climbed down. david: both hong kong and mainland china have come out in opposition of that senate bill which passed this morning, risk off as you can see here, 8/10 of 1% on the nikkei 225. talking 25,000 for this one as well. china kospi down 1%, hind sang giving up about 230 points at the a sx 200 leading across the region, 1.3%. rishaad: banks are under a lot of pressure. also looking up what is going on elsewhere, other asset classes in play at the moment. the 10 year yield is unchanged in china, even as we got that caught. the 10 year yield is four basis points down in the u.s.. it was only about a week ago we were talking and questioning whether we would get 2%. one thing adding a bit of negativity is the snp active afters, 3/10 of 1% lower a choppy session in the u.s., retailers really dragging things down, the snp lower all of nasdaq did hit a record high. cnh is to tenths of 1% lower. su keenan has your update on first word news. : u.k. prime minister boris johnson o
against the dollar. a little bit of dollar steadiness currently. that is the position overall. let s get a sense of what is going on in terms of the rest of the world as head to the first word news. remy inocencio. remy: the usa or cultural secretary says china could triple its purchases of american farm goods as part of a trade deal between the countries. sonny perdue told bloomberg the latest trade talks are very dynamic, but there are still concerns over how to make commitments enforceable. he said all agreements must be fixed and any tariffs will be binding. andne tool for enforcement hopefully the chinese will understand that. it is like really complying with the law. if you comply with your agreement, you don t have anything to worry about. if you don t, there are consequences. ramy: reports from london say the eu will formally agree to delay brexit when leaders meet in brussels later this week. the guardian newspaper says the offer will be good until shortly before mid
lifestyle is questionable. you remember those comments, allegedly from the mayor of latta, south carolina. this afternoon a new effort to curb his authority after firing that town s openly gay police chief. meanwhile here in new york city, some families of 9/11 victims are angry over the decision to move unidentified remains to the site of the attacks. i ll talk to one fdny lieutenant whose brother-in-law died that day. what about this idea, pot for schools? well, not pot exactly but tax dollars from pot sales to support schools. it s an idea that s seriously being floated. we ll talk to the woman behind that proposal. good saturday afternoon to you, i m craig melvin. you re watching msnbc. all of that, plus a big idea about how to get farm fresh food to america s biggest city. so much to get to, but let s start here. that developing story out of virginia. take a look at these dramatic pictures right there showing a hot air balloon in flames. three people were on board,
achieving those goals. america is back in iraq. we have full coverage from erbil, washington, and martha s vineyard, where president obama has just started his vacation. also, new rocket fire between israel and hamas, this after talks to extend a three-day truce failed. so is israel prepares for another ground war, or another round of peace talks? also, an international public health emergency. that s what the world health organization calls the ebola especial epidemic. good afternoon to you all. i m t.j. holmes in today for mr. craig melvin. the new mission in iraq is continuing today. earlier, american forces dropped more humanitarian aid to civilians who have been caught in constant crossfire. so far, the military has not engaged in more air strikes against my tilitant targets tod. we did hear from mr. obama. he made clear that this engagement in iraq is going to be a long-term project. i don t think we re going to solve this problem in weeks, if that s what you me
continue to pile up and george takei is the latest to be accused and how tinsel town will crack down. and president trump is once again trying to pour cold water on the notion that russia meddled in the 2016 u.s. presidential election. trump was seen speaking with putin while walking to a photo op at the asia-pacific economic summit today. one of the multiple chats that sarah huckabee sanders said were informal on the way to hanoi, trump was asked by reporters aboard air force one whether he spoke to putin about u.s. election meddled and he said, he didn t meddle. i asked him can, can you only ask him i can only ask him so many times. he said he absolutely did not meddle in our election. for more details about the meeting this morning. let s bring in chris jansing. they were so close, the president kept carefully on message for a week and then in the past few days he views off script. reporter: well you would think he would be talking about trade which is a big message