Germany shortly after the fall of the wall. Climbers for germany unity journalist Peter Lindbergh was at the scene. 30 years later looks back on the time in dresden. Starts december 19th. W. Bush waiting for the end of the trade war of a deal between china and the u. S. Could take far longer than expected a spread and trump is now suggesting it can wait until after the u. S. Election investors are not happy. Also on the show the war in syria is pushing many into poverty the National Currency hit a new record low of making food imports impossible to afford. And cuba could soon change its jewel currency system in a desperate move to tackle its many konami will. Suffer business on the w m how you get us welcome to the program we start with a look at a tough day on wall street the dow jones registered its biggest drop in 2 months after u. S. President donald trump alarmed investors by saying that a trade deal with china may have to wait until after the 2020 president show election one year
Have used common sense and left the building, instead of listening to the fire brigade. The lib dems launch their election campiagn and claim the uk would get a remain bonus of £50 billion over five years if brexit was stopped. Cheering five years if brexit was stopped. And in south africa, a triumphant return home for the springboks, who won the Rugby World Cup in great style. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, all the action from a big night in the champions league. Good evening. One the eve of the launch of the conservative Election Campaign, a member of borisjohnsons cabinet, alun cairns, the welsh secretary, has been urged to resign by a victim of rape. The victim, who cant be named, says mr cairns should step down because of his links to a man who sabotaged her trial. Ross england, who served as an aide to the welsh secretary, was heavily criticised by a judge for his role in wrecking the trial last year. Mr england was subsequently selected as a conservative candidate for
As a key witness in the impeachment inquiry says ukraine was told to investigate his democratic rival joe biden to get us military aid. Cheering and applause. And a heroes welcome for the springboks in south africa after winning the Rugby World Cup in style. Voiceover live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore, one in the morning in london and 8pm in washington, dc, where a climate study endorsed by 11,000 scientists warns that there will be untold human suffering without deep and lasting changes. The report by researchers in the us, australia and south africa draws on a0 years of data. Well, it declares the world is in the midst of an accelerating climate emergency. The study says there are profoundly troubling signs of human impact on the climate, including sustained rises in population, increased air travel and a global loss of tree cover. 0ur environment editor David Shukman told us more about the study by
To poverty to National Security and, yes, education as well, seeking to make sure we are bringing all the talent to the table for the benefit of us all. On this weeks bloomberg big decisions, Dan Porterfield. Dan porterfield, welcome to bloomberg big decisions. Dan thank you, david. Great to be here. David you have been described as a leader in ensuring access to high achieving low income students for colleges. Take us back to baltimore, maryland. What in the small, young boy of Dan Porterfield led him to that decision . Dan i grew up in Baltimore City in a couple different neighborhoods. One of the neighborhoods, it was my parents, me and my sister, we were pretty much the only white family. And then after my parents divorced, we moved about a mile away, very similar neighborhood. There, there was only white families. And that neighborhood felt like a fine neighborhood. I didnt know it at the time, but it was segregated. Eventually integration came to that neighborhood. A family, i be
Team for all of the work you do, we are very grateful to work together. We also think david gergen and our moderator, it is wonderful to welcome you. We joined the voices expressing our deepest concerns for those in maui, still in the midst of this terrible event last week. Our deepest sympathies for those who have lost friends and family. Next wednesday on august 23 we will hear from one of the most respected experts in the country , she will be speaking about abortion crisis in a post roe world. It should be a wonderful program. She has about six books on the topic of the american abortion debate. One very recently. It is extraordinary. On august 30 we will hear from the dean of Berkeley School of law them on considered by most brilliant constitutional law scholars in the country. He will be speaking about our constitution, our Supreme Court and our american future. There is a great deal to learn from him and to speak about during that hour. It will be moderated by the uc Irvine Scho