i love how frances donald is taking us out to a longer-term discussion. longer is the long-term gdp? of au look at at tenths percentage point lower or one fugue or -- figure lower? frances: we could shave off a significant component of gdp and it comes back to deglobalization of supply chains. this is the second big shock, the first was tariffs, and now the idea that borders are being closed because we can see a global pandemic. if you are a business operating in this environment, you are thinking twice about globalization and hiring costs. -- we are likely to see a lot of people move out of the cities, adr been is asian environment. nization environment. to attack will have these problems in a different way. tom: frances donald, thank you so much. i love that discussion of moving from the parlor game to next quarter out to a larger discussion. futures limit up. the vix at six figures as well. i want to point out the elevation of gold. the equity markets, the standard & poor's etf, i have it on my bloomberg terminal, up 5.2%. a nice equity move up. launchp

vonnie: i want to bring in frances donald into the conversation. viously, oil is completely plummeting. the s&p is lower for the sixth of seven friday sessions. banks are down 25%. windows this -- when does this end? frances: the ground keeps moving underneath us. i am seeing a lot of changing forecasts for the s&p. market inflation expectations are falling even faster. this headline, and all i can think is this makes it even harder for the federal reserve respond to these types of developments. with oil falling like this, we are at the level that we see adverse economic impacts for the united states on top of corona, adding to our pilot concerns. vonnie: thank you. that is much appreciated. guy: let's get back to manus cranny and carry on the conversation about what is happening with opec. is the speculation can we now start to move in direction of the idea that opec+ is over? is the arrangement between the russians and the cartel now run its course? is an incredibly tense situation. how do you manage the message if ivak walks out and goes, no, am

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beijing is now sending medical equipment to france and italy along with offers to advise other governments coping with the virus. as mentioned in that report donald. made a major announcement about what's going to happen in the u.s. a reporter publicly ellis has been following this could you simplify what this defense production act and tails what donald trump is chasing well basically defense production acts permits president trump to essentially order manufacturing industries to produce a in this case medical supplies or medical supplies could be hospital mosques and protective gear for medical workers at to deal with this covert 19 crisis so what this act basically it allows the president to have sort of special powers basically and it was something that dates back to 1950 it's been used before in the united states plenty of times but also what's interesting with president truman perhaps also not very shocking in some ways is that he's tweeted this evening a message which was sort of contradicted what he was saying earlier he said the only sign the defense production act to come but once again he's used this term the chinese virus should we ne

france for anti competitive frank. good morning and welcome the international. u.s. president donald trump said the country's economy may be heading into a recession since the u.s. stock market suffered its worst trading day since 1987 the share price is tumbling by 13 percent on monday amid face over the coronavirus. is the u.s. economy heading into a recession well it may be thinking in terms of recession since the virus once we step i think there's a tremendous pent up demand both in terms of the stock market in terms of the economy and it once this goes away once it goes through and we're done with it i think you're going to see a tremendous tremendous search will be pandemic is causing turmoil in financial markets willed wide despite drastic action from central banks to limit the damage my colleagues kevin owen and run as the have discussed what's driving this selloff . i suppose it was to be expected to spoil all those measures that us put into place the last couple of days nevertheless rather than coming things it seems to go worse march madness because a coronavirus was going

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than 3 decades made fears over the coronavirus but president donald trump seems unfazed by the looming threat of a possible recession. france declares war on the cave of 19 with ease taking its efforts to contain the pandemic 3 new level as an increasing number of member states temporarily close their borders and the borders of the entrance of the european union. will be closed we are forced to stop flight connections to these countries and establish controls at the swiss border without a valid reason in and out of the country will no longer be allowed on the us drops much publicized charges against the peace of being behind the claimed russian troll from apparently destroying another key of the russian fiasco. but i know that just gone 3 pm here in moscow you would ask international law u.s. president donald trump as boyishly brushed aside phase america may be headed for recession without though ruling at that possibility the coronavirus pandemic is causing turmoil on financial markets worldwide despite drastic action from central banks to limit the damage. is the u.s. economy heading into a recession well it may be thinki

