Of staying in touch with this country have been more than worth the cost. [ applause ] when i announced i would seek the presidency, some said i would appeal to only a few. But in the past two years i have touched many different americans. I have traveled countless thousands of miles to look them in the eye, to know their voices, to learn what no man can ever understand from behind his desk in washington. We only 5. 5 laid off in this country. Actually unemployed. How many, and how little time my eggs after going for 35 cents a dozen. If you dont like how you work here you can quit or well move the plant. I want to see taxes come back to me. I want to see schools and roads and Social Security increased. The country was dushd and people spoke to me openly not just of their frustrations with government, but of their hopes. Were all americans. Were not afroamericans, mexicanamericans. If youre an american youre a american. Some i talked whose words have remained with me. Americans like da
Will find that necessary. David the number of confirmed cases, 16000 and death toll rises to 216. The dow had been positive this morning though until new york Governor Cuomo announced a stayathome order for one 100 of new yorks socalled nonessential private workforce. Devastating news for the Financial Capital of the world. The dow closing down 927 points. This is bulls bears, weve got you covered on all of the latest news. David as men. Edward lawrence is looking at the 1 trilliondollar stimulus package being debated now on capitol hill. Like berman has developing news from the white house. As for that trillion dollar stimulus package, nancy pelosi spoke by phone this afternoon, earlier today at the white house, President Trump spoke with Chuck Schumer as well. The president is saying today they are not that far apart. The hope is that this trillion dollar package can get to the white house sometime next week. We had a very good telephone conversation, extremely good with each senator
Emerson have also significantly reduced operations meanwhile the International Olympic Committee Says its in talks with japan about postponing the tokyo games canada has announced its athletes would compete unless theres a delay and australians have been told to prepare for a 2021 a limp dicks. While the International Community is being severely affected in a negative way we hope to hold the games to mark that the world has defeated the coronavirus i thought that counseling them is not an option a toll on the decision not to be made by the committee is in line with what i just said but if that becomes difficult we will think of the athletes 1st and foremost and we may have no option but to consider postponing from sydney nicola gage has more on the growing International Pressure to postpone the games. Been a big question mark over the olympics and whether it will go ahead in tokyo in july for some time now with the coronavirus escalating right across the globe and a strike has made its
Symptoms, hanks says he and his wife and rita wilson feel better. In a tweet announcing their improvement, hanks reiterates sheltering in place and says this too shall pass. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, march 23rd. From abc news, this is world news now. Thank you for jning us on this monday. We begin with the battle over that rescue package to address the pandemic. Talks on the economic rescue bill resumed this morning after democrats and republicans failed to strike a deal. As the virus continues to spread across the country, President Trump activated the National Guard in the three hardest hit states, saying the federal government will pick up the cost. And after one of the worst weeks on wall street, s p 500 futures fell 5 minutes after opening gaining the maximum drop allowed. More now from abcs zachary kiesch. Reporter talks resumed on capitol hill as lawmakers worked to put together a package, now expected to provide at least 2 trillion in Economic Relief ami
Yet with another nearly 800 deaths that could be more convoys like this needed spain now has the 3rd highest number of infections worldwide with around 25000 the death toll has passed 1300 now to help madrid and barcelona are converting Exhibition Centers into field hospitals for the sick germany has had a spike in confirmed cases up to more than 16 and a half 1000 and there are now temporary fences on its border with switzerland the German Government is considering whether to bring in a full nationwide ban on going outside. Where much of europe has already gone with its lockdown and social distancing measures the u. K. Is following economically culturally and socially this is a country that has been transformed in just a few days. By order of the governments the u. K. Is now pretty much closed pubs cafes restaurants gyms museums Nursery Schools and universities all shut for the foreseeable future the capitals buses and metro system are empty dont use them unless your job is critical p