Republicans are divided. At stake the Trump Presidency and electoral future of the Republican Party if theres now a tax cut fail say goodbye to 3 growth and say hello to speaker, nancy pelosi. Theres a lot at stake for investors too. Trump rally based at least in part on the expectation of trump tax cuts welcome and tax growth agenda what happened to the rally if republicans fail again. This is crunch time, only the democrats will be happy if theres another republican fail. Varney company is about to begin. Stuart ibm will be a big drag on the dow industrial average theres a longterm negative trends ibm taking in less and less money as years go by and watson in the ads not a wild success. More on that in just a moment. Now look at amazon is and blue apron from rumor to reality in a matter of days. We heard rumors a few days ago, now amazon is advertising its rival meal prep service. No recovery for blue apron shares, am i right in my premise that theyve gone are from speplation and blu
Were dependable. Reporter the commuter train system has hit some delays over the years. It was projected to open as early as two years ago. The latest holdup was over a 50 million safety feature called positive train control. The control is designed to automatically stop trains if it senses a potential collision. The feds gave approval yesterday afternoon. If a train is going too fast around a corner, the automatic system will stop the train of the theres no human error in this will stop the train. Theres no human error in this. Reporter they are the first to use it and it will be the safest train system in the world. But not everyone is jumping on the bandwagon. The smart train is going to be a white elephant. Reporter what do you mean by that . I think its going to cost a lot of money, and i dont think they are going to have much of a ridership. Reporter ridership for the Golden Gate Bridge Transit System is down 10 . But smart train officials are confident people will choose this ov
Creeks and streams could be affected by this, as we could get a lot of rain in a hurry from the afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Right now we have clouds in place, theres the storm in the Lehigh Valley. Lets give you the look on Storm Tracker 6 live double scan most of the area dry. We had earlier sprinkles and showers down the shore, the thunderstorm up in allentown is producing heavy downpours right now. It will be through the Lehigh Valley in another 30, 45 minutes, its a slowmover and putting rain down in a hurry and lightning. 74 in allentown. 74 in trenton. 76 in beach haven. 75 in wilmington, mid 70s down the shore. As we go through the afternoon its going to be very humid and steamy. It already is across the region, but its going to get worse as the day goes on. Feels like the tropics today. By noon well get a lull in the rain. 3 00 p. M. , 5 00 p. M. , 7 00 p. M. More showers and thunderstorms possible. High of 88 between 4 00 p. M. , 5 00 p. M. For good measure lets check
Well be back 7 25. Join us for today in the bay at 11 00. Good morning. Breaking oh overnight. A second deadly terror attack in sprain. A car ploying into a crowd. Five suspects shot and killed by police. Officials connecting it to the horrific van attack in barcelona. At least 13 people killed. More than 100 others injured. This morning, new arrests but the driver and a third rental van still unaccounted for. Republican rebuke. Gop senator bob corker voicing concerns about the president s ability to lead the nation. Calling into question his stability and competence. Another republican senator claiming trump lacks moral authority. How will the president get things done in washington with members of his own party turning their backs . Shortage. Eclipse glasses becoming harder and harder to find ahead of the big event. Prices through the roof. This morning what you can do so you arpts left in the dark. Those stories plus the 72 million stadium for a high school. The controversial dating
Lacks moral authority. How will the president get things done in washington with members of his own party turning their backs . Shortage. Eclipse glasses becoming harder and harder to find, ahead of the big event. Prices through the roof. What you can do so you arent left in the dark. Those stories plus the 72 million stadium for a high school. The controversial dating app for teens. And here comes da bride. The Wedding Dress that had this dad cheering, today, friday, august 18th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a friday morning. We appreciate you joining us. We want to get right to the breaking news in spain. Major developments overnight to tell you about, including a new attack, in the seaside resort town. Five men hit pedestrians with a car before they themselves were fatally shot by police. Investigators believe those suspects are somehow linked to the