On this thursday, jobless are front and center jon jon . A News Conference center. Jon a News Conference over the weekend, lisa, i love this about the great depression. That after delivering record fees worldwide for the firm. Just try to reconcile those things for us. Lisa its a boom of fees in a time of incredible uncertainty coming on the heels of fiscal stimulus and the question is how do they pair these realities . We will have more on that decision at 7 45 a. M. , i am watching it even though guy johnson calls it a snooze. Hopefully the press conference will be less of a snooze. Tom, to your point, jobless claims and retail sales are already anxious history, but we can get a sense of how much momentum there was going into this resurgence of cases in the virus. We are also getting netflix earnings after the bell. Interesting to see if some of these high flyers improve. Me you would never catch characterizing and ecb News Conference that way, would you, tom . [laughter] tom never.
Gordon sonde land, th gordon sondland. He was the gentleman in the mid of the ukraine negotiation. He initially said he was not involved, he didnt know anything about any quid pro quo. But then two of his colleagues testified that he did, they said he did know trump was withholding military aid in exchange for dirt on the bidens. So sondland did something highly unusual. He revised his testimony. He now says he did know that stuff he said i didnt know last week. He claims his memory was refreshed, and he now recalls telling a top adviser to the president of ukraine that they would not get military aid unless they launched an investigation into the bidens. Gee, i wonder what jogged his memory . Maybe he started taking those yoe mega supplements or something in they say those are very effective against perjury. Which means our president might not be telling the truth. I know, im disappointed in him, too. I really am. And i have more bad news for the president. According to a New Washingt
Up to 100,000 to meet him. Those who couldnt afford the ticket were happy just to see the president s entourage. Too bad my kids are not here to witness it. Not everyone enjoyed the president to visit come outside the fundraiser protesters gathered, some Holding Signs and banners that express their anger. Is not a neighborhood that is blindly accepting of trump coming in and doing his thing, not everybody agrees with his policies. This neighborhood is about the wilderness and being outside, and those are things that trump is opposed to. Many of the details surrounding the president s visit were kept a secret. Attendees were not told where the event we took place, only to meet in this parking lot where they were settled in. Attendees also had to check in their cell phones. This trump van drove from union city to see the president. Obviously this is not trumps most popular region of the country, but for me, i see the opportunity in what his politics stand for. We are living in times wher
A little bit of euro area pmi figure. Little more than expected that is getting a little bit of a list to europe. The stoxx 600, little bit down. Maybe a little bit of angst about what is happening in the u. S. Tax reform. We were expected to have news yesterday. The vote has been delayed to this morning. Im looking at dollar index. That is a tax reform story. Any moves on the asset classes. Coming up, i am excited about talking markets. , he is at Goldman Sachs. Durlacher is the international ceo of julius baer. We will speak to Woody Johnson. Lets get to Bloomberg Business flash with nejra cehic. Nejra in the u. S. , the white house is weighing a plan to replace Rex Tillerson with mike pompeo. That is according to three of ministers and officials amid frustrations with the top diplomats so place just slow pace of hiring. Slow pace of hiring. U. S. Diplomats have trapped plans for donald trump to make a trip to britain in january. The president had been penciled in for a working visit
As you take a look at some of the video you have been shooting throughout the day, our Vantage Point is here at 18th and monroe. Th happened around 11 00 a. M. D. C. Police chief tells us that a woman was shot and killed here. Now, police say the man that fired those shots is a relative and hes the man inside of his home right now. And, again, the police chief did tell us that there was a family dispute and thats what led to all of this. Now, we have been here on the scene for hours, pretty much all day. S. W. A. T. And police have also been here, as you can see they have been waiting outside. We have heard them in the last hour communicating from the outside. At this point we dont know whether or not the man inside of the house is communicating back but we have heard them, theres been a little bit of movement, some s. W. A. T. Members going in and out, one truck did move here in the last 20 minutes. But again, no word on if the man inside has responded and at this point we know very l