Question, we will move to the next senator until resolved. I remind all senators that the five minute clock still aflies. You should have a box on your screen labeled clock that shows how much time is on your screen labeled clock that shows how much time is remaining. But we have had some troubles, and i have had senators who cant find that box or dont see it. And so, in fact, last hearing one of the senators ask me again to get a reminder, i will do that at this time for everybody. So at 30 seconds left on your clock, there will be a tone, a bell ring, to remind senators and the witnesses that their time has almost expired. At the end of the five minutes, a bill will ring. That way we can all know how the clock is working, even though we dont find it on our screens. Today we will receive testimony from the security and Exchange Commission chairman jay clayton, regarding the work and agenda of the sec. I thank you chair clayton for your appearance before the committee today, which is e
London. The markets are actually on the up today in hopes that we will get some kind of stimulus in the u. S. Lets bring you exactly what we are looking at. European stocks are opening higher. Again, there seems to be progress in washington toward a fresh stimulus package. The dollar falling on thursday after ending the fourth quarter. The Tokyo Stock Exchange halted trading after its worst breakdown. Coming up later, the world pose halts. Etf trader we will speak to ishares stephen cohen. The first, lets get to bloomberg first word news with laura. Laura continued because of Economic Uncertainty due to the pandemic, disappoint lenders such as jp morgan, which had already indicated it wanted to resume buybacks. The potentialed Coronavirus Vaccine from Oxford University and astrazeneca. The socalled rolling review allows them to see a trial basis of what is ongoing. Rises to the investigation that led to a halt in the trial. The format of the president ial debate is changing after the f
Well wrap up other countries neutralities. But were going to focus on what neutrality looked like and meant for the americans, especially in the first half of the war. So the thing that i want you to understand the most, and this is really vital, because its its a very different understanding of neutrality than we have today. Neutrality at the beginning of the war did not mean inactivity. It did not mean passtivity and it most certainly did not mean impartiality. If it doesnt mean those things, then what does it mean . The definition differs with each country. Some, like belgium, will say they never gave up their neutrality. So they were aggrieved against as a neutral country. Others like switzerland will say, were neutral and to prove it, dylan, im going to hold your wallet, and im going to hold your wallet, and thats how im neutral. In the case of the United States, neutrality will for the most part mean that they will do business with whoever and the very willingness to do business
Cease fire in libya and once talked to unite those in charge. He was the man known as the king of gambling stanley ho has died at the age of 98. So there is growing anger as countries in the new hot spot of the coronavirus pandemic struggle to cope with the outbreak poor people across latin america say theyre the ones who are suffering the most from lock downs and from spending cuts and its leading to protests throughout the region alexia brown begins our coverage. And they quit or they marched in defiance of the lockdown angry of the government cuts to jobs and salaries brought in to tackle the pandemic. The mayor of the capital quito had asked the crowds to stay home because of the risk of construction but these protesters believe the stakes are too high there. We have no fear of contagion on the contrary we were afraid of the hunger that our comrades and hundreds of family members who live jobless will go through. This anger to intially where demonstrators have pleaded for help sayi
Fairfield. San francisco, it is warm in the city, but a bit of a breeze kind of keeping this temperatures and check right now the coast and the shoreline. Lots of 90s for fremont and evened in san jose. Im looking for potential records of the north bay for santa rosa and in san jose. We will get the official report during the 5 00 hour later on today from the National Weather service. This is kind of as those records begin to, possible records begin to push into portions of the bay area. It looks like we are having a few issues with the weather computer in terms of advancing it, but i will i think we overheated the weather computer. Mark, we appreciate it. We will head now to the south they were about the normal amenities are not open as they usually would be during the heat wave like this. So how are people finding relief . Lets bring in ktvu right now. Joining us live at some of the strategies people are using here and maureen, the change that may be coming. Well, alex. We have to op