in 1848 the virgin islands is also the place on the island of st. croix where individuals organized, worked together and overthrew completely slavery well before the emancipation proclamation was made here in the united states. it is one of only two places, the virgin islands and the island and the people of haiti, who were able to obtain their freedom through violent and organized overthrow. we're blessed as virgin islanders to celebrate virgin island's history, as well as the same month -- virgin islands history, as well as the same month of women's history, because the virgin islands isn't complete without women. i must acknowledge the record number of women, as wellals the records in -- as well as the record number of people of color currently serving in this congress. this record represents a 59% increase from the 96 women who served in the 112th congress. women in this body have come a long way. i'm thrilled to continue to break glass ceilings as well as we impact history. for decades women of all backgrounds have worked to break barriers in c

virgin islands. her family, of course, heartbroken, and now demanding answers. here's abc's will reeve tonight. >> reporter: tonight, authorities investigating the death of a former american swimming champion on the island of st. john. her boyfriend reportedly finding 42-year-old jamie cail unspshared a week ago. she was pronounced dead at a medical clinic after suffering cardiac arrest. staff trying to save cail's life with cpr. rccie anstum u.s. virgin island officials saying the case is under investigation by the criminal investigation bureau, and they're waiting on an official autopsy report. the new hampshire native was a standout swimmer at the university of maine and won a gold medal in the 800 free relay at the 1997 pan-pacific games when she was a teenager. a friend saying cail was well-loved in her virgin islands community where she worked at a he aery beautiful person. >> reporter: this is still a very ongoing investigation, and david, tonight, virgin islands police are asking anyone with information to contact them. david? >> will reeve tonight. will,

bad for the virgin islands, it's a beautiful place and i feel bad for them.nk you. this is a headline in "the new york times," cloistered at walter reed, fetterman runs his operation from afar. of course no one believes that. and the piece inadvertently admits that his chief of staff basically now runs the show. but there is another passage that we thought was telling. the times and in corny rights, doctors say the senator should limit his exposure to cable tv, the internet, and social media. yet the media tasked with rehabilitating fetterman's image as someone who is capable of doing the job, they are given unfettered ask bunt access while the press corps is not allowed to see or hear him? joining us now, sean duffy, former congressman and cohost of fox business is "to the bottom line" this is how it always goes, is it not? politician or his handlers, they need a story to get out, so they give one person access, and then they say, okay, tell that story. for more access in the future. >> laura: so "the new york times" cover for fetterman who is stuck in a hos

virgin islands wanted was documents related to jamie dimon himself.to the judge to force jpmorgan to provide those documents all the way up through 2019. the judge now has agreed with that here is the wording of the exact motion that's been granted by the federal judge. this would be an order compelling defendant jpmorgan chase to provide discovery responses covering the full temporal scope claims through 2019 and documents for custodian james dimon. it appears jpmorgan will be forced to turn over those documents and the u.s. virgin islands will be able to sift through them to see if there's any discovery material here which pokes holes in jpmorgan's contention that it did nothing wrong here and that jamie dimon himself did nothing wrong here, scott. back to you. >> the other part of the story making news today is that news, eamon, jpmorgan is suing that former executive jeff staley >> reporter: that's an offshoot -- >> all part of this same broad story. >> reporter: that's right. so what we have here is the u.s. virgin islands suing jpmorgan, allegin

virgin islands lawsuit against jpmorgan over jeffrey epstein.'s get the very latest. >> in a courtroom last night in new york, attorneys for the u.s. virgin islands targeted jpmorgan's ceo jamie dimon as directly as we have seen so far in their case alleging that the bank aided jeffrey epstein in his decades of sex krimgs. the allegations against jamie dimon raise questions about how jpmorgan will defend itself. last week, jpmorgan sued jes staley, alleging if there was any epstein related wrong doing at the bank, it was done by staley in essence, they were painting staley as a rogue employee but last night, attorneys for the u.s. virgin islands said they don't buy that argument an attorney general said if staley is a rogue employee, why isn't jamie dimon? and argued stanny knew, dimon knew, jpmorgan chase knew. jpmorgan generally, the attorney said, they broke every rule to facility his sex trafficking in exchange for his wealth and referrals. jamie dimon argued - >> jpmorgan asserted that dimon has no recollection of ever reviewing the epstein

