Confirmation hearings. This portion included hearings from senators kamala harris, john kennedy and marsha blackburn. I apologize. Senator harris, is she available . Harris. There you are. We see you. Can you Say Something . Can you hear me, senator . Sen harris yes i can. Great. The floor is yours. Sen harris thank you. I want to extend greetings to judge barrett. I look forward to our conversation this evening. Judge barrett thank you, senator. Sen harris before i begin, i want to take a moment to talk directly to the American People. About where we are and how we got here. We are in the middle of a deadly pandemic that has hit our country harder than any other country in the world. More than 215,000 of our fellow americans have died. Millions more, including the president , republican members of this committee, and more than 100 frontline workers here at the capitol complex have been infected. This pandemic has led to a crash, causingic millions of workers to lose their jobs without
The highest tier. With fewer coronavirus cases , more businesses can move indoors. But different counties are moving at a different pace, even though they are in the same tier. Today san mateo, solano and alameda counties regimented from the purple to red. They joined marin, napa, San Francisco, and santa cruz counties in the red tier. Only sonoma and contra costa counties remain in the most restrictive purple tier. While this is progress, there is also some confusion with each county moving at a different pace. Reporter different counties in the bay area opening some sectors while keeping others closed, confusing because at the beginning of the pandemic, the strategy was a regional approach. Some Business Owners find it frustrating. Im really disappointed and frustrated because i believe that nail salon are safe. I think we have the right to open. Reporter Michelle Saunders james owns this now salon in oakland, shuttered for six months and she cant operate outdoors. There is no space
Sector trading higher and you also have the tech sector higher , both up more than 1 . You want to see those financials and Industrial Companies take the lead and that is exactly what is happening today. Another way of looking at that is the reopening trade is doing well, even as this years defense is holding its own. David the one thing that does not move at all our bonds. It seems like the fed has nailed those to the floor. Abigail it is amazing that we have had bonds trading in this range. It does feel that the fed they have even said they have nailed them to the floor until 2023 unless there is a risk off scenario that would cause a bid to bonds, which would mean yields would fall lower. You may see yields hang out in place. It is interesting, your point is proven today because you have the major averages up more than 1 , up for a third day in a row and yet bonds are basically flat. On a day like today you would want to see bonds selloff. That could also signal anxiety around the d
Thanks for joining us. Welcome to the program. The European Parliament has just passed a resolution urging sanctions on russia in response to the alleged assassination plot against opposition figure. And hes got more details. 532 m. E ps voting in favor of this resolution 84 against with 72 abstentions what it could result in a is asset freezes travel bans another sign sions against those that are featured in the zante corruption videos could also lead to they also want to see an International Probe into what happened to alexa and of ali when they talk about an International Probe thats including the United Nations the European Union the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons and others all to be on side with that and it talks about blocking the construction of nord stream to the gas pipeline that takes russian gas or will take russian gas under the baltic sea directly into germany earlier this week we heard from us about l. The e. U. High representative for Foreign Affai
Longer the attempt to revive its ancient culture. So that into a straight and journalists have returned home from china after a diplomatic standoff Chinese Police had demanded interviews with the pet and initially bought them from leaving the reporters one from the state broadcaster a. B. C. And the other from the financial review so refuge in australian diplomatic compounds while the safe departure was negotiated this comes after the arrest of another straightly journalist john lay who was working for chinas state owned channel c g t n. That is. Why you. Believe that if there is. A country with genuine rule of law but. 5 this is a whirlwind of some kind of. Got a few good. Well lets bring in mark a straw man in sydney hes the president of australias media union and Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance markets so mike smith and bill birtles back home now but clearly unable to do their job what do you make of all this well were very glad that the 2 of them are back home and safe becaus