Losses the university of michigan warning of a billion dollar hit from the pandemic. Their president will join us kelly. Stocks are lower coming off two straight weeks of losses lets get to bob for more on the selling today. Modest rally in the last hour s p is comfortably over 2800 again. Two issues weighing on the markets. I think a lot of investors surprised by warren buffet not so much buying the realizizati realization tha slower than people anticipated restaurant stocks all down dave and busters, dennys. You can see theres less optimism it will go so well in the restaurant stocks today. Mr. Buffet getti inting out of positions didnt help at all all down 3 or 4 the leadership out there on the plus side, wfh the work from home stocks have done so well the wall greens walmarts have all done so well a little bit of, i think optimism that the Energy Stocks are continuing to holdup well. Weak open but a lot of the big names in positive territory. Refiners Like Marathon Petroleum and th
Hurricanes, terror attacks and mass shootingses, help us to rely on your strength to envision and build a stronger, more secure america. Give us more visionaries like father Edward Flanagan who founded boys town on december 12, 100 years ago. Father flanagan was an irish immigrant who lived the American Dream and taught us all that even the most troubled child could grow up to be a useful citizen if given half the chance. He saw the best in the kids that others rejected as useless. Help us, but especially each of our senators, to see the best in those who have different political or social views so we can, together, build an america that enables and calls forth the best in its citizens. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will
Welcome. We are nussleed here on the Upper West Side and have been here almost here to years, some of you may remember this space as the endicott book seller. Do take note of cspan booktv is here recording the talk, so tonights discussion and q a, live on in perpetuity. During the q a session, if youll give us a couple of seconds to run the microphone to you so we can record your end of the conversation and she is not talking to no one. And then after the talk if you will give us a culp of seconds to set up, well have a signing queue up at the front by the register. I encourage you to pick up a copy or two or three of the book so we can continue to be here and celebrate great and important work. Meryl is the author oNew York Times best selling, fan tom of fifth avenue, a wall street journal best seller and good seller for us, an Award Winning journalist and a regular contributor to vanity fair. Is considered an expert on elder abuse and has appeared on nbr and cnn and otherout let othe
Economy shrink by the largest percentage on record. Since our last town hall one week ago, covid deaths have reached new highs in florida, texas, california, with more states now in danger of their own surge in cases. We spoke into an er doctor in el paso who had to treat a patient because there was no room inside. And we reported on people waiting so long for test results its often useless for keeping people around them safe. In the seven days since the last town hall, we watched the president attend more events where mask wearing is shunned. We seen a former president ial candidate, herman cain, who attended one of those president s Campaign Events in tulsa last month die of the virus. Weve also seen the president reembrace unproven science, treatments for the disease. And late today he spoke to reporters about the virus. Given whats happened with Major League Baseball and now today the Rutgers Football Team is quarantined, how can you assure reopening school also be safe to open . Y
Prayer vigil and walk tomorrow evening. To pray that no more violence will play this area. That is tomorrow night 630 read outside of the baptist church. At this hour the new mayor of suburban robinson is announcing a big overall. Changes come after investigators discovered evidence was mishandled and dozens of rape cases. 51 untested rickets were discovered in an evidence room. Promising justice for victims who fell victim to police incompetence. The new police chief has replaced his entire command staff. The problems of the past will be fixed we will leave no stone unturned. We will make sure that these cases are followed through. As far as history, my heart goes out to the victims. Those rockets have been sent to the Illinois State police for testing. Officials are awaiting those results. 15 yearold boy has been charged in the shooting of a seven year old boy. Returning from the picnic and walking into his home. You shot sunday night. Is charged with aggravated battery and dischargi