Staying inside, staying inside people around the world are turning to music and anything else they can think of to fill the endless hours. I am anthony howard. More than one Million People around the world have confirmed Coronavirus Infections and over 55,000 people have perished. The United States is at the epicenter as we look at the latest developments around the world. In the u. S. They have registered the worlds highest deadly death toll. Thursday saw 169 confirmed deaths. 23 has refused entry to aid foreigners south korea has refused entry to aid. Germany has 80,000 confirmed cases and over 1000 deaths. The leader of the countrys Disease Control institute says the new data is indicating a slowdown in new infections. The chancellor Angela Merkel says this is cauause for cautios optimism. It is true that the latest figures from the institute, as high as they are, give some hope. Ththe increase in new confirmedd infections is running a little slower t tn it was a a few days agago. B
First here is what is brand new at this hour. Wooing the heartland. Democratic 2020 candidates in iowa today, making their pitch to americans including farmers who have been hit very hard by the trade war. Were live in des moines taking the pulse of voters. White house hopeful, new york city mayor, bill de blasio calling for corporations to pay their fair share. Where have i heard that before . Vowing to tax the hell out of the wealthy, what he said during a heated interview with fox newss sean hannity. The highlights you have to see. Outrage on the left, outrage a growing boycott for a fundraiser for President Trump. Outrage on both sides of the oil. Ashley fox Business Team coverage and Edward Lawrence from the white house, phil flynn from the cme and Jackie Deangelis from the New York Stock Exchange. Well begin with the latest from the white house and edward. Reporter china actually rebounded in exports, 3. 3 , growing from june to july. That was good news for the market. The defici
Welcome t news4, im jummy o. We are in the longest, most miserable stretch ofather this summer. Temperatures expected in the 90s but when you add ithe humidity, its going to feel a whole lot worse. Chuckegins our coverage, it is hot out there. Hot m anderable as well. A hot day without the humidity around is bad enough but we have tropical levels of humidity around here. Dew point t temperatures is way we measure moisture in the weather department. Dew points are into the midand even some spots upper 70s. Hot as it is, many spots are at or above 90. When you factor in the humidity, 99 in college park, 90 at dulles. The current heat index 103 in manassas, 106 aapolis. Dangerously hot and dangerous for now and it promises to gett as we get towards the weekend. Tht part of the forecast is coming up. Thank you, chuck. With the heat chuck mentioned, its tough to stay cool. Some people are finding ways to stay cool and having fun outside while theyre at. It one stop, georgetown waterfront. T
Atlanta with the new indictment against donald trump possibly coming out of georgia at any minute. Is a the deadline approaches in the January 6th Federal Case against the former president. It could give us a signal of where exactly that case is headed. The foiled Assassination Attempt on ukraines president. Had, but we learned about the plot and the russian woman allegedly at the center of it all. The ntsb investigating after two Firefighting Helicopters collided in california, killing three people. What went wrong here . Were following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. Its legal deadline day here in d. C. Former president trumps Defense Lawyers have a few more hours to respond to a Special Counsel filing. Prosecutors asked the court to place restrictions on what trump can do with aunt say about certain evidence in the election interference case. Trumps lawyer suppose it could have until 5 00 p. M. Eastern time to respond, but
We are in the largest debt bubble of our lifetime. Something has to give. This is really about the state of governance in the country. Not so much about the economic condition. If we continue to run the country, if government continues to be as divided as it is, the rest of the world will look at the u. S. And question what kind of reserve currency is the dollar . These are things investors are going to take a hard look at now. Im not surprised by the downgrade. I personally believe we are going to see a very rough third and Fourth Quarter here in this year also looking into the new year. The United States is not in a debt crisis today. Theres no question that we can pay our bills. Longer term, however, we are going through a period of fiscal stress. Stuart morning, everyone, 1 1 00 on the east coast and this is downgrade day and the dow down 270 and nasdaq down 280. Thats a biggest proportionate decline and moderate 280 point drop is nearly 2 . Thats a lot of selling. As for big tech