new york governor andrew cuomo calling on the federal government for funding.lk about rebuilding the big apple. the second hour of "squawk box" begins right now. ♪ >>> live from new york where business never sleeps, this is "squawk box." >>> good morning and welcome back to "squawk box" here on cnbc. go ahead. come on, becky. i don't care. live from the nasdaq marketsite in times square. have a seat. i'm joe kernen along with becky quick and melissa lee. the futures at this hour indicated up a little bit. trying to -- no, well the s&p is up. the s&p is up 1. the dow has now turned negative down less than a point. the nasdaq continues to be strong on a relative basis up almost 12. check out european markets this morning, they were mixed earlier. and continue to be so. red in most of the bourses but not by much. half point -- half of a percentage point is the biggest move in italy. here's what's making headlines right at this hour. the federal reserve will release the minutes of its most recent meeting at 2:00 p.m. eastern time today. liesman went to d.c. for the

. >> andrew cuomo launched a program providing free public school tuition for middle class families. just two other states, tennessee and oregon, have similar scholarship two-thirds of students get college aid or scholarship that's don't have to be repaid. the average grant is $8,500. but that covers just part of the cost. student loan debt is rising faster than credit card and auto loan debt and it sticks with you for life even if you declare bankruptcy. along with the diploma, seven in ten college grads will start their job hunt carrying an average debt of $40,000. raise me is a fund for cash for college. an a can earn a micro scholarships to be used at more than 225 colleges and universities. preston silverman is president and ceo of raise.me. >> tell me with these micro scholarships and what kinds of activities are rewarded, how much do students earn? >> raise.me, students can earn micro scholarships toward college grade. for all the types of things that will help set them up for success with college and their career. it can be anything from getting good grades in their classes t

governor andrew cuomo says security is being increased at airports, bridges, tunnels and mass transit systems. social media tributes are pouring in from celebrities with the hashtag manchester strong. singer harry styles said i'm heartbroken over what ppha ened in manchester. sending love to everyone involved. cher writes my prayers go out to the people of manchester. and dotty neil, courage for the victims of this horrible this would stop. again if you just tuned in, a deadly recap of the deadly concert bombing in manchester, isis has taken responsibility for the attack at the concert. the bomber killed 22 people, many of the victims were children, and investigators have one person in custody. to get breaking news alerts and live updates on this developing story, download the wusa9 app. >>> new at noon, this was supposed to be graduation day for a bowie state university student and newly commissioned army officer. instead, the family of second lieutenant richard collins, iii is making funeral plans. their son was murdered over the weekend, not far from where today's commencement cere

governor andrew cuomo is on his way to the scene.is one of the busiest most visited scenes in times square. sean spicer just tweeting out the president has been made aware of the situation in times square and will continue to receive updates. cnn allison is on the scene and has new information. >> we are learning that once again 13 injuries. one person according to new york police department is dead as a result of this accident. and the picture is really amazing when you see that car up on its side like that. keep in mind, in the middle of times square, there really isn't much of an ability to pick up speed in times square because it is such a condensed area where you've got so many people walking and so many cars sort of all together. i mean, you're really moving at a normal speed, you're barely going 20 miles an hour. when you try to drive-thru that prime area of times square. to that get car up on its side, it really makes you wonder how fast it was going. then you think about the time of day that this happened. in the middle of t

. >> governor andrew cuomo asking president trump for federal funding to fix penn station and new yorke blames decades every deferred maintenance by amtrak, recent commuters nightmares hitting 600 new jersey transit and long island pass he can ers each day, track problems, derailment, water leaking to the ceiling has led to chaos, some commuters say they've come to dread. >> horrible. i would rather drive in. >> every night it seems like there is a problem. >> it is not glamorous for politicians to spend money on it. and it is the first thing to overlook, maintenance. >> amtrak owns and main tans penn station, it is planning six weeks of repair work in july and august. cuomo says that will cut service by about 20%. >> north korea claims it is ready to start mass producing a new mid-reigning miss ill. the official party newspaper published these pictures of the communist country latest medium rage missile test. the missile tested on sunday is capable every reaching japan, and several major us military bases there. so far, no comment from president trump. >>> friends and loved ones of th

