And pelosi and schumer. Missing with that a Mitch Mcconnell. And we will get into the negotiations and whats at stake in a minute. First to a social media storm, tiktok is now responding to President Trumps threats. The popular chineseowned Video App Company saying its quote, not planning on going anywhere. Lucas tomlinson live from the pentagon, there are serious questions about tiktoks security issues. Hi, lucas. Hi, leland. In a move likely to make parents rejoice, but teenagers to freak out, ticktoparticula move to make them share some of their american holders. We may be banning tiktok or a couple of options, a lot is happening. Well see whats happening, but were looking at a lot of alternatives with respect to tiktok. The president later told reporters on air force one he will be banning tiktok as soon as today using emergency economic powers. U. S. Owned microsoft reportedly opened talks to purchase the popular app. U. S. Officials long warned that the Chinese Government uses th
Vantage points. Kristin thats right, im kristin fisher. More than 7500 killed by the coronavirus, wyoming is the only state not reporting any deaths, not yet. And steve is in atlanta georgia. Hey, steve. Hey, kristin. The c. D. C. Coming out with new recommendations urging all americans to wear masks, cloth masks, when they go outside or some sort of clothing that covers their noses and mouths. The president made sure to say that this was a voluntary recommendation, that he himself would not be wearing a mask. Were getting a new information out of new york from governor cuomos presser, the single worst day in new york, the death toll in new york state 3500. That number has doubled in the past three days alone. Some bright spots, theyre getting 1,000 ventilators donated today from china, arriving in new york today and also 140 on loan from oregon. The mayor of new york says those ventilators are desperately needed. If were going to save every single life we can save, we must have the ve
Welcome to americas news headquarters, im ebony. Leland we hope that you enjoy a little break from the weather, im leland vittert. President trump taking a little break from what current standards has been a crazy week as the white house tries to put a good spin on the chaos, hi, ellison. Hi, a pretty short trip for the president and only be here to what will amount to 24 hours, maybe a little less than. Last night he had dinner with rnc donors and schedule today leave a little later this afternoon. We believe that he was playing golf earlier this morning and heading back to dc early because hes set to and the 133rd dinner, dinner has taken place for years and the president has always invited the skits, jokes, the white house roast journalists and the journalists roast the white house, off the cord event and President Trump t attend last year and sent mike pence on his place, he has skipped the Traditional Press events. Its also ending with the staff shakeup, hope hicks will be leaving
Lets go first to doug mcelway covering on the partial shutdown. s live from the rotunda on capitol hill. Whats the latest. Good afternoon, molly. Both houses of congress convened two minutes ago, and dont expect anything to get done because theres nothing to do here. Whatever is done is behind the president s chief negotiationing people, vicepresident mike pence, soninlaw Jared Kushner, and Chuck Schumer. Nancy pelosi im told is not in town. And the whip steny hoyer told me. If theres progress, its probably along the line of verba verbage, the word of the wall. Hoyer is of the belief if they could replace it with a term like virtual wall. He doesnt have the votes for a wall. He has votes for strengthsening Border Security through technological means, personnel means, and a number of other ways, and thats not going to change between now and whenever, so it would, i think, be in the best interest of the country and i think the best interest of the president and congress if we would come
Leland newspeak of the house coming in and just a couple days. A lot of misery for the new year. Im leland vittert. And im kristen fisher. It is now day nine of this partial government shut down with still not deal in sight. Democrats and republicans are continuing to blame each other. Garrett tenney with us now. Reporter not any major progress but maybe just a little. Most home for the holidays left it up to a negotiated deal. The problem is those negotiations like you typically see during the shut down other than happening. Behind the scenes the number of lawmakers in both parties have meaning to try and work out a deal than the shutdown. The proposal so far include a combination of funding for the wall, and a fix for daca and others that they could support. The hope is they could be enough to get a deal, but that was also the hope of the bipartisan immigration deal that President Trump next last year. Today on face the nation, senator jon tester was an optimistic this time around wo