to pause the fighting in gaza, but israel's prime minister remains committed to total victory. several nato countries rule out deploying troops to ukraine, after the french president said no options should be excluded. hello. i'm caitriona perry. you are very welcome. our us media partner cbs news projects that donald trump and joe biden have won their respective party primaries in the state of michigan. on the republican side, mr trump has claimed his latest victory over rival nikki haley. for democrats, president biden victory was all but assured, but the margin could be an important indicator of his strength in this critical battleground heading into november. currently, president biden leads with about 80% of the democratic vote. just about 17%

of the vote is in. a further 15% of democratic voters have declared themselves to be uncommitted — not favouring any candidate. this is seen as strong pushback to biden from key demographics that he might need to win the state again — progressives, voters of colour, and arab