francs has the latest. just an aspiration just one week ago u. s. president donald trump said he hoped to fully reopen the country by easter he has since walked that back and now a sobering figure from the white house's coordinator for the virus response team dr deborah berks she says the death toll in the u. s. could reach two hundred thousand. even if social distancing guidelines are followed perfectly so far more than three thousand americans with covert nineteen have died there are cases in every u. s. state seven states have more than five thousand cases each but with sixty so thousand u. s. planes do you. work andrew cuouomo bridge. brother news anchor cuomo test positive for the virus. the governor also were the high point of an action is still a matter of weeks. thank you. zero t. mobile who's- our whole lifestyles just every wants too know thing when is it over. no knows i can say this it i is not going to be soon so cacalibrate yourself. and your expectctions- so y you're not disappointed every morning you get up. new york continues to face a shortage of m

president donald trump earlier this week trump suggested japan should consider postponing the games because of the spread of coronavirus. and france yellow vest. government protesters have taken to the streets of paris in defiance of a ban on large gatherings the ban was introduced to halt the spread of infection police moved in to break up the protest paris has shut down as tourist attractions and schools across the country are being closed. denmark has reported its 1st coronavirus death an 81 year old who was hospitalized for other serious illnesses the announcement came after the country closed its borders to host foreign visitors for a one month to curb the spread of coronavirus denmark has confirmed more than 800 cases. u.s. president donald trump says a coronavirus travel ban placed on $26.00 european countries will now be expanded to include the u.k. and ireland the president added that he himself has been tested for the virus and is awaiting results but he said his temperature was quote totally normal. police in moscow have detained dozens of people protesting against political repression outside the headquarters of the fe

president donald trump earlier this week trump suggested japan should consider postponing the games because of the spread of the coronavirus. in france yellow vest protesters have taken to the streets of paris in defiance of a ban on large gatherings the ban was introduced to halt the spread of infection police moved in to break up the protest paris has shut down its tourist attractions and schools across the country are being closed. poland's plan to impose a 14 day quarantine on its citizens returning from abroad has triggered a scramble by many to cross the border by midnight on saturday the country is also shutting its borders to foreign travelers without residency permits international trains and flights will be suspended. authorities here in germany have announced a series of measures to slow down the spread of the coronavirus outbreak including closing schools and suspending the country's top flight football league growing numbers of people are stockpiling food and goods like disinfectant and toilet paper of over 4000 people have been infected in germany so far and 8 have died. chancellor angela merkel has called on germans to

france and competitive practices. by that thanks for joining us this is art. u.s. president donald trump has bullishly brushed aside fears america may be heading for recession without the ruling out the possibility the corona virus pandemic is causing turmoil on financial markets worldwide is a drastic action from central banks to limit the damage. is the u.s. economy heading into a recession well it may be without thinking in terms of recession with thinking in terms of the virus once we step i think there's a tremendous pent up demand both in terms of the stock market in terms of the economy and it once this goes away once it goes through and we're done with it i think you're going to see a tremendous tremendous surge on monday the u.s. stock market suffered its worst trading day i think from 1970 the share prices tumbled by 13 percent amid fears of a coronavirus we were in the current global economic situation his all to get the. unless you majored in finance everything that's happening may seem a little overwhelming what is going on why are markets melting down while a bank is

decades image thing is a bit coronavirus but president donald trump seems unfazed by the looming threat of a possible recession also becoming france eclairs born cave of 19 even deploying the military on to the streets of paris that is the e.u. increases efforts to contain the pandemic and member states slam that border. the borders of the entrance of the european union. be closed we off or stop flight connections to these countries and establish controls of the swiss border without a valid reason travelling in and out of the can prove no longer be allowed and the us drops much publicized charges against firms a case of being behind the russian troll farm apparently destroying another keep paying for russia gate fiasco. oh they've just gone 5 o'clock in the afternoon here in moscow are you watching out international that donald trump has put on a brave face on the corona virus pandemic causing turmoil on the financial markets is the u.s. economy heading into a recession well it may be without thinking in terms of recession with a good introduction to the virus once we step i think there's a tremendous pent up demand both in terms

