We are going to ask them a short question but then to our panel we will have to get grief responses. Would you ask your question please . Governor ehrlich the social democracies of europe by many metrics are providing better quality of life for their people. Not the freedom metric. Not the freedom dimension. We pride a market approach to the American People and that seemed to have succeeded in providing a better light to the American People on top of the pyramid. What freedom is a measure of quality of life and is at the perception that you think of european democracies . Is its fascinating to see this equally as income inequality becomes a great mantra. You go to class warfare every time because you go to the person making 40,000 a year but what is fascinating about this whole thing despite all the tremendous tax increases and the progressive new taxes and obamacare is stimulus and all that sort of stuff income inequality has increased during the obamacare is so i would submit to you
As the president hits two battleground states, how his campaign blew through 800 million. Will President Trump help fund his own Reelection Campaign . Plus a new poll shows its a dead heat in the crucial state of florida. Back to school means back to Online Learning for millions of students as we learn 70,000 new cases of coronavirus in children over the last two weeks. Vaccine promise drug makers pledge safety over politics, but are americans ready to roll up their sleeves . A new poll says not so fast. History on the court whats so special about the u. S. Open quarterfinals this year . Heres a hint three of the women also go by mom. And a father and son serve up kindness in the toughest of times. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin tonight in california, where dozens of wildfires are now raging out of control. In whats being described a
Action to adopt a tenyear moratorium on offshore drilling. Later, the president will go to North Carolina. On thursday, hes speaking in michigan, joe biden heads to michigan tomorrow after spending yesterday in pennsylvania. Now, all of this comes as the senate makes an attempt at covid relief. Just moments ago, republicans released their skinny covid relief bill. It includes an extra 300 in weekly Unemployment Insurance down from the 600 that expired back in july, money for testing and for schools and Liability Protections for covidrelated lawsuits. Now Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell says theyll vote on it this week. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the bill is just not enough. The republicans bill is less than a skinny bill. It looks like people will be needing help for a long time to come, just a short time ago, dr. Anthony fauci warned things wont go back to normal for a while. We will not really return with ease to a degree of normality that we all seek until we do get a safe and
Battleground states, florida and North Carolina. If he stops to talk to reporters, we will let you know what he says. Also right now the Biden Campaign is leaning on president obama in d. C. The first look at a new video featuring obama and senator Kamala Harris. Yes, they talked about those signature biden aviator sunglasses, all this happening as were digging into a fascinating theme emerging in the 2020 polls. President trump still behind in most polls nationally, but people still think hell win the election. Well go to Steve Kornacki at the big board to help explain that phenomenon in just a moment. We want to start with nbcs Josh Lederman in jupiter, florida, and nbcs mike memoli is covering the Biden Campaign. Josh, ill start with you. Florida and North Carolina, two key states. His first stop in three weeks. Whats his focus today . Reporter good morning, craig. Youre right. Were in the final stretch between the Labor Day Holiday and election day, that final sprint for the candid
Happen until the midor end of 2021. The man leading the national charge of heading the vaccine also points to december as a more likely timeline. You have been very careful, as ive seen in your other interviews too, steer clear of politics. You said this process will not be interfered with politically and said its possible but unlikely this vaccine will be available before election day, because thats what the president has said. Is that still your position . If we can make them advance prior to the election day, we will. If we can after the election day we will. Its totally irrelevant. Its more laikely it happens in november and even more likely in december. Lets bring in senior medical correspondent to join us. You heard him say the race for the vaccine has nothing, quote, to do with politics. And i wonder what your thoughts are on that as we have certainly seen a lot of politatization around this. Ive actually spoken topeople in volved in the effort to get a vaccine in the market. I