Broadcast. You know, just so you know. Now, a bit of background. President trumka hails from southwest pennsylvania and comes from a proud family of coal miners, working his way through college and then through law school. He started his union work with the United Mine Workers and became the unions president at the age of 33. And then, since 1989, he has been working on the aflcios executive council and was like a and was elected president in 2009. We are on the record. Please no live blogging or tweeting. No filing of any kind mother breakfast is underway. While the breakfast is underway. The embargo is lifted when the session ends. Here are the important instructions for how to do this on zoom. We are hoping to make this as much like in person event as possible. That is collegial, conversational and informative. We ask all of the reporters keep their video on an audio muted unless you are speaking. To ask a question during the q and a, please use the raised hand function on zoom to h
Announced that theyll normalize relations at a white house meeting their leaders also committed to opening embassies in jerusalem. It has one of the worlds lowest ages of consent we look at the fight to protect young girls in the philippines. And in sport leno messi is to remain a boss on a player messi says hes changed his mind about wanting to leave to avoid a legal dispute with the club. Commemorations have been held in lebanon marking one month since a catastrophic explosion tore through the capital beirut people poorest in a moment of remembrance at 6 o 8 pm thats the time almost 3000 tons of Ammonium Nitrate ignited in the ports sending a devastating blast wave across the city 200 people died and thousands will. One of the many buildings reduced to rubble one is now the focus of a search for a possible survivor off the signs of life were detected on thursday but so far scans of the building a fail to find anyone alive what we have seen so far is unfortunately no trace of any big
, warning a significant backer for years to come. Secretaryse cabinet pledging to maintain policy if he wins, but says more can be done. Lets get a quick reminder how u. S. Stocks ended. The s p closing at a fresh record. This in the face of warnings of a k. G. Recovery and pessimism relief bill. Tesla dropped as much as 15 after Bailey Gifford cut its stake. We are seeing s p under pressure. Lets check in on oil. Below 42 after slipping to a three week low with upcoming refinery maintenance weighing along with a stronger dollar. The greenback rose the most as the euro slips positioning. Technicals are favoring abounds in the dollar, according to scotia bank. We are shaping up in asia, futures pointing higher, holding above 106. Yoshi keeping big stimulus going in japan. We will be watching chinese tech giants after india banned appser sets set of including baidu. Drivers fueling performance of chinas big tech stocks from march lows. The rally has been broader on the mainland than in t
Paying tribute in a city still in north a month on from huge blast tore through beiruts. At a boycott for moulin prodemocracy activists call on moviegoers to stay away from disneys latest release. Donald trump has labeled alleged comments he made on war veterans as a disgrace and a hoax suckers and losers are among the terms the president has allegedly called americas war days according to an article in the atlantic magazine with less than 60 days to go until the election its become the focus of both democrats and republican campaigns as equal hate has more. The u. S. Military and veterans are a big part of. U. S. President Donald Trumps base he needs their support and now that could be much more of a challenge for those who believe the allegations that on this visit to france and 2018 the president was supposed to visit a cemetery where more than 2000 american soldiers are buried he didnt go blaming the weather but according to the report in the atlantic he skipped it concerned about
Impressed with my control of this convention in that my choice for Vice President was challenged by only 39 other nominees. [laughter] [applause] and i can tell you that eleanor i think we learned from watching the republicans four theirago as they selected Vice President ial nominee that it pays to take a little more time. [applause] and i can tell you that eleanor is very grateful that the oregon delegation at least kept her in the race with martha mitchell. [applause] so i congratulate you on your patience and i pay my respects to those two superb presiding officers of this convention, larry obrien and Yvonne Braithwaite burke. [applause] so tonight i accept your nomination with a full and grateful heart. [applause] this afternoon i crossed the wide missouri to recommend a running mate of wide vision and deep compassion, senator tom eagleton. [applause] im proud to have him at my side, and im proud to have been introduced a moment ago by one of the most eloquent and courageous voice