right, rupert? >> reporter: it's a line that might have gotten a laugh, but it's a relationship that's raising questions about possible conflicts. the u.s. justice department which president trump oversees, is investigating the murdoch-owned fox news, looking into settlement payments stemming from harassment complaints about former fox news boss roger ailes. could the close relationship stymie the pursuit of justice? the president loves fox news. it's his favorite network, and he's a frequent guest. >> how was easter? >> it was great. >> reporter: murdoch's papers like "the new york post" helped to boost trump to celebrity status in the 1980s. much later fox's opinion shows helped to lay the seeds for trump's election wins. maggie haberman of the "new york times" says trump and murdoch now speak almost every day, even as the justice department investigates murdoch's profit-making fox news machine. thursday's high profile trump/murdoch meeting calling to mind another eyebrow raising meeting that trum

right, rupert? for years i've been -- i've been doing my thing for rupert. >> donations and daily phone calls between two old friends are one thing, but this is all happening while the president's own justice department is actively investigating fox news and there were new revelations in that federal probe today. federal prosecutors are looking into whether fox news channels tried to disguise a $3.15 million payment to a former employee who said she had a 20 year affair with the network's former chairman roger ailes and from the "the wall street journal" investigators are also looking at mr. ails's bow deetle to either mr. ails are the channel. mr. deetle who is running for mayor tells "the washington post" that he was used for that reason twice. michael schmidt has been reporting on the turmoil of fox news and host of the majority report and michael, we keep getting more and more stories that make lead me to believe there is a very serious active and quite significance investigation of fox happenin

i'd say, what do i sister to do with that rupert? i kept sending him money, money, now i realized, that was money well spent. that's right. right, rupert? >> reporter: it might have got an laugh. it's the relationship that's raising questions about possible conflict. the u.s. justice department which president trump oversees is investigating the murdock-owned fox news, looking into settlement payments, stemming from harassment complaints about former fox news boss roger ails. could the close relationship between trump and murdock stymie the pursuit of justice? the president loves fox news, it's his favorite network and he's a frequent guest. >> how was easter? >> it was great. >> reporter: murdock's paper, like the new york post, helps to boost trump to celebrity status in the 1980s much later, fox's opinion shows help to lay the seeds for trump's election wins. maggie haberman of the "new york times" says trump and murdock now speak almost every day even as the justice department investigates fox's profit-making machine. thursday's

rupert wingfield-hayes reports. rupert: it is the pride of the japanese navy, the biggest worship the country has built since world war ii. today's departure is hugely symbolic. it will escort and protect this u.s. navy supply ship and will respond with force if it comes under attack. military, this is another big step away from pacifism. just across the sea of japan, satellite photos show north korea is preparing for another underground nuclear test. speaking on sunday, u.s. president donald trump again warned pyongyang not to go ahead. president trump: i would not be happy. if he does a nuclear test, i will not be happy. i don't believe the president of china complete is very respected man, will be happy. rupert: if pyongyang is worried, it is not showing it. today in vowed to go ahead with the nuclear test at any time and at any location. this comes 2 days after north korea test fired another of its growing family of ballistic missiles. the fifth test this year. vinsonle, the uss carl carrier battle group has fin

he's going to talk to rupert murdoch and you're not going to stop him. you can do is insist that career government employees throughout the agencies deal with fox news related matters. and i have to say the sexual harassment allegations are just the tip of the iceberg. the real issue for rupert murdoch is expanding the number of tv stations he owns. and of course donald trump wants that. if he's asking to give him positive coverage going into the 2018-2020 elections, that's the really big issue. we're at a very, very difficult situation in the united states. we're not supposed to have some other media outlet linked to the united states government that dominates the air waves, but we could be going in that direction if we're not careful. >> bill, i only have a couple of seconds, but talk to me quickly about the optics here and the authenticity now of the government? >> well, that's a big question going forward. i mean, if they're sending their message out through basically a propaganda channel that's in bed with them, you know, it's another mark against t

