Stocks and stories making headlines today. Peter cook with three big names, buffett, gates, and adelson foring to four pushing immigration reform. Michael, what do you have for us . Bring have that said bank president. Third of the day. Welcome to the program. I will put you on the spot right away. Fedpresident of the chicago told us first thing this morning that inflation is too low, and we shouldnt think about raising it Interest Rates. Says inflationd is too high and we should raise Interest Rates. Quickly. You get the george w. Bush role, you get to im the one that gets say the porridge is just right . I think it is early to make such a call. I welcome the firming of rates that we have seen in the last very few months. The last few readings. Numbers make a trend, and its the trend that we want, the sustainability of inflation around 2 it remains to be seen. Im not sure. I want to watch the numbers for a while. Determine whether this is going to hold. Certainly, if we look back over
The arrow and you can have a job. Dagen this as bloombergs 2020 rivals are making hay out of a slew of other controversies hes facing, including a recording of him defending stop and frisk policing and a New Washington post report highlighting allegations that bloomberg fostered an environment of harassment at his company. I think hes going to have to answer for that and speak to it, voters are looking for a president who can lead us out of the days when it was just commonplace or accepted to have these kinds of discriminatory attitudes. He needs to go on shows like this which he hasnt done, he cant just hide behind the airwaves, he has to answer questions. 60 billion combined is a lot of advertising but it cant erase your record, theres a lot to talk about. The simple truth is that mayor bloomberg with all his money will not create the kind of excitement and energy we need to have the voter turnout we must have to defeat Donald Tru Donald trump. Dagen this is outnumbered, im Dagen Mcd
Bill we are watching all angles of this and, peter doocy has the response from the election day. Kristin fisher, good afternoon. Good afternoon. Despite the devastating jobs report President Trump still sounded optimistic about the u. S. Economy with 19 republican members of congress. The white house top Economic Advisor larry kudlow did not even attempt to sugarcoat the april jobs report that dropped this morning. Listen here. Theres no question this is a number full of heartbreak and hardship. Theres no way to get around it. Regarding the next month or two which will transition into the reopening of the economy, whos to say the numbers will not get worse . He says former negotiations over the face for a stimulus will not resume until late may or early june. President trump said something similar in this meeting just moments ago but democratic leadership says the country needs another monster economic release package passed now. Chuck schumer slammed the Administration Today for essen
Soviet union would rather switch than fight. The parliament in crimea has voted to join russia and leave ukraine. They vowed to put it to a referendum in ten days time. It is very clear tonight once russia is in some of these areas they intend to take some territory back with them, to hold it and never let go perhaps. The u. S. Is holding its own military exercises. President obama announced various punishments today, some aimed at specific russians in addition to economic sanctions. Another day of possible diplomacy was lost, in effect. This crisis continues to slide in a bad direction along some old ideological lines. We begin again tonight with our chief Foreign Affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell in our d. C. Resume. Good evening. Reporter good evening, brian. The president spoke for an hour with Vladimir Putin, emphasizing that a vote by crimea to break with ukraine would violate international law. Ukraines deep divisions were on full display today. In crimea, prorussian demonst
Face. They came bounding over now, that guy gets things done. Infighting, vicious back stabbing and alliances torn asund asunder, its the plot of game of thrones, now its six States Holding high stakes primaries setting the stage for the major makeups that decide the balance of power in the house and senate. Headlines across the country say it all. In idad georgia, marietta dail journal is breaking down the word on the streets and the desperate late in the game pushes going on statewide right now. In pennsylvania, simple message from the philadelphia inquirer, its time to decide. First, join us for a deep dive into these races with jim galloway on the ground and birds eye view from chuck todd in d. C. First up, kentucky, ground zero in the battle between republican establishment candidates and the tea party. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell is fending off a challenge from matt bevin. Mcconnell has more at stake than just kentucky. If republicans gain six seats on election day he