You live to the state department for a briefing bisected trey pompeo. Sec. Pompeo im happy to take some questions as well about what we are doing. Tot being said, i wanted come here today to know the state Department Remains fully engaged across the broad range of matters even as we tackle this Global Pandemic. To defendgive so much life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness more than we do here in the United States. We are doing that work all over the world. That work continues. Thats what i wanted to share with you today. Lets start with one of our most important topics, terrorism. Today, the department of state is announcing our intent to a specially designated global terrorist. He was previously active in iraq. He was named the leader of isis after we killed abu bock after we killed albaghdadi last year. We remain continued to defeat isis no matter who they designate as their leader. Continuing on designations and our leadership, the department is sanctioning nine entities based in
Death. And we begin with todays whiplash on wall street. Stocks were up much of the day, but fizzled. The dow shot up after the opening bell, 440 points, but after a lateday reversal, the dow ended the day down 205 points. Global markets were mixed, and asian indices were picked but european markets saw gains. Ali velshi is here with more, and walk us through this day. You cant keep track of this stuff. Last night, when asian markets openeds and they were down, this was a powerful rally for most of the day, and then once again, the dow losing it hundred points or so. 1. 3 . Heres the issue. When these things happen, when this find of volatility gets in the market, you see people who say, oh, my god, i dont have the stomach for this, i have to sell. And every time markets start to go up and back, they take the opportunity to get out. They saw the opportunity on friday, and saw it come back a little bit, and sold out. Youll see this coming up and down in the next few days. This is not so
Wednesday morning. We will build a great wall along the southern border. The president set to move forward with another Campaign Promise today. Mr. Trump says he will take executive action on immigration and is expected to impact refugees and visas. Melanie alnwick is following latest from outside the white house, mel. Good morning, steve, allison a significant amount of security penning around the white house on pennsylvania avenue right if front but later today it will be another kind fence or right arm a wall people will talk about. The wall is coming President Trump in tweet last night big day planned on National Security tomorrow among many other things we will bull the wall the president is expected to make announce president ial and perhaps sign executive order at the department of Homeland Security later today. Clear priority according to whait house. Can to direct agencies and congress to commence with that work as soon as possible. It was something he promised again and again
Wednesday morning. We will build a great wall along the southern border. The president set to move forward with another Campaign Promise today. Mr. Trump says he will take executive action on immigration and is expected to impact refugees and visas. Melanie alnwick is following latest from outside the white house, mel. Good morning, steve, allison a significant amount of security penning around the white house on pennsylvania avenue right if front but later today it will be another kind fence or right arm a wall people will talk about. The wall is coming President Trump in tweet last night big day planned on National Security tomorrow among many other things we will bull the wall the president is expected to make announce president ial and perhaps sign executive order at the department of Homeland Security later today. Clear priority according to whait house. Can to direct agencies and congress to commence with that work as soon as possible. It was something he promised again and again
From germanys Turkish Community, and she is campaigning here in germany for his release. But shes increasingly worried that the conflicts we see in turkey right now are tipping over into germany. Thats because turkish ministers are campaigning here for a referendum that would grant the turkish president more powers. That would undermine turkeys democracy, says muervet. The activist and Green Party Politician murvet ozturk is hoping to convince the turkishgerman community in her hometown of wetzlar to vote against a constitutional amendment which would give the president more power. Ms. Ozturk if people are worried about freely expressing an opinion 3000 kilometers away from turkey, as an elected democrat, i cant look away. Im getting involved because i want to support people here whod rather vote no. Damien ozturk was born in germany. Her parents came here almost 50 years ago to escape poverty and the lack of freedom in turkey. Today, shes worried that turkey is headed in the wrong dir