Streets, our cells. We look at the painful past in order to learn i tions, the so controversial, why are so many people calling for it now . To examine that, we have to go back in time. 1526, the spanish bring 100 enslaved africans to what is now the carolinas and georgia. They were the first known slaves on american soil. We know what happened next. For the next 350 years, africans were enslaved, beaten, tortured and killed. They built the white house. They fought in wars. Their labor built the american economy. And then came the civil war and freedom. Promises of 40 acres and later on a mule. They were free, sort of. There were black codes, allowing black people to be arrested for things like being out at night or not working at a servant. And then there was jim crow. A set of laws that denied africanamericans all sorts of rights. If you violated them, it could get you arrested or even killed. Then, there were housing discrimination laws, and a practice called redlining, where federa
What a big change, because at one point the dow, remember, was down 628 points. So this is really a different story. The nasdaq right now down 96 and the s p is down 11 points. The twoday selloff, by the way, in the nasdaq so severe this morning, it was actually within 25 points of correction territory. Since wednesdays record high of 12,056, the techheavy index is now down, as you can see right now, 103 points. Both snapping a fiveweek winning streak, the s p and the nasdaq. Were going to have our floor show trade thers ready with instant reaction for all of you. Now, the record selloff completely discounting a pretty positive august jobs report that showed an increase in 1. 37 million jobs with the Unemployment Rate dropping to 8. 4 . One company is helping to fill all those vacancies left behind by the coronavirus pandemic. Were going to introduce you to the ceo of shift pixie, helping big business find qualified workers in the gig economy. Plus, colleges struggling with infection r
Euphoria and in disappointment. And the child is creating monster swings like ive never seen before. The cramer covid19 index on the news the astrazeneca vaccine, the trial didnt produce something that would save us immediate immediately. The stock got hammered and the stocks that benefit from the pandemic surged. The dow advanced nine points and the s p gained 4 but the tech heavy nasdaq filled with cramer c covid names. Amazon went up tesla up 142 shopfy 81. Yeah, i didnt make up thats real thats real money. Or it can be in an x fund. Childish buying behavior but that doesnt mean its wrong there is a lot of money put to work every day based on coronavirus and that made the action binary and the vaccines take so long so it doesnt go by at home stock, go buy amazon like everybody else. What happened today . Consider the news about the as t as tra seven astrazeneca vaccine. Safety phase one it created a positive immune response meriting further study. These larger trials are happening n
But close to 100 inland. We are 2 below afrmg. The record high was back in 1959. A few locations are a little cooler than 24 hours ago. And others, conquered and livermore are 4 to 5 degrees warmer. The fog, even though it is bigger will head back to the coast. Then we will see 60s and 70s on the coast and bay. And santa rosa and san jose will all be above. And now sal heading to the bay bridge toll plaza. We are looking at the east bay. Since you mentioned the toll plaza, i think i will dial that up for you and show you the traffic is backed up for the 10 to 15 minute delay that we normally have at this time. It is not a light commute. People are getting to business and driving to San Francisco. There are no problems on the Altamont Pass but has has cleared. 28 0 troofk looks good and so does traffic in the valley. Lets go back to the headlines at 7 02. We begin with a developing story we are following. Three contra costa sheriffs deputies were injured by a barricaded suspect. The per
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