Domestically. And it is all in lets do business the pound has retreated from its highest level in almost a year the chances of a no deal break that have risen sharply the u. K. Wants full autonomy over its state aid plans thats threatening negotiations with the European Union the 8th round resumes in london this week british Prime Minister barak johnson has brushed off fears of chaos if talks fail hes also given an october 15th deadline for a trade deal with the e. U. Months after refusing to set a cutoff date. Lets go over to our financial correspondent in frankfurt. We closer to a deal oh just closer to chaos. No were not closer to a deal ban on the contrary the u. K. Is government is making it pretty clear that it wants independence from europe at any price meaning. That even previous agreements you know for example the socalled divorce deal that was struck between the u. K. And the European Union that was supposed to guarantee a peaceful and smooth relationship on the irish border
Tiktok bid jim, we will start with the retail numbers lowes is a good one to start with, its been called depots quarter on steroids today. Look, i think that Martin Ellison has taken a Company Making it anything but an also ran. 35 camp is terrific hes really got finally hes got the e com down Marvin Ellison is a turn around man par excellence and this is an amazing quarter we dont want target to overshadow it too much because i like the stock and i love the fact it wasnt up big early on its a buy yeah. In store traffic or in store comps, jim, up 11, which is different than what we saw out of others. I mean, i guess when you dont have as fierce a web challenge in Home Improvement and you have the stay at Home Rebuilding boom, thats going to add to a couple huge dynamics. Yes, it will. Remember, there was a period where lowes was not digitized enough also didnt really have very Strong Customer service. All of thats changed under marvin he is the last person to ever want to champion hims
Even home depot, which was great, is lower, as the whats next is the question that we have. With stacy witless, fw retailer advisors president. Also night one of the Democratic National convention saw democrats ripping it up President Trump with tough words from former First Lady Michelle Obama and bernie sanders. Let me be as honest and clear as i possibly can donald trump the wrong president for our country. He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job, but he is clearly in over his head. He cannot meet this moment. He simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. But let us be clear. If donald trump is reelected, all the progress we have made will be in jeopardy. And its most basic. This election is about preserving our democracy. Alix joining me now for more is wendy jennison, Bloomberg Politics editor. What was your biggest pic for tonight and how does that set us up for the dnc tonight . The biggest takeaway from last night was the effectiveness of Michelle O
Wires from the czu lightning complex and relieve left townsend Santa Cruz County unrecognizable in some cases kron fours Maureen Kelly shows us. This drone video shows some of the destruction in the town of bonny doon where homes have been flattened to piles of ash. And debris charred remains of metal frames appliances and cars somewhat recognizable in the aftermath. Cal fire says that the 330 structures burned so far in the czu lightning complex fires at least 200 were peoples homes and its a total thats expected to rise as they continue to take stock of the damage smoke could be seen rising in several spots off the mountain. But now the weather is less of an obstacle for firefighters, there is a. Losing battle that we had a fight with that the beginning but now that the weather has more on our side cooler but the higher humidity, the visibility has also improved allowing for more air support but also the winds have turned in their favor where the winds are helping actually pushed the
If theres anything that kind of went a little right, its that the murder hornets never showed difficult. Even bees deal with coronavirus, they do have to deal with sudden colony collapse. Ironically, they have to deal with hornets. This is video of hornets kidnapping bees. Its fascinating video recorded by a Palo Alto Company called bee hero which has developed sensors to watch for incoming hornets. They have made radar for bees. Now for the record, these are asian giant hornets, not murder hornets. But i dont think the poor bee cares one way or another. Well show you more video later. I promise. Well get to the ceo and cofounder of bee hero. A man forever stuck happily on the bee team. I have so many questions. Lets go with the fact that bees are very important to farms. Farmers actually bring bees in to the farms and the bee keepers release the bees. You dont raise bees, right . Youre not bee keepers. What do you do . Yeah. My cofounder is a bee keeper and thats how i got to know tha