Selection Tool behaving like Direct Selection Tool? Also Guides arent selectable.

the screen recording below shows the behaviour of the Selection tool , and is consistent on all objects (text, shape, path, etc). I was working on a vector then wasnt able to scale it, so updated all versions of AI but same behaviour. Is there a setting that was changed? the capslock is off. I was just working in a file a few days ago and was able to see the bounding box and scale as needed.

Also, the guides have been behaving differently for months. once i drag it out, i cant select it or move it with the mouse, i have to manually adjust X and Y coordinates. Cant select it to delete it (youll see in the layers panel the little blue 'dot' that indicates a layer is selected doesnt appear. If i highlight the guide layer i can then click the trash icon to delete it). Thought id include in the recording since its been baffling me. 
Screen Recording of Behaviour