Of a first debate. President trump is now running behind biden in national polls. Within striking range in several key battleground states. The debate comes after National Security officials revealed the most concrete details to date about interference in the upcoming election. Well get more on that in a moment. A big topic tonight will be the pandemic trump failed to bring under control, and shows dangerous signs of spiraling. More than 1,100 american lives lost yesterday, the most since september 15th. The incumbent president laying the role of underdog. His advisers hoping hell show restraint. Our coverage begins with jim acosta at the debate hall. President trump and Democrat Joe Biden will meet later on this evening for the final president ial debate. In the meantime, President Trump is back to his old tricks of manufacturing bright, shiny objects when he is in big political trouble. President trump is on the attack on a slew of targets between the media and dr. Anthony fauci but
Sick in the hospital right now, also a new record. Overnight, the nations second largest city issued a stayathome order. My message couldnt be simpler, its time to hunker down. Its time to cancel everything and if it isnt essential, dont do it. Dont meet up with others outside your household. Dont host a gathering. Dont attend a gathering. And following our targeted safer at home order, if youre able to stay home, stay home. Americans intently waiting for a vaccine and wondering why britain is rolling out theirs first. We really scrutinized the data very carefully, to guarantee to the American Public that this is a safe and efficacious vaccine. The uk did not do it as carefully. They dpgot a couple of days ahe. I dont think that makes much difference. Well be there, well be there very soon. Cnns athena jones starts us off in new york with the latest plans to distribute the vaccine in the u. S. With the United Kingdom becoming the First Western country to green light a Coronavirus Vacci
Good morning. A lot is going on after an historic day on wall street. Coronavirus fears and an oil crash sparked in just a huge selloff. The dow tumbled more than 2,000 points, its worst point drop on record. The s p 500 finished down a whopping 7. 6 . So rare to see that. Only a few times in history has it done Something Like that. It is now 18 below its record high. A 20 decline of course will be the end of the bull market and signal a new bear market. Numbers plummeting so quickly they triggered whats called a Circuit Breaker put in place for the black monday crash in 1987. Thats an automatic pause designed to stop the panic among investors. It worked for the most part. Wall street on the brink of ending its decade long bull run. President trump needs these declines to stop. Of course, he has used the economy and the stock market in particular as his personal barometer for success since he was sworn in. The white house has invited wall street executives this week on the coronavirus.
This is early start. Im laura jarrett. Im christine romans. Tuesday, march 10th. 4 a. M. In new york and we begin with an historic day on wall street after coronavirus fears and an oil crash sparked a huge selloff. The dow closed down more than 2,000 points. That is the worst point drop ever. The worst day since october 2008. The s p 500 finished down 7. 6 . It is so rare to see a move like that. It is now 18 below its record high. A 20 decline would put it in a bear market. It would be the end of the bull market of the past 11 years. Now numbers plummeting so quickly they triggered a Circuit Breaker put in place after black friday. The pause is designed to ease panic among investors. It worked for the most part. Wall street is on the brink of ending its decade long bull market. President trump needs these declines to stop. He has used the economy as a barometer. Hes invited people to meet on the coronavirus. The president outlined new economic measures he is considering. I am discuss
Difficulties there. Go ahead, ellison. Fist indication of anything happening that we received from the white house. Went to venezuela two years ago to get marry and stay until the venezuelan wife and two children had the proper visas to come to the u. S. , the pair hadnt been married for long when they were arrested on weapons charges, the u. S. Said that the arrest was politically, President Trump says that holt will be in dc at the white house with his family around 7 00 oclock tonight. He made the announcement on twitter writing in part, good news about the release of american hostages from venezuela, great people of utah will be very happy. Holt is a mormon missionary from utah, has sent the last two years pushing for holts release. In a statement this morning, both holt and his wife are on plane heading home. Tennessee senator bob corker, top official on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee met with the venezuelan president nicolas maduro, pivotal to bring it is holts back home,