Today sonal desai, Franklin Templeton cio. There is a narrative out there that regardless of what happens in two weeks time, things will be ok, someone will deliver a fiscal package. How misplaced is that comfort that things will be ok . Sonal i think you have to break this up. First of all, the idea that within two weeks we will certainly know one way or the other. We dont know that for a fact. Over the last several months, the market has become increasingly comfortable with the idea that mailin voting will happen, we will have a blue suite, and it will be clear shortly after the election. And the election will not end up in court. It is a little risky to discount that completely. That is the first thing that could create a certain amount of nervousness in markets. The second issue is that fiscal package. Right now, we have come full circle of markets being concerned about a blue sweep to actually welcoming one because they are eyeing an eye watering we large fiscal package into next
Start that again. On july 22, you join the president as he announced they expansion of operation legend to combat crime in cotton kansas city with approximate 61 million in d. O. J. Grants paradigm confused however as to the purpose of logic operation legend at this time for december of last year you announce the department would divert over 70 million in grant of u. S. Cities under initiative called operation pursuit correct . Select thats correct. Somatic operation pursuit targeted a familiar list of cities likear albuquerque, kansas city. Ue correct . So at the same july 22 press conference, you initially claimed that over 200 arrests had been made under operation legend, correct . So correct. But you misspoke. So correct. So therr u. S. Attorneys office later confirmed only a single arrests had been made under operation legend, correct . So i dont know. And the 199 other arrests were made under relentless pursuit or other programs. That was correct. I do think you can be forgiven f
Mcconnell says lawmakers will be given 24 hours notice to return to capitol hill to vote if a deal is reached. Will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, we trust you for protection and peace, for you have promised to guide us by your grace. May we place our hope in you and never forget how you have sustained us in the past. Lord, give our senators the wisdom to do what is best for america in good and bad times. Continue to rule from heaven, so that your purposes will prevail on earth. Hear the cries of the helpless and do for them through our lawmakers what they cant do for themselves. Bring justice and righteousness to our nation and world. As you transform dark yesterdays into bright tomorrows. We pray in your sacred name, amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for al
Accused of masterminding the massive task of prominent twitter accounts 2 weeks ago. And zimbabwe sends out its military to enforce a ban on antigovernment protests dozens of people are detained. Now Hong Kong Police are reportedly seeking the arrest of 6 prodemocracy activists living in exile as china steps up its enforcement of its newly imposed National Security they include former u. K. Consulate worker simon chang prominent activist nathan law and u. S. Citizen samuel chu now chang says he was tortured by the chinese authorities for information about hong kongs antigovernment protests while north fled to london soon after china imposed that National Security law and truth founded the Hong Kong Democracy Council in the United States the police have declined to comment but it would be the. Time to talk of an activist outside the 50 under the federal law joining me right now from los angeles is samuel chub one of the activists whose arrest has been ordered by the police as weve been
Mr. Schumer i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. Schumer now, mr. President , mr. Schumer now, mr. President , now, mr. President americas living through a crisis that exceed anything we have seen in generations. Other countries were able to test their populations. Isolate cases and contain the spread of the disease but here the failure oflu the Trump Administration to develop or implement a National Strategy to defeat covid on the help front and economically has meant that the disease has raged to our country for seven months, is still spreading, and the economy is in very bad shape. We have over 5 million confirmed covid19. Covid19. It just took 17 days to go from 4 million americans with covid the 5 million. Unemployment is high that it was during the great recession. G the great more than 150,000 americans have died. Small business every day are closing and those that are still open are strugg