[inaudible conversations] okay. All right. Hello. Are we on . Hi, guys. Welcome to sunday morning at the texas book festival. Does anybody know what time it is . And how awesome was that extra hour we all got this morning. Lets applaud the extra hours. Im going to officially welcome you to the 22nd annual book festival. Thank you for coming out to support the authors, the still and great literature. First off, please silence your cell phones. Ill silence my phone while you silence yours. Well have a book sinning after the session 0, so arm that both of the authors are going to go back to the booksigning tent and sign books, hopefully youll pick some up as the book people tent before that. When you buy book at the stifle, the festival, youre supporting the author, the festival, and the local independent book store. The mission is to support libraries in texas. And the reading rock Stars Program and to fund grants for libraries in texas. Your book purchase makes a difference and for the
Weeks election to find out what locals here want from the politicians. In sport, two more years for Arsene Wenger. He will extend his 21 year spell as Arsenal Manager with an official announcement to be made today. As Ariana Grande announces she and some of the biggest names in pop will hold a Benefit Concert for the victims of the Manchester Bombing, well speak to the man who had to organise it all injust four days. And carol has the weather. Good morning. To date will be cloudy gcioss good morning. To date will be cloudy across the southern half of the uk, but equally, brightness, Polyanskiy Share across the north of the country with pleasant sunshine. More details in 15 minutes. Carol, thank you. First, our main story. Police say a dangerous prisoner believed to be armed with a razor blade is on the run after escaping from officers in wiltshire. The man had been taken to hospital with a head injury, before escaping from guards yesterday evening. Lets get more on this from our corres
Path you have created, inspiring them with the potency of your powerful presence. May they trust you in times of adversity and prosperity, knowing that they will reap a productive harvest if they persevere. Lord, keep them from underestimating the power of your great name, inspiring them never to forget that nothing is impossible with you. Give them the wisdom to solve the hard problems of our times and grace to live in harmony with one another. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge f allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington, d. C. , may 10, 2016. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable rob portman
We do want to hear your views on whether donald trump is a conservative. Lets take a look. Argue all republicans . Are you mostly conservative . I dont care. Senseust a common conservative. That is so important. Walkery told me that used my term. I said make America Great again. I copyrighted the term. Then walker was making a speech when he first started at he was saying make America Great again. The difference is he didnt get any response. We told him you cant do that. Now i said a common sense conservative and i heard he used the term. Coined the phrase a few months ago. Thats what i am pretty i am very, very conservative on the military. I am very conservative on that lots of things. I am actually very conservative on trade, but a lot of people would say he is not because he doesnt believe in free trade free tradelieve in and it has to be smart for us. That is donald trump talking about his political philosophy. Do you think he is a conservative . Donald trump met yesterday with me
Lets talk about whats happening in china. Big trouble in china it seems overnight. Bank fixingentral the yuan a Strange Exchange rate at a lower rate than estimated and that caused ripples of nervousness overnight. That caused the chinese currency to fall. , its point youre making a fiveyear low again. Interventiones and thats what theyre saying in the marketplace. Billion, thats what they are betting that the yuan will fall further. 79 probability it will weaken further and 33 that the yuan will trade above seven for the First Time Since 2008. Latest data is due out thisina at some point morning. Or watching for what it will do to international markets. Globalken the edge off equities since we started this year. 1. 5 . S. Equity market down in yesterdays trading session. Weus more aggressive than saw this time yesterday. Globally 2 trillion worked off Global Equity markets. The dow jones lost 250 points and theres a reverberation. Gaining as you might have expected. The Australian Dol