thank you to my very good friend rupert murdoch. there is only one rupert that we know. he has been working on this for a long time. he loves australia. thanks also to the legendary talented golfer. i used to think i was a talented player, and then i played with greg one time. i said, i am not going to do that for a living. he saved me a lot of time. thank you to everyone here tonight for helping us to honor and remember those very brave souls who answered the call of freedom. also to anthony pratt, who just pledged two billion dollars. that is peanuts for him if you know him. you can do better anthony. >> [laughter] [applause] pres. trump: thank you, that is beautiful. it is a privilege to be back on the intrepid and address both american and australian heroes. melania and i are thrilled to be joined by a special prime minister and his wonderful wife, lucy, who i have just gotten to know. they said we had a rough phone call. we didn't really have a rough phone call, did we? you didn't really hang up. we had a really nice call, right? now the record is straight. thank go

i would say what do i have to do with that, rupert.would keep sending him money, and now i realize it was money well spent. it is great. right, rupe erpt. >> reporter: it is a line that might have gotten a laugh but a relationship raising questions about possible conflicts. the u.s. justice department, which president trump oversees, is investigating the murdock-owned fox news, looking into settlement bampayment also stemming from harassment complaints against former fox news boss rocker ailes. could the companies relationship stymie the pursuit of justice? the president loves fox news. it is his favorite network and he is a frequent guest. >> how was easter? >> it was great. >> reporter: murdock's papers like the "new york post" helped boost trump to celebrity status in the 1980s. much later fox's shows helped lane the trump win. they say trump and murdock almost speak every day even as the justice department investigates murdock's profit-making fox news machine. thursday's high-profile trump/murdock meeting calling to mind another ey

rupert: we have to count back article 50.see the first stage of negotiations that will be noisy. they have to agree on the principles. u.k. and eud the citizenship are tricky because it affects and a visual voters are you will hear a lot of noise about that in the autumn. able to agree in principle on an approach to those issues that allows discussions around trade and what the future relationship might look like. year goingd of the into 2018 we have no visibility of what that relationship will look like, that is probably a negative, but i think we will. tom: that is the smartest answer i have heard. how do you fold economic growth and what you discussed. are the separate ideas of politics and timeline as compared to slower economic growth? are separate apart from the exchange rate. we are seeing the effect of higher inflation on incomes. tom: i am scrupulous. i stole that from francine. rupert: it is leading to some softness, but we had labor market data that is strong. employment is a growing at one of the early negatives o

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a brash and brutal editor editor who was a close confidant of his patron, rupert murdoch.a column about everton footballer ross barkley, whose grandfather is nigerian, compared him to a gorilla. mackenzie claimed not to know about the heritage but his column, published on the anniversary of the hillsborough disaster that he so notoriously misrepresented, prompted everton to ban the sun from its stadium. newspaper columnists are meant to provoke strong feelings and over nearly five decades in fleet street, kelvin mackenzie certainly did that. but this time was different for two reasons. first because his column threatened to further alienate the sun's readers in the north—west and second because there's a huge scandal erupting at rupert murdoch's fox news over in new york. what rupert murdoch and fox want to do is show that they are fighting prejudice rather than feeding it. you are about to enter the no spin zone. murdoch's bid forfull control of sky is currently with the media regulator, ofcom. there is concern within murdoch's company that bad headlines could thwart thei

right, rupert? for years i've been doing my thing for rupert. and the decades of work to strengthen the ties between our two countries, they've done a great job. america and australia are old friends and natural partners. and with your help we will remain so for a very, very long time to come. our two nations were born as the rebellious children of the same parent, it's very interesting. i've heard that before about people. for nearly a century, americans and australians have watched together, blended together, and died together as brothers and sisters. since the first world war when australians lead americans in the battle of the home l, our brave warriors have fought a shoulder to shoulder in every major conflict together. their righteous cause has always been the same the safety of our citizens and the survival of our freedom. from the beaches of normandy, a vicious, vicious fight, to the jungles of vietnam, and the desert landscapes of the middle east, lots of progress believe it or not after all these years is being made. americans have had

