Maybe give a hint where he is going to go and99 where the party is going to go in the next couple of years and in the next president ial election. Lets first, though, get the fallout from that stimulus getting passed in the house. We should stress here the senate has a whole bunch of different rules, and the timeline here could be a little murky. David spunt with more in wilmington, delaware. Hey, dave. Reporter good morning. Ing making it match the house will and the senate bill always a channel. President biden will be making his way to his second home here in wilmington later this afternoon. Before he leaves for wilmington, hell speak from the white house, the roosevelt room, in about an hour. White house officials are pleased that this passed the u. S. House of representatives, although you mentioned that narrow margin, 219212, all republicans in the house voted against the package. Two democrats voted against the package. Let me go through some of the highlights of this nearly 2 Trillion Covid stimulus relief. Were talking about increased testing, increased ppe, school funding, food assistance, rental assistance, childcare assistance, also those Stimulus Checks, 1400, because if you add the 600 when President Trump was president , that equals the 2,000 that President Biden promised. The two democrats voting against the plan, Kurt Schrader from oregon and jared golden from maine. Now, golden put out this statement in part unfortunately, the path congressional leaders have chosen goes far beyond these key provisions to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars. After supporting 4 trillion in Emergency Covid Relief in 2020, i wont support trillions more in funding that is poorly targeted or in many cases not necessary at this moment in time. While this bill covers just about everything democrats wanted, it does not allow that 15 minimum wage proposal, as you mentioned, because the Senate Parliamentarian said, listen, this cannot happen in the senate when it makes its way over here. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi addressed the minimum wage issue on the floor. Listen. The 7. 25 the minimum wage that exists now is in many instances, in many instances an exploitation of the american worker. And it is a cost to taxpayers because the minimum wage workers need food and housing assistance. And many are on medicaid. This is corporate welfare. Reporter okay. So a 15 minimum wage is the ultimate goal. President biden says he is for that, now is just not the right time. Meanwhile, you look at a company like costco, the ceo Just Announced theyre going to make make to hike their minimum wage from 15 to 16 an hour. Neil . Neil david, thank you very much. Pride. En will be speaking from the roosevelt room, its going to be the an uphill ballot because of those parliamentarian rules where on reconciliation you just cant ram through a wage hike. Senator mike rounds joins us from south dakota. Senator, good to have you. As things stand now, are you a no on this Stimulus Measure . As things stand right now, i am a no. And i think the vast majority of the republicans, if not all of the republicans, will be a no. This is a 1. 9 trillion increase in our national debt. Republicans had offered a reasonable expectation saying weve already got a trillion dollars which has not been spent yet from our december proposal. Lets talk a little bit about whats in the 1. 9. You just heard some of the items that are in there. This is not a pandemic relief effort, this is a giveaway to a lot of leftwing causes. Neil so theyre going to try by hook or crook, it sounds like, senator, to find a way that they can build this hike in the minimum wage to 15 by presumably making it a tax issue, a way for corporations that are of a significant size to pay at least 15. Therein makes it passable in a reconciliation measure. You get a little into the weeds, i apologize, but how likely is that to happen, to be included in this package when it gets to the senate . I think it will be a real challenge for them to include it because of two things. First of all, under the all rules that that we have it does have to be basically a tax or an Expenditure Type of direction through a committee. But the second piece is we already know that not all of the democrats are onboard either. So in a 5050 divided senate to begin with, they cant lose any votes at all and pass it under reconciliation. Theyve got their work cut out for them. Look, theyre going to get something done, theyre going to find a way to get their democrats all together to pass it. Its one of the reasons why we talk about every single vote in the United States senate being critical. When you Start Talking about what we offered, we wanted it to be targeted and specific. This specific proposal is not targeted, it is not specific. Neil you know, youre one of the more prominent republicans not at cpac. Why not . Look, im from south dakota. When i get a chance to come home, i come home. I try to get back home every single week. Im sure theres going to be a lot of entertaining speakers down there. I think the United States senate is going to be very well represented, a lot by people looking to move to a different office. I said i came here to represent my people here in south dakota. Im going to stay here and do my best to work in the United States senate. Neil you know, senator, a lot of the speakers that were bashing fellow republicans, liz cheneys name has come up, Mitch Mcconnell, mitt romney. Apparently, theyve abandoned Ronald Reagans 11th commandment, thou shalt not speak ill of any republicans. On any level does that worry you . I think whatever civil war people have tried to create within the republican party, i think its time to end it if it was there to begin with. You know, the principles that bind us together, the principles Abraham Lincoln talked about, that Ronald Reagan talked about, when we start the talking about lower taxes, about having a competitive economy, about keeping our unemployment low, about having conservative judges, those are things that bind us together along with the vast majority of the american public. Thats what will bind us together in the 2022 election cycle, and as long as we focus on those things in that keep us together, were going to be fine. Well bring this party together. If we want to beat up on each other, weve got problems. I dont think it does anybody any good to be speaking ill of other republicans. Neil senator rounds, thank you again. In the meantime, we are monitoring cpac and whats coming up there, of course, ahead of donald trump addressing the group tomorrow. Were also following the fast and swift reaction were getting out of the middle east right now concerning the release of this report that pretty unequivocally links Mohamed Bin Salman With The Killing of Jamal Khashoggi. The United Arab Emirates the latest to say we believe the saudis. That thats a problem. After this. Neil the president did have a phone call, you know, with the royal family. Im just concerned that is in any push on our part youve got to do something because this is not palatable . Again, i think we all share the concerns over what happened to Jamal Khashoggi and for his family. And as weve made clear, the relationship, the bilateral relationship with saudi arabia will have to be different. Its going to have to change Going Forward. The question is exactly how do you balance those concerns over, from our perspective at the pentagon, you know, Security Commitments that we have in the region. Neil all right. That was from my chat with john kirby, pentagon spokesman, right after we learned, of course, that the the u. S. Will not go much further than, you know, going after the visas from 76 saudis around the administration of mohamed bin salman in the death of Jamal Khashoggi. The Intelligence Report that the administration released seems to figure the saudi finger the saudi leader unequivocally and only leading this effort to kill khashoggi. The oddity this week was that President Biden did talk to king salman, the princes father, but right now as things stand mohamed bin salman will be the next ruler after his father passes away of all of saudi arabia. A lot of people are looking at that, what has really changed here. Lucas tomlinson has more from washington. Lucas. Reporter good morning, neil, thats right. Its the first time the u. S. Government has publicly blamed the saudis crown prince for approving the killing of u. S. Based saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. President biden released the report but stopped short of taking any action against bin salman better known by his initials, b. S. The rules are changing, and were going to be announcing significant changes today and on monday. We are going to hold them accountable. Reporter the Intelligence Report says the crown prince viewed khashoggi as a threat to the kingdom and broadly supported using violent measures to silence him. Secretary of state tony blinken also weighed in. Weve taken action pursuant to the Khashoggi Ban to impose Visa Restrictions on 76 saudi individuals believed to have been gauged in threatening overseas including but not limited to the Khashoggi Killing because this [inaudible] whether its by saudi arabia or anyone else is totally unacceptable, and we now have a few tool to push back against that. Reporter days after khashoggi