Not my first trip. Ive been to the border many times. This important aspect of this visit is having this visit after the work we did in guatemala and mexico. I said back in march i was going to come to the border. This is not a new plan. Harris however, critics are asking if this is too little too late. The Vice President finally went to the border 93 days after President Biden named her point person on the migrant crisis as i mentioned. Leaders in both Political Parties say Kamala Harris is avoiding the real trouble area. When it comes to the numbers encounters with people flowing in illegally has surged by nearly 450 in the el paso sector in the first part of this year. Thats bad. But thats certainly not the real epicenter of what were seeing. In the rio grande sector the numbers are up 700 . In fact, the texas Lieutenant Governor dan patrick is calling what he is seeing an invasion at this point. It is an invasion. I know people dont like that word. Some people dont like it but its
Worn surging numbers may undermine a Global Recovery. Plus, we discussed prospects for the u. S. And the wider picture with the atlanta fed president , who joins us this hour. Haidi lets look at the sydney staggered open, the friday session muted compared to the street we have had in asian stocks, asiapacific stocks seeing 13 consecutive days of gains broken by the thursday session, the longest winning streak since 1988 coming to an end. A flat stock a flat start in sydney, kiwi stocks up, muted start in japan spite heavy inflows of foreign buying. We are seeing a further downside when it comes to trading in the futures session. Getting secretary mnuchin speaking at the moment. He is speaking in an interview with Bloomberg News, saying financial conditions are quite strong, that companies that are need grants,covid not that. We heard secretary mnuchin earlier asking the fed to return unused coronavirus money. We will get you more as we get those comments. This is coming at a time when
Now because you are only the second wealthiest man in the world, right . Many companies are racing for a vaccine. This ceo is emma wants me. Has a vaccine that will help cure covid 19. How me times a day to people ask you when youre vaccine will be available . Regularis a very question. Have alluently, we been delighted to see the very recent years that some of the first results coming through on vaccines. Yesterday, i was on a call last globalith 10 of the pharmacy ceos that are heavily involved in bringing solutions to covid. We are excited and optimistic to see the first data come through and looking forward to seeing more come through in the next six months or so. We have three vaccines and the clinic and to therapeutic treatments. Everyone is understandably inpatient. We wipe off with the pandemic 500 billion of value with the world. I think that we can be increasingly optimistic that the science will win. Mobilizedry that has so fast it will start to bring Scale Solutions and we
Speaker pelosi good morning. It is the first time we have all been together since losing the notorious Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. Such a sad passing for our country. My understanding from the jewish faith is that when you leave on the eve of rosh hashanah, you special are in a special category of the righteous. She rest in peace. May people ask me some stories about ruth bader ginsburg. You isant to tell remarkable. Tomorrow, we will be gathering at statutory hall. She will be the first woman to lie in state in the capital of the United States. Our prayer will be led by a rabbi, the first jewish person to lie in state in the capital of the United States. For i lot of cause dont want to say celebration, but observance. A historic time for a historic woman. Did more for the equality of women than anybody in our history. A couple of years, we honored in the capital the women members of the Supreme Court. Being the Senior Member, Justice Ginsburg spoke for the group to receive the honor.
That woman in oakland tonight, one of many who feels the decision to clear those officers is unjust. Good evening, im julie haener. And im frank somerville. Here in the bay area we saw protesters making a statement tonight with their cars. Take a look, traffic on the bay bridge slowed to a crawl around 6 30 tonight as caravans of protesters collectively slowed the evening commute this video from scott fox shows the unusually heavy traffic on the upper deck headed into the city. Because of the backup some transit agencies, including muni , temporarily suspended their trans bay service. We also saw slow traffic on the dunbar bridge in another display of civil disobedience. This was shortly before 6 00 as a small caravan of slow moving cars made their way west across the bridge. In oakland protesters gathered outside city hall tonight to display their displeasure with the term events and also to recognize lives lost in california at the hands of police. Tran wants amber lee joins us now a