Against the socalled murder hornets recently seen in the u. S. For the first time. Snowing in may. The rare storm bearing down affecting millions for mothers day weekend. And a teenager out shopping finds 135,000 in cold hard cash. What he did next and the surprise ending to the story. Good friday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. We will bring you the latest on the coronavirus and the new concern inside the west wing of the white house in just a moment. But first that breaking news out of georgia. A father and a son are now under arrest in the shooting death of an unarmed black man. Ahmaud arbery would have turned 26 years old today. Demands for an arrest have grown louder since video of the shooting recently resurfaced. Nearly three months after the shooting the father and the son in the video are now being charged with murder. This morning, authorities making two arrests in the shooting death of ahmaud arbery. This is long overdue, and this is just one step toward justice
You talk about a political spin. You know, they were blaming it on a video. You know, i know, the American People know it wasnt a video. Did that have a political consequence . Yes, it was right before an election. And yet he didnt get impeached for that. So when we Start Talking about the standards, ill be glad to come back on and debate those standards all day long. But heres the bottom line. No facts, no credible facts, three of the top people in ukraine that continue, they continue to say, there was no linkage, no pressure. I mean, at what point do you say, where is the victim of this crime . Its not the American People, because the president was looking out for their best interest. I want to ask you about that because you say no facts, but we heard from the u. S. Ambassador to the eu, we heard from the top u. S. Diplomat in ukraine, we talked to the Top State Department official who oversees ukraine, we heard from yeah, none officials appointed by the president. All of them said t
Both sides see movement in this group in the campaign spoke directly to them today starting with the former president , who campaigned for joe biden in florida. Since abe lincoln. Man, his soninlaw says black folks have to want to be successful. Thats the problem. Who are these folks . Africanamerican unemployme unemployment, hispanicamerican unemployment and asianamerican unemployment all reached their lowest levels ever recorded. Martha and last night in philadelphia, the racial strife that has torn across this nation exploded in violence and looting that saw 30 Police Officers injured after a Fatal Police Shooting of a suspect. [cars honking] [indiscernible]. Martha police were hit with rocks and bricks, one officer was driven over in the street, she is in stable condition tonight. And today joe biden took his pitch to georgia, showing that democrats believe that they have a shot at flipping that state. Donald trump failed to condemn whats promising. He doesnt believe there is syste
There. But you really do see some opportunities. I really do. Its interesting, we talk about the jobs report, 158, good or bad. We talk about gdp, minus one, plus one. All that is a power point. Our economy is sluggish today, and theres no reason for it. We have a wonderful country. We have great resources, we still have a free world, the opportunity to move forward. Heres my message to the leadership in washington, get in the game. Thank you. Join us on monday. Have a great weekend. Squawk on the street starts right now. We have breaking news on this jobs friday. Welcome to squawk on the street. Im melissa lee, with Carl Quintanilla and david faber. Were closing in on 14,000. A leg higher in futures just moments ago. The dow looking at 112 points at the open. The s p 500 looking at about 11 at the open. Of course, this is after the best month for january, since january of 1987. As for the picture over in europe, taking the lead from here in the United States in terms of gains, we do s
If we make it through december, everything will be all right. I would sing that for you, but i dont wish to offend merle haggard. Feels like the coldest time of winter on capitol hill. There has not been any progress. The president and his allies have taken so many things off the table the only thing left is varnish. Charles, are we going off the cliff . Look, it is almost impossible to predict. The republicans are in such disarray that they may take on december 30. If they dont, we are, because the president feels so confident that the white house is so cocky after the victory and had election day and the upper hand. He has not offered much. In the absence of any movement on his side, to do something serious, instead of a fig leaf on spending and entitlements, republicans will be reluctant to give him what he wants. We could go over the cliff, but you could have a cave on the last day. Evan, according to the nbc news poll, a majority of republicans for the rest time what their leaders