AFN NEWS ON THE HOUR

Thursday, May 10, 2018

 

 

 

1) From ABC News, I’m Richard Cantu. The White House answering questions about the business activities of Michael Cohen, formerly President Trump’s personal attorney. This after Stormy Daniels’ attorney asserted that Cohen accepted $1/2 million from a New York investment firm with ties to a Russian billionaire close to Vladimir Putin. Was Cohen providing insights to the new administration? White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders, “I’m not gonna get into somebody else’s qualifications. That’s something that an independent company that hires an individual would have to make that determination, not me.”

 

2) President Trump is set to greet three U.S. citizens released by North Korea when they return to the U.S. before dawn tomorrow. The detainees released after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Pyongyang. President Trump says to greet them at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington at 2 a.m. North Korea said it was a hard decision but a gesture of goodwill before Trump and Kim summit. Planning that summit brought Pompeo to North Korea, only the second Secretary of State who visited the country and the highest ranking official to have met Kim Jong-un. ABC’s Conor Finnegan in Washington.

 

3) Gina Haspel, President Trump’s choice to run the CIA went before the Senate Intelligence Committee. She used to run a post 911 black site for terror detainees but wants no part of that. “I don’t believe that torture works.” Committee Democrat Martin Heinrich of New Mexico then posed the question. “What would you do if the President ordered you to get back in that business?” “Senator, the President has elected me to give them advice. I would not restart under any circumstances an interrogation program at CIA under any circumstances.” “Thank you.” Protestors disrupted the hearing with chants of “Prosecute the Torturers.”

 

4) His assistant says 86-year-old civil rights activist Andrew Young will be transferred to a hospital in Atlanta tomorrow. Young took sick in Nashville over the weekend. His daughter says Young had a minor infection and ran a fever and he’s recovering well.

 

5) On Wall Street, the Dow closed up 182 points. The NASDAQ was a 73-point gainer. You’re listening to ABC News.

 

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From the Fox Business Network, more than half of all Americans who are not yet retired believe they will be financially comfortable when they do retire, but not everybody thinks that will be certain pretty because the poll which was done by Gallup also finds 46% fear they won’t have enough money. // The Dow, NASDAQ and S&P-500 all rallying as oil prices hit the highest level since November 2014. // Sears is teaming up with Amazon to make buying and installing tires a little easier to get in the next few weeks. Customers who buy tires from Amazon will be able to have them installed at a Sears’ auto center. Shares of Sears soaring nearly 16% on the news. // Finally, if you’re planning to take your mom out for a meal on Mother’s Day, you’ll have lots of company because the National Restaurant Association predicts around 87 million adults will go out to restaurants on Sunday, and another 1/3 plan on having a home cook meal. With the Fox Business Report, I am David Asman.

AFN NEWS ON THE HOUR

Thursday, May 3, 2018　

 

1)  From ABC News, I’m Richard Cantu. At least five members of Puerto Rico’s Air National Guard were killed when their C-130 transport crashed during a training mission and burned outside Savannah, Georgia. There were 9 crew aboard, 4 unaccounted for. Master Sgt. Roger Parsons of the Savannah based 156th Airlift Wing, calls it devastating. “As an interim safety board, they will be securing the scene and they will secure that scene for as long as it takes to start the process of investigating this to find out what the cause was and looking all the factors in this.” The doomed transport plane was headed for Arizona.

 

2) Further shakeup in the President Trump’s legal team in the Russian investigation. Ty Cobb announced he is retiring at the end of May. The President’s to hire veteran Washington attorney Emmet Flood to replace Cobb. “Ty Cobb has been a White House clean person to the special counsel’s Russia probe, working with President Trump’s outside attorneys. His retirement comes as the President’s legal team is actively negotiating with Robert Mueller and his team about a possible interview with Mr. Trump. Earlier today, Cobb spoke to ABC’s Powerhouse Politics podcast and said a presidential interview with special counsel Robert Mueller has not been rule out.” ABC’s Karen Travers at the White House.

 

3) No change in the cost of money. The nation’s central bank leaving unchanged its benchmark interest rates, 1 and 1/2 to 1 and 3/4%. “The Federal Reserve raised interest rates in April. So Bankrate Greg McBride wasn’t surprised to see it hold in May.” “We don’t see anything from economic standpoint that would warn them of raising rates in successive meetings.” “But he says all the signs point toward an increase in June, lower unemployment, strong business investment and inflation nearing the Fed’s 2% target. Daria Albinger, ABC News.”

