Friday is forever. We belong together. So come on, come on, and dont you say never. There is no tomorrow. So come on, come on, you should know better. Lauren it is friday. And welcome, finally, to fbn a. M. Its a busy friday. Well get to it in a second. Im lauren simonetti. Ashley im ashley webster. Lauren how is your money moving this morning . Were of coming off of record highs, the dow down 23 points this morning, the s p losing down 3 andahalf after Peter Navarro said the final chinau. S. Trade deal rests with President Trump. Ashley in asia overnight, generally down. The nikkei in japan was up about a quarter of a percent. The shanghai, kospi slightly lower. Lauren in europe, this is how stocks have opened, a quarter percent across the board to the downside. Ashley now to the big story in politics, the 2020 field could be getting more crowded with former new york city mayor Michael Bloomburg opening the door to joining the 2020 race for the white house. Lauren with more, heres ais
Well hear from the bbcs team there. The boss of mcdonalds has been fired for having a relationship with an employee. Mcdonalds said it was consensual, but violated company policy. Congress has published two transcripts of testimony given by former ambassadors about Donald Trumps phone call asking ukraine to investigate joe biden and his son. This is all part of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump for his part the president denies withholding military aid until ukraine began the investigation. Former Us Ambassador to ukraine Marie Yovanovitch says she was shocked to discover that donald trump had told the ukrainian president she was bad news. And that before she left her post in the spring, ukrainian officials had warned that a campaign against her was being orchestrated by President Trumps lawyer, Rudi Guiliani and she needed to watch her back. Just to reiterate thats ukraine warning the Us Ambassador about the actions of the president s lawyer. The other former ambassador is
This makes a huge difference in how the trial progresses forward. A judge has decided that jon kyl is competent and able to stand trial. Remember he has the transient accused of killing 18yearold mia wilson. He stabbed her to death. The accusers say. He also is accused of entering her sister with a knife at the Macarthur Bart station. Judge may the ruling today based on three doctors reports. One doctor said that he was unfit to stand trial. Another said that he was fit to stand trial in a third made no decisions and judge kramer ultimately ended up fighting with the doctor that said jon kyl is fit to stand trial. As a result, the trial will progress forward. Have set a date for john to make a plea. This will happen august 2. We did reached out to the public defender and she said that while the judge ruled he is competent enough to stand trial, it is not a comment on what his Mental Health was at the time of the crime. The next phase is moving forward august 2 and you can count on kpix
Of this. Surely its tax cuts or die for the tories. And thats all coming up in your next hour. Thank you for joining all coming up in your next hour. Thank you forjoining me on the thank you for joining me on the show. Your company is always a pleasure. Now you might say, why do people in politics give as much interest to gaza as they do to glasgow or gateshead or gillingham or gloucester . Well, gillingham or gloucester . Well, theres a huge vote tonight on this matter. A massive protest outside and later in the show weve got an exclusive interview with a councillor from a tiny cumbrian town on the coast called hillam. Then theyve had for three Asylum Seekers dumped on their town, where theres a critical shortage of housing for locals. No gp appointments, no dentists. The nearest hospital 40 minutes away, the nearest cop shop 45 minutes away. Theyre voiceless. Theyve been trampled voiceless. Theyve been trampled down. Were going to give them a voice and try and get action thats coming
Of this. Surely its tax cuts or die for the tories. And thats all coming up in your next hour. Thank you for joining all coming up in your next hour. Thank you forjoining me on the thank you for joining me on the show. Your company is always a pleasure. Now you might say, why do people in politics give as much interest to gaza as they do to glasgow or gateshead or gillingham or gloucester . Well, gillingham or gloucester . Well, theres a huge vote tonight on this matter. A massive protest outside and later in the show weve got an exclusive interview with a councillor from a tiny cumbrian town on the coast called hillam. Then theyve had for three Asylum Seekers dumped on their town, where theres a critical shortage of housing for locals. No gp appointments, no dentists. The nearest hospital 40 minutes away, the nearest cop shop 45 minutes away. Theyre voiceless. Theyve been trampled voiceless. Theyve been trampled down. Were going to give them a voice and try and get action thats coming