Nonstop flights are available from most major airports. More information for your vacation planning is available at aruba. Com. And now, bbc world news. Tim this is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, i am tim willcox. Id be honored President Trump says he would hold talks with north koreas leader under the right circumstances, but what are they . Protesters and police in may clashes in paris. The final 2 candidates take aim at each other. And capturing battle and the moments in between. How a new exhibition shows soldiers at rest and those who have been lost. Tim hello, and welcome to our viewers on Public Television and also around the world. No u. S. President in history has ever met his north korean counterpart, but today, with the rhetoric and military hardware escalating by the hour, President Trump said he would be honored to meet kim jongun in the right circumstances. Within hours, the white house spokesman was explaining those circumstances werent quite there ye
A pregnancy discrimination case against ups. The suit involves a former driver who said she was told to take unpaid leave because she couldnt lift heavy packages. Delia goncalves is live at the Supreme Court with details. Delia, when is this case actually going to be heard today . Reporter the court will resume at 10 00 this morning and thats when they will hear the case. This case certainly has implications across the country and every employer no doubt is saying paying close attention. This decision could decide whether or not employers have to offer special accommodations to pregnant employees. Now, this all started with a woman who lives in lorton, virginia. Her name is peggy young. Shes 42 years old and she says when she was pregnant in 2006, ups discriminated against her because she was unable to carry packages more than 20 pounds. You see, she was a driver and drivers were expected to lift packages up to 70 pounds. She says instead of offering her lie duty, the Company Refused t
Against all of the political changes were seeing today, first i want to show you the Market Action. Stoxx 600 is sitting roughly flat, but weve seen interesting trading session where the nikkei really surging to the up side again today. More on that in a bit. Take a look at whats happening across europe because after a couple of uglier days in the market, were seeing something of a comeback now led by technology, Retail Stocks are also in the green, food and beverages, autos among the sectors dragging on the indek. We can take a closer look at the bourses. Ibex is down. Ftse 100 sam thing, so well keep an eye on all these levels as the show progresses this morning. The bond space is where weve been focusing our attention with spain and greece on. Spain today seeing prices rise, yields coming down to 5. 78 . Italy seeing a bit of a rally, too. Selloff for britain and bund oigs boig benefitting. Quick look at information rek. 81. 02 is the left. Down another tenth of a percent. Eurodolla
One final trading session for 2012. And it comes, of course, with the add eed drama of a fiscal cliff set to take place 15 hours from now. Im carl, with melissa lee. Cramer and faber are off today. Good morning to you, dan. Good morning. The house gaveling into session just a few moments ago. Business there is going to start at 10 00 a. M. Eastern time. Futures are showing some resilience as becky said, despite no deal yet in congress. But remember, the selloff on friday and friday night was pretty severe. The dow is set to open below 13,000. Markets in europe mixed after a shortened session in the uk, france and spain. Our road map starts right where we were months ago, waiting for the 112th congress to agree on a Debt Reduction package. The senate convenes at 11 00 a. M. The dow had its worst day in a month on friday. Set to close december with a loss. The question is, does it continue to sell off if there isnt an accord in congress. We will always have china. Manufacturing pmi data
Top of the hour. Good afternoon, everyone. Im Deborah Feyerick live from cnns World Headquarters in atlanta. And as i speak, in deal yet on the fiscal cliff, but a big but, it appears lawmakers may be getting just a bit closer. And im joe johns live from washington where just moments ago the president encouraged lawmakers to cross the finish line. It was a compromise u. S. Lawmakers signed into law in 2011 that contributed to the pending man made catastrophe that they have been warning about for more than a year. Now, as the new years deadline approaches, the fiscal cliff may be moving to a later date, in 2013. It is part of a possible deal that is forming at this hour. This, of course, represents the 3. 6 trillion the u. S. Government spent last year, unless Congress Reaches a deal when the new year hits. So too will the fiscal cliff. 600 billion worth of tax increases and spending cuts. It is supposed to be automatic. But now republicans are suggesting a delay, the president just spo