The largest outbreak through death and disability and those International Resources we must ask ourselves what we should do right now to protect the American People before the unthinkable happens to ensure we are a nation prepared. That same road widespread and then to jeopardize and the report states and i quote as a strategic competitor including cyberespionage. This is a growing threat to the nation with Economic Security with every aspect of ours. Lives. [inaudible] and with the cybersecurity to defend america again cyberattack. And then in addition on a daily basis to be critical to have widespread damage. And those recommendations a high level on both sides of the aisle cybersecurity for the white house to develop and to streamline and the role this first formalized and then elevated and expanded and the National Security advisor john bolton with another layer of bureaucracy. And in 2019 and in 2020 it dropped to 17th. Today we have the recommendation to establish National Cybers
Of harvard the dean medical school. Of the reportr from last september, giving a grim warning of the impact of the pandemic. The phone lines are open. 202 7488000 if you live in the eastern or central time zones. 202 7488001 for those of you in the mountain and pacific time zones. A line set aside for medical professionals, doctors, nurses, emts, 202 7488002. Thank you for joining us. We begin with the numbers, courtesy of Johns Hopkins university. Around the world, 3. 6 million confirmed cases and the global death toll approaching 257,000. Is joining us. Y he is the dean of Harvard Medical School. I want to start with a story you were quoted in in the wall street journal. You were working with chinese doctors privately for best practices and treatment. Dr. Daley we are. The current pandemic respects no international boundaries. Medicine and science are forces for International Diplomacy that transcend politics. In late january, when it was clear that the virus was ravaging china, coll
Respiratory pathogen pandemic. It was written in september last year at the request of the world health and the world bank in one a professorthors is of epidemiology and Environmental Health at Johns Hopkins university, also a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins center for health security. Thanks very much for being with us. Thanks for have me, i appreciate it. What did you find out last september, and would it come through come to fruition in . May of this year . The purpose was to address the possibility of there being a pandemic caused by fastmoving respiratory virus. By a fastmoving respiratory virus. The idea was it could spread quickly and potentially affect multiple countries at once, and what should preparedness look like in that scenario was so many places are affected at the same time . The availability of resources would be limited and it would be every country for itself. What we found is we would probably have not a medical countermeasure like a drug or vaccine to combat t
Its chinamade model 3 just a year after they broke ground teheran condemns what it calls terrorist attacks on iranallied militia. We continue to demand the Islamic Republic iran act consistent in a wi i laid back in may 2018 for what it is we expect iran to do so it can rejoin the community of nations. So lets take a look at the European Markets now that they had a bit of time to warm up, although warming up is the opposite of whats going on here because they are cooling down. Nikkei down 2 ftse mib in italy down and germany down by 4. 5 its been a very good year for all of these markets year to date lets take a look at how the overnight action was while we were all fast c markets. Im looking in the correct perspective now. The nikkei 225 did finish down but has closed for the year. Year to date its tally was up by 18 . The shanghai composite was the stand out performer for the asia pacific markets up over the past ten years down by just over 7 the hang seng in Congress Hong was an und
That is all ahead but we begin with seema mody and the Market Action today seema, it was record highs to start. Were not there yet, though. Yeah. Thats a great point, dom. Three hours left in trade. Take a look at the screen. Were actually losing a bit of steam. Nasdaq now down just about three points s p 500 higher by four and the Dow Jones Industrial higher by 64 points. Nasdaq, if it gets back into positive territory, it would be on track for its tenth consecutive close. That would be the longest strea since 1997 and it really has been a strong weak lets break down when stocks have been leading the charge as you can see, it is primaril technology apple. Intel. Amazon in fact, amazon stock now playing catchup on track for its biggest oneweek advance of the year in response to those strong Holiday Shopping sales stock up about 6 . Also, want to draw your attention to shares of nike. Sitting on yet another record high this afternoon. Consumer edge overnight raising its price target and