Mcconnell wants the tax cut to be revenue neutral and dont add to the debt. That would surely slow down the effort. And now to the farce, the Clinton Campaign manager believes the election was rigged by russian meddling and wants to overturn the vote and undermine trumps presidency. Trump himself, well, three top jobs filled today and hes off on another leg of his thank you tour. Varney company is about to begin. Well, im going to call it the trump cando cabinet and its coming together. Rick perry will need the energy department. Rex tillersons the secretary of states job. The announcement with a typical tweets. Ive chosen one of the truly great Business Leaders of the world, Rex Tillerson, exxonmobil to be secretary of state. The president elect added his third Goldman Sachs executive to the administration. Goldmans president gary cone, the economic council. Well have this shortly. The dow will have another higher opening. Closer to 20,000. Oil, a nice pop yesterday, up 53 a barrel. T
Our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im Kim Brunhuber. This is cnn newsroom. More than 30 Million People worldwide have now been infected with the coronavirus since the disease first appeared in china back in december. According to Johns Hopkins university, the staggering figure is triple what it was just 12 weeks ago and the global death toll is climbing rapidly to the 1 million mark. Europe is now experiencing what some fear is a second wave. Cases have been rising sharply in recent weeks, especially among people under age 50. But just three countries account for more than half of all the world cases. U. S. , india, and brazil. The u. S. Surpasses all others with more than 6. 6 million cases and close to 200,000 deaths and the u. S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention now forecasts up to 20,000 more americans will lose their lives to covid19 by october 10th. The start of a new school year is bringing its own challenges in relation to the pandemic. A new
Robo call that may be a new low in this campaign. The target, independent candidate Evan Mcmullin who could make utah from trump. Hell be here to respond. Welcome to the lead, everyone. Im jake tapper. Seven days. Thats all thats left in the president ial race. So i want to warn every person watching about the next week until the very moment someone concedes, do not expect the election to offer any reprieve from the longest nc 17 movie ever to hit the small screen and swing states. Hillary clinton today putting out an ad reminding women of some of the horrible things donald trump has said about women, a lowlight reel, if you will. With a little under 171 hours until the polls close in florida, where does the race stand right now . The abc News Washington post tracking poll giving the Clinton Campaign a jolt this morning. The poll now has clinton trailing by one point. And the volatile tightening in that survey means that clintons lead is now shrinking in our cnn poll of polls where she
Cyberattackers are targeting cellphones here in the United States. President Vladimir Putin is said to have thousands of hackers working for him, and with growing tension over russias aggression in syria, how big a threat does putin pose to this country . I am wolf blitzer. You are in the situation room. A stunning defeat for president obama today. For the First Time Congress has overridden his veto of a bill. Were standing by to hear exclusively from the president after his own party abandoned him. The president ial candidates are on the attack today at a rally in iowa just now donald trump called Hillary Clinton corrupt, saying she put the oval office up for sale. Clinton has called in backup. Exrival senator Bernie Sanders joined her in the battleground state of New Hampshire, making a pitch to his millennial fans whose votes may be crucial to his chances. Michelle obama ripped into trump saying America Needs an adult in the white house. She painted trump as erratic and someone who,
Clinton pulling even in some states and pulling away in others. Melanias message. Donald trump says his wife will give two or three important speeches. That might be news to Melania Trump, who has kept a very low profile during the campaign. Is she up to the task . Vladimirs vision. Vladimir putin questions the allegations that he is trying to influence the u. S. Election, asking if america is a banana republic. Trump says its time to lighten up on the russian leader. I am wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Breaking news. A dozen days before the election polls show a dramatic shift in some key states. And both candidates are going all out today. Hillary clinton just held her first joint rally with Michelle Obama in the battleground state of North Carolina. Instead of relentlessly attacking donald trump, the first lady never mentioned him by name. She made a Closing Argument on behalf of Hillary Clinton, calling her my girl saying she is the