Minimum wage set to rise to 15. Five taliban fighters held at the Guantanamo Bay in cuba for years have been exchanged for one american prisoner Bowe Bergdahl. Republicans accuse the Obama Administration of violating laws regarding transfers and settling a dangerous precedent. The white house fought back today. Prisoner exchanges are not uncommon in armed con flicts. Without getting into specific assurances they included a travel ban, information sharing on detainees between United States and qatar, and allowed the defense secretary chuck hagel and the Security Team to determine that the threat by the detainees to the states would be mitigated, and the transfer was in the u. S. National security interest. Among those denouncing the swap is hamid karzai said to be angry about the deal. Randall pinkston joins us from washington. What other rehabilitations have reactions have we heard . A lot of criticisms from the chairman of the house, mike rogers, and a member of the senate armed commi
Why some say the proposal could be a job killer and drive up energy costses. Forcing street food vendors out of business three. This u. S. Army sergeant is recovering after spending five years as a taliban prisoner, cap stud in june, 2009. He was the only u. S. Prisoner of war in afghanistan. To get him back, the u. S. Exchanged five taliban prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, a move criticized by politicians. Chuck hagel said his health and safety were in danger. We have Team Coverage this morning, Randall Pinkston in washington. What is the reaction to the sergeants release in his hometown . This little town has been celebrating his release, there are Yellow Ribbons all over the town. This is where he used to to work when he was a teenager. You can see signs of welcome home. His parents are ecstatic their son is free. His parents havent sewn to him since his release. Sunday they spoke to him indirectly, hoping hell see this press conference soon. Five years is a seemingly endless long
Brazilian artist encouraging others to use creativity to break out of poverty. Five taliban officials predfreed in ex sheathing for an american soldier have arrived in qatar after more than a decade in Guantanamo Bay prison. The deal was brokered with the help of qatar that says it has given washington assurance over security. The details. The taliban leaders are now in doha. They were released in a prisoner swap mediated by qatar. Foreign minister said the mediation was pure lee humanitarian but stopped short of elaborating on what role qatar played. I thank the negotiating delegation who adopted the best practices and with respect to the details, excuse me for not disclosing any, however, when qatar takes the role of intermedia intermediary, it plays this role on a humanitarian basis. Reporter the release of the taliban leaders who spent 12 years in guantanamo was in exchange for a u. S. Soldier, Bowe Bergdahl who spent five years in captivity in afghanistan. U. S. President barack o
A campaign to help them hold the world can cup in 2022. Theres turbulence for the airlines. Absolutely. The industry may be set for record profits this year, but the airline has cut a forecast how big the profits will be. The blame, a slow down in china. Were going to look at the economic head winds facing the global carrier. Hello. Welcome everyone to gmt. It is midday here in london, 7 00 a. M. Washington, 1 00 in the afternoon in madrid where the Spanish King Juan Carlos has announced hes abdicating. Hes been on the thrown nearly 40 years now. The king has said he will step down in favor of his son crown prince felipe. We havent had a reason yet for the decision. Were getting reports from madrid that suggest the king made a decision based on politics rather than ill health. We are expecting a statement from the king at any moment. Well bring that to you as soon as it happens. This is a king that guided spain from dictatorship to democracy. He has had a series of scandals surrounding
Closing high. Tyler, just thinking about that, that was april 30th, our 25th anniversary and see if we can do it again today. I think the s p is trading at record high closing territory. Meantime, a heavy duty lineup on closing bell. Exclusive interviews with cant fitzgerald head and two friends who started with 200 have a brand worth millions. And will housing turn out to be a bad investment over the next decade . Kevin oleary says yes. Hes here to make the case that youre better off renting right now than owning a home and wait until you hear why. Heres where we stand in the markets. Tyler mentioned the dow is up a couple of points to 16,729. Still 15 shy of the record closing high. Take a look at the nasdaq which after underperforming for the last couple of sessions is trying to add 15 point today and the s p 500, keep a close eye on this one. The record high is 1924 just about, and were trading at 1926 right here with about an hour to go, tyler. Lets talk markets. Joining our Closi