China the stock set to add 100 points to the dow in todays session. There is a countdown to election day 41 days to go, former Vice President joe biden heading to North Carolina today, meanwhile President Trump also getting ready to announce his pick for Justice Ginsburg Supreme Court seat, democrats threatening for pack the court if it is filled before election day. Justice ginsburg will lie in her pose at the Supreme Court building and then on friday she will become the first women in history to lie in state at the u. S. Capitol building, also happening on capitol hill, dr. Fauci will testify before the senate at 10 00 a. M. Eastern and Jerome Powell will testify before the house select subcommittee on the pandemic. And the president expected to speak to veterans and their love and a coward. It is a live action show today and Varney Company starts right now. With your help, your devotion and your drive, we will keep on working, we are going to keep on fighting and we are going to kee
Tell us who you are i am dr sarah barber im a social epidemiologist and faculty member of the university of the dorrance s. Go Public Health but atmel of epidemiology and biostatistics my Research Studies the links between Structural Racism and Health Inequalities in the United States and brazil. So good to have you im going to start the stats im actually going to start with a story about gary fowler now his father died a culvert 19 and so did gary but not until hed gone to 3 separate hospitals saying ive got 19 symptoms they turned him away he died in his chair at home now we know this story because his son spoke out about it. Around their families. Mind. Easy Getting Better every day. This is a story that sums up what we are talking about today and the tension to tell us why. Yes because we know that in the United States black americans are not only contracting the virus at a disproportionate rate by are dying a disproportionate rate and in many places merrick lee black people are co
York have been discharged. Meantime, italy seeing its lowest number of deaths in more than two weeks and that is helping the market this morning. A strong rally in store as investors begin this holiday shortened week with some optimism. As you can see, the futures up, the dow up 788 points, the nasdaq and s p all well above 3 . It is a different story, though, for oil. Even with hopes of a deal between the russians and saudis, we still have a glut of oil because, well, no one is using it. Oil down, as you can see, down nearly 5 at 26. 94. Meanwhile, questions begin over whether to reopen the economy, when exactly. That will be a political decision as well as a medical one. And President Trump warming to the idea of a second task force whose job would be reopening the economy. All of this while the need and scope of a fourth stimulus package is also being discussed. Hello, everyone. Im Ashley Webster in today for stuart. We begin with your money. Joining us now, economist john lonski. J
Economy some more and the dow will hit, wait for it, 32,000 this year. Thats optimism. Were at 29,000 right now. Then theres this, the New York Times issues its endorsement for the democrats nominee. The times is the bible of the Democrat Party and they split their decision. Theyve endorsed Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren. This is fascinating. Not biden, not bernie, not the former mayor of new york, bloomberg, no, left and far left is the times choice. Later today, the president flies off to the global elite get together known as davos. Picture this, please, the president fresh off trade wins and a growing prosperous economy, addressing over there while the trump haters over here try to impeach him. Im not keen on the expression but you cant make it up. Varney company the tenth Anniversary Edition is about to begin. Stuart watch out. Situation, step aside. I dont have tattoos and i wear a baseball cap the right way around but im going to fit right in, google. Weather, new york today
Expected, the question is how much. And bigtech in the cross hairs, Senate Committee holding antitrust hearing today. Companies expected to face tough questions from both sides, plus, President Trump ripping the New York Times once again, a lot to go at today including more problems for wework and half billion dollar deal to bring seinfeld to netflix, Varney Company begins right now. David day 2 of gm strike, Kristina Partsinevelos from picket line in arlington, texas, what are you hearing about the status of the negotiations . Well, right now its been pretty tense, went into the evening, im at the arlington plant over here, over 4,000 workers are focused primarily on larger vehicles, suvs, chevy tahoe, for example, the issue, a lot of Sticking Points, the one we were told by source that issue mexico, Union Workers that want the production to come back to the United States, more Jobs Available for workers and several talking points i guess you should say the laundry list of items that