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Thursday, December 6, 2018
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From ABC News, I’m Scott Goldberg. A
somber ceremony for former President George H.W. Bush at the National Cathedral.
Broken up by light moments, his friends and family recalled the 41st President’s
love of jokes. The common theme in all of the eulogies for former President
George H.W. Bush on Thursday, his sense of humor. His son George W. Bush, “He
placed great value on a good joke, so I chose Simpson to speak.” A reference to
Alan Simpson, former senator from
Wyoming who had the crowd laughing with lines like this about Bush 41. “And he
threw his head back and gave that great laugh, but he never, ever could remember
a punchline. And I mean never.” Karen
Travers, ABC News, Washington. The casket carrying the 41st President’s
body is now on its way to Houston, where he will be buried tomorrow.
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On this national day of mourning, stock markets were closed. The day after, the
Dow dropped almost 800 points, following a tweet from President Trump calling
himself Tariff Man. “A key issue here on Wall Street is confusion over the true
prospects for a deal with China on tariffs coming out of the G 20 Summit. It sounded
from the White House like there was a very real possibility of a long-term deal
being struck, but in a series of tweets yesterday from President Trump, we
received some mixed signals.” ABC’s Rebecca
Jarvis. President Trump once again tweeted today about the possibility of a
deal with China, saying that country is sending quote “very strong signal that
plans to deliver.”
3)
A search and rescue operation is under way for U.S. Marine aircraft off the
coast of Japan. They say there was a mishap during training.
4)
And a Border Patrol agent who confessed to shooting four women in the head and leaving
their bodies in rural Texas has been charged with capital murder. Now, the charge
is upgraded against Juan David Ortiz
by grand jury. You’re listening to ABC News.
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From
the Fox Business Network; to honor the life and legacy of President George H.W.
Bush, U.S. markets were closed today during a national day of mourning. The
last time the markets closed to honor the death of a president was more than a
decade ago in 2007 after President Gerald Ford died. // And most Federal Reserve
districts reporting modest or moderate economic growth in recent weeks, though
four regions said growth had slowed or was slight. According to the Fed’s Beige Book, a snapshot of the economy
gleaned from discussions with business contacts in the Fed’s 12 districts. Policymakers
will review the Beige Book report as they prepare for their mid-December
meeting where they’re expected to approve a quarter point rate hike for the
fourth time this year. // And Google’s self-driving car spin-off is finally
ready to give it a whirl today in profit from its nearly decade-old technology.
Waymo introducing a small-scale ride-hailing
service in the Phoenix area that will include a human behind the wheel in case
the robotic vehicles malfunction. With the Fox Business Report, I’m Hilarie Barsky.
