You see behind us, it is cooled off a bit. The dow is down about 15 points. But keep in mind, folks, we have seen huge moves in stocks, bonds and the dollar. Just since the election. And watch out for oil. Crude oil hitting a new threemonth low. Well have more on what is driving oil prices down straight ahead. Tyler . Thank you very much, brian. Tyler mathisen here. Here is what else is happening at this hour. Strong after shocks continue to rock new zealand following sundays 7. 8 magnitude earthquake. U. P. S. , air maintenance workers, voting to strike as contract negotiations stall. And the Transportation Department is setting new rules requiring electric and hybrid cars to emit sounds by 2018. So they cant sneak up on you anymore. We got a busy two hours ahead and we kick it off with the market, the dow, as brian mentioned, briefly hitting a record high at the open. It has since pulled back a bit. Despite the pullback, there are some notable standouts, often are, almost always are.
Chicken soup. President elect trump making his big administration nominations and announcing his picks for National Security adviser, attorney general nca director today. We have all the details. Meanwhile, stocks are giving back their early gains today, but its been quite a week for the bulls with stock inflow levels not seen in nearly two years. Well discuss whether the record trump rally has come too far too fast. Trump has promised to roll back regulations but would that eliminate rules . We begin with the president elects new leadership appointments. John harwood has the very latest. Kelly, weve got some action today on the transition front. Three hardline appointments by president elect donald trump. First of all, Jeff Sessions, the senator from alabama, to be the attorney general of the united states. Jeff sessions is someone who was his views on race were too controversial. He was blocked a judge in the 1980s. Hes a staunch foe of legal and tangled with Big Tech Companies over
Anyone, the hit show lasted for decades in syndication making henderson a pop culture icon and also the face of wesson oil and for more, we turn to tammy leitner. What a story. Shes just a part of American Fabric for decades. Oh, yeah. I think there were so many people that grew up watching her like i did and, you know, considered her a mom on television. Her death, it was unexpected. She died overnight at cedar sinai in l. A. Of Heart Failure. Her friends and family were with her and she had even continued working up until her death and she looked in good health. That was one of the things that made her so relevant. She was so diverse as so i think peep tell people tell me. The kids on tv were almost like family. Are we getting reactions from them . They stayed in touch. All have taken to social media. Barry williams said deeply saddened. Florence was one of the most gracious people i have ever known and proud to call her mop and friend. And Maureen Mccormick said she was a dear prefr
After clinton. I think when the president elect, whos also the head of your party now, joe, tells you before hes even inaugurated, he doesnt wish to pursue these charges, it sends a very strong message, tone and content, to the members. And i think Hillary Clinton still has to face the fact that a majority of americans dont find her to be honest or trustworthy, but if donald trump can help her heal, than perhaps thats a good thing. I do look, i think hes thinking of many Different Things as he prepares to become the president of the united states, and things that sound like the campaign arent among them. Well, the reverse order earned rebukes from conservative republicans. Here was senator Lindsey Graham this morning. Well, so much for locking her up, i guess. I can understand wanting to put the election behind us and heal the nation, but i do hope that all the things that donald trump said about how crooked she was, that we just dont let it go without some serious effort to see if the