Afternoon watching out international was sent in through the top of the hour here because we brought you that very important shot with a christian have france and just now theres another big bit of news is coming this afternoon as well let me tell you about that next the former egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has died at the age of 91 after a long period of illness the countrys 4th head of state ruled for 30 years until he was deposed very publicly joining the arab spring protests that erupted in cairo in early 27 our correspondent middle east correspondent. Is joining us now and appalled as mentioned last hour when this news came in i was telling our viewers here in egypt for us when the arab spring uprisings began talk us through Hosni Mubaraks life and legacy. Well thats correct i spent countless hours reporting from taqiyya square in february 2011 in the early stages of the arab spring the jefferson revolution and then some time of in the years that funded and i remember in those
Getting our first look at their formal response to the Special Counsels request for a protective order in the case. Plus, were on the eve of a critical referendum in ohio designed specifically to make it harder to protect Abortion Rights. As a judge rules that the abortion ban in texas goes too far. But we begin tonight with equal justice under the law. Its the basic Bottom Line Concept that the legal system is supposed to work the same way for all of us. So whether youre rich or poor, white or black or brown, gay or straight, famous or not so famous, the legal system is supposed to treat you the same. That is the goal under the u. S. Constitution. At least. Of course, we all know that is not actually how it works. And sometimes, just sometimes, we get a little reminder. Take a look at this. This is footage of union square in New York City on friday. The crowd had gathered after being summoned online by kai sinet. If you have never heard of him, join the club, i had never heard of him
And Missile Development is a grave threat to peace and security in our world and it is unacceptable that others financially support this criminal rogue regime. Maria very latest this morning as reports suggest that north korea may test a Hydrogen Bomb in the Pacific Ocean to prove its power. Thats coming up. The news weighed on markets overnight. Take a look there. Averages down across the board, hang seng and hong kong down almost 1 . Japan nikkei average down a quarter of a percent. Markets here in the u. S. Looking like this. Futures indicating a lower opening for the broader averages, nasdaq down 10, fractional moves here nonetheless in negative column. Hurricane maria continues to ravage the caribbean this morning. Now near turks and caicos, more on the path and devastation left behind coming up. A race to the finish, senator Luther Strange squares off against roy moore as the two battle for highlycontested seat. President trump will travel to the state to campaign for strange. Vi
Are getting on famously. The u. S. Is warned about a new negative tone. Hello from sydney. Re just past it 00 a. M. 8 00 a. M. Betty it is just after six a clock p. M. In new york. In the next hour, we will look at the asiapacific trading day. The markets are now on their holiday break. They closed three hours earlier than usual. It was the same story we saw on friday, which was the tech shares dragging down the momentum in the rally. Energy shares, financials listing the indexes. As you see, the nasdaq closing down. 5 . The tech sector the worst performer overall. Kind of a mixed look right now. Setting you up for a softer tone in asia perhaps. Pid,i pretty cap it te and understandably going into a shorter trading session. Is there a justification for the fed saying that the weakness is transitory. Here in asia, looking a little seeingid, but we are tokyo and sydney futures looking high. We are up. 1 . The kiwi dollars at 72. 90. As the factory data howard the currency ahead. 6 ey fut
System to unlock the new iphone and digital payments. Coming to you from bloombergs headquarters in new york. I am betty lou. Yvonne i am in yvonne man. Inflation data out of south korea. Pretty much a miss when it comes to the year on year figures. We have pretty much been around the 2 target for this year already. We are falling about. 1 . Not too much to be worried about. There has been a lot of centralbank hawkishness. Are they ready for some tightening as well . We heard from the governor last month. It could be well on track if this economy recovery continues here in we will see how that plays through. Betty it is interesting. We are paying so much attention to these Inflation Numbers. It looks like were seeing this global tightening trend. People are doubting fed tightening trends. The one who started it is now falling behind, perhaps. Yvonne more selective when it comes to data dependency. They are not looking for these recent inflation trends. Lets look at how things are playi