anchor: an alarming increase in jobls numbers. struggling to get mon in the bank.hd b a tsunami of people laid off. our business correspondence report. reporter: america's second isidemic, unemployment spreading.in new york, the statt out $600 in extra benefit payments just two weede aft the l rescue package was passed. many new yorkers are having >> i was on tour when it happened. the tour got the plug pulled. i went home and filed for unemeroyment. repo hemo is millions of americans having problems making a claim. >> i filed online, which is pretty easy, and then in order complete my claim, they advised me to call this number. reporter: he was laid off from his music industry job in early march. he went to the website to apply for benefits. hell was instructed to he state department of labor. that is when he hit a roadblock. >> one day i made 300 calls. reporter: and you did not get through? no. human being.spoken to a reporter: he is not the onlueone having i he is a chef and he filed unemployment three weeks ago and is>>till waiting. he has not been able to get

making sure they're not using the -- >> as people continue to apply for jobles benefits, there is n jobless benefits, there is no turn-around in sight. >> it is heart breaking. and everyone that supports you and your growth and now you have a place that you can't afford or provide the employees the salaries they were used to being able to receive. >> and here is another perspective on today's numbers, this would mean that america, in just two weeks, will have wiped out nearly half of the jobs that we created since the bottom of the 2008 recession. live in san francisco, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> that is sobering when you put it that way. >>> well, the new web site the governor unveiled today, onward ca.org will help people get connected to emergency resources as well as training programs, for a new career. it also helps connect people with potential new employers. the program was spearheaded by oakland-based kapor center, more than 100 tech companies as well, governor newsom says the state is working quickly to help people with this uncertain time. >> we recognize people are feeli

jobl still does a better than apple potentially would on the high-end. start seeing will in the first half of 2021 transition to products like macbook air. emily: what does this mean in terms of apple's bottom line? we are waiting on the new phone later this year that you reported on. talk to us about how these devices shore up the overall portfolio strategy. mark: this is very important to of having muchy stronger control over its own ecosystem. they really want to build everything on their own. you can see that over time, they have been designing more and more parts so this is a continuation of that. this is the most ambitious effort. mac processors is a difficult game, being able to build the chip for a full-fledged computer is a bit more advanced than building one for a phone or an ipad. this is a very advanced undertaking for apple. it has been in the works for several years. it will be significant for the company and the future of the company. emily: thank you so much for your reporting. coming up, we will talk about onmp's latest ban immigration a

and she did a remarkable jobl. this is a fantastic set of letters. he is not going to write about rations or the weather or his bowel movements to her, his letters spared no one and lincoln was a favorite target. >> the army are getting six of such work. i think abraham gashed his political throat. the army will vote against him four to one. and by the time he forces 5,000 more in the army, his political death and damnation will be accomplished beyond the hope of salivation. >> when the election came more than two months after this letter, he became a political camelian. >> there is no middle policy left for us. he wrote that we have but one chance to choose. first of lincoln and the universal lights of man, let it cost in blood and treasure that it cost to maintain them. which man is brought nearer to everything. if he is elected today, the war is but child's play for they will see a spirit in the free man of the north that will not be defeated. a spirit that is bound to win. now, the words would suggest that he became a die hard republican and supp

following this breaking w jobls founemplment past week. that is on top of the prior week, 3.3 million. 10million americans, newly out of jobs of course because of the coronavirus pandemic and the effects on the economy. speaking of, let's take a quick look at the stock market right now. the dow is down almost 200 points on this. we will continue to keep track of that throughout the day. >>> and katie nielsen live in san francisco. less than an hour ago, dozens of nurses here at ucsf mission bay rallied saying they simply don't have enough personal protective equipment to treat coronavirus patients. currently have sufficient ent personal protective equipment such as and 95 masks, surgical masks and gloves, they are expected to arrive in the coming weeks. the nurses say their biggest concern is the lack of masks both and 95 and surgical masks. they said they are being asked to wear the same ask for an entire shift, sometimes longer when they should be changed in between patients. >> we are also told that we have plenty of ppv -- ppe, but we

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