Attorne Attorney General Merrick Garland announcing he will give david weiss Special Counsel status to investigate the president s son. Hello and welcome everyone, im sandra smith. Gillian, great to have you back. Gillian this is America Reports. Garland says weiss told him he wanted to be given Special Counsel status to continue his probe into hunter biden. This after insisting for months that step was not necessary. Sandra the timing of this announcement is certainly being highlighted at this hour, and raising Big Questions about how the probe will intersect with a separate congressional investigation. And a Draft Plea Deal between hunters attorneys and weiss thats currently being reworked. Gillian Lindsey Graham as well as house ways and Means Committee chair jason smith are both here to react. Sandra mark meredith, live at the Justice Department at this hour for us. Why did the attorney yes decide to do this and decide to do this now, mark . Sandra, good afternoon to you. The u. S.
toyota. it is sounding bullish and has raised its annual net profit forecast reporting strong sales in all regions. the global shortage of semiconductors has eased and the car giant says it s on course for a record net profit this financial year of $30 billion. many car makers struggled because of a global chip shortage caused by increased demand and disrupted supply chains during the covid pandemic. toyota has also faced a safety test certification scandal at one of its major subsidiaries, daihatsu, which has led to production shutdowns at several factories. joining me now is anna marie baisden head of autos & infrastructure at fitch solutions. good to see you. when you look at the facts, the numbers and projections, it is looking very strong, but you read between the lines. tell us what we need to know. i the lines. tell us what we need to know. ~ ., , , ., the lines. tell us what we need to know. ~ . , , ., to know. i think, as you said, it is very to know. i think, a
about those peaceful pro-life protesters in iowa who are facing more than a decade in prison. their crime? praying and singing at an abortion clinic. but what if you are part of a pro-hamas protest that blocks major arteries in our nation s capital when congress is actually in session? well, the ingraham angle got exclusive video. [shouting] called the united states of america. and israel a minion and puppet. [inaudible] the hell with zionism, long live the revolution. laura: is he calling for a revolution. over there, here, both. who knows. but because he hates america, that means, of course, he is protected because a lot of people on the left don t really like america either. he is even celebrated by our anti-american establishment. now, as we told you last night, some polls are looking promising for donald trump especially in swing states just as the country faces a mine field of problems these days, so does trump. and his coming in the form may be a coordinated series
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inflation trending down. data due out later on friday from us economist department is likely to confirm prices are cooling. but with inflation still stubbornly high, policymakers here, as in many other developed economies, aren t done raising interest rates. michelle fleury reporting. let s quickly show you how markets reacted. all major major intersystem 0k all major major intersystem ok but japanese nikkei all major major intersystem 0k butjapanese nikkei opening but japanese nikkei opening slightly lower, butjapanese nikkei opening slightly lower, down by about i%. in other news, sporting goods giant nike has reported its latest earnings for the fourth quarter and revenue coming in at $12.8 billion. that s slightly higher than expected and it also means they have beaten revenue estimates for seven straight quartrs, with sales jumping in both its modest market, north america, and in china following the easing of covid 19 restrictions. chinese authorities have released data