Dot a big show joining the conversation pain Capitol Management is with us and Mitch Rochelle in editorial page ed tore James Freeman great to see everybody this morning. Thank you so much for joining souse so we have a market following bouncing ball of china President Trump, of course, addressed the Economic Club yesterday a event that i attended futures are down this morning but president was talking about china trade negotiations talking about Strong Economy heres a bit of that. Unploim is recently achieved lowest rate in 51 year. Africanamerican unemployment hispanic and Asian American unemployment have all reached lowest rates in history. Nearly 7 Million People have been lifted off very importantly food stamps, 7 Million People off food stamps. Since my election the s p 500 is up over 45 president obama the dow jones is up over 50 . And the nasdaq is up 60 . Their supply chains are cracking very badly. And they are dying to make the deal. Were ones that are deciding whether or no
Reporter stephanie bask came to vallejo to see for herself where her 38yearold son was shot and killed last night. Witnesses say it started as an argument over a parking spot. At some point, an off Duty Richmond Police officer fired the gun at the man. He popped his gun and shot my gun. My sun started running that way and started yelling please dont let this man kill me. He apparently shot him in the back and the back of the head. Reporter reason is a local rapper who goes by the name cheddar man. He didnt deserve that. He didnt deserve to die like that. Reporter the officers attorney tells a much different story. Michael reign tells resin got angry and got out of his car to confront the officer. When the individual confronted the officer he started threatening him and made the statement im going to f you up right here in front of i dont you are wife. Reporter he says the officer tried to deescalate the situation, but the man went to his car and pulled out a gun. Opens the front gun an
Ukraine, who has since resigned. Kent will appear on the first day of public testimony next wednesday along with ambassador bill taylor. Kent is expected to detail the irregular policy process that sought to pressure ukraine to investigate trumps political rivals. Todays transcripts confirming the president s explicit desire for a commitment from ukraine to investigating his political opponents from. That testimony, kent, Ambassador Gordon Sondland had talked to the president and potus wanted nothing less than president zelensky to go to the microphone and say investigations, biden, and clinton. Kent also details the level of alarm among career officials about the Pressure Campaign run by that irregular channel of officials and Rudy Giuliani. He describes an interaction with a colleague in which he warned of the danger in pressuring a Foreign Government to do Donald Trumps political bidding. Kent, on august 15th, the new special assistant to special representative volker, catherine cro
Pressured the ukrainian leader. The ambassador talked about a call made after the day the president asked the ukrainian leader to investigate the bidens. In the presence of my staff at a restaurant, sondland called President Trump and told him of his meetings in kiev. The member of my staff could hear President Trump on the phone asking ambassador sondland about the investigations. Ambassador sondland told President Trump the ukrainians were ready to move forward. Following the call with President Trump, the member of my staff asked ambassador sondland what President Trump thought about ukraine. Responded that President Trump cares more about the investigations of biden which giuliani was pressing for. All right. No one knew about this testimony until bill taylor arrived yesterday. President trump was asked about this call yesterday. This is what he said. I know nothing about that. First time i heard that. The aide who allegedly heard this call, david holmes, he will testify behind clo
With four key witnesses set to testify and a day that could bring some of the most contentious moments yet. This morning well hear from two Top National Security officials who heard the july 25th phone call between President Trump and the president of ukraine, and they both say they were troubled by it. Also, both witnesses have been attacked already by President Trump and his allies. Will the president resist. Now republicans are expected to mount an aggressive line of questioning with one in particular, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman. And former special envoy to ukraine kurt volker, they will testify. They released two transcripts of two other key witnesses. David holmes, the u. S. Diplomat in ukraine. Hes the person who overheard President Trump asking ambassador sondland about the investigation into joe biden during that loud cell phone call in a kyiv restaurant. He told lawmakers he was stunned by that call. Hed never seen anything like it he said. A source tells cnn serl re