Or not sure . If you say you are optimistic, 2027488000 is the number to call. 2027488001 if you say you are pessimistic and if you are not sure, 2027488002. You are welcome to share your to share yourr twitter thoughts on our twitter feed at cspanwj and our Facebook Page, you can participate in a poll at facebook. Com cspan. Andw poll done by cbs yougov takes a look at sentiments about the u. S. Economy. Those responded saying 38 of those polled saying they were optimistic about the future of the economy and 35 described themselves as pessimistic. 27 saying they were unsure. Idea ofcomes to the optimism, people are asked why they thought that way. 45 looked at the job market saying it was a sign of optimism naming the economy itself and looking at trade policy. They asked the same poll about personal finances as an indicator of weather people were pessimistic or optimistic. 40 saying when it comes to looking at finances, they were the same as two years ago. 29 saying their finances we
Give a snapshot of the economy and as it pertains to issues running for reelections and becoming president of the u. S. Mr. Green, your first. Mr. Green this economy has been performing very well for the top and working americans are barely scraping by. They have peanuts here and there. Benefits of the economy, particularly last couple of years have gone to the very top. It is an economy that sees an increasing amount of risk. Financial deregulation going on and we see a growing concentration of monopoly power and tariffs on consumer goods. Cash being handed back to the largest aggro businesses that are squeezing family farmers. It is not an economy that is working for working families. I think that ordinary people are feeling that. Morici the economy is doing well compared to recent history. It is growing at a reasonable pace. The gains at the bottom have been more robust than in the recent past and that is good. The basic problems of Trump Administration faces is that a lot of the ac
Implosion of the tories. State of the nation starts now. Ill also be joined by my most intellectual panel, former conservative mp and commentator paul goodman, and gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson. As always, i want to hear from you. Its a crucial hear from you. Its a crucial part of the programme. Email me at gb news. Com but now its what youve all been waiting for. The news of the day with sophia wenzler. Jacob. Thank you. Good evening. Im sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. Your top story this hour. The gb newsroom. Your top story this hour. The Prime Minister has ruled out holding a general election on the 2nd of may, amid speculation he could choose to go to the polls early. In an interview with itv, rishi sunak was asked if there would be an election on the same day as the local elections, which takes place on the 2nd of may. He replied there wont be an election on that day. Previously, hes been reluctant to make a definitive statements about the general election,
Saying only that its his working assumption. It will take place in the second half of the year. Michael place in the second half of the year. Michael gove place in the second half of the year. Michael gove has named some of the groups to be investigated under a new definition of extremism, which he says will mean the government can express more clearly than ever who poses a risk to britain. Some of the groups included are alleged to have islamist views, with others described as neo nazi. See described as neo nazi. See todays new extremism definition will be used to assess whether some groups should be marginalised or blocked from pubuc marginalised or blocked from public funding. But michael gove insists its not about silencing those with private and peaceful beliefs. Beliefs. We have to be clear eyed about the threat we face, precise about where that threat comes from and rigorous in defending our democracy. That means upholding freedom of expression, religion and belief when they are
We at desert view, which is the eastern end of the grand canyon and, its called desert view because when you look to the east, youre looking out into the Painted Desert and you can maybe see a little bit that beyond the white tower there. So this is about a quarter of the way into the grand canyon. It starts about 70 miles east here. And from here it has another 200 miles to run to the west. And so right here is when the canyon first starts to really widen and, deepen and sort of turn into the classic views that you see in most photographs, calendars or, you know, famous images. So before now its a fairly its much narrower gorge. And then when it reaches desert view, it really opens out and so its about ten miles wide here and its about a mile deep, has another 200 miles to run to the west. It eventually ends up at lake mead, the Colorado River. I hope you can see that in the bottom know, runs all the way from the Rocky Mountains to, you know, to between california. Arizona, as it head