Have ordered coronavirus lockdown all right its time to boost your news i q. Tensions are once again heating up in the persian gulf after a brief confrontation on the seas between the u. S. And iran which resulted in president calling for the take down of iranian gunboats that come too close Rachel Blevins us following the story shes joining us now from the news room with the details to this rachel whats happening there well manella President Trump is now arming the u. S. Navy with the shoot down a new stronger order after a Close Encounter with iran has increased fears of escalation in the persian gulf trump took to twitter wednesday morning writing i have instructed the United States navy to shoot down destroy any and all iranian gunboats if they harass our ship. See his warning follows an incident last week in which the us claims 11 vessels from irans revolutionary guard came within 10 yards of u. S. Navy and coast guard ships in the gulf near kuwait while the Navy Released footage
Us in a couple minutes. Plus, nova nordisk is experimenting with an obesity drug. And big tech struggles. Apple, those shares are looking for a bounce after a sixday selloff. Tesla, similar story. No longer one of the most valuable s p 500 companies. Lets begin with the 1 billion Equity Investment led by liberty strategic capital. Hes going to join us in a few moments. Got some clarifications today. More data on deposits, the percentage that are insured and so forth. I think its important to know when the former secretary of treasury did a previous deal, which was a deal involving a bank that really was one of the worst run banks in the country, came in, had the bid that was best for the ftic. The cover bid, much lower. It ended up making him a lot of money. Thats being dredged up as somehow against him. The reason i mention that is because the risks may even be bigger here. If only just because were dealing with so many rentcontrol units and the law changed ip2019 to make it so those
That old paradigm of political gridlock coupled with slow growth and, most importantly, cynicism. Cynicism, which also combined to produce hohum parks like today. Dow spliping seven points. S p inched up 0. 19 . Nasdaq advanced 0. 48 even after days of declines concluding with yesterdays crescendo of selling. Worst day of 2017. Now, look, ive been adamant, and you know that if youve watched this show, that this rally hasnt just been about the power of donald j. Trump to effect change in washington. I think the optimism that the president s created in the Business World through his endless projobs, antiregulation drum beat and rhetoric has been far more important for stocks than anything related to actual legislation in congress. Yep, the positive implications of deregulation coupled with better than expected profits have been the real impetus for the run. All that said, i totally recognize that my view is distinctly in the minority. So lets go over the majority thats in control right n
Soyou know, this has been incredibly inspiring for all of us. Think your career on the court, your career as an advocate and scholar is just so profound and changed not only the nation but also the world. For everyone here is you are starting your legal career, having an opportunity to spend an hour listening to about your career and what the law can do, i cannot think of a better way to start law school. Please join me in a round of applause. [applause] announcer this sunday night on q a, author in columnist David Jeh Johnson discusses his book, the making of donald j. Trump, which takes a look at the residential nominee. I met donald, i immediately recognized he is peachy martyrdom. Pt barnum. Because he is the dominant force city, i spent time talking to people who worked for him and some big gamblers who said to me, donald does not know anything about the casino business. Announcer sunday night at 8 00 p. M. Eastern and pacific. Can watchan. Org, you our Public Affairs and politica
Nonemergency vehicles and mass transit is suspended until further notice. Restrictions on nonessential travel in effect in massachusetts, connecticut and rhode island. Air travel has also come to a crawl. At least 7,000 flights into and out of the region have been canceled. Service on commuter rails like amtrak is also suspended. Its not just the record snowfall thats set to wreak havoc. Coastal towns like boston and nantucket are already reporting significant flooding due to storm surges during high tide earlier. The storm could unleash 20 foot waves. Take a look at this video from massachusetts. Crews are cutting power to the area. They are trying to prevent any fires from sparking especially if there is flooding. The weather channels mike seidel in plymouth, massachusetts, which is getting pounded by snow and high surf right now. He filed this report for us just a short while ago. Apparently we dont have that from mike seidel. Were live in boston where 20 to 30 inches of snow are ex