michael mccarthy there speaking to mea michael mccarthy there speaking to me a little bit earlier.ays the united states and canada have agreed to close their border to non—essential traffic, as all 50 american states registered cases of coronavirus for the first time. mr trump also said that he was sending a us navy hospital ship to new york, the city worst hit by the outbreak. north america correspondent nick bryant reports. in new york right now, the rush—hour is no more. companies have been ordered to keep at least half of their employees at home. a city known for its infectious energy, a city that likes to boast it never even has to sleep, is experiencing a form of enforced hibernation. it's now ringed with drive—through test centres, as america's largest conurbation has also become a home to the country's largest coronavirus outbreak. and this hospital ship will soon be setting sail for new york harbour. as the city's medical facilities are overwhelmed in the coming weeks, it will desperately need extra beds. today, donald trump described himself as a wartime president... than

michael mccarthy is the chief market strategist at cmc markets in sydney.ly the largest bond buying scheme the ecb has ever announced and important from that perspective but we have already central banks around the globe adding liquidity. the us federal reserve has already done so—and—so have others, but the problem at the moment is not liquidity, and while in the medium term that might help stabilise and support markets, in the short term, adding extra liquidity to the global monetary system is unlikely to stem the selling we are seeing and market. when it comes to what we are seeing on the markets, we always talk about this idea that markets don't like uncertainty. at the moment, the world has never seen anything like such an uncertain time, surely we shouldn't be surprised that we are seeing such fluctuations in the pound and its lowest level since 1985, the australian dollar set to 17 yellow, no surprises, surely? no, it's not, and what we are seeing an accounting markets as a flight home. investors globally are repatriating their funds. three of the bi

as michael mccarthy pointed out, there is a huge shift in cash.nder pressure. being led lower. 2016 lows. falling by the most on record. nikkei 225 plunging as well. doing so in south korea. looking to stabilize markets given the moves that we are seeing. the korean won is off. lou quitted a squeeze that we are seeing, gaining ground this morning. we are seeing volatility picked up. seeing them move lower across the board when it comes to the kiwi space. a close eye on the markets. to strategists moving their outlooks for indices, you have cities turning target,rish, it's 2020 going back to the drawing board. steamrolling support levels across the board. we had hearing that walt disney will be closing theme parks. you are looking at the disneyland park in california being closed through the end of the month. walt disney closing the resorts. the disney cruise lines will also be suspended. we have seen already market reaction, downgrading the outlook to negative, earlier today. the theme parks in florida and paris will also be closed. comell have pl

up, our friends the property brothers are adding a list star power to their new show mccarthy, viola davis, michaelrenovations, melissa mccarthy, viola davis, michael buble in on it. hored to with these celebrities give the gift of home to people who have touched their lives. >> there you go, that's "pop start". >>> we've got padma lakshmi, but first your local news and >>> a very good morning. i'm laura garcia. breaking news. take a live look at the big board. the stock market this morning. it's been plummeting for most of the day amidst new economic concerns tied to the coronavirus. the dow down about 1900 points so far this morning. trading actually halted about five minutes after the open when the s&p dropped 7%. second time this week we've seen that same circuit breaker. after trading resumed, stocks continues lower for a time flirted with 10% declines this morning. the plunge comes amidst new travel restrictions tied to the coronavirus. this morning, governor newsom is calling to limit public gatherings of 250 people. we'll continue to monitor that. >>> monitoring the roadways, mike inouye. i

and we're talking about brad pitt, viola davis, melissa mccarthy, michael buble just to name a few.special renovation for a loved one. we have an exclusive clip for you. here is melissa mccarthy's very special surprise for her aunt and uncle. >> going in with a sledgehammer, super satisfying. jim's man cave has begun. i think they're just going to be totally shocked. it's really easy to give back to people who have done nothing but give. the lesson they've taught me made me want to give. >> here we go. home sweet home. >> oh, it's so great. the property brothers say it's amazing to see someone, these stars, who are extremely successful grounded enough to always remember the people who helped get them where they are. "celebrity iou" kicks off monday, april 17th on hgtv. >> normally the crowd would go whoa! [ applause ] >>> all right. so what do gold teeth, a wand and a big bag of three stuffed elves have in common? >> cannot wait for this. >> they're among some of the more interesting items left behind in ubers last year. yes, i said a bag of stuffed elves. the company released the e