. >> governor andrew cuomo sent a letter asking the president to step in and provide federal funding for penn station. cuomo called track conditions at the nation's busiest railroad terminal deplorable. crews are doing repair work through the summer following two derailments this year. cuomo said federal funds would help with short-term construction alternatives for passengers and a long-term solution. >>> before you hit the road for memorial day weekend, pennsylvania authorities want you to make sure that your family is buckled up safely. pennsylvania state police and local departments will step up enforcement of seat belt laws today through june 4th. the safety technicians will offer free childcare -- child car seat fittings and inspections. you can tap the mobile app for a complete list of child car seat safety check locations. >> nice if the inspectors also provided child carwhile you got your car inspected, a nice bonus. >>> let's find out how it's looking on the roads this early morning. >> jessica boyington has that, jess? >>> yeah, watching route 202, here's the cameras aroun

. >> dana: another person on here, governor andrew cuomo. can new yorkers battle it out again?sse: i don't know about cuomo. he was in a great trajectory and i think you want really far left >> richard: i disagree. he has major problems with labor unions. >> greg: he hates de blasio. >> jesse: i don't think it translate to the rest of the country. >> richard: i think he has a new york state of mind and i think that's what we are doing in the white house. >> dana: jesse is loving it. >> richard: kimberly said she would vote for joe biden. you missed that. >> greg: what if gabbard runs and gets the nomination, what would you do? if gavin or rand? >> jesse: would you get back together? >> dana: what you have to offer? we have some advice for the class of 2017. back in a moment. recovering from his fourth back surgery. i am kelly wright. back to "the five" ." ♪ we are the champions ♪ my friends >> jesse: congratulations to the class of 2017 but welcome to the real world. >> never, ever give up. carry yourself with dignity and pride. demand the best from yourself and be totally unaf

faces will likely include senators elizabeth warren and kirstin gillibrand as well as governor andrew cuomos from the business and entertainment industries include the marks, zuckerberg and cuban. duane the rock johnson is a registered republican, and p penny wise the clown. [laughter] meanwhile, yeah, trump supporter antonio sabato jr. is running for congress which means he could be ready for a presidential run in 2024 if we're lucky. let's take a look at some of his qualifications. [laughter] ♪ ♪ greg: clearly, he can build a wall of abs. really handy with that hammer, i bet. [laughter] all right. david, who would you like out of that or anybody you thinking about? >> i mean, the rock at this point be, i'll hear what he has to say. [laughter] what's going on? >> if it's the rock, then tyrus can take over all his movie roles. greg: there you go, that's true. >> no, because the rock only plays the rock in movie roles. it's the same character. >> that's tyrus playing tyrus, that's even better. greg: try to stick to the topics, amanda, how dare you. >> i would like to see spencer pratt, carro

familiar faces likely senators elizabeth warren kirsten gill branded gillibrand, as well as governor andrew cuomodidates from business entertainment industries include the marks, zuckerberg and cuban, dwayne rock johnson refugeed republican and penny the claun, trump supporter antonio sabato, jr., running for congress could be ready for a presidential run in 2024 if we're luke take a look at some of his qualifications. lucky >>>. >>> clearly he can build a wall of abs handy with that hammer i bet david who would you like out of that or anybody you are thinking about? >> the rock at this point i hear what he has to say but -- >> [laughter] >> what's going on. >> -- can take over movie roles. >> the rook in movie roles i am like same -- >> you know i am going back to -- >> that is -- pirates playing pirates even better. >> stick to the topics amanda how dare what is your -- i would like to see people like, scott carrot top wesley snipes. i think would be good. >> got out of jail, david did you give any suggestion. >> yeah, but you know i will throw in arnold schwarzenegger i think would be great i

right here at homecoming andrew cuomo said they are stepping up security in patrolling our state-of-the-art. around the world their security but the terror alert had been severe, second highest when it comes to the threat level. do you think terrorists will hit the united kingdom in particular? >> in a sense if you can't get the u.s., we are tied at the hip. and so, the effect is very, very similar. part of the problem the u.k. has much like all of the e.u. as you know, they are stretched thin. we talk about that in the u.s. the fbi having a investigation in counterterrorism throughout every state of the nation. and i five, the british domestic services in the same situation. they've got a tremendous number of investigations ongoing. can we expect more of these? unfortunately the answer is you can't prevent every one of them. whether it occurs in the u.k., i'll spread e.u. or hear god for bid in the u.s., we can't put our heads in the sand and think somehow we can secure unless to the point this one out then. trying to thank you so much. they're looking at the third age. now looking at the