i do not have a rupert murdoch bat phone on my desk. i don't hear from him. last week we were playing catch-up on a different story about fox and their pursuit of some tv stations owned by tribune. so clearly -- >> meaning you didn't get the scoop? meaning somebody else your rival got the scoop. >> exactly. no one at 21st sent fox does "the wall street journal" any favors that i can tell you. inside the paper all our stories get scrutiny and natural given the common ownership and fox news and "the wall street journal," there's a little extra scrutiny paid there, as there should be. >> it's definitely a delicate situation but when i read your story it seems you guys are going in-depth on this, even though there's common ownership. so joe i appreciate you being here. thank you very much. >> all right. thank you. >> let me turn now to two of the attorneys who have been representing some of the accusers in this case. some of the women who come forward accusing people at fox of sexual harassment and other matters. these two are about to weigh in on the matter them

an investigation into rupert murdoch's bid to take full control of sky — will it be engulfed by allegationsal harrassment at fox news? record numbers of migrants have tried to reach europe so far this year. we have a special report on the rescue efforts in the mediterrean. these women look really exhausted. they're coming on one by one. one of the women i see has got a little child with her. and the rivers running dry in the uk before summer has even begun, prompting fears of a drought. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: chelsea are heading towards the title, but will it cost middlesbrough their premier league status? we will have all the news from sta mford we will have all the news from stamford bridge. good evening from paris, where, in six days‘ time, emmanuel macron will be installed as president, after his decisive win in yesterday's contest against marine le pen. he's already started work on forming a government, and he's taken calls from world leaders, including theresa may, offering their congratulations. the official result was confirmed earlier today. the centrist mr macron

our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes is in tokyo.hat more can you tell us about the figures? good morning, rachel. it is a fall for toyota as expectedment more than expected, but it's still, you know, if profits of $16 billion are bad then it is a problem that a lot of companies would like to have, but that's a fall to 1.83 trillion yen and there is expectation that it will fall again this financial year to 1.6 trillion yen. so it looks like toyota's overall sales or overall profits rather are on a decline, but it is actually on sales that are still going up. so sales last year we re still going up. so sales last year were 10.25 million vehicles which is actually up from 10.91 million vehicles the previous yearment the reason for the fall in profits is the strengthening of the japanese yen because most of toyota's cars are produced outside japan, yen because most of toyota's cars are produced outsidejapan, in united states, europe and china and when the profits are converted into yen the strengthening of the yen is hurting them. also

fox news owned by rupert murdoch.led rupert murdoch's last bid for sky. fox news has been beset by controversial over the last year, there have been allegations of sexual and racial ha ra55ment there have been allegations of sexual and racial harassment that led to the departure of three senior people at fox news there is a federal investigation as to whether oi’ federal investigation as to whether or not payment5 federal investigation as to whether or not payments were concealed from i nvesto r5. or not payments were concealed from inve5tors. fox news say the allegations haven't been proven. they say the company has been transformed in the last few years and then say they have acted swiftly and then say they have acted swiftly and decriesively to remove the key individuals. but, ispoke and decriesively to remove the key individuals. but, i spoke to a member of the group that went to see ofcom this morning. they say ofcom we re ofcom this morning. they say ofcom were in listening mode not operating within a vacuum the

