As the death toll from coronavirus rose to 200,000 in the United States, President Trump returned to the plate Thursday. “We hope to be beyond our peak and we will see that,” Trump told reporters at a briefing at the White House. “We are doing very well throughout our country. ” But in nine states, especially in the Midwest, cases are increasing. In Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. the spikes in cases last week exceeded all periods of the pandemic beyond seven days. According to revelations in reporter Bob Woodward’s forthcoming book, Trump told Woodward on February 7 that the coronavirus was “deadlier” than “even his exhausting flu,” and difficult to treat because “it is transmitted through the air. ” Trump told Woodward in February: “It goes through the air, Bob. It’s harder than touching it. You know, touching it, you don’t have to touch things. Right? But the air, you just breathe the air and that’s how it went. The president added, “And so this is a very sensitive question. It’s a very sensitive question. ” Trump ignored his warnings beyond Thursday when asked through reporters why he had not reported. to the American public about what he told Woodward seven months ago. “People knew he was in flight. It was nothing, “Trump said. ” When I say I was in flight, everyone knew I was in flight. It wasn’t much. “
But CBS News virtual policy reporter Grace Segers and crusade reporter Nicole Sganga report that even after privately admitting that COVID-19 is an airborne virus in early February, Trump participated in several crusade rallies. in interior rooms before the states begin to close. in early March to mitigate the spread of the virus. Despite serious considerations with Woodward, Trump held six indoor rallies between February 7 and March 2. Public fitness experts have raised considerations about holding giant events indoors, given the threat of the virus spreading. Trump participated in rallies in New Hampshire on February 10, Arizona on February 19, Colorado on February 20, February 21 in Nevada, South Carolina on February 28, and in North Carolina on March 2. No social distancing measures have been put in place. for those rallies. The president’s crusade rallies in New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina and North Carolina took up positions in the days leading up to the Democratic primary in the respective states. Trump’s crusade canceled its March 19 rally in Wisconsin due to the coronavirus.
Joe Biden had no public opportunities on Thursday, a day after returning from his crusade in Michigan, where he targeted jobs and manufacturing, but while in the state of the battlefield, Biden also responded to Biden’s comments. the pandemic, CBS News reporter Bo Erickson notes. He waved a white flag. He left, did nothing [the pandemic],” Biden told CNN’s Jake Tapper in an interview broadcast Thursday night, “Think about what he didn’t do, it’s almost criminal. “Biden was pressured in the interview for his work history and NAFTA, and the former vice president insisted that he would revoke the benefits for U. S. corporations from sending jobs abroad. ridiculous for his physical health. ” And when it comes to Donald Trump who opposes me, look at us. Ok? Look at us, who turns out to be fit?Biden asked.
During his crusade in South Florida, Senator Kamala Harris also criticized Trump for his comments to Woodward about the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic in January and February. CBS News crusade reporter Tim Perry reports that Harris opened his comments by saying: “This is the same man, Donald Trump, who for days, weeks, or even months later, called it a hoax. He dismissed its seriousness even the point. that he advised other people not to wear masks. He knew it was suspended in the air, that other people would breathe it. ” Harris said, adding: “We continue to have examples of a user who does not care about the fitness, protection and well-being of other American people and who is frankly committed to contempt. He cares about the lives, fitness and well-being of the other people of our country. I find it so outrageous. ” Harris made the comments at a network roundtable at HBCU Florida Memorial University with prominent black leaders from the Miami / Miami-Dade domain on the issues facing the black network. The panel focused primarily on fitness care, economics, and education. Harris said that if elected, she and Biden would ask for a loose tuition for academics who come from families making less than $ 125,000 and enrolling in public colleges or public and use HBCUs. It was vacation time on the official crusade road since accepting the Democratic vice presidential nomination, and Harris joined the state through her husband Doug Emhoff, who participated in his own electoral crusade.
In addition, Biden’s crusade showed Microsoft’s reports on foreign hackers from Russia and China who were unsuccessfully seeking to infiltrate emails unrelated to crusade crusades. In a statement, the Crusade said: “We have known from the beginning of our crusade that we would be the subject of such attacks and we are in a position to confront them. Biden for president takes cybersecurity seriously, we will remain vigilant in the face of these threats and make sure that the assets of the crusade are safe. “The Washington Post is the first to report this story.
