ticked down to 6.2%. it is happening on the very same day the senate is set to kick off debate on that $1.9 trillion covid relief bill. they re scheduled to gavel in any second now. amendments come next, starting at noon, a process republicans intend to make as long and difficult as possible. that effort actually began yesterday when republican senator ron johnson forced clerks to read the bill on the senate floor. the 628-page bill, a process that ultimately took almost 11 hours. wrapping up just after 2:00 a.m. this morning. it won t stop the bill from passing but it might end up delaying financial help, desperately needed financial help for millions of americans who continue to struggle. even with the good numbers out this morning we ve still got about 10 million americans that are on unemployment and many more that aren t collecting benefits. just ahead the director of the white house economic council brian deese will be joining me to tell me what these numbers tell us ab
text messages, and tweets. next, a hearing on covid-19 s impact on the live event entertainment industry. a senate commerce subcommittee heard from witnesses about their business struggles during the pandemic and issues with the payment protection program. this runs two hours. [indiscernible] as the chairman of the subcommittee on consumer protection, i welcomed the participants in this hearing today. examining the impact of covid-19 on the live entertainment industry. the subcommittee will come to order. ill come to order. as covered on the manufacturing community response in the pandemic, covid-19 continues to negatively impact many industries and businesses throughout the american economy and another industry, among the hardest hit, is live entertainment sector. due to airborne transmissions of covid-19, many states have implemented bans on large gatherings of people. this has placed a tremendous strain on the entertainment sector, who requires large gatherings for plays
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chairman moran: i welcome all of our participants in this hearing today. examining the impact of covid-19 on the live entertainment industry. the subcommittee will come to order. as covered on the manufacturing community response in the pandemic, covid-19 continues to negatively impact many industries and businesses throughout the american economy and another industry, among the hardest hit, is live entertainment sector. due to airborne transmissions of covid-19, many states have implemented bans on large gatherings of people. this has placed a tremendous strain on the entertainment sector, who requires large gatherings for plays, movies, events, and many other forms of entertainment. companies in this sector have been forced to largely cease operations during the pandemic, leaving these businesses without revenue or alternative means to replace it. without crowds to perform for , entertainers, vendors have been forced to furlough staff they typically employed during a concer
happening right now, many are on edge following a week of violence in louisiana, minnesota, now texas. tonight in philadelphia, protesters once again taking to the streets to rally against police brutality after two black men were killed by police. it comes the night after a peaceful protest in dallas that turned violent leaving five police officers dead and another seven injured. much of this nation still in shock tonight. good evening, i m chris oh com. i m dawn timmeney. it was the deadliest day for law enforcement since the attacks on 9/11. here s more from dallas. gun map murders five police officers injures seven others and two civilians. the officers were watching over a peaceful demonstration in dallas as many marched to protest two black men killed by police in louisiana and minnesota. then a gunman turned his arrival on them. police say he was angry about those shootings and wanted to kill as many white people especially police officers as possible. through