Between antifa and Trump Supporters on the streets of washington, d. C. What can be done to curb the growing division in america. A look at market this is morning futures pointing to a rally at start of trading up 275 points right now. On the dow industrials nasdaqup 57 and s p higher by 29. The dow the best performer last week while the tech heavy nasdaq struggled with a selloff with the dow industrials up 4 on the week and nasdaq lower by half a point. And the s p higher by 2 . Covid cases on the rise across the country mean wheel as world waits for a rollout of the vaccine. Well be talking with new york state senator brad and who is one of fact pfizer vaccinings patients his insight coming up. Plus american i think knew try bring you highlights from latest spacex launch with four american astronauts onboard mornings with maria is live right now. European markets take look like this pretty much a firmer tone s p 500 up 45 and cac up 60 and dax index higher by 69. Pretty much about ha
At a record high for the dow the s p set a record high on friday up another 30 points and the nasdaq, an underperformer last week, is indicated up by close to 60 points stocks have been on a big run. If you look at last weeks returns the dow was up just over 4 last week the s p was up just over 2 . And the nasdaq was down only by half a percent you are talking about the third week out of four that is seeing negative returns and that has been the underperformer. Really across the board a lot of strength the russell 2000 hitting a record high last week and big, big moves. Remember, its only been a week since weve heard from pfizer. That set things off especially ones underperforming as people stay home. The ten year is yielding 0. 885 . Joe, that was a wild ride last week, too, watching what happened with treasury yields. Potentially getting up to 1 but now were back where we started. All part of, i guess, reopening. The market given the backdrop i will talk about right now the market is
Even though some states havent finished counting the votes. And Donald Trumps camp hasnt exhausted its all its legal options. I know that you have supported joe biden from the get go. So on the emotional level im, im sure it feels right, but when it comes to you american law, due process, the american republic, which requires some semblance of neutrality, g. C. , thats actually a sign of respect. The elections over, theres a, in the United States, we have a tradition that when it is clear whos going to win, because they have the majority of votes that are needed for any office and for president , its the majority of the Electoral College votes. Even though there are still some technical things that have to do, there are, in some key states have to certify the elections. The certification often doesnt happen for weeks after the election. And yet on election night, you may know whether the margin for the winner is so large that it is impossible for the defeated candidate to catch up. So
I mean, can you point me and our viewers around the world primary source material . Not the media projection. Not some speculation. Not that even a paul, but a legal document, a legal decision thats legitimizes, sound designation as president elect. So democracy depends on very fragile norms, including that the defeated candidate, graciously acknowledges that he lost the election. And then particularly in a president ial context, the defeated candidate says, congratulations to the winner and says we as americans will unite behind you. Because your success is important to our country. And my government will do everything it can to cooperate with you in a transition. So that when you become president , you can hit the ground running. They do that even knowing that the formal date on which elections are certified by states by which Electoral College votes are cast in state legislatures. And by which those votes are counted in Congress Wont happen. For another 2 months, so if i hasten that
But the margin is 80000 votes. It doesnt matter if all 10000 votes went for the defeated candidate, they cannot possibly catch up. Thats where we are today. Joe bidens margin is so large in all of the states that are being contested, that even though some other states have not finished counting, they still know who won and job. Im one majority of the Electoral College dropout progress ical there are there is. And isnt that there is, you know, history, history to dish and there is an emotional side to this question, but then there is a legal side as well, and you were a legal scholar. Thats why im asking, what makes joe biden president elect at this point . I mean, can you point me and our viewers around the world primary source material, not the media projection, not some speculation, not that even a paul, but a legal document, a legal decision that legitimizes see if that cell designation as president elect. So democracy depends on very fragile norms, including that the defeated candi