Welcome back thanks very much for joining us this morning. I am maria bartiromo. It is friday, august 11, at 8 00 a. M. On the button on the east coast more questions surrounding thenvice president joe bidens controversial 2015 trip to ukraine. A newly surfaced is toh shows joe biden on air force two briefed by advisory who was apparently in connection with both hunter biden, and his burisma associates, this happening right before biden threatened to withhold one billion dollars in u. S. Money, if they did not fire the o prosecutor general Viktor Shokin investigating burisma. Even massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren is asking questions expressing deterrence about hunter biden business transactions. I always worry about the influence peddlers in washington regardless of Party Affiliation we got to shut down the door he thickens rules that apply to everyone. She would not specifically address joe bidenp House Oversight Committee Chairmen james comer joined this program yesterday i ask
Maria starts right now. Good morning, Cheryl Cheryl in, for Maria Bartiromo monday, july 31, k78 a. M. East coast hunter biden former breeze 345 Business Partner devon archer appearing for closeddoor interview today underway 10 00 a. M. Eastern time maria reporting exclusively doj ordered archer to report to prison before testimony, maria spoke with james comer on sunday morning futures about this unprecedented event. It is odd, issues on saturday, oddbefore scheduled to come into have an opportunity to speak in front of the House Oversight committee tell American People the truth about what really went on with burisma, it is very troubling i believe that you know this is another violation of the law which is obstruction of justice nevertheless we are going to continue to move forward. Maria Justice Department backtracking writing archer must be free to testify before being sentenced, joining me texas congresswoman member ways and means Small Business committees to doj this is real qui
Market is back up to momentum today with dow industrials set to up 13 points, nasdaq, s p up a fraction. Ftse is down a quarter of a percent. But the cac quarante in paris and dax index in germany are up. In asia markets closed mostly higher. Nikkei average in japan best performer up about 1 . Breaking news right now, new Orleans Police officer shot and killed in the line of duty. Shooting took place during routine patrol, we have the very latest developments out of new orleans earlier today. The devastation in california meanwhile spreading, the death toll from mass i have wild fires now rising to at least 31 making this the deadliest week of wild fires in the states history. Hollywood Sexual Harassment scandal expanding, head of Amazon Studios facing accusations and actress slamming at jeff bezos over twitter. Plus new questions over Harvey Weinstein, report saying that his contract essentially allowed for Sexual Harassment, the explosive details ahead. All the stories coming up this
Candidate take the stage for the fourth g. O. P. Debate. As protestors pushing for increase in the minimum wage gather outside, in the question stayed focus primarily on the economy. Unlike the last debate moderate ritors press cant at that time for specific on the policy plan. Every time we raise the minimum wage to number of jobless increases. I hate to say it but we have to leave it the way it is. People have to go out and work really hard. If i thought that raising the minimum wage is the best way to help people increase the pay i would be all for it but it isnt. Reporter heated moments over immigration. We all know you cant pick them up and ship them across back across the border. You are lucky in ohio you struck oil thats one thing. False little things, sir, they really dont work when it comes to the truth. I dont have to hear from this believe me. I dont have to hear from him. Mr. Trump. Reporter as well as some levity. Thank you for not asking me what i said in the tenth grade.
Basis. Plus, cabbies have higher built in metering fees that the others dont. Let us charge the customer the same price. We are ready for competition but they are telling us you charge this amount and they are free to charge 1. 5. Thats a campaign of killing industry. Reporter the mayor says the higher fees pay for the citys costs in managing the cars at the airport. Were certainly doing everything we can to reduce the barriers so everyone can compete fairly but that doesnt many everyone is going to be paying exactly the same fees. The Business Models are different so there are going to be different fees attached. Reporter the goal, he said, is to offer whats best for the consumer. We want full and fair competition at the airport and throughout the city because we think thats how residents will get the best systems. Reporter there are literally dozens of people taking turns speaking on this issue. Taxicab drivers as well as uber and lyft drivers sought will be a long time before the ci