gene did a lot of that also when he was at the department of labor. i think we need to talk to gene about what he did over there. >> the two departments have a shared goal of safety. >> absolutely. >> so how are you measuring safety? how are you getting these safety outcomes in the most economical way possible? >> we're actually performing. performance based. some departments they go out and they have quotas on how many inspections, how many reviews, how many audits. we are performance based. we're fact based. so we focus on the bad actors and a lot of the bad actors are responsible for the majority of the infractions. we're focus and see what our actions will actually yield in terms of overall performance in deterring the kind of behaviors we want to discourage. >> yeah. that's important to us. look, we're focused on the welfare of the american worker. that is the heart of the mission of the labor department and the single most important thing the federal government can do for american workers is support and sustain a vibrant economy and that's what t

hong kong's labor department stressed it's illegal to deny domestic work is one day off but to women like the son back in indonesia is relying on her income contradicting employees and often feel like a risk not worth taking. indonesia and other countries such as the philippines have been affected by the corona virus outbreak a member of the philippines u.n. delegation in new york tested positive for the virus sending the entire delegation into quarantine in manila authorities will begin implementing a travel ban and a quarantine of the capital's 12000000 people despite list of 40 cases indonesia too is ramping up its response to the virus beginning with a massive disinfection campaign. this is in the knees as big a small ask it can accommodate more than $10000.00 worshippers and it's an icon for the nation's believers but in times of the novel coronavirus it's a threat to public health which is why a drive is under way to disinfect this and thousands of other mosques under the watchful eye of the indonesian president we have rolled up and removed all the carpets because they are a p

the labor department website crashed a couple times because there was so much demand for people trying to file for unemployment. as you mentioned, kendis, goldman sachs came up with a number they estimate this week, $2.4 million. that's massive. a huge jump from the previous week. >> something after unprecedented meltdown, i need a glimmer of hope. tell me who is hiring? >> that's the good news. there's some companies that need a lot of people because they need to get the goods out, shipped, delivered to those staying at home. among those companies, amazon, d domi domino's, walmart and blue apron. those that don't want to cook a meal from scratch. they want a frozen meal and cook it as quickly as possible. >> amazon, hiring up to 100,000 people over the next few months. sabile marcellus, thanks so much. and ali velshi will have more on the massive stimulus package and if the companies deserve bailouts from taxpayers. >>> as cases spike in new jersey, the governor orders everyone to stay home. this as one of the testing sites was forced to close just minutes after opening. >> woman: wha

the labor department released the weekly jobs report in the last hour.r coincides with the several million u.s. workers who were laid off last week at about 40 states. to give you some perspective here, the number is more than the population of chicago. and a reminder, this is data for just one week. we know some of the claim systems in some states have been crashing and there are likely many who are planning on filing and haven't started that process yet. now, we want to take a live look right now showing you the big board where you can see we're up just over 400 points there and stocks are up right now, despite the jobless claims which may be surprising to some. according to the associated press, wall street could be reacting positively to the $2 trillion stimulus bill and the unemployment numbers apparently are not as bad as predicted, even though we're talking about over 3 million people here. one economist told abc news this morning, our economy was hit by a virus in a drive by and the unemployment numbers is a first indication of how bad the bleedi

home cause labor department stressed it's illegal to deny domestic work is one day off but to women like the son back in indonesia is reliant on her income contradicting employees and often feel like a risk not worth taking. these are images of the lighting of the olympic flame and the beginning of the torch relay day the ceremony in greece went ahead as planned to demonstrate that all is well with you coming summer games in tokyo even as the coronavirus pandemic shuts down international sports but now everything has been cancelled because of greece's containment measures despite this limbic organizers are insisting the games will go on is i received president thomas back. but there is so many measures that are being taken by you as so many governments in the authorities around the world to contain the virus and no 19 there we were before the games and. also making good use for these time over these 19 weeks so were we are in support there we are fully committed to. really encouraging fleets are to go were hurt there with their preparations well he said sure enough will you know take a c

