Burner as the Biden Administration and Senate Democrats push forward on a cody relief bill that some lawmakers and even leftleaning economists say could actually hurt the economy in the long run. President biden saying today its an easy choice, pointing to the latest jobs numbers as proof there is no time to waste. This as he met with 10 republican senators earlier this week who proposed a Counter Offer to his nearly 2 trillion plan. White house correspondent Kristin Fisher has been following it all. She joins us live from the north lawn from the white house with the latest. Good evening, kristin. Good evening, bret. The week started with President Biden meeting with republican senators and hoping to cut a deal. But it is ending with the president giving his strongest signal yet that he intends to move forward with his relief plan without republican support. Im going to act. Im going to act fast. In his most fiery defense of his 1. 9 trilliondollar relief plan, President Biden made it
The worst in years. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Hello. The United States has threatened to impose sanctions on myanmar, following a Military Coup in the country. President biden has urged an International Response to the power grab, and called it a direct assault on democracy. Those detained include the head of the largest party, Aung San Suu Kyi, and other members of the civilian leadership. Troops are on the streets of the capital, naypyidaw, and the biggest city, yangon and a curfew has been put in place. Our special correspondent, fergal keane reports. An army reverting to autocratic type, swiftly and ruthlessly deposing a democratically elected leader. Somewhere behind the guns, Aung San Suu Kyi is once more a prisoner of the generals. And even if people never trusted the military, theyre still shocked at whats happened. Translation the army assaulted i people as it carried out a coup i on the civilian government elected by our people. Our countr
Leaders met in the occupied west bank on saturday ordering the Palestinian Government to draft a plan to cut off Political Economic and security contacts i have the news hour twenty five minutes. Seven turkish soldiers are killed in the Northern Syrian district of a screen turkey it says the operation is crucial to defeat what it calls terrorists and establish a buffer zone but how much of a challenge is that and could this lead to a quagmire for this is inside story. And i welcome to the program im jane doc in the war in syria has lasted for nearly seven years and in that time many regional and International Players have had a direct impact on whats going on on the Ground United States russia and iran have all been involved in some way or another turkey is in the middle of a military operation in Northern Syria it wants to push out kurdish fighters from the area closest to its southern border but it hasnt been an easy fight on saturday seven of its soldiers were killed in an operation
Weapons were Mission Specific we are not providing anything to any other groups in the area i want to be clear about that but anything beyond that id have to refer you to the department of defense. I mean what do you make of that statement and she mentioned the word Mission Specific weapons to what extent do you think its possible to provide those missions specific weapons. Look what i hear the believe that ministration all is coming out with more contradictory with more conflict ing statements sometimes they say turkey is our indispensable ally in the region and sometimes they support is enemy which is the why p. G. The kurdish militias in syria now turkey doesnt buy into this kind of rhetoric in all the right to you know like words some of these statements coming out from. The white house but he doesnt buy into that the most important thing was the disarmament of these militias washington saying that while the turkish prime a president go on is saying that we know and we do have turk
Exchange on cnbc. Im wilfred frost alongside susan lee in for sara again. A very good morning, susan. Good to see you, wilfred. Lets get you up to speed. Dow closing. 25 . And the oil prices were stronger yesterday. The Energy Sector was the best performing sector. Oil prices up slightly again today. Thats led to gains around the world. And gains in the u. S. Futures markets, culled high by 66 points on the dow. About a third of 1 on all three of those indices. Its interesting to point out the biggest reaction to all of the fed speaker over the month has been bonds. If you look at the bond markets down to 1. 73 . Of course, we were near 1. 9 a few weeks ago. Well get you more to the markets in just a bit. But first, breaking split cal news. Montana, south dakota, north dakota, and the most up for grabs, 475 at stake for former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and senator Bernie Sanders. But ahead of todays contest, word comes that hillary has gone over the top of the magic number of