With a big bang and open up our country or certainly most of our country and i think were going to do that soon. You look at whats happening, i would say were ahead of schedule. Now, you hate to say it too loudly because all of a sudden things dont happen, but i think we will be sooner rather than later. Ashley sooner rather than later. The markets responding positively in the premarket today. The dow up 330 points. It is a holidayshortened week. No trading tomorrow. We have long weekend coming up. What will that do to the markets . We will get into that. As for oil, up as opec plus meets. We are likely to hear about a deal between the saudis and russians to cut production, although up until now, they havent seen eye to eye. In the next hour, we will hear from fed chair Jerome Powell and Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell. Powell could move the market with his remarks on the economy. A half hour ago, the fed announced 2. 3 trillion in new loans available. That helped offset the neg
Accepting responsibility for the dui crash that killed 5yearold twins alexander and rosalie and 1yearold isaac mejia. Hawks vehicle slammed into thei back of t vehicle as they were stopped at a red lies on indian head highway last december. Hawks bloodalcohol level was mo than twice the states legaat limit. The scene he was unable to stand, and a one point he fell asleep in the Police Patrol ca. We were coming from church. They didnt deserve to leave. We had so many plans with them. Reporter parents alexis and juanita were both injured in the crash and are expected to live with the pain o fose they are also living with the pain of no longer having their chondren. Last mday they experienced the twins first birthday since d theirth. Reporter we had to sit at their grave site missing out on the plans that we had for them as graduating kindergartners. N reporter hawks is out bond as he has been since this accident happened unt his sentencing set for september. Hes looking at the possibilit
Of trading, lets go to the close of trading where julie hyman has more. People are awaiting centralbank action, or inaction, as the case may be this week. Not Much Movement in stocks. On an intraday basis, we had a bigger pullback earlier this morning but then stocks have been bumping along in this range. If you feel that, look under the hood, you will see there is a lot of individual stock movement. It just has not been translating into much direction on the macro level. But of course it is earnings season. Day in because earnings terms of total number of companies reporting. Here are some of the winners we have seen. Caterpillar turned around today, it had been lower, but the company is now saying the Second Quarter may have been the worst for mining operations. So they may have bottomed come in other words. Texas instruments coming out with a positive forecast for the Current Quarter saying demand for the automotive sector and pictures around the home, that coming in above estimates
Even a few thunderstorms sabrina lets get into the top five this morning. Sabrina authorities are on the hunt for these two men. Jessy foley and Michael Amodeo the pair have escaped from the newton correctional facility. Guards noticed they had gone missing during a routine check saturday night. If anyone has any information on the missing call 911 elias two spot this elias a Virginia Police after responding to a work. Ashley guidon Police Officers responding to the call. Arrived, they found another woman dead, and the suspect then began shooting at police. He now faces charges in both deaths. Sabrina the third thing you need to know before you the staff of michigans governor may have known something about the water problems in flint as far back as 2014. Recently released emails from governor rick snyders aides shows them discussing switching the citys water supply from the flint river to lake huron. His spokesman said those were preliminary concerns before the lead problem became an i
Into the 50s and 60s look to return early news midday. The Alexander Fazzino trial resumed this morning, well have recap of who has already taken the stand and what to expect in the coming days. Lucas tomorrow is super tuesday and a potentially gamechanging day for the president ial candidates on the campaign trail lucas a grand view wrestler gets another chance. Local 5s Elias Johnson sits down with andrew long to talk about how hes rising up from the bottom he created for himself. Local 5 news midday in hd starts now. We are iowa lucas good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday. Im lucas casey. Lucas our top story. Police are on the lookout for two escaped prisoners this morning. Lucas Authorities Say the pair went missing from the newton correctional facility. Guards discovered jessy foley and Michael Amodeo were gone during a routine check saturday night. At this point, three local sheriffs departments as well as the Des Moines Police department are working to h