the president flying back to washington after a visit here. of course, much on his plate remains in washington today. thanks for that. a growing number of democrats are looking for a leadership shakeup after that devastating loss in georgia s sixth district. so several house members are directing frustration at minority leader nancy pelosi. among them, tim ryan who ran an unsuccessful bid to succeed her as house leader. you think that nancy pelosi is more rocks toic than donald trump more toxic than donald trump? you know, the honest answer is, in some areas of the country, yes, she is. as unfair as it is, there have been a lot of people that have spent a lot of money running negative ads against her. and i think that in certain areas like in some of these special election districts, it doesn t benefit our candidates to be tied to her. and it s not fair, but it is true. and there s a reason why the republicans are still using it.
it s clear that i think across the board in the democratic party we need new leadership. it s time for a new generation of leadership in the party. and democrats have had a tough time of it. they ve lost all four special elections since president trump took office including georgia where jon ossoff was defeated despite a campaign that raised over $23 million. the president has blasted dodd-frank, blaming the regulations for preventing banks from lending money to businesses. u.s. banks actually have more cash than ever. banks raked in record profits last year pulling in $102 billion in townsends. just shy of in dividends. just shy of an all-time high. it s how you make your money as a shareholder. bank dividends crumbled during the financial crisis. they ve grown since then even after congress passed dodd-frank in 2010.
campaign-style rally in iowa. the president exulting after the win in the georgia election. he said publicly for the first time he wants a solar panel wall on the southern border, and yes, mexico will still pay for it. jeff zeleny traveling with the president has more from cedar rapids. > reporter: president trump taking somewhat of a victory lap wednesday night at a rally in cedar rapids, iowa. his first visit west of the mississippi since taking office. iowa, of course, one of those blue states he turned red last november, winning by 10%. he was not talking about that victory. he was talking about the victory in the georgia special congressional race. that s what he started out talking about. he also ran the gamut, speaking more than an hour, about twice as long as the white house initially said he would, clearly reveling in the support from iowa republicans here. he started talking about health care and the bill moving through the senate.
alabama, parts of mississippi, even georgia, as well. heaters a look at the latest here s a look at the latest flood watches and warnings from the national weather service. new orleans and baton rouge included. what is the fate of tropical storm cindy as it moves inland? it will start to dissipate. still a considerable amount of moisture associated with the system as a cold front sweeps it to the east. that is what s going to bring our flood threat along with it. here s our chance of severe weather today. for this afternoon, 80 for the big apple. 93 for washington. 92 for chicago. atlanta, a warm and muggy 81. back to you. okay. thank you very much. let s get a check on cnn s money stream this morning. global markets are down this morning after wall street closed mostly lower. the s&p 500 fell after energy stocks dropped 1.6%. that s because oil continues to decline. crude prices fell another 2% to the lowest level in ten months.
passed the most bills. that s what he left supporters believing here. in reality the president almost wistfully at the end of his remarks talked about how he wished democrats would come on board. how democrats would help with tax reform, health care reform bill, infrastructure. it will be fascinating to see in the coming months if he reaches out to democrats to get support because democrats know they also need to have more of a record, and they also need to not obstruct if they hope to win in 2018. the president flying back to washington after a visit here. of course, much on his plate remains in washington today. thanks for that. a growing number of democrats are looking for a leadership shakeup after that devastating loss in georgia s sixth district. some are even suggesting it s time for house minority leader nancy pelosi to go. listen to tim ryan and tim moulton, both democrats, calling for a new generation of leadership to move the party forward.