Im phil mattingly. In for dave briggs. It is thursday, august 9th. Congratulations, you are on the back half of the week. Representative Chris Collins refusing to step down after indictment on Insider Trading charges. Federal prosecutors in manhattan accused the new York Congress member, his son and another man of securities and wire fraud. Charged with exploiting secret Drug Trial Information from the australian pharmaceutical company. Collins vowed last night he will continue his run for reelection in november. The charges that have been levied against me are meritless. I will mount a vigorous defense in court to clear my name. I look forward to being fully vindicated and exonerated ending any and all questions relating to my affiliation with innate. The company where collins was on the board of directors. He was the first sitting Congress Member to endorse donald trump for the white house. Collins indictment turns another safe republican seat into a battleground. The White House Leg
against the rockets on october 20th. lebron will make the big return to cleveland on november 21st. full nba schedule will come out tomorrow. braves and nationals. here is something you don t see often. nationals 19-year-old juan soto gets ejected before the ball is thrown in the at bat. soto told the umpire greg gibson to quote be better after he struck out in an earlier at bat on the ball he thought was inside. it was the first ejection of soto s life at any level of baseball. you see gibson telling dave martinez and soto you cannot argue balls and strikes with me. and here is something better than getting ejected before the pitch. bruce dreckman had to get