new york governor andrew cuomo will address the media in about 20 minutes.bring that to you live. joining me now beginkristen dah at the scene and sean calf nvan and henry on the phone. do you see anything else regarding the packages that the bomb squad was looking at or anything else untoward as they continue to examine what happened here? >> reporter: well, it's still very much an active investigation. so you do have them still looking at the car. we did see a bomb sniffing dog making its way around the perimeter of the car. it then was led away. and so they are continuing to look. but we have excellent reporting both from tom winter, from jonathan dietz saying that they are looking at this now as an accident. so it's just precautionary standard procedure especiay when you have an inct in times square. my photographer pointed out that that is the same spot where are a few years ago they found an explosive device. and so they are being very cautious. but at this point, they are look at this as an accident. they are looking at a driver who appears from our r

in new york city dozens of , protesters gathered outside governor andrew cuomo's offices wednesday to oppose a bailout of new york's aging nuclear power plants that could cost ratepayers up to $7.6 billion over the next 12 years. bruce rosen of the group united for action says new york should instead turn to clean energy sources like solar and wind to meet its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. >> the governor has promoted renewables. in no way is nuclear power renewable. we don't know how to handle the waste. these have to go. the state should be going, as everybody is here, 100% as fast as p possible to renewable ener. amy: the new york protest came as a draft budget document seen by the website axios reveals the trump administration hopes to slash the energy department's renewable and energy efficiency program by nearly 70%. and oscar lopez rivera has walked free after serving 35 year's in prison for much of the time in solitary confinement. in 1981, he was convicted of federal charges including conspiring to oppose u.s.. authority over puerto rico. in 1999, president bill

. >> dana: another person that's on here that i wonder what you think, jesse, is governor andrew cuomo? because new yorkers battling it out again? >> jesse: i don't know about cuomo. couple of years ago he was in a really great trajectory. he went too far left. >> richard: i disagree. >> kimberly: he's not left enough. >> richard: he's got major problems with labor unions. he's got a $1 million fight in new york. i don't know if he translates to the rest of the country. i think he's got the new york state of mind. we're living the new york state of mind in the white house right now. >> dana: jesse is loving it. new york state of mind is in jesse's world. >> richard: breaking news is kimberly said she would vote for joe biden. we missed that. >> kimberly: i loved the platform, right? >> richard: we have one more vote. >> greg: if gavin ran against president trump, what would happen? >> jesse: do you think you would get back together? first lady? >> kimberly: what do you have to offer? >> dana: directly ahead, we have advice for the class of 2017. we're back in a moment. moment. baa baa

in 2016, papa received a pardon from new york governor andrew cuomo.e's believed to be the first person in new york state history to receive both a sentence commutation and a pardon. and we are joined by carl hart, chair of the department of psychology and a professor of psychiatry at columbia university. he's the author of "high price: a neuroscientist's journey of self-discovery that challenges everything you know about drugs and society." professor hart just returned from the philippines where he participated in a two-day drug policy forum conference. tony papa and carl hart, welcome to democracy now! whatl hart, first responder jeff sessions is doing come this escalation of the war on drugs in the united states. >> well, let's just be clear. i mean, one of the things -- we heard outrage about what jeff sessions is doing. let's be clear, everybody knows that the war on drugs as it has been fought since the 1980's has had a disproportionate negative impact on specific communities. black communities, latino communities. everyone knows that. what jeff

an invitation that has inferior rated jewish organizations who believe new york governor andrew cuomose sarsour's anti-semitic, pointing to statements where she called it benjamin netanyahu a waste of a human being, endorsed during rocks at israeli cars and supports sharia law. tweeting, "sharia law is reasonable and was rated to the details, it makes a lot of sense. people just don't know the basics." anti-islam activist says she knows all about the basics of sharia law. she was born muslim, subjected to female genital mutilation, and escaped an arranged marriag marriage. linda sarsour once tweeted that she doesn't deserve to be a woman and should have her female genitalia taken away. here is her response to martha maccallum back in february. watch. >> she is a defender of sharia law. the principle of sharia law, there is no principle that demeans, degrades, and dehumanizes women more than the principle of sharia law. >> democratic new york state lawmaker is among those calling on city university of new york to rescind linda sarsour's invitation to speak. the university responded say

