in this case there was a labor department in 2014-16 that was receptive to making these changes but it was an amazing confluence of pressure, people, government, outlining, there were some remarkable things, the battle is never completely won, there are things that can be improved, made a lot better and always the potential we can go the other way but for me it was really inspiring to see that sometimes people do step up and do the right thing. >> i want to close by asking what are you doing next? one minute each on what you are doing next. >> i'm writing about the history of birth control which is very much on my mind. i have a toddler, birth control is one of the most urgent things i can think about right now. >> i have been cured for the near future of wanting to work on the book for a while. i am working on my job for the new york times. stories related to the government's response to this pandemic. >> we have about one minute and you have a question for the others you would send them off with in terms of their work? >> for chris it would have been how does the story, does the stor

in this case there was a labor department in 2014 through '16 that was receptive to making changes but it was just of this amazing confluence of pressure, people and government aligning, and there were real good some remarkable things. now the battle is never completely won. there's still things that could be improved. made a lot better. and always the potential that we could go the other way. but i think that for me this was really inspiring to see that sometimes people do step up and too the right thing when you put this back above them -- back before them. >> i want to cloves by asking you what are you doing next? we have a couple of minute. so one minute each what you're doing next. >> i'm writing a book but the history of birth control which is very much on my mind. i have a toddler and a newborn at home, no childcare through the pandemic and birth control is one of the most urgent things i can think but right now. >> chris? >> and i have been cured for the near future of wanting to work on another book for a while. right now i'm working on my day job for "the new york times," som

in many ways it makes sense tha it would be at the labor department given that he has fo the last two presidential campaigns and throughout his career always focused on economic issues, always focused on economic equality. we know that will be a primary focus next year coming out of coronavirus and after the summe of racial unrest we have had, that will be front and center. it would be a huge win for progressives to make it easier on the transition team to fill other positions with other people. >> when you talk to a lot of folks, in the market, i think i depends on how you read it, it does seem to be the case, but having said that, with the twin races, if they both flip democrat, it seems like an uphill climb. what would you think the reaction would be? >> i think the street would react very badly to that. i think their hoping on many fronts that biden is forced to govern from position of moderation. we were just talking about bernie sanders as secretary of labor. whatever happens in this election, it was not a mandate to reject capitalism, and that is precisely what bernie sander wa

labor department released its report one day early.se of the thanksgiving holiday. >>> there are some new developments from washington tonight. president trump has issued a pardon to his former national security advisor, michael flynn. the president wrote on twitter, quote, "congratulations to general flynn and his wonderful family. i know you will now have a truly fantastic thanksgiving." flynn had pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about his contacts with russia. and to operating with the mueller investigation. efforts to dismiss the case have been tied up in courts. the pardon will spare flynn a possible prison sentence. >>> president trump and his campaign are continuing to dispute the 2020 election results. meanwhile president elect joe biden spent part of the day giving a sobering thanksgiving address. more tonight from fox news ray bogan. >> reporter: president elect joe biden worked to unite americans saying it's time to come together and move beyond the divisive 2020 elections. >> you need to remember, we're at war with the vi

according to the labor department, that was more than expected but was less than the prior week. meantime more than 362,000 people filed for pandemic- related unemployment assistance. keep in mind, we get the government's monthly payroll reports tomorrow. economists are expecting labor department to report that the nation's unemployment rate ticked down to about 7.6%. >> diane king hall, cbsmoneywatch.com. thanks. >>> time for a look at what's coming up later. gayle king joins us live from new york. good morning. i see you got your change of clothes. hopefully you got some sleep too? >> i did. guess what? i bathed. a good thing. >> that's always a good thing. >> it's a good day. really good to see you. ahead, i know you all know this, it is still too close to call. we'll have the latest from key states where votes are still being counted. pennsylvania could decide who becomes next president. we'll ask the attorney general when we can expect to receive the final vote tally from his state. also while vote counts continue, president trump's campaign is launching multiple legal chall

