Candidate when all in starts now. Good evening from philadelphia. Republicans have now gotten to the phase of the pandemic where they are pretending there is just not enough money to help americans. They say we cannot afford another large relief bill to help those who are suffering. The money doesnt grow on trees, they say. But heres the thing. It sort of does. Thats because we have a magical money tree with lots of money on it. We know this because weve seen it. Its planted on wall street. Jerome powell said as much back in march at the start of the pandemic. Is there any limit to the amount of money the fed is willing to put into this economy to keep it afloat . Is it a blank check . Essentially the answer to your question, though, is no. Less than two weeks ago, the fed basically repeated itself keeping Interest Rates near 0 . Now, as you know, in normal times, im a financial journalist. When i translate that into english, it means the fed is willing to do whatever it needs to do, i
In the ozarks ignoring the risks. Plus a raging california wildfire, a new test for exhausted fire crews. Airlines plead for builds in federal aid to avoid thousands in new layoffs. And later our rita braver offers an preeshes of appreciation of rbg. She came up to my shoulder but i always knew that i was in the presence of a giant. This is the cbs weekend news. Garrett good evening, everyone, im Major Garrett in washington. A president ial election that has largely been a referendum on President Trump and in particular his handling of the covid crisis has suddenly become something much, much more. A fierce fight over the future of the Supreme Court following the death friday of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. And tonight a reminder as a nation we are confronted with many losses. Bells tolled at the National Cathedral here in the capitol for those americans killed by the virus, and by some counts that number now tops 200,000. And again today mourners visited the Supreme Court where the gr
Pandemic, election and Supreme Court. On the same day the coronavirus death toll surpassed 200,000 americans, President Trump said the pandemic driven surge of mail in ballots and the legal battles to follow mean a new Supreme Court justice must be confirmed before election day. We begin with coronavirus. Three source tells cnn fda is considering new rules that all guarantees of a vaccine have to wait until after election day. The president has said repeatedly the vaccine could be ready by then. The administration is face an erosion of trust after several decisions driven by politics. Fda want extra time to northern people taking part in the trials. The data will determine the announcement. I would trust the cdc. And i would trust the fda. The fda commissioner has made it very clear that hes going to make sure that the in trenches scientists who look at these type of things all the time, thats what they do for a living, they are going to be the ones making the recommendation. Expect mo
Where the president makes comments that oh, my god. I dont know, we wont call them fascist comments and wont say look at these people squashed together. That its what autocrats do and say, but it is what autocrats do and say, when youre once again glorifying violence. And as the president s long done, you know, celebrated the fact that people could get hurt at their rally if they exercise their First Amendment rights. And of course, later on in the rally, the president , basically said a member of congress was not an american, that you know, the whole how is her country doing . Why is she telling us what to do in our country . Oh, my god. Im sorry, if thats not what fascists do, i would love for a professor or somebody who studies fascism to let us know if that is not the practice of fascist leaders, and if donald trump may not be trying to imitate them and working his crowds into a frenzy. Well go through the clips, but youre right, rarely do you see bigotry as explicit as it was, don
The Airline Industry buckles up for tens of thousands of layoffs. And later, the secret to success for a struggling taco truck business. There are too many businesses going under, so were doing what we can to support our community. This is the cbs weekend news. Yuccas good evening. Im jamie yuccas in los angeles. President trump today named judge Amy Coney Barrett as his choice to succeed the Late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. The selection is sure to energize conservatives. The 48yearold indiana judge and mother of seven has been described as a judicial disciple of justice antonin scalia. The nomination kicks off a furious and unprecedented scramble to confirm her in the senate with just 38 days to go before the election. Today, joe biden said in a statement, the senate should not act on this vacancy until after the American People select their next president and the next congress. If confirmed, barrett could shift the high court further right. Reshaping american law on a