was killed inside the saudi consulate in 2018, bret baier asked saudi arabias thenForeign Minister about it. And, excuse me, the Foreign Minister at the time said that his guys had nothing to do with it, that the Saudi Crown Prince was totally innocent. And in a statement the saudi government said that his government rejects the report which it finds negative, false and unacceptable, neil. Neil thank you,ing my friend, very, very much. We are getting reads, and lucas couched on this, from touched on this, from other countries in the middle east. The United Arab Emirates among the first to say we believe the saudis will well continue to do business with the saudis, we move on from this. William cohen joins us, former Defense Secretary under president clinton. Secretary, your thoughts on this. I understand its a delicate dance, but weve essentially said beyond punishing or, you know, maybe going after the visas of 70someodd, you know, princes and others around the crown prince, were going to leave it at that. Because that does not include right now the prince himself. What do you make of it . Well, in a way it does. First, President Biden has seemingly pointed out mbs as being responsible for the gruesome murder, putting that in public and putting the blame squarely on his shoulders, i think, is a big difference. Secondly, theres an expression we used to use in the senate, i have a minimum high regard for my colleague, and i think thats what President Biden is now doing with mbs saying he has a minimum of high regard for him and for the way in which hes conducted himself and moving up to eventually replace the king in the future. I think in addition by putting the sanctions on, the visa sanctions at least on 76 people, another signal. And also by raising human rights as a top priority for his administration Going Forward in the future. I think these things have sent the signal to the entire region, not just to saudi arabia, but to the entire region that the Biden Administration is going to continue to put human rights on his Foreign Policy agenda which is not so under his predecessor. So i think its a tough thing, a tough balance you have to do because were not going to sever relations. That would jeopardize saudi arabia and put all of the other countries in the region would then be subject to the aggression of the iranians. Its one of those power type balances looking at how do you preserve a very important country if not to the United States, but to the rest of the world in terms of energy supply. Weve got the big neil theres no doubt about that, secretary, and i understand that. But, you know, donald trump got a heap of controversy when he maintained those relations and said that they were more important longer term. Joe biden takes the position, essentially the same position. He might be talking about human rights, but hes not really done anything more than this visa, you know, restriction on some of these around the prince. I know he has talked to mo if happened binning Salman Mohamed bin salman, or king salman, i should say, mohamed bin salmans father. But the fact of the matter is, mohamed bin salman is going to be the next ruler of saudi arabia, and weve done nothing to punish him for the murder of a journalist. Well, theres very little the United States could do without jeopardizing our own interests. We could neil no, i understand that, but that is what donald trump said, right . Secretary, im not forgiving one versus the other, but fair and balanced here, there was this the pileon on President Trump when he took this position earlier. Why isnt there a pileon on joe biden taking the exact same position . I think there was a pileon on donald trump for a variety of reasons in addition to saudi arabia. Dont forget we had the meeting in helsinki in which the Intelligence Community had said very clearly that Vladimir Putin had interfered with the 2016 election. The president said publicly at that time, he said i believe him. So he didnt believe the Intelligence Community. We know for a fact that he neil well, i know, but if we could just stick to this issue, secretary the, im just wondering where we go from here. If the saudis now know that this is the extent of the punishment under a Biden Administration despite raising human rights, does that theyre free to do pretty much whatever the heck they want. Well, i dont think theyre free to do whatever they want. I think the Biden Administration is reserving the right to impose additional sanctions depending upon what activities they see Mohamed By Salman Taking neil do you think well to that, secretary . Do you think well really do that . I think, yes. If that continues, if we have a repetition of that, if we see him arresting journalists, locking them up, i think that will change the nature of the relationship. We do know that the, we saw significant weaponry we sell significant weaponry to the saudis. Now, we could cut much of that off but not to our benefit because the chinese and the russians are standing on the sidelines just waiting to replace the United States as the guarantor of security in the renal. So we have to take that into account. I think the problem is that anytime you have a president ial contest, the candidates tend to make promises and pledges that they really arent going to be able to keep. In this particular case, saying were going to name them as a pariah state, well, were not. We are treating mbs with a minimum of high regard. Were treating him not as a future king, not elevating him, having a separate channel to the crown prince and saying, hey, were with you all the way. Biden is saying, no, were not with you all the way. Were with you all the way to this point because we recognize that we need you along with uae, bahrain and qatar in order to put a circle around the ambitions of the iranians. So its a matter of practicality at this point. President trump faced it and said maybe he did, maybe he didnt. Biden is saying, no, he did, and were not going to treat you the same way you have been treated in the past. So i think theres a significant difference in saying someone actually is responsible rather than saying, well, we dont know, the intelligence is unclear. No, the intelligence has been clear for some time, and i think the president just said unknown. This is known now as far as our Intelligence Community, as far as the president s concerned. Neil all right. You and i have different versions of what is different here. Were acknowledging that he was behind the murder, but we dont seem to be doing too much about it, save the warning that we know you did it. Well see how it all sorts out. William cohen, thank you very, very much. By the way, we are going to be hearing from the president of the United States on this. 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Neil all right, the markets had a rough week last week. This could temper things down a little bit here. Warren buffett is out with his famous letter, one of the richest folks on the planet, certainly the Rushest Investor On richest investor on the planet gives an upbeat view of america in this letter just coming out a little while ago in which buffett says, among other things despite some severe interruptions, our countrys economic progress has been breathtaking. It goes on to say never bet against america, putting his money where his mouth is. Hes been buying billions of Dollars Worth of his own companys stock which represents sort of a crosssection of american businesses and those that deal with them. He plans to do a lot more of that in the future, likes what hes seeing and said that miracles do occur and that Middle America is proof of that. He did not address the Stimulus Measure that passed the house just last night and goes to the senate, but hes very optimistic about the countrys fortune. So why should you listen to the guy . Because he has an uncanny track record and because he often zigs when others zag. So when everyone was pan if inning this week pan inning this week, he was accepting out a message longer term, aokay. Weve got b ann berry and adam lashinsky, last but not least. Adam, what do you make of what hes sayingsome . Well, i was thinking while you were talking the reason we Pay Attention to Warren Buffett is because Berkshire Hathaway is a reflection of the american economy. Its also an actively managed index fund because he owns what he owns is so representative of the economy. So i take great comfort knowing that hes optimistic especially given his age. He has more wisdom than, you know, the rest of us combined, i think. And its great to know because he also has a reputation for saying it like it is. Neil ann, what do you think . I think its interesting too, neil, because he really has made his money with sensible, tangible businesses. He talks about the fact that Berkshire Hathaway owns 54 billion of property and equipment. Thats physical, americanbased stuff. And its interesting because its not the glamorous pre revenue sort of edgy and forward leaning where weve seen some of [inaudible] a bit of a call to go back to basics and look at some of these industries underlying the stock prices and their results. Neil you know, francis, as i read more of his letter here, t not completely, you know, everything is roses and there are no thorns. Even with the backup in Interest Rates this week and the fact that, you know, bonds