World news, it is a newsday. Glad you could join us. In washington, dc, just over an hour ago, the white house announced President Donald Trump has fired james comey. He was leaving the Agency Charged with investigating the white houses links with russia. Jeff sessions and his deputy made the decision. President trump said the fbi director was not able to effectively lead the bureau. He went on to say he was here by it terminated and removed from office, effect if immediately and that it was essential to find new leadership. Joining me for more detail is the north american editor. What more do we know why james comey was removed as fbi . Well, it is hard to overstate the sense of drama, the sense of shock, almost the sense that we are in a tv show, with the firing of james comey, that we are in a tv show, with the firing Ofjames Comey, only the second time the head of the fbi has been removed in this particular way. It has been a remarkable evening that has unfolded In Washington and i
World news, it is a newsday. Glad you could join us. In washington, dc, just over an hour ago, the white house announced President Donald Trump has fired james comey. He was leaving the Agency Charged with investigating the white houses links with russia. Jeff sessions and his deputy made the decision. President trump said the fbi director was not able to effectively lead the bureau. He went on to say he was here by it terminated and removed from office, effect if immediately and that it was essential to find new leadership. Joining me for more detail is the north american editor. What more do we know why james comey was removed as fbi . Well, it is hard to overstate the sense of drama, the sense of shock, almost the sense that we are in a tv show, with the firing of james comey, that we are in a tv show, with the firing Ofjames Comey, only the second time the head of the fbi has been removed in this particular way. It has been a remarkable evening that has unfolded In Washington and i
9 democrats who said we don t want to vote on crazy spending, we just want $2.1 trillion, maybe we can stop some of the craziness going on in washington. maria: let s talk about that because nancy pelosi is telling you and your colleagues that you need to come back from recess early, you have to come back august 23rd to vote on this spending. it s outrageous to so many that colleagues in the senate in the republican party agreed to spend 1 and a quarter trillion dollars on a green new deal as well as open the door to massive spending, 5 and a half trillion dollars where our taxes are going to go higher and there s not one acknowledge mint of these wide open borders, not one acknowledgment of the defense, our defenses are not ready in terms of readiness, there s no new money for the defense budget congressman and your colleagues
a direct violation of his oath of office, the ultimate impeachable offense. reporter: some journalists found the initial hearings watched by 13 million people pretty dull though impeachment shouldn t be assimilating tv shows but the president provided the needed plot twist today with his twitter attack, which the press is casting of a sympathetic witness. shannon: stock investors struggling with impeachment and theatrics going on in washington. another huge day on wall street with all 3 major exchanges in record territory. the dow surged 223 to cross the 28,000 miles on for the first time. quid pro quo is out, bribery is an. the specific reason democrats are shaping the narrative. arkansas governor and former impeachment manager asa hutchinson is up next. applebee s new sizzlin entrées. now starting at $9.99.
elected representatives to work as hard as they do and most people don t get to take the month of august off. pplaud t senate will lose most of the august recess? well, you work when you go home. not all of it is washington. but i want to say the senate has cast 116 roll call votes thus far this year. that is less than o day that has nothing to do with democratic obstructionism. that is because this is professional thumb-twiddling going on in washington. this is politics. senator mcconnell doesn t want democrats home campaigning which is hard work, important work because there are a lot of democrats in states that donald trump has won. this is a political move. this isn t about getting things done. if it was, the house wouldn t be taking its five-week recess. jon: mark, you heard senator mcconnell there saying that this isll about obstruction, that he feels democrats have obstructed important legislation. and he is going to basically hold them in town, hold their