Countries do not take a shit. Thoughts all from me for today kavanah and will be here at the top of the hour with the very latest in Global Politics next year on our team crosstalk separating me from reality and misunderstanding china. Hello welcome to crossfire all Things Considered in this president ial election cycle both democrats and republicans claim to be tough on china but does that actually in fact what does the American Public really know about the. Today on this edition of the program we attempt to separate myths from reality. Processing china anymore im joined by my guest Tom Wilkinson detroit hes president and c. E. O. Of t w and associates as well as a regular contributor to china us focus dot com and we have James Bradley in new zealand he is a New York Times number one best selling author of china mirage as well as host of his own pod cast untold pacific right gentlemen cross uprose in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it ok lets
In the hospital speaks out. Back in the spotlight First Lady Melania Trump taking center stage at the Republican Convention, making the case for her husbands reelection. This as two upcoming books put her marriage and private life under the microscope. Plus, secretary of state mike pompeos Unprecedented Convention speech violating protocol and sparking sharp criticism. Major testing change. The new covid guidelines from the cdc say even if you may have been exposed to the virus you dont need a test if you dont have symptoms. This as cases are rising at colleges across the country, and now Health Officials are warning about the dangers of flu season colliding with the pandemic. New fallout. Jerry falwell jr. s former pool attendant and Business Partner who revealed the sordid details of an alleged group affair, now lashing out, claiming that the couple pursued him and calling the top conservative evangelical leader a predator as Becki Falwell speaks out for the first time. Battle over B
Zealand he is a New York Times number one best selling author of china mirage as well as host of his own pod cast untold pacific right gentlemen across up rose in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it ok lets go to new zealand 1st james. China is mentioned over and over in this election cycle in the United States though both parties like to differentiate themselves it seems like its the message is the same in following this election and how china is. Objectified i would say what is the biggest misconception about china as its reported by the media. Too big of a question it would take too many hours if were going to talk about misconceptions about china no i would make the case that with chinas population number one country in the world its the least understood country by americans fewer americans have been that china over the last 400 years compared to going to europe but in terms of the election if i was president Trumps Campaign advisor this is
But we need a way to stay cool the next several days. From noon tomorrow through 9 00 p. M. Sunday, an excessive heat watch. And here is a quick look at what to expect today and what you will notice the lack of clouds first of all from t at these temperatures, already 80 to 90 away from the coast at noon and mid to upper 80s to near 100 at 4 00 and still 70s and mainly 80s at 7 00. And temperatures wont cool off overnight. Ill explain why coming up. And developing news in berkeley, roads are still closed because of several water main breaks. Possible overpressurizing may have called 11 lines to street. Streets are still closed because of the damage. East bay has crews at several locations and has been making road repairs all night. So here is just a few of the trouble spots. There is closure at edward street and dwight way because of road damage. And in emeryville, several blocks of hollis street are shut down. And today a Court Hearing could lead to uber and lyft temporarily shutting
Can see that speeds are down to 7 and 14 miles per hour. Thumbs up though because everybody has been moved out of the way. As we bring in a live look, you can see the backup there. Metering lights came on earlier than usual, 5 23 this morning. So it will be a while before you can getting across the bridge. Developing news in berkeley and emeryville, roads are still closed this morning because of several major water main breaks. Possible overpleasure ri pleasid 11 lines to break. And some streets are still closed because of damage that makes them unsafe. There are crews working over nit overnight. And happening today, a Court Hearing that could lead to uber and lyft shutting down in california. A bay area judge says the San Francisco based companies have to consider their drivers fulltime employees. And both companies are fighting backing. Lauren martinez is live for us at uber headquarters. Reporter uber and lyft are appealing judges order. But if that appeal fails, ubers ceo says they