sides. makes sense to me. all this as they are separated, leland, by just $5 billion. we will see if something breaks. for now, back to you. leland: we will keep watching. kevin corke at the white house. breaking news now, senator elizabeth warren speaking outside her home in cambridge, massachusetts this after earlier today taking a big step toward a presidential run. let s listen. look, i m in this fight because i understand what s happening to working families. i grew up in a paycheck to paycheck family. and my big chance was a commuter college that cost $50 a semester. i run for office because i m grateful down to my toes for the opportunities that were given to me. and i am determined that we will give those same opportunities not just to some of our kids, but to all of our kids owe think when we fight for something positive, for something big, when we show not just tell you about show what
percentage of your income in tax. of the progressive income tax states currently look at the past year, they collectively lost about 293,000 people in 2018. the states ha had number of them gained 139,000 people. increasingly it does seem like people, based on taxes, both income and property tax, are trying to move to places where the government doesn t take quite as much of it. leland? all right. makes sense. jeff flock there in a very rainy hammond, indiana. thanks for braving the weather for us. happy new year. and democratic senator elizabeth warren has taken a major step toward running for president. she spoke just a few minutes ago. more on that. first, live look now at the dow. up about 200 as traders are trying to finish off the year in the green. it will be hard though to make the whole year green. it s been a wild month. we ll be right back. .
lighting up a foggy night there celebrators in huge show crowds in beijing watched giant polar bears and pan does dance in front of the stadium from the 2008 summer olympics. and a live look at times square just down the street from us here. if it look as little dark that s because of the rain that is pouring down. that is not deterring thousands from already packing the streets. major security preps underway as people around the world gather to watch the ball drop at midnight. jackie heinrich also out in the weather reporting from times square. hi, jackie. hey, leland, more than a million people are expected to pack in to sometimes square tonight. so, of course, safety is the number one priority. for the first time nypd is using drones to back up its network of 1200 security cameras. so no angle at times square will be left out of view. they are also using bomb-sniffing dogs trained to lead their handler to
anger and playing to fear. she does have a good point. wages have been flat in this country. that s terrible. she has the wrong diagnosis. the cure is not more government. you take the path that elizabeth warren lays out you will end up in france. what we need is a closed border so that we can shore up the value of labor in the united states. this unregulated migration across the border is hurting american families. also, we need a trade deal with china. she is talking about a better a government that serves more people. we need a society that works better for people. not just a government. she is too government centric. leland: dan, with that, obviously you don t see elizabeth warren as a threat to the president, best position to win the dnc nomination, best position to win overall, you say when the nomination, michael bloomberg and best position to win overall michelle obama. why does michelle obama scare you if she were to take on president trump?
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