And london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london, and 8pm in new york where police say a man who drove into cyclists and pedestrians on tuesday, killing eight people, had been planning the attack for several weeks and was influenced by so called Islamic State. The suspect an immigrant from uzbekistan has appeared in court in a wheelchair, after being shot by police. President trump wants tougher vetting of immigrants to prevent attacks on us soil. Our correspondent nick bryant has the latest from new york. This is the kind of scene that preys on the minds of new yorkers, one that recalls the trauma of 9 11, one that reveals how this city is vulnerable to new forms of terror. A rented pick up truck that became weaponised. A mode of attack thats common in europe, but now used to deadly effect on american soil, and just yards from ground zero, the site of the september 11th attacks. The antenna on the new world trade centre, bathed in red, white an
And london, youre watching bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 9pm in new york, where police say a man who drove into cyclists and pedestrians on tuesday killing eight people had been planning the attack for several weeks and was influenced by so called Islamic State. The suspect, an immigrant from uzbekistan, has appeared in court in a wheelchair, after being shot by police. President trump wants tougher vetting of immigrants to prevent attacks on us soil. Our correspondent, nick bryant, has the latest from new york. This is the kind of scene that preys on the minds of new yorkers, one that recalls the trauma of 9 11, one that reveals how this city is vulnerable to new forms of terror. A rented pick up truck that became weaponised. A mode of attack thats common in europe, but now used to deadly effect on american soil, and just yards from ground zero, the site of the september 11th attacks. The antenna on the new world trade centre, bathed in red, whi
Hashem abedi is currently in jail there. The Federal Reserve holds Interest Rates steady after a key decision at the us central bank. Social media giants return to capitol hill for more questions over the involvement of russia in the us president ial election. Good morning, asia. Hello, world. Welcome to another edition of Asia Business report. I am rico hizon. Its a thursday. Thank you for joining hizon. Its a thursday. Thank you forjoining me. We start off with the Federal Reserve and the central bank decided to keep the cost of borrowing unchanged following a two day meaning. They cited solid Labour Market positions. But it is not the decision everyone is focusing on it. Later today, us President Donald Trump is expected to announce his nominee for the fed share before departing on a long trip to asia. For more on who the choice could be, we arejoined by oui choice could be, we arejoined by our business reporter. Well, this could be the last few months for janet yellen as fed chair.