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Just adds to the factor, the time factor, of this climb with literally hundreds of who hapeoo have been permitted to make the climb. and there is a narrow window for the climbers to summit. >> that's right. and in 2019, it was a combination of several factors that created just an imperfect storm if you will. first off, the jet stream, the high winds aloft that were over 120 miles an hour, they typically move off the summit in the middle of may allowing for a few days of winds below 30 miles an hour. last year in 2018, there were 11 straight days of acceptable winds. this year 2019, there has b...

People perhaps than you have time? >> yeah, there's a confluence of factors that have all come together this year with the perfect deadly storm on everest. the record number of permits to foreigners of 381 permits, plus they require a sherpa guide for each foreigner. that means there's 800 people just on the nepal side. then it moves off amazingly in the middle of may and opens up what's called the weather windows or summit windows. last year there were 11 consecutive days, the longest on record. this year it's been only five. so you have 800 people trying to squeeze through a very small windo...

Welcome back. stock futures here in the u.s. are signaling another tough day ahead for wall street after the federal reserve once again raised interest rates. the fed announced yesterday that as the market had expected, it was raising its benchmark rate a quarter of a point, marking the fourth increase this year and the ninth since three years ago. the fed says it is now projecting two more rate hikes next year, down from the prior forecast of three. that move comes as president trump continues to hammer the central bank over its rate hikes. the markets face waves of volatility including all t...

This is all affecting markets. he joins us from new york, good evening >> it was a reversal of fortune before that set interest rate decision, the dow was up. there was great on the screen. it was up 381 points. the ending of the day, it was down more than 350 points. here is part of chairman powell's statements. >> we have a strong forecast generally for next week. that forecast involves growth between two and 2.5%. it involves growth and a strong enough level to continue driving unemployment down. inflation is near 2%, that is a pretty positive forecast. >> essentially, it was between iraq a...

It's a good policy. >> we ought to get it right and not just pretend because the president gave a speech during a campaign and said we're going to build a wall and mexico will pay for it. >> starting in january, a whole new dynamic here on capitol hill with democrats leading the house. shep? >> shepard: mike emanuel reporting live from capitol hill. one more thing on budgets and spending. hear, this relearned this from the treasury department. in the month of november, the government spent twice what it took in, spent double what it collected. a live look at the dow now. off 381 on the session...