Merkel also making some surprising picks for her new cabinet. A nation tonight in shock after a 27yearold investigative journalist and his fiancee are shot dead in their home in some pocket. Slovakia. Also, bringing rare scenes to the capital rome. It is good to have you with us. We begin tonight with syria where russia has called for a daily stop in airstrikes. President putin saying the aim to help the civilians leave the enclave. It comes after the u. N. , germany, and france appeal to clinton to uses didnt putin. And another development tonight, medics on the ground are accusing russian backed forces of using chemical weapons some against what children. Russia denies the allegations. They call it fake news. Reporter these are the images that observers call our proof. Infants still in diapers, are more than a dozen people being treated. Their skin and close are heavy with the odor of chlorine. A Syrian Regime warplane dropped bombs caring the guests on a village carrying the gas on
The Federal Reserve kept its rates near zero. Now to see how markets here are reacting, lets go to ai uchida who is standing by at the tokyo stock exchange. Mayu, how is it kicking off today . No change in rates was widely expected but the fed did upgrade its assessment on the labor market. That prompted many on wall street to buy stocks. Here in tokyo, markets are tracking the rally. Shares are losing the fourday losing streak. The nikkei is up to 20,456. And the topix is opening higher as well up. 82 . Now, basically the focus is still on whether the fed will raise rates in september or possibly december. But many market watchers are saying that the fed gave no clues about the timing of rate hikes this time. And theyre calling it another poker face statement. One analyst said thats probably because the feds dont want to rattle the markets. Wall street finished higher following the feds decision the dow closed up neil. 7 of a percent. Earnings here in the u. S. Are playing into the ma
Firms who do much of their business outside japan. They say lower fuel prices helped air and land transportation companies. Retailers showed a recovery they suffered last year after a heightened consumption tax. Now their pretax profits are up 37 . Precision equipment manufacturers saw earnings surge by nearly 40 . Electronics firms saw an increase of about 20 . Machine manufacturers did not do so well. Their profits fell 6 because of a slump in sales of Construction Machinery in china. Experts are divided over the outlook for japans economy. Translator Capital Investment will rise as Business Sentiment is improving. Japans gdp will recover in the quarter from july to september. Translator the chinese economy could deteriorate. Japanese consumers could continue cutting down on their spending. If scenarios like these become reality, japan could go into recession. Ministers from 12 nations are holding a final day of talks for the Transpacific Partnership free trade pact. Their meeting in
Monsoon rains. Mumbai paralyzed by all the water. And the Un Security Council is due to meet shortly discussing the most provocative move from north korea yet. A missile designed to carry a Nuclear Weapon flew over northern japan today. And how deep is your love . A business that is worth billions. We will take a look at how far some o chinese couples are willing to go these days to show their commitment. Brent im brent goff. It is good to have you with us. We begin in the u. S. State of texas where President Donald Trump has arrived to assess the damage caused by hurricane, now Tropical Storm harvey. He has been meeting with local and state emergency officials. He promised federal assistance to parts of the state. Large parts of the state now underwater. It is the biggest Natural Disaster of President Trumps tenure. And more rain is in the forecast. Officials believe that harvey has set a new rainfall record for the continental United States. Over 125 centimeters have fallen on the re
Charlie rose show is provided by the following so you begin how . Some big revelation. Sit luck or Something Else . I dont know what the formuln here . He pay be something we can deal with. Rose tell me the significance of the moment. We begin this week with a look at the news of the week. Here are the sights and sounds of the past seven days. Former u. S. Smart for new mexico pete demedici died at the age of 75. One of infinitesimals most powerful and loved politician he. Hurricane irma spared virtually no one. The entire state of florida. Sarah Huckabee Sanders responding. Steve likes to speak in the most extreme measures. North korea firing another mix over japan. A terrorist attack tackles londons underground. Serious and could have been more serious. Ists a walkoff for number 22, the cleveland indianaian yaintsa new world record. Your at which timer handle likes a post that was clearly porn. What happened . [ singing ] it was a screw up. I will say twitter went crazy with it. I we