stephanie ruhle reports on what's driving it all. >> reporter: grocery store prices have been rising for months. in the last few months have you noticed a change in grocery prices >> immensely they've risen quite a bit. >> i definitely have to check what we absolutely need instead of what we want chblt >> reporter: meat and veal jumped more than 20% between march and june poultry an eggs up more than 7% fresh vegetables and cereal also rising more than 3%. meat and eggs, almost every family out there eats a lot of, why are they seeing the biggest increase >> they are very large industries that rely on workers and as a result of the covid-19 infections that they had issues with keeping people on the line -- >> reporter: it's also because of supply and demand early on covid-19 shut down meat plants causing supply constraints. people are also eating out less which means buying more for males at home. but it takes time and money for manufacturers to adjust the packaging to be sold to grocery stores >> the food that is distributed to restaurants is packaged differently, packaged in huge l

stephanie ruhle reports on what's driving it all. >> reporter: grocery store prices have been rising for months. in the last few months have you noticed a change in grocery prices >> definitely. >> i check what we need instead of what we want. >> reporter: meat and -- poultry and eggs up more than 7 pjt. fresh vegetables and cereal also rising more than 3%. >> meat and eggs, why are seeing the biggest increase >> they are very large industries that rely on workers and as a result of the covid-19 infections that they had issues with keeping people on the line -- >> reporter: it's also because of supply and demand early on covid-19 shut down meat plants causing supply constraints. people are also eating out less which means buying more for males at home. but it takes time and money to adjust to selling to grocery stores. >> the food distributed to restaurants is packaged differently, packaged in luhuge lots. different cuts of wheat. >> reporter: the spiking prices means many families can't afford to get the food they need. more than 29 million americans said they didn't have enough to

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i'm stephanie ruhle. it's wednesday, august 12th and we start with a brand new addition to the democratic ticket, senator kamala harris. harris is officially the pick to be former vp joe biden's running mate. senator harris is an historic choice, the first black woman to run as vice president for a major party. she and former vp biden are set to appear together for the very first time later today in biden's hometown of wilmington, delaware. we've got reporters covering all the angles for us this morning, but we've got to start in wilmington where my colleague, mike memaly has been camped out for more than a week waiting for this news. what do we expect to hear from the two today, and where is the campaign going from here? >> reporter: well, steph, it's important to note the last time joe biden held a major public rally before the pandemic really shut down campaigning as we know it, it was on the eve of the michigan primary, and who was on stage with him there? kamala harris. to say the least, this is the

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >> thanks, mika. hi there. i'm stephanie ruhle. it is monday, august 10th. and here are the facts at this hour. as of this morning, the united states has hit another milestone. more than 5 million cases of coronavirus across the nation. that number has doubled in just the past 44 days. more than 163,000 american lives have been lost. at the very same time, more than 30 million americans are collecting unemployment benefits, and they need serious help. since congress has failed to come up with a plan, president trump decided he was going to take matters into his own hands over the weekend signing four executive orders. >> hopefully we can do something with them at a later date but we're going to be signing some bills in a little while that are going to be very important and will take care of pretty much this entire situation. >> well, that doesn't make very much sense. why? because the president said these are bills. but only congress can pass bills. what the president did was sign executive orders which most likely will be challeng

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >>> hi there. i'm stephanie ruhle. it's tuesday, august 4th. here's what's happening now. top health officials are warning that we've entered a dangerous new phase of the coronavirus and that we need to get a handle on it before the fall. this as we approach 4.8 million confirmed cases and nearly 157,000 deaths. the president, he is saying the opposite. telling reporters yesterday that the virus is receding. but that is not the reality. certainly not in a number of southern and midwestern states that are seeing cases surge for the first time. missouri, montana, oklahoma and nebraska all seeing infections and deaths rise at an alarming rate. and states that thought they contained the virus now seeing an uptick in cases with governors largely blaming house parties. i am talking to you, new jersey. in the last two weeks, new jersey cases are up nearly 300%. other states, including connecticut, rhode island, massachusetts and illinois all seeing cases rise. officials there weighing their options as they try to prevent furt

