Center, the race for the senate. Debate, senator ed markey. My advice today. Congressman joe kennedy. Our country deserves the best. Face to face and on the record from issues that matter to you, from covid to classrooms , to Police Reform and immigration. Its their chance to speak directly to you. Now your moderator, boston anchor latoya edwards. Latoya welcome to this primary debate, we are at the boston media center, home of nesn and nbc sports boston. Wed like to thank our guests for taking part. Wed like to start with senator markey. He has served since 2013. Before that, he served massachusetts seventh district in the house of representatives since 1976. We also bracket all come congressman joe kennedy. Hes served since 2014. Before that, he served as assistant dirt assistant District Attorney. We are following social distancing guidelines, as you can see. Everyone, including the candidates, are spread out more than six feet apart, and panelist are not in the studio with us. They
They say were kept in unsafe conditions for years at the port several officials are now under house arrest. Lebanons main grain silo was destroyed at the port leaving less than one months reserve spokesman for the u. N. Says the damage to the port of beirut does pose a major humanitarian challenge for both lebanon and other parts of the region. We expect that the damage to the port will significantly exacerbate the economic and Food Security situation in lebanon which imports about 85 percent of its food. Our colleagues at the office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs also expect that this will of affect our ability to provide aid to syria because the port in beirut was one of the ways that we should be in need and of course we also use the airports so well need to find alternate plans but 1st joe will need to do a Damage Assessment and see what is needed. To repair the port and to go about our operations help is arriving Turkey Russia qatar iran and the European Union are am
Focus in china, the unraveling of the chinese stock rally. Seems like things have stabilized after we saw one of the worst selloffs since the gdp eight out of china. You see china targeting large caps, small caps and the latest is kwai chow moutai. Yesterday, climbing back with the stock. Record after we saw a spike in virus cases yesterday. Watching other things with indonesia markets opening up, focusing more on the Bank Indonesia rate cut, cutting rates for the second time as growth sputters, the stocks are up. 4 area strength in the rupiah. Up. 4 . Strength in the rupiah. Nifty, futures pointing to a positive open. Yvonne the Trump Administrationyvonne is turning on some of americas Biggest Companies saying they are pawns of china. Attorney general bill barr says disney, apple and others are working at the expense of u. S. And western democratic values. He said disney and apple have been manipulated by the communist party interchanging strategy to make money. The coronavirus contin
Words from former president obama about possible efforts to suppress the vote. Epstein revelation. Startling documents from the Ghislaine Maxwell case are released. Why her lawyers tried to keep them secret. Honoring a hero. The emotional tributes to congressman john lewis at his funeral, and the heartfelt messages about the road to a better america. It was a beautiful service. But first, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. Unemployed americans will lose the additional 600 in weekly Unemployment Benefits as the Senate Adjourns without passing an aid package. Were at a clip. Its too late. Weve had enough ropeadope, enough empty talk. Hurricane isaias is making its way to the east coast. Isaias forcing florida to close its covid19 testing sites. Winds from the storm out there whipping those palm trees into a frenzy. President donald trump sparking controversy by floating the idea of delaying the 2020 president ial election. Do i want to see a date change . No. But i do
A decision 2020 debate, senator ed markey. My advice today. Congressman joe kennedy. Our country deserves the best. Face to face and on the record from issues that matter to you, from covid to classrooms, to Police Reform and immigration. Its their chance to speak directly to you. Now your moderator, boston anchor latoya edwards. Latoya welcome to this primary debate. We are at the boston media center, home of nesn and nbc sports boston. Wed like to thank our guests for taking part. Wed like to start with senator markey. He served massachusetts in the senate since 2013. Before that, he served massachusetts seventh district in the house of representatives since 1976. We also welcome congressman joe kennedy. Hes served since 2014. Before that, he served as assistant District Attorney. We are following social distancing guidelines, as you can see. Everyone, including the candidates, are spread out more than six feet apart, and our panelists are not in the studio with us. They are in diffe