Up by over half a percentage point. Lets tell you about the top three stories that were focused on this morning. They all about regulation. The top one, pfizer and allergan will be mutually terminating that 160 billion transaction following the new inversion rule changes. Sources tell cnbc that pfizer will pay allergan a 400 million breakup fee as per that tieup agreement. Both companies believe the treasury overstep the bounds of its Regulatory Authority. Sources say neither drug maker wanted to risk launching litigation against the government. President obama weighing in on the Treasury Departments new steps to stop corporate inversions. Ive been pushing for years to eliminate some of the injustices in our tax system, so im very pleased that the Treasury Department has taken new action to prevent more corporations from taking advantage of one of the most insidious tax loopholes out there and fleeing the country just to get out of paying their taxes. The president called on congress t
Death of cancer, but the history of Cancer Research and therapies they discuss cancer treatments and putting chemotherapy, immunotherapy and medical marijuana. This is an hour. Good evening, i am kelly the Program Director at the westport library. Im. Im pleased to welcome you to this evenings program. Just a few housekeeping items before we get started. If you could please take a moment to silence your cell phone, you have noticed a few cameras in the room and we are pleased to have cspan here to film this evenings program. Tonight is an onstage conversation and there will be an opportunity for audience questions at the end, im going to ask that you please wait for the microphone and speak into it clearly so your question could be heard. After the discussion the authors will be pleased to sign copies of their book. The books are available here and the authors will sign the books here to my rights. If you you could please form a line at the table in front of the stage, that would be gr
And for the ongoing resiliency programs that a number of people have had, and to our resiliency officer, who is helping dem and city administrator think through things around the corner that we need to Pay Attention to. There are a couple of things that i also want to do. Let me say thank you to all of you who have also helped in the lake county sonoma, napa and butte areas in their disaster and maybe a quick moment in our own minds and hearts about the lost lives there. I think its appreciated. And i also want to give particular thank you to our Fire Department, and our firefighters, who over the past week have not only gone up there in as many volunteer hours as possible, with equipment, hopefully we never have to use down here and hopefully, we keep our fires down, but in response to that tremendous disaster that you you already know the statistics on. 800 homes, thousands of peoples lives destroyed, that were there to assist. If it isnt medical and now perhaps our Public Health is
On. 800 homes, thousands of peoples lives destroyed, that were there to assist. If it isnt medical and now perhaps our Public Health is being asked to submit Mental Health professionals to help. As our firefighters giving toys to kids who lost everything and giving them a chance to have some play as people rebuild their lives. That reminds me this is the 10th anniversary of katrina, and knowing that a huge disaster happens in the other counties constantly were more than observing and engaged in those not just to help, but to take Lessons Learned and about rebuilding and recovery and things we have been associating ourselves with ever since katrina where mayor Gavin Newsome allows me and others to represent the city and we took the opportunity not only to bring lawn mowers to help certain areas, but took our time to stand in areas that were devastated and wondered how our city would prevent that from happening . And in those moments it wasnt just wishful thinking, but brought that oppor
, as well as the very enthusiastic support we have for our nert program. And for the ongoing resiliency programs that a number of people have had, and to our resiliency officer, who is helping dem and city administrator think through things around the corner that we need to Pay Attention to. There are a couple of things that i also want to do. Let me say thank you to all of you who have also helped in the lake county sonoma, napa and butte areas in their disaster and maybe a quick moment in our own minds and hearts about the lost lives there. I think its appreciated. And i also want to give particular thank you to our Fire Department, and our firefighters, who over the past week have not only gone up there in as many volunteer hours as possible, with equipment, hopefully we never have to use down here and hopefully, we keep our fires down, but in response to that tremendous disaster that you you already know the statistics on. 800 homes, thousands of peoples lives destroyed, that were