Bill gates sr. And i know you and everyone at the foundation is feeling that loss. He was a tremendous man who i think many of us in philanthropy had a chance to get to know in various ways but not as much as you probably did. I think we feel his loss greatly. Let me just express that loss to you. Thank you so much. He was a remarkable human being and a remarkable humanitarian. Thank you. Indeed. So we are here at this unprecedented moment, and that word gets overused but it is kind hard to imagine that we could have as many crises facing us all now. We have got obviously the health crisis. Er with got the economic crisis. We are going through a reckoning on social justice. Many of us are experiencing the wildfires and other signs of Climate Change that are striking the country. And thats only the tip of the iceberg. Your foundations care about some of these issues and working deeply on them and of course education is why we are here and it is central to what you all do. How do you wei
Roy discusses the herd immunity approach. With the new school year beginning in schools and colleges across the country, the acrostic candidate joe biden said if he is elected help is on the way. To School Systems and parents. Good morning, this is washington journal. We start the program asking you about your experience so far. How is it going back either remotely or in person, is it working . Four those of you in the eastern and central time zones. For mountain and pacific. For educators, our number is 2027488002. If you want to send us a text, that line is 2027488003. Tell us your name and where you are texting from. And ontter or twitter. It was his Second Campaign appearance after his convention, biden in delaware yesterday. You can find it at cspan. Org. The Washington Post, biden blames trump because the education gap a national emergency. Joe biden sought to channel the frustrations of students, parents, and teachers around the country i blaming trump for School Districtss inab
Its burned 2700 acres near lake hennessey, east of st. Helena. From sky fox, you can see several fires up in napa county. Actually, we just read that, so lets move on here to our next story. Hundreds of firefighters are battling these fires in extremely hot conditions. Ktvus rob roth tells us with so many fires burning, crews are being stretched then. Reporter cal fire calls the three most serious fires burning in the north bay, the complex fires including the hennessey fire, the gamble, and the 1510. About 400 people said Evacuation Orders wednesday tuesday to low along with those from yesterday. Just as i picked the cat up, lightning struck. Reporter but this man who lives on lower Childs Valley road where the hennessey fire looms above hasnt left yet. Its a very stressful time right now. Our house is just a couple of hundred yards from here, and it doesnt look good. Reporter firefighters say lightning strikes are responsible for these fires. This video was taken by a photographer la
Wisconsin protests. World Central Bank Leaders coming together virtually, Federal Reserve chair jay powell speaking at key economic conference and investors closely watching what he has to say. Ahead of the speech, few hours are lower. We are taking a look at decline at start of trading. S p and nasdaq hit record highs again yesterday. This morning dow futures down 88 points. Mornings with maria live right now. Global markets this morning are red across the board. Take a look at european indices, the cac quarante down 31 and the dax index lower by 52. In asia overnight markets mostly lower, worst performer was korea down more than 1 . Top stories that we are watching this morning. Night 3 of the Republican National convention honoring americas bravest, devoting their lives defending our freedom. Since 9 11 ive seen americas heros up close. Some of them saved my life. Service, its more a word to me, its a way of life. Maria meanwhile mike pence touting President Trumps economic success
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