The nasdaq holds in the green up by a quarter of 1 for the week and all week long stimulus uncertainty has been hanging over this market and on that point the president elect joe biden is meeting this afternoon, nancy pelosi and Chuck Schumer, we will have more on that in the other meeting that were going to watch very closely this hour, President Trump has invited a group of state legislators from michigan into the white house. I am connell mcshane, welcomed after the bell we have a lot going on in his time to get straight to the news happening at this hour. Lauren simonetti, blake burman and Hillary Bonner standing by to cover the news, we start with you lauren on the latest figures on the virus, what are we seeing . Their moving in the wrong direction, the grid numbers coast to coast, new u. S. Pieces topping 100,000 for 17 days in a row and over the past week the u. S. Is averaging 166,000, new cases a day, this is happening right before the holidays with families gathered together
And scientific Academic Community. Woodruff all that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by Financial Services firm raymond james. When it comes to wireless, Consumer Cellular gives its customers the choice. Our nocontract plans give you as much or as little talk, text and data as you want, and our u. S. Based Customer Service team is on hand to help. To learn more, go to consumercellular. Tv fidelity investments. Bnsf railway. The john s. And james l. Knight foundation. Fostering informed and engaged communities. More at kf. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the pace of covid19 deaths across the United States is slowing tonight, but the total is nearing a new threshold 100,000. At the same time, the nations reopening keeps moving ahead, led by a major Ame
Community. Woouff all that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by Financial Services firm raymond james. When it comes to wireless, Consumer Cellular gives its customers the choice. Our nocontract plans give you as much or as little talk, text and data as you want, and our u. S. Based Customer Service team is on hand to help. To learn more, go to consumercellular. Tv fidelity investments. Bnsf railway. The john s. And james l. Knight foundation. Fostering informed and engaged communities. More at kf. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by thcorporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the pace of covid19 deaths across the United States is slowing tonight, but the total is nearing a new threshold 100,000. At the same time, the nations reopening keeps moving ahead, led by a major American Financial institution.
Fluvment her family says she possesses superhuman dna. Do you feel good. Yes, i do. Thank you. Good. Damn, this woman lived through the spanish flu and beat coronavirus . Not to mention that in 2010 she also beat bieber fever, she was one of the lucky once. Coronavirus must be embarrassed. You got beaten by a 101 year old woman. I bit coronavirus is there like she didnt beat me, i let her win. One thing is clear, if you have ever given your grandmother a worlds greatest grandmother mug, confiscate it immediately, sorry mee maw, turns out you aint shit. And por good nurks in the last few weeks some countries have slowly been emerging from their corona hibernation, and now even italy hardest hit countries is starting to open up. After eight weeks of silence, today the streets of italy are slowly coming back to life. Construction sites, factories and parks reopening. Italians will be able to travel locally and order takeout. Joggers allowed once again to run in parks long off limits. In r
The world, this is the daily social distancing show with trevor noah. As bad as things may seem right now, its important to remember that the world hasnt technically ended yet. I mean its going to happen but you have to figure we have at least a few weeks left. So in the mean time lets think positive with a little ray of sunshine. Lets kick it off with a story that will make everyone smile, well, everyone except the coronavirus. This lady has seen a lot in her life. She survived the spanish flu, early in the last century and now at 101 she has just beaten covid19 it. Call her supergranny. Angelina friedman proudly shares i am 101 years old and i beat covid19. The westchester, new york woman, not only beat the coronavirus at her nursing home but plifd through the 1918 spanish fluvment her family says she possesses superhuman dna. Do you feel good. Yes, i do. Thank you. Good. Damn, this woman lived through the spanish flu and beat coronavirus . Not to mention that in 2010 she also beat b