Than 9,000 new cases and 257 deaths today. Sadly, thats the fourth recordbreaking death day in a row for the state of florida. The United States has now recorded more than 4. 5 million cases, 153,000 americans have died. This as the United States economy suffers from a historic contraction with signs pointing to some longterm damage. New rounds of layoffs could be coming very quickly in the Airline Industry in particular. The senate left for the weekend last night as the 600 unemployment benefit officially expires today. Meanwhile, Top Republicans are rebuking the president for his suggestion to delay the election. Do i want to see a date change . No. But i dont want to see a crooked election. In response the wall street Journal Editorial Board writes, if trump believes that, he should reconsider his participation and let someone run who isnt looking for an excuse to blame for defeat. In a word, wow. Were going to get to all of that in a moment. But first house members questioned the T
As we head to the close, the dow up 20 points. Thats the first hour of the closing bell. Second hour of the closing bell with Maria Bartiromo ww where are you seeing conviction on the buy side . Are there sectors where you see buyers continually day in and day out . Energy and financials, those are the short answers. Good answer. Thanks for that. Let me does you, tim hollands, how are you putting work to be in this environment . What kind of year do you expect it to be . We dont have price on the dow, but we continue to look at more domesticfacing companies and industries, so Consumer Finance are big parts of both portfolios. We think housing continues to improve, consumer continues to delever, Monetary Policy remains supportive, so stockpickers, we own redwood trust, which is a mortgage reit investment jumbo. We own carmax. They invented the used car superstore, lots of growth left there. And then a final stock would be ko colfax, which we do a great job as the vascular system for the
Pontificate about who will occupy the white house next, the president and the public will begin to take account of president obamas legacy. Will he be remembered as a good president . An effective one . Did this president keep his promises . Did he do or at least try to do in office what he said he would do while campaigning . Now my favorite Obama Campaign promise fulfillment is this one. Sasha and malia, i love you both more than you can imagine. And you have earned the new puppy thats coming with us to the white house. By april, wed all met bo. Sure its a bit silly, but its also a reminder of how few Campaign Promises can be full fided so easily and clearly. The president promised the girls a dog, they got a dog. Score one for president dad. But, dont you have the sneaking suspicion that if adopting bo had required an act of congress, the first daughters might still be waiting . And most president ial promise keeping does require some level of cooperation from the congress. The pres
Temperatures fan the flames. Hillary clintons former it advisor going behind closed doors for more email controversy. What did he say. Investigators say she left to fianceto die. How could that impact the case if she didnt understand her rights . We start with the new filings from donald trump revealing unconventional spending practices from an unconventional campaign. I am jon scott. Through the end of may, the Trump Campaign paid 6. 2 million for trumps corporate products or services. And that is ten percent of his total expenditures and several instances in which mr. Trump is the recipient. James rosen joins us live to explain . Reporter supporters say the 40 1 deficit he faces with Hillary Clinton cash on hand can be wiped away in an instant by the billionaire and donald trump has and cash on hand about the Trump Campaign spending of the Associated Press went to trump owned firms and products and rent for office and campaign space. Use of trumps airplane and logo hats and bottled w
Intel committee wants to know and wants all of us to know. So far only two states have come forward. And later, american Otto Warmbier died due to his treatment in a north korean prison. What should the u. S. Do to retaliate . Its a total disgrace what happened to otto. That should never, ever be allowed to happen. This is mtp daily, and it starts right now. Well, good evening, im chuck todd in washington. Voters are headed to the polls right now in the highly anticipated expensive special election. The victorious canned dit will become part of the u. S. House of representatives. The other party will receive a loud wake up call and the issue of healthcare will be shaken up regardless of who comes out on top. Democrats will see their best chance of a special election win slip through their fingers probably for an entire calender year. And that was before he was officially under investigation. Democratic donors will likely be limited and wasting effort, and could exasperate the ongoing i