We are 30 minutes away from the end of mondays session. Little changed on the equities front. , third day,rlier best run since early october. Sterling down one quarter of 1 . Is your function. Realizederlings swings against the dollar the last 12 months have outpaced all developed market peers. It is the eighth most volatile against major emerging and advanced economies. This is ranking alongside Exchange Rates from Eastern Europe and latin america. The only other developed currency in the top 10 is the new zealand dollar, rocked by concern of an economic slowdown after the labor party formed a Government Back in october. This is turkeys economy. Faster than expected growth in the Third Quarter driven by an increase in household spending, gdp expanding 11 , beating estimates, and turkey increasing spending on everything from wages to investments to spur the economy after a failed military coup hurt the economy last year. That is turkey. This is the ramp, sticking with the emerging mark
Is that will bring you the latest from istanbul also on the program a stunning victory for u. S. Democrats is that come to the jones claims victory in alabama a special election a major setback for the Republican Party but could the balance of power in the u. S. Senate. Also passed the mouth of. A deadly Christmas Market terror attack as the city remembers the twelve People Killed relatives of the victims criticize the german chancellor governments handling of the attack. Chris froome fights to clear his name the british cycling icon fails a drug test but says the increased dose of aspirin medication was within allowed limits. Im phil welcome to the program more than fifty muslim countries have agreed to recognise East Jerusalem as the capital. Of palestine the emergency summit of the organization of islamic cooperation was convened in istanbul by turkeys president read it typer one has urged the rest of the world to follow suit describing u. S. President Donald Trumps decision to reco
Democrats as their candidate doug jones claims victory in alabama a special election his opponents defeat a major setback for the Republican Party that could alter the balance of power in the senate. And Central African republic strong ties children all reporter takes us inside the countrys refugee camps home to hundreds of thousands of people displaced in one of the wilds most neglected conflicts. In the next sixty minutes to mark the First Anniversary of the deadly attack on a Christmas Market as the city remembers the twelve People Killed in that attack the relatives of the victims criticized. Governments handling of the attack. And british cycling icon chris froome has failed a drugs test recorded during his been at a race in spain an investigation is underway. Hello and welcome im under good to have your company. The leaders of more than fifty muslim countries have recognized is just a real East Jerusalem as the capital of palestine they were meeting at an emergency summit of the
Earned it at this point. Thats right. We will keep the humidity level somewhat on the low side. Waking to good hair day thats right. Extra hair gel in case. Looking good. Looking pretty good today some clouds around early this morning, but dont worry well break out to sunshine in the afternoon. It does warm up progressing through the second half of the weekends. Not whole lot happening clouds over philadelphia, dry conditions right now little bit of different story the farther south and east you go. Going over to storm scan3, you can see little disturbance trying to bring few light rain showers, south of wilmington, delaware, through dover. They may clip extreme southern new jersey, into Salem Cumberland and Cape May County over the next hour or two. Then we clear the clouds up and back to mostly sunny skies. So good midmorning shaping up across the region. There are the temperatures, 74 in philadelphia, everyone else still in the 60s, dover at 72 degrees comfortable 60 at this hour up
Recognizing those who have promoted Free Expression in areas of speech, the press, religious liberty, and arts and entertainment. Recipients included apple ceo tim cook, u. S. Representative and civil rights leader john lewis, abc for the spares dash before the first reporter Martha Raddatz and Playboy Enterprises founder hugh hefner. This is just over one hour. Good evening, fellow champions of the First Amendment, and welcome to the newseum Second Annual Free Expression awards dinner. We are honored to have you join us tonight to celebrate six men and women whose lives and work has been the embodiment of Free Expression. Now, standard speaker protocol calls for me to make a joke at this point. To relax the room, bring us together, and let me move on to more serious subjects. David bradley, a wonderful supporter whos here tonight is a genius at this. The problem is, i dont know any jokes about the First Amendment, less aye all George Carlin on you. [laughing] and where to keep this di