 

4) The jury in Charlottesville, Virginia convicted White man Jacob Scott Goodwin in the beating of Black man during a white nationals rally last August. The jury recommending a 10-year sentence for Goodwin.

 

5) On Wall Street, it was a down day, the Dow closing off 174 points, the NASDAQ losing 30. You are listening to ABC News.

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From the Fox Business Network; a new law for vehicles could help a lot of accidents in the rearview camera beginning Wednesday. All new cars sold in this country must have backup cameras. Obviously the move is designed to improve safety as more than 200 people are killed and another 12,000 injured each year by vehicle’s backing up. // And the company Hotloans is putting a price tag on __. The firm estimates that it costs around 9500 bucks a year on an average to raise a child. They say it’s cheapest in Montana __, the most expensive in Washington, D.C. at nearly $18,000 a year. // Good news for parents who need more money, though, to raise their kids. The payroll company ADP says business has added 24,000 new workers last month. The government jobs report comes up Friday. The new survey that’s on Accountemps found employees are disengaged more than 1/4 of the time. With the Fox Business Report, I’m Neil Cavuto.

 

AFN NEWS ON THE HOUR

Thursday, April 26, 2018

1) From ABC News, I’m Richard Cantu. A jury outside Philadelphia has begun deliberating Bill Cosby‘s fate in his sex assault retrial. Andrea Constand who took a financial settlement from Cosby accused him of assaulting her at his home 14 years ago. Outside court, attorney Gloria Allred representing three of the women who testified against Cosby. “Hopefully this case will be decided not on the fact that he is a celebrity but on the evidence that has been admitted.” The jury asked the judge for a definition of consent. The judge told the jury that determining that is their job.

 

2) A former California police officer has been accused of being the Golden State Killer responsible for at least 12 homicides and 45 rapes in the state in the 70s and 80s. “My detectives arrested Joseph James DeAngelo, 72 years old, living in Citrus Heights,” Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones. DeAngelo was charged with two murders each in Sacramento and Ventura Counties. “Today we at least brought the first step toward closure for those victims of these horrendous crimes.” Prosecutors say it’s a death penalty case.

 

3) White House physician Ronny Jackson’s nomination as Veterans Affairs Secretary remains in limbo because of questions about his personal behavior. “With charges of misconduct against the President’s physician Ronny Jackson, members of Congress now questioning if the President thinks Jackson’s up to the job of running Veterans Affairs.” “If he didn’t think he was capable of doing the job, he wouldn’t have announced his nomination in the first place.” Spokeswoman Sarah Sanders says Dr. Jackson passed four background checks through three presidents and they hadn’t heard the new allegations, so he was nominated. Andy Filed, ABC News, Washington.

 

4) A federal judge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana sentenced private investigator Jordan Hamlett 18 months in prison for repeatedly trying to electronically access President Trump’s tax returns through an Education Department website several weeks before the 2016 election.

 

5) On Wall Street, stocks were mixed. The Dow closed up 26 points. The NASDAQ lowered as a 3-point loser. You are listening to ABC News.

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From the FOX Business Network, Amazon trying to help these kids’ good manners. The company unveiling a new kids-friendly version of its Echo Dot speaker featuring its voice assistant Alexa. When a child asked a question politely like saying the word “please,” Alexa will praise them by saying, “Thanks for asking so nicely.” // Industrials saying thanks after the Dow finishing up for the first time in 6 battling sessions; this, despite the 10-year treasury closing above 3% for the first time since 2013. // And more folks hitting their right button for Facebook. The social media company, saying that the number of daily users rising 13% last quarter, to more than 2.2 billion. // More than 6 in10 homeowners telling bankrate.com that they will never move and only about 1 in 3 plans to move over the next decade. With the FOX Business Report, I’m Neil Cavuto.

 

 

AFN NEWS ON THE HOUR

Thursday, April 19, 2018　

 

1)  From ABC News, I’m Lynda Lopez. We’re learning more about the deadly engine explosion on the Southwest flight that killed one passenger yesterday. The NTSB [National Transportation Safety Board] has read the flight data recorder and says the Southwest Airlines plane was climbing through 32,000 feet when the engine failed. Horns began going off in the cockpit warning depressurization, and the NTSB’s Robert Sumwalt says the aircraft began vibrating and banking. “The aircraft began a rapid, uncommanded left roll, about 41 degrees of bank angle.” The time from the explosion to touch down was 22 terrifying minutes. So much debris came out of the engine that was seen on radar raining down. I’m Alex Stone, ABC News.

