Greece. They did not explicitly ask for it. That is a real change from before, but there is no movement from the imf, from jack lew, and from donald tusk at the eu at the commission asking for a change of actual right now. Tom we will have a special focus in the 7 00 hour with alan ruskin of Deutsche Bank. Lets get you to top headlines. He is unpracticed on this. And in greeley. Brendan it appears greece blinked. Alexis tsipras has proposed a bunch of spending cuts, tax hikes. In return he wants a 59 billion bailout, wants longterm debt to be made more manageable. Francois hollande calls the new plan credible and serious. That is the most important word there serious. Voters rejected a similar proposal in the referendum on sunday. A few hours from now, the Confederate Flag will no longer fly on the grounds of the state capital in South Carolina. The legislature voted to take it down in the wake of the murder of nine black Church Members in charleston. Nikki haley, the governor signed i
Secretary Steve Mnuchin arrives for another round of talks in italy. I understand theres an ambitious Tax Reform Program in the United States, were watching closely on what is good for the United States and what would be learned by other countries about tax reform. Donald trump calls fired fbi director james comey a grandstanding showboat as he tells nbc exclusively his rational for sacking him earlier this week. You said i accepted their recommendations. You had already made the decision. I was going to fire regardless. Good morning, everyone. Its friday. Glad youre with us once again. We have another packed show for you. Lets kick things off with our top story. Vivendi announced plans to buy a 60 stake in Advertising Group halves have ff s ha havas for 2. 4 billion euros. The step marks another milestone in vivendi chairman Vincent Bollores plans to build another media powerhouse. Shares of vivendi are up 5. 71 . Karen has been following the story all morning long. I wonder what the
Bad is the economy . Tom that was dazzling. He was like a power pitcher. Thor is your picture and the league. We will get the story and a bit. Lets get to our first word news. U. S. And Russian Diplomats meeting for the First Time Since russian jets started attacks in syria. The Obama Administration considers a Major Administration shift in the crisis. Trying to revive efforts to the catastrophic civil war. In washington, officials are setting up a Officials Say setting up a nofly zone is on the table. At least 42 people are dead a truck crashed. More stimulus by the European Central bank. Indicators point to the risk of a slowdown. Mario draghi suggested more stimulus may be needed by the end of the year. Hill, vote counting. The next speaker of the house will be paul ryan. The job. Ccept a formal vote will be held next week. Congress has 10 days to raise the debt ceiling. s jeff bezos third richest person. Shares jumped 10 after an upbeat report. Tom let me do a quick data check. Fut
Could lose credibility if inflation does slip. Francine welcome to the pulse live from london. Manus french Prime Minister has said this morning that president hollande will meet with obama in washington and putin in moscow next week. Francine overnight starts destroyed islamic states headquarters in raqqa. Hans nichols is standing by in brussels. Lets get across to guy johnson in paris on the ground. What has the french Prime Minister been saying this morning in regards to security spending . In regards to a variety of issues. The radioas on confirming essentially what has president said to the joint session of parliament yesterday. The budget deficit rules, gone. We are going to spend some money and make sure our Security Services have what they need to take the fight to i. S. We are going to have more soldiers, more customs guys, more prison guards. All of that money is going to be spent. That means that france is essentially going to miss a 3. 3 deficit target next year and its bey
Of the man who turned the country around. He was the first elected Prime Minister and served for 31 years. He is grieved beyond words. We wont see another man like him. He was singapore. Olivia this could be another make or break week for the greek Prime Minister. He is meeting with Angela Merkel. Without those measures, european lenders are unlikely to give greece the cash it needs to stay a float. Brendan the price of oil is falling again. Futures fell 1 . West texas intermediate is trading below 46 a gallon. The oil glut will get bigger. In the Health Care Industry Tenet Healthcare is close to buy United Surgical partners. They operate 200 short state surgical facilities. We started with 68 teams and now we are down to sweep the team. A pair of number two seeds lost yesterday. Wichita state beat kansas. Lets all admit it. Michigan state be virginia. Next up for the spartans oklahoma. Those are your top headlines. Tom i love how cbs doesnt it. Its endless basketball. Brendan what els