Poverty, crime, so much of it, the root of the problem really starts with our failing Education System and i think we all realize that there are far too many children who dont have an opportunity to start life on the right foot. But while we all have the same goals in mind i think we also realizes there are a lot of differences in how we believe we should achieve and change the situation that we have. Of course one side of the conservative aisle laments the abscess of a marketplace in education. They believe that we need more decentralization more competition in order to have a vibrant Education System in america and on the other side we have something very different where we believe we need to have more consistent standard through the common core in order to keep schools accountable and prepare students for college, for life, for their careers so the debate over common core has become one about standards. Are they too rigid . Too weak . Too political. Does it cost states more to imple
Cycle . Thats his gift to janet yellin. Those stories and much more coming up on the kudlow report beginning right now. Good evening, everyone, im larry kudlow. This is the kudlow report. We are live here 7 00 p. M. Sxeern eastern and 4 00 p. M. Pacific. Much of the east coast digging out from a big snowstorm today and man,s is it cold. Single digits here in new york. Nbc newss ron mott joins us live from boston, where it may be worse. Good evening, ron, and thank you. Reporter hey, larry, good evening to you. Let me tell you, it is so cold out here its hard for me to really convey to you how cold it is. The muscles in my face are really straining to be able to get this mouth to talk, but i can tell you its 9 degrees right now with a wind chill of about 7 below. The temperatures are plunging quickly. And overnight were expecting the wind chills to hit minus 20. So theres . Real concern about the Homeless Population in boston. There are teams going around the city trying to get them int
Director cordray, the cfpb has now been up and running for almost three years. What do you consider to be the most significant accomplishment of the bureau since 2011 and looking forward, what actions can we expect either the bureau out of the bureau over the next three months co thank you, mr. Chairman. Its a broad question. First of all, the challenge of building a federal agency from scratch has been significant. Weve had some growing pains and weve been working through those. But at the same time, weve gone from zero employees to now close to 1400 employees. People who are very dedicated to protecting consumers and seeing that they are treated fairly. They are doing marvelous work. The mortgage rules we put in place that congress put such a high priority on, had been very significant. Thats a single biggest Consumer Financial market. The enforcement activity that weve had to ensure that institutions understand that people need to be treated fairly and money will go back to peoples
Robert bryces latest book entitled smaller faster lighter denser cheaper, and i would add, more colorful. [laughter] look at that. Its jumping off the page. Smaller faster lighter denser cheaper is roberts fifth book, and i think quite possibly, his best. First off, it is a relentlessly optimistic, forwardlooking book. In an era with environmental catsties, sectarian catastrophes, sectarian violence, plagues, various other things, i was happy to read some u as robert explains, the promise of tomorrow rests in the fact that we are continuing to innovate by making things, what do you think . Smaller faster lighter denser and cheaper. And in this way the book is a celebration of these attributes, and as he will explain, a rejoinder to the doomsdayers and the cats fists. These are people who have been promulgating the idea of collapsed anxiety meaning our future will be one of scarcity and shortage, but by every measure out there things have been getting better. People are, of course, livi
Announcer live from krb center, this is cnn newsroom with robyn curnow. U. S. President Donald Trumps doctor has cleared him to travel to give speeches and to start campaigning again. This just little more than a week since he was diagnosed with covid. In the memo dr. Sean conley says mr. Trump is no longer a transmission risk and meets the cdc criteria to stop isolating. But it leaves many questions about the president s health unanswered. We still dont know if hes tested negative for the virus. And we dont know what kind of tests hes been given to show hes no longer contagious. Heres Jeremy Diamond to break down the doctors note for us and tell us whats coming next. Reporter the president s physician, dr. Sean conley, is now clearing him for a return to public activities. Dr. Conley writing in a new memo released late saturday night that the president is no longer considered a risk of transmission for m coronavirus to others. Now, let me read you a part of this memo from dr. Sean con