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and what s in store for his first few days in power. also ahead: four more survivors have been pulled out of the debris of an italian hotel, almost 72 hours after it was swamped by an avalanche. leaders of europe s right wing parties gather in germany to discuss their opposition to the european union. thousands of protestors are expected to demonstrate. in sport, a woman on a roll, and johanna konta is aiming to keep her winning run going by knocking out a former world johanna konta breezes into the fourth round of the australian open by knocking out a former world number one in straight sets. and in from the cold: i ve been training with the british long track speed skating team, whose sport has been revived in the netherlands. and nick has the weather. the weekend is getting off to a frosty start. patchy fog around too. most places will see the sunshine today, with a dry day ahead. all your weather in half an hour. good morning. first, our main story: president donald ....
wall street puts its doubts aside as the dowjones finally hits 20,000. plus, tax wars. can brexit britain and trump s us beat the likes of ireland at their own game and lure back the multinationals and their billions? welcome to world business report. i m sally bundock. we will be checking how markets are doing in asia injust a moment. we start in the us where president trump has been provoking more controversy over his plans to wall off mexico. meanwhile, traders at the new york stock exchange are cheering the trump effect. here s what they have been celebrating: the dow jones industrial average of top us shares ended here, finally closing above 20,000 points for the first time in its isi year history. it s a huge psychological milestone for traders, the dow has now risen some 9.5% since the election in november, one of its biggest rallies on record. it got within one point of 20,000 back on january sixth before nerves caused the rally to fizzle out. but since presiden ....
history. we ll bring you the latest on the markets. and we ll be getting the inside track on life in the fast lane with the boss of london s city airport. just how do you grow a business that s hemmed in on all sides? scientists say smart devices or is good at doctors as spotting skin cancer. what would you like your phone to warn you about? just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. welcome to the programme. we re talking about corporate tax cuts. it s a central part of president trump s strategy to boost the us economy, and is on the agenda today at the republican party s annual retreat in philadelphia. president trump will be there to give an address, as will british prime minister theresa may a first for a foreign leader. before winning the election, mr trump promised he d cut the us corporate tax rate from 35% to around 15% to try and keep more us business onshore. he s targeting the billions that us multinationals like starbucks, google and microsoft make overseas. mr ....
to explore a vast hidden city. wow! and get to see some amazing meditation in motion up close. and we also head to italy, to talk to the mayor who wants to take meat off the menu in her town. sumptuous. really, really nice. now, italy is a country perhaps best known for its history and its food, and apennine mount region sees itself as the nation s and its food, and the piedmont region sees itself as the nation s home of gastrononmy, but now the mayor of turin wants to start a revolution in the city s restaurants. we sent rajan to find out why. quattro spaghetti! some historical cities never lose their grandeur, even in mid winter. the elegant royal city of turin and, yes, those really are the alps behind me. now, this city is famous for its cars, its cuisine and its role in the creation of the italian nation, but now it s staking a claim as being the capital of vegetarianism. that s the dream of turin‘s new mayor, the 31 year old chiara appendino, who swept into powe ....
outbreaks of rain pushing northward to bring milder weather to much of the uk, still cold and offers an hill snow in higher parts of scotland. above 300 metres elevation. things could be slippy here for a time. the rain reluctant to clear from northern areas in the south and west some sun shines, blustery showers following in, relatively mild, 8 10. overnight, some icy stretches in northern areas. frost in rural parts and showers in across scotland and northern ireland england. later and iit northern ireland england. later and i it should turn a bit milderfor wales in south west england, as we see the next system moving in. that will bring another spell of rain on sunday. after a bright start in eastern areas, the rain will push northwards and eastwards. not reaching north east england or scotla nd reaching north east england or scotland until after dark, so here holding onto some sunshine. highs at best 5 6, milder the south west. hello this is bbc news, with maxine ....