and remember -- you can't take it with you. [ train whistle blows ] n an houe is lou dobbs. lou: good evening, number of deaths as a result of wuhan virus contagion crossing a grave threshold today, world wide more than 1.5 million cases, 94,000 people killed. by the virus. and united states more than 16,000 people killed by the disease, at least 452,000 more infected. the rising death toll a reminder that even as united states begins to show signs of a turn around in the the fight against the disease, the numbers will still rise, the virus taking its toll on the economy, labor deputdepartment announcing 6.6 million americans filing for unemployment last week. the senate adjourn until monday after the radical dimms blocked effort by g.o.p. to raise funding by a quarter ther trilln for the paycheck protection program, a program that has expended 500 thousand loans to small business worth $128 million, and securing hundreds of thousands of jobs. on the floor today, senator mitch mcconnell blasted the dems for holding american's paychecks hostage. >> country cannot afford unnece

ht now in meantime, lou dobbs. lou: good evening, tonight we will hear as has become our weekday evening custom from president trump and his coronavirus task force. he is working hard to protect the american people against the virus that is becoming every more deadly, more than a million people in the world have been infected with the wuhan virus. more than 51,000 killed. and in the united states at least 5600 of our fellow citizens have been killed by that virus, 236,000 more infected. americans are hit by both wuhan virus pandemic and an international market sell-off and slowdown of economies around the world. the federal reserve is acting as banker to the world. launching a lending facility for foreign central banks, small and large businesses across the country are shutting down. and a record number of americans who just a few months ago were enjoying historic levels of pros merty -- prosperities and savings are now files for unemployment benefits for first time ever, 6 moy -- 6.6 milliont week. with china's eco

us today and ever kay, melissa and i will see you back hire tomorrow backh more after the bell, lou dobbs starts right now. lou: good evening, president trump and the coronavirus task force are set for an update. we'll go to that as they take the podium. and globally tonight we must report that 1.3 million people have contracted the virus almost 74,000 people have been killed. in this country the numbers stagger as well. 356,000 cases, and more than 10,000 americans have been killed. president's task force said they are bracing for what will be a hard, difficult, sad week for all americans. dr. birx pleading with americans to stay home, avoid simplest tasks trying to contain the spread. and surgeon general providing an assessment of what country must endure in the next two weeks. >> this is going to be the hardest and saddest week of most of americans' lives. this going to be our 9/11 moment all over the country. lou: as nation prepares for the worst, president trump is expressing hope, tweeting this morning he sees light at the end of the tunnel. steep rise in deaths in new york from wuh

follow me on twitter on lou dobbs. follow me on facebook and instagram @lou dobbs tonight. coming up next president trump his coronavirus task force from the white house briefing room. thank you for joining us here tonight. good night from sussex. elizabeth: hi. it is liz macdonald with "the evening edit." you're watching the fox business network. we have breaking news, the white house coronavirus task force briefing has been delayed temporarily. the president is on a conference call, has been on a conference call with the leaders of russia and saudi arabia. that would be vladmir putin and king saloman to strike an oil deal. prices are plunging to generational lows. they're clawing back. there has been an agreement, reports coming in among members of opec to cut oil production by 10 million barrels per day. let's take it up with former

i'm lou dobbs. and good night from sussex. elizabeth: okay.his is liz liz mccdonald with "the evening edit." let's listen to the vice president address the task force for the coronavirus. >> we anticipate in the local new york area the local health care provider will make a decision whether you're transferred to the javits center. in all case look to guidance from local governors how best to receive the care that every american, every american is entitled to