Four months after being forced to close her electronic repair kiosk at a Mall in Winston-Salem due to COVID-19, Geek in Heels owner Shalisha Morgan returned to the mall but temporarily learned that many outlets had not. “I’m a little stuck”. in the remorse of the survivor. . . “said Morgan. “. . . I feel a little guilty about thriving in this age in which other people survive slightly. “In the most recent edition of CBS News COVID Chronicles, cross-country reporter LaCrai Mitchell reconnects with North Carolina’s minority small business homeowners who enjoyed variable good fortune at the height of this summer’s pandemic.
Read the full story here to learn how these business owners are recovering and what they think of the upcoming general election.
The number of Americans filing unemployment applications increased last week, as coronavirus continues to have an effect on the labor market six months after the pandemic began, CBS News crusade reporter Adam Brewster reports. According to the Ministry of Labour, another 884,000 people, implemented for classical unemployment benefits for the week ending September 5, which was the same as last week’s seasonally adjusted demand, however, the number of others seeking assistance in the event of an unemployment pandemic increased from 90,000 to 838916. because the two systems have expanded since early August. At the end of the week of August 22, 29. 6 million Americans claimed some form of unemployment benefits.
August has turned out to be a huge month for small-scale fundraising efforts. On Thursday, ActBlue, which is used by Democrats for online fundraising, announced that its platform was used to raise $ 485 million last month. The money came here from donors who made 10. 6 million contributions, and one million of the donors were first-time donors. The August fundraiser was the biggest month in ActBlue’s 15-plus year history, both in terms of dollars raised and amount of contributions. By comparison, ActBlue was used to raise just over $ 40 million in August 2016. To date, ActBlue has raised $ 3 billion in the 2020 election cycle alone from approximately 12. 5 million donors. The average donation was $ 35. Sarah Ewall-Wice, associate maker for CBS News Political Unit, reports that the organization’s announcement comes after Joe Biden and the Democratic Party announced that they raised $ 364. 5 million in August, adding 205 million dollars raised online.
Meanwhile, the WinRed platform used through Republicans announced that it had been used to raise more than $206 million in August. The transport of the budget came here with 3. 8 million donations. WinRed had its two largest 24-hour fundraising periods in August, adding the last day of the month in which the platform grossed $18. 8 million and the night of the Trump National Convention address on August 27. That day, WinRed brought an additional $16. 9 million for 24 hours. The average donation in August was $54. On Wednesday, Trump announced that with the RNC and joint committees, he had raised $210 million in August, the maximum in a month for the president’s re-election nomination to date.
Pro-Biden super PAC American Bridge is announcing a three-week, $ 1 million virtual ad purchase with four new 30-second ads, according to CBS News Crusade reporter Nicole Sganga. New virtual classifieds airing in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin highlight Trump’s admission to Woodward that he has downplayed the pandemic, along with a combination of first-person testimonials showing the country’s physical condition and economic downturn amidst the COVID-19 epidemic across the country. “On February 7, the president knew it was going to happen,” said a narrator in the new “Hoax” commercial. The ad continues to read tapes of Trump’s verbal exchange with Woodward, warning that COVID-19 is “deadlier” than “even his tired flu. ” Another new ad, “Betrayed,” stars Kristin Urquiza, who spoke at the Democratic National Convention in August about her father’s death from COVID-19. “We are told to stick with our leaders in times of crisis. That’s what my father did and took his life, ”Urquiza says of his father, who voted for Trump in 2016. According to American Bridge spokesman Kyle Morse, Les Ad purchases use ideological models to target defectors, veterans and the elderly. and the indecisive electorate of President Trump involved in the rising death toll from the coronavirus. Since the coronavirus outbreak began in early March, the American Bridge PAC has spent more than $ 571,000 on virtual advertising according to Kantar / CMAG. Last week, CBS News Political Unit associate maker Sarah Ewall-Wice reported that the PAC announced its first wave of publicity in September, a two-week, $ 4 million paid media crusade, also intended to undermine Donald Trump among the elderly and veterans. and small rural towns. electorate. It included purchases of television and radio classifieds in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
A record number of Michiganns have already requested mail votes for the November election, CBS News crusader reporter Adam Brewster reports. According to Michigan Secretary of State Tuesday, more than 2. 1 million Michigan voters requested votes by mail for November, surpassing the record for Mail Voting Requests were set at number one in August through just over 2 million. Of the 2. 1 million applications, about 1. 7 million have arrived since the day after the August primary. At the same time, in 2016, 445,759 Michigan electorates had implemented for an email- In a press release, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson renewed her call for the state legislature to pass a law that allows secretaries to process ballots by mail before Election Day and extend the deadline to receive ballots if they are removed before Election Day. voting day.