were providing competition for stocks, he said fixed income investors worldwide face a bleak future. He says competitors from both regulatory and Credit Ratings reasons must focus on bonds, and i tell you, bonds are not the place to be these days. Now, that flies in the face of all this worry over the last week where rates are back up. People say ill park my money in that. What do you think . Well, he is ever prescient, as we know, and he is foreshadowing the fact that bond yields cannot continue to move higher, and we cannot continue to paper over this debt. So he knows that theres a ton of stimulus in the economy, and the stimulus is going to keep markets going unless interrupted. And he also knows that thats going to depress bond yields in the foreseeable future. So he just knows the mechanics of markets and how it works, and he also knows that there are going to be problems in the credit market, and hes alluding to that. Neil you know, hes always been worried about this countrys propensity to spend a lot of money, adam, and he doesnt really single out republicans or democrats. He faults them all. He refers to it in our debt burdens in this letter, without getting into the details of that, its still a worry but its not an immediate worry. That tends to be the prevailing view that people have. Clearly, in washington where they keep spending, and even in the markets where they dont seem to be too perturbed by all this. Well, i think what youre hearing from him and what the conventional wisdom is, as you said, neil, is that the strength, the overall strength of the u. S. Economy and really just the overall strength of america is more important than the spending. Thats been true for quite some time now, and i more or less agree that, generally speaking, thats where were going. And, certainly, in the middle of a crisis which were in, which were still in despite all of the good news, the spending right now and making sure that as many people as possible can continue to participate in the economy is more important than worrying about the opposite of it. Neil you know, ann, i could be overreading a lot of things that hes saying, but particularly in the conclusion of his letter where he talks about, you know, in an environment where the chinese are enjoying more investment than we are, the first time weve seen that happen where the u. S. Has been eclipsed by another country enticing foreign money, but he says the United States, that were still the place to be. In the its 232 years of existence, there has been no incubator for unleashing the potential like america. Our countrys economic progress has been breathtaking. What do you make of that . I think hes a real patriot, and i it really is i think it is really dont bet against america. Hes saying lets Pay Attention, lets invest in infrastructure. So i think hes saying weve got huge potential, but it is incumbent upon us to make sure [inaudible] optimistic, but i think also a caution that we need to focus on the right thing. Neil real quickly, francis, are you as optimistic . Im optimistic until the second half of 2021, and id really like to see how many of those loans successfully come out of forbearance, but, yes, the stimulus is going to carry us through to the reopening as of yet. Neil guys, thank you very much. Were still following cpac, all that stuff going on, still waiting on the president of the United States, how hell weigh in, maybe on Warren Buffetts letter, you never know. But in the middle of all of this, we have Mitch Mcconnell saying, i dont know, if donald trump is the republican president ial nominee in 2024, ill support him. Now, a lot of republicans are saying, who cares . [typing sound] i had this hundred thousand dollar student debt. Two hundred and twentyfive thousand dollars in debt. Ah, sofi literally changed my life. It was the easiest application process. Sofi made it so theres no tradeoff between my dreams and paying student loans. Student loans dont have to take over for the rest of your life. Thank you for allowing me to get my money right. Theres a lot that could happen between now and 24. Ive got at least four members, i think, are planning on running for president plus governors and others. Theres no incumbent. Should be a wide open race and fun for you all to cover. Bret if the president was the partys nominee, would you support him . The nominee of the party . Absolutely. Neil all right. That surprised a lot of folks given the tension, the bad blood it seemed the Republican Senate leader had with the former president. The former president , of course, speaks tomorrow at cpac. Scott walker wrapped up a very rousing speech yesterday. The former wisconsin governor, president ial candidate, with us right now. Governor, did that surprise you, Mitch Mcconnell saying, look, if Donald Trumps the nominee, im going to support him . No, it didnt. I think theres a lot of hype, actually, in many media outlets, but i dont think theres division. I think were united against the failures of joe biden, and we want someone who can win not just in 2024, we want to win and house and senate back. So i think that makes a ton of sense, and it just goes to the heart of what ive been saying for weeks now, i think those on the left are having disarray because of the problems with the filibuster and how radical some of the members are. Neil governor, what ive noticed in a lot of prominent republicans remarks is theyre dissing on other republicans whether its Mitch Mcconnell, you know, questioning the president s behavior after the January 6th Uprising in washington, liz cheney, mitt romney, some of these you expect. But everyone seems to have forgotten Ronald Reagans 11 commandment of not speaking ill of fellow republicans. Should we care about that . Do you care about that . Well, i still think its important to stay focused on who the real enemy is, and its people like joe biden, kamala harris, nancy pelosi, Chuck Schumer and radicals neil theyre not doing that, governor. Some are, some are, but theyre not all doing that. They spend a good deal of time attacking within the tent. Well, youre right about that. I think some of its not just media, but social media tends to drive personalities over policies. But i do think here at cpac you hear quite a bit not just from me, but others, about cancel culture and the censorship not just from big tech, but something weve been talking about for years, the Slippery Slope of radicals on campus. Not just leftwing professors, but others. And i think thats where the real frustration is for conservatives. They feel theyre trying to be marginalized, intimidated, certainly something i know about from a decade ago when they tried to recall me. Conservatives feel that not just on campuses anymore, but as cross the board. Thats what the real angst is here and why people want to remind other conservatives theyre not alone, not on campus, even on the airwaves. Neil i want to hearken to representative nicki edwards, the former congressman from oklahoma. You might not know, governor, but he had an interview on cnn last night in which he fears for the direction cpac, maybe the party, is going. Quoting here the people of cpac are living in an alternative reality in which facts dont matter, constitution doesnt matter. They have of no principles except whatever their leader says. Obviously, talking about donald trump. With what do you think of that . Well, again, i dont buy that. I dont see that here at cpac, i dont see that out talking to conservatives. I think in the end the reason why there continues to be support for President Trump is because actions speak louder than words. Im a midwesterner, i didnt always say the things the way President Trump did, but in the end, we look at tax cuts, regulatory reform, judicial nominees, even putting the embassy in jerusalem, all the things that conservatives have talked about for decades President Trump actually delivered on. He, mike pence and their team delivered on. And, again, we may have slight differences with a tweet here and there, thats just part of life. The bottom line is this guys delivered on his promises, and we all too often look at washington and see politicians who fail us time and time again. I think its why a lot of the forgotten Men And Women Of America gravitated toward this president even if they didnt always agree with his rhetoric, they liked the fact that he was willing to stir the pot in our nations capital. And every conservative running for office should remember that not just when they run, but more importantly, when they govern. Neil do you think though that its one thing to be gravitated or intimidated, you know, a lot of prominent republicans who are not at the cpac, they include Mitch Mcconnell, mitt romney, rand paul, liz cheney, the Maryland Governor k larry hogan, and massachusetts governor. Some genuine reasons, scheduling conflicts, some just prefer to be in their states, i get that as well with. But i get a feeling, and youre closer to it than ill ever be, governor, that there is a divide among republicans, those who are very, very loyal to the former president , those who are were not. And afraid about the group that is in lockstep with the former president whos a controversial figure. Well, again, i think people are looking forward. Were in this fight. We understand the battle to try and silence conservatives. It goes