Tuesday to go to the president ial debate in Cleveland Ohio and the next day they flew together to a Campaign Rally in Minnesota Well this is how President Trump confirmed he tested positive here in a tweet saying flotus 9 tested positive for covert 19 we will begin our quarantine and Recovery Process immediately we will get through this together. The Top White House doctor is released a memo speaking about the president and 1st lady he said they are both well at this time and they will remain at the white house during their convalescence he goes on to say the president will continue carrying out his duties while recovering weve also heard from the 1st lady who also tweeted saying she and President Trump are in quarantine at home alone your trump says theyre both feeling good and that all her upcoming engagements have been perspire own and she also encouraged everyone to stay safe our White House Correspondent kimberly how he joins us now from washington d. C. Kimberlys been several ho
Both well at this time and they plan to remain at home within forvicks sinex. Instantly clear faseverday congestion. The white house during their convalescence. The White House Medical Team and for bathroom odors that linger try febreze small spaces. I will maintain a vigilant watch and i appreciate the support by just press firmly and it continuously eliminates odors some of our countrys greatest in the air and on soft surfaces. Medical professionals and institutions rest assured, i expect the for 45 days. President to continue carrying out his duties without disruption while recovering. Well keep you updated on any future developments. A Senior Administration official would not say if the president was symptomatic, but he will quarantine and continue to work hard the announcement came after one of his aides tested positive for the virus. Nbcs Hallie Jackson joins us with the latest from d. C hallie, good morning reporter good morning. As we wake up and the world wakes up to the news
Was joe biden the democratic challenger who is important to call health who is mentally incapable now its their candidate who is seen to be the one who is questionable in terms of his capacity i think if trump was a different type of person you might try to count on the sympathy vote to try to rally people to vote for him but donald trump has never relied on sympathy on the past and he certainly didnt on tuesday night with that very aggressive performance trying to attack by. Now this is a time of a lot of focus on domestic issues anyway but given that this is a president who may now be more preoccupied with with his Health Condition what does this mean for how much attention is left to Foreign Policy issues do you think. I mean i think Foreign Policy wasnt even getting a look in any way the door was shut on it on tuesday night between joe biden and donald trump dont you reference is outside america i can think of was donald trump blaming china for the virus and joe biden saying inshal
Profit increase as iron ore holds up amid the pandemic. Relations go even further. China says attacks on tiktok were bullying and rejection of fair competition. Shery lets get you started with a quick check of how the markets are trading. U. S. Futures opening flat after the s p 500 and other major indices ended the session mixed. We had a rally in Technology Companies with the nasdaq gaining 1 . Selling off sos the s p 500 was dragged a little lower. Still closing at the highest level since february. The third time in the past week that the index topped above its february closing record during the session, but ended below it. Still up more than 50 from its march low. We did get more positive ecodata. A gauge of Builder Sentiment jumping to the highest since 1998. Take a look at oil because that positive sentiment over the economy taking oil for a five month high, all the right now under pressure. Wti now headed towards 42 a barrel. See how things are shaping up, here is Sophie Kamarud
Fall on year and below analyst expectations. They confirmed plans to exit thermal. U. S. China relations sour even further. Jing says the tax lets take a look at how we are shaping up for this asian trading day. U. S. Futures within shouting distance when it comes to the regular session of that february record but then retreating by the close. We are seeing not much happening when it comes to active futures contracts. The nikkei 225 looking weaker going into the open. Chicago futures trading there. The topix in the meantime remains the bestperforming market in august. We will see if it continues those gains today. Ftse futures looking like we will open up higher by. 4 . The data calendar for the day, we get the rba august meeting minutes, looking into the details of their bond buying as well as the renewed assessment of how that new victorian lockdown will barter economy in those Monetary Policy settings. Also watching crude, we are seeing weakness, just holding over 42 a barrel althou