labor department, 778,000 americans filed for first time benefits last week, and the number of people who are continuing to receive traditional unemployment benefits is now 6.1 million. the u.s. labor department released their report one day early today, because of the thanksgiving holiday. >>> record low mortgage rates are setting off now a new wave of refinancing. the average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage held steady this week at 2.7%, according to freddie mac. that's about 1% lower than a year ago. 15-year rates are at 2.3%. the mortgage bankers association said applications jumped 4% last week over the previous week with refinancing making up more than 70% of those applications. >>> it was a mixed finish on wall street today, where the dow slipped back below 30,000 after hitting that milestone just yesterday. higher than expected weekly unemployment and sluggish consumer spending raised concerns among investors. the dow was down 173 points, but the nasdaq gained 57 to reach it's first new record high since september. the s&p was down 5 points. >>> millions of americans ar

the labor department report today showed applications for benefits rose from 711,000 the previous week claims have soared to 6.9 million that was back in march when the pandemic first intensified before the pandemic applications typically hovered around 225,000 a week. a new audit has found california's unemployment benefits agency sent out at least 38 million pieces of mail containing social security numbers putting people at risk of identity theft. >>this is since the start of the pandemic report says the employment development department continued mailing forms without concealing sensitive information despite being told a year ago to stop the state auditor urged the agency to immediately alter its 3 highest volume mailers instead of sticking to a previously announced timetable that would change the forms by august of 2021. officials with the agency did not immediately respond to requests for comment in san francisco today mayor london breed issued an executive order to fast track. a proposition aimed at helping small businesses struggling during this pandemic. >>well for says the mo

. >>> the labor department said that 778,000 people signed up for unemployment benefits last week. that was more than expected and up from the previous week. the number of people filing for pandemic related unemployment assistance topped 311,000. >>> still ahead on kpix5 and on cbsn bay area meghan markle reveals a personal loss, writing about a miscarriage. the timing making even more of a challenge. >> and he will be the half time headliner and he just won several other awards but no grammy nods for the weekend. how he is calling out the organization. >>> and we have a new app that gives you 24-7 access to cbsn bay area and kpix newscast. you can sign up for breaking . >>> person news from meghan markle. she is revealing she had a miscarriage in july just a few months after they moved to california with their baby son. she writes about the miscarriage in a new york times article saying she put on a brave face at the time. sources inside the palace say that there is an understandable sadness in the family. officially they are calling it a private matter. the miscarriage associatio

labor department's november job's report also now on friday.dow jones closed up 37, nasdaq gained 111 points closing to an all-time high. s&p up 8 points to also close as record high. airbnb and door dash are pointing to hire than expected valuations. airbnb is targeting a range of $30 to $33 billion when it kicks off investor road show tomorrow. doordash plans a range of $25 to $28 billion. both are expected to go public before the end of the year. japanese media are reporting that organizers of the tokyo games say postponement will cost almost $2 billion. the games were postponed in march as the pandemic spread. the costs include staff payments as well as introduction to new systems to refund tickets. the committee said it would contribute about $650 million to cover some of those costs. the games are now set to open in july. not even the pandemic could stop some cave men from taking over the box office. >> we are the betterman's. >> better man? >> emphasis on the better. >> the animated sequel did better than expected taking in $14.2 million

the labor department says the number of americans filing for unemployment is up for the first time in weeks. 742,000 people filed new claims for unemployment last week. it's the first increase in a month. in total, more than 6 million americans are without work. according to a new study, one in four adults is having trouble paying bills but experts say some can be negotiated. >> this is true whether dealing with a big landlord, utility company, cable provider. these folks on the other end of the line, they actually don't want to punish you. they want to help you out. >> there could be fees or penalties for postponing payments. so make sure to check on that. >>> report from the century foundation finds another 12 million americans will lose benefits from federal programs that expire after christmas. congress has yet to agree on another relief package. let's look live at the big board. the dow is up about 40 points. >>> in better together, steph curry is paying it forward to some volunteers. >> he teamed up with rakuten. >> i launched a gift of joy for some amazing volunteers. >> steph

labor department released the latest weekly jobs report which shows mixed improvement. jobina is looking at the numbers. >> for the 12th straight week, new jobless claims are under 1 million. the u.s. labor department reports another 742,000 people filed for unemployment benefits last week, but economists forecasted 700,000 new claims. it snaps a four-week streak of declines. there are now more than 6.3 million people continuing to receive state unemployment benefits. it's the eighth consecutive weekly drop in continuing claims. we'll see how wall street investors respond to the numbers when markets open in 45 minutes. >>> on the peninsula, small businesses are making a plea to holiday shoppers, start early. business owners are gearing up for small business saturday, which is after thanksgiving. in addition to shopping local, there's a push to shop early this year because suppliers are struggling, too. that means there might be less merchandise or longer delays on getting whatever you buy to you. >> go digital if you have not already. share some stories on social media

