Five days of Tropical Storm harvey, and the governor of texas says the worst is not over for some parts of the state, as torrential rain continues to fall. Both the death toll and the water levels are still on the rise. At least 25 people are known to have died. The flooding has forced a number of oil and gas refineries to shut down, affecting almost a quarter of americas fuel output. The storm has now moved on to neighbouring louisiana. From houston, james cook reports. This is what Hurricane Harvey did to houston. Believe it or not, the water has gone down and still swathes of the city look like this. Lives have been lost, homes have been ruined and people are still trapped. From the air, we spotted this couple, desperate for help. Whats happening now is that weve seen these people in the water down below, they re clearly in need of help. Theres a boat, just a few blocks away, but it cant get to them. It cant see them, so were going to use the helicopter to try to guide them in. Slow
Now its time for World Business report. A taxing task for trump, as he pushes plans to ease the burden on business and the middle classes. But can he sell it to a sceptical congress . Plus, crude warning the boss of shell says the price of oil could soon be heading higher as lack of investment squeezes supplies. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. Also coming up, unexpected good news as chinas factories move up a gear in august. But first, we start in the us in springfield, missouri where President Trump has begun a speaking tour to try and build support for his planned tax reforms. He described the us tax code which hasnt been reformed for three decades as self destructive. And he called for a more competitive system to boostjobs and wages, repeating his ambition to cut americas Corporate Tax rate to 15 . On paper the Us Corporation tax rate is one of the worlds highest, at 35 . Taking into account various tax breaks, top us firms pay a bit less than that, an average o
Figures in the United States and better manufacturing figures in china have boosted growth markets. You may have heard of fin tech but have you heard of phil tech . Were going to get the inside track on how the boss of playmob using technology to expand philanthropy. And as airport currency rates hit a new low in the uk, we want to know where do you buy your currency when going overseas . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. And if anyone tells us they buy their holiday cash at the airport, you are banned from the programme we start today in the us in missouri, where President Trump will lay out the details of his planned tax reforms. He described the current tax rules as self destructive they havent been reformed for 30 years. Hes calling for a more competitive system to boostjobs and wages, repeating his promise to cut americas Corporate Tax rate to 15 . On paper, the Us Corporation tax rate is one of the highest in the world its currently 35 . But if you take into account various tax br
Plus knock off, get outta here and go home early. Its premium friday japanese firms bring in a 3pm finish, once a month, starting today. Question is can it really change a culture that has a word for death by overwork . First, we want products made in america, made by american hands. When he addressed Cheering Workers at boeing last week. And he continued the theme on thursday when he met with the bosses of more than 20 Top Us Companies at the white house, the likes of general electric, lockheed martin, ford and dell. He told them he plans to to bring millions of Manufacturing Jobs back to the us. But how realistic is that . Lets take a look. According to president trumps official website, since it signed the north American Free trade agreement with canada and mexico, known as nafta, more than two decades ago, america has lost nearly one third of its Manufacturing Jobs. And i tell you what, official numbers do seem to back up that claim. In factories in 1960
Again wow on the dow 10 straight sessions of gains. And more records broken. Question is, how long can it last . As you can see, europe is slightly off today. We will tell you why. And, this week on bbc news weve been looking at the issue of disability in the workplace. Later in the programme well speak to our producer in charge of the series. Johnny cassidy gradually lost his eyesight when he was a teenager and hell be talking to us about his unique experience of the newsroom. Today we want to know with japan allowing workers to head home early on a friday would you like to see this introduced in your workplace . Is it overkill or should employers be more sympathetic . Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. I tell you what, when you start at 4am in the morning, i dont want to go to 3pm welcome to the programme. We want products made in america made by american hands. That was the pledge of us President Donald Trump when he addressed Cheering Workers at boeing last week. And he