across neil but theyre not looking, right . The theyre actually looking backward, right . Theyre not looking forward at all. Well, no, i would disagree. I think were looking forward. Were making the case if we want to continue to make a case to the American People to govern, were not just talking about washington, were talking about conservatives governing in the states where despite all the talk about a blue wave in november, republican legislative majorities not only were held, but we picked up two seats or two bodies in new hampshire, one in alaska, we picked up a net gain of one republican governor in montana neil no doubt [inaudible conversations] looking forward versus backward, governor, i just want to be clear, when you see donald trump as a presence looking forward, you might be right. Others say thats looking back. Well, again, i think donald trump tomorrow is not going to talk about things that happened so much in the past, hes going to talk about the future and why its important to be in this fight, to be engaged, to push back against those who would attempt to censor conservatives, to make the case not just what happened in the past, but rather, to set the platform for what we do Going Forward in the house, in the senate, in these legislative races. And i think for me most importantly and the young americas foundation, we want to think about young people in colleges and high school and junior high campuses across the nation. We want to get a fair shake to get our message out because we know it wins just as it won in wisconsin. Neil governor, always a pleasure catching up with you. Thank you very much for taking the time. Governor scott walker, former wisconsin governor. He had his battles, right . Survived all of them. Three elections, boom, boom, boom, boom. All of that. Meanwhile, do you think there is just rumble on the right . By the way, fair and balanced, democrats have their divisions too, and this latest Stimulus Bill proves it. After this. Of thats great, carl. But we need something better. Thats easily adjustable has no penalties or advisory fee. And we can monitor to see that were on track. Like schwab intelligent income. Schwab introducing schwab intelligent income. A simple, modern way to pay yourself from your portfolio. Oh, thats cool. I mean, we dont have that. Schwab. A modern approach to wealth management. vo ideas exist inside you, electrify you. They grow from our imagination, but they cant be held back. They want to be set free. To make the world more responsible, and even more incredible. Ideas start the future, just like that. Neil all right. So you think the republicans have their divisions . Fair and balanced, were going to look at the democrats right now especially when it comes to this issue of the minimum wage. Some progressives are not accepting a parliamentarian no for an answer, theyre still finding every which way they can to push this through. Theres a lot more i could tell you about here that proves progressives are at odds with the administration and maybe conventional democrats, you know, strategy Going Forward. Bob cusack, the hill editorinchief, very nice human being as well although nice human beings dont count for much these days. But, bob, you do. Thank you very much. Let me ask you first about this division over the minimum wage. It was more of a, you know, a scab than i thought getting ripped off here. What did you think . Well, i mean, you have centrists and the progressives, and all democrats basically agree and some republicans too the minimum wage should be raised, but whats the level . Bernie sanders, whos the chair of the budget committee, he wants 15. Hes been championing that. But centrists like joe manchin want a lower level. And this is just the beginning of a clash as, neil, you were talking about. Democrats have been united for the most part, but after this covid bill theyre going to have to decide whats next on the agenda, how are they going to pass it, climate change, immigration, a whole slew of issues, minimum wage. What are they going to do. And i think youre going to see a lot of division in the Democratic Party this spring and this summer. Neil you know, bob, its already sprouting in the administrations release of the Jamal Khashoggi killing clearly fingering mohamed bin salman for the murder. And there are a lot of people who are glad you brought this to the worlds attention, mr. President , but outside of maybe going after a few of the people around the prince, youre not going at the prince, and youre not really changing anything about how we do business with saudi arabia, and theyre ticked off. What do you think . Yeah, no, hes got very thorny issues on Foreign Policy; saudi arabia, china, you know,s what is he going to do with those tariffs. Are we going to see, you know, some major decisions. But thats where the left and basically joe biden, you know, for the most part, he didnt nominate Bernie Sanders for his cabinet, did not nominate Elizabeth Warren to be treasury secretary. So hes kind of given them the stiff arm. But progressives like ocasiocortez have been a little more vocal about what biden has been doing on immigration. So thats going to be a real test of his leadership. Because remember, neil, yeah, hes got a majority in the house and senate, but its really narrow. And republicans we talk to are like, wait a minute, joe biden has said be bipartisan, and we havent seen that yet. And if Rahm Emmanuel wrote an interesting piece in the Wall Street Journal recently saying joe biden must in his next few steps, next few months must be more bipartisan because thats what he ran on. 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If you see wires down, treat them all as if theyre hot and energized. Stay away from any downed wire, call 911, and call pg e right after so we can both respond out and keep the public safe. Neil all right, weve hit a milestone on the virus right now. I thought this was worth repeating here. Not cases or any of that, but in the number of people who are getting the vaccine. We are now at the point where half of all those americans who are 65 years or older have received at least one vaccine dose. Were getting this news on the same day that Johnson Johnsons singledose vaccine has gained the backing from the fda advisory panel, the full fda usually follows on that, and that could happen later today. So encouraging examples, all. Tom frieden joins us now, former cdc director. Doctor, very good to have you. What do you make of these developments . Well, theres really a lot of good news here, neil. We see cases falling, hospitalizations falling, deaths falling and vaccines steadily rolling out. There are not enough vaccines yet, but with the upcoming approval of j j and even more the increased production from pfizer and moderna over the next two weeks and months, vaccines are going to become much more available. So theres lots of good news, but its still not Out Of The Woods yet. Were still not Out Of The Woods. Its very important that people continue to mask up and watch distance because those levels, though theyve come way down, are still quite high. And over the last few days, theres been a little bit of a blip. We just need to watch and see what happens with that. Neil there must be something in the dna of former cdc directors like yourself to urge caution. I think thats probably very wise. Your predecessor said much the same thing, doctor, lets not get ahead of our syringes here, so to speak. Keep wearing your mask, keep distancing, keep doing all of that. Is she hearing or warning us about something that could happen . What do you make of that . Well, first off, cases are much lower than they were, but theyre still really high. 2,000 deaths a day is horrifying. And theres still a lot of the virus circulating. The second thing that has us a little concerned, and well just see over the next few days, is there is a little uptick nationally, and cases in New York City where i live really havent come down as much as we would have liked. The other thing that were worried about are variants. So i think big picture is good news. Theres more vaccine coming, the cases are going down, things are going in the right direction so keep it up. Keep your masks up, keep your distance up and keep your perspective up too because we need to recognize that were not Out Of The Woods yet. But if we do this right, we wont have a fourth surge, and come summer and fall well be to a new normal where we can get back doing many or most or even all of the things that we miss doing. Neil director, i hope youre right on all those counts. Well see. Tom frieden, former cdc director. Well be hearing from the president of the United States. He might address whats happening on the vaccine and the virus front, but more likely just responding to the house voting by the closest of margins for a 1. 9 9 trillion Stimulus Plan 1. 9 trillion Stimulus Plan. Were on that after this. Keeping your oysters Business Growing has you swamped. You need to hire. I need indeed indeed you do. Ost your first job at indeed. Com promo we made usaa insurance for members like kate. A former army medic, made of the flexibility to handle whatever monday has in store and tackle four things at once. So when her car got hit, she didnt worry. She simply filed a claim on her usaa app and said. I got this. Usaa insurance is made the way kate needs it easy. She can even pick her payment plan so its easy on her budget and her life. Usaa. What youre made of, were made for. Usaa. All right. We just got the two minute warning a minute ago that President Joe Biden is going to address the nation on the house passing that 1. 