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Tom jon, get out of the sand trap, or whatever he said last night. Just absolutely extraordinary. We have been talking about it all morning. I would think the worldwide audience must be. Just extraordinary. Can we also note there is a job economy coming up, and maybe the next debate they can talk about where this unemployment factor is maybe going . Jonathan and maybe the csuite is still very strategic about when they drop bad news. The Walt Disney Company talking about dropping 28,000 jobs a few hours before debate. Tom well said. Jonathan it is amazing for me to wake up this morning, to watch back at that debate and hear the former Vice President call a sitting president a racist, and it doesnt even register. It is not even a headline this morning. That speaks to where we are at currently in the political discourse in washington, d. C. Tom some of the discussions on the white super missy issue last night are beneath the fold because of the turmoil, the emotion, the rage and the rank
Where the world of politics meets the world of business. I owe you a word of explanation. We had some technical problems. For those of you on television, you got to see some charts for a bit. Now we are off and running. The first president ial debate takes place in ohio tonight. Kevin cirilli is on the scene in cleveland. Great to have you there. Before we get into the substance of what might be discussed, set the stage. Who will be there, what kind of arena is it, what are the rules moderator chris wallet Chris Wallace will have to enforce . Kevin 90 minutes, uninterrupted , the first time President Trump and go but it will go headtohead and both are giving clues about their strategy based upon who they are surrounding themselves with. Room given then social distance guidelines. Congressman tim ryan, a central democrat, and another centrist democrat in battleground states of ohio and pennsylvania will be meanwhile,den, and we are learning some conservatives in the farright movement of
Prepare for their first debate. Says it is close to compromise in australia that would force it to pay for news desk get a quick check of the market. Usurers are under pressure. Futures are under pressure. The s p 500 lost half a percent in the regular session. The volume was lower than the 20 Day Moving Average given that we had the first president ial debate coming up at about three hours. Data was positive. Consumer, its jumping u. S. Consumer confidence was jumping. Companies imported more on demand. That news sent the dollar weaker. We got some fiscal stimulus negotiations and talk about a potential deal continuing to affect the markets. Look at what oil is doing. It continues to fall down toward 39 per barrel. Thats the lowest level in two weeks. It is plunging below the 100 Day Moving Average for the First Time Since june. Top traders are saying that oil will not meaningfully recover for at least another 18 months. The resilience of the chinese economy that drives the ecocalenda
Ive never seen it empty like this. Reporter dozens of structures have been destroyed by the fast moving and more. S hard to tell how clos it is. Its horrible. Reporter just down the street a team of volunteers from the equine evac making rescues for those who could not save their animals. Its hard because you want to pick what you can. Its been exhausting but happy to be out here and have the equipment to be able to remove some of the animals and get to them. How would you want to be treated if you had something happening like this . Youd hope your community would step up and take care of your animals. Kenny, we know youre near the road closure. What have you seen nearby . Reporter so juliette, the road closure is behind me. Weve seen a steady stream of cars heading south towards santa cruz. The fire that is burning to the north of us and the northeast. The only cars heading in this direction northbound are the First Responder vehicles. Chp officials telling us they may take off and th