Understanding why viewers want us to compare results to last year, not to analyst expectations. We have 70 above. What does that tell you other than the Company Effectively managed where analysts were. We have no idea is it above or below. Intel, a third of their profit dropped off. In both revenue, and earnings, wouldnt you like to know how it compares . What if everything is down from last year in both revenues and earnings . Was it rich who was saying what you should be looking at is the number of companies that have surprising that shock you by missing by so much. Those are the ones who you havent really seen just objectively, it is hard to do above or below last year, there is always items, they sell businesses, so, you know, things are discontinued and makes it hard. The stock trade is based on where the streets expectations are. If they knew it would be coming down steeply, but if you knew it was going to be coming down steeply, street knew it was coming. Youre late to the game
And not only that, were talking about upwards of 3 feet of snow to hit boston, which is really in the cross hairs of the storms patterning like sandy. Connecticut is officially under a state of emergency. Theyve not only mobilized their National Guard, they have several blackhawk helicopters at the ready, 5,000, actually 6,000 National Guardsmen are storm prepared in massachusetts, as well. We have News Conferences coming in the next hour from the top states affected. Im Ashleigh Banfield reporting live in new york. Newsroom international starts now. Welcome to cnn newsroom. Were following two major stories right now. First of course a major blizzard closing in on new york and new england. Could be a record breaking event. We could see more than 2 feet of snow in some areas. Were talking about huge drifts, high winds, flooding along the east coast, as well. Live coverage just moments away. Were also following this big story. This is out of california. First of all, a faullse alert i th
Morning times that. I aint dead. Along with myself and joe and willie we have Steve Rattner, professor at Princeton University eddie glaude jr. And from the super tuesday earthquake that rocked the race for the democratic nomination are still being felt this morning. Joe biden added a tenth state to his list of super victories after nbc news declared him the apparent winner of maine. Wow. The only race we havent been able to call is california. Nbc deems that race still too early to call. Sanders holds a ninepoint lead right now. Of the states massive 415 delegates, sanders has been awarded 161 so far. Biden 100. The former Vice President still leads the overall delegate count, a difference of 52. Meanwhile, Mike Bloombergs decision yesterday to end his campaign means biden now has the room to charge ahead in the moderate lane all by himself. As the race now moves to next tuesdays contests in idaho, michigan, mississippi, missouri, north dakota and Washington State. Heres some of what
Year at this time weve seen three times as many flu patients as weve seen all of last year. Reporter more than 50 cases a day of flulike symptoms. Is it fair to say you are overwhelmed . Id say yes were at overflow right now, we definitely are, were very busy. Reporter patients like lawrence johansson. Yesterday morning, fever, feeling terrible. Reporter you look like you feel lousy. I do. Reporter at brigham and womens hospital, 50 more already this year than all of last year. Veteran e. R. Doctor, dr. Charles pazner. Patients feel like theyre run over by a bus, body aches, joint aches, feverish, oftentimes have sweats. Reporter in chicago hospitals are so overwhelmed with patients seven have closed their Emergency Departments diverting ambulances to other facilities. At a hospital in allentown, pennsylvania, theyre dealing with the onslaught of patients by triaging them in a tent in the parking lot. This influenza virus is tenacious. Dropless can be anywhere. How can you avoid the fl
Well, im delighted by my honorable friend managed to slip the point in at the end. I wont urge any i will friends to make their way to support the reelection and the campaign. But the point, the point that he makes is very important, which is we need to look through every aspect of how we welcome people to our country, and make sure why we must to be fair, we must not be a soft touch. So i am making sure we look at our health service, we look at housing, we look at benefits. With that illegally, we look at all other things and make sure proper and tough controls of people who want to come and live here. The treasury was required to [inaudible]. If he believes in openness in the in hs, why has this government allowed the size of its playoff to be kept secret . Well, i will look very closely at this issue that he raises. I know there have been particular issues around Foundation Trusts in the area which he represents, and i will make sure that Health Secretary looks at the issue. Recentl