And it could save you hundreds. Xfinity mobile. Good afternoon. Im chuck todd. Its 11 00 a. M. Out west. 2 00 p. M. In the east. Here are the facts this hour. Unemployment claims have topped 30 million over the last six weeks as much of the country remains under lockdown. President trump says he believes next year will be a spectacular year for the economy. Senate ma jord majority leader is floating the idea of certain states filing for bankruptcy. They called a bailout of new york state irresponsible and reckless. And President Trump says covid19 should have never been allowed to escape china. Part of the president s larger strategy to shift blame ahead of novembers election. This as democrats sent a letter to hhs handling of the crisis. The senators are questioning whether key officials in the agency had the necessary qualifications. Theyre seeking Additional Information about possible retaliation against some hhs employees that they may have received when they contradicted the presi
Officer garrett rolfe, the one who fired the shots after brooks. Disciplinary record showed he was reprimanded just in 2017 for use of force involving a firearm, and he had several citizens complaints against him. Hill file shows no Department Action was taken on those. Well have more on that in a moment. In minneapolis just released calls showed a 911 dispatcher warned her supervisor something was wrong as she watched George Floyds killing in realtime. Two other eyewitness eds, one a First Responder himself, urgently called 911 to report what they were witnessing in this moment. Well take you live to minnesota for an update on that. And at the white house in just a few hours the president will sign an executive order on policing. Well take you live to the rose garden when that happens. Lets go first to Diane Gallagher in atlanta this morning. What is the latest in the investigation into the killing of Rayshard Brooks . Yeah, poppy, the District Attorney said we may hear something if t
Welcome back to a seshl edition of outfront. Trump dividing, leading into a cultural war in pandemic, declaring all houses of worship essential. Warning if the governors dont allow them to open right now, hell overrule them. Call on all governors to allow places of worship to open right now. Any question they have to call me but theyre not going to be successful. Open and call them if youre not, hes going to tell you to open. Does the president have the power to force governors to reopen churches . The president said hes going to override the governors. Under what authority would he do that . To your point, he said several weeks ago this is all up to the governors. Youre posing hypothetical, we can all hope he said would overrule the governors. Youre assuming that governors will keep churches, mosques and synagogues shut down. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh Mcenany didnt answer the question but there is an answer, president doesnt have the power to overrule the governors. She wen
Department. We have more in a second. But moves by minneapolis to overhaul the department have been influenced by startling scenes from the last couple of days including, ill show you this one, where Police Used Tear Gas to clear Peaceful Protesters near the white house to enable a photo op for President Trump. The Administration Stands by those actions. Trumps handling of the protest facing sharp criticism not only for voters but from members of congress. Today democrats in the house and Senate Taking a knee in tribute before unveiling a bill targeting Police Brutality and systemic racism. All of it as thousands attend a public viewing for floyd in houston, today. Live pikes as people are social distancing, filing in one after another after another in honor of mr. Floyd. But in a private moment, former Vice President joe biden met with floyds family including his uncle, his attorney and others. Biden also taped a video message that will air at the funeral tomorrow. And as we go now to
On Tuesday, the Baltimore City Health Department announced that it has launched an ad campaign aimed at encouraging residents to stay up to date on the COVID-19