That statement. Iranian leaders, they have made statements. They have largely avoided the bellicose language we have seen in the past. Overnight, leader ali khamenei says it was a slap in the face to america. They say they do not seek escalation or war. Obvious question this morning, was the attack deliberately proportionate, a oneoff that makes a point but doesnt risk a devastating american response . Can the iranians risk taking action that results in allout war . Their economy is collapsing. They are out of cash. What will the president say this morning and how will he say it . Escalation . A threatening tone . We will find out soon. Now look at this. Yet again, the market is largely shrugging off an attack in the middle east, in the middle of the oil patch, no less. When the news broke, futures showed a near 400point drop but look at it now. Down maybe 20 for the dow and all of that loss accounted for by just two dow stocks which we will mention momentarily. The s p is going to go
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82,000 cases. If more than three dozen countries around the world, that is. Also watching stocks down about 666 points right now. Down for the Third Straight day in a row. It is making a bit of a comeback after falling more than 900 points earlier today. We have complete coverage of this hour, standing by, dr. Sarah madonna, preparing hospitals for outbreak. Kristin fisher with the latest from washington. Lets begin with Jonathan Hunt live in los angeles. I know that the governor has given his press conference, what do we know about this case in california . Well, put simply, dana, it could be the most worrying case yet. The infected woman has not traveled outside of the United States recently and has not been in contact with anyone known to be infected. Meaning that there may be undiagnosed carriers unwittingly transmitting the disease within communities. The centers for Disease Control said in a statement at this time the patients exposure is unknown. It is possible this could be an
And county of denver for a guy named john hickenlooper. I dont know what ever happened to that guy, but he was a terrible boss. Want to bring in nadia foster, a paralegal who will be attending law school in the fall. Congratulations. Thank you, senator bennett. So my question is the Legal Profession threw me out. I hope you have a better time. Its not for everybody. Thats what i told my mom. We begin with the markets sinking into the red, the friday freakout on wall street is a reaction to President Trump and his new tariff threat against mexico. The president this morning tweeted that the new levies are about stopping drug and illegal immigration. Quote, mexico must take back their country, the president says, and its clear today his views on the tariff threat are a way to force the issue. The president wants to slap a 5 tariff on all mexican goods which would sharply increase to 25 over the next few months. The potential ripple effects are huge. That 5 hike adds up to a tax increase
Citizen and a sitting elected congresswoman ilhan omar. Omar is one of the four women the president has targeted with these racist attacks last week. And the president is honing in on his reelection rallying cry. The hate filled extremists who are constantly trying to tear our country down, they never have anything good to say. Thats why i say, hey, if they dont like it, let them leave. Let them leave. So they dont love our country. I think in some cases they hate our country. And theyre so angry. Lauren fox on capitol hill for us this morning. So congresswoman omar is responding to the president s attacks with a quote from i think maya angelo. Thats right, poppy. Really remarkable words from the president last night and you can see why hes using this to propel his 2020 campaign. It is sort of invigorating that base. But the congresswoman ilhan omar had a response for the president. Last night she tweeted, quote, you may shoot me pwith your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may