9 trillion stimulus. And not a single republican voted for it. Two democrats opted not to vote for it, but it did get through. It does include a feature to raise the minimum wage. Now the president. Made it clear that they support my American Rescue plan. The House Of Representatives took the first step toward making it a reality and i want to thank and i called her just a few moments ago, nancy pelosi, for extraordinary Speaker Pelosi for extraordinary leadership and all those who supported our plan and with their vote were one step closer to vaccinating the nation. Were one step closer to putting 1,400 in the pockets of americans. Were one step closer to extending Unemployment Benefits for millions of americans who are shortly going to lose them. One step closer to helping millions of americans feed their families and keep a roof over their head. One step closer to getting our kids safely back in school. Were one step closer to getting state and local governments the money they need to prevent massive layoffs for essential workers. Now, now the bill moves to the United States senate where i hope it will receive quick action. We have no time to waste. If we act now, decisively, quickly and boldly we can finally get ahead of this virus, we can finally get our economy moving again and the people in this country have suffered far too much for too long. We need to relieve that suffering. The American Rescue plan does just that, it relieves the suffering and its time to act. Thank you all for being here. , [reporters asking questions] its time to act, the president with the narrowed in the house to pass the 1. 9 trillion package. Theres a one with that because the senate ruled on what can be in the reconciliation package. A wage hike cannot. I want to gauge reaction to this. We have mark meredith, hes at cpac going on in orlando. Many republicans are gathering there and the problem the price tag with all of this on top of 1 trillion of money yet to be spent so im sure as this filters through its going to get a lot more reaction. What are you hearing . Neil, good morning to you. Thats right, the people on the stage behind me are not fans of the American Rescue plan. Theyve been making that clear all weekend long since this coverage began and now with the vote happening overnight in the house weve been hearing more about what theyre concerned about not only with the price tag like youve been talking about, but with some of the priorities included into it. I thought it was interesting the president there wasnt speaking for a long time. Mentioning he spoke with the speaker about this and theres a battle as they try to get it through the senate. Not a done deal yet, but the threshold they had to get passed as they wanted this legislation through. Lets talk about whats in this package. Were talking Stimulus Checks worth 1400 depending on income level. There were discussions what kind of money would be included and the 1400 amount there. Theyre extending the enhanced Unemployment Benefits and they were set to expire next month and now until august. They will spend more money for state and local governments. The president made it clear in his comments moments ago that he sees this is an ongoing issue and that this is not over yet and its crucial to what the country is going to need to get out of the pandemic. When you speak to republicans, they are not fans of this at all whatsoever and thats what weve been hearing from so many of the speakers at cpac. Later on well hear from the House Minority leader kevin mccarthy, someone who spoke out against this bill. Well hear from other names, former Secretary Of State mike pompeo, as well as former Hud Secretary dr. Ben carson. Of course, neil, the big focus whats coming tomorrow. Former President Trump is expected to address the cpac crowd tomorrow afternoon, his first former address hell have held since leaving the white house. Hes done interviews on fox, but this is the first time at length. Hes not expected to announce candidacy for 2024, not his big moment to announce his next step, but what hes going to make clear, hes still going to be involved in politics and he still wants to shape the message for republicans. When you speak to the folks at this conference theyve made it clear they see him as his as the leader of the party, but its notable, neil, who is not here. You dont have former vicepresident mike pence, former u. N. Ambassador nikki haley, there are some republicans not stopping by the conference. Of course theyre not abandoning conservative ideology at all they see it going a different direction than maybe the folks on the stage right now. Neil. Neil yeah, i think i heard the line some didnt want to go, some werent invited to come. Mark meredith. Thank you very much, my friend. Lori, we told you and mark outlined unanimous opposition to this Stimulus Measure. All a no vote to this. And from the Security Committee ranking member, congressman, thank you for taking the time. You were no on this, why . Well, it was absolutely no bipartisan enput whatsoever and it was a little disconcerting to hear the president come out in his Press Conference and talk about he was how he congratulated nancy pelosi on this bill. Every covid relief package weve done has been done with bipartisan input and this one was completely the opposite. Whats troubling me is its beginning to look like a trend with this administration. His rhetoric on Inauguration Day is not matching his actions since then. Hes talked about unity, hes talked about working together and doing everything, but that since then and we want to work together. We want to have input on these bills and we should have a give and take and theres been none. Thats whats disconcerting about this package, theres a lot of opposition on this its nothing new, congressman, the trump tax cuts didnt get a single democratic vote and the obamacare didnt get a single republican vote. Are you looking at this standard procedure . I grew up between Ronald Reagan and tip oneill. Ronald reagan was a conservative president , but he cut deals with tip oneill and developed relationships. Its incumbent for both parties where its not a zero sum game. I think it would be awesome if we could get together and work like we did in the old days. Its too stratified in congress for sure. Neil where are we going with this package though . Assuming that the senate can get in approved, even with every republican likely voting against it, if they can maybe twist joe manchins arm and it goes through . What is your fear . What was your colleagues biggest fear . What . The deficit is one thing, its been out of control forever, but the biggest fear was what . I think the biggest fear was the 15 minimum wage. How can you vote for a bill at a time in an economic crisis where everybody acknowledged it would cost job loss of 1. 4 Million People and definitely have a deleterious effect most significantly on Small Businesses and restaurants. My sister and brotherinlaw own a restaurant. The last thing they need right now when theyre trying to survive is a 15 minimum wage and the last thing people see jobs going down the drain because of that. When it comes back without that, it may look different and everybody will take a second look. There are a lot of good things in the big to help the economy, but the biggest roadblock is the 15. It may shake loose more republicans if thats not coming back. Neil congressman, with the cpac, busy, im wondering what you want to hear from donald trump when he speaks tomorrow. I want to hear about unity and principles in the party not personality. How were going to move Forward Together unified and stop going after each other and stop some of this that is going on in the party right now. Its kind of a microcosm whats going on between the democrats and republicans, their extras phied. There are stratifications in our own party and realize the common goals. Were the party of lower taxes and a strong Foreign Policy, a Strong Military and i think a lot of the trade deals that we did are helping our economy and i think weve got to get back to that. Im very concerned about the specter of the taxes raised by this committee. And i think we can dispense of personalities and Start Talking about principles. I think thats far more important. Neil congressman katko, be healthy and well as they say. Stay safe. Debbie dingell will be joining us, the michigan democrat, the push with or without a 15 minimum wage. Well see. Its velveeta versus the other guys. Clearly, nothing melts like velveeta. Ive got the brains youve got the looks lets make lots of money youve got the brawn ive got the brains lets make lots of uh uh uh oohhh theres a lot of opportunities with allstate, drivers who switched saved over 700. Saving is easy when youre in good hands. Allstate click or call to switch today. All right. Fair and balanced, its time to hear from the democratic congressman on this measure that passed the house narrowly last night. The covid Relief Packaging totalling more than 1. 