You but good evening everyone. [laughter] welcome to tonights lecture on one of this countrys most noted perhaps, though many will say noted for the wrong reasons. For generations the name Benedict Arnold has elicited a oneword description for most americans. Traitor. Perhaps we are wrong. Or perhaps partly wrong. Tonight, we will hear the rest of the story. It is a special pleasure to recognize the sponsor of tonights program, she and her husband have been the foremost supporters since the very beginning. It is in fact no exaggeration to say that the program it would not exist as we know it today without the extreme generosity of the chappell family. We are delighted that mary lou and john have joined us from philadelphia as it gives us the opportunity to express our deep appreciation for all that they have done for our program, not just tonight in particular but every night. John and mary lou, will you stand please . [applause] tonights speaker, dr. Joyce lee malcolm, earned her degr
role call mr. President , all members are present. Thank you. I guess this is unusual, but ill say it. Please place your right hand over your heart and would you please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. 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. Thank you. On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge that sfgtv record each meeting and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madam clerk, any communications . Yes, mr. President , issue have one. Due to the covid19 and to protect City Employees, Board Members and members of the public, the board legislative chamber is closed for the march 24th, 2020 Board Meeting upon action made bit board of supervisors to conduct their meetings Via Video Conference call remotely. This precaution is taken on the authority conferred b by the governors order. The members will attend meetings thro
All bets are pretty much off along the vegas strip. Mgm and wynn resorts both plan to shut their casinos this week. On the other side of the country, popular beaches in miami and ft. Lauderdale have been closed. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, march 16th. Good morning, everyone. Some major escalations in the fight against the virus are being put in place here in new york city. The citys Public Schools are closed as of today until at least april 20th. Bars and restaurants have been ordered to close except for takeout and delivery. The cdc now recommends that gatherings of 50 or more people be put off for the next two months. And our Parent Company disney said overnight that its closing all Disney Stores beginning tomorrow. Company hotels will be closing by friday. Abcs Erielle Reshef looks at how the coronavirus is impacting our way of life. Reporter some American Cities virtually shutting down. In new york the governor closing the Public School system, saying its the
They said several would be limited because of uncertainty the risk of a hard brexit had receded. Overall they said the risk of recession had fallen but they added uncertainties remain, including those posed by the coronavirus. They said, quote, the threat of the coronavirus in addition to its human toll had emerged as a new risk to the Global Growth outlook that warranted close watching you heard other fed officials talk about this since that meeting. Now, also importantly, several fed officials saw elevated levels of equities, corporate debt and commercial real estate valuations they noted the high levels of corporate debt and weak underwriting and worried about Bank Dividend payments, reducing capital by the banks, it was noted that levels are high and they debated whether low Interest Rates created financial risks. New debate we see some of it on maybe more in the open now. Many Committee Members said they should not rule out the potential ty of adjusting the stance of Monetary Poli
It is clear that the first would be stronger than the second half. It will be tough in 2020, to be honest. The focus is to make this next three quarters count. Kailey a major merger in telecom gets approved. It was an unusual decision. Kailey democrats unite sen. Sanders we are going to unite together. Kailey a Cabinet Reshuffle in the u. K. Takes a startling turn. Not someone walking out on the job. Kailey an exit interview with the outgoing Credit Suisse ceo tidjane thiam. Tidjane the true legacy comes after we leave. Kailey it is all straight ahead on bloomberg best. Hello and welcome. I am kailey leinz, and this is bloomberg best. Your weekly review of the most important Business News, analysis, and interviews from Bloomberg Television around the world. Lets start with a day by day look at the top headlines. We began with a familiar focus, assessing the spread of the coronavirus outbreak and measures to blunt its impact. The global death toll from the coronavirus has now topped 900