The market is taking it is a positive sign, i am not sure it is entirely such a big step forward. David as you suggested, it depends on what is going on inside the white house and inside the president s mind. He has been adamant he wants a full loaf, not half a loaf. Is there any evidence you might not he might back off on that . Under a lot of pressure from the midwestern farmers, the base he has. Pledges of chinese purchases of soybeans and pork and other farm commodities might go a long way toward calming some of those concerns that make up a lot of his base. Like you said, we have not heard anything very solid that would suggest he is going to soften his stance at all. David Brendan Murray reporting from london on trade. Now we go to washington. Now we get if we had any doubt on what the white house strategy was dealing with the impeachment think, we got that question answered. Anna we got a letter from the white House Counsel to nancy pelosi saying there will be no cooperation wit
Nothing keeps you absolutely safe. Thats the unfortunate fact of life. We are live this morning as the medicare board of trustees is meeting to look at what Congress Plans to do on medicare and medicaid coverage. This is live coverage. Its just getting underway. My name is joe and im in Health Care Retirement policy at aei. I will be introducing the panel in just a second. I did want to highlight a few things that the trustees said in their report. Perhaps their biggest concern has to do with the outlook as they said in their summary, a major concern has to do with the growth of Health Care Innovation which has positives and negatives. The positive is that with modern technology and modern techniques we are able to address the Serious Health conditions of many more people than we have in the past. While most technological advances have tended new the Health Care Landscape is shifting. No one knows if it will inkrocre or decrease costs. Let me also sight a critical point that the truste
With continental, and he has come back from illness. Everyone an outraged. When people have a camera, things like this go global. And why do they overbook so much. Confrontation with russia, secretary tillerson says, take sides. Youre with us or with iran and hezbollah. Hes going to moscow, but putin will not meet with him. Tax reform. No firm plan, no firm timetable and on the markets, no correction, but the trump rally is clearly on pause, saying it every day. Were all about politics and money and today well throw in passenger dragging. Varney company is about to begin. [yelling] oh my gosh no my god, what are you doing . No, this is wrong oh, my god, look at what you did to him . Stuart that video is all over social media after United Airline removed that passenger against his will to make room for crew on an overbooked flight. The premarket is down over 2 . Earlier, it was down 6 . Now, here is an excerpt from a leaked email from united ceo to employees, the quote. He, that is the
Welcome, everyone. Former president Donald Trumps Historic Second impeachment trial in the u. S. Senate will start next month. But the first step in the process begins in the hours ahead when the house will deliver its article of impeachment to the senate in a ceremonious procession. But u. S. President joe biden says hes not focused on the impeachment. Instead, hes about tackling the coronavirus pandemic headon. He plans to reinstate International Travel restrictions trump had wanted to lift and get bipartisan support for a nearly 2 trillion covid relief package. Joe bidens critics, though, have argued he cant ignore the impeachment of his predecessor and that the president s calls for unity and bipartisanship will ring hollow when trump is put on trial. Cnns senior washington correspondent joe johns is on capitol hill with more on how that might play out. Reporter its history in the making once again as capitol hill prepares for the second donald trump impeachment trial. A bit differ
But its not yet clear if it has enough support to pass. So far five gop senators have come out against the bill as it is now, four because it doesnt go far enough in rolling back obamacare and one because it goes too far. Now, just so that youre prepared, know that washington and the media are going to spend much of the next week obsessing over process, wloefr these five senators will come around to help give donald trump his first major legislative win. So its important that while this is going on that we put this ups predented rush to pass a bill with no hearings, none, and literally within a few weeks into some perspective. The debate that Senate Republicans are having is not about health care, not about health care at all. You heard that yesterday on this show when we talked to a republican congressman not about health care but about taxes. Thats because this bill, both the house and the Senate Versions, is about one thing how much the safety net can be gutted in order to provide m