." ♪ "lou dobbs tonight" starts now. ♪ ♪ lou: good evening, everyone.sts flaring up across the country today as some states begin to partially reopen during the wuhan virus pandemic. the number of demonstrations against stay-at-home lockdowns is rising. hundreds of demonstrators descended on the wisconsin state capitol in madison after the governor there extended restrictions until the end of next month. in michigan the republican-led state legislate eture taking up the possibility of launching a committee to review democrat governor gretchen whitmer's response to the wuhan virus and possibly strip her of some powers. protesters there angry at whitmer's decision to extend the state's stay-at-home orders until the middle of next month. meanwhile, in states like georgia the governor there allowing gyms, hair salons, that to too parlors and some other -- tattoo parlors and some other nonessential buzzes to reopen -- businesses to reopen. a number of virus-related elements to report to you. we begin with the death toll in this country. the chinese coronavir

." ♪ "lou dobbs tonight" starts now. ♪ ♪ lou: good evening, everyone.untry today as some states begin to partially reopen during the wuhan virus pandemic. the number of demonstrations against stay-at-home lockdowns is rising. hundreds of demonstrators descended on the wisconsin state capitol in madison after the governor there extended restrictions until the end of next month. in michigan the republican-led state legislate eture taking up the possibility of launching a committee to review democrat governor gretchen whitmer's response to the wuhan virus and possibly strip

lou dobbs now. >> good evening everybody, tonight we will be hearing as we have each night this week from the president and the coronavirus task force about the latest efforts in the battle that is intensifying against the wuhan virus, the viral contagion originated definitively in china and the chinese virus it has now killed more than 6900 americans and infected at least 266,000 more americans. worldwide cases have reached nearly 1.1 million, more than 58000 people have been killed. it appears that the president's task force is ready to recommend that all americans now wear a mask, a scarf, bandanna or some other protective face covering in order to protect against the virus. here is doctor anthony fauci this morning stressing that face covering does not mean using the same much needed n95 mask that are in such critical need for our doctors, nurses, healthcare workers who are fighting on the front lines. >> when you are out, and you cannot maintain the 6-foot distance to where some sort of facial covering. the important point to emphasize is that that should in no way ever take awa

i'm lou dobbs. and good night from sussex. elizabeth: okay. this is liz liz mccdonald with "the evening edit." let's listen to the vice president address the task force for the coronavirus. >> we anticipate in the local new york area the local health care provider will make a decision whether you're transferred to the javits center. in all case look to guidance from local governors how best to receive the care that every american, every american is entitled to have. beyond that let me say we have been working through fema's acquisition process not only to deploy but to gather up personal protective equipment. in a few moments you will hear from admiral john polcyk on the extraordinary progress we made on the strategic stockpile but identifying on the commercial marketplace around america and around the world literally millions of n95 masks, surgical gowns, gloves, protective equipment and at this point we distributed some 7600 ventilators and you will hear today specifically about the state has have received those ventilators. we're just, this

"lou dobbs tonight" starts right now. [♪] lou: good evening, everybody, president trump standing withday. he delivered a promising message about the country's fight against the deadly wuhan virus. president trump says there are growing signs his administration's aggressive strategy to save american lives is working. president trump: we are seeing hospital admissions declining substantially. the number of new cases nationwide per day is flattening suggesting we are near the peak and our comprehensive strategy is working.

lou dobbs now. >> good evening everybody, tonight we will be hearing as we have each night this weekronavirus task force about the latest efforts in the battle that is intensifying against the wuhan virus, the viral contagion originated definitively in china and the chinese virus it has now killed more than 6900 americans and infected at least 266,000 more americans. worldwide cases have reached nearly 1.1 million, more than 58000 people have been

tree when he she goes through all the tough enough to protect and live to the max i'm lou dobbs . for about 100 other participants princeps more than 5000. few days local police then distribute them the lack of basic protective gear at spanish medical facilities is getting worse about one in 10 people newly infected with the coronavirus work in health care according to official statistics. situation in many hospitals and clinics. and. private initiatives. some. questions about the responsibility of the government. seem to be prepared for a crisis like this and the government. protective. francisco is too busy to do questions like me motivated by the many expressions of gratitude and pictures of people thankful to have urgently needed protectors. and. joins us from the spanish civil welcome by philip let's start with question you posed at the end of your report how does the spanish government explain its lack of preparation. it doesn't explain it very well checked of course spain is not alone in this situation countries all over the world have been ill prepared for a crisis of this

