good morning, hena. >> good morning, anne-marie. the senate passioned a measure to restore net neutrality rules. the legislation backed by 49 democrats and three republicans would rescind the fcc's recent deregulation with how internet service providers control content. the republican-controlled house is not expected to take up the measure. >>> u.s. stocks made solid gains on wednesday after suffering losses earlier this week. technology and health care companies drove the rebound. small company stocks also faired well. the dow jones climbed 62 points. the s&p was up 11 points. the nasdaq climbed 46 points. >>> macy's is making a strong comeback. the department store giant surpassed earnings expectations in its first quarter this year. sales were up more than 4%. shares surged nearly 11%. the retailer is under pressure from online shopping, but it has taken steps to reinvent itself such as expanding store label brands, reassessing marketing strategies, and updating technology. >>> ford is resuming production of its f-150 truck, amer

hena doba is here in new york with more. good morning, hena. >> good morning, anne-marie. mueller has floated the idea of subpoenaing president trump. the president's lawyer says they have advised if they will sit with mueller's team. president trump's former attorney john dowd says special counsel robert mueller may try to force the president trump to testify under oath. he's been in touch with the counsel's office about a possible sit-down interview with the president. last night dowd said mueller's team raised the idea of a subpoena in early march. in the tweet the president called it disgraceful, but secretary sarah sanders refused to comment. later it was said outsiders won't be allowed to influence the investigation. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein spoke after some congressional republicans drafted articles of iimchmp meet >> i think they should understand by now the department of justice is not going to be extorted. >> even if a grand jury subpoena were issued, president trump could refuse to answer questions by invoking his fifth amendment rights against sel

hena doba is here in new york. good morning, hena. >> good morning, anne-marie. giuliani says the reimbursement invalidates any claims that money was sent to the porn star. president trump repaid his personal attorney for a $130,000 payment sent to adult film actress daniels. that's according to rudy giuliani who joined the president's legal team two weeks ago. >> something to do with paying some stormy daniels woman $130,000, which is going to turn out to be perfectly legal. that money was not campaign money. >> giuliani's claim directly contradicts what the president directly told reporters aboard "air force one" last month. >> did you know about the $130,000 payment to daniels? >> no, no. >> reporter: mr. trump referred questions about the deal to long-time lawyer michael cohen. >> he did not know about the specifics of it, as far as i know, but michael cohen would take care of things like this. >> daniels claims she was paid $130,000 to bent quiet. giuliani was stun by it. >> the american people have been lied to about this agreement, about the $130,000, abou

hena doba is here in new york. hena, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. president trump said he paid stormy daniels $130,000 to stop her from spreading lies about him ahead of the 2016 election. this surprise revelation has created new legal headaches and stunned many in the west wing. president trump is now acknowledging that he paid money to adult film actress stormy daniels, though he denies they had an affair. in a series of tweets, the president described the nondisclosure agreement with daniels as being very common among celebrities. mr. trump said it was intended to, quote, stop the false and extortionist revelations made by her about an affair. those revelations were initially made by rudy giuliani during a pair of interviews on fox news. it was a dramatic debut for the former new york city mayor and his new role as a member of the president's legal team, but experts say giuliani's statements raise new questions about the $130,000 sent to daniels. >> that looks like a structure of money, and when you use the word "a funnel" or "facilitate," that d

>> hena doba here in new york. thank you very much, hena. >>> ahead on "cbs this morning," former secretary of state condoleezza rice gives us her take on the israeli claims about iran's nuclear program. >>> so far no comment from the white house on a report that special counsel robert mueller has given a list of questions to president trump's lawyers as part of the russia investigation. there are almost four dozen questions, according to "the new york times." mueller wants to ask the president about a range of issues, many of the questions center on obstruction according to the "times." they also touch on russian meddling and whether the trump campaign coordinated with the kremlin in any way. mueller also wants to know the motivation for firing fbi director james comey. the trump administration postponed a decision on imposing trade tariffs on three key trading partners. the 30-day delay for tariffs on u.s. imports of steel and aluminum affects the european union, canada, and mexico. it continues a temporary exemp

good morning, hena. >> good morning, anne-marie.trump administration is continuing trade talks with the chinese. they're focused on cutting china's new trade surplus and recovering the intellectual protection. they're offering increased purchases of goods in order to cut the deficit. in talks yesterday it conveyed to the chinese the president's clear goal for a fair trading relationship. >>> yesterday on wall street, the dow jones lost 55 points. the s&p 500 finished 2 points lower, and the nasdaq finished 15 points lower. >>> mortgage rates hit the highest level in seven years. the average rate was 4.6%, up from 4.5% just last week. the average rate on a 15-year flexed rate loan hit 4.8%. mortgage rates jumped following a slide on bond prices which pushed the yield on the ten-year treasury to its highest level in almost seven years. >>> the digital service paypal is buying the financial startup service izettle. it will be in 11 new markets including germany, france, mexico, and sweden. and xbox is introducing a controller for peopl

