Defending us on his partner telling morris all right its time to leave i q. And over to the latest poll the 19 numbers worldwide cases topping 16300000 now with 650000 reported deaths the top 3 countries with the most confirmed cases the u. S. Still leading the way followed again by brazil and india right here in the states cases topping 4200000 with 147000 reported deaths so as cases continue to surge President Trumps own National Security adviser Robert Obrien has also tested positive for the virus white house saying theres no risk of exposure to the president or Vice President my pants are to use john heidi joins us now from miami with the latest there john. Well president. Which wrapped up his tour of the bio process and evasion center at the fujifilm daioh synth biotechnologies and morrisville North Carolina as the news was coming out also about his National Security adviser the president wrapping up that tour earlier this afternoon while also manila making a major announcement ab
I want to take you live right now to the ups airport hub in atlanta, georgia, where you can see the crowds forming. At any moment, President Trump is expected to announce a new policy that he says will expedite and modernize the approval process for major Infrastructure Projects across the united states. Projects that often take years to complete, they take so long sometimes, Companies Just abandon their effort. We are going to take you straight to atlanta as soon as the president makes what could be a marketmoving remark. The bulls are still humming but they were singing at the top of their lungs earlier in the session. Dow jones industrials had spiked 428 points. Its up 129 right now. In the Early Morning move, there was very encouraging news out of moderna. Modernas experimental Covid Vaccine produced virusfighting antibodies but investors appear right now to say you know what, we still want the buy stocks but they see the rally as an opportunity maybe for a little sector rotation o
For the Government Accountability office. Guest thank you for having me. Host tell us why the gao did this report. Guest the cares act passed in verch required us to ha oversight of the funding and activities of the federal government, specifically it requires us to provide oversight of the governments efforts to respond to and recover from covid19. And it includes us assessing the impact of covid19 on Public Health, as well as at the economy, as well as track the funding and use of the funding. The act requires us to report everything, starting 90 days after an accident, so the june report was our first report, and we will be issuing additional reports every other month. Host as soon as the legislation assigned, enacted and signed, the gao is monitoring . Guest absolutely, we are providing realtime oversight. We have experience doing this. Going back over a decade ago, for example, under the Lease Program that provided assistance to the Financial Sectors after the global crisis, we we
Officials, discusses the rising number of cases in several states. Nicole clowers discusses her ys reports of how relief funds from congress are being spent. The u. S. Supreme court is wrapping up its term this week, issuing decisions in cases heard earlier in the term. One of those decisions upholds the Electoral College, by saying electorsfaithless defy the will of the voters. Welcome to the washington journal. It is four months until election day. We will start asking you about the Electoral College. Should the Electoral College be abolished . Isyou think so, that line 202 7488000. If that answer is no, the line is 202 7488001. We welcome your comments on text. The line 202 7488003. We are on twitter. Facebook. Com cspan. Is expected to issue more decisions this week, wrapping up its term. A little Electoral College oneonone from the national archives. A little Electoral College 101 from the national archives. The number of electors is equal to the number of members in the congressi
Government, specifically it requires us to provide oversight of the specifically, it requires us to of the ongoing oversight governments efforts to recover covid19. The act requires us to report every 60 days, starting 90 days after an announcement, so our june report was our first report, and we will be issuing additional reports on the other months. Host basically s s this is signed, the gao is monitoring its spending . Guest absolutely. We are providing realtime oversight of the fund and we have experienced during this, going back over a decade, for example, under the troubled Asset Relief Program that provided assistance to the financial sectors after the financial crisis. We were required to provide ongoing oversight and issue a report every 60 days. We have experience and build on that experience to hit the ground running to provide immediate oversight and help ensure accountability and transparency of how the funds are being used. St lets take a look at the numbers. 2. 57 host l