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >>> hi there. i'm stephanie ruhle. it's tuesday, august 25th. let's get smarter. we are gearing up today for night two of the republican national convention. maybe tonight we'll get that positive, uplifting message that president trump promised us. because last night, we certainly didn't get much of it. a night when republicans went out of their way to portray democrats as a party intent on destroying the united states of america. this evening we'll hear from first lady melania trump and two of the president's children, eric and tiffany. the speakers seemed intent on portraying the president as the only thing standing between the america we know and a dark vision of america under a joe biden presidency. >> they want to control what you see and think and believe so that they can control how you live. >> joe biden and the socialist left would be a disaster for our economy. >> it's almost like this election is shaping up to be church, work and school versus rioting, looting and vandalism. >> joe biden and kamala harris wa

nbc stephanie ruhle, thank you and great interview. piece entitled "the wreckage that joe biden might inherit in november" you write no one should take for granted that trump will lose to joe biden in november, but the more likely this result appears to be the more clearly we can see the wreckage that bide wrn n would inherit. trump's tenure has been a disaster all along but it is getting worse, with long-term implications are dire, with schools opening willy-nilly, without a national strategy in place, there is no chance that the novel coronavirus will simply go away as trump fantasizes. so if he wins, biden's biggest challenge might be to take the decisive and effective action against covid-19 that trump has neglected. he would also be left with a social crisis. cities across the nations are still robbed by the black lives matter protests, police violence and systemic racism. none of the harm done to the nation will automatically repair itself if biden wins. this the only worse prospect is the unthinkable, trump wins. and, gene, it h

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stick around because stephanie ruhle has the news and will continue now. stephanie. >> thanks, joe. hi there. i'm stephanie ruhle. it is thursday, august 6th. here's what's happening now. we're getting a new picture of the depth of the unemployment crisis in this country. just moments ago, we learned 1.2 million americans filed for unemployment last week. that is lower than expected. but we are still seeing over 1 million people file every single week. those new numbers come as congressional leaders and white house negotiators continue their negotiations over a new coronavirus relief package. three democratic sources telling nbc news the aid could include a $400 weekly boost for unemployment payments. the number of coronavirus patients has surpassed 4.8 million with more than 159,000 deaths. that toll translates to one death from coronavirus every 80 seconds. let's say that again. one death from coronavirus every 80 seconds. for all you people out there who say, oh, it's just a cold. in the meantime, the number of tests being performed in the united states is dropping. the associate

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stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >> thanks, mika. thanks, joe. i'm stephanie ruhle. it is tuesday, august 18s. and we are exactly 11 weeks from election day. that's right. 11 weeks from today. and we're in the midst of the first all-virtual political convention in american history. it picks up just a few hours from now. the big liners tonight will be dr. jill biden and former president bill clinton. night one of the dnc was a technical success but visually, it was a complete 180 from what we're used to seeing. instead of big crowds and balloons and applause lines you had lots of people looking dead on straight into the camera and speaking to the american people. but even in that setting, former first lady michelle obama stood out delivering a stark warning about the current state of our nation. >> if you take one thing from my words tonight, it is this. if you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can, and they will if we don't make a change in this election. if we have any hope of ending this chaos, we have got to vote for joe biden like our lives d

i'm stephanie ruhle. it's monday, august 24th. let's get smarter. it's a huge monday. we've got wildfires out west, two tropical storms threatening the south and the race for the president entering a new phase. all of this happening in the middle of a global pandemic. we've got it all covered for you this morning. front and center this hour, the republican national convention starting right this very minute in charlotte, north carolina. in just one hour from now, the postmaster general, louis dejoy, testifies again in front of a congressional committee. this time it is in person in the house of representatives where democrats hold the gavel this time. monica alba is in charlotte, north carolina, and geoff bennett at the white house. he's been covering the u.s. postal service for us. monica, any way you slice it, the rnc has a tough act to follow, following last week's democratic performance. how are they going to do it? >> exactly, steph. you could argue they also have an advantage because they were able to see what the democratic counterparts did and modify based off

. >>> i want to bring in my colleague stephanie ruhle who has been tracking all this.w here on msnbc at 9:00. great to see you. our senior business correspondent. i know you've been tracking all of this. what do you make of what we just heard from jared kushner? does the administration run the risk of missing this moment and how widespread is this moment from the sports world? >> sure they do. i'm not sure that's a priority for jared kushner when he's talking about the luxury of being able to take a night off from work. we've never seen anything like this, kristen. think about it. we're almost four years to the date of when colin kaepernick first took a knee. while it gained a huge amount of attention, he hasn't played in the nfl in a number of years. in that instance, the league ran the show, the team owners ran the show. right now we've seen this massive coordinated effort by the players. right now it's the nba in the back seat. what's unique right now is you've got all these owners together in that bubble in orlando. they had a players meeting last night. another on

