Jean ping takes his claim of president ial Election Fraud to the countrys highest court. Incumbent leader ali bongo won the vote by a hairs breadth, but International Observers have long been calling for a recount. Not let the image or influence of france deteriorate those are the words of france along today Francois Hollande today, offering the clearest hint he will run again for the presidency. The mosta speech, unpopular french leader in modern times said that despite fear and agony and suffering, france will be victorious in its fight against terrorism, adding there is nothing within the countrys principles of secularism that opposes the practice of islam, provided it respect the law. Catherine clifford has more. Catherine going to the french roots of secularism, the french president reminded that the state guarantees every citizen the right to believe, or not believe, and practice religion as long as they do not disrupt public order. Thesident hollande principles of secularism lai
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Lincoln financial is committed to helping you take charge of t your future. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social changeha worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Ie thank you. K woodruff north korea is at the epicenter of world attention tonight. It blasted its way there today with a Nuclear Explosion that touched off shockwaves both seismic and political. The test drew global criticism, and raised fresh questions about what if anything can be done. Do well have the full story, after the news summary. The u. S. President ial campaign also echoed today with talk ofal the north korean blast with two months to go till election day. Lisa desjar
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Lincoln financial is committed to helping you take charge of t your future. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social changeha worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Ie thank you. K woodruff north korea is at the epicenter of world attention tonight. It blasted its way there today with a Nuclear Explosion that touched off shockwaves both seismic and political. The test drew global criticism, and raised fresh questions about what if anything can be done. Do well have the full story, after the news summary. The u. S. President ial campaign also echoed today with talk ofal the north korean blast with two months to go till election day. Lisa desjar
Welcome to Worldwide Exchange on cnbc. Im sara eisen. Im wilfred frost in washington today for wells fargos ceo john stumpfs appearance on capitol hill. He goes before the House Financial Services committee at 10 00 a. M. Eastern. More on that in a minute. Before we go to the markets, good morning to you, sara. Were like ships passing in the night. Hopefully back together tomorrow where mr. Stumpf goes, wilfred frost goes. A lot to cover. Where Christine Lagarde goes, so does sara eisen. We had a good event. Ill talk more about that in a bit. Lets show you u. S. Equity futures, after solid rally yesterday on the back of that unexpected opec deal. Energy producers are leading the way around the world. Dow futures up almost 3 points. S p 500 futures flat. Nasdaq up by 2. More than 100point rally yesterday led by caterpillar, exxon. The tenyear treasury note yield. We have some Economic Data today. After a whole bunch of fed speak and more to anticipate later, ten overyield below 1. 60. 1
I also might mention an impressive dissent written by Justice Breyer a couple of years ago. Why the Death Penalty is cruel and unusual punishment. This has really been so incredibly inspiring to all of us. On the your career court, your career as an advocate, as a scholar you just so profoundly changed not only the nation but the world. For everyone here as you are starting your legal career to have the opportunity to spend an hour listening to you about your career and about what the law can do, i cannot think of a better way to start law school, so please join me in a round of applause. [applause] this sunday night on q a, author and columnist David Kay Johnston discusses his book the making of donald trump, which takes a critical look at the republican president ial nominee. Quick sign that donald and immediately recognized he is pt barnum. He is selling tickets to the fiji mermaid and the amazing two headed woman. Because he was the dominant force, i started asking about him, and h