Wisconsin protests. World Central Bank Leaders coming together virtually, Federal Reserve chair jay powell speaking at key economic conference and investors closely watching what he has to say. Ahead of the speech, few hours are lower. We are taking a look at decline at start of trading. S p and nasdaq hit record highs again yesterday. This morning dow futures down 88 points. Mornings with maria live right now. Global markets this morning are red across the board. Take a look at european indices, the cac quarante down 31 and the dax index lower by 52. In asia overnight markets mostly lower, worst performer was korea down more than 1 . Top stories that we are watching this morning. Night 3 of the Republican National convention honoring americas bravest, devoting their lives defending our freedom. Since 9 11 ive seen americas heros up close. Some of them saved my life. Service, its more a word to me, its a way of life. Maria meanwhile mike pence touting President Trumps economic success
Left. Biden taking out a chapter of the president s playbook in buy american plan and take a look at futures pointing to lower opening, down 120 on the tow and s p 500 right now down 11 points. Nasdaq closed at record high yesterday. Dow and s p 500 were in the red as coronavirus spikes raise more concerns about economic recovery. The Supreme Court delivering a mixed ruling for the president saying Manhattan Das Office can get tax returns but denying Congress Access for now, plus this could be the worst tick season ever, many symptoms mimicking coronavirus, what you need to know to stay healthy coming up next hour. Mornings with maria is live right now. Purposan markets look like this. We have gains in europe. Cac quarante up 15 and dax up 47 points. Pretty good positive tone in europe. The two of the uks biggest retailer booth and john lewis cutting more than 5,000 jobs. In asia overnight red across the board. China shanghai composite snapping winning streak after rising nearly 17 in
I have a 10yearold and a 5yearold. Theyre both super sad. Reporter authorities calling an electrician to the scene. Sources telling wabc there may have been an electrical issue in or near the pool that led to the deaths. Electrocutions in pools are rare, but they do happen. Since 2002, there have been at least 33 electrocution deaths related to pools and spas, and more than 30 injuries. Police say its too soon to determine what happened, but autopsies and an investigation are under way. Eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. Our thanks to eva there. So tragic. We are thinking about that family this morning. Again, she said these types of incidents, if it was actually an electrical shock that happened, an electrical incident that its rare. But this is definitely the time of year for a lot of communities where you should be thinking about pool safety, as well. Definitely. Three members of the same family, thats never easy. Coming up, living loud and living proud. Were meeting an amazing young
Nasdaq futures once again up 45 points. The momentum continues for tech. S p 50 down just a fraction after markets rebound yesterday with nasdaq ending the day at another alltime high. This is the fourth record high in the last 5 sessions for the nasdaq with gain of 118 points. The United Airlines could be cutting half of its workforce, half of employees. 2020 presumptive nominee joe biden said to announce economic plan today as Goldman Sachs warning of possible delay of Election Results that could slam markets, all expectations coming up. Plus push to Defund Police, biden says some funding should be redirected from Law Enforcement. Big cities seeing surge in Police Retirements as crime soars across the country, mornings with maria is live right now. Maria Global Markets look like this, the cac quarante is up 5 and dax index in germany higher by 152 points, one and a quarter percent. The government takes action to support an economic recovery with stimulus. In asia overnight green acro
Reports of a shooting in the area, but the police have not released in i other information, and again, police in milwaukee in an incident, and we will keep you up to date with something happening there. And now, mike pence with something he never did in aus, saying that donald trump repeatedly telling a lie that the Vice President could overturn the election. I heard this week that President Trump said that i had the right to overturn the election. President trump is wrong. I had no right to overturn the election. The presidency belongs to the American People. And the American People alone. And frankly, no more unamerican idea than to suggest that one person could overturn an election. When you are considering the messenger, those are fighting words, and pence in front of a conservative audience implying that trump is unamerican, and release a coherent statement saying that i was right and everyone knows it. And if there were any irregularities, it would have been appropriate to send t