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From the nations capital. Odonnell good evening and race to find a treatment for coronavirus, and it couldnt come soon enough. President trump says he is slashing red tape, ordering the f. D. A. To fast track the use of two drugs for sick patients. Tough the f. D. A. Says it could take months of Clinical Trials. More than 12,000 people have now tested positive in the u. S. The death toll has risen dramatically, too, up by almost a third in just 24 hours. And experts warn those numbers will continue to spike as more people are tested. Late today, the state department told americans living abroad they should come home immediately, just as italys death toll surpassed chinas. And on wall street today, an update. The markets were stable, but there is concern the economy is in freefall with unemployment claims now flooding in. And here in the nations capital, theyre calling in the Nat ....
Thats about one in eight americans. We need to bend the curve in the state of california, and in order to do that we need to recognize the reality. Reporter it comes as the number of people infected with the coronavirus throughout the u. S. Continues to rise. If we can slow the spread, we can buy days. And when we buy those days, that means that we can get ventilators, and we can get beds and kits and masks and tests. And this will save lives. Reporter pennsylvania is shutting down nonlifesaving businesses. Hundreds of contract workers at Philadelphia International airport have already been laid off. Herbert stewart fears hes next. Im a father. This is going to hit dramatically. Reporter in washington, d. C. , republicans and democrats start negotiations today on a stimulus package to help American Workers and businesses. Corporations should not get a bailout an ....