Than one million new cases. Now new restrictions going into effect in some cities and states. But do they come too late to stem the tide . Well talk to the former head of the cdc in a moment. Meanwhile, overnight there were nearly two dozen arrests as supporters of President Trump and counterprotesters clashed violently in the streets of washington. The president tweeting to d. C. Police to crack down. Well have more in a live report and talk to chuck todd in a moment. Then our sunday focus on a president ial election. The department of Homeland Security this week called it the most secure in American History even as the president continues to cast doubt on the results. We have an inside look at how the vote counters did their jobs during a pandemic no less. Plus, in our sunday spotlight this veterans week, harry smith sits down with marine jake wood who rounded up his fellow vets and created a new global force for good, rushing into disaster zones to bring help and hope. And later, a
Administrations refusal to aid his transition and the impact it could have as the nation battles the pandemic. Breaking overnight, catastrophic. Hurricane iota tears across nicaragua as a powerful category 4, ripping roofs off buildings, toppling trees and causing widespread flooding. Just ahead, the damage and where this dangerous storm is headed next. Home away from home. Dragon spacex, capture confirmed. Overnight four astronauts arrive safely for their sixmonth stay on the International Space station, leading to cheers on the ground welcome to the iss. And hugs high above. All that, plus big demand for small turkeys. The holiday dilemma facing millions of families downsizing their gatherings this year. And rokers recovery. Al joins us live for the First Time Since his cancer surgery with some very good news to share. Today, tuesday, november 17th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hey, guys, w
To an all too real one as neighbor neighborhoods are december nated in California Wine country we will go inside the first u. S. Airport offering covid testing. And a first look at wall streets reaction to last nights debate steve is live in london. A busy wednesday ahead early today starts right now glad to have you with us on this last day of september im Frances Rivera im phillip mena, if this president ial debate is the first, were in for a roller coaster into election day. Occasionally some substance for voters Chris Wallace tried to keep this thing on the rails but it went for a free for all im not going to answer the question the question is will you shut up, man gentlemen, i think weve ended this segment were going to move on to the second segment that was a really productive segment wasnt it . Some sarcasm there. That came when president was asked to condemn white supremacy. Are you willing to condemn militia groups and to say that they need to stand down and not add to the vi
The long road back to normal. The latest on reopenings youll see as soon as today around the bay area as today in the bay starts right now. And a very good wednesday morning to you. Thanks for joining us. Im laura garcia. And im marcus washington. Weight get to that commute in just a bit but, first, lets start out with meteorologist kari hall on this wednesday. Kari, of course, the fire something were still talking about because its affecting our weather. Right, and were watching the air quality as well as the weather conditions around the area of the fire. Were seeing temperatures come down right now only in the upper 50s around the glass fire area and we have a calm wind and very high humidity so hopefully that will slow the spread of those flames. But our air quality will remain unhealthy today especially in the north bay as well see more of that smoke coming in and it will be unhealthy for the north bay as well t and that drifts across all of our microclimate as well. So were going
Me if i fixed it. Just leave it this way. I dont consider myself a journalist. Nobody else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of being an interviewer even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . You are seen as somebody who has said there might be a chance of a recession at some point. Do you see any a chance for recession in 2019 or 2020 . Ray i am big on principles. I think it is important to understand how the economic Machine Works and so i want to take a few minutes and get into the important things that pertain to a recession. A recession, whether there are two negative quarters of gdp, we will be hovering fairly close to that level, but the bigger things are a combination of the absence of effectiveness of central bank policies. I hope we can talk about those, together with the wealth gap so when the next downturn comes, what that will look like socially, political