Cleveland, the debate received a second highest rating for a president ial debate on television in history. The president made it clear today, he is happy with the ratings and how the night played out. I thought the debate last night was great, weve gotten tremendous reviews on it, were hitting what people want, law and order which biden was unable to talk about because the radical left followers, i dont think theres too many of them left. But i thought it was a great evening in an exciting evening and i see the ratings were very high and it was good to be there, its all very comfortable. I appreciate all the good words. Lou tonight we will be taking a President Trump debate performance with Trump Campaign Senior Advisor jason miller and President Trump last night taking out the Obama Biden Administration plot to undermine his presidency. Today fired fbi director james comey testified before the house Judiciary Committee, comey seemed hellbent on dodging any responsibility for his role
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Up the q a. My final words of introduction are a more personal note. The last time i saw ambassador she hosted men, at her residence for the launch after the berlin wall, dealing with contemporary germany. Was anand my father, it unforgettable evening. I am so grateful to you, ambassador haber, for hosting me and very grateful that you have joined us today. The floor and the screen are yours. Please unmute yourself. Haber can you hear me now question were ok. Fork you, professor harris, inviting me today. It is a great honor and lovely. Thank you for that. Talking about covid, just to say to the audience who have family or friend suffering from covid or have lost family and friends, my deepest condolences. It is a really difficult time. This crisis, nationally, european, and i want to talk the experience that i serving. While there is a discussion of germany. The truth is that we are at 285 people infected today. We see a new surge of cases. It may not seem like much to but an entire c
First, democratic representative al green of texas, then scott perry of pennsylvania. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. It is thursday, october 1, 2020. The senate convenes at noon, and the house is in at 9 00 a. M. Eastern, which means we will be with you for two hours. We begin taking stock of tuesdays first president ial debate. With criticism pouring in from both sides of the aisle, the commission on president ial debates announced yesterday it would make changes to the remaining debates to ensure a more orderly discussion of the issues. As we wait to see with those changes will be, we are asking you what you would suggest. How would you alter the debate format, if all . Phone lines are split up as usual. If you support the trump pence ticket, 202 7488000 202 7488001. If you support the aydin harris ticket, 202 7488000 biden harris ticket 202 7488000. For independents, 202 7488002. O text us, 202 7488003 twitter,lso find us on cspanwj. You can start calling and now as
President trump dismisses talk of an extension. The markets are opening right now. U. S. Futures coming in slightly higher at the open. This, of course, after the regular session felt pressure. Stocks falling for the fourth time in five days. Had the stimulus package being blocked in congress. Both sides are far apart when it comes to more stimulus measures. Leading the decline. Volatility much higher. The dollar also strengthening. Weakness in the pound. The pound picking up more than 11 , although we did see the u. K. Refusing to withdraw legislation to tear up the brexit treaty. Look at what oil is doing at the moment. Oppression, 37 a barrel under pressure, 37 a barrel. Lets see how things are shaping up for the asian markets. Futures are mixed, but we could be looking at a down day this friday in asia. Back to back weekly declines. Australia, we are watching commodity stocks. Chinas plan to boost the reserves of oil and strategic reserves. Over in japan, we are keeping an eye on n