Meet lilou the worlds first airport therapy pig. Shes hogging the limelight at San Francisco airport. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its midnight in london and 8 oclock in the morning here in singapore and in hong kong, where two people are in a Critical Condition in hospital after one of the worst days of unrest in five months of protests. The first person a protester was shot by a Police Officer at point blank range. Later a pro beijing supporter was soaked in flammable liquid and set alight after arguing with protesters. Our correspondent in hong kong, stephen mcdonnell, sent this report. This is how the day of extraordinary violence starts. A Police Officer, arresting the person in white, is approached by another protester, wearing black. Hes shot at point blank range. And its all captured this is a day after a protester was in a Facebook Live video. Shot and some of the most dramatic u nrest we shot and some of the
Again. Im Brian Sullivan power lunch tees off right now. And welcome to power lunch. Im melissa lee. The major average giving up gains. Dow and s p, russell 2,000 small caps did soar to record highs but now looking at losses across the board. The dow managing to hold on to ever so small gains. Commodities are crushing it and oil at threeyear high and copper and gold soar the dollar at a low. Saying a weaker dollar is good for u. S. Trade transports getting slammed led by united. The airline down 11 on pace for the worst day in four months on fears about a price war. Got much more on this coming up. Michelle. Thank you. Im Michelle Caruso cabrero live in switzerland where the trump tax cut and the surging and Global Economy are front and center well talk taxes, trade and whether davos is ready for President Trump to arrive on friday and michelle, on this multicon innocent, over the next couple of hours you will meet four managers who are the sole of consistency. That is why they have be
Trump Campaign Advisors colluded with russia to affect the outcome of the 2016 president ial election. The president sent comey a letter said the attorney general and Deputy Attorney general recommended he be fire because of the way he handled the clinton email investigation. He wrote, concur with the department of justice that youre not able to effectively lead the bureau. It is essentially that we find new leadership for the fbi that restores public trust and confidence in its vital fbi mission. The firing comes hours after they notified him that he misstated key facts about the clinton investigation last week Anjali Hemphill is live with tonights bombshell reaction. Reporter a bombshell indeed Many Democrats expressing concern over trumps move calling it epa erosion of confidence and democracy and the process of justice. Those democrats believe the real reason that comey because he confirmed before congress that there there are ongoing criminal investigations by the fbi looking into
Trump Campaign Advisors colluded with russia to affect the outcome of the 2016 president ial election. The president sent comey a letter said the attorney general and Deputy Attorney general recommended he be fire because of the way he handled the clinton email investigation. He wrote, concur with the department of justice that youre not able to effectively lead the bureau. It is essentially that we find new leadership for the fbi that restores public trust and confidence in its vital fbi mission. The firing comes hours after they notified him that he misstated key facts about the clinton investigation last week Anjali Hemphill is live with tonights bombshell reaction. Reporter a bombshell indeed Many Democrats expressing concern over trumps move calling it epa erosion of confidence and democracy and the process of justice. Those democrats believe the real reason that comey because he confirmed before congress that there there are ongoing criminal investigations by the fbi looking into
Its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im shaun ley. Idlib, syrias sole remaining rebel province, is on the verge of the biggest horror story of the 21st century, so says the uns top official responsible for emergency relief. Almost a million civilians have fled their homes since december. My guest today, doctor mufaddal hamadeh, president of the Syrian American medical society and the medics he sends to syria are saving lives. He has been to idlib this year and seen for himself the carnage of war, and how hospitals and clinics which should give sanctuary have been bombed. After nine years of war, have we become indifferent to syrias pain . Doctor mufaddal hamadeh, welcome to hardtalk, thanks for being with us. Thank you very much, thanks for hosting me. You visited idlib in late january, how would you describe what you saw there . Im originally from idlib. I was born in idlib in 1959 i gave away my age quickly and i know idlib very well because i visited idlib many times after th