Restrictions and whether they should be followed or not, if it is not about the election and concerns about the legality of elections, procedures to the election, not to mention the number of cases involving Administration Officials and the doj role as those cases through the system. I think we have a lot to talk about. I want to start with the big question. Does it really look different to you . Doesnt look like a different environment when the two of you were at the department of justice . Are we just overreacting . We are talking about National Security today in particular, what does it look like over the last number of years, bringing us up to the present moment. In getting ready for todays conversation, i decided to go and look at the recent press releases, recent announcements on cases, see what is being publicly announced. I went back to the beginning of august, end of july. Drowning this conversation in National Security, i saw any number of cases in the National Security realm
Moratorium on evictions during the coronavirus pandemic. Later, the moodys analytics chief economist joins us to talk about the state of the u. S. Economy. Host the house and senate are one week into what should be there august resource recess. Negotiationsld and between Democratic Leaders and the white house appear to have yielded no result, certainly, no agreement on additional coronavirus pandemic relief measures. Good morning. It is friday, august 7, 2020. This first hour, we will ask you your message to congress, in particular, congressional leaders on pandemic relief. Here are the lines. We welcome your text messages. Make sure you tell us your name and where you are texting from. Ur handle on twitter we also welcome your comments on facebook. A very similar sentiment expressed in headlines and reporting of capitol hill publications and other publications on those negotiations which ended last night well into the evening. This is roll call. Show you the report just out from the A
Clear out future cast for is going to show us that you can see right now visibility down to a few miles for some of the shore freeway areas. The fox really going to be sticking for coastal spots for the rest of the afternoon and then pretty much sunny and clear everywhere else temperatures smile to even ones, well have those coming up in just a bit daria thanks a lot. Lets start with the latest coronavirus numbers the u. S. Set to pass a grim milestone, a 141,000 americans have died of covid across the country nearly 60,000 people are in the hospital. The cdc is forecasting more than a 157,000 americans will be killed by the virus by august 8th. And now Health Officials and government leaders are pushing for more americans to wear masks. Our decisions not our conditions are decisions that will determine our fate and future as it relates to the spread of this virus. And months after the cdc first recommended it the president is now telling americans to mascot and showing himself, wearin
Cspan created by americas cabletelevision companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Host this week join is on the communicators this representative bob latta, the Top Republican on the communications and Technology Subcommittee and our guest reporter is sam sabin of Morning Consult. Congressman latta joining us from bowling green, ohio, there are then several proposals put out to expand world broadband especially in this time of covid. Which ones are you supporting and which ones do you think would benefit your largely rural district . Guest thanks so much for having me on. Its really important we do talking about world broadband. Ive been engaged in this for years and one of the cofounders of the probroadband caucus and with groups that a meeting all the time because this is not a republican or democrat raided the issue. This affects everyone in the rural areas. Its important for us to get this out as soon as we can especially during this covi
I dug into and im excited to tell my daughter about it. For those who have not been following as closely, through the Artemis Program, the United States government will work with industry and International Partners to send astronauts to the surface of the moon, another man and another woman to the moon, which is exciting, conduct new and exciting science, and demonstrate americas values. To date only 12 humans have walked on the moon. That was half a century ago. The Artemis Program provides exactly the opportunity to add numbers to that, of course. Lunar exploration has broad and bicameral support in congress, most recently detailed in the fy201 Omnibus Spending Bill and we support this effort. Can you update us on the president s thinking on the issue of forgiving Student Loan Debt . There are some groups that are pushing anew for the president to forgive all Student Loan Debt. Where does he stand on that . Sure. The president has and continues to support canceling 10,000 of federal