Cool our road map begins with walmarts minimum wage hike. Raising starting wages to 11, handing out some onetime cash bonuses. Plus, bitcoin tumbles one of the worlds biggest cryptocurrency markets is considering a trading ban. And deltas tax boost the airline raising Earnings Guidance by 20 . First up, though, walmarts making moves in the wake of tax reform the Company Announcing it will increase its starting wage for hourly workers in the u. S. To 11 an hour beginning next month and pay a onetime cash bonus to eligible employees those with at least 20 years of service will qualify for a 1,000 bonus walmart also says it will expand maternity and paternal leave benefits not breaking down the numbers, but theres a good chance more than half of their million employees are going to benefit somehow in these bonuses this is unprecedented and i think its a lot to do with why the market keeps rallying i mean, largest private employer in the world thats doing this i mean, david, i know that yo
Gbs most successful Winter Olympics ever. Billy morgan bagged bronze in the big air snowboard event with the jump of his life. And coming until econ test thinking, im shooting for a medal, you are ready for it. But ijust didnt. And Great Britain could win, medal number six today, the Womens Curling Team, playjapan for the bronze medal, later this morning. Almost here this morning, taking a stand. Big Companies Cut ties with 5555 e5 25355555 541155 313 nra, after last weeks mass the nra, after last weeks mass shooting at a Florida School. Fresh revelations of misconduct by aid workers uk Charity Plan International admits to six cases of sexual abuse and exploitation of children by its staff and associates. As britain braces itself for an arctic blast, well be getting some top tips on how walkers can stay safe in the snow. And philip avery has the weather. And i morning. Y has the weather. And i morning. Dry 5 the weather. And i morning. Dry and 5 weather. And i morning. Dry and bright 1
Darkness. To his everlasting congress when he testified on unamerican activities he didnt say aoe convicting communists in the United States. He said the United States is Strong Enough to tolerate all points of view as long as they were peaceful. That stood him out from Robert Taylor and other actors who were cooperating with huac. But there is an irrefutable fact. In 1980, we were losing the cold war. By 1989, we were winning the cold war. As Jeane Kirkpatrick said about the San Francisco democrats from the fall of sigh gone in 1975 to january 1981, soviet influence expanded dramatically in laos, libyan, syria, madagascar, seychelles, nicaragua, grenada. Not all were pro soviet and antiamerican to be sure. There are many good antiamerican democrats. But for whatever reason a number of democrats in the 1980s, call them fellow travelers or fifth columnist or deconstructionist or pro srobg tours. Or lennons phrase useful idiots. These were the San Francisco democrats to which kirkpatrick
Possible. In the islamic world, and ultimately in the authoritarian powers, that is in russia and in china. My i think what reagan would have argued is, look, we can get along or we can manage a piece with these countries, but well never achieve any lasting accomplishments or any lasting developments together with those countries unless theres some narrowing of these idealogical differences. For example, in some islamic countries, its not possible to have an Opposition Party because you cant be second ewe list. You must, in fact, adhere to the islamic law. Which is identified with the government and with the state. Individualism in asian societies is such a different concept as it is in western societies, that is individuals have the right to question authorities, Even Authority of their own parents and their own family. We believe that in the west. We educate our children to think for themselves. Sometimes that means they do disagree with their parents as well as with others. So we ne
There. Yeah, that misinformation exists, but it can get put back in its place even better and more quickly. Thanks for that. Congress is in recess for the summer district work period. All this week we are bringing you American History tv in primetime on cspan3. Tonight, a look at the major speeches of our nations 40th president , Ronald Reagan. Up next on American History tv, a Panel Discussion from Regent University Ronald Reagan symposium. Democratic revolution, challenges to fostering global freedom. It focuses on the speeches that defined president reagans administration, including what became known as the evil empire speech and his 1987 west berlin Mchale Gorbachev to tear down this wall. This is an hour 10 minutes. Good morning. Welcome. Im delighted you chose to join us for the 10th annual Ronald Reagan similar pose pose yum on this cold winter morning. I serve as dean as here. I would like to introduce one of our Senior Leaders to greet you at this time and kick off this confer