That is growing. The nasdaq was up 110 and s p up 38 points, one and three quarters percent higher across the board. George floyd will be layed to rest today in houston, this as calls to defund even disband Police Departments across the world intensify. President trump, though, holding firm saying we cannot give up on Law Enforcement opposing efforts to Defund Police forces. Turn to ongoing battle against coronavirus, the World Health Organization says that the spread of the virus by people who are asymptomatic appears to be rare as some cases seeing rise in case this week. Mornings with maria is live right now. Global markets this morning red across the board. Take a look at european indices. Cac request rant in paris 89 and germany by 237. The economy will decline 5 and a quarter percent in 2020. Take a look at asian markets overnight with the best performer there hong kong, hang seng index up better than 1 . Some of the top stories that we are watching this morning, President Trump
How long you expecting the trial to go . Not giving interviews, sorry. Nothing there. Well, this comes hours after this moving tribute to pay a ceremony to pay tribute to u. S. Capitol Police Officer brian sicknick. He, of course, died from injuries he suffered defending the capitol during the riot four weeks ago today. Were going to be speaking with a staff member who feared for her life, barricaded with lawmakers as the mob took over the capitol. And on the other side of pennsylvania avenue, President Biden began his third week in office by meeting with a group of democratic senators. Theyre talking about how to get a pandemic relief deal passed by march 14th. That is the day that extended Unemployment Benefits will run out for millions of americans. The president was asked if a bipartisan deal can happen. What were you saying, youll get republican support . I think well get some republicans. Joining us now to startoff our coverage for this hour, nbc correspondent Carol Lee Covering
hearing on president biden s botched afghanistan withdrawal. looking for answers on how the two decades ended in two days of chaos. 100 afghans killed when a suicide bomber attacked in august 2021. marine sniper, tyler vargas garcia shared his story yesterday. i opened my eyes to marines dead or unconscious lying around me. a crowd of hundreds immediately vanished in front of me and my body was catastrophically wounded, every inch of my exposed body took ball bearings and shrapnel. i started to lose consciousness, when i heard chaz, my team leader screaming my name as he ran to me. his voice calling to me kept me awake, the withdrawal was a catastrophe and there was inexcusable lack of accountability and negligence. 11 marines, one sailor and one soldier murdered that day have not been answered for. kellyanne, the heartbreak of this unanswered tragedy as that brave young hero articulates is amplified by the president afterward stating he had no regrets. they all deser
congresswoman ilhan omar about that as well as how she became target for house republicans and kevin mccarthy we are also keeping an eye o the breaking news in californi where there is major floodin in a weekend of extrem weather. new travel warnings from mexic after the disappearance of three women. plus this. drag queens are the marines of the queer movement. don t get it twisted and don t be distracted. register to vote so we can get these stunned queens out o office and put some smar people with real solutions int government rupaul ready for battle t fight back against the war o drag shows and trans americans across the country i will speak to former recal drag show contestant peppermin about all of that later on thi hour we start though with forme vice president mike pence. finally coming out of his shel a bit. and taking on the president he once served over january 6th which is something other potential gop rivals have ye done thus far. want to get right to nbc s ju
i m christina, i am a labor and delivery nurse. and i m james, i m a general contractor. i own my own business. on the day of our wedding will actually be one year since the day we met. we met up in tahoe. we were both at the casino. she was at the roulette table behind me and i guess you could say it was kind of a creeperish that i was watching. like paying attention observing i should say. her cousin was standing and she was sitting down next to her. and so i kind of weaseled my way in in between us. i think one of the very first bets i made, i just kind of threw a coin out there late. it hit the number i wanted so i won a lot of money. and i put my arm around her and i was like, you re staying with me the rest of the night. what first attracted me to james is his really outgoing, bubbly, friendly personality. because i m definitely more of the quiet one. and he s good-looking too. i mean, of course she s gonna think that. talking to her, it was just so fluid and easy. y