Couple of things. They are looking at numbers of infected across the world, but also the fed decision. Stocks are struggling for direction. Treasuries pretty steady. It is all about the fed, the policy meeting, and what they will give us in indications. In asia, modest gains in hong kong and south korea. They outperformed in china but low volumes. 1957. 157 lets get straight to the first word news in london with laura wright. James the uks looking at ways to loosen its coronavirus quarantine rules after restrictions on trips prompted backlash. One possibility is abandoning blanket restrictions in favor of regional bands and another is reducing the time passengers arriving in britain need to stay in quarantine. The u. K. And u. S. Voiced concern about hong kongs election after a flurry of media reports the government is considering postponing the vote maybe for a whole year. Hong kongs opposition argues the coronavirus outbreak is being used as an excuse to push off the pivotal election
South bay san jose camera heating up in the south with the sunshine, under a heat advisory once again but most of the bay area except for the coast an immediate shoreline are under a heat advisory and because of the heat san jose has five cooling centers open now. Of mayfair, camden, seven trees, roosevelt and Cyprus Community centers all open to help give some relief from the heat. If you do had out there you will be required to wear a mask as well as keep 6 feet apart capacity is limited. Its been an active afternoon and a Tornado Warning north of r lm beach. Lets go to and mackovic at the live news desk. Youre at the live news desk weve been monitoring whats going on in florida right now in taking a live look at the Kennedy Space center, where in about an hour and a half and nasa astronauts are scheduled to blast off for the first privately owned and operated human trip to space ever. It is now looking about 5050, didnt really like to hear what mary had to say about the weather righ
Good morning, the subcommittee on communications and technology will come to order. And the chair recognizes himself five its with the statement. I begin thank you very much to our witnesses for being here today to examine the importance of a. M. Radio receivers in vehicles. A. Im radio has been an integral part of our society for well over a century, and at the americans local news serving is the backbone to our nations Emergency Communications infrastructure. Over 45 million americans tune into a am radio each month, they rely on it for local news Weather Sports and Emergency Alerts its unique frequency characteristics allow for signatures grabbed foreign wide overcoming geographical barriers and reach in both urban and remote areas. This makes a am radio and a valuable tool during times of crisis. When hurricanes, tornadoes, and other Natural Disasters strike, and am radio remains steadfast providing Vital Information to those in affected areas when other Communication Channels fail
And the ceo who has been to space. He started his company at just 16, took it public three years ago, and shares have doubled years ago. He joins us live ahead before all that, lets get a quick check on the markets session highs, its better than the red we saw earlier dow is up 42 nasdaq up 53, outperforming as we await results from apple and amazon after the bell. The biggest moves are once again in the bond market today, with a massive treasury supply surprising and unnerving investors. The green number, 4. 17 on the tenyear is what we are looking at on the 30year, just under 4. 3 , nothing compared to where bill akman thinks it will go. Maybe to 5. 5 . He said hes shorting it so for more on how investors should position from here, my next guest has played the market well so far. He continues to be pullish and still sees some undervalued names here joining me is the chief Market Strategist at hennasee funds neal, welcome back thank you we spoke earlier this year. You said dont be con
Subcommittee on Information Technology and Government Affairs will come to order. I recognize myself for five minutes for my Opening Statement. Good afternoon. Thanks for being here, and its been over 240 years since our forefathers declared independence and a democratic experiment began. Throughout the entirety of our existence our adversaries both internal and external have sought to suppress. Our existence as a democracy depends on free, fair and accurate elections. Today were here to talk about the best way to protect our integrity of our Voting Systems. There are over 10,000 election jurisdictions nation widethat administer elections. And even within states counties use different systems to conduct elections. A year ago last september Ranking Member kelly and i held a hearing ensuring the integrity of the ballot box to discuss potential issues with the up coming election. It was an issue then and remains an issue now. The former secretary has made clear to the best of his knowledg