Maria good friday morning, everyone. Thanks so much for joining us this morning. Tgif. Im maria bartiromo. It is friday, march 1, your top stories right now, 6 00 a. M. On the east coast. One southern border, two very different visits. President biden arriving in brownsville, texas yesterday to speak with agents making a pitch to congress to pass the Senate Border bill which allows 5,000 foreigners in every day before anything can be done to shut it down. Bipartisan Border Security deal is a win for the american people, the speaker of the house needs to put this bill on the floor. Heres what i would say to mr. Trump. Ill join you in telling the congress to pass this bipartisan Border Security bill. Maria meanwhile, President Trump speaking in eagle pass, texas, highlighting the dangers of the open border policy. This is a joe biden invasion. This is a biden invasion over the past three years, its allowing thousands and thousands of people to come in from china, iran, yemen, the congo,
People risk their lives. And its just very sad. Reporter going up on this site is this, 25 story hotel condo building. Signs identify the contractors for the project as brf construction. We reached out with questions about safety at the site but we have not heard back. Across the street a spring of cafes and delis visited most every day by construct workers whose jobs are on temporary hold as the construction workers mourn the loss of a of a coworker. Its sad. Reporter no word yet from the Buildings Department when this construction site will resume its operations. Live in hells kitchen, dave carlin, cbs 2 news. Police tonight searching for a bicyclist who crashed into a child in Riverside Park. The accident raised new concerns about pedestrians on pathways where bicyclists also are riding. The story new tonight at 6 00. Cbs 2s Hazel Sanchez live on the upper west side. Hazel. Reporter dana, the cyclist ran into that 2yearold girl right here on this shared pedestrian bike pathway. One
Police said just before 11 00 last night a taxi cab slammed in front of a parked car. Gunfire may have been involved, and this is a very quiet, residential block, and at this point its not clear what the motive may have been, but the Prosecutors Office right now investigating the case saying they will bin vest gaiting more today. Janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. The search for a missing fishing boat is expected to resume this morning. Yesterday helicopters and dive teams with the coast guard spent hours searching for the 40foot fishing boat. The captain of another boat reported seeing the vessel sinking, and rescuers found a life ring and a cooler and floating oil in the area. No one has been reported missing, and they dont know if anyone was on board at the time. John . Reporter thank you, mary. Hi, everybody. Refreshing weather out the door, and a great day in store for you with humidity and nice numbers. If this is the beginning of your staycation this is a day to enjoy. Winds are calm
As the former managing director of the Monetary Fund goes on trial over an alleged vice ring. Hello, i am mark barton. And i am in its granny. I am manus cranny. Ryanair is reporting earnings, and their numbers for the third quarter, 40 9 Million Euros, valued above the estimate of 28 Million Euros and a significant improvement on the previous year. It is also above estimates when you look at just revenue. Traffic grew to 21 million customers, and the airline has raised its guidance, as well raising its fullyear forecast. They have done that a few times. They are also planning a 400 Million Euros Share Buyback for august of this year, so the fullyear forecast is raised to 450 Million Euros, and that is around 20 million or 30 Million Euros compared to the previous forecast. Well, lets get some expert analysis on these numbers. Covering airlines here at bloomberg, good to see you. So a strong set of numbers theyre in a period that is traditionally pretty weak for ryanair, so what does t
The new Prime Minister of greece is looking for allies. Others want the Prime Minister to stick to the terms of the existing bailout. Here is the finance minister. We have assembled drug addicts craving the next dose. It is not that we do not need the money, we are desperate because of certain commitments and liabilities that we have. Greeces new government wants it written down so i can increase government spending. Peace talks broke down over the weekend. Fighting between ukrainian troops and rebels has intensified. In the super bowl, a miracle finish. A blown play call a few room for seattle. Patriots win 2824. Tom brady was the m. V. P. I watched and i understood the game. I want to break exxon and mobil coming out. Earnings coming in at 1. 56 a share. Oil equivalent production fell 3. 8 . It may be making millions and billions of dollars, but it has a hard time keeping up with production. Earnings did wind out at 1. 56. This past weekend marked an important deadline for General Mo