Watch booktv this weekend on cspan2. President biden has picked Denis Mcdonough to head the Veterans Affairs department. He previously served as white house chief of staff during the last four years of the obama presidency. His confirmation hearing he was asked about veterans access to healthcare, modernization efforts in the das responds to covid19. This is just over two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i i want to call this evening to order. I want to welcome everybody. I appreciate all that are here, all those that are online. The purpose of this hearing is due from the i president s nominate to serve as secretary of Veterans Affairs, Denis Mcdonough. Before i talk about him i just want to say i appreciate this committee all the reasons we sat on this committee thats been bipartisan and its been nonpolitical, and we tried to do the best by our veterans whether you are the republican side for the democratic side of the aisle. I particularly appreciate the re
Also coming up Box Office Battle odeon zone enters urgent talks with water brothers over its decision to make all of its films available to stream instantly next year. And our welcome to the program saudi arabias foreign minister says he is hopeful a deal could soon be reached to end the bass a dispute with qatar its been 3 years since saudi arabia bahrain the u. A. E. And egypt imposed a land sea an Arab Blockade on cata for ministers of Catherine Quaid also say theres been progress towards resolving the crisis. Now reports. Crucial days ahead for gulf nations talks aimed at and in the 3 and a half year blockade of qatar seem to have achieved significant progress kuwaits foreign minister whose country has been be generally mediate again and to the crisis says hes confident. A constructive and fruitful talks have taken place recently where all the parties have stressed their desire to reach a final agreement and resolutions to preserve the region stability and harmony maintain the inte
Generation he says. Meanwhile it is jobs day that november jobs report out this morning two and a half hours time 8 30 a. M. Eastern, economists expect 469,000 jobs added to economy with the Unemployment Rate ticking down for a 7th straight month to 6. 8 ahead of the jobs number futures are higher in the triple digits. Dow industrials right now up 136 the nasdaq up 48 and s p 500 higher by 13. After a mix performance yesterday, all three major indices poised to finish the week in the green with a the dow industrials yesterday at 85 nasdaq up 27 and s p 500 weaker by two and a quarter. Taking on big tech, President Trump going after the new defense bill that has no repeal of section 230 of the Communications Act. Threatening to veto it if it is not changed. We are taking a look at that. Plus somebody is watching me. The new technology that can detect whether remote employees are being lazy about work it is making a buzz this morning. Mornings with maria is live right now. European marke
Good afternoon. Welcome to the december 1 meeting of the board of supervisors. This will be one of the three meetings in december. And the third to the last, i believe, that i will be on. So madam clerk, please call the roll. [roll call] supervisor safai, were you able to join us . Mr. President , you have a quorum. Supervisor yee thank you. Please place your right hand over your heart. Will you please join me in reciteling the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madam clerk, are there any communications . Clerk yes, mr. President. The Meeting Minutes will reflect that Board Members participated in this proceeding remotely through Video Conference to the same extent as though p
Steve scalise, nancy nancy maces Jeff Van Drew and louisiana senator, john kennedy. Futures starting on a mixed note. The dow industrials are down 120 points, the s p is also weaker by 3 and a quarter but the nasdaq is up a little bit of a rotation going on this morning, back into technology. The nasdaq up 50 o 50 points. This follows a mixed performance yesterday, investors rotating into the tech sector. Were standing by for key speeches from Federal Reserve officials later today. Well take a look at market moving words on rates and the economy. Pfizer and biontech 90 effectiveness report helping drive markets. What challenges do we expect before its rolled out of. Ill speak with the companys founder and ceo of biontech later this hour. Then, cruising into the future, one state is anticipating a future filled with flying cars and its making a buzz this morning. Mornings with maria is live right now. I just cant get you out of my head. Boy, your loving is all i think about. I just cant