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We have a lot to talk about. >> karl, china having one of its lowest numbers in decades. >> on the presidents mindset. not just making america great but making china weak. this gdp number of 6.2 is down from 6.4 in the first quarter. the president glossed over the fact that factory orders were above expectations. some people believing maybe the central bank is putting stimulus in the pipeline. other stories whether u.s. big changes are moving supplies out of china. we were in vietnam a couple of...

Report im stephen beers in berlin thanks for joining us the chinese economy continues to cool new quarterly results showing the slowest growth in 27 years so does that mean china is on the ropes in its trade war with the u.s. well not so fast domestic demand is up and state support appears to be kicking in but china does have its work cut out for it. in the past 3 decades the chinese economy has undergone an extraordinary transformation developing from an inward looking agrarian based society to...

Thats slightly down from the first quarter of this year. for more on this lets bring in the cnn reporter following the story. good to have you with us, charise. there is always this question of whether these numbers were seeing are they spot on the money or are they slightly offered through rosier glasses, per se? the question here is, what is the read on what were seeing now? >> reporter: its a good point you bring up, george. there has been the case in the past where china would maybe inflate ...

Broadway stars adapted when theaters went dark. "hadestown" giving a sidewalk performance. ♪ its a blackout ooh, its a blackout ♪ ♪ ooh, its a blackout >> it sounds great, even though its outside. >> good times were had by all. a lot blaming mayor bill de blasio, out campaigning for president at the time. you see the covers of the local papers here. "daily news," dim & dimmer. and "the new york post," de blasio must go. chinas economy is feeling the effects of the trade war with the unit...

Railways and ports are taxed handling this new business. >> theyve had an impact but this is something the communist leadership there has been worried about for years. the ambassador there said they panicked any time the gdp would get under 9%. is this natural for any country whose gdp exploded like chinas did. and theres not a western power that wouldnt take 6.2% growth and have a ticker tape parade all over the main streets of america, right? >> absolutely. we talked about seven being sort of ...

Alexandria, thunderstorms and areas of heavy rainfall still in place this morning. over 11 million people under the flood watches and warnings at this hour. the orange and brown, thats where the moisture is most prevalent in the atmosphere. notice how quick by wednesday and thursday it is displaced, but the concern through at least monday morning. the flooding areas from alexandria to lafayette and new orleans, thats where its highest. by this afternoon and this evening, were looking at memphis ...

Cooling. demand at home and abroad continues to falter the latest quarterly results are in line with expectations they show state support is finally kicking in but that more stimulus will be needed as chinas trade conflict with the united states rages on. in the past 3 decades the chinese economy has undergone an extraordinary transformation developing from an inward looking agrarian based society to a major industrial powerhouse growth has been rapid for years double digits were the norm now th...

>> reporter: a 6.2 earthquake which we had on thursday is a big earthquake. and really what we were hearing a lot today, as officials were surveying damage was that a quake that powerful could have caused more damage, certainly, in an area that is more densely palm slated. and there was just this overwhelming feeling twli ing t there was some damage, while there was cracks in the road, largely, the area had fared very well. the other thing that came to light, natalie, is the fact that of course ...

So, it was just the way that the system was designed. the same thing happened again tonight. my understanding the alerts didnt go out on shake alert l.a. the magnitude that was estimated with a early warning system was 6.2. so the initial magnitude estimate was too low. consequently the intensity fts below that threshold. so, the system is not perfect. but again, what was experienced here in pas dean, l.a. area. these are not damaging motions. ridge crest those are damaging motions. those folks ...

Thats what we saw here. these two earthquakes are very relatively closely located. the triggers typically doesnt happen at a dpraet distance. its close by. >> i cant think of any example where we have seen this type of fore shock triggering that isnt within just matter of a few kilometers. the famous widespread one. superstition hill. a 6.2 on a southwest striking fault and set off a 6.6 on the northwest striking fault. the epicenter of the ranch was here. the fault extended down the superstitio...