And global stocks follow u. S. Markets higher after signs of a strong christmas retail season. But there are warning signs for the president bubbling under the surface. The New York Times notes there are economic warning signs for President Trump in the midwest related to manufacturing numbers in states that are key to his reelection. The times also points out that President Trumps trade deals raise rather than remove economic barriers and that thats a significant shift in trade policy. And the outlook for farmers isnt as rosy as team trump hopes to convey. I want to bring in heather long, chris lu, and anna egerton. Welcome to all of you. Heather, let me start with you. All week ive been talking about these recordbreaking stock markets, the percentage gains on the dow, the nasdaq, the s p 500, which are the best since 1997 or so, depending on what happens in the next few days may even be stronger. You combine that with a gdp growth rate thats not bad. And someone who didnt look under
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Show Transcript THE MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD. REPORTER: THE FLOODING WAS SO BAD HERE THAT CARS GOT STUCK IN THE MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD. APARTMENT BUILDINGS ARE FLOODED. IF YOU LOOK INSIDE, YOU SEE WATER IN THE GROUND AND INSIDE THIS APARTMENT BUILDING. LOOKING ON THE WALL, YOU CAN TELL JUST HOW HIGH THE WATER GOT INSIDE THE BUILDING. THE DAMAGE AND THERE IS JUST TERRIBLE. IT COMES UP EVERYWHERE. REPORTER: THE OWNER SAYS THAT WHEN HEAVY RAIN COMES DOWN HERE IN SHADYSIDE, APARTMENTS FLOOD. HE SPENT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. WE CAN’T EVEN TURN IT INTO OUR INSURANCE COMPANY ANYMORE BECAUSE THEY ARE DONE PAYING FOR THESE LOSSES. REPORTER: THEY PUMP THE WATER OUT AND CREWS CLEAN THE STREETS BUT THIS IS VIDEO OF WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE BEFORE A CAR WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE STUCK INSIDE IN
for him to be gaining momentum in the weeks before the iowa caucus. reporter: this is my natural habitat, no tie on today, ali. i don t know if you call it a comeback but his team is definitely calling it a bernie surge, because of a sense of electability he has and the sense of honesty that his voters and supporters feel. they feel like they re riding some momentum here. they point to the second place position that he s formed in the national average of polls and then you look here to, say, new hampshire, a state he won in 2016. he has now in first place in those average of polls. so they re going to continue and try to push forward that momentum today. in a couple of minutes he ll be announcing the endorsement of a prominent democrat here, andrew valinsky who endorsed sanders in 2016. this time he was remaining neutral for a period of time so he could kick the tires, as he told one of the local reporters here, kick the tires of the