Chunk of its most recent losses, thanksn part to todays nearly 400point gain on the dow. Concerns over Rising Interest Rates he taken a backseat, as investors refocus on Global Growth and corporate profits. Today the Dow Jones Industrial average advanced 399 points to l 25,7 by financial and technology shares. The nasdaq added 84 and the s p 500 was up 32. Bob pisani has more on the days rally on wall street. H the dow up over 200 points at the opening, closing up almost 400 points. Last week, stocks started strong atery day, but faded late in the day. Egan to reverse on friday, when stocks closed at their ed today. It conti this week was all about fed chairmans jay powells testimony o congressue onay and thursday, but the markets are telegraphing theyre not concerned hell be skroefrly aggressive about raising rates. The markets are very different in the lastrewo weeks com to the first two weeks, when stocks dropped about 10 in earlyebruary on concerns about higher Interest Rates, part
We begin with violence and technical problems disrupting what is expected to be a close election in nigeria. One of the key issues which candidate would do the best job at stopping the threat of boko haram, and encum want president promising his regime is on the verge of wiping out the fighters. Jonathans leadership has been called weak blaming him for allowing the group to flourish. This while 39 have been killed in northeastern nigeria. Rebels torched homes and opened fire on families trying to escape. Voting will be extended to a second day in several place, including parts of the capital where Voting Machines failed. Some were driven away from boko haram fighters waving guns. Security has been tight. We announce the process has gone well in several places. In others it has encountered challenges. Especially with the use of the card readers. Consequently some places have not commenced. Two were shot while waiting in line to vote. A bomb wept went off in a polling station in eastern
Middlesex county, only lasting about two minutes. Roper arrived to court and was met by a flood of media. The 35 year old truck driver from jonesboro, georgia, pleaded not guilty. His attorney speaking for him in court. The judge kept his bail at 50,000 which hes already pos posted. He is the sole driver charged in causing the deadly six vehicle pileup along the new jersey turnpike this weekend. The crash killed comedian 62 year old james mcnair and just two blocks away from here tracy morgan and two others are still recovering in the hospital. Morgan remains in critical but stable condition. Roper and his attorney declined to speak to reporters. They said you didnt sleep for 24 hours. Is that true . Roper did not make statement leaving court, but his twitter account believed to belong to him says i thought our country said we still had right of being innocent until proven guilty. Wait, that doesnt sell newspapers or get website hits and another tweet from yesterday said i was never ch
And Billy Crystal joins us for his first interview since the death of his dear friend Robin Williams. Tuesday, september 16th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a. Good morning. Welcome to today on a news morning. Im matt lawyer. Savannah remains on Maternity Leave and this is the highlight of my day. That really is. I took great care color on you. We have been having fun. Why dont you do this. It looks very nice. Its good to have you back for day two. Nice to be here. Savannah will be back soon. You really having that much fun . Let us turn to the top story this morning. A serious story out on the west coast. A destructive wildfire. Its just one of a dozen major fires now burning across the state. Nbc is there with the latest. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning to you. This was once the entrance to a hits rick and notable church in in community where once the bowl fire ripped across this area. It literally chan
Since the death of his dear friend, Robin Williams, to talk life, loss and laughter today, tuesday, september 16th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a Tuesday Morning. Im matt lauer, along with hoda kotb, al roker, Natalie Morales. Savannah remains on Maternity Leave and this is the highlight of my day. That was uncalled for. I mean the highlight of my day. It really is. Great color on you. Weve been having fun with this all morning. This is how he has been highlighting his notes, rubbing them right here. And it works. Nice to have you for day two. Its nice to be back here for day two. Savannah will be back soon, hopefully. Having that much fun . A serious story out on the west coast. A destructive wildfire thats threatening an entire town in northern california. Its just one of a dozen major fires that are now burning across that state. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer