Wilfred frost. Lets check on Global Markets because we are on this friday seeing gains, at least on the futures side of things you can see futures pointing to a higher open, the s p up by about six points, the dow up by about 78 and the nasdaq up by about 13 points overall. Lets get a check on the fixed income markets on the treasury side specifically with the tenyear u. S. Treasury note, yields are 2. 362 , a little lower than they have been over the last couple of days. So the Interest Rate picture taking a little bit more clarity given the feds Interest Rate hike and some commentary about the future still, though, yields in focus, especially for those financials, courtney. Lets look at whats going on around the world in trading. So take a look at what happened in asia overnight. Mostly lower, as you can see the south korean kospi is the one outlier higher by about 0. 5 the hang seng was the biggest laggard, down 1 a lot of focus on whats going on here in the u. S. When it comes to o
Realizing that earth has no sorrow. That heaven cannot heal. From the prayers to the tears to the amazing grace. Youll hear from Family Friends and strangers about todays service of healing. Also today, a new search area for two prison escapees who vanished two weeks ago. Hear what police have found. Plus the new nbc poll who shows whos pulling ahead of the crowded field of gop candidates. Hello, everyone welcome. Its high noon here in the east 9 00 a. M. Out in the west. This is weekends with alex witt. The sound of those church bells as charlestons emanmanuel a. M. A. M. Church opening just four days after a gunman shot its pastor and eight parishioners. Hundreds filled the church under new security procedures. And praying for the victims and their families. We are reminded this morning about the freshness of death, comes like a thief in the night. But i declare that jesus said it a long time ago, said i am the resurrection and the light. Worshippers also looked ahead to unity and fo
Hey, there, everyone. Welcome to weekends with alex witt. Super bowl xlix now just hours away. This years event expected to be bigger than last years. Between 171 million and 184 Million People expected to watch the game. And for the lucky people able to watch the game in person, on average, they shelled out nearly 6,500 for a ticket up more than 114 from last year. Of course security also a huge part of this annual event thousands of officers will protect the super bowl site. A team of local, state and federal agencies in uniform as well as undercover will screen virtually every inch. I think the key is vigilance. And weve devoted a lot of resources and a lot of effort to making sure this event is safe and secure. And the skies around the stadium will also be a nofly zone on sunday. Craig melvin joins us from glendale, arizona, the site of the super bowl. Lets talk about security first. How big a situation. How present is it that youre able to see . Reporter you know youre going to se
Welcome to weekends with alex witt. 11 years after the first state legalized samesex marriage, the Supreme Court is taking up the issue and could potentially make it the law of the land in just a few months. Yesterday the court agreed to hear arguments beginning in late april and a decision is expected in june. Joining me now in studio emma margolen. Lets talk about the states in question and how theyve been defending their ban. Theyve been defending their bans with everything theyve got. Weve heard arguments based on federalism to a precedent upholding samesex marriage bans to highly questionable recent stating that samesex calms make inferior parents. But the one argument that sticks is the one we heard in the sixth circuit ruling upholding these bans and thats based on states rights. Voters enacted these restrictions on marriage and those decisions should be respected by the courts. So main argument to be presented in support of samesex marriage, what do you think its going to be .
Coming up. The path to the white house in 2016. It apparently includes comments on president obamas religious faith from some potential gop candidates. Hey, there, everyone. Its high noon in the east. 9 00 a. M. Right here in the west. Welcome to weekends with alex witt from los angeles. We begin with developing news. A somaliabased terror group is issuing new calls today for terror attacks on western malls. The Group Al Shabaab released a new video overnight calling for westgatestyle attacks on Shopping Centers across the world, including the mall of america in minnesota. Now, it is the same group that claimed responsibility for the attack on a mall in nairobi, kenya, back in 2013. Already, the mall of america says they are taking the threat seriously and will have enhanced security. The department of Homeland Security secretary jeh johnson is urging people to be vigilant. I would say that if anyone is planning to go to the mall of america today, theyve got to be particularly careful.