a brash and brutal editor editor who was a close confidant of his patron, rupert murdoch.ler ross barkley, whose grandfather is nigerian, compared him to a gorilla. mackenzie claimed not to know about the heritage but his column, published on the anniversary of the hillsborough disaster that he so notoriously misrepresented, prompted everton to ban the sun from its stadium. newspaper columnists are meant to provoke strong feelings and over nearly five decades in fleet street, kelvin mackenzie certainly did that. but this time was different for two reasons. first because his column threatened to further alienate the sun's readers in the north—west and second because there's a huge scandal is erupting at rupert murdoch's fox news over in new york. what rupert murdoch and fox want to do is show that they are fighting prejudice rather than feeding it. you are about to enter the no spin zone. murdoch's bid forfull control of sky is currently with the media regulator, 0fcom. there is concern within murdoch's company that bad headlines could thwart their ambitions just as the pho

let's get more from our correspondent in tokyo rupert wingfield—hayes.he country. this is the first time that japan has, under its new security law, dispatched a ship explicitly on a mission — not a joint training mission, not an exercise, but explicitly to escort and protect a foreign naval vessel. and this would not have been allowed under japan's security law, under its pacifist constitution. it is only since the law was changed last year that this has been possible, for the first time since the second world war. and i think this comes obviously with a background of the tensions in the korean peninsula and the deployment of a large us carrier battle group to the region. japan is now exercising that new law, and prime minister abe is deliberately exercising that new law, to take part in a military operation. so, what is basically the strategy, rupert, behind sending the izumo to protect the us navy fleet? well, it is under what is called collective self—defence. and japan wasn't allowed to exercise collective self—defence. japan's military could only d

rupert: we cover the entire planet. take our device anywhere in the world and get the same service at the same price. that is pretty unique for satellites. also, very high levels of resilience and reliability. we are not weather-dependent. we don't blow over in a high wind. you can't steal us on the ground. for next generation networks where connectivity is a key enabler to a global society, the digital economy, satellite is becoming one of the key things you need to deploy a reliable network that can run things like machine to machine applications, everything from the connected car all the way through to the smart city. mark: let's talk about the company. last week, 51% of shareholders voted to approve your remuneration report for the year. how are you reviewing your approach to executive pay? rupert: i think the approach is solid. 90%, more than 90% of shareholders approved our remuneration policy. the policy is right. we scraped through on the remuneration report, which means the way the policy is being implemented n

we are talking rupert murdoch. he just had sinclair, who just bought tribune, you have clear channel, i heart. when i used to be able to listen to the radio, and i live in the new york area, i would hear different opinions. not anymore. it is all conservative. i cannot find one station that has a differing opinion. host: do you have a phone? you have apps? caller: do i have worked? host: apps? caller: i do not use that. host: you can get the free c-span radio app where you can hear different opinions. caller: i do not have a smart phone, but i am trying to point out in the old days, you used to hear opinions from one point of view and then someone else on another point of view. we are so my optic, it is tragedy. a good example, they complain about the liberal media. ellersupposedly, we had mu appointed, when you go to breitbart, it said the president appointed that attorney general. that isn't true. truth, youalk about better be careful about what you read. do your research. this idolatry to a man is in rights. i r

roger ailes even stood up to rupert murdoch's children. with them. rupert cited with roger ailes over his family, and that is a testament to the power that ailes had. charlie: he said roger does not have to report to anyone else. >> and he would go to rupert and threatened to quit and say we will give you a new contract. charlie: he was providing a huge percentage of fox's revenue. >> huge, but also gabe's reporting of his book, by all accounts, made roger -- gabe went to tell the story, and roger became very bunkered end. over the years, as he became more bunkered in, what we're hearing now is that roger over the years became paranoid. just was not the same person who created this network. you know, people will debate this for years to come, but things shifted on roger ailes really bad. charlie: before he left, what was his relationship with donald trump? before he lost his job? >> they were speaking more frequently than people know. one might say that he was pushing his network behind trump. the network part of it was already there. megyn kelly was