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >>> hi there. i'm stephanie ruhle. it's monday, august 17th, the start of a very unconventional democratic national convention week. the big event kicks off this evening, but it will be mostly virtual without the big crowds we're used to seeing. all the big names will appear because it will be remotely and the events and speeches have been cut way down. tonight's featured speakers will be bernie sanders and michelle obama. of course, all of this is remote due to the coronavirus pandemic. we are up to 5.4 million cases across the united states. along with nearly 171,000 deaths in america. however, according to "the new york times," we are seeing some moves. cases are rising in only seven states. nearly two dozen states are seeing cases go down that includes hot spots like florida, south carolina and arizona. but the pandemic is still expected to keep millions from voting in person and opting to vote by mail. the concern is that out of the blue there are massive changes and cutbacks at the u.s. postal service under the n

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. >> and stephanie ruhle is also joining us. what we are seeing is not just gridlock but something i've never seen in an emergency like this. no negotiations. really no give. no compromise. no compromise at all on state and local. and what the president seems to want so much is deferring the payroll tax, cutting the payroll tax and kicking that down the road but that liability will be due at some point. what you're taking is an economy already crippled by the pandemic, people who are hurting, and telling them they'll get a big bill at the back end. >> without a doubt. and the payroll tax cut makes deferment makes absolutely no sense when you think about the people, andrea, that are hurting the most. these are the people who don't have jobs right now. and you continue to hear treasury secretary mnuchin say well we're just not going to pay people to stay at home. andrea, let's not forget, we have lost tens of thousands of small businesses in this country. there is not a hiring boom out there. this idea millions of americans sittin

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >> hi there. i'm stephanie ruhle live from nbc news headquarters here in new york city. it is friday, august 21st. let's get smarter. right now we're just moments away from the start of a senate hearing with postmaster general louis dejoy as the sole witness. it's the first time he's going to have to testify about all the changes and cutbacks at the post office. he says they were meant to be money savers while critics say he's trying to sabotage the november election. speaking of the election, you know we're talking last night. former vice president joe biden officially accepted his party's nomination. here's part of what he had to say. >> this is our moment. this is our mission. may history be able to say that the end of this chapter of american darkness began here, tonight. as love and hope and light join in the battle for the soul of the nation. and this is a battle we will win and we'll do it together. i promise you. >> more on the dnc in a minute. i want to start this morning on this morning'

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >> hi there. i'm stephanie ruhle live from nbc news headquarters in new york city. it is thursday, august 20th. let's get smarter. tonight is the night. we are just 12 hours away from the grand finale of the dnc when joe biden will officially accept his party's nomination for president. last night, it was his running mate kamala harris who took center stage, an historic moment. the first woman of color ever to take her place on a major party ticket. >> you are pushing us to realize the ideals of our nation. pushing us to live the values we share. decency and fairness, justice and love. we have a chance to change the course of history. we're all in this fight. you, me and joe. together. >> the other big speaker last night, the warm-up act, was former president obama who waited until this convention to level some of his harshest criticism yet of donald trump. in fact, we may have never seen one president take down another the way we did last night. take a listen. >> for close to four years now, he h

i'm stephanie ruhle. it is tuesday, august 11th, and here are the facts at this hour. we start with some positive news. the number of new coronavirus cases is trending down across the nation. although there are 5.1 million cases total, just 43,000 were reported on monday, a big number, but far less than the 60,000 or 70,000 we were seeing in july. hospitalizations have fallen below 50,000 for the first time in a month. and less than 600 deaths were reported yesterday. that's about half the number we were seeing two weeks ago. over on capitol hill, negotiations, unfortunately on a new relief bill have ground to a dead halt. party leaders spent most of yesterday blaming each other for the dd lock. nevertheless, steve mnuchin said he is still willing to sit down with democrats at any time. it's just unclear what he'll have to say. and finally, not good news. a new report from the american academy of pediatrics shows the number of children diagnosed with coronavirus jumped 90% in the last month. the number of

stephanie ruhle with an update on a small business that was shut out the first time around >> reporter: it's been an uphill battle for small businesses in america. >> we really did not think when this all started that we were going to be able to make it through. >> reporter: we first met rhonda and ricky atkins in april. struggling to bring in business >> for small businesses, these funds are going to make or break most of us >> reporter: but the fate of their virginia seafood restaurant changed when they got approved for a loan through the paycheck protection program >> we are in a much more solid position than when we started we were able to keep everybody on staff. >> reporter: the government program was created as a quick fix to save jobs and cover business expenses during what many lawmakers thought would be a temporary disruption but the roll-out was bumpy. many banks were not prepared to process the initial flood of applications for the first $350 billion, which disappeared in just 13 days so congress added another $250 billion to the pot but guidelines on how and when the money

