Payments to some taxpayers. House democrats however say it is not enough at a time when infections in the u. S. Top for millions. What is important about that is the steamroller that it is. The acceleration that this has. It does not diminish because people have filed for Unemployment Insurance and we must have reached the peak, it continues. House democrats passed their 3 trillion heroes act back in may. It would extend the extra 600 unemployment payment through january. That extra benefit is scheduled to expire at the end of this month, and lawmakers disagree over if and how it should continue. We have heard from a number of government watchdog groups have opened investigations into the conduct of federal agents ktvu viewers about how that responding to unrest in portland and washington dc. 1 money helps them to pay bills, buy groceries, and stay afloat. From the Justice Department says it is following up on use greg lee breaks down the impact of this pending decision. Of force alleg
The plug on an interview that wildly claims dr anthony was responsible for the nations coded 19 outbreak were going to discuss all that and more coming up all right its time to boost your news i. Have the latest oh good 1000 numbers worldwide cases almost at 16300000 with about 650000 reported deaths the top 3 countries with the most cases the u. S. Still leading the way followed down by brazil and india right here in this country the u. S. Cases topping 4200000 with about 147000 reported deaths so as cases continue to search president Trumps National security adviser Robert Obrien has now tested positive for the virus the white house saying there is no risk of exposure to the president or Vice President mike pence argues john hardy is joining us from miami for more on how the president is responding to this outbreak. President trump is actually scheduled to tour a facility where theyre working on a vaccine for cobra 19 its called the bio press a process Innovation Center at fujifilm d
Hd5. Hd5. Hd5. Hd5. A Good Samaritan who tried helping two stranded swimmers was swept away by a strong current. All three ended up near a sand bar near plum island between new york and massachusetts. Eventually a coast guard crew managed to rescue them. The swimmers swallowed a lot of saltwater but are expected to be okay. Turning now to the growing concern among Health Care Workers about the rising rates of coronavirus infection. Now a new call for nationwide shutdowns. I spoke earlier with dr. Ravi. More than 1,000 Health Professionals have now signed a letter to the government saying its time to reboot our fight against covid19. They argue we should shut down the country again and start over with testing and tracing. Whats your take . Kenneth, i agree with many of the tenets of the letter. I think we do need to improve our testing, i think we need to ramp up our contact tracing. I do think it is going to be difficult to go back to square one across the nation. I think we do need to
Plus, jailhouse rescue. The dramatic moment inmates came together to save the deputy who was guarding them. Mission to mars, the first of its kind trip to the red planet today. Why nasa is sending a helicopter. And bold brews. With more americans drinking at home during the pandemic, the new and unusual beer options hitting the market. Good thursday morning, everyone. We begin with the coronavirus crisis. More than 150,000 people in the United States have now died from the virus. The good news is new cases are down. The bad news is more than 1,400 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours, the most since may 15th with grim new records in texas and florida. A texas congressman who was set to fly on air force one with President Trump yesterday has now tested positive. He was seen the previous day with attorney general william barr who has now been tested. This morning a new report is expected to show the economy shrank by 35 during the second quarter, the largest decline on record.
Hopes around that region of the world. Disney is out with what investors are seeing as it fantastic Earnings Report thanks to streaming. Nikola, not so much. We will be asking the ceo about the 9 climb. Just 89 days unto the u. S. President ial election and during election year, august returns tend to be higher, finishing starter finishing higher than at the start of the month. Joining us now is the author behind that report, george pearkes. George, obviously you have to think that this year might be slightly different. Is there any really fundamental reason as it why as to why it should be different . George the historical precedent in the United States is that it is disconnected from the market cycle. You do not tend to see huge swings in market purely as a reaction to politics which is more common in emerging markets or other developed market economies. 1928the long term, since when the s p 500 price data see positiveend to returns in august and for every month leading up to an elec