Thing but a combination of factors. Housing data was strong. Oil prices went up. New highs for the year. And there seems to be an increase in confidence that higher Interest Rates likely wont hurt stock prices very much, if at all. The Dow Jones Industrial average climbed 213 points to close at 17,706. Nasdaq added 95. And the s p 500 rose 28. Ari thompson has more on todays big gain. Reporter stocks finished strong on the back of a big gain in aprils new home sales and the back of strength in the european markets. The u. S. Markets rallying from the opening bell. This after a new poll showed that britons are less likely to vote to leave the eu in a brexit. New home sales for the month of april rose to their highest levels in eight years. That data along with the news that prices for new homes were very high levels and the news that the luxury home builder Toll Brothers came in with stronger than expected earnings adding fuel to the markets rally. Pacing the gains today, strength in he
Thing but a combination of factors. Housing data was strong. Oil prices went up. New highs for the year. And there seems to be an increase in confidence that higher Interest Rates likely wont hurt stock prices very much, if at all. The Dow Jones Industrial average climbed 213 points to close at 17,706. Nasdaq added 95. And the s p 500 rose 28. Ari thompson has more on todays big gain. Reporter stocks finished strong on the back of a big gain in aprils new home sales and the back of strength in the european markets. The u. S. Markets rallying from the opening bell. This after a new poll showed that britons are less likely to vote to leave the eu in a brexit. New home sales for the month of april rose to their highest levels in eight years. That data along with the news that prices for new homes were very high levels and the news that the luxury home builder Toll Brothers came in with stronger than expected earnings adding fuel to the markets rally. Pacing the gains today, strength in he
Xl pipeline, you can call us at 202 7488000. If you oppose the decision, you can call us at 202 7488001. You can also less know your thoughts on social media. We are on twitter, cspanwj. We are on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. You can send us an email at journal cspan. Org. President obamas announcement was on the front pages of many of the nations newspapers today. Here is how the New York Times reported the story, president rejects Keystone Pipeline, invoking climate. Host joining us now for more on this decision is elana schor. She is the Energy Reporter for politico. Good morning to you. Thank you so much for being here. Tell us a little bit about what went into this decision for as obama. What were some of the factors that swayed him to reject this pipeline project . The first argument being economics. During the last 18 months, the lack of direct job creation for the project made it easy to deny the permit. The president is looking at what is called the national interest, a bu
The democratic party. Fundraiser is being held at the w hotel south of market this evening. Tonight event fv cost between 500 and 32,000 dollars to attend. Tomorrow the president will attend fund wrister for only 25 people at home of cofounder mark pink us. Elite event. Tickets for the event 32,000 dollars a pop. Dozens of protestors greeted the president outside the holy hotel this evening. This group is made mostly of antiwar protestors. They say the president did not ask the people nor congress for permission to attack isis in sir why. He wont hear us. It tassie think it takes 5000 dollars to have him har you. The but people people are going to hear news the streets. Hopefully he will join us. Across the street war to testtors. These from the california occurred Community Center asking the president to help the innocent citizen killed or threatened in border towns near syria and iraq. The president visit is one of several factors contributing to major traffic problems in downtown Sa
Day long but that story has changed. We have a frost advisory though that goes until 8 00 this morning up in the poconos for temperatures of course are cooler in that area. Right now, it is 32, now just dropped to 31 in the poconos, and, excuse me. Thirtysix in allentown. Fortyseven in the philadelphia area. It is much warmer then by the time we get to the i95 corridor and points south of that. Our weather getting to 64. Yesterday we stopped at 67. Sunny and really pretty day coming up for to us day. A as we look at our future weather, um, no reason to really stop it the by the time we get to 9 00 eagles will be playing and then there will be a few cloud down through, southern delaware. We have a week that if you like warmer temperatures youll like this forecast. We will spell it all out in the seven day forecast, coming up, todd . New this Morning Police are investigating two shootings in philadelphia a, and investigators tell us that a 42 yearold man was shot twice, once in the right