traditional definition of being in a recession. the second quarter gross domestic product g.d.p. shrank at annual rate of nine tenths of a percentage point. that s the second straight quarterly deficit and that checks the box, historically considered as recessionary. president biden says it s no surprise the economy is slowing down because of inflation. but he insists he has the nation on the right path and, quote: it doesn t look like a recession to me. the president also spent time today on a call with his chinese counterpart in a time increasing tension with communist china. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight live from the north lawn. good evening, peter. peter: good evening, bret. the numbers are right there in black and white. the u.s. economy shrunk for a second consecutive quarter. but, until large, well-respected groups, nonpartisan groups of economists issue some sort of a formal declaration that a recession is underway, then officials here
population is living in communities with medium or high covid risks. with you you can expect a patchwork of responses across the country. no flake supervisor describes critics of face masks as the board discusses the possible return of indoor mandate. i don t hear them riding me about shoes which are actually more oppressive to your feet than wearing a mask on your face. this evening, l.a. county decided to hold off on a mandate for now saying infection rates and hospitalizations there are trending in the right direction instead, they will strongly recommend people wear masks indoors, something local business leaders had been advocating let s educate on the best practices and protocols and encourage everyone to step it up let s not trample on people s choice on how they want to navigate this. this week a federal appeal s court upheld governor greg abbott s executive order banning school mask mandates against a
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