launches his 2024 g.o.p. campaign. we are going to need to rediscover the national identity that we all share ashbury university is planning to end its 24/7 religious revival. over 50,000 people have traveled to the area to participate. when some people gather with this much love in their heart, it s amazing. i glorious glorious got a chance to start again i was confident, confident. ainsley: it is glorious there. is that not a beautiful shot? the sun coming up there in maine this morning. and that is a nice scene to wake up to. what beautiful colors the oranges and the blues together and the sand there. we are actually live in kentucky. which is another beautiful place where everyone here is so nice. we have been treated with such southerns wh hospitality down he and great place ashbury university. brian: unlike new york. people are actually nice. ashley: a lot different. slower drivers but nicer people here. ashbury university will more, kentucky. this i
Happy new year to all our viewers. Lets look at markets this morning. Coming off a bright session in asia, less bright in europe. Were mixed here the nasdaq slightly lower. The dow and s p slightly higher. We had a selloff to the end of trade last week, last year as well and that meant that week to date we had slight declines in the u. S. , but clearly still gains for the month, the quarter and the year Consumer Discretionary, the best sector for the quarter and tech the best sector for the year tenyear treasury, saw lower yields close to 2. 5 on the tenyear but ended very close to 2. 4 again, which is where we are now. 2. 43 . Lets look around the world starting in asia and see where equities ended up. You can see mostly higher for china. The hang seng higher by 2 shanghai up by 1. 3 . The kospi higher by a half percent. Better than expected data that we got out of china. Thats helping a bit here. The nikkei was just slightly lower for that session thats despite what we heard out of n
Weakness in italy and spain. When it comes to the treasury yields, this is what were watching closely, the tenyear is trading at 2. 433 should we be doing a Weather Board . Like a freezing cold Weather Board . I saw this morning that 90 of the United States is freezing or below a third of the continental United States, the lower 48, are actually below zero. As was predicted. Its cold because its warm. Dont do this as a Global Warming thing. No, no, because only weather that proves Global Warming like every brush fire is Global Warming. Every drought. Every flood. Thats all Global Warming. You didnt see the day after tomorrow. It got freezing. If the atmosphere traps more heat, you would think it would not be as cold you know what sorkin, dont act like you studied this i have studied this what i have as it happens, i have. Sorkin, if it was 40 degrees, and it was a very warm winter, would that be indicative of Global Warming or just answer that question. If it was unseasonably warm, wou
And illinois are beginning to recede. Roads and homes are underwater and transportation through the region is a mess having an impact on the rest of the country. Also in the headlines this morning, a new twist in the case against bill cosby. The comedian is facing his first criminal charges of Sexual Assault after allegations made by more than 50 women. Now theres a new legal battle involving cosbys wife. Abcs Mara Schiavocampo has the story. Reporter the playing out in the court of public opinion. After the 78yearold comedian appeared in court, facing a felony charge of aggravated indecent assault. Reopening this case was our duty. Reporter prosecutors saying cosby sexually assaulted Andrea Constand in 2004, after giving her pills and alcohol at his suburban philadelphia home. Now, cosbys attorney making the media rounds, vowing to fight what she calls an unjustified charge. I have faith in the justice system. Reporter and some of cosbys other accusers, also reacting to i just started
Take a look at these live pictures of new yorks times square. Just hours ago, the crossroads of the world was packed with a million revellers and three, two, one happy new ar its finally 2016. And people around the world are ringing in the new year with those three familiar words. All happy new year happy new year from a jampacked times square in new york, all of the way to moscow, crowds cheered as colorful fireworks displays painted the night sky. New zealand was the first to ring in the new year, with australia nipping at its heel. Lighting up the famous sydney harbor. Celebrations from hong kong to tokyo illuminating the night sky. One show in particular left the world watching in a different kind of awe. In dubai, even with a hotel fire tallest building, the burj khalifa, 1. 6 tons of fireworks carried on their display as scheduled. All across the globe millions crowded historic landmarks just to get a glimpse of the fireworks. Cities around the world are in a heightened state of