Passes a short term funding bill bitcoin is cratering this morning and its the final session before a threeday weekend. Look for news dumps, europe is mixed and durable and consumer income a slight miss more data come in an an hour bitcoin down for first week since 2013 as Goldman Sachs throws its hat into the crypto ring. Shutdown avoided in washington for now waiting for President Trump and go live to d. C. For the latest. Eric schmit stepping down for his role as executive chairman at alphabet. What that means for the company. Bitcoin is the lead today extending this weeks bearish run hitting a record high on sunday the crypto currency tumbled sharply in asia and wiping out a fourth of the market value in a 24hour span 12. 5 is the price people are looking at for the week youre looking at 30 drawdown as our friend josh brown stepped in. Doesnt get you back to thanksgiving it was about 8,000 when it really started to lift off in late november, early december. Should have had so many
Nike on a downgrade from jpmorgan after those layoffs yesterday. Apple getting serious on content hiring two big time executives from sony. Well go live to miami ahead of the president s expected announcement on cuba this afternoon. We are getting some breaking news on whole foods. Holy cow. I heard you gasp just now. This is such a game changer amazon to buy whole foods. You know yesterday was a day for kroger that was tough today will be an even tougher day. This is a game changer this is it this is what everybody thought could happen they will now dominate food within the next two years. Wow. Just yesterday we were reading a piece in texas monthly, john mackey, basically going after activists saying theyre not interested in the long term. More interested in the short term stock was halted i would say about four or five minutes ago for news pending but this this is wow. A day well remember for a long time. Yes, we will. I guess mackie had enough of them hes one tough hes a tough guy,
Country in 37 local authorities have been tested and failed the combustibility test. If you dont give me a permanent accommodation and not going to accept it. Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire challenge the Housing Minister about their living conditions. And, the end of flu jabs may be in sight researchers in america develop a vaccine patch. And coming up in the sport on bbc news defending champion andy murray is named number one seed for wimbledon. Its the first time in 12 grand slams that the big four make up the top seeds. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The Senior Police officer at the hillsborough disaster, Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield, is to be charged with the manslaughter, by Gross Negligence, of 95 men, women and children. The Crown Prosecution Service says it has enough evidence to charge a further five people in connection with the crush at the fa cup final in 1989. The former Chief Constable sir Norman Bettison will face four charges relating
Celebration. Reprinted in germany for the first time in 70 years. As winter tightens its grip on syria, 400,000 people are cut off from food and medical supplies. The United Nations said both the Syrian Government and opposition are laying siege to towns and villages. Roughly 227,000 people are trapped by Syrian Government forces in three key areas. East of damascus is a rebel stronghold, around 176,000 people are said to be cut off there. Around 9,000 people are trapped in a damascus suburb and a western town. The south is under siege by allies of president assads government since july. The u. N. Said 42,000 people are stuck there. Meanwhile, the u. N. Says isil fighters have trapped 200,000 piece in an eastern city and alnusra front have blocked towns. Around 12. 5000 residents are trapped there. As we mentioned, its an incredibly grim and desperate situation in the besieged town of madaya. For a snapshot of just how much basic aid is neat, heres a firsthand look at a child who is st
An hour from now present obama will address nation prime time to lay out a strategy to out isis which meaning could air strikes against militants on their home turf in syria and moderate three and rebels. So much at stake, Lindsey Graham says the president had a big hurdle to overcome it comes to regaining trust in his leadership. Heres what the senator told greta last night. He has to convince america people and congress and our allies to follow him now and has to trust the competition deficit built. And i am pulling for him. If we dont get this right, they are coming here. At henry joins us from the white house. Report this morning, arming the Syrian Rebels, directed at congress, what else do you expect to hear the president say, do you think . That is going to be the big thing. It is gone to come as close as he ever has two saying he is going to go forward with airstrikes in syria. He will announce we are moving forward tonight, but h hes goig to lay the groundwork for doing just th