Its all relative, right . We have seen some subtle changes. I know its not down to the good category yet but signs of things beginning to improve. For much of the weekend everyone was in that very unhealthy category, that purple color. Now were down into the unhealthy from the north bay to the south bay. Yes, its still bad. We have the haze out here, but were seeing signs of changes. Let me get to that and to give you this reference point. I have to give you a wider look at the satellite and the three large fires producing the most smoke, you can see the plumes on the satellite view showing the smoke now lifting to the north and east so thats moving away from the bay area. And were starting to see these changes from the system that is developing right on track just offshore. Thats going to help to change our air quality. Well have more details on that in our developing la nina and what that could mean coming up in 18 minutes. 20 Straight Days of poor air quality and it will stick aroun
The dollar index just below 97. Crude oil rallying 2 today on stocks going higher. 87. Arrel of wti 37. Lets get more on the markets. Scarlet fu is with us. Scarlet jay powell testifying before congress for two days of discussion, stuck with his message that the economys path is uncertain. We have seen indexes come off of line isghs but the positive. You look at the industry groups, 20 groups are higher. Within the dow, 29 out of the 30 names are up. In terms of leaders, caterpillar, boeing. The white house is preparing a 1 trillion infrastructure proposal. Up 4 frastructure etf right now reflecting higher demand. Retail is up after a record gain in sales. A lot of retail names are heavily shorted, so you could be seeing a short squeeze as investors rushed to cover their bets. All of it comes back to fundamentals, like earnings. Morgan stanley talked about the disconnect between the optimism out there and the bottom line. Andgap between the s p 500 as aftertax profits has soared to rec
Civic [inaudible] this morning we are focused with the United States expenditure is on Prescription Drugs rising faster and reacting to the concern the warehouse is expected to unveil the executive order even as we wait for direction with a Prescription Drug Delivery System and with those that are being explored we will hear from government leaders and Patient Advocates and here in the studio we our lives dreaming please keep your phone on silent the we encourage you to join the conversation on social media follow less on twitter or comment. We will take questions throughout the program. And before to get under way with affordable Prescription Drug description. Good morning. Was in is very important conversation today with the speakers and panelists and watching on line there is nothing else that you could be focused on some things for the years all kidding aside of the very real issue of rising drug prices and the impact they have American Families and employers, a taxpayer the Health
Civic [inaudible] this morning we are focused with the United States expenditure is on Prescription Drugs rising faster and reacting to the concern the warehouse is expected to unveil the executive order even as we wait for direction with a Prescription Drug Delivery System and with those that are being explored we will hear from government leaders and Patient Advocates and here in the studio we our lives dreaming please keep your phone on silent the we encourage you to join the conversation on social media follow less on twitter or comment. We will take questions throughout the program. And before to get under way with affordable Prescription Drug description. Good morning. Was in is very important conversation today with the speakers and panelists and watching on line there is nothing else that you could be focused on some things for the years all kidding aside of the very real issue of rising drug prices and the impact they have American Families and employers, a taxpayer the Health
Of the people, most of the people, who were is central to his political rise. Tonight at 8 00 eastern on cspans q a. Commissioner scott along with Industry Experts discuss Prescription Drug access and costs as well as balancing industry competition with public safety. This is two hours. [inaudible conversations] quite so it like to thank our sor i would like to thank our sponsor. This morning, we are focused on the cost of medicine. Are rising faster than Overall Health care spending. The concern the warehouse is expected to unveil the executive order even as we wait for direction with a how can the entity help manage costs and keep it successful for all americans . Are marketbased solutions being explored . We will hear from government leaders and Patient Advocates as they explore a landscape where patients can get the medicine they need at and up at a price they can afford. If you notes of housekeeping. In addition to those of you here in the studio, we are Live Streaming and we ask