[ light laughter ] trump then added, if you dont believe me ask my wife melatonin. [ laughter ] after announcing he would not seek reelection, republican senator jeff flake said today that he believes a lot more of his colleagues will soon speak out against president trump. Said his colleagues [ crickets ] [ laughter ] housing secretary ben carson said today that rebuilding puerto rico after Hurricane Maria could take anywhere between one and 100 years. And thats just the kind of precision you expect from a brain surgeon. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] be honest with me, what are my chances of survival, doc . Some where between one and 100 percent. [ light laughter ] a new poll has found that 51 percent of democrats now have a favorable view of former president george w. Bush. [ laughter ] and that makes sense. Id also have a favorable view of the flu if i suddenly found myself with the plague. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] amazon is testing a new service that allows couri
Now on bbc news, all the latest Business News live from singapore. Apple shares have lowered after the Company Posted a disappointing iphone sales. And training for the jobs of the future. How singapore hopes to give its students an edge in the age of globalisation. Good morning asia and hello world. Thank you forjoining us for this edition of Asia Business report. We begin with apple and its share price falling overnight about 2 after the worlds most valuable Company Reported a fall when i fall in sales. They sold 50. 8 Million Units in its second quarter, that is down 196 in its second quarter, that is down i compared to the same quarter last year. It still posted revenues of around 53 Million Dollars us during the january to march period. I spoke to our correspondent earlier and askedif to our correspondent earlier and asked if customers were waiting for the next iphone model to be released. Potentially. The new model coming up later this year or, perhaps it could be delayed which w
The good news is its making the right people on both sides angry and nervous. You know that when Hillary Clinton is saying this. It shows an unimaginable level of cruelty and lack of imagination and disdain for the struggles of millions of americans, including millions of children every single day. None of us can remain silent in the face of these attacks. Kennedy you can totally remain silent. Come on, you can do better than that. Where is the real hysteria and hyperbole. 125,000 children who will be less healthy because of trumps budget. Its not an overstatement to say that some children will die because of this. Kennedy you mean President Trump is going to force poor urchins into deadly sweat shops . A couple of houckish senators were up in arm over the military under spending. It does not rebuild the military and give us the ships and numbers of personnel we need at the capabilities we need. Kennedy Lindsey Graham echoed that sentiment. He said if we implemented the budget we would
The good news is its making the right people on both sides angry and nervous. You know that when Hillary Clinton is saying this. It shows an unimaginable level of cruelty and lack of imagination and disdain for the struggles of millions of americans, including millions of children every single day. None of us can remain silent in the face of these attacks. Kennedy you can totally remain silent. Come on, you can do better than that. Where is the real hysteria and hyperbole. 125,000 children who will be less healthy because of trumps budget. Its not an overstatement to say that some children will die because of this. Kennedy you mean President Trump is going to force poor urchins into deadly sweat shops . A couple of houckish senators were up in arm over the military under spending. It does not rebuild the military and give us the ships and numbers of personnel we need at the capabilities we need. Kennedy Lindsey Graham echoed that sentiment. He said if we implemented the budget we would
Out of 30 cabinet ministers who backed a leave vote back in june. She joins us at 9 40 u. K. Time. First things first. Lets check on your markets. We are just three days away from davos. To a lot ofpeaking former Prime Ministers, current Prime Ministers, heads of state, and ceos. The dollar set for a weekly loss. Stocks climbing. Gold a touch on the up. Be the mood in the market that investors are trying to assess whether markets move higher since the u. S. Election may have gone a little too far. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news. Heres sebastian salek. Sebastian chinas exports remained subdued last month as weak Global Growth laid on demand. Overseas shipments fell in december while imports rose more than 3 to leave a 41 billion trade surplus. The Worlds Largest exporter faces challenges as it braces for potential trade frictions with the u. S. Under a Trump Presidency. Fiat chrysler milan shares are on the up having plunged yesterday after it was accused of cheating