coming up, kathy hochul. a stormy new york city. stay safe, everyone.is bloomberg. ♪ --with the first word news congressional leaders are haggling or final details in the almost $900 billion coronavirus stimulus package. americans would get a one-time $600 payment, there would be $300 a week in supplemental unemployment benefits and aid for small businesses. democrats will have to give up demand for aid to state and local governments. republicans will drop the coffer lawsuit liability protection. in germany, record increase coronavirus infections. i 30's reported more than 45,000 new cases today, over twice the number from the day before. earlier this week, fatalities also set a daily record. the german chancellor has hinted that the shutdown that just take effect will remain in force beyond january the first major winter storm of the season is that during the northeastern u.s. and up drain, ice, and up to a fed of snow from virginia to here in new york and is moving out to new england. at least three people were killed in car crashes, the storm but mor

that would be lieutenant about her -- the lieutenant governor of the empire state, kathy hochul. d the buffalo news, it is right in your face. what is the best practice now for politicians to contain the great hospitalization we are seeing? lt. gov. hochul: we have a strategy, and thank you for having me back on once again. have a 9.4%we now infection rate, up from just 2.5%, 3% over a month ago. so i wanted to point out these numbers can spiral out of control very quickly. what that does, it is an infection rate that leads to an increased number love hospitalizations. that is our greatest fear. we have said this from the beginning, our fear is overwhelming the hospital system. what we are doing is, first of all, calling back retired nurses and doctors, acting them -- doctors, asking them to enlist, but also asking everything go hospital to ensure that they have 50% surge capacity. we had to do this in the spring. we know how it is done. we can do this once again. thirdly, we also went to make sure they have enough protective equipment. member how frightening it was in march and a