The ultimate cost, nobody is looking a deficit anymore, i get that but if the president was always on board, something were generous and this is more generous, could that close the deal, does that mean the deal is more likely when he himself has upped the price tag on it. My Organization National Taxpayer Union has been saying for months, what a negotiating tactic is to talk about topline numbers. What if going on a walk down memory lane we had lawmakers that thought about the impact of their policy rather than whether or not they were spending too much or too little, thats why were in the situation to begin with and why deficits and spending are so out of control because members of congress are talking about the price tag rather than the effect this relief could have, i think its very important that congress does continue to support the economy, were in very in certain times, whether or not your spending 1 trillion or 2 trillion should depend on what youre getting for the 1 trillion i
Heavily political negotiation we said we cannot tell what is going to happen. The market seems to believe there will be some kind of stimulus, the dow up this morning up 150 and nasdaq of 171. Plenty of green on expectation of a stimulus deal. As for the white house, doctor sean conley says the president has responded extremely well to treatment. And expects him to return to public engagement, mr. Trump is going to do just that, hes going to florida for a rally tomorrow. Speaker pelosi questioning the president s fitness for office, she intends to bring up the 25th amendment to the constitution which is about the presidencapacity to function. On the one hand they negotiating training in dollar stimulus plan and on the other the speaker questions mr. Trumps ability to run the country. To the debates, more confusion. Mr. Trump will not participate if its virtual, joe biden says he will be there anyway. But he has scheduled a town hall with abc on debate day, october 15 and a raging debat
Afternoon. Were still talking about temperatures in the mid to upper 90s, even up to 100 degrees in ukiah. We are seeing some improving weather conditions due to the higher humidity and that fog that were seeing near the coast, which will help cool the immediate coastline. Well talk more about this as well as our air quality throughout the rest of the week coming up in a few minutes. Mike, how is it looking for people heading out the door right now . Well, kari, for your main commute, a couple of the slower spots to call out as we look at the map, everything along the perimeter looks to be okay. Calling out a special issue for oakland, though. The Altamont Pass as well. Over to the right coming out of the Altamont Pass, the west 580. A crash waiting for a tow truck over at north flynn. One lane is blocked by a car or a vehicle that is perpendicular to the rest of traffic making it tougher to see. Over there southbound 880 jams up from the bridge and from alameda. Those crews probably w
Ghost town. Im 100 ready to leave. The entire town under mandatory Evacuation Orders as flames close in. Were there live this morning with the latest on the overnight firefight. And with fog on the coast and winds dying down firefighters are hoping to gain the upper hand on those fires in sonoma and napa counties. The wildfires are bringing back that smoke to the bay area prompting once again a spare the air alert. The third hour of today in the bay starts right now. And a good morning to you on this tuesday. Im marcus washington. I call this our terrific tuesday. It is terrific for a lot of people. It is National Coffee day and we just happen to be out of coffee here at nbc bay area. Look here. Oh, no. Good thing you are at home because the coffee machine here is broken. Our 6 00 a. M. Producer, hes a little grumpy right now so be careful for the next hour. Uhoh, hes going to get you know now. Nobody messes with our producer. And cheers to you. Hoping for a better tuesday. The firefig
A defiant. I dont buy that there is none its that theyre trying to tell us what to do here is really serious the way the United States is trying to manipulate german longstanding european interests you should look at your own interests come out and talk with. Moscow demands anstice from washington amid reports the u. S. Is arming groups in crimea that russia views as terrorists and those are the headlines for this hour were back in an hour with the latest but for now its the big picture. Snapshots of america parents depend on school for day care teachers are weary of contracting the virus in the classroom children forced into Distance Learning are denied the socialization that is so important. Written especially for the young ones and nobody likes this Distance Learning meanwhile new york city is losing because illions and sales tax well ballparks and sports arenas are empty broadway is dark restaurants are going out of business and residents are bugging out its the same story across t