John deere a bellwether for the agriculture and farming industry missed earnings and lowered guidance on friday due to the high degree of uncertainty around the u. S. Trade war with china Equipment Sales at the manufacturer declined 3 percent compared with the same last quarter fell in many men machinery manufacturer caterpillar also mr earnings and revenue estimates last month and cited farmers disappointment and postponement of major equipment purchases this data falls in line with previous reports of a slowdown in capacity as businesses tighten spending as trade war head winds intensify retail sales in the u. S. Were decent for the month of july as it increased by point 7 percent in july versus a cement point 3 percent the study pace of Consumer Spending is somewhat we assure and of the healthy labor market and the Unemployment Rate however keep in mind that these tend to be lagging indicators recessions have always followed through an all time low Unemployment Rate. And here now to
General for National Security john carlin and google Vice President vince serf. This is an hour and 15 minutes. All right, well, good afternoon, everybody. I want to welcome you to our cybersecurity summit that were having. My initiative is meet the threat to deal with the cybersecurity issues we have. Im always excited. But im really excited, really excited today to host this conversation and highlight all the great work that the nga has been doing. But before we do that, i do want to mention a resolution that we have that we talked about it at lunch today with all the governors. We have a resolution honoring the memory of justin stevens. Justin stevens, as you know served the National Governors association as the legislative director for the ngas Public Safety and Homeland Security committee. He worked very closely with me as well as governor hutchison here. Justin was also the point person for us on the council of governors. Those interest five democrats, five republicans appointed
General for National Security john carlin and google Vice President vince serf. This is an hour and 15 minutes. All right, well, good afternoon, everybody. I want to welcome you to our cybersecurity summit that were having. My initiative is meet the threat to deal with the cybersecurity issues we have. Im always excited. But im really excited, really excited today to host this conversation and highlight all the great work that the nga has been doing. But before we do that, i do want to mention a resolution that we have that we talked about it at lunch today with all the governors. We have a resolution honoring the memory of justin stevens. Justin stevens, as you know served the National Governors association as the legislative director for the ngas Public Safety and Homeland Security committee. He worked very closely with me as well as governor hutchison here. Justin was also the point person for us on the council of governors. Those interest five democrats, five republicans appointed
The special counsel investigation. He is talking. He has flipped in a move widely interpreted as his only play in order to guarantee he and his son, Michael Flynn jr. Avoid jail time for a series of questionable illegal activities. This also means this is just the beginning and likely to go only higher. Not long after this news brokers sources told cnn a very Senior Member of President Trump 2k3w4r50ir7b8g9 the person who directed flynn, that official is the president s soninlaw, kushnJared Kushner. The charge against flynn is the first against someone in the Trump White House for a crime that occurred while he was employed in the white house as National Security adviser. Flynn is now the fourth member connected to the Trump Campaign to be charged as part of the special counsel investigation, and these questions loom large today. Why you did flynn lie to the fbi . What was the thenNational Security adviser so afraid of . Our own investigators finding out about why. What was anyone flyn
The president s most significant moment since his inauguration. The u. S. Senate passed a Major Overhaul of the u. S. Tax code with a vote that came down to 51 to 49, almost strictly along party linesafter a string of highprofile failures in congress, this marked the first legislative win for the white house and republicans who control the white house but that victory comes after a low point for the administration. This happened friday as you see the former National Security adviser Michael Flynn. He pleaded guilty in the court to lying to the fbi in the probe of the russia meddling of the election. And the second to plead guilty. So, a lot happening this day. First, lets talk about this tax reform bill that passed through the u. S. Senate. Listen to the moment that it passed. On this vote the ayes are 51 and the nays are 49. The tax cuts and jobs act as amended is passed. The Vice President of the United States, mike pence presiding over that vote and President Donald Trump weighing i