stephanie ruhle spoke with the company's ceo and got a look at what they have to offer customers. >>eporter: close to six months into the pandemic, starbucks, the country's largest coffee chain, is trying to make your once normal coffee run feel normal again dealing with mask mandates and shutdowns, the company is leading with a new approach, according to the ceo kevin johnson. >> right now what customers want are experiences that are safe, familiar, and convenient >> reporter: the java giant is serving up a more streamlined experience for customers >> we have over 32,000 stores in 80 markets around the world. we have developed a digital dash board that takes feeds from government to track the spread of covid so until there is a vaccine, we will be adapting >> reporter: customers can get their coffee from a safe distance at the touch of a button just order on the app, wait for your name, grab it and go. more of these storesve throughs will be rolled out over the next 18 months the chain is emphasizing new safety protocols, too. though not without challenges. >> a big for us is safety

let's bring in nbc news senior business correspondent and msnbc anchor, stephanie ruhle, with her newoney in pass packages went to the wrong places. we're finding out this weekend that a lot of chinese businesses got millions and millions of dollars. but, man, right now restaurants are in trouble. small business owners are in trouble. is mitch mcconnell's republican-led senate, are they going to pass a relief bill to save some of these people from bankruptcy. >> it's unclear. right now, joe, as of this morning, you've got 100 ceos led by starbucks chairman howard schultz signing a letter, sending it to mitch mcconnell, to nancy pelosi, steve mnuchin, urging them saying, this is going to be the fate of small business in america, okay? a year from now, joe, we will only be eating at chain restaurants and big box stores. yes, there is the ppp, the small business program, but you just referenced it. with little to no oversight of that program, billions of dollars went to businesses that didn't need the money. now you're seeing bipartisan support, you're seeing senators todd young from ind

nbc's senior business correspondent, stephanie ruhle, has more. >> reporter: grocery store prices havethe last few months, have you noticed a change in grocery prices? >> immensely. they've risen quite a bit. >> i definitely have to pick what we absolutely need instead of what we want. >> reporter: meat and veal jumped more than 20% between march and june. poultry and eggs, up more than 7%. fresh vegetables and cereal also rising more than 3%. >> meat and eggs, two things almost every family out there eats a lot of. why are they seeing the biggest increase? >> they are very large industries that rely on workers. and as a result of the covid-19 infections that they had issues with keeping people on the line. >> reporter: it's also because of supply and demand. early meat plants, causing supplyss, which means buying more for meals at home. but it takes time and money for manufacturers to adjust the packaging to be sold to grocery stores. >> the food that is distributed to restaurants or packaged differently, usually packaged in huge lots. >> reporter: but the spiking prices means many fa

on the economic factors, let's bring into the conversation, msnbc anchor our colleague stephanie ruhlestephanie, thank you for looking at this for us. what should we know about what mr. kudlow just said. >> well, first of all, he continues to talk about the coronavirus in the past tense. it's not. we're living with it. and while we continue to live with it, we're in an economic crisis. and there are no booms. we are in a fragile and selective economic recovery. people are buying houses and cars when interest rates are at 0 when you can finance so cheaply, people who have the money to do it. even the stock market, which larry kudlow and the president often equate to the economy, it's not the economy. but even the entire stock market isn't booming. of the s&p 500, it's only a handful of companies that are driving things forward. and those are the behemoth tech, amazon, google, apple. they don't need to recover. they're thriving during this pandemic. a huge portion of the country that are not rising, the 30 million people that don't have jobs today. the 80,000 small businesses that have c

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >>> thanks, mika. hi there. i'm stephanie ruhle.ulf coast as we speak, slamming a huge section of louisiana with floodwaters and 100-mile-an-hour winds, this is a life-threatening storms, the likes of which they have not seen in more than 160 years. this storm means bill. it came into the cameron parish overnight. we are starting to see some signs every flooding in southern louisiana, while the national hurricane center has says the storm surge could flood areas 40 miles from the coast. so far we see windows being pulled out, rain and wind blowing sideways. more than half a million people were under orders to evacuate. most of them did it, but remember, this is happening during covid, which makes everything a whole lot more dangerous. we have reporters in the middle of this covering it for you. i want to go straight to my colleague chris jansing i