virgin islands concerning its ceo, jamie dimon.virgin i ceo jamie dimon, that request is actually part of the ter now, that request is actually part of the territory's lawsuit against the bank, accusing ity t of aiding jeffrey epstein inei his sex trafficking ring. n di manhattan district judge jed rakoff has ordered the bank to turn over documents from 2015 to twenty nineteen , a period after jpmorgan had actually dropped. eppstein as a client. the u.s. vij is also said to be calling jamie dimon a likelyy source of relevant and uniqueiqi informationfn about why jp morgn kept eppstein on as long as it did. now the islands are alsoe se said to be seeking damages fromm jpmorgan chase, allegedly for aiding and epstein's sex trafficking by keeping him on as a clientepin and saying, quote, red flags about his misconduct. at now, epstein, who had been at jpmorgan from 20 , make that twenty to 2013 as a client, allegedly killed himself inll bc a jail cell back in august oft w 2019 while awaiting trial.ha if that is what you believe,s wh that is what we have been told.l now, jy p morgan has pr

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throughout the virgin islands this past month of march young children have learned about extraordinary virgin islandsers. they have learned about alexander hamilton who comes from the island of st. croix. learned about this being the only place in the united states in which christopher columbus actually set foot. they learn about the inventions, work of virgin islandsers in our past history. they also learn about the oppression, the brutality under danish rule. they learn about alexander hamilton's fieriness came from the fact that he was deemed and illegitimate child and his parentage was constantly questioned. last week house republicans passed h.r. 5, the parent bill of rights act. under that act, much of that history would be forbidden. much that history would be erased. that is the american story of resilience, of oppression, of the constant fight for freedom. of the change that we all are coming together as americans. let's not -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. ms. plaskett: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman fr

s. virgin islands. the judge ruled that banks must also face proposed class action suits by up seeds victims german car maker volkswagen will receive $1300000000.00 from the state of south carolina where plans to build a manufacturing facility for electric vehicles. subsidies are part of the u. s. inflation reduction act, which supports green investment. the u has been critical of the washington initiative, which it says disadvantages, europe as a destination for investment, tree lockers that's received the 1st batch of international monetary fund financing within the next 2 days. yeah, m f approving a nearly $3000000000.00 bill of the island nation and saying today that disbursements would be tied to reviews that are set to take place every 6 months. i my colleague, cassandra site is here in studio to help us understand the still more cassandra, we've been reporting a lot over sri lanka over the past year in the crisis there. let's start with this deal. what are the conditions of the steel right. this

virgin islands. she is that ranking members of the house select committee on the representation of the federal government. she previously served as a house manager for the second impeachment trial of donald trump. also joining us is michael beschloss, and nbc presidential story and author of many books, including presidents of war, the epic story from 1807 to modern times. welcome to you both. congresswoman, let's start with you. there is a view that this splintered gop field, right, within the party it is splintered. it's something that will wind up putting trump forward, giving him the advantage at making him the nominee. are democrats banking on that happening? and facing him in 2024 as opposed to any other candidate? >> well first can i say that i'm so happy to be here with the two michaels. michael steele from maryland, who i love, and michael beschloss of. as a history major at georgetown university, you are the gold standard of historians. so thank you so much for all that you do. >> thank, yo

virgin islands in the house of representatives. she's a ranking member of a select committee on the inner workings of the federal government. and also gomez of, a member of the oversight committee. stacey plaskett, thank you very much for joining us tonight. i've got is a theory of why the democratic leadership wanted you to be at the top of this committee. i think it's because they know that you sometimes get to retreat home to the virgin islands where [laughter] you can surround yourself in sanity for a weekend of tranquil sanity before you go back in to what happened inside twitter. >> yes. i can go home to americas paradise, where some of the most beautiful place with some of the most beautiful people in the american continent. all of the americas. yes. that's the reason. i'm sure. [laughter] >> when we saw what they tried to do with this twitter testimony today, it just could not have been more ludicrous. there are literally millions upon millions of electronic human occasions never examined by anybody in that room and never w

