Aluminum drain covers with stainless steel ones. Maria now a man who tried desperately to sal to save the people in boston. And now the firsthand account you will hear only on five. Sean . Reporter steve smiths picture was taken by the herald. It captures the moment he tried to save men trapped in the trench and it was not. It is the haunting image, a look of helpless agony. Steve smith remembers the moment. I never found that helpless in my life. On his knees screaming for help. I just knew there were two men in there and they needed help. Two men trapped in a trench and water filling over their heads. It was lunchtime on friday and smith ran to help. He jumped in feeling with his hands and feet. There. It was very, very emotional. He did learn their names. Workers for atlantic drain services. When you close your eyes you can see them. Send my love and prayers to the family. Im sorry. Smith says he has done underground work as well before he believes this could have been prevented. Os
Watching this morning. Crude oil prices falling. This is all coming as traders question reports that opec might meet for the meeting in june. Some people questioning those sources but its been something the oil market has been watching closely. In other global news positive developments on the on going greek saga. Athens sending economic reform plans to the euro zone overnight. The proposals include measures to crack down on tax evasion and corruption. And back here a packed agenda of economic and corporate news. Well be getting the the home price index. February Consumer Confidence and the richmond fed survey. Home depot and comcast and macys. We have earnings that are just out from dow component home depot you saw across the screen while becky was talking. Earning 1 per share. Beating estimates of 89 cents. Home depot also announced 26 increase in its quarterly dividend. Now up to 59 Cents Per Share as well as an 18 billion Share Repurchase program. The company did say the strong u.
Correspondent annual dinner and watch our live coverage tonight at the columbia eastern 6 00 p. M. Eastern. The Export Import Bank held single conference in washington dc. The event included opening remarks from fred hochberg. This is 20 minutes. [applause] chairman hochburg good morning. Welcome once again to the 2015 Export Import Bank annual conference. April 23, 1910. Exactly 105 years ago, Teddy Roosevelt traveled to paris to deliver a message to the world about the character of the american people. Roosevelt had just finished his presidency and he was invited to reflect on his time in office and speak about citizenship. They wanted to hear from him what he thought set americans apart and he delivered one of the most iconic speeches in our history and one which i think perfectly captures the american spirit. He said, it is not the critics who count. The credit belongs to the person who is actually in the arena who strives valiantly. Who knows that triumph of high achievement and w
Celebrates its independence, we give thanks for what we have overcome and how far we have come. We also give thanks to the American People, to their representatives in congress, and president s from harry truman to barack obama, for all of the help you have given us along the way. [applause] ambassador dermer we give thanks for all america has done to make israel stronger, safer and more prosperous. For support that has enabled israel both to defend itself by itself against any threat and to forge historic peace agreements with egypt and jordan. As we celebrate israels independence in the capital of this great nation, imf confident as ever that despite all of the challenges i am as confident as ever that despite all of the challenges, israels best day is still ahead. [applause] Vice President biden i asked, am i up . I think so. Hello, mr. Ambassador. My name is joe biden. [applause] Vice President biden Everybody Knows i love israel. I was thinking as ron was saying that he does not k
Writes about the accountability on the nsa spying issue. Heres peter bakers headline. Post, bye washington scott wilson, controversies show how obamas inattention to detail may hurt his president ial legacy. We want to get your thoughts on this. Republicans, 202 5853881. Democrats, 202 5853880. Independents, 202 5853882. Tweet, cspanwj. You can also post your comments on facebook or email us. On both fronts on the nsa and the Health Care Law, president obamas down to this i did not know. No president can be aware of everything going on in a sprawling government that he theoretically manage. Theoretically manages. This constant questions about how much in charge he really is. Days, the president s health and Human Services secretary said that the that despite internal concerns in a mr. Obama wasn, not told about Serious Problems with the new row grahams website until it was rolled out this month. Said theicials president was not aware that the National Security agency was tapping the ph