Tyler mathisen. Good to see you, bill. A block to the deal. The Justice Department will file a lawsuit to block at ts takeover of time warner. The move creates a major blow to the companies, who together would have create add media and telecom empire. When first reports surfaced, shares of time warner fell while at t finished the day higher, but the story is far from over. Julia boorstin has the report tonight. If the Justice Department is suing. Saying it would mean higher monthly television bills and fewer emerging innovative options. The department of justice has not gotten any state attorneys genera at t is planning to fight this suit. The general counsel and vp, saying the lawsuit is a radical and inexplicable departure from decades of precedent. Vertical mergers like this one is mutua approved, because they benefit consumers without removing any competitor from the market. Next um, at t and time warner will ask the court to schedule a hearing on the department of justices claims
Now investors, well, they like all of this, apparently, new records for stocks across the board yesterday and those high levels will be held this morning. No retreat maybe a marginal gain again. The improving vote count for tax cuts does go down well on wall street. Theres another huge black eye for uber, they were hacked. Information on 57 million customers got out, uber delayed a year before telling the world and they spent a 100,000 bucks to keep it quiet for so long, thats not good. As you can tell, we cover it all, Varney Company is about to begin. Dote, wait up. You have to stay with me, boy. You dont know where we are. Stuart well that is the latest, it is a blockbuster from pixar, its called coco and being released today, however, the chief creative officer at pixar studios john is taking a leave of absence amid Sexual Harassment allegations. Does this mean the next pixar movies will not have the creative impact . Ashley that could be the case. If its long term, the could have
Visit ncicap. Org] routefirst, a metro bus back after gunfire set it down, in innocent bystander hit friday night. Since then, metro buses have avoided the shepherds park neighborhood at night. They are back on the roadways with new cautions. Richard reeve has the story. Richard, what is the status out there . Richard leon, imagine that you are on a metro bus, shots ring out, a fellow passenger is hit. The next night, so many throws a rock through a metro bus window. One route int down southeast at least three nights, but now it is open again with changes. Alongg metro buses elvens road are rolling again. Its sad we have to go through this. Richard with stepped up security. It definitely makes me more cautious. Richard metro employees are watching bus stops, Transit Police units parked nearby. It is a concern to our employees and riders. Richard the Safety Measures after a gun man opened fire on a metro bus friday night, terrifying everybody on board, leaving one passenger wounded. The
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The dogs on the street well tell you if theyre worth taking home. This tailwagging edition starts right now. Who let the dogs out welcome to power lunch. Im melissa lee. Well have nasdaq on track to break a twoweek losing streak, take a look at the gains the dow is up by about 9 points, s p by 5, nasdaq by 25 oil seeing a bit of a bounce, lifting shares for a change. And look at bed bath and beyond shares theyre plunging today. In fact, a sevenyear low down almost 12 and fast food giants mcdonalds and yum brands at high numbers court. Thanks, melissa for the First Time Ever the Affordable Care acted has topped the 50 . Again, once you give people something, even if they dont like it, its hard to take it away Kayla Tausche has the latest. Call it the art of the Health Care Deal part 2 the expectation is that the president , much like he did with the house version of the bill will now take matters into his own hand i just spoke with the principal debt secretary Sarah Sanders repealing an