in fact, in that year, stephanie ruhle and i interviewed cori bush. she emphasized then that voters in missouri can no longer cast ballots for the status quo. >> we should have fighters, champions. i knotts enough to vote decent. you have to stand up and fight. >> she said that in 2018. now in the social justice issues we are facing, we say that all the time now. it's not enough to say the right thing, note even enough to donate to the right causes. you have to live this. cori bush did not win that primary in 2018, but she got up and decided to run again. last tuesday she beat william lacy clay who has served ten terms in missouri's first district. i spoke with her after her win. she told me she can be a great advocate for the average missourians, because she's walked miles in their shoe. what about somebody who's been evicted before, about being low was this and uninsured. that's me. i can speak about it and push forward. this is the thing, being somebody who's been there, i know all the holes in the way that the system is built, and so i'm not willi

. >> and nbc news senior business correspondent stephanie ruhle joins us with more. stephanie, we heard larry kudlow and his remarks talking about this v recovery happening, suggesting that really every sector is moving forward. what do we know? >> lester, we know that before covid hit, the economy was strong. it was growing. and then corona happened, and it put us in a health and economic crisis. and the thing is, lester, neither are over. while we're living in corona, nothing is booming. we're in a recovery. thanks to the government trying to get us back on our feet, we're in a fragile and selective recovery. just think about it. when they set interest rates so low, yes, it's cheaper to go out and buy a car, and buy a house. we can borrow money cheap. when you think about the stock market, it's not all sectors doing well. look close. it's the tech behemoths that are carrying the market and they don't need to recover. they're thriving in the time of corona. larry kudlow and the president has a difficult needle to thread here because while some areas are improving, we

i am chris jansing in for stephanie ruhle on this friday, august 14th. a stunning revelation as postal service delays are starting to creep into the states. in pennsylvania, for example, usps says it may be impossible for voters to request, complete, an return ballots in time for the election. the postal service sending a similar warning to voters in michigan. and "vice news" is now reporting they're deactivating machines in time for the election, the same kind of ma cheejs used to sort ballots. all of this coming as the president admitted he doesn't want more funding for the u.s. postal service because he doesn't want to see widespread mail-in voting which is more likely to be used by democrats. >> they want $25 billion for the post office because the post office is going to have to go to town to get these ridiculous ballots in. you know, there's nothing wrong with getting out and voting. if we don't get the voting, they can't get the money. that means they can't have universal mail-in voting. they just can't have it. >> later in the day the president s

next up, our pal stephanie ruhle talking about parents juggling all of it. here we go help us out.'re struggling. we're stressed, but we've got to do it. here's what we know. we know we've got a job. we know our kids go back to school in some way, shape, or form. so put together a plan, a schedule think of it like maternity leave where you've got to maximize your time. when that school day starts, that's when you can get the most out of your workday. you respond to your most important emails kind of like when that baby went down for a nap, you better take a shower then because you might not get it laeter. make a real lunch schedule so you know it's time for a lunch period, possibly right after that recess where you might get exercise and your kids do. but most importantly, that schedule is a goal it's not a die hard plan be flexible. we're seeing school plans change everyday you may have to erase that dry erase board and start again. and you can't go into a full panic. >> other parents want to know this what is their role in virtual learning what's the parents' role >> talk to scho

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i am kristen welker, in for stephanie ruhle. 8 million coronavirus infections and more than 158,000 deaths, but there are small signs of hope this morning with new infections down 11% the past week. however, that's not the case in a number of southern and mid western states, dealing with rising infections and packed emergency rooms. the governor of mississippi issuing a new mask mandate as the state is on track to become number one for coronavirus cases per capita. >>> students returning to school in ohio will also be required to wear masks. governor mike dewine announced that yesterday. >>> banning together to increase rapid testing in their states as led by governor larry hogan, massachusetts, michigan, ohio, and virginia governors have teamed up to purchase millions of antigen tests. there's still no national testing strategy in place. >>> and on capitol hill, lawmakers appear to be one step closer to an agreement over the next coronavirus relief bill. the two sides say they're trying to reach a deal by the end of the week. and that is where we begin this morning. representatives from t

let's bring in senior business correspondent stephanie ruhle in to talk about what we've heard from senator warren. she leads an important constituency, stephanie. >> without a doubt, lester. every year we know that people vote with their wallets in any election, but right now senator warren just laid it out for you. the enormous changes we have seen to our economy since covid hit have only deepened the economic divide. she laid it out. we have 30 million americans that are currently unemployed. 30,000 and counting small businesses that have shut for good, while at the very same time the s&p 500, the stock market, is hitting record highs. just think about this. president trump regularly argues that the stock market is a e ov economy. we know that's not the case. however, whether or not joe biden can convince the american people that his plan to build back better, stronger, smarter, more inclusive, can you convince america that he can build it back better, that remains to be seen. even with everything senator warren laid out, president trump continues to poll better on economic issues. >> st