france 24." thank you for watching. we start with our top stories this thursday and a radical step taken by donald trump to , 13unce theravel ban countries to the u.s., leaving the number of nations andnd islands affected. the u.s. president announced health insurance companies had agreed to expand coverage to coronavirus treatment. now washington is expected to soon announce emergency action to provide financial leave for workers who fall ill only to be quarantined. on the front line of america's fight against coronavirus, nurses and california protested against the lack of specialized equipment and training. launching nationwide industrial action on wednesday to criticize how the health crisis has been managed. >> that is sad, since we have known about this for a while, leading up to this, we should have been more prepared. >> as the threat looms of a widespread outbreak in the united states, the u.s. food and drug administration gave the authorization to semi-covid-19 testing. the governor of new york said more needs to be done to speed up the process. st. patrick'sty's day parade will not be going ahead in the firs

and the u.s., and france and other countries, all in different ways increasing restrictions on what people can do, whether it was donalding avoid gatherings of more than 10 people, or the u.k. saying i you have certain symptoms you have to stay-at-home with your family for twoeeks -- today was really about the u.k. and the u.s. responding to the inevitable pressures those restrictions have had on those respective economies. ncth donald trump and boris johnson have ann huge rafts of measures to try to economies.amage to their bot accept tha recessions are more likely than not. thank you for watching. ♪ ♪ presentation of this program is provided by...l, man: babn online program developed by language specialists teaching spanish, french, and more. the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs statn from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ mr. rogers: ♪ it's a beautiful girl: we are the curious.♪ ♪ woman 1: wow!n ma1: the adventurous. man 2: oh! daniel tiger: grrr! woman 2: those venturing out for daall: blast off!r! [rocket explosion] man 3: an

france and competitive practices. other thanks for joining us here on r.t. internet. first this hour u.s. president donald trump has said the american economy may be headed for recession the coronavirus pandemics causing turmoil in financial markets will drastic action from central banks to limit the damage. is the u.s. economy heading into a recession well it maybe would not think in terms of recession would think in terms of the virus once we step i think there's a tremendous pent up demand both in terms of the stock market in terms of the economy and it once this goes away once it goes through and we're done with it i think you're going to see a tremendous tremendous search on monday the u.s. stock market suffered its worst trading day since 1970 the share price is tumbled by the 100 percent aminta fears over coronavirus with more on the current global economic situation is auntie's because the. unless you majored in finance everything that's happening may seem a little overwhelming what is going on why are markets melting down while the bankers whirling around like headless chickens in a few minutes w

of them 3 decades made over the coronavirus president donald trump seems unfazed by the naming threat of a possible recession also to come frances says for mccabe it 19 maybe you taking its efforts to contain the pandemic to a new level as an increasing number of member states temporarily closed their borders. the borders of the entrance of the european union and the shame concert will be close if we are forced to stop flight connections to these countries and establish controls at the swiss border without a valid risen in and out of the country will no longer be allowed and i phone maker apple is ordered to pay over a $1000000.00 euros by front.

donald trump. the u.s. president asking people to avoid social contact as he u.s. economy may be heading for recession. thank you for joining us. frances closed. its external borders are shut. ishin the country, movement severely restricted. as of midday today residents are only allowed out of their homes if they could prove it is absolutely necessary. that includes to buy food, medicine, or to go to work. all of this to try and thwart the spread of the covid-19 virus. police officers will be deployed today from midday to contain the lockdown. >> stay home or face punishment. the words of frenchh president emmanuel macron monday as the french government ramped up its lockdown restrictions across the country. as of tuesday at noon, our movement will have to be severely limited. these outdoor gatherings with family and friends will not be allowed. anyone who does not abide by these guidelines will be punished. shopping, going to work when working from home is impossible. providing assistance to at-risk family membersrs are a few exceptions to the rulules. there will be checks and verifications that will be carried out by law enforcement

