Welcome to the program iraqi Prime Minister. Has formally submitted his resignation to parliament but its done little to comp a test has around the country demonstrators clashed with Security Forces off the trying to block a road in the capital baghdad medical Officials Say 3 protesters were shot dead and at least 58 wounded in protests that some of the fulton reports from baghdad. The day Prime Minister of the mahdi submitted his resignation crowds in Tahrir Square showed no intention of packing up and going home banners were still held high doctors remained on standby to treat the wounded and new street art sprung to life depicting the aspirations of the protest movement. For many the Prime Ministers departure is just the 1st perhaps the easiest step on a long road towards change they Want Parliament dissolved and fresh elections to be held under a new election law the problem is not just the Prime Minister its not the queen its a whole beehive all of them have to resign if the Prime
Biggest industries be better off in public hands . From trains, bus services and water supplies, should they be run by the government rather than private firms . I look at both sides of the nationalisation debate. Sporting fears for england, with both centre backs down for tonights world cup quarterfinal against norway. Officials in france issue warnings about the risk to life as temperatures hit a0 degrees. And yesterday, germany, poland and the Czech Republic all broke theirjune record temperatures. In the uk, we see the highest temperatures on friday in the west, on saturday in the south. But i will have more from Somerset House in london through the morning. And i have been chatting to kylie about getting ready for glastonbury. I do have welliesjust in case. Gold hotpants, are they making a comeback . Not the gold hotpants. Really . I dont think so. Our top story is that Scientists Say Cervical Cancer could eventually be eliminated thanks to a Vaccination Programme targeting the hp
Maria good wednesday morning, everyone. Thanks so much for joining us this morning. Im maria bartiromo, and i hope youre having a good wednesday morning, wednesday, may 8th. 8 a. M. On the button on the east coast. Stormy daniels back on the stand tomorrow in former President Trumps socalled hush money trial after the judge denied trumps lawyers request for a mistrial. Daniels contradicting herself yesterday admitting she, quote, hates trump. The judge warning she gave irrelevant details to the case. Heres what the former president said about it yesterday. Watch. Well, this was a very big day, a very revealing day as you see the case is totally falling apart. They have nothing on books and records and even something that should bear very little relationship to the case, just a disaster for the d. A. , for the sorosbacked d. A. Its a disaster. Maria hes saying what he can say around the gag order. A new Usa Today Suffolk University poll finds 44 of registered voters do not believe this
College chaos is not over. There was mores disruption in new york, police cleared the campus at the Fashion Institute of technology. Con frontation at George Washington university, police cleared the encampment there. How convenient. The d. C. Mayor and police chief testify before Congress Today on why the clearout was so long delayed. The president heads to wisconsin. Hes announcing a 3 billion Data Center Project with microsoft in raci new York Stock Exchanger. He will be talking up the racin if e. To the markets. The trend this morning is to the downside. Its not a champ eloff, dow off 50, but the nasdaq is down, what, 103 points premarket. Interest rates, not much change there. The 10year yields are at 4. 49 , just below 4. 5. The 2year around 4. 84 at last count, it is right now. Bitcoin, 62,000 a coin, and we have oil around 77 a barrel. No change for gas, youre looking at a 3. If 64 for a gallon of regular. Diesel, though, is down one cent, 3. 96. Gold still hovering around 2300
Im Francine Lacqua in london. Quickly, a check on data. This is where a lot of the story is. I think is probably one of the most significant trades entitys session in todays session. Europound. To touch yesterday. The pound strengthening a touch yesterday. Notable for the fed. We get onto the french president ial election this sunday. Lets get to first word news. U. S. Nordisk in the President Trump has tweeted the government needs a good shot down in september after Congress Agrees a budget deal that denies him his wish list. It includes no money for his although iter wall, is full funding for planned parenthood. Democrats call his threat to shut down the government after a successful bipartisan deal sour and shameful. Fell after reporting slumping iphone sales. 50. 8 milliont sold phones in the First Quarter. It highlights the need for apple to deliver blockbuster new features in the next addition of this device defend off samsung. Were seeing what we believe to be a pause in purchas