At 8 45, the Washington Examiners Joseph Simonson talks about joe bidens relationship with the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. Good morning, it is friday, september 18, 2020. The house is set to meet in a pro forma session at noon today. The senate will convene on monday. We are with you for the next three hours on washington journal. Hearing from you on how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted your job. Newly released data show that nearly one million americans file for firsttime jobless benefits last week. Our phone lines split up a bit differently this morning. If you are unemployed, 202 7488000. If you have senior hours reduced, 202 7488001. If you have recently returned to work, 202 7488002. The phone line for business owners, that number 202 7488003. You can also send us a text this morning. That number also 202 7488003. If you do, please include your name and where you are from, otherwise catch up with us on social media, on twitter, c spanwj. Very good friday morning
Announcing plans to stop new downloads or upgrades of tiktok and wechat starting sunday. The ban comes as President Trump was expected to announce whether the government would approve a deal for oracle to buy tiktok. If that happens the new download ban will not move forward for tiktok. The first time in a month bay area skies are clear. People dont have to worry about the air quality that much and just in time for the week. Breathe easy with your mask because crowding concerns still very real out there. Thats right. You still have to play it safe. Lets check in with today in the bays kris sanchez live in downtown campbell with some advice on that. Kris . Reporter yeah, we expect downtown campbell and our other downtown areas will be very busy as people try to get outside and enjoy normal. People spilled into their local parks and beaches with their bikes and their kids and dogs. A 30day stretch of unhealthy air taking a toll from los gatos up to San Francisco. She is so frustrated at
Only rising to the 70s for most of us in the bay even for inland spots, most areas only upper get some more of those numbers still to come daria thanks john lets get to the big news in the east bay, the city of martinez has decided to pave over. Their black lives matter mural which is out front of the citys courthouse. It has attracted a lot of local and National Attention kron fours reyna harvey is live with the latest so why are they going to do this. Well daria its a part of their larger citywide project they have a lot of things in the works here terms of the city so thats going to be having early next month like you mentioned a lot of people have been talking about it since it went up right here behind me of people that are happy that the black lives matter mural was here and then some other people not so much well show you what it looks like this morning now this is video i take it you can see it was yellow and one point in time now its more of a white faded colors so really has
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