Nasdaq at 5,120. S p 5002,087 and the russell down almost a full percent. But we begin now with the big deal in health insurance. It is official. An them agreeing to buy cigna for 188 per share in cash and stock. An enterprised are value of 54 billion. Straight to bertha coombs. Combined anthem and sigma would unseat United Health to become the largest u. S. Health insurer with 150 billion in annual revenues. More than 50 million members covering nearly 1 in 5 americans. Anthems ceo joseph swedish aide mitts put admits putting the two big firms together will be challenging but with that scale they can generate operating savings and make them more affordable. It will improper our ability to serve customers across commercial medicaid medicare and International Markets and create greater efficiencies and afford ability for our customers. But the anthem deal taken with aetnas proposed merger with humana would result in the big five insurers becoming the big three. One antitrust lawyer tell
Joining me to provide inside analysis this morning are former Senior Advisor to president obama, david axelrod. Kathleen parker of the the washington post, Helene Cooper of the New York Times and former Senior Advisor to john mccains Campaign Steve schmidt. Welcome to sunday, its meet the press. Good morning. Lots of 2016 politics on the show. First breaking news overnight. A major rescue operation that is under way. Hundreds feared drown south of an italian island of lampedusa, after a boat carrying as many as 700 migrants cam sized in the Mediterranean Sea between north africa and italy. Kir simmons joins me from london. It is a fear most of these 700 already drowned. Reporter there is. Good morning. That search and rescue operation is under way involving italian boats, the multis, navy and commercial vessels. The Italian Coast Guard said 24 bodies have been recovered and 28 survived. One International Organization is saying 49 are rescued and taken to sicily. The sinking boat capsiz
Analysis this morning are former Senior Advisor to president obama, david axelrod. Kathleen parker of the the washington post, Helene Cooper of the New York Times and former Senior Advisor to john mccains Campaign Steve schmidt. Welcome to sunday, its meet the press. Good morning. Lots of 2016 politics on the show. First breaking news overnight. A major rescue operation that is under way. Hundreds feared drown south of an italian island of lampedusa, after a boat carrying as many as 700 migrants cam sized in the Mediterranean Sea between north africa and italy. Kir simmons joins me from london. It is a fear most of these 700 already drowned. Reporter there is. Good morning. That search and rescue operation is under way involving italian boats, the multis, navy and commercial vessels. The Italian Coast Guard said 24 bodies have been recovered and 28 survived. One International Organization is saying 49 are rescued and taken to sicily. The sinking boat capsized around midnight local time
Analysis this morning are former Senior Advisor to president obama, david axelrod. Kathleen parker of the the washington post, Helene Cooper of the New York Times and former Senior Advisor to john mccains Campaign Steve schmidt. Welcome to sunday, its meet the press. Good morning. Lots of 2016 politics on the show. First breaking news overnight. A major rescue operation that is under way. Hundreds feared drown south of an italian island of lampedusa, after a boat carrying as many as 700 migrants cam sized in the Mediterranean Sea between north africa and italy. Kir simmons joins me from london. It is a fear most of these 700 already drowned. Reporter there is. Good morning. That search and rescue operation is under way involving italian boats, the multis, navy and commercial vessels. The Italian Coast Guard said 24 bodies have been recovered and 28 survived. One International Organization is saying 49 are rescued and taken to sicily. The sinking boat capsized around midnight local time
Washington post, Helene Cooper of the New York Times and former Senior Advisor to john mccains Campaign Steve schmidt. Welcome to sunday, its meet the press. Good morning. Lots of 2016 politics on the show. First breaking news overnight. A major rescue operation that is under way. Hundreds feared drown south of an italian island of lampedusa, after a boat carrying as many as 700 migrants cam sized in the Mediterranean Sea between north africa and italy. Kir simmons joins me from london. It is a fear most of these 700 already drowned. Reporter there is. Good morning. That search and rescue operation is under way involving italian boats, the multis, navy and commercial vessels. The Italian Coast Guard said 24 bodies have been recovered and 28 survived. One International Organization is saying 49 are rescued and taken to sicily. The sinking boat capsized around midnight local time, which is more than 12 hours ago. The final numbers may be truly gutwrenching. Hundreds still need rescuing,