Rodeos. A mule kick to rural america. And later, a concert that covid could not cancel. This is the cbs weekend news. Garrett good evening, everyone, im Major Garrett in washington. This week marks a milestone in the evolution of our dracyem. The right to vote. It wasnt given. They fought for it for 41 years and the 19th amendment made it so. Election day this year is 79 days away, but earlier in states that allow absentee or mailin voting. Now, voting in a pandemic means an unprecedented number of ballots will be mailed. But there are worries the post office might not deliver all ballots on time. Today the post office announced a 90 day moratorium on the removal of collection boxes. This has been seen in several states. President trump blames democrats, not his new postmaster general for concerns rovering over the verifiable handling of more mailin ballots. But today there is another issue, a deeply personal one. Late yesterday the president s younger Brother Robert died in new york.
Delays from washington from the trade deal to the stimulus negotiations, deadlines and expectations being pushed back the weve got 59 minutes left to go in the trading week s p 500, 16 points from a record close. Down right now, jon. Still higher on the week everyone except the nasdaq great to be with you this afternoon. We have a big show coming up to finish out the week. Were going to speak with minneapolis fed fred neel sakashkari and later, as stimulus talks grind to a halt, well speak with Maxine Waters about whether there is any compromise to be had. Plus, shell discuss a new bill encouraging the fed to use authority to close the racial wage gap in this country mike santoli is tracking the Market Action. Start us off on the broader market. You can call it resilient or fatigue or really anything a standoff here at the record high levels of the s p 500. The past four days have basic clind of touched it or been shouting distance of it. The were just hovering there. Up 3 or so month
And joe biden trading fire on the hot button issues of race and faith. Economic crisis, new jobs numbers out following another week of staggering jobless claims and the latest on the negotiations over the relief bill. Is it on the brink of collapse . Pot peril . The american haef heart associa sounding the alarm. How marijuana could affect your heart, as sales spike during the pandemic. And royal rumble. Harry and meghan on a mission to take down toxic social media, calling out a crisis of hate, a crisis of health and a crisis of truth. The princes scathing attack this morning. And good morning, america. We hope you all are doing well this friday morning. Its a busy one. So lets get right to the latest on the coronavirus emergency. Overnight, the number of confirmed cases worldwide surpassed 19 million. In the United States there have been more than 4. 8 million reported cases, the number of american lives lost to the virus has now surpassed 160,000, and new research from the universit
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Enemies, foreign and domestic. The enemy she faced might have been right there on her military base. Heres john quinones. The last 75 days for me, for my family, i havent slept. Reporter shes only 16 years old. But for three months now, since the disappearance of her sister, lupes life has been consumed by agony and fear. A nightmare. I would never in my lifetime think i should be fighting for my sister. Reporter she first went missing from ft. Hood in april. She was eventually found brutally murdered. Her mother gloria left to find comfort in her dreams. Does she talk to you in her dreams . [ speaking in foreign reporter tonight, a familys quest for justice. Launching a movement under the iamvanessaguillen. Shes like a sister for everyone now. Reporter vanessas story now invoking outrage over Sexual Harassment and abuse in the military. How is it possible to go missing on base . On a military base . Reporter allegations that she was harassed by one of her own. Before she was murdered.