Good afternoon, everybody. Im happy to welcome our audience members and our special guest speakers to the common good. We have an extremely fascinating guest today and one of our very favorite political analyst to operate as our moderator. So we will get right to the conversation. Got a very unusual phenomenon in the 2020 president ial campaign this year. Hugely influential slice of the Republican Party, including longtime conservatives and moderates, have broken with reelecting the leader of their of thety, the president united states, donald trump. This is part of the broader never trumped rebellion that began four years ago with the largely sidelined cadre of appalled republicans, but which has transformed in recent weeks into a potentially Disruptive Force in this years president ial race. Groups such as the Lincoln Project and Republican Voters against trump are using guerrilla tactics and clever ads and then they already be making a big difference this year. We are thrilled to ha
Time for a National Health care program and its its astonishing to me larry that the democrats can take a stand for this in the platform in this election that they cannot say once and for all we have to have health care for all of our people if nothing else but what does it take that you cant even get it with a pandemic i mean come on. Harry truman proposed that in 1946. The year i was born so look i brought its the Democratic Platform Committee in 2000 and i was told by the Gore Campaign then that you know they asked me not to present it and so you have course i presented it anyway but the point is that this is an idea whose time its come again and again and again and now during the pandemic it is urgent that we strengthen the Health Safety net by making sure that everyone has access to health care and that the government plays a significant role in helping to pay for it one quote can President Trump do in this economy cant spend money thats congress can issue an executive order what
Gold price you look at. December futures are the most heavily traded, and they are closer to 2000 than 1950. It is a conversation as well as real yields continue to grind lower. That sets us up or what you are looking at into the fed on wednesday. What else can they do to offer more . In the meantime, we are waiting for fiscal stimulus in the u. S. What can they deliver and when . Guy that is a question we will learn about in the next few hours. We have this announcement from Mitch Mcconnell, we think that will be around 4 00 eastern or a little after that. It will be fascinating to see where the republicans are and where the democrats are. We know where the democrats are. How big of a gap will there be and can they close that by the time we get towards recess . Alix the other news is the virus, certain areas of the world shutting down again like in spain. Hong kong more restrictions as well. Getting apping after second round of u. S. Funding for an experimental vaccine for covid19. Ta
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Lebanon in the hague will deliver its verdict on august 7th find out what this means for lebanon and for those and i didnt follow all the developments on the. Mistakes of californias progressive stomps on issues from Climate Change to immigration as long come to a potential as liberal opposition depressed phone call from the boxes this picture argue launch come back to reveal about the choices facing americans in the coming president ial election in the 2nd of 2 special reports bobs house has been finding out. As wildfires rage across california late last year scorching more than 100000. 00 acres and driving tens of thousands from their homes u. S. President donald trump lashed out at the states leadership and threatened to cut off federal and youve got fires eating away at california every year because that is just so bad the government is the no its like if he doesnt know what hes doing that governor Gavin Newsome was the 1st in america to issue a stay at home order to combat cope wi