October 2011 that the s p 500 has rallied at least 1 in three consecutive sessions. U. S. Equity futures at this hour, the dow opening higher. S p would open about five points higher. Among our other top stories this morning, were watching oil prices very closely. Brent has been above 35 a bar reversal. Wti above 31. That, of course, as we know can change depending on whatever these ministers that are participating in opec like to say. The late etc. Development, iran said it would support joint efforts by Top Oil Producers to stabilize prices. The market had been waiting to see where iran would come down on that. It did stop sort of committing to those output curbs. St. Louis fed president making headlines. Hes been a prominent advocate of higher Interest Rates. In a speech yesterday, he said it would be unwise to move any further, citing weak inflation and global volatility. Bullard said he wouldnt be comfortable with further hikes until the downward inflation trend reverses. Hes a Vo
Can work with . Yeah. This is the job. Pelley paul ryan didnt want the thankless job of leading a fractured majority that cant keep its promises. Besides, he preferred his house in janesville, wisconsin, to the peoples house in washington. It has been polarizing. It has been dysfunctional. And at this time in our countrys history, we cant afford to keep this dysfunction going. Kroft not since football was nearly banned 100 years ago has the sport been under the microscope the way it is today, and all of it has to do with matters of the brain. You think the games safer than its ever been before . I do. I am convinced of it. I think the changes weve made have had real results. Kroft can you take the violence out of football . No. Im steve kroft. Im lesley stahl. Im morley safer. Im bill whitaker. Im scott pelley. Those stories tonight on 60 minutes. The future belongs to the fast. And to help you accelerate, weve created a new company. One totally focused on whats next for your business.
Crews were busy trimming trees in the bay area, that could knock down power lines during the storm. Workers hired by pg e chopped down three 70 foot monterrey pines that wrapped their branches around distribution lines. More than 200,000 customers were affected by blackouts during last months storm. Everybodys getting ready, what do we expect to see tonight . Spencer christian is live with an accuweather update. Its on its way hours away heres live doppler 7 hd. You can see we have lots of clouds increasing in the area. The rain is yet to arrive, its on its way, and will likely arrive tonight in the north bay and spread to the rest of the bay tomorrow. Heres the abrooching storm, a different view bringing with it a high risk of urban flooding, meaning flooding of low lying areas and poor drainage areas. Rock slides, wind damage. Only a slight risk of river flooding, we expect up to 10 inches of rain from the storm. A Flash Flood Watch is issued for the north bay. 10 00 tonight to 6 00
Andrei cherny formerly of the Democratic Party. [applause] dot everybody can say that in arizona and get applause. But the book readers are what we call the base. [laughter] dot thank you for that. Currently the ceo of aspiration. Com. Who are freezing can admire your shorts and tshirts and silently curse you. Speaking of the tucson festival of books, we have bill minor here today, one of the visionaries. Give him a round of applause. Very much a volunteerdriven effort a group of people bill and many others who made a big impact on the community. If you want to be part of that, i hope you will consider becoming a friend of the festival. A tax deductible donation that impacts this event and were moting around the country. Let me introduce the panel. David maraniss author of many books, he was won several wards prince of tennessee about al gore books about sports in the 1960s, and other political books as well. So please welcome him. [applause] if you are political aware and not living u
Good to have you with us. We begin with a story that has broken in the past few hours. 1 Million Deaths from the coronavirus have now been recorded at worldwide according to thejohns hopkins university. Those official figures are likely to be a considerable under estimate of course but it is a milestone. The bulk of those have come from north and south america. More than half the global total toll is the. Europe with a concerning rise in cases over recent weeks is next worst hit with almost a 250,000 cases. Asia, where the virus first originated and the middle east have seen more than 180,000 deaths. And africa has now recorded at least 35,000 deaths since the pandemic began. Paul hawkins reports. This is where it all began, the chinese city of wuhan. And the first cover two to fourjanuary 11. A61 year old man thought to bea 11. A61 year old man thought to be a regular customer at this market. His death caused by a new mystery virus. Chinese state media is urging people not to panic as