erin burnett, and outfront tonight, we have breaking news. stocks surged, and the best day of the year and the best june in 13 years. lucky 13, i guess. why? well, we were touched by an angel. and considering how important europe is to american jobs and to this presidential election, the president was touched by an angel, too. yes. yes, she is, the angel in this case is literal. angela merkel putting another band aid on the europe crisis that buoyed stocks around the planet. literally this started in asia and fell all the way through. this was pretty incredible news. she caved sort of. looks like they re about to kiss, doesn t it? european leaders today said they ll allow troubled banks to use emergency money from the european union. basically that means mostly german rescue funds. that s the truth of it. the bottom line, it means the money will get to the banks more quickly. helping countries like spain, whose crisis is threatening to break up the entire european experimen
good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront, we have breaking news. this was a very, very big day. stocks surged. the best day of the year. and the best june in 13 years. lucky 13 i guess. why? well, we were touched by an angel. and considering how important europe is to american jobs and to this presidential election, the president was touched by an angel too. yes. yes, she is, the angel in this case is literal. angela merkel putting another band aid on the europe crisis that buoyed stocks around the planet. literally this started in asia and fell all the way through. this was pretty incredible news. she caved sort of. looks like they re about to kiss, doesn t it? european leaders today said they ll allow troubled banks to use emergency money from the european union. basically that means mostly german rescue funds. that s the truth of it. the bottom line, it means the money will get to the banks more quickly. helping countries like spain, whose crisis is threatening to break
branson, missouri who described the furniture being sucked out of the windows at his hotel. and remember when president obama made closing gitmo a top priority of his administration? i mean, first day in office. that s what he signed, saying he would close gitmo within a clear. so why then is america building a soccer field for the terror suspects there to the tune of $750,000 of the taxpayers money? a fair and balanced debate on that is next. we are going to lead by setting an example for other nations about how we observe civil rights and human right s. we re going to close guantanamo and restore habeas corpus. your doctor will say get smart about your weight. that s why there s new glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. [ male announcer ] new glucerna hunger smart. a smart way to help manage hunger and diabetes.
the dow gained 124. the s&p 500 added 12. the nasdaq finished ahead 20. to paraphrase a mark twain, reports of the death of guantanamo bay s detention facility were greatly exaggerated. president obama has authorized the restarting of the military trials there, effectively ending his two-year push to shut down gitmo. at least for now. national correspondent catherine herridge tells us what this means. reporter: candidate obama was for federal trials and firmly against military commissions. we should lead by setting a high example for civil libertys and civil rights and due proses and rule of law, which is why we should close guantanamo and restore habeas corpus. reporter: nearly three years after the ohio campaign stop, guantanamo bay is not closed. obama administration embraced indefinitely process for detainees who can t be prosecuted due to insufficient evidence. the new executive order calls
no kidding. oh! let s talk a little bit about this. this is jigigantic news. two years after president obama said he s going to close gitmo and they said we re going to put khali shaikh mohammed on trial in new york city, the president yesterday made quite a u-turn and said military tribunals back at gitmo despite the fact that mr. obama is on record and on tape saying this many times. and i want america once again to be a beacon of freedom where everybody says america, that flag represents rule of law and due process and that s why we re going to close guantanamo. we should lead by setting a high example for civil liberties and civil rights and due process and rule of law which is why we should close guantanamo and restore habeas corpus. all across america, i have met patriots who love their country