March 8th marks International Women's Day, and Cosmopolitan joins us to talk about the many different ways people are celebrating. We also look at the Texas primaries, where more than half of the women running for congress won or advanced to runoffs. We get a look behind the scenes of ABC's biggest hit franchise with the author of "Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America's Favorite Guilty Pleasure." We also talk to actor Josh Henderson from the E! series, "The Arrangement."
There has been a series of violent attacks in Afghanistan in the past week as U.S. troops withdrawal deadline approaches. The evacuation effort is winding down with 1,200 people evacuated in the last 24 hours, compared to last week's 24-hour span high of 21,000, and it is reported that there are around 250 people still waiting to be airlifted.
Dan Lamothe, national security reporter at The Washington Post, joined Cheddar's Opening Bell to discuss more on what is going to happen when all evacuation and withdrawal missions are completed.
Futures pointed to a slightly higher open on the heels of Fed Chair Jerome Powell saying the central bank is on track to taper its asset purchases later this year. Milton Ezrati, Chief Economist at Vested joined Wake Up with Cheddar to discuss.
