Treatment front the top u. S. Infectious diseases advisor and to me says theyre seeing progress in trials with the antiviral drug rem disappear dr she said the average Recovery Time was cut from 15 days to 11 well the u. S. National institutes of health reported the mortality rate dropped from 11 and a half percent to 8 percent although with 31 percent improvement doesnt seem like a knockout 100 percent it is a very important proof of concept because what it is proven is that a drug can block this virus mike hanna has more now from washington. Well certainly on that recommendation from the foremost medical authority in the United States Dr Anthony Fauci hes worked on combating viruses from the bowler h. I. B. Aids and now the current pandemic occurring now one must stress as well this is very early days the trial that was conducted using rem disappear was a limited one it was a little more than a 1000 patients some of whom were given placebos some of whom were given the actual antivira
To terrorist groups deal with these 1st. I mean thats, theres good advice you faced with the threat of intervention that is becoming clearer through preparation from a neighboring country. New jersey space is closed as of today for all apple until further notice. Any attempts to violate National Aspects will be met with an energetic and instantaneous response. And he has asked a Prime Minister has told l just the or there is to hold it for the symmetric resolution to the crisis. But hes also calling for military intervention by it was if the community does refuse to step down or no, you can. I put down what you get at the coup can be a serious problem for the entire region and the outcome will all depend on the nature of the intervention. This is why i can say we should trust the military experts from echo us and the mechanisms for this intervention that we are expecting if they decide to go ahead with that decision. If a military intervention doesnt take place, a true tragedy will hap
Nine of the New York Stock Exchange joining us this morning, kara swisher. Kara, good morning to you. Pressure continues this morning on facebook and its role regarding russias interference in the 2016 president ial election just yesterday the social network said it shared new findings about ad sales with fbi special Counsel Robert Mueller, this as house Intelligence Ranking member adam schiff is calling for not just facebook, but google and twitter to testify to hand over new information. We are requesting more information from facebook and have received some information, but there are a lot of Unanswered Questions frankly im distressed that its taken this long to be informed that the russians had paid for at least 100,000 in ads to try to influence our electoral process. Of course, that follows revelations last week that the social Network Allowed ads to target people that expressed antis antisemitic interests do you think overall its being over or under characterized . Well, i have
Brexit could make it worse. Good morning. This is bloomberg surveillance and im Francine Lacqua in london. Lets get to your markets. European stocks are down a little bit, dragged down by basic resources. They seem to be cooling off after recent gains, but the single currency is edging higher. Oil is significant because opec and nonopec producers are meeting in abu dhabi, talking about compliance cuts. Government bonds are bixed with the dollar. Meanwhile come over in south africa we need to look at rand. There is a secret ballot vote on jacob zuma, the president. I think we have the results of that voting at 1 00 p. M. U. K. Time. Reporter chinas trade surplus widened for a fifth month in july. It keeps the spotlight on a trade gap President Trump aims to narrow. Japan has recorded a 36th consecutive surplus, beating economist estimates. That was supported by returns on overseas investments and a trade balance the return to positive territory. North korea condemned the latest round of
Piles of rubble. An ef four touched down here, winds of 170 to upwards of 190 miles per hour. This one captured on a deputy ace dash board camera in indiana. Today, hundreds of thousands of people without electricity as they try to cope with catastrophe. Reporter the shards of wood and crumbled bricks. Remnants not just of houses, but a place where many Cherished Memories were made. We lost our dream home like many people in the area lost their dream homes. Reporter from dream homes to this nightmare the aftermath of as many as 81 tornadoes tearing through five states in the mid west, leaving scene after scene of utter devastation and unthinkable loss. From illinois, we asked god to bless immortal souls of the six People Killed yesterday by these tornadoes across our state. Reporter to michigan. One other person was killed, so many today are mourning all that was lost. And giving thanks for what was spared. Im thankful my wife and kids are alive you look around the town, its a freak i