Close several dozen sams clubs across the country. Steven mnuchin phrased walmarts use of tax benefit. Walmart is the latest company to make such announcement directly result of the tax cuts act and they join over 130 other Companies Across the nation who have already given such relief. We are now up to over 2 million workers that have seen either special bonuses or additional wages. We have been talking with lots of companies for a long time and we are thrilled with how people are responding. Maria secretary mnuchin delivered good news to American Worker saying we can expect to see the windfall in our paychecks next month. The momentum will not quick, the major indices all closed at another alltime high. Dow industrials, s p and nasdaq in unchartered territory yet again with 205 point rally. Futures indicating the market wills open higher again, the momentum continues this morning, dow industrials expected to be up 100 points as we await for Bank Companies to report earnings, nasdaq u
This weekend were joined by comcast to learn more about the literary life and history of augusta, georgia. We are sitting here in the Augustine Museum of history, and about 10 years ago a decision was made to do a military display, a Permanent Military display to honor jimmy dyess. When it did my research on the book i went to over 9000 Carnegie Medal recipients. The 3500 or so medal of honor recipient since the civil war. And it turns out hes the only person ever to earn both awards. He would almost for sure said he did not deserve. You may point out to somebody else who was more heroic than he was. He was very humble. He never talked about the Carnegie Medal. One in a in the people who knew them when it is the book a long time ago, people know me well. I said what about the Carnegie Medal . He was 19. He didnt we think about it. I have a lot of recipients of the years of the medal of honor foundation. Most of them will tell you i didnt deserve this medal. It should have been given to
Before the South Carolina primary. Also Campaign Finance is a key components of democrat Bernie Sanders speeches. Tonight a deeper look at money spent so far. How its raised and how it is spent. And tha in brazil, the governmet launch a war on the zika virus. We begin tonight with the death of a conservative giant on the Supreme Court. Justice Antonin Scalia has side at the age of 79. A authorities believe he died of not causes. Over his three decade tenure on the bench. Justice scalia expressed strong opposition to abortion rights, samesex marriage and affirmative action. His passing leaves washington with questions over whats next for the Supreme Court. Political leaders around the country have paid tribute to Justice Scalia today. Even those that didnt see eyetoeye white sox voice. Tonight we honor his Extraordinary Service to our nation. And remember one of the towering legal figures of our time. Al jazeeras erica pit see has more on the justices career and how he changed the Supre
The case. Thank you very much. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Thank you both for testifying today. Admiral, in your testimony you point out that we insist that all Maritime Claims be deraved from naturally formed land features in accordance with International Laws reflected in the law of the Sea Convention. Are we at any kind of a disadvantage because we havent been a signatory to the law of the Sea Convention . Senator, i believe we are at a disadvantage because we dont have the moral high ground that other countries who are cigna tors, including china and russia have. So when china makes these outrageous claims in the South China Sea, and the philippines challenges one of those claims and we support the philippines right to make that claim, at the same time were not a signatory, that looks strange. When russia makes claims in the Arctic Circle and they tell us, you have no standing on which to complain because youre not a signatory to the law of the sea, it puts us at a disadvantage. Thank
Operations. But even though were doing more than weve ever done before, its not enough relative to the need. Contributions are urgently needed. The second prong of our response is diplomacy on humanitarian issues. For several years, we have engaged government officials in the region to encourage them to keep borders open, allow refugees to enter their countries, authorize the work of leading humanitarian organizations, and allow refugees to pursue normal life, as normal as possible given what they have been through. We are part of a chorus of nations that call for the respect of humanitarian principles, even inside syria in wartime. Diplomacy on humanitarian issues means working constructively with other nations to find solutions. The issue of the refugee and migration crisis was taken up again and again in recent international forum, such as the u. N. General assembly in new york in september, the executive committee in geneva in early october, and the just concluded global forum on m