Bill O'Reilly here Wednesday, March 18, 2020.

You are listening to the O'Reilly update.

Here's what's happening today in America.

Los Angeles releasing jail inmates to stop the Corona virus.

President Trump says financial relief on the way, the death toll in Spain doubles in

24 hours.

Gas prices could hit 99 cents a gallon in the USA.

Joe Biden badly beats Bernie Sanders last night.

Also, what should you do economically to protect yourself as the contagion rages?

But first, L.A. releasing hundreds of inmates to limit crowding and prevent new Corona virus

outbreaks in jail.

The city also reducing arrests on the streets during the crisis, cutting back detentions

with an 80 percent.

At least 35 prisoners are currently in quarantine, though none have tested positive for Corona.

The Trump administration promising Americans immediate financial relief, Treasury Secretary

confirming checks could soon be in the mail to those hurt during the national shutdown.

He's in the food industry among the hardest hit, or then 14 million Americans work in restaurants

and bars depending on tips for a major source of their income.

The number of dead in Spain doubling in just 24 hours.

The country of 46 million is in lockdown, and has seen fatalities associated with the

virus jump from 288 to 491 in a single day.

There are 11,000 confirmed cases in Spain, 2,000 new infections per day.

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