The former acting attorney general was supposed to testify today in an investigation into russias meddling in the election until her hearing was canceled. We will take you through what we know at this hour. Also on the agenda, the status of chairman devin nunez. He has to step down. Even if it were only the appearance of what he has done. Its not just the issue of sally yates. Every hearing of the House Intelligence Committee this week on russian meddling has been canceled as chairman devin nunez faces calls from democrats and even some concerns from republicans now to step down about his leadership of that committee. Can he survive . Also this hour, debate and switch. Weve never had anything like this happen in any of our elections before. That was a great pivot off the fact that she wants open boarders. We never had anything like this happen in any of our elections before. Ta was a great pivot off the fact that he wants open boarders. You saw the real debates last fall but a reenactm
Outgoing Palm Beach County Clerk and Comptroller Sharon Bock gave five-figure payments to three top executives this year for resigning and promising never to sue or talk negatively about her or her office.
The unusual payouts to the senior officials were among 14 separation agreements Bock arranged this year for departing employees. The agreements awarded employees with extra severance pay if they agreed never to sue or “disparage the Clerk” in the future.
Bock’s administration insisted on the non-disparagement provisions despite a state law barring government agencies from using severance pay to restrict employees’ ability to discuss the disputes that prompted their departures, The Palm Beach Post found.
studio. you will not want to miss this. before that let s take a quick look at wall street. it had been a pretty rough eight days. was it a ninth day of a slide or a turnaround? here s hampton peterson with the market wrap. hey, steve. we did have the markets shaking off that losing streak, ending in positive territory. the dow higher by 150 points. the s&p up 17. the nasdaq rising by about 34 points. and that is it from cnbc. first in business worldwide. i mean wish i had time to take care of my portfolio, but.. well, what are you doing tomorrow -10am? staff meeting. noon? eating. 3:45? uh, compliance training. 6:30? sam s baseball practice. 8:30? tai chi. yeah, so sounds relaxing. alright, 9:53? i usually make their lunches then, and i have a little vegan so wow, you are busy. wouldn t it be great if you had investments that worked as hard as you do? yeah. introducing essential portfolios.