Convention. We also heard speeches by senators cory booker, tammany duckworth and former south bend, indiana, mayor pete buge gig. 40tham hereby calling the session to order. Welcome to this final session of this historic and memorable convention. The 40th National Convention to order 48th National Convention to order. Every year, every four years we have come we come together to reform our democracy. We say we fight for a more Perfect Union because were fighting for the soul of the country and for our lives. Right now that fight is real. As as our next president and Vice President. Donald trump is the worst donald trump is the wrong president for our country. He has had more than enough time to prove he can do the job. He has is over his head. He simpe need him to be for us. It is what it is. Carry on the fight for justice. Our action will be their legacy. We just need leadership to bring us back together, to recover from this pandemic and prepare for whatever else is next. Leadership
China trade talks are off. President trump says hes postponing any talks as leaders, xi jinping reportedly facing opposition from within his own party. Its another big day for retail earnings this morning. We are waiting on lowes, target and tjx opening before opening bell this morning. We are talking with apartment ceo after reporting double beat yesterday. He will talk about the pandemics impact on Consumer Habits and concerns over stimulus checks drying up. Markets this morning looking for another recordbreaking day, take a look at future, indicating a gain, dow futures up 51 points, nasdaq futures up 18 and s p and nasdaq continuing in record territory as you see there they are up this morning after hitting alltime highs yesterday. S p 500 scoring fastest rebound from a bear market in history. Yesterday the dow was down 66, but the nasdaq was 81 and the s p up 7 points. New york city is about to get sweeter, krispy kreme opens Flagship Store in times square, ceo live here at 7 20 a
Testify today. Before the hearing we will discuss the Postal Service with kevin gosar. Washington journal is next. Former Vice President biden. I am proud to carry the banner of our party into the general election with great honor and humility paid i accept your nomination for president of the United States of america. That is joe biden from last night. Hey did not mention the president by name, but he criticize the president on several fronts. He expressed aspects of what he would like to accomplish if he becomes president. For is washington journal today, august 20 first. Today we will take you to the Senate Hearing featuring the post mentor postmaster general. Heres how you can call us and let us know your thoughts, 202 7488000 if you support joe biden, 202 7488001 if you support the president and if you are undecided give us a call at 202 7488002. You can text us if you wish at 202 7488003, and you can tweet cspanwj. One writer says he gave his remarks absent a crowd because of the
Dr. Anthony fauci a member of , the White House Coronavirus task force, discussed the ongoing pandemic area George Washington university hosted the event. Everybody, i will come to a very special edition of healthy you. I am frank sesno. I cohost the series. The school of media and Public Affairs, where i hang out. We are talking to amazing people on the front lines of this pandemic, getting their insights, knowledge and experience about how we survived it. Today , Challenging Health crises to confront humanity. Malaria, tuberculosis but probably nothing as dangerous, disruptive and divisive as covid19, which as we speak has claimed more than 170,000 lives he United States alone, he is a doctor, researcher, immunologist. I first covered and interviewed him when i was a White House Correspondent for cnn in the 1980s and aids was exploding. He was one of the first to see the threat, dedicated himself to resources and research the medicine needed to control it and now covid19. Dr. Fauci,
Unshakeable. Woodruff and to denounce President Trump. Today we are a country divided and we have a president doing everything in his power to make it that way. At the time like this the oval office should be a command center. Woodruff tonight former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, former president barack obama and this years Vice President ial nominee Kamala Harris. Day three of the Democratic National convention. Woodruff again, im Judy Woodruff and welcome to our special pbs newshour live coverage of the Democratic National convention. Were now on night three of this virtual event. Tonight, we will hear from Hillary Clinton, the partys nominee four years ago. Well hear from former president barack obama and then we will hear from Kamala Harris, a historymaking Vice President ial nominee. Im here in our studio with political analyst amy walter and right around the corner our senior correspondence amna nawaz. Both socially distanced. And we have reported and guests across the coun