the labor department reports for than 3 million people filed for unemployment insurance in the past week, but the dow ended up 1,300 points higher giving it the biggest three-day surge in 90 years. the stimulus package, that's expected to pass congress tomorrow. the senate voted yes. the house is next. is credited with helping the spike. locally there are 1,331 cases and 30 deaths related to covid-19. the coronavirus test site in hayward set up a help 510-583-4949. >>> now, our goal of making this 3:00 p.m. new cast your show is to have you participate in the live interviews. go to the facebook or youtube page and ask your questions and then i'll try to relay them to the guest expert. and today we do have an expert. dr. peter chin-hong, an infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at ucsf. thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure, thank you. >> we have to start with the biggest number just come out an i guess only a matter of time but the u.s. now has 82,000 confirmed cases pushing us just past china, past italy, meaning we now have the most number of cases in the world. do

welcome news to the 3.3 million americans who filed for unemployment recently according to the labor department. as economic aid package heads 2000 you can watch live coverage of its consideration on c-span. the senate is that return

welcome to the 3.3 million americans who filed for an appointment recently according to the labor department as economic aid package heads to the house, you can watch live coverage of the consideration on c-span. the senate is set to return on monday april 20 unless additional work is expected on the legislation, watch live coverage on c-span2. >> this weekend on the tv, saturday at 8:30 p.m. eastern, in her book recollection of my nonexistence, rebecca recounts her journey to becoming a writer and feminist. >> and remember realizing at a certain point, why was i not political when i was young and realizing to be political you have to feel like you have something in common with other people and that you have power. i started out with neither of those things and obviously ended up with plenty of those. >> sunday at nine on "after words", journalist eileen zimmerman looks at white-collar drug addiction and her book smacked. >> somebody struggling with an addiction is struggling with bleak conditions in their life, maybe homeless or mental illness untreated, someone that i would see on the side

the labor department releasing the figures for unemployment in february, reporting 273,000 jobs weredded, dropping the unemployment rate to 3.5%. a headline saying the economy adds 273,000 jobs in february, crushing expectations amid coronavirus worries. economists had projected the but to add 170,000 jobs unseasonably warm weather and consumer confidence led to a sturdy job market. there is growing alarm that the spreading covid-19 coronavirus and the scramble to contain it will take a serious toll on the economy. radio app. >> "washington journal" continues. host: this is dr. christopher mores of george washington university to talk about the u.s. coronavirus response and everything related to

jobless claims jumped by 70000 last week according to data from the labor department now if this crisis is actually taken care of in a timely fashion which we don't know if it will or not are these people going to be back to work and enter the workforce again because steve newton the treasury secretary in the u.s. he says that the pandemic could cause employment to spike to 20 percent if proper actions are taken i mean it just sounds so much like we're on the edge of that recession we've been talking about for ever now. virtually everyone i talk to left right and center thinks we are already in a recession and that the real question is whether it will live during a raid into a depression the simple answer your question is if there's going to be helping these businesses by making loans available the bridge loan idea and all the others being floated around many of these businesses were on the edge of profitability as it is the last business all of that that's not going to be turned around by having a lawn which tells you that in the view to which you know that the. it's to much business i

labor department reported a staggering 3.20 8 million americans filing on a plane and previous week, shattering the all-time weekly record of nearly 700,000 set in october of 1982. that from cnbc. and yesterday on fox news, this conversation with vice president pence on when the u.s. economy will reopen. here is part of that conversation. >> a very tough decision, may be even tougher than slapping a travel ban on china, because there is risk. if he opens the economy too soon, there is a risk. if he doesn't open it soon enough, there is another risk. what are you specifically looking at and basing your decision on and then formulating a recommendation to the president on? v.p. pence: well, it's the right question, jesse. i can tell you, short answer, we are following the data. with the public-private partnership that the president secured with massive commercial labs around the country, we're literally doing tens of thousands of tests a day, and we've gotten a great deal more understanding about where people have contracted the coronavirus, who's recovered, who's most at risk and the

this comes as the labor department says nearly 3.3 million people filed for first-time unemployment benefits for the week ending march 21st. just 282,000 people filed initial claims during the previous week before the lockdowns began. the news came hours after the senate unanimously approved a $2 trillion relief package that includes direct payments and more money for unemployment insurance. the bill now heads to the house where speaker nancy pelosi plans to hold a voice vote tomorrow but she says more will need to be done. >> there's so many things we didn't get in any of these bills yet in a way that we need to, but we're still going to need to have more money for state and local governments, municipalities and the rest. then one of the important things that i just -- we have to insist upon, we said free testing, free testing, free testing. >> as we enter the final hour of trading, take a look at the bottom -- there you go, right in the front of your screen, 1,000 points higher on the dow. that is shrugging off the record number of unemployment names which is a harbinger for an unemploymen

