That is growing. The nasdaq was up 110 and s p up 38 points, one and three quarters percent higher across the board. George floyd will be layed to rest today in houston, this as calls to defund even disband Police Departments across the world intensify. President trump, though, holding firm saying we cannot give up on Law Enforcement opposing efforts to Defund Police forces. Turn to ongoing battle against coronavirus, the World Health Organization says that the spread of the virus by people who are asymptomatic appears to be rare as some cases seeing rise in case this week. Mornings with maria is live right now. Global markets this morning red across the board. Take a look at european indices. Cac request rant in paris 89 and germany by 237. The economy will decline 5 and a quarter percent in 2020. Take a look at asian markets overnight with the best performer there hong kong, hang seng index up better than 1 . Some of the top stories that we are watching this morning, President Trump
That were thought to benefit if we have a slow and healthy unwinding of all of this but dont be surprised if these weigh on the markets because in the sixblock area of a beautiful city its unsiege as occupy seattle if you will, dan springer knows it well, he hes been reporting better than anyone else, dan its a tough position for the mayor to be in, the police chief to be in because they dont seem to be on the same page and id imagine people who live and work in the area but how are things going today . Well neil, this is bizarre and concerning and yesterday the mayor had her first News Conference since this began monday night and she basically said she doesnt know how this is going to end and she likened the people inside to a gay pride festival and she said afterwards she was asked by cnn how this is going to end and she said who knows we could be in for the summer of love but let me take you behind me to one of these barricaded entrances that theres six of them and look at this guy.
Assistant hhs secretary admiral brancheau walk and stephen hahn. Good morning. The committee will please come to order. Administrative matters based on the attending physician, after we consulted with the department of health and Human Services and the centers for Disease Control and prevention, individuals in the hearing room are at least six feet apart. As a result theres no room for the public to attend in person. Representatives of the press are working as a pool to relay their observations to colleagues. The hearing may be watched online. Unedited recording will be available on the committees website. Witnesses are participating in Video Conference in a onetime exception. Some senators including the chairman are participating via Video Conference. Senators, weve been advised may remove their masks to talk into the microphone when theyre in the hearing room as theyre six feet apart. Im grateful to the rules committee, sergeant at arms, the press gallery, the capitol police, Committ
Good morning. The committee will please come to order. Administrative matters based on the advice of the attending physician, after we consulted with the department of health and Human Services and the centers for Disease Control and prevention, individuals in the hearing room are at least six feet apart. As a result theres no room for the public to attend in person. Representatives of the press are working as a pool to relay their observations to colleagues. The hearing may be watched online. Unedited recording will be available on the committees website. Witnesses are participating in Video Conference in a onetime exception. Some senators including the chairman are participating via Video Conference. Senators, weve been advised may remove their masks to talk into the microphone when theyre in the hearing room as theyre six feet apart. Im grateful to the rules committee, sergeant at arms, the press gallery, the capitol police, Committee Staff, and everyone all for their hard work to k
Thinks about the issue of negative rates. Then nancy pelosi, she is set to brief the houses Coronavirus Select Committee in less than an hour on the next stimulus proposal that multitrillion dollar proposal. The only doctor that will be on board, Tennessee Republican congressman mark green. He is going to be here. He will join us what he wants to hear when nancy pelosi starts that underway, 3 00 p. M. Eastern time in an hour. Washington is pressuring airlines to next their Customer Service policies. How a new proposal could help you get your money back because they have not wanted to give you your money back. You probably know. A lot more coming up on the next hour of making money. Cheryl stocks falling sharply. The nasdaq is now back into negative territory for the year. As you can see, we are now down 535. The dow at its lowest today, down 605. The nasdaq down 202. Techheavy nasdaq 2. 25 loss. S p down more than 2 . Federal reserve chairman Jerome Powell gave some dire warnings about