in activity. the world s second largest economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter thanks to robust consumer spending after lockdowns were lifted. but factory output has lagged due to weak global growth and this latest data raises questions about the sustainability of china s recovery. a market strategist told me these numbers show how uneven china s economic recovery has been. fix, economic recovery has been. pretty dire set of numbers, although still an expansion. it has come below expectations, but of course the bigger shock on the manufacturing side, and to see how uneven the recovery is in china. two things worth noting. first, we are coming from a strong first quarter where we had this initial euphoria after the reopening of the economy, as well as some benefit from the chinese new year period. so of course, manufacturers are a little bit downbeat after that initial euphoria has come down. secondly, my bigger concern is about geopolitics and the impact maki
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meanwhile on capitol hill this morning there s far more pressure on lawmakers and the white house to reach a deal on the debt ceiling following a new urge want warning from the treasury department. and hollywood writers are on strike for the first time in 15 years putting production for movies and tv shows on hold. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, may 2nd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin with the latest in that deadly mass shooting in texas. there are now questions about the response by law enforcement after a family member who survived the shooting says that he repeatedly called 911. the family says they called 911 well before the shooting started after their neighbor refused to stop firing a gun near their house and then threatened them. about 15 minutes later they say the gunman went into the house with an ar-15 rifle and opened fire on the people inside. ramiro guzman told nbc news he was hiding in a clo
i have been struck by the warmth of the friendship between our nations. some of the biggest names in technology call for a pause in the development of advanced artificial intelligence warning it could be a threat to humanity. and one of the biggest animals ever to walk the earth, the skeleton of a patagotitan dinosaur, is the latest addition to london s natural history museum. we begin with a developing story from rome, where pope francis has been admitted to hospital with what s being described as a respiratory infection. the vatican says the 86 year old is not suffering from covid, but has been experiencing breathing difficulties in recent days and that he ll spend a few nights under medical supervision. it comes at the busiest time of the year for the pontiff, with easterjust next week. our reporter sofia bettiza joins me now. sofia, what s the latest on the pope s health? so, as suso, pope was taken to hospital on wednesday afternoon because of reading problems that he
at a migrant centre. some of the biggest names in technology call for a pause in the development of advanced artificial intelligence warning it could be a threat to humanity. and one of the biggest animals ever to walk the earth the skeleton of a patago titan dinosaur is the latest addition to london s natural history museum. hello and welcome to the programme pope francis has been taken to hospital, suffering from a respiratory infection. the vatican said the 86 year old had breathing difficulties in recent days but said he does not have covid and he ll spend a few nights under medical supervision. it comes at the busiest time of the year for the pontiff, with easterjust next week. earlier, i spoke to davide ghiglione our bbc rome producer who gave us more information on the pope s condition. good evening from rome, where all eyes are on the hospital where pope francis will spend the night. we know that his condition is stable at the moment, but he wasn t expected to b