By contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Dave zarin the first only sport editor in the nations magazine 158 year history. Founder of the website and pod cast, edge of sports. Com. He joins us now from washington. Daved, good to have you on the program as always, sir . Grit eat to be here. I saw some of your written work. Let me start with the one line that jumped out at me and followers. It its exhausting to have a president who gets angrier at outspoken black athletes than at nazis. Take it away. Thats absolutely right. It is exhausting. And i think this last weekend was exhausting for so many people who kid themselves part of the nfl community. This idea that we have so many problems facing this country right now. Whether we are talking about the devastation in puerto rico, the tension in north korea, the issue still that exist in houston and florida. In the weak of the hurricanes that hit the wonderful places. And yet the president its taking his time,
Look to push through tax reform plans before the ball drops on 2018 as many promised. But with a pungent still not passed could taxpayers be facing another disappointment courtesy of congress . We go on the road to minnesota and california, veteran congressman eric and john on whether they will be able to beat the clock. And just eight days ago, we saw the worst in humanity bring out the best in so many people, including 200 employees of the Security Firm hired to run the Country Music concert. All jumped into action ripping open homes in barriers to evacuate the helpless in his First Television interview since that attack, the ceo of csc security with us exclusively to talk Lessons Learned and the one ultimate sacrifice made by his company. And secretary of defense mattis saying get the contingency plans ready if diplomacy with north korea fails. Were less than an hour to the closing bell. Lets start the countdown. We need to get this breaking news. Helicopters right now trying to dou
Drain your swamp over producer harvey Sexual Harassment scandal. Many saying he is not the only one. And nfl owner pushing back on their players flag protest. And now ceo based in puerto rico, saying youve got to drain yourself of incompetence and corruption. Thats what he calls it. Weve got all of those stories for you tonight. Welcome to risk and reward. Im elizabeth macdonald. Now first to your moan. The stock market rally still hanging in tight. Powering ahead. It is the strongest market in decades. The dow ending mixed today. But heres whats going on. Investors are enthusiastic as President Trump cuts back on regulatory state. That grew to massive proportions. More than 5 trillion in stock market values added to your 401 k s and stock since President Trump was elected. And today, the regulatory roll back, the draining of the swamp begins. Epa all right. Scott pruitt announcing that the Trump Administration will get rid of a big obama Regulatory Program to curve emissions from coal
California is under a state of emergency this morning as vast swaths of the state are consumed by deadly wildfires. More than a dozen blazes have swept through killing at least ten people and injuring more than 100 others. The danger is statewide burning from the Los Angeles Area all the way up to wine country in the north. There the fires have destroyed 1500 homes and businesses forcing tens of thousands of people to flee and leaving more than 100,000 without power. Threatened by these massive wildfires at least two hospitals had to evacuate their patients, transferring them safely to other facilities. And the california Highway Patrol took to the skies conducting helicopter rescues, saving at least 44 people from the flames. Well, these new fires started suddenly sunday night ander charged by powerful hot winds sometimes called los diablos or the devil winds creating critical fire conditions. The fire has done a good amount of magnitude of damage. And we are still working with puttin
Through overnight and behind that front we have just partly cloudy skies. What its doing, though, its not bringing any cooler air, its just going to help to drop the dewpoints a little bit so its going to start to feel a little better. 71 degrees in philadelphia its 67 in reading, 72 this morning in atlantic city. So, as you look at the day ahead, its warm, its muggy. The dewpoints slowly decreasing here. By 7 00 a. M. , 71 degrees. Still feeling muggy. By lunchtime it starts to feel a little better, 78 degrees. At 3 oclock, 83. Thats your high today. At 5 oclock, 82 degrees under partly cloudy skies and even at 7 oclock at night, were in the upper 70s so as youre dressing the kids, the summer tease will do it because temperatures this morning at the bus stop are going to be 68 and 72 degrees with partly cloudy skies. Lets show you these dewpoints. Theyve been in the process of decreasing here in the overnight hours. You can see the lighter green. Thats that northerly flow thats helpin