Tom maybe we should get you out on tiktok to advance the show. This is an extruders story. It exploded last night with the prep this is an extraordinary story. It exploded last night with the president s comments. As you know, bloomberg reporting on the response from the chinese. It has been abrupt. It certainly is, a finders fee, something we have not seen in the past. For microsoft it could mean the deal of the decade. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news in new york city with ritika gupta. Ritika good morning. President trump may take executive action if congress cannot agree on a new coronavirus stimulus package. A president told reporters he might impose a moratorium on evictions and an act a payroll a payroll taxct holiday. That ant trump insists pickup in u. S. Operations has stalled, the u. S. Government if tiktok it said the money would come from china or from an american buyer such as microsoft. Earlier in the day, he said tiktok would have to close in the u. S.
Urging him to go. Hes been under house arrest since the army took control four days ago. Now, the countrys ruling party, zanu pf says it will dismiss mr mugabe as its leader on sunday and reinstate the ousted vice president. Our africa editor fergal keane reports from harare. Something happened inside the people today. A shared energy that swept them along the streets. They were there on the big streets and small. All sing a common purpose in a place so long divided. All sing voices that would not have dared speak of Robert Mugabe a few days ago now sounding his political requiem. It is a historic moment. It is special and we have waited for it for 37 years. You have returned from england, you are happy to see this . Indeed, i am very happt. This is a new beginning for the people of zimbabwe. What i am seeing here is the death of a dynasty. All of the faces of the nation came into harare. All sing joy was unrestrained and exubera ntly expressed. We watched passing soldiers being envelo
Intensifying, with the military and his own party taken steps to remove him. The ruling zanu pf parties to remove the 93 year old at a meeting this morning. In last the zanu pf youth league, which until now has strongly supported him, has called for him to step down. Tens of thousands of protesters lined the streets of harare yesterday, calling for his resignation. Mr mugabe has so for his resignation. Mr mugabe has so far resisted. We can speak to richard dowden, journalist and director of the royal african society. Today could be a significant day . More pressure on mugabe, but he is a very stubborn man. It will be interesting to see whether he finally says, all right, i will step down. I think he Still Believes he is president of zimbabwe and he wants to stay there. So, its going to require an awful lot more arm twisting. Going to require an awful lot more armtwisting. What is your feeling about what he will do today . Up until now we have not heard from him, only his nephew, who sa
To build more homes. Tests of Driverless Cars on uk roads are set to be given the green light in this weeks budget. And our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 10 1i5am. This mornings reviewers are katy balls, Political Correspondent of the spectator, and the journalist and broadcasterjames rampton. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. The pressure on the zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe to stand down is intensifying with both the military and his own party set to take further steps to remove him. The head of military veterans says the Ruling Zanu Pf Party will remove the 93 year old as its leader at a meeting this morning. Now the Zanu Pf Youth League, which until now has strongly supported president Robert Mugabe, has called for him to step down. Tens of thousands of protestors lined the streets of harare yesterday calling for his resignation, but mr mugabe has so far resisted. Lets speak to ben brown in harare. Bring us up to date with the latest developments. We have hear