diversity so. more of an establishment pick. andy was a multiple millionaire behind hardy s and carl s junior. but he was derailed for those racy commercials that the restaurants ran. acosta is a public servient. they feel confident by the fact he was confirmed by the senate three previous times going to help him. president trump over theers could of the campaign then candidate trump insisted unemployment numbers were higher than reported. you start to hear the shutter bugs. which means the president will be out here momentarily. just a couple of empty rows in front of us in anticipation. we imagine his senior staff will be with him for this announcement. alexander acosta also expected to be in attendance. jonathan, we will keep a close eye on door. he is someone, dean acosta,
he tweeted he was looking forward to the hearing. the trump transition, pushing back aggressively. i got communication from several senior trump transition officials, some of whom don t return my messages, suddenly very happy to be speaking with me. so this is a good thing. they are pushing back aggressively. here is what i m told. from a close business associate and two republicans who are plugged into the transition. coming into the weekend, he started to raise questions, is this worth it? andy puzder has been under aggressive attack from democrats. his company is the ceo of hardee s and carl s junior. they been attacking him. for minimum wage issues, women in bikinis advertising. some have been saying at the hearings they might raise domestic abuse allegations by an ex-wife. his ethic and legal and financial disclosure paperwork has not been filed. that s a sign you are going back and forth with the office trying to figure out what you have to divest, what do you need to disclose. i
labor runs the carl s junior and hardees franchise infamous for the racy commercials with scantily clad models. have you ever been by a burger before. his pick to head the treasury department served as an executive producer on mad max fury road. the next season of celebrity apprentice starring arnold schwarzenegger and featuring is snooki. i ll be back. will have donald trump as an executive producer. is it ridiculous to wonder if the inaugural poem will be given by andrew dice clay? hickory dickry doc. oh! thanks for watching. i m jake tapper in washington. before we go, a look ahead at tonight s cnn heroes airing live tonight right here on cnn. they are the kind and the caring, they are the strong and the brave. they are the ones who see a need, fill a void. make a difference.
good for the economy because he s going to usher in lower regulation, lower taxes and be a president in a time when you re seeing an up trend for interest rates. many interest rates are expected to be moving higher. it s amazing when you look where the dow is now. just less than 400 points shy of the 20,000 mark. how quickly it s gotten there if you look at the dow in the past year a week before election day, the dow was lower than 18,000. earlier this year, when oil prices were crashing, less than 16,000. so it s really moved very quickly. and also, if you are invested in the stock market, look at your portfolio. since the day after election day, about three quarters of the stocks in the s&p 500 have been in the green. brianna? okay. talk to us now about donald trump s pick for labor secretary, andrew puzder, head of the chain that runs carl s junior and better known as someone who opposes raising the
he can swim with the sharks! he s ready. la quinta inns & suites take care of you, so you can take care of business. book your next stay at lq.com! la quinta! good morning. today is wednesday, september 30th. i m elisabeth hasselbeck. extreme weather. tropical storm joaquin near hurricane strength now threatening havoc up and down the east coast. new warnings this morning that the worst is yet to come. buckle up. then a fox news alert. stunning order. president obama from russia this morning. get this stop the airstrikes russia says, get out of syria, they exclaim. and yet vladimir putin will take the lead from here? if you ask donald trump, that s perfectly fine. we ll explain. and the newest voice on the immigration debate. this racy new ad from a hamburger company. carl s jr. what do you think?