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From washington. Gerri, with the declines we start with you. Reporter thats right, jobless claims rising for the first time in 16 weeks. Stocks certainly didnt like it. The number above expectations and also above last week numbers. Also now these total numbers of claims in 18 weeks since those lockdowns started total 52 million. That is a third of the American Labor force. So you see these numbers disappointing. One bright spot, continuing claims. Tracking total number of unemployed workers rec...

Lauren simonetti watching the markets, blake burman has latest from the white house and Hillary Vaughn is in washington. Blake we start with you. Reporter 6 00 on the east coast when the president will unveil the latest guidelines Going Forward. Earlier today he spoke with a Bipartisan Group from the house and from the senate. A couple different phone calls there. Right now we believe he is still on that phone call with the nations governors before he unveils the next steps later this afternoon....

Theyre going back and forth. The governor says no, that is not on the table. This story, the fight with china heating up. China will expel the New York Times, wall street journal, the Washington Post from china. Also kicking those papers out of hong kong and macau. All this as the administration and congress ramp up another historic package for the u. S. Economy. Look at Market Reaction to that, up more than 1000 points on the dow. Futures in the green. This just in the Federal Reserve brings ba...

Which is a good thing for all parties concerned, and a very good thing for the world. As we continue to evaluate options and in response to iranian aggression, the United States will immediately impose additional punishing economic sanctions on the Iranian Regime. Neil we have not heard a response as yet from the Iranian Regime in response to the president s remarks. Earlier this morning the response to the attacks that were leveled at this american facility in iraq was that there would be more ...

At the right time. Well tell you who that is. Well talk to karl rove, former Senior Advisor to president george w. Bush. He will sound off later in the hour. Plus massive fires, raging in australia. Crews working to fight a blazing inferno that has burned through an area tries the size of the state of maryland. Well have the latest from emergency officials there. New charges against Harvey Weinstein. The disgraced movie mogul arriving in court using a walker here in new york today just two years...

Kristina partsinevelos at the new york stock exchange. To you first. Were hitting record highs across the board with the dow, nasdaq, s p 500. These are stellar results going into 2020. Some catalysts could say, january effect pecking up stocks in december to take advantage of a new tax year. The fact the president said he would sign the phase one china trade deal on january 15th. You have easing of Monetary Policy in china as well to help stimulate slowing economy over there so all of this plus...

News conference. This after video emerged showed World Leaders gossipping about the president. Melissa mean girls. Connell latest response from the white house on that and more. Impeachment hearings back today on capitol hill. Witnesses taking the stand. Not everybody believing that democrats have a case. Well talk about that. Plus, a new message from north korea as kim jongun once again ride as white horse off the peak of a sacred mountain. Melissa typical day. Connell what the staged photoop m...

The 70s that wiped 2 3 of the value of equities. That was then. Is it now . It is hard to say but early indications no. Whats remarkable here my friends, as we look at these numbers how tame they are, considering what is going on. If this were to have occurred back in the 70s and the Worlds Biggest Oil producer which saudi arabia was at time, so much of its oil sidelined we would be in deep you know what. So far does not appear to be the case. Price Futures Group Senior Analyst phil flynn at the...

This hour. Protests in hong kong protests in hong kong continuing for the 11th week. Residents converting their money into other currencies. Twitter and fast facebook cracking down on misinformation. Business roundtable a group of top ceos, including Jpmorgans Jamie Dimon now saying the purpose of a corporation is no longer about higher profits or shareholders. Well tell you what its saying instead, what it would mean for some of the worlds biggest companies. First it was the Dominican Republic....

I think anthony is really somebody very much out of control. And he doesnt have what it takes. He really doesnt. He wanted to come back into the administration for the last five months, begging me to come back in. Anthony, i cant take you in, im sorry. He is a nervous, knew rottic wreck. He called so much. I said, anthony, im sorry, i cant do that. I cant take you in. And i said you have got to stop all these phone calls. Too many calls, anthony. I wouldnt take his call. Lo and behold now, he is...