joining me know is bernie marcus, cofounder of home depot and founder of the job creators network. it's great to see you tonight. president today obviously is -- he's itching to get the country back into business. he sees the damage that has continued to add up on the unemployed, the hopeless, the isolated, in addition to all the catastrophic loss of life, which is undeniably horrific. this reopening of the country and the task force -- first of all, are you going to be on the task force? >> they have my name on it -- >> laura: your name is on it, okay. >> but i'm not sure, i'm really not sure. >> laura: bernie, why is this moment in america's history so important given the balance between protecting life and protecting livelihood? >> well, laura, i've been around 90 years and i've seen a lot of things come and go in america and i've watched wars and i've watched the inflation and i watched deflation and i must tell you, i've never seen anything like what we are involved with today, and i've never seen it in such a short period of time affect so many people and i just wanted to, li

whome depot cofounder bernie marcus, can't wait to talk to him. andmi plans to open the countryn my exclusive interview i did with covid task force leader vice president mike pence.si plus president trump met with coronavirus survivors who credit hydroxychloroquine with their recovery. former nflve tight end mark campbell was one of them. he's going to be here to tell us his miraculous story. and reverend franklin graham here to respond to the latest round of attacks from the left.s get this, they are now targeting the field hospital he set up as an amazing charity to treat all the people of new york city who need help. it's unbelievable. i'll get into that. on top of that, the left is trying to make the covid outbreak about race. candace owens fires back. but first, my thoughts at the end of day 29, america and shut down. we know too many americans continue to die of the novel coronavirus, but we also witness the flattening of the covid-19 curve. thus it was not surprising that we heard the strongest indication yet that the white house is ready t

bernie marcus, always wise words.hank you for that and your constant generosity to help a lot of these hospitals who need that help. bernie marcus, co-founder of home depot. who knew, a fist bumper, all this time. i have known this guy, didn't know that. >>> by the way, as bernie was speaking, we are hearing some rather startling news out of governor cuomo in new york, where he is going to issue an executive order that everyone in the state must wear a facial covering in public places where you cannot guarantee social distancing. in other words, walking down the street, crossing an intersection, et cetera. he is giving a three-day notice to this. if you're not on board with this, you better be within three days. separately, he's saying that new york is going to be sending 100 ventilators to michigan and 50 to maryland. he's convinced right now to pay it forward, much as the state of oregon, you recall, had done for new york, sending 400 ventilators to new york when it was in need. he had promised them if another state

third of his wealth jack dorsey of twitter bill gates, the world is bette off with bill gates, bernie marcus the world is better off with hank greenburg i totally reject his view. if the government lets the companies go bank rupts, the government will have to pay a lot of unemployment benefits instead they make interest interest free lows that are experiencing liquidity prices. the world is better off in this aig survivor they survive because of government assistance. i totally disagree with him. there's an issue of solvency versus liquidity insolvent companies should be allowed to go bankbankrupt lehman did go bank rupts it's a very complex conversation, one i would be happy to sit down and debate in person he's a very smart, intelligent guy. i think his view is wrong. it's inconsistent. >> we'll get him back on and get you back on and have that conversation nap is what people are talking about. the other point of view on this, lee, is in support of what chamath says this is how capitalism is supposed to work you should plan for rainy day. the airlines, for example, they bought back too muc

that is a who's who, former fda commissioner bernie marcus a lost people. to charles payne now. charles: thank you very much. good afternoon, everyone, i'm charles payne. this is "making money." stocks are swinging back into the red today when we get confirmation when the economic off switch is abruptly hit. retail sales, empire state manufacturing, homebuilders confidence, industrial production, you name it, all confirming the pain but how might a recovery look? we're going to go over the potential types of recovery ahead and how your portfolio should be positioned. >>> also president trump freezing funding to the w.h.o. over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. is now the right time? i will get reaction from texas congressman roger williams. >>> as the nation prepares to unwind the lockdown what do we need to know to prevent a second wave? all that, so much more on "making money." ♪. charles: all right, folks, the market i think holding up pretty nicely considering everything. it has been making a stand all session long. just here over the last hour or so, actually trying

