President wants at that do today. He heralded a Capitol Hill Police, took what was an already awful situation and prevented it from coming much more and saving potential carnage there. The request to arm our congressman and women, maybe all should be allowed to carry weapons or at least have protection. There is back and forth on that the day after all of this. Meantime, were keeping what ensues with the selloff particularly in technology. You wouldnt know it with the dow down all of 24 points but this is concentrated beneath the surface with Technology Stocks resumed their rout couple days ago here. If we go through some of the Big Technology names here that are back to a big selloff here, on that, despite the fact that yesterday there was sort of a breather for a while, what people thought. You will have to take my word for it. We will show you these stocks. But for now, technology is still getting sold off. All right, as we go through these names here, that continue to slide off of
Traveled across his pelvis, fractured bones and caused severe internal bleeding. Well have a live report from outside the Medstar Washington Hospital Center tonight, where the congressman is being treated in just moments. But first, we are moments away from the first pitch in tonights game, which has been breaking fundraising records and fox Business Correspondent adam shapiro, live at nationals park, in washington, d. C. Adam, good evening. Reporter and a good evening to you, lou. What could be a better show of unity than the fact that this event, which goes back to 1909, this charitable congressional baseball game. This year, has raised 1 million. Last year it raised 500,000. They doubled how much they raised for charitable causes in the washington, d. C. , area and sold far more tickets of over 20,000 sold for tonights game, and also added to the charitable causes that will receive funding, the Capitol Police memorial fund, because it was of course two Capitol Police officers who we
Here is the political situation this morning. President trump continues the rollback of the obama era. Today he will shift cuba policy. New restrictions after the opening of havana two years ago. Obamacare, repeal and replacement coming, reportedly by the end of this month. Afghanistan, 4,000 troops to be added, thats a reversal of the obama drawdown. Now, the president has already cut a lot of red tape. Hes rolled back some Financial Regulation, doesnt make a lot of headlines, but hes chipping away at the obama legacy and it begins this week. News this morning from the russians. They believe theyve killed al baghdadi, the isis leader. The u. S. Has not confirmed his death. What will the left say about this russian connection. Here is where things stand. Unity last night, pledges to tone down the rhetoric, knock off the person attacks. Politics, however, rolls on. The reversal of president obamas legacy will keep this debate redhot. Keep it here. Varney company is about to begin. In wa
Terrified, luis began to play. And the entire room was stunned by what they heard. Ringing out from the trembling boys violin was a tune they all recognized. This young cuban boy was playing the starspangled banner. [cheers and applause] [applause] luis played the American National anthem all the way through and when he finished,. When we say america stands freedom to the world, a symbol of freedom and a freedom of hope, that is what luis meant and that is what luis displayed that day. It was a big day. It was a great day and that is what we will all remain. That was a very important moment just like this is now for cuba, a very important moment. [cheers and applause] america will always stand for liberty and america will always pray and cheer for the freedom of the cuban people now that little boy whose story i just told you who played violin so beautifully, is here with us today in our very, very packed and extremely warm auditory. Of course, hes no longer a little boy but a known re
Shooting, the new lawsuit against President Trump, and much more. We will also look at next weeks special election in georgia, the most expensive congressional race in history pitting democratic newcomer jon ossoff against Republican Karen Handel. To be very clear, jon ossoff would be the congressional member right now. He really would have won the previous special election but for a combination of systemic Voter Suppression tactics and techniques. Amy we will air a special report on the georgia race from investigative journalist greg palast. All of that in more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. House majority whip Steve Scalise of louisiana remains in Critical Condition this morning after he and four other people were wounded wednesday when a gunman opened fire at a baseball field in alexandria, virginia. The lawmakers were practicing at the field for a Charity Congressional game that will take place tonight when scalis