Texas sees record daily infections. Walmart demand shoppers wear masks. Some of the most prominent have beenn america hacked. We will have the latest. Lets take a look at how we are shaping up when it comes to the futures session going into the start of trading this thursday in asia. Take a look at u. S. Futures pointed a little bit to the negative, flat at the moment for futures contracts after u. S. Stocks climbed to her than a one month high. We had renewed optimism that we are getting closer incrementally on this Virus Vaccine Development front, not just with the news on moderna, but also a rival set of trials being conducted in the u. K. , reporting some progress. We saw the s p gaining just shy of 1 and actually manage a drift back into positive territory for the year, albeit brief. Chicago looking modestly higher after the bank of japan governor , kuroda, provided some clarity albeit still a very dire outlook when it comes to the japanese economy but saying it was now past the w
And criminal justice. All 3 of the Police Officers involved in floyds arrest in minneapolis make their 1st Court Appearance charged with aiding and abetting 2nd degree murder in. The u. S. Navy veteran whos been held by iran for almost 2 years he was released as part of a deal that sold Washington Free an american iranian scientist. Scott hi there in bangkok thailand where the ever important Tourism Industry has been heavily impacted by corbett 19 but now the government is trying to position the country as one of the safest destinations in the world wants it finally opens back up. So the 1st Memorial Service honoring an africanamerican man who died in Police Custody has been held in minneapolis poignant memories were shared of george floyd whose murder spot nationwide protest event was also used as a rallying cry to overhaul the Justice System mourners including celebrities musicians and politicians while they stood in silence for 8 minutes 46 seconds that is the length of time that fl
Trump in the 2020 u. S. President president ial election. Or Rail Services in hong kong have now been suspended operators say its due to malicious vandalism by protesters demonstrators have remained defiant against a new ban on sites mosques sheaffer executive carol lam and ben take colonial era law to enforce the ban and gain greater powers to clamp down on protests scott hi there reports now from hong kong. Face mass have become one of the main symbols of the protester movement here in hong kong theyre also a way to hide identities from surveillance camera now its illegal for protesters to cover their faces. Their protests have become increasingly violent and initial peaceful rallies the largest ever seen here calling for the withdrawal of a proposed extradition law had escalated into running battles in vandalism. Their demands became more of a broad push back against what protestors see as growing control from beijing chief executive kerry lamb has turned to a British Colonial era e
Should it come to that will be must watch t. V. Were looking at other media stories that are on our radar this week with one of our producers tarik not tarak one year ago this week the saudi journalist im all for shock she walked into that saudi consulate in istanbul where he was suffocated killed and then dismembered the cia has concluded that the man who ordered that killing was the Saudi Crown Prince mohammed bin solemn on known as and the us this past week and b. S. Went on c. B. S. s 60 minutes in the u. S. To defend himself how did that go through richard 101 from on 1st appeared on 60 minutes back in 2018 c. B. S. Of Norah Odonnell themed rather impressed with. This time around she was much more forceful did you order. Absolutely not you know this was a heinous crime like those but i take full responsibility as a leader in saudi arabia especially since it was committed by individuals working for the saudi government is a pretty weak response because mohammad been found mine is t
Theres cass thats one of the wells busiest airports protests bring trouble to a standstill china hands at serious consequences so with a disruption sway Public Opinion on the demonstrations and would beijings patience run out this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program. The protests a whole kong began 10 weeks ago sparked by a controversial extradition bill but theyve evolved into why the concerns about democracy in the summit thomas chinese territory the citys leader is warning the protests up putting hong kong stability in danger it is one of asias most important transport on financial hubs and a mass sitting in a port led to the consolation of flights businesses are feeling the effects tourist numbers are down and the stock market fell to its lowest level in 7 months on tuesday rob mcbride has more from hong kong. Many passengers are still turning up tuesday evening at Hong Kongs International Airport to learn that their flights have indeed been cancelled there maybe stil