france 24. it is 1:00 p.m. in the french capital. here are the headlines. democrats in 14 states have been choosing who they want to take on donaldrump in the november election. joe biden wins texas, giving him the second-biggest delegate prize of super

france, for instance, has more stringent measures than the united kingdom, which has taken more of a wait—and—see approach. donalde wants to see the us economy going back to normal at easter — 12 april. what's your sense of how national governments are responding? are you content? well, of course i'm not happy with the present situation. there is an effective dysfunctionality in the way all this is all happening. we have not a global government system. of course, the world health organization is the un authority on health. they have issued guidelines, but many of the countries have not respected them, or sometimes they do and sometimes they don't. so the only way out is through effective international cooperation, and i believe the g20 can be the nucleus of that international cooperation, aiming at acting together in an articulated way. but look, i mean, this is not only the covid—19. if you look at peace and security — i mean, the relationship between the biggest powers has never been as dysfunctional. the security council has been paralysed in relation to many of the conflict situations in the world. for climat

france and keep competitive thank you. very good morning to you hope you're well thanks for joining us here on r.t. . u.s. president donald trump said the country's economy may be heading into recession the u.s. stock market suffered its worst trading day since 1987 the share prices tumbling by 13 percent on monday amid fears over the coronavirus. is the u.s. economy heading into a recession will it maybe think in terms of recession with thinking in terms of the virus once we step i think there's a tremendous pent up demand both in terms of the stock market in terms of the economy and if once this goes away once it goes through and we're done with it i think you're going to see a tremendous tremendous surge while the only one way this is going and it is going down look at yourself in a matter of weeks the dow jones industrial average this is this is an average of many major corporations so an index of their stocks the average it is plunged to levels that we saw that the world was out in 2070 so over the course of a few weeks we've race all economic progress made over the last 3 years and this is still early days yet i mea

donald trump earlier this week trump suggested japan should consider postponing the games because of the spread of the crown of. and a reminder of the top story we're following for you. spain and france have followed italy in ordering a nationwide shutdown of public life as part of emergency measures to stop the spread of the pros shops restaurants and all non-essential public venues are closing this comes after a large spike in the number of infections and that's many european countries are also closing their borders. film is up next you're watching news from berlin and i'm on me and he's of thanks for joining us.

france has also reported a jump in coronavirus deaths, but local elections still went ahead. we'll report from paris. straight to the united states, donaldtry. it is something that we are very happy, i have to say this, i am very happy, and they did it in one step, they didn't do it in four steps over a long period of time, they did it in one step. and i think that people in the market should be very thrilled and that brings us, we are the strongest country in the world by far financially and every other way. and that brings us in line with what other countries are. they are actually, they have negative rates. but we got it down to potentially zero. so that is a big step and i'm very happy they did it. and you'll not hear anything bad about me u nless not hear anything bad about me unless it is about a month or two from now. so i congratulate the federal reserve, i think it is terrific. it came out as we spoke, i wasn't going to mention federal reserve or anything else, but this came out as we were walking up. i wa nt to came out as we were walking up. i want to thank google and google communications because they substantiated what i sai

france 24. it is 1:00 p.m. in the french capital. here are the headlines. democrats in 14 states have been choosing who they want to take on donaldrump in the november election. joe biden wins texas, giving him the second-biggest delegate prize of super tuesday. bernie sanders was widely expected t to win that state. covid-19, deaths in china exceed those in the country for the first time since the outbreak. in iran thousands of prisoners are temporarily released from jail to help stop the spread of the disease. we will have more from our correspondent. greece is called europe's shield and the migrant crisis after a visit from the chief to the greek-turkish border who plans to send millions of eururs wortrth of aid too a athens. also c coming up my from paris with me and the team m as the french government steps into control the high price of antibacterial gel. how they are trying to battle this, especialllly those tryryio profit from m the cororonavirus outbreak. ♪ anchor: thank you for watching france 24. we start with super tuesday, where results are trickling in from the u.s. a surprise victory. joe biden has won the texas de

