Independents 202 7488002. If not by phone, you can use your phone to give us a text. 7488003. Comment ono post a social media. You can post a comment on facebook. We look forward to hearing from you. Here is an article we found recently that starts to highlight all of this. Can policy make it more affordable to have a family . They write that the annual American Family survey has been released recently. It suggests that while most americans considered cultural concerns the most important problem facing families, they now see economic concerns the most pressing issue. Not surprising that young couples report having fewer children than they would like for economic reasons. Last year, a morning consul parents said they expected to have fewer children than they considered ideal. Three of the primary reasons were child killed expenses, financial instability, childcare expenses, financial instability, and the general state of the economy. Families need to raise about a dollars,f a million 23
Gorka, the former Deputy Assistant to the president and a staff member. Good to welcome you back. Guest thank you. Host pictures like this all over the news, this from saudi arabia, smoke pouring from the aramco facility after an attack on saturday. The who the rebels claimed responsibility. The secretary of state here, mike pompeo, views it a little bit differently. He is pointing directly to iran during if that is true, what should the response the . Be . Guest exactly what the president has been doing. One of the key things we did when i was in the white house is we ended the disastrous jcpoa a ron deal we inherited from the obama administration, continuing a sanctions package against iran. The phrase we have the white houses behavior modification. Iran is one of the most dangerous, and it uses the houthis to further its mission. Host considering and iran attack that would break the regimes back. Guest i do not agree with the mp. He is a little bit too keen to use military force. Th
This has been fine. Thanks to the real Scott Jennings and the eyes got jennings from an appearance parents today. Thanks to all of you for jojoining us. Im kasie hunt. Dont go anywhere. Cnn news central starts right now Michael Cohen. Back on the stand, Donald Trumps onetime fixer. Now Courtroom Foe is already testified for more than five hours, and the real fireworks of cross its examination could begin today, working overnight, Secretary Of State Antony Blinken in ukraine, meeting with president Volodomyr Zelenskyy at a crucial moment and the war as ukraine loses ground. But knew us weapons arriving now how on the front lines also less those are explosives bringing down pieces of the collapsed Francis Scott key bridge plus new body camera footage offering a glimpse into the panic and confusion on the night of that deadly disaster. Im sarah sidner with kate bolduan and john berman. This is Cnn News Central and good morning from outside the courthouse in downtown manhattan, we have rea
Rishaad a day of optimism. Record highs again for the big three. We will go into detail on the little later. This is an ultimate trading week of the year. We are malaysia, taipei, singapore, all starting the session. Positivity being the watchword. Sophie it is the watchword, indeed. Climbing in sydney, singapore, but malaysia is coming online in the red, down. 5 . Take a look at the big picture. We have bonds on the retreat. Currencies are mixed. Gameng on to last weeks gain. The korean won is leading gains. Is sticking and a narrow range. Japanese stock is fluctuating this morning. Cindy shares headed for the strongest growth since january 2008. Little change after the rba meeting minutes. Seeing we could also be we have not seen these levels since 1991. Sophie when you take a look at the big picture, when you take a look at the japanese equity contribution to the regional index, that will help fuel the fire for the regional benchmark to surpass last months record. When you take up t
Speaking of clouds, here is a combination of the satellite radar. A few offshore. There might be enough to give us a few sprinklesover light showers in the north bay. Hazy conditions, spare the air day, temperatures cooler. Upper 50s to near 60 in the north bay. Yes, we are talking rain chances ahead. Cloudy skies in san jose. Midweek and beyond, rain. Wind is good for air quality. Well let you know how much rain and snow expected in the full forecast. Well stay tuned for that, rob, thanks. Taking a live look outside over San Francisco and the embarcadero. Tens of thousands of people will be here counting down to a new year. Clear skies mean a great view of the annual fireworks display. Air quality will be an issue. Crews spent saturday setting up the show. It lasts 15 minutes. Clouds made for a murky fireworks display. There is concern smoke from the fireworks could affect the already poor air quality. The problem with the smoke is it is filled with explosive materials. These fine par