labor department reports 709,000 people filed for unemployment benefits last week.nomists had forecast 734,000 new claims. there are nearly 6.8 million people continuing to receive state unemployment benefits. it's the first time continuing claims have dropped below 7 million since the pandemic shut down the economy in mid-march. we'll see how wall street investors respond to the new numbers when the markets open in 45 minutes. >>> tiktok is asking a federal court to put off the trump administration deadline today that requires the company to be spun off from its chinese parent. today's deadline comes from an executive order that the president signed in august. the order doesn't specify penalties or consequences if the deadline is not met. the president approved a tentative deal in september that would plastic tock under the oversight of walmart and oracle. >>> facebook is extending its ban on political ads for another month this as president trump continued to succeed to joe biden. google is also extending its ban on political ads. >>> another city trying to convin

labor department reports 709,000 people filed for unemployment benefits last week.sts had forecast 734,000 new claims. there are nearly 6.8 million people continuing to receive state unemployment benefits. it's the first time continuing claims have dropped below 7 million since the pandemic shut down the economy in mid-march. reggie? >> thanks. >>> tiktok is asking a federal court to put off the trump administration deadline today that requires the company to be spun off from its chinese parent. today's deadline comes from an executive order that the president signed in august. the order doesn't specify penalties or consequences if the deadline is not met. the president approved a tentative deal in september that would place tiktok under the oversight of walmart and oracle. tiktok says it received no clarity from the u.s. government. >>> facebook is extending its ban on political ads for another month. this is as president trump has refused to concede the election to president-elect joe biden. the tech giant says it is trying to prevent the spread of misinformation

according to the labor department, another 709,000 american sign up for benefits last week .1 is an improvement over the prior week, claims remain stubbornly high. >>> the coronavirus pandemic shows no signs of slowing down. the u.s. reported a record- shattering number of new infections yesterday, more than 144,000, and nearly 1900 people died. that is the most in a single day since may. david back no reports from indiana. >> reporter: the coronavirus pandemic continues to accelerate and a record- shattering pace. as the white house remained silent, governors are taking actions, re-imposing restrictions and urging residents to get back to the basics. governors like indiana republican eric holcomb. >> i will sign an executive order that will implement pandemic requirements for all hoosiers. >> reporter:'s neighbor to the east, republican governor from ohio, mike dewine, warns that places could be forced to close if infections continue to spike. >> is advancing cooking quickly, advancing in ohio. if you don't know any of its victims yet, sadly, i suspect we will her >> reporter: it is seems like

along with new filings for unemployment benefits, the labor department says they increased by 742,000 in the last week reversing recent gains. >> you don't think you're going to lose your job. things happen. kristen: new york has been hit particularly hard. it's one of 15 states playing new restrictions on businesses, 80% increase new covid infections nationwide over the past two weeks is keeping tourism down, broadway closed and restaurants at limited capacity. experts warn it is likely to be a difficult winter. >> new york state as a whole was regaining payroll jobs at a slower rate than any state other than hawaii. so the recovery was already slow, and not quite steady. and these most recent developments have knocked us for a loop. and any reversal of the reopening is going to cause even greater decline. >> in new york, subway and bus service could see drastic cuts along with the layoff of 9,000 transit worker. ridership has fallen and the pandemic exacerbating short falls. the trance por passion authority is asking congress for $12 billion. >> we know that any reduction in service

labor department. why exactly is this happening to women and how bad is it?k we've lost betsy's audio. i'm going to try one more time. betsy, can you hear me? all right. we are going to take a quick commercial break. you know this is such an important conversation. i'm definitely going to cover it. if i don't get to cover it now, i'm going to cover it tomorrow and the next day. >>> after the break, if we don't get betsy, we'll talk teachers. they're having to find new ways to do their very difficult jobs from home. and in one case, a teacher doing her job from a hospital bed. we'll speak to her next. when i was in high school, this was the theater i came to quite often. the support we've had over the last few months has been amazing. it's not just a work environment. everyone here is family. if you are ready to open your heart and your home, check us out. we thought for sure that we were done. and this town said: not today. ♪ akeeping your oysters growing. while keeping your business growing has you swamped. (♪ ) you need to hire i need indeed indeed you do.

