Market, that is the title. Retail earnings rolling out this morning. Economic data showing customers are slowing their spending. October retail sales data shows the slowest growth in about six month. Joining us to break it down is michael mckee, Bloomberg Economic and policy correspondent. Michael we call it getting whacked upside the head here in the colonies. In april, just a 0. 3 gain for the month of october, down from 1. 6 in the month of october, with the pendant was at its worst in april. Only five of 13 categories rose last month, compared with 11 of 13 in the prior month. October andm november seems to be getting worse. Jp morgan economists report that chase card spending has fallen notably in the first part of this month. It is, as they say, really dropping off,. That suggests a weaker month ahead. Who knows what will happen with black friday, if anybody cares about that anymore, but it is a clear americans are cutting back. The actual results come a much less meaningful than
Vaccine, which we will getlyso hehe capability by doing things that weve been speaking about for so long, the simple Public Health things that are not universally being implemented, wearing masks, the attention to keep distance, the avoiding of crowds. Here in the bay area were nearing 102,000 confirmed cases. Only two bay area counties remain in the purple tier. Thats the most restrictive in the system. Sonoma and contra costa are still purpose along with mendocino county. Everything else is now red. Lets get more from kate larson with what these kaleidoscopes of colors mean. Out of the purple into the red. Today, they moved into a lower risk covid gews a around bu st guard. California health and Human Services secretry says there are no early signs of transmission because of reopenings but the numbers could change. I will reserve final judgment a couple more weeks until we see how labor day data impacts those numbers across the state. Despite that, Alameda County says there will be n
Mile. Vandalization, high crime, 100 arrested, 13 officers injured. I dont know where to start on this one but well be covering it. Because there are ramifications for the rest of the country and maybe the president ial race. Meantime, focusing at the corner of wall and broad, with the dow up 300 points. A lot is on optimism that despite the back and forth nastiness between democrats and republicans on the president s executive orders here, to go ahead and provide stimulus himself because congress was unable to do it, there is optimism that some deal will ultimately struck. It moo be ultimately close to what the president wants, there are nagging issues is it constitutionsame issues come up when republicans were saying that to barack obama when he was looking at a payroll tax cut there is a long history to president s taking these payroll tax cuts to the executive level. President george w. Bush implemented one with much democratic, you know complaining. Again i mentioned about preside
Accidentally shot down by iran arrived home to a solemn ceremony in kiev. Hello libyas warring leaders and powerful outsiders who back them are at a summit of berlin aimed at ending years of chaos and conflict so we are waiting for a post summit Media Conference to begin well hear from the german chancellor Angela Merkel as well as her foreign minister the u. N. Secretary general and the Un Special Envoy to libya will crossover life to that conference as and when it begins so the chancellor merkel is hosting 12 World Leaders including the president s of Turkey Russia and france as well as the u. K. Prime minister Boris Johnson their priorities are to curb Foreign Military interference and solidify a cease fire Russias Vladimir Putin met turkeys regift tell you berta one earlier they back rival sides russia us. Supports the war lords have to add while turkey is helping the un recognize governments have to it is fighting against now their previous ceasefire efforts have broken down and.
An aid, investigations, quid pro quo demanded by President Trump. Ambassador taylor testified and gave the most sweeping and devastating testimony about President Trumps efforts to shake down the ukrainian government. Mr. Trump calls the charge a hoax. I had a perfect conversation with the president of ukraine. And goes after ambassador taylor. Hes a never trumper and his lawyer is a never trumper. While his lawyers are quiet on the evidence and make false claims of being shot out of hearings. Maybe they do that in the soviet union, thats not acceptable to the United States of america. Ill talk to the chair, akeem jeffreys of new york. Joining me for insight and analysis are, nbc news chief Foreign Correspondent andrea mitchell. Foreign home secretary james johnston, amy walter, National Editor of the cook report and lonnie chang. Welcome to sunday. Its meet the press. From nbc news in washington, the longestrunning show in television history, this is a special edition of meet the pres