That later today. Ism manufacturing. Lets look at a data check. Futures are 18. All10 year yield has been over the place which is a good barometer of linking the ukraine to the market with equities and bonds. Nymex crude and brent are elevated. On to the next screen the vxx 14 and the ruble 36. 49 and brent crude again. That is the big change from friday. Oil is really on the move. To see somearting response in the market from the tension in ukraine. F everyone ignored it last week. If you look at the front page, it is more focused. It has to do with the ukraine. Both the Financial Times calls it the russian creeping invasion. They received permission from the Russian Parliament to send troops there. There has been no public remarks. We know russians are active fighting are occupying airports. They have troops in crimea which serves as a departure point for russian ships. The response from the International Community has pretty much been widespread condemnation. John kerry is on his wa
Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. Selfinflicted wound. We dont know the entire back story but our understanding is this was not a strategic legal tweet. This was not a Communications Shop messaging tweet. This was the president waking up and doing what we reported him doing in our story which was privately sort of brooding and then publicly feuding and roaring. And he sent this tweet out to refute a bit of our story but in doing so actually pushed his own narrative much further into a place that is not particularly helpful for him or his namesake son. That may be an understatement. Phil rucker, lets talk about dj t. J. To your knowledge and to the best of your reporting, has anything about don june,s case changed materially that has motivated the president s
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We begin with Immigration Reform and the stir caused by a leaked white house proposal. Critics are blasting the plan. The Administration Says the alternative proposal is just a backup in Case Congress cant agree on a deal. As reported by usa today, the president s plan would allow Illegal Immigrants to become legal permanent residents within eight year, they would have to pass a background check, learn english and u. S. History, and pay back taxes. Susan mcginnis with more now from washington. Susan, good morning. Good morning, annemarie. Its not clear whether the white house leaked this plan or not but either way they want the plan so they can continue on the bipartisan bill. The white house is responding after a draft of its version of an Immigration Reform bill was leaked to the press this weekend. The white house says its simply backup plan. We will be prepared with our own plan if these ongoing talks between republicans and democrats up on capitol hill break down. White house sour