Is beginning to take its toll. In markets, european shares have opened slightly up, following their asian counterparts, largely on hopes of more central bank stimulus. And well be getting the inside track on a hot chocolate business thats been enjoying the sweet taste of success. Today we want to know, with the ongoing ba strike, are you affected . Are you stuck at home or in an airport . And if so, what are you doing to while away the time . Just let us know just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to business live. Pilots for one of the Worlds Largest Airlines British Airways have gone on strike today for the first time ever, after rejecting a pay offerfrom the airline. More than 1,700 flights have been cancelled with at least 195,000 passengers affected. The two day strike follows failed negotiations between the union and the airline over a pay offer of 11. 5 over three years. British airways rejected a last ditch proposalfrom Pilots Union Balpa to re start negotiations ai
Farewell. He tells us how he is managing the kz thdisease that is forcin off of the stage. Here is your todays eye opener. Parts of east texas under flash flood emergencies as tropical depression imelda drops the most rain since hurricane harvey. A flash flood emergency. A photo surfaces of justin treadeaux of him in blackface makeup. And a mechanic charged with sabotaging a plane is in court. The u. S. Secretary of state mike pompeo calling the attack on the Oil Facilities an act of war. There is plenty of time to do some dastardly thing. And the makers of zantac stopping distribution. People running for cover as an exploded storage tank is sent shooting skyward. A boy on a fishing trip had a unique experience with a bald eagle. Flights erupted in Beverly Hills with protestors it was so l. A. , once they finished the fight they were like did you get that or do you on cbs this morning. Amazon has gotten more than 200,000 job applications since announcing career day. Theyre filling 30,0
Seeing trumps very own words and rhetoric in a court filing as it gets. Attorneys for the expresident accuse the Special Counsel of asking the court to, quote, take the extraordinary step of stripping President Trump of his First Amendment freedoms during the most important month of his campaign against President Biden. They say, quote, now keenly aware that it is losing that race for 2024, the prosecution seeks to unconstitutionally silence President Trumps but not President Bidens political speech. On pain of contempt. End quote. Now, if all this sounds familiar, its because trumps attorneys have been making this argument for months now. As the New York Times notes, almost from the moment mr. Trump was indicted, his legal team has raised a First Amendment defense. Its also a defense that jack smith anticipated. His indictment of donald trump on the Election Interference Case says on the second page, the defendant had a right, like every american, to speak publicly about the eleioand
Who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the senate with the full support of his party. Note, franken to said he will resign in the coming weeks. It makes you think what else he may say pending the outcome of next weeks senate race. Mark david will pick frankens successor. Barbara comstock calling for protection of accusers. I believe this is a watershed moment and we need to take this opportunity to fundamentally asnge how we address this congress and beyond. Rolemstock will play a big in Sexual Harassment training on the hill which has passed and is fighting for an end to nondisclosure agreements when it comes to settling harassment cases. Can you believe this video . Wildfires roaring. Absolutely outofcontrol in southern california. It is literally exploding. The level of concern is at an all time high this afternoon. Arehree of the fires between 10 and 20 containment. North of your the biggest fire burning is still glowing. Coastm the smoke lined inland the firefight
Critically helping sentiment, china stocks recording their biggest twoday gain in seven years. A number of stocks there are still halted. Weve got the Portfolio Manager for fidelitys 2 billion china fund coming up. He says there are a lot of opportunities in the china market right now. Well tell you where. The latest data show the pc market is just getting clobbered. Its dying yet again. Could microsoft have a plan to revitalize that sector . Thats coming up. Also a new bill that could help patients get their treatments faster but at what cost . Well break down the fight brewing between Pharma Companies and doctors coming up. Troubling reports out today. Lets begin with greeces bailout and reaction from germany. Our reporters are still on the scene. Chief International Correspondent michelle cruisae a carusocabrera live in athens and Steve Liesman in frankfurt. There is new controversy around greeces former finance minister. He cannot stay out of the headlines even though he is no long