Welcome to kqed newsroom, im thuy vu. Tonight we will reflect on the past year and look at what may lie forward in 2014. Joining me is carla maranucci, paul rodgers environment writer and managing editor for kqed science, and joshua johnson, kqed morning newscaster. First a quick review of some highlights of 2013. 2013, the year of the california comeback and governor jerry brown rising. He visited china in april to establish a trade relationship and ended the year with a big Budget Surplus for the state. A stalemate in congress led to the sequester and a federal Government Shutdown for more than two weeks. Shuttering attractions and furloughing workers. It was a bumpy launch for the Affordable Care act while the covered california rollout went more smoothly. The push for comprehensive Immigration Reform stalled. President obamas Approval Ratings took a big hit even in solidly blue california. Samesex marriage advocates celebrated rulings by the u. S. Supreme court. Edward snowden leak
Why that could bode well for corporate earnings in 2013. That and more tonight on nightly Business Report for friday, january 3rd. Good evening, everyone. And welcome. Im tyler mathisen. Susie gharib is off tonight. Well, no time for panic or even a double cocktail, but stocks arent exactly off to a great start so far this year. Day dtwo in the markets and day two of decline, the biggest losing streak to begin a year since 2005. Fraction l but loses they were on this mixed and chilly day on wall street. Traders watched out going fed chairman ben bernanke give what may be his final big speech before stepping down speaking to the American Economic association in philadelphia, bernanke had generally positive things to say about the u. S. Economy. The combination of financial healing, greater balance in the housing market, less fiscal restraint and policy accommodation bodes well for u. S. Economic growth in coming quarters. The bernanke pep talk helped but not a jolt of red bull. Todays f
Welcome to kqed newsroom, im thuy vu. Tonight we will reflect on the past year and look at what may lie forward in 2014. Joining me is carla maranucci, paul rodgers environment writer and managing editor for kqed science, and joshua johnson, kqed morning newscaster. First a quick review of some highlights of 2013. 2013, the year of the california comeback and governor jerry brown rising. He visited china in april to establish a trade relationship and ended the year with a big Budget Surplus for the state. A stalemate in congress led to the sequester and a federal Government Shutdown for more than two weeks. Shuttering attractions and furloughing workers. It was a bumpy launch for the Affordable Care act while the covered california rollout went more smoothly. The push for comprehensive Immigration Reform stalled. President obamas Approval Ratings took a big hit even in solidly blue california. Samesex marriage advocates celebrated rulings by the u. S. Supreme court. Edward snowden leak
The church bells tolled out the exact time when a week ago a young man with an Assault Rifle began his massacre of children. They stood in prayer and in silence in the rain. In a town still numb, the bells tolled 26 times, one for each of the victims of the school. Inside the white house, president obama and his staff since silent for a minute. Beyond the grave, resolution. In a new video, he has promised he will push for a ban on Assault Rifles. I will do everything in my power as president to advance these efforts. If theres even one thing we can do as a country to protect our children, we have a responsibility to try. Shame on the nra. There are those who blame the National Rifle association for consistently, powerful lobbying against gun control. They have been consistently silent until now, and some expected they would seek compromise. None of it. Instead, raw fury, blaming video games, the culture. We have bloodof films out there like american psycho, natural born killers. That a
Good evening. Welcome to kqed newsroom, im thuy vu. Tonight we will reflect on the past year and look at what may lie forward in 2014. Joining me is carla maranucci, paul rodgers environment writer and managing editor for kqed science, and joshua johnson, kqed morning newscaster. First a quick review of some highlights of 2013. 2013, the year of the california comeback and governor jerry brown rising. He visited china in april to establish a trade relationship and ended the year with a big Budget Surplus for the state. A stalemate in congress led to the sequester and a federal Government Shutdown for more than two weeks. Shuttering attractions and furloughing workers. It was a bumpy launch for the Affordable Care act while the covered california rollout went more smoothly. The push for comprehensive Immigration Reform stalled. President obamas Approval Ratings took a big hit even in solidly blue california. Samesex marriage advocates celebrated rulings by the u. S. Supreme court. Edwar