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torrential rain. and more than 130 mile per hour winds slammed into haiti. turning roads into rivers in the poorest nation in the western hemisphere. across the aisle in the dominican republic, the deluge dropped inches of rain. forcing cars to drive through the flood. in jamaica, the effects of matthew have already been felt. this road washed away in a mud slide. along the coast of cuba, people were urged to head for mier ground. more than 300,000 people have report edly been evacuated. if matthew impacts florida, there will be massive destruction we have seen in years. jeff: rick scott is declaring a state of emergency. once this storm comes, we put first responders in harm s way. you can rebuild a home, a jeff: the governor pat mccrory called for emergency. if matthew tears into cuba, it could force the relocation of detainees at guantanamo bay. but the focus today is haiti. the island least equipped to withstand potential disaster. all right. so that is th ....
let s head to the markets desk. my: we are holding on to gains in the last couple hours of trading, still solidly in the green. the dow is up when 4%. .1%. the dow is up .4%. there is a broad-based rally we are talking about here today. seven of the 10 sectors are in the green. telecommunications and consumer staples flatlining here. information technology has been the biggest leader all day, up 1.1%. consumer staples have always been the laggard. let s see what is moving in terms of information technology. what we are looking at in terms of the biggest percentage gainers. this company is the company that makes the stuff that makes memory chips. jumped torter orders $3.5 billion. micron is also surging by nearly 6% here. western digital up by nearly 4% as well. let s also think you look at what s happening with consumer staples take a look at what s happening with consumer staples. sales down six quarters in a row. a weaker caret caron hurt by a weaker rot seaso ....
our members believe that he won the nomination the old-fashioned way. he got more votes than anybody else. and we respect to the voices of the republican primary voters across the country. we know the alternative is four more years just like the last eight. i do not think the american people are thrilled. senator thune was talking about the growth rate in this country. i believe it is the case the president has not had a single quarter with 3% growth in his whole presidency. this country needs to get going again. we know that hillary clinton will be four more years of barack obama. i think that is going to be , in the end, enough to unify republicans across the country. charlie: mcconnell s new memoir is called the long game. it spans almost the entirety of the senator s life, from his childhood bout with polio to his recent conflicts with president obama and senate minority leader harry reid. the historian jon meacham calls it an engaging and compelling memoir, at on ....
[inaudible] [inaudible] good evening everyone and welcome to book people. thank you for coming out here tonight. we love putting on events such as this one and we cannot do it without your support. thank you very much for being here. this evening where pleased to have with us author juan s thompson. he is here to discuss his new book, stories i tell myself. in which he shares a story of his father, larger-than-life literary figure and their relationship as they got to know one another at over the course of 41 years. thompson is a conversation tonight with douglas brinkley whose latest book, rightful heritage, franklin d roosevelt and the land of america s on our shelves now. please now. please dryness in welcoming our guests. [applause]. we want to welcome one to austin. he is a long time friend. where is robin? robin and his family is here in town, he is kinfolk live here, but to begin one is going to do some reading of stories that i tell myself that i editor hunt ....
pods. it s one thing that someone has created that nobody else can create an is a completely different business out there. host: michael patchy has been our guest on book to be think very much. afterwards is next on book tv. with senator mitch mcconnell who talks about his life and politics was senator lamar alexander. this is a book about a shy boy who grew up in alabama, overcame polio, was inspired by henry clay at the university of louisville to become a senator, did, and then sent out to be the majority leader in the united states and it ended. but mitch, i have a confession to make. when i was i was asked to do this here is what i thought. how can anyone get mitch mcconnell to talk for an hour? because in your own book, he, he you point out that you only speak to the press when it is to your advantage, you talk about a time when bill gates came in to see you in the two of you just sat there people were uncomfortable waiting for one of you to speak and you ar ....