3, 2, 1. This hearing will now come to order. Is in a hybrid format and the hearing room has been configured to maintain the recommended six foot social distancing between senators, witnesses and other individuals in the room necessary to operate the hearing, which we have kept to a minimum. , a those joining remotely few videoconferencing reminders which you should be familiar with at this point. Once you start speaking, there will be a slight delay before your display on the screen. To minimize background noise, click the mute button until it is returned to speak or ask questions. Issue,e is a technology we will move to the next senator until it is resolved. I remind senators and our witnesses the fiveminute clock still applies. Those remote should have on your screen one of the boxes labeled clock which will show how much time is remaining. Weve had some trouble getting those boxes to everyone screen or at least getting everybody to be able to find them and follow them. We are going
Obtain. What you might see is a bit more bitesized approach to aspects of the trading agreements. To get a greater engagement in a more constructive engagement. You talked about the covid recession. We have had a second wave of covid coming across europe in the last couple months. Indicators of the economy show that is causing a double dip in many economies in terms of activity. Youhelpful you are are that we could have a fast recovery this time around and see that vshaped recovery people have talked about . I think the vaccine is going to be a very important story for the 2021. From the irish perspective we moved early on in the early the second wave, the Second Lowest interest in europe now. We are doing very well in terms of the downward trajectory of caseys. Of cases in hospital and icu. Somewhere at the end of this month we move out of what we call level 5. Our schools of state construction has stayed open. Our domestic economy. Our investment side is doing very well. Science and
Away from the alltime record high, there you have it the worlds most valuable company, apple the stock is up again, the worlds most innovative dynamic seller, amazon the stock is up again. The market, that is digested a lot of Bank Earnings already, goldman did very well in the dow is looking at 80point gain and look at the nasdaq up about 26, 27point again, i see a lot of green this wednesday morning. Heres the headline dueling townhouse tomorrow night instead of a second debate, mr. Trump working with nbc, joe biden working with abc, obvious question why not reinstate the debate, the Electoral Commission really blew it by insisting on virtual. Did you see Speaker Pelosi getting rattled on cnn, in primetime will blitzer asked her what was wrong with the president 1. 8 trillion stimulus plan, why not pick up the phone, call the president and make a deal. She became very flustered and accused blitzer and his colleagues of being an apologist for republicans. Have you ever watched online
Dead. And what is he doing . Nothing. The coronavirus features prominently as donald trump and joe biden fight for airtime, 18 days away from the election. Global stocks struggled for direction as europe goes into reverse with increased restrictions. German hits records as they plan for a tough winter. And walk or talk . Boris johnson will decide today if he will abandon brexit negotiations. It comes as eu leaders refuse to give a clear signal on prospects of a new deal. Good friday morning, everyone. The focus is on the fragile recovery on thin ice as europe deals with rising infections across the region. They are reporting the highest number of new cases since the outbreak peak in the spring. France is reporting new infections. London will move into the highest threat level, which bans the mixing of households indoors. On the other side of the break planning, while fiscal stimulus is elusive, midwest states are seeing a rise in cases. And the world bank chief Economist Says it didnt
Along with russia its interfering in the 2020 u. S. Election. Thailands government lifts emergency measures that fail to curb major protests in bangkok. Countries across europe are grappling with a rise in covert 19 infections in some places governments of had little choice but to shut down entire cities to contain the virus france is the 2nd European Union country to have more than a 1000000 confirmed corona virus infections the pandemic has claimed the lives of 34000 people by time curfews were imposed in paris at 8 other large cities on saturday a hospital intensive care wards in the capital and early fall. Spain exceeded 1000000. 00 infections just hours earlier the government which is accused of mishandling the crisis faces a no confidence vote in Parliament Bus is expected to survive Spains Health minister says that more drastic measures are needed to contain the outbreak which he admits is not under control but hes not alone. On the part of them with higher fines perhaps an exha