With sally and World Business report. From Boardroom Chief to commander in chief. Trump hands control of his Business Empire to his sons. But ethical questions will remain for americas richest ever president. Plus i apologize to the south korean people. Samsung Boss Jay Y Lee is questioned in a growing Corruption Scandal welcome to World Business report. Im Sally Bundock well be live in seoul in a moment for the latest on samsung. But first we are in the us where, as youve been hearing, President Elect donald trump has been dismissing claims russia holds Compromising Material on him, calling it fa ke news. The row has even threatened to overshadow controversy over mr trumps Business Dealings and concerns he will face a major Conflict Of Interest once in the white house. On wednesday he said hed hold onto his Business Empire but hand complete control to his two eldest sons, donald junior and eric. So will it be enough to silence the critics . Lets show you some of the details. The Trump
Told me what i had done. How did you respond . I was sickened and scared, full of fear. Hear the full interview at 9 30am. And, we are going to get thunder snow today, but what is it . Carol will tell us just before 9am. Hello, welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Can nutella give you cancer . Not according to the manufacturers, who are hitting back at claims that one of the ingredients, palm oil, is cancer causing. European food experts reckon it might be bad for us, but are they right . Do your kids love eating the stuff . Well have all the details. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Use victorialive. And if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today, the us director of National Intelligence has rejected suggestions made by donald trump that official agencies leaked claims that russia had Compromising Material On him. In a statement, James Clapper said he had called the President Elect to say
Hello, good morning. Iam Annita Mcveigh and welcome to bbc newsroom live. The us director of National Intelligence has rejected suggestions made by donald trump that Official Agencies Leaked claims russia had Compromising Material on him. In a statement, James Clapper said he had called the President Elect to say the information had not come from the us Security Services. Meanwhile the bbc understands the ex mi6 officer who is believed to have prepared the memo containing the unsubstantiated claims is now in hiding. Christopher steele, who runs a london based intelligence firm, is believed to have left his home this week. Our washington Correspondent Laura Bicker has the story. Donald trumps not a huge fan of the press corps, but he had a message to send to the media and to Us Intelligence agencies. He believes they leaked unsubstantiated allegations that his Election Team colluded with russia. It is all fake news, it is phoney stuff, it didnt happen. There are also claims that russian
I held him in the very highest regard because of what he gave to me. They gave me my england debut and set me on the road, and i will never forget that. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is the latest twist in Donald Trumps confrontation with the heads of americas Intelligence Agencies. Mr trump says the director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, called him last night to condemn a leaked report claiming the President Elect was vulnerable to blackmail by russia. But mr clapper has said hed made no judgment on whether the report was reliable and he rejected mr trumps suggestion that Us Intelligence was responsible for the leak. Our correspondent Christian Fraser has the latest. Eight days from now, donald trump goes into battle as the next commander in chief. But never before has an incoming president been warring on so many fronts. This morning, as is now the norm, he began the day with a tweaked in fa ct, began the day with a tweaked in fact, what mr clapper told reporters is that he