The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. I am katty kay in washington and this is bbc world news america several people have been wounded in a shooting in vienna. It is believed to be a terror attack. Ending into the home stretch, joe biden and donald trump spend thlast dig cning in pennsylvania, which could play a pivotal role in deciding this president ial election. As americans vote, the world we will discuss how the outcome could affect the nations special relationship with the u. K. Katty on a lighter note, however group of nuns in the u. K. Are recording a chart toppin album. Katty welcome torld news americapb oand around the globe. About american politics in the next day or so and likely much longer, but we want to start this evening with an unfolding situation in vienna, where the interior ministers as terr attack is underway. Poli
Weaker byh pound is 9 10 of 1 . Picture withig tina fordham, avonhurst partner and head of Global Political strategies. She joins us from london. States we are 57 days away from the election and still no stimulus insight, even though the senate is back. It does not look like the president and democrats are ao any page that would be considered similao similar. Where do we go from here . Tina i think another round of stimulus should be a foregone conclusion. This haggling we are seeing, Congress Just back from recess, is what you would expect to see. Each side wants to see they are driving a hard bargain. Look at the language used by the two different sides. Republicans say the president wants nothing more then to write checks for american families. Democrats say the stimulus is not just skinny, it is emaciated. But we are going to get there because we have to. Ands a political imperative not just an election year, but with an election coming days nobody wants to pull the plug. Vonnie it
Week on the hole for global stocks. Lets get a first word news update. Heres leighann gerrans. Leighann president macron of france has appointed a new Prime Minister. Macron is preparing to reshuffle his government in the widely expected relaunch of his presidency for the final two years of his term. North Korean Leader kim jongun urging people to stay alert of coronavirus. He warned that complacency could lead to unimaginable and irreversible crisis or get despite the warning, he has reaffirmed north koreas claim to not have had a single case of covid19. This is widely doubted by Global Health officials. European president christine crisiss signature fighting tool is becoming the focus of disagreement among policymakers. Governing councilmembers face a potential risk over how much their emergency Bond Purchase Program should stay weighted toward weaker countries such as italy. That is according to multiple conversations with central bank officials. And hong kong, police have charged a
Is like on furlough. A stay at home reminder from spurs to its staff after manager Jose Mourinho and some of its players were spotted its wednesday the 8th of april. Apparently Holding Training stable and in good spirits sessions in a public park. Thats the latest on the Prime Minister who has spent a second thank you mummy for being a dock. Night in intensive care in hospital. Borisjohnson is receiving oxygen, but does not need a ventilator thank you mummy for being a dock. At the moment, as he faces thank you, daddy, for being a the effects of coronavirus. He had been due policeman. Being a doctor or. To oversee a review of the lockdown next week 21days after it came into force. Our Unsung Heroes, from the people but the foreign secretary, who know them best. Dominic raab who is in the latest of our hero half hours standing in for him we say thank you to the key workers suggested it was too soon for this to take place. Keeping the country running. 0ur Political Correspondent we will
What it means is that crude is having a really tough day. You have Oil Producers from saudi arabia, others, really trying to renegotiate a deal to reduce the output, but crude is not getting a lift on that new. Getting a look at the Retail Stocks we were looking at, after the massive route that we had, the Smallest Companies in the s p 500 are retail. Taking a look at the midcap index, macys was removed on the s p 500. 13 other companies within the s p 500 ended last week with him lower market values and so you had Companies Like cap, kohls, nordstrom, capri, haynes, getting hit hard. So if they go, if they follow the precedent set by macys, they could potentially be getting kicked out of the s p 500. Just an incredible move. One of the Big Questions is it the fed would start lending to junkbond Companies Like macys. One thing that you noted a lot in your research is what is systemic, right . Who is providing the jobs and what classifies something as too big to fail, if you will. A lot