The diplodocus. Good morning. Its the 4th of january. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Britains outgoing ambassador to the European Union, sir ivan rogers, has strongly criticised the governments preparations for brexit. In his Resignation Letter he said he didnt know what ministers Negotiating Objectives were and called on his colleagues to challenge what he called Muddled Thinking. Our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports. Sir ivan rogers has been britains ambassador to the eu for three yea rs, ambassador to the eu for three years, and his criticisms about the governments preparations for brexit will be hard to ignore. In his Resignation E Mail he said there is a short supply of Serious Multilateral Negotiating Experience in whitehall and he said the structure of the uks Negotiating Tea M Structure of the uks Negotiating Team need rapid resolution. He reveals that even he does not know what the governments Negotiating Objectives for brexit will be. But it is sir ivans implic
Norm gissel we are making, as we speak, a new america. And its a marvelous moment in american history. Everybodys voice is important to this debate. Hinojosa america by the numbers. Im Maria Hinojosa. This program was made possible in part by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from behind every number, theres a story. And todays numbers tell a dramatic one. The combined purchasing power of nonwhite americans is over 3 trillion, almost a fifth of the u. S. Economy. Latino purchasing power makes up nearly half of that, and is growing fast. The demographic changes happening nationwide are on full display here, deep in the heart of texas. With an already multicultural majority, its capital city, like much of the nation, is a fusion of diverse cultures. The demographic dominance of latinos and other ethnic groups is having a profound effect on consumer culture as we know it. And in order to stay competitive, brands need to reach diverse consume
What,d right, just gone i am Rishaad Salamat in hong kong. Haidi i am haidi lun in sydney. We are setting up for a muted start to the trading week. Japanese trade members worse exports at least disappointing, dragging down the nikkei. We look ahead to the china open, contract showing a negative open as well. Rishaad indeed, the lack of momentum after a lot of momentum, perhaps this so called reflation trade losing steam. , a fairly muted session on wall street on friday. That wait and see approach on investor minds. 30 minutes away from the start of the session in hong kong. Singapore, taipei, kl coming online. Here is sophie. Sophie we are anticipating a subdued trading day in asia. The bright spot taiwan, new zealand, and singapore. Straight times marginally higher ahead of that budget update today. By. 3 ,ei 225 lower falling for a Third Straight day following trade numbers this morning. The kospi lower despite the rise in samsung shares. Focusing on australia, the asx 200 falling.
Spinoff of its prized chip business. And gamechanging technology. Boosting supermarket sales and some customers cant get enough. South koreas ousted president is at a Court Hearing that will decide whether she will be arrested. Park is facing charges in connection to a corruption scandal. Local media are reporting that she decided to attend the hearing to try to persuade the court not to arrest her. Park was greeted by a few hundred supporters as she left her home thursday morning, amid a heavy police presence. She then made her way to the seoul Central District court. On the way in, she passed reporters without stopping. Park has been embroiled in a scandal that led to her being booted from office. Allegations include bribery, abuse of power and leaking state secrets. She is alleged to have colluded with her longtime friend choi soonsil to extort millions of dollars in bribes from the samsung group. Park is also suspected of pressuring countries to donate money to foundations linked t
Petaluma and east towards sonoma sonoma. It is breezy out there. We have been talking about wind that will associated with the rain, winds from 15 to 25 Miles Per Hour reported outside right now with gusts perhaps a little bit stronger than that. Napa is reporting a gust to 28 Miles Per Hour, santa rosa reporting 21. As we look at areas around oakland and concord, 18 Miles Per Hour, 10 reported in and around concord, fairfield 17. In addition we are looking at advisories for our coast. In addition to a flood advisory, there is going to be a High Surf Advisory with waves from 10 to 15 feet. We will continue to track this as we get into the second part of your friday. Again, we are looking at rain for about six hours. We begin to clear by the second half of the day with another storm on its heels. I will detail what you can expect for todays storm as well as sundays coming up in just a bit. Good morning. We are looking at a commute that looks good so far. The rain hasnt started. 580 and