Senator, thank you for joining us. Senator rob portman of ohio. Well get right to it. You have been in washington for some time since the 1990s and worked in the two bush white housees and former house member and been a senator since 2010, how would you say this beats ranks to other state of the unions over the years . Where does this rank . The president as he always does, but there were no big proposals and it was kind of the me an ambivolent speech. The state of the union is going great and he said its not going so well and therefore we need to make some changes in terms of takehome pay and longterm unemployed and he said i want to work with congress and then he said, by the way, im going to go around congress. As compared to other states of the union that i have listened to, the message was muddled and hard for me to really know what he was trying to communicate. I believe he is uncertain about what kind of second term president he wants to be and there are a couple of models and b
Toyota jumps from california sinking ship. Low tax texas the new corporate home. We are about to begin. Stuart lets start at the top, shall we . Apple, the company is borrowing 17 billion to fund the Stock Buyback Program even though it has a ton of money overseas. If it brings the money back here and get taxed 35 . Charles payne is with me this monday morning. Up 17 points today or Something Like that . Nothing to do with oral and money and not paying taxes, everything to do with earnings. My question to you, 2 trillion out there overseas not coming back. Charlie you cant get it back. The money past overseas where it is created. To be hit again is just completely 1000 unreasonable. I dont care where you are, you start to say what kind of incentives to we have for american businesses to bring this money home . Stuart if tim cook who runs apple was to bring back 90 billion from overseas to fund this stock program, his shareholders would sue him because he has a financial responsibility
Eliot good evening, im eliot spitzer. This is viewpoint. The 113th congress convened today for the first time under the capital dome in washington. Lets hope it does a better job at governing than the 112th. With the socalled vote on the fiscal cliff behind him and the fight under raising the debt ceiling underway, republican congressman john boehner was reelected to a second term as speaker. House clerk karen haas gave the tally. Total number of votes cast is 426 of which the honorable john a. Boehner of the state of ohio has received 220. The honorable nancy pelosi of the state of california has received 192. Eliot while pelosi got solid support with five democrats voting against her a dozen conservative republicans either abstained or lined up against boehner casting votes instead or candidates including majority leader eric cantor of virginia and tea party firebrand allen west. Perhaps nobody told them west lost his election. When pelosi handed boehner a symbolic peoples gavel boeh
A stern warning from israels Prime Minister, he says dont trust iran or its new leader. Ive seen fire and flames everywhere. This kid is amazing. He actually saved lives. Wow, that is an 8yearold boy, hes hailed as a hero. He saved several families from that inferno. An 8yearold boy. Good morning, everyone, welcome to early start. Im john berman. And im zoraida sam bolli. Its wednesday, october 2nd. Its 4 00 a. M. In the morning. How does it feel to be in day two of a Government Shutdown . Its not their fault, thats what both sides say. President obama said House Republicans caused the shutdown waging a crusade against his Health Care Law. Certain parts of government, that has failed, while they attacked the president for refusing to negotiate. Of course, most republicans seem willing to negotiate if delaying parts of the Health Care Law is on the table. Good thing nothing but the nations future and wellbeing is is on the line. Heres brianna keilar. Reporter the impasse in among is no
It is tuesday, december 23rd. 4 00 a. M. In the east. New york is coping with the deaths of the two finest. Mayor bill de blasio is reje rejecting the claims of he is antipolice as he is calling for hearing and unity. The mayor urged activists to hold off on protests in the name of eric garner and Michael Brown until the two Police Officers are buried. De blasio says he met with the families of rafael ramos and wenjian liu and he tried to console them. They are in tremendous pain. They are worried deeply. The ramos family, two children. Good young men, who no longer have a father. De blasio urging new yorkers and media focusing on supporting the officers families. Some will not heed the call to hold protests and will hold one in harlem. Cnns don lemon as the latest. Reporter christine, bill de blasio held back at critics that got officers ramos and liu killed. The head of the union was wrong and mistaken and he called for a calm and civility. He respected the right of the 35,000 sworn