Formed bidenharris ticket, and the role of women in 2020. Professor jennifer lawless joins us to discuss the evolution of women in electoral politics. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. 14, 2020. Ay, august yesterday, the Labor Department announced thousands of americans filed new jobless claims. It is the first time weekly jobless claims have fallen below one million since march. This morning, we are spending our first hour talking directly to those whose jobs have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and economic downturn. Give us a call. 202 are unemployed, 7488000. If you have had your work hours reduced, 202 7488001. If you have recently returned to work, 202 7488002. Text,n also send us a 202 7488003. Please include your name and where you are from. A very good friday morning to you. Go ahead and start calling in now as we give you more context to the weekly jobless numbers that were announced yesterday, this courtesy of u. S. Todays front page of their money sec
Delays from washington from the trade deal to the stimulus negotiations, deadlines and expectations being pushed back the weve got 59 minutes left to go in the trading week s p 500, 16 points from a record close. Down right now, jon. Still higher on the week everyone except the nasdaq great to be with you this afternoon. We have a big show coming up to finish out the week. Were going to speak with minneapolis fed fred neel sakashkari and later, as stimulus talks grind to a halt, well speak with Maxine Waters about whether there is any compromise to be had. Plus, shell discuss a new bill encouraging the fed to use authority to close the racial wage gap in this country mike santoli is tracking the Market Action. Start us off on the broader market. You can call it resilient or fatigue or really anything a standoff here at the record high levels of the s p 500. The past four days have basic clind of touched it or been shouting distance of it. The were just hovering there. Up 3 or so month
Amy hollyfield is live in berkeley for us this morning. Reporter School Districts across the bay area are discussing this now. What will Distance Learning look like. Berkeley voted on its model last nilts. O nght. One standout headline is what they decided on high school kids. They will be doing Distance Learning for the entire semester until the december break. Middle school and Elementary School students are saying that they will be Distance Learning for the first eight week. Oltslo remotely four days a week. Elementary students not in front of the computer as much, they are saying that they will meet with their teachers live online for about 30 minutes every morning and then will be 2k3wi6 given independent assignments. The school board has set up a town hall meeting for monday to help aunts questions about this new very unique way of educating students, so a good time for parents to come and ask all their questions. Amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. And San Francisco mayor breeze says th
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