Moratorium on evictions during the coronavirus pandemic. Later, the moodys analytics chief economist joins us to talk about the state of the u. S. Economy. Host the house and senate are one week into what should be there august resource recess. Negotiationsld and between Democratic Leaders and the white house appear to have yielded no result, certainly, no agreement on additional coronavirus pandemic relief measures. Good morning. It is friday, august 7, 2020. This first hour, we will ask you your message to congress, in particular, congressional leaders on pandemic relief. Here are the lines. We welcome your text messages. Make sure you tell us your name and where you are texting from. Ur handle on twitter we also welcome your comments on facebook. A very similar sentiment expressed in headlines and reporting of capitol hill publications and other publications on those negotiations which ended last night well into the evening. This is roll call. Show you the report just out from the A
Procedural vote will take place this morning on the nominee. The confirmation vote later this afternoon. And the negotiations are continuing on a coronavirus aid package. Live coverage now here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O god our shield, we rejoice in the gift of your salvation. Look with favor upon our senators today, delivering them from fear and guiding them around the obstacles that hinder their progress. Lord, unite them for the common good of this great land. Lord, manifest your purposes to them, making clear your plans and guiding them with your love. Give them the wisdom to have confidence in your power, as you inspire them to use their talents as instruments of liberation and healing. Almighty god, have compassion upon our nation and world. We pray in your holy name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge a
Unnight insurance. Ui, the earned benefit, seemed by covered employees, generally those who work for others and are not a part of the gig economy. Are you also going to hear pu or pua, pandemic unemploymentr o assistance. This is a temporary unemployment payments offered by the federal government to those who usually do not qualify for benefits, who are thinking in terms of business workers, gig business owners, i should say, gig workers in the selfemployed. Now, back to our edds lori leavy. Lori, i appreciate you joining us here today. I understand you had to rearrange your schedule to do so. Yeah, any chance to get out helpful information, i am all for. Thank you for a lot of claire identifications you just provided. Because there is so much confusion out there. It really does help to get that information. Excellent. Im glad. We are going to be taking, just so you know, we will be taking some of my questions and also questions from viewers who are watching right now when they send th
The u. S. Senate is about to gavel in. They are going to work on a judicial nomination with a confirmation vote scheduled for 5 30 for 5 30 p. M. Eastern. Republicans leader Mitch Mcconnell may introduce the republican covid19 recovery plan. Live now to the senate floor. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal lord god, we again thank you for the life and legacy of representative john robert lewis. Lord, accept our gratitude for his ethical congruence that motivated him to find a moral way to get in the way. Were grateful that his passion for freedom summoned our nation to embrace our best hopes and not our worst fears. Inspired by his exemplary pilgrimage, may our lawmakers strive to live with such integrity that they will stand on the right side of history. Lord, help our senators to strive to see you more clearly, to love you more dearly, and to follow you more nearly day by d
Economic front. P equities, that is a lie, calculated it. He said after 10 different quarters of gains in the s p was always followed up another 5 to 10 gain in the next quarter. Having off the strong secondquarter boats well is well. R bodes positive quarters could still lie ahead. Romaine referring to pd, one of the many people behind the scenes who keeps this program looking smart and feeling smart. Eaton vance codirector still with us. Thank you for being patient. Talk to me about volatility. We have seen the vix come down from the highs. It is not back down to precovid19 levels, but definitely there is a lot of calm in markets i think would be an encouraging sign. Absolutely. We started the year only looked at the vix, someone called it we began as a teenager and it quickly began to be over 80 over a short time. We are looking at this 30 level, that is good because it bodes well for the sentiment and calmer markets and individual idiosyncratic stories. That being said, i think the