And lots to talk about in your Weather Report today. Shell have the latest on that very soon. We want to get right to our top story. That is the president s late night communetation for his late night friend. Stone was just days away from going to prison for his help in the russia investigation. He was found guilty for lying to congress in part prosecutors say to protect the president. In just a moment, we will talk to congressman adam schiff who led the impeachment fight against President Trump, but we want to begin with kelly odonnell. She is at the white house with the latest. Kelly, good morning. Reporter good morning, peter. This is the first time the president has used this absolute authority to benefit a convicted figure from the russia investigation. After years of mocking and underdhauunde undercutting that probe. And part of the rationale is that the president wiped out the prison sentence in order to protect roger stone medically, to keep him from contracting coronavirus if
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Mr. Neal good afternoon. Its been two months, i believe, and 10 days since we passed the heroes act on the democratic side. That was our position. It had been carefully vetted in the Democratic Caucus and moved through the ways and means committee. Caucus and moved through the waysandmeans the ttee and we took position that it was a challenge that we needed to get out immediately. Cares act helped to mitigate circumstances for people in acrossf wage replacement the country. T is clear that the 600 that as added to the weekly unemployment benefit has offered some conflict, but heres the of it. The reality is, you cant quit get an extra 600 a week. Secondly, knowing that the andemic with 30 million americans having filed for Unemployment Insurance, that the of the Healthcare System would make its way into the contagion of the economic ystem and people would have trouble paying their rents and mortgages, thats what this was about and the wage replacement along with the extra 600 as gone a
Conference to argue for passage of more economic aid due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is half an hour. Social distancing is good. So good afternoon. Its been two social distancing, that would be good. So good afternoon. Its been two months, i believe, and about 10 days since we passed the heros act on the democratic side. That was our position. Its been carefully vetted in the Democratic Caucus and moved through the waysandmeans committee and we took the position that it was a challenge that we needed to get out immediately. Cares act helped to mitigate circumstances for people in acrossf wage replacement the country. T is clear that the 600 that as added to the weekly unemployment benefit has offered some conflict, but heres the of it. The reality is, you cant quit get an extra 600 a week. Secondly, knowing that the andemic with 30 million americans having filed for Unemployment Insurance, that the of the Healthcare System would make its way into the contagion of the economic yst