Can you waste your hand . E your hand . [applause] and thank you to all the other members tonight. I did want to name everyone but i thought the fact since the two of you have been getting since before we open was special, so thank you. At that conclusion, we invite you to the book signing which will be downstairs in the library. Joining us tonight is Sidney Blumenthal and jamie raskin to discuss mr. Blumenthals new book, the third volume in his series on the 16th president. Sidney blumenthal is the author of a selfmade man and wrestling with his angel, the first two volumes in his biography, the political life of Abraham Lincoln. He is the former assistant and andor to resident clinton Senior Advisor to former secretary of state hillary clinton. He has been a National Staff reporter for the Washington Post and washington editor and writer for the new yorker. His books includes the clinton wars and the permanent campaign. Raised in illinois, he lived in washington, d. C. Jamie raskin r
China is doing better than good. We get a nice lift. To your point, i cannot remember a fed meeting where i have been more distracted by other news. Jonathan because the other news matters more. At the moment, the Federal Reserve is basically done when it comes to the framework shift. We have seen that. When it comes to the Balance Sheet, we have seen a huge expansion. Butink there will be tweaks for many people, the most important catalyst is physical. Tom it is physical based on week demand. I can or where i saw this. I will give axios credit. It was a food bank in richmond, automobile, car, by and it looked like field of dreams the line of cars went off into the distance and it was shockingly sad how people were lined up to get food, having that much difficulty. Jonathan could not agree with you more. Were living in two worlds. The old world is struggling. Love the we see our place, particularly in the airline business. Airbus talking about the prospect of more than still to come. T
The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Katty im katty kay in washington and this is bbc worldews america. A potential rescue operation is underway in lebanon amideports that a person could still be alive in the rubble after last months blast. Russia rejects accusations that it was behind the poisoning of opposition politician Alexey Navalny and has warned others against jumping to hasty conclusions. Bi joe den travels to kenosha, wisconsin, to meet with the family of jacob blake,nd spoke to mr. Blake himself by telephone. In the literary ra begins. We look at how t pandemic made it a tougher competition to become a christmas bestseller. Welcome to world news america. Rescue workers in lebanon tonight are searching for a possible survivor fromhe port blast in beirut that devastated the city a month ago. Sniffer dog alerted rescuers in the
We spoke this morning and we dont know how much they are paying for this vaccine supply. We dont know whether they will have the right vaccine so many questions on how administrations and i ministers at access to vaccines for their citizens. Tom the virus dynamics are just particularry, make note of the glide path of texas and south carolina. In new york city with our first word news here is ritika gupta. InsistsMitch Mcconnell that businesses, schools, and other organizations be protected against coronavirus lawsuits which is talking down talks over a new stimulus package. Changes inding that Liability Law be included in the legislation. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that shows he is not serious about a deal. Federal reserve policy makers will focus on how to jumpstart a rebound from the recession. Almost certain to keep their benchmark rate the same. The fed will make a statement at 2 00 p. M. New york time. Jerome powell will make comments 15 minutes later. Amazon Ceo Jeff Bezos p
Brent crude hits its lowest price this century as the demand crash hits the Global Benchmark. An impromptu opecplus call reaffirms commitment to cuts but no action. Repeat,see brent, brent. The u. S. Senate passes new Pandemic Relief Funds totaling 500 billion. Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin says it is likely to be the last roche sees a bump as they work on developing tests for covid19. We will speak with the ceo of roche at 8 00 a. M. U. K. Time, 9 00 a. M. On the continent. Just one hour away from the start of cash equity trading throughout europe. Lets take a look at what futures are doing this morning after that drop in u. S. Stocks yesterday. Euro stocks futures, the benchmark European Index futures. 7 5 . Ts trading at ftse futures up just over. 5 right now. Take a look at what is going on in u. S. Futures. Also seeing green arrows they are. A little bit of a bounce to be expected for sure but we see s p futures up. 5 , nasdaq futures . 6 these are the top stories from the bloo