They can make a package that would be acceptable, that is to the treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin and nancy pelosi. There is just one problem, whatever they come up would presumably not be acceptable to the Republican Senate or Mitch Mcconnell has said, whatever theyre contemplate something way too expensive no matter what the president says. Chad pergram with the very latest hey, chad. Reporter hey there. This is a monumental challenge. Keep in mind that House Speaker nancy pelosi and secretary of treasury Steve Mnuchin have been talking more than 90 days trying to get the next round of Coronavirus Relief done. The problem they cannot come up with the right cocktail to get something across the finish line, the right vote cocktail that has the proper number of votes in both the house and the United States senate. This is why Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell has cobbled together a slim 500 bill dollar bill. It will probably be filibustered by democrats tomorrow. Keep in mind the p
Most urgent issue we face and theres a lot of competition. Weve been witnessing a relentless and unprecedented seriesta of attacks on the twin foundations of our democratic system, free and Fair Elections and the rule of law. They are not unrelated to the president has made repeated threat to separate the election, some with support from the attorney general, suggesting he will military to the polls which is illegal, Voter Suppression of perhaps most chillingly refusing to commit to abide by theab election results. Some are worried that the rule of law has been so eroded in this country that it may be possible to literally steal the election, and we think there are strong legal and institutional safeguards against that, but the dramatic erosion of the rule of law in recent years is unmistakable. We you see Law Enforcement weaponized arew partisan and political gain come from threats of politically motivated prosecutions against political adversaries to the actual interference in prosec
Didnt exactly do wonders for Hillary Clinton four years ago. Were on the latest theme park controversies going on in california. Walt disney land not open yet. Doesnt look to open anytime soon, even though businesses in and around the Magic Kingdom over there are beginning to reopen. Meanwhile the Magic Kingdom on the other side of the country, florida, disney world, very much open. Were on top of all of those developments including getting ready for the the big debate tomorrow. The markets have an interesting way of playing off of that. We have the latest with Hillary Vaughn with the what is in store for the final president ial clash. Hillary. Reporter neil, the stakes are clearly high because both campaigns have indicated their internal polling shows that the race is much closer than what public polling suggests right now. In a new survey from the university of New Hampshire might explain why. According to the survey there are a lot of shy Trump Supporters that feel like they need to
Witnesses shocked at the flames. Oh, my god, thats so scary. The latest on this Emergency Landing. Happening now, wildfire rescues. More than 150 people evacuated by helicopter when their only escape route was blocked by flames. The desperate situation and those fightingor f tir lahebo. This weekend is critical. Fears holiday gatherings could cause a new surgin coronavirus caseme aasnscari down to contain the spread. And battling back. Serena williams finding her mojo in a comefrombehind victory against fellow american Sloane Stephens at the u. S. Open. I hope that she saw her mama fighting. Did a tiny fan make the difference . Good morning. This is not a quiet and peaceful Labor Day Weekend by any means. Wildfires raging in california, forcing more than 150 people to be evacuated by heptpecolihoo s. Some people said to be critically injured. Meanwhile in portland, oregon, and in other parts of this country, its inflamed emotions over race, protesters throwing molotov cocktails, igniti
To it all, well bring you the thoughts from pennsylvania, ohio, back here to colorado. Im wondering if the people are angry enough to make their voice heard. Neither side has me convinced that im voting for something that i like right now. Ill vote for you but just do the right thing. This morning, we talk two leaders in battleground states. Florida representative val demings and Ohio Governor mike dewine. Plus, insight and analysis from our powerhouse roundtable. Announcer from abc news, this is a special edition of this week from boulder, colorado. Here now, coanchor martha raddatz. Good morning, and welcome to this week. We join you this morning from boulder, colorado, after spending the week on a crosscountry road trip. Speaking with voters across the nation. The background to this election is a global pandemic, a struggling economy and massive unrest amidst calls for change. Overnight, in portland, dramatic images of fire bombs thrown at officers. In rochester, continuing demonstr