Group of cable channels that includes cnn to get that deal approved. That could prove to be a big stumbling block to a transformative deal that was first announced more than a year ago. Shares of time warner were pushed lower on the news but shares of at t were higher. Julia boorstin takes a look at the latest twist in this proposed tieup. Reporter the Justice Department has reportedly called on at t and time warner to divest turner broadcasting including cnn or to sell directv. In order to secure approval for the deal, the doj issuing the following statement, saying, quote, the department is committed to carrying out its duties in accordance with the laws and the facts. Beyond that, the department does not comment on any pending investigation. At ts ceo Randall Stevenson says, quote, throughout this process ive never offered to sell cnn and i have no intention of doing so. The report comes after at ts cfo john stevens said the timing of the deal is now uncertain. A reversal after the
Yes. A busy earnings day. Also awaiting whole food reports in a major board shakeup. What to do with the grocery stock. Shares fractionally lower now. And you heard, boeing halted flights of its 737 max jets because of engine issues that surfaced over the weekend. Well have breaking details and the stocks suffering as a result of that anournnouncementannounc we begin with the story the whole country is talking about, fallout from president trumps surprise dismissal of fbi director james comey last night. Eamon javers and amy on capitol hill. Eamon, you first. Sanders here at the white house finishing up a briefing within the past hour or so. She made a number of points including that the president is going to meet with the new acting director of the fbi today. The search for a successor is beginning today. She also said that the president s thinking on this began mucherer than we learned when this news officially broke last night. What she said i think its been an erosion of confidence
President s report that he said in a memo to comey to let flynn go. And the fbi director reportedly kept a paper trail that said the president asked him to end the probe into flynn. It hasnt happened so far, but will trumps troubles crack this market . The u. S. Markets are pointing to a large decline at the open. Shares of target jumping in the premarket. The retailer blowing past some earnings expectations. Our top story of the morning is trump versus comey. Now confirmed by nbc news a memo by fired fbi director comey claiming that the president urged him to drop the investigation into former National Security adviser michael flynn. Lets get to eamon javers who is outside the white house with the very latest. Hey, eamon. Good morning. Marine one has landed on the south lawn to take the president away. Hes leaving to go to the Coast Guard Academy where hell give the commencement address later today and that will give aides a respite of the intense news flow, starting at about 5 00 las
The dirt with their hands. Some forensic evidence has been collected and has been sent to local labs tr testing. All in an effort to help find the four missing men. From the air, the Police Presence is is easy to spot. Crime scene experts are digging with shovels and sifting through the dirt with their hands. There are a half dozen sites of ground. And we have Learned Police are paying close attention to one of the buildings owned by the parents of the 20yearold. I want to make it very, very clear that mr. Dinardo has been arrested on charges that it do not pertain to this case. I will say hes a person of interest in this case. He was jailed monday on a gun charge from february. Prosecutors asked those charges be reinstated after he was connected to the case of four missing yun men. All who seem to have a connection to each other and dinar doe. Though prosecutors are not yet saying what those connections could be. I will confirm at this time that the main site, the property located at
Lets talk to Steve Paulson who has the forecast for this first day of august. Yeah. I caught a fish this big once. I have temperatures this far apart. Really. Yeah. We have fog for some. Not as much as yesterday. There it is. The Sales Force Tower coming out of the fog. Today it is lower and thicker. Not as much but working its way around parts of the bay, san pablo bay. The coast and the city wont be that bad. You dont have to go far to find hot temps. Heat advisories are out. Diablo range and Santa Cruz Mountains and inland temps out to the valley as well. Southern california l. A. Freeway rain came over from palm springs. Most of this is lifting north. Possibility some of that could work its way into the forecast tomorrow. I would think mainly south of the Santa Clara Valley. Ill deal with that tomorrow. Ukiah will be near 110 today. We will see upper 90s to near 100 around here. Mostly sunny tonight for the giants and the as. 72 a little westerly breeze. 50s to almost 70. Some area