Later, more about the state of Small Business, a guest, Amanda Ballantyne from the main Street Alliance. You are watching washington journal. We will be right back. Top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. President former barack obama on his life and political career in his newly released memoir. Sunday open markets Institute Director and her book, seven ways for corporations rule your life and how to take back control, interviewed by a Bloomberg News reporter. And a former appellate judge and book,ofessor and his examining the constitution through the eyes of judges and legal scholars and historians. Weekend ontv this cspan2. Washington journal continues. Host joining us now is john hudak, author of this book marijuana, a short history. Talking here about Marijuana Legalization here. Good morning. Election day featured some more news, several states there active in the area of legalizing Recreational Marijuana. Give us a sketch of what happened. Guest four states had adult use
Im phillip ma. Were beginning what is usually one of the busiest weeks of Holiday Travel this year Health Officials are pleading with americans to stay home as covid cases surge to record levels. Despite the warnings, airports just saw their busiest weekend since the pandemic begin nbcs Blaine Alexander joins us from atlanta blaine, good morning. Reporter phillip, good morning to you we have heard those warnings from Health Officials, from the cdc for days now urging allamericans to stay home, not travel this week, but scenes from airports around the country show that many people are not listening and thats got dr. Anthony fauci now concerned about what this could look like after thanksgiving a direct and dire warning to travelers like these already packing airports ahead of the thanksgiving holiday. When you get a crowded plane, youre in a crowded airport, youre lining up not everybodys wearing masks. Friday and saturday the t processed more than 2 million travelers, the highest twoda
Been absolutely lights out. The best november since time began, and maybe that is what we have, whatever you view on the election. But with the bombshell from pfizer on a vaccine, the market goes straight up. The president radio salad for four days, and we get a tweet for fourdio silent days, and we get a tweet out this morning. In this moment, we continue to see i am going to call it a second surge of market performance. Jonathan this morning is not about the politics. It is about the science. You can take the narrative and put it in the shredder this morning. We hope at some point in the nottoodistant future, it is conclusive. That just brings the cyclicality back into this market in a huge way and breeds some life back into that rotation. The nasdaq still very much on top. It is very clear the nasdaq is not on top. The nasdaq is struggling versus the likes of the small caps. Tom we will do the data altogether this morning before we get to dr. Fazeli. The vix from 41 to 23, i have be
James knapp to the u. S. District court judge for the Northern District of ohio. Votes expect around 5 30 p. M. Eastern time. You are watching live coverage of the u. S. Senate on cspan2. Ie senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Sovereign god, you are you are wisdom without end and mercy without limit. We worship you. Lord, have compassion on our nation. Heal our physical, mental, and spiritual wounds. We are worn out from this challenging season. Restore us to the vision of a liberating freedom that enables justice to flourish. Hear the prayers of our senators and give them your peace. And, lord, thank you for the degree of resolution that has occurred in our nations election process. Remind us all of the wisdom of mark 3 25 that says a house divided against itself cannot stand. We pray in your mers sovereign name. Amen we pray in your sovereign name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the
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