Hello. Excuse me. Hello, everybody. I hope you enjoyed your lunch. We are going to start. Good afternoon and welcome. Im sarah snyder, the Program Director at the William Simon foundation, and im absolutely delighted to introduce todays speaker kay hymowitz. Shortly, i will sit along with all of you as she discusses her latest book, the new brooklyn what it takes to bring a city back. But let me briefly tell you ive come to know and admire kay. The William Simon foundation started supporting kay 13 years ago, and i know that i speak on behalf of the foundations president jim pearson, and my colleague janus, and all those who couldnt join us today in saying that supporting kay as the fellow at the Manhattan Institute continues to be one of the proudest investments that we make each year. A quick overview of her prolific work. She writes extensively on childhood, family issues, poverty and cultural changes in america and has authored by very successful books. She is written for the New Y
Developments. Tax reform, has it been scrapped . What the white house is now telling fox business about reports the president s tax plan may be starting over from square one. Conservative speech under fire yet again on campus. Protesters shouting done an event where author and commentator Heather Mcdonald was due to speak about the war on cops but she says it is not the students to blame. She will tell us who, coming up. Melissa the dow ending higher but barely, led by shares of caterpillar. Ashley webster is watching big movers from the new york stock exchange. Ashley. Ashley almost ending where we began, melissa. We have news from whole foods. Word activist Investor Jana Partners taking a big stake, second biggest stakeholder in the company. Will shake it up. Improve technology and operations to better compete with its rivals. Shake up the board, maybe, maybe, see how much of a potential bidder would pay for whole foods. Up nearly nine, 10 today. Take a look at tesla. We always seem
With continental, and he has come back from illness. Everyone an outraged. When people have a camera, things like this go global. And why do they overbook so much. Confrontation with russia, secretary tillerson says, take sides. Youre with us or with iran and hezbollah. Hes going to moscow, but putin will not meet with him. Tax reform. No firm plan, no firm timetable and on the markets, no correction, but the trump rally is clearly on pause, saying it every day. Were all about politics and money and today well throw in passenger dragging. Varney company is about to begin. [yelling] oh my gosh no my god, what are you doing . No, this is wrong oh, my god, look at what you did to him . Stuart that video is all over social media after United Airline removed that passenger against his will to make room for crew on an overbooked flight. The premarket is down over 2 . Earlier, it was down 6 . Now, here is an excerpt from a leaked email from united ceo to employees, the quote. He, that is the
Relationship. Lou low one could say the working trust level is deteriorated. And relations as the president met with the nato general. The president said the relationship is at an all time low with russia right now we are not getting along with russia at all. We are at an all time low. This has built for a period of time. Well see about putin. And it would be fantast footballing get along with putin and russia and it may be the opposite. I would love to get along with everybody. Right now the world is a mess p. But i think by the time we finish it would be a better place to live. Lou the global a liiance is no longer obsolete. Joining me right now. Best selling author and just all around americanment pat buchan an. Lets turn to syria. The president said we are not going in despite the concerns. And some express that they are afraid it would be a quagmire. You are concerned it would consume the trump white house. Your thoughts here tonight. We put one foot. The president put a foot in s
Relationship. Lou low one could say the working trust level is deteriorated. And relations as the president met with the nato general. The president said the relationship is at an all time low with russia right now we are not getting along with russia at all. We are at an all time low. This has built for a period of time. Well see about putin. And it would be fantast footballing get along with putin and russia and it may be the opposite. I would love to get along with everybody. Right now the world is a mess p. But i think by the time we finish it would be a better place to live. Lou the global a liiance is no longer obsolete. Joining me right now. Best selling author and just all around americanment pat buchan an. Lets turn to syria. The president said we are not going in despite the concerns. And some express that they are afraid it would be a quagmire. You are concerned it would consume the trump white house. Your thoughts here tonight. We put one foot. The president put a foot in s