9 trillion. Debbie dingell is her name, congresswoman, thank you for joining us. Neil, its always good to be with you. Neil all right. Lets get right in. I appreciate that, by the way, to some of the differences that republicans had and at least two of your democratic colleague, but theres a lot in this and way too much money for this and a lot of pork that hasnt been examined closely. Do you agree with them . This is what im going to tell you. We need to get stimulus into our economy. We need to do fourth things as far as im concerned and this bill does it. A lot of people say, oh, most of its not covid related. Well, everything im about to tell you is covid related. We need to get shots in the arms of people that means we need more money for production, we need to be investing in more r d so were getting ready for these mutations that were seeing and we need to get the distribution and the clinics set up across the country. We need to get money into the pockets of americans that have lost their jobs, that are hurting, that are scared that they could be evicted or cant put food on the table. That is covid related. Im worried about the Small Businesses and the restaurants in my district because one of my restaurants ive gone to for 20 years day before yesterday, theyre closing. They cant make it. And that Everybody Knows about hanging on by their fingernails. We need to get some aid. All of us want to see the schools reopen and this has money to reopen schools, keep them open, do it safely and take care of our teachers and our students. I think thats covid related. I think its time to get it done and i voted for the bill. Neil all right. Now, 130 billion is appropriated to reopen schools, but we spent over 100 billion in prior Stimulus Efforts to do just that and most of them are closed and teachers unions and others are keeping them closed and im wondering if this is good money after bad, what do you think . Its good money not after bad money. Weve all been youve seen the increase in covid over the last few months. We want the numbers to go down. Weve had to get the teachers vaccinated. Has anybody thought about what its like to reopen these schools, the requirements for ppe equipment. If you have a bus, you cant load the way you used to. Youve got extra personnel, what you have to do in the bathrooms, what you have to do to keep the school clean . Increased cost to these schools. I have sat down but im thinking, congresswoman, of the other businesses and Sanitation Workers and police and firemen are dealing with a lot more grief and you know, theyre on their jobs. Theyre doing their jobs and im wondering well. Neil is this money, do you think now that this money is going to change that and get schools opened sooner . I think that when this money goes into the system, were gog to start to and we get the teachers vaccinated and doing things were going to see the school open. Another thing in this bill is aid to state and local governments. A lot have had to lay off prior police and critical that 350 billion in aid to state and local governments and no delineation theres no way to test if this is covid related. Couldnt they take advantage of that and a lot of them lousy at keeping their books before this are now going to benefit from this . So, i have weekly calls with my mayors and my state reps every week. I know whats happening in these cities. Everybody wants to always point a finger and say things are poorly organized or managed. I want to say that they are our frontline heroes. Theyre out there every single day trying to keep communities safe. By the way its republican mayors, i can show you the letter, youve seen it, that are as anxious and begging for aid as any other place. So we do have a need. Neil no, i get im sorry it wasnt clear, congresswoman, it wasnt clear. Were already getting news out of some states we thought were hardhit and they have surprise of revenues, new jersey comes to mind and connecticut, minnesota comes to mind. Some states badly hit, im not saying theyre Out Of The Woods, but better than we thought and lo and behold we come up with 350 billion to give to them which is way, way more than they need. Its done by formula. I know too many cities people are working their hearts and souls out and people struck by covid in sicknesses and deaths and what the impact has been on the revenue into the schools or into helping fire we havent given fire and police hazard pay in most cities and townships and they put their life on the line every day since covid started, neil. I just, im covid has turned this world upsidedown that we live in and we need to get help to people. They want it, the American People want it. If you look at the numbers you see it there. Neil no, no, youre right, the American People want this overwhelmingly, but i dont know if they know the details. I know you cant come up with the perfect prescription at anytime especially in the middle of a crisis, but half of this dough is next year and the year after, i mean, so if there was an immediate and pressing need for it, why not all of it right now, and get it to spend right now . Thats on top of the trillion dollars still unspent from prior Stimulus Efforts. , but people are trying to make sure the money isnt wasted. There have been some Strings Attached to some of them. Weve got State Legislature and governors fighting. Theres a myriad of complicated problems and you cant always break down, but you want to make sure that that money is spent in a responsible way. Thats why some of the timing is there. Covid is not going away today or tomorrow. Covid is here for a while and we want our world normal as quickly as we can, we are going to pay the consequences and economists say this bill the american Recovery Plan can help get our economy back to where it was in a year by doing this. The chair of the Federal Reserve said we need to and this money will take three years to get us where we were. Im comfortable and i think its necessary. Do i agree with every nitpick in it . No, but i want to help the American People and i want shots in the arms and protect Small Businesses. I want schools reopened. I want people to have jobs. And this is the bill weve got to vote on and im going to fight to do that for every person. Neil Congresswoman Dingell, thank you very very much for taking the time. Have a wonderful weekend. Thanks, you, too, neil. Neil in the meantime, all of this in an environment where the economy is looking up. Thats the good news. Here is the problem. Interest rates are backing up. Thats the bad news because of the good news, after this. Introducing schwab stock slices. For as little as 5, now anyone can own companies in the s p 500, even if their shares cost more. At 5 a slice, you could own Ten Companies for 50 instead of paying thousands. All Commission Free online. Schwab stock slices an easy way to start investing or to give the gift of stock ownership. Schwab. Own your tomorrow. Upbeat music transitions™ light under control. Upbeat music transitions™ Signature Gen 8™ available now, in 4 vibrant style colors. Transitions™ all right. Were getting a lot of email reaction to my chat with debbie dingell, the michigan democrat, who is among all the democrats in the house except two who voted for this 1. 9 trillion Stimulus Plan, that it will give the economy a boost even though there are some controversial provisions in there, including a backdrop 0 of states that are seeing a surprising burst in revenue. Do they need the 350 billion allocated in this measure . Thats one feature to francis, and stacy, weve got adam with us. And can i reiterate to you, the congresswoman was saying although this isnt perfect and there are things in here delayed, but its the best weve got and we dont want to take any chances. What do you make of that argument . I think its a lot more nuanced than that and i think whats going to come out in this today in Going Forward, is to really see if there is merit to the call for the bipartisan approach and that is if in compromise can be reached. Theres things in here, the amount going to the states. What well see is a sunset provision, a clear sort of timeline to see some of these programs begin to go away and in order to make sure there is auditing of some of this. That there needs to be some system in place that makes sure that some of this spending is reined in as the recovery continues. And i think thats is going to be important for some of the, its not perfect, but highly effective, the best we can do rhetoric to be credible. Neil you know, francis, i tried to keep the politics out of this stuff and just look at the numbers, the geek that i am, and im looking at the backdrop not the red or blue, the green, the numbers. The fact is that the economy is picking up steam. And the jobless claims, i know theyre volatile. Durable goods orders key signs of growth, six month high and home sales, whats been happening on the housing start front. Very, very strong. Copper and all of these other things that sort of are pegged to an economic turnaround ar soaring, retail sales are expected to doing so, costs in the middle of costco in the middle of this hiking wage to 16 and this is to goose something that might not need to be goose, what do you think . Its true, but better to err on the larger side, the trillions and trillions we have already put into circulation are also going to service a regard amount of debt in almost every sector of the economy and thats