Delays from washington from the trade deal to the stimulus negotiations, deadlines and expectations being pushed back the weve got 59 minutes left to go in the trading week s p 500, 16 points from a record close. Down right now, jon. Still higher on the week everyone except the nasdaq great to be with you this afternoon. We have a big show coming up to finish out the week. Were going to speak with minneapolis fed fred neel sakashkari and later, as stimulus talks grind to a halt, well speak with Maxine Waters about whether there is any compromise to be had. Plus, shell discuss a new bill encouraging the fed to use authority to close the racial wage gap in this country mike santoli is tracking the Market Action. Start us off on the broader market. You can call it resilient or fatigue or really anything a standoff here at the record high levels of the s p 500. The past four days have basic clind of touched it or been shouting distance of it. The were just hovering there. Up 3 or so month
Has a stark warning about the economy. One of americas top vaccine experts is warning of dark days ahead if the u. S. Doesnt get control of this pandemic. Dr. Rick bright who was recently demoted from his government post in a possible act of retaliation is scheduled to testify on thursday to congress. According to a preview of his prepared statements, he will tell lawmakers about hard truths. Our window of opportunity is closing if we fail to develop a National Coordinated response based in science, i fear the pandemic will get far worse and be prolonged causing unprecedented illness and fatalities. Without clear planning and implementation of the steps that i and other experts have outlined, 2020 will be the darkest winter in modern history. Dr. Brights testimony may not sit well with the white house just as President Trump took issue with dr. Anthony faucis testimony on tuesday. Fauci said it would be unlikely for schools to return to normal later this year. The idea of having treatm
Stage who actually was the chief architect of balancing the federal budget. If you dont like Obamacare Donald trump funded harry reid and nancy pelosi taking over obamacare. Donald trump has written checks 10 times and four of those checks was to a president ial campaign. They came to me, i said what do you think . And i said i think its fine. If you went to manhattan and said im lie together American People, would the voters have a right to know . You are the one. What are you hiding . I have given my answer lyin ted. Hes making promises he has no intention of keeping. This little guy has lied so much about my record. I have never tried to go and get incould these kind get into these scrums on the stage. Everywhere i go people say you have seem to be the adult on the stage. Martha the warm and balmy scene outside the fox theater. What did you make of it last night . Reporter did i hear bill hemmer call it the down and dirty . That is the word to carry forth. It looked like an episode
Claims to believe it. The push to war in syria, by the way, has united politicians from both sides. Lindsey graham and howard dean typically agree on very little. Not much at all. But today they are both calling for war in syria. Graham is demanding massive attacks on the syrian military, dean is going even further than that. On twitter, he called the president a wimp for merely sending thousands of troops and launching tons of bombs at syria. Thats not enough for howard dean, who you may remember once ran for president as the peace candidate. Tonight he wants total war in syria. Television pundits, of course, strongly agree. This morning, the Foreign Policy team over on msnbc explained that its far more important for american troops to fight in syria than it is to secure our ownyr border here in america. Watch. There is no question that now, all these years later, is Donald Trumps challenge. He has to take action. He has spoken to macron. What he ought to do is a coordinated action. T
I know. Not a lot of time off. Usually its a monday or a friday. It feels like youre getting 30 years often. Now its like phil says, 15 minutes. Heres a sparkler, go out back. The parking lot in secaucus, light it, come back in. Were happy to be here. Love being here. And for Washington Post David Ignatius and Pulitzer Prize winner, soul of america, jon meacham. Author of the bestselling book the soul of america the battle for our better angels. Happy Ash Wednesday, everybody. Happy Ash Wednesday to you, too, and make sure we keep the easter bunny in easter. Or whatever. However this goes. I dont not sure. July 4th. So this is actually i mean, seriously. I i understand that, like, Hallmark Cards or something invented mothers day. If anybody were to invent a holiday for the soul of america it would be this day. The fourth of july. So very nice of Thomas Jefferson and the whole gang to be thinking of you ahead of time here. It was big. Big. Very generous. The message that so many people