And President Trump and Vice President pence putting the fullcourt press on those two Georgia Senate runoffs, the nypd says shooting and murder are soaring in a new push by some on the left to defend the police. Plus tensions rising on the border as a Trump Administration races to build as much portable as possible and while it still cant come im Jackie Deangelis and for elizabeth macdonald, the evening edit starts right now. While President Biden is filling key positions, he is reportedly feeling heavy pressure from progressives when it is in a party. Joining an outright 2020 Advisory Board member harmeet dhillon, great to see you tonight, lets start with whats happening, biden was speaking today and a reporter questioned him about this and basically saying there was not enough diversity in his cabinet and not enough black people in his cabinet. Your thoughts . Yes, i agree that the criticism from the left, there is talk about diversity, talk about women, quotas and various regards bu
Released results of its latestage trial. The Pharmaceutical Company said that its Coronavirus Vaccine is up to 90 effective, depending on the dosage. It plans to seek emergency use authorization from the world health organization. Astrazeneca becomes the third drug maker hoping to distribute a vaccine following pfizer and moderna. Meantime the u. S. Has recorded 20 Straight Days of at least 100,000 daily covid cases. Thats according to Johns Hopkins university. On friday, infections hit a new daily record of 196,000 cases, but there is hope. The First Americans could be vaccinated in just weeks. Bofta yimam is in washington. So, bofta, it is great that it looks like we have a vaccine on the horizon, but you have to make sure you dont catch the virus first. And a lot of people are ignoring the cdcs recommendations to stay home for thanksgiving. Reporter thats right, annmarie. 50 million americans are expected to travel for thanksgiving, and experts warn that crowds at airports could lea
Take a hit. The covid consumer, walmart, home depot and kohls among retailers reporting earnings today. Walmart says ecommerce sales up 79 . And elon musks billions, tesla getting a spot in the s p 500. It is among the highest valued companies to ever enter the benchmark index and musk is on top to become number three, that is the third richest person in the world. Indeed, guys. Well start with the retail picture this morning, jim, youve been vocal as to the investor response on home depot and walmart. I guess thats related to the news out of amazon. Look, by the way, those stocks do tend to run up in the quarter and sell off thats nothing new a more aggressive amazon is always something we have to Pay Attention to i remember when amazon bought pill packs, the drug stores got killed i also point out that walmarts online david, thats not going to go away you can argue someone is going to argue thats the peak i would argue that amazon and walmart have taken so much share in this country,
Is going on outside. We have a little bit of fog out there and especially thick up across the north bay. Look at that. The usual spots the fog has moved in through the coast and coastal valleys and petaluma, geyserville in that area and remain there for the better part of the morning commute. Heres a look down in the south bay where were looking pretty clear on 87. Temperatures not as warm today, but definitely above average from 62 in Half Moon Bay and low to mid 70s around the bay and mid 70s to even a few 80s inland and especially 80s in the east bay. Lets get back to you for the news. Thank you, mike. Happening now the polls are officially open and voting is under way in many states along the east coast, the midwest and the south. This is a line forming outside of the American Airlines arena in dallas, texas. You can see its pretty early there, but people are already up in line waiting for their chance to vote this election day. Now, voters in swing states they will likely decide t
We made history together four years ago and tomorrow were going to make history once again. Biden hammering the president on his handling of the crisis. Were going to beat this virus. Were going to get it under control and the first step, the first step to beating this virus is beating donald trump. And overnight, that blistering new warning about covid19 from Task Force Coordinator dr. Deborah birx. Just ahead of election day. [ crowd chanting ] as the final polls open anxiety elevating across the country over fears of postelection unrest and a potential battle over the ballots. This morning, how to make sure your vote counts. What it will take for each candidate to win. Our Powerhouse Political Team is spread out all across the country on this critical day for the united states. And good morning, america. We hope you are doing well on this decisive day for the future of our democracy. The final day of voting and the most consequential election of our lives. And one thing we know you