >> im very hopeful we could come to an agreement tonight or early tomorrow morning. >> reporter: this bipartisan deal would include roughly $300 billion in funding for small business loans, plus billions more for hospitals, disaster loans and covid-19 testing. but some small businesses are running out of time. the governments rescue loan fund, the paycheck protection program, maxed out days ago. marcos rivera in chicago says he is running out of optio...

Used by many many military service members and veterans. they were keeping stimulus money from soldiers and using it to pay off existing debts. after hearing the outrage, the bank changed its mind, saying that they will now pause the collection of a negative account balance so members will have access to their stimulus funds. small business owners applying for loans today are learning that the government money ran out last night. marcos rivera in chicago says the clock is ticking and he might no...

They were downplaying the virus after he sought to defend his response after "the new york times" showed how slow he was to respond and how he resisted calls from senior officials to take more aggressive measures sooner. the president denied that report but not specifically anything included in the report, including about how his hhs secretary came to him in january warning of a possible pandemic but instead the president focused on others response to the coronavirus outbreak, including in the m...

Its still inching lower because there is no safe place to put your money. and i wouldnt call it panic selling. we had a lot more volatility. and after weekend of recalibrating the time line, we see the selling continuing. >> yeah are, not reassuring. thanks. good to you have on board with the latest. all right, businesses continue to shut your doors, many customers turning to food delivery services to support their local restaurants. is it safe? we have the answer after the break. this right h...

For shops and businesses who sell all sorts of gifts and cards, mothers day is normally a boom time. because of the pandemic, there are just fewer people out there shopping on high streets this year and there is a big shift to buying things online for delivery instead. but it is thought that still wont make up for an overall drop in the amount customers have spent. this chocolate chain has temporarily closed quieter shops and shifted staff to online in the run—up to mothers day. shops up and d...