Morning Report for Friday 8 January 2021

8:53 AM.The US sharemarket has all but shrugged off the unrest on Capitol Hill -- and it's not the first time the market has done that. The Dow Jones, Nasdaq and the S&P 500 are all tracking upwards for a… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.A woman died at Waihi Beach in the western Bay of Plenty on Thursday in what's believed to have been a shark attack at the holiday hotspot. Emergency services were called to Waihi Beach soon after… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Some top White House officials for both Donald Trump and the First Lady have resigned at the shocking violence in Washington DC. And there are reports that some Republicans are now calling for Trump… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.A new, unscalable wall is being installed around the Capitol Building in Washington DC and the city's mayor, Muriel Bowser, has declared a state of emergency for the next two weeks. So far 68 people… Read more Audio

8:32 AM.American Ex-pats are feeling grateful to be living in Aotearoa after watching the chaos and violence unfold at the Capitol building in Washington. RNZ's Ella Stewart spoke to some of them about how… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.There has been international condemnation over the events at Capitol Hill including from New Zealand politicians. In a statement, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said democracy is the right of people to… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is the latest to say she will resign in protest over the pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Former acting White House chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Yesterday, the UK recorded its highest number of coronavirus-related deaths since last April, and the highest daily increase in cases. 1041 deaths were reported, along with another 62,000 new… Read more Audio

7:32 AM.The Waihi Beach community in Bay of Plenty is in shock after a woman died after being attacked a shark late yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called to Waihi Beach soon after 5pm after… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.The attack on Capitol Hill is being described as the most shocking development seen in internal US politics since the Civil War. Waikato University Professor of political science, Dan Zirker, says he… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Washington D.C. is awash with speculation over whether Donald Trump will face repercussions for the riots at the Capitol building. Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger is the first Republican to call… Read more Audio