Plus, what were learning about the College Football season. Saved by a viewer. The tv news anchor undergoing surgery today thanks to what a viewer spotted on her neck. Close call, new details on Simon Cowells bike crash and how bad it could have been. Grab and go, the viral video that has this sneaky little seagull on one stores most wanted list. Good Tuesday Morning, everyone. We begin with that shooting outside the white house. President trump was briefly evacuated from a press briefing after he learned about the shooting and overnight we received new video of the chaotic scene outside the white house grounds. Were also learning more about the suspect. He and a secret Service Officer were taken to the hospital. Abcs reena roy has the new information. Reporter this morning, new details in the officer involved shooting that sent the white house into lockdown. The suspect approached the officer and told the officer he had a weapon. Reporter police say a 51yearol t suspecturd around, ran
Suppression of freedom of expression. The fate of a small 1106 where kilometer corner of china was determined by opium. And it was here in the 19th century that the british manufactured the drug and sold it to china. The chinese emperor tried to stop the opium trade but the british increased pressure attacked china and occupied hong kong. In the years that followed treaties were signed the grant of the british 99 years of rule over hong kong. During those years it grew into a financial metropolis in 1907 the leasing agreement expired and the british handed hong kong over china agreed that the socalled Administrative Region was to remain autonomous for 50 years but then beijing began to intervene politically and more and more members of the prodemocracy Movement Began taking to the streets. In 2019. The situation escalated and more than a 1000000 hong kong residents took part in protests originally the demonstrations were against a proposed extradition law and then turned into oppositio
Unrest in America Portland rorked by violent protest overnight. President trump trying to bring safety and security back to america cities announcing surge in federal Law Enforcement. Coming up at 7 30 a. M. Eastern this morning, former new York City Police commissioner ray kelly is here live. Market this is morning pointing to higher opening this morning earnings driving story take look dow futures right now, up 123 points and nasdaq up 98 and s p up 14 and a half. This after hopes of a new stimulus plan and optimism over Coronavirus Vaccine, fuel market yesterday. Dow industrials were up 165 points at the close yesterday. Nasdaq up 25 and s p 500 up 18. Play ball baseball openingday today the game without fans in attendance on this openingday 2020. Plus it is day four of a week long look at instagram stars today an detective that is blowing up online. Gaining popularity with destructive art. Mornings with maria is live right now. Global markets taking a look at thed s p up 40 points
Twitter shares fall after hours on an unprecedented hack on the accounts of prominent u. S. Figures, including elon musk and bill gate. Jack dorsey called it a tough day. Welcome. It may have been a tough day for twitter, but it is also shaping up to be a tough week for tech stocks in general. The nasdaq leadership we have seen falling back a little bit this week. Nonetheless, we did see a little bit of strength come through on the s p 500. Today, we are seeing a little bit more risk off sentiment across assets. Perhaps to do with concerns around the china data, particularly around the retail sales question. Asia, the screen and particularly in chinese equities. The 10year yield is steady. You are seeing the dollar steady after a couple days of weakness. Also perhaps the fact that we are seeing a little bit of softness in crude. It did close that a fourmonth high yesterday, shrugging off plans by opecplus to taper production curves. Lets get to the first word news now. Coronavirus case
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