Ended on friday. The Futures Markets are indicating they could open higher today after a rough week. Reuters is reporting that pricing on a Trump Victory with betting firms has fallen. He still remains favourite, but the race is now seen as closer. Lets speak to jane foley, head of foreign Exchange Strategy at rabobank here in london. Last week, when it appeared that Donald Trump was in Pole Position to retake the White House, Market Sentiment went up. What do you think the mood will be like today . It is very little different today. There hasnt been a huge market reaction. That is because we dont really know how kamala harris s Endorsement Byjoe Biden will affect polling results. She is still to officially gets the nomination or appoint a vice president. Does she have the time or the support to win the White House . We will have to wait to see how the bulls play out over the next few weeks and months to see whether trump is in that Pole Position or not. That is what is going to determ
Nine people, fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, who became just the latest victims of Gun Violence in america. The nine people that you see listed on the screen with their ages were going to work at a San Jose Light Rail Yard and never returned home to their loved ones. What a mix of people. Different backgrounds. So familiar. I dont know what to call it. Call it a tragedy, but its almost a daily tragedy in this country. In no way is this an anomaly. Its become normal. In just the past week, 26 people have been killed. At least 17 Mass Shootings. 17 in one week. Murdered. Americans murdered. Josh campbell is in San Jose. Josh, you and i, our colleagues, everyone across the country has read about these kinds of things so frequently. Weve covered them before. Tell us what you learned today about these victims. Yeah, just the latest Mass Shooting in america. This is becoming normalized. Were here outside this Crime Scene near the Rail Yard where the shooting happened ye
neck of someone handcuffed behind the back in a prone position? no, i haven t. reporter: prosecutors questioning minneapolis police department s longest serving member about the 9:29 officer chauvin placed his knee on george floyd s neck. what is your view of that use of force during that time period? totally unnecessary. reporter: the defense countered. generally speaking, in a fight for your life, you as an officer are allowed to use whatever force is reasonable and necessary. correct? yes. reporter: during a week of gripping testimony, young bystanders said they watched helplessly as floyd pled for his life. one was just 17. it s been nights. i stayed up. apologizing and and apologizing to george floyd for not doing more. reporter: george floyd s girlfriend taking the witness stand saying they both suffered from opioid addiction and admitting that floyd overdoses in march of 2020. it is a classic story of how many people get addicted to opioids. r
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between here and there. the bill faces an uncertain future in the senate. the senate majority leader chuck schumer has been noncommittal about whether he will bring it up for a vote. some senators have already vowed to vote against it. if it does move through the senate, joe biden has said he will sign it. proponents of the bill argue tiktok is a national security threat and the apps 170 million us users are vulnerable to data theft by the chinese government. the priority is national security and chinese access to millions of american s minds. that s what the primary issue is. there are trade offs with that though. the former president donald trump used to back the idea but he changed his tune, saying while it poses a security and privacy concern, banning the app would be a boon for facebook. which he called an enemy of the people. with that, a national security, free speech and youth issue also becomes a campaign issue. protesters took to capitol hill on wednesday in support