Hello and welcome. The newest member of the us Supreme Court, Justice Amy Coney barrett, has been sworn into office at a white house ceremony. She is President Trumps third appointment to the nations top court, and cements a conservative majority on the bench. The Republican Majority Senate voted largely along party lines, as expected, to confirm her to the lifetime post. She is 48. The democrats had accused the republicans of hypocrisy for confirming a newjustice so close to an election, when they had refused to consider president obamas nominee, back in 2016. This is the moment judge barretts appointment was confirmed by the senate. On this vote, the ays are 52, the nays are 48. The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett of indiana to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is confirmed. Events then moved swiftly to the swearing in ceremony on the white house lawn. President trump described ms barrett as a towering intellect and her appointment as a momentous day f
Hello there. France has reopened its borders to traffic from britain. They had been closed for 48 hours leaving thousands of trucks stranded in south east england. Since midnight in france, European Union citizens and residents, freight drivers and others have been allowed in provided they have a recent negative coronavirus test. Some of those stuck are members of the european road hauliers association. Joining me now is marco digioia, the secretary general of european road haulers association. Very good to have yous. This development the reopening of the order must be a huge relief to your drivers, your members . Yes, good morning. Indeed, the situation is very serious. People, human beings, they have been stuck in their vehicles in total uncertainty. France has reopened its borders this morning but this backlog could ta ke morning but this backlog could take some time to shift, especially with drivers to be tested before crossing the channel. We have been reported huge problems in te
Weapons. Interpol has issued a search for a woman. They are linking her to a plot to bomb resorts in kenya in 2011, and there are two revelations about detroits financial crisis, and what could have contributed to their financial problems. Workers may have been overpaid for years. Those are the headlines. Up next, real money with ali velshi. The dream of owning your own home is becoming just that and no more for millions of americans. Ill tell you why minnenals are becoming a generation of renters. And many people will still not have insurance under obama, because of the Supreme Court. Im ali velshi. This is real money. This is real money. You are the most important part of the show, so join our live conversation for the next half hour by using that hashtag on twitter. To many people owning a home is the American Dream. But for 28 of americans who are in the market to buy a home, that dream may be unattainable, because they are not likely to qualify for a mortgage. According to a new s
Thursday morning. Standing byporters ready to deliver the stories to drive your day. David tweed is in berlin ahead ukraineeeting on the crisis. Jonathan ferro getting social and the first day of trade. Caroline hyde with the details on google as latest sales revealed that fact in its shift to mobile. Mcginty views on bloomberg this morning. Sap earnings with chief bigcutive Bill Mcdermott interviews in bloomberg this morning. Maurice levy from publicis. Wu tangs producer joining the one singlewhy even copy is up for sale. We will get the latest insight into the results with coceo Bill Mcdermott live from germany. Nothing from sap as of yet. Top that the blacks from ukraine diplomats top meeting. U. S. And European Union are getting ready for new sanctions. Is there a chance for diplomacy o work here . John kerry has already arrived in geneva. Is russia serious yard go do they want to go ahead or will they just continue to try to do stabilize east ukraine for their . N purposes they ar
Hello, welcome to countdown. A warm welcome to the program. 6 00 in london this friday morning. Bloomberg reporters are standing by across the world, ready to deliver the stories. Here line height has a check on how investors are digesting the ecb moves. Ryan chilcote is in normandy on the 70th anniversary of dday. Hans nichols is in berlin with details of the dinner with obama and putin. Anticipation and analysis were weeks in the making. Mario draghi cut rates to unprecedented lows and beefed up lending to banks. He is fighting deflation. Investors are still digesting it and dissecting his words. We think this is a significant package. Are we finished . The answer is no. Mandate,e, within our we are finished here. Hefty todonly is a list at the ecb, with commentators calling it a big bang. For more, Caroline Hyde, the Market Reaction . How has it been passed on . To be honest, a bit of a disappointment. There was euphoria at the start. Everybody thought, wow, what a set of promises w