About all weve been through. Well talk more about that. We also have earnings from uber coming out any moment. Well cover that. Fox Business Team coverage with all the top stories. Lauren simonetti watching those stories. Blake burman from the white house. There is a lot of news there. And susan li with uber and more from the new york. Lauren, we start with you. Lauren guys, good to see you. I dont want to call it a fade but the dow was up 430 points. It lost some momentum closing at 23,875 for a gain of 211 points but certainly a fade for the third day in a row. Take a look at nasdaq. It didnt close above 9,000 but it is positive on the year by seven points. What a day. What has been powering the nasdaq and the overall market . Megacaps, facebook, amazon, google, netflix, microsoft. Look at them this quarter. Theyre all up 15 . Strong balance sheet, cash flow, generally seen as immune to government regulation which had been an overhang. There is very much a push, pull were seeing in t
Fbi and the Justice Department in actions against general flynn. In the motion to dismiss, the department of justice said they were not persuaded that a january 2017 interview of flynn by two fbi agents, quote, was conducted with a legitimate investigative basis and, therefore, does not believe mr. Flynns statements were material, even if untrue. Moreover, we do not believe the government can prove if either the relevant false statements or their materiality beyond a reasonable doubt. That motion of dismissal is signed by the u. S. Attorney general for the District Of Columbia who is described as attorney general William Barrs righthand man at the Justice Department. Clintonappointed judge emmett sullivan, who still needs to officially approve this decision by the Justice Department to withdraw the case fully. President trump today heard of the news during a white house meeting with the governor of texas, greg abbott. Heres the president s reaction. He was an innocent man. He is a grea
An estimated sixpointtwo magnitude earthquake has rattled central italy. Leaving a w the quake struck at 3 30 am local time. Northeast of rome. There are early reports of several injured and multiple deaths. Many buildings have been leveled and victims are buried under the rubble. The mayor of amatrice, near the epicenter, says the town quote isnt here anymore. Its too early to know complete damage totals and casualties. Facebook has activated their safety check system so friends and family members in the affected area can checkin. Denise Valdez another monsoon. And more examples that some drivers still arent getting the message when it comes to challenging flood waters. Dave Courvoisier the Clark County Fire Department had to rescue people from at least 12 vehicles in a twoanda half hour window last night when the rains were coming down. Denise Valdez this led to a completely different problem for the fire department. Nia wong is here to show us how devoting resources to water rescues
Weve been seeing the visibility drop as more fog continues to settle in. Zero in lancaster. Thats dense fog. Quarter mile in reading, patchy, dense fog will be the case throughout the morning. After the sun comes up,c well start to see a lot of this diminish. 45 in philadelphia, 40 in pottstown, 39 in reading. Millville at 38. For the bus stop forecast this morning, were dealing with fog and some areas, especially in the Lehigh Valley. If youre north and west of philadelphia, through the Lehigh Valley this morning at the bus stop, 40 degrees. By the afternoon well be seeing temperatures closer to 60. Philadelphia mid40s by the afternoon, low 60s. If youre in new jersey and delaware, mainly the mid40s by 7 00 a. M. And by 2 00 well be in about the mid60s. Coming up, ill show you the rest of the forecast with more rain chances. Ill show you that straight ahead. Lets get a check of the roadways. Were watching the schuylkill expressway right now. This is around montgomery drive. Were stil
Weve seen areas that have gone to a quarter mile visibility and up to three miles with only 30 minutes or so. Keep this in mind this morning. You might be in areas where you dont have fog. Then you run into thick fog. Look at now, through the Lehigh Valley, half mile in reading, half mile visibility in pottsto pottstown. If youre traveling from allentown to pottstown, youll run into the dense fog. Philadelphia, 2 1 2mile visibility. Mount holly at a quarter mile visibility. Wilmington, quarter mile visibility, same thing in millville. Patchy, dense fog this morning. This will stay around through the morning commute. Clearing up, i think, around sunrise and after sunrise today this morning. Temperatures now in the low 40s for most of the area, 30s closer to the Lehigh Valley. 38 in reading, 36 quakertown, 42 in allentown. Youll need a jacket this morning, its pretty chilly. 40 in woodbine. As we good through the day today, temperatures will be reaching about the upper 60s. It will be a