Nevada Republicans are urging their supporters to sign up for a protest Thursday after the president canceled two rallies planned there due to the state’s coronavirus roofs at giant rallies. At a press convention organized through the Trump campaign, state party president Michael McDonald insisted that the president was still planning to make a stopover in Nevada this weekend, though he did not provide any main points on the new occasions or whether the limit would have an effect on Mr. Trump. Trump’s planned fundraiser in Las Vegas reports CBS Press Campaign reporter Alex Tin. “I have contacted our legal representatives representing the Nevada Republican Party and are looking for all the legal avenues we can move forward with. “McDonald told reporters.
Meanwhile, two instances involving adjustments to Nevada election law amid the coronavirus pandemic appear to be closer to a conclusion on Thursday, just over a month before early voting begins in the state of the battlefield. Citing recent examples in New York and Wisconsin of ballots that arrived without the stamp of dated mail, Republican attorneys argue that Nevada law can allow fraudulent votes to be cast after polling day. The state court, a southern Nevada ruling, granted a move through former Senate Republican candidate Sharron Angle and the Nevada Election Integrity Project to expedite his case by saying the move violates the Nevada Constitution.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost told CBS News that Ohio State University can sue the Big Ten if the convention doesn’t go the other way to start the school football season. Yost also said he believes colleges that refuse to play next season will also be prosecuted. “It’s one thing if your university takes action and your management thinks it’s too complicated and you don’t need to play soccer, it’s one thing,” Yost said. “You unsubscribe, okay? They all understand. But when you say ‘not only should we choose not to participate, but we should also replace our judgment with yours and tell you that you can’t’, that’s where the challenge comes in. “A source close to Yost’s workplace told CBS News crusade reporter Jack Turman that the attorney general’s workplace is seeking and reviewing legal documents and will file legal action with the state of Ohio to challenge the Big Ten. For breach of contract On August 11, the Big Ten became the first elementary convention to postpone the fall school football season.
It is now up to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to decide whether the Green Party will participate in state elections. Attorneys for two Pennsylvania Democrats filed an appeal Thursday against the Commonwealth court ruling to allow the Green Party presidential candidate to vote in Pennsylvania. Because this case started in the Commonwealth Court, CBS News crusade reporter Zak Hudak said they had an automatic right of appeal to the state Supreme Court and did not want to ask him to take the case. Commonwealth Court Judge Drew Crompton, a Republican, ruled Wednesday night that the Green Party running mate might not be on the ballot because a candidate affidavit had not been filed on his behalf. . The Green Party traded Hawkins for Elizabeth Faye Scroggin in early August, and the petitioners’ attorneys argued that because the original affidavit filed through Scroggin deserves not to be told because it was faxed, it lacked a rainy signature and it included a probably contradictory date. But the ruling on ruled met the candidate’s affidavit requirement, and Hawkins will be in the poll. The petition was filed last month on behalf of the Lawrence County Democratic president and some other Democrat who unsuccessfully ran for Wilkes-Barre city council last year, and the Supreme Court ruling could potentially influence the results. end of the presidential elections. Jill Stein, the 2016 Green Party candidate, won more votes in Pennsylvania than the difference in votes between Trump and Hillary Clinton in the state.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court orders the state election commission to tell local clerks to no longer forward absentee ballots to the electorate until the court decides whether the Green Party is eligible for the November election, according to the crusade reporter. from CBS News Adam Brewster. Wisconsin employees are expected to begin sending ballots to the electorate no later than next Thursday. In addition, the court asked the Wisconsin Elections Commission to download data from the clerks about whether they had ever sent any election documents, to whom the polls had been sent, and when they had been sent. issued. Resolution 4-3 came along ideological lines, with the 4 conservative court judges saying the ballot boxes deserve to be stopped and the 3 liberal judges disagreeing. The disruption in sending the polls comes as officials prepare for a flood of polls that remain to be requested and issued in Wisconsin for the general election. Officials suggested that voters send their ballots earlier to avoid possible delays with the postal service.
Arizona
In the Arizona Senate race, Democrat Mark Kelly endorses a list of existing and previous Republican electorates who support his attempt to overthrow Republican Sen. Martha McSally. In August, Biden’s crusade revealed a list of his own Republican converts in Arizona, although some of the president’s former vice prominent Republican supporters in the undecided state, such as former senator Jeff Flake, were not named supporters of Kelly’s crusade, according to CBS News reporter Alex Tin, who also apologized Thursday for comments he made in 2018 about his double brother’s time in space. , which critics have described as a “racist joke. ” In a message to The Arizona Republic, Kelly said he deeply regretted the comments.