Kong which has galvanize the beltway and the press. We will be seen much more of that, im sure, through the day. Statements by the administration, the condemnation. I will point out that the idea of will we see protests this weekend . Francine im looking forward to catching up with selina wang shortly. Lets get to bloomberg first word news in new york city. Top hong kong activists are calling for protest. The National Peoples congress is expected to pass a legislation that would force for kong to implement laws active treason and subversion. For the first time in decades, china has abandoned the practice affecting annual targets for economic growth. Instead, it will shift the stimulus focus with jobs. U. K. Posted record budget aticit last month, standing 76 billion. There is an unprecedented amount of money to prevent the clash crash of the economy. An executive at oxford has recruited more than 10,000 people to take part. The u. S. Has pledged 1. 2 billion towards the vaccine develop
Vonnie may be the chinese economy is coming back. Maybe the government wants to get their arms around that and make it more transparent and a little easier. Peter the fact that there are more defaults is not by itself bad news. They were suppressed before. You had a lot of Zombie Companies that were being kept alive artificially. Now companies are being allowed to default. The late Carnegie Mellon economist used to say capitalism without failure is like Religion Without sin. David exactly. If you will have a healthy capital market, you have to have a way of people to falling. It is true in new york and london. Maybe it will become true in china and beijing. Peter today the chinese leadership came out with a concept for how to regularize defaults in china so that things are done by the book instead of in an ad hoc kind of under the table sort of way. Vonnie inc. David encouraging news out of china. Thanks so much to peter coy. Now we want to turn to sonali vasek. Talking about banks, we
Hello, yes indeed. Also. You will be talking about how people are reacting here in stoke on trent to the tumultuous events of the last few days concerning brexit and the vitriol that has been expressed by both sides. I shall talk to you shortly. Also this afternoon President Trumps top intelligence official faces congress over a whistleblower complaint that sparked an impeachment inquiry. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with holly hamilton. 242 with 2a2 with england at the world cup and a conference victory over the United States put them top of the group. All reaction to 30 pm. At 2 30pm. Thanks, holly. Stav danaos has all the weather. Into the weekend, we could be looking at a potent area of low pressure, heavy rain on saturday night into sunday with also some strong winds as well, all the details a bit later on. Thanks, stav. Also coming up the duke and duchess of cambridge are to name the uks new Polar Research ship. No, not Boaty Mcboatface, but the sir david attenborou
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New u. S. Intel jligence and complex tunnel system under gaza. More lost and legal blows to come. Mark meadows has been granted immunity to testify in the federal subversion case. Meadows reported there was no evidence of fraud, telling prosecutors trump was dishonest. And theres more. Trumps former attorney is back on the stand soon. This is for the civil trial against him. Former president expected to be there again. Im kate baldwin with john be berman. This is cnn news central. This morning, is the fifth time a charm . Were seeing if mike johnson from louisiana will end up as speaker of the house in the next few hours. This could unfold before our eyes after a chaotic three weeks that saw Kevin Mccarthy booted from the speakers chair. Steve scalise get the no, maam nalgs and drop out before a full house vote. Jim jordan get the nomination but lose several house votes. Tom emmer, he got the nomination and lasted four hours. Its Mike Johnsons turn. He may be the last man standing. How