22 point set off in the dow. Nasdaq futures go positive. S p futures down 2. As for the u. S. Dollar its weaker this morning. We put it up next to show you. Just turned stronger against the euro. Weaker against the japanese yen. Thats down almost. 3 . The pound goes firmer. 12924 ahead of the thursday election. As for oil prices lets show you the trade there after that reversal of the rally we saw yesterday. On the back of news that arab nations were severing with qatar. Nat gas continues to rise. As for asia overnight we did see weakness in japan down a percent. Shanghai comp as well. Retail sales in rising 0. 1 in april slightly above expectation. And down a third of 1 as well. 215 and change and clearly not able to get a lot of lift. A lot of folks waiting for that. Starts steepening but still relatively sluggish inflation and Growth Numbers weighing on it. Did get a little bit of a bump yesterday. Thats about 2 thirds of 1 . Whats the key . Because earnings have quited down. So has
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Latest. Reporter Everybody Knows the name jerry lewis. He was an actor, comedian, and humanitarian. The passing already generating thousands of reactions on our abc 7 facebook page. Many of you have a memory. My brand mother used to call me jerry lewis. Reporter really . I was like the comedian in the crowd. I loved him. He was very funny, especially in his younger days. Reporter a true come did he legend jerry lewis defined comedy as a man in trouble. Gags and pratt falls were the foundation of his career. His facial expressions and his over the top humor, as we thought the guy was hilarious. Reporter he remembers watching those famous buddy movies pairing with dean martin. Give me the driver. Reporter and later when lewis made and directed his own films like the nutty professor. It was his role for more than half a century as spokesman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association which made him most proud. The labor day telethon raising millions of dollars. Evgenia he seemed like an incred
And millions are heading to the path of totality to view the Great American eclipse. The first total eclipse seen in america since 1979. Well have more on this cosmic event on this monday, august 21st. From abc news, this is world news now. We want to get started with the breaking news from southeast asia. Ten american sailors missing after their Navy Destroyer collided with a tanker off of singapore. Five were injured after the crash from the uss john mccain. The injuries are not expected to be life threatening. The damaged warship is heading back to port on its own power as search and rescue efforts continue. President trump initially responded by saying thats too bad. A couple hours later he tweeted thoughts and prayers were with the sailors. And john mccain followed with a tweet. The mccain is named after the senators father and grandfather. This follows a collision in june that killed seven on the uss fitzgerald off the coast of japan. The captain and several others were disciplin
The big day is almost here for the Great American eclipse tomorrow. The path of totality will sweep across the u. S. Abc7 News Reporter maggie ruely joins us live from the final u. S. City to see the spectacular sleftial event, charleston, South Carolina. Hi, maggie. Reporter hi, eric. Well, the excitement just keeps building and building here in charleston, but the only downside to that is the businesses are struggling to keep up with demand. Were less than a day away from the Great American eclipse. [cheering and applauding] reporter as the moons shadow races from oregon to South Carolina, small towns are turning into International Hot spots. And with the excitement comes massive crowds and epic traffic jambs. Were really concerned with the population surge in the rural area. The infrastructure is not really set up for that. So, weve really beefed up our resources, our assets. Reporter but for most people visiting, all the hassle is worth it. It had to be totality. We couldnt settlin