Brent. 52. 35, not down as much as it was earlier. The 10 year yield down another basis point at 2. 09. We are climbing ever higher to the 2900 mark on the s p 500, up just 3 10 of 1 right now. Guy lets kick off with hong kong. Another day of massive protests yesterday as chief executive carrie lam says she would indefinitely suspend consideration of a controversial extradition law. Joining us from hong kong, Stephen Engle, bloombergs chief north asia correspondent. Do you feel these protests are going to continue until carrie lam departs . Stephen yeah, that could happen. Of course, they are at a much smaller scale during the workweek, a full day after the estimated 2 million hong kong people took to the streets yesterday in that defiance against the extradition bill. Right now we still have several hundred smaller pockets concentrated down here, in front of embattled chief executive carrie lams offices. Theyve been here pretty much all day. They dont want just a suspension of debate
Government has backed down from this controversial extradition bill. They have suspended it. They want it withdrawn. That is why they are staying here. They also want carrie lam to resign. In a press conference, carrie lam was asked about it at least seven times. She sighed skirted the issue. That is the big elephant in the room. Will carrie lam eventually have to step down because she has blown what analysts tell me is all of her political capital. David we want to talk about the big elephant in just a moment. In the meantime lets go to washington. News came out earlier that iran will be going beyond where they had been on the Nuclear Agreement with respect to uranium. How big of a step is this . Nick it does not alter the trajectory of Irans Nuclear program. It is still within the bounds of relative normalcy but this is clearly a message iran is sending to europe to say we are going to start to test the limits of the nuclear deal that the United States abandoned about one year ago bu
New u. S. Intel jligence and complex tunnel system under gaza. More lost and legal blows to come. Mark meadows has been granted immunity to testify in the federal subversion case. Meadows reported there was no evidence of fraud, telling prosecutors trump was dishonest. And theres more. Trumps former attorney is back on the stand soon. This is for the civil trial against him. Former president expected to be there again. Im kate baldwin with john be berman. This is cnn news central. This morning, is the fifth time a charm . Were seeing if mike johnson from louisiana will end up as speaker of the house in the next few hours. This could unfold before our eyes after a chaotic three weeks that saw Kevin Mccarthy booted from the speakers chair. Steve scalise get the no, maam nalgs and drop out before a full house vote. Jim jordan get the nomination but lose several house votes. Tom emmer, he got the nomination and lasted four hours. Its Mike Johnsons turn. He may be the last man standing. How
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