i'm stephanie ruhle. it is thursday, august 13th. we begin with a news phase in a presidential race that will be unlike any in american history. because of coronavirus, the first joint appearance by former vp joe biden and senator kamala harris played out in front of mostly reporters and campaign aides giving the candidates the unavoidable backdrop to focus on the pandemic and this administration's response. >> no real leadership or plan from the president of the united states how to get this pandemic under control. we can do this. we just need a president and vice president willing to lead and take responsibility. >> there's a reason it has hit america worse than any other advanced nation. it's because of trump's failure to take it seriously from the start. >> six months into this pandemic, more than 5.2 million americans have gotten the disease. nearly 167,000 have lost their lives. on wednesday, another 1400 deaths were reported nationwide. the highest number we've seen in weeks. and yet when the president was asked about kamala h

the superintendent talked to my colleague, stephanie ruhle, a short time ago. >> some of the classrooms the full 6 foot distancing. as we all know, schools were not built with that in mind. however, in many cases in our elementary schools, we do have that. additional resources might have helped, however, what we have done is we have begun to move those classrooms where we do have some extremely tight areas into some of our more common space, such as the cafeteria, the mezzanine level of the gymnasium, and the auditorium. the big, large spaces we're not using on a regular basis. once the quarantining is over, we're following the mississippi state department of health and cdc guidelines in terms of quarantining in fe ining if a s exposed for a 14-day period. they're then allowed to return to school. to return to school. let me tell you something, i wouldn't be here if i thought reverse mortgages took advantage of any american senior, or worse, that it was some way to take your home. learn how homeowners are strategically using a reverse mortgage loan to cover expenses, pay for healthcare,

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i'm stephanie ruhle. it is thursday, august 13th. unlike any in american history. because of coronavirus, the first joint appearance by former vp joe biden and senator kamala harris played out in front of mostly reporters and campaign aides giving the candidates the unavoidable backdrop to focus on the pandemic and this administration's response. >> no real leadership or plan from the president of the united states how to get this pandemic under control. we can do this. we just need a president and vice president willing to lead and take

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >>> hi there. i'm stephanie ruhle.ing up today for night two of the republican national convention. maybe tonight we'll get that positive, uplifting message that president trump promised us. because last night, we certainly didn't get much of it. a night when republicans went out of their way to portray democrats as a party intent on destroying the united states of america. this evening we'll hear from first lady melania trump and two of the president's children, eric and tiffany. the speakers seemed intent on portraying the president as the only thing standing between the america we know and a dark on

stick around because stephanie ruhle has the news and will continue now. stephanie. >> thanks, joe. is thursday, august 6th. here's what's happening now. we're getting a new picture of the depth of the unemployment crisis in this country. just moments ago, we learned 1.2 million americans filed for unemployment last week. that is lower than expected. but we are still seeing over 1 million people file

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >>> hi there. i'm stephanie ruhle.th, the start of a very unconventional democratic national convention week. the big event kicks off this evening, but it will be mostly virtual without the big crowds we're used to seeing. all the big names will appear because it will be remotely and the events and speeches have been cut way down. tonight's featured speakers will be bernie sanders and michelle obama. of course, all of this is remote due to the coronavirus pandemic. we are up to 5.4 million cases across the united states. along with nearly 171,000 deaths in america. however, according to "the new york times," we are seeing some moves. cases are

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stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >>> hi there. i'm stephanie ruhle.fficials are warning that we've entered a dangerous new phase of the coronavirus and that we need to get a handle on it before the fall. this as we approach 4.8 million confirmed cases and nearly 157,000 deaths. the president, he is saying the opposite. telling reporters yesterday that the virus is receding. but that is not the reality. certainly not in a number of southern and midwestern states that are seeing cases surge for the first time. missouri, montana, oklahoma and nebraska all seeing infections and deaths rise at an

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stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >> thanks, mika. thanks, joe. i'm stephanie ruhle.actly 11 weeks from election day. that's right. 11 weeks from today. and we're in the midst of the first all-virtual political convention in american history. it picks up just a few hours from now. the big liners tonight will be dr. jill biden and former president bill clinton. night one of the dnc was a technical success but visually, it was a