Should be appointed to probe unsubstantiated allegations against hunter biden. The president wants an investigation started before the election. Airport isathrow offering passengers a rapid coronavirus test with results in one hour. The tests are available to those flying to hong kong and italy. Those are two other destinations requiring travelers from britain and other countries considered high risk to provide evidence of a negative test result 72 hours before departure. The European Union is pledging 51 million to help three african countries suffering from famine. United nations is hoping to raise 1 billion to tackle the humanitarian crisis in burkina faso, mali, and niger. U. N. Says a record 2 Million People in the region need help, most of them children. Global news 24 hours a day, onair, and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. Im Mark Crumpton. This is bloomberg. Vonnie it is 1 00 p. M. In new york, 6 00 p. M. In l
These days lets face it can happen to anyone because incidents like this are becoming common. Dont like that, happen last night, the confrontation again in louisville, demonstrators try to set the library on fire, a black cop shot in the stomach, 24 rest, urban violence is an election issue and polls show a sharp decline for antipolice demonstrations. Thats that, lets get back to money. After battling the threat of impeachment, Speaker Pelosi and the democrats are pushing a 2. 4 trigon dollar stimulus plan, and was 3 trillion and now its 2 trillion, now they come down, we dont know whether the treasury secretary will go up from his original trillion dollar, 1 trilliondollar plan. Not that much action in stock so far today, the stimulus plan news not really affected the market, the dow will be down 100 ands and p down a little bit but the nasdaq looks like a gain of 16 points at the state, not Much Movement but look at this, william hill, the reddish bookies getting to takeover bids and
Lord, were grateful that though wrong seems strong, you continue to rule. Fill our lawmakers with reverence and trust in your prevailing providence. May that reverential awe keep them on the path of courage, integrity, and wisdom. Lord, remind them that you have invited them to seek and discover your might. You declared in psalm 50 15 call me in the day of trouble, and i will deliver you. We praise your holy name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. 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 all. Mr. Grassley madam president. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley one minute for morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley the house of representatives has passed a bill thats kind of like a onesizefitsall for elections. That everything ought to be run out o
Flight shaming is on the rise and one analyst says they will take a bigger hit than wall street expects as power lunch begins now welcome. Tomstoc stocks are under some pressure now. S p 500 back towards 30. Were still less than a percent away from record highs apple, one bright spot the stock is up after 2 well have much more on this later this hour. Kelly. That weak manufacturing gave us stocks lower today. Is it just pause on the race to more record highs or will recession fears hold us back again. Chinese officials skeptical as the u. S. Might not be able to do a long term deal. Its trade related this is whats happening today you could see this in the revers reversal the fed engineering has really helped banks for this month. Look down today and it says late yesterday and thats creating havoc with banks they have been big market leaders all throughout the month of october were seeing very heavy volume market concerns. We had some very light volume. Well see if that changes today. W
Todays washington journal because the houses is about to gavel and for the day. Live coverage beginning in a minute on cspan. We will see you tomorrow morning back here on the washington journal. A communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers room, washington, d. C. , june 25, 2019. I hereby appoint the honorable Henry Cuellar to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2019, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties. All time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. Each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. Green, for five minutes.