optimism is reflected in the stock markets as well. this is how the nikkei has started trading. it has been at 833 year high so we see a bit of profit taking. a 33%. the last quarter outperforming any major global indices as well. let s begin nobuko kobayashi joining us from kyoto. thank you forjoining us on the programme again. what did you make of this much stronger than expected gdp figures? yes. make of this much stronger than expected gdp figures? expected gdp figures? yes, it beat expectation expected gdp figures? yes, it beat expectation by expected gdp figures? yes, it beat expectation by one - expected gdp figures? yes, it beat expectation by one point| beat expectation by one point which is quite phenomenal. if you peel down, break down the different, the surprise comes especially from the investment in private sector. the personal consumption was in line with expectations but particularly on the business side, it was a positive surprise. i on the business s
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medication will remain available through midnight on friday after the supreme court pushed their self imposed deadline. due to conflicting rulings from federal judges in two states. we are tracking a major threat more than 50 million people from texas to wisconsin, bracing for severe weather after deadly tornado slammed parts of oklahoma overnight, officials fear the death toll could rise these stories and more coming here to cnn news, central. if all goes well, we are just minutes away from the historic launch of the spacex starship, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built. this is a critical test fight with test flight with a longer term goal of one day, taking people back to the moon, and maybe even mars . the launch window opens this hour 9 28. am eastern. to be exact. then it gives spacex a 62 minute window to get that massive rocket off the launch pad. this test was originally planned for monday. you ll remember, but that launch was called off almost as soon as
arraignment for former president trump. good morning, everybody. hope the weekend was grand. dana has the day off today. welcome back to our friend from washington aishah. aishah: historic week here in new york city. this is america s newsroom. right now the former president is getting ready to depart palm beach, florida, for new york city. that is where he will be arraigned on a reported 34-count indictment related to hush money payments made in the run-up to the 2016 election. the former president flies to new york at noon eastern. tomorrow at 11 eastern is arriving at the courthouse. aishah: the hearing to last 15, 30 minutes. after that he will head back to mar-a-lago and give a televised address at 8:15 eastern. bill: the nypd says it has been put on high alert. officers putting up barriers and closing streets. we ll see whether or not that s necessary in the end. they get ready to move a former u.s. president in and out of that courthouse swiftly and safely.
bret: but breaking tonight, there are growing questions about the biden administration s policy on china. while the president talks tough, critics say president biden appears to be taking a kid glove approach in several key areas. we have fox team coverage. jennifer griffin is at the pentagon. looks at how the american military is preparing for a conflicted with beijing possibly. we begin hour with white house correspondent peter doocy on the white house s north lawn and the president s reluctance to push china too hard. that s exactly right officials are putting out the word they are not trying to beat china economically or at anything. but they are trying to make things more competitive with china by taking some pieces off the board. mr. president, welcome. peter: as mr. biden talks colombia. key to the hemisphere. peter: and climate change. we are at a moment of great peril but great opportunities. treasury secretary teasing a move to move u.s. business to