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In hong kong, the wealthy business people, the players in hong kong, are all beholden to china. they dont want to see the golden goose. the u.s. has a big stake in hong kong. we have a huge business presence. we rely on hong kong and have it as regional headquarters for a number of companies, because of the rule of law. when you see that begin to be diminished, as china is attempting to do, youre going to say business saying, im pulling the plug. >> shepard: its a pleasure. welcome home. it coul...

Touch a lot more consumer items. electronics. some of the toys. we have seen the impact on those stocks as well. that will happen september first and december 15th. the tariffs will be higher. we will have to wait to hear from the president, the administration, what happened? what kind of progress has it made? if there is any progress to possibly repeal those tariffs or hold out any longer. >> shepard: at the trial of harvey weinstein, delayed until january happened today. weinstein appeared in ...

Hard to put it back together. the longer they wait, the harder it is to put it back, if they can do it at all. >> there was also some disagreement between the u.s. and the chinese about whether or not there were phone calls exchange prior to him saying what he said today. the president said that there was a phone call. the spokesman for the chinese foreign ministry says that he knows of no such communication. he is still trying to put that piece of the puzzle together. the truth will be told whe...

Of the news conference and said the trade fight has created economic instability. >> whats bad for the world economy is uncertainty. the quicker an agreement is arrived at, the quicker the uncertainty will dissipate. >> shepard: president trump left this afternoon for washington. he says hes open to the possibility of meeting with irans president. he says its certainly possible that the russian leader, vladimir putin will get an invitation, even if it hurts him politically. president trump says ...

In order to allow the sanctions to draw more pain. >> shepard: how was this g-7. dell might mark >> better than some. >> shepard: great to see you. thank you. for straight weekly losses. it was down more than 600 points. today, we are up to 200. its moving the right direction. some signs of optimism after the presidents latest comments on china. this is directly across the street from our building. wait until you hear how much they supposedly stole. ♪ ive always been excited for whats next. im...

Sport. hes certainly has his fair share of injuries, so guys retire at different times. >> former quarterback, steve. you heard the fans boo. borderline he says that he is ak fan, but to retire two weeks before the season is not right, and it will haunt him for the rest of his life. >> shepard: watch her pets, watch her kids. the warning now for lots of people near water, as toxic algae spreads into 26 states. the latest in new york. plus, "my little pony," g.i. joe, and snoop dogg, all under th...

Building for the shooter, detectives already had their doubts. a busy parking lot, but no witnesses. no bullets, no physical evidence. no one in a 100 unit apartment complex heard the shot. he claimed to have been grazed on the shoulder, but doctors saw no visible injuries. the size of the bullet hole in his shirt did not support his story. he said that he tore the holes himself, using a knife. >> we are incredibly disappointed to have to report to you that the reported sniper assaults was fabri...

>> shepard: president trump says china wants to work out a deal to add the spiraling trade deal. the presidents softer tone on beijing began with some of our closest allies add to trading partners. it comes just days after president warned u.s. companies to try to get out of china, sending the dow down to 2%. up more than 200 points at the moment. when asked about his strategy on china, president trump defended the way hes trying to get a deal done. >> president trump: im sorry. its the way i ne...

About that. he said he didnt think that putin would accept that. putin is a proud person. probably would only, who was a part of the g8. the president is trying to get him there next year. well see, shep. >> shepard: will see. well see what happens. live in france. director of foreign policy research. hello. >> shepard, good to be with you. >> shepard: just yesterday, the president was talking de-escalation. he said there was back and forth. the editor of a communist party said that there has no...

The president is going to have to make a tough call. do i take an impartial deal or do i keep the pressure on china long-term? im not sure hes even decided on that. >> shepard: he even brought the president of chyron into the conversation. our president said that hes not ruling it out. thoughts on this? >> yeah. i think that president trump wants to keep the pressure on iran longer. if the economy suffers further, the iranians will realize they have no choice but to make major concessions, do a ...