Disheartening to see that it can spread so easily. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by life isnt a straight line, and sometimes you can find yourself heading in a new direction. Fidelity is here to help you work through the unexpected, with Financial Planning and advice for today, and tomorrow. The william and flora hewlett foundation. For more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. At www. Hewlett. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff as our nation honored those who gave their lives in service to the country today, the u. S. Death toll from the covid19 pandemic rose to some 98,000 americans. More areas loosened their coronavirus restrictions over the holiday weekend, and Pres
Spread so easily. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by life isnt a straight line, and sometimes you can find yourself heading in a new direction. Fidelity is here to help you work through the unexpected, with Financial Planning and advice for today, and tomorrow. The william and flora hewlett foundation. For more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. At www. Hewlett. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff as our nation honored those who gave their lives in service to the country today, the u. S. Death toll from the covid19 pandemic rose to some 98,000 americans. More areas loosened their coronavirus restrictions over the holiday weekend, and President Trump ramped up his push to
Programs for people who are out of work or sick because of the coronavirus. Uber and lyft drivers are taking action in court. They want a judge to give them paid sick leave. Good morning, jobina. Now the San Francisco chronicle reporting drivers for uber and lyft want a judge to pay them sick leave and this is as employees and not contractors. This will protect not only their customers from the vircoronavir because many feel they cant stay home right now. Work is super slow. I was waiting on sfo because im an uber and lyft driver. Five hours. I can show you. Five hours i just got someone in five hours and put them on bay street and i got 24 in five hours. Its really awful to hear. The Ride Hailing Companies classify their drivers as independent contractors. They arent eligible for the benefit state law requires for employees. Lawyers made filings in San Francisco Supreme Court yesterday and both are asking for hearings on thursday morning. Reggie. Thanks, jobina. This morning when a lo
The chopping block the New York Times is now reporting that as part of a possible settlement to resolve thousands of federal and state lawsuits the Sackler Family would give up ownership of Purdue Pharma the company blamed for much of the opiate epidemic and paid 3000000000 of their own money but for that but the punishment for the socceroos wouldnt end there the times goes on report that in addition to that there are 3000000000. 00 cash payout the sacrilege would sell another drug company they own monday pharma and contribute an additional 1500000000. 00 from the proceeds this could essentially force the Sackler Family out of the opioid business to the tune of 4500000000. 00 just on their own expenses but are just bankruptcies and fines enough does that bring justice to the millions upon millions of lives destroyed by the opioid epidemic. Lets point out as we start watching the whole. You. Want to. Treat this like real that its like. As if the plot of. The day like you know that i got
A lot of. What they like you know that i got. With. This. Is exactly. What the watching the harks i am entire over the top of the hour. Live you know tell us interesting because youve actually ive we have ordered through a long time and i would say probably the Sackler Family in the for per do pharma is probably a close 2nd to lead the jeffrey upstream case for something that youve followed for a long time since you started this group like digging into like their accountability and what theyve done through the Opioid Crisis yeah they got a lot of you did i know you have always some of the worst you know as a woman on the internet you sort of are used to a certain amount of the rats or. Things coming to you but it was actually a the idea that i suggested even 6 or 7 years ago 6 years ago that the pharmaceutical companies were paying doctors and they were the ones pushing mass and thats what was pushing me and i got a lot of a lot of heat for it and now here we are and every. Also on thi