but that moving patients many of whom are in intensive care is impossible. more from the middle east in a moment. more from the middle east in a moment. time for a look at the business news now with ben thompson. good afternoon, ben. thank you very much. let me bring you up to date. let me bring you up to date. we start in china, where the world s most indebted property developer evergrande has been granted more breathing space by a court in hong kong, before a decision is made over its possible liquidation. the firm, which owes over $300 billion, has until a hearing scheduled for 4th december to come up with a new restructuring proposal, as nick marsh reports. evergrande has got five weeks to achieve what they have failed to do for the past two years, which is come up with a repayment plan that its creditors will agree to. now, if they don t manage to do this, then liquidation is a possibility, but don t think that that would mean the end of the evergrande story. in
andrea mitchell picks up our coverage next. right now on andrea mitchell reports, president biden signing an executive action to seal the southern border. he criticized the trump administration for a similar crackdown. he slams his predecessor as a convicted felon. opening statements at the president s son hunter. merrick garland fights back as house republicans question him. did you have a family member profit off of the notoriety of any case you sat on? yes or no? you are asking me to comment on a case it se seems you are connecti the dots. israel ramping up strikes in gaza as president biden is asked if prime minister netanyahu is prolonging the war for his own political self-preservation. mr. biden s blunt response coming up. plus, the families of american israeli hostages meeting with the national security advisor today. they will join me here to talk about their hopes for a cease-fire so their loved ones can finally come home. good day, everyone
Its 9am in singapore, iam in london, and 9am in the philippines, where Anti Terror Forces are searching for the militant group which first kidnapped, and then killed a german tourist. Juergen kantners death was apparently filmed by members of the abu sayyaf group. Its thought he was killed after their Ransom Demands were not met. Mr kantner had been abducted from a yacht last november. The philippines government says it lost some of its best men trying to rescue him. Our asia editor, michael bristow, reports. Its thoughtJurgen Kantner was beheaded. Abu sayyaf militants wanted 600,000 for his release, but the deadline for payment passed on sunday. The german yachtsman was kidnapped in november. His boat was found drifting in the sea in the southern philippines. His partner was killed in the abduction. The Philippine Army had spent the last few days looking for mr kantner. The insurgents could have killed him because he was too ill to move around. The German Government wondered what kind
Its 9am in singapore, iam in london, and 9am in the philippines, where Anti Terror Forces are searching for the militant group which first kidnapped, and then killed a german tourist. Juergen kantners death was apparently filmed by members of the abu sayyaf group. Its thought he was killed after their Ransom Demands were not met. Mr kantner had been abducted from a yacht last november. The philippines government says it lost some of its best men trying to rescue him. Our asia editor, michael bristow, reports. Its thoughtJurgen Kantner was beheaded. Abu sayyaf militants wanted 600,000 for his release, but the deadline for payment passed on sunday. The german yachtsman was kidnapped in november. His boat was found drifting in the sea in the southern philippines. His partner was killed in the abduction. The Philippine Army had spent the last few days looking for mr kantner. The insurgents could have killed him because he was too ill to move around. The German Government wondered what kind