. >>> tonight the labor department is reporting 778,000 new unemployment claims nationwide last week. that's more than expected and up from the week before. sign-ups for pandemic-related unemployment assistance topd 311,000. >>> the steelers/ravens thanksgiving matchup has been postponed. this after multiple ravens players tested positive for covid this week. the league moved tomorrow night's game to sunday. and ken, kick-off for that rescheduled game is at 10:15 a.m. >>> boy, we're seeing a lot of this happening in the league. thank you, elizabeth. the dramatic move tonight for outdoor dining across southern california. >> we know that it will extend through new year's. and it will probably put me out of business. >>> if you buy $170 card, you can have this $250 guitar. >> free money? well, it's a creative way one east bay city is helping both shoppers and small businesses. >>> and then later on, a whole lot of joy and a whole lot of questions tonight after a dog in the town of davis is found six years later. >> he wasn't a dog, god works in mysterious ways. give you my world. ♪ ♪ ho

they may be hoping when joe ts biden into the thwhite house, can go to the labor department and get more favorable rulings. maybe more national guidelines hthat woup these drivers organize, for example. i think it will be tough. the big loss for organized labor is this willbecome a national conversation. the gig economy is expanding t everywhere, st in california. companies like uber and lyft will take prop 22 elsewhere and use it as a template toat replicate voters here have done in carving out this exception ain't california labor law. they don't have a lot of good options, i wo>>d say. one of california's biggest export is our ideas.il wesee that nationally coming up. and a cole proposals with usg both rent control. what is this say about our perspective about housing and what we arwilling to do about affordability issues? >> this may not be a popular opinion. i think when you look at this ballot, you can't necessarily california's progressive, business, labor? i think what we've seen historically is that californians take their time and lo at them individually. proposition 21 the ren

the latest report from the labor department showing another 778,000 americans filed new unemployment claims last week, with more than 20 million people now collecting some form of jobless benefits. >> for me and my family, it's been tough. >> reporter: an estimated 50 million people are now facing food insecurity, up 43% since before the pandemic. >> happy thanksgiving! >> on thanksgiving americans waiting hours in line for food. >> have i nothing at home, seriously, nothing. >> reporter: so this is a huge help today? >> it sure is. >> reporter: economic stimulus programs that have provided lifelines for millions of americans are set to run dry at the end of the year, with no economic relief in sight and covid cases surging again, recent consumer spending data raising alarms the recovery is stalling. >> president-elect joe biden is expected to announce key economic members of his team next week. among his picks janet yellen who would be first woman to be treasury secretary. elizabeth schulze, abc7 news, washington. >>> the salvation army says it's in great need of donations because o

labor department published a new jobs report on friday. it shows that unemployment in the u.s. went down in october to 6.9%. that's a lot better than expected, and can get more jobs added. the economy regained 638,000 jobs last month. the biggest job gains were in the sector that suffered the most during the pandemic. leisure and hospitality where jobs jumped by 271,000. within that bar and restaurant jobs added 192,000 so we're seeing a good recovery in that industry. we can listen to what the public leaders of the senate mitch mcconnell had to say earlier about the latest unemployment figures. >> the unemployment this morning at 6.9% is stunning indication of a dramatic comeback of the economy. that coupled with the growth, domestic product growth in the third quarter indicates the economy is moving to get back on its feet. that clearly ought to affect what size of any rescue package we additionally do. >> inject trillions of dollars to fix the economy based on these positive economic figures that have been coming out over the last few weeks. however, he may think differently

>>the labor department's report today showed applications for benefits were at 711,000. the previous week and back in march claims had soared to 6.9 million when the pandemic for son testified before the pandemic applications typically hovered around 225,000 the week. all right time now to check our 4 zone forecast and lawrence is here says it's going to be dry. the next few days looking good as we head into the holiday weekend. >>well the week ahead as looks like we're going to see some sunshine on the way it's warmer temperatures least to the next few outside tonight, nice night out there in fact we had a lot of fog some that dense radiation or to lee fog developing overnight. all that moisture left over from some of those raindrops that we had and certainly it has a start to get close to ground the cool things off the temperatures. well you start to get some of that fog we'll see some that fog again tonight, nothing so far nice and clear over san francisco's should be just a beautiful look all those gorgeous lights out there tonight looking across the bay and mostly c