we know that president trump and rupert murdoch have had a long-standing friendship.at trump's event here in new york and saying money donated at murdoch's request was, quote, money swell spent. does their relationship at all complicate the doj investigation? >> it does and to say it's a friendship is almost understated. what we know as our reporting confirms is that the president and rupert murdoch talk on an almost daily basis, and when they talk rupert murdoch very often offers advice to the president of the united states. the idea that the same man whose company is being investigated by the doj has the ear of the president, is giving vision to the president, is clearly friends with the president, is extremely problematic and i'll say very quickly, i've been speaking to some lawyers today is they told me this is going to be a very big test for attorney general jeff sessions. >> yeah. thank you. >> thank you. >>> coming up next here hon cnn, house republicans may have passed a health care bill, but it still has a long way to go before it gets to the desk of the pres

trump: for years, i have been doing my thing for rupert.nd for his decades of work to strengthen the ties between our two countries. america and australia are old friends and really natural partners. with your help we will remain so for a very very long time to come. >> [applause] pres. trump: our two nations were born as the rebellious children of the same parent. >> [laughter] pres. trump: it is a very interesting statement. toove heard that before about people. and for nearly a century, americans and australians have fought together, bled together, and died together as brothers and sisters. since the first world war, when australians led americans in battle, our brave warriors fought shoulder to shoulder in every major conflict together. they are righteous cause has been the same, the safety of our citizens and survival of our freedom. , am the beaches of normandy theous vicious fight, to jungles of vietnam, and the desert landscapes of the middle progressh lots of believe it or not, is being made. americans have had no better friends th

rupert, brexit, big deal?ig deal because, my owto speak to businessn but we employ a lot of italians and a lot of french people in this country and the way we conduct our business is a very pan european. betweenfrictionlessly -- we are going to fight very hard to prevent it from changing because i do not see it can work in any other way. guy: would the business work under, if you increase the friction, does the business model back up? rupert: i think it would be damaging. paris moving the people would slow everything down. in an industry that is getting quicker and quicker. the season, the demand, the assumer needs things now, quickly as they see on social media. you can't have things going the opposite direction. thatcaroline, do you hear from everybody? caroline: there is real concern that the u.k. won't compete in the way that our european counterparts do. if you think of goods, the raw materials come from one place, made in another and come back to the u.k. and they are shipped out, particularly with e-com

an investigation into rupert murdoch's bid to take full control of sky tv — will it be engulfed by allegations harassment at fox news? hello. a congressional hearing has been told president trump was warned against hiring michael flynn as his national security adviser — because general flynn was open to blackmail by the russians. sally yates — a former acting head of the justice department — told senators general flynn had lied about his contacts with the russian ambassador. despite this, he stayed in his highly—sensitivejob for more than two weeks before he was forced to resign. here's some of sally yates‘ testimony. we weren't the only ones that knew all of this. the russians also knew about what general flynn had done and the russians also knew that general flynn had misled the vice president and others because in the media accounts, it was clear from the vice president and others that they were repeating what general flynn had told them. and that this was a problem because not only did we believe that the russians knew this but they likely had proof of this information. and that created a

thank you very much, rupert wingfield—hayes.an snails, hundreds of them. brought here by heavy rains and flooding, these creatures can be deadly. harmless in themselves, but they are potential carriers of disease and infection. 0ne conservation group has them listed in the top 100 most dangerous species. authorities are removing them as quickly as possible. translation: by habit, they like to be in the dirt. so that is where they become contaminated. and from there, they go on to transmit parasites and bacteria. so serious is the problem, government officials have launched an information campaign to warn the public what to do if confronted by a giant african snail. translation: the number of poisonous snails is rising and i‘m scared. they‘re climbing my wall. that‘s why i‘m trying to kill them with salt. with one region already placed on alert for a dengue outbreak, now they have another thing to worry about. tim allman, bbc news. and now it is time for some sport news for you. football, and the title race in the english premier

