Despite election polls moving against the president , despite the media aggressively questioning his treatment and his doctor statements and his hospitalization, all of that despite it all and by the way they really hated this, the president ial driveby, thinking his supporters, cnn said he exposed his secret service driver, the president had a good night, hes been treated with remdesivir in a steroid and his doctors will update his position in two hours, you will see it, that could move the market, i have a sign of the virus time story for you, the regal chain of theaters will shut down indefinitely, 540 in america, 120 in britain, they cannot handle the delays in the release of big budget movies, james bond never say die and they cant handle the publics lack of enthusiasm for watching movers out of the home, the virus rippling through with all kinds of indications, throughout the show we are checking the president s medical condition, his possible return to the white house and the ma
Life well planned. The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Washington and this is bbc world news america. The president s back home in isolation, but itching to get out on the campaign trail again. Wall street tanks after President Trump tweets he is ending negotiations with democrats on a pandemic stimulus bill. Europe is seeing a spike in coronavirus cases as the temperature begins to drop. We find out what measures germany has put in place for the autumn months. And parts of east africa are experiencing one of the worst flood seasons in recent years, forcing 1. 5 Million People to leave their homes. Welcome to bbc world news america on pbs and around the globe. President trump says hes prepared to go ahead next week with a second televised debate against joe biden despite his treatment for covid. The president returned to the white hou
Shall observe. You will see the memorial event unfold throughout our program today. The stock market trading begins at 9 30 a. M. And were at a modest gain after yesterdays late and very big selloff, the dow is probably going to be up 90 in the modest gain for the s p of 37 on the nasdaq. That is at the open. We have no idea how the market closes today. Look at this, peloton, the stock of the day if not the week terrific Earnings Report, huge increase in sales and a rosy projection for the future. Watch that stock go. Peloton is up 9 at 97. I have three quick headlines for politics and money. Microsoft says russian chinese and iranian hackers are targeting the 2020 election. No impact on the stock of course but this is a clear warning. Joe biden is embroiled in a teleprompter dispute. Does he use one to help them answer questions. Surely that is out of balance but articulate president ial candidate. In the nfl is back completely protest into and thumbs you will see it all. September 11
Coverage. Blake burman at the white house. Edward lawrence in washington. Well start with you, blake. Reporter jackie, last night during the Coronavirus Briefing President Trump first floated this idea of him potentially going down the path of trying to get a cut on capitalgains taxes going forward. Here is what im told according to sources. Right now the white house is exploring that idea, looking into it and doing so via the form of an executive order because there would be little to no appetite within washington, d. C. Right now of doing that legislatively, especially when you consider what the grand picture is with everything. Weve just heard some of it from Mitch Mcconnell within the last half hour or so. Both sides, democrats, republicans, still 2 1 2 trillion dollars apart. Both side right now not even talking. They are also acknowledging that this is going at least for the moment, nowhere. Watch. We are i will two sit down as long as it is a serious negotiation. Thus far it has
Heres the markets performance this thursday morning. Not paying much attention to those jobless numbers. We are going to be down pretty much across the board. The dow industrials on the down side to the tune of 200. The s p down about 20. The nasdaq, not much of a loss there, down 12 points. Now, ive got some negatives to lay out for you. This may be a negative. Several states report big spikes in virus cases following their reopening. Its the second wave worry. Number two, medical authorities in beijing say the new outbreak has been controlled, their words, but virus statements out of china dont have much credibility with investors. Heres another one. This is not helping. The European Union will go ahead with its plan to tax big American Technology companies. The u. S. Has withdrawn from those talks. This too might be hurting investor sentiment. John boltons book, very negative on the president. Bolton says that everything he does is geared to his reelection and that includes shifting