Im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is off this week. Hes in france but hes not hanging out with the new french president thats what Vladimir Putins been doing today. The two leaders had a get to know you meeting at versailles. And you really have to wonder how cordial it was given that days before the French Election mr macron Accused Moscow of interfering in his poll. At a tense press conference, Vladimir Putin insisted any implication of russian meddling was rubbish. From paris, Lucy Williamson reports. Despite the sweltering weather, this meeting held A Touch Of Frost from the start. At the entrance to frances versailles palace, the two leaders greeted each other with brief handshakes and small grin smiles. Two hours later after their first meeting, the mood was, if anything, even cooler. France and russia have backed different groups in the syrian conflict. Emmanuel macron said that while france did not want to destabilise the syrian state they were red lines that must no
Using American Labor and energy and american diner. He calls it the best infrastructure in the world. Thats what we need. And all of that on the same day that the president named his nominee to take his place. The former Justice Department official chris ray. We have fair and balanced coverage of. The democratic congressman. They are both here on infrastructure healthcare. On wall street today the markets looking pretty good right now. A little nervous earlier they have a jampacked schedule. As of today is not busy enough. It is getting crushed on the stockpile a surge. Here we are less than an hour to the close fell. Im Connell Mcshane in today. Lets start the countdown. A lot to get to hear. The stocks are breaking up a little bit. The final hour of trade as we get into that this afternoon. Investors are waiting. The triple threat. Risk factors tomorrow. Dont forget about that. And of course james comey on capitol hill. I nearly 5 drop. That after inventory dropped. 3. 3million barre
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A stunning dual attack in iran leaves at least 12 dead and 40 wounded, with isis claiming responsibility. All that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. The lemelson foundation. Committed to improving lives through invention, in the u. S. And developing countries. On the web at lemelson. Org. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff our lead story tonight james comey tells his story. In a prepared statement to the Senate Intelligenc
Call this hearing to order. Director comey, i appreciate your willingness to appear before the committee today. And more importantly for thank you for your dedicated service and leadership to the federal bureau of investigation. Your appearance today speaks to the trust we have built over the years, and im looking forward to a very open and candid discussion today. Id like to remind my colleagues, that we will reconvene in closed session at 1 00 p. M. Today. And i ask that you reserve for that venue any questions that might get into classified information. The director has been very gracious with his time, but the vice chairman and i have worked out a very specific timeline for his commitment to be on the hill. Well do everything we can to meet that agreement. The Senate Select committee on intelligence exists to certify for the other 85 members of the United States senate and the American People that the Intelligence Community is operating lawfully and has the necessary authorities an