Im taking off my mask so you can hear me clearly. It just wrapped up but a counterpress conference is down the street. Our colleague is over there and we expect to hear those voices of dissent very soon. Several of those organizations have been calling for the ceo of matinee hood to step down. He has now resigned. Image posted to the website, a photo of black people appearing to be rioting somewhere, though not in san jose with the question, do you really want to sign on to this . The ad target the City Council Candidate who supports defunding the police. The ad is now down and we just learned that ceo matt mahood resigned under pressure. We had video of him earlier. At least three Board Members also resigned. Silicon valley organization hired an outside firm to do a topdown investigation of what they say is a pattern of questionable choices dating back years that led to the organization getting to this point. They say they expect results within a week. That is a topdown investigation
Happy ending after a woman disappeared for almost two weeks in a national park. How she was found after her daughters pleas for help. And Peter Frampton finds the way. How a friendship with another music icon helped him survive hard times. And what it feels like to go from teen idol to, well, grand pa. First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. As my coach used to say, its go time. This is the most important election in our lifetime. The race for president is now a sprint to the finish. With both candidates locked in on battleground states. Hell listen to the scientists. If i listened totally to the scientists wed right now have a country that would be in a massive depression. Were you surprised that President Trump got sick . Absolutely not. Dr. Anthony fauci spoke about the rose garden ceremony for judge amy coney barrett. I said, oh, my goodness. Nancy pelosi on a new stimulus plan has to be reached by this tuesday for it to pass before the election. Are americans
Foreign governments reportedly patronize trumps properties. A windfall for the family business. We cover it all this morning with eric trump the man running the trump organization. A this week exclusive. The response from Biden Campaign cochair Cedric Richmond. Our brand new abc News Washington post poll and a closer look at independent voters in arizona and an analysis from our powerhouse round table. Announcer its this week. Here now jonathan karl. Good morning and welcome to this week. Days since the president announced he had been infected with coronavirus and six days since his doctors have answered any questions about his condition or his treatment. While his physician says the president is no longer contagious, the American Public is still in the dark about basic questions such as when the president last tested negative for covid and whether he is now completely in the clear of the disease. We do know at least 34 people tied to the white house have tested positive and despite th
Whole stones a Parliament Building now reports suggest lebanons leaders had been warned just last month about explosive materials stored at beiruts port saying a hoarder is there and has more on the investigation into the blast. The government has now handed the file to the judiciary but one of the main demands of the antigovernment protest movement is that there is the need for an independent judiciary at the moment judges are appointed by politicians which means they are loyal to the Political Parties and not to the state so theres little faith in the judiciary theres little faith in politicians who have a knowledge themselves that they knew that thousands of tons of Ammonium Nitrate was stored at a warehouse in beirut ports beirut ports located in the middle of a densely populated city the president himself saying that the report reached his desk and hes saying its not my responsibility im not in charge of the ports and that i spoke to the officials at the higher defense counsel and
Democratic ticket. K looks atey beycho campaign news. You can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Good morning, this is the washington journal for august 18. There is the Wisconsin Center in milwaukee, site of some of the activity of the Democratic National convention. A lot of it being done by zoom and other means. Day one taking place yesterday. Day two tonight and it will feature speeches by bill clinton , alexandria of garcia cortez, and dr. Jill alexandria ocasiocortez, and dr. Jill biden. You can watch on cspan and cspan. Org or follow wrong or follow along on our cspan radio app. We will get your impressions of the first set of the convention. What you think of the format and the speakers that were featured. Among them, Michelle Obama. If you support joe biden, collis that call us at 202 7488000, if you support ,resident trump, 202 7488001 and if you support if you are undecided, 202 7488002. Our Facebook Page if you want to post there, fac