going to naturally drain the liquidity out of the system. While were overflowing with liquidity at the moment, the fed is anticipating, which is why theyre calling for fiscal stimulus, the fact that the debt Service Takes the money back out of circulation, so its better to overshoot and, you know, cause some inflation, which does hurt the lower end, than undershoot and have, you know, deflationary pressures of debt service, not kind of coming through. So thats youre a genius, frances. But if you can just speak english here for souls like mine. What youre saying when you have bills to pay and a lot of that money goes to the bills to pay, thats the issue here. So, the more money you can get to pay the bills and then some, the better off you are, essentially, right . Thats what im saying, yes. Thank you for the translation. Neil got it. No, no, no, youre just youre the person i cheated off by sitting behind you in school. Used to do that with adam. Adam, one thing that happened that i dont think has enough attention. You and i addressed this yesterday, the yield on the 10year note, im boring myself as im saying this. If you can bear with me. That now is more than the yield you get investing in an aggregate at the s p 500, almost had no place to go in the past. Stock versus 0 Interest Rates. And now stocks, if not a tad lower than treasuries. Im wondering if thats been lost on people here . What do you think . Well, i think that people in the markets are very concerned about it, neil and as you pointed out, you and i discussed earlier in the week that some of us remember the threat to the economy of very high Interest Rates. I would just say we should keep that threat in mind and not being overly concerned about it right now because Interest Rates are not very high theyre merely rising. And i actually think what happened in the market last week was incredibly healthy. You saw the pressure come off the market and in particular with Overinflated Tech stocks and that hurts people who are invested in them at a high level in particular speculators and momentum traders, but any injection of reality i believe is a good thing for the stock market and thats what happened last week. Neil ann, the stock market is betwixt and between stimulus. Theyre all for it, the bigger the better. You know as Congresswoman Dingell said, shes right on this, Jerome Powell wants this, and folks of all persuasion wants it. Im wondering, be careful what you wish for. What do you think . I think that im with adam on this. Which i think that the market too much and too little at this point in time that comes back that something that jay powell said earlier this week. It does take time for inflation to come through. So, if you can have the balance of the Goldilocks Movement and i agree with adam, a correction makes sense and healthy to see treasuries go up and an outcome for recovery, but the market is betwixt and between, but recognize a stimulus today and making sure that the fed is responding as the inflation begins to pick up down the line is a pretty good outcome to this market. Neil all right, stimulus being stimulus and you touched on it here, might be more money than we need, but for the time being no one is quibbling over that, but we know other measures planned, whether they come through, the infrastructure, economic ailments, on immigration, and im wondering about the Growth Factor here. Could the growth that Congresswoman Dingell was saying and others, the stimulus mean more money for washington . In other words, will it trigger a boom in revenue and that this will not be an issue . Well, thats the best Case Scenario for sure. Weve added a lot of debt so now we need the gdp to come in and again, just be dorky and you can translate, you know, its important thats an important ratio. But i think on the market front, you know, i think the market i think the Treasury Market was testing jay powell because last year he said if yields get too high too fast which threatens debt service and affects the lower echelon of the economy because they have rougher terms, as we know, if that gets too high too fast, theyll discuss yield curve control which just means depressing those yields at different parts of the maturity lines. And he did say that they would discuss it. So everyone was expecting him to at least allude to it during his testimony and the fact that he said absolutely nothing is what caused treasuries to just go out last week. Neil you know, adam, im also wondering if this was the week we learned that Jerome Powell cant control Interest Rates. Now, he can only control them in the shortterm, i get that, but buying back treasury notes and bonds, that has kept rates at or near zero for all of these years. Now, he said that hes going to keep doing that. He says nothing changes and yet, things did change and im wondering if theres a revolt going on in the bond market here that all americans should Pay Attention to, that maybe its the Way Investors are saying the emperor has no clothes and this is something that we should want . I think its a useful reminder that the fed has relatively little control in the shortterm or you know, very difficult to very difficult to have an impact on daytoday trading, but there are plenty of levers at the feds disposal. If he changed his mind, my takeaway from all of this and from our conversation, neil, that we on this panel have a consensus what the right way forward is and i think the country has a consensus, too. Theres broad support where things are going right now. Every reason to believe that the gdp will come roaring back, but that the country needs stimulus now and thats the pressing concern. I think thats what youre hearing from powell as well. Neil all right, well see what happens. Guys, thank you very, very much. I know we got into the weed and i was bad, actually worse than any of my fine guests. For the three viewers that are with us, stay with us. Well update you on whats happening with tiger woods. Some good news to share. Stay with us. How great is it that we get to tell everybody how Liberty Mutual customizes your Car Insurance so you only pay for what you need . I mean it. Oh, sorry. [ laughter ] woops [ laughter ] good evening meow nope. Oh. What . Im an emu ah ha ha. No, buddy buddy, its a filter only pay for what you need. Liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty all right. We need a little good news on this, right . Lady gaga singing a happy tune this morning after the brutal video showing her two french bulldogs being kidnapped and her dog walker shot in the chest on wednesday night and now the Los Angeles Police Department Says the dogs have been returned safely. A woman reportedly found them and handed them over to lady gagas staff at a Police Station in los angeles late last night. And investigators dont think the woman who found them had anything to do with them. And the dog walkers condition is expected to be okay. Lady gaga for her part was in rome filming a movie when this went down and still is. She is offered half a Million Dollar reward for the pups safe return. No word yet on whether that woman has gotten the dough. Im sure thats good news on all counts. Good news concerning tiger woods as well. Hes been transferred to Cedar Sinai Center in los angeles. And his treatment and hospitalization continues. More surgeries could be in the works, but again, these are all promising developments for tiger. Dan murphy, Bridgestone Golf president and ceo with us right now. Dan, im sure just as someone who is iconic figure yourself in the golf world, has to welcome this news, whether he returns to golf or not, that hes coming along . Absolutely, i mean, it was a wild ride of a week on top of a wild year, of course. We started the week normal and tuesday was the shocker and as things started to become more clear. I can say theres a real sense of relief here hes on the road to recovery. Neil you know, i always remember, dan, in prior bouts that hes had, whether dealing with his back or whatever, when hes not at an event, lets say the masters, ratings are a fraction of what they would be. Any event hes in gets much more interest than without him. Were looking at a minimum of probably at least a year before he could conceivably get back to golf if ever. Im wondering how you guys prepare for that, adjust to that . Well, you know, when we were really focused on his health and for the wellbeing of his family. Were so relieved that, frankly, we havent really gotten too concerned about that yet. Weve relied on tiger and weve really enjoyed having him on our team for so many reasons. I mean, hes a great spokesman for our brand. Hes great with our r d team, he gives us a lot of exposure and validation. Yeah, its a concern, but we dont see this as anything other than a bump in the road and hell be back and we believe in tiger. Hes overcome so much. Hes a fighter and never gives up and we see him coming back and playing the game again. And in the meantime, his endorsement and his ambassador level credentials, i think, will benefit us tremendously. Neil and you do have your priorities right, that he gets back and healthy whether he golfs again in the future or not. One of the things i noticed and reading maybe one of the l. A. Papers talking about the interest in golf picks up just on hearing whats going on with him on a lot of people who are saying, oh, yeah, that