Ceo will join us with a first on cnbc interview. It was really good. Breaking news from the white house. President trump about to discuss the Senate Health care bill. Kayla tausche has a detail and maybe some breaking news as well kayla . Reporter bill, we are expecting the president to make remarks from the blue room here at the white house in just about 15 minutes time but it comes as the white house and its cabinet agencies are trying to coalesce and put together a unified policy and a unified front in exactly what its stance is when it comes to health care. Of course, this as the senate is expected to vote this week on a procedural motion to proceed on the houses Health Care Bill its that sort of slate from which they can build, they can amend, they can potentially edit that as they see fit, but it is that motion to proceed that is going to come up this week im told by senior gop aides theres no date set for that just yet, but in terms of white house policy, a Senior Administration
Sister, then continues to broadcast the aftermath. And the American Company taking micromanaging to a whole new level. Implanting chips into their employees bodies saying they can log in and unlock doors with just a swipe of their hand. Is this new technology about to hit your office . To hit your and we do say good morning, america. Great to have michael back. You didnt need a microchip to get in. You got this. I flashed this gap. Thats better than any microchip you can put in your hand. A busy day in washington. Welcome back, michael. John mccain returning to capitol hill after revealing he has brain cancer. He will be there for that crucial vote to try to open debate on the Gop Health Care bill. How that vote will turn out is still a mystery. And President Trump is unleashed this morning on twitter a harsh new attack on his attorney general calling for a new investigation into Hillary Clinton and, guys, i just have to underscore how unprecedented, how abnormal this is. We have never
Congress got an sos today from the common cant of the coast guard. He said the guard is busier than ever, chasing drug runners but it cant do the job without more money. Carter evans now on whats at stake. Reporter this what 800 million worth of cocaine looks like. We were aboard the coast guard cutter back in 2015 after it seized tons of drugs from fast boats and make shift submarines. There was so much flow right now. But the drugs keep coming. And last year the coast guard couldnt even chase hundreds of shipments they knew about. How much is still getting through . There were over 500 events that, that literally alluded us. We knew they were out there. This came done to we didnt have enough planes, didnt have enough ships. Reporter he says much of his fleet is decades past retirement age. And the coast guard needs 1. 5 billion dollars just to catch up on maintenance. Copy. Thank you. Chief warrant officer, bill hansman is captain of the 55yearold sledge. This ship is 11 years older
Record along with the nasdaq. The dow is closing in on one. And a number of very Big Companies reported upbeat results. Something investors were hoping for given the high overall evaluations for stocks. Investors got what they wanted. The Dow Jones Industrial average rose 100 points to 21,613. The nasdaq added one, but that was enough for a new high. Caterpillar, United Technologies and 3m, help define todays market they have a few things in common. Theyre all dow components, a key part of the economy. And they all sounded up beat. Reaction was much different with caterpillar. United tech fell, and 3m the worst among the dows. Morgan brennen explains why. A busy day for the industrial giants, making everything from excavators to jet engines to postit notes. Caterpillar bulldozed expectations, thanks to Strong Demand from Gas Industry Equipment in north america. The maker of earth moving machines is also forecastings sales growth after four years of declines. All positives that sent the
Circle into a political arena. Stan, you were just hit with the liberal agenda. Are you going to this is the cbs evening news. Mason good evening. Im anthony mason. President trump gave his attorney general a very public, very humiliating thrashing today and left open the possibility of firing him. Speaking in the rose garden, the president made clear that Jeff Sessions is a thorn in his side, most notably for recusing himself from the russia investigation, which led to the appointment of a special counsel. Heres chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett. But i am disappointed in the attorney general. He should not have recused himself almost immediately after he took office, and if he was going to recuse himself, he should have told me prior to taking office, and i would have quite simply picked somebody else. Reporter President Trump denied attorney general Jeff Sessions is twisting in the wind, but after days of steady criticism the president declined to offer a vote of confiden