its good news for the doctors and user ins inman rooms around the country who are waiting for more masks and more funding. it's good news for families all across america. at last, we have a deal. after days of intense discussions, the senate has reached a bipartisan agreement on an historic relief package for this pandemic. it will rush new resources onto the front lines of the our nation's health care fight, and it will inject trillions of dollars of cash into the economy as fast as possible to help american workers, families, small businesses, and industries make it through this disruption. and emerge on the other side ready to soar. the bipartisan cares act will squarely address each of the four big priorities that i laid out in our legislation at the beginning of the process about a week ago. it will rush financial assistance to americans through direct checks to households from the middle class on down and through a significant and creative expansion of unemployment insurance during this emergency. it will deliver historic relief to main street america through hundreds of billions o

states to be able to fight the coronavirus even more ok we'll leave it there half an hour stephens inman's in washington thank you. french president commando mccraw announced a nationwide lockdown telling all residents to stay home the new restrictions begin midday and she's day and remain in effect for at least 15 days in a televised address macross said people should not go out except for essentials anyone breaking these rules he added will be punished. we're out of war. we're in a public health war and we're not fighting against an army or another nation but the enemy is here invisible elusive and advancing enemy and god requires general mobilization our correspondent mr lewis follow that address for us here's a summary in several measures for 1st of all obviously the 15 day lockdown people should not go out otherwise they would face sanctions he also said that the 2nd round of voting in local elections 1st on took place on sunday and the 2nd round it would be pushed back would not happen next sunday as planned parliamentary work will be suspended and the government will govern by execu

room at the moment for the extravaganzas or for the diverse candidate right correspondent stephens inman's in washington thank you. and now to the corona virus which continues its disruptive spread across the globe here in europe italy is the hardest hit country with over $3000.00 cases and more than $100.00 deaths fears over the virus have forced the thailand government to close all schools and universities until mid march. schools out in italy but the students aren't on holiday or universities and schools have been shut across the country until at least march the 15th part of the emergency measures to try to slow the spread of the corona virus infections have been soaring by around 500 per day making italy europe's worst hit state there for some students in rome the coronavirus isn't the most pressing concern. i'm a little worried about my school grades about the lessons we will lose this year i had a class assignment today so i'm a little happy but i'm also a little worried about how school will progress and the fact that we will have to work harder so that we can be ready for next year

its good news for the doctors and user ins inman rooms around the country who are waiting for more masks and more funding. it's good news for families all across america. at last, we have a deal. after days of intense discussions, the senate has reached a bipartisan agreement on an historic relief package for this pandemic. it will rush new resources onto the front lines of the our nation's health care fight, and it will inject trillions of dollars of cash into the economy as fast as possible to help american workers, families, small businesses, and industries make it through this disruption. and emerge on the other side ready to soar. the bipartisan cares act will squarely address each of the four big priorities that i laid out in our legislation at the beginning of the process about a week ago. it will rush financial assistance to americans through direct checks to households from the middle class on down and through a significant and creative expansion of unemployment insurance during this emergency. it will deliver historic relief to main street america through hundreds of billions o