Arguments over confederate statues. This is about one hour. [gavel pound] jeff yes, i do it with authority. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the National Press club where we have trademarked a moniker of being the worlds leading professional organization for journalists. Also where i have been saying this year, in challenging times, the freedom of the press, that we are the constitution. I am jeff ballou, the editor for Al Jazeera English and the 110th president of the National Press club. We are pleased to have as our headline luncheon speaker Derrick Johnson, the interim president and chief executive officer for the National Association for the advancement of colored people. The naacp. Own as first of all, i would like you to at least silence your cell phone and other electronic devices, though we do encourage you to follow us on social media. [laughter] in jeff just because we were born in 1908 does not mean that we are still there. You can follow us pressclubdc, usi
Of an explosion on a train renaultnissan targets annual sales of 14 million vehicles, by 2022 as the automaker lays out its bullish sixyear strategy. And Ceo Carlos Ghosn tells cnbc he is confident in the french governments plans to sell down its stake. They said they want to do it at the moment where the market is more favorable, which i understand, which i understand yes, i have no doubt on the fact that they will do it because they said so good morning, its friday. We have more bad news to deal with when it comes to another Missile Launch over japan coming from north korea and the unfortunate news coming out of the London Underground before that, lets get to the stoxx 600. We are lower to the tune of 0. 2 , despite the fact that european stocks are set for the best week since july investors by in large shrugging off the latest news out of north korea. For the week, we have done well. Seems like were finally recovering from this summer dip we have seen in large part because of the st
Diplomats say portugals Prime Minister tops the second secret poll to be the next secretarygeneral. Unlike the first round, Antonio Gutierrez got too discouraged votes leaving the contest in play. U. S. Intelligence has assigned more than 1,000 spies to help with olympic security in rio. Nbc news reports its part of an intense effort to protect the games and american athletes. Naval and Marine Commandos from the special ops are in brazil. Larger military units on stand by. Global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2,600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. Im mark crumpton. This is bloomberg, bloomberg west is next. Emily im emily chang, this is bloomberg west. Coming up the nasdaq and s p 500 end the week with a flourish, both ending at an alltime high. Well break down the numbers and the historic day. Last year shattered all of the records for deals in the tech sector. How does 2016 stack up . And tesla putting a dollar figure saying the cost may exceed expectat
And how thin you look, can be downright unhealthy. Dr. Megan jones is a psychologist from stanford university, and shes here to discuss this. Welcome. Thanks for having me. So, doctor, when it comes to worrying about weight, how can i tell if im going overboard . Well, there are some common warning signs that we like to think of that will give you a clue that maybe its going too far. Okay. So, can you give me some of the warning signs . Sure. The first one is describing fat as a feeling. So, when you hear yourself Say Something like, i feel fat, or even talk about yourself as being too fat, thats a clue that you might be too selfcritical and that your appearance is becoming so important that its affecting the way you feel about yourself. Okay. Give me another warning sign . Another is cutting out whole food groups. So, thats where you might become a vegetarian just so youre eating less, not because you care about animal rights. Whenever youre avoiding eating a larger variety of foods,
Okay. So, can you give me some of the warning signs . Sure. The first one is describing fat as a feeling. So, when you hear yourself Say Something like, i feel fat, or even talk about yourself as being too fat, thats a clue that you might be too selfcritical and that your appearance is becoming so important that its affecting the way you feel about yourself. Okay. Give me another warning sign . Another is cutting out whole food groups. So, thats where you might become a vegetarian just so youre eating less, not because you care about animal rights. Whenever youre avoiding eating a larger variety of foods, thats a clue that it might be going too far. Interesting. Are there any other warning signs . Avoiding eating with other people. So, when eating becomes a problem, it often isolates you, and youre more inclined to eat dinner with friends. So, if you find that youre avoiding eating with your friends, it means you might be too concerned about controlling what youre eating. Ive been with