Thank you for that, my friend. Were going to right to our big interview with michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer. Its a Big Night over here. Like i said in just a minute were going to hear from michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer, which is good timing. Because even before the trumpbiden Debate Governor Whitmer was considered a key figure in this election and in the likely future Democratic Party. And since that president ial debate her name has been mentioned with even greater frequency as a potential candidate on the democratic ticket should President Biden decide to leaveul this race. Were going to talk about the election and what all this means for defeating trump and what is going on inside the Democratic Party itself right now where there has been a lot of news today. Democrats in the house and the senate met behind closed Doors Today to discuss the future of the biden candidacy. Coming out of those meetings democrats have given reporters a variety of responses about where they are
Delta variant is now the dominant Covid Strain in the United States and were seeing Case Numbers heading in the wrong direction in areas with low vaccination rates. For those who are vaccinated, there is new confusion about booster shots. Pfizer is raising questions about how quickly americans may need another third shot as the Fda And Cdc say, no, no, not yet. Joining me now, the president s chief medical adviser on the covid19 pandemic, dr. Anthony fauci. Dr. Fauci, thanks for joining us. I want to start with this new reporting from Reuters Today that israel, the government of israel, is beginning to administer pfizer boosters. Third shots to people they consider vulnerable. Here in the United States the Cdc And Fda say we do not need booster shots. Do you think boosters could theoretically help vulnerable people . Well, certainly they theoretically could. What the Cdc And Fda were saying is that right now, given the data and the information we have, we do not need to give people a t
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Packed stadiums, family gatherings, restaurants back to 100 capacity. What about the economy . Is it on the same path . Just a few minutes ago, we learned the United States added 559,000 jobs in the month of may, employment is still lower than prepandemic levels but the games are strong and in line with expectations. Todays News follows a surprisingly weak Jobs Report we saw last month when experts were predicting a big gain. Total employment is still creeping up but we are not back to where we once were. We talked about people moving into new industries and away from jobs they once had. The numbers seem to be reflecting that. The hardhit Leisure And Hospitality industry is still down 2. 5 million jobs but it gained almost 300,000 in the last month. And what about that crazy disconnect between employers and employees . Right now 48 of Small Business Owners are reporting they have unfilled Job Openings, but i want you to look at the numbers, millions of americans are still looking for w
Its The End of the world as we know it its The End of the world as we know it and i feel fine fine fine fine fine you know, this is the thing about the 80s. Everyone thinks its about crazy haircuts, lots of makeup, insane clothes, and it was. But the thing about this music that lasts is that their songs were so good. You can go back and listen to those records, from the engineering to the musicianship to the writing and to the performance of it. It surpasses most music. Everybody had a story, and they wanted to tell it. The artists that were coming through the tv and into your lives. Everybody wants to rule the world ill say that the music of the 80s is more effective than what came to us in the 60s simply because all of us were included this time. No decade was more effective in Dance Music, in politics, in different genres than the 80s. There will never, ever be another decade like it, ever. Everybody wants to rule the world theres a room where the Light Wont find you Holding Hands w