Battleground states today, north carolina, pennsylvania, michigan and wisconsin. Hes just getting on the stage right now in wisconsin. Joe biden zeroing in on two states, ohio and pennsylvania. Earlier today mr. Biden making several Campaign Stops in pennsylvania. Were currently awaiting mr. Biden to begin his final speech in pittsburgh. Its a drivein rally, the same city he launched his campaign 18 months ago. Lets take you live to kenosha, wisconsin. President trump has just taken the stage there. This is, again, his fourth rally of the evening. He will be heading to grand rapids, michigan after this. This is in kenosha. And this is his second to the last final rally of the evening. It looks like theyre going to go until the midnight hour on the east coast. Across the country and here in the bay area, take a look. Stores are boarding up ahead of any postelection unrest. Business owners are just crossing their fingers and hoping for the best. Nbc bay areas melissa colorado joins us fr
The nasdaq holds in the green up by a quarter of 1 for the week and all week long stimulus uncertainty has been hanging over this market and on that point the president elect joe biden is meeting this afternoon, nancy pelosi and Chuck Schumer, we will have more on that in the other meeting that were going to watch very closely this hour, President Trump has invited a group of state legislators from michigan into the white house. I am connell mcshane, welcomed after the bell we have a lot going on in his time to get straight to the news happening at this hour. Lauren simonetti, blake burman and Hillary Bonner standing by to cover the news, we start with you lauren on the latest figures on the virus, what are we seeing . Their moving in the wrong direction, the grid numbers coast to coast, new u. S. Pieces topping 100,000 for 17 days in a row and over the past week the u. S. Is averaging 166,000, new cases a day, this is happening right before the holidays with families gathered together
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Down, so i would just implore everybody to use their Community Minded feelings and focus on that so we can get out of this as a whole. Thats all i want to say. Hear, hear. Is there any Public Comment on commissioners comments and questions . Im looking in the queue, and i dont see any hands raised, and theres no chat coming. All right. Thank you. Then im going to adjourn this meeting at 6 52 p. M. Thank you very much, everyone. Appreciate your time, and that that that last permit applicant made me hopeful for the future. End on a high note. End on a high note. Thanks, everyone. The presiding officer tonight and shes joined by Vice President darryl honda, commissioner rick swig and commissioner rachael tanner. Commissioner Eduardo Santacana is absent this evening. Also present is deputy City Attorney who will provide with any legal advice this evening. At the controls is the boards legal clerk and legal assistant Katy Sullivan. Im Julie Rosenberg the boards executive director. Williams