Guy the university of michigan giving indicators of consumer confidence, pretty much in line with that except for the Current Conditions number, which looks a little light. It is up in terms of where we would expected to be normally, but nevertheless, you have an 82 print there but and citation of 85. 84 last time. At headline number coming in 72. 5, little lighter than the 72. 9. To 10ion 2. 6 five years years out. Basically everything in linux of the current number. Alix we are a little worried about what is going on. Underwaye call is right now, started at 10 00 a. M. They are reporting some good news in guyana. It has been a huge boon for hess is hard tobut it emphasize how bad this quarter was four at chevron and exxon, particularly with exxon not writing down any assets. Joining us is mark stoeckle, adams funds ceo and senior portfolio manager. It is always good to see you. I want to start on tech. Numbers were amazing. Companies made made billions of dollars. On the flipside, pe
Began last winter, lighting the fire that spread around the world and now killing more than 300,000 people. But tonight, that beat is getting louder as americas sentiment against china appears to be turning. The president tweeted this today, saying it was the incompetence of china and nothing else that did this mass, worldwide killing he wrote, and his administration echoed that growing blame. Speak of the party chose to spre virus instead of asking for he help. It is culprit compared to the costs they have imposed upon the world. Martha and as china steps up its defense and war of words. Speak of the u. S. Is still upholding unilateralism and exeg socalled maximum pressure. This goes against the global antiepidemic cooperation and seriously violates the spirit. China has ordered the u. S. To immediately change course and correct mistakes. Martha the media writing this of my next guest, china is extremely dissatisfied with the abuse of litigation by the United States and is considering
Plus a deadline passing a short while ago for both sides to submit arguments to a federal Appeals Court over a house a p l for former white House Counsel don began to testify. All of this impeachment saga far from disappearing a busy holiday week. Correspondent rich edson down in west palm beach, florida, down with President Trump with the news. Good evening, rich. Good evening, bret, president s trump begins two wees here in florida as democrats and republicans now are going over the specifics of a potential pry trial and the senate. House democrats saying they may have more work to do on impeachment. House democrats suggest they could pursue more articles against President Trump. In a court filing this afternoon, they argued the u. S. Court of appeals should enforce their subpoena for former white House Counsel don began to testify, writing, relevant to the committees ongoing investigations into president ial misconduct and consideration whether to command additional articles of impe
leverage over him and the constitution doesn t give her and the and the only way to make this work is public pressure to demand witnesses. mcconnell has the votes. he could run this trial anyway he wants to. bret: brit, do you get the sense on the ukraine issue but with his new talk about possibly looking back at the mueller report and the documents that the house was trying to get from the mueller investigation that democrats are trying to find something even with more time to maybe even stick that into an impeachment article? that s what it sounds like that all of it adds up to the same thing though, bret, that what they have so far isn t enough and so far they have utterly failed to move a single republican vote either in the house or the senate, at least that we know of. no senator has come forward to say that he or she is in favor
christmas break and breaking for the new year, do you think more time helps democrats make that case for more witnesses and documents in the senate trial? i m not sure this current week, this holiday week for the new year will make much difference, but everything we are seeing from senator schumer and speaker pelosi suggests that they are in real doubt as to whether the evidence that they ve brought forth so far is good enough and they are very, very urgently seeking a way to hopefully from their perspective find some more evidence but that s what this whole issue about trying to bring in witnesses, there certainly weren t any witnesses in the clinton impeachment. it all seems to be about lita mcconnell in the senate meeting seems come to ball witht doesn t seem to be in a hurry to start the trial and speaker pelosi does not have any