virgin islands. she's a democratic ramp -- on the weaponization of the federal government.welcome, it's good to have you, we're going to talk about that gel visit in just a moment but i would like to start with manhattan da alvin bragg's response to house leaders who are trying to force his testimony jim jordan chose the reputation subcommittee demanded that the da turn over all documents and communications in the hush money investigation involving donald trump. brett wrote in part, the letter only came after -- her to rest the next day and his lawyers are reportedly urge you to intervene. mother fact is a legitimate bateman for congressional inquiry so why is the tremendous subcommittee pressuring da bragg? >> so that's a really great question it really feeds into what you just show the audience with marjorie taylor greene as well. these are individuals who are trying to desensitize the american people to the rule of law. two rules, that they are outside the realm of rules. marjorie taylor greene said the word that they, as republicans, have tried to pin on the democrats.

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permit in the radi, as they say, the vk holding is negotiating re-registration from the british virgin islandsky territorially. this is the historical center of kaliningrad, it is also called the russian offshore, this is a special administrative region of the kaliningrad region, where a flexible and beneficial tax regime has been introduced for international companies in mid-february, the board of directors of the fc approved the possible re-registration in russia of the vk group, one of the largest players in the russian telecom and it sector, including, in particular , the mail.ru mail of the social networks vkontakte and odnoklassniki network delicious point to build in russia its own factory for the production of toys for children's set kids combo is a replacement mcdonald's happy milov about such plans russia so far there are no toy factories that could produce the volumes needed for the network. and this is 2 million toys every month. in the meantime , toys will probably be shipped from china in sets. they will appear this summer, according to alexander dialect, if earlier toys were her

virgin islands.orders related to a lawsuit accusing the bank of facilitating jeffrey epstein's sex trafficking. jp morgan has denied the claim that dimon had a role. it's suing the former ceo. global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries around the world. i'm vonnie quinn. this is bloomberg. haslinda: still to come, our exclusive interview with the de novo -- of -- with the dean of wharton school. this is bloomberg. ♪ it's easy to get lost in investment research. introducing j.p. morgan personal advisors. hey david! connect with an advisor to create your personalized plan. let's find the right investments for your goals. okay, great. j.p. morgan wealth management. go. go air that runs factory. go sensors and software. go find leaks. go fix-em. emerson technology detects compressed air leaks to save manufacturers, like colgate, over 20% in energy costs. go brush your teeth. go boldly. emerson. haslinda: welcome back.

virgin islands alleging the bank missed the red flags of epstein abusing women on the island he owned> vanguard deciding to shut the remaining business in china. according to reports, the u.s. fund giant is closing the office in shanghai and end the partnership with antgroup. this is two years after it would not set up a fund unit. >>> tesla is entering junk status moody's is upgrading to the lowest level of junk rated debt. moody's saying tesla will maintain the market leadership and cited expanded product lineup in the global upgrade from last october. >> silvana henao thank you. >>> to the top stories the fed kicking off the two-day policy meeting today ahead of day one, more than 75% of interest rate traders according to the cme fed watch tool are expecting a .25% fed rate hike, but moody's and wells fargo don't agree. economists are calling for the fed to move hawkish. we have tom porcelli with us now. we have the differences of opinions over whether this should be a pause or quarter hike what is your opinion and what do you think the fed will do? >> good morning. good to see you

