Warnings about lebanons sinking economy after a deal to form a new government unravelled. Democratic Party Leaders in the u. S. House of representatives have announced impeachment charges against donald trump it makes him only the 4th president to face a formal effort to be removed from office in response trump repeated his assertion that hes the victim of a witch hunt heidi joe castra reports from washington standing before a portrait of one of the nations Founding Fathers George Washington House Democratic leaders made a historic announcement today in service to our duty to the constitution and to our country. The House Committee on the judiciary is introducing 2 articles of impeachment charging the president of the United States donald j. Drum with committing high crimes and misdemeanors the 1st article is abuse of power for withholding security aid and a white house visit with ukraines leader in exchange for political investigations that would benefit trumps reelection the 2nd obst
But the s p 500 is about 3000. When we close above 3000, up. 6 , plenty of groups rallying on earnings, Morgan Stanley up 3. 5 , closing out the major banks with an excellent set of results. We have the rails rallying, and we will talk about that later on with fritz. The 10 year yield, 1. 76 . Curious about what is happening in britain, guy. Guy the deal we have in brussels is not a deal we have in belfast, so you can see this on the sterling chart. We got a deal, it was announced, sterling rockets up towards 1. 30 . Isn it is clear that the dup not going to vote for it once again, so the pound comes crashing back down, which at 1. 2838 is up on the week, but it has been a roller coaster ride. The negative pound is helping the ftse 100 out and the ftse 250 is positive on the day, an earnings story, and the dax is up by. 3 . What happened in brussels is certainly the big story of the day. Vonnie Boris Johnson has secured a deal, legal text with the European Union is now published, but h
Forward in order to make that arrangement democratic Boris Johnson has said well there will be a vote here at the Northern Irish parliament to make sure that people here want it but that will be based upon a simple majority and the d. P. s just really worried that the nationalists through their locks in a power sharing government with will do Everything Possible to push for more economic integration with the republic of ireland as opposed to allowing for the Current Situation to continue which is a situation that allows 30 members of the Northern Ireland assembly to complain get together and potentially veto anything any legislation they dont like coming out of westminster so in all the d. P. I just would be worried about a 37. 00 from their hands and about what they feel is something of a creeping an exception from the public or violent when it comes to the future here for the Northern Ireland. Lets turn now to the situation with turkey and syria a high level u. S. Delegation is in an
Mps vote to legalise same sex marriage and extend access to abortion in Northern Ireland, unless devolution is restored by mid october. And at wimbledon, andy murray and Serena Williams win in straight sets to reach the third round of the mixed doubles. Good evening. The tory leadership candidate, jeremy hunt, has hit back at President Trump over his attack on the British Ambassador to the United States after he called Sir Kim Darroch wacky, a pompous fool and a very stupid guy. The president has been angered by leaked private emails in which Sir Kim Darroch described the Trump White House as dysfunctional and inept. He also described theresa mays approach to brexit as foolish and a disaster. But in a tweet the foreign secretary, mr hunt, said the president was disrespectful and wrong. And said if he becomes the next Prime Minister, the ambassador will stay. Heres our north america correspondent, nick bryant. A lavish banquet in washington last night where the president glad handed dip
Jerusalem as israels capital. Will again im peter dhabi here in doha with your top stories also coming up. I believe we have another major breakthrough we need. The e. U. And the u. K. Reach a deal on the terms of their forthcoming divorce. North koreas leader calls for direct talks with the United States by sending a message via russia. Dont breathe the smoke the latest warning in Southern California where some wildfires could but for another two weeks. Palestinians are calling for a day of rage against the u. S. President Donald Trumps recognition of jerusalem as israels capital. Departure from seventy years of u. S. Policy on the contested city has been widely condemned and worldwide protests demonstrations have begun across the palestinian territories including the gaza strip how mass has called for a new uprising and intifada against israel and there are demonstrations across the arab and muslim countries too protesters have been rallying in turkey jordan chin is here yemen and ou