This is Aljazeera America, good morning, live from new york city, im randall pinkston. Global markets are reeling this morning at chinese stocks take another plunge. U. S. Futures falling sharply now with the dow poised to open down about 3 . Lets look at the numbers. The shanghai composite wiped out all gains for the year, its largest fall in that market in eight nears. The nikkei tumbled four and a half , hitting a five month low. Australia had its worst one day sell off in four years, markets plunging wiping some 40 billion u. S. Dollars off the books there. European stocks are hurting, too, in london, down two and a half , germanys Main Exchange is off 3 . Adrien brown has more on whats behind this from beijing. It is another turbulent day for asian stock markets. Shanghai, the worst performing is down more than 8 , the biggest single day drop in many months. The government before the market opened has said that it was going to use billions of dollars from a state pension fund to p
In the south bay. Scattered showers around san jose, sunnyvale and cupertino. So widely scattered showers this morning. But its later this afternoon that we really do get whacked with low pressure thats pushing all of this through the bay area. The winds pick up, the rains come down. And you can see on the futurecast that now were going to stop this at midday so 1 00 in the afternoon, the major band is still up in the north bay. That is whats going to be moving south kicking up the winds giving us good rain and gusts to about 30, 40 Miles Per Hour before it all moves out overnight tonight so it will be blustery today. High wind advisories are posted for gusts up to 60 miles an hour in the higher elevations. Thats this afternoon. Numbers on the chill side, as well. And were not done with it yet. After rain today, lingering showers tomorrow. Friday another storm comes in early. Partly cloudy skies on saturday before the final on the 123 punch comes in on sunday. Well have more details de
Close to the nuclear war, extremely close. And the look ahead. What it could mean for the country and its people. To u. S. Businesses and tourism. Team coverage on this breaking story right now. Good morning, and were dedicating much of this show to the breaking news, the death of fidel castro. We want to you look at the contrasting scenes overnight. Right there on the streets of members of the cuban community, many of them exiles who fled castros repressive regime celebrating in the streets. Meantime, in havana, the cuban capital, the streets quiet and empty. Fidel castro was a towering figure in both a physical and a historical sense and a controversial one in pretty much every sense. He tried to create romance around his revolution with his signature look and his sweeping often antiamerican oratory but he was also a tyrant whose people have fled by the overloaded boats. Castro also a persistent thorn in the side of the United States. A man who helped bring the world to the precipice
Translator yes, we were very close to the nuclear war, extremely close. And the look ahead. What it could mean for the country and its people. To u. S. Businesses and tourism. Team coverage on this breaking story right now. Good morning, and were dedicating much of this show to the breaking news, the death of fidel castro. We want to you look at the contrasting scenes overnight. Right there on the streets of miami, you can see jubilation, members of the cuban community, many of them exiles who fled castros repressive regime celebrating in the streets. Meantime, in havana, the cuban capital, the streets quiet and empty. Fidel castro was a towering figure in both a physical and a historical sense and a controversial one in pretty much every sense. He tried to create romance around his revolution with his signature look and his sweeping often antiamerican oratory but he was also a tyrant whose people have fled by the thousands on rickety and overloaded boats. Castro was a thorn in the sid
Close to the nuclear war, extremely close. And the look ahead. What it could mean for the country and its people. To u. S. Businesses and tourism. Team coverage on this breaking story right now. Good morning, and were dedicating much of this show to the breaking news, the death of fidel castro. We want to you look at the contrasting scenes overnight. Right there on the streets of miami, you can see jubilation, members of the cuban community, many of them exiles who fled castros repressive regime celebrating in the streets. Meantime, in havana, the cuban capital, the streets quiet and empty. Fidel castro was a towering figure in both a physical and a historical sense and a controversial one in pretty much every sense. He tried to create romance around his revolution with his signature look and his sweeping often antiamerican oratory but he was also a tyrant whose overloaded boats. Castro also a persistent thorn in the side of the United States. A man who helped bring the world to the pr