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Their own hands. And schools stress test. Crowds ignoring rules on social distancing and masks create new challenges for schools nationwide. Well answer questions from parents about how their children can stay safe. Every mom and dad wants to know. Heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. Love is more powerful than hate. Hope is more powerful than fear and right is more powerful than dark. This is our moment. This is our mission. Joe biden is officially the democratic nominee for president. You want a vision of your life under biden . Pick up the smoldering ruins in minneapolis, the violent anarchy of portland, the bloodstained sidewalks of chicago. Steve bannon has pleaded not guilty to charges that he ripped off donors trying to fund a wall along the border. This is for government. This isnt for private people and it sounded to me like showboating. Deadly wildfires continue to rage through california. The fastmoving flames forcing entire towns to evacuate. You can feel
Bill despite talks on capitol hill last week. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell says lawmakers will be given 24 24 hours notice to return to capitol hill to vote if a deal is reached. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O god our refuge and strength, give us reverence for your greatness. Guide our senators around the pitfalls of their work, enabling them to have hearts sustained by your peace. May they surrender their will to you, as they trust you to guide their lives. Lord, give them the wisdom to receive your reproof with the understanding that you chastise those whom you love for their good. Make their lives productive for the glory of your name. Mighty god, protect the oppressed and helpless, preserving them from evil. We pray in your great name, amen. The presiding officer join me in reciting the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic
Products a bid to list budweiser brand in hong kong and Saudi Arabias Energy minister says every country should comply with oil output. Well sit down with the russian Energy Minister later on this morning. A lot going on today also in oil space. I want to take you to highlights from the iea report. The agency has kept 2019 and 2020 Oil Demand Growth forecast unchanged. The latest report describes the newly appointed minister as an experienced figure saying the country has acted as a lynch pen even though the compliance rate has fallen to 116 in august and a recession is on the rise in germany. Saying the weakness in industry is slowly spreading to other sectors in the economy, quote, like an oil slick. Theyve scaled back growth indicators now forecasting 1. 2 growth. Well speak about this more at 10 30 Central European time. Interesting ifo is using the word oil and oil slick there could be potential for things to turn around. Ecb expectations have been prizing. Today, the central bank
And china next month. Investors view that meeng as a sign of progress in the conflict between the worlds two economic superpowers and that eventually it will be resolved. Trade developments hav moved the market both higher and lower inin recent weeks. Today, stocks rose along withst ins sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial average rose 372 points to 26,728. The nasdaq was up 139, and the s p 500 added 38. Seema mody was following all of the action from theoc new york exchange. Reporter for the second straight day, easing global tensions sparked alobal rally. Stocks jumped on hopes that the u. S. And china will come to terms on trade. Officials from the two countries now plan on resuming highlevel trade talks in october. Triple digits close i c best twoday rally in three months. A wide range of stocks participated in the rally technology, consumer discretionary, industrial stocks like 3m and caterpillar that do business in china, p ps a number of retailers that sourceuc pr and sell their