And we are just seven short hours away from the ball drop here in new york city as well. This is a look at times square live where a Million People are expected to fill the streets. Well fill you in on all that. And from times square to wall street, what a year, what a decade its been for stocks as they close out the very last trading day of 2019 in positive territory, turned around at the end of the day. Its the dows best year since 2017 and the s p 500 and nasdaqs best year since 2013. The dows more than 170 gain since 2010 now ranks as the fourth best decadelong performance in the past 100 years. And now theres new hope that the celebrations will continue well into 2020 as President Trump announces a breakthrough in the china trade deal. Hi, everybody, this is bulls and bears. Again, happy new year to you. Im david asman. Joining me on the panel today, jonathan hoenig, liz peek, kevin kelly and john burnett. Well, the president delivering a surprise new years eve tweet, quote i will
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Three minutes to ask questions. Many members will be allowed to make openings Committee Members will be allowed to make Opening Statements. Hearing no objections, so ordered. The chair recognizes herself for five minutes for an opening statement. First of all thank you, everyone, for being here this morning. It is an honor for those of us that are not from chicago to be here on a very serious issue. This is the very first energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the gun violence epidemic in our country. As a Public Health issue. And this subcommittee has jurisdiction over Public Health issues in our country jurisdiction over Public Health issues in our country. I want to represent recognize members who were present chicago and the region, starting with bobby rush, whose district we are in. Thank you, bobby, very much for inviting us, asking the subcommittee to come here. Congresswoman robin kelly, who is here to my left. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky from the chicago region. Enter and t
Majority and minority i would ask for unanimous consent for the house members who are with us today, who are not members of the committee, that they be recognized for three minutes to ask questions. After Committee Members have asked theirs. Only Committee Members will be allowed to make Opening Statements. Hearing no objections, so ordered. The chair recognizes herself for five minutes for an opening statement. First of all thank you, everyone , for being here this morning. It is an honor for those of us that are not from on a very serious issue. This is the very first energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the gun violence epidemic in our country. As a Public Health issue. And this subcommittee has to has jurisdiction over Public Health issues in our country. I want to recognize first the members of the committee who represent the parts of chicago and the region, starting with congressman bobby rush, whose district we are in. Thank you, bobby, very much for inviting us, asking the
Recognized or three minutes to ask questions recognized for three minutes to ask questions. Many members will be allowed to make openings Committee Members will be allowed to make Opening Statements. Hearing no objections, so ordered. The chair recognizes herself for five minutes for an opening statement. First of all thank you, everyone, for being here this morning. It is an honor for those of us that are not from chicago to be here on a very serious issue. This is the very first energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the gun violence epidemic in our country. As a Public Health issue. And this subcommittee has jurisdiction over Public Health issues in our country jurisdiction over Public Health issues in our country. I want to represent recognize members who were present chicago and the region, starting with bobby rush, whose district we are in. Thank you, bobby, very much for inviting us, asking the subcommittee to come here. Congresswoman robin kelly, who is here to my left. Congr