Vote vote the presiding officer are there any other senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 47, the nays are 44. The motion is agreed to. Cloture having been invoked, the senate will resume executive session to consider the vought nomination. A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator for arkansas. Mr. Cotton whats happening at this moment in hong kong is a tragedy, a crime, and an affront to the civilized world. In a year in which so much has happened we may look back in the near future and view this moment in hong kong as the single biggest moment of the year. The presiding officer will the senator suspend. The senate will be in order. Members take their conversations off the floor. The senator for arkansas. Mr. Cotton mr. President , whats happening in hong kong right now is a tragedy, as it crime, its an affront to the civilized world. In an eventful year with so much happening every single day, we may look back in the nea
Hello im down in jordan is down to 0 live from doha also coming up here in these long standing president here in currencies or dies suddenly weeks before he was due to step down. Fears this floating 3 could end up at the scrap yard as coronavirus which restrictions in the netherlands stores. Now more than 2 weeks after his death george floyd has been laid to rest in a Houston Cemetery friends and family celebrated his life in a funeral that lasted for 4 and a half hours he was in voluntarily cost of the role of a civil rights icon when a minneapolis policeman knelt on his neck his death has inspired protests that continue today across the United States and in many countries as far away as senegal john hendren a pause nothing houston where floyd grew up. George floyds tragic journey ended. Houston cemetery but across the u. S. The movement he inspired continues a montage of demonstrations in floyds name plate is his funeral displays his legacy and inspires a call to action from civil ri
This is bloomberg surveillance. Im Francine Lacqua in london. Lets go straight to the markets. We are seeing a lift to the market somewhat but a bit flattered then what it was earlier on. 0. 4 . Oxx 600, down by the dollar is rising. Treasuries advancing. We had a little bit of momentum. We saw that historic rally. The dollar strengthening for the first day in nine sessions. The Federal Reserve extended its main Street Lending program which means it is allowing more companies to participate. That lessens the burden on banks that create the loans. Plenty more on that throughout the day. Thats get to the first word news in london with dani burger. Dani hi. Lockdowns across the world may have prevented about a half a billion coronavirus infection. That is according to the first peerreviewed analysis of the impact of health policy. It comes as the World Health Organization says people without symptoms passing on the virus is very rare which contradict speculation about the prevalence of so
Timelines biggest political protests seem years the job is sending a message to the government and the military. U. S. President donald trump has voiced solidarity with protesters in iran and warned the government against cracking down on demonstrations theres been anger over the downing of a ukrainian airliner on wednesday and the radium governments initial failure to admit its responsibility ronnies have been held across the country after irans revolutionary guard said it mistakenly shot down the jet killing 176 people meanwhile the emir of qatar has landed in tehran his the 1st National Leader to visit the iranian capital since the assassination of iranian general custom silly money by the u. S. Call for a peaceful solution to regional 10. The highest close to the u. S. But also has strong ties with iran sharing the Worlds Largest gas fields lets bring in our correspondent in tehran for a sad so the rainy and government under pressure both externally and also in turney absolutely bu
Together with his Libyan National army he hopes to capture the countrys capital and take full control of this Oil Rich Nation and its partly because of oil that russia and turkey have waited in on opposite sides of this conflict. With turkey behind. His u. N. Backed government and russia supporting huffed. Moscow has denied reports it sent mercenaries to reinforce the generals fighters but on thursday turkey confirmed it had started deploying troops to help in tripoli despite a un arms embargo. With libya so unstable the fear of a surgeon islamist terror has worried many European Countries but other factors mean in the e. U. Is split over its alliances. Officially the tripoli based government has the backing of europe including germany but italian Prime Minister because if a contest met general haftar earlier this month rome sees him as crucial in stemming the flow of migrants across the mediterranean. And frances concerns over terrorism as well as its interests in libyas oil wealth ha