Maria good wednesday morning, everyone. Thanks so much for joining us this morning. Im maria bartiromo, and i hope youre having a good wednesday morning, wednesday, may 8th. 8 a. M. On the button on the east coast. Stormy daniels back on the stand tomorrow in former President Trumps socalled hush money trial after the judge denied trumps lawyers request for a mistrial. Daniels contradicting herself yesterday admitting she, quote, hates trump. The judge warning she gave irrelevant details to the case. Heres what the former president said about it yesterday. Watch. Well, this was a very big day, a very revealing day as you see the case is totally falling apart. They have nothing on books and records and even something that should bear very little relationship to the case, just a disaster for the d. A. , for the sorosbacked d. A. Its a disaster. Maria hes saying what he can say around the gag order. A new Usa Today Suffolk University poll finds 44 of registered voters do not believe this
College chaos is not over. There was mores disruption in new york, police cleared the campus at the Fashion Institute of technology. Con frontation at George Washington university, police cleared the encampment there. How convenient. The d. C. Mayor and police chief testify before Congress Today on why the clearout was so long delayed. The president heads to wisconsin. Hes announcing a 3 billion Data Center Project with microsoft in raci new York Stock Exchanger. He will be talking up the racin if e. To the markets. The trend this morning is to the downside. Its not a champ eloff, dow off 50, but the nasdaq is down, what, 103 points premarket. Interest rates, not much change there. The 10year yields are at 4. 49 , just below 4. 5. The 2year around 4. 84 at last count, it is right now. Bitcoin, 62,000 a coin, and we have oil around 77 a barrel. No change for gas, youre looking at a 3. If 64 for a gallon of regular. Diesel, though, is down one cent, 3. 96. Gold still hovering around 2300
This. The sinking of the empress of britain. And this. Sinking of the empress of britain. Very emotional, because i realised he was writing about me. Hello there. The bbc came back with its own analysis today. Playing out elsewhere. There is no problem, but yes, we are going to solve it. An issue even though women are paid less on average. Arrived more recently, it suggests. Were more generous. To be more structured. Our business editor, helen thomas reports. And now on air talent. The bbc off balance. Editors and correspondence who appear on screen. 8 , that is lower than the 9. 4 . 6 . Was much too wide with more men at the top than women. The first is the gender pay gap. The average of mens pay and womens. Seniority or by type of work. Pilots are men and most of its cabin crew are women. But the bbc is grappling with another issue, equal pay. Are of an equal value to the organisation. It seems to be the report that the bbc wanted. You care about. And a lack of consistency and transp
Of her visit to china, and her officials are trumpeting the nearly 13 million worth of deals they expect to be signed during the trip. Theresa may has agreed a joint trade and investment review with china. Its the first step to what she says will be an ambitious trade deal post brexit although the recently lea ked Civil Service forecasts on brexit suggest a china trade deal would be of only limited benefit to the uks gdp. President xi jinping has said chinas markets will be opened further to the uk. And the two leaders also discussed north korea, protecting the environment, and, more controversially, human rights and democracy. Live, now, to shanghai, and our correspondent robin brant. This report from laura kuenssberg. Watch what i do, not what others say. Theresa may wants you to judge her actions, not her critics words. Taking tea with her husband and one of the most powerful men in the world. Lapsang souchong, no less. Maybe thats what they drink in numberten. Herjourney of thousan
Of her visit to china, and her officials are trumpeting the nearly 13 billion, worth of deals they expect to be signed during the trip. Theresa may has agreed a joint trade and investment review with china. Its the first step to what she says will be an ambitious trade deal, post brexit, although the recently leaked Civil Service forecasts on brexit suggest a china trade deal would be of only limited benefit to the uks gdp. President xijinping said chinas markets will be opened further to the uk. And the two leaders also discussed north korea, protecting the environment, and, more controversially, human rights and democracy. Laura kuenssberg reports. A short time ago i spoke to the bbcs robin brant in shanghai and i put it to him that everything anyone says in china is closely monitored or censored. I am not afraid to say what i like, but for viewers here in china, the bbc, for instance, is monitored and censored. I am not afraid to say what i like, but for viewers here in china, the b