a cease fire. donald trump prepares for the 1st presidential t.v. debate but after reports saying he is massively in debt and pays almost nothing in taxes will is opponent joe biden turn trump s losses into a win. and california as a wine country is burning again as fast moving wildfires terror across that region tens of thousands are forced to flee as the most destructive fire season in the state s history rages on. i m sumi so much convents good to have you with us the corona virus has claimed the lives of more than 1000000 people but experts caution that the true figure is probably much higher the johns hopkins university database recorded this tragic milestone and that database shows the virus has spread to at least 180. countries and fatalities have been rising through most of august and september after weeks of gradual decline many countries are seeing a resurgence in coronavirus cases including here in europe experts say the crisis is far from over. well let s take a l
china, the u.s. rejecting china s claims to the south china sea. china than sanctioning u.s. officials like ted cruz and marco rubio. u.s. futures are pointing higher. we are also looking at what is going on with the virus as well as states like california reversing its reopening plans. u.s. ten-year year, bonds up. u.s. ten-year. we saw the dollar gaining a bit of steam against the yen, but seems like we are reversing some of that. let s look at the boards and watch were chinese markets are going to see any reaction to the trade figures. we saw a bit of a pause in the risk rally when it comes to mainland equities, after we are seeing equities inching toward that $10 trillion milestone. flip the boards and see what is going on there. small-cap, those rose to follow five year highs. we have basically been flat the last 30 minutes of trade. shenzhen stocks have been on fire. hang seng down 184 points right now. also with the city introducing the toughest virus measures since
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until 2021? money in the bank: as some americans wait for checks in the mail, the treasury department says 80 million people have received their direct deposits, so many checking their accounts, it crashes several bank websites. and news tonight on those small- business loans: the $350 billion almost gone, the nationwide steakhouse that gets $20 he local pizzahe local pizza shop still waiting for help. and those quarantine workouts: creative ways people staying at home are staying in shape. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. tonight, president trump says data shows the u.s. has passed the peak on new coronavirus cases, this as a battle is brewing across the country over how and when americans can get back to work. the virus is still taking a deadly toll. there are now more than 2 million confirmed cases worldwide. worldwide. more than 600,000 are in the u.s., wher
i m kasia madera in london. also in the programme. health chiefs warn that a deadly pneumonia virus is spreading beyond china with a case confirmed in the us. and could a spot of meditation in the office help boost staff morale? we visit the singapore start up where mindfulness is part of the working day. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it s newsday. good morning. it s 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where the impeachment trial of president trump has officially started in the us senate. not a lot of progress yet, though. republicans and democrats can t even decide on how it should proceed. here s our north america editorjon sopel. hear ye, all persons are commanded to keep silent on pain of imprisonment. 1868, 1999 and now 2020, for only the third time in american history, the sergeant at arms tells senators on pain of imprisonment that they must maintain silence in the trial of a sitting president, the asth,