Fire. In my 29 years in the London Fire Brigade i have never seen a fire of this nature and i have seen many high rise fires. Around 70 people are being treated in six london hospitals, 18 of them are in a Critical Condition. In the us, a gunman opens fire on republican members of congress during a Baseball Practice in virginia. The attacker is killed by Police Officers. We are united in our shock. We are united in our anguish. We are united in our shock. We are united in ouranguish. An we are united in our shock. We are united in our anguish. An attack on one of us is an attack on all others. Of us. 21 hours after this fire started in g ru nfeld 21 hours after this fire started in gru nfeld tower, the 21 hours after this fire started in grunfeld tower, the fire is still blazing. The fire service had been working tirelessly to put the fire out. They have managed to get a hydraulic Crane Imposition and they are firing water remotely into the upperfloors of are firing water remotely into
Muted start. And Chlorinated Chickens, the Electric Mini and tech titans well be looking at whats been a busy week in today we want to know does great wealth bring great responsibility . Yesterday amazon founder jeff bezos was, briefly, the richest person in the world what would you do if it was you . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. We start with retail giant amazon it has seen its shares fall sharply after its latest figures disappointed wall street. The good news it is raking in huge sums of money as its sales keep expanding. The bad news its spending a fortune on developing its business and that is making investors nervous. Lets show you the details. Total sales in the three months tojune jumped almost a quarter compared to last year to just under 38 billion. Unfortunately they spent almost all of it Operating Expenses surged to well over 37 billion. That means there wasnt much actual profit a comparatively measly 197 million and down 77 on last
Responsible for undermining the election process and he has also proved the expulsion of 35 Russian Diplomats from the United States. Three weeks before donald trump is sworn in as president , mr obamas said that all americans should be alarmed by russias actions. Russia said it would order adequate reply. As our correspondent reports. Russia stands accused of trying to help donald trump become president. Moscow had been warned but now it is being punished for interfering in us elections. The top Intelligence Agencies believe a cyber attack on the e mails of Hillary Clintons closest aides was orchestrated by the highest levels of russian government. But mr trump has always questioned the evidence. If you dont catch them in the act of hacking you never will. You dont know if it is russia or china. It could be somebody sitting on a bed someplace. But the cia and the fbi both agree. The hackers, they say, were russian, and President Obama says americans should be alarmed. He has ordered 3
If in singapore if in singapore and london, if in singapore and london, youre 7 if in singapore and london, youre watching bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in washington, where a bitter battle between democrats and republicans in the us senate has drawn to a close, with the appointment Ofjeff Sessions as attorney general. It was approved 52 to a7. It came after a series of divisive hearings on his record of civil rights. Lets get the latest from our correspondent, richard lister, in washington. Donald trump may have gottenjeff sessions into his cabinet, but if you look at the list, there are still a number who have not been confirmed of appointees. Donald trump is very as. He says the democrats are doing all they can to obstruct him. Is furious. He has a point many are not happy with who he has nominated. In fact, at this stage of his presidency, he has new members of his cabinet in place than any of the previous 11 president s did in this stage
If in singapore if in singapore and london, if in singapore and london, youre 7 if in singapore and london, youre watching bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in washington, where a bitter battle between democrats and republicans in the us senate has drawn to a close, with the appointment Ofjeff Sessions as attorney general. It was approved 52 to a7. It came after a series of divisive hearings on his record of civil rights. Lets get the latest from our correspondent, richard lister, in washington. Donald trump may have gottenjeff sessions into his cabinet, but if you look at the list, there are still a number who have not been confirmed of appointees. Donald trump is very as. He says the democrats are doing all they can to obstruct him. Is furious. He has a point many are not happy with who he has nominated. In fact, at this stage of his presidency, he has new members of his cabinet in place than any of the previous 11 president s did in this stage