hena doba, cbs news. >> daniels' lawyer told cbs news that giuliani's admission quote, makes our case that much stronger and i think it makes our efforts to depose the president that much stronger. end quote. >>> ash is falling on hawaii following a volcano eruption. officials aren't taking as hundreds of people are forced to evacuate. >> kpix 5's jackie ward joins us now and tells us the eruption was sparked by another natural disaster. >> reporter: good morning. it's very tense there right now. the hawaii national guard has been activated and is helping people leave their homes. we have drone footage to show you the extent of the fountains and streams of lava oozing from the kileaua volcano on the big island. it started to erupt yesterday causing lava, smoke and afternoon to start seeping into the community of lay and they were evacuated. >> i ran into a military officer who told me it's smoking and i took a turn and one of my favorite streets was on fire. >> reporter: this eruption comes after multiple earthquakes that have happened over the last few days including a 5.0. this caus

as hena doba reports, the two sides are sparring over potential questioning in the russia investigation. >>> reporter: president trump's former attorney john dowd says special counsel robert mueller may try to force the president to testify under oath. mr. trump's lawyers have been in talks with the special counsel's office about a possible sit-down interview with the president. last night dowd said that mueller's team raised the idea of a subpoena during a meeting in early march. this comes after the "new york times" published a list of 40 questions that mueller's investigators want to ask mr. trump. in a tweet, the president called the leak disgraceful. but the press secretary later refused to comment. >> i'm not going to get into the back and forth on matters involving the special counsel. >> reporter: meantime, the justice department official who oversees mueller said outsiders won't be allowed to influence the investigation. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein spoke after some congressional republicans drafted articles of impeachment against him. >> i think they should understan

. >>> hena doba has more end of the week business news. >> reporter: good morning. happy friday. investors are hoping stocks will rebound after a down day yesterday. the dow dropped 54 points, nasdaq down 15. >>> today the trump administration is continuing trade talks with the chinese. the talks are focused on cutting china's u.s. trade surplus and improving intellectual property protections. china is reportedly offering trade concessions and increased purchases of u.s. goods in order to cut the deficit. in talks yesterday the administration said it conveyed to the chinese that the president's clear goal is for a fair trading relationship. >>> first created to help smokers kick the habit, e cigarettes are now the most commonly used tobacco product by young people. the popularity among younger americans is camping the attention of federal regulators. the fda told ecigarette manufacturers they have until july 12th to hand over marketing strategies and product designs. the fda says their priority is to prevent kids from getting hooked on nicotine. >> so hena, with the royal wedding

hena doba, cbs news, new york. >> giuliani also said that president trump would only talk to the special counsel if the questioning is narrow and no longer than two or three hours. the president denied it had anything to do with the campaign but it was money paid to his attorney through a retainer. >>> the golden state killer suspect's public defense attorney has made a surprising request. >> she wants officers to stop taking naked pictures of her client. kpix 5's jackie ward is following the investigation. >>> reporter: typically, this subject is a private matter but prosecutors are argue say they have a valid search warrant just like before deangelo appeared in court in a wheelchair, this time cameras were not allowed in court. according to the motion filed by the defense wednesday a different judge granted investigators a new search warrant last week allowing them to collect more dna from deangelo as well as photograph his entire body including his genitals. >> that gets kind of intrusive and i can understand why the defense attorney wouldn't want that. >> reporter: the photograph req

why would hena: not?k at the momentum disney is on, all the franchises and content being created. fox shareholders would be about 25%. arguably, cash under normal circumstances is a better consideration than stock but in this case we have unique situations that make it a different scenario. david: that is tuna amobi. coming up, walmart announced its butest deal in history, someone spilled the beans on the acquisition too soon. you can turn on your radio and listen to tom keene and jonathan ferro and then pimm fox and tom at 10:00. live from new york, this is bloomberg. ♪ kailey: this is bloomberg daybreak. i am kailey leinz. aronov,p, oksana jpmorgan asset management portfolio manager. and now to your bloomberg business flash. and activists firm representing tesla shareholders once the electric car maker to shake up its board. the firm claims tesla has veered and saysath to profit the board is beholden to elon musk. toyota is forecasting better than expected profit. they have been cutting costs to deal wi

hena se graduÓ en biologÍa, george de logÍstica y espaÑol, john de finanzas y negocios internacionales porque si no seguirÍamos llorando. lo difÍcil y lo complicado que es tanto para los papÁs. un aplauso enorme para esa madres -- esos padres y el esfuerzo que han hecho estos jÓvenes maravillosos. no es fÁcil en este paÍs. karla: el esfuerzo no sÓlo es de los hijos, sino tambiÉn de los padres. yo creo que una de las satisfacciones mÁs grandes de saber que a pesar de las dificultades, lo terminamos. es como lo decÍa hans mujica, lo empiezo por ustedes y lo termino por ustedes. hay una historia especial que me tocÓ y eso sobre una seÑora de texas que tiene 80 aÑos. la vemos en pantalla. recibiÓ su diploma de la universidad la semana pasada. tiene 80 aÑos. se recibiÓ en artes visuales. esto no termina aquÍ porque se acaba de matricular en la universidad para hacer una maestrÍa. alan: nunca es tarde para aprender. repito, aquellos padres que se han dedicado en cuerpo y alma que sus hijos estudien, es lo mejor que les puede dejar en la vida a sus hijos. no hay mejor herencia. karla: viendo