May do versus what they shall do can swing the election just see january 6 and pence s role after the 2020 election for that now was 66 days left until votes are counted. This cycle, there are debates happening over new election rules. In a moment, we ll talk about nebraska and a voting rights fight that you may not know was going on. We re going to zero in on a group fighting for their right to even register to vote but first i m starting with the tension over election rules here in georgia at the center is georgia state board election board, i should say, they pass new rules recently. One would allow election officials to conduct a quote, reasonable inquiry before certifying election results. Another would permit members of county election boards to investigate ballot counts. They sound benign, but democrats are suing. They argue the rules would cause chaos in georgia weeks out from the election, and they want governor brian kemp to do something. Now, this is not just a clean cut fig
Results. We will get congressional insight all morning long. We will hear from georgia congressman earl buddy and connecticut senator rand paul. Loss of 100 points on dow futures. Markets extending slump from yesterday as more lockdowns and the threat of them offset positive news on vaccines. Its also been a big week for retails, bjs and macys reporting this morning all the numbers as soon as they hit the tape. Working from home may not save you money. Why paying a new tax while working remotely. A little holiday decorating can carry you through some tough times making a buzz this morning. Mornings with maria is live right now. Dagen european markets feeling the sting of more lockdowns, red across the board in france, england and germany, all down about 1 . Mixed story in asia overnight with fractional moves there. Kospi and south korea shanghai to the plus side. Cheryl casone has all the news that you need right now, good morning, cheryl. Cheryl good morning to you, dagen. United stat
To adopt the new state restrictions before things get even worse. That leaves neighboring napa along with solano and san mateo as the only bay area counties still open for things like Outdoor Dining and personal care services. There is hope on the horizon, california is set to receive 328,000 initial doses of the Pfizer Vaccine starting tomorrow. Of those, about one in five is earmarked for the bay area. Getting those doses here is just the first challenge. Wilson walker is live outside of Good Samaritan hospital in san jose with the security concerns coming along with them. Are they afraid people will rip them off or Something Like that . Reporter that is just one of the concerns, you can drop an entire list of things that can open the potential for any number of crimes. You can be sold fake vaccines, adjust a number of things. So long with the logistical complications of rolling out this vexing, its also been called the largest Cyber Security threat in human history. Now is that hype
Lets break it down with mike mckee. Is a it is michael it little bit odd. On the headline, 100. 9 is lower than it was in the month of august or september, rather, when it was 101. 8. You would expect that maybe the present situation would be causing people concern because of the coming closures of some businesses as covid cases spike but the number comes in at 98. 9 at up from 104. 6, up from 98. 9. Turnabouting quite a in the way people are looking at the economy. The interesting thing here is this bemay see is reasonably good news for donald trump because if you are looking at the economy, stupid, as the old saying goes, you are looking at the economy as it is right now, and the economy as it is right now is better. The employment number is something Everyone Wants to look at in the set up to next week. Jobs number is an improvement, so those who think we are going to have a dismal jobs report next week might be in for a surprise, at least according to the underlying Consumer Sentim
Election uncertainty poised to bounce from the worst week since march businesses are bracing for election unrest. Live in manhattan. Well take a look at how companies are preparing for the unknowns of this week ahead. And with no preelection stimulus lifeline, how airlines are now preparing to stem the losses and lure passengers back in to their seats. Carl all right, jim, what do we think is going on this morning doesnt sound like you trust futures at this level. We really sold off terribly friday until the last half hour. This is continuation of what looked like a short covered rally. I think a lot of people who are betting that no matter what happens it will be contested and therefore the market has to go down so, why not just come in short my problem with that is what happens if its actually not contested . What happens if its a landslide for either side. The reeason i point that out if youre betting on a contested election its entirely possible with our 24hour coverage its entirel