"lou dobbs tonight" starts right now. [♪] lou: good evening, everybody, president trump standing withoronavirus task force today. he delivered a promising message about the country's fight against the deadly wuhan virus. president trump says there are growing signs his administration's aggressive strategy to save american lives is working. president trump: we are seeing hospital admissions declining substantially. the number of new cases nationwide per day is flattening suggesting we are near the peak and our comprehensive strategy is working. over time our guidelines to slow the spread are decreasing. and will result in fewer hospital admissions because of the people doing what they had to do. great people. and working with elected representatives and the doctors, the nurses and everybody. just everybody. everybody has been so amazing. lou: president trump's aggressive strong handling of the deadly chinese contagion has improved considerably his poll numbers. the fox news poll reaching a record high, up to 49%. the latest fox news reading. 79% say the nation is moving in the right di

it will start in an hour, here is lou dobbs. a result of wuhan virus contagion crossing a grave threshold today, world wide more than 1.5 million cases, 94,000 people killed. by the virus. and united states more than 16,000 people killed by the disease, at least 452,000 more infected. the rising death toll a reminder that even as united states begins to show signs of a turn around in the the fight against the disease, the

missing out on birthdays and graduations and lou dobbs hot tub parties. virus help line are up 90%. the searches for what date is spiked on google. it's a great time to focus on the little things like how to stop my bird from being such a stupid jerk. that is the greatest bird i have ever seen. tyrus, how are you holding up? are you fielding lonely? you have got kids. tyrus: i am never alone, greg. never alone. i don't know what that's like. and love it. i love being surrounded constantly. we are just happy in this small enclosed area together. pay no attention to the cannibalism. we are all just happy. i wouldn't call that number that's times. but i feel bad for the people stuck at home alone. i feel for them. greg: i worry about the elderly. seriously at home. and tom, you also have family at home. but people can't visit their grandparents. that's brutal. >> it is trying for a lot of people. especially when you have people in elder care. but they can't. a lot of people are going to have a depression after this is all over. because there are a lot of peo

melissa: we're waiting for the coronavirus task force, right now in meantime, lou dobbs. we will hear as has become our weekday evening custom from president trump and his coronavirus task force. he is working hard to protect the american people against the virus that is becoming every more deadly, more than a million people in the world have been infected with the wuhan virus. more than 51,000 killed. and in the united states at least 5600 of our fellow citizens have been killed by that virus, 236,000 more infected. americans are hit by both wuhan virus pandemic and an

"lou dobbs tonight" starts now. [♪] lou: good evening, everybody. number of important developments and all of them related to the wuhan virus contagion. the chinese coronavirus continues to spread around the world, infecting millions, killing tens of thousands of people. today the united states mounted what sources call a full-scale investigation of china's cover-up of the spread of the deadly wuhan virus while it was killing citizens in the hubei province the president xi jinping was covering up information. the result of the chinese communist party's lies and president xi's overt and deadly decision not to tell western governments about the disease he unleashed resulted in the killing of almost 150,000 people of worldwide. the sickening of 2.2 million more. the contagion is far from controlled. the pandemic unleashed by the chinese government killed 32,000 americans and infected 700,000 more. fox news has learned intelligence agencies are gathering information about the laboratory at the wuhan institute of virology, trying to piece together a time

"lou dobbs tonight" starts right now. [♪] lou: good evening, everybody, president trump standing withask force today. he delivered a promising message about the country's fight against the deadly wuhan virus. president trump says there are growing signs his administration's aggressive strategy to save american lives is working. president trump: we are seeing hospital admissions declining substantially. the number of new cases nationwide per day is flattening suggesting we are near the peak and our comprehensive strategy is working

