The National Defense authorization bill today for 2021. There there are a number of amendment votes scheduled for this afternoon. Live Senate Coverage here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal spirit, grant to this nation, and to all people, a social conscience built on the vision of the ancient prophets who saw sufficiency for every person and a time when anxiety would overcome chaos and hopelessness. Hasten the day when the small and weak can make their contributions alongside the great and powerful. Lead us to the day when we will see peace among the nations of the earth, when swords shall be beaten into plowshares. Use the members of this body to bring us to the time when your will is done on earth even as it is dob in heaven. Lord, we trust you with our future. Let your glory cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. We pray in your mighty name. Amen. The pr
Its season in orlando despite record coronavirus outbreaks in that state power lunch starts right now thanks the banks and the energy are out performing today as tech takes a breather the nasdaq still up 5 in two weeks. Bob has more on todays market were at the highs for the day. Were close to a bit of a break out. Mondays close, which was the high was 31. 79 were five or six points away from that. Why would it be significant if we get over that thats highest level since the june highs we had. Were looking for a modest little break its a good way the close the week out if we can do that banks are out performing havent heard that in a long time, have you its not going to reverse the down trend for the banks but its nice to see a bit of out performance today. Citigroup, jpmorgan and wells fargo reporting on tuesday its not going to reverse the trends thats good reason for the bank woes out there weve been talking about them a lot in the last couple of weeks. We had capital conconstraints
The freeman foundation. By kudy and peter bller foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected and by contributions to this pbs station fr viewers like you. Thank you. This is bbc world news america, reporting from new yo city. Another record jump in coronavirus cases here in the u. S. In arizo, infections are urging. Arizona is now the coronirus hotspot just in the United States, but in the world. Campaign tropical storm, asolls suggest two thirds of americans ing oprove of his han covid19. And we have a disturbing report on mexican drug gangs giving out aid during t pandemic. Laura for all of you watching on p and around the globe, welcome to world news america. The united state is being a Record Number of coronavirus cases seeing a recor number of coronavirus cases this week. Arizona is one of the hotspots where new infections are surging. When the governor of arizona lifted the states stayathome order, people rty. Iwas a joke to us. Fake news. Days later, many woke up to wha
Theres not been sufficient training to roll it out in any way, shape or form by august 5th. Reporter the recommendation is to begin online. For the first two weeks, teachers will have zoom sessions to inform they will of the semesters expectations. Each family gets about 45 minutes. During the two weeks, teachers will assess their studens while they also work on homework. On week three, teachers will determine where students stand academically. From there they will be put into groups which the district has determined is the most effective way to teach students during this pandemic. Heres what oakland superintendent said in early july in anticipation of the plan. We have to start that process of actually having a specifc plan at the elementary, middle level and High School Level for in person learning. Thats an expectation of all districts. Small Group Instruction will begin in week four, again, online. This person is concerned with the lack of adequate technology. Four or five kids in
Association. This is 2. 5 hours. The subcommittee on Early Childhood elementary and secondary education will come to order. Welcome, everyone. Del. Sablan the subcommittee on Early Childhood elementary and secondary education will come to order. Welcome, everyone. I note that a quorum is present, and i note for the subcommittee that mr. Courtney from connecticut, ms. Mcbath of georgia, ms. Underwood of illinois ms. Lee of nevada, ms. , trahan of massachusetts, mr. Michigan, mr. Banks of indiana, mr. Johnson of south dakota, and dr. Murphy of North Carolina are permitted to participate in todays hearing with the understanding that their questions will come after all members of the Early Childhood, elementary and secondary education subcommittee on both sides of the aisle who are present, have had an opportunity to question the witnesses. The committee is meeting today for a hearing to hear testimony on underfunded and unprepared , examining how to overcome obstacles to safely reopen Pub