Together. I do want to Say Something real washington journal live every day at 7 00 a. M. Eastern. At h the entire program cspan. Org. Well fulfill our 40yearplus commitment to cover the u. S. Congress. You live to the floor, next. One bill on the house agenda today. Apprenticeship opportunities. And now live coverage of the u. S. House on cspan. Heaven ane you thanks for giving us another day. Bless the members of the peoples house with focus and purpose as they gather these few days before thanksgiving. May their efforts give true cause for americans to gather to give thanks. As infections continue to spread in hospitals nationwide and hospitals nationwide are pressed to their limits, look with with mercy upon your people. May we all, together, be mindful of the part we can play in addressing the spread of coronavirus. May all that is done be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to section 4a of House Resolution 967, the journal of the last days pr
Report help to boost sent men this morning with the u. S. Economy adding 638,000 jobs in october. The Unemployment Rate fell to 6. 9 the coronavirus surge remains in focus, the u. S. Setting a record with more than 121,000 cases on thursday according to Johns Hopkins data 59 minutes left of the session in what has been a crazy week. Today though essentially flat, sara. Holding onto the gains i would argue, which are very strong so far this week. Ahead on todays show we will ask jeff sonnenfield how americas Corporate Leaders are thinking about the heated election race. Big news out of cvs as larry merlo announces hi retirement. We will also speak with the ceo of hershey asking about how cappy sales fell during this years unusual halloween season. Lets get to the final hour of trade, the markets and the election mike santoli tracking all the action for stocks. Frank has the vote count in pennsylvania ylan moi is covering the balance of power in the senate how georgias undetermined races
Organizing in black communities for 20 years. And i never really took a break to step back. What arey parse out, the key lessons necessary in order to keep moving this movement forward. And, today, we are in the middle of the most important election cycle in a generation. And this is the second time now that our movement is being used as a political football, in a contest that is going to have impact on the lives of millions of americans, so for me this is an opportunity to zoom out, to really invest in recalling the lessons i have learned and that i am still learning, and things i am on learning, that i think makes a successful movement. Every day, somebody asks me how they can get involved or how i keep going. I wanted to put all of that into one place, so that it could be a toolkit for folks to to take with them on this journey of making this country a better place for everyone. What i hope is this book can inspire people who have been involved for a long time, or certainly politica
On further coronavirus stimulus until after the election the dow, which had been up, turned around and actually closed down by about 375 points. It was down by 1. 3 , s p down by 1. 4 and the nasdaq off by 1. 5 . However, this morning the stock futures are sharply higher this started last night around 10 00 p. M. When President Trump posted a flurry of tweets, one of them calling for airline and Small Business payroll support immediately. And another calling for a standalone bill on stimulus checks he was saying that he would sign these bills immediately. And as a result, take a look at the futures, dow futures indicated up with fair value by close to 200 points. Ylan mui has been following all of this and has more good morning. And just hours after the president walked away from the bargaining table, he appeared to take three steps back calling on democrats to pass targeted relief first it was that 25 billion for the and i remember industries Payroll Support Program and 135 billion fo
She is one of the cofounders of the black lives matter and she is a leading voice on contemporary race issues, civilrights, and police reform. She also launched the black futures lab, an organization that works with advocacy groups to promote policies that support black communities. Her first book, the purpose of power, was released today. Alicia, thank you so much for joining me and congratulations on your book. Alicia thank you so much for having me, it is great to join you today. Robin i wanted to start with a point that you make in your book which is the importance of controlling the narrative and not allowing your story to be lost to cultural amnesia. With those things in mind, what was it that sparked the idea for you to sit down and write what is really a memoir at your ripe young age . [laughter] alicia you know, i was skeptical of trying to write a memoir. And i think you are right that there is still a lot of life left. To me, part of why i was inspired to write this book is