To talk about this topic. Explored in a new book by 104 speakers today. James steyer. Hes the ceo of Common Sense Media. Advocacy organization for families and schools. This program is being held in association with Common Sense Media. Jim is the editor of the new book, which side of history, how technology is reshaping technology in our lives. It offers a collection of essays and how technology is affecting democracy and the society and our future. This available for books are sold. His jointed today but one of the contributors to the book, frank. Hes a writer of the atlantic and author of two books himself. Contributions will focus on the new era. We will discuss that and much more here today. Before we come to the conversation, one final note before we start. You have a question for either jim or frank, please post in the youtube chat box or the facebook Comment Section target and they will be to me during this program. So lets go ahead and get started. First of all, congrats to bot
Still prefer Online Shopping in the time of covid. Aus, facebook, historically staunch free speech supporter, they have cracked down on holocaust deniers and and have asked ads. Is it part of a trend . Recent gains have outpaced prospects for a quick end to the stalemate over fresh economic stimulus. Lets bring in abigail doolittle, following all the back and forth. Not good news for future stimulus. Also, bad news about some of the vaccine trials. Abigail there was a lot of back and forth. A topsyturvy day for stocks. Especially the nasdaq 100, down half a percent, up half a percent. To break a fourday winning streak, for the nasdaq, that was true for the s and p alsos s p 500 that index also. Disappointment that we dont have news on stimulus. Pfizer not continuing right now. A temporary pause for their covid19 vaccine study, as somebody fell unexpectedly sick. The story we have seen all year on a microlevel, uncertainty causing some really choppy trading. Wass p 500, the decline more
As the original aid package and agreement expires. There is talk of the stimulus plan, the environment for them does not look good. Well go live to a number of national airports. Linear air, big in the private arena. They have and all tern tiff for you. They say business is booming. President will be out to new jersey, a fundraising event at his club. He will be whisked back to the white house. Republicans and democrats are pulling out all stops to raise as much money as they possibly can. Back to the stimulus measure. What we can make of it as it comes to pass, not that long ago, a lot of people were worried about the government shutting down and wouldnt come together in an agreement to keep government lights on. At the last minute they cobbled together something. The president signed off on late last night. There is no government shutdown. For the naysayers out there, assuming all the worse when it comes to stimulus, maybe not. Chad what are you hearing . Reporter let me be very clea
To the list of having poor air quality. Heres a look from sutro tower. Our day planner, 52 to 66. I think we will see faster warmer than yesterday. We have a small raw rein layer there at the coast while the rest of us will hit low 90s to 100s this afternoon. Lets get back to kumasi with the news. Or well go to reggie. Governor newsom says the counties can now allow instore retail shopping, however just because they can it doesnt necessarily mean they will, especially in counties like the ones we live in. The economy is a big focus for us here at abc7 and the effort to build a better bay reporter however, we are going to be still window shopping, still Curbside Pickup for now, and we are not allowed to go into the stores quite yet. Gavin newsom did clear the way for the state to have instore shopping but the bay area counties have not said when we will be allowed to do that. In the bay area, we have been behind in every phase of the reopening process, taking a slower and more cautious
Says counties can now start allowing instore Retail Shopping and that means local businesses will be able to get back on track theoretically, and i say that because it looks like the bay area will probably not be doing this right away. Amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with more on this. Reporter yeah, we are still on the outside looking in, still doing window shopping here, and no word on when bay area counties will move into this phase and allow us to go into these stores. Still, Curbside Pickup allowed here. Governor gavin newsom has approved for the state the ability to go inside stores and shop, but only if counties say its okay. Bay area counties have been a few steps behind in every phase of this reopening process, taking a slower approach so no announcement yet on when we will be allowed to go inside the stores. The governor says hes allowing the new phase to open up because california continues to flatten the curve, and hes encouraging everybody to keep up the good work o