Coronavirus crisis. This is two hours and 30 minutes. I want to begin by thanking our pannestist and esteemed members for joining us. This week our country passed a grim milestone, more than 100,000 americans have lost their lives due to the coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of americans continue to contract this virus every day. Over 150 more here in South Carolina on yesterday. And the day before, wednesday, marked our largest singleday increase of covid19 deaths. Local Community Leaders across the country, democrats, and republic ans need strong federal leadership to help them combat this deadly threat. Communities need federal help to get the protective equipment and testing supplies they need to protect their front line medical workers and essential employees. Unfortunately the administration is leaving it up to the states. Forcing them to compete against each other in order to purchase equipment and supplies from the private sector, leading to higher prices and greater shortages. W
A live look at times square in new york, and the lights are still out on broadway. With all shows shut down, the financial fallout is mounting in the billions every month. And this morning there is a Major Development from one of broadways biggest shows. Will ganss is here with more now. Good morning, will. Frozen the Broadway Musical grossed over 150 million and entertained more than 1. 3 Million People in its threeyear run. Now its the first of the broadway blockbusters announcing that it wont be coming back when the great white way reopens. Reporter waiting for the sun to come back up over broadway, some tough news this week. All performances suspended through labor day at least. In one fell swoop, it was like my current job was taken from me, and my future job was taken from me. Reporter emily walton performing off broadway was set to return to broadways smash hit come from away on march 31st. Come from away was the big arrival moment for me. Repr blockbusters closing their curtain
Out of millions of dollars. Medawar was extraordinarily, um, good at what he did. He was the consummate con man. [ music ] i would ask the, uh, witnesses to, uh, rise. Andand raise your right hand. In the summer of 2002, a ceo is called before congress, grilled about why his company has gone bust, and why shareholders have lost a total of 180 billion. Each of you is now under oath. Good afternoon, mr. Chairman. I served as ceo of worldcom for 17 years. During that time, i helped a Small Company rise to one of americas largest corporations. Bernard ebbers, former ceo of worldcom, symbolizes an era of corporate greed and fraud. Worldcom is one of the fastest Rising Companies in u. S. History. And one of the hardest to fall. The year is 1983. At a diner in the small town of hattiesburg, mississippi, local businessmen meet over coffee and donuts. Ma bells monopoly on Long Distance is breaking up. The businessmen see an opportunity to get in on the Long Distance game. In the early days, the
And emblidge takes a life of an California City skier. Three u. S. Airport screening travelers from china for potentially deadly viruses and new details on where people would have been exposed. Mike bloomberg talks about the issues he believes should be central and next falls election. Its just about 6 00 a. M. And good morning i am devin feeley and lee turner has the morning off. Lets start with a check of our weather. Since its early in the middle of winter fog is the issue we talk about to start things off to get you out the door first. We are not seeing it here from our camera looking back toward the city and its not the time of year we see the low marine layer and i want to show you where it is. Weve got 44 degrees in concord and 37 and livermore and 39 in santa rosa. And calling out the cold spots there. San francisco is a 47 degrees. If we go to the inland valleys look at livermore and it says. 3 there that is telling us how far you can see down the road. Patchy fog for inland v
Overcrowding as one to bears down and a kurdish iranian refugee released from a strain he and present kept telling to aljazeera he wont forget those still fighting for a better life and for Roger Federer books is plays in the last 4 of the a. T. P. Final 20 time grand slam champion beats now that jockey bench in their 1st meeting since their apic wimbledon final back in july. Hong kong has confirmed its economy plunged into its 1st recession in a decade its been blamed on the increasingly violent had gotten of protests and the escalating trade war between the u. S. And china now students have blocked parts of hong kong for a 5th day calling on the government to commit to hold a new local elections on november 24th the demonstrators are gathering for a rally in the citys business to. Strike on kong is experiencing one of its most violent weeks since the protests began in june lets go to our correspondent from the bride hes joining us live from hong kong and loss of activity on friday an