The General Election. About to find out the results of the exit poll. Good evening and welcome to the Election Centre. Tonight, the third time into yours that we have come here to the result in a major Unity Kingdom Wide poll. In 2015, David Camerons election resulted in the vote for brexit see a promise. And theresa may has guaranteed certainty for the years ahead. Three act drama. Indications of what she has got what she wanted orJeremy Corbyn has dashed hopes will come with exit polls at ten. Who gets to number ten . Welcome to the virtual downing street. We have watched as in 2015 conservative constituencies pathed the path. Labour left behind. What is going to happen tonight . Will the conservatives get the 326 seed is that they need, or can labour close the gap . Earlier today, the Party Leaders casted votes. Just as 47 million of us had the right to do. And the first actual result will help cast results. Newcastle and sunderland going head to head. Sophie is in sunderland. These
Was fired. Reporter form fbi director james comey testified he has no doubt that russia tried to testify and interfere testify in the election income testified that the president never directly ordered him to stop the Russian Investigation but referencing a cloud over the administration because of it. When he was asked if he thought that comey thought that trump colluded with russia he said he did not think he should answer it. He made it clear that the president was never under investigation. He said it was the gut feeling of the nature of the person he was with that he felt compelled to document his private conversations with President Trump. He said the president asked comey if he would like to stay on as the fbi director. What is going on is that he is looking to get something in exchange for granting my request to stay in the job. Reporter during another dinner with the president comey said that mr. Trump said that he needed loyalty. Why did you not stop and say mr. President , th
It hit its highest level since the election here in the u. S. It is calm. The dollaryen pretty much goes nowhere. The vix is down by over 1 . Gold, which you would think is a real safe haven bid, is going nowhere. Jonathan and just a moment, the Prime Minister of the u. K. Will be heading over to Buckingham Palace to meet with Queen Elizabeth ii. This is largely seen as a formality. Its historical theater. She does need to form a government. She will have to reach out and she has done that with the ireland Unionist Party to form a government. That will happen. It she has to do this is the headline. The u. K. Has a Hung Parliament after yesterdays election. That is not the outcome she was hoping for. What the people of the United Kingdom voted for last year was for the u. K. To leave the European Union. We have started that process in motion. There is no turning back. Now is the time for a general election because it will strengthen our hand. The britain i love is under threat. The Prim
Watch the car currency for you. Lauren take a look at the ftse here, it is up 47 points. Cheryl trade agreements and, of course, got u. S. Investors watching closely whats happening and here in the u. S. Stock market futures right now pointing higher and that could be a good sign for u. S. Stors today, lauren. Lauren and a posive week. Stocks didet some support after it appears President Trump was vindicated in testimony of james comey but trumps lawyer is set to file a barrage of lawsuits. Cheryl and then there is this, hot water again, this time over email about sex rules in a company party. You wont believe that story. Lauren no, you will not, i took a look at the email. Its 5 01 a. M. In new york. Good morning, im left side. Cheryl good morning, everyone, im cheryl casone. We would like to welcome to fbn am, first look at morning markets, breaking news and what to expect for the day ahead. Lauren breaking this morning, political mayhem in the United Kingdom as theresa may is expect
With comey, and i was quite struck, charlie, when he said that he would 100 be willing to testify under oath, even to the special counsel Robert Mueller. Rose we continue with mike schmidt to have the New York Times. If the president were to go under oath and bob mueller were to look at all the evidence and conclude comey was telling the truth and the president wasnt, then that would set up a perjury investigation, an investigation into whether false statements were made under oath. You cant lie in an f. B. I. Interview or before a grand jury. You know, those are things that the government takes very seriously. Rose and then turn to mike allen, the cofounder of axios. Its a declaration of war, charlie, in both words and at you just quoted the president as saying is fitting with their strategy and posture. So after yesterdays back and forth, the amazing cinematic testimony by former f. B. I. Director comey, somebody sent me a text and they said, i think aaron sorkin wrote his Opening St