Lets give each other a chance and lower the temperature. I like the tone hes setting john, already. Reporter and just adding, see each other again, listen to each other again. So thats thats the, you know, its not just words but actually putting them into action. The speech really ranged. You had Langston Hughes reference in there, on eagles wings, he quoted theodore parker. It was, again, this is what speech making sound like, and President Trump hasnt spoken like this, hasnt chosen to, and this was a speech that seeks to use the words in the moment to bring the nation together and move it along. Words cant do everything in a presidency, but they can do a lot. Reporter and to say he wants to root out systemic racism. Do you know how long people have been waiting for someone in that position to say that, to acknowledge, a, that it exists, and then to acknowledge we want to do something about it. Thats very powerful. Odonnell that it will be a priority. Reporter exactly, exactly, norah,
Why she says it was selfdefense. Breaking right now, an Emergency Declaration in florida. Tropical storm eta slamming ashore. Where the storm is headed next. Country musics golden night. The big performances. Then god whispered your name and the big winners at the cma awards. From the Delivery Driver who took a wrong turn to the risky art restoration that ended in disaster to the goose in love with a car. All the trending stories for your thursday morning. Good thursday morning, everyone. Im kenneth moton. Im erielle reshef. Mona is off. We begin with the recordbreaking surge in coronavirus cases here in the u. S. States from coast to coast are setting new highs. Hospitals in several states are running low on staff, and experts are now warning about substantial growth in covid cases in the northeast and midatlantic states. And the virus now impacting more of our pop culture. Several acts at the Country Music awards had to cancel because of covid concerns, and in the sports world, at le
A friday, the chains Once In A Lifetime Writing Contest you dont want to miss. Fox and friends first starts right now. Jillian the song is perfect. Connecticut is the maroon 5 of states. I like them. Do you like connecticut seriously . Todd i love it. Jillian not like the nickel back debate. I dont want to say what nicole is. Good morning, you are watching Fox And Friends First on friday morning. Todd in just a few hours trading at robin hood will reopen, came stop stopped purchases after they were instructed on the platform. Jillian lawsuits and customer complaints. Reporter it has the internet buzzing, the company says they plan to, quote, allow limited buying and will monitor and make adjustments as they see fit and try to clarify what happened yesterday saying it was a Risk Management decision that was not made under direction of the marketmakers. It was it was two lawsuits last night. The new york ag is involved that is reviewing the companys decision to restrict trading of stocks
Moo its biden versus trump trump stock, trump stock. Both of which are going in surprising directions. If you you thought the election is over, the president is trying to do an end run around the results and fighting tooth to nail today the dow lost 222 point [ screaming the s p 500 declined points at 8 . Nasdaq dipped 2. 2 hey. I know it didnt feel like it was so bad but if you were in the nasdaq except for a couple of names, wow. They crushed it. Why dont we start there with next weeks game olympian . On monday morning we are coming in and, sadly, im betting we pass the 200,000 mark. Thats right 200 thousa,000 thousand cases an the virus is hurting business. If not monday, tuesday, wednesday, a question of when, not if i know there is a sense that we have had a big vshaped recovery which is terrific. But our inability to stop the spread is putting a crimp on business orders and retail sales. Just yesterday, work day, reported a solid quarter we have the coceos on the show but they me
The 2020 president ial election. Joe biden flips georgia blue for the first time in 28 years, getting him 306 electoral votes. Well have the latest on the white house lawsuits still trying to change the results. League of her own. She started as an intern and is now the most powerful woman in baseball. Details on how king ng became the first female general manager . Any of the four major sports leagues. And the next chapter. As the pandemic rages on, architects and designers are already looking toward the future. But first we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opene opener, your world in 90 seconds. This is a rheed alert, all hands on deck. The coronavirus is now surging in every single state. The death toll could hit 440,000 by march 1st. Hopefully whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration it will be. I guess time will tell. President trump spoke to the public for the first time in more than a week while still not acknowledging joe bidens victory. It wou