news to the three-point $3m americans who have filed for unemployment recently according to the labor department every economic aid patchy packages 2000 and watch live coverage on c-span. the senate is set to return monday april 20. unless additional work is expected in the legislation printed watch life on "c-span2". next an update from the world health organization on the coronavirus pandemic. the who director general also comments on president trump's coronavirus response efforts. >> good morning and good evening and good afternoon. hello and welcome everybody to the world health organization

department of labor is asking states to hold off on sharing those numbers.or department releasing unemployment claims data each week. as for the stock market. the dow thursday climbing above 20,000. >> now to a story you'll see only on 7. just before one neighborhood restaurant had to close a customer left a $2,000 tip. his generosity made an impact. >> it's been a couple days. i feel lost. >> she has served for 15 years. due to the shelter in place over the coronavirus, they closed their bar and dining room monday. last friday, a regular customer left a $2,000 tip. >> i didn't bloelieve it. i went back and said is this correct? he wanted to leave it for the staff. >> he showed me the tip. i got i was like there's hope. >> things were changing so quickly around covid-19. it was a spur of the moment decision. >> it was very spontaneous. i dded to do it. i decided to do it. plugging into the community in a place that means a lot to us. >> it was split between 25 staff and dish washers and servers and bussers. livelihoods are drastically different. >> it's scar

labor department reports more than three million americans lost their jobs last week and filed for unemployment benefits. that's nearly triple the previous week. that leaves many parents working from home. lady melania trump tweeted out today, while most children home during this challenging time, they tend to be on social media throughout the day. parents, please be sure to check them regularly to be sure they're practicing online safety. york congresswoman maloney tweets, new york is the of our coronavirus pandemic as our covid-19 cases is the s to rise, so urgent need for ventilators. h.h.s. provide new york 20,000 ventilators from the stockpile. the senate did unanimously trillion $2 coronavirus relief bill last night that will give most or icans a check for $1,200 more, depending on the number of children. the house will meet tomorrow orning at 9:00 to vote on the measure, and if approved, they'll send it to the president's desk for his signature. from house hear speaker nancy pelosi about her expectations for the bill. start at 10:45 eastern tomorrow. reporters' rs questions on the econom

labor department. betsy, let's start with the unemployment data because you worked at the department of labor where they crunch all of these numbers and you are familiar with all of these. i watch people struggle to make sense of it. how do you make sense of the number and what it means about what the situation we are in? >> that data is put out by the department of labor and it is real numbers, the number of people that are filing for unemployment in a given week. each state reports them into the department of labor. we have never seen a number like that before. you already said that. i think that if we think about what jay powell is saying it is not that surprising of a number. right now there are 212 million americans that are told to stay home. this claim is for last week with the weekending on saturday. i think at that time about 150 millions were told they need to stay home. so really 3.3 is a drop in that bucket and i think we will see another big spike in claims next thursday. but what we are s

the labor department said first time unemployment claims rose to 281,000 last week. that's an increase of 70,000 from the week before. this is before some of these orders to stay home and close businesses happened. this week state unemployment offices have been releasing figures of new claims. but "the new york times" reports that the federal labor department has instructed state officials to use generalities to describe claim levels until the total number of national claims is released next thursday. here's why they may be doing that. goldman saks estimates there could be 2.75 million unemployment claims this week. 2.75 million. jolene kent is following this story closely. jolene, what's the issue here? this is going to be inundating state unemployment offices, maybe of which have asked their people to work on an as-needed basis. >> we've been talking to the california folks in charge of unemployment claims. we're hearing they've just been slammed and never had this type of tsunami wave come at them. they tell us it is unprecedented. what else we know is they're try

