Got failed is coming up into minutes, first this update residents of the big bend gulf coast of florida who have not already evacuated are weathering the worst of hurricane helene tonight the major category 4 storm now expected to make landfall in about 1 hour in a region that has been battered by big storms the last couple of years the senior correspondent steve harrigan is live on the ground in crystal river, florida, up here it how are the conditions where you are right now? the wind has definitely picked up in the last hour appeared we ve seen gusts knock down some street signs up your kiss is going to come to show sure as a category 4 storm. It s good to be a huge storm also. The effects will be felt not just in florida but in georgia and the carolinas as well there are also concerned about a storm surge that could reach 20 feet in some places. That s being called on survivable. Evacuations have been in effect of the past 2 days here. Cruise are set to go out as is the national gu
Just weeks ago. We are there with those finding hope amid the ruins. A triumphant season for the Los Angeles Lakers. Mvp lebron james leads hess team to their first championship in a decade. What the nba got right to make basketball possible in a pandemic. Happy for the lakers. First, heress todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. I have been tested totally negative. I am going to be out in florida tomorrow working very hard because this is the most important election of our lives. President trump says he is now immune to the coronavirus, and his doctors say he can return to the campaign trail. He has been symptomfree for a number of days now without a fever for more than one day. That should make him no longer contagious. I cant imagine that anybody could be doing more. Dr. Fauci is blasting the trump 2020 complain saying a new political ad uses comments out of context. Confirm hearings for Amy Coney Barrett. Unless something dramatic happens all republicans will vote yes and
House. And banks ahead of a slew of earnings reports today jp morgan and citi tomorrow before the open. 59 minutes left in the session sara and we are higher across the board. The banks stocks up close to 3 for some of them 3 up for the nasdaq. Best day for the nasdaq since april. Coming up, the ceo of ho logic plus we will speak with the council on Foreign Relations richard haas about how the handling of the pandemic in the United States is being viewed by the rest of the world and how it influences geopolitics first an update on the stories we are watching. Mike mike tracking the market action, ylan moi with the latest on the stimulus negotiations and more on the coronavirus treatments mike, what is driving this rally . Good question is it possible to have a low volume buying panic . Thats a little bit what it feels like today certainly the nasdaq doing most of the work. The big cap tech stocks. Look how it aektsds affects the 17ds it looks like an acceleration higher out of the trad
The next president ial debate. The white house still refuses to release key details on the president s health as President Trump returns to the oval office calling his illness a blessing, touting that experimental antibody cocktail for helping him beat the virus and now says he wants everyone in the country to get access to it. All of this as the seriousness of the white house outbreak escalates. A new report that white house staffers may have exposed thousands of people to the virus. Sounding the alarm. Dr. Faucis urgent warning that the number of american lives lost to the virus could double if things dont improve. Plus, a former cdc director calls the Trump Administrations handling of the pandemic a slaughter as hot spots surge across the country. Wisconsin forced to prepare a Field Hospital as their Emergency Rooms overflow. Hurricane emergency. Overnight delta strengthening in the gulf after wreaking havoc in mexico. Now louisiana, mississippi and texas all bracing for the powerfu
New infections is just over 3000. This afternoon, the president abruptly called off talks to another Coronavirus Relief package. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi blasted the decision saying the president is putting himself in front of the rest of the country. The nasdaq was down 177 and the s p was down 47 in washington the joint chiefs of staff and the top u. S. Military leaders have now gone into quarantine after coast guard admiral charles ray tested positive for covid19. All of those military leaders have since tested negative for the virus. They attended meetings with admiral ray last week. It is not clear how ray contracted the virus, but it is not believed to be related to the white house outbreak. Also today President Trump this dr. Gave a statement on the president s condition as he recovers now at the white house. Democrats want clear answers to what led the president and many in his circle to be infected by the virus. Reporter President Trump gave an update a day after being disch