The president relishes the democrats debate divide in a latenight rally, while on the 2020 trail, the candidates split over the obama legacy. I was a little surprised at how much there was about barack. The latest on the race just ahead. Those stories, plus, we have a problem. The nations top navy s. E. A. L. Writes a blistering letter to his officers why he is demanding immediate change inside the s. E. A. L. S. Summer scare a sudden increase in shark sightings and attacks leads to popular beaches being shut down heading into the weekend catching up with hoda. Well check in with her live to talk about life as a mom with two and the new project she hopes will inspire today, frida augt 2nd, 2019. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza hi, everybody. Good morning welcome to friday. Im glad he mentioned hoda kotb, because she is going to be a sight for sore eyes. Well check in with her later. Im happy to be here
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation, as its announced the duchess of sussex will edit the September Issue of vogue, and has picked 15 trailblazing women to grace the cover. We want to know, who would you put on the cover of vogue . Male orfemale tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Theres been a shooting at a Food Festival in northern california. Witnesses said a man opened fire, one report citing a hospital spokeswoman said five people had been shot. Their condition is not clear. It happened during the annual garlic festival in the small town of gilroy, to the south of the San Francisco bay area. It was taking place in a local park where weapons are banned. Armed police are at the scene. Peter bowes is our north american correspondent. Peter, what more do you know . Well, this is a three day event. It was just coming to a close. It is an event which has
The us china trade war is perhaps the darkest cloud hanging over the Global Economy. But today, top american officials are heading for shanghai, with talks set to resume between the worlds two biggest economies. Theyre hoping to make progress on a trade war which has seen the us impose tariffs on 250 billion worth of goods that china sells it because of what President Trump says are unfair trade practices. China has retailiated with tariffs on 110 billion of goods the us sells. Theres evidence this is starting to hurt americas economy. Exports fell 5. 2 in the three months tojune, and economic grow has slowed to 2. 1 on an annualised basis. Meanwhile china is also suffering. Its economy has also been slowing over the same period, with growth falling to 6. 2 , the slowest in almost 30 years. And the Global Economy is also being hit the International Monetary fund has again cut its forecast for world growth to 3. 2 for this year. Chiyo robertson now reports on the negotiations ahead. Don
8. 5 million, 9 Million People on the global stage. It was quite a good Training Ground for someone who has now become Prime Minister. Training Ground for someone who has now become Prime Minister. I dont know what the population of the uk is, 65 million, but the front pages of the national the times, the french carmaker has said it is ready to quit the uk if there is a no deal brexit. I think this is a constant theme that has been said all the way through the brexit conversation, especially from the Motor Vehicle industry, because they have a very complex supply chain. The amounts of parts that move across between different markets, europe, uk, construction, putting them together, a complex interweaving connectivity of Different Things that need to be spread around. Any impact on that, especially the just in time supply chain, could have a fundamental effect on the viability of this. They have been raising this point for quite a while and it appears psa are now looking at one of their
Chairman Elijah Cummings and called cummings primarily black district a, quote, disgusting rat and rodentinfested mess. Adding, quote, no human being would want to live there. Now, that sounds racist [ laughter ] President Trump today continued his attacks [ laughter ] on representative Elijah Cummings and the city of baltimore. Tweeting, quote, baltimore can be brought back, maybe even to new heights of success and glory, but not with king elijah and that crew. Well, okay bane. [ laughter and applause next trumps going to tweet, we have 12 hours to find what hes buried in the ravens 50 yard line. [ light laughter ] the clock is ticking, mr. Cummings. [ light laughter ] my banes Getting Better [ light laughter ] according to politico, President Trump reads at least four newspapers a day, though i think that number will go down once he realizes you can open them [ laughter ] oh, no. Oh oh, theres so many more [ cheers and applause theres more sections. [ light laughter ] thats right Pre