the head of 21st century fox is rupert murdoch.ed interview requests from the bbc, so our media editor amol rajan decided to go to new york to take a more direct approach. this is what happened. you can find a blog post about that encounter on the bbc news app right now. and this is wendy walsh along with her lawyer talking to the bbc. every chance, since 2004, the murdochs have had an opportunity to comply with the law, respecting women's rights, respecting the rights of people of colour, or standing by a profitable man that makes money, they have chosen the latter. even the latest statement you showed us, it is a real slap in the face to wendy walsh and all the other women and the african—american employees that say they have a toxic culture at work. that is appalling, to say that all he cares about is ratings. high ratings means nothing else matters. the people of the uk value women's rights, that is why we are here. if you follow amel rajan on twitter, he updates us on that process. times are the sport. big game between monaco

i heard that rupert and roger ailes are getting together, rupert murdoch, the best deal maker and roger in the world, when they get together, they'll be unstoppable. took a few years, they were absolutely right. liz: he was so smart, he was telling me about when he produced the mike douglas show. he was a nice man, wanted to be on camera and wanted to play golf. >> by the way, people forget but before there was fox news, there was america's talking, which morphed into msnbc, but roger ran it when it was america's talking, and he had his own show, and his own show was fascinating. he would sit down and asked very simple questions to the people. not long complicated questions that and you i have a tendency toet into, so many details, simple questions why, do you part your hair that way? what do you think of when you look at yourself in the mirror in the morning? little questions that get inside a person's character. liz: he said you are the message, meaning not just the voice, it's inside of us. right? your character is your fate, of course, we know that. so the point you make is well spo

he executed the vision of rupert murdoch and launched fox news in 1996. rupert murdoch, the founder of so many media mpanies issues this statement today. he will be remembered by the many people on both sides of the camera that he discovered, nutured and promoted. roger and i shared a big idea which he executed in a way nobles could have. in addition roger was a great patriot who never ceased fighting for his beliefs. roger ailes. our next guest says roger ailes was an extraordinary leader who fought courageously for the cause and people he believed in. joining me to discussed the impact roger had on television. ed rollins. pedestrian, it's a terrible moment. you brightened it a bit with what you wrote today. this an extraordinary man. ed: he was an extraordinary man. his whole career was mentoring. he was the beats everything he did. he started at 28 yeersd old with nixon. with ronald ray gain put roger in charge of it and he taught them how to do politics with no negativity and won 49 states. lou: he was capable of negative. ed: he could fire with the b

rupert murdoch does it. i said he does not. i get up from the chair i went to my desk and picked myself on with the speed dial and got him. i said there are two guys here from twitter they tell me you have a twitter account. he said i'd do steve. [laughter] you do? and i have $247,000 -- to order 47,000 followers. i was speechless. why did you do that? is set every once in awhile i will tweet something out to. it was a check may. see you later. and it shows i don't know what i am talking about. [laughter] john: thank you steve wynn another man who worked his way to use the top to make his company extra successful responsible for though weird sexual advertisements. >> what is more american the and a cheeseburger? this one coated with a hot dog and potato chips in the hands of an all american model in a hot tub in a pickup truck driven by the american bull rider on the aircraft carrier under the liberty as she admires the most americans take burger new act carl's, jr. >> he took over the company that was in debt just four years l

he is best known for launching fox news in 1996 with financial backing from rupert murdoch.ombative, and created a news network to combine politics and entertainment. loyal right wing audience made fox news an empire. he stepped down last year following allegations of sexual harassment. he was described as a brilliant broadcaster who played a huge role in shaping america's media. gabe sherman, national affairs editor "new york" magazine and author of "the loudest voice in the room, how far the bombastic roger ailes built fox news and a divided country. and. >> and jim rutenburg has an interesting piece about roger ailes in toe's times. pleased to have you both. welcome. let's do this in the beginning. let's assume all of the things that became and tainted roger ailes career, all of the sexual harassment stuff, had not been there. what would be his legacy well, i think politically his legacy is creating his current moment we live n i mean he created donald trump's america by fuzing politics and entertainment and making those values paramount to winning elections. so donald tr

