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Up ahead, inside the search for the serial bomber who is terrorizing austin, texas. well have the latest on the hunt for clues. but first, heres contessa brewer with the cnbc market wrap. hello, contessa. >> hello, chuck. u.s. stocks climbing as the federal reserve starts a two-day monetary policy meeting. the dow up 116 points, the s&p rose 4 points, and the nasdaq picked up 20 points. bitcoin prices bounced back following productive discussions at a g-20 meeting of finance ministers and cent...

Javier, great to see you. thanks for being with us. my first question to you, will you remain on the presidents national diversity council after what you heard over the last several days? >> you know, let me start willie by saying that a clear unequivocal denunciation of white supremacy was the order of the day, the moment was upon the president, he failed it miserably, the administration, this was a monumental failure on behalf of all of them. these are the moments that define a presidency, and...

The group went on to say that it will continue to work with the white house but the administrations behavior makes continuing that role exceedingly difficult. that was after saturday. after yesterday, after the president made even more clear where his heart and head is on this matter, will you continue to work with the white house? >> you know, let me begin by saying that a clear unequivocal denunciation of anti-symmemi ti was the order of the day. the president missed that moment. these are the...

Me and my association, a 4.1 million hispanic firms in this country that contribute over $668 billion to the american economy are going to do everything we can to help this administration move our country forward. we need to collaborate and move in the right direction. >> martha: you are a dreamer. what do you think about what happened today and the exemption for daca children, like yourself? do you believe, you are talking about common ground, do you believe that this administratio? do you thin...

Me and my association, a 4.1 million hispanic firms in this country that contribute over $668 billion to the american economy are going to do everything we can to help this administration move our country forward. we need to collaborate and move in the right direction. >> martha: you are a dreamer. what do you think about what happened today and the exemption for daca children, like yourself? do you believe, you are talking about common ground, do you believe that this administration wants to fi...

>> i think there are politicians who want to live up to the campaign rhetoric. you have the president and fair minded compassionate people behind him -- not many, but some -- who are faced with the reality of the presidency. from a economic view point, this would be a disaster. my role as someone who represents 2 million hispanic owned firms in this country that contribute over $668 billion to the american economy is to remind this administration that as we stand right now immigrant owned compan...

Campaign rhetoric. you have the president and fair minded compassionate people behind him -- not many, but some -- who are faced with the reality of the presidency. from a economic view point, this would be a disaster. my role as someone who represents 2 million hispanic owned firms in this country that contribute over $668 billion to the american economy is to remind this administration that as we stand right now immigrant owned companies employ one out of ten americans, contribute north of $80...

But what has changed is less myself or my views than the circumstances. >> meaning he got elected. >> the reality is this man will be the 45th president of the united states of america. i work on behalf of an association that represents 4.2 million hispanic-owned firms that contribute over $668 billion to the economy. it is critically important for our american small businesses to have a voice within the new administration. in that context, i have agreed to offer advice and counsel to the incomi...

Trading partner to the united states. 6 million american jobs depend on the bilateral trade that happens between these two countries. right now were trading something -- bilateral trade is something along the lines of $568 billion on an annual basis. i know the trump team is listening to our council in the context of looking at this thing. the good news is were beginning to deal with it, putting it front and center so the american people, the congress, the public can begin to hear what the possi...

Clayton is the most recent for the fcc. is this concerning and does that it need to change? >> of course its concerning. im a 56-year-old hispanic in america today. id love to see a hispanic in the cabinet. more important to me and my association that now represents 4.1 million hispanic-owned firms that collectively contribute in excess of $668 billion to the american economy, whats more important to us is that he has a cabinet that understands the needs and the challenges of american small busi...