First a few administrative matters. We have gotten advice from the sergeant at arms, the health and Human Services centers for disease control, individuals in the hearing room will he at least 6 feet apart. There is no room for the public and therefore but this is all streaming and therell be an unedited version of it that anyone can watch later. Witnesses are participating by videoconference today and some senators are as well. I like to Say Something about mask. The office of attending physician has said since we are 6 feet apart we dont need to wear masks although some may. Thats why my mask is off. Although i have one and i wear it outside because as dr. Redfield reminded us yesterday its extremely important tool for stopping the spread of covid. Im grateful to the rules committee, sergeant at arms the press gallery and the Capitol Police and chung check in the Evan Griffith r. Staff, all their hard work in helping to keep us safe in helping us do these conferences by video with wh
Climate and Energy Policy, and drug availability. And later, Becky Pringle on recent School Shootings and safety. Host good morning everyone on this friday, february 23rd. We begin this morning with gun owners only. Do you support or oppose what you are hearing from the president on combating gun violence . If you own a gun and you support. Imits, 202 7488000 if you oppose limits as a gun owner, 202 7488001. You can also join us on twitter or join the conversation on facebook. Com cspan. Gun owners only this morning for our first hour. The Washington Post front page this morning with the headline arminges teachers is the president s top priority. Here is what he had to say yesterday when he met with state and local officials on the issue. [video clip] lot have been reading a about it, and i think when you allow a person that has been in the marines for 20 years, who has done nothing but handle guns and handle them safely and well you cannot just get a teacher a gun. One of the Fake New
Markets and rates. First word news here is emma chandra. The white house is firing back at msnbc for releasing details of President Trumps tax returns. He paid 38 million in tax rates of 150 million. The white house said you know you are desperate for ratings when you are willing to violate the law to publish two pages of tax returns. At the whitemp met house with the saudi deputy afterwards, and saudi adviser says there is a significant shift in relationships. In europe, the netherlands is voting today on the measure of the first spread of populism. The antiislam candidate, Geert Wilders, once the netherlands to pull out of the European Union and to hold immigration. The Prime Minister, mark rutte, says he will not enter an alliance with Geert Wilders. China says they will keep opening its doors and they notice that bilateral trade and investment created a million jobs in the u. S. Last year. Global news, 24 hours a day. Powered by our more than 2600 journalists and analysts, in more
Jab holdings buying panera bread more than 7 billion. I hope you brought your appetite because power lunch starts right now. Thank you, melissa, and thanks to a big jobs number we have a nice little rally on our hands. The dow posting its biggest oneday gain since early march. The last time i checked just moments ago there was only one dow stock lower. That was Cisco Systems and it was barely down. Oil and energy a big driver as well. Crude may be off its highs of the day but it is still back about 51 a barrel. Banks and technology also big winners. One notable loser, though, valiant pharmaceuticals, now trading in the Single Digits down 97 from its highs of two years ago. More now on todays market action, bob pisani live on the floor of the nyse where the good continue to roll. Bob . Reporter and this is good times. This is a broad wrally, brian. 29 of 30 dow stocks on the upside. Ill show you how broad it is. Put up five of the big dow movers. You have Consumer Discretionary group, m
Tonight shes in jail again for hanging out at the airport where she does not belong. Good evening. This woman is in trouble after failing to keep her word. Marilyn hartman is facing a new round of charges for violating a judges order. Shes like people you probably pass by every day. Homeless. She can be spending her days in the streets but said shed rather be in an airport because its safer. Well, not if youre violating a judges order. The police in l. A. Gave her directions to a shelter and put staff on alert. With a feeling she might be back and they were right. One worker recognized her and so did police. Police officers watched her. She entered terminal two. She went into several terminals in what appeared she was scouting them out. This time, hartman didnt appear to be getting on the planes the woman known as a serial stowaway told the judge she understood. It was clearly wrong on my part. I dont want to do it again. Because i certainly dont want to do jail time. But there was a p