Hitting stocks. Wall street falls as the virus weakens the recovery. S p slipping, led by energy, financials, and industrials. Lets get started with a check of the markets. We are seeing u. S. Futures flat, after we had a solid risk off session in new york. We had a resurgence in virus cases and news the white house is weighing tariffs on european exports. We have the imf downgrade of the 2020 Global Economic forecast, so the s p 500 saw its largest fall in almost two weeks. All 11 sectors on the s p 500 sank. The nasdaq composite falling for the first time in nine sessions, down more than 2 , halting the longest winning streak of the year. This, as we continue to get more political news on how the coronavirus pandemic could affect the political schedule Going Forward towards the november elections. Democrats, saying state delegations shouldnt attend a convention. Saying they should work remotely. Pressure coming not only from the fragile economic recovery that also u. S. Crude invento
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A devastating impact on Indigenous People well beyond the immediate threat to their health. By wayne hay reporting from new zealand where there is excitement about the return of professional rugby but well tell you why the reserve real concern about the future of the sport here. Thank you very much for joining us china is accusing the United States of avoiding responsibility and shifting the blame for mishandling the Coronavirus Crisis after President Trump threatened to permanently hold funding to the World Health Organization that means the w. H. O. Would lose its largest single contributor the us gave 400000000 dollars last year. The threat in a letter to the head of the w. H. O. Which he then posted on twitter in its he accused the w. H. O. Of mistakes and not action he wrote it is clear the repeated missteps by you enjoy organisation in responding to the pandemic have been extremely costly for the world he also accuse officials of backing china right saying the only way forward fo
Takes another town held by the world before after. Strained a relationship the Syrian Government seizes the assets of president Bashar Al Assads cousin and billionaire businessman. And sport professional rugby players in new zealand are back on the training failed we report on the countrys efforts to secure its National Sports financial future. So that me United States is facing a growing backlash everetts threat to permanently halt funding to the w. H. O. And that is after president told trump said the organizations missteps have come out and extract costs. And i think theyve done a. Very sad job in the last period of time. And again the United States pays them 450000000. 00 a year china pays them 38000000. 00 a year and theyre a puppet of china. China centric to put it nicely but theyre a puppet of china well russia has become the latest global power to condemn threats its Deputy Foreign minister has been quoted as saying that it is against breaking the w. H. O. For another members p
Good morning, this hear is cool called to order. I want to welcome all the witnesses and thank you for your thoughtful, written testimony and looking forward to your oral tangherlini. Id ask my written Opening Statement be entered into the record. I want to make a couple comments. About really kind of what i want to see the goal of this hearing to be. Its similar to the the goal of every hearing is a base account problem solving process. This committee under my chairmanship developed a a Mission Statement to enhance the National Security of america to promote more effective and accountable government. The reason im pointing it out today is i cant think of a hearing that that Mission Statement is more applicable to. When we Start Talking about 5g were talking about the Economic Opportunity and the National Security risks. In order to take advantage of that and avoid the National Security risks. We need more effective government to step up to the plate to compete against what unfortunate