kwhien the chinese companies buying up properties, buying up making inroads in lots of different industries and raises concerns. administration a already investigating whether china is unfairly getting hold of american technology. trump accuses hem of failing to restrain north korea and treasury secretary told fox news he would stop trading with china over the issue. we can stop trade with any country that does business with north korea. we re going to be careful in using these tools, but the president is committed. we will use economic sanctions to bring north korea to the table. you re saying stopping trade with china? stopping trade with anybody. meanwhile the chinese government says it s concerned. it s rare for the u.s. officials to review these deals and block them for national security.
where is 23-year-old army private kelli bordeaux. we re learning the agents will take lie detector tests in the secret service investigation. we re live in colombia with that story. ted nugent not backing down after his controversial comments about president obama. new reaction from the rocker himself now calling obama s appointments communist czars. the most influential. time magazine s big left of moguls, pioneers and leaders. brand you this morning. we re talking to the editor. and the new york knicks sensation possibly heading south to the college of women and mary not for basketball but for a date at the senior formal. newsroom begins right now. we begin with breaking news. a new scandal is erupting for the u.s. military in afghanistan. they are photos showing u.s. soldiers posing with and mocking the bodies of suicide bombers. first two disclaimers here. cnn has not independently authenticated the photos and they are graphic and we have blurred them for yo
a half hour into trade over here and things started flip-flopping. it was really negative heading into the markets with indexes lower than 100 points. we opened super low then went higher on the italian banks. we were talking italy and the process of whether or not they would be able to bail out italy. it couldn t. italy is one of the biggest economies here. the italian banking system is relatively sound. they have been undergoing changes in how to structure the banking system. that is why maybe we are seeing a buying up of the italian banks thrown out with the baby, with the bath water and toys yesterday. higher by 6%. all higher by somewhere in the region of 4% to 6% to give you the tone of what s taking place. we are seeing a lot of losses