Has brexit shaken the foundation . We speak to the ceo at 7 00 a. M. U. K. Time. A very warm welcome to countdown. We are live from london. It is 6 00 a. M. Here in london. A quick look at what is happening. The asian equities session is underway, fairly flat. Weakness coming in through some oil related asset classes. Let us look at the risk radar. Oil prices weaker, down by 1. 3 . Weakness across the oil markets meaning the asiapacific energy is down for the fourth day. Prospect of increasing crude supplies. We talked about that story coming out of iraq. Prices are retreating from a sevenweek high. We talked about this a lot yesterday and last week with regards to the hawkish commentary coming in from fed officials. A little bit of a retreat from the highs we saw yesterday as we focus in on jack jackson hole where janet yellen will be speaking on friday. The fed needs to consider the cost of leaving Interest Rates low. We will talk more about that team as we go through the program. In
Electoral vote in the 2nd district. Tomorrow hes heading to arizona, a trump state in 2016, now leaning towards former vp biden. The former vp is on offense, campaigning in georgia, a state that has not voted for a democrat in almost 30 years. This year, the polls there are neck and neck. Georgia is one of many states that has already seen record turnout in early voting. The secretary of state there warning there will be long lines all week long. Were seeing the same story in maryland where people are lining up at 4 00 in the morning. And in new york where we are, lines are still stretched for hours, even on day three of early voting. In all, 62 million americans have already cast their ballots. Roughly 45 of the total we saw back in 2016. The president hits the trail from washington where he hosted a swearing in ceremony for Amy Coney Barrett last evening. Not only could that give him a boost in the polls but it also means barrett will be on the Supreme Court just in time to rule on a
What the president said before the riot started. Today the Washington Post is reporting that even as members of congress were trapped inside capitol hill desperately calling the president s aides and his family members to get him to call off the rioters the president himself was busy enjoying the spectacle, according to one close adviser trump watched with interest, buoyed to see that his supporters were fighting so hard on his behalf. At the very same time there is new fallout from the insurrection, more resignations, more arrests and now word that more than a dozen Capitol Police officers have been suspended or are under investigation for their personal role in the riot that ultimately caused one of their fellow officers his own life. And remember, this is not over. The fbi is warning of more possible attacks at the capitol, and every single state house in america all leading up to president elect bidens inauguration next week. Im bringing in Leigh Ann Caldwell on capitol hill, what
They pulled her in and tried to resuscitate her, the crew and pilot. They got it slandlanded somehow. And honoring the extraordinary life and legacy of an american matriarch known for her wit and dedication to her family. Youve got two choices in life. You can like what you do or you can dislike what you do. Ive chosen to like what i do and i think im the luckiest woman in the world. Wow. We begin this morning with President Trump confirming he sent his cia director and secretary of state nominee, mike pompeo, to meet with kim jongun in north korea just weeks before the president is expected to make the trip. I have a great team here to break this all down this morning. But first, let me explain to you the history thats unfolding before your eyes. Mike pompeos meeting is notable all by itself. It has been almost 20 years since a u. S. Official on his level has met with a north Korean Leader. This morning the president tweeted, quote, a Good Relationship was formed and he said that deta