recovery loans joining us right now he on phone home depot cofounder founder job creators network bernie marcus you this morning thanks so much for being here. >> good morning. how are you? >> so what is your take on this program, the paycheck program while it has positive momentum definitely certainly with president said, it is still somewhat disappointing because the treasury is pretty much forcing funds to be used by companies to retain payroll they don't want you to fire anybody, and you retain payroll regardless of loan forgiveness eliminates ability to bank this money use it for other things, to some people that increases risk a longer crisis will result in businesses closing and they won't be around to rehire anybody your reaction to what has taken place so far. >> i think that first of all, you have to understand, what we i mean by small businesses, a job creator's network i found 8 years ago, has been working with white house, and secretary mnuchin to get this bill through, it is amazing, to me, i remember you think about how fast it happened, because the house bill came down, the hous

i'm marcus washington. >>> bernie sanders has just endorsed former vice president joe biden.he two are speaking now on a live stream. let's listen in for a few minutes. >> and minority institutions as well, and ease the burden of student debt. we'll address the existential climate change as well. look, in terms of student debt, anyone who is making less than colle college, gone to a state university, they should be able to get debt forgiveness as well in addition to just being able to go free to a community college, because they've been so badly banged since 2008. we have to build an infrastructure that will power generations of inclusive growth while saving our planet. look, we're -- >> there you have it, bernie sanders endorsing former vice president joe biden. a lot of people were wonderinga endorse biden, afteralted his c. today is the day. we'll have more on that tonight on nbc bay area news at 5:00. >>> the white house is react to go various news outlets reporting that evidence about repeated warnings about the coronavirus outbreak were brushed aside. nbc's peter alexan

marcus. >> with more than 20% of those votes in, biden has a commanding lead over senator bernie sanders. 65% to 29%. sanders suspended his campaign last week effectively making biden the apparent democratic nominee to take on president trump in november. endorsed and leaders in two local counties are now debating the idea of all mail-in ballots for the fall presidential election. supervisors are already looking into their own plan and today contra costa supervisors will debate requesting an order from governor newsom for a statewide mail-in vote during november's election. now to this point the governor isn't tipping his hand but it's also likely to be up for debate soon in the state legislature. the election volunteers are typically seniors who are a vulnerable population for contracting the virus. >>> now to something good for you. actor john kusinski had a big surprise for health care workers in his hometown of boston. >> i am going to donate four tickets for life. >> what? >> what? you heard it right. boston red sox gave everyone at a local hospital there tickets for life. in the episode

marcus farrell, the african-american outreach director in 2016 for bernie sanders wrote that piece. what are you hearing in terms of what people want in terms of a black woman if that is what joe biden selects? or if people say they don't care, pick amy klobuchar if you want. >> i'm not hearing a lot of that. what i did, i worked on a piece looking for the new york times looking at the electoral track records of all of the potential candidates. people are going to talk about look at polling, polling, a lot of predictive basis, but if you look at what happened in the actual races, with the various people who are being mentioned, how do they perform, what the data showed from that, the exit polls comparing those races is that abrams actually has a demonstrably stronger track record with the key constituency that biden needs than anybody. that he's young people, it is african-american enthusiasm, not just support. that's one thing i'm worried biden is not going to grasp, make the same mistake hillary did, we did well, african-americans in the primaries, we're fine. you need enthusiasm

bernie sanders suspends his presidential campaign, paving the way for vice president joe biden to take on president trump in november. good morning, thanks for joining us for our midday newscast. i'm marcus washington. that breaking news coming down in the last few hours. senator sanders says while he realizes he won't be pretty, he wants voters to continue to vote for him. scott mcgrew, this should give him more of a say in the democratic platform. >> reporter: that's right, good morning to you. e biden is a centrist and bernie sanders would like more delegates at the upcoming democratic presidential nomination and he could pull the party maybe a little more left with the platform. it certainly appears as if the two men running for president in november will be president donald trump and vice president joe biden, biden beating out sanders. sanders announced the decision on a livestream this morning. >> today i am announcing the suspension of my campaign. please know i do not make this decision lightly. in fact it has been a difficult and painful decision. over the past few weeks jane and i, in consultation with top staff and many of our prominent assessment of the prospects for victory.