Disease expert says covid19 will not be a pandemic a lot longer. , dr. Ing at an event today Anthony Fauci pointed to rapid progress in vaccine development. He did say the coronavirus could remain endemic for a long time. Generally, a pandemic is defined as an infection that puts the global population at risk, while an endemic disease is one that spreads in some areas and not others. There is a power struggle inside Prime Minister Boris Johnsons office that threatens to destabilize the british government. His communication director quit last night, raising concerns about the future of johnsons most powerful and controversial advisor, dominic cummings. All of this comes at a time when the Prime Minister is dealing with a new lockdown and brexit talks. Global news 24 hours a day, onair, and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. Im Mark Crumpton. This is bloomberg. Vonnie it is 1 00 p. M. In new york, 6 00 in london, and 2 00
Georgia democratic candidate for president. We thank you, president ford and we thank you, governor carter, for being with us tonight. There there are to be three debates between the president ial candidates and one between the vicepresident ial candidates. All are being arranged by the league of women voters education fund. Tonights debate, the first between president ial candidates in sixteen years and the first ever in which an incumbent president has participated, is taking place before an audience in the walnut street theater in philadelphia, just three blocks from independence hall. The Television Audience may reach a hundred million in the United States and many millions overseas. Tonights debate focuses on domestic issues and Economic Policy. Questions will be put by Frank Reynolds of abc news, james gannon of the wall street journal, and Elizabeth Drew of the new yorker magazine. Under the agreed rules the first question will go to governor carter. That was decided by the toss
Between president ial candidates in 16 years and the first ever in which an incumbent president has participated, is taking place before the audience in the walnut street theater in philadelphia, just three blocks from independence hall. The audience may reach a hundred million in the United States and many millions overseas. Tonights debate focuses on domestic issues and Economic Policy. Questions will be put by Frank Reynolds of abc news, james gannon of the wall street journal, and Elizabeth Drew of the new yorker magazine. Under the agreed rules the first question will go to governor carter. That was decided by the toss of a coin. He will have up to three minutes to answer. One followup question will be permitted with up to two minutes to reply. President ford will then have two minutes to respond. The next question will go to president ford with the same time arrangements, and questions will continue to be alternated between the candidates. Each man will make a threeminute stateme
Good afternoon. I call this meeting of the committee on appropriations to order. Before we begin, house rules now we have set up any mileage us to which members can send anything they wish to submit they wish to submit in writing in any of her hearings or markups. Our hearings or markups. Has been provided to staff. The first order of business is consideration of the energy and Water Development appropriations bill. For fiscal year 2021. Captornow recognize this ms. Captor to present the bill. Please let me also add my you for your honorable and dedicated service to our community and nation and for your recognition of the full potential of this bill. You will truly be missed. I am pleased to consider the energy and water bill today. It is a good bill. A bill that captures the spirit of ingenuity and independence of the American People. Are actually able to provide the most important Climate Change bill congress will pass this year. This bill provides the foundation of critical investme
Coronavirus in new york, Governor Andrew Cuomo saying there have been 481 deaths in the last 24 hours, holding below 500. Also some stabilization to hospitalizations. They are once again basically flat. We had about 1800 yesterday. Governor cuomo saying the curve is on the way down, but at the same time, we need to keep ourselves very vigilant. About 1300 people hospitalized with coronavirus yesterday. Hospitalizations basically flat. Overall virus deaths in new york , now 14,828. Meantime, the markets are registering losses today as well. The s p 500 down 2. 7 right now. Energy companies not doing so well. Neither our travel Companies Like expedia. Crude oil is in a category of its own right now. 3. 31 is what the current months contract is trading at. The dollar index might be more interesting to look at in some sense, at 100. 18. Some strengthening, including the hong kong dollar, which had to defend its peg because it reached the upper bound today. Above 47. The vix bpi ont months