Good morning, everyone. Thank you for coming. Well get started with our hearing. I want to thank mr. Comey, james comey, the former director of the fbi for appearing today before the committee to talk with us about cross fire hurricane and anything else the committee would like to speak with him about. So give a little brief introduction of why were here and what were trying to accomplish. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is a tool thats been around for a very long time. For our Intelligence Community, the fbi to make sure that when Foreign Agents, terrorists or agents of a Foreign Government are in our country, they can be surveilled if theyre doing things that are threatening to our National Security. I think this legislation goes all the way back to the 70s. And its been used a lot. Its been used in terrorist cases when we suspect someone of being a terrorist under the foreign intelligence act. We have the Legal Authority to surveil those people. And you can get a warrant u
While will be the 2. Getting 00. Theyre breaking the law to try and get him there. Are lots to talk about than just tend to play on this saturday afternoon in moscow welcome to the program live from the Arts International World News Center is kevin any of the next half stick around for the latest were reporting on today starting with this that the u. S. Media now is throwing yet more made ling accusation east this time with the democrats front runner for the 2020 president ial election being dragged in Bernie Sanders is leading the polls ahead of the next nomination vote in the state of nevada and now the Washington Post is claiming through unnamed sources that hes receiving russian help for his campaign. It was not clear what role theyre going to play we were told that russia maybe other countries are going to get involved in this campaign and look heres the message to russia stay out of american elections the do nothing democrats using disinformation hawks number 7 dont want Bernie S
Was revoked in oldest. And lebanon imposes a travel ban on the form of this and chief carlos ghosn after he fled bail in japan. And in sport tennis world number one ashley barty make felonies in a start to the new year party suffering a shock defeat in our opening match at the Brisbane International. Welcomes the news of the fallout from the assassination of custom samadi reaches the u. N. Security council and the u. S. House of representatives in this hour earlier an Iranian Revolutionary guard commander warned that wednesdays missile attack on a base hosting u. S. Troops in iraq is only the start of a retaliation that will continue across the region ali says that irans. Likes what it meant to kill soldiers but to damage the American Military machine iran is dismissing u. S. Calls the negotiators to washington assassinated its top military commander as President Donald Trump appears to be backing away from further military confrontation with iran hes also facing opposition of the home
Know what happened in the house process. Will met and he you about that kellyanne, as you talked about a full and fair trial, thats what the president wants is he disappointed then that Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell is blocking witnesses . Well, full and fair means that as was the case, norah, if you or i were in a court of law in our nation under due process, we would have an attorney present. We would be able to challenge witnesses and evidence. We would be permitted to present our own witnesses and evidence. People would object if someone like a schiff or nadler in the role of a vuj, when speaking for seven or ten minutes denigrating the the defendant, President Trump that doesnt happen in a full, fair court of law. Short or quick or protracted, but i also think that if these articles of impeachment are presented to the senate, that is what the senate going to look at. It is not their job to litigate or relitigate what hasnt hasnn done, since you had representative al green on the
Are you kidding my tree is going up this saturday lauren simonetti. I started shop if and wrapping cheryl. Good morning im cheryl casone. Good morning thank for joining us im lauren simonetti. E lets fake a look at how your money is moving this morning as we await con depressional testimony today in d. C. , dow future down 119 s p down 13 and a half and nasdaq down 46 now the dow is lower right now, almost terror threats and we close flat yesterday and closed for a new record on nasdaq last night pretty good. A point away. So weal see what happens today. Overseas in asia more unrest in hang seng down almost . Europe unclear that president will delay awe tariffs and might know something this week but under pressure. Tack and dax 40 are down. Now to our top story all eyes are going to be on capitol hill today. This is a live look were in just a few hour, public l impeach m hearings will begin. Ambassador bill taig color and john kent will be testifying first. And ahead of the fireworks G