Muchneeded air support here today. Weve seen in the past hour several water drops from a pair of helicopters as well as an air tanker. There are also 400 firefighters on the ground now. We know at least seven to nine structures have been last, and were told by the red cross some of those are homes. Those families could find out tonight whether their home was lost or saved. Many of the evacue are utilizing an center this eveniig. There were two Evacuation Centers last night in pueblo. Theyre consolidating both of those tonight. So there will be one. It is at the Colorado State fairgrounds. Again, a Massive Wildfire burning here in pueblo county. Well keep tabs on it throughout the evening, and well be back with you tonight. For now, were live in pueblo county, back to you. Moisture is what we really the forecast. Right now temppratures 40s and 50s along the metro area. Theres a little cloud cover in the mountains. Theyre making snow for the colorado high country, but the winds are still
Gentleman, the legendary investor john paulson, only on power lunch today. Sue is at the new york stock exchange. Hi, stew. Ty hi ty, great to see you. All throughout our show the five browns, the famous players, theyre playing steinways for us at the famous steinway factory. Listen to that. Isnt that beautiful. The ceo of the company is on with us because john paulson just bought this company and theyre going to play for us throughout the hour. Five browns, welcome to power lunch. When you think of the federal government these days, what music comes to mind . Lets listen to what they come up with. A circus theme, thats appropriate for whats going on in washington. The five browns will be with us throughout the hour, picking different types of music as the stories warrant. On day eight of the federal shutdown, president obama will make a statement and answer questions in one hour. We will, of course, carry that live here on cnbc. All of this as we approach that october 17th deadline. S
Need to move fast. Reporter President Joe Biden in his second full day in office, zeroing in on the second major crisis facing his administration, a teetering economy. Now is the moment not to undershoot or wait and see. Now is the moment to act. Reporter with new weekly unemployment claims hovering just shy of 1 million, biden unveiling a pair of executive orders. One that would expand food assistance, speed up distribution of stimulus checks and expand eligibility for Unemployment Benefits for workers who refused jobs due to unsafe working conditions. Were in a national emergency. We need to act like were in a national emergency. So weve got to move with everything weve got. And weve got to do it together. And one that lays the groundwork for a 15 minimum wage for federal workers. Capping a week of more than two dozen actions to try to ramp up or completely reverse his predecessors efforts to deal with the same issues. As the white house grapples with a cascade of economic crises, co