Updates of the days news. Good morning, everybody, it is wednesday, august 8th. A lot to talk about this morning. Lets begin with that closely watched Special Election in ohio in a district that has been in gop hands for three decades, Republican Troy Balderson leads Danny Oconnor by less than 1 of all votes cast, making it too close to call. The official outcome may not be known until all the ballots are counted in the coming weeks the race could be coming to a recount as the final results are actually certified. Still despite the razor thin margin, Troy Balderson has claimed victory and Daniel Oconnor has not yet conceded. Listen to this. Its time to get to work. Over the next three months, i will do everything i can to keep America Great again so that when we come back here in november, get ready, we got to come back here in november i have earned your vote for a second time. Can you believe how close this is . We, we are in a tie ball game. We went doortodoor. We went housetohouse.
He has repeatedly claimed credit for the surging stock market and gave the markets a highprofile mention at his state of the Union Address last week. David leonhart of the New York Times joins us from washington. Phil rucker, White House Bureau chief for the Washington Post, and politicos Michael Crowley are all here as well. David, let me start with you. You make the most sense. You sort of write about this intersection of politics and the economy. Can you speak to what has happened today, people tuning in right now, feeling panicked about what they see the markets do . Can you speak to the real world implications of todays headlines . Yeah, so the first thing i would say, nicole, to everyone out there is when you hear journalists like me confidently tell you why the stock market failed, dont believe us. No one knows most of the time exactly why the market rose or fell. Thats why we use phrases like animal spirits. And so yes, it seems like people are getting nervous about a slowing e
Warn Illegal Immigrants of a recent ice raid targeting violent criminals. The democrat tried to present her defiance law justice normal which it most certainly is not. Throughout this journey with this new administration, we are navigating the complicated power relationship between local, state, and federal governments. And thats part of the beauty of our constitution, thats part of the beauty of our democratic form of government. Its not that complicated. But her case for harboring Illegal Immigrants was further undercut by deadly developments in denver. Inside those flames is a 57yearold man trapped inside the cab of his semitruck, hit by a suspected drunk driver. Denver police say ivan ran from the crash leaving the driver to die. Authorities say the 26yearold is also in the u. S. Illegally. U. S. Immigration and customs agents want to deport him back to mexico but the Denver Sheriffs Department in charge of the jail is refusing to detain him should he post the 25,000 bond telling f
Recent ice raid targeting violent criminals. The democrat tried to present her defiance law justice normal which it most certainly is not. Throughout this journey with this new administration, we are navigating the complicated power relationship between local, state, and federal governments. And thats part of the beauty of our constitution, thats part of the beauty of our democratic form of government. Its not that complicated. But her case for harboring Illegal Immigrants was further undercut by deadly developments in denver. Inside those flames is a 57yearold man trapped inside the cab of his semitruck, hit by a suspected drunk driver. Denver police say ivan ran from the crash leaving the driver to die. Authorities say the 26yearold is also in the u. S. Illegally. U. S. Immigration and customs agents want to deport him back to mexico but the Denver Sheriffs Department in charge of the jail is refusing to detain him should he post the 25,000 bond telling fox news that unless ice gets
Warn Illegal Immigrants of a recent ice raid targeting violent criminals. The democrat tried to present her defiance law justice normal which it most certainly is not. Throughout this journey with this new administration, we are navigating the complicated power relationship between local, state, and federal governments. And thats part of the beauty of our constitution, thats part of the beauty of our democratic form of government. Its not that complicated. But her case for harboring Illegal Immigrants was further undercut by deadly developments in denver. Inside those flames is a 57yearold man trapped inside the cab of his semitruck, hit by a suspected drunk driver. Denver police say ivan ran from the crash leaving the driver to die. Authorities say the 26yearold is also in the u. S. Illegally. U. S. Immigration and customs agents want to deport him back to mexico but the Denver Sheriffs Department in charge of the jail is refusing to detain him should he post the 25,000 bond telling f