this wasn't a democratic dream to idea, this was thdot idea, tp administration department of labor telling us when they look at the state department of labor they couldn't achieve what you want to achieve with your amendment. in other words, if you go ourward and you are successful, i don't believe you will be, but if you are successful, woul whae would end up with is basically a deadlock. no increase in unemployment insurance. let me tell you beyond this admin is a problem, which wasn't our creation, it was identified by the trump administration, john did this, there are two or three more things i want to say at the bottom line. first, we are determined to make sure workers compelle come out s terrible experience they are going through. the notion they would come out better is not unique to the democratic side of they aisle. the cash payment proposed by the trump administration, 1200 per adult and 500 per child for some will be a benefit and may even be a small but important windfall that comes their way, so be it. working families across america would end up with a cash payment from the

department of labor is asking states to hold off on sharing those numbers. the labor department releasing unemployment claims data each week. as for the stock market. the dow thursday climbing above 20,000. >> now to a story you'll see only on 7. just before one neighborhood restaurant had to close a customer left a $2,000 tip. his generosity made an impact. >> it's been a couple days. i feel lost. >> she has served for 15 years. due to the shelter in place over the coronavirus, they closed their bar and dining room monday. last friday, a regular customer left a $2,000 tip. >> i didn't bloelieve it. i went back and said is this correct? he wanted to leave it for the staff. >> he showed me the tip. i got i was like there's hope. >> things were changing so quickly around covid-19. it was a spur of the moment decision. >> it was very spontaneous. i dded to do it. i decided to do it. plugging into the community in a place that means a lot to us. >> it was split between 25 staff and dish washers and servers and bussers. livelihoods are drastically different. >> i

the labor department says the economic impact of the coronavirus has caused the surge. states continue to cite service industries broadly, particularly accommodation and food services, the department said in a statement. additional industries heavily cited for the increases included healthcare and social assistance, arts, entertainment and recreation, transportation and warehousing, and manufacturing sectors. the administration of president donald trump plans to implement a $2 trillion stimulus package to ease the economic effects of the pandemic. the legislation would provide expanded unemployment benefits and financial support for r sma and medium-sized businesses to maintain employment. >>> japan's government has launched a new task force to fight a growing coronavirus outbreak. the move paves the way for the prime minister to declare a state of emergency based on a newly enacted law. >> translator: in order to overcome the challenge our country is now facing, the state, local governments, medical workrkers, business operatorors, and all residentst need to be united

. >> reporter: the labor department reports that the service sector saw the most playoffs. we are talking about people working in restaurants, hotels and clothing stores. a lot of the businesses have shutdown. >> they are the faces of the newly unemployed. the manager just laid off 10 janitorial workers. maria and her coworkers finished their morning shift and were handed their last paycheck. >> starting tomorrow i am not going to have a check. i am not going to have a job. >> standing outside of the building she was cleaning in the financial district, the mother of the eight-year-old boy wonders how they will survive. l rent. we all stuff we stto er unemployment la lot more than t previous record. close to 700,000 jobless claims back in 1982. in california alone, the governor said more than 1 million people filed for benefits. >> the speed and decimation we have seen within 3 1/2 weeks is completely unprecedented. we saw nothing like that. the great recession was over a period of months and years. >> the former chief of california's employment development department. offic

this was the trump administration, department of labor telling us that when they looked at the state departments of labor, they couldn't achieve what you want to achieve with your amendment. in other words, if you go forward and you're successful -- i don't believe you will be -- but if you were successful, what we would end up with is, frank frankly, a deadlock, no increases in unemployment insurance benefits. now, let me tell you beyond this administrative problem which was not our creation, was identified by the trump administration, beyond this administrative problem there are two or three things i want to say as a bottom line. first, we are determined to make sure that the workers come out at least whole if not better through this terrible experience they're going through. now, this notion that the workers would come out better is not unique to the democratic side of the aisle. the cash payment proposed by the trump administration, $1,200 per adult, $500 per child, for some will be a benefit. may even be a small but important windfall that comes their way. so be it. that working

