Theyre a big story. Were following tonight. President trump has ordered his negotiators to halt talks over a new stimulus package. The stunning move after the 2 sides of struggle for months to try to reach a deal for a Major Economic relief package as millions are still reeling from the pandemic the president tweeted hours ago that he instructed his representatives to stop negotiating until after the election writing quote after i win will pass a major stimulus bill that focuses on hardworking americans and Small Business as a result of President Trumps announcement the stock market took a deep dive, this afternoon joining us now live via zoom financial expert, georgia chatty with Morgan Stanley george thanks for being with us so we know the immediate effect was the drop on the stock market, however, this now may mean that people wont get any more stimulus through the end of this year possibly well into next year your reaction to that. Well believe it or not tim today was normal. The m
Correspondent. Trevor shirley with the latest river. Hey good evening. Yeah, youre right a lot of news happening here in washington dc today. The president s doctors say he is responding to treatment but hes not out of the woods just yet weve also learned today that there is a growing number of people within the white house connected to the military who are now selfquarantining after possible exposure to covid19. 24 hours after leaving Walter Reed Medical Center President Trump remains at the white house today is doctors released an update which said the president feels no symptoms and his vital signs are stable but he remains under treatment. Doctors for Vice President mike pence also said he remains symptomfree and continues to test negative for the virus, but its not such good news for several of the president s top military advisers general mark milley chairman of the joint chiefs of staff tested negative for the virus but is under quarantine after the vice commandant of the coast
Answering phone calls and should say it was not done according to what i would have recommended. Doct us virus expert and a member of the Coronavirus Task force today saying that President Trump has not handled his Covid Recovery the way that fauci would have recommended that includes driving around Walter Reed Medical Center to wave to supporters and leaving the Medical Center after just 3 days tonight, trump remains under quarantine isolated in the white house residence and he remains under treatment. This morning, the president posted on social media downplaying the virus said hes currently battling. He said covid is far less lethal than the flu. Which is not true. According to the data that we have on both facebook removed the post twitter flagged it as misinformation accompanied by Public Interest notice. The president s downplay of the virus as many survivors and people who have lost loved ones to the pandemic quite frankly angry tonight as you can imagine and well President Trum
Capitol hill over a new Coronavirus Relief package. The republican plan looking to slash benefits by more than half. The race to reach an agreement. Oh, boy. Also this morning, more than a dozen players and staff with the Miami Marlins testing positive. Major League Baseball postponing games just four days after opening day. Will the season survive . Tropical threat. Hurricane season heating up. Puerto rico braces for a possible Tropical Storm as texas recovers from hannas powerful punch. Fatal shark attack. The first shark incident in maine in ten years. Could it have been a great white . Red flags flying right now after several sightings in new york. The warnings from beachgoers right now. And the heroic rescue caught on camera. An unconscious drivert of his smoking car right before the vehicle was suddenly engulfed in flames. Ive got a show to do remembering Regis Philbin. The tribute for those who knew the morning maestro best and this morning, our interview with his longtime cohos
Thing for the students and Staff Members here. And just ahead, why the student who is shot these imaages of packed hallways got suspended. Joe biden under fire after this racially loaded comment. Unlike the Africanamerican Community with no exceptions, the Latino Community is a Diverse Community. President trump calling it insulting. How biden is trying to explain this morning. Shots fired. The attorney general of new york takes action to dissolve the nra accusing its leaders of fraud. Operated as a breeding ground for greed, abuse, and brazen illegality. He very latest. Socially unacceptable. Prince harry takes on social media giants. His powerful indictment overnight of fear, anger, and misinformation online. Those stories, plus going the distance. Fly ball deep toward right field. The baseball star who had opted out of the season for Health Reasons comes back in grand fashion. I love it. And the celebration is six feet apart. Today, friday, august 7th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news,