By david wright. Its probably the definitive biography of douglas and especially of what is going on in the United States and the fight for racial justice. Nobody was more consequential and has been more consequential on the question of race in america. Boy ahead of his time. He was not only an abolitionist, passionist and former slave but he insisted from the earliest times in the 1840s, almost towards the end of the 19th century, that equality was the goal. And he would book no deviation from that. He was very clear about what the goal was. And so any of his words ring true today and i really recommend this biography to everybody is a long read but it is really powerful. Peter one of the things that i learned about Frederick Douglass this year was that is also very active secretary. Connolly yes he was very consistent and had a distinguished career and was able to talk to a mixed audience. In a time when that was unusual to say the least. And really its powerful when they had been id
Treatments it will be one of the jitters. Add them to many in the markets here. All in all taking it relative stride. I say relative stride. Again the Administration Front and center today, getting idea, talking to Economic Club members from around the country what the president thinks is going on to the economy. He is the best bet for the economy. Teasing a middle income tax cut as well if he were to get reelected. Fallout from the comments. The president s busy Campaign Schedule with blake burman from the white house. Hey, blake. Reporter i feel like there is a news burst leading up to the minutes of this show. That is certainly the case. Let me walk you through in and around washington the last half hour. Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin speaking right now. He echoed a lot of comments, similar comments that Mitch Mcconnell and nancy pelosi made in the most recent days. The treasury secretary saying as it relates to a possible covid relief package it would be tough to get done before
Reforms happening. Reporter in san jose that reform is taking shape as measure g. What is critical about this is the expansion of the independent please auditors is possibility over all Police Involved shootings, and uses a force that resulted in serious injury. Reporter it would make a change to the city charter to allow for expanding the powers of the independent Police Auditor if approved the city council would then have to decide exactly what those powers are. The mayor wants to give the office full investigative authority. As i propose a couple of months ago, to move investigations out of the Police Department and into the independent Police Auditors office, after the death of george boyd, there is a broad recognition, that a major city Police Departments, greater ability, greater transparency. They will be the first to say this. In fact the San Jose Police union said it is in favor of measure g but is wary of and i please bias in the office. Reasonable oversight over the Police D
And the covid gender divide. The virus forcing more women than men to leave the workforce. Tonight we go inside the troubling new report announcer live from cnbc global headquarters, the facts, the truth, the news with Shepard Smith. Good evening again 19 days till the election. And less than an hour away right now from dueling town halls. The president ial debate canceled instead President Trump and joe biden will face questions straight from voters President Trumps town hall is in the battleground state of florida while joe bidens is in the must have of pennsylvania. A live look at miami now where Savannah Guthrie will moderate nbcs eventual with the president. About 60 florida voters, some of them said to be undecided, to be in the audience and asking questions. You can watch it here on cnbc and across nbc platforms right after this newscast. The former Vice President prepping for his own town hall in philly. Same time on abc meantime, his running mate Kamala Harris pulled herself o
Program guide. Now we start the weekend with author and for the twomac hello and welcome everyone. I am with the event staff of politics and prose. Before we do begin we do want to go over a couple of quick items. At any point during this event you can go to the chat section which you can find below to access the link to purchase a copy of the new issue great help i would ask if anyone has any questions they would like to direct to the author you would put them into a separate q a box. That aside i would like to welcome daniel yergin. He is a highly respected authority. The bestselling author of the price. The remaking of the modern world and shattered peace. As vice chairman. He has joined tonight by susan glasser. They write the weekly column. They have served as a top editor of several washington public classifications. They went on to have the politico. She served as the editor in chief of foreignpolicy which won three national awards. And also susan will be appearing herself on th