S p 500 above 2100. Above a level that some traders have been talking about. 18,000 for the dow. All three major averages moving to the highs of the session. The highest that we have seen. Jones industrial average , last may is when the dow hit its record. 1. 1 . Nly off about the s p, around the same so we are getting closer to reachieving that record for both of those averages. The nasdaq, little further away. Todays session, energy has turned around and is the best performing group in the s p 500. Up about three quarters of 1 . Health care is gaining. We have Consumer Staples being pulled lower in part by earnings from coke. I wanted to look at other earnings movers that are not quite the biggest names but still important ones to mention. Textron coming out with earnings that Beat Estimates. The company saying bell little changed in terms of sales but its growth in industrial Aviation Industrial and aviation that did better than estimated. The chipmaker coming up with earnings that
Trials of six men, six Police Officers. And it was a big mistake, says Vladimir Putin. He is sian leader saying standing strong there. Turkey refuse toss apologize. Well, here in paris the skies have been buzzing with helicopters this monday, while many streets have been closed off to allow motorcades to speed through. More than 140 heads of state and government are now in town for the cop21 summit. It is the muchanticipated United Nations conference aiming to find a legally binding agreement on cushing claimant change. It is billed as the last chance for the world to halt Global Warming before it reaches unstoppable levels. We look at key moments from the first day. Scores of security personnel deployed gems this is venue following extremist attacks opt Franchise Capital earlier this month. Leaders from 150 nations trickled into le bourget north of paris. Ong them, the u. S. President barack obama, his israeli counterpart benjamin netanyahu, and others. Before making his statement, he
This Christmas Eve. Thanks for joining us today. Im dara brown. It is a state of emergency in some parts of mississippi right now. The storm system could affect half the nations population over the next 24 hours. Nbcs kirk gregory has more. Reporter rare december tornadoes tore through southern mississippi ripping roofs from businesses and pulling walls from their foundations. In the town of columbia, thousands were left without power. Two dozen homes damaged. Vehicles thrown on to their sides. We had reports of debris falling out of the sky off to the north and east of columbia. Reporter weather chaser brendan clemons. Trees were all completely snapped, buildings destroyed, ambulances flipped on top of another car. Reporter in louisiana much of the same, downed trees and debris from damaged homes strewn across yards. As the massive system marched eastward it brought torrential rain to the panhandle of florida. More than six inches fell in tallahassee and as the front moves to the nort
Jeannele elliot is going to join us from San Francisco where the debate started nearly 11 years ago, and this is a pivotal night. Yes, the debate started in 2004 right here in city hall when San Francisco started to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples, and now that the u. S. Supreme court has decided to weigh in, an end to the debate may weigh in. A day that we have been dreaming about for over a decade. Reporter the Supreme Court must decide if samesex marriages are to be recognized. They were among the first couples in the nation to be married at San Francisco city hall in 2004. They say it is a magical feeling that every couple deserves. And to have that basic human freedom to marry the person that you love and experience your government treating you equally. Reporter 36 states recognize samesex marriage and louis and gaffney traveled to a state that does not recognize their union, then a hospital visit could be complicated. We are legally married in california, but if we go
Of ferguson, missouri two Police Officers shot overnight outside police headquarters. It happened at a demonstration with dozens of protesters celebrating the Police Chiefs resignation and calling for more dismissals. Those two officers both wounded seriously were not from ferguson. Abcs bazi kanani has the latest. Reporter protesters and journalists in ferguson say they were packing up and clearing out when suddenly at midnight gunfire. [ gunfire ] we saw the muzzle fire from the gun atop the street so we all just ducked down and once we ducked down we saw the cop was shot right next to us. Reporter the bullets hitting two officers from Neighboring Police departments, a st. Louis county officer struck in the shoulder, a Webster Groves officer shot in the face. They were there to help keep watch over the protesters gathered outside the Ferguson Police station after the resignation wednesday of police chief tom jackson. He is the sixth City Employee to resign or be fired since the relea