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after a high turnout forced them to be extended three times. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with yet more turbulent development in washington, hot on the heels of president from s departure on his first foreign trip, us media published two new revelations. the new york times is reporting that the president described his sacked fbi chief james coney the president described his sacked fbi chiefjames coney as a nutjob. they show document summarising the meeting saying i face great pressure because of russia has taken off. the washington post has also published an article saying a current white house official has been identified asa house official has been identified as a significant person of interest. in the fbi investigation into links between russia and the tramp campaign. we will have more for you with our correspondent in a moment. but both those stories were published only minutes after air force one took off from andrews air base taking donald trump on ....
in the final of the european championship. good evening. the wikilea ks founder, julian assange, says he will not forgive or forget after a seven year rape investigation in sweden was dropped without charge today. for almost five of those years, mr assange has been holed up inside the ecuadorian embassy in london to avoid extradition. but today s development doesn t mean that the 45 year old can finally walk free. police say they would still be obliged to arrest him if he left the embassy. and the united states may also take legal action against him for leaking secret official documents. our correspondent caroline hawley has the story. her report includes flashing images from the start. out into the fresh air. cheering on the balcony of the ecuadorian embassy, julian assange emerged this afternoon to have his say on the end of the swedish investigation against him. today is an important victory for me and for the un human rights system. seven years without charge whil ....
and a senior white house official is identified as a significant person of interest in the investigation into links between russia and the trump campaign. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the wikilea ks founder, julian assange, says he will not forgive or forget after a seven year rape investigation in sweden was dropped without charge today. for almost five of those years, mr assange has been holed up inside the ecuadarian embassy in london to avoid extradition. but today s development doesn t mean that the 45 year old can finally walk free, police say they would still be obliged to arrest him if he left the embassy. our correspondent, caroline hawley, has the story. her report includes flashing images from the start. out into the fresh air. cheering on the balcony of the ecuadorian embassy, julian assange emerged this afternoon to have his say on the end of the swedish investigation against him. today is an important victory, for me and for the un human rights s ....
need to look out for is volatility in the market. your markets and this is what we are seeing overall. global stocks seem to be more study certainly than they were yesterday. rising.x stocks and europe edging higher. that means they re having their worst week since november. the brazilian real we ll talk about all day, 3.37. the vix down. a little bit of a swing upwards yesterday. let s get to first word news. sebastian: the u.s. treasury secretary says breaking up the banks would be a huge mistake. steven mnuchin says the u.s. administration does not support splitting commercial and investment banking. elizabeth warren accused him of a bizarre policy shift. temer has defined calls to step down, saying an investigation will clear him of a cover-up. media claimed that he approved hush money for the former house speaker. realurmoil has seen the tumble. u.k. political parties have criticized theresa may s approach to brexit ahead of next month s election. jeremy corbyn r ....
for saudi arabia, according to officials familiar with the deal. they say it will include tanks, combat ships, radar, cybersecurity technology. the announcement is expected tomorrow in riyadh. local news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 120nalists and analysts in countries. i am mark upton. this is bloomberg. julia: live from bloomberg headquarters in new york, i am julia chatterley. scarlet: i am scarlet fu. julia: u.s. stocks closing higher after a volatile week. question is,the what you miss? a washington post report says a possible an investigation into possible ties between the and russiaistration has identified a person of interest currently in the administration. plus, volatility in the markets. we explore that in the week in review. and political drama is not contained to the u.s. brazil s president is under the spotlight. we examine anxiety around the globe. isia: abigail doolittle standing by. ab ....