and failed to get german signoff on the allies of ukraine s tanks something that poland says they would do on their own. and president biden was asked about it today. polands call to send tanks and money. u.s. tanks to ukraine? president biden: ukraine s going to get all the help they need. anchor: that s ukraine s president, he says he needs more than western gratitude to hold off the russians. hundreds of thanks, are not hundreds of tanks. also, today, the white house told reporters, that the mercenary fighters made up in part of russian convicts, this all come as day after we learned that cie director briefed president zelensksyy on how the spring russian may play off. fred starts us off from kyiv. reporter: hugely important week in ukraine. one that could be pivotal for the war and the future of their country. they want it take the fight to the russians, they understand that they need more modern, western weapons to do that. at the same time they re bracing
Half. A pretty good turnout as well. Hundreds of people here. Hundreds are here coming together, pushing for change. 15 National Local organizations are here. They are here uniting together. And both shot to death this week by Police Officers. We wanted to bring everyone together to be in a safe space. And also to come together with planning for a solution. My hope is that this conversation will lead to a broader conversation. And to be black, white, and blue. There were events in our area today too. Thank you so much, stephanie. A mother is speaking out about e her ordeal. This morning she was released from the hospital. Who attended that protest with her. I felt the bullet. I dont know, but i felt it hit me in the back of my leg and my son andrew turned around to grab me. Because i guess that he turned around to see where i was, but i was shot. So i grabbed him. I saw another officer hundreds of rounds. I have never heard anything like that before. 37yearold taylor says while she is
Enraged over the Police Shootings last week. Wusa9 Stephanie Ramirez is live outside the civil war memorial with our top story tonight. Hey there stephanie. Reporter hundreds gathered to show their solidarity and discuss solutions. Hundreds united together outside the war memorial to push for change. So we wanted to bring everyone collectively together to have that opportunity and to be in a safe space, that will be associated with the events that just took place. Reer place today. Afterall sterling and Philando Castile were shot to death by police. Of the thousands of police and Community Reactions that happened in the daily basis this is an exception to the rule. We realized that the super majority would go on. Reporter at the church in silver springs, people look to a higher power for guidance. I hope that this conversation would lead to a broader conversation. That i would like to see it be black, white, and blue. I think that one of those solutions is education that is key, i also
Around. The dow took a steep dive of nearly 200 points yesterday with the rest of the market following cu with the exception of gold which gained 18 per ounce. Potential Market Movers today will be gdp numbers and earnings. Last night facebook shares soared more than 12 after beating analyst predictions. And, lenova is set to buy googles motorola handset unit for 2. 9 billion dollars according to reuters. Todd horwitz of average joe options joins us now to talk about the fed fallout. Good morning. I like to call you dr. Doom and gloom but you pegged it right. Good morning angie. Yes, the fed did come out with their tapering announcement but i think the feds a little bit concerned here. I think their unintended consequences of the entire program is starting to show up through all of the markets including the emerging markets. Exactly. Which leads me to the turkey situation and the other emerging marketswhat do you think is likely to happen here . I think theres a good chance that theyre
Were taking a look at how the president ial cycle affects the stock market. Is this something you closely follow scott . Not as a trader on a dayto day basis but if you look historically dating back probably 7080 years, this actually does make sense. There is absolutely a pattern to how the market works during the cycle. You look at it and the year before the election and the third year into the president ial cycle have historically been the two best years of the cycle to be in the market. Not only on the upside but also those are the years with the least amount of decline. That makes sense. You havethe year before the president takes office, its election time and everyone is positioningboth democrats and republicanswhat theyre gonna do for the economy, what theyre gonna do for taxes. Its more of a feel good issue. Once they get into Office Things seem to calm down a bit. In fact, the first and second years after the president being in office are historically two of the least advantage