1) From ABC News, I am Daria Albinger. COVID-19 deaths are on the rise in 32 states with the most populous, nearly setting a daily record. ABC’s Alex Stone is in Los Angeles; “In the past 24 hours here in California, 202 more people were reported to have died from COVID-19, and over 5,000 new cases were reported. Cases of positivity rate and hospitalizations have been declining, but the state is now warning that may be a false trend because they are having an issue with case reporting they may not actually be going down.”
2) Virginia launching a smartphone app to trace the spread of the virus. Governor Ralph Northam says COVID Wise tells users if they’ve been in contact with someone who’s tested positive; “This can really help us catch new cases early before they spread as far. You get that alert, you can get a test, and then you can quarantine yourself.”
3) Florida setting a new benchmark, surpassing 500,000 cases.
4) The death toll from tropical storm Isaias has risen to 9. Hundreds of thousands along the east coast are still without power.
5) President Trump is still criticizing Nevada’s mail-in ballot ruling. State officials are hitting back. “President’s suing to try and stop Nevada from expanding its mail-in balloting. He insists that would invite massive voter fraud; “No verification of the signature or who’s gonna sign it.” And Nevada election official says that’s not true, telling ABC News the state will indeed continue verifying every mail-in ballot signature, matching it to an already-signed voter registration card. Andy Field, ABC News, Washington.”
6) The State Department says at least one American is among the 135 dead in yesterday’s massive explosion in Beirut. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo; “We stand ready to assist the government of Lebanon, and it’s, as it grapples with this horrible tragedy.” Several Americans are also among the at least 5,000 injured at the blast that nearly leveled the city’s port. You’re listening to ABC News.
7-1) I’m Liz Claman, and this is the Fox Business
report.
“Stocks finishing higher with the Nasdaq notching yet another record close, strong corporate earnings results and upbeat service sector data outweighing a dismal private jobs report. With the Dow rising 373 points, the Nasdaq up 57 in another record close, S&P 500 up 21.
7-2) And shares of Zynga are surging in the extended session after the mobile-gaming company released an earnings report that proved once again that home-bound Americans are binging on digital games. Zynga delivering a strong quarter with revenue improving 47% to 452 million from a year ago.
7-3) And Johnson and Johnson stock closing up
slightly higher after the company reached a more than $1 billion deal with the
US government to supply 100 million doses of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine
for use in the States once it gets regulatory approval.
That’s your Fox Business report. I’m Hilarie Barsky, invested in you.”
