only winner so far in trading. that will conclude a couple of hours from now ten-year note yield, yields coming down, got that strong employment number the other day. there it is. 2.711% is where we stand and wti around 54.5, down a bit. let s get to our road map this morning. it does start with the rally pause. futures, as you saw, flat open, potentially being pointed to the dow and nasdaq coming off six straight weekly gains. the s&p, by the way, is at its highest level since the third of december 2018. plus the word of the day, defense. new england patriots holding the l.a. rams to 3 points. it was the lowest scoring super bowl ever and the sixth lombardi trophy of the brady/belichick era. and cracking down on corporate buybacks senators chuck schumer and bernie sanders blame the practice for contributing to income inequality in america we ll discuss that go on and on and on about the larger ramifications of it let s get to the markets first dow and nasdaq in the midst of
is are democrats ready to get back to work. and a scientific wonder as researchers discover a embryo egg inside. the question is is this a plot for jurassic park people? it s way too early for this. good morning. welcome to way too early, the show that has a lot of questions from white house press secretary jen psaki which she joins us later in the hour. i m jonathan lemire on this wednesday, december 22nd. we ll start with the news. thanks to a steep surge in coronavirus cases across the country. president biden is outlining new steps his administration will take to combat the new omicron variant. according to the president, new vaccination and testing sites will be set up nationwide. the government will buy 500 million rapid tests and distribute them to americans free of charge. and 1,000 medical professionals will be sent to help hospitals overwhelmed with patients. speaking from the white house yesterday, the president try to reassure americans that the rise in
growing cancer on our nation. right wing extremists now targeting the lbgtq community, and not just in idaho where 31 of them were unpacked from a u-haul and arrested, and the first polls are close right now in a south carolina primary as trump seeks revenge against two incumbent republicans. steve kornacki will join us from the big board. and first one of the big misconceptions from the trump presidency, that there were no adults in the room. that s not true. there were plenty of adults and couldn t contain him and didn t want to. the so-called adults are sharing what they really feel about trump s pursuit for power. we re talking about trump s closest allies, his own people narrating the case against him, star witnesses that included none other than attorney general william barr, a man who spent years defending and serving trump, not the american people, but who via video testimony had this to say about the president slize. bogus stuff and based on misinformation, idiot
what is it like out there right now? oh, no, i am not. whatsoever. wink, wink, nudge, nudge. yeah, if you have to work christmas eve. this its the place to be. there is live music. gorgeous tree, all lit up behind me. you can see. of course, all of that, shopping. now, of course, some people also taking advantage of the ice skating. down here at union square. something to keep in mind. the national retail federation say about 6% of consumers, wait until christmas eve to do that buying. big department stores, macy s, neiman marcus, apple store all closed at 6:00. folks we talked today say they have their own reasons for coming out and enjoying the evening. i love it the feeling of the crowds. hustle, bustle. amazing. i got some rare here. these are boughtful shoes. put this on the woman s feet. let them know, there is no place like home. two second from anxiety attack. okay. we ll make it through for the holidays. back out here live. hopefully don t have anxiety during t
thank you for joining us. not only is it cold, it is a spare the air day for today, tomorrow and tuesday. let s get to meteorologist, for a first check on weather. drew? spare the air day extended through tuesday. a really stagnant air pattern we have upstairs right now. poor air quality. take a look. especially in the north bay and in the santa clara valley. next come of datesch hoys. live doppler 7, cloud cover overhead. you do see returns, unfortunately, not reaching the ground. not likely to do so under the dry pattern. take a look at the planner tonight. hoeflding in holding on to the clouds. chilly. midnight. temperatures dropping into the 40s. we do have changes in store for christmas day. detail that and the forecast in a few minutes. all right. see you then. thank you. weather isn t stopping all the last minute shoppers. this is about the time most of the stores close their doors. abc 7 news dion lin where the rush is on in union square. you are not a last-minute