new york's governor andrew cuomo also announcing he has directe d state law enforcement officials top up security and patrols at airports, bridges and tunnels out of abundance of caution. securing such large venues is always a priority for law enforcement which also creates challenges which trying to secure areas just outside the main security points and entrances. there was an estimated 21,000 people in attendance at last night's ariana grande concert in manchester. here at madison square garden the capacity is around 19,000 on most nights depending on the performer. >> new york is obviously the number one target in the world for international and domestic terrorism. but there are many targets throughout the world like we saw that are vulnerable and that weren't expected to be a target and yet they became one. >> reporter: major cities across america like los angeles and chicago monitoring the situation. spokesperson for lapd says while they have not increased patrols beyond normal levels, security tends to increase around landmarks and big events. and just outside dallas, texas, po

governor, andrew cuomo relooses his taxes, credit to him, as does the attorney general, the comptrollerrs. >> what about the facts who will come out screaming privacy, this is not okay, you shouldn't force all the state officials to divulge information when ultimately your idea is to get trump information. >> there is no privacy as it pertains to your tax returns. certainly any person -- >> some people would disagree. >> any personal information in connection with minors or addresses or spouses, that could be addressed in this law. >> how do you plan on starting this process? >> we have dozens of both senators and assembly members who are supporting this legislation but more importantly, the american people, over 60% of republicans support tax disclosure for the current president. again, this is more about donald trump. this is about the highest office in the land, the taxpayer in chief, and knowing if he pays his fair share of taxes like the rest of us. >> thank you so much. state senator brad hoylman, appreciate your time. we will follow up with you. >>> coming up next, we have chilli

in the senate like cory booker or maybe kamala harris or governors like john hickenlooper and andrew cuomovernor would hasn't been elected yet, and, of course, jake do not forget about oprah. >> how could i forget about oprah. >> reporter: see's indicated she may be open to running. >> let's bring in my political panel. lets me start with you, susan. who is the leefrltd democratade democratic party? >> i think it's someone who is not a democrat and that's bernie sanders. he's the person who came closer than anybody expected including him last time and it's where the energy of the matter is right now. >> a republican friend of me, alice, told me they don't want to run against joe biden. they think he would be tough. >> because i view him as someone who really connects with the people. working class people across mesh unlike any other democrat. he is someone hillary clinton was not able to capitalize and convey to people what he was able to go through. he comes from them and can speak to them so he would be someone that's a big threat. the key for the democratic party though is harnessing th

we are told that we will be hearing from new york's governor andrew cuomo who is on the scene there. the governor expected to make some comments here any moment now. but the top line at this point, again, be earearly signs pointi this appears to be just the worst kind of accident in a part new york city that is always bustling with tourists, especially on days like this, just about 90 degrees outside. on the way in i was struck by the number of people outside this building, a lot of folks outside. this again a sight that has become unfortunately a bit too familiar to a lot of folks. not so much in this country, but the reason that the emergency response was what it was is because of what we've seen play out overseas. >> sure. absolutely right. you know, being near by that location, when i first got notified of what had happened, my first thought was the emergency response in the city will just you barrel down on 42nd place and place it into lock down. you can't tell the difference between a drunk driver or a person who might have diabetes and has gone in to shock or something like th

control is telling people you're drinking detox teas. [ laughter ] and finally, new york governor andrew cuomos week announced a $1 million reward for anyone who can find a solution to new york city's subway delays. he then accidentally dropped the money on the tracks where it caught fire and shut down the d train. [ laughter and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, we have a great show for you tonight. he is one of the all time greats. you know him from netlix's "house of cards" and a million other things. kevin spacey is here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] she is the star of "unbreakable kimmy schmidt" and a total delight, ellie kemper is back on the show. [ cheers and applause ] and we are joined tonight by the chair of the democratic national committee, tom perez is joining us to talk about where that party is going. before we get to all that, the evidence continues to mount that president trump actively tried to obstruct justice in the russia investigation but even as trump scandals pile up, he is still capable of doing immense damage as we saw when trump released his first full budget yest

also from new york the governor there, andrew cuomo, a famous democratic name, his father almost of hisriends, governor of virginia, he's going to be out because of term limits at the end of the year. "the new york times" did reporting on this, they dug up other names nobody thought would be connected to the 2020 race. mitch landrieu, mayor of new orleans. "the new york times" says he might be interested. seth molten, second-term congressman from massachusetts, iraq war vet, she's gottgotten visibility as a trump critic. martin o'malley ran in 2016. didn't get much support. he may be interested in 2020. what does this point to, though, in a vacuum like one i was describing when people think it is wide open? you see this. you see names all over the place say, hey, maybe i'll check this out. why not me? maybe there's an opening. take a look at this historically. what could we be looking at in 2020? this is the size of the democratic presidential field. by the time the first contest came around. you can see, single digits. you got to a high there of eight in 2004. 1298 1984. this jumps out

