Looking at chinese data coming out confirming the momentum of the return. We have pmi data. Is a look at the benchmarks we are looking at. Some of the foreign exchanges and commodities. Climb. Ing a massive up 3. 4 . The dollar index is moving up. We have seen this drop alongside the oil prices as well. The dollar is one of those in the crosshairs. Gold is steady. Lets get to new york and have a look at some of the first word news headlines, here is karina mitchell. Coronavirus cases are leading to more lockdowns. Germany, and the u. K. Already increasing but controls. Than. S. Reported more 78,000 new cases over the week and after two Straight Days of National Records. Anger is rising across europe as governments impose new lockdown rules. Officials blocks travel from local regions. There is still no national clampdown. The u. K. Will go into lockdown again later this week while extending wage support for four load furloughed workers. South koreas export led recovery continued last mo
They had hoped for, and because the Supreme Leader would not want to give the iranian president and immediate when, especially in the runup to the iranian election. The relationship would improve and i do think you would get easy multilateral engagement between a Biden Administration and the u. S. Allies that help to put that initial iranian deal in place. You know that just a few days ago, when the trump brought ation furthering of an arms embargo against iran to a vote at the security counsel, did not even require a veto, it was 112 against the United States, quite an embarrassment for the trump administration. David wouldnt it be difficult to get the genie back in the bottle . Years have passed. The length of the curtailment in the element and they have been enriching uranium. Can we just go back to the status quo ante . Ian i am someone who believed the deal was a good deal, for what was work, but it was a limited deal. It did not stop the iranians and supporting hezbollah other or
We will bring you that as well as remarks from some of those mr. Biden had to beat to get the nomination, including former mayor Pete Buttigieg. He will speak in just a few minutes from now. We welcome Bloomberg White house reporter mario. Give us a sense of what joe biden has to do tonight and what he wants to do. What is a win for him tonight . Mario obviously in his 50 year career in washington this is the biggest moment of his political career. This is the biggest speech he will be delivering tonight. His Campaign Said earlier that he will lay out is positive vision for the country and reaffirm his core belief that he can unite this divided nation. So anything that would hit that note would be a win for joe biden. David who is he speaking to . He is speaking to all of us but who is the target audience. If there is one person he wants to reach tonight and maybe change their mind, or at least get them enthusiastic, who is it . Mario he wants to get the voter back that donald trump in
Testify today. Before the hearing we will discuss the Postal Service with kevin gosar. Washington journal is next. Former Vice President biden. I am proud to carry the banner of our party into the general election with great honor and humility paid i accept your nomination for president of the United States of america. That is joe biden from last night. Hey did not mention the president by name, but he criticize the president on several fronts. He expressed aspects of what he would like to accomplish if he becomes president. For is washington journal today, august 20 first. Today we will take you to the Senate Hearing featuring the post mentor postmaster general. Heres how you can call us and let us know your thoughts, 202 7488000 if you support joe biden, 202 7488001 if you support the president and if you are undecided give us a call at 202 7488002. You can text us if you wish at 202 7488003, and you can tweet cspanwj. One writer says he gave his remarks absent a crowd because of the
Have you have learned over the last five years, hes not a traditional politician. He doesnt just speak words. He demands action and gets results the future of our country has always been important to him and it is something that i have always admired. Bob as a republican, what are your thoughts . I really liked tonights program. I have to say the whole thing thematically is perfect. You have President Trump and his children talking about democratic slavery. And you have secretary pompeo and the backdrop. I thought it was an incredible show. So well done. The angles are perfect. Well lit. A perfect backdrop. Im really happy. Hanna is in new york, another republican. Please go ahead. What did you think of what Melania Trump had to say . I was happy, i thought she did a great job. She is a classy lady. We think she has a true love for her husband. I think that means a lot. As a devout catholic, it means a lot for him to speak of the values important to me and i think it shows with the peo