mr. ashley said, one week from today, the port of san francisco will mark the 150 anniversary and i could not think of a better birthday present than the new exporatorium. so it is my honor and also my thrill to be here today to not just to celebrate this grand achievement but to mark this historic moment for the port wr, we have once guinea involved ourselves both architecturally, scientifically, socially, and environmentally, and economically. and the port as you know, was the beginning of our city, just a few blocks here and it is the basic of the tell graph hill and it started as agricultural and fishing village, right there where down's offices are was the first fisherman's wharf. >> and it is just amazing to see how it has transformed. of course, the thing that really set the city on fire was the gold rush and in the words of one historian, the gold rush catapulted our little city

mr. ray lahood. [applause] >> thank you. ashleyust been listening in as president obama there saying his good-byes to current secretary of transportation ray lahood. he has been on the job by the way since 2009, and nominating anthony foxx to take over the job. anthony foxx is the mayor in north carolina and has been for some time. he is a lawyer and considered and up-and-comer. he got a lot of play when the democratic convention was held in charlotte last year. that is where his name and stock value went up. tracy: north carolina is swing state. ashley: it is. tracy: nice to have placement in the white house from --. ashley: needs to be confirmed of course. tracy: there is that. we'll head down to nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange where we go every 15 minutes. nicole, you're looking at tech? >> that's right. there are some hot stocks to watch on a day where you see the tech-heavy nasdaq up over a full percentage point. let's kick it off by taking a look at apple, good ol' apple. all shareholders were be

ashley: very interesting. and very interesting how long mr. shaw was cooperating.s aware what was going on. will he get a break from the judge in this case? it will be interesting. liz: he just hinted probably. charlie gasparino has much more on this today and tomorrow. in the meantime thank you so much for joining us. "money" with melissa francis is up next with much more on this and more. switchgrass in argentina, change engineering in dubai, aluminum production in south africa, and the aerospace industry in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. @h investment information, risks, fees and expenses for over 75 years people ...with geico... ohhh...sorry!. director's voice: here we go. from the top. and action for over 75 years people have saved mo

ashley was the only person in my life i could trust. and salesmen's she's the only person to come to my hospitalized she's helped me a lot of. thank you >> mr. roy. >> good afternoon supervisors my name is trio i'm the executive director at the program. it's a non-profit for hiv and cancer. i'll keep my remarks brief. we serve over 16 hundred people who are hiv positive. there's an expression that i hope sums things up. and that idea is what we call the difference between zero and one. and that applies to a lot of our clients but it is applying to all of us having the difference of one person by your side supporting i or having no one. and that difference is the best difference of all. so all the organizations we represent that difference in the lives of the hiv positive clients we serve and that's who's on behalf of we are speaking for today. thank you very much >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. i'm convene executive director of project open-end. as you know project open hand has delivered over 16 hundred meals to people living in the bay area with hiv and aids. we issued a report showing the linkage of people with hiv who hav

to mother jones magazine, conversations are heard and focusing on ashley judd, who was at the time a potential senate challenger to mrhe has since then she she will not run. james rosen has the story for us live. >> the attorney for sean riley confirms that there's a witness to the events and not a target. and another key individual in this case who is cooperating with federal agents. fbi sources tell fox news this probe is in preliminary nations and focused first on determining whether a crime or crimes were committed. the case broke on tuesday when mother jones published portion of the tape, the recording apparently made at the campaign offices. and despite assertions that neither riley nor the super pac he directs, progress kentucky enjoys any affiliate with the democratic party, he's pictured at the democratic convention as a delegate. he was on america live, and nation at large first heard from jacob conway, he told you that riley and reputed associate curtis morrison bragged about this recording within a day after the conversation happened and conway told you yesterday he had not talk with the fbi. by the time

ashley: it is. and how likely is it we'll get any meaningful tax reform under the presented a administration. the last one to really do it was ronald reagan back in 1986. does, mrolitical power behind him? does he have the desire, do you think to get this achieved? >> i think it is still an open question. i think what is, encouraging however, is the enthusiasm for tax reform in both the ways and means and finance committees, between chairman camp and baucus. that could be the catalyst, maybe not for this year but these things take time to guess state and build public support and hopefully we can see more of a grassroots effort to push tax reform over the goal line. it may in some cases be over the tepid objection of president obama. he just may simply have to go forward with it against public support. ashley: right. time will tell. hope springs eternal. all of those things. we shall see. >> exactly. ashley: scott hodge, tax foundation president. thanks so much for joining us today. appreciate it. >> you bet. thank you. tracy: dead on with the lobbyists. ashley: yeah. they protect those loopholes. tracy: and as scott said, that earned income tax credit. people a

ashley: thank you so much. thank you for bringing us up to speed, appreciate it. quarter till, time for stocks now as we do every 15 minutes. ben willis, thank you so much, mr.for earnings, and they've been okay. in some cases, very good; in other cases, not so good. the guidance is not great. what are you hearing on the floor? >> well, you're right to the point. it's been the guidance, and apple is a great example of what the market was expecting. they were below numbers when they came out, but the fact they boosted dividend, stock buyback, yet not enough to hold the stock up. you have the other stocks throughout this morning, again, disappointing, putting weight on the market place, but, yet, here we are, starting the dow only slightly to the downside, the s&p and the nasdaq are on the plus side right now, and so it's hard to keep the bull down. it's not willing to give up any time soon, and the fact of the matter is we knew this season was going to be a little bit weaker so there's not been anything too damaging yet as far as even the forward looking forecast of the company's when they speak. ashley: been impressive. ben willis, thank you so much for join

-- stewardship, and grant our leaders today, as ashley present obama, the gift of wisdom and the encouragement of your care. and out president bush, mrsreation. amen. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming today. this concludes our program. [applause] ♪ >> senators john mccain on the bipartisan immigration bill. in an hour, more by immigration .egislation from bob goodlatte after that, house democratic leader nancy pelosi's weekly briefing. all by a group of house recouraging thon and theaao resess employee furloughs that are affecting air travel. fda commissioner margaret amber testifies -- margaret hamburg testifies. it includes $200 million for food safety. like coverage is on c-span3. -- live coverage is on c-span3. >> before the correspondents dinner, we will show selected dinners from the past three administrations. then our live coverage of this year's dinner. sunday, the dedication to the george w. bush presidential library museum. >> i dedicate this library with an unshakable faith in the future of our country. it is the honor of a lifetime to lead a country as brave, and as noble as the united states. whatever