Coming up in one hour, pittsburgh postgazette julian rao on pennsylvania as a battleground state. More on pennsylvania with susquehanna universitys Nicholas Clark. Host good morning. Well begin this morning with testimony on capitol hill yesterday we from yesterday from the ceos of google, facebook, and twitter. They were asked to talk about their social media influence. We want to know from you this morning, do you think these companies have too much power . Republicans, 202 7488001. Democrats, 202 7488000. Ndependents, 202 7488002 you can also text us with your first name, city and state, at 202 7488003, or post your ,omments on twitter, cspanwj or facebook. Com cspan. This headline about yesterdays ted cruz slams twitter political restrictions. Google, facebook, also face liability. Heres what the senator all what the senator had to say yesterday, questioning jack dorsey, alleging that twitter is biased against conservatives. [video clip] ondid twitter block stories copies of the pr
Vice President Joe Biden over the future of america. And the cleanup process after hurricane laura leaves a path of destruction. And brewing success. We talked to the cofounder of one blackowned Coffee Company giving back as it continues to grow you are watching Worldwide Exchange here on cnbc good morning. Happy friday and how the day will be setting it up the dow higher at 163 points nasdaq could look to extend gains. About 15 up for the s p and nasdaq up about 20 points as well after the dow gained 160 points for the fifth positive day in six on the heels of comments from fed chair jay powell on Interest Rates the alltime high briefly topping the 3,500 mark for the first time ever. The nasdaq with. 3 loss led by declines in apple and amazon you can see here, still up 30 on that mark being looing at the bond market, Interest Rate is a key focus this week. Ticking slightly higher. 76 basis points or. 76 . 30year long bond a hair below 451 as well going worldwide to follow that breakin
Across the nation. As we plan for the future of fords theater, we know we have work to do. We commit to using our platform to tell stories that speak to the present moment with courage, inspiration, healing, and of course, Abraham Lincoln. Today, were talking with richard, craig, and david about a specific play in which they all took part, necessary sacrifices, which fords theater premiered in 2012. Fords commissioned richard to write the play to celebrate leadership in 2011. This play explores the relationship between president Abraham Lincoln, played by david selby, and the abolitionist Frederick Douglass, played by Craig Wallace. It seems particularly important this week to consider the leadership of these two great americans as they helped our country find its way through one of our greatest crises. So i want to start this afternoon just by, first of all, welcoming you all. Thank you so much for being with us, from across the country, california and d. C. We go coasttocoast here. I
Save the soul of beirut we visit the historic neighborhoods in the lebanese capital devastated by the port explosion. A National Strike in belarus is piling new pressure on president Alexander Lukashenko workers from state owned factories have walked off the job its just gone 11 am in the capital minsk and this was the scene at the state tractor factory than other protesters marching towards the compound where the president is expected to visit employees of the state Television Channel also on strike broadcasting an empty studio joined news bulletins that bastien is immense can joins us now on the phone so stephan extraordinary day of state companies strikes took us through what were seeing across the capital and the perhaps the country. Yes im here in front of Fitzgerald Lachance great care a real and to a very few thousands want to pass the cap and here they are asking us for strike also for auto work where operation conducted strike 2 choices 6 what its like i saw a large crowd of o
Coauthors of indianapolis the true story of the worst sea disaster in u. S. Naval history and the fiftyyear fight to exonerate an innocent man. I often refer to the stories in the National Archives. We are not just a storehouse to billions of pages and miles of films that hold stories of our past. In these records, you can discover human lives and how the great and small events of history change them. Today, we will hear the stories of the men who sailed the uss indianapolis during world war ii. The cruiser sinking in july, 1945, just weeks before japans surrender in the war was the first the worst sea disaster in history. It can also help unravel mysteries even decades after the events took place. Last summers identification of the wreck of the indianapolis was aided by historians discovering a log Landing Craft had seen the indianapolis the night before she sank. Just this month, the navy was able to settle the question about the number of survivors because of Research Done in the re