You can see the dow is reacting. The nasdaq has turned positive by. 1 or 12 points and we are entering, of course, the most crucial month for the retailers. Many stores still shut down but the stocks are rallying, especially Department Stores, as you see right there. Look at the macys, and nordstroms. Once again, power lunch starts right now. Thank you, tyler im kelly evans. We begin with the markets this hour the dow was up 11 in november that would be a good year. It would certainly make it the best month for the index since 1987 up 25 today. Dom chu has more on the action its a catchup trade for the dow. It has been for the better part of 2020 lagging behind certainly the nasdaq composite and in some cases the s p 500 as well. Remember, the green lighne, the nasdaq far outperforming other indices. Now the dow trying to play a little bit of catch up here. A good month for the dow shaping up well see if it holds as we head towards december another big thing to watch is whats happening
David hawkings is the editor in chief. There are leadership elections. Explain how they go about the two parties electing their leaders and can we see any changes . We will see some so, they meet in caucuses, different causes. No surprise here. The things are happening a little bit differently this year because of the pandemic. The Democratic Caucus which is happening the first of the meetings is happening today. There is a virtual opportunity for members to stay home, stay in their districts and cast the votes in the upcoming leadership elections using a secure app that the democrats have come up with. We wont see any changes at the top. The republican leadership, kevin mccarthy, steve scalise, maybe, maybe not liz cheney, thats staying the same. Were not seeing any changes at the top there either. Remarkably long run of nancy pelosi as the leader and jim clyburn of South Carolina as number three, thats all continuing. Thats continuing for a into a 16th year. Its a remarkably long run
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Still needs 17 Electoral College votes but were getting new information. Whats changed from yesterday the president is behind in pennsylvania there you see joe biden with an 8,000 plus vote lead in pennsylvania the president behind in the state of georgia, 1584 vote margin thats a really squeaker in state of georgia the president needs both of those to advance here. Pennsylvania is the big kahuna joe biden gets that this race is over take a look. The state of arizona where in last hour we got a new wave of vote from Maricopa County. Thats in arizona near phoenix that pushed bidens lead down. It was just under 44,000 or right around 44,000. Joe biden at 50 even donald trump 48. 6. The difference 4377. 9. So the biden lead holding in arizona. Nevada similarly, weve been getting new vote throughout the day. Yesterday and through to today there you see joe biden ahead 49. 8, donald trump 48. 1. The difference there just over 20,000 votes, guys so a very close race all of this is being watc
Appeared in delaware alongside his running mate Kamala Harris. Wayive a speech about the forward and what to expect in the days ahead. You can see that complete speech on cspan, cspan. Org. Heres a portion from the speech last night. Last night. [video clip] wanted thistset, i campaign to look like america. Administration to look and act like that. For those of you who voted for President Trump, i understand the disappointment tonight. I have lost a couple of times myself. But now, lets give each other a chance. [cheers] time to put away the rhetoric, lower the temperature, see each other again, listen to each other again, and to make progress we have to stop treating our opponents as our enemies. They are not our enemies. They are americans. They are americans. [cheers and applause] that toe tells us everything there is a season. This is the time to heal in america. Applause]d over,at this campaign is what is the will of the people. What is the mandate. I believe it is this. Americans