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virgin islands delegate stacy mocked the titles and congresswoman garcia appear to get them to reveales in article out today on the whole firestorm. let's bring in jonathan turley, fox news contributor, george washington university law professor and constitutional law attorney. thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate it. can you go a little more and talk about these accusations that the government has been what a nice when they talk about looking into the journalist and a centering what's being said or not said on twitter? >> christina, every day we seem to get more indications of how broad this effort was by the biden administration to engage in essentially censorship by surrogate using social media companies and others to target and silence american citizens. it's a very serious allegation and instead of supporting the call to investigate to find out the scope of these activities, the democrats opposed every effort but what's most chilling is they have now, this is like the fourth hearing where they have attacked any witness calling for an investigation and censorship or rai

virgin islands it accuse the bank of facilitating jeffrey at steen sex trafficking.p morgan is blaming their former executive for ties the financier and demanding that all of the compensation is returned for eight years, more than $80 million. staley has denied knowing about epstein's crimes. global news, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. ♪ it's easy to get lost in investment research. introducing j.p. morgan personal advisors. hey david! connect with an advisor to create your personalized plan. let's find the right investments for your goals. okay, great. j.p. morgan wealth management. every day, millions of things need to get to where they're going. and at chevron, we're working to help reduce the carb intensity of the fuels that keep things moving. today, we're producing renewabldiesel that can be used existing diesel tanks. and we're committed to increasing our renewable fuels producon. because as we work toward a lower caon future, it's only human to keep moving forward. kriti: this is bloomberg mar

virgin islands.g, twisting facts, not in evidence attempting to go down rabbit holes for conspiracy theories. it's just the hallmark of th republican party at this time. that they are really about political stunts and not about problem solving. we, on the democratic side we're continuing to try to put people over politics that's really hard here, right now in washington. we're really trying to deliver for the american people. the committee that you jus displayed there, all of th democrats on my side, we reall call ourselves the true squad. constantly trying to go agains the big lie that is trying t be perpetuated to the american people >> congresswoman - commend you on could be your composure with such ridiculous behavior give us a sense of what th weaponization committee ough to be focused on there are some very serious an vital issues that should b explored by this committee that has really been minimiz and marginalized by thei majoring in things that really don't warrant the kind o attention they

. >> ainsley: another one who represents the virgin islands was looking at the guys saying, "you so-calledist." they both looked at each other and said one vote for joe biden. i'm just a journalist reporting the facts. we got the twitter files. that is a good scoop if you are you journalists fear they wanted to tell us what was going on behind the scenes. why censorship? why did they hire someone from the fbi to go work for twitter when biden leapt up story came out. >> why adam schiff's office calling up to get rid of certain posts and where something was going from pure that twitter would put this out there. other agencies would say i got this for twitter. the next think this narrative, get on hyper-speed and go through the blood system and the 2020 election specifically. what happened is as soon as elon musk bought it, i'm sure he contacted these guys because no one can say they have points of view. they can go in there with credibility and report it. instead, they tried to take guys with the point of view and diminish their credibility instead of looking at what they found out, which,

virgin islands want information about jpmorgan's ceo jamie dimon in its lawsuit over jpmorgan's relationship with jeffrey epstein. a judge has granted a motion to compel jpmorgan to produce jamie dimon documents. here's where they want those documents in the first place in the filings, they say that jamie dimon is a key player who likely knows where jpmorgan kept doing business with epstein and knows why, even after they kicked him out of the bank in 2013, they continued to have a business development relationship with epstein from 2013 to as late as his death, apparently by "suicide" in 2019. they say jamie dimon has decision making authority over epstein accounts and was in discussions involving the referrals of prominent and high-wealth potential clients. the document refers to three court exhibits establishing evidence of such referrals of prominent people, but those are redacted from the public word. so we don't know who epstein referred to jpmorgan as clients. but the usvi believes that his evidence is crucial here >> and face nating to see the bank concerned it may have to be on the h

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virgin islands congresswoman stacey plaskett is the top democrat on the weaponization of federal government subcommittee. she also serves as a manager for don trump's second impeachment trial. she joins me now. congresswoman, i wonder if you could tell us how this document, this 300 page sort of pre battle even came to be? >> well, it came to our attention that there were going to be these witnesses you saw in the hearing. we have incredible staff who were engaged in doing examination and interviewing of the witnesses, the ones that the republicans allowed us to be able to have access to to interview. and in the course of those interviews it became alarmingly clear that these individuals in no way met the standards, legal standards of being whistleblowers. and in fact these were very far right wing conspiracy theorist individuals who also, as you said, chris, had been financed by individuals who have a pecuniary as well as in some cases a fear of criminal reprisal from the federal government interests in making sure that their ideas were put forward. and so the staff began compiling this an

