Its a confirmation hearing for one of the president elects most scrutinized cabinet picks. Secretary of state designate Rex Tillerson appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Some lawmakers have expressed concerns about tillersons dealings with russia, jim. We got a lot to get through in the next few hours. Yeah, look cross talk with joe in the market yesterday though everything is up for grabs. I think the tillersons hearing is very much encapsulate the whole rally. But tillerson is at the heart of what i regard business agenda who is secretary of state. And part of the business agenda by the way is to do business with everyone including russia, which by the way before you went to sochi was one of our brightest possibility of partners of energy. So lets say too much is on the line to not cut away. Not the only one going on as well. Elaine chao in front of commerce this morning. Tillerson now apparently in the room shaking hands with members of the committee. Expect to
Trump team. The confirmation hearing for Rex Tillerson. The buzz is palpable. He will sit at that table moments away as he tries to become secretary of state for our country. Thats getting underway. He is the exxonmobile ceo who will undoubtedly face tough questions from both sides about his ties to Vladimir Putin. Bill Jeff Sessions is the next pick to be attorney general. Democratic senator cory booker becoming the first sitting senator to ever testify against a colleague. That will happen today at some point. Martha big stuff. At 11 00 a. M. Well hear from donald trump, the president elect himself, on this very controversial day. Mr. Trump will hold his first News Conference since winning the election. The last one was 167 days ago since reporters gave him open question. Bill we dont know if he will address the reports about russia but will be asked about it. His team denying all the unsubstantiateed allegations. Someone in the past that has been source is not even the New York Time
Tesco shoppers have today been left fuming as contactless payment systems have gone down at supermarkets across the UK causing huge queues like Christmas .
Suffolk Constabulary says it is aware of the incident in which a Maidstone fan fell from the upper tier of the Cobbold Stand during the National League South side s 2-1 FA Cup victory over the Blues at Portman Road, but that it is not a police matter, although it will be discussed at the next Safety Advisory Meeting.