Fortt, seema mody joins us this morning at post 9. We begin the hour with some breaking news out of disney. The company saying the board of directors has extended bob igers contract as chairman and ceo to july 2nd of 2019. Orrin smith is the independent lead director. He says given bob igers outstanding leadership, his record of success in a changing media landscape, and his clear Strategic Vision for disneys future, it is obvious that the companies and its shareholders will be best served by his continued leadership. I think returning to Julia Boorstin on some of this as we make sense on what igers going to be around for a while, julia. Thats right. Theres been a lot of talk and speculation about who was going to replace bob iger when his contract expired at the end of june 2018. And so, the fact that this is being extended for a year is not a big surprise because there was no obvious successor for iger. There is also the fact that disney has done phenomenally well under his leadershi
This election marks the Largest Senate games for a president s party in a first Midterm Election since at least president kennedys in 1962. There have been only four Midterm Elections since 1934 in which a president s party has gained even a single senate sea seat. As of now, we picked up it looks like three. It could be four. Perhaps it could be two. But we picked up a lot. And most likely the number will be three. You people probably know that better than i do at this point. Because you have looked at the more recent numbers. 55 is the largest number of republican senators in the last 100 years. In the last 80 years, a sitting president s party has only gained a cumulative total of
eight senate seats. Averaging one per decade. So we have picked up two, three, four, that is a big percentage of that number. So in the last 80 years, you think, only eight seats. In President Obamas first Midterm Election, he lost six senate seats including in the deep blue state of massachusett massachus
Verdict we want a future with more jobs and more security and more freedom. I know you want to keep this country moving on the right track. I think the entire country has heard tennessee loud and clear. I want to thank all hoosiers for giving me a resounding victory putting your faith in me, and i will not let you down, i promise that. We didnt anticipate government incompetence in tallahassee and we wont accept it in d. C. I will not accept it as your new u. S. Senator. Bill later this morning President Trump holds a News Conference. Youll see it live on americas newsroom at 11 30. The Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell holds a press conference an hour prior to that at 10 30. He is tweeting saying received so many congratulations from so many on our big victory last night including from four nations, friends, that were waiting me out and hoping on trade deals. Now we can all get back to work and get things done, end tweet. Sandra were still waiting on some official results from se
The recent controversies surrounding the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) have raised concerns about the trustworthiness of its lotto games. The allegations of a “favored winner” and rumors of manipulation have tarnished the reputation of the agency. It is crucial for the PCSO to address these issues promptly and transparently…