And a further £14,000 was spent on private medical bills. He strongly disputes the claims, according to the times. The Conservative Party was made aware of the allegations three months ago. It says its investigating. 0ur Political Correspondent nick eardley reports the honesty needs to start now. The lack of clarity needs to stop. This was mark menzies last week in a local campaign video. When this was filmed, he was still a conservative mp. But last night he was suspended from the party. It came after allegations in a newspaper that he used funds from donors to pay thousands to so called bad people who had apparently locked him in a flat. The bbc has checked details of some of the allegations printed in the times this morning that mr menzies called a 78 year old local activist in the middle of the night, asking for money. It is claimed he said he was being detained against his will, that he needed money as a matter of life or death. The £6,500 was provided by a local activist, the m
Bloomberg skip today. Robert mueller, the u. S. Special counsel, is said to be expanding his investigation to look into president Donald Trumps financial dealings. His new approach to the probe could trigger a response from the president , who told the New York Times that any digging into matters beyond russia would be out of bounds. However, we have been hearing from lawmakers on capitol hill today. Just listen into what democratic senator Amy Klobuchar said earlier. Mueller has the right to investigate this. He was given that authority by the justice department, and he reports to the justice department, and not to the president of the united states. Julia joining us now, one of the reporters who broke this story. Great to have you on the show. You called it a follow the money investigation. To what extent really is this now about russia, and to what extent is this about other dealings that donald trump has had . The whole thing is about russia. This portion of it, though, deals more
Six months in and politics, oh, thats a very different story. No major legislation passed and the president has had it, on health care, he says, dont leave town until you get it done. There is a Health Care Vote next week. The outcome very uncertain. News developments today, sad news from senator john mccain. Hes been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. He will not be in for next weeks Health Care Vote. President trump tells the New York Times, i would never have appointed Jeff Sessions attorney general if i knew he would recluse himself from the russian investigations. And not writing tax reform until the fall. So what chance of tax reform this year . Russia, russia, russia, when donald trump, jr. , and Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort appear. And stocks up, youre going to love it. Varney company is about to begin. Straight to the markets, please, it looks flat to slightly higher at the opening bell in 27 minutes time. Im going to repeat that big number for you. More tha
To the helmet of the quarterback. Enough force weve seen those called. And sam bradford calling for it. Tony corrente did not see it. It was to the shoulder pads. It was not. Al not at all. That was cedric thornton, getting away with it. Corrente doesnt see the shoulder a and they get away the it. Cris the arm on the shoulder pad blocked the arm on the face mask, from the view of corrente, back off of the quarterbacks right. Al we know a lot of you joined us late. Mike zimmer underwent emergency eye surgery. Not here. Coach. And onside kick will determine if this game will go on or not. And witten hasnt caught a ball tonight. But he makes the catch there. So, the streak will be over. But the Dallas Cowboys are going to be on their way to another win. I just want to quickly acknowledge graham tinker passing at the age of 90. He was instrumental of building nbc into a tremendous network during his tenure. A beloved man by everybody who our sympathies to the family. He was a special human
Enforcement actions and the lessons that we should take away from them. We must recognize that Enforcement Actions are just one part of the answer, so im interested in hearing also about how we can better inform computer users of the dangers of botnets and what other hygiene steps we can take to address this threat. My hope is that this hearing starts a conversation among those dealing day to day with the botnet threat and those of us in congress who are deeply concerned about that threat. Congress, of course, cannot and should not dictate tactics for fighting botnets. That must be driven by the expertise of those on the front lines of the fight, but congress does have an Important Role to make sure there is a solid Legal Foundation for Enforcement Actions against botnets and clear standards governing when they can occur. We must also ensure that botnet takedowns and other actions are carried out in a way that protects consumers privacy. All while recognizing that botnets themselves re