the labor department is a leaking child numbers and it is expected to be historic. analysts say the number of people filing claims for unemployment benefits are between one and 4 million. the highest the country has seen was during the 1980 depression when that number reach 695,000 p. anna mcdonald is scaling back its menu options. they are stopping it is menu they are for the new to simplify its operations. almost all locations are drive through only in the u.s.>>> that is your cbs money watch report. for more, head to cbs money watch.com. and lauren podesta. >>> tracking the weather for you. asked as reactive day yesterday we had showers, brief heavy downpours. just a few showers i am tracking along the coast and even down through santa cruz, now, let's show you alive look at our salesforce tower camera this is looking east and we are starting out today with chris clear showers and cold temperatures. down to 30s and the 40s this morning and some locations, freezing and subfreezing this morning. low 40s in concord, san jose, mid-50 dollars show you a 24- hour tempe

welcome news to the 3.3 million americans who filed for unemployment result according to the labor department. as economic aid package heads to the house, you can watch live coverage of its consideration on c-span. the senate is set to return monday, april 20 and additional work is expected. watch live senate coverage on c-span2 here. >> follow the federal response to the the coronavirus outbreak@c-span.org/coronavirus. watch congress, white house briefings and updates from governors. track the spread throughout the u.s. and the world with interactive maps. watch on-demand anytime unfiltered at c-span.org/coronavirus. >> ahead of the vote of the third coronavirus economic a blend several senators came to the floor to talk about the bill and how the pandemic is affecting their constituents. >> mr. president, america has ever seen anything like this before. to think that half the people who live in the united states under some order to either stay at home or at least avoid contact with others, unheard-of. this is an enemy, this virus, the likes of which we have never faced. a strong n

the labor department will release weekly jobless claims. there's every reason to believe that it will shatter records. the wrong kind of records. we have a team of reporters standing by to bring you the latest information. brynn gingras is live at elmhurst hospital in queens. a horrific 24-hour period there, brynn, with 13 deaths. what's the latest? >> reporter: yeah. john, i mean, that's the grim reality of what we are seeing here on the ground. it's not going away. the demand is still there. it's not going down. as you can see behind me, this line started forming earlier this morning. it's even longer at this hour. people waiting in the cold to get care. the hospital tells us every day they're working to increase the capacity of this hospital by flooding it with nurses and doctors and equipment just to keep up with this demand. 13 people have died at this hospital in queens while outside it's swamped with new yorkers waiting in long lines to get tested for the coronavirus. the numbers in the city are rapidly growing. but the nation's top

our team at the maryland department of labor is ready and available to provide technical assistance during your application process. as the governor mentioned, we are talking to our federal partners almost daily. my department is seeking as much as possible of the $100 million in worker grants announced by the u.s. department of labor. this will allow us to expand the program even further. but we know how important it is to provide immediate relief during this rapidly evolving state of emergency, so we are cutting through all the red tape in order to get our businesses the help they need. with these flexible layoff aversion funds, business can do countless things such as purchase remote access equipment and software to allow employees to work from home. sanitize their facilities to protect employees that if the providing essential services on-site. pay for liability insurance needed to change business models, like previous dine in only restaurants were now delivering food to the community. this fund can also provide up to $50,000 to supplement a small business's payroll costs if they are i

federal governments in the form of unemployment claims according to a recent labor report from the labor department more than 3000000 people filed for unemployment benefits in just the u.s. in the united states just last week breaking all previous records including the one setback in our.

now, on friday, the labor department is schedule today release the jobs report for march. economists expect to see th steepest drop in payroll possibly worse than the peak of the recession. the pandemic could ultimately mean the loss of 47 million jobs in the u.s. that adds up to an unemployment rate of 32%. health experts with the national coronavirus task force warn that the number of deaths from the virus are expected to escalate within weeks. >> it needs to be federal guidance so that every state understand that it may look like two cases today that become 20, that become 200, that become 2,000. >> she predicts 100,000 to now, president trump invited to task force briefing to talk about their efforts to manufacturer equipment to help bomb cat coronavirus pandemic. honeywell will be makes mask in rhode island. ford will convert an auto part its factory outside detroit to manufacturer ventilators. and the president said that he hopes to send some of them to hard hit european countries as well. don't forget, any time of day you can download our free ktvu news app. and get

within just two business days of exhibiting a simple application and our team at the maryland department of labor is ready and available to providetechnical assistance during our application process . as the governor mentioned we're talking to our federal partners most daily and my department is seeking as much as possible of the 100 million in dislocated worker grants recently announced by the us department of labor. this will allow us toexpand this program further .but we know how important it is to provide immediate relief during this rapidly evolving state of emergency so we're cutting through all the red cake in order to get our businesses the help they need right now.with these flexible layoffaversion plans , we can do countless things such as purchase remote access equipment and software allow employees to work from home . advertise their facilities to protect employees providing essential services on-site. pay for liability insurance needed to change business models like previous died in only restaurants are now delivering food to the community. this fund can also provide to $50,000 to su

