White house was informed of the Deputy Attorney generals decision to appoint the special prosecutor after the order had been signed, mueller served under president s bush and obama, takes reins of the investigation after firing of fbi director james comey. Comey it should be noted previously served as deputy to mueller at fbi, his appointment as special council comes as congressional committees demand the fbi produce memos authored by james comey that perso purportedly claim that President Trump suggested highend the investigation. It should be noted if the claims are true, noted constitutional scholar Jonathan Turley said that comeys comments are not sufficient for charges of obstruction of justice writing, the criminal code demands more than what comey reportedly describes in his memo. Speaker paul ryan, also standing up for president today in face of heightened attacks saying he has full confidence to the president. We need the facts. It is obvious there are some people who want to
Testimony move the markets later on . Matt, we are counting ourselves down to the ecb. Matt that is right. And and into the open of equity trading in europe just about half an hour to go. Equity Index Futures pointing slightly upwards right now. Important to point out that ahead of the ecb, ahead of the, testimony, ahead of everything that is happening today, investors have been a little bit cautious as far as going in and taking risks. They want to see the outcome of super thursday, if you want to call it that before they put anything on the table. A little bit less will i am could be expected today. That you have a busy day. The main event in many ways in terms of what is happening. U. K. Polls close at 10 p. M. I want to take you to the gmm. That is what is happening today. The yen is up by. 2 of 1 . Pay attention to that. Let me roll the board on and show you what is happening with the japanese 10 year. There seems to be the story that way howwill change the it communicates visavis
Todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Youre in charge of Homeland Security there. Yes. That seems like a threat. Its certainly not. I think tho one would perceive that as a threat. President trump continues his attack on the media. I think that the president of the United States is take things way too far. These are not just tweets. These are official communications from the president of the United States. Its not just social media. Its the tone. It makes you think the whole system is a joke. Budget battles have forced partial government shutdowns in maine and new jersey. State parks and beaches are now closed. Im ready to work, but cant work if i dont have any money. In germany, police say several are dead after a fiery bus crash. That bus left completely charred. A sky west night suffered an engine fire. The suspect at the center of a manhunt following a case of deadly road rage in pennsylvania turned himself in to police. This is the story of a savage and senseless murder. De
Emerged from the sea. But we begin this morning with todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Youre in charge of Homeland Security there. Yes. That seems like a threat. Its certainly not. No one would consider that a threat. I think that the president of the United States is take things way too far. Those are tweets from the president of the United States. Its not just social media. Its the tone. It makes you think the whole system is a joke. States have shut down state parks. New jersey and maines parks are closed. Cant work in you dont have any money. Police in new jersey say several people are dead after a fiery bus crash. A skywest flight suffered an engine fire. Only [ bleep ]. The suspect at the center of a manhunt following a case of deadly road rage in pennsylvania turned himself in to police. This is the story of a savage and senseless murder. Demonstrators took to the streets calling for impeachment of President Trump. I think he belongs in prison. Officials are determini
Manipulation, there is some propaganda, there is a lot of repression, but it is also a genuine perception that putin has made the country more stable. Glor we continue with steven cook of the council of Foreign Relations and talk about the recent saudi arabianled block aid of qatar and what it means for the middle east and the u. S. The qatarys are going to be isolated from the region. There is too much mistrust now among the leaders of these countries for them to repair the relationship in a way where there is constructive cooperation, common interests that the saudis and the emiratis will be willing to work with the qatarys, the egyptian, and vice versaa. Glor conclude with personal technology comist Walt Mossberg. He talked to charlie about hits recent retirement and career in journalism. I feel very comfortable wit. I really think of it and ease planned when i announced it as a reinvention. Thats not a rhetorical dodge. Every so often, you have to reinvent yourself and, so, when i