Have the sole power of impeachment. The house of representatives. Thats one single body. The house can call for the removal of the president. Not the speaker. Not the chairman of the Intelligence Committee. The house. Pelosi and schiff are attempting a total takedown all on their own with no 0 vote. Pelosi and schiff are unconstitutionally trying to you be do the vote of 350 million plus americans. They say its trumps fault for not turning over the documents. Washington post opinion page. They write this is the constitutional crisis we feared. The New York Times opinion page today. This is a constitutional crisis. What happens next. Here is what late show Host Stephen Colbert said last night. People have been musing publicly. When is the constitutional crisis coming . Mark your calendar. Its here. You cant just not participate in your own impeachment. Sir, you are charged with assault and battery. How do you plead . Pass . Trish you get the picture. Thats just a small sample. Why would
Impeachment efforts against President Trump. Republican leaders fighting back with discrepancies in the whistleblower complaint. Well tell you where things stand. Taking aim at what street. Former Vice President joe bidens campaign reportedly thinking about taxes on Financial Transactions like the sale of stocks. What that move could mean for you and your wallet. Apples taking heat films to the theaters before. Were breaking down apples strategy in the hour. Melissa blake burman at the white house, gerri willis on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and phil flynn watching oil at the cme lets kick it off with blake. Reporter melissa, you said happy friday, did we need this friday ever . What a week it has been here in washington. There is so much public scrutiny over the july 25th phone call between President Trump and ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in which the whistleblower complaint brought it all to light. Now, especially within the last day or so, many in and around t
New York Stock Exchange will start. Edward of course with you, youre the man of the hour. I guess jay powell is. Take us through the day. Reporter heard what he said there, 25 basis point cut to the federal fund rate. There was very divided fed we saw here. Very divided committee on the fed funds rate. There were three dissents. The last time there were three dissents in the opposite directions, december 2014, five years ago. We had st. Louis fed president jim bullard who believed there should be a 50 basis point cut today. There was esther george, kansas city Federal Reserve president and Federal Reserve president of boston Eric Rosengren believed there not be a cut at all. The Federal Reserve is not forecasting recession as we go forward. Theyre not forecast anymore rate cuts this year however chairman Jerome Powell pushed back on that a little bit, that theyre watching the data coming in. Things may shift related to that, looking at volatility and uncertainty out there. Listen. What
Pentagon officials at the white house after slapping sanctions on Irans Central Bank, calling them the highest ever i am imposed on country. Well bring all the headlines from the white house. Flood from texas. A Tropical Storm overwhelming the area. They fear it may become worse than Hurricane Harvey in some spots. Were live on the ground as residents are trying to pick up the pieces. Tim cook greeting apple fans at the store here in new york. Were looking at reopened flagship store. Were live on the scene later in the hour. Melissa fox Business Team coverage keeping track of todays coverage. Blake burman live at white house. Gerri willis on the floor at the new york stock exchange. Phil flynn is watching oil and bold gold from the cme in chicago and Edward Lawrence from the newsroom. Reporter it was deputy level chinese negotiators, canceling or not going a trip to u. S. Farms got the market turning down. One thing to keep in mind all of this, this is deputy level negotiators below th
An American Airline mechanic accused of sabotaging a plane at miami international, has allegedly ties to isis, he had propaganda video from the terror group on cell phone, and fed say they have evidence he made statement. He claims he wanted to delay the plane at miami terminal to get overtime for the repairs he would have to do. Joining me, member of house subcommittee on crime, terrorism and homeland security, florida congressman greg stuebe. Good to have you back. Why isnt American Airline doing a better job of figuring out who they are employing. How much of a risk does it put passengers at. We need to hear and a full investigation, how this occurred, what ties he had to terrorism if he did. And what ties to those of his family members in iraq. And how he became radicalized. This individual worked for American Airlines since 1988, how did it get to this point . The bigger question, what type of research and background checks are airlines doing on those who have access to our planes