I hope that you send him a dozen roses today because he will not be there to receive them. And you have the armani story. Everyone on global wall street must be focused this weekend on the soap opera going on. Banking is think left, right, and center. And i have a chart looking at the swiss franc. What it means for the further negative. But first, lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news with viviana hurtado. Begin with the coronavirus outbreak. It is getting tougher to gauge the true scope of it because china has provided the data that the death toll was lowered to less than 1400. Now there are more than 53,000 reported. U. S. Officials are stepping up criticism of chinas response. A stunning rebuke of President Trump from one of his most trusted cabinet numbers. William barr saying that tweets and remarks about going ongoing cases make his job impossible. Already vowed to veto a resolution to restrict his ability to wage war against iran. To be passed by the u. S. House, it
Michael horowitz testified about his report on the investigation of the 20 16th president ial campaign. He took questions from members of the Senate Homeland security and Government Affairs security. I want to thank you for all your hard work in preparing the report. Praise he receive is well deserved and i share those sentiments. This report is an important step in providing the important answers to the questions that have festered for far too long. As thorough as this report is, its scope is also narrow. Many important questions remain unanswered. Paidattention has been that the hurricane investigation did have adequate predicate. Omissions inand the applications and renewals call into question the integrity of that process. Rebuke andmatic abuses are. How the i would argue that based on what , we should beeals asking more fundamental questions. At what point should the investigation into possible collusion between russia and the Trump Campaign have been shut down . Ig concluded that
This morning about his report on the russia investigation during the 2016 president ial campaign. He took questions from members of the Senate Homeland security and Governmental Affairs committee. The chair is senator ron johnson of wisconsin. This hearing will come to order. I want to thank Inspector General horowitz and his team for being here. I know in the hearing you had everybody raise their hands. If youve raise your hands and identify yourselves all the people who did this excellent work, i appreciate that. I want to thank you for all your hard work and efforts for preparing the report. The bipartisan praise you have received for your effort is welldy served and i share those sentiments. The release of this report is an important step in providing the public many of the answers to the questions that have festered for far too long. As thoreau as it is, its scope is narrow. Many important questions remain unanswered. Much attention has been paid to the reports conclusion, but the
A court he is convicted of nothing charged in this country with nothing he is the charges against him not only concocted but as his q. C. Pointed out yesterday the treaty extradition treaty between britain and the United States has. A specific. Section in that that says. But a person cannot be extradited if the offenses are said to be political the 16 of the 17 i leased charges against a songe in the United States are unlawful they are political that thats not an opinion thats not a piece of agitprop they are under law put political there based on a 1917 law coldly espionage act which was used to chase down Conscientious Objectors i mean the media here in fairness is more interested ugly in this case of. Bass in the killing of a british teenager that extradition is interesting presumably lewis though in court was saying this is our closest ally and Julian Assange has endangered the National Security of britains closest ally let alone the hacking charge which isnt political is it. Heck
Partsinevelos, carol roth and john burnett. So nba commissioner adam silver insisting that Houston Rockets general manager has the right to show support for anti protesters in hong kong even after chinas state broadcaster canceled plans susan li is standing by in the news room with the very latest details. Susan . Reporter so adam silver there you heard him and hes also backpedaling a bit today, saying that they dont regulate what owners, players and employees of the nba say. I guess they are doing this internal calculus right now that the nba need china or does china need the nba. You know, the nba hasnt been in china since 1987 going back to the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan and theres only one nba in the world so 600 Million People stream the games on streaming services and hundreds of millions, close to 1 billion watch it on broadcasters, cctv, so some would say that the nba has actually more of a preferential position compared to disney or starbucks because you can go to altern