The irony of all this is that asheville became known asclimate city. What do you know of it . Ive sent a what do you know of it . Ive spent a lot what do you know of it . Ive spent a lot of what do you know of it . Ive spent a lot of time what do you know of it . I e spent a lot of time there. My brother lives there. They lost power for 18 hours. Everybody is fine. I have a cousin in Bryson City much more rural who we couldnt hear from for about three Days. Fortunately he is ok. Asheville is a very 0k. Asheville is a very democratic town. Its sort of a democratic enclave within a very republican part of the state, and what we know right now is, one, Anyone Speculating on the political impacts right now is inappropriate, probably doesnt know what theyre talking about. But we know there are real challenges. We have about 1k counties right now where the board of elections are closed. In addition to every other type of local Government Operation struggling Tojust Get local Government Opera
Heavy equipment, agricultural products and pharmaceuticals. The ports account for more than half of container imports. Consumers are not likely to feel the effect right away and many businesses have tried to get ahead of this by stockpiling or diverting shipments to the West Coast and i spoke to the ceo of The Port of long beach and he said they had a record august but having said that, if the strikes go ahead and last for weeks, they could lead to shortages and high prices for consumers. Who; high prices for consumers. Why are we in high prices for consumers. Why are we in this high prices for consumers. Why are we in this position . The entire east Coast Port Infrastructure could be shut down by this . Why have the talks broken down . The dock Workers Union talks broken down . The dock Workers Union have talks broken down . The dock Workers Union have been talks broken down . The dock Workers Union have been in l Workers Union have been in talks with the us Maritime Alliance now four
Of retail is changing. Well hear from The Boss of ingka about what it means to go phy gital. Live from london this is Business Today, im sally bundock. We start in the united states, where Donald Trump haS Pledged the us would take other countries jobs if he returns to the white house. Hes laid out hiS Plans to slash taxes, lower Energy Costs and regulations for manufacturers that made goods on us soil. At a Campaign Rally in savannah, georgia, trump promised a Manufacturing Renaissance reiterating hiS Pledge to punish american companies that manufactured outside the us, and slap large tariffs on foreign made goods to protect us industries. Not only will we stop our Businesses from leaving for foreign land but under my leadership we are going to take other countries jobs. Leadership we are going to take other countriesjobs. Ever leadership we are going to take other countries jobs. Ever hear that expression before . That we are going to take other countries jobs, are going to take othe
Now on Bbc News political thinking with nick robinson. Hello, And welcome to political thinking a conversation with, rather than a newsy interrogation, of someone who shapes our political thinking about what a shape theirs. My guest this week has just celebrated ending the longest Train Drivers strike in history a strike that was blamed for crippling the railways And angered many, many travellers. His members haVe Got a 15 Pay Rise over three years. He is Mick Whelan, The General secretary of aslef. He said that his members strength, resilience, And determination was what had won that Pay Rise others say it was down to his crafty negotiation style. Mick whelan, welcome to political thinking. Thank you, nick. You finally got a deal after all that time how did you celebrate . Erm, by talking to the press. As soon as it becomes public knowledge, you And your colleagues obviously, so sky, bbc, the guardian, the usual outlets, And press will be Here Today With You And once you ve done that,