Ahead of the Conference Call to the g7, leaders, a lot of focus will be on whether they will step in with coordinated action or words to assuage the markets. Ahead of that, markets are rising. The stock europe 600, 4 and the that saw a lot of losses because of the epicenter in europe still in italy, up today. The dax up. S p futures, gains across the board. A caveat. Yesterday, we saw similar gains and they peter off as the day went on. Today, there is expectation from g7 and that the fed will possibly step in. Lets get to the bloomberg first word news in new york city with Viviana Hurtado. With an update on the coronavirus. Governments around the world preparing for emergency measures to fight the outbreak. Drugmakers hope to have antiviral treatments ready within the month and vaccines by next year. Of cases number worldwide, topping 90,000 but reports suggest over half those people have now recovered or have been released from the hospital. Central bank, it has cut rates and signals
Control of most of the rebel held aleppo province and well look at the u. N. Effort to get more countries to help the millions of afghan refugees in pakistan. Hello everyone 2 flights evacuating u. S. Citizens who were stuck on a cruise ship with hundreds of coronavirus cases on board have now left japan those infected are staying behind the ship is being quarantined in the port of yokohama 355. 00 of the passengers tested positive for the virus among them 44. 00 u. S. Citizens as we say they will stay there and be treated in japanese hospitals meanwhile china has confirmed another 105. 00 deaths on sunday this brings the global total up to 1770. 00 around 2000 more people tested positive for the virus and other persons died outside of china this was a taxi driver in taiwan the 5th overseas fatality after an elderly chinese tourist in france became the 1st to die outside of asia so were going to talk to katrina you in beijing in a moment to get an update from there starting those retur
Coverage. A vote expected at 2 15 eastern. And cspan2. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal father, the center of our joy, bless our lawmakers with the peace and wisdom needed to lead in our challenging world. Give them eyes to discern and understand the intricate complexity of this turbulent season. Lord, guide our senators to the right paths. Lead them beside still waters. Restore their souls. Let them lack nothing for you make them whole. Overflow their cups with gentleness, care, and understanding for the people they represent. Let them fear no evil and take courage in adversity, for you continue to lead them with your allknowing right hand. We pray in your everlasting name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands,
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He hit everything and anybody, go ahead. Maria quite the scene inside and outside the rally, of course, breaking news this morning, oil prices, markets are moving this morning after missiles hit and Iranian Oil Tanker, saudi port city of jetta overnight, iran state media, leaking crude into red sea, iran says the situation is under control now, the ship crew is safe, key shipping route for global oil industry, lets talk about that, here oil prices up and 3 quarters percent, reaction here. Look, this is just an isolation of tensions, we dont neglect that, its unconfirmed. Theyll be a marginal strike in prices. Thats right, we saw that attack on saudi oil field, we got spike up in prices but it didnt sustain, so i dont see this being i think this continues, but i dont see it as being sustainable higher earning. Maria in terms of resilience of the u. S. Given the supply thats coming out of america right now. Dagen as long as ive been wearing a microphone and makeup sitting in front of a c