. >> reporter: yesterday, the labor department says last week's nationwid unemployment claims were up dramatically, tonight an even bleaker picture from individual states. in south carolina, unemployment claims this week shot up at least 400% colorado 875%. oregon more than 2,100% in just two days. >> this is just the tip of the iceberg it's only a couple days and only 21 states it could be as many as 2 million people. >> reporter: across the country -- >> i mean, it's a mess. >> reporter: workers like lorenzo of new york are complaining of jammed phone lines and crashing unemployment websites. >> it's stressful. it's really stressful and, you know, first time i've been unemployed in my entire life since i was 16. >> reporter: bartender beverly barber got her last paycheck today. >> you don't know where your next dollar is coming in from. >> reporter: the owners of this bar say they've been forced to furlough dozens of workers. with no customers they are doing what they can to serve each other. lester >> all right, gabe thank you. >>> also breaking, that trillion-dollar relief package

in the meantime the labor department will released updated unemployment statistics today. more than 1,000 people have died in the u.s. because of coronavirus and nearly 70,000 po people have been diagnosed with it. about 1,200 cases are here in the bay area and 27 people have died here. >>> a stark reality hit parents and students throughout the bay area yesterday in a sign of how long our leaders expect our shelter in place to last. the majority of our county said school will be closed through the beginning of may. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek. amy? >> hi, reggie. yeah, a few layers to this, right? the emotional side. kids miss their friends and you can't help but feel bad for high school seniors. they're missing their proms and graduation banquets and trips. there is also the stressful side of this and that's taking place at home. parents who are working are now also trying to teach their kids. we talked to an online teaching expert who advises setting up a space for each person in the home, keep everyone far away from each other. everyone s

the labor department is expected to report next week that a record-breaking 3 million americans have filed first-time claims for unemployment. the president ofof the st. louis federal reserve predicted the u.s. employment rate could hit 30% in the coming weekeks and months.. the coronavirus death toll in iran is approaching 2000 with neararly 25,000 coconfirmed cas. president hassan rouhani blamed u.s. sanctions for the devastating toll the virus has had in iran as the crumbling medical infrastructure is struggling to keep up with new cases. the number of coronavirus cases in pakistan has topped 900 with seven deaths, prompting the government to ban all to national flights. saudi arabia has the highest number of infections in the gulf -- 560with over 500 confirmed cases. in africa, the virus has been spreadining quickly, with confirirmed covid-19 cases surpassing 1700 across 45 countries. south african president cyril ramaphososa on monday announceda three-week lockdown monday as over 550 cases have been confirmed -- the highest in sub-saharan africa. in zimimbwe, promiminent 30-year

that's largest ever documented by labor department. comes as senate just passed a coronavirus relief package. bill will next go to house for vote scheduled for tomorrow. president trump is expected to sign it into law. >> i'm profoundly grateful that both parties came together to provide relief for american workers and families in this hour of need. >> meanwhile president trump says there's no way he will cancel the gop convention in august. democrats insist dnc in july will not be canceled either. >>> stocks surged again on wall street as the coronavirus relief bill gets closer to passage. dow jones, more than 6%. jumped 20% since tuesday, biggest three-day surge since 1931. s&p 500, up 6%, and nasdaq social, many are taking on social media challenges to pass the time. people doing the push-up challenge are getting creative.a amanda del castillo. >> reporter: giggles and good vibes for family sheltering in place. social media challenge, get through ten push-ups, pass it on. >> right now social media is most authentic and truly connect

