Joining us momentarily and to open the show we have to get news that developed moments ago and that is the president invoking the defense production act to encourage or force some American Companies to make ventilators. Lets get more on that breaking news right now with Kayla Tausche in washington, d. C kayla . Brian, President Trump has done this just a handful of times during the coronavirus crisis, but this afternoon he issued an order that targets six medical Device Companies to procure the elements and materials they need to expedite the production of ventilators and personal protective equipment. The companies include general electric, hillrom, medtronic, resmed, philips and vy aire so they can make things like ventilators and the personal propektipr protective equipment for medical providers more quickly we know it is in short suspect blew in hardhit states as they grapple with growing numbers of sick patients. The white house so far has refrained from using the dpa as a blunt i
Industry leader this hour. Masayoshi son the company is forecasting a massive loss for the year has investments in startups shery lets get you started with a quick check on the markets. U. S. Futures supported at the moment after u. S. Benchmarks ended the session mixed. This ahead of earnings season kicking off officially tomorrow with j. P. Morgan and wells fargo reporting. Afterutures up. 3 , this the s p 500 rallied almost 25 from its march low. Nikkei futures also gaining ground. 4 . We had a little bit of strength for the japanese yen in the overnight session as we saw more safe haven bids play out during the u. S. Trading session. This of course as we saw japanese stocks falling in the previous session. We have been trading most markets away on holiday. Today, only india is off. Crude prices rebounding from losses in the previous session. We had seen crude under pressure despite opecplus managing to strike a Historic Deal to cut output by nearly. 1. Market sentiment guided by wh
Layoffs continues 22000000 in 4 weeks wiping out every job created in the last decade which take you live to new york city for the latest and arts gets a quarantine make over a russian Facebook Group is recruiting pets partners and household props to reimagine some classics on cant use. Our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome to day europe apologized to italy the European Union Commission President. Today admitted that europe was unprepared when the coronavirus tend to hit and that it failed to help when italy became the epicenter of the outbreak with more than 22000 coronavirus deaths italy is europes hardest hit country European Countries were slow to send medical aid to italy and some even banned the export of vital medical supply. Addressing the European Parliament in brussels today ursula from the lyon apologized to italy and said that europe has now come together like never before to overcome this band of yes it is true that no one was really
72 san jose, mid 60s for oakland good morning and happy friday. A few fog advisors in effect around the bay area with the Golden Gate Bridge right now. Limited visibility as you work your way out of lake county into San Francisco, definitely use caution, the good news, no delays, traffic is pretty light, a fog advisory in effect on the southbound 101 just a heads up as you head through San Francisco, the bridge looks like the usual stuff this morning, foggy as well but no major accidents or incidents to report. Your drive time is 14 minutes from the 880 two the 101. Of fog advisory in effect. We have new video out of Simi Valley Police are now investigating a womans body and a bomb threat found in a home just before 7 00 last night they called police who called the s. W. A. T. Team in the bomb squad. The woman was found dead inside who is said to have sustained dramatic injuries and there was a bomb threat written on the wall. Police have been investigating all night. This is one of th
Voters in the rest of the country thing . I be in New Hampshire to find out. Also on the programme. Senior conservative Jacob Rees Mogg says he is profusely sorry after claiming it would have been common sense for the Grenfell Residents to ignore advice to stay inside a burning building. And a case of wine is sent to the astronauts at the International Space station. Sadly they are not allowed to drink it. Hello and welcome im Michelle Fleury in washington and Christian Fraser is in london. Within the last half hour two new transcripts have been released from witnesses who came before the impeachment inquiry. Kurt volker, the special represetnative for ukraine negotiations and Gordon Sondland, the Us Ambassador to the eu are key figures and now everyone is pouring over their words. Ambassador sondland testified that things kept getting more insidious as time went on regarding demands that ukraine investigate the bidens. And it comes as house impeachment investigators are seeking a depo