From the campaign. And i wish them well in their future endeavors. I look forward to announcing new staff roles in the coming days cnn, kfile senior editor andrew kaczynski, who broke this story is joining us now with more details. Andrew, what more are you learning? yeah, that s right. What we are learning that the top campaign staff to lieutenant governor mark robinson, are resigning from his campaign in mass, including the campaign manager, deputy campaign manager, senior adviser, and top consultant to his campaign finance director, deputy finance director, and his direction tour of operations this is a stunning development after our bombshell story that we posted last thursday, his staff are leaving the campaign now, it s unclear where this is going to leave. Robinson were just a month away almost from the election and now he essentially has almost no we ll senior campaign staff now we did speak to robinson ahead of our story on thursday where he denied all the allegations in them.
This morning my heart hurts for our community but i want to make it very clear that hate will not prevail another theyre american community shattered, fire, School Shooting. What were learning about the 14yearold Suspect who killed two classmates and two teachers in georgia, plus this billionaires and big corporations must pay their fair share in taxes Kamala Harris laying out her visision for what many voters say is their top issues. The economy just fall i days before she needs Donald Trump on the Debate Stage and Kamala Harris picks up another high profile republican ally, liz cheney. The latest to declare shes voting for the democrat in the November Election all right. 5 00 a. M. Here in washington. A live look at new York City on this thursday morning. Good morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us. We begin in georgia where another community is in mourning after a School Shooting in an all too familiar sight, students at apalachee High School in winder,
Subside but mexicos nominee for the World Trade Organization leader tells cnbc a key kpo component has been lost. The basis of cooperation and trust. This trust has been lost completely the second night of the Republican Convention defies tradition with secretary of state mike pompeo from overseas. Delivering on this. This president has led bold initiatives in nearly every corner of the world. A warm welcome to street signs, everybody. Lets get in to the latest weather developments in the United States. The National Hurricane center has upgraded laura to a category 2 with maximum sustained winds of 155 miles an hour and is likely to produce a storm surge and should be a category 3 before landing on shore tonight. Producers prepare for the biggest threat to the Energy Industry in 15 years lets look at how oil is trading. No massive moves we have seen a jump higher in oil price. Wti and brent have been trailing higher lets turn to jay gray who filed this report from lake charles, louisia
49 cents today, 3346. You gotta see tesla, jeffries is alien that stock could go to 2500 a share, maybe 3000, its up 23 bucks premarket. As we keep saying, you are watching history. The open today, the dow is going to be down about 20 odd points, then we have the s p, its hit 17 new highs this year, itll be up again this morning, the nasdaq has hit 38 highs and up again first thing this morning. Blockbuster economic news, google good orders come up 11 . That is money, now politics. An audacious second night at the Republican Convention, the president parted a bank robber, then he surprised five immigrants making them instant citizens right there in the oval office. Mike pompeo appeared from jerusalem and niclas salmon said you cannot cancel me. But it was First Lady Melania Trump who stole the show at least for me. She walked down the white house and delivered a speech about growing up economy and is him and yearning to complement america. An immigrant who likes it here. I promise, you
Lauren simonetti watching those markets, blake burman standing by at the white house and Hillary Vaughn is in baltimore where the Vice President is expected to address the Republican National convention this evening. Lauren, we start with you. Lauren hey, connell. Tech certainly led the way today, but that wasnt all. Manufacturing remained strong. Orders for the big expensive items surging last month and hopes for a vaccine alive and well. Moderna says new trial data that the vaccine candidate built immunity older patients. That lifted sentiment. The dow rising a quarter of 1 . S p 500, four Straight Record closes. The nasdaq, five straight. Above 11,600 for the very first time. Alltime highs, amazon, alphabet, microsoft, and facebook. Yes another record close for apple at 506 a share. Look at sales force, guys. These gains are incredible. Investors cheering they raised the fullyear guidance. Imagine if right now sales force were in the Dow Jones Industrial average. It would be up a lo