Live from london, this is business today. We start with uber, the us Tech Firm that has become a global transport giant. Around The World some 6 Million people work as drivers and couriers through the uber app, and their services are used by 150 Million people at least once a month. Well, the boss of uber, dara khosrowshahi, has been talking to our business editor simonjack, about their plans to make the firm greener and get more of their drivers using Electric Cars. But hes worried that trade tensions with china are getting in the way. The us and europe are hitting chinese Electric Cars with hefty Import Taxes or tariffs to protect their own auto makers, making them more expensive. I think cheap chinese vehicles are a good thing for the environment. And i would tell you that china is transitioning from notjust being cheap but also being high quality and for us, we want to electrify our fleet and make sure it is affordable for our drivers to switch over to evs. The political considerat
More than 200 people have died, countless others still missing. Americans and the hardesthit areas are desperate for critical supplies like food and water. Tens of thousands still without electricity, and while all of this is happening in families struggle to pick up the pieces, many feel totally abandoned by the Bidenharris Administrations handling of The Storm. Hello, everyone. This is outnumbered. Im Kayleigh Mcenany here with my cohosts, Harris Faulkner and emily compagno. Also joining us, most of the Kennedy Saves The World podcast, kennedy. And former Uc Berkeley Law professor and former Law Clerk for justice thomas, john yoo. The devastation is being compared to that of Hurricane Katrina. Homeland security is warning that fema does not have enough funds to help, and distressed north Carolina Residents are reportedly being forced listen to this to fend for themselves, relying on homegrown rescue efforts. We are not getting the amount of support that we need. We havent seen fema,
Now an extraordinary political moment, the kind that just a few years ago was in the category of hell has frozen over and pigs are flying. Vice president harris will be joined on the Campaign Trail by None Other than Liz Cheney in battleground wisconsin. Their joint Campaign Appearance is fraught with symbolism. Nbc news reports, quote, harris plans to play into that symbolism by recognizing the founding principles of the Republican Party. Thats according to a senior campaign official. Harris will be at the Birth Place of the gop together with Liz Cheney. The democratic president ial nominee and a former Republican Congresswoman, former leader of the republican caucus and the heir to a family whose name is synonymous with what it meant to be a conservative republican speaks to the coalition Vice President harris has assembled. Its unprecedented in modern american politics. Its an incredibly large tent she has assembled that includes former Vice President Dick Cheney and bernie sanders.
Is not being responsive. They re having a hard time getting the president on the phone. I think he s sleeping right now. Jesse: donald trump steps in while biden and kamala step out. I just went out and got a pork roast and started marinating it. [laughs] go to your happy place. We are ready to unleash a great american century of prosperity and freedom. I m not crying, you re crying. [laughter] jesse: tim walz is a nervous wreck ahead of the vp debate. My [bleep] froze to the park bench! our first amendment stands as a major block to the ability to be able to just hammer it out of existence. Jesse: what the democrats are planning if kamala wins. Biden should dissolve the supreme court. Jesse: plus. . . Tickytocky, tickytocky, oi, oi, oi! jesse: homes underwater and over 120 dead after hurricane helene ravaged north carolina, georgia, and florida. So it is joe biden and kamala harris? the only leader to show up was donald trump. As you know, our country is in the final weeks of a ha
Speaking last week, Mr Draghi highlighted limited innovation, high energy prices and a Skills Gap as part of the problem. Sarah hall is professor of economic geography at the university of cambridge. Shejoins me now. What are you expecting with this report . From what we have heard and briefings we expect a very long Document But One that potentially struggles to be really clear on how some of thoseissues really clear on how some of those issues could be tackled. For some reason that is really obvious and quite clear why that might be the case. Some of the challenges the us facing is very similar to other advanced economies in Europe And North america including the uk. For example, how do you drive up competitiveness as a regal thorny challenge that is hard to address. I think i will be looking out for what the report says around improving competitiveness, crucially how that might be financed, that is a really big questions. And how the eu and through this Report Mario draghi suggestin