Own home in just a click or 2 we must truly truly be living in a brand new gilded age of prosperity. Yeah not so much new not at all apart from all of our gadgets of convenience and entertainment at our fingertips the meat hook reality is that according to the u. S. Labor department u. S. Jobless claims of risen over 800000 since august weve had more than 75000000 claims for Unemployment Insurance since the start of the pandemic all the way back in march in fact the number of u. S. Citizens living in poverty has jumped from 9 percent back in june to over a leavened per cent in september and that number is still rising showing no signs of future decline but things things arent all bad for some u. S. Citizens you see while main street crumbles from disease oppression and degradation wall street in our billionaire class well my friends they have been thriving you see while millions upon millions. Some lost their jobs and Health Insurance all across this country u. S. Billionaires saw thei
Evolving situation in europe raises great concern daily numbers of patients or a hospital admissions or approach and cover it is now the 5th leading cause of deaths at the bar of 8000. 00 bits per day has no been reached. Hes crowds are defying a ban on gatherings in thailand the government issued to crete and opposition demonstrations demanding the Prime Ministers resignation on reforms of the monarchy the largest Prison Exchange in yemens war has begun more than a 1000 detainees are being swapped between the rebels and the Saudi Coalition policy of a un broken do you. U. S. President doesnt trump and his wife house rival joe biden holding separate televised town all style events they were supposed to meet face to face for a 2nd debate but withdrew off to it was changed to a virtual format. U. S. Democratic Vice President ial candidate coming to harris suspended all in person events to members of his Campaign Team have tested positive for covert 19 terrorists and white house hopeful j
People are dying from violent land invasions. Their lands taken away for cattle ranching, cattle which then turns into beef, which comes into United States. Yes, people are being killed. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by since our beginning, our business has been people, and their financial wellbeing. That mission gives us rpose, and a way forward. Today, and always. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff a deadline is passing tonight in the push for new economic stimulus before election day. But, u. S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says time has not run out yet. We turn to Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins to explain whats been happening today. As of now, we know that Speaker Pelosi had been sayingt that tey needed a framework as of ton
After the resignation of sort of by jeenbekov the World Health Organization says the number of corona virus deaths in europe could be up to 5 times higher by january if containment measures on stepped up france germany and the u. K. Are among the countries tightening restrictions the top u. S. Infectious disease expert is criticizing a declaration by a group of scientists that supports the concept of herd immunity talk to answer he found she says that backing the idea that the disease will stop spreading once nearly everyone has had it is ridiculous. If you just let things rip and let the infection go no masks crowd it doesnt make any difference that quite frankly george is ridiculous because what that will do is that there will be so many people in that community that you cant shelter that you cant protect who are going to get sick and get serious consequences so this idea that we have the power to protect the vulnerable is total nonsense because history has shown that thats not the c
Decline. But things things arent all bad for some us citizens you see while main street crumbles from disease oppression and degradation wall street and our billionaire class well my friends they have been thriving you see while millions upon millions of us have lost their jobs and Health Insurance all across this country us billionaire saw their combined net worth surge by more than 930000000000. 00 bringing it the collective wealth of just 644 people to a staggering 3. 00 trillion 1. 03 trillion dollars in just 644. 00 people. A thats according to a new an analysis recently released by americans for tax fairness and the institute for public studies who have been tracking wealth inequality in america since the start of the cold 1000. 00 pandemic yes according to their numbers these greedy few saw their wealth rise by more than 33 percent during this crisis and pain and just to give you some perspective that 940000000000. 00 gain is roughly 3 times bigger than the paltry 300000000000 t