way what it s like to be an american in a way i don t think most public officials understand. do you agree with that, nick, and then liz? yeah. 100%. here s the important point that i think is under under appreciated is it s not just the economic reality that s the problem. it s the narrative that has captured the brains of so many people on the democratic party that, for instance, to raise the minimum wage from $2.13 plus tips, tore tipped workers to $15 an hour will be, will destroy the economy. that is just a straight-up lie. there is nothing further from the truth. and the most pernicious thing about trickle down economics is not to believe if the rich get richer, it s good for the economy. it is the belief if poor people get richer, that will be bad for the economy. finally we have political leaders, like aoc willing to confront those lies and people like harold schultz.
for once things haven t gotten worse in the market while i ve been on tv. the dow is actually up a little bit over the last hour, but that s up, believe it. off 572 points is up this is 2 1/3%, a little more than 2 1/4%. i will keep an eye on this breaking news from the white house where president trump is answering questions from reporters about the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi the president said it will be a mistake to abandon saudi arabia, something no one suggested, by the way, and said he has nothing to do with saudi arabia financially. something his full-throat defense of saudi arabia brings into question. the washington post publisher fred ryan issued a strong statement on the president s comments saying president trump s response to the brutal murder of journalist jamal khashoggi is a betrayal of long-established american values and respect for human rights and expectation of trust and honesty in our strategic relationships he s placing personal relationships and co
andrea constance said i was really nervous and things were getting mixed up and that s not correct and if i said that, that s wrong. she admitted things on the stand if she believed they were wrong. defense said you were just trying to be friends with mr. cosby so he could help your career. to a point if that s the truth, her cross examination continues tomorrow. calm, cool collected. she pauses before she answers. and i know people in the courtroom believe she s a credible witness. don. thank you so much. i want to bring in cnn legal analyst and legal contributor, ariva martin. unbelievable here. well, if it was just a testimony of this one witness, if there was only one incident that occurred 12/13 years ago, i
in new york, in washington, d.c., in chicago, in florida who receive foreign dig netaries as customers all the time. and now they re going to have to compete with the president of the united states when these foreign dignitaries really feel like they really should be eating at trump restaurants and trump hotels instead of the restaurants they ve been eating at, which belong tot members of our organization. so they will lose income. the workers in these restaurants will lose tips, will lose income themselves. there is direct harm as a result to our members as a result of this incredible conflict of interest and violation of the constitution. look, it s hard enough in our industry. workers receive the lo wages in our industry of almost any industry. tipped workers get a minimum wage of $2.13 an hour. they rely on these tips and now they re having to compete with the president of the united states and having to lose business in terms of foreign dignitaries to trump hotels and restaurants.
d.c., in chicago, in florida who receive foreign dig netaries as customers all the time. and now they re going to have to compete with the president of the united states when these foreign dignitaries really feel like they really should be eating at trump restaurants and trump hotels instead of the restaurants they ve been eating at, which belong tot members of our organization. so they will lose income. the workers in these restaurants will lose tips, will lose income themselves. there is direct harm as a result to our members as a result of this incredible conflict of interest and violation of the constitution. look, it s hard enough in our industry. workers receive the lowest wages in our industry of almost any industry. tipped workers get a minimum wage of $2.13 an hour. they rely on these tips and now they re having to compete with the president of the united states and having to lose business in terms of foreign dignitaries to trump hotels and restaurants. it s just ouageous. t