President trump calling on congress for 1. 5 trillion bill to help fix the country crumbling infrastructure tomorrows report, apple gets a downgrade, disappointing iphone demand and the s p 500 the worst day since may of last year despite the sell off though. Almost, six decades heading into the trading section of the month, each 5. 5. Nasdaq is up 7 for the month. 14 record s p 500 closes is the most since 1955. I have to go back, thats seven years. I heard the speech last night, not only the president , hes literally taking credit for the stock market and hesdone lot to make it so that this rally makes sense. You look at the boeing quarter today. You everyone is skeptical and some of them is antitrump. Come on, this economy is thnot that good. You look at the electricity number, they dont lie and you come back and say listen, what do you want how for real do you want it to be what do you need to see . A 6 gdp number . It is real you can make an argument that it is reflected in stock
Stephen darrah, major retired from the u. S. Army and steve, start off by spelling your full name. Stephen and darrah. Provide a framework for our here this afternoon. Take us from your early through west t up point into the army and through career. My we will come back and look at more detail. I was borned a raised Providence Rhode island 1943. Providence from country day and went to the military academy in july of 1961. While at the military academy, i Academic Department on a daytoday basis. Squash, played a little tennis and was delighted to graduate. Was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the infantry. Schoolto Airborne Ranger as did most classmates. I was assigned to the first of 502nd battalion at fort campbell, kentucky. Spent in a year and a half there and decided i wanted to go to Flight School and i was on to go to the third bridget and decided i wanted to walk so i went to Flight School in 1967 and 1967. Hed in september of went to vietnam on my first tour first ber of
I was born and raised in providence, rhode island, 1943. I graduated from Providence Country Day School and went to the military academy in july of 1961. And while at the military academy, i fought the Academic Department on a daytoday basis. Played a little squash, played a little tennis, and was delighted to finally graduate, and i was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the infantry. I went to Airborne Ranger school, as did most of my classmates at the time. I was assigned to the first of d battalion at fort campbell, kentucky. That was my spent in a year and first. A half there and decided i wanted to go to Flight School, and i was on orders to go to the third brigade and decided i wanted to fly rather than walk, so in 1967, i went to Flight School and finished in september of 1967. Went to vietnam on my first tour in october of 1967 to the first cav. Came back a year later and did the advance course and back to vietnam for about i think it was seven months or so. Units were sta
The left still thinks they can take money from hardworking citizens. Tax cuts dont need to be a partisan issue. We had tax cuts in the 1960s. Economy grew 6 . Ronald reagan did it in the 80s. Guessc what happened . The economy grew 4 . The numbers do not lie. In just a few minutes, Freedom Caucus member ron desantis and cke former ceo, andy puzder will join us. First we have a blake burman. Reporter he defended his plan, it does very well benefit of people of wealth. First on individual side. There will be according to thisc proposal three different tax brackets, that, 12, 25, 35 . Calls for standard deduction to be doubled while ending the death tax and the amt. On the corporate side, two different rates there. One for smaller businesses, a top end rate on Small Business side of up to 25 . For corporations, a rate of 20 . Now as you know, President Trump campaigned on a 15 corporate rate. Now that number has crept up to 20. One thing is very clear around this white house, and in hear
Nightly news begins now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Today the icecold water of washington reality was thrown over the celebration by House Republicans over yesterdays successful vote to repeal and replace obamacare. Thats because of the still bigger battle that awaits in the u. S. Senate, where key republicans are saying tonight slow down, as they plan to go back to square one to craft their own Health Care Replacement plan. A process that will take more time and require virtually every republican to be on board to pass. Here is National Correspondent Peter Alexander with what happens next. Reporter tonight, its the Republican Health care plan going under the knife. Youll have Better Health care at a lower cost. And now im calling on the senate to take action. Reporter but the house helped bill where republicans can only afford to lose two votes. The senate will write its own bill. My goals will be to rescue th