In china. Were being told that active preparations for a meeting between President Trump and president xi xinping are underway from this end but the deal is not around the corner. At least it doesnt seem that way. My interview with a senior chinese official on the red lines what items china is not willing to give ground on. What he thinks will be the big headline to come out of the meeting between the two leaders set next week. That is all coming up. Melissa first we begin with breaking news and fox Business Team coverage. Gerri willis on floor of new york stock exchange, Edward Lawrence at the ever important Federal Reserve. Hillary vaughn on capitol hill. With that introduction heed ward i will start with you. Reporter Federal Reserve, no rate cuts, no rate hikes. They will paws, leave things where they are. They were one vote away from looking at the dot plot to have a rate cut. Chairman powell defending the decision they want to look at longer term data and longer term trend before
They gave. The country of uzbekistan announced that the cause of the explosion was a Lightning Strike in a warehouse where there were electric cars and batteries. So far , there is no detailed report on the possible consequences of this incident, but it is said that many people were injured and taken to the hospital due to this explosion. The minister of health, while visiting the International Drug exhibition , said that in the last one year, 35 production lines and 75 new iranian drugs have been added to the countrys drug market. The medicine used for stroke is actually the second country that has this medicine, we produce medicines with it very high efficiency in the discussion of biotechnology or biotechnology in the country under production. There are some of our companies, whose names are not mentioned, now their products are actually exported to 40 countries, and it is a great honor that we allowed most of the Drug Companies to export 20 of their products. The 3day International
It is called, as we mentioned and beautiful with the sun about to come up and it is amazing here in dc with this view. Temperaturewise, it is chilly, 28 degrees. It feels like 22, so even colder. There are a few colds clouds, but around the beltway, it is in the 20s. 22 in waldorf and 28 in dc and 28 at chevy chase in rockville. As you wake up and are going out the door, dress in layers. It is a cold one. 20s and thursdays 20s and 30s. Upper 40s for saturday and 62 tomorrow. A big jump in 24 hours and by monday, we are Holding Steady, near 60. The top of the rundown, a developing story which could impact life in the district for years to come. The Dc Public Service commission rejected a proposed merger of pepco and chicago based utility come exelon. The left over the possibility moving forward if both sides agree to the deal. The changes are geared toward improving service for customers. This morning, all parties are reviewing the recommendations and an answer is expected in the next f
Taliban issues a recording from the leader to prove he is still alive. First to yemen where the governor of the port city of aden has been killed. His convoy was attacked by a rocketpropelled grenade. Five of his bodyguards were also killed. I. S. I. L. Is claiming responsibilities. Adens governor had only been in his role for a short time. He was torn in by many yemen sworn in by the yemen president in october. He succeeded bakri who was appointed minister of youth and sports. He fled to aid deny after the houthis took control of the capital. When yemens army backed by the saudi hattie led retook it from houthi forces. A yemen political analyst and he says the security situation in aden is now extremely dangerous. The governor moved about in a convoy of about five cars. It was heavily secured. He knew he was going to be targeted. He knew an attempt was inevitable, so he moved cautiously over the past two weeks. Most of the groups blocked him from entering his ope office in aden so he
Washington. Congress approves a bill to end the financial crisis for now at least. And picking through the rubble. At least 151 people have died in a massive earthquake in central philippines. Well, the chemical weapons watchdog opcw says its on track with the inspection of syrias chemical weapons. It hopes to finish the first stage by the beginning of next month. The longawaited peace talks over syria may resume in geneva next month. In a moment well hear from our correspondent David Schrader in moscow but first first lets hear from them live in tokyo. What are the inspectors saying . Well, a spokesperson for the opcw did confirm to al jazeera a few moments ago that the inspectors are basically halfway through their work and that everything is on track. They said theyve got the cooperation they need from the syrian government. Now, its important to understand that this phase involves verification of what the syrians have disclosed with regards to the stockpiles of kek cal weapons, and