Im keeping this brief and to the point. Local leaders have been sounding at definite alarm for months about the need for direct fiscal assistance from washington as the virus rages in our city. Our budgets are under extreme stress. Arts fences are skyrocketing. Our essential lifesaving services are strained. The need for public assistance is through the roof. This has been going on since the beginning of the pandemic since march of last year. Today, only 38 cities have received direct relief yet mayors everywhere continue to do what we do everyday. We get it done. We run our cities with a balanced budget which we are required to do by law. So what does that mean . How do we possibly do that in the face of this tremendous crisis . It means the cut jobs. It means eliminating services and staff at the same time. Our First Responders have been on the job since day one of this pandemic transporting those with covid to hospitals with Public Health initiatives keeping social and family order
I want to thank her for an sent the National League of cities in the National Association of counties for their sheer dedication to this issue on badly needed federal assistance as we continue to fight the covid19 pandemic. A quick note for members of the press joining us today, we will take questions after brief opening remarks. If you have a question, please put your name and media outlet in the chat and well call on you. Im keeping this brief and to the point. Im keeping this brief and to the point. Local leaders have been sounding at definite alarm for months about the need for direct fiscal assistance from washington as the virus rages in our city. Fences are skyrocketing. Our essential lifesaving services are strained. The need for public assistance is through the roof. This has been going on since the beginning of the pandemic since march of last year. Today, only 38 cities have received direct relief yet mayors everywhere continue to do what we do everyday. We get it done. We r
Has said the talks will continue until wednesday but no further you can say whether or not that is the final deadline for these trade and security in negotiations and deep both sides have said they will keep talking up until the final minutes indeed coming out of downing street in the u. K. Today they say theyll talk as long as it takes so long as we think that it deal is to be done and they have admitted though that these talks really are going down to the wire and of course just to give you a sense of that british newspapers today one saying history has its eye on wrecks it say remains to be seen of course whether or not that deal can be done in the coming days but the public here among those that weve spoken to there is a sense of fatigue now as these negotiations drag on and on theyve been going on and in one form or another for years now take a listen to what people on the streets of had to say. Im not worried about it because we need to get something so detailed. We need to make
Welcome to the program. With a familiar figure as the head of its transitional legislative council. Who was one of the faces of the military coup in august is expected to lead the country to elections in 22. 00 into the military revolt the former president. Who had been under pressure after months of public protests heres a look at how my league. They came out in their thousands millions poured into the streets saying the government was plagued with corruption and incompetence with the economy faltering and jihadist violence and ending the opposition triggered the protests but eventually the people spoke for themselves. Allow now im not really. We are here today because we have suffered a loss we are here today because we experience only bad governance we are here today because our country is run by a family and because our economy is not doubt we here today because weve seen that our institutions have failed in their mission that is why we are here today why im going to get along what
The nasdaq up by about 120 yesterday was a down day for the markets. The dow off by about 270 points. But if you want to take a look at november hes historic gain, check this out, the dow actually up by 1. 8 for the month, that is its best month since january of 1987. The s p no slouch either it gained about 11 while the nasdaq was up nearly 12 november by the way was the best month for all of those indexes since april which was a huge month. Also small cap stocks were some big winners. The russell 2000 finished the month up more than 18 , 245ethas right, 18 in one month, the best month since that index was created back in 1984 so here we are heading into december and year to date, the nasdaq is the superstar, up nearly 36 the s p 500 is up by 12 and the russell 2000 up by 9 . The dow up by 3. 9 so fantastic november for all of these indices. Nasdaq leading the way in terms of year to date. Joe. Yep, coincident with the surge. Go figure. The second surge are you sure it is never too ea