Of. The abuse for the hoaxers of total this is a decency check on our government its a petri dishes and shout i took an oath to uphold the constitution of the United States of america it says that no one is above the law and that includes the president of the United States. Also coming up crimes against its own people 30 years ago tonight in east berlin crowds stormed the headquarters of the secret police just in time to stop the shredding of a dark past. In the fight to save the files was far from one that took a Hunger Strike and huge effort to convince west german elites and politicians who want to keep a lid on this for various reasons. As you our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we begin the day with the vote that sets in motion the trial which could mean the end of the Trump Presidency last month the u. S. House of representatives voted to impeach donald trump on abuse of power and obstruction of congresss power to investigate that abuse w
This person at risk back to the documents in what you know and clearly mr ambassador you seem to have your memory jogged by documents lets talk about may 23rd and see if this one helps you senator johnson in referencing the may 23rd meeting in his letter sir says. I have no recollection the press and say the president saying that during the meeting it is entirely possible he did because i do not work for the president if made the comment simply did not register with me he also says i also remember signing on staying behind to talk to the president as the rest of the delegation left the oval office. Sir do you recall this later conversation and what you do in the president discuss i do and what was that just are again recapping what there was sort of a free for all conversation and i wanted to tie down exactly what what we agreed to do and what we didnt and in that subsequent he reinforced talk to rudy and to rudy you guys did work on going to any more detail about what that meant now i
The reason i wanted to look at that index ahead of the Fourth Quarter volatility last year, months in advance, the skew index had been elevated sharply while the vix was basically sleeping. A big tell on the volatility we sought to the downside. Then the Fourth Quarter happened, stocks fell, the vix spiked higher. This year we see volatility indexes basically stuck in a range as the s p 500 is at or near its alltime high. We have the skew index back on the rise. The reason i point this out, it was rising well in advance of the asked years volatility. Something to keep an ion, especially when we have basically been in a period of strong complacency. Sarah i have been watching the all telling yield curve. When you look at the spread we are seeing a flattening today for the 6th straight day. That is the longest streak of flattening since all the way back in august of 2018. Not even those most this most recent august. If you look at the spread right now, roughly 15. 5 basis points. Still h
To move pub lekly an confidently with the importance of issues of the president and the United States, and that is going to hopefully break the logjam, but at this point in time, the issues of importance to the president of the United States were what . That the two investigations. But nothing to do with Vice President biden, right . Again, i didnt make the connection there. I want to pivot briefly to the president s concerns about foreign assistance. Undersecretary hale who will be with us here later today testified that during this relevant time frame, there was a real focus to reexamine all of the federal aid programs. Are you aware of the interest of the president . I am aware of the president s skepticism of foreign aid and conditioning it on certain things. I am generally aware of that, yes. And ambassador hale testified and his testimony has been public. Almost a zerobased concept. Each assistance program, and each country that receives the assistance is evaluated. We avoid nati
And 15 minutes long. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] this committee will come to rnder. Good morning, everyone. This is the first of a series of public hearings the committee will be holding as part of the impeachment inquiry, without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess at the committee of any time there is a quorum present. Here is how the committee will proceed for the hearing. I will make an Opening Statement in the Ranking Member will have opportunity to make a statement. We will go to witness statements and then to questions. For audience members, we welcome you and we respect your interest in being here. In turn we ask for your respect as we proceed with todays hearing. It is the intention to proceed without disruption. Man making a polymer entry inquiry. This is our first hearing under the new set of rules, House Resolution 660 gives you the discretion to allow yourself in the Ranking Member