Inspections. Lets get to it. And first from the fox news deck this thursday afternoon, President Trump just moments ago declared our nations Opioid Crisis a Public Health emergency. The president said its time to put a stop to the drug problem. As americans, we cannot allow this to continue. Its time to liberate our communities from this scourge of drug addiction. Never been this way. We can be the generation that ends the opioid epidemic. We can do it. [applause] shepard federal Health Officials say more than 140,000 americans die i should say 140 americans die each day because of opioids. The president stopped short of declaring it a national emergency. That would have meant new money to fight the fight. Instead, Officials Say todays move gives states more flexibility and how they use existing federal funds. Supporters say it expands action says to medical services in rural areas. Critics say it will take new money, thats what they need to solve the drug problem. Its foxs top story.
President s remarks. I want to share a little bit of the gaggle notes. The president is in the building. Hes not begun his speech yet. Very interesting. The president talked about his opposition, if you will, to Jeff Sessions decision to recuse himself from the russia investigation. He talked in length about Michael Wolff, calling him a fantasy writer. Wolff the author in the latest book fire and fury which has created so much of a controversy in washington and consternation for the white house. He also talked about an axios piece, neil, that was laying out his executive team. Im not sure if it was suggesting he didnt work hard. Its that he had more free time than other president s. He said he works as hard as any president ever has. As you pointed out, hes here in nashville expected to address this overflow crowd of the American Farm bureau in just a moment. Hes going to be talking about the importance of the new tax law and how it will benefit americas families and in particular, ame
Clinton calls it a sham. A lot to cover and well see what gets traction. Lets get to it. First from the fox news deck this friday afternoon, President Trump set to meet with the republican congressional leaders at camp david right now. Hes apparently trying to change the subject after attacking the controversial new book about his administration, which came out this morning. Heres what the president told reporters while leaving the white house this afternoon. Hi, everybody. Im going over with the senators. Were going to camp david. We have a lot of things to work on, a lot of things to accomplish. The stock market is up very big today. Weve set new records and i think they will be continued to be set. The tax cuts are really kicking in far beyond what anyone thought. Shepard the president ignored shouted questions about the book. More on his camp david meeting in just a moment. The books author, Michael Wolff, says he had inside access to the white house. He says he conducted interview
U. S. Stocks off to the strongest start to a year since 2013. So the dow, you just heard that bell, extending its record up up for the week more than 2 . The s p 500 set to post four fresh records in four consecutive weekly trading sessions. So tech stocks, one of the best performing groups this week. One of the reasons investors are optimistic for tech shares, any other, a strong labor market. So this morning we got that read on Unemployment Holding at a 17year low. The rate 4. 1 . So the pace of hiring did slow slightly. 148,000 jobs added to the u. S. Economy. So that was fewer than what some economists have forecast. Overall, 2017 was one of the best job growth years on record. And for the Trump Administration, this is a bright spot. If you look at the figures here, especially february through december, this is how were adding at the moment 1. 83 million jobs. The most adds during a president s first year since president clinton. Another reason investors are optimistic, Corporate T
The white house has now responded. Lets get to it. Good monday afternoon from the deck today. President trumps legal team is getting ready for a possible interview with special Counsel Robert Mueller as part of his russia investigation. Thats what sources confirm to john roberts. President trump talked to reporters about the investigation over the weekend during a meeting at camp david. The president attempted to shoot down claims that he might obstruct justice when he tried to stop Jeff Sessions from recusing himself. The president said everythings done is 100 proper. He also suggested hes willing to talk with mueller. The president said again, there is no collusion, no crime. Special counsel mueller is looking to russian meddling in the United States election and possible ties between team trumpand moscow. John roberts is live on the north lawn. Good afternoon. Lets stipulate that no request has been made from Robert Muellers office to President Trumps legal team for an interview wit