markets looking to start the week to the upside. futures inching higher this morning take a look there. the dow jones up about 71 points the nasdaq up about 63, and the s&p 500 indicated higher by just about 10 points. this after markets finished a little change on friday. retail, of course, and focus this week earnings expected from heavy hitters including wal-mart home depot lohse and target fighting back former mcdonald s ceo steve easter brook is slamming lawsuit from the company over his severance his defense later this hour. and heat wave, brutal temperatures hit the west, threatening the power grid in california. plus, the state of travel airports bracing for a whole new world of changes at check-in what you need to know before heading to the airport. mornings with maria is live right now. and we re taking a look at the european markets edging higher as well. take a look there the ftse higher and now investors are keeping the focus on travel restrictions, and u.s.
the vaccine protected monkeys with a single dose , most need two doses given two weeks apart. of early human trials go well, johnson & johnson plans to start to late stage trials on as many as 30,000 people in september. a leaders at a church in berkeley are speaking out after the say their house of worship was targeted because of a blacklivesmatter banner. the pastor at the way church on university says members hung the banner tuesday afternoon, less than 12 hours later about 12:30 am on wednesday, someone deliberately set a fire behind the church the neighbor says he saw someone and called 911. church leaders say they hope the case will be taken seriously . we are not as far from the 1960s and 70s of racial tear . it s our duty as people ra voices about the history of racial violence that has been facing black people for centuries. berkeley police are investigating this is arson. they ve not determined whether or not it was a hate crime. leaders at the way church
not to say we re on fire ten times this morning, but i need new words for all of this, the dow is up 95 in the premarket. you had a historic day on wall street, all three major averages hit record highs last night. the nasdaq marked a milestone, closing above 9,000 for the first time ever on the nasdaq. jack, your reaction to what you re seeing? if you re a football team you re playing good special teams, offense and defense right now. the market is really on fire. and it s incredible to see. when i saw the numbers come out after the holidays, that was impressive. to see the consumer so strong, people are going to work, people are finding jobs. i got so many friends that have two jobs now. folks that don t make a lot of money, their education levels aren t that high but yet they re able to provide for their family and i think that s what really matters is the middle class is getting a boost right now in this economy. cheryl: what you re saying is that people have jobs but t
the states that so is situate it says any group that doesn t get the benefit, a group that is nonpregnant, then pregnant people are any group at all? if you have a policy, i m not sure what one would look like that singled out pregnant employees plus one other employee, my guess is what category of employs? a policy that is at issue here distinguishes on the job versus off the job injuries. that s a distinction that is echoed in state and federal law. that s a far cry from the policy that singles out pregnant women. singling out is in the first or targeting or otherwise primarily disadvantaging. that distinction tracks what workers comp requires, which is payment for employees were injured on the job, and many employers, including the u.s. postal service have found it advantageous to provide light-duty accommodations to their employees can be at work while they are rehabilitating and provide some productive work for the company. that distinction is as le
the international community is determined to give priority to the emergence of a method that allows for closer support of negotiations by concerned international parties complementing and in support of the major role played by washington, the arab league, the eu, and the permanent members of this council. this collective effort should be based on an unquestionable foundation that can only come from the security council when it comes to giving credibility to negotiations. it is incumbent on us to establish parameters for conflict resolution and settlement that should lead to the satisfaction of different claims. this council and members are called upon to fully assume their responsibilities and maintaining international peace and security. in order to set a credible basis for peace, we have proposed a constructive, reasonable alternative for the initial palestinian project so the security council can become a positive actor in this conflict and not a theater of theoretical dec