france a lifer. a super tuesday rebound for joe biden must the biggest day of voting in the democratic race to challenge donald trump for the white house bernie sanders doing well in california so what does that mean for the party's nomination in the run up to the u.s. presidential elections in november this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm peter davi super tuesday a big group of states get to have their say and it was super for joe biden the states have given him a lead in delegates he appears to be the party's front runner so far it is a remarkable comeback when all expectations favored his main rival bernie sanders biden sees sweeping victory was during the most important voting day and the democrats race for the white house mike bloomberg and elizabeth warren might be dead in the political water now but bernie sanders still has a good chance he's grabbed california the day's big prize with the most number of delegates so it looks like these 2 will now slug it out state by state until the party convention and then on into the election. the last few days ago in the press the funny thing

france and germany. anchor: the u.s. president has signed a bill providing more than $8 billion of emergency funding for coronavirus. donaldmp visited the cdc in atlanta. at least 15 people have died from the virus in the u.s. and there are more than 250 confirmed cases across the states. trump said the number of deaths from the virus is much lower than the common flu. >> when people have the flu, you have an average of 36,000 people dying. i would have been shocked. i didn't know people died from the flu. 36,000 people died. and again, you had a couple years where it was over 100,000 people died from the flu. in the u.s., passengers on a cruise ship barred from returning to port in san francisco await results of tests for the virus. at least 35 have reported flulike symptoms. kits on friday, testing were flown by helicopter to the ship. the ship has been linked to two cases of the virus from an earlier voyage. how much concern is there in the u.s. about this lack of testing kits? health officials are now saying this has become a huge problem. >> there is considerable concern and it was one of the questions that dominated

minister's wife is among the latest to become sick and france is closing more public places including cafes restaurants and entertainment venues as president donald trump has extended a european travel ban to include the u.k. and ireland the white house position is also said that the president has to negative for corona virus after coming into contact with the brazilian official who later contracted the illness iranian president hassan rouhani says the country spite against the virus is being severely hampered by u.s. sanctions urana some of the worst affected countries with more than 600 deaths and almost 13000 infections. so since as outbreak began information and misinformation have been flowing around the world so we put some of the biggest questions about this illness to dr patrick tang is day vision chief of pathology sciences at cigarette medicine so we started by asking whether this virus is mainly a threat to older people we've heard that a lot or think proved to be deadly to younger people as well. the virus can infect people of all ages we've seen newborn babies as well as elderly people infected most of the cases have been found in ad

france and spain, where the lockdown is complete. we see in europe a very dramatic and indefinite freeze of economic activity, but then we contrast that with donaldthe american people where he says, "i want america to be back open for business, people back to work", he says by easter, which is mid—april. now, which approach do you believe is the right approach? in the european situation, i think the situation is being managed day—by—day. so, at this point, we don't know when you can responsibly start picking up activity again, so there's not an exact time frame on that. we've seen in the united states, many citizens, many regions are acting in a similar way to europe, but also keeping economic activity down the road in the back of our minds. what will have to do over the next few weeks is really to calibrate this. how can the covid—19 curve be flattened so that the health systems can cope with it? and then be able to, step—by—step, turn the economy back on again. if i may interrupt... sorry, you're being very measured, you're giving me a very dispassionate answer, but ultimately this is about an emotional as well as a logical reaction. donald tru

much of europe streets across france italy and spain have emptied as governments turned to mandatory quarantine measures to stop the spread of the virus and u.s. president donald trump says the border with canada will be close in 2 non-essential travel over the coronavirus pandemic the trumpet ministration announced a trillion dollar package aimed at stabilizing the economic fallout. let's take a look at economic fallout go straight to world wall street and find how the markets are reacting to some of the latest developments kristen slim is following the issue there for us of course a bumpy few days really has the president's hope really to help the nation that anything positive to the dow jones index. it's been a very tense morning with us stocks following in the footsteps of asian and european stocks there was a bit of a reprieve on tuesday stock prices were better as washington announced its plans for a stimulus package but there's just a lot of uncertainty out there still and the growing realization that the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic are going to be even more far reaching than anyone initially thought about and we have businesses and families sta

