Of a new day if he wins. And also on the program for people are killed as gunmen opened fire in the austrian capital of vienna the government there is calling it a terrorist attack. The non pietists improve the sports news audience on football legend Diego Maradona has been admitted to hospital all those doctors says its not too late to cope with all of the details of this news though. Right now across the United States versus are going to the polls to decide if donald trump will get a 2nd president ial term or if joe biden will become president voting has been open for just a few hours now but already long lines have been forming already nearly 100000000 people have cast their ballots an early voting bracing breaking previous records now this hour 13 g. M. T. Polls have also opened and a number of states including iowa kansas and all important texas. Here is our team on the ground for the south gabriel is under as monitoring developments for us from new york kristen salumi is in phila
Sitting there unspent. Why isnt it being put to work and Holiday Plans in limbo we want to see family and friends. But how . Tonight coed guidelines to keep you safe the news good evening. Just two weeks left until the election covid is rising and colliding head on with politics. Increasing in 42 states over the past week including battleground wisconsin where early inperson voting began today right now President Trump holding a rally in erie, pennsylvania First Lady Melania Trump was supposed to be there with him but canceled her spokesperson said she has a lingering cough from her covid infection. Joe biden stays off the trail. His campaign insisting to prepare for the final president ial debate day after tomorrow time is running out for a covid relief deal before the election. More mixed signals on where things are headed for americans. Details on that coming up in a few minutes. Heres a hint. For people in need, its not looking good we have reporters covering it all focusing first
Clearly. A race. Its just past 6 am here on monday adds internationals moscow headquarters and youre watching the weekly im don quarter welcome to the program now 11 people have been arrested following the butchering of a history teacher in france its believed samuel paddy was targeted for showing caricature of the Prophet Muhammad to his students to debate freedom of expression. Large crowds turned out in central paris to pay tribute to the victim who was decapitated many people came carrying flowers and Holding Signs proclaiming jase we prof several other vigils have been taking place across france with hundreds gathered into lease and legal to decry violence and support freedom of Speech National tribute for mr paddies planned for wednesday. Prosecutors say the beheading was carried out by an 18 year old of chechen origin who was born in moscow his family moved to france 12 years ago seeking political asylum in russia says in such cases citizenship is usually withdrawn meaning the c
Coney barrett and later a look at the how the Affordable Care act is an issue this Election Year with the good morning. Its the washington journal for friday, october 16. Both president and joe biden held separate town halls. A variety of topics were the stuff discussed. Show you short bits from both of those town halls. In our first hour, we will ask you to comment. Us a callt to give and you support President Trump and mike pence, 202 7488001 is the number to call. If you support joe biden, 202 7488000. Maybe watch the town halls, you are undecided at this point, give us a call at 202 7488002. If you want to text us this morning, you can do that. You can post on our twitter feed. Our Facebook Pages available as well. Usa today offering a breakdown of some of the topics at the town halls you saw last night. Here are some of the breakdowns from that. When it comes to President Trump with Savannah Guthrie, they became heated at one point. The president called the moderator so cute and c
Market including jobs of the trumpet ministration are doing we will soon be in record territory all they want to discuss is couvade 90 you know for one side agree mr president lets discuss the u. S. Economy and our friends on wall street in fact just last week the Federal Reserve released its legal latest triennial study into consumer and Household Finances and according to Mint Press News the report found that quote millionaires and billionaires hold a remarkable 79. 2 percent of the United States Household Wealth 2 and then only 11. 9 percent of american households have at least 1000000. 00 in wealth to their name only 11 only 12 percent roughly but but what about wall street us that that magical mystical place that realm of power here in the United States well truth is wall street means. Very little to most americans as a political political reports that the reality is that the wealthiest one percent of americans own 50 percent of the value of stocks held by individual households an