andrew cuomo, i am heartbroken by the horrific explosion in manchester and as a precaution,w enforcement will step up security and patrols. with history as our guide, the subway stations and train stations, bus congregation areas in new york city will have heightened security. if nothing else, we are letting you know that we are on this. i'm guessing big cities across the nation -- you might see the same sort of thing. i've also gotten an interesting bit of information from the bbc, radio manchester. which give us an an idea of the smell we have been hearing. we came out of the arena. we could see people running down the stairs. i grabbed my sisters head and ducked her down into the chairs because i could see hundreds of girls running down the stairs. there was no way out. i ring my boyfriend saying i don't know what to do. he said try to get out as quick as you can. we come to the foyer and there was smoke everywhere and it smelled of dirty gas. i can't describe it. i don't know what it was. when we finally got out of there, there are people lying everywhere. they had bandages on their

brian: pretty unbelievable that andrew cuomo comes out and says donald trump help us with penn stationhave you been doing for the last 100 years that you have been governor? we have to write a check from the federal government? steve: i know. welcome to our second hour from "fox & friends" for a rainy new york city where it's fleet week. we have got some of the folks from fleet week with us and major dan rooney with us in this half hour. ainsley: he is the best. and you are going to play in the golf tournament for his charity. steve: i don't know if you would call it playing golf but i will be in attendance. steve: meantime reporting this from the fox news alert. manchester bomber and father arrested. linked to terror networks worldwide. ainsley: but the hunt is not over yet. authorities conducting massive overnight raids. 8 people are already under reats. brian: we're learning new details about where the killer bought supplies before the concert massacre because we got the tape. you're looking at it greg palkot live in manchester where thousands are gathering to pay tribute to the vic

. >>> and new york's andrew cuomo called on president trump for financial assistance with their stationer to mr. trump cuomo said, while this is not a hurricane or a flood, it will affect as many people and businesses with dire consequences. we need immediate help. >>> an nba player from turkey said he was held in a romanian airport over the weekend when his home country revoked his passport. enes kanter plays center for the oklahoma thunder. he has long been outspoken over president erdogan of turkey. >> president erd yuan met with president trump last week at the white house. it came amid tensions over their authoritarian crackdown. over 11 people were hurt in violent clashes between protesters and his security investigating. secretary of state rex tillerson said over the weekend the state department is dismayed. >> we did call the ambassador of turkey in to the state department to discuss what occurred with them and expressed our view that this is simply unacceptable. >> enes kanter arrived from europe yesterday and joins us at the table. i'm very fascinated with your story. how did

governor andrew cuomo is on his way. bill de blasio is on his way to times square.n also reporting that the driver appeared to be visually impaired when he was arrested, as if he was allegedly under the influence of some kind of drug. so, you are up to date. there is going to be a press briefing in about 20 minutes. we'll monitor that for you, ty, and bring you any new developments. >> melissa is very familiar with that area doing fast money. much of times square has been turned into a pedestrian mall. >> that's the irony of this. >> i'm not sure whether this accident occurred in that area of times square or on one of the more conventional sidewalks. >> we're not sure of that either. it's kind of hard to tell from the pictures. >> right. >> exactly where, but the fact that there were a lot of people in the middle of it indicates that it is either right at the beginning of where they kind of direct traffic away from it. >> right. >> or right around where that particular area is. >> can you tell us where it is? >> some of the pictures look like it's -- the street is f

if she is the leader of the democratic party, do you think she will do this for andrew cuomo for cory, i'm not donald trump, vote me president. that didn't work out? >> that is a very good point. when you hear her make those comments i would have won if it weren't for comey or russia, it is a very tired argument. i think she is going to have to be a different person if she is going to inwith the election. steve: jen psaki in the obama white house, over the weekend said perception of her was baked in 10 years. we knew what she would be like for 10 years. she ran. and -- >> six months later again repeating the arguments saying i'm not donald trump. democrats are lost right now. they are continuing to make that same argument that she made. we're not donald trump. and it is getting them nowhere with the public. recent poll shows 67% of the americans think democrats are out of touch with the country. steve: next question, who is the leader of the democrats right now? >> there is no one. tom perez is -- steve: she should move right in. >> in is no obvious candidate for 2020. there is no lea