that's largest ever documented by labor department. comes as senate just passed a coronavirus relief package. bill will next go to house for vote scheduled for tomorrow. president trump is expected to sign it into law. >> i'm profoundly grateful that both parties came together to provide relief for american workers and families in this hour of need. >> meanwhile president trump says there's no cael the gnv in august. democrats insist dnc in july will not be canceled either. >>> stocks surged again on wall street as the coronavirus relief bill gets closer to passage. dow jones, more than 6%. jumped 20% since tuesday, biggest three-day surge since 1931. s&p 500, up 6%, and nasdaq >>> shelte social, many are taking on social media challenges to pass the time. people doing the push-up challenge are getting creative.a giggles and good vibes for family sheltering in place. social media challenge, get through ten push-ups, pass it on. >> right now social media is most authentic and truly connected it's been in a long time. silver lining in al

figures, which reached record numbers last week with 3 million jobless claims according to the labor department. cnbc has this chart depicting the sudden rise, and points out the numbers shattered the great recession peak of 665,000 in march 2009, and the all-time mark of 695,000 in october 1982. in her weekly briefing, nancy pelosi talked about legislative efforts to address the coronavirus pandemic, including the $2 trillion economic package passed by the senate and awaiting action in the house. she also spoke about the possibility of additional legislation for issues not passed in the bill.

he led the labor department's response to the great recession in 2008. seth, this is very different to what we faced in '08. both the fed chair, jay powell, said once we get past this, we'll snap back quickly. and steve mnuchin tried to dismiss this really big number today. once the new senate bill gets passed and goes through the system and all this money gets to individuals and small businesses, are we going to see that number drop? >> we're going to see it go down some for the reasons you were just talking about with josh. and that is the small businesses and medium sized businesses are going to be required, in order to get the loans from the sba or from other facilities to hire back or keep the employees they already have. so those folks will not be laid off and will not end up filing for unemployment. but i think secretary mnuchin in the spirit of the trump administration is being a little bit too optimistic about what's happened. a majority of americans live paycheck to paycheck. they've already missed a paycheck or two and by the time they get the

. >> reporter: in georgia, labor department offices are closed. its website overwhelmed. 110,000 people tried filing yesterday. >> washington, d.c., tomorrow morning, the house will vote on a $2 trillion stimulus lifeline. among many provisions, extending unemployment and direct payments up to $1,200 to most americans like marie silkridge-ashford. her one-woman operation, the cheesecake boutique, closed today. government's direct payment would take at least three weeks. she needs it able to make a plan to move forward because you're not sure where your source of income will be coming from. need. norah? >> incble. all right, thank you. >>> now to washington where for the last year the president has presided over an historically low unemployment rate, but the numbers today are the first sign that will no longer be the case. president trump says the jobless numbers are nobody's fault and that he will soon outline new guidelines to get some people back to work. paula reid reports tonight from the white house. >> reporter: president trump today confron

that happen on the medical side. >> understood, doctor, i mention the figures courtesy of the labor department. we are joined by the former labor secretary under clinton, i want you to weigh in on the same conversation the doctor mentioned that this pain has to be dealt with. your view on that and what's coming out of the congress here in the gigantic $2 trillion program? >> ari, we are accustomed to talk about economic downturns as if the economy is the number one concern. right now the economy has got to take second fiddle, second place to getting through this pandemic and saving lives. this is a health and safety issue. this is not about jobs. we ought to we are big enough. this is a $21 billion economy when it is going full blast. we can afford and should be able afford to help all of our people get through this with enough income and enough support and medical assistance. there is simply no excuse for putting the economy before people's health and people's safety. >> understood. and, both of you take a listen to a moment. we wanted to play what is important from dr. birx discussing the hi

>> so that data is put out by the department of labor and it's real numbers. it's the number of people who are filing for unemployment in a given week. each state reports their numbers in to the federal, the u.s. department of labor and then they put them all together and give us the seasonally adjusted number. we've never seen a number like that before. you've already said that. but i think if we think about what jay powell was just saying it's not that surprising of a number. right now, there are 212 million americans who have been told to stay home. this claim was for last week. so the weekending on saturday and i think at that time 150 million americans have been told they need to stay home. so 3.3 million, i think we'll see another big spike when we see claims next thursday but what we're seeing is different. in 2008, we had two years where initial claims were about 200 to 300,000 per week more than they normally are. so think about that. that's like 104 weeks, two to 300,000 people more than normal filing for unemployment. the problem here is we'll have t