Im phillip ma. Were beginning what is usually one of the busiest weeks of Holiday Travel this year Health Officials are pleading with americans to stay home as covid cases surge to record levels. Despite the warnings, airports just saw their busiest weekend since the pandemic begin nbcs Blaine Alexander joins us from atlanta blaine, good morning. Reporter phillip, good morning to you we have heard those warnings from Health Officials, from the cdc for days now urging allamericans to stay home, not travel this week, but scenes from airports around the country show that many people are not listening and thats got dr. Anthony fauci now concerned about what this could look like after thanksgiving a direct and dire warning to travelers like these already packing airports ahead of the thanksgiving holiday. When you get a crowded plane, youre in a crowded airport, youre lining up not everybodys wearing masks. Friday and saturday the t processed more than 2 million travelers, the highest twoda
One veterans long struggle, and why a Defense Department employee is now speaking out. And murder hornet mission. How crews use dental floss and a vacuum hose to find and destroy the first nest found in the u. S. You heard them correctly. Dental floss and a vacuum hose. First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. Heres what we have to do. Were not going to control the pandemic. We are going to control the fact that we get vaccines. Therapeutics. The white house chief of staff mark meadows says the United States wont be able to get covid19 under control. They are admitting defeat. This is the greatest failure of any president ial administration in the history of america. Mike pence will stay on the campaign trail despite news some of his staffers tested positive for the coronavirus. I think hes taking all the precautions. And my understanding is hes tested negative. Vice president mike pence plans to preside over the Supreme Court confirmation vote for Amy Coney Barret
Investors trying to decide what is going on. That is showing a little but of haven assets. Bonds not doing much. With the kind of volatility we have seen, you would think there would be a big bid. Today there is a small bit, and we also have the dollar, which is seen as a haven. If the fed is successful with their framework shipped from august, which they will want to try to create is a strong dollar signaling and improving or a Strong Economy instead of hitting into risk assets. Today is a pretty solid day for stocks overall, but the week is more difficult. David september looks like in equities maybe we gave back some of the froth we created in august but we are always looking for longterm trends. You and i talked about how about high yield. Is that giving any signal . They do seem to be moving . Abigail highyield today not doing too much, but as you are just mentioning, and i love you are talking about the erasing of the froth in august, and then september right back down. Highyield
Was 7 years after the practice was revealed by Edward Snowden. Just a few moments into a brand new day here in moscow friday september the 4th my names you know youre welcome to r. T. International. The e. U. Foreign policy chief condemn the alleged poisoning of. Calling it an assassination attempt the russian opposition figure is in a medically induced coma on the ventilator in a berlin hospital 2 weeks after being are lifted from russia. Being poisoned with a novacek nerve agent russia is calling for dialogue stating its still receive no data from germany on the findings. The president of belarus weighed in alexandre the claims that his Security Forces have information which cast on berlins poisoning allegation. We have intercepted a call as we understand between warsaw and berlin that clearly sounds its. Didnt take place. They have done it quote to discourage putin from interfering in the internal affairs of belarus. The German Government has responded to mr location because version
This time we have them here virtually from his home. Were going to talk about his new book, about the 1948 election. Were going back 72 years, another Election Year. Your going to be amazed exactly how similar it sounds in other ways its very different. The difference is the politicians were all younger than they are today. [laughter] thats one big difference. But a. J. , take it away. Tell us about the overview of the book. Just a very good read by the way. Very good read. Guest will thank you. I dont see a couple things first rate thank you so much for having me. The Commonwealth Club is a wonderful place to be. And here we are redoing this virtual, a lot of people going to painandsuffering, i know for myself, im just reminded of why film of the reading minus six years old. Books can transport you to another time and place. For me during all this that is been a blessing. Now, regarding my last time i was with you, i already started this book. It was 2017 i was with you and think we t