Plus price of gasoline continue to go plummet. Mornings with maria begins right now. Lets check markets this morning. Closing out the week in europe, european indices are higher across the board. Ftse 100 is up 173 points, cac quarante up 231 and dax up 349 points. Bank of england cut rates of wasnt tenth of a percent, marks rally in asia overnight. China keeping lending rate unchanged but said the future easing the likely. Markets in japan are closed and the markets were higher across the board. Korea up 7 and a half percent overnight. Hong kong, better than 5 . Check out oil prices. They are surging. The price war is racing on. Take a look at crowd oil, 267 higher at level of 27 a barrel. Yield of 10year treasury currently lower but at 1 even 1. 050 . Thats down 10 basis points this morning on 10year. Senate republicans announcing covid19 relief plan complete with checks to american citizens and Small Business protections. Here is how the direct payments break down. 1,200 for individ
Were grawded and defrauded and relieved of some of all of our student debt. 220,000 student borrowers are waiting for betsy devos to do something but they havent done anything except for them having to be harder to prove it. Each of these students are supposed to get their own lawyer, their own investigator and prove the fraud. Is that reasonable for a young student carrying a student debt whos been defrauded to have that responsibility . Secretary devos thinks yes. I think no. And thats what this vote is all about. Who agrees about my with my position on this issue . Most of the advocates for students, but also the Veterans Organization across america led by the american legion. They are supporting our effort now, under this congressional review act, to do away with the new education secretary rule. They say it is unfair to veterans and it is it and unfair to student borrowers. Bill oxford called the rule that were going to get a chance to rule on after the debate fundamentally rigged
In lebanons capital. We meet the team working to stop fishermen in the philippines going on in the waters around an erupting volcano. House of representatives has delivered the articles of impeachment against donald trump to the senate. Trump is the third president to face such proceedings in american history. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signed the document representing the start of a trial against president donald trump. It follows a vote in the democraticcontrolled house. Where seven numbers of been assigned as managers of the trial. Houseam, led by Intelligence Committee chairman adam schiff, brought the papers to the senate chamber. The president accused of pressuring ukraines leader to investigate his political rival joe biden. Charges hes dismissed as a hoax. This very clear that president will be held accountable, that no one is above the law. And that no future president should ever entertain the idea excuse me,cle i, article ii says that he can do whatever he wants. Mitch mccon
According to the constitution and the laws so help you god. The clerk will call the names and record the responses. Was january 7, 1999. From the floor of the senate the trial of president till clinton. We had never seen anything like this before. Thelast trial was back in 1850s, no television with Andrew Johnson. What do you remember about what happened and how this transpired . The senate trial was fascinating because of the idea that it was called a trial but. T is not a legal proceeding it had so many interesting dynamic characters involved in it. Robert byrd of west virginia, a stall wart constitutional , not a supporter or friend of bill clinton. He ended up at one point throwing up its hands and admitting this should not have happened. And heal was misguided even told a colleague that he was going to introduce a motion to dismiss the whole thing. Different senators play different roles. The house managers were fascinated to listen to the president the president s legal team was
Hamilton and all the northbound lanes are closed and if you, on the closure will take off the freeway northbound on 17 because of a deadly headon collision from a wrong way driver on the freeway. At this time of the morning there are plenty of ways to get around it, 85 and 280 come to mind. Now lets look at other commutes, off to a decent start on interstate 880 and the bay bridge toll plaza is light and now back to the desk. The nfc championship game as you know is this sunday and businesses in the south bay want to cash in. Ann rubin joins us and shows us what is going on just ahead of the 49ers second playoff game at levi stadium. Format for the blue chips sports lounge in san jose the nfc championship game is already a big win. And one day they will bring in three weeks worth of revenue. It pays our monthly bills. They have been repairing all week, decorating and arranging parties and tripling their typical beer and food order and the expected capacity crowd of 49ers faith. It is a