 

2) Some senate Democrats are saying they’ll vote “No” on the confirmation of CIA Director Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State, and they want to know why they weren’t briefed on his visit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. ABC’s Andy Field says the White House made an unusual conference call today pushing the Senate to confirm him. “The President’s Adviser Kellyanne Conway criticizing Democrats and at least one Republican who may not vote to confirm Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State. “American diplomacy and recent security are far too important to be jeopardized by partisan politics.” But Many Democrats worry Pompeo will not give the President opposing views, something that cost Secretary of State Rex Tillerson his job. Andy Field, ABC News, Washington.

 

3) The security team for the investigators who were trying to go to the site of the suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria came under fire yesterday. They had gone in before investigators. An explosive was also reportedly detonated at the site of one of the suspected chemical weapon’s attacks.

 

4) Former members of Team USA gymnastics were on Capitol Hill today, testifying to the Senate Commerce Committee about how to protect athletes from sexual abuse. Senators are considering a new bill that would require amateur sports organizations to promptly report sexual abuse to law enforcement.

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Hello, everybody. I’m Tony Tantillo, your fresh grocer. Today’s tip of the day is gonna be regular bunch carrots. You know, the carrots right now sold in about 12 to 15 different ways. The baby carrots, the cut carrots, the julienne cut carrots in a bag and going on and on, but the basic and still the most popular way to buy carrots is the bunch carrots. But buying the bunch carrots could they have the bunch attached to it. When you buy these carrots, you wanna make sure they are nice and orange all the way through. A biggest mistake that’s made is when you buy the carrots, you cut off the stem, you cut off the stock. Don’t do that. Leaves and stems still pull nutrients and the vitamins, the minerals and the flavor continue to grow inside the carrots. When you bring them home, just hold them in the bag and put them in the refrigerator. When you have the stem, you have the bunch in the carrots all together. I’m Tony Tantillo, your fresh grocer. Always remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. Remember carrots are loaded with vitamin A.

AFN NEWS ON THE HOUR

Thursday, April 12, 2018　

1) From ABC News, I’m Richard Cantu. Defense Secretary James Mattis says the U.S. is still evaluating intelligence on the suspected chemical attack in Syria as the U.S. considers a military strike on the Assad Regime. President Trump warns Russia, Syria’s benefactor, to get ready for missile attack. As for what the U.S. and allies might hit, “There’re all suggestions, perhaps it could hit commanding control centers inside Syria, perhaps even the warehouses which are thought to store some of their chemicals. That’s what French President Emmanuel Macron said, and the French might do.” ABC James Longman in Beirut.

 

2) House Speaker Paul Ryan announced he would not seek reelection in the fall, says he wants to spend more time with his family. White House reaction from spokeswoman Sarah Sanders; “We certainly hope that Republicans will continue to remain in the House, especially those that support the President’s agenda.” But that may be problematical. “This is a big, big impact all up and down. The ticket donors are worried about this, and I think the unmistakable signal was that Paul Ryan is worried about keeping a majority. ABC News political director Rick Klein. In announcing he would not seek reelection, Ryan also said he would accomplish what he came to Washington to do. No.1; “The major reform of our tax code for the first time in 36 years, which has already been a huge success for this country.”

 

3) New nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office now projects that tax cuts will add nearly $2 trillion to the deficit over the next decade. Outgoing Tennessee Senator Bob Corker says voting for could be one of the worst votes he’s ever made. “This Congress and this Administration likely will go down as one of the most fiscally irresponsible administrations and congresses that we’ve had.”

 

4) Another high ranking departure from the Trump White House; Nadia Schadlow resigning as Deputy National Security Adviser, the latest high-level staffer to leave since John Bolton took over as National Security Adviser.

 

5) Down day on Wall Street: the Dow lost 218 points. The NASDAQ closed down by 25. You are listening to ABC News.

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I am Steven Greenberg talking about your next job. A national survey of college students reveals the (quote) “Crisis of Confidence” regarding their readiness to start their careers. The Gallup survey of 32,000 students at 43 colleges should be a wake-up call for colleges and parents. Among the findings are that only 1/3 of students believe they graduate with the skills and the knowledge to be successful in finding a job. Just half believe that their major will lead to a good position. The findings also point some solutions. Students who have had three career focused experiences at their college are much more confident about their ability to land a good job. They are; 1) speak often with faculties or staff about their career option, 2) have at least one college official initiated conversation with them about their career, and 3) believe that their school is committed to helping their students find rewarding jobs. The bottom line is that students are feeling insecure about their career, but colleges can and should provide the help these students desperately need. For Your Next Job. I’m Steven Greenberg.