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Doris crane the moment arrives. Join during a taping on her journey back to freedom. In our interactive documentary. Tour on trying to tame returns home on d w dot com arena tangs. China reports its slowest Economic Growth in decades so the trade dispute with the us to blame for a Slower Growth simply chinas new normal example latest from beijing. Also on the show the e. U. Takes action against turkey for its gas drilling off the coast of cyprus will tell you what it means and how ankara has responded. And farmers in argentina could benefit from south americas new trade deal with the e. U. What about other sectors well it depends on the u. S. This is your Business 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 hav
Republicans to not show weakness. Our Hallie Jackson has late details. Reporter drama as democrats tonight work to p the president s racist attack into the congressional record, voting to approve a resolution that,e, quot strongly condemns president Donald Trumps racist comments that have legitimatized and increased fear and hatred of new americans and people of color. Join us in condemning the president s racist tweets. To do anything less would be a shocking rejection ofur o values and a shameful abdication of our oath of office. Reporr that comment triggering a rare and remarkable house floor fight. Republicans successfully arguing the speaker broke the rules with a personal attack. I request the gentle womans words are requested to be taken down. Reporter one democrat leaving disgust. No, because we want to just fight. I abandon the chair. Reporter the resolution symbolic, meant to put republicans under pressure to vote on the president s tweet sunday suggestingour freshmen ogressi