Results. We will get congressional insight all morning long. We will hear from georgia congressman earl buddy and connecticut senator rand paul. Loss of 100 points on dow futures. Markets extending slump from yesterday as more lockdowns and the threat of them offset positive news on vaccines. Its also been a big week for retails, bjs and macys reporting this morning all the numbers as soon as they hit the tape. Working from home may not save you money. Why paying a new tax while working remotely. A little holiday decorating can carry you through some tough times making a buzz this morning. Mornings with maria is live right now. Dagen european markets feeling the sting of more lockdowns, red across the board in france, england and germany, all down about 1 . Mixed story in asia overnight with fractional moves there. Kospi and south korea shanghai to the plus side. Cheryl casone has all the news that you need right now, good morning, cheryl. Cheryl good morning to you, dagen. United stat
Coast and violence with Security Forces after an election thats been rejected by the opposition. We begin with one of the most divisive u. S. Elections in recent years donald trump and joe biden have less than 48 hours to make their final pitch to the American People and theyre doing it in several important battleground states President Trump is now come painting in michigan where he won by less than one percentage point in 2016 joe biden is hoping to win that states that he made his case when he went there on friday trump is expected to hold rallies in 5 different states on sunday while biden will focus on pennsylvania another crucial states for the former former Vice President our correspondents are closely following the campaigns kimberly how could a standing by for us in philadelphia pennsylvania but 1st lets go to john hendren who is in the windy washington in michigan where President Trump is addressing his supporters right now john this is the 1st rally in a marathon day of camp
Theyre the worst affected the middle east country has reported another 230 deaths new infections or about 4000 for the 3rd day in a row and so restrictions are being tightened mosques will become mandatory outdoors in teheran from saturday still with iran and the us has tightened sanctions on the countrys Financial Sector measures against 18 banks that were already under american sanctions have now been ramped up over jordan in washington. Perhaps the biggest criticism of the trumpet ministrations sanctions regime against iran is that the culminating impact is that this is hurting the iranian people certainly we have seen that criticism coming not just from e. U. Nations but also from a wide range of humanitarian organizations around the world now the Treasury Department went in announced this latest round of sanctions against these 18 iranian banks said that these banks would still have exemptions so that they could bring in funds to facilitate the purchase of emergency food and medic
Looking to the year ahead absolutely we actually have a reaction from the devil you have to pay is the executive director reacting to the price. I mean this is the 1st time a bit speechless was. This little talk about the most exciting point of your life as a Nobel Peace Prize it is because of the the family there out there in the most difficult complex places all in the world where this war on climate shrinks it doesnt matter theyre out there and they deserve this award and wow wow wow wow mark you. Very happy reaction that was this was this decision controversial anyway well whats striking about it is actually how uncontroversial it is many of the other potential candidates would have sparked controversy one way or another the peace prize was inherently a political statement of course and the world. Health organization for instance was hotly tipped and theres a lot of controversy over that with their devices states having pulled out of it is youre accusing it of being closed too clos
See the human cost of the conflict hospitals in the disputed region of the gonna cut about a field with victims of the war between armenia and azerbaijan. So the World Health Organization has announced a record one day global jump in corona virus infections nearly 339000 people diagnosed with covert 19 in the past 24 hours is the Johns Hopkins University Track of the total in red on the left and also pos in 36000000 the number in white the more than 1000000 people who are known to have died but lets not forget also the 25000000 who have coverage. The pandemic are getting worse in europe as winter approaches france has recorded more than 18000 new cases for the 2nd day running there is pressure growing on hospitals especially in and around paris germany which of course was praised for its response is now seen 4000 new cases in the past day and in the u. K. They considering even more restrictions as its 2nd wave accelerates more than 17 and a half 1000 new infections in the u. K. The vir