conservancy in 1989 for a fountain outside the trump s plaza hotel. an attorney called the a.g. s statement misleading saying the foundation had been trying to dissolve since trump s election but was blocked by the a.g. so they own a couple of assets. two portraits the president purchased of himself. and a tim tebow autographed broncos helmet purchased for $42,000. they re now valuing them at $975 combined. not so sure i would classify those items as clarity. it reeks below the surface. shady stuff. she was the creative genius behinds classic scenes like this. actor and director penny marshall has died. more on her legacy next.
trump argued multiple times while on the campaign trail. dave and alison? kaitlan collins at the white house. thanks. blunt and forceful words in court for michael flynn. quote, i am not hiding my disgust. that s what the judge said before delaying sentencing for michael flynn lying to the fbi. at sullivan s urging, the former national security adviser asked to postpone, flynn wants more time to cooperate with investigators. special counsel robert mueller s team suggested little to no prison time for flynn, but sullivan s frustration, it was evident in that courtroom. his voice growing harsh as he vilified flynn. the judge ordered flynn to stay within 50 miles of washington and surrender his passport in january. cnn has obtained a document showing president trump sign aid letter of intonight move forward with intent to move forward with negotiations to build a trump tower in moscow of the letter is dated october 28th,
conversations from some world the wall to conversations from some world leaders. reporter: exactly. arguably president trump has a different style interacting with his colleagues all around the world, different from any other president in the history of the united states. what do people really think, diplomats or other world leaders, when they walk away from some of these incredible interactions with president trump? let s put up on the screen some of the most sensitive topics that we see starting with probably the most important to all of us, trump s negotiations with china. president xi quoted as saying working with trump feels like a no-rules freestyle boxing match. he goes on to say in these cables that beijing will not be bullied. that s the word used, even if it means a trade war hurts everybody. now when it comes to relations with russia, these diplomatic cables say that a meeting between trump and a president in finland in july was successful for president putin. not nece
fizzled. the index had been up as much as 335 points. the s&p 500 was pretty much flat, while the nasdaq gained a fraction. both the dow and the s&p 500, they remain on track for their worst december since the great depression. the bear market and oil, that keeps getting worse amid worries about global growth and a supply glut. u.s. oil prices, they plummeted 7% to $46 a barrel. that s the lowest close for oil since august of 2017. today is an important day for wall street and the federal reserve. the fed is widely expected to raise interest rates for a fourth time this year. investors are really going to be listening closely to what happens after the decision made. they ll be listening to jay powell to hear the strategy for the fed moving forward for 2019. keep in mind president trump has repeatedly attacked the fed chair, powell, and blames rate hikes for some of the markets recent drops. president trump s personal charitable foundation is folding up amid a lawsuit over its
the social network struck deals with over 150 companies giving them far more access to your data than it disclosed. and an amazing rescue for the ages caught on video in texas. two deputies rescue a man from a burning car. we ll have that. good morning, and welcome to early start. i m alison kosik. i m dave briggs. good morning. 5:31 on a wednesday. new this morning, the new york times reporting that hackers infiltrated the european union s diplomatic network, monitoring communications for years, downloading thousands of cables. the messages were discovered by the cybersecurity firm area one. cnn has not reviewed the documents yet but expose the most serious concerns of countries around the world. so what s in them, and who broke into the eu s diplomatic system? samuel burke live for us in london this morning. good morning. reporter: good morning. certainly president trump would be among the first to recognize that he has a very different style from any of his predecessors