Panel tonight jonathan, christina, gary and liz. Oil prices initially surged after those two oil tankards were attacked in the gulf of a month and a senior u. S. Defense official saying the same type of mine was used to damage for oil tankers last month and basically the same area but despite the bad news oil actually came down from their eyes at the end of the day and markets ended up triple digits instead of selling off. That brings into focus americas Newfound Energy independence which clearly buffered news that in earlier days probably would have tanked the markets. Should President Trump get credit . What do you think . He is certainly allowed greater expansion of onshore leasing of oil and done everything he could to allow for the greater exports of natural gas. We have a surplus of natural gas and supporting that effort to export lng is a huge boon to the oil and gas industry. The answer is yes, he should get credit but who gets the credit mainly is our oil and Gas Producers who
Rate. That meeting, 2day meeting beginning trade, trade in focus, Robert Lighthizer testifying before Senate House Committee today and ways and means tomorrow. Jeff, great to have you. Thank you, glad to be here. Maria thanks for joining us, i remember when you first went public, a lot of conversation of where the growth is coming for and since then the stock is up 1,000 , congratulations. Thank you so much. You bet, last year i move today hong kong for most of the year trying to understand better the market, but in that time we figured out something thats perhaps obvious which is thethe biggest brands in the world want to advertise more in china, largest surge in middle class in china, in fact, over 1 years 10 years they will create middle class. Maria wow. Cocacola, nike, you want to be tapping into a large surge in middle class because they are Global Companies and we help Global Companies . Given the fact that companies that want to get a foothold in china so far can only do it thr
Good Tuesday Morning im phillip mena and im frances rivera. President trump will officially kickoff his reelection campaig s supporters are already lining up it is first come first serve, so some arrived at the amway center a full 40 hours early to ensure a spot the president will take the stage at 8 00 eastern, and his speech is expected to touch on everything from the economy to trade to immigration lets get to nbcs tracie potts in d. C the president has a new immigration crackdown ahead of tonight. Reporter like we saw on his twitter feed overnight, the president says there will be a new round of i. C. E. Raids. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to round up people who, as he puts it here, have illicitly found their way into the United States, quoting, they will be removed as fheasy come and the president is here throwing out a key issue that is likely to energize that base ohg gather in orlando for this announcement tonight the president will be there with the vicepresident with h
That hid while 17 people were killed in the school. More flooding and forced rescues. With the swing of a bat, the bruins have captured the womens soft Ball Championship early today starts right now good wednesday morning, im phillip mena and im frances rivera. President trump is heading to ireland for the First Time Since taking office. The trip coming off a policy packed day with out going Prime Minister theresa may promising to strike a trade deal after brexit the shouts from protesters echoed off the walls, the president stood by his claim that he hadnt seen any demonstrators in london. Now the president will end his day in england on a somber note. Reporter thats right. If that first day was about pomp and pageant industry, the second day about politics and protests and the president met with theresa may. Today is about history and her oweism right here, 75 years ago tomorrow morning, 150 allied troops from 15 Different Countries disembarked from here and headed to france where th
At 7 00 a. M. Eastern. Chair brown the committee will come to order. Thank you to the witnesses for joining us. This hearing is a continuation of our efforts to enact longterm reauthorization of the Flood Insurance program and fip programs. It has been extended 28 times since december 2017. The latest extension will expire march 8 of this year. We will disclose we will discuss local leader perspectives and the challenge of potential solutions to the risks that flooding poses to committees across the country. So many issues, transportation, housing, each of these is a priority for this committee. These leaders know all too well, flooding is the most costly Natural Disaster facing the country. It is devastating to communities in every state. That is one good reason that mayor patterson is here from my state. Landuse patterns play a role in whether people want to and whether people want to admit it or not, Climate Change is only making it worse. It is making extreme weather events more fr