Michigans role as a battleground state and how the campaigns are playing out. We will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Is next. Host good morning. It is thursday, september 26, 2019. Yesterday the white house memo detailing President Trumps july phone call was at the center of impeachment discussion. Today the focus will shift to the whistleblower complaint that launched the story and the move toward impeachment. 9 00 a. M. , the director of National Intelligence will testify before the House Intelligence Committee about the handling of the complaint. We will hear from you, our viewers. Phone lines are open to let us know your thoughts on the whistleblower complaint or the inquiry. Democrats can call at 2027488000. Republicans, it is 2027488001. Independents, 2027488002. You can also send us a text message. That number, frederique that number, 2027488002. Catch up with us on social media. On twitter it is cspanwj. On
Whole new level. We have details on a new combo that defies logic. It is wednesday, it is septembe starts right now. Wednesday morning. Take my blues away. Wednesday morning. Its going to be a brighter day. Wednesday morning. Its come so many times before. Cheryl welcome to fbn a. M. And good morning. Im cheryl casone. Lauren good morning. Im lauren simonetti. Cheryl it is fed decision day. Lets take a look at how your money is moving this morning as all eyes turn their attention to jay powell and company. Weve got slight losses in the futures market, the dow is down 31, nasdaq down 11 and three quarters. Lauren the yield on the 10 year treasury stands at 1. 78 . Down again today, 3 basis points. Cheryl oil heading south again after the saudis said full Production Capacity will be back on track. The oil, down 40cents, 58, 98. Lauren stocks in asia closing the session mixed. The nikkei down twotents of 1 . Cheryl european investors are waiting on the fed decision today in here this coun
Lawmakers renewing calls to split up a few of the biggest names in tech. The Senate Hearing just finished. Well bring all the headlines from capitol hill. Apples investment in the u. S. The Company Unveiling a quarter after billion dollar commitment to american jobs and american manufacturing. Well have an exclusive interview with apples chief operating officer. That will come up later in the hour. Benjamin netanyahus career on the line. The polls just closed in israel. The Prime Minister is fighting to hold on to power. Very, very close according to the exits. Were live in tel aviv with the latest on the race. Melissa fox Business Team coverage, blake burman at white house, gerri willis on the floor of the new york stock exchange, phil flynn watching oil, very important at the cme. Grady trimble at a gm plant in detroit. Lots to get to. Lets kick it off with blake. Reporter President Trump early today that tapping the Strategic Oil reserve will not be needed as a result of the oil att
Flints deadly water on the contaminated water in the michigan city. As always, well take your calls you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. His next. Is next. Host this is the washington journal for september 10. The House Judiciary Committee will markup gun control bills this afternoon. Look for more information on those events at cspan. Org. For our first hour, we want to hear from republicans only about the three announced primary challengers to President Trump. Mark sanford, bill weld, and joe walsh. What do you think about these declared challengers to the president and do you support or oppose their efforts . If you support the efforts, 2027488000 is the number to call and tell us why. You can also tell us if you oppose at 2027488001. If you want to tweet us this morning, cspanwj is how you do that. Before the start of this program, on our facebook page, 300 of you commenting. You can participate in a poll at the facebook page. Making his sanford comments about his
You today to testify on the president s trade jaeagenda ande newly renegotiated United States mexico canada agreement. I would like to begin by notie ingnoteing that the American Economy is growing well. Were growing substantially faster than any other g7 country. We added 5. 8 million jobs since the 2016 election. Notab notably, 500,000 of those jobs are in manufacturing. The Unemployment Rate of 3. 6 is the lowest in half a century and has been at or below 4 for 15 consecutive months. Hourly wages were up some 3. 1 over the last 12 months. And contrary to what one hears, exports are growing. Indeed, 2018 was the highest year in our history for exports of both goods and services. While agricultural exports in 2018 were not the highest in history, they were up over 2017 and 2016. Im pleased to present the trade policy agenda at the 2018 annual report of the committee. This document, which u. S. Put out usgr put out recently outlines the administrations trade priorities and catalogs rec