Spiking cases of coronavirus. Not entirely. Lets go to Jackie Deangelis. Reporter it was news the markets climbing higher because of news of potential positive data coming from an ongoing pfizer, buy on tech covid19 vaccine trial. That got the ball rolling this morning with the optimism. Remember, the market looks at it this way, the sooner there is a vaccine the sooner businesses can resume in the normal way without threats of reclose you are sure or slower reopenings. In texas, testing sites are being flooded in the state as it extend as ban on elective surgeries. Last week, texas shut the bars, reduced restaurant capacity to help reduce the spike of coronavirus cases. That flowed to other states. Theyre looking to that as the model. Here in new york city, it definitely postponed Indoor Dining because it is closed spaces believed to be more problematic. American airlines is taking even another step, sort of turning a blind eye to this, resuming full flights starting today, ahead of t
Just interviewed the president , blake. Reporter melissa, we did indeed speak with President Trump earlier this afternoon for about 12 minutes or so here at the white house. Covered a host of topics with the president. First and foremost in that interview the president says he will be talking about Mitch Mcconnell tonight regarding next step face four relief measures and the president says he does support another round of direct payments to individuals let me start with phase four and what might potentially come later this month. Another round of direct payments for individuals, do you support that at this time . I do support it but it has to be done properly. I support actually larger numbers thant democrats but it has got to be done properly. We had something where they wanted, it gave you a disincentive to work last time. It was still money going to people and helping people i was all for that but we want to create a very great incentive to work. Were working on that. Im sure well a
Prison who but it wasnt just the president clutching the pearls the activists gadflies and Culture Police from the right and even some on the left were also losing their collective minds on t. V. And social media over the toppling of these slave owning idols the parents of the removal of the ulysses s. Grant statue was just a line too far for some people oakes ignoring the fact that grant despite helping to win the civil war didnt fact own slaves and presided over a particularly horrific chapter of physical and cultural genocide against native americans a leftist hero he is not. And while the toppling of statues and the removal of racist flags do make for great Corporate News and social media spectacles they represent just a fraction or dare i say an easy distraction from the real work that still needs to be done to destroy the institutional racism and economic injustices that gripped the United States of america real work like the kind that black labs matter activists and defund the p
Much to the dismay and outrage of well. I guess what those who care more about stones symbols of hate than peoples flesh blood and lives never one to miss an opportunity to sound off in an Election Year u. S. President donald trump chimed in or rather tweeted in declaring i have authorized the federal government to arrest anyone who vandalize or destroys any monument statue or other such federal property in the United States with up to 10 years in prison who but it wasnt just the president clutching of pearls the activists gadflies and Culture Police from the right of even some on the left were also losing their collective minds on t. V. And social media over the toppling of these slave owning idols its apparently the removal of the ulysses s. Grant statue was just a line too far for some people oakes ignoring the fact that grant despite helping the when the civil war didnt fact own slaves and presided over a particularly horrific chapter of physical and cultural genocide against nativ
Readings and sal you take all right well well well welcome back hawk watchers from hiatus i hope everybody is safe and sound happy and healthy out there in news t. V. Land there is. There is however one group out there we know are definitely not healthy and theyre certainly not happy and that my friends is all of our historically racist statues and memorials here in the United States of america yes activists and protesters across the nation over the last few weeks have been tearing down these idiotic idols and relics to our slave owning colonizing history much to the dismay and outrage oh well. I guess what those who care more about stones symbols of hate than peoples flesh blood and lives never one to miss an opportunity to sound off in an Election Year u. S. President donald trump chimed in or rather tweeted in declaring i have authorized the federal government to arrest anyone who vandalize or destroys any monument statue or other such federal property in the United States with up t