I have to start. Well break down the Holiday Retail rush as power lunch starts right now welcome to power lunch. Lets take a look at where we stand. Stocks are shrugging off the d. C. Drama as tyler mentioned. As tyler mentioned, its christmas crunch time, six days makes me nervous too lets check out some of the retailers hitting record highs today. Nike, best buy and target, hitting their highest levels ever were going to talk about some of those names as the hour goes on thank you very much wall street focused on washington today at least a little brit as the house begins to debate impeachment. A vote is expected to take place later this evening, and a man javers has more. You. See the action taking place down on capitol hill, on the other end of pennsylvania avenue from here at the white house, where it is all quiet in the west wing. In fact, surprisingly quiet, no indication of any particularly special meetings today no indication that the president is doing much of anything at all
And friend, illustrates the commitment that they have made personally which i think all of us want here at the post are very grateful for. I just wanted to share that with you. Today were going to talk about cybersecurity interference in our 2020 president ial elections. The very Innovative New way of trying to do with that. And avoided talked with two of the people who are most familiar with these issues. First former director of Homeland Security, michael, former director of National Intelligence, james, each knows the cyber in these issues in a difficult political and legal background as well as anybody who has served in government. On this gentleman with the question is on everybodys mind. It involves the question of interference in our elections but this is the complaint that has been raised by the so identified whistleblower who is complaint now before the house Intelligence Committee. This subject of an Intense National discussion going all the way to the issue of impeachment. T
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