A big question about Political Risk heading into november. Francine we will have plenty more on u. S. Politics. We start with Leslie Vinjamuri shortly. Lets start with first word news with ritika gupta. Ritika joe biden is counting on thela harriss ties to Africanamerican Community and herself branding as a prosecutor. As a progressive prosecutor. She is the first black woman in the first asianamerican on a major Party President ial ticket. Before being elected to the senate, she was californias attorney general. Upcoming trade talks with the u. S. , bloomberg has learned to chant that chinese will bring up President Trumps second ban on the two apps, wechat and tiktok. In hong kong, media tycoon jimmy lai has been released from jail after being arrested monday, the most prominent figure detained yet under chinas sweeping new National Security law. It is seen as a sign of how hong kongs independent Justice System is being undermined. The apple daily is critical of chinas communist part