department of labor earned a maximum telework posture due to the global pandemic health emergency. as it became clear to us that covid-19's impact would require significant modifications to the department's operations, the office of human resources had support the department for the telework posture and modifying internal guidance as necessary and it had hr guidance and increased technical employees and managers and responded to hundreds of inquiries on a full range of human resources issues that included pay, leave, benefits, staffing, telework, work schedules and other workplace flexibilities. additionally, dol rapidly developed guidance with emergency paid sick leave with the coronavirus response act to ensure that our employees who were unable to work or telework due to qualifying covid-19 related reasons as outlined in the regulations are aware of their entitlements under the law. in accordance to opm pandemic guidance, the department allowed eligible employees to telework to the maximum extent possible in order to maintain operations as close to normal as possible while ensuri

department of labor earned a maximum telework posture due to the global pandemic health emergency. as it became clear to us that covid-19's impact would require significant modifications to the department's operations, the office of human resources had support the department for the telework posture and modifying internal guidance as necessary and it had hr guidance and increased technical employees and managers and responded to hundreds of inquiries on a full range of human resources issues that included pay, leave, benefits, staffing, telework, work schedules and other workplace flexibilities. additionally, dol rapidly developed guidance with emergency paid sick leave with the coronavirus response act to ensure that our employees who were unable to work or telework due to qualifying covid-19 related reasons as outlined in the regulations are aware of their entitlements under the law. in accordance to opm pandemic guidance, the department allowed eligible employees to telework to the maximum extent possible in order to maintain operations as close to normal as possible while ensuri

labor department released their report one day early due to the thanksgiving holiday. a new poll shows americans want president-elect joe biden to focus on pandemic really. the poll found that 67% of voters think that joe biden should prioritize a coronavirus relief package in his first 100 days of taking office. the results were part of a politico tracking poll that congress is now out of session for the week, but president- elect joe biden made it clear that he wants to have legislation approved before he takes office in january. >>> today, president-elect joe biden promised a national correlated response to the coronavirus once he is sworn in. >> is starting on day one of my presidency, we will take steps that will change the course of this disease. more testing, will find people with cases and get them away from one another, slowing the number of infections. we have more protective gear for businesses and schools. we will reduce the number of cases. we will have clear guidance. we have more businesses and schools that are open. america will not lose this war. we wi

many of the numbers suggest there are more apprenticeships happening outside of the department of labor official program than inside the official department of labor program. one of the amendments we have made in order today is one from my friend from washington state, mr. kilmer, that's going to make computer science programs, computer programming programs eligible for the first time. course anybody who has been in math, been in the first a.p. computer science class america had in the 1980's knows you learn more from your friends, more from your colleagues, more from being in the process together than you ever learn from reading a book or sitting in the classroom. of course computer science ought to be on that list of programs. yet it's taken us well into 2020 to get to that place. i would argue we may be a decade or two late in that process. but better late than never. as my friend from new york referenced, i'm on my way out of the institution, and i'm pleased that we have a process that is even though the result is a partisan result, had more bipartisanship in it than many of the bil

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the latest report from the labor department showing another 778,000 americans filed new unemploymentk, with more than 20 million people now collecting some form of jobless benefits. >> for me and my family, it's been tough. >> reporter: an estimated 50 million people are now facing food insecurity, up 43% since before the pandemic. >> happy thanksgiving! >> on thanksgiving americans waiting hours in line for food. >> have i nothing at home, seriously, nothing. >> reporter: so this is a huge help today? >> it sure is. >> reporter: economic stimulus programs that have provided lifelines for millions of americans are set to run dry at the end of the year, with no economic relief in sight and covid cases surging again, recent consumer spending data raising alarms the recovery is stalling. >> president-elect joe biden is expected to announce key economic members of his team next week. among his picks janet yellen who would be first woman to be treasury secretary. elizabeth schulze, abc7 news, washington. >>> the salvation army says it's in great need of donations because of the pandemic.

