His presidency. Many hoping that the vietnam war would end soon. It did not. After a raucous 1968, a lot of people were optimistic that the economy was on the mend and it was all clear sailing ahead. That was then. Similar hopes today. A lot of it built on an unemployment report that shock ad lot of people, it was more like a goldilocks number. Very low Unemployment Rate. Even though the number of overall jobs gained. That was a little less than thought but it continue as trend of jobs that are advancing in the latest period. Well get into that. But meantime, a lot of attention is on the reported itself what it says after a week we got news the Manufacturing Sector was slowing down, the Services Sector was slowing down. They were ready for bear today. They didnt find that. They found Something Like i said a goldilocks number that hit all the right buttons so far, the dow up 228 points. Lets get a read on all of this from Edward Lawrence who crunches numbers as we speak. Edward . Report
That, of course, is the incredible jessye norman. Theyre paying tribute to the trail blazing legend. She died monday from septic shock and multiple organ failure. Norman was one of the rare black superstars winning five grammys and international acclaim. A critic described her voice as the grand mention of sound. She was awarded the National Medal of arts by president obama. Jessye norman was 74. Desperate search for survivors is going on right now after a bridge collapse in taiwan. The collapse sent an oil tanker on to boats that were in the water below. At least six people were believed to be trapped on one of e spitalized. Several of them with serious injuries. The collapse happened just hours after a typhoon swept across parts of taiwan. Its unclear at this time if a storm was part of the reason for the bridge coming down. A surprise confrontation played out during an awards ceremony honoring a sheriffs deputy in florida. The city commissioner called the deputy down to the front of
In one of the closest Election Races in years Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting to hold onto power. With a salsa and a neon green blouse sean spicer makes his debut in dancing with the stars. Yes, this is life in 2019. Hello and welcome, im Christian Fraser in london and Michelle Fleury is in washington. The Uk Supreme Court has today begun hearing a case that has the potential to reshape the british constitution and charge forever the relationship between a parliament and a Prime Minister. Within a few days the highest court in the land will decide whether borisjohnson was acting within the law when he suspended parliament for five weeks longer than usual. At the heart of the case is the question of who has Greater Authority parliament or the Prime Minister. The 11 judges sitting in the case were told that his act was improper and intended to avoid scrutiny of the government over brexit. But a government lawyer said it was within the Prime Ministers rights and not a question for the cour
Items, his diary and famous glasses found overseas. Stolen from yoko ono and how they were recovered. And the big news overnight about prince harry and his american girlfriend. Meghan markle. A good wednesday morning, we begin with breaking news overseas. A u. S. Navy plane crashed in the parkinsons. All happening in the last few moments. We know now there were 11 people who were on board. A search and rescue operation is under way in the Philippine Sea south of okinawa, japan. Eight people have been recovered but their fate unclear. The navy says the transport plane was on its way to the uss Ronald Reagan names of crew and passengers being withheld pending notification to their families. Its been involved in two deadly accidents in the last five months, the most recent in august when the uss john mccain collided with an oil tanker. Ten sailors killed in that accident. Now politics and President Trumps first reaction to roy moores scandal. He has all but endorsed the republican saying
Look at satellite and radar, the rain that bornes us this morning is off the coast pushing up to new york. Looks like a lot of clouds to the north and west and they are high and thin enough to get sunshine breaking through most of the day. 57 degrees right now in philadelphia. This is about as mild as is it going to get now. As you step outside you feel the northwest wind beginning to build and much cooler in own and reading and the cooler air is marching in and the numbers tumble through afternoon. And a 17 Miles Per Hour wind in philadelphia and same storey in 20 Miles Per Hour wind in lanster and i ski them going as high as 25 Miles Per Hour. The model right now at 2 00 has us down from 57 to 53 and look how we tumble from there. By 2 00 a. M. 34 and steady out around then but its going be a chilly one tonight and overnight and staying cooler tomorrow. If you plan o fly afternoon no major delays as evidenced by the green aircraft on the big board at the airport and still rain in bos