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Judy Woodruff:
In the other news of the day: COVID-19 deaths in the United States are 165,000 tonight, as states reflect on how to manage next year.
In New Jersey, one of the first hot spots of the pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy paved the way for face-to-face classes. He signed a decree authorizing the reopening of public and personal schools from kindergarten to university, if they comply with security measures.
Governor Phil Murphy:
Judy Woodruff:
The U.S. budget deficit reached a record more than $2.8 trillion 10 months after the start of the fiscal year.
The Treasury Department said this was largely due to assistance from federal stimulus to help keep the economy afloat during the pandemic.
He predicts that until the end of the fiscal year, the 2020 deficit will be more than double that recorded.
Meanwhile, Britain’s figures now reveal a worsening pandemic-induced recession. Government statistics show that its economy through a fifth quarter right now. This is the worst contraction in 65 years of record keeping. Economists are concerned that the UK’s slowdown may be the worst of the world’s seven major trading economies.
In Scotland, where at least 3 other people were killed and six others were hospitalized today after a passenger exercise was derailed. This happened about a hundred and sixty kilometres north-east of Edinburgh, where severe storms caused flash flooding overnight. The thick smoke spread through the mountain box this morning. Emergency crews struggled to reach the scene to rescue passengers from overturned cars.
Last night, the police assaulted the hounds and made arrests. Today, Lukashenko called the protesters criminal.
Judy Woodruff:
Today in Minsk, nearly two hundred women marched against police brutality and suggested that the government release the detainees.
There, an FBI investigation is underway after an Air Force helicopter was shot down from the ground while flying over Virginia. The incident occurred Monday at an education project on the Andrews Joint Base regime near Washington. He was forced to land at Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia. A team member was shot in the hand and then discharged from the hospital.
The stocks rose today on Wall Street, driven by an uptick in the generation sector. The Dow Jones commercial average gained 290 issues to close in 27977. The Nasdaq up 229 issues and the S.P. 500 totaled 46.
Ford Motor is removing more than a million of its medium SUVs from the market due to brake problems. The recall covers Ford Edge models from 2015 to 2018 and Lincoln MKX cars from 2016 to 2018. The car manufacturer reported that some front brake hoses would possibly break and lose brake fluid, which can also simply accumulate prevention distances.
And the billionaire media tycoon Sumner Redstone is dead. From his family’s drive-in chain, he built an empire that included CBS, Viacom and Paramount Pictures, and helped the fashion entertainment industry. But his later years were marked by corporate battles and legal disputes with ex-girlfriends.
Sumner Redstone 97.
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