Making history. Shes become the first black woman to stand on a Vice President ial debate stage the night officer, a prime opportunity to energize would be voters. She is the daughter of a jamaican father, an indian mother shes also served as the District Attorneys of San Francisco and then. The attorney general of the state of california. Harris is pointed questioning of the president s appointees in Court Nominees during Senate Hearings and what not have help make her a young star in the democratic born and raised in oakland harriss team predicts she will focus on the president s coronavirus response. They say she will also have the chance to explain her views on Law Enforcement. Area some progressive us have criticized her on as for Vice President pence he aims to highlight the administrations economic record the president has been touting a lot up until the time of the pandemic of course is still so much talk on capitol hill about whats to become of the stimulus package of discussi
Charged with manslaughter, Money Laundering and people trafficking, after 39 people were found dead in a lorry in essex. World leaders warn the fight against the Islamic State group is not over, despite the death of its leader, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi. Instagram introduces tougher controls after 14 year old Molly Russell took her own life after viewing images of self harm online. And in sport, england fans scrabble for Rugby World Cup final tickets. But its heartbreak for wales, who miss out after losing to south africa. And after hanging on a kitchen wall for years, a long lost painting by an italian rennaisance master is sold for more than 26 million. Good morning from westminster, where mps will vote later on borisjohnsons proposals for an early general election. Already this morning, the eu has agreed to extend the brexit deadline until 31st january 2020. The uk was due to leave the eu on thursday. The Prime Minister has repeatedly said, we would leave on the 31st of october do or die
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Plenty more on all of those stories online, or you can find them on the bbc news app. Now on bbc news, live to singapore for Asia Business report. Recession and safe havens. As bond markets flash red, are the n and german bonds the best place for your money . Hong kong brand witch hunt. Why Fashion Companies are rushing to apologise to china. The yen. It isa apologise to china. The yen. It is a friday, almost the weekend. Good morning, asia. Hello, world. Glad you could join us for this exciting addition of Asia Business report. Im rico hizon. And exciting overnight action in Global Markets as the us bond market flashed a key recession warning. Sent more investors into safe haven assets as the us china trade war and uncertainty over brexit continues to weigh heavily on the markets. Over the past nine months the price of gold has shot up dramatically, rising more than 300 us dollars per ounce. And it is notjust the precious metal. Concerns about the Global Economy has deepened demand fo
Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. This morning the white house and the fbi are engaged in an unusually public and escalating clash over the release of a classified memo. The republican written memo is critical of the fbis handling of the russia investigation. Late last night the top democrat on the House Intelligence Committee charged the vote to release the memo was invalid because the dont had been secretly altered after the vote by the republicans who wrote it. Jeff pegues explains. Reporter in a rare statement the fbi pushed back hard against the memo being released. We have grave concerns about material ee omissions of fact, the statement reads, that fundamentally impact the memos accuracy. It was a stinging challenge to President Trump by christopher wray, his handpicked fbi director. They met chief of staff john kelly at the white house to argue against the release of the memo. The fourpag