Rockets and b. A Basketball Team tweeted out 7 little words on october 4th he probably didnt realize that as the Global Leader of geo commerce with the crisis for an app to worldwide put it if a company says something politically incorrect about another country it might not be such a big deal with china its a big deal and a big deal it has been china accounts for over 10 percent of the n. B. A. s total revenue with over 490000000. 00 fans within a few days every single n. B. A. Partner in china has suspended their work with the league all in this tweet could all all in this tweet could cost the n. B. A. Close to a 1000000000. 00 a 1000000000 with a b. This is the 1st time a tweet has cost a lot more than 140. 00 characters though and 2013 the Associated Press twitter account was hacked and tweet that said breaking 2 explosions at the white house and barack obama injured when this of course wasnt true. It ended up sinking the dow long enough that it wiped 136000000000. 00 from the s. An
On the big picture coming up next. On this weeks show let me tell you about the birds and the bees they are disappearing why and why thats not good also this half hour when the facts of life arent obvious to government leaders citizen diplomats personal fear despite our leaders but 1st we shop til we drop even as the american middle class is drowning in debt im hala cook in washington for the next half hour its an impeachment free zone this is the big picture america. While President Trump crows about a booming economy the american middle class is. Browning in debt not including mortgages we owe 4 t. Trillion 1. 12 zeros a trillion and a half in Student Loan Debt haunts many people well into middle age car loans average over 32000. 00 now and a 3rd of new car buyers roll in the remaining balance from the last car alone with low unemployment Consumer Confidence is confident and the president nags the Federal Reserve to lower Interest Rates even more how did we get here and how risky is
On social media, after Research Suggests that publicising offensive comments plays into the hands of so called trolls. And coming up in our sports bulletin, europe wins the last three singles matches to seal a sensational solheim cup victory over the United States at gleneagles. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Borisjohnson will hold his first face to face talks with the president of the european commission, Jean Claude Juncker, this lunchtime. The Prime Minister says hes cautiously optimistic ahead of the talks, but has made clear that hell reject any offer to delay brexit further. That meeting, which takes place in luxembourg, marks the start of a busy week for the Prime Minister. On tuesday, all eyes will be on the Supreme Court as 11 justices examine whether the governments suspension of parliament is lawful. And then on wednesday, the European Parliament in strasbourg will discuss brexit. The foreign secretary, dominic raab has been speaking this morning and insists
Will reportedly meet with League Officials later today. Well, remember lead singer of the rock group the cars dead at the ageof 75 and here comes humberto. The latest atlantic hurricane is churning bigtime as we kick off your week. Early today starts right now good monday morning. Im frances rivera. And im gigi stonewoods. We begin with some breaking news one of the Biggest Union strikes in more than a decade has kicked off. Members of the United Auto Workers union at General Motors. The largest automaker in the u. S. Walking off the job, arguing that the employees are not making enough while the Company Brings in billions there are concerns this morning about the economic toll this protest could take nbcs jo ling kent has more. Reporter nearly 50,000 General Motors workers at 31 plants across the country will walk off the job this strike is about us its about standing up for fair wages. Reporter gm argued it presented workers with a solid new contract we believe that we presented a st
Sandra Fox News Alert, the pentagon is set to brief as marines arrive in haiti to secure the u. S. Embassy there. As violent gangs take over the nation. John a gang leader nicknamed barbecue may be the most powerful man in haiti and americans are trapped there under his brutal watch and they are begging to get out. Sandra we are cruising. This is a big day indeed. A lot of news to get to. Hour two, im sandra smith in new york. Hi, john. John john roberts in washington. Good to be with you for another hour, its going to be a busy one, sandra. Watching the Pentagon Briefing for any updates on the situation in haiti, including the marines just arriving there. Sandra and now this. The tiktok ban moving through congress is zeroing in on National Security concerns. They are big ones, but there are still major questions about the dangers of the platform and social media in general, of course, and what they do pose to children. Heart broken parents have been some of the biggest lobbyists for a