Lawmakers are expected to work on the 2021 policy bill, a vote to advance the measure scheduled for 1 30 p. M. Eastern. Now, live to the senate floor on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Our father in heaven, we sing of your steadfast love and proclaim your faithfulness to all generations. Make us one nation, truly wise, with righteousness exalting us in due season. Today, inspire our lawmakers to walk in the light of your countenance. Abide with them so that your wisdom will influence each decision they make. Keep them from evil so that they will not be brought to grief, enabling them to avoid the pitfalls that lead to ruin. Empower them to glorify you in all they think, say, and do. We pray in your holy name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the repu
Sec. Pompeo good morning, everyone. Seeing as we are in the fourth of july, i thought i would lead off with americas founding principles for us this morning. The u. S. Was the first nation established on the premise that government exists to protect our godgiven, unalienable rights. I will say more on that in a couple of weeks. It was a revolutionary idea, we shouldnt forget about these complex Foreign Policy issues. The idea remains important and was unique. We are all striving for a more perfect union, we dont get it right every day. We use our unmatched power to protect rights at home and abroad. Happy early fourth of july to you all and your families. Now turning to the substance of my remarks today. I want to talk about one of the worlds most unfree countries. Yesterday, the Chinese Communist party implemented its Draconian National security law on hong kong in violation commitments it violation of commitments it made to the hong kong people and the united kingdom. In a u. N. Regi
Occupy a sixblock area of the city. President trump calls the protesters domestic terrorists. How long will the socalled autonomous zone remain autonomous . And push for justice. After this incident between a protester and Police Received worldwide attention, one American City has become a new flashpoint for anger over officer abuse. Well talk with the mayor of buffalo, new york, about handling the crisis and how to heal the divide. First, we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 secon seconds. When you start seeing more hospitalizations, thats a surefire sign youre going in the wrong direction. We dont want it to get out of hand again. Reporter an alarming increase in coronavirus cases across nearly half of the country. Even as they push forward with reopening. The foolhardiness is being season. Reporter concern is growing about the increase in cases. This is essentially a statewide yellow light. Reporter President Trump said hes rescheduled his First C
South saysing the destruction is only the first step. And the next step will be decided based on how seoul responds. State media also says that the north military plans to mobilize near the border. The units will be deployed to two areas where interkorean joint projects are located. The tourist area and the kaesong industrial area. The north unveililed plans for exercises that will l be conducd near the m military y demarcati line. One of south koreans top military officials is expressing deep concern over pyongyangs announcement hes warning against further provocations. Translator the north will be sure to pay if these measures are put in place. Meanwhile, south koreans unification minister has offered to resign over the worsening relationship. Seoul had proposed dispatching its director of National Security as a special envoy, but it said leader kim jonguns younger sister kim yojong turned down the offer. The e president ialal office in l says the proposal had been confidential. It s
4000 jobs worldwide. Good morning, everyone. This is bloomberg surveillance. I am Francine Lacqua here in london. We are getting data out of italy. A bit better than expected. Is worse than expected, not better than expected. Shrinking 5. 4 in the first quarter, also after it was revised from a 4. 7 contraction before. That is having an impact on the stocks, if you look at european stocks, they are down to 1. 3 , and if you look at u. S. Treasury yields, 0. 6 . You what is going on, the crude oil with the biggest advance on record. President trump has said u. S. Policy measures on beijings move on hong kong. Chinas crackdown as trumps friend to retaliate have further escalated tensions. For more on all of this, we are joined by our chief asia economics correspondent, and the koran. Enda curran. Enda, what are we expecting trump to do . Quiteit could be significant for hong kong, beijing, because the president has a range of penalties to choose from. He could impose sanctions against in