34 days out now until the Iowa Caucuses who will emerge from a crowded group of candidates . A lot of people asking that. Were also of course following the developing news out of baghdad. Hundreds of protesters storming the u. S. Embassy there and they are protesting recent air strike against an iranbacked malitia were following that story. Were also expecting more protests out of hang kong, they are now just two hours away from ringing in the new year, and mass demonstrations are planned as well. Well take you there. Im Ashley Webster in today for stuart, Varney Company about to begin. Ashley and on this last day of 2019 why not start with breaking Economic News for you right now, were getting the latest numbers on home prices. Especially when its positive right to end this decade this year, so were up monthovermonth 1 for the year for the last year were up over 2 and weve been talking all year long about slow down taking places in housing especially with existing home sales which rep
17th sadly on that day, the Intelligence Community Inspector General formally notified the congress the administration was foreboding him from turning over a whistleblower complaint. On constitution day. This is a violation of law shortly there after press reports began to break of a phone call by the president of the United States calling upon a foreign power to intervene in his election this is a breach of his Constitutional Responsibilities. The facts are these. The Intelligence Community Inspector General who was appointed by President Trump determined that the complaint is both of urgent concern and credible and its disclosure he went on to say relates to one of the most significant and important of the director of National Intelligences responsibility to the american people. On thursday the Inspector General testified before the House Intelligence Committee stating that the acting director of National Intelligence balked him from disclosing the whistleblower kpla complaint this i