A business of course of cold war welcome and we start the program with the turmoil at the World Trade Organization at the bodies by annual meeting and as iris the u. S. Representative said the w t o has lost its focus and was going to easy on wealthier developing countries like china the e. U. Is top five economy back saying Donald Trumps tax cut plans may distort international trade. Protests are a common sight at these conferences but theyre not the only ones upset with the w t o the United States was once a big proponent now under President Donald Trump it is more of a skeptic well all members agree that the w t o needs improving the u. S. Is threatening to pull out altogether a sentiment made clear by u. S. Trade representative robert slight ties a who presented a veiled critique of china in particular. We cannot sustain a situation in which new rules can only apply to a few and that others will be given a pass in the name of self proclaimed Development Status far from the usual tr
Market is back up to momentum today with dow industrials set to up 13 points, nasdaq, s p up a fraction. Ftse is down a quarter of a percent. But the cac quarante in paris and dax index in germany are up. In asia markets closed mostly higher. Nikkei average in japan best performer up about 1 . Breaking news right now, new Orleans Police officer shot and killed in the line of duty. Shooting took place during routine patrol, we have the very latest developments out of new orleans earlier today. The devastation in california meanwhile spreading, the death toll from mass i have wild fires now rising to at least 31 making this the deadliest week of wild fires in the states history. Hollywood Sexual Harassment scandal expanding, head of Amazon Studios facing accusations and actress slamming at jeff bezos over twitter. Plus new questions over Harvey Weinstein, report saying that his contract essentially allowed for Sexual Harassment, the explosive details ahead. All the stories coming up this
We host a continuing series and pam discussion entitled panel race in america. We had one this summer at our main connecticut avenue location and it was incredible and we are excited to keep it going. It is coordinated by the great april ryan. [applause] she has a wonderful lineup of authors including joyann reid. [applause] Mary Francis Berry. [applause] davis jones weaver. And soon to be here wes moore. Politics and prose is honored to host this conversation as we are committed to tolerance and addressing the most pressing issue of our time. We are thankful to have this partnership and our shared common values to host such a special discussion. If you are watching this at home or in the rest of the store we welcome you to participate on twitter with racematters. Now, our coordinator here tonight, april ryan, is a White House Correspondent. She is the only black female reporter covering urban issues from the white house. [applause] this is a position she has held since the clinton era
We host a continuing series and pam discussion entitled panel race in america. We had one this summer at our main connecticut avenue location and it was incredible and we are excited to keep it going. It is coordinated by the great april ryan. [applause] she has a wonderful lineup of authors including joyann reid. [applause] Mary Francis Berry. [applause] davis jones weaver. And soon to be here wes moore. Politics and prose is honored to host this conversation as we are committed to tolerance and addressing the most pressing issue of our time. We are thankful to have this partnership and our shared common values to host such a special discussion. If you are watching this at home or in the rest of the store we welcome you to participate on twitter with racematters. Now, our coordinator here tonight, april ryan, is a White House Correspondent. She is the only black female reporter covering urban issues from the white house. [applause] this is a position she has held since the clinton era