The things that are happening in their own local communities are about the ability for people. People, whether they have just graduated from high school, whether theyre graduating from a technical school, whether theyre graduating from college or whether theyre looking for the second job or a longer career to be successful in the marketplace in their own area, in their own home. Not having to move somewhere to find a job but in their own community. That is what were trying to do. Were trying to increase wages for every Single Community across this country. My home of dallas, texas has been home to so many people who have moved there as a result of the really unlimited opportunities that we see right now in texas, and that comes because texas has found itself to be the home because so many other places, so many other companies have literally been run out of their states because of high taxes, high taxes that are placed on those companies and the employees to where it makes living and be
Approval on stopgap spending bill after lawmakers avoided a Government Shutdown reaching an agreement to keep the Government Funding till january 19th, republicans continue to celebrate the largest tax cuts in our history according to some. Vice president mike pence making surprise visit in afghanistan. I know its hard to be away from home especially, but in this season, i want you to know that you are in the hearts to have american people. Dagen details as he thanks heros this Holiday Season. The dow manage to go eke out 55point gain. We have gains across the board. In england overnight, england, france and germany, the end of the trading day. France and germany both lower at the moment. Shanghai reporting slight loss. Changing alphabet. Eric schimt plans to step down as companys chairman next month. We break down the decision thats sending shock wave through Silicon Valley. Crypto crash, bitcoin tumbling 25 in just 24 hours. Think about that. Losing a quarter of its value in a day. S
Is Christmas Morning, Merry Christmas to you. Merry christmas and to all a good morning. Good morning. Im sure that santas has already been to your house. He made it to our studio here as well. Umhmm. Alex, this is my gift for you really. Yeah. Im excited. Yeah. It looks good. It is big but you know, it doesnt mean it is great because it is in a big package okay. Were trying to perform a christmas miracle. Alex and i are in one sweater. This was your idea. Two neck holes, one sweater , this will be a christmas miracle if we dont hurt each other because we have to do this for four hours at least it is right im the nice one. Is that right. Yeah. We will see about that. We have four hours to go. Lets get some headlines, news well, thanks alex and mike Merry Christmas to all of you guys. Some off may be waking up to a White Christmas we have to find out more with our sue serio hoist tracking it all, good morning, sue. Radar is lit up for the entire northeast we will see some decent snow in
Can you figure out all of the puns, yes. Umhmm. So if you had the abcs, a whole alphabet across the front of your house except you left out the letter l, what would that be as far as a christmas pun. Aim not sure i thought it was christmas letters it ace all of the letters of the alphabet. All of the christmas letters. Oh, wait, okay. Somebody is in your ear. Im thinking bit, all of the letters, but l, so there no l. Tom, who is in the control room say, tiny tim tom, he said that to you. No, he didnt. Could you lion christmas. I didnt say that. Were not lying. That was all her. Was it Michael Hudson directing. Um. Was it Michael Hudson directing. Um. It is Christmas Morning. I just said um. Thanks, michael. So, i think christmas letters work. Christmas letters. Christmas letters. Are you one that gives Christmas Card you give an update over what you have done on the yeary didnt send any out this year. Do you normally. Well, no. But my mother did for all of us. I know my parents used to
Infrastructure investments, trade, and the economy. But we begin this morning on the topic of immigration. After President Trump laid out his fourpoint plan on Immigration Reform, we want to hear from you about what you took from the state of the union when it comes to the immigration debate . The phone lines this morning. Democrats, 202 7488000. Republicans, 202 7488001. 002. Pendents, 202 748892 forave a special line Illegal Immigrants as well, 202 7488003. You can start calling in it now. We want to get your thoughts on the president s statements on immigration last night, but first, a few stats from the state of the union yesterday. 4. 5 million tweets, this was the most tweeted state of the union or joint session address, surpassing the three bs record previous record of 3 million tweets in 2017. As we pointed out earlier, it was a little over 80 minutes long, 80 minutes and 32 seconds. It was not the longest state of the Union Address ever, but it was close, and definitely the lo