Good Tuesday Morning to you all. We start with president elect donald trump who is about to end all the speculation about who he wants to be the countrys next top diplomat. Yeah, its been five weeks but still weve seen several potential secretary of state nominees come and go from meetings with trump. This morning trump is expected to name Rex Tillerson as his choice to lead the state department. Tillerson met with trump this past saturday for their second discussion in a week. Abcs lana zak is in washington with somew potential pick. Lana, good morning. Reporter good morning, diane and kendis. You know, that public parade of all those potential candidates is now over. And it seems those onetime frontrunners, rudy giuliani, mitt romney, have now been bested. Senior transition sources tell abc news that president elect donald trump will announce Rex Tillerson as secretary of state today. It is certainly surprising. Usually you look in the secretary of state for someone who has some leve
Donald trump who is about to end all the speculation about who he wants to be the countrys next top diplomat. Yeah, its been five weeks but still weve seen several potential secretary of state nominees come and go from meetings with trump. This morning trump is expected to name Rex Tillerson as his choice to lead the state department. Tillerson met with trump this past saturday for their second discussion in a week. Abcs lana zak is in washington with new reaction to that potential pym. Reporter good morning. That public parade of all those potential candidates is now over. And it seems those onetime frontrunners, rudy giuliani, mitt romney have now been bested. Senior transition sources tell abc news that president elect donald trump will announce Rex Tillerson as secretary of state today. It is certainly surprising. Usually you look in the secretary of state for someone who has some level of diplomatic experience. Reporter as ceo of Exxonmobil Tillerson has had extensive interaction
Town waits outside the city council taking a 1 billion chunk out of the nypds budget, others follow as they face violence this summer. The Police Commissioner is asking for the publics help to find the people who gunned down 17yearold brandon tendering, he was on a scholarship at st. Johns, tweeting out a call for help to solve the case as members of city council in democrat cities work to defend Police Departments across the country. A 3yearold girl was shot in the chest on Chicagos Southside in serious but stable condition. We begin with breaking news from new york with rick leventhal. Reporter City Council Voting to defund the nypd by 1 billion, taken a long time because they are doing it on a zoom call one by one which is wild outside city call, demonstrators have been here for a week. The building lit up beyond the trees. In the foreground you see metal barricades blocking the street, this is where you come off the brooklyn bridge, some of them have stopped and they make uturns, t
Black lives matter being painted on a downtown new york street, the president calls that a symbol of hate, theres a new record for coronavirus cases in a single day. Arizona, california and texas record the highest numbers of new deaths, arizonas governor telling mike pence, 500 more medical personnel and reports from houston, some hospitals are feeling the strain of the spike in cases there. White house correspondent kevin cork starts us with the president pushing for new Financial Relief amid the coronavirus come back. It has to be done properly. I support larger numbers but it has got to be done properly. Reporter properly is how the president described the approach he would like to see and the administration along with Congress Ways another round of stimulus payments to millions of americans as part of a larger spending package, the president making these comments in an interview with foxbusiness even as house lawmakers on capitol hill approved unanimous sense, a bill that extends
Singing at services sparking protests by thousands. What do they plan to do this weekend in the wake of the Supreme Court decision conservatives argue put casinos over churches. Pastor Robert Jeffress and mark siegel are here to discuss civil disobedience by the faithful in the age of covid19. Amid reports mexican hospitals are overburdened quote to deal with coronavirus patients. Ramping up the burden on busy hospitals. Year from the Frontline Border doctor just ahead. The store just minutes away but first breaking news on another round of coronavirus will be for americans who need it. Millions of unemployed americans are trying to figure out how they will make ends meet without that 600 a week of federal. The program expired tonight and based on what the speaker of the house had said today it appears those families might have to wait a while. They do not understand the gravity of the situation. This is a Freight Train that is picking up steam, picking up speed. The president says dem