World. Good morning, everyone im david asman and for stuart entere. A second virus wave in your, that continues to weigh on investors minds today but there are hopeful signs as you can see green on the screen, meanwhile big tech is trading in the green, amazon is seeing the biggest premarket pop, they just got an upgrade from bernstein to outperform maintaining the 3400 price target, amazing, battery day for tesla which continues to plow ahead, its awful little bit and premarket activity but elon musk say we will see the new product announced until a serious highvolume, until 2022, thats when the new battery will be coming out, the market is waiting on that, and politics versus the Supreme Court, still in focus, trump met with Amy Coney Barrett on monday, multiple sources telling fox news that she is the front runner to succeed Justice Ginsburg. Senate judiciary chairman telling Lindsey Graham and sean hannity that republicans have enough votes to confirm a replacement, today we hear f
Who is the director of center for constitution, attorney general sessions will speak on free speech and Higher Education. Free speech and Higher Education is at the core of our academic mission. As you can see from the protest outside georgetown law is a place that takes ideas very seriously and where people sharply disagree. I have heard from many faculty and students that they wanted to protest the actions of the administrations and is part of the mission of a great academic that they are able to express their views and engage in civil debate. As an Academic Institution it is also important that we hear the attorney general express his ideas about free speech at the university. I welcome attorney general sessions and i look forward to hearing what you say. [applause] Jeff Sessions is the 84th attorney general of the United States. Born in selma, alabama he received his bachelors of arts from Huntington College in montgomery. His law degree from the university of alabama in 1973. Mr.
Thank you for hosting me with hese students today. And i thank you, students, for allowing me to be part of this conversation with you. You and hundreds of your peers across the campus we hope will continue the intellectual journey thats higher education. I loved my education experience so much and i suspect you do too. You will discover new areas of knowledge, you will engage in debate, great and small and many of the views you have will be challenged and some of your views may even change. You will if your institutions follow our nations historic and Cultural Education traditions, pursue truth while growing in mind and spirit. In short, we hope youll take part in the right of every american, free, robust, sometimes Contentious Exchange of ideas. As you exercise these rights, realize how precious, how rare, and how fragile they are. In most societies throughout history and in so many i have had an opportunity to visit as a member of the Armed Services committee to some of the most dif
All the latest details for you. After the bell, nike will report earnings. We got a debate on whether the stock is a buy ahead of that release. We begin with all of the news how ut of washington. Cnbcs john harwood is in d. C. With developments on the effort to repeal and replace obamacare. Ylan muil has the latest on the tax reform eamon javers, details on the press conference with the Prime Minister of jane Janet Yellens speech this afternoon. John, lets begin with you. Wilfred, today it became official what was obvious yesterday when Susan Collins became the third republican to oppose that Graham Cassidy block grant bill to repeal and replace obamacare. Turned tout be three republicans who caused them to pull the plug rand paul of kentucky, john mccain of arizona, Susan Collins of maine other opponents as well. Many states including the states of these three senators lost money under that plan. Remember, this is a plan in 2026 would have taken away 215 billion that the government is
Will continue the intellectual journey thats higher education. I loved my education experience so much and i suspect you do too. You will discover new areas of knowledge, you will engage in debate great and small, and many of the views you have will be challenged and some of your views may even change. You will, if your institutions follow our nations historic and Cultural Education traditions, pursue truth while growing in mind and spirit. In short, we hope youll take part in the right of every american, free, robust, sometimes Contentious Exchange of ideas. As you exercise these rights, realize how precious, how rare, and how fragile they are. In most societies throughout history and in so many i have had an opportunity to visit as a member of the Armed Services committee, to some of the most difficult places on the globe, such rights do not exist in these places. Openly criticizing the government or expressing unorthodox opinions could land you in jail or worse. Let me tell you abou