Has now been confirmed that chairman hes two biggest Political Part of parties groups rather have reached an agreement on forming a Coalition Government now outside of the cd you had quarters thats what Michaels Party here in berlin the conservatives and social democrats under Martin Schultz are expected to announce plans for a new grand coalition this follows days of negotiations in which the two were deadlocked over key issues Like Health Care reform todays agreement does still face a vote by nearly half a million social Democrat Party members. Lets bring in our Political Correspondent bronte is standing by outside those the studio Party Headquarters here in berlin hi hans what more details have you been hearing at this hour. Well theres been some speculation as we know as we have been has been confirmed by several leading politicians the social democrats will get three major ministries in the new government that is to be formed bettors the Foreign Ministry the finance ministry and t
February, the first day of black history month. Ben carson, if youre wondering why the president month. The president was up bright and early this morning tweeting. Thank you for all the nice compliments and reviews is on the state of the union livered. Now, there are two factual inaccuracies in that tweet. Number one, i dont know who told him it was, but it was not highest rated in the history of his head. I dont know. [ laughter ] the second was when he said it was delivered from the heart. It was delivered from his mouth december. Up to 42 . Essentially hes gone from overwhelmingly despised to mostly disliked. [ laughter ] but heeaders and the president made a major announcement about american policy going forward. And theres one more very important promise were keeping. No lesson for kids, huh . [ laughter ] dont ever apologize. Even if youve done something wrong. Keep it to yourself. What is happening . [ laughter ] i think we need to lock him in the white house until we can figur
Welcome to power lunch. Im becky quick. Take a look at the markets at this hour, check things out, youll see theyre barely bud budging when it comes to these markets. The dow is flat, so is the s p 500. The nasdaq not even moving by a point. Its the first up day in the last three trading sessions, but up by a point. Oil prices, off a cliff there. Financials are leading the pack with Goldman Sachs among the top performers in the dow. And its another bad day for macys. That stock hitting levels that we havent seen since 2011. All right, becky. Also happening this hour, Global Economic growth should come in at its highest level in six years, but the oecd did cut their forecast for the american economy. Can the president really deliver on his promise for 3 growth . Plus, two Intelligence Agency chiefs saying today they never felt pressure from the president to intervene in the russia probe. All of this comes ahead of james coyles testimony tomorrow. And on a lighter note, go get your ticke
Asia overnight, next actions. The hang seng the hang seng and Changi Airport minicam kospi are down. North korea threatening a Nuclear Attack against the United States if provoked. The latest on the escalating tensions coming out. The manhunt for a cop killer in this area intensifies. A rookie officer at army veteran was fatally shot during a routine traffic stop. Extreme weather causing major damage from the south to the northeast. Cars flipped, buildings destroyed and we will have the latest. The hbo hack gets worse. North east, east to west, and the south and in the north. Would stand in our way, we will defeat it. Posted online at demented game of thrones script details. Hackers are looking for a massive ransom team. Mike trout marked his birthday with a career milestone. He knocked his 1000th hit. Its how he celebrated making all the headlines. All of that coming up this morning. Well could politics political reporter caitlin joey burns. Kelly and partner in wall street journal wa
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