white house doctor says donald trump has tested negative for coronavirus after hosting a meeting with the brazilian president, some of whose entourage have tested positive. in francere heading to the polls in local elections, despite all cafes, restaurants, cinemas and most shops being ordered to remain shut. and, the foreign office is advising against all but essential travel to spain, and the balearic and canary islands — easyjet is the latest airline to cancel all flights to spain, beginning tuesday. and in the last few minutes, the foreign office has advised against all but essential travel to the united states. it said, we are advising all but essential travel to the usa following the us government's announcements imposing travel restrictions from the uk. and that is from monday, says the foreign office. more on the international outlook in a moment, but first the position in the uk. in the last hour health secretary matt hancock appeared on the andrew marr programme. quite soon, anybody over the age of 70 is going to be asked to stay inside their house for up to four months. is that a realistic thing to ask to do? the protection of the vulnerable and elderly

france, germany, and the united kingdom said they would send supplies and give financial support to iran, which is struggling to contain a dramatic surge in cases. in the united states, president donald trump said he is considering additional travel number ofns if the cases sururpasses 100. pres. trump: we will confront this chahallenge together and we are going to be very successful. reporter: european union health ministers are to meet in brussels to continue coordinating a continent wide response. caseses now coconfirmed in 21 european countries. level has risen from moderate to high for people in the european union. reporter: the list of countries hit by the coronavirus continues to grow. tunisia, morocco, senegal, jordadan, and iceland l confirmed their first cases on tuesday. colombia hast in ruled against legalizing abortion in the first four months of pregnancy. the decision has disappointed abortion rights activists. they were hoping the case would mark a shift in latin america, which has some of the strictest reproductive rights laws in the world. outside colombia's constitutional court, antiabortion campaigners celebrate, while abortion rights activists vowed that their fi

house doctor says donald trump has tested negative for coronavirus after hosting a meeting with the brazilian president, jair bolsonaro, some of whose entourage have tested positive. in franceading to the polls in local elections, despite all cafes, restaurants, cinemas and most shops being ordered to remain shut. and, the foreign office is advising against all but essential travel to spain, and the balearic and canary islands — easyjet is the latest airline to cancel all flights to spain, beginning tuesday. more on the international outlook in a moment, but first the position in the uk. in the last hour health secretary matt hancock appeared on the andrew marr programme. quite soon, anybody over the age of 70 is going to be asked to stay inside their house for up to four months. is that a realistic thing to ask them to do? the protection of the vulnerable and elderly by asking them to stay away, to stay—at—home, that is in our action plan. but we do not want formally to say yet that people should do that. the reason for that is simply this length of time that they'd need to stay self isolated, stay—at—home, to protect themselves is a very big ask. it is a very long time. w

franc assessments the one good thing about these bushfires is it's really working out the politics of climate change informed opinions economy i think is actually what's keeping donald trump afloat right now critical debate sequel almost to school to even know what the law is all about this argument is astonishingly patronize an in-depth analysis of the day's headlines this is the beginning of a new iraq of a new conscious and aware use of that struggle against an ethnic sectarian kotor inside story on al-jazeera. you're watching are just there a reminder of our top stories this hour global stock markets plunged further due to the coronavirus pandemic major asian indices fell by around 8 percent within minutes of opening turkey its nikkei index has just closed down 6 percent that's up to wall street suffered its worst single day losses since $987.00. a top u.s. health official says the government is failing to account for what could be thousands of infections because the testing system isn't working more testing kits are expected to be made available in the coming weeks. and the virus is forcing sporting events around the world to be either perspired or canceled in

