Bringing a chicago neighborhood together by focusing on its most basic needs. How you going to change anything in your neighborhood, if you really cant start with the place that really sustains the neighborhood . And thats the food, right . Woodruff and, its friday. Mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze the weeks news. Sreenivasan all that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan the Senate Republican Health Care Bill has suffered another critical defection the fifth so far. Nevada republican dean heller announced in las vegas t
Vote. Donald trump pushing hard for a yes vote. He says there is still time to do the right thing. He tweeted republicans should step up to the plate, crunch time has arrived. Todays vote dominates politics. How about money . A race to be the richest person in the world, jeff bezos close to exceeding bill gates after another high for the stock. Amazons founder is 3 billion behind. This guy, mark soderberg, is worth 70 billion. Facebook stock hit another record high and that stock has made him an extra 20 billion this calendar year. Watch out larry page and sergei brin, the google guys, their stock will come down and network will take a minor hit. The money story of the day, the massive wealth and power of the five Big Technology companies, the political story, the senate vote crucial to the Trump Presidency and political future of the Republican Party, highstakes indeed. And we are looking at another new high for the Dow Jones Industrials, up 100, 29 minutes from now. Varney and compan
Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. If youre suffering from extreme Morning Sickness or you have in the past, then do get in touch use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Did you consider a termination to stop the sickness . 0ne charity has told us that women have aborted their baby because the condition got so their baby because the condition got so bad. Our top story today. Victims are being let down and suspects left untracked by some Police Forces in england and wales according to a report out this morning. Her majestys inspectorate of constabulary found a third of forces needed improvement. It said a small number were putting the public at unacceptable risk by rationing services as they struggle with cutbacks. Heres our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani. The cornerstone of british policing the bobby on the beat. But are these Vital Community posts being eroded as forces juggle their prioriti
Victims are being let down and suspects left untracked by some Police Forces in england and wales according to a report out today. Her majestyS Inspectorate of constabulary found a third of forces needed improvement. It said a small number were putting the public at unacceptable risk by rationing services as they struggle with cutbacks. Heres our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani. The cornerstone of british policing the bobby on the beat. But are these Vital Community posts being eroded as forces juggle their priorities . Thats one of the warnings in a stark report from her majestyS Inspectorate of constabulary. After five years of budget cuts, some forces arent making the right tough calls over how to use their resources. Its raised what it calls a red warning flag to those struggling forces. Some have been downgrading 999 calls if theyre short on officers. That means they dont have to respond as quickly. The hmic also says Domestic Violence calls to some forces have been d
President jim bullard said the fed could begin winding down its massive Balance Sheet later this year. He suggests the shift makes it nez to raise fund rates but bullard told reporters it differs on the topic. Janet yellen is speaking at the university of michigan this afternoon. Wednesday, look for import prices, thursday brings jobless claims and march cpi. Markets as i just told andrew closed on good friday. So there is no work. Is that why you didnt know . I said to you how great a morning it is on squawk box. I did realize that there might not be a squawk box on friday morning. Ill give you the benefit of the doubt because easter is early this year. Its like so, i wasnt thinking. I mean, im not going to be here as of wednesday. Right. You already planned your so, i knew that was coming because there was packing involved and things like that. But im glad that that set you off in a good mood. As you know, positivity is my new mantra. Three steps forward and two steps back last week.