howie: rupert murdoch called him a brilliant newscaster.he was forced out as chairman last july after mounting sexual harassment allegations made by women at fox. how should his legacy be remembered? i would say no one can take way from roger ailes * in that he filled a void in the media most people didn't see. >> there were only two cable networks. he built a major multi-billion dollar business and changed the face of media and politics, that's true. there is more than one way to look at him. i think that there are two sides, the dissphairt between the interpretations is very striking. there are people who say he was a serial sexual harasser who built this multi-billion dollar bills in part on objectivefying women. howie: roger ailes was come pattive and controversial as fox was and is. >> he was the most influential media executive ever. certainly over the last 20 years. considering what he built here at fox news as the most dominant cable news network. charles krauthammer said it best. way always said about the genius of rupert murdoch a

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lou: rupert murdoch stepping to the podium. he will be introducing the president.rt murdoch. >> one of the few old enough to have been with men who fought with such courage. we are all here on this day because you were there on that day 75 years ago. thanks to you we still have freedom of speech, press, worship and all the rights we cherish. we owe it to especially those who lost their lives. young americans and australian for their potential to the future generations. it's figure it the american-australian association with the understanding between our countries is establishing a scholarship for veterans in gratitude for those who served. welcome to the representative from japan. your presence is testament to the healing power of time and the nourishing power of democracy. [applause] these are dangerous times. and we must be in this great carrier is called intrepid. fearless and bold. in our resolve to advance the freedom and the events on our nation's shores, we must also be bold and unafraid to think differently in dealing with the challenges we face. the man i'

a brash and brutal editor who was a close confidant of his patron, rupert murdoch.re meant to provoke strong feelings and over nearly five decades in fleet street, kelvin mackenzie certainly did that. but this time was different for two reasons. first because his column threatened to further alienate the sun‘s readers in the north—west and second because there‘s a huge scandal erupting at rupert murdoch‘s fox news over in new york. what rupert murdoch and fox want to do is show that they are fighting prejudice rather than feeding it. you are about to enter the no spin zone. murdoch‘s bid forfull control of sky is currently with the media regulator, 0fcom. there is concern within murdoch‘s company that bad headlines could thwart their ambitions just as the phone hacking scandal derailed their last bid for sky. i was just amazed that given the sensitivity of it that no one took a closer look at the column. i can‘t believe that kelvin‘s column is so sacrosanct that lawyers and editors, it was good friday, so the top tier team may not have been there, but even so it see

in business news making headlines, shares in rupert murdoch's news corp rising 2% after its earningsoming from the expansion of its real estate website which had a big increase in traffic. as well as profits and revenue. shares in wa lt as profits and revenue. shares in walt disney falling nearly 2% after its revenues missed market expectations, coming in slightly under forecast at $13.3 billion. disney's boss says there has been significant growth in subscribers to digital services, but not enough to make upfor digital services, but not enough to make up for losses. bitcoin surged above $1700 for the first time ever. in the last 24 hours alone its market cap has risen by more than $1 billion, according to an industry website. but in india, where there have been complaints that virtual currencies are being used for money—laundering, the government has been pressured into figuring out how to manage them. will regulation help? our correspondent spoke to michelle gupta, part of a foundation to monitor transparency in india's market. the bitcoin market has been growing at 100% per annum.

rupert murdock got it then. the rest is history.l be addressing the media in a short while from now. this will be the first time the president comes face to face with reporters after news broke he allegedly asked james comey to end an investigation into michael flynn. let's take a look at these markets right now. you can see recovering after yesterday's losses. dow up 55 points nearly, s&p th. i am trish regan. welcome, everyone, to the intelligence report. we've got a whole lot going on. the news conference coming as the department appoints former fbi director robert muller as special counsel to oversee the russia investigation. president trump quickly firing back saying this