Jimmy li will join me this hour in this exclusive interview. Markets on the upswing to begin futures. Take a look at dow industrials 344 points. Nasdaq up 109. Thats almost 1 . S p higher by 9 points. The dow posting best month since 1987 with gain of almost 12 , other averages also higher by 12 and 11 all this as we await key testimony from federal jay powell and jimmy mnuchin today and unused covid relief funding. Return to high seas, we are taking you on a port on how they are getting ready. Another missing monolith moved. Making a buzz this morning. Mornings with maria live right now. Maria all right, european markets meanwhile look like this as rally is underway on wall street. European markets higher across the board. Ftse up 123 points. Almost 2 , cac quarante up 62 and dax index up 135. British factories reporting fastest growth in 3 years. Purchasing Managers Index rising to 55. 6 in the month of november. In asia overnight green across the board. Chinas manufacturing pmi54. 9
Life well planned. The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Laura i am Laura Trevelyan in new york city. This is bbc world news america. Dr. Fauci is trying to set the record straight in an interview. I have a great deal of confidence in what the u. K. Does , and if i came across differently, i apologize for that. Laura coronavirus cases explode here in the u. S. Nearly 3000 people died on wednesday. House officials warned that the worst may lie ahead. Off to belarus and armenia. There is trouble in russias backyard. For all of you watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news america. President donald trump is said to be livid that the fda was the first to grant approval for the pfizer vaccine. The u. K. Announced yesterday that it will be the first country in the world to approve that vaccine meaning that vaccinations can b
No deal has been reached on the next cove in 19 relief bill despite talks on capitol hill last week. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell says lawmakers will get 24 hours notice to return to vote if a deal is reached. You are watching coverage of the senate on cspan2. Dr. Barry bla, will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, who rules the raging of the sea, we seek your face in these turbulent times. Lord, help us to so live that the generations to come will know of your mighty acts. Today, give our lawmakers the hearts to seek, find, and follow your will so that their legacy will be exemplary. Guide them in the path you have created, inspiring them with the potency of your powerful presence. May they trust your laws of sowing and reaping, knowing that they will receive a bountiful harvest if they persevere. Keep them from underestimating the power of your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I
Its at the 27,000 level, up from 18,000 in march. Check your 401 k and smile. Whats going on here . Well, first theres a lot of talk about congress adding to the president s virus aid. The democrats made a big mistake walking away from mr. Trump from any deal, allowing the president to jump right in. Wall street would love another trillion or two of stimulus. Here we go. Can you believe this. Putin says russia has a vaccine. They have not finished Clinical Trials but his daughter has taken it. Im a skeptic. When the news broke, it did lift stock prices. We will tell you all we know. I do know this. Tim cook is a billionaire. He owns a chunk of the most valuable company in the world. Bernie sanders might not approve but i think its good to see a brilliant executive join the billionaires club. He and apple are wildly successful. All right. Look whats coming up. Maybe joe bidens choice for Vice President , maybe today. Hes boxed himself into an identity politics corner. A prediction that
Speaker pelosi says its absolutely absurdly unconstitutional. What will they do . Go to court to stop people getting the money . Right before an election . Good luck with that. The president s playing political hardball. 84 days to the election and again, the money will flow. Investors like it, by the way. Looking at the futures, the dow industrials will open this morning with a gain of about 100 points. The s ps going to be up about four. The nasdaq, up about 13 as we speak. The president s playing political hardball with china as well and beijing is responding. Jimmy li, a leader of hong kongs democracy movement, has been arrested under the new security law and china has imposed sanctions on u. S. Senators, including marco rubio and ted cruz. Now, that is escalation. Dramatic change may be coming to a mall near you. Amazons in talks with americas largest mall operator, Simon Properties simon group properties, to use some Department Stores as fulfillment centers. Amazon gets cheap spa