donald trump invokes so war law mergence a response to the coronavirus break forcing american companies. production of the liquid men. all told the program the. borders. to limit the spread of. france takes the strictest measures in the block correspondent reports from. anybody leaving the team is also being told that the. stats to say. that. the world health organization urges countries to follow beijing's example and post tougher restrictions to fight the. us the situation in china itself begins to. coming from moscow 24 hours a day this is your international mining's you know neal hello and welcome to the program. president trump said he is invoking wartime powers to force industry to tackle the cold but 99 senate republicans are also pushing for an economic stimulus package worth up to a trillion dollars but the drastic measures have so far failed to come the markets scale up and reports. as everything seems to be called a native and quite a crisis we have donald trump invoking the defense production act now that is a law that was 1st invoked during the korean war gives the government the ability to have industries aska late production the hope is that with the government invok

donald trump say a very and to this, 83% russian. >> 100% estonian. many of them are ethnic freshmen. >> his point is why would portugal, france and germany go to war in estonia. it has got to be somewhere between blank check and dead letter and i want to make the point - as i lay out in the book, highly unlikely. what is happening right now, limited warfare strategy where military activity is being targeted to undermine the political enmity of nato and that is the real issue. >> you are advancing that caused by suggesting portugal - >> i'm quoting donald trump's point of view. i am trying to interpret what is driving him to talk the way he is talking. it is a stupid idea but he is trying to achieve some double messaging strategy. as we think about russia's relationship with nato and think of it as military and economic means, russia has the economy of greece, almost entirely oil and gas dependence, a serious internal problem. nato dramatically out spends russia on defense as a collective. they don't act in an organized fashion. it is about organizing and aggregating our affects rather than operating in war fashion. >> there is a section that talks ab

since france is under a lockdown the cruise was scheduled to end on march 2, '05, forced to bypass several ports. two congressman test positive. lawmakers working to pass donald trump's stimulus package to provide much-needed relief to americans. more aid is on the way. >> the president described himself as a wartime president and it gives him a lot of authority like the ability to deploy navy hospital ship says we have been seeing and the power of their generations old act to compel private industry to ramp up production of critically needed medical supplies, the president vowing the us will achieve total victory and says he's not afraid to use it. >> we have tremendous numbers of ventilators but there's never been instance like this where no matter what you have it is not enough. if we need to use a we will use it. it. >> after signing the corona package into law that includes free testing at emergency leave the president is counting on lawmakers to pass a stimulus package, the centerpiece being issuing checks directly to americans as soon as april and $300 billion to businesses facing financial ruin. on capitol hill they are bracing as representative a lot

france and germany banning all exports jonah how al-jazeera the u.s. president has signed a bill providing more than $8000000000.00 in emergency funding for corona virus just over an hour ago donald trump visited the centers for disease control and prevention in atlanta at least 15 people have died from the virus in the u.s. and there are more than 250 confirmed cases across 13 states but during his visit to the c.d.c. said the number of deaths from the virus is much lower than the common flu. when people have the flu you have an average of 36000 people dying i never heard those numbers i would i would have been shocked i would have said does anybody die from i don't know people die from the flu 36000 people die 27277000 that you know and again you had a couple years was over 100000 people die from the flu so i start to say i wonder what's going on here well also in the u.s. passengers on a cruise ship barred from returning to port in san francisco are awaiting the results of their tests for the virus at least $35.00 of them more than 3 and a half 1000 on board a reported flu like symptoms early on friday testing kits were flown by helicopter to the grand princess which is being

france which already had in place some pretty strict measures and it did indeed it is quite extraordinary the last few days we've had of leader after leader and i'm on your microphone boris johnson donald trump merkel the list goes on addressing their citizens live on television to tell them exactly how serious the situation is and to try and get them on board that was really the message from emanuel mccrone despite introducing a raft of measures including the closure of non-essential public buildings the tightening of social distancing involving the shutting down of cafes and bars and restaurants the closure of schools and universities all for all children and and students apart from the children of health workers nobody i think in france could have expected these measures to have introduced been introduced a week ago but then of course micron appears on national television saying that we are at war with this virus a virus for many which is still an abstract concept despite people being told repeatedly that it's coming in your direction. very much trying to get the country on side what about the fact that the that some countries aren't doing quite as much to me the world health organi