Announcer live where you live, this is abc7 news. The president appears ready tonight to terminate daca, a move that would force 800,000 dreamers to leave in some cases the only homes theyve ever known. Right now its like Somebody Just punched me in the pit of my stomach. Good evening. Im eric thomas. Thank you for joining us. Its the decision dreamers have been dreading. Sources tell the Associated Press that President Trump has decided to end the program that protects undocumented immigrants who are brought to the u. S. As children, protect them from deportation. Abc7 News Reporter lilian kim has more on this developing story. Eric, the president is known to change his mind, but based on discussions he had this afternoo it appears mr. Trump plans on fulfilling one of his Core Campaign promises. I just feel like my life is crumbling. Reporter san jose resident Cecilia Chavez is one of 800,000 socalled dreamers, young undocumented immigrants who came to the u. S. As children but protec
Closing basis and the dow in their own intraday level. We continue with this rally was relatively modest as investors are waiting details on what the fed is going to do with its Balance Sheet unwind. Not expected to be announced when the fed concludes meeting tomorrow. Individual stocks we are watching, sprint and tmobile according to bloomberg reporting have been in talks since august on their combination, theres been talks about them being in talks for longer than that. They could be weeks away from coming to an agreement on some kind of all stocks deal in which Georgia Telecom would be the owner of the combined company. At t and verizon are also getting a lift as we watch that move. On the downside today, in terms of what we are watching, we have some big down movers envision health care is one of them, the Company Announced as chief Financial Officer was up and down and announced a buyback. On its give details forecast, and that could be responsible for some of the decline we are s
Gop establishment over the weekend. And Hillary Clinton in response to a question about Harvey Weinstein says, quote, we have a Sexual Assaulter in the white house, unquote. And, oh, by the way, her foundation not return weinsteins 250,000 in donations. Well get into that. Big day as always for politics and money. Varney company is about to begin. Ashley but we begin this hour with some breaking news. At least seven people are now reported injured and one person is missing after an oil rig exploded last night in louisiana. Lauren simonetti joining us for three hours today. Whats the latest from louisiana . Look at that picture, ashley. This happened about dinner time last night. Lake ponte cher train upon cher train, basically, that oil rig exploded. They dont know exactly why right now. The thinking is cleaning chemicals on the platform caused the explosion. Either way, you have seven people injured, at least seven, five of them were hearing are in pretty bad condition, and theyre sea
One of President Trumps Core Campaign promises was to defeat isis. With a stunning fall of mosul in june and now with isis nearly eradicated from raqqa, it is ra clear that isis so called caliphate is crumbling. Our brave Service Members comes at a high cost, particularly to the Syrian Democratic forces who suffered many casualties as they fought to liberate their own country from the oppression of isis. Instead of caring for the urgent humanitarian needs of raqqas residents, isis utilized the money it stockpiled to finance terrorist attacks across the world, including against many muslims. As coalition and our Partner Forces closed in around them, isis used civilians as human shields and killed those who attempted to flee. Isis barbaric acts have left many scars across the region, and we remain committed to supporting stabilization efforts and local Security Forces in liberated areas through a political transition in syria. Unfortunately, the Syrian Regime and its supporters hindered
Here are select quotes from the different region which sum up what is happening nationally. Atlanta, tightness in the labor market continued with few reports of wage pressures. In minneapolis, regarding jobs, despite employer demand, job growth suffered from lack of available workers. In the dallas region, regarding the hurricanes, the impact from hurricane harvey, varied by location and industry. Most contacts do not expect significant, longterm disruption. One last thing to share with you, trish. I know how much you like discussions of the border adjustment tax, in cleveland, this quote. An apparel retailer beliefs removal of the border adjustment tax reapproval from the tax debate, eliminated element of uncertainty and risk to the retail industry. To sum up the beige book, tight labor market but only modest wage growth. An issue that perplexed the fed for several months. Trish adam, thank you. Reminding everyone, were awaiting on Roger Goodell, expected any minute to announce a deci