Unions can be agreed upon. There will be an agreement. Reporter the 11 unions have been working without a contract since 2011. Their spokesperson entered the negotiations cautiously optimistic. Were always hopeful. Reporter but hours later, he and other Union Members stormed out fuming after new Jersey Transit sent them a letter informing members that if they go through with the strike, all rail positions will be suspended, all workers on sick leave will lose benefits and all employees will lose their health insurance. It is apparent that new Jersey Transits notice to the Coalition Members represents retaliatory action and harassment of the Coalition Members. Reporter nj transit says the notice was required by federal law. About 105,000 commuters rely on transit trains daily and the accommodate about 40,000 of those riders. The new jersey senator says it may come to the point where federal mediators may need to intervene. We cannot afford a shut down. By the same token, you cant expect
We have exxonmobil thats the name to watch. It will post Quarterly Results and bring it to you. Theres quilt of democratic data due out today. December personal income spending. Ism manufacturing and construction spending. So a lot to talk about. And in Corporate News this morning three major automakers will recall more than 2 million older vehicles to fix defects. The recall involves an issue that causes dir ss air bags to deploy when theyre not supposed to. Toyota Fiat Chrysler and honda. I dont know toyota with the dads. We love dads. It wasnt just toyota. There was another one. The dove appealing to your dad in stink when youre watching the super bowl. Every dad is watching the game. Its captive audience. Have a little, you know do something subtlety. Yeah. Anyway. I will admit i teared up during one of the commercials. Are you kidding me . I teared up because they were so unoriginal. I teared up when the horses protected that little puppy. I was hoping they would peta dont kill me
R fizzling out across southern wisconsin. We will have some son of the clouds will buildup in the action we may have some showers. Its going to be warmer today at 82. 80s all the way through saturday. As chance of showers is moral but even then they will be scattered. Hal is the committee looking . Bling closures on the jane addams were from earlier this morning all part of the extensive resurfacing project that will be in place for some time. The to have some hot pockets of construction to break down for you along with a quick peak of your travel times in just a few minutes. Charges are pending against the person responsible for a multi vehicle crash that killed an elderly man on the north side. 71yearold frank kiley was loading groceries into the trunk of his car at sheridan and balmoral yesterday morning, when he was hit and pinned against his car. Witnesses say the driver of the other car was speeding and ran a red light, causing a Chain Reaction crash that included a cta bus. Four
Accelerating to believing that commerce has peaked and is now going downhill, which is why counterintuitively the dow gained 91 points, the nasdaq pole vaulted 1. 02 today. At the same time, a rally in the russian stock market, coupled with ukraines absence from the headlines and the fact that president obamas not inflaming the situation because hes on vacation have created an aura of diplomatic possibilities that are totally at odds with where weve been since the downing of mh17. Now, before i go over the markets, this new view, i want to explain the way i work. Boy, even after nine years on air, continues to elude people. The monologue is about what the market thinks at this moment and why the stocks went from point a to point b. About what did happen not necessarily what should be happening. In reality, my actual world view is at odds with the manicdepressive swings that this market gives you constantly. I dont like the all or none, black and white thinking buy, buy, buy of a market
Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is thursday, march 19th. Along with joe, willie, and me, we have White House Reporter for the associated press, jonathan lemire. Former treasury official and morning joe economic analyst, Steve Rattner is with us. So reports of new cases of the coronavirus in this country seem to be coming in by the minute. There are now more than 8,900 confirmed cases here in the u. S. And more than 150 deaths. The number of cases in the state of new york alone jumped 44 over the last 24 hours. Now close to 2,400. Thats more than double Washington State, which has the second highest number of confirmed cases. A top official on the White House Coronavirus Task Force Says the number of confirmed cases in the u. S. Is expected to dramatically increase over the next few days. At a White House Briefing yesterday, dr. Deborah birx urged americans not to overreact, noting that the spike will occur as testing accelerates. They were individuals who had been tested. Who