As nbc confirms a report that the president ordered Robert Mueller fired, but backed away when the white House Counsel threatened to quit. Im willem marx in london. Lvh shares beat expectations for the Fourth Quarter as Chinese Shoppers buy more handbags and champagne. And shares in swiss fragrance and fragrance manufacturer rise in net profit and a planned hike for its dividend welcome to street signs. We are awaiting President Trumps speech later today, but the president ahead of that speech telling cnbc that he would consider rejoining the Transpacific Partnership speaking to joe kernen in davos, he said he was here to negotiate. I like bilateral because if you have a problem you terminate. When youre in with many countries like with tpp, so you have 12 if we were in, you dont have that same you dont have that same option right somebody asked me the other day if i would do tpp. Heres my answer i would do tpp if we had a much better deal than we had. The deal was a horrible deal naft
Policy i think we need more cooperation. That was my message, thats why i believe in this new global pa pact u. S. Tax reform is a big deal for Barclays Says the banks Ceo Jes Staley saying yus europe will need to keep up to stay competitive on one level its clearly changed or will change the dialogue around how countries are coordinating globally both in terms of how to deal with business as a function of r regulation and tax. And diageo sales up. Diageos strength is about topline growth and efficiency i call it the perfect blend. Im akiko fujita live in davos. We have heard from u. S. Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin again saying he thought his comments on the dollar were clear he said he is not concerned with the greenback levels shortterm. This after the dollar fell further against the euro on his opening comments in davos, saying that he supported a weaker currency. Geoff will speak to the treasury secretary on a panel, the remaking of Global Finance at the forum today, which also
Based on facts and not speculation. The debate on iran, whats next and what young iranians think. Lethal force. Unsealed unnerving. The dashcam Video Showing Police killing an unarmed man. We have asked for an investigation into the civil Rights Violations by these officers. Tonight the demand for answers. Plus arctic blast. Climate change at the end of the world. Techknows phil torres is heading there on a cutter, hell join us live. All eyes are on athens again tonight. The Greek Parliament has voted to accept the next bailout deal and that means a new round of austerity plans for the people. That no happiness for many citizens the situation is one of despare, Patricia Sabga is in athens reporting the story. So patty this was not an easy decision. It wasnt. It was a very stark choice, john. In fact during his comments to mps his impassioned appeal, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says he doesnt agree with this agreement either, he doesnt agree with these austerity measures. His choice w
Austerity in exchange for a becameout. Unsettling. A california judge orders the release of dash cam Video Showing Police shooting an unarmed man. A Nuclear Fallout 70 years after the first big blast. Al jazeera goes inside a Rural Community when where people say the Nuclear History is killing them. Former president george h. W. Bush is in the hospital tonight. The elder bush fell and broke a vertebra in his neck in kennebunkport maine. A family Spokesman Says mr. Bush is doing good but will have to wear a neck brace. The 94yearold was hospital idessed in houston after suffering shortness of breath. The ink is rather dry and the rhetoric in washington is well under way. President obama urged lawmakers to evaluate the deal based on facts and not on politics and posturing. As Jamie Mcintire reports the agreement faces strong bipartisan resistance in capitol hill. I made notes on the arguments. Like the law professor president obama used to be, he offered point by point defense of the iss
Chattanooga coming together in the wake of the shooting that took the lives of five members of the u. S. Military. Iwe begin tonight with that historic chapter in the relations between the u. S. And cuba. Tomorrow in washington a cuban flag will fly over a new Cuban Embassy for the first time in more than 50 years. At the state department, the cuban flag will be added to the flags of other 150 other nations. In havana where the anticipation is building. Havana, any other day on the island inflation. For those americans worried or concerned about missing out on retrocuba, time is on jury side. Yes, change is coming to the caribbean island nation but it wont happen overnight. It could take years. The relationship between washington and havana is difficult. And the opening of an embassy is not expected to change that dynamic. But a poll taken earlier this year showed 97 of cubans supportingsupporting normalizing ties with the u. S. Theres happiness and relief but also a sense of cautious