International, diplomatic and military history of the 20th century, in particular the era of the world wars and the cold war and in addition of the age eisenhower, hes author of the bitter road to freedom, a lib history of the liberation of europe which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist and also a bestseller in the united kingdom. Following d. Hitchcocks remarks, ann compton will join d. Hitchcock for a conversation on this great biography and the 34th path of the United States. Anne is a pioneer of journalism in america. She was the first woman to cover the white house for Network Television and was on the air for 41 years with abc news. Her on geoffty and impact are unparalleled. Anns career at abc news spanned seven president s of the United States, 10 president ial campaigns. She anchored from the white house, from capitol hill and president ial travel that took her to all 50 states and six continue innocents and ann, and this is a very significant part of american and white house hist
Lots of guests coming up mel Mellody Hobson will join us. Well ask if todays the start of a downturn or a buying opportunity. The ceo of icelandbased Decode Genetics will join us. What the company has learned about how the virus spreads. Its an interesting study. Lets focus in on the big stories we are watching in this final hour of trade. Bob pisani tracking todays selloff Courtney Reagan with plunging retail Sales Numbers and wilford. Bob, a little recovery weve seen lets take a look at the s p and call this one cuomo versus the horrible Economic Data because the markets once again, cuomo moves markets. 12 30, started talking about lower hospitalization rates, the market lifted at that time continuing to lift but cant compete against those horrible Economic Data sara was talking about. The energy, the banks, the small caps, the industri industrials, Economic News, they suffer the Energy Stocks getting pounded, even down double digits, some recovering off the lows like apache and hess
Welcome to the twilight of the index funds. I think thats the great untold torrey er t story. For years, lots of very smart people told us that index funds were the best, if not the only way to invest. Instead of trying to beat the market, they argue that you should just buy a cheap indecision fund that mirrors the s p 500. But sometimes trying to mirror the market is a bad strategy take the s p 500 you have to own so many havenots along with the haves during this pandemic its changed everything. That at best now, with the coronavirus, youre betting on mediocrity why would you want exposure to troubled Industries Like retail, oil and gas . I know the index fund orthodoxy will never truly be defeated because theres a kernel of truth in it. But man, in this environment, where you cant go out and spend money without fear, even if you just got a 1200 check from the government, youdont have to b a genius to know that the cruise lines are untouchable. But what about the winners, though, what
After a day of wild weather impacting millions from the south to the northeast. A new decision on whether Car Insurance companies should be forced to give you a refund during this crisis with no one or fewer vehicles on the road. Later a surprise for the 93yearold Woman Holding that sign up requesting beer. More evidence of americans separated but coming together. Good tuesday morning, everyone. Officials from new york to california are discussing possible ways to reopen their states. Thats setting up a showdown with President Trump over who gets to make that decision. But first lets look at the map. In new york, more than 10,000 people have now died from coronavirus even though the governor says the worst is over. Hospitals in new york are still seeing 2,000 new patients a day. Elsewhere theres growing concern in massachusetts about the rising number of deaths there. President trump is now defending dr. Anthony fauci just hours after retweeting a post that called for him to be fired.
On this first day. Reporter today when we checked in at long lines and stores, most people seem to be wearing masks. Most but not all. Enforcement wont begin until next wednesday to give people time to prepare. We have a little bit of cloth masks left. Reporter Caitlyn Squires is a supervisor at cole hardware. Customers have been interested in face coverings recently and she expects that to climb. There has been a slight influx this morning. I think folks are becoming aware of the mandate, so we are expecting that there will be a surge definitely. Reporter theyre working to get more of them and different types but its best to check ahead. In San Francisco, the mayor announced new requirements for people to wear face coverings, a scarf or a bandanna will do so long as they cover the nose and mouth at essential businesses like Grocery Stores and transit. This applies to workers and residents. I think its safer for now. Till they figure something out or theres, you know, some vaccine for