Hello, everyone. So glad to have you back for democracy media in the public sphere. So first were going to do a shout out to begin our class as weve done before. Can i have natalie and ryan come up here, please . Okay. Natalie and ryan. Natalie and ryan are giving you a shout out, a special shout out to start class. Go ahead and have a seat. So Natalie Natalie has previously worked for npr, you are now working with a get out the Vote Organization which youve told us a little bit about and were just really proud that youre supporting that democracy and youre doing social media to democracy media in the public sphere. Ryan is in the process of building an app to tell us how long the polling lines are, which is just incredible. So bringing in, again, that democracy media and the public sphere. We need those apps, my husband is in line right now, 70minute wait where he is so people are really going to need this app that ryan is creating. So to you both, you get a hat. A round of applause.
The dow industrial average, remember that apple is a dow jones stock. This loss 220 points roughly at the opening bell, that wipes out yesterdays game. Smp on the downside and nasdaq down about 1 . The loss they are because of tech stocks. The virus is also a negative with severe restrictions on travel and businesses in france, italy, germany and spain. Their resurgence has a stalled not good for us. Youre at home a record i think 882,000 new cases reported yesterday and restrictions are spreading, thats not good for this market. Four days till the election and even joe biden is picking up the pace going to three states today come i will, wisconsin, but will he answer questions about hunter maidan repacking the Supreme Court or the influence the socialist have on his campaign . Politico quoting three sources saying Elizabeth Warren wants to be and is the front runner for treasury secretary. The president goes to three states as well, michigan, wisconsin and minnesota as he frames the e
57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. Annemarie green is off. Im wendy gillette. A powerful snowstorm in the northwest continues to cause headaches for millions of travelers. Overnight snow and ice made for dangerous conditions in the mountains of Southern California. A part of interstate 5 remains closed this morning because of icy roads, and part of interstate 15 is deep in snow. Both lead out of los angeles. Ameri Marc Liverman is following all of this in new york. The storm is causing a nightmare for many mostHoliday Travelers . Reporter it really is, good morning. Yeah, this fastmoving winter storm caused major localized flooding on roads and freeway lanes in other parts of california. Snow led to multiple traffic accidents. One town at the eastern end of the San Gabriel Mountains got up to 25 inches of snow by midday. It was a Winter Wonderland for kids in Southern California. I love the snow. I feel like its a christmas miracle. Reporter but for Holiday Travel havoc
Hour temperature change, 18 degrees colder compared to yesterday. Napa 13 degrees colder. 12 degrees in livermore and 11 degrees for novato. As we head through the afternoon enjoy the sunshine. Mid50s for the coast and bay. Upper 50s in land. Tracking our next weather system i will let you know when we will see the return of that wet weather coming up. Good morning. To check the roadways right now. Taking the bay bridge, things are very quiet with no delays. Pretty easy right if youre working your way on the approach from the maze of a 580 as well as east shore freeway. Once you get past that you will be tapping the brakes as you get closer to Treasure Island to which we were getting reports of a car fire pick a vehicle reported there was smoke coming from underneath blocking the left lane and Left Shoulder so some activity to the side. Just a heads up you are starting to see them delays so keep that in mind as you take the bay bridge this morning. Other trouble spots, eastbound 580 at
, quote ouro tweet excellent guest, and enjoy the event. We look forward to a timely, great conversation with our guest. And youcarry this live are welcome, if you are not here and you are watching us, you are also welcome to tweet using the aciraq. Here is the format. We will get brief remarks after i finish and then i will ask some questions, then we open it to the audience for some questions. That is how we are going to proceed today. Membereemed guest is a of the Iraqi Council of representatives. Of the future fundamental group, deputy chairman of the Civil Society committee, a very Important Committee and the Civil Society of iraq and he is a member of the iraq, United States friendship committee. He was a cofounder of the new Generation Movement and he washingtonworked in as the bureau chief for nrt and u. S. Tv. He worked as a political and cultural advisor. Mr. Shamsulddin thank you. Good afternoon. Im honored to be here with you today to discuss the current state of affairs in