North carolina Gubernatorial Debate produced in association with the North Carolina association of broadcasters Educational Foundation and umc tv. We introduce the candidates tonight, the governor of North Carolina democrat roy cooper. And the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina republican dan we should note that this debate tonight is happening of course during a critical time for our state, the covid pandemic. Many North Carolina people have died of the virus. Many are ill. Our prayers go out to the families involved. In fact, you will probably notice several physical precautions tonight inside the studio to help ensure safety against covid19 spread, including the fact theres no Live Audience in the studio tonight. Only the two candidates, the moderator, and some studio technicians. And in fact, in just the last 12 hours, everybody in the building and in the studio tonight has tested negative for covid19. We quickly want to review the rules of the debate tonight. It will last one h
At 8 45, the Washington Examiners Joseph Simonson talks about joe bidens relationship with the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. Good morning, it is friday, september 18, 2020. The house is set to meet in a pro forma session at noon today. The senate will convene on monday. We are with you for the next three hours on washington journal. Hearing from you on how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted your job. Newly released data show that nearly one million americans file for firsttime jobless benefits last week. Our phone lines split up a bit differently this morning. If you are unemployed, 202 7488000. If you have senior hours reduced, 202 7488001. If you have recently returned to work, 202 7488002. The phone line for business owners, that number 202 7488003. You can also send us a text this morning. That number also 202 7488003. If you do, please include your name and where you are from, otherwise catch up with us on social media, on twitter, c spanwj. Very good friday morning
Intend to respect their voice and their history. Thank you all. Thank you. Good friday morning. This from todays wall street journal, weekly initial claims for jobless benefits were a seasonally adjusted 860,000 in the week that ended september 12. According to the labor department, that is down 33,000 from the week before. Early spring and summer, new applications have held steady since early august. The wall street journal notes the labor market has partially recovered from the coronavirus pandemic and shutdowns. Employers through august have replaced about 11 million jobs of the 22 million shed at the beginning of the pandemic. The pace of hiring slowed later in the summer and layoffs have remained persistent. There are still nearly 30 million americans receiving some form of unemployment aid. Ng some form of unemployment aid. When it comes to the Unemployment Rate in this country, this chart from todays Washington Times showing the race from the beginning of the year rates from the
Employers through august have replaced 11 million jobs of the tournament 2 million 11 nine jobs of the 22 million jobs shed in march and april. Layoffs have remained persistent. There are still 30 million americans receiving some form of unemployment or aid. This chart from todays Washington Times showing the race from the beginning of the air, in the mid3. 5 in january and february, jumping up in march and then the april number, jumping up to 14. 7 . You can see it has been trickling down to 13. 3 in may, 11. 1 in june, 10. 2 in july, they. 4 in august. 8. 4 in august, and that is where we are now amid this Economic Situation the country. We are asking you to call in this morning to that is no how the coronavirus has impacted your life, your job. 2027488000 if youre unemployed. For Business Owners 2027488003. We will start with a line for Business Owners p what kind of business to run . Im in the finance industry. Issue] host did you apply for a ppp loan . I did not need to. Host john
The summer of 1905 the war in the pacific was still raging americans were flying Bombing Missions over japan. Children took refuge in caves used as air raid shelters against a clinical interview. On august the 9th he stayed in the bomb shelter longer than usual because wed heard of a new kind of the bomb that had just been dropped on hiroshima to say that. Very few on board the u. S. Bombers were aware of the weapons Destructive Force recruiters folder to reclaim. Because hunter moore would not feeling a modern war would get rid of. The thing contained plutonium rather than the uranium used in the hiroshima bomb developing it cost billions of dollars. Whats interesting about this is they had an atomic bomb. They had the hiroshima bomb but all this effort was put into the plutonium bomb so do you think all of that effort did not contribute to the use of it and nagasaki. Thats an interesting question. On these people were children back and they are the ones who are still alive. My god ev