virgin islands. want but it does move and we are seeing an inciden that happened in 2016 finall come to fruition and i think we are going t continue to see the differen investigations that we have all, the twice impeached former president, now indicted, forme president donald j trump received a justice system that he so often wanted others to b engaged in >> i want to ask about some of the things that the ex president has said about alvin bragg and some of the things that some of his defenders are saying he keeps calling alvin bragg racist he keeps saying that it' racist what he is doing. j.d. vance, u.s. senator fro ohio, randomly cited some vira clip of a black person yelling racial slurs at white people i his response to this, an saying alvin bragg think that's fine, but not wha donald trump did is fine what do you think about the no so subtle race baiting that is happening around us? >> sure. i mean, it's typical of donald trump to utilize whateve positions and methods of hate, division, fear tha

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the chair now recognizes the ranking member, the gentlewoman from the virgin islands, ms. plaskett, for her opening statement. ms. plaskett: thank you, mr. chairman, and good morning to everyone. on monday, multiple people, including three children, lost their lives to violence, gun violence, in nashville, tennessee. this week a federal grand jury and a judge, a federal judge, has had to force trump officials to testify concerning their possible involvement and what they knew regarding the violence and death on the insurrection attempt on our capitol from january 6, 2021. the debt ceiling is looming over the american economy and speaker mccarthy and the republican conference are holding the debt hostage right now. and we're holding a hearing on what? missouri v. beside. and some -- biden. and some alleged deep state effort to censor conservatives online. that allegation is nonsense. as we discussed extensively in the hearings as the chairman has said before, social media companies, deep pocket, private companies, social media companies actually amplify conservative voices.

virgin islands, this is a lawsuit accusing the bank of facilitating jeffrey epstein's sex traffickingormer executive, whose relationship with epstein is the focus of the lawsuit. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg origionals, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am vonnie quinn, this is bloomberg. haidi: let's get you to the bell quickly, for a look at the markets, but a friday we are setting up for. >> that is absolutely right, you can see that retreat we are seeing back into the havens. you can see for instance in the bond space we are coming back into the shorter end of the curve. two year treasury yield dropping, the treasury yield curve inversion starting to narrow. earlier we are at the 107 mark. likewise when you look at the currencies base some of the ones holding up a little bit better are the more safe haven plays. the yen for instance and the euro that is on par with the ecb with the fed on that right against inflation -- fight against inflation. there is a move away from equities, there is an index down's extens

for what purpose does the gentlewoman from the virgin islands seek recognition? ms. plaskett: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. plaskett: thank you, mr. speaker. my lord, my savior, jesus christ, said when he was on this earth, suffer the children to come to me and to not deny them. unfortunately this week, my republican colleagues are bringing forward a bill, h.r. 5, the so-called parents bill of rights, which will continue to not teach our children to love, not teach them tolerance, not teach them the plethora of issues and ideas that extend to all americans, but will bring culture wars into our classrooms, will deprive our students of accurate and fact-based education, will not teach them tolerance and love. americans everywhere overwhelmingly agree that congress should focus on tangible assistance that will improve student outcomes, not polarizing culture wars. the pandemic has already erased years of learning

sarm heslop had been in the us virgin islands for just three weeks before she went missing. at they're doing or who is doing it. i think they need to look in other areas that maybe they haven't looked in. cctv showing sarm leaving the bar has not been released and the family have been told ryan bane's call to the coastguard wasn't recorded due to a technical error. we want it to change so there's a full and proper investigation and we want the cctv to be released. we just can't believe that hasn't happened here. the bbc has contacted the virgin islands police department and ryan bane's lawyer, but so far there's been no response. previously, ryan bane's lawyer has said his client is devastated and heartbroken by sarm's disappearance. i don't think she's going to suddenly walk through the door, and i know we've lost her. but what is harder is that we can't put that to bed and to rest and to grieve in a way that is needed, because we are still fighting forjustice and answers. i imagine her as a mermaid because she loved the ocean. she loved to swim and she loved the creatures i

