The u. S. Senate is about to gavel in. They are going to work on a judicial nomination with a confirmation vote scheduled for 5 30 for 5 30 p. M. Eastern. Republicans leader Mitch Mcconnell may introduce the republican covid19 recovery plan. Live now to the senate floor. 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. Eternal lord god, we again thank you for the life and legacy of representative john robert lewis. Lord, accept our gratitude for his ethical congruence that motivated him to find a moral way to get in the way. Were grateful that his passion for freedom summoned our nation to embrace our best hopes and not our worst fears. Inspired by his exemplary pilgrimage, may our lawmakers strive to live with such integrity that they will stand on the right side of history. Lord, help our senators to strive to see you more clearly, to love you more dearly, and to follow you more nearly day by d
Are the Health Care Workers themselves, the medical workers themselves, the doctors, the nurses, the support staff who weve relied on from the very first moments that we began to realize that this virus was bigger than any health issue weve dealt with in a long time. Were still depending on it today. At some point you run out of some of the capacity and steam that you had to do the job that needs to be done. But we see these heroes continue to step up. Some giving their lives. In bill in birmingham and kansas city was an emergency medical technician. He was with the Kansas City Fire Department and he died of coronavirus in april. His son described billy as selfless. He said billy had decided he wanted to find new ways to help people and so he reinvented himself as an e. M. T. When he was in his 40s so he could help others and then he was an e. M. T. For about 22 years. We see the Emergency Medical Technicians, the First Responders out there saving lives, bringing people in a desperate
The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Mighty god, you are the strength of our lives, our safe fortress and shelter from lifes storms. During this season of a raging tempest, speak your peace to our senators. Remind them that you continue to rule your universe through the unfolding of your prevailing providence and that your truth continues to march on in our nation and world. Lord, prosper the works of the hands of our legislators, as they strive to glorify you with their thoughts, words, and actions. May faith replace fear, truth defeat falsehood, justice triumph over greed, and love prevail over hate. We pray in your great 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 republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice
Wave of protests across the country following a shooting of yet another black man, rayshard inoks, outside a wendys atlanta. All of it captured on video. First, i want to digest the market moves and bring in abigail doolittle, who has been following it all. Why such a volatile day . Abigail really a wild today. Today and overnight tonight, there was a risk off tone. There was a bit of a haven bid for bonds. Nasdaq up more than 1 . Thefixed on the nasdaq vix on the nasdaq had been above 40. At the close, below 40, so again, less fear at the end of the day. Trade, the stayathome trade. 6 , and credible, but tesla up 6 . If you believe it, that stock up more than 130 on the year. As for why, i would like to say it is something exciting, fundamentals, but that is really not the case. It has to do with the dollar. The chart in, the nasdaq 100 and white. When a dollar goes down, it helps risk assets go higher. What we had earlier today was up half a percent, now the dollar is down its call i
Vice president pence good afternoon. We just completed a briefing with governor ducey to therizonas response rising number of coronavirus cases. Few reflections on what we have heard and what we are determined to do. Before that, let me take a moment to reflect on another aspect of this day. A huge win for the people of arizona. For american workers, farmers, and ranchers. And that is that as of today, the usmca has taken effect. Told, this state in trade with mexico and canada supports 20 billion annually. I will dig this opportunity particularly to thank governor doug ducey for his efforts in moving the usmca through the congress. President trump committed to renegotiating nafta in a way to put american jobs, american workers, farmers and ranchers first, and we have done that. And that promise was kept when the usmca took affected a. So governor took affect today. So governor ducey, you have our sincere respects. President trump asked us to be here today. With the dramatic rise of co