Hundreds of thousands of believers in madagascar and he has a message of hope for the Younger Generation and the poverty stricken african nation. Among the cubans mckinnon thanks so much for joining us. Its a potential blow to ending u. S. Engagement in afghanistan President Trump says hes canceled peace talks with taliban leaders at camp david which was supposed to be taking place today in a tweet President Trump said that he had scrapped the secret meeting after the taliban claimed responsibility for a deadly attack in kabul the u. S. And the taliban have been missing since last year in the hopes of ending the afghanistan conflict. The body of an american soldier returns home sergeant at least body dohertys was the 16th u. S. Service member killed in afghanistan this year one of a dozen people who died when a taliban car bomb exploded on thursday near the u. S. Embassy in kabul. Died inspired President Trump to tweet an unexpected announcement. The Major Taliban leaders and the presi
We have unrest at home, and abroad. New protests in hong kong today, despite the protests number one demand there being met. This weekend is not expected to be any quieter and then over the uk, lawmakers voting to block a no deal brexit thats the show down with the Prime Minister Boris Johnson, well talk about all of that plus Hurricane Dorian making landfall along the North Carolina coast as the storm continues to make its way north, were live on the ground with the latest on the Recovery Efforts. Melissa fox Business Team coverage Edward Lawrence is in washington, christina partsinevelos is on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and blake burman and Hillary Vaughn are both at the white house. Lets start with edward. Reporter melissa today Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell hints he supports a rate cut, now he bases that around trade, not the trade policy itself. We would never comment on trade policy. We dont do trade. Its not a responsibility of the fed, but i think it is t
Im rebecca races welcome to the program in a potential blow to ending u. S. Img ajman in afghanistan President Donald Trump has canceled peace talks with taliban leaders at camp david which was supposed to take place today in a tweet President Trump said he scrapped the secret meeting up to the taliban claimed responsibility for a deadly attack in kabul the u. S. And the taliban have been meeting since last year in the hopes of ending the 18 year conflict. The body of an american soldier returns home sergeant at least body to ortiz was the 16th u. S. Service member killed in afghanistan this year one of a dozen people who died when a taliban car bomb exploded on thursday near the u. S. Embassy in kabul. That inspired President Trump to tweet and unexpected announcement. The Major Taliban leaders and the president of afghanistan were going to secretly meet with me on sunday unfortunately in order to build false leverage they had mid to an attack in kabul that killed one of our great sol
It is seen as a trade war olive branch. American farmers remain under pressure. Bid from thees a hong Kong Exchange. Lawmakers are concerned about potential National Security questions. Shery lets get you started with a quick check on how markets closed. We saw the s p 500 gain ground and close above that 3000 level for the first time in six weeks. We had Health Care Stocks and tech leading the gains. Interesting, the nasdaq finishing at the highest level since july, rising for the first time in four sessions. Into valuee rotation stocks. They subside a little bit. The u. S. Futures unchanged, but lets see how we are setting up for asia. Sophie south korea closed until monday. We are seeing futures knowledge higher nudge higher. The nzx 50 treading water. Euro, it isthe little changed after briefly theing below that ahead of ecb meeting which bank of America Merrill lynch is calling the most unpredictable of the past five years. In asia, switching the board, the highlight will be malay
Today approving a bill preventing a no deal brexit, well be asking if borisjohnsons tactics have misfired. Also tonight. From independence icon to modern day tyrant zimbabwes Robert Mugabe, who led the country for 37 years, has died. The uk ship at the forefront of the relief effort in the bahamas the islands devastated by Hurricane Dorian. Might now its launching a vessel loaded with heavy lifting equipment and vehicles to try to get to an area that was badly affected by the hurricane, but hasnt yet been reached at all. And late wickets dent englands hope for the ashes in the fourth test at old trafford. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, britains Dina Asher Smith posts a seasons best to win the 100m Diamond League final in brussels. Good evening. The Prime Ministers demand for an early general election looks set to be rejected by mps after opposition parties agreed it shouldnt take place until after the eu summit in mid october. Labour, the lib dems, the snp and plaid cymru say