Why the coronavirus protection has become a symbol of political tribalism. And pandemic checkup. What you need to know before you see a doctor or a dentist. And how hotels are trying to keep guests safe. Be listening with both ears. First, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. There really isnt any guiding principle that i was able to discern other than whats good for Donald Trumps reelection. A new book by President Trumps former National Security adviser paints a damning portrait of a president who puts his own interests ahead of the countrys. He broke the law. Very simple. This is highly classified. Thats the highest stage. Its highly classified information. And he did not have approval. The Atlanta Police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks charged with felony murder. We want you to stay focused. This is not the finish line. This is the starting point. President trump is Going Forward with his planned rally in tulsa despite a surge in new covid19 cases. Were not r
U. S. Trade representative Robert Lighthizer was on capitol hill to testify on the Trump Administration trade policy. The use of tariffs, trade with china and implementation of the u. S. Canada trade agreement. Mr. Lighthizer was asked about the Global Supply chain of the inquisition of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic. The Senate Hearing is just under three hours. Im pleased to welcome ambassador lighthizer. Thank you for joining us. We need to have you here because we face great challenges whether its the murder of floyd or whether its the economic downturn we had because of the pandemic or the pandemic itself. We have a lot facing our country. Its not going to be easy to bring us back on the course of iran and their brave but good trade policy will be one important part of doing so so im glad we have that discussion today. Trade policy is immediately significant because we need to make sure we dont have any unnecessary taxes on goods g2 the recovery or i
The market, its the same as yesterday, the markets churning with gold moving higher. But you are right, we have seen a bounceback to green on the screen after the navarro flap. Its clear, its a market in search of a story in the line, maybe we can find a story from philip. Francine we will talk about runaway inflation with him shortly. Lets get to first word news. President trump calmed that the phaseng one agreement is fully intact. Peter navarro said that aspect of the trade deals were over on fox news, and he said his comments were taken wildly out of context. Mike pence is warning that more young people around the country are testing positive for the coronavirus. Making their mark in a Conference Call with governors. Concerned byed Texas Governor greg abbott. The infectionat rate is rising. Boris latest stage in johns Boris Johnson announcing the latest age in lifting the coronavirus locked down. Movie theaters and museums may open the door after next month and he may also cut the
U. S. Trade representative Robert Lighthizer is making his second appearance on capitol hill today. This morning, he was before a House Committee and was answering questions from the Senate Finance committee on President Trumps trade policy. Ourselves in future crisis, but we have to find a Smart Solution that accepts the realities that trade is fundamental to our survival and prosperity. In the long term, trade is a key part of the solution because it promotes freedom. It provides customers for our best in the class Agricultural Products. It promotes entrepreneurship and independence. And particularly trade empowers Small Businesses that are the backbone of our communities. In fact, 97 of the u. S. Exporters are Small Businesses. A good start to empowering people and fixing our economy is making sure as many people as possible have the option of being their own boss. We owe it to them and their communities to press for even more opportunities. This is especially true because our tradi
A very sad time as we observe in our 000 people country dying of the coronavirus. So sad. Well always carry them in our hearts, that big number of people. It is a scar on our nation that we could not save them. It is sad foyer their families and they are sad for their families and they are in our thoughts and prayers. On top of that, 1. 7 million. Ave been diagnosed 1. 7 Million People have been diagnosed. There has to be a stop to this. The answer is testing. We have in our heroes act a plan for testing. Testing to open up our economy. Testing to open up our schools. Testing to heal. But in order to heal, we have to know the gravity of the problem. You know, we talk a great deal about a vaccine and a cure and god willing we pray that that will be soon. But we dont have it yet. And we do have testing. And you notice in countries that have controlled the spread and the deaths from the virus, they dont have a vaccine. They dont have a cure. But they have commonsense. They have used testi