This surge in pieces of code 19 im coughing, its good to have you with us. America is strongest when it works with its allies. Those were the words of joe biden, just a few moments ago as he formally introduced some of the top picks for his incoming administration. The u. S. President elect is said that his team will lead by the power of example. Is a team that will keep our country and our people safe and secure. And its a team that reflects the fact that america is back ready to lead the world. Not retreat from it. Once again, sit at the head of the table, ready to confront our adversaries, and not reject our allies ready to stand up for our values. And then went on to introduce his National Security team underlining their years and decades of experience. And he said, diplomacy and mole time, lateral lism are back. Former secretary of state john kerry, he will be taking on a new post as special envoy for the climate in for sizing. Bidens commitment to the environment in fighting glob
Yields, and the dollar. Volatility spiked. For weeks wall street mostly sharehold shrugged off any d. C. Drama. Today, the shrugging stopped. It came amid President Trump asked james comey to back off of his investigation of National Security adviser michael flynn. The allegations in an asyet unseen comey memo may mean nothing for the economy, not now and maybe not ever. But the trump gop agenda of tax cuts, deregulation and Infrastructure Spending could founder or fail amid a hail storm of investigations. The Dow Jones Industrial average dropped 372 points to 20,606. Nasdaq off 158. The s p 500 fell 43. Although it was the worst day of the year for the indexes, we should point out that remain near record levels. What was the response in washington that the markets were so focused on . Eamon javers joins us. What was the response from capitol hill and especially republican lawmakers . Reporter for the most part, republicans held firm today in support of the president. Speaker of the ho
Unquote. President trump yesterday claimed in a stunningly frenzied briefing that he has total authority to decide when and how that return to work will happen, which is factually correcting, according to the u. S. Constitution he does not have that authority. The governor of new york, andrew cuomo, told cnn today he would defy such an order if he thought it would endanger Public Health in his state. President trump took to twitter to attack cuomo for simultaneously asking for help while also asserting his authority. But as cnns nick watt reports for us now, cuomo says hes not going to engage in any fight with the president. If he ordered me to reopen in a way that would endanger the Public Health of the people of my state, i wouldnt do it. Reporter new yorks governor insists that he, not king trump, his words, will decide when and how the state reopens for business. This morning, the president tweeted, cuomos been calling daily, even hourly, begging for everything, and now he seems to
We begin overseas where opposition activists in a groups say at least 40 people were killed in a suspected chemical attack over the weekend. It happened late saturday near the capital damascus. Video shows people being hosed off with water. Local activists say they saw dozens of dead bodies many of whom were children in underground shelters across the city. According to a statement of the civil defense, the reported symptoms indicate that the victims suffocated from the exposure to toxic chemicals. The Syrian Government denies involvement. The Syrian Government called the allegations fabrications. Today the Security Council is expected to hold a meeting in response to the attack. The president writing quote, many dead including women and children in mindless chemical attack in syria. A area of atrocity making it completely inaccessible to outside world. President trump, russia and iran are responsible for backing animal assad. Big price to pay. Another humanitarian disaster for no reas