The ability to deliver the nations election relayed mail during the coronavirus pandemic. He testified before the House Oversight committee. The committee will come to order. Without objection the chairbj is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. Without objection the gentlewoman from North Carolina ms. Adams as well as the tgentleman from illinois mr. Quigley will be permitted to join the committee and be recognized for questioning the witnesses. In addition, the gentleman from North Carolina mr. Walker will be recognized at there proper te to introduce his constituent. I now recognize myself for an openingg statement. Good morning. I would like to welcome postmaster general louis dejoy, and the chairman of the postal board of governors, Robert Duncan, too this oversigt hearing. And i thank you allll for being here. In all of our districts we are hearing from constituents about significant delays in the delivery of mail, medicines, food, and other supplies. These
Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Im kate snow in for lester tonight. Four weeks from today, President Trump will officially take the oath of office. But in the past several days, the president elect has inserted himself into high profile and controversial Foreign Policy issues. Today he went even further than his previous comments about nuclear weapons, and we learned that trump made a phone call to egypts president last night after the Israeli Government asked trump to weigh in on a u. N. Resolution involving israel. All of it breaking with past protocol for a president in waiting and angering the obama administration. We begin tonight with our chief Affairs Correspondent andrea mitchell. Reporter even has Vladimir Putin was on a fourhour news conference, donald trump was saying let there be an arms race in an offcamera call. The president elect told you what . Let it be an arms race,
At the hospital. Police said friday they arrested three people. 17yearold zyon mcneil and a 15yearold are charged worth the murder. They also rested Trayvion Lyons charging as an accessory. They found them at the nearby red roof inn. People come, get together, get along together, work hard to i guess comfort everybody. And father of three driving for durhams best cab company for many years. Many of his fellow drivers attended services friday. Friends said theyll remember his smile and upbeat personality. Some couldnt shake the uneasy feeling theyve had since thursday. Its really give us chills all of us. I many, its its a sad thing that these terrible actions have been in our community. Reporter the irony of all he had been planning on visiting family but his trip was delayed because his passport was expired. Live in durham, michael hyland, cbs North Carolina. More heat and more humidity today. The heat index reaching into the triple digits. Meteorologist bill reh here for a quick upda
Been following with a mix of fascination and shame for the last week and a half. Over the last decade, two trends conspired to reduce our privacy. First, theres technology. Social media allowed us to share every detail of our lives intentionally and unintensely. The photo tagged on facebook, the wayward strike to reply to all button. You get the picture. We now leave a digital trail traced by anyone who buys access to it. This week, the Obama Campaign knew what tv shows the targeted voters watched. Theres the massive explosion of the surveillance in the wake of 9 11. Thanks to the petri at act and continued under the obama administration. The government has more access to info about us than at anytime in history. A small example of what this looks like. Check out this graph of u. S. Government from google. These are requests that dont require warrants and this doesnt include the security related requests not disclosed. For awhile, i thought the combination of these trends, the u bik wi
In gridlock on capitol hill. There was a mild selloff in the market across the board yesterday; however, the s p 500 is now up 4 months in a row. Its goodbye to groupon ceo andrew mason. Shortly after reporting another round of disappointing earnings, mason was removed from the daily coupon company he founded. Shares rallied 7 after the close. The search is on for a new ceo. And today could be decision day for detroit. The governor is expected to announce he is taking over mototown by sending in a manager to run the citys finances. Joe cusick of options express joins us this morning for trader talk, and while the rest of the world has been worried about sequestration, i have no doubt that traders have been thinking of ways to make money. Good morning to you. Good morning. I know it has probably crossed your mind a time or two you are a trader after all. So, what do you see as a way to profit off of sequestration . You know what, i think first of all you look at what is going to be impa