along with new filings for unemployment benefits, the labor department says they increased by 742000 in the last week, reversing recent games. since i don't think we've been on a long you don't think you think of the future of the things that happen. new york has been hit particularly hard. it's one of 15 states placing new restrictions on businesses, an 80 percent increase in new coven infections nationwide, over the past 2 weeks, is keeping tourism down. broadway closed and restaurants at limited capacity. experts warn it is likely to be a difficult winter in new york state as a whole, was regaining payroll jobs at a slower rate than any state other than hawaii through september on a year to year basis. so the recovery was already slow and not quite steady. and these most recent developments have knocked us for a loop. and any reversal of the reopening is going to cause even greater decline in new york subway and bus service could see drastic cuts along with the layoffs of $9000.00 transit workers. ridership unfair income has fallen in the pandemic, exacerbating prior budget shortf

labor department, 778,000 americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week. the number of people continuing to receive traditional unemployment benefits is at 6.1 million. the u.s. labor of department released the report one day early because of tomorrow's thanksgiving holiday. >>> food banks are struggling to meet the higher demand for food this holiday season across the country. according to a new report from "the washington post." more americans are going hungry. 26million people say they don't have enough to eat as the pandemic continues to affect their lives. in many states, people are waiting for hours in line at food giveaways to receive help. there is more hunger existing in the united states today than at any point since 1998. the alameda county community food bank is distributing thanksgiving food boxes at a drive-thru site in oakland. it set up the emergency food distribution site in march at the beginning of the pandemic. it operates on monday, wednesday and fridays and serves 1,000 vehicles each day. today, people will be given extra items like c

labor department u.s. jobless claims of risen over 800000 since august we've had more than 75000000 claims for unemployment insurance since the start of the pandemic all the way back in march in fact the number of u.s. citizens living in poverty has jumped from 9 percent back in june to overall 11 per cent in september and that number is still rising showing no signs of future decline but things things aren't all bad for some u.s. citizens you see while main street crumbles from disease oppression and degradation wall street and our billionaire class well my friends they have been thriving you see while millions upon millions of us have lost their jobs in health insurance all across this country u.s. billionaire saw their combined network surge by more than $930000000000.00 bringing it the collective wealth of just $644.00 people to a staggering $3.00 trillion $1.03 trillion dollars in. just 644 people. a that's according to a new an analysis recently released by americans for tax fairness and the institut

the labor department showed those numbers rose to 742000 last week. this is the 1st increase we've seen. and about 5 weeks now. are we going to stay? number 30 again because of the increase and coburn, 1000 cases were saying, yes, and i don't think this was a surprise to anyone given the daily number of surges in new covert cases every single day. so unemployment is actually like an indicator. so we've been saying for weeks now that as we get further into this through season, the 2nd wave is going to be more apparent and stricter lockdowns emergence are parts of the nation and businesses are forced to either reduce capacity and or operate hours. we're likely to see more unemployment for the holiday season. so this week you see an assault, the biggest surge in jobless claims, and it's continuing claims. have continued to data show that americans have been transitioning and rolling on to the pandemic emergency claim and step. so that decrease has pretty much been entirely offset, so that aggregate number of unemployment claims still remain above 2000000

men that's according to analysis of labor department figure is carried out by the national women's law center. one main reason is that women all over represented in several of the worst hit industries. another is the pressure to balance work at home life. have a listen to what resign a real stall with the stream about how she lost her job. were he from home with a 4 year old one year old with a difficult enough? i was reminded early on by my manager that he didn't want to hear my children on the back on a business call. when i'm from my point where i asked if you want to meet my one year old in the room alone. and he responds with how to greet you can do you need to hear that coming from a father to employ who's working hard and jobs. i reported discrimination that i encountered for months and i was fired. so here i am sure you global pandemic where millions are out of jobs and jobs is, joining us to talk about america's female recession in washington. d.c., nicole mason. she's the president and c.e.o. of the institute for women's policy research in florida. she's an economy reporter w

funding for required sick leave, a lot set to expire at the end of this year and according to labor departments 13.5 million americans currently benefiting from some of this unemployment relief, people need to know they are going to get help. do you see help coming their way anytime soon? what will it take to get that done for the american people? >> you see mitch mcconnell in the senate, what they offered to put out for relief including liability protection for those businesses. nancy pelosi continue to ask for $2.2 trillion as a part of that, $417 billion for unrestricted aid to cities she deems necessary. the devil is in the details, the dollars that she wants, defunding the police, $600 million that she's asking for has nothing to do with coronavirus and we have 12 days left in this session, to take it up. i have no confidence that she is going to come to the table and negotiate in good faith. shannon: you don't think it will get done? >> i do not. we are not having any debate. we've heard talk about it but ms. pelosi continues to play politics and the american people are suffering and it