Two weeks until election day. Two foreign actors, iran and russia, have taken specific actions to influence Public Opinion relating to our elections. Accessorizes of meddling as President Trump and joe biden are on the eve of their final debit. In a rare nighttime News Conference, the fbi says russia and iran are trying to influence the election. This is something weve been warned about for years. The feds say Iranian Intelligence was responsible for recent emails sent to intimidate voters. Here is nbc bay areas ian cull with the details. Reporter tonight, the fbi and National Intelligence director say russia and iran have obtained voter reg registration information. Nbc news is reporting tonight that iran sent intimidating emails like this one to democratic voters posing as members of the far right proud boys who support the president , saying vote for trump or well come after you. When we see indications of foreign interference or federal election crimes, were going to aggressively i
We are down across the board these would be losses for the week that will end four weeks of gain weve seen up to this point. Does this count as the first week of 2020, even though it is only two days . We could look at the fiveday thing and if it is up, we could say that is the first week this is up as we see crude oil prices jumping we see that wti is up 4. 1 the gain to 63. 72 a barrel ice brent up by 4. 3 Natural Gas Prices up. Crude is the real focus as tensions are on the rise in the middle east. The market is up 30 from last year that is a place for people to look this year as for gains. We are moving crude from 60. We are not moving from 62 but based on the tensions rising you think about the heighten tensions and what this will mean for the potential repercussions in the middle east the idea of additional strikes of any ships going through the straits of hormuz, people will be watching that closely theyve been blessing with the Oil Production for months. We always look forward
The minimum wage. Tech entrepreneur Richard Wayne on the skills gap, the future of work, and rethinking traditional Fouryear College degree or rims. College degree programs. Host good morning. T is friday, january 3 u. S. Airstrike near the bank that airport killed the top corps. Er of the guard could stoke a cycle of retaliation with the islamic republic. We are tracking reaction and we want to hear from you. Let us know what you think. Democrats, 2027488000. Republicans, 2027488001. Ndependents, 2027488002 you can send us a text message this morning. That number, 2027488003. If you do, please include your name and where you are from cspanwj cspanwj. On twitter, it is. On facebook it is, facebook. Com cspan. A very good friday morning, you can start calling now as we show you the Statement Released last night from the department of defense. This is how it read at direction of the president. The u. S. Military has taken action to protect u. S. Military abroad by killing the head of gua
Killed 43 people. Hundreds of thousands have been evacuated. Rains and rising rivers have left 200 neighborhoods submerged. Landslides are also a problem. It is the worst flooding in jakarta in six years. The political honeymoon for Scott Morrison is over because of the deadly bushfires in australia. His clumsy handling of the oneis has brought criticism day after declaring a national disaster. He went on holiday to hawaii. Some of that criticism is coming from fellow conservatives. The fires have killed 20 people and left 28 missing. Global news 24 hours a day, onair, and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. Im viviana hurtado. This is bloomberg. Live from bloomberg World Headquarters in new york, im vonnie quinn. Jon im Jon Erlichman in toronto. Welcome to bloomberg markets. By our bloomberg and Bnn Bloomberg audiences. Here are our top stories from around the world. Severe retaliation. That is what irans Supreme Le
Countries and its leaders. What happens next . Is our line for democrats. 202 7488001 for republicans. If you are an independent, 202 7488002. Join us on social media. We will read your tweets. Send us a text message. That phone number is 202 7488003. Tell us your first name and where you are texting from. We are also on facebook. Good sunday morning. A lot to talk about. Front page of the Washington Post a president vowing reprisal if iran hits u. S. Assets. This story from Bloomberg News the headline fear hits tehran over what comes next. Here are some of the details. Supreme leader promised revenge and thousands gathered in tehran to watch american flags burn. Many show defiance after the assassination of their most prominent military man. In the, the strike that took out Qasem Soleimani capping a year that has been dominated by turmoil and fear. Entail is unclear. U. S. Sanctions efforts the economy and any form of war with the u. S. Would likely be unsustainable for the Islamic Re