Gain i think im looking at the right place, nasdaq composite, up 1. 5 . We are doing well this morning. Now look at this. Novavax started phase one trials of a vaccine with human participants. Results expected in july. Big stock gain. By the way, the ceo will be on the show today in our 10 00 hour. Merck are working with an austrian vaccine maker and they have established partnerships with others in the field. Merck is a dow stock and it, too, is on the upside. 3. 7 higher. Heres the bottom line. There are hopes that a vaccine may be developed more rapidly than thought possible. All right. Im going to show you some of the scenes from around the country this memorial day weekend. Its the official unofficial start of summer. We took every opportunity to get out and have a good time. That suggests the recovery is picking up steam. We will show you more about this in just a moment. Joe biden, he broke out of his basement for the First Time Since march 15th. He was wearing a mask. He and hi
14 points. What is going on here . First of all, there are clear signs the lockdown is ending and the economy is expanding. Theres been a big jump in Mortgage Applications and a surprisingly small drop in private sector jobs in may. We are going to check the other indicators for you. They proiare pointing towards growth. June appears to be the turning point. As for urban unrest, look, its very hard to be positive when you see razor wire around saks fifth avenue in new york city. Overall, violence was down last night. Peaceful protesters were out in force and that, in my mind, is a very good thing. Green shoots, something positive this wednesday, june 3rd. Varney company is about to begin. Stuart i think the story of the morning has to be calm. Protesters turned out across the country last night, some defying curfew orders in major cities, new york and d. C. , but it was by and large a calm night. A welcome contrast to the past few nights of mayhem and looting. Now, the night was not fr
National security advisor Keith Kellogg joins us on that in moments. Plus, the house and senaten passing the 1. 7 trillion Spending Bill g the 1. 7 trillion Spending Bill adding to our debt and ejecting even more fuel for runaway inflation. We will talk t we will talk to the republican congressman about that and it is another christmas in russian captivity. He is not the only Americanme Beinrig wrongfully detained abroad. Ambassador and former National Security ambassador on what ther bideien administration should be doing. Maria samarit down with an actow about how his foundation is f honoring our nationous heroes this christmas. Plus, it is called morganss wonderland. A amazing themepark that Givesho Hope T Ro Kids that really need it. How the Families Foundation help to make it a reality. All of that and more as we lookm ahead on sunday morningsund futures. New boarded apprehension number migrants continue to flood the country illegally. Eg customs anald Border Protection reporting
spokecer: president trump at the north carolina opportunity now summit in charlotte, introduced by ben carson. mr. carson: thank you. thank you so much. it is now my pleasure to introduce a leader who has done more to revitalize our nation s community than any speaker in recent memory. when president trump first took the oath of office, he vowed that our nations forgotten men and women would be forgotten no longer. and through his unprecedented support for economic opportunity initiatives, this is not just a promise, this has come true. it is getting better every single day. [cheering and applause] mr. carson: we spent much of the morning discussing the transformational effect of opportunity zones in neighborhoods that have been neglected for so long. it is president trump who championed this initiative from its very earliest inception. we have spoken about the needs to cultivate a 21st century workforce. one where everyone is included . it is president trump whose leadership
community than any speaker in recent memory. when president trump first took the oath of office, he vowed that our nation s forgotten men and women would be forgotten no longer. and through his unprecedented support for economic opportunity initiatives, this is not just a promise, this has come true. it is getting better every single day. [cheering and applause] sec. carson: we spent much of the morning discussing the transformational effect of opportunity zones in neighborhoods that have been neglected for so long. it is president trump who championed this initiative from its very earliest inception. we have spoken about the needs to cultivate a 21st century workforce. one where everyone is included. it is president trump whose leadership has helped to usher in a time of unprecedented job growth in an america where there are now, believe this or not, more job openings than there are jobless people. [applause] sec. carson: and think about this. in the last quarter of 2019, 74