issue. and when you actually go to border patrol counsel, those that see the chaos day to day, they re saying send us some help. yet it appears that help won t be coming from congress anytime soon. the bipartisan border bill that republican senator james lankford and others worked on for months is now dead. wal go through the republican-led chaos on capitol hill. plus, we ll take a look at a possible plan b on border security from the white house as president biden considers taking executive actions to address illegal migration. and also ahead we re going to break down the monumental case going before the supreme court later this morning that could determine whether donald trump stays on the presidential ballot. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, february 8th. i m jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. we have a packed show this morning, and we ll begin on kamt where the carefully crafted, bipartisan border security, and fo
Including against its oil industry which has helped fund its military activities and those of its proxies across the middle east. Data from Energy Analytics firm, vortexa, suggests that in the first three months of this year, iran exported more oil than at any time in the last six years, with most of it going to china. Iran currently produces about 3 of the worlds oil supplies. Earlier i spoke to Philip Worman who is a senior Managing Director we have heard about new sanctions from the us and uk, targeting executives of an Engine Manufacturer that supplied the drones iran used in that attack on israel. Companies also linked to irans Steel Industry are being targeted. Earlier i spoke to Philip Worman who is a senior Managing Director at Risk Consultanchs held. Philip advises on sanctions risk. Well, its interesting. Even with the recent Missile Attacks on israel, the price of crude really hasnt gone up in the same way that you saw with previous geopolitical shocks. So crude is kind of p
computing and ai infrastructure. joining me now is our business reporter, jonathanjosephs, from our business newsroom. tell us a bit more about this deal and the lay offs as well? tell us a bit more about this deal and the lay-offs as well?- and the lay-offs as well? that s ri . ht. and the lay-offs as well? that s right- google and the lay-offs as well? that s right. google has and the lay-offs as well? that s right. google has fired - and the lay-offs as well? that s right. google has fired these i and the lay-offs as well? that s right. google has fired these 28 staff, say it has investigated their behaviour and that is the conclusion it has come to you. this is all about some process that happen at google offices in new york and california on tuesday, in which this group have now former staff decided to voice their concerns about this contract with the israeli government. it is a $1.2 billion contract with amazon, something called project nimbus and it provides ai called project
the white house is making no effort to walk back an unscripted comment from president biden comparing xi jinping to dictators. he made the remark during a campaign fundraiser in california on tuesday. the white house says that candid assessment should come as no surprise and say the department says that the u.s. will continue to be blunt and forth right. beijing had a different take. translator: remarks seriously violate diplomatic etiquette and seriously infringe on china s political dignity which is an open political provocation. the comment comes just a few days after secretary of state antony blinken reported progress during the meeting with xi jinping in beijing. curious. blunt and forth right, but they are supposed to be diplomats. and fighting in the west bank extended into wednesday as the idf blew up a vehicle.