Jobless claims. President trump scrapped his g. O. P convention as the coronavirus rages. Concerns that big tech is on a bubble. Welcome today break europe. The results came out a few minutes ago. 650 million. T was an estimated loss of 250. 1 million. Equinor posted an unexpected Second Quarter profit. They are on track to deliver on their plan for cutting costs of 700 million. It cease 2021 capex at 21 billion. It sees 20222023 at an average of 12 billion. A clear beat in terms of Second Quarter adjusted net and profit. Keeping the dividend and keeping the fullyear capex guidance on change and on track for cost cutting. Those are the main lines coming through. Well speak the the c. E. O. Coming up at 7 00 a. M. U. K. Time. Japan is closed. China is bearing the brunt of the losses. Red on the screen in hong kong and australia. A little bit of a weaker yuan. An increase in tensions between the u. S. And china given the news around the order of the chengdu consulate. Take a look at what
Straight night of unrest in the city. Arsonists starting several fires around the federal courthouse despite federal Law Enforcement officers presence. Rioters threw flares, fireworks, molotov cocktails at those Law Enforcement officers. The leftwing mob injured at least three federal officers, protecting the federal courthouse. One of them t burned by an unidentified chemical. Portlands radical dem mayor, ted wheeler, showed up at the riot. Apparently he thought he would receive something of a heros welcome because he has made this violence possible. He was there to support the mob, who then turned on him, jeering and mocking wheeler. The mayor, thinking he was safe, taking part in a listening session with members of antifa and black lives matter, near that federal courthouse. The lawless activists tearing his city apart made it very clear, they dont like him either. [booting] [shouting] quit your job lou loud calls for wheelers resignation. Demanding wheeler withdraw more money from
Broker a deal between the president and the opposition and the race to the red planet gathers momentum china becomes the latest nation to launch a mischance to mars. For the welcome to the program the us President Donald Trump has abandoned plans to hold the republican Partys National convention that convention was to be held in Jacksonville Florida after being moved from Charlotte North Carolina but has been canceled because of a spike in corona virus infections in the state i looked at my team and i said the timing for this event is not right just not right with whats happened recently the flare up in florida to have a Big Convention is not the right term. Its really something that for me i have to protect the American People thats what ive always done thats what i always will do thats what im about they said sir we can make this work very easily we have great enthusiasm incredible enthusiasm even the polls say thats the most enthusiasm theyve seen we can do this safely and we can do
Between joe biden and president donald trump. Nt it. Guest biden has an advantage here. Because the democrats have a formidable machine, andnd they n the president ial race. The last three cycles. Hillary clinton beat donald trump by two and have points although that was closer than it looked because the race especially was over after early chvoting. In the democrats have been to enough boats. Biden is ahead in pauls hair. Only slightly outside of the margin of error. In the recent polling. There has not beenn a lot of public only but the democrats have an substantial registratin advantage which they have for many years including 154,000 foreigners oso and clark county which is where laseg vegas is pretty 70 percent of the most. It would be difficult for republicans to win state wide in nevada. It seems a long ago the nomadic caucuses which senator Bernie Sanders bond with about 40 percent of the democratic vote. Many people were beginning to write off joe biden. So so much as changed
Weekend. Today, susan rice, former Obama National security advisor and ambassador to the un shares her thoughts on how the Trump Administration responded to the coronavirus pandemic and the possibility of her being a running mate for joe biden. She spoke with Washington Post columnist jonathan capehart. We are at a moment where our democracy is at stake. Where are leadership role of the world is at stake for the lives of tens of thousands of americans are on the line with incompetence and callous leadership that could care less. Weve got to change that. Good afternoon i am john thing capehart in opinion writer for the Washington Post for this is Washington Post live is also special live recording of my podcast. Former president obamas first term susan rice was the bouncer to United Nations and the second term she was obamas National Security advisor. Today, she is a private citizen. She is the author of tough love, my story of the things worth fighting for. And under consider his consi