Committee is meeting within the hour. What we know now and what happens next. Showdown in the senate. Democrats now have the votes to block neil gorsuch from joining the Supreme Court. Leaving republicans no choice but to go nuclear. More on this unprecedented move that may backfire on democrats. Conservatives could be coming closer to backing a republican healthcare bill. Well ask a member of the Freedom Caucus and housewares and means where we stand now. David the markets ending with the dow staging a major rebound, closing shy of positive territory. Here with a recap of the first day of the new quarter, phil flynn watching oil and gold from the cme. Lori rothmans, on floor of new york stock exchange. Lori, how Many Political events affected those situations on wall street. Reporter you can bet, david, this Trading Floor has the ear glued to everything coming out of washington, d. C. I think that has probably somewhat to do with the dow made up 100 points. It was looking good last co
How do you feel about it . Obviously to a degree donald trump rewarding loyalty. But all three great qualified people. I think they are very qualified. More importantly on two big issues, there is a pattern among all three men. They are reforms and forward thinkers, very strong thinkers on radical islam. They have said thing that most americans would think are patently true but not politically correct about radical islam and the threat it poses to the United States. But all of these men have a streak for reform for challenging government bureaucracy. Very strong picks, i think. Charles National Security at the forefront. It was an issue in the election. Are you confident we are going to see a major change with these three . I think well see a harder line toward National Security. Now, you have to be careful. That doesnt mean we are rolling back. I have heard the left Start Talking about this in relation to sessions and flynn. I think they are scrambling to see what pompeo is all about.
How do you feel about it . Obviously to a degree donald trump rewarding loyalty. But all three great qualified people. I think they are very qualified. More importantly on two big issues, there is a pattern among all three men. They are reforms and forward thinkers, very strong thinkers on radical islam. They have said thing that most americans would think are patently true but not politically correct about radical islam and the threat it poses to the United States. But all of these men have a streak for reform for challenging government bureaucracy. Very strong picks, i think. Charles National Security at the forefront. It was an issue in the election. Are you confident we are going to see a major change with these three . I think well see a harder line toward National Security. Now, you have to be careful. That doesnt mean we are rolling back. I have heard the left Start Talking about this in relation to sessions and flynn. I think they are scrambling to see what pompeo is all about.
, it was 10not hell times worse than that. Amy then Hillary Clinton taps former interior secretary ken salazar to head her Transition Team. Salazar has backed the keystone xl pipeline, the transpacific partnership, and the expansion of fracking. I think hydraulic fracking is very much a necessary part of the future of natural gas. Because without this new technology, the amount of natural gas that we have available here in the country is a very diminished amount. Amy we will speak to investigative journalist david sirota in ken salazars home state of colorado. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Russias Defense Ministry says it has used a base in western iran to carry out air strikes in syria. The ministry reported the strikes hit targets in aleppo, idlib, and deir alzour provinces. The strikes are the first time russia has carried out from third country since it began its military intervention in syria c
Doctor who recently returnrned from aleppo. I thohought we werere enterig hell. , it was 10not hell times worse than that. Amy then Hillary Clinton taps former interior secretary ken salazar to head her Transition Team. Salazar has backed the keystone xl pipeline, the transpacific partnership, a and the expanansn ofof fracking. I think hydraulic fracking is very much a necessary p part of the future of natural gas. Because without this new technology, the amamount of natural gas that we have available here in the country is a very diminished amount. Amy we will speak to investigative journalist david sirota in ken salazars home state of colorado. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Russias Defense Ministry says it has used a base in western iran to carry out air strikes in syria. The ministry reported the strikes hit targets in aleppo, idlib, and deir alzour provinces. The strikes are the first time russi