Speaker who we aree so honored o have with us, senator tammy duckworth. Senator duckworth probably needs no introduction to most of you watching. She is an iraq war veteran, a purple heart recipient, former assistant secretary of the u. S. Department of Veterans Affairs and napa yes, senator for the state of illinois. For both of us working in our security, certainly for those of us who are women in National Security, when you think about people who are breaking down barriers ahead of you, store duckworth is the top of the list when the first handful of women in the army to fly combat missions during Operation Iraqi freedom cup first u. S. Senator to give birth while in office, and particularly relevant to todays event the firsts member of congress was born in thailand and the first asianamerican who was elected to congress from the state of illinois. In addition to the work shes done of defense and Veterans Affairs, senator duckworth spent a lot of time thinking about the military cha
And we are pleased to have with us senator tammy duckworth. Needs nouckworth introduction. She is an iraq war veteran, former assistant secretary at the department of Veterans Affairs and now u. S. Senator for the state of illinois. Illinois. And i think for those of us working and National Security, certainly for those of us who are women and National Security. We think about people are breaking down barriers, et cetera duckworth is at the top of the list. One of the first handful of women in the army to fly combat missions during Operation Iraqi freedom. First u. S. Energy given birth while in office. And particularly in todays event the first member of congress he was born in thailand in the first asianamerican he was elected to congress and the state of illinois. So in addition to the work shes done on defense and Veterans Affairs, et cetera duckworths spent a lot of time thinking about the military challenges we face in the pacific. She has really been an advocate for the alliance
Carriers from entering the country in the mist of the covid19 pandemic. This as protests continue across the country after the death of an unarmed black man, george floyd at the hands of minneapolis police. Additional officers are being charged. The original charge has been upgraded to seconddegree murder for officer derek chauvin. Some cities are planning to relax their curfews tonight with the president suggesting that the military be deployed. It is still sparking. I want to bring in abigail doolittle. Our markets correspondent who has been following the ups and downs, mostly ups. I still dont get it. Record, assing a closing high. What are investors saying that the rest of america is not . It is extraordinary. Psychological level, it is hard to believe that we are seeing stocks climbed day after day. How does that happen when we have this sort of social unrest in the United States . A possible second wave of the virus. U. S. China trade tensions, it does not make sense. It tells yo
The news of a further loosening of COVID-19 curbs in the global financial hub, which has trailed most of the world in easing them, may boost resumption of travel and business