Dont know. The dow is about 120 points away from all high. The s p about four or five points away from an alltime high. Both of those were set on august 7th. Only nine days left in this Third Quarter. Its the best Third Quarter first three quarters weve had since 1997. Nine days left. Earnings, thats the catalyst for this market. Were talking about fed meeting, and special interview coming up with byron wien. He says loosening up will have the same effect as Interest Rate hike. Well ask him about that and a lot more. Is there a fight brewing over the next fed chair between president obama and firstterm democratic senator Elizabeth Warren of massachusetts . Some d. C. Insiders say she led the charge against Larry Summers who pulled out of the running on sunday. The president may want to teach senator warren a lesson. We have that intriguing story coming up. Politics behind the headlines. Lets check where we stand on the market. Dow jones up quarter percent higher. As bill said, market c
Flags are flying at halfstaff nationwide through friday night in honor of those killed in washington on monday. Thats when a lone gunman walked into a building, firing, killing 12 people inside. The unbega gunman identified asn alexis. The reason for the attacks is unknown, and recovery for those injured is just beginning. [ taps ] the nations capitol and the nation. Randall pinkston joins me now from the Washington Navy yard where a search for a motive continues, randall . Reporter del, there are so many questions to be answered. One of them how could a person with a history of mental illness, and us of firearms, how could that person be give becoma defense contractor. Reporter looking for answers and information about aaron alexis. The gunman who shot and killed 12 people and injured eight others at the Washington Navy yard on monday. We dont know what the motivation was, we asked if there was likely terrorism involved. We have no decision of that. Well continue to investigate that.
Gunshots. Holy cow, i dont know. They could have been way above me but i wasnt stopping to think what was going on. The response by Uniformed Police officers from metropolitan Police Department and park police was nothing short of heroic. Theres something wrong here when we have these multiple shootings, these multiple injuries, theres something wrong. Id like you to put my Trauma Center out of business. Just how did everyone miss all the warning signs . A picture of the gunman aaron alexis is emerging today into clearer focus. The 34yearold had previous arrests for gun related crimes and treated for psychological issues. He had legitimate access to the navy yard where he was working as a civilian contractor. Friends say they never expected this. No one mentioned anything about him being aggressive or being like that. Hes one of my family, too. Hes a good guy from what i know. I cant say what he did. Nothing to tell me hes going to be aggressive or no sign he was going to shoot someone