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Became the acting attorney general. That is a great first question. I was chief of staff to Jeff Sessions october 2017. Her 13 months before he resigned abruptly on the day after the election of 2018 and the president appointed me that day as acting attorney general to bridge the gap between Jeff Sessions. How did you become Jeff Sessions chief of staff where you a friend . I said i only met him once before i was selected to be his chief of staff. I interviewed with him and talk to him many times. We have mutual friends those in the white house and the Federalist Society that had recommended me to him and his people. We bonded quickly over College Football and our love for good barbecue. A match made in heaven. Host one of the things you said about mr. Sessions recusal is that it was personal and fact driven. I wasnt there when he did the analysis taking over february 2017 after he was confirmed when the new administration came in that it took five weeks for me and my staff in the depa
The Investment Committee is ready to go. The Halftime Report starts right now. Welcome. Good to have you with us on this friday our Investment Committee here today joe terranova, john levanthal, josh brown, and marc lasry is here. Lets fwin with the markets. Stocks extending gains, more trade optimism marc, good to see you again. Thanks for being here. Ill turn to you first were looking at the major averages dow is about 70 points from 28,000 what do you make of the markets in the here and now . Are you surprised we are where we are in. Yeah. Im very surprised, actually why so . Well, if you sort of look ate it, gdp growth is slowing down youve got issues sort of everywhere youre turning. And yet the market keeps hitting new highs. I think thats its great if youre an Equity Investor for what we do we need sort of the market and gdp to be around 1 to 2 . I think what we do, its great i think on the equity side, its going to be a tough year for the next year. You do . Why so because of g
Yes. Im intrigued. At a starbucks or something. One person with a clipboard and one person looking hopeful. It reminded me of the best answer to the question we all get at the end of the interview, right . The interviewer says to you, so, do you have any questions for me . And you cant say no because then you look uninformed. You dont look curious. So the head of facebooks Hr Department asks this of Cheryl Sandberg of facebook. What is your biggest challenge and how can i help you fix it . Wow. Thats a good one. Yes, it is. Have you ever faced that sort of a question. Any awkward questions . I know it has been a long time since youve had a job interview. Ive been here for a while. Lean forward and look them in the eye. Right. It is so important. The physical presentation of im eager and im here and i have researched your company. Im the person that you want. Thats what you want them to walk away from the job. Have you ever asked for the job. Incompetent hope you hire me. No. That was a
Steve. It will be a warm pattern. Especially for this time of year. Temps in recordsetting territory. Not for everybody but for many it will be close. San jose was 83 in 1976. San joses would be. Santa rosa would tie. San francisco would fall short. While warm it is 4 degrees off the record set in 1976. Half moon bay, 74 yesterday. Sfo, 73. Livermore at 74. And san jose, 74. Breaking the old mark of 72 in 1982. Livermore goes back to 1913. Recordsetting day. High pressure and an off shore breeze coming out of the Oakland Berkeley hills here. At the surface, there isnt much. A puff of a breeze around San Francisco and oakland but mainly in the santa cruz mountains. 40s and 50s on your temps. Some are mild already. Looking like a mostly day for everybody and warm as High Pressure has anchored itself. Its not going anywhere any time soon. It looks dry and warm out to the temps. 70s for nearly everybody. Sal, what do you have at 7 02 . Still quiet. Theres a problem on 880, steve. Okay. Im