Children needed glasses. But, were not getting them. Thats estimated to be 15,000 to 20,000 of our kids wholl end up having to look at the blackboard and its blurry and they dont know why. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff republicans are reveling tonight in passage of a sweeping revision of the nations tax laws. The house approved it today, 227 to 203, and the senate moved to follow suit. But a lastminute procedural glitch meant the house will have to vote one final time, tomorrow. Lisa desjardins begins our coverage. cheering desjardins cheers as the g. O. P. Tax overhaul received final house passage, largely along party lines. It signaled the end of republicans sprint to get the bill to the president by
Children needed glasses. But, were not getting them. Thats estimated to be 15,000 to 20,000 of our kids wholl end up having to look at the blackboard and its blurry and they dont know why. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff republicans are reveling tonight in passage of a sweeping revision of the nations tax laws. The house approved it today, 227 to 203, and the senate moved to follow suit. But a lastminute procedural glitch meant the house will have to vote one final time, tomorrow. Lisa desjardins begins our coverage. cheering desjardins cheers as the g. O. P. Tax overhaul received final house passage, largely along party lines. It signaled the end of republicans sprint to get the bill to the president by
Nasdaq is poised to make history. The index poised to make gains for 11 of the 12 months this year for the First Time Ever some of the stocks leading the charge, well, you know them well dont you, of course, when were looking at some of them there. These you dont know at all. Align technology, vertex mercadolibre, whats that mean, free books, free something free markets not the typical names that we see. Those are the percentage winners, the ones that essentially doubled this year. If its one that stands out, its wynn. Its not a Bio Tech Company that, obviously, had an amazing run. In terms of who added the most market value this year, of course, those familiar names like the f. A. N. G. Stocks, apple, as well. Alibaba up 96 this year. We were talking earlier in the show on squawk on the street, of course, about the increase of market value at a 440 billion value. Interesting, tech sector almost 24 for the s p average waiting for the past ten years, 19. 6 that speaks to the rally weve
Happy new year its 2018, which means the new millennium is finally legal mmhmm, yeah and i hope you all celebrated the new year, but didnt freeze because it was so cold. Like, while some new years balls were dropping, more were shriveling up just to stay warm. Welcome to 2018, revelers around the world ring in the new year overnight. Here in new york city a Million People huddling in times square to watch the ball drop in 9degree temperatures. The coldest celebration in a century. The deep freeze even canceled in new years eve celebrations from boston to st. Louis and as far south as fort worth, texas. The polar plunge in cleveland had to be canceled when they couldnt break through the ice. laughter trevor oh this man was almost a legend. laughter i admire his spirit but also feel bad for him because he made it all the way to the water before anyone told him it was frozen . laughter no, think about how many people he ran by in his underwear who said nothing. All the same jerks who see
Insane close call. The terrifying moment this distracted driver heads right for these fishermen im a fireball and this fireball tearing through the night sky seen across six states even causing an earthquake. And we do say good morning, america. Can you imagine seeing that streaking across the sky and as you said it did cause an earthquake, a 2. 0 magnitude earthquake in michigan. Thankfully no reports of damage. Spectacular sight. A little scary too and it is a slippery morning for so many. That powerful storm stretching from the gulf coast to northeast. States of emergency as far south as georgia. The airport in atlanta, hundreds of Flights Canceled or delayed there and the roads in the northeast are already messy. Abcs linzie janis is on the road in northern new jersey, morristown where i used to do training camp. Good morning, linzie. Reporter thats right, good morning, michael. Millions across the country battling treacherous Road Conditions and states of emergencies declared in a