Warning the days ahead will be e en worse. Tonight the u. S. Is shattering records set in those first unimaginable days of the crisis. On tuesday, the country reached another new high of infections in a single day, more than 136,000. Things are now so dire in places like missouri and wisconsin, at least one out of every three people tested is positive. More than 1,400 people have been killed by the virus in just the past 24 hours. E most to die in oneie in one day in months. The death toll is now growing so fast, one model says it will reach 400,000 by february. Tonight, hospitals across the midwest are running out of beds and protective gear. College Football Games are being canceled. And schools, including syracuse university, are shutting down as cases there explode. And without the president speaking out, the nations governors are now stepping in. As we come on the air, new yorks governor is just the latest to reimpose restrictions, forcing restaurants to close trictions,limiting p
It is a very special session. We have you covered. All that, so much more on making money. Charles so the unknown Economic Impact continues of the coronavirus continues to weigh on the market. Again this as investors attempt to factor in how impactful the Federal Reserves emergency decision to cut rates by 50 basis points this morning will actually be. As the 10year yield fallen below 1 for first time ever. President trump addresses Central Bank Decision to lower rates a little while ago. Take a listen. We have to be competitive with other countries. When were paying two points more than germany, were paying more than other countries, we should pay less than everybody else. Of the fed rate is too high. Simple. It is too high. It puts us at competitive disadvantage, especially exporting our product to other countries. The other countries love that i dont like it at all. I would like to see our fed lead instead of being led. Charles joining me bellpointe chief Market Strategist david nel
Scrap its entire football season. You are joined in marriage as wife and wife. You may kiss your bride. More same sex couples getting the chance to say i do from coasttocoast. What the Supreme Court didnt do that sparked a wave of marriages nationwide. President obama is implementing increased screenings at airports, but flights to and from west africa will not be blocked. Mike is live in washington. Procedures are stepped up to try to keep the virus out of the country. President obama huddled with officials at the white house, working on a strategy. Ebola is a very serious disease and the ability of people who are infected to carry that across borders is something that we have to take extremely seriously. That includes beefing up screenings at airports both in the u. S. And west africa, where the virus has now claimed more than 3400 lives. While short on details, the president said new procedures would diminish chance for an outbreak. It is important for americans to know the facts, a
On the gulf coast, memories and reminders of the storms wrath. The conflict in syria and iraq has prompted the United Kingdom to ratchet up its Terror Threat level. The move was directly connected to the rise of the Islamic State group, the i. S. Controls much of the territory between aleppo and mosul. The british mere british citizens fighting with the Islamic State group are a threat. This is not some foreign conflict thousands of miles from home that we can hope to ignore. The ambition to create an extremely caliphate in the heart of iraq and syria is a threat to our own securery here in the uk. The root cause is quite clear. It is a poisonous ideology of islamist extremism that is condemned by all faiths and all faith leaders. Cameron said as has 500 britains are fighting for the Islamic State group, including one british citizen who executed james foley. 72 soldiers from the philippines were guarding a check point near the israeli border. On thursday syrian fighters stormed the ar
Too many blind spots and weak links in places in africa and elsewhere. We have large amounts of travel and animal human interface and large members of people. All three of the cdc components and all of the components are so important. The cdcrelated components are domestic and stopping ebola and preventing the next ebola through the global work. I know its a few weeks ago and they are four individuals from cdc in guinea. France is taking the lead on Ebola Response in this country because the United States needs to take a more leadershipactive role or does it have the capacity to do so . Excuse me. For the cdc specific response, we provide a comprehensive Public Health approach in each country. As of today, we have approximately 175 staff on the ground. We have the most staff in sierra leone. We also have more than 20 staff or roughly 20 in guinea. We get the french speaking staff and we have 12 as of today dealing with that cluster and trying to stop it at the source. What are about en