WHITFIELD: Today marks 25 years since the nation was devastated by the Oklahoma City bombing. And this year, the memorial service which is usually held at the bombing site to commemorate the tragedy is a video tribute streamed across the country due to the restrictions from coronavirus. 168 people were killed and hundreds of others injured in that domestic terror attack when a truck bomb was detonated at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. 19 children were among those killed in the blast. Today, former President Bill Clinton wrote an op-ed in "The Oklahoman," drawing a parallel to the coronavirus crisis saying quote. "This act of unimaginable cruelty broke our hearts, but brought out the very best in America. The best way to honor those who perished in Oklahoma City and those all across America lost in the current crisis, is to embrace the Oklahoma standard: service, honor and kindness. It worked wonders before it will again."</s>WHITFIELD: Hello again everyone. Thank you so much for joining me. I'm Fredricka Whitfield. We begin in Washington where White House and Capitol Hill leaders now say a deal on a small business loan package may be done as early as today. The proposed plan calls for an extra $310 billion dollars into the Paycheck Protection Plan for small businesses. Funds from the initial $350 billion emergency coronavirus relief package ran out within weeks. Here's--
Virtual Ceremony Marks 25 Years Since The Oklahoma City Bombing.