in iraq. the u.s. supreme court handed down two top decisions on the final day of its session. high court has ruled today, that certain companies can refuse to pay with certain types of contraception. both in their churches and outside their chimps. clumps. churches. to deny their employees federally mandated benefits. lisa stark is in washington for us and lisa this is something of a blow to the president s signature health care law. tell us about the ruling. this was perhaps the most closely watched case of the session, tony. it broke down under ideological lines. some companies can opt out and object to the religious mandate. hobby lobby owns something like 500 crafts stores around the country and has 13,000 employees. the company owners say their, beliefs would not allow them to cover plan b which this their view is like having an abortion. the court did find that closely held companies like this can claim a religious exemption from the obamacare mandate on cont
detroit s bankruptcy trial and what it could mean for other troubled cities. thanks for being wher with us. we begin in the ukraine. it comes less than 48 hours since the agreement went into effect between ukraine and the pro-russian separatists. the port city of mariupul has been the scene. harry fawcett has the latest. this was a result of the heavy assault on the edge of mariupul. closer to the sensor, when pro-russian separatists swept in from the east. what s clear is that this ceasefire is true and well over, a great deal of damage inflicted on ukrainian forces positions all around this area. it could be that the russian-backed forces are trying make the most of this and move into the strategic port city. allowing a clear view of what hours earlier had been a battlefield. it was a battle waged amid the villages of this contested territory. brought to the door steps of a kindergarten, this one of three ukrainian tanks that took up location here. translator: how can t
pressure we saw on the dow all morning has leavitted. the industrial average is up 25 points, although the nasdaq struggling to stay positive. early selling gave way to some buying in the afternoon, once again. yeah. an up-and-down day and a big week for economic news. we have the jobs report on friday. before that, on wednesday, we get fed day. amid word of growing descent among hawkish members of janet yellen s gang. we ll talk about that with jim grant in a little bit. plus, the tax inversion debate continues, the talk from washington to wall street. the president has upped the ante in his campaign to stop u.s. companies from moving out of the country to save on taxes. this has a former treasury official now saying that the president, if he wanted to, could tie the hands of these companies with a single stroke of the pen. is that true? and if it were, wouldn t president obama actually be doing that? we re going to get to both sides of that very interesting twist in t
think the heated seats, i turned them on. if you have that kind i have car. now pam asked me it is going to be 72, is that too warm? now normal 65? i have no idea. okay my tomorrow looms okay as we. and we will have some partly cloudy skies even some light rain up in the crescent city, 43 in napa. getting down, there 47 fairfield half-moon bay, novato is in there, and in 44 and as i said ,it has been a long time since lows have been near season all arm, mostly clear, it is taking and highs today, 60s and also 70s, sal we are god to and it is getting more crowded steve but this is and we have had a couple of slow downs. westbound 580, coming through the livermore area, it has to be the slowest traffic in the bay now. no major problems and they go to the bay bridge toll plaza, traffic is backed up as you drive to the mcarthur maze. it is a 19 minute drive and we may even have that for you traffic will be slow between the carquinez and parts of richmond out to the maze.
russia, through ukraine, especially since vladimir putin s foreign minister sag elaborate, groundbreaking tour of african nations, culminating, and joint military drills between the armies of russia in south africa. with me today is to present at a k at about jo, former director, the institute pan african torn conversation at the university of john as well, who served on you and missions in south africa. he s also the author of the new book, boutros boutros golly, apropos profit proselytize, a pharaoh and pope, one of the very few written works on the u. ends. first african arab 60 general, whose contributions he says had been raised by nature nation scholars professor at about your choice. we now from johannesburg in south africa. thank you so much, professor for joining us before we get to the book. i must ask when i should say a book about a un secretary general that wasn t assassinated. unlike dag hamish old famously, your view of olive. rob s visit to africa. i mean, in