the top of the hour here on your friday morning. i m erica hill. i m jim sciutto. there are deep concerns as china s president xi jinping is preparing to meet with vladimir putin in moscow, and the summit is not a surprise, but washington is on edge to see if china makes any move in particular to provide weapons for the war in ukraine. and this st. patrick s day guest in washington, and it is ireland s prime minister. and also, the wild week on wall street comes to a close, and the major company that just filed for bankruptcy. we will get you caught up on that ahead, but we want to begin with the news with that meeting between xi jinping and vladimir putin. will ripley is joining us now with more on that and what is on the agenda for this face-to-face meeting? well, there is the official meeting, and also the agenda that the u.s. is concerned about which is lethal support from china to russia. vladimir putin needs chips can, ammo and all of the tools that he can get t
the top of the hour here on your friday morning. i m erica hill. i m jim sciutto. there are deep concerns as china s president xi jinping is preparing to meet with vladimir putin in moscow, and the summit is not a surprise, but washington is on edge to see if china makes any move in particular to provide weapons for the war in ukraine. and this st. patrick s day guest in washington, and it is ireland s prime minister. and also, the wild week on wall street comes to a close, and the major company that just filed for bankruptcy. we will get you caught up on that ahead, but we want to begin with the news with that meeting
he s going to give john kelly a chance and he s going to be respectful and i think you ll see anthony scaramucci begin to take a lower profile as john kelly steps up here and takes the role of chief of staff. all right. william cohan and general marks, thank you for that perspective. you bet. thank you. when we come back, washington is on edge from the big shake-up but what do people across the country think of this. we have two radio hosts from the right and left, what they re hearing over the airwaves. hey, everybody. i m anthony scaramucci. the mooch. i m a front stabber. i m here to fire everybody. be nice to me. okay? a little bit. be a little bit nice to me, okay? i m somebody s little boy. and the mooch says he was doing this for all the right reasons. i m not trying to build my own brand off the [ bleep ] strength of the president, i m here to serve the country and added, i m not steve bannon, i m not trying
perspective. you bet. thank you. when we come back, washington is on edge from the big shake-up but what do people across the country think of this. we have two radio hosts from the right and left, what they re hearing over of the air waves? hey, everybody. i m anthony scaramucci. the mooch. i m a front stabber. i m here to fire everybody. be nice to me. be a little bit nice to me, okay? i m somebody s little boy. and the mooch said, he was doing this for all the right reasons. i m not trying to build my own brand off the [ bleep ] strength of the president, i m here to serve the country and added, i m not steve bannon, i m not trying to suck my own [ bleep ]. so being cool comes naturally. hmm. i can t decide if this place is swag or bling. it s pretzels. word. ladies, you know when you switch,
that includes public testimony from james comey. washington is on edge waiting. comey associates say he took detailed notes after conversations in which, why in comey s view, the president asked for loyalty and asked he would shut down key aspects the investigation. a special council is in charge and the president s decision to fire comey is a part of the expanding investigation. so is the conduct of the former national security advisor and the president s son-in-law. perhaps the conduct of the attorney general of the united states. again, washington is on edge. but not the man alleged to have orchestrated the whole thing. don t worry. be happy. sorry. but it was remarkable to see a relaxed vladimir putin this week saying go away. my government had nothing to do with this. there may have some patriots who decided to get involved in the election. but let s he seems very relaxed about it.