Test, how will this impact our sunday football . Surging covid cases across the country overwhelming hospitals. Theyre exhausted we have been going at this for nine months now. The struggling front line workers and the people most at risk live from cnbc Global Headquarters the facts, the truth, the news with Shepard Smith. And good evening, we begin tonight with hope, a Silver Lining even, as another wave of covid sweeps across our nation in big business and small brace for the fallout. There is a new and promising sign for our economy as we head into the weekend the numbers are in, and they show americans are spending. Retail sales up sharply last month. We just got the numbers today. More than doubling the expectations shoppers spending big on clothes and accessories, up 11 . Music and book sales jumped 6 car sales up 3 1 2 . Thats all good, and now the big test Small Businesses and Big Box Stores are heading into a make or break Holiday Season with the virus bearing down now and no
Be a comber affair, sometimes when youre sitting down her brother standing, makes a difference, itll be a little bit for their part 12 feet than the customary virus world which we live in 6 feet plexiglass and all of that. It could be interesting, Hillary Vaughn and Salt Lake City, where this goes down later tonight with the very latest. The Biden Campaign says senator Kamala Harris tested negative for covid yesterday, she is in the clear for the debate tonight, so is Vice President mike pence who the cdc cleared yesterday saint several negative test it is safer than bp to participate in tonights debate even though hes had a few close calls coming into contact with the virus after the president tested positive, white house advisor Stephen Miller did to who is married to mike pence spokesperson katie miller, both candidates will have masks during the debate but as you can see alive look inside the debate, there are two plexiglass partitions set up for the guest on the candidates Kamala
Vice president pence, senator Kamala Harris. Faceoff in the first and only vp debate. What to expect and how the night could impact the election. Plus boarded up and seeking shelter. Hurricane delta slams into mexico and heads our way tonight, tracking the storm, as it barrels toward a better gulf coast. Live from cnbc global headquarters, the fact, the truth, the news with Shepard Smith. Good evening again tonight our nation is at an impasse. Many of us and those who lead us are dug in on how to tackle the coronavirus. How to shore up the lives and livelihoods of those caught in the covid crosshairs, the infection rate is climbing rapidly. That is not in dispute, but we as a nation are at odds about how exactly to live with it, how to fight and where to fold as we stare down the killer among us and what to do about the money that tens of millions of americans desperately need stimulus talks are stalled and many who suffer wonder right now if help is coming at all as our leaders play p
Business dealings in ukraine. Reports show hunter allegedly leveraged his fathers name for profit. Also twitter and facebook now accused of trying to suppress this news. And the fireworks on the final day of questioning for judge Amy Coney Barrett as democrats remain outraged that they a failed at blocking her. Senator Kamala Harris and democrats tried to delegitimize judge barrett for refusing to discuss her personal views on policies while democrats, led by senator harris, refused to discuss how they a want to delegitimize the Supreme Court. And remember Nancy Pelosis ice cream in the freezer moment . 30 million lost their jobs during the pandemic, and remember nancy pelosi blaming a hair salon . Now pelosi is hit with a blowback trying to shut down cnn anchor wolf blitz arer when he asked why is she freezing up covid relief . And even though a doj probe ended on unmasking of individuals like general michael flynn, the controversies have only just begun like this mystery who in the c
End their decision would allow of course joe biden to stay in the comfort of his basement with the teleprompter or more teleprompters and who knows what the end all of his handlers of course would be around to help him. President trump says theres no way that will happen. No, im not going to waste my time on a virtual debate. Thats not what debating is about. Its ridiculous and they cut you off whenever they want. We learned at the same way you learned it. They called up to minutes ago and it was announced and they are trying to protect biden. I dont want to do a virtual debate because a virtual debate is a joke. Im in great shape. Unlike joe i dont have the luxury of staying in a basement all day while im running the country. Lou both the trump and Biden Campaign tonight we are told reliably are trying to come to some sort of agreement on the next two debates. Rick Rick Lawrence is in washington now with the latest. Lou this negotiation is taking place in the public forms of the commi