Governor, thank you. We are sorry you couldnt be here. Im sorry too, but im here celebrating in South Carolina and it is an amazing place. It is an amazing place. I hope we can be together soon. Amanda i think it is probably a lot warmer there. Give you a couple minutes to start off with opening remarks. Gov. Patrick thank you very much for the privilege of joining you and letting me do so remotely. I am here in South Carolina on the occasion of the mlk weekend. A fitting occasion for todays conversation given how hard dr. King and others worked to enable our american democracy to function as a democracy for so many have been marginalized. For a long time, we have treated thedemocracy hyperpartisan gerrymandering, is in politics today. Our member after the 2016 election after a report of the amount of money each campaign had spent, over a billion dollars over the course of it, and one of our daughters turning to us and saying, what i am sure we have heard from so many others. Just imag
29,297 the close on the dow. Economists are blaming big slowdown on trade pressure and tariffs, what do you say, john . There you go, this is as expected, china was much more vulnerable to imposition of trade war and u. S. Economy, china has a very strong incentive as ambitious as it might be. Dagen one thing i will point out that we have a record in the stock market here in the United States, in the meantime the democrats are trying to remove President Trump from office, we will get to that in a second but there are good numbers coming out of china, the index jump today highest level since 2015, this is probably a better leading indicater than Economic Growth, the wall street journal writes also about this, the price of copper is up more than 7 in the past 2 months, again, industrial metal used around the globe, another bellwether for Global Health and surveys of purchasing managers in the euro zone have shown continued weakness, new export orders have been going up, the market is tel
There was no just opened fire on the citizens a terrorist act against the police did take place and illegitimate seizure of power of Good Government offices were taken over. By broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is R T International and thomas certainly glad to have you with us. Right after a night marred by clashes a major new anti beijing rally has been taking place in hong kong and there have already been signs of more unrest with riot Police Firing tear gas and petrol bomb hurling demonstrators. Was. It particularly aspect of the unrest violence and brutality when perpetrated by the hong kong protesters has gone largely without comment from the west arties taylor comments. Hong kong has gone from being the economic pole of the orient to the face of the fight for democracy and boy does that fight fire. An amendment to a preexisting law that would allow the extradition of criminal suspects from hong kong to Mainland China has brought the financial haven to its k
Wins the vote after Security Forces block some opposition lawmakers from entering the building. Im nick spicer thanks for joining us iran says it will no longer abide by any limits of a 2050 nuclear deal with world powers the announcement came after a u. S. Drone strike killed the countrys top general and Iraqi Militia leader and baghdad witnesses say 2 rockets have hit close to the u. S. Embassy in the iraqi capital meanwhile in iran large crowds there have been mourning the death of Kassam Soleimani at a funeral procession. True. Grief and outrage as tens of thousands in the iranian city of mashad accompanied the body of general Kasem Soleimani to a shrine a popular hero and close ally of the countrys supreme leader. The his assassination was considered a declaration of war by many iranians. In the parliament cries of death to america it was supposed to show the 7 faction of the u. S. President is considered a military act of terrorism. The only thing you want to know the disadvantag
Thanks for joining us the Iraqi Parliament has voted to end the u. S. Military presence in the country lawmakers accuse the u. S. Of violating iraq by carrying out a drone strike on its soil a strike that killed irans top general and Iraqi Militia leader on sunday large crowds in iran mourned the death of Kassam Soleimani at a funeral procession. Grief and outrage as tens of thousands in the iranian city of mashad accompanied the body of general kasem solar money to a shrine a popular hero and close ally of the countrys supreme leader. Or the his assassination is considered a declaration of war by many iranians. In the parliament cries of death to america in support of the russian the 7 action of the us president is considered a military act of terrorism. The only thing you want to know the disadvantage will have painful consequences for you bush and the ripple effects are being felt already the parliament in neighboring iraq has voted to end the u. S. Military presence in the country