31 now dead, 2 million evacuated , 124,000 homes destroyed. The cost ranges are ranging wild ly weve got one right now that seems reliable, 125 billion. Thats more than hurricane katrina. We are with you. The American People are with you we are here today. We will be here tomorrow and we will be here every day until this city and this state and this region rebuild bigger and better than ever before. [applause] liz and the white house confirming today President Trump plans to return to texas this saturday to visit other parts of the state still reeling in the wake of Hurricane Harvey and to another story two explosions shook a flooded Chemical Plant in crosby texas just outside houston. It shot a plume of black smoke into the air, triggered an intense fire and continued to burn. Now officials equated it to a gas o loan fire warning more explosions could occur. This as harvey damage caused toxic chemicals to pour out of refineries operated by exxon, shell and other companies. Houston now
S p 500 and nasdac all hitting record highs, the record close for the dow since election day 53rd under President Trump. The dow less than 700 points from 24,000 after just passing the 23,000 mark. Investors liking the Senate Clearing a big hurdle for tax cuts last night after approving a 4 trillion budget in a marathon voting session setting the stage for one of President Trumps Main Campaign promises, tax reform but first the president responds to the fire storm involving democrat fredric ahad wilson with march Maria Bartiromo. Maria were you expecting that . President trump he is a very elegant man. Hes a tough strong four star marine. Youre a four star marine youve got Something Special to start off with okay . General mattis, general dunford, he was so offended because he was in the room when i made the call and so were other people and the call was a very nice call. He was so offended that a woman would be somebody would be listening to that call. At the littlely couldnt believe
Regulations. We have a look at an industry burned just as bad as coal. The shocking sector that saw business slashed in half and the somewhat complicated road ahead for untangling the red tape. A cold relationship growing warmer just as another involving a closer ally freezes up. Were talking to two men on the front lines of key negotiations with both russia and mexico under president s clinton, bush and obama, as President Trump looks to turn policies of the past on their heads. And snap, inc. , a 20 billion price tag and buzz abounds for what could be the biggest ipo in five years can. This unicorn take off like facebook or will it go the way of twitter, who despite the love of President Trump cant get Business Model to fly. Social media guru Pete Schneider makes the call on whether you should snap to attention and buy the snap ipo. Plus a possible new schism brewing at the white house over border adjustment tax between what President Trump is saying and one of his top key economic a
President trump traveling to a wisconsifactory is afternoon. Were go to take bold new steps to follow through on my pledge to buy american and hire american. With this action, we are sending a powerful signal to the world, were going to defend our workers, protect our jobs and finally put america first. [cheers and applause] liz president s order will crackdown on Silicon Valley tell Tech Companies making it harder for them to avoid hiring American Workers in favor of cheaper foreign labor, it the change rules and trade deals to favor americanmade goods and services, halt foreign contractors from trying to bid on government work project, latest push by Trump Administration to create new jobs, since the president has been elected, ford, chrysler sprint, walmart and others have announced they will create tens of thousands of american jobs. Joining me now, political columnism, mark steyn. We have millions of americans, still unemployed sitting at home. But you know, we also have Silicon V