host: to john calling from the british virgin islands, democratic caller, good morning.ler: good morning. thanks for having me. i wanted to make two comments on the israeli situation. it seems to me to be a bit hypocritical when president netanyahu would seek to usurp judicial authority by instrumenting such a law. if that happened in any other country in africa or anyplace else, the united states have -- almost unilaterally tried to remove him. i find it very disingenuous when some people would just stand up, because they are free to offend or say anything bad about israel, even when they are wrong. and i think that is a hypocrisy that we have to correct. secondly, the united states has been, of course, one of the greatest allies of israel. yet, the united states, a christian nation, is now being subject to being put in prison, christians, the bill that was proposed in the house that anyone promoting christianity or in the name of jesus be imprisoned. i'm not sure how the united states, as a country, will address such a manner if it goes forward. israel has become and i

joining me now, congresswoman stacey plaskett of the virgin islands, ranking member of the subcommitteeon of the federal government and former house impeachment manager and trump's second impeachment trial. congressman plaskett, thank you so much for coming to the sunday show. there is a lot to talk about, both start with the obvious. your thoughts on trump's rally yesterday in waco. >> absolutely ominous. the kind of rhetoric that is coming out there, and just a michaud, anti government, anti american, all the things we are saying. but what is most disturbing is this consistent from the leadership of the gop right now, from donald trump, kevin mccarthy, jim jordan. the rule of law to not apply to them, and that is what they believe. >> as you, know house leaders are trying to force manhattan da to testify jim jordan the chair of the weaponization of subcommittee demanding of the da turn over all documents and communications in the hush money investigation involving donald trump i mean this is nuts. you are an attorney, i am not. but is the request being made by jim jordan even legal fo

virgin island statement is baseless our ceo has no recollection about this it is irresponsible for cnbcn this as arguments as facts. saying it doesn't make it true becky. >>> thank you. when we come back, president xi and president putin are expected to sign a dozen agreements this week we have full analysis after the break. >>> reminder you can watch or listen to us live any time on the cnbc app. helping you discover untapped possibilities and relentlessly working with you to make them real. ♪ because grit and vision working in lockstep puts you on the path to your full potential. ♪ it's hard to run a business on your own. make it easier on yourself. with shopify, you can have everything you need to streamline your shipping, returns, and product storage, so you can focus on growing your business. because when we work together, the future is bright. it doesn't have to be lonely at the top. join the millions at finding success on their own terms. start your journey with a free trial today. >>> chinese president, xi jinping, kicked off his visit to russia yesterday the discussions involve

virgin islands.ahead on "morning joe," several republican senators are pushing back on florida ron desantis' comments about ukraine. we will look at what gop lawmakers are saying on capitol hill >>> and california's attorney general weighs in on president biden's new executive order on background checks, and we will talk about how other states can benefit from california's gun safety and then we will be joined by access, kerry washington you are watching "morning joe. we'll be right back. the first time you made a sale online with godaddy was also the first time you heard of a town named dinosaur, colorado. we just got an order from dinosaur, colorado. start an easy to build, powerful website for free with a partner that always puts you first. start for free at godaddy.com monday dismissed russia's invasion as a quote, territorial dispute and defending ukraine was not a vital interest of the united states. >> it's not a territory dispute in the sense that only more than it would be a territory disput

the chair now recognizes the ranking member, the gentlewoman from the virgin islands, miss plaskett, for her opening statement. thank you mister chairman good morning to everyone. on monday multiple people, including three children, lost their lives to violence gun violence in nashville tennessee. this week, a federal grand jury and a judge, a federal judge, have had to force trump officials to testify concerning their possible involvement and what they knew regarding the violence and death in the insurrection attempt on our capital from january 6th 2021. the debt ceiling is looming over the american economy, speaker mccarthy in the republican conference are holding the debt hostage right now. we are holding a hearing on what? missouri versus biden. some alleged deep state effort to censor conservatives online. that allegation is nonsense, as we discussed extensively in the hearings, as the chairman, has said before social media companies deep pocket private companies, social media companies actually amplify conservative voices. they do less to censor those voices. everyone here shou