The road well traveled, visiting states he won four years ago. President trump returned to michigan, one of several battleground states he needs to win. He framed the election as a balance between what he would do for the economy and how his opponent would manage the pandemic. Its a choice between a trump boom or a biden lockdown. But youre already locked down. Biden is trying to flip states President Trump took in the last election. He headed to georgia, which hasnt been won by a democrat since 1992. He addressed the divisions in the country, with a question for americans as the heart of this nation turned to stone . I dont think so. I refuse to believe it. I know this country. I know our people. And i know we can unite and heal this nation. More than 67 million americans have already cast their ballots. Thats almost half the total number of votes counted four years ago. Aggregated polls from real clear politics suggest biden leads nationwide by more than seven percentage points. For
Handling the pandemic. Polands conservative government remains defiant as protests well against a courts ruling that severely restricts abortions. Wildfires force 100000 people to leave their homes in Southern California. 7 days to the u. S. President ial election and both candidates are making their final pitches to voters democratic candidate joe biden has gone on the offensive on coronavirus making his 1st campaign visit to whats normally the republican stronghold of georgia but where polling now shows a tight race this administrator yet to offer a single plan. Thats one of the reasons why the most one of the most prestigious medical journals in the world the new england journal of medicine call the president quote dangerously incompetent went on to say president turned a crisis into a tragedy im ready to act i know what to do starting on day one of my presidency we will do it meanwhile donald trump is maintaining a hectic schedule hes held rallies in michigan and wisconsin and hes
Of new cases had been flat or decreasing since a peak in early august, but the number has begun creeping up. The panel noted increases in hokkaido, tohoku and northern kanto regions as well as parts of okinawa. They say its a result of infection clusters and people visiting or leaving tokyo and the surrounding prefectures where there is no drop in infection rates. But the number of hospitalizations remains flat nationwide and the number of patients in serious condition is reportedly decling. The experts say provincial entertainment districts and expat communities could become super spreader sis teand they are calling for more Health Notices and tests in those areas, and they warn japan could see the kinds of explosive spread of infections in europe unless infections are dealt with. In australia authorities in the state of victoria have lifted coronavirus restrictions in and around the city of melbourne for the first time in about four months. Three, two, one. Whoo the city has been und
Resident of the United States. [applause] President Trump thank you very much. Thank you very much. Its very hot today. Please sit down. It is going to be a very hot one. We apologize to everybody who is going to suffer through it. But you know what, its better than bad weather. And its great to be in the rose garden. I want to especially thank this group for joining us as we announce a historic groundbreaking initiative in our ongoing effort to rapidly develop and manufacture a coronavirus vaccine. Were joined by secretary steven mnuchin, secretary mark esper, secretary alex caesar, secretary of the joint chiefs f staff, general mark milly. F. D. A. Director dr. Steven hahn, dr. Francis collins, dr. Fauci, dr. Birx. Were joined by a very terrific group of professionals. Tomorrow will mark 30 days since we release the white house guidelines for a safe and phased opening of america. Thats what were doing. Its the opening of america. Going to have an amazing year next year. Were going to
We are also watching currency, the dollar has been the big story this week. The euro as well as its counterpart. We are taking a pause from the rally after the ecb, but if we see a gain today, that would take that streak for the longest in 16 years of nine days straight. So far it is flat. Flirting withlar . 70 for the first time this year. The dollar weakening across the board with the exception of the yen. Dollaryen, and offshore hovering. We are watching the bond markets as well. The mliv question is, the yields we are seeing, will they disrupt the equity rally . The u. S. 10 year after the u. S. Jobless numbers that fell again, treasuries ing the worst brent slipping after they did extend cuts after a breakthrough with iraq. Tom the European Central bank did put its money where its mouth is, announcing a bigger than expected increase in emergency bond buying, responding to what it calls the unprecedented contraction in the euro area economy. Kathleen hays has the story. What is dri