Dow, it will be an eight straight month of gains for the dow and s p 500. Strugglest for the Technology Sector once again. Lets look at what happened overnight in asia. You will see that the nikkei ended up by close to 0. 6 points. Stocks in china under pressure the hang seng down by 1. 5 points the shanghai down by 0. 6 . In europe, in the early trading, it looks like there are green arrows across the board. Biggest gains from the major averages come out of germany where the dax is up almost by 0 0. 8, the ftse up by a quarter percentage points. Right now looking at crude oil prices opec and nonopec producers, ie russia, are expected to announce an extension of output cuts until 2018 a lot of concerns about that, whether there will be Sticking Points along the way thats why crude oil was under pressure yesterday things have picked up this morning with a gain of 1 for wti. Up 53 cents to 57. 82 well get a live report from the meeting of opec in vienna. Thats coming up at 6 30 a. M. Eas
Al jazeera live from was a coming up an appeal for help the u. N. Is asking the International Community for twenty two billion dollars to help with humanitarian crises around the world. Zimbabwes new president unveils his cabinet and many faces from the mcgarvie era returning to senior posts. A date is set for japans emperor to step down making it the first abdication in more than two hundred years. Government of storm to college in pakistan killed at least nine people it happened in the North Western city of all attackers were killed after two hours of fighting with the army and police the taliban faction in pakistan says it was behind the attack joins us on the phone from islamabad come are we hearing more about the target now what can you tell us about that. Well good heres carol remaining a bit sketchy about the intended target of the taliban now theyre saying that their dog a day to save ourselves the Intelligence Agency however there are no official confirmation john dagwood we h
Raise awareness of the prevalence of Sexual Harassment. She recently shared her own story about being assaulted as a young congressional aide more than 40 years ago. Like so many of you, i have a me too story to share. I was working as a congressional staffer. The chief of staff held my face, kissed me, and stuck his tongue in my mouth. So i know what its like to keep these things hidden deep down inside. I know what its like to lie awake in bed at night wondering if i was the one who had done something wrong. I know what its like years later to remember that rush of humiliation and anger. Joining me now is congresswoman Jackie Speier of san mateo county. Tur so much for being here. Great to be with you, thuy. Id like to ask you about the russia probe. You sit on the house intelligence committee, and were hearing now that there are a number of witnesses scheduled for next week, but none for january. So what does this mean . What is going on . Well, we can read between the lines, i thin
Corporate america. Robert the massive package would double standard deductions but cap other popular tax breaks, including deductions for mortgage interest and state and local taxes. It would also eliminate the individual mandate under the Affordable Care act. This tax cut will mean less of a paycheck going to washington and more to the hardworking person who earned it. Robert but democrats are calling to delay the vote until alabama senatorelect, doug jones, is seated. It would be wrong for Senate Republicans to jam through this tax bill without giving the newly elected senator from alabama the opportunity to cast his vote. Robert we explain what a compromise could look like when it comes to cutting taxes, can christensen welker of nbc news, jeff zeleny of cnn. Nancy cortice, and shawna thomas. Celebrating 50 years, this is Washington Week. Funding is provided by their leadership is instinctive. They understand the challenges of today and research the technologies of tomorrow. Some ca
Young congressional aide more than 40 years ago. Like so many of you, i have a me too story to share. I was working as a congressional staffer. The chief of staff held my face, kissed me, and stuck his tongue in my mouth. So i know what its like to keep these things hidden deep down inside. I know what its like to lie awake in bed at night wondering if i was the one who had done something wrong. I know what its like years later to remember that rush of humiliation and anger. Joining me now is congresswoman Jackie Speier of san mateo county. Tur so much for being here. Great to be with you, thuy. Id like to ask you about the russia probe. You sit on the house intelligence committee, and were hearing now that there are a number of witnesses scheduled for next week, but none for january. So what does this mean . What is going on . Well, we can read between the lines, i think, and there is a rush to try and shut this Committee Investigation down. And this week was a great example. Three in