Detecting new cyberattacks from russia, china and iraq election. The clock ticking away for tiktok. President trump says theyll be no extension for the sale of popular chinese app. Ceos calling on de blasio to crack down on crime. The dax index lower by 46, the uk economy rebounding. Gdp up 6. 6 in the month of july for uk. In uk green across the board. Best performers were in hong kong, japan and china all up 3 quarters of 1 . Now some of the top stories that we are watching this morning. President trump slamming joe bidens record on jobs saying the democratic nominee nearly killed the u. S. Auto industry during Campaign Rally in michigan. Joe biden supported the Transpacific Partnership which would have been death to auto jobs. I withdrew from the tpp, that was so easy. You wouldnt have been making cars, you would have been making cars from foreign lands. Dagen made in america platform in michigan that ensures penalty. Wild fires ravaging the west coast. 16 are still missing. County
We will have law and order on the streets of this countryfo r every american of every race and creed and color. Tonight, President Trump acpts his partys nomination for four more years. The final night of the Republican National convention. Woodruff good evening. Welcome to our special pbs wshour live coverage of the final night of the republican naonal convention. We, along with thousands of others, had initially planned to be in charlotte,orth carolina, k,this wut because of the pandemic, the gathering will be almost entirelyirtual, including some of our reporters, analysts and the speakers for threpublicans. Tonight also has the backdrop o ssive hurricane along the gulf coasts of texas and louisiana. We plan to bring you the same depth of coverage and analysis during this critical time in a historic election year. I am here in our studio, socially distanced, with amy walter. We have reporters and analysts ac. Ross the count and our amna anwaz is in the studio around the corner to he
Moves its way to the northeast, live to the gulf this morning. Markets this morning trading up, take a look at futures, wild week with triple digit gains for the dow industrials in record territory. Nasdaq up right now is lower but the s p 500 scored a fifth Straight Record high close yesterday and continues higher this morning up another 11 points. Airlines getting turbulence, United Airlines warning 3,000 pilots could be grounded by october. Mornings with maria live right now. Global markets are mixed, take a look at european indices. The cac quarante is up 3 points but the dax index in germany is lower by 17, in asian markets big news, japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe announcing hes resigning. He announced resignation overnight and the news weighing on japans stock. The nikkei average down 1 and a half percent over night. Some of the top stories that we are watching this morning. President trump wrapping up the rnc last night officially accepting the gop nomination for president m
Now. Broader markets also higher. Take a look at futures, dow futures currently up 250 points, thats about 1 , nasdaq futures up 92 and s p futures up 25. Stimulus standoff leading to the nasdaq lower by 185. Gold losing some of its shine. Tumbling 4 and a half percent yesterday. More tiktok security concerns this morning. The popular chinese app reportedly tracking user data for millions of people in violation of google policies. Plus College Football taking time out, the big ten and pack 12 postponing the fall season due to coronavirus. Mornings with maria is live right now. Maria and global marks this morning are mixed. Ftse 100 in london is up 48 points and uk economy falling into a recession after shrinking more than 20 in the Second Quarter, largest contraction reported by any major economy so far. The cac quarante in paris up 12 and dax index in germany lower by 18 points this morning. Check asian markets mostly higher on the session. Kospi index was higher as well as hang seng,
Hoarders of medical supplies for those in desperate need in the nation, republicans doing their part, bringing a 2 trillion stimulus package to senate floor to provide aid for american working families. But democrats are blocking relief, playing politics with the well being of the american worker, Mitch Mcconnell today railing against democrat partys effort to use this stimulus package for their partys pet projects. Here are some items on the democratic wish list over which they choose over which they choose to block this legislation. Last night. Tax credits for solar energy and wind energy. Provisions to force employers to give special new treatment. Too big labor. And listen to this, new admission standards for the airline. Are you kidding me . David democrat resistance to a stim less stimulus bill felt on wall street. You can see. Congress attempts to pass a major relief package for the coronavirus, u. S. Surgeon general, jerome adams reiterating a call for americans to follow recom