6 oclock here in the capital of russia moscow could have a company watching international now protesters detained during a week of antigovernment demonstrations in better reduce over what they claimed was sundays rigged election have started to be released early today to the final official results of the vote was given handing president because a landslide victory so lets get more on all of this now from joins us. Has been happening today just bring us up to speed then on how events have unfolded over the last few hours. All this friday night well see a lot of family will lets see their loved ones after almost a week long absence and thats because the bill russian authorities began releasing all those protesters who were. Means in that mass rallies that on sunday right after the right after the president ial election in the roost now many of the detainees are being released right now have been sharing their harrowing experience this take a look. At us to tell you i was just telling you
Thanks for joining us here with your global news update this is. The latest numbers on the cove with 900 pandemic more than 2300000 cases of now being confirmed worldwide at least 160000 people have died with the highest death toll in the United States and so far 600000 people have recovered from the virus. Orthodox christians around the world are celebrating Easter Sunday but for most going to church is not an option this year because of the pandemic so in Russia Services are being live streamed the leader of the Russian Orthodox church thats Patriarch Kirill has urged people to stay at home and he led an overnight vigil at the cathedral of christ the savior of moscow attended. By just a small group of clergy traditionally thousands gathered to light candles from the holy fire flown in from jerusalem meanwhile the Russian Orthodox church is given some recommendations on how to bless the traditional east the cake at home and president Vladimir Putin sent out his easter greetings. With
Hi there thanks for joining us here with your global news update this is art. Lets start with an update on the covert 900. 00 pandemic more than 2300000. 00 cases of now being confirmed around the world at least 160000. 00 people have died with the highest death toll coming in the United States so far 600000 people have recovered from the virus. Orthodox christians around the world a celebrating Easter Sunday but for most going to church thats not an option this year because of the pandemic so in Russia Services are being live streamed the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch kirill has urged people to stay at home and pray he led an overnight vigil at the cathedral of christ the savior in moscow attended by a small group of clergy additionally thousands gather there to light candles from the holy fire flown in from jerusalem while the Russian Orthodox church has given some recommendations on how to bless the traditional is the cake at home and president Vladimir Putin sent
Senate. Were monitoring a anomaly happened in the markets here. You heard about negative Interest Rates abroad. That is almost Standard Operating Procedure particularly if europe. We have them here, yield on one month bill, three month bill, below zero percent. You effectively paying the bank for the honor of holding your dough. It is an anomaly. It worry as lot of folks who seem to think if this become as more established trend it could be a real problem. This, sort of statistical quirk is something were following because it is just limited to really the shortest and most immediate side of the socalled yield curve. It has not hit anything north of the one year and 10year, stuff that we follow closely. But it its something that has now happened for the first time in American History but if the stock market is worried about it, again as i stress, it has a funny way of showing it. Back to capitol hill. Well be monitoring that. Also monitoring what is happening on the floor of the senate
Otherwise, text us at 202 748 8003. And on twitter cspanwj facebook. Com cspan. Yesterday, florida, President Trump appeared to discuss the airstrike operation and what it means for the u. S. Towe took action last night stop a war. We did not take action to start a war. I have deep respect for the iranian people. They are a remarkable people with an incredible heritage and unlimited potential. We do not seek regime change, however the regimes aggression in the region including the use of proxy fighters to destabilize neighbors must end now. The future belongs to the people of iran, those who seek peaceful coexistence and cooperation, not the terrorists, warlords who plunder their nation to finance bloodshed abroad. The u. S. Has the best military by far anywhere in the world. We have the best intelligence in the world. If americans anywhere are threatened, we have all those targets already fully identified and i am ready and prepared to take whatever action is necessary. That, in parti