Yahoo Finance's Brian Sozzi discusses the coronavirus pandemic's impact on jobs and the U.S. economy, and Politico education reporter Nicole Gaudiano discusses how K-12 education is changing amid the coronavirus pandemic.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) delivered remarks in an enrollment ceremony for the CARES Act coronavirus relief legislation.
In an Oval Office ceremony, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a $2 trillion economic relief bill. The president outlined a number of the key provisions in the bill and thanked lawmakers for coming together in a bipartisan manner to pass the legislation. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) thanked his colleagues for passing "the biggest bill in history in record time." The president was joined by Republican lawmakers, cabinet officials and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force.
Sen. Gary Peters Delivers Weekly Democratic Address, assuring the American people that Senate Democrats' top priority is to provide immediate relief to struggling workers and families, small businesses and health care professionals on the front lines.
President Trump delivers remarks in Norfolk, Virginia at the send off ceremony for the USNS Comfort, as it departs for New York to assist in the coronavirus response.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper held a virtual briefing with service members on the department's response to coronavirus. He was joined by Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair, Gen. Mark Milley and Special Enlisted Adviser to the Joint Chiefs Chair Ramon Colon-Lopez. Questions submitted covered social distancing precautions for service members,support for military families, teleworking guidelines for the department, stopping the flow spread of misinformation, and how the virus impacts the military mission.
Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX) discusses the details of the federal "relief and recovery" plan with consituents in a tele-town hall event. Rep. Arrington's west Texas district includes the cities of Lubbock and Abilene.
At a news conference in Albany, Governor Andrew Cuomo says he did not talk to President Trump about a possible enforceable New York quarantine. Gov. Cuomo says, "I don't even know what that means." He goes on to say he doesn't even like the sound of it. The Governor also addressed the current coronavirus situation in New York and took quesitons, for a little over an hou.
President Trump delivered remarks in Norfolk, Virginia at the send off ceremony for the USNS Comfort, a 1,000-bed Navy hospital ship that will assist with coronavirus response efforts in New York City. During the event, the president said he was considering a quarantine for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. President Trump was joined by Defense Secretary Mark Esper and U.S. Navy officials.
Stony Brook University professor Nancy Tomes taught a class about the 1918 influenza pandemic and public information efforts in the United States to stop the spread of the disease. She described methods such as canceling public gatherings, social distancing, and propaganda about good hygiene, which are still implemented. This class was filmed on March 10, 2020, during the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. Professor Toms compared the symptoms, economic impact, and national response between 1918 and today.
