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
Lets go outfront. Good evening, i am erin burnett. Outfront. Breaking news. House republicans meeting Behind Closed Doors to debate the fate of liz cheney after she voted to impeach trump. That meeting lasted more than two hours. As her fate is up in the air, one thing the minority leader Kevin Mccarthy made clear already tonight is that he is picking a side. Marjorie Taylor Greenes side, a side of Conspiracy Theories, too fringe for fringe. A woman who days ago said she still truly believes that the election was stolen and fraudulent. A qanon supporter. Mccarthys words tonight, past comments by Marjorie Taylor greene on school shootings, Political Violence, antisemitic Conspiracy Theories do not represent the values or beliefs of the republican conference. Well, that is clearly not true because mccarthys actions speak much louder than words, he is siding with greene. Nowhere in his statement does he mention pulling her from both committees. By the way, theyre plum committees, educatio
That is unique and in this last hour, last night was about hearing normal peoples stories and tonight was heavy on previously elected reviews. We expect to hear about National Security from colin powell in the second hour and likely very emotional speech from doctor joe biden speaking about her husband. We will wrap up all of this and we want to get you right to that virtual rollcall. Workers are dying from covid 19 and a lot of us dont have paid sick leave work quality protective equipment. We are human beings and not disposable. We want to keep helping and we need a president who will have our back. Nebraska cast 33 votes for joe biden. Working people are the backbone of our economy and the key to our recovery. Joe biden knows it is not enough to praise, we need to reward them so lets raise the minimum wage to 15 an hour, empower workers to negotiate for more pay and better workplaces and make it easier to pay for healthcare and higher education. I am proud to cast 24 votes for Berni
Down 24 from the peak, and apple as well. This is been a rolling story there is noday and other topic on wall street. Futures down 1. 7 and deteriorating. We will be looking at that all morning. Francine lets get to first word news with leighann gerrans. Bloomberg has learned President Trump has discussed putting up 100 million of his own fortune for his reelection campaign. It would be unprecedented for an incumbent president putting up his own money to win a second term. Joe buddens campaign and other democratic entities have been raising more money than the Trump Campaign in recent months. Joe bidens campaign and other democratic entities have been raising more money than the Trump Campaign in bismuth. Theriticized joe biden for decision that the fda, which would approve fx income is operating free of political pressure. Biden is demanding transparency from the government while it studies the vaccines. President trump is vowing to sharply scale back u. S. Economic ties with china, t
Up for success in november. Well also talk to white house trade advisor Peter Navarro this morning about a second term agenda and why he believes the election could all boil down to china. And in the middle of this a Major Development in the russian collusion hoax, with john durham interviewing former cia director john brennan on friday as part of his criminal investigation, this is expected to be one of the last steps before durham releases his findings in the coming weeks. President trump shared his suspicions about brennan with me when we spoke back in may. How involved was john brennan . President trump totally involved totally involved. John brennan was one of the architects in my opinion. You look at brennan, look at them all but ultimately the president knew everything. The president knew everything. President obama and Vice President biden, they knew everything. Maria will john durhams criminal investigation result in high profile indictment congressman devon nunes and trey gow