Good morning and welcome to daybreak era. Lets get to the stories that set your agenda. President biden calls on israel to let in more aid into gaza or bring the u. S. Military to boost humanitarian assistance to the territory. President biden im directing u. S. Military to establish a temporary period in the mediterranean on the coast of gaza. And to receive large shipments and temporary shelter. Kriti fed chair Jerome Powell telling congress the central bank is not far from the confidence needed to ease policy. Right here in europe, ecb president Christine Lagarde signals the bank may cut rates in june. It warns tiempo geoPolitical Risks should not be ignored. I want to quick check on the markets. Weve got the geopolitical situation coming up of off of President Biden in his state of the Union Address overnight. What that means for futures is a little bit of positivity right here in europe. Euro stoxx 50 future desire. Ftse 100 higher. Lets cross the atlantic where you are not seeing
I rarely read news articles on me. Even alter isaacsons book, i asked walter should i read the book and he said no so i did not read the book on myself. I actually dont quite know what the Public Perception is. Except that the nature of news is that it is going to be salacious. It is going to be somewhat of a caricature because the more crazy something sounds, the more clicks it will get. When you think about a news story about something you know well and say, how accurate is that new story about something you know well, i think you will find it is not very accurate to that is true for everything. There is sort of a desperate quest for clicks. The more crazy the headline is, the more clicks it will get. This is not to suggest there are not true things by the media. It is best thought of the medias best thought of as a click maximizing machine and not as a truth maximizing machine. I think it is best to look at the words someone says themselves as opposed to what is written about them.
Not willing to discuss the burning issue its Nuclear Program the syrian bombardment of Eastern Ghouta intensifies civilians inside the rebel held and play say the warplanes just one stall and chinese ears main opposition valves to step up onto a stir she protests unless the government drops its new budget. And im far is small in doha all the latest sports news including a great step forward in the olympic spirit thats how the i. O. C. Are describing north koreas decision to send athletes to next months winter games and jiang chang. Much anticipated talks between north and south korea have wrapped up on the all being described as a major diplomatic breakthrough officials from the chinese side for eleven hours and eventually agreed seoul would lift sanctions temporarily so north korean ashley could visit the south for next months Winter Olympics it represents the biggest thaw in relations for years opinions Nuclear Ambitions were off the table florence lim reports from so. Until recently
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Bill frist and had the opportunity to watch firsthand governor alexander work was a pretty rowdy Democratic Legislature and tennessee that he came forth with education reform, with infrastructure, investments, industrial recruitment. I think regular order is back in the senate and will be a better country for that. Is fortune is going have a good partner in the house, someone for the good fortune to settle the Energy Commerce committee with, diana degette, and diane reminds me, when i think of her i think of a story my grandmother may read the of the detention a good. I think i can, i think i can. I know i can. Thats diana. Come forth with a major bipartisan vote in the house. Senator alexander come to the good partner and diana, tell us whats going on with you. [applause] thanks, part. Im so happy to be here. They dont invite us to come over from the house very often so its really a treat for us. Im so happy, lamar, to hear your reflections on some of these issues, because to some of