First time in 35 years. We start in the United States, where doug jones this week delivered a stunning upset by beating republican roy moore in alabama. That since the Republican Senate majority to just one. We were joined moments after the results came in. The roy moore campaign, his supporters we are hearing he will come out and address his supporters any moment now. But the republican majority in the senate is razor thin, down to one vote, the number of votes. Epublican can lose issues,e hoste of that is the only vote they can lose. With tax reform coming, this is doug jones will likely take office a week after christmas and before january 3. Tomorrow President Trump will meet on a Bipartisan Group of of lawmakers on the Conference Committee to finalize the details of the tax reform package. If republicans want to get this done by the end of the year, they have to do it before doug jones gets up to washington, d. C. Because of that razor thin majority. Republicans arent unified on t
We start in the United States, with a Democrat Doug Jones this week delivered a stunning upset by beating republican roy moore in alabama. That since the Republican Senate majority to just one. Kevin cirilli joint to myself as the results came in. We are hearing he will come out and address his supporters any moment now. But the republican majority in the senate is razor thin, down to one vote, the number of votes republican can lose. There are host of issues, that is the only vote they can lose. With tax reform coming, this is the bottom line. Doug jones will likely take office sometime the week after christmas and before january 3. Tomorrow, President Trump is going to meet with a Bipartisan Group of lawmakers from the house and the senate on the Conference Committee to finalize the details of the tax reform package. If republicans want to get this done by the end of the year, they have to do it before doug jones gets up to washington, d. C. Because of that razor thin majority now is
Yea rs the first polar bear cub for 25 years in the uk is born in scotland although it has not yet been seen. Get in touch with us using the hashtag beyond one hundred days hello and welcome im katty kay in new york and Christian Fraser is in london. Americas commander in chief has no reason for insecurity. He controls the Worlds Largest nuclear arsenal, he directs the worlds most advanced military machine. And yet donald trump feels it necessary to publicly compare the size of his Nuclear Button with that of north korea. Mr trump is correct that pyongyang is the biggest Global Security threat. Kimjung un is reckless and unpredictable. But the decision to taunt such a leader, on twitter, has brought wide scale condemnation. And it comes on the very day that south korea has re established a link with the north for the first time in two years. Rupert Wingfield Hayes reports from seoul. On monday, kim jong un welcomed in the new year with a more conventional display of fireworks than the
Of god. Coming up live from paris chinese stocks are up on the second consecutive day as policies begin to take effect. Shareholders are still banned from selling their shares, and over 1000 companies partly for bitten from trading. Kate moody will join us in a moment. Negotiations we will have more on that. Anchor athens is definitely definitely has the attention of its creditors with the latest from its perform reform proposals. A Conference Call is scheduled to begin right now. They will be assessing greeces reform package. It is a 13 page document which recommends implementing many of the reforms that creditors wanted and that haskins and that athens has so far resisted. More taxes, more privatization Less Government spending on pensions and the military. In exchange, athens is asking for debt reduction. Lets go to athens. Our correspondent is standing by. It looks like tsipras has yielded from demand that he was fiercely resisting a few days ago. What happened . Has he given up .
Percentage point and friends u france up. Up a quarter of a percentage point. Questionable reaction at will see muted reaction overall. Today, the relief we could have a deal done. You mentioned a oil. I want to bring that across. We are seeing oil lower. Down almost two percentage points. As applied to keep going as we have a deal in iran. A day deals. Greece and potentially iran. Sanctions potentially lifted as they strike an accord. Today greece when you looking at the equity markets and the bond market. Calming down of the periphery lets go to greece with the 10 year. 11 basis points. Clearly, money going into italy and spain and the periphery of europe. That fear of contagion removed. Similar moves for spain and the haven as we saw a earlier in trading. Rises in germany and bond prices falling. Leave you with a twoyear. Where you see significant moves and shortterm debt. Off by almost one percentage point. I will send it back to you. Jonathan the euro summit has unanimously reache