Upbeat on business activity. Recent data pointed to signs of a slow down. Meantime chinese stocks jumped to more than a fiveyear high overnight. Suggesting more government stimulus was ahead. And the New York Times reporting that the federal authorities investigating the october data preach at jpmorgan they are confident that a criminal case will be filed against the hackers. It means several of the suspects live in a country with which the u. S. Has a extradition treaty. The u. S. Is hitting the debt limit again. Jack louew will have to take extraordinary measures from defaulting on the debt. Well talk about that with ben white who is going to join us in a bit. And a few stocks to watch. Ge selling the Consumer Lending business of ge capital to an investor group. It carries an surprise value which includes debt of about 6. 3 billion. An a Clinical Trial shows that the heart drug can cut the risk of death another heart attack or stroke in patients that had a history of heart attacks cu
In president johnsons case he chose george washington, Andrew Jackson and his hero, Franklin Roosevelt. Very much a product of the new deal and was a protege in many respects of Franklin Roosevelt who saw the Great Potential in young Lyndon Johnson. When johnson became president it was his hope that he would finish the new deal he would finish with his Great Society what president roosevelt started with the new deal. One of the things that fdr left unaddressed in his presidency was civil rights. I think ultimately president johnson will be remember d as a civil rights president for having signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which broke the back of jim crow and separate but equal laws and Voting Rights act which gave all americans unimpeded access to the ballot box and Fair Housing Act of 1968 which allowed fair housing for all americans. That is a triumverrant of civil rights legislation and a legacy of Lyndon Johnson. The capitol has a commander presence here in austin. It is at the t
It is one of the iconic Texas History artifacts that all of our School Children who come to the capital to learn about Texas History and learn about how to be a good citizen, they have an opportunity to see these kinds of artifacts up close and personal. The capital welcomes more than a million visitors a year and we are thankful to show them the capital itself and furnishings but we have a number of monuments on the grounds to various causes. On the south grounds we have four of the most historic monuments, Texas Rangers alamo, Confederate Monument and volunteer fireman monument. In the early 1990s the capitol under went a massive restoration exterior and interior. During the interior restoration we were able to return ten spaces to their turn of the century appearance. One of the spaces is the Supreme Court room. When myers completed the capitol in 1888 we were able to house all of State Government within these walls. State government has grown since then and at this point the Suprem
Spin. Thats our topic tonight on the week ahead. On this sunday night there are celebrations on the streets across crimea. Voters there overwhelmingly approved a referendum to rejoin russia. It was one of the largest election turn outs ever in a european nation. Supporters danced in the street for hours, across crimea. Here are the early results. More than 95 voting yes to becoming a subject of the Russian Federation. Less than 4 approved the idea of staying with ukraine but having more independence. United nation, europe and the white house condemned the election. We have a team of reporters on the story. David brenner has reaction from kiev. Jennifer glasse talks to people before and against the election. We start in the crimean capital. Thats where we find nick schifrin. Good evening, it is pouring around me, and that is the only thing that could get the celebrators off the street. If you talk to international and domestic monitors that are critical, they list a long list of irregul
Unconstitutional. The states attorneygeneral is calling for a fight. When i play with friends on the street, they look at me different. How nigeria is trying to keep young girls safe from sex predators. Good morning to you. Welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im Morgan Radford live in new york city. Its been two weeks since Malaysia Airlines flight 370 vanished with 239 on board. Of the focus is on a remote patch of the indian ocean, 1500 miles off the australian coast. Thats where satellite images showed two large objects in the water. Search clues are focussing on that area, hunting for a sign of debris. Six planes and two merchant ships are taking part in the search. Malaysia is taking the u. S. , asking them to provide sonar and under water surveillance. The u. S. Has spent 2. 5 million on search efforts. Officials are analysing transcripts of the final 54 minutes of recording between the pilot and ground control. So far it doesnt appear to show anything out of the ordinary. Malaysias t