I want this to be a conversation where where I get to hear your stories and get to you get to ask me questions that are on your mind.

So I'll just say a few things that the head start here is gonna take about 10 minutes to do it.

Earlier today, my good friend of yours, a friend, Bernie Sanders, announced he was suspending his campaign.

Bernie has always been a passionate voice for progress, and he put his heart and soul not only in the running for president but also the causes and issues he has been dedicated to his whole life.

He's inspired and energized millions of supporters, especially young voters, to join him and championing and progressive vision for our country.

And he didn't just run a political campaign.

He created a movement, and that's a good thing for the nation and for our future.

Well, Bernie's campaign is ended.

I know his leadership is going to continue, including working to address the incredible challenges we're now facing.

The ones that are facing this nation of this president.

My heart goes out to everyone out there suffering from covert 19.

We all know the greatest tragedy, and all of this is how many lives are being lost, how many are infected and suffering alone.

I mean, we have friends who are not able to see their one friend.

Mother was dying of another illness to cancer, and she's in the hospital.

But she couldn't go and see her.

They had to put a phone up to her ear.

It's so, so hard for so many people, and this is going to continue to be a very hard week for our country.

This disease is not only tearing through the nation, it's devastating families.

It's wrecking the economy, and we're starting to see those see it, magnify some of our worst systemic inequities.

Early Daddy's shows countries and counties in this country have, ah, major black populations and Hispanic populations.

The Corona virus, infection rates and the black communities of three times is high, as they are in white majority residents communities death rates nearly six times higher.

That's unconscionable and never should happen.

We need more data, and we also need more data on how the Latino and other communities of color are impacted other minority communities, so we know exactly what has to be done.

Black Americans are still less likely to be insured, as are Latinos.

Less likely to have access to health care, less likely to have head treatment for underlying conditions like asthma and and diabetes.

Make more make them more vulnerable to this virus today, and they're more likely to face exposure to pollutants.

Then anyone else associated with the Koven 19 pandemic and their death rates were higher.

Black Americans also less likely to have a job they can do just from home.

Like many Latinos in America, they're more likely to have to choose between their health and their health care and their paycheck.

This virus is shedding light on the structural racism that still exists in plagues.

Our laws, our institutions and our culture.

In these past few weeks, I've been it have been devastating for our economy.

We're gonna have to do on awful lot of work to rebuild after this is over.

As I said over and over the past weeks, I believe that that it's a top priority for us is using the money that $2 trillion from a so called Cares Act that Congress passed to keep as many workers on payroll as possible so they can hit the ground running.

But so many people, including some of you, have already lost your jobs.

6.6 million new unemployment claim just reported last week.

And who knows?

There's gonna be this coming week 3.3 million the week before.

We're getting more reporting tomorrow.

That's already more than 10 million Americans have lost their jobs through no fault of their own because of this pandemic hospitality workers and did not tell you about that senator and in Las Vegas service industry workers, highly skilled workers in construction, so many more union members and non union members.

I know people are worried not just if you or your loved ones are going to get sick.

You're worried about how you're going to make the rent.

Worried about how to pay the bills, keep food on the table, worried about when the relief checks are going to come through that have been voted by the Congress.

You know, that's the key part of the 10 point what I call a make work checklist that I put together last week and offered to the president of United States President Trump so that he knows how to think about what it takes to administer a massive federal recovery program.

And one of the key pieces is making sure to get those unemployment checks out on time and in full.

We have to make workers who have been laid off financially.

Whole states already overwhelmed by the millions of claims with more to come.

States need more staff, better technology, more robust systems to both accept claims and get those funds out the door.

The White House should have had their back.

We need to get those relief checks into the hands of folks as quickly as possible, using direct deposits, prepaid debit cards, whatever we can.

But here's what we know.

Above all the money and the plans that are in the care, Zach won't be enough.

In the first time around, we're going to have to doom or the unemployment insurance payments.

They will have to keep people afloat right now.

Right now, they're set to expire.

These payments should be available as long as they are needed, and the federal government should backstop the States on this to make sure that they continue to make those payments.

We should have rent freeze and a moratorium on convictions during this public health crisis because no one should have to worry about losing their home during a pandemic or where they lived during a pandemic.

The next package this is already being discussed should include student debt relief for at least $10,000 per person.

Help ease the burden on young people are already struggling to get by before the current of Iris.

We have to make sure everyone has access to maintain and maintain affordable health insurance coverage.

We should be making it easier, not harder to make sure to set make sense to, you know, put another way, it makes no sense.

It makes no sense to be fighting in court right now to try to take away Obama care from people who need it more than ever.

It makes no sense not to open up a new enrollment period in the middle of this pandemic, so the people who need insurance can get it now, and as we look at the next steps that are needed, we should boost the subsidies for obamacare keep people and give them affordable coverage.

The same goes for Cobra.

You all know a Cobra.

Subsidies are.

When the President I were in charge of putting the country, pulling the country back from the great recession and rebuilding our economy.

In 2009 we made sure the subsidies were up to 65%.

This crisis is going to be even bigger.

So our support for the American people is going to need to be even more generous and by the coca kicks in.

When your insurance you have with your company no longer is available to you, the government should pick up the full cost of of ah Cobra premiums.

Right now, one additional tragedy of this crisis is how much pain could have been avoided with swift decision, action and decisive action.

This is a challenge.

Requires leadership.

The requires transparency and requires urgency.

You know, America's long term in cover is gonna fire require far more investment, but it needs to be smart and effective.

We can't just return to an unfair, unequal economy that's stacked against American workers.

We already know we're gonna need more.

Resource is a lot more where people are going to need help.

Let's start now so we don't waste valuable time.

Let's get help to the people who need the most.

I know.

I know that will come through this challenge stronger than ever.

Just as we have every crisis you ever faced in this nation, There's nothing Americans can achieve when we do it together.

I'm anxious to hear your questions, but I tell you what, I promise you we will get through this.

You've heard me talk about the soul of America, Senator and I talked about it.

We need to restore it.

We're seeing the soul of America and all the workers are gonna be talking to today all the people all across the country.

They're not asking whether you're a Muslim or Christian and asking whether you're Latino or you're not there asking if they're just whatever you need.

People are reaching out.

Look at all the look at all of first responders other risking their lives without the equipment they need tell people, makes me proud to be in America proud.

I really bet it really does.

This is the sole America.

We're seeing it now.

As a consequence, we get through this, we're gonna be able to do so much better than we've done in the past.

Hi, everyone.

George Stephanopoulos Here.

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