Has seen 1,000 coronavirus deaths per day. Also this morning the president continuing his strong push to open schools despite many schools already seeing setbacks. We are live across the country this morning. Well get to that in a moment and lets begin with our jim acosta. Jim, you have some very important reporting from a source familiar, and the first time, right . The president has attended the Task Force Meeting since april . Thats right, poppy and jim. This is the first time the president was meeting with his full Coronavirus Task force in a comprehensive way since april, and so its been months and months since hes had this kind of sitdown meeting and what it sounds like that what the president was demonstrating behind closed doors of this Oval Office Meeting and it is sort of what like what we hear when he goes before cameras and talks to the American People. In a closeddoor Office Meeting the president , quote, still doesnt get it. With this conversation i had with this person s
Welcome to our viewer in the u. S. And around the world. Im kim brunhuber. Coronavirus is raging across the u. S. , and Many Americans need help to survive the economic fallout. On saturday, u. S. President donald trump signed executive actions on unemployment, evictions, student loans, and payroll taxes. The move comes after stimulus talks between the white house and congress collapsed last week, but there are plenty of questions about how mr. Trumps measures will work. Kristen holmes explains. Reporter President Trump signing four executive actions today after those coronavirus stimulus talks stalled. I want to go through them, because theyre a bit complicated and there is a bit of nuance. First he talked about deferring student loan debt. That is a simple, straightforward memoranda that he signed today. The other ones, a little more complicated. One was a payroll tax holiday for people who made 100,000 or less. Why was this complicated . One, companies are going to have to sign off
Threats to strike in a moment. Plus, an historic night at the Democratic National convention. Kamala harris accepted the nomination for Vice President , making her the first black and south asian woman ever to be on a major party ticket. Former president obamas stunning rebuke and takedown of President Trump, warning that the current president is a threat to american democracy itself. Tonight, we will hear from joe biden himself as he accepts his partys nomination. Well have more on the details of that later, how its going to play out. But first, lets get to cnns bianna golodryga. More on the pushback from the teachers as schools begin reopening. This is happening in a lot of places and new york is unique here, right, because new york has gotten the outbreak under control. The Positivity Rate in the latest test is just way down. A fraction of where it was weeks ago. But teachers there still pulling back. Tell us what theyre doing. Yeah, teachers are pulling back, the Positivity Rate is
And that was the area of elections. I think that what did the president say here . He said september 23rd, 2020, i think this, he means the election, will end up in the Supreme Court and i think its very important that we have nine justices. I dont think how much clearer we can be and as i said yesterday i do not for a minute concede that this election is going to end up in the Supreme Court because people are voting in droves as we speak but thats on the mind of the man that nominated you for this job. Then he said september 2th 9 of 2020, i think im counting on them to look at the ballots, definitely. So i know you said earlier in questions from senator leahy that you are not going to commit to whether or not you are going to recuse yourself for any kind of an election case. But i do want to point out that as the president has said these things and as he has nominated you that people are voting right now. They are voting as i said in droves. Do you know how many states where people a
I think, went to the president say . He said september 23, 2020. I think this, he means the election, well end up in the Supreme Court and i think its very important that we have nine justices. I dont think how much clearer we can be. As i said yesterday, i do not for a minute concede that this election is going to end up in the Supreme Court because people are voting in droves as we speak. Thats whats on the mind of the man who nominated you for this job. Then he said on september 29, 2020 i think im counting on them, he met the court to look at the ballots. So i know you said earlier and questions from senator leahy that youre not going to commit to whether or not you are going to recuse yourself for any kind of an election case. I do want to point out that as the president has said and as he has nominated you that people are voting right now. They are voting, as i said, in droves. You know how many states or people are voting right now, judge . I think one of my colleagues said it.