The florida new york stock exchange, it was another brutal day, stocks pulled back from todays lows, this is the dow worst weekly weight loss in the context of an historic breathtaking run, 11 trillion added since a president was elected. The administration breaking news it is pushing back on a Washington Post story that the president is now talking about emergency tax cuts, we will get to that in just a Second Period the Federal Reserve says it made to undercut tax. It is now back at levels last seen in june of last year. Lets get to jonathan, the crowds have been gathering for hours at the rally in South Carolina. Good to see you. Really good to see her. Some of the people in this crowd are waiting in line outside of the coliseum in North Charleston since 7 00 a. M. Yesterday warning to ensure they could get into the rally. Before leaving washington President Trump spoke briefly with reporters about the stock market jitters driven largely by uncertainty of the coronavirus outbreak, h
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