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Welcome to Washington Post live. This is a special live freak recording of my post opinion podcast. We have a lot to talk about with my guest today. She has been her states secretary of health. She has represented her state in congress. On today, she is said to be joe bidens Vice President ial short list. Governor grisham, welcome. Governor grisham i am delighted to be on your show. Nice to meet you and spend a little time with you. Jonathan likewise. Thank you for being here. I mentioned that y...

Jonathan likewise. Thank you for being here. I mentioned that you were the health secretary. You were a member of congress. They gave you incredible insight how to deal with the coronavirus early on. You declared a state wide Health Emergency on when there were march 11 only four cases in your state. What did you see that pushed you to move so quickly . Governor grisham two things, you know this virus is moving so it comes with travelers. We have commuters. We are a moving hub. We are still deal...

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Book of the former National Security advisor say the president sought xi jinpings help to win reelection. Futures takepean turned lower as coronavirus cases rise in china, brazil, and several american states. President trump escalates tension with beijing, signing a measure punishing officials for imprisoning more than one million muslims. Plus, the bank is expected to boost bond buys by 100 billion pounds today as investors watch for hints on curve control. The market still sees rates going neg...

National counterintelligence and security center. The Senate Intelligence committee considered the of texas congressman John Radcliffe to be the next director of National Intelligence. Since august, the position has been occupied by officials in the absence of a senateconfirmed director. Representative radcliffe was asked about whistleblowers, his view on russian interference and the origins of the coronavirus as well as his ability to be nonpartisan as the nations top intel chief. This hearing ...

Congressional hearing held during the extenuating circumstances of a pandemic. We have a sparse crowd and an expanded dais reflective of the committees adherence to guidelines put forward by the rules committee and attending physician. We thank our members and staff are there patience and understanding as we work through the logistics involved in holding this hearing, which is a critical part of the committees ongoing oversight of the Intelligence Community. Members will be joining us on a rotat...

Good evening, everyone. This is bloomberg surveillance, im Francine Lacqua. The news flow is pretty terrific today. The coronavirus, the lockdown, the impact of our economy, and our hearts are always with the families that are rather losing loved ones are actually fighting for their life. This is what im looking at the markets. The next couple of weeks may will be rocky because a lot of the focus will be on earnings. So if im looking at stocks, they are up today. Up. Indices, futures also we rea...

Tolls. President trump team preps plans to reopen the u. S. Economy. Boris johnson remains in intensive care. The single currency wobbles as she euro area finance minister struggle to come to an agreement on a Recovery Plan as the joint debt issue is a sticking point. A joint press conference expected at 9 00 a. M. London time. Oil moves higher on reports saudi arabia and russia could stop this comes as the u. S. Cuts its Production Forecast ahead of tomorrows opecplus meeting. As i said, just u...

Josh, walk us through what we know. Josh we started the week with the president saying he has absolute authority. This plan gives governors widely way to make wide leeway to make their own choices. You can jump into phase one immediately if you have met certain conditions. The governors will have a lot of leeway to determine if the states have met that. He is recommending that if they do not see outbreaks or meet certain conditions, subject to their interpretation of those conditions, you can ge...

And taiwan. You have elections coming up. Keep your eye on that. We are either flat or slightly higher. Safe havens, looking at dollaryen above the below the 200 day moving average. You are looking at oil pushing towards session highs, new york 1. 6 to the upside. In case you missed it, breaking news out of iraq, the top iranian commander was killed in a u. S. Airstrike with reports in the last 30 minutes or so. Thena lets get more on markets. David was just mentioning this news about the comman...