Another russian could be imminent. Tensions rise between moscow and berlin after controversial remarks by Vladimir Putin over the murder of a former Chechen Rebel in the german capital and. Their well to one of the most recognizable voices of the 19 eighties and nineties Marie Frederick son of swedish pop duo rock set dies at the age of 61. 00. Hello im terry martin welcome to the program u. S. President donald trump is a step closer to becoming only the 3rd u. S. President ever to be impeached democrats in the house of representatives have set the process in motion by announcing 2 articles of impeachment against him they cuse trial of obstructing congress and abusing the power of his office for personal gain. 2 articles of impeachment abuse of power and obstruction of congress the challenges of based on president s Donald Trumps alleged efforts to solicit foreign interference in next years president ial election and tied to any evidence from congress this latest political crisis could
Im Francine Lacqua in london. Quickly, a check on data. This is where a lot of the story is. I think is probably one of the most significant trades entitys session in todays session. Europound. To touch yesterday. The pound strengthening a touch yesterday. Notable for the fed. We get onto the french president ial election this sunday. Lets get to first word news. U. S. Nordisk in the President Trump has tweeted the government needs a good shot down in september after Congress Agrees a budget deal that denies him his wish list. It includes no money for his although iter wall, is full funding for planned parenthood. Democrats call his threat to shut down the government after a successful bipartisan deal sour and shameful. Fell after reporting slumping iphone sales. 50. 8 milliont sold phones in the First Quarter. It highlights the need for apple to deliver blockbuster new features in the next addition of this device defend off samsung. Were seeing what we believe to be a pause in purchas
Im guy johnson. And i am francine lacqua. Coming up, a bloomberg exclusive. We speak with the South African finance minister as a nation sets to go to the holes. The army in ukraine has become an operation to retake ovyansk. Pressure is reporting that two helicopters have been shut down and one pilot killed. Down and oneshot pilot killed. Heather, can you give us the latest on the situation, visavis the offensive . Day. Re protests on labor the situation here has become increasingly tense, as you mentioned. There was an antiterrorist operation by Ukrainian Forces to slovyansk. We have had two statements, one from the interior ministry saying this operation started about 4 30 a. M. Today. They have circled the town, taking control of nine roadblocks as interior minister and the head of the National Guard and the defense minister are on the spot there. They are demanding the release of hostages as of yesterday. They have released two, but there are still 15 more, including the eight inte
The Prime Minister of ukraine this week. And a new test that will determine if a person will develop alzheimers disease. For a third day a Multi National effort is unway to find that Malaysian Airlines flight that disappeared without a trace. Heres what we know about the search concerning the beijingbound play. No confirmed wreckage has been found and they have not ruled out the possibility that the plane may have been hijacked. Authorities are talking with owners of travel agencies in thailand. They want to know more about the stolen passports that were used by passengers on board that flight. We have more from koal kuala lu. Reporter with no definitive physical evidence there is still no answers what happened to Malaysian Airlines flight 370 from malaysia to beijing. Its an unprecedented aircraft mystery, as you can put it. It mystifies, and we are increasing our efforts to do what we have to do. Malaysia airlines are helping us. Many are helping us. All the experts around the world
A United Nations diplomat threatened by armed men and jeered by a prorussia crowd as tengs rise in ukraine. Here are the latest developments. A u. S. Special envoy was threatened and blockaded by armed militiamen, forced to take refuge in a cafe and ultimately forced to give up his mission and leave crimea. Secretary of state john kerry meets in paris with his russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov who says all parties agree to hold intense talks to try to overcome the crisis. Defense secretary hagel takes heat up on capitol hill but says the u. S. Is suspending military exercises with russia and will step up training with polands military. We have full coverage beginning with our chief National Security correspondent jim sciutto here tw latest. Jim . I think you could say today we saul the full yin and yang of the u. S. Policy response to the crisis in crimea. On the other side, secretary of defense chuck hagel demonstrating the u. S. Commitment to its nato allies with the deployment of so