A time is set for confirmation vote, but it would happen tomorrow. The government runs out of money saturday. And we may hear argument for tax reform. Live coverage of the senate here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black , will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, we praise you for your goodness. Your faithful love endures forever. You are the protecter of your people. Today recapture the minds of our lawmakers and galvanize their wills. May they live blameless lives doing what is right and speaking the truth from sincere hearts. Lord, infuse them with a spirit of humility so that they will seek to be guided by your wisdom. May they keep their priorities straight, remembering that you are the only constituent they absolutely must please. Help them to make it their primary goal to please you in what they think, say, and accomplish. We praise you and pray in your holy name. Amen. The president pro t
We know brian absolutely, not only as a loving, caring father but Police Office shore did everything he could to get those kid out of the house. Reporter kyles son, gray son and brian lukens junior have been Close Friends and classmates. He broke down immediately. Reporter as Community Begins to mourn out pour of support on line for the lukens , bolton start aid go fund me page hoping to raise 10,000, only to surpass that in a few hearst and has raised more than 40,000. We appreciate your support, the family is going to need it reporter counselors were on hand at schwenksville elementary school. We have just learned that go fund me page has reached more than 60,000, live from schwenksville chant lens. Dangerous cold has settled in wind chills are in the teens and Single Digits. We have live team three coverage with meteorologist lauren casey and Eyewitness News reporter greg argos, we will start with lauren, live on the cbs3 sky deck tracking temperatures and lauren, also, perhaps some
Iran, leaving the deal intact for now. Releasepresident did new sanctions among 14 people and entities involved with the Ballistic Missile programs, and a crackdown on government protesters. President has repeatedly denounced the Nuclear Agreement negotiated by president obama, and in october, declined to certify that it was an interest of the u. S. He has stopped short of. Crapping that deal altogether south africas ruling party is calling President Trumps comments on african immigrants extremely offensive. The deputy secretary general of the African National Congress Told reporters that developing National Countries do have problems. It is not as if the United States does not have difficulties. There are millions of Unemployed People in the usa, people who do not have health care or access to education, and we would not make commentsto so derogatory about any kind of country that has social, economic, or other difficulties. It isand el salvador said expressing the countrys resounding
It is 8 00 a. M. Across the emirates. 4 00 a. M. In london if you are up early. This is Bloomberg Markets middle east. I am yousef gamal eldin. What a momentous two weeks we have had in the first of 2018 and bulls have been in charge again, Consumer Discretionary pushing up some of the industries. Of a p 500 up 7 10 percent, the eighth advance in nine sessions and the nasdaq showing strength. We saw a soft spot in some of the property stocks. The story. O year was we look into that trade. Rosengren says that this does not indicate a recession, is that the case . We have quite a bit of weakness. A key scene for the markets going into a fresh week. They are at their lowest since september and basically dropping against all of the g10 peers. That is feeding into other key Asset Classes, eurodollar up. The strongest in about three years at the news the Angela Merkel reached a preliminary agreement for a coalition government. Cable come up 1. 4 against the separate news flow here. And Offic
Same story taking place in the broader market. The s p 500 is up nearly half a percent now at 21. 02. Twitter and yelp have been tumbling on this wednesday. Tech stocks taking a beating. Twitter down 14 . Twitter shares falling the stock is down just over 9 . Twitters Top Executive saying growth will take some time. Yelp is slumping this afternoon. Shares down nearly 29 after it reduced its revenue forecast and is cutting National Brand advertising. Lets move on to oil and gold. Oil is on the rise today after u. S. Crude stockpiles unexpectedly decreased and production declined. 4923 crude is up 2. 6 at 49. 23. Gold futures are slumping, now at 1094. 80. Betty a check on the bottom markets right now people you had housing data you are seen yields rise. Waiting on the timing and pays for a rate hike. Causing a gap between the two year yield and 30 year yield to narrow. Finally, on the currency markets , Commodity Markets dominating for Exchange Trades foreign Exchange Trades. The top st