vote. donald trump pushing hard for a yes vote. he says there is still time to do the right thing. he tweeted republicans should step up to the plate, crunch time has arrived. today s vote dominates politics. how about money? a race to be the richest person in the world, jeff bezos close to exceeding bill gates after another high for the stock. amazon s founder is $3 billion behind. this guy, mark soderberg, is worth $70 billion. facebook stock hit another record high and that stock has made him an extra $20 billion this calendar year. watch out larry page and sergei brin, the google guys, their stock will come down and network will take a minor hit. the money story of the day, the massive wealth and power of the five big technology companies, the political story, the senate vote crucial to the trump presidency and political future of the republican party, high-stakes indeed. and we are looking at another new high for the dow jones industrials, up 100, 29 minutes from now. v