News of more pipeline and refinery disruptions are all in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey now reports of more storms brewing. Well break down the impact on energy prices. And explosion and fire at a Chemical Plant in texas. Were live on the scene with the impact. Scary stuff trying to figure out if its toxic or not we bring with treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin picking up President Trumps baton who spoke to our Steve Liesman earlier with hoy lights of that conversation. Thank you very much u. S. Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin sitting down exclusively with cnbc saying the detailed plan cometh despite criticism that President Trump was promoting a plan without detail. Mnuchin says there is a plan, and it will be released within the next few weeks. Originally our goal had been august unfortunately, things got delayed a bit, but were on a track to get this done by the end of the year, so youre going to see the details come out later this month its going to go through a committee proces
Good morning a warm welcome to Worldwide Exchange on cnbc. Im wilfred frost. Sara eisen is off today. A quick check in on the futures market they are pointing higher, albeit only slightly by 20 points or so for the dow. The nasdaq and the s p fractionally positive. This comes off a day when we had a trifecta of record closes. The gains were small the dow up 2 , the s p and nasdaq up 0. 1 fair to say markets pausing for breath a bit ahead of that fed decision much more on the markets in a moment first breaking news out of mexico the death toll continues to rise following the 7. 1 earthquake more than 200 people are dead, including 22 children who were killed when an Elementary School collapsed. Mexicos president says more than half of the Nations Capital is without power this comes less than two weeks after a magnitude 8. 1 quake hit the country killing 100 people well follow this story and bring you the latest when we get it the other big story this morning, Hurricane Maria is holding
Friday and so, yes, the jury of seven men and five women em poured from Allegheny County does now have this case. Been working on it for about half hour or so. This after a day of emotional, dramatic closing arguments from both sides all over a blockbuster claim that the Legendary Entertainment bill cosby drugged and groped a much younger woman inside his own home. The defense call the case against cosby nonsense suggesting it was a media if you would rush to judgment and portraying the end trainer scene here entering court with his wife camille by his side the victim avenue smear campaign. Attorney Brian Mcmonagle noted Andrea Constand misstated the date of the alleged assault by two months. Failed to tell authorities she had been alone with cosby at his home and elsewhere on several prior occasions where there had been sexual contact. Finally mcmonagle remained the jury despite her initial claims to police this Temple University employee made dozens of phone calls to the temple icon
Joining us this morning, the executive editor kara swisher. We cant wait to check in with kara in a moment on a big day for tech apples ceo, tim cook, bezos, cats among the nearly one dozen tech ceos travel together white house today for the first meeting of President Trumps American Technology council. Were at the white house watching all that good morning. Good morning, carl. That group has convened Conference Calls in the past but it is first meeting of the tech ceos here at the white house it is the high list the white houses public schedule. But as weve been seeing taenldes come in, we notice there is another meeting at the white house today on tochl ax r. So were, of course, going stay tuned into what exactly comes out of that meeting which is going to be very important for our viewers as well. But the meeting with the tech executives is very narrowly focussed today the office of American Innovation wants to talk about how to modernize Government Services and this is what they ha
The Yellow Jersey. I have brent goff. Its good to have you with a straight we start in paris. The french president Emmanuel Macron is hosting u. S. President donald trump for dinner at the eiffel tower tonight. During a press conference earlier today mr. Trump said something that made a lot of people gulp. The u. S. President said something could happen with the paris climate agreement. People took that as a signal that mr. Trump is reconsidering his decision to pull out of the agreement. At that same press Conference Trump praised the relationship between france and the u. S. , describing it as unbreakable. The two said that they are cooperating on counterterrorism efforts and a roadmap for postwar syria. The talks are part of trumps whirlwind 36 hour visit to the country, his First Official visit to france. And our very own correspondent is covering this visit for us, he joins us now from paris. Good evening to you, max. Both of these leaders went out of their way to reassure their i