Everybody. Im linda feldman. Our guest today is former attorney general eric holder. Chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee. This is his first appearance at our breakfast. Welcome, thanks so much for coming. Ill dispense with the lengthy bio since we all know who he is. Well, if it contains the positive things, feel free to share it. People need to be reminded. Your judgeship, you are an appointee of ronald reagan, which is a sign of an earlier era. I was one of dutchs favorite judges. Ill note mr. Holder was the nations 82nd attorney general, serving six years under president obama from 2009 to 2015. And he continues to collaborate with president obama today in his advocacy on redistricting. We are also joined by kelly ward, to mr. Holders right. She is executive director of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee. Thank you, kelly, for joining us. And now for the ground rules. Were on the record, please, no live blogging or tweeting. In short, no filing o
Reporter considering the amount of car breakins every day, you are going to get your belongings back. We are lucky. We are very lucky. We are grateful to the police. The act they acted quickly. Reporter police will not say too much about what they were doing out here. We know, the officer injured was not seriously injured. We now have two car break in suspects in custody. Wilson, i like the tactic. Police on bicycles. More stealth that way. They could move around the streets where they know that this has been going on. Do we have any more about the nature of the operation . Reporter they really would not say much. I specifically asked if this was a targeted operation but all they would say is that they are out looking for people who would be breaking into vehicles. They would not go quite as close to a sting operation but would say that they are out. They are looking for people who are committing crimes. Alright, wilson walker. Thank you, wilson. A dangerous encounter for law enforceme
World war ii victory parade next week. The u. S. Rally may not last. S p futures indicate u. S. Stocks will open lower today. The s p 500 is coming off its biggest twoday rally since 2009. Oil heading for its biggest weekly game since april. Wti up around 43 a barrel. Yesterday after reports the u. S. Economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter. Puerto rico being drenched by Tropical Storm erika. The storm is moving west after flooding the island of dominica. 4 people were killed and several more are missing. Erika could become a hurricane if it reaches south florida early next week. Thee has confirmed architects of its online radio strategy has quit. Ian rogers joined apple and has led the development of apple beats one. One is ae beats gateway to apples paid subscription. Apple is holding an event in San Francisco september 9. Central bankers have made their annual trek to jackson hole, wyoming. Taking part in the Kansas City Feds annual symposium. Randy greeley is there.
Example shaped the modern world. A period of history that teaches us that when we come together in a spirit of ambition and innovation we have it within ourselves to do great things. That shows us if we open our minds to new thinking and new possibilities, we can forge a better, Brighter Future for all our peoples. And that is what i want to focus on today. For we are moving through a new and critical period in the history of the United Kingdoms relationship with the European Union. The british people have decided to leave the eu. And to be a global free trading nation able to chart our own way in the world. For many, this is an exciting time, full of promise. For others, it is a worrying one. I look ahead with optimism. Believing that if we use this moment to change not just our relationship with europe but also the way we do things at home, this will be a defining moment in the history of our nation. And it is an exciting time for many in europe, too. The European Union is beginning
Gunning down three people in ten days, the emergency town hall meeting overnight. Authorities now saying, everyone could be a suspect or a victim. And the clues that could be in this Surveillance Video. And a hot air balloon with five passengers on board runs into a tree and goes up in flames. Oh, my god. On fire. Forcing an Emergency Landing. Inside the scary ride. And we do say good morning, america. Great to have you with us on this tuesday morning. Lots to get to like the Severe Weather heading for the northeast, and recordbreaking temperatures out west. Triple digits again in los angeles just in time for the world series. Could be the hottest world series ever. We have more on that coming up. But first, we want to get to the severe storms tearing through the southeast overnight. Several reported tornadoes flipping small planes. Abcs gio benitez is there on the scene at the airport in hickory, North Carolina. Good morning, gio. Reporter robin, good morning to you. Were talking abou