A way forward. I think it is. We hope and will be careful, prudence to show that what happened today cant happen again. That the institution, the congress of the republic, which put us in this political crisis that paralyzed people, root for 5 days and led to deaths, is going to give us the solution. Choosing all the people who they want. Now gunman have killed at least 34. 00 people in an attack on a passenger bus. In ethiopia. Countrys Human Rights Commission described the attack as gruesome and says its likely that more people will die from the injuries happened at night in the Western Region of benish angle. Theres no known link with the conflicts in the northern take, great region or the leader of ethiopias to grey region has confirmed that his forces fired rockets at the airports in eritreas capital. He says, as mahers effort has been used to launch airstrikes on to cry, the attack marks a major escalation in the conflict. Moving to our other headlines, azerbaijan, as equate to e
Four days of losses is about to become five. Are down 7. 5 over the previous four days. Cross assets, we look like this. A bid into the bond market briefly in treasuries. It did not stick. It was a treasury market selloff. This morning, it is about yen strength. Dollaryen coming down on 0. 3 . Again. Rude is down 0. 9 mark wheret is that you have these massive producing countries like russia and saudi starting to worry. These are very hard prices to deal with when you try to balance your books. It all comes back to demand. Everything is about demand right now. When you have france and germany going into lockdown, that does not bode well. Euroyen is striking me this morning. I feel that for the first time it is acting like a haven. It is her membrane what it is supposed to do. Jonathan a bit of yen strength. Chancellor merkel giving a wakeup call to her fellow eu leaders. They failed to act quickly stop the pandemic. For more, our western europe managing editor joins us. Walk us through
Crossroads. I know the fight against covid19 has been difficult for all the last six months and for too many people it is the question of lifa questionof liff us collectively it is a fight for power generation. During this, we all worked together and managed to bring down covid19 however now a second wave isnt just starting, it is already underway. The numbers are clear. When we went into lockdown, there were 47 new cases. Yesterday alone we had well over a thousand. We are on the brink of a fall that could be much worse than the spring. I know this isnt the news any of us want to hear. They can to change todays numbers or tomorrow. Those were already decided by what they did or did not do two weeks ago. What they can change is where we are in october and into the winter. Its likely we wont be gathering for thanksgiving, but they still have a shot at christmas. Together we have the power to get this under control. I know we can do it because they have already done it once before. In th
The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Mighty god, you are the strength of our lives, our safe fortress and shelter from lifes storms. During this season of a raging tempest, speak your peace to our senators. Remind them that you continue to rule your universe through the unfolding of your prevailing providence and that your truth continues to march on in our nation and world. Lord, prosper the works of the hands of our legislators, as they strive to glorify you with their thoughts, words, and actions. May faith replace fear, truth defeat falsehood, justice triumph over greed, and love prevail over hate. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. 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
Of Franklin Delano roosevelt began the long trip home. Slowly, the long, black funeral train rolled up from the south and then down pennsylvania avenue to the beat of drums, the president was born for the last time to the executive mansion that for 12 years had been his official home. The passing of fdr from the american scene came as a personal shock to the nation. People wept openly, unashamed of their grief. Drawn by six white horses, the flag draped caisson was wrought to the main entrance of the white house, carried into the great east room where 80 years ago, almost to the day, the body of Abraham Lincoln had also laid in state. At hyde park, his ancestral home, the guns of west point cadets rang down the final curtain on the man best known around the world as fdr. [gunshots] to measure something of his greatness, we turn back the clock to Franklin Roosevelt as a young man making his First Political campaign, to a time when at only 28 years of age, he was elected new york state s