"lou dobbs tonight" starts right now. [♪] lou: good evening, tonight we begin with breaking news in theouthwest regional of the country and louisiana as a severe weather system has produced powerful storms that killed at least 7 people in texas, oklahoma and louisiana. the storms generating two dozen tornadoes that struck those states. the storms are moving across the south and headed towards the carolinas. the storms downed power lines and trees and damaged 100 hours homes and businesses. one tornado hit parts of georgia today. no reports of injuries. stay at home orders remain in effect, and the contagion continues to worsen. as of this hour the chinese coronavirus labeled covid-19 has affected 856,000 americans and killed 47,000 more. this as the left wing national media once again pushing headlines that don't match stories. the financial times using leaked data from the world health organization to report that gilead's drug remdesivir flopped in its first trial. the headline had investigators selling on wall street until gilead pointed out that study was terminated because it had lo

there live once it begins, melissa and i will see you with after the bell tomorrow this time, it "lou dobbs tonight," right now. lou: good evening, deadly spread of the wuhan virus goes on. worldwide, 1.4 million people have been infected. the virus has killed over 81,000 people. the number of americans infected has risen to more than 386,000. and the virus has killed 12,000 of our fellow citizens, tonight, as we enter period, president trump and all of his administration public health experts tell us will be the deadliest two weeks, there considerable reason to hope the number of americans who will die from the virus will be lower, much lower perhaps than some pandemic models have projected, robert redfield saying that americans have likely brought down the number of deaths. surgeon general today, sharing in some of his optimism. >> i feel a lot more optimistic, because i'm seeing mitigation work. i believe we'll come in under the projection as long as we can continue to do our part for 30 days, staying home, avoiding unnecessary travel, not gathering in large groups. lou: today the presid

tomorrow, "lou dobbs tonight" starts right now. lou: the president and the coronavirus task force are getting ready to brief the american people about the ever spreading wuhan virus. once the president enters the white house briefing room, we'll take you to him live. sparsely populated, that is more than appropriate social distancing. it was two weeks ago that there were fewer than 8 thousand cases of the china virus, the coronavirus, and the pandemic in the united states hasek ploded now -- exploded more than 180 thousands cases, more than half in new york city. in new york state. and new jersey. in total the coronavirus is now killed more than 3600 americans. president trump and his administration continue their whole of government approach. that now includes already extending social distancing guidelines through articl april. and signing a 2 trillion dollar rescue package for americans hard hit by the virus. we're expected to be hit harder. president's actions earning him highest approval ratings of his presidency, despite the ye

"lou dobbs tonight" starts -- ♪ ♪ lou: good evening, everybody.e begin with soaring and patriotic tributes today to all american workers on the front lines of the fight against the wuhan virus pandemic. [background sounds] lou: 12 high performance jets from the air force thunderbirds navy blue angel demonstration team staging flyovers above new york, new jersey, connecticut, pennsylvania.

"lou dobbs tonight" starts -- ♪ ♪ lou: good evening, everybody.gun with soar -- we begin with soaring and patriotic tributes today to all american workers on the front lines of the fight against the wuhan virus pandemic. [background sounds] lou: 12 high performance jets from the air force thunderbirds navy blue angel demonstration team staging flyovers above new york, new jersey, connecticut, pennsylvania. the elite flight teams providing a show of solidarity and american resolve, honoring all who are keeping this nation if moving forward through the global pandemic on the front lines of the battle in our health care and hospitals and clinics. today's mission the first of several across the country planned for the next few weeks. our thanks to the air force, the navy acrobatic teams and all they honored today, all the great health care workers battling against this pandemic. president trump and his administration preparing for parts of the country to get back to work as soon as it's safe to open for business. president trump today in the white hou

"lou dobbs tonight" starts right now. [♪] lou: good evening, breaking news tonight.he senate has agreed to a deal increasing funding to the wuhan virus relief package, $320 billion being added to the paycheck protection program helping 2 million small businesses and their employees. the agreement coming after weeks of delays from the radical dimms. in addition to the money going to the small business relief program, another $60 billion will go to economic injury disaster loans. $75 billion for hospitals, $25 billion for testing labs for the virus. the president urged both parties to pass this legislation. the president tweeted this. i urge the senate and the house to pass the paycheck protection program and healthcare enhancement act with additional funding for the payroll protection, hospitals, testing. after i sign this bill he tweeted we'll begin discussions on the next legislative initiative with fiscal relief to state and local governments for lost revenues from covid-19. and much needed infrastructure, tax incentives for restaurants, payroll tax cuts to increas

"lou dobbs tonight" starts right now. [♪] lou: good evening, tonight we begin with breaking news in the country and louisiana as a severe weather system has produced powerful storms that killed at least 7 people in texas, oklahoma and louisiana. the storms generating two dozen tornadoes that struck those states. the storms are moving across the south and headed towards the carolinas. the storms downed power lines and trees and damaged 100 hours homes and businesses.

so much for watching, and remember -- you can't take it with you. [ bat cracks, crowd cheers ] "lou dobbs tonight" starts right now. [♪] lou: good evening, everybody. china is on the verge of becoming a global pariah. the chinese communist party's cover-up of the deadly contagion they unleashed on the world will bring consequences for the government and its leader xi jinping. xi's lies and deception have been exposed to the world. he ordered the the head of the institutes of virology to go on stage on say that the virus originated in wuhan. xi and china's communist party are clearly to blame for their refusal to warn the world of the deadly virus they spread all around the world. what else are they responsible for? did they engineer the virus in the wuhan laboratory? if so, for what purpose? were they conducting research? or did they engineer a wave upon of mass destruction. the actions of xi and his government imply guilt and their stream of lies are inexcusable. as are their conscious decision to deny the truth when they could have saved millions of people from sickness and death. the w

"lou dobbs tonight" starts right now. ♪ ♪ lou: good evening, everybody.king steps to ramp up the pressure against china and the world health organization. the white house reportedly ordering intelligence agencies to look into whether the two groups colluded to lie and to cover up information about the origin of the wuhan virus pandemic and, of course, its spread around the world. the president is also considering whether to permanently withdraw funding for the world health organization, pointing out the united states is its biggest contributor by far and charging the w.h.o. with acting as a mouthpiece for

"lou dobbs tonight" starts right now. ♪ ♪ lou: good evening, everybody.et today taking steps to ramp up the pressure against china and the world health organization. the white house reportedly ordering intelligence agencies to look into whether the two groups colluded to lie and to cover up information about the origin of the wuhan virus pandemic and, of course, its spread around the world. the president is also considering whether to permanently withdraw funding for the world health organization, pointing out the united states is its biggest contributor by far and charging the w.h.o. with acting as a mouthpiece for t

as we close out another day on wall street, lou dobbs tonight starts now. e president and his task force have warned this pandemic is claiming the lives of ever more people, as of now total number of cases worldwide neared 1.5 million people infected. in united states death toll risen to 13,000, more than 4,000 americans infected. and wuhan virus is killed more than 85 thousand people in the world. in the midst of these sobers and difficult losses there has been a shift in projections for future severity of the pandemic in america. america's

us today and ever kay, melissa and i will see you back hire tomorrow backh more after the bell, lou dobbsou: good evening, president trump and the coronavirus task force are set for an update. we'll go to that as they take the podium. and globally tonight we must report that 1.3 million people have contracted the virus almost 74,000 people have been killed. in this country the numbers stagger as well. 356,000 cases, and more than 10,000 americans have been killed. president's task force said they are bracing for what will be a hard, difficult, sad week for

"lou dobbs tonight" starts now. [♪] lou: good evening, everybody.important developments and all of them related to the wuhan virus contagion. the chinese coronavirus continues to spread around the world, infecting millions, killing tens of thousands of people. today the united states mounted what sources call a full-scale investigation of china's cover-up of the spread of the deadly wuhan virus while it was killing citizens in the hubei province the president xi jinping was