its had sort of the reverse effect here, that while you might think it would hurt golf, as far as the people that he drew in to golf when he first became a sensation a couple of decades ago, theyre coming back. How much do you think of that . Well, yeah, i mean, golf is enjoyed our heart goes out to a lot of folks that have struggled during covid and the pandemic. Golf actually benefitted from it, as work from home became prevalent and social distancing was very important. Golf fit into that, it was a safe haven. So golf actually has enjoyed a pretty good surge in activity and of course, for our brand and for golf in general, tiger is a big part of that, but its bigger than tiger and we see it beginning into 2021 and you know, what we saw way back when tiger came on the scene was a tiger surge. He brought about five Million People into golf and sort of the combination of tigers comeback after he won the masters in 2019, that there was a surge in golf again and now that surge was kind of compounded by the Covid Activity and golf being a safe haven. So, at the moment, golf is kind of in a good spot. Neil you know, dan, talking to you, that we got news out of manchester united, the big soccer team owner that the sock has been soaring on indication in britain theyre going to allow the fans back in the stands to watch soccer games and the like. I think its going to be 10,000. Some of these stadiums can seat 70,000, but its a start. Were getting word that Major League Baseball reporting later will experience more people in the stands. I know its a little different with golf as youve said, but again, there are crowds that gather at the big tournaments, the masters and what have you. Can you see them back to the old crowd sizes within the next year . Probably not this year. I think the pga tour has done a very good job. Jay monahan and his crew at ponte vedra have done a great job managing the pandemic and getting golf back on tv before any sports were, and managing the spectator part of that. And, yeah, i think that whats appropriate to do is what theyre doing which is little by little, letting some in in a very controlled environment, a very safe environment. Eventually well get back to it. Everybody wants to hear the sunday roar of augusta. I know, i do. Its one of My Favorite Things in the world. We want a big crowd down there. Well get back, but maybe not this year. Neil all right. Dan murphy, Bridgestone Golf president and ceo, be well. Thank you for joining us again. Good news on tiger woods that he is doing well. His parents are okay. Hes transferred to the cedar sinai in l. A. And dan touched on this, its a long process, but its a process of getting well. Golf can come later. Well have more after this. 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The ceos of five major new york City Hospitals have apparently come to the governors defense by issuing a statement in support of that directive for Nursing Homes to accept covid19 patients. The new york post, among others, reporting that a senior care insider said that Nursing Homes werent consulted before the March 25th Mandate that was issued and it obviously came from the hospitals. Who else would come up with that other than the hospitals . The president leading age new york, representing Nursing Homes and other residential facilities for seniors said no one talked to me before the state Health Department issued the directive. So theres confusion who knew what and when, but some of the hospitals are saying that this directive to accept covid19 patients was something that went beyond governor cuomos office. Well get you more, but alex hogan following the Fast And Furious developments on this and a host of other issues bee bedevilling the governor of new york. The woman tweeted in part saying when we show up and support victims, we make it easier for others to come forward, only by shining a light on this kind of abuse will we be able to end it. New york governors former top aide Lindsey Boylan claimed that years ago her former boss kissed her without her consent and asked her to play strip poker. Cuomo says this is not true. This is when big name leaders Chuck Schumer and congresswoman alexandria ocasiocortez and senator Kristen Gillibrand are calling for a deeper dive into the allegations. Everyone has the right to be able to come forward and speak their truth and be heard and thats true for her and its also true for governor cuomo. All the way, cuomo still faces another scandal. His handling of Nursing Homes during the pandemic. State attorney general found that the nursing home deaths were undercounted by as much as 50 and more than 15,000 new yorkers died in longterm care facilities. This past week new york state commissioner Howard Zucker defended the states action and says the administration should have released the numbers of deaths sooner, but its time to move on. Cuomo usually holds a Press Briefing on friday. However, yesterday he did not hold one to address all of these allegations, neil. Neil all right. Alex, thank you very, very much. Getting an update on that in this 800 word statement from the hospital ceos that said, governor cuomos Nursing Home Order was in the end a prudent and safe option, so they say, only a few. Stay with us. All right. So play ball. Not exactly. Right now Major League Baseball opening spring Training Camps in the height of all of these covid19 precautions. What are we looking for this season . Sweeney joins us Wfan Yankee Beat reporter and so much more. How is it looking this year versus last year at this time . Yeah, last year, it was a rush for everybody when they got a chance to get together in july. Theyve had more time to prepare for this. A lot of people talked about having gone through even just a 60game season last year theyre a little more prepared. The protocols arent new and theyve had more time to adjust to it and theyre looking forward to a full Spring Training with exhibition this weekend and regular season is only a little more than a month away. Neil maybe you can catch me up, sweeney. Last year regular season was an irregular 60 games. What are they looking for. A schedule for 162 games and chances along the way where there will have to be games postponed for weather related reasons and also covidrelated reasons, but they feel theres enough time to make it happen. Everybody seems to be more optimistic right now. And last year there was a question whether they could get 60 games in. This year they feel more confident. Neil what about the stadiums themselves . Depends where they are. What the are the plans for how many people you can sit . We are slowly getting details from and youre right its based on the states, cities, what the capacity is going to be and what theyre allowed to sell now. And fans they expect to have now might not be the same in june, july or september. This will be an evolving thing, but most of the teams feel theyll be able to sell some percentage of capacity at least at the start of the season. Neil how does it go during the Spring Training season with the number of crowd allowed to watch. Its not a formal affair. Do they limit whether youre in arizona, in florida . How do they do it . Right now, in the first couple of weeks before the Exhibition Games start. Its a great time to be a baseball fan normally. You get to watch and there are restrictions where people go and they can get up close looks at players working out. Thats obviously not the case and the Exhibition Crowds will be limited. The Spring Training feel, that fans romanticize about, getting up close and seeing their stars practice and maybe get some autographs and upclose look, those arent happening this year. Neil one thing i note, football, as ever weird it got with the very few people in the stands and even college football, somehow it get through, both sports got through the College Level and professional level. How about baseball . Baseballs a little different sport than the others because its played every single day. Youre talking about 162 games. The most of any of the sports. Football 16 game nfl schedule. The nhl, nba are about half of what baseball is and other off days built in. Any sort of cancellations or outbreaks do cause a little bit of a concern for baseball, but again, the hope is that theres enough time built into the schedule to make up for that, but its different. Baseball has to be played every single day and that makes it a little bit more challenging than the other sports to get off the ground. So, who wins it all this year . I get asked that all the time. I never like to predict because im lucky if i get it right. I covered the yankees every day for 21 years and the dodgers the champs are the champs until one dethrones them. Neil sweeny is covering the yankees. A walking encyclopedia. Well keep an eye on the cpac and when donald trump speaks to attendees there and the battle back and forth for the republican party. Theyre getting ready for that big one as is this network. Stay with us, well have that and much, much more throughout the day. We made usaa insurance for members like kate. A former army medic, made of the flexibility to handle whatever monday has in store and tackle four things at once. So when her car got hit, she didnt worry. She simply filed a claim on her usaa app and said. I got this. 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