Comeback this summer. The Election Campaign getting back to Something Like normal. Its all part of the great opening up which continues rapidly. Georgia was the first. New numbers show that it has bounced back very very quickly. Its economy has. New jersey has lifted the stayathome order. New york city subways have seen a considerable increase in ridership. And the money from the government is finally flowing to business, and get this, Mortgage Applications are surging, too. Add it all up and it looks like a much stronger summer economy. That outlook helping the market. Caution, however. The Federal Reserve releases its first Economic Forecast in six months this afternoon. That could really move stock prices. But right now, we are seeing a Little Movement to the upside, up 50 for the dow, up about, what, 12 for the s p, and another solid gain for the nasdaq, up almost 1 again and back above 10,000. Its great to be back. My thanks to ashley, susan and lauren for working so hard while i
Eugene odonnell is a lecture at the John Jay College of criminal justice, hes a former new York City Police officer and trainer and instructor at the Police Academy in new york city. Eugene odonnell, welcome to washington journal. Good morning, good to be with you. Let me ask you about how this all started. What do you think went wrong in the e encounter between the fou officers and george floyd on that memorial day arrest attempt . Its a complex conversation and its going to consume a lot of time at the terrible outcome my condolences to the deceased and the family of the deceased. In my view abpolitical breakdown at the top i dont know why Police Officers wnin t middle of a pandemic are involved in a 20 counterfeit bill custodial arrest and same thing in the eric garner case they were in search of blue cigarettes. The mayors have to give more clarity and they are in a lot of cities and Police Officers profoundly what matters police shouldnt be involved. Any Police Interaction can end
Churches are moving services online. Professional sports teams are hitting pause on their regular season. Airlines are canceling flights. Churches are moving services online. And many main street businesses are closing their doors. I know that all of this is disorienting and alarming, but while these measures arent normal, it is a sign that we are heeding advice from the experts, people like dr. Fauci, organizations like the center for Disease Control it is a sign that we are doing what we can Disease Control. It is a sign that we are doing what we can to slow down community spread. It is a sign that we are together and making progress and hoping that we will get through this together. Toficult decisions that need be made by elected officials and Business Owners and Community Leaders when they decide to shut down normal parts of our daily lives, these are not easy decisions for them to make. Despite the publichealth benefits these closures will provide, we arelives, these arey decision
Germany. In a News Conference which ended just a few minutes ago in east berlin, government officials have announced communist east germany have announced their border open with west germany. East german citizens now have the right to cross directly from east germany into west germany. Up to now, as you know, the thousands, tens of thousands of east germans going west have had to pass through other communist east bloc nations, most of them passing through czechoslovakia. But as of right now according to the official statement just concluded, they have the right to go directly to west germany. Nbc correspondent Dennis Murphy is in berlin right now and has been following the events. The News Conference on television. Dennis, what more do you know about this startling decision . Dennis it is truly astonishing. In a series of events that have happened the last few days and hours. Literally in the last five minutes on television here in west berlin and also in the east, the germans east and
Up to now, as you know, the thousands, tens of thousands of going west have had to pass through other communist throughc nations, most czech. Czechoslovakia. Have theht now they right to go directly through west germany. Our correspondent has been following the events. You isnt. T more do it is truly astonishing in a series of events that happened days, last few hours. Literally within the last five minutes on television here in in therlin and also east, the germans, east and mr. Shabosque say there are no more borders, that germans may cross to the west over whatever existing border frontiers there are and eliminates the route through czechoslovakia. We have been following the hundreds of thousands of east germans leaving via that route. Necessary. Longer what i think we have is a berlin is a symbol, but the frontiers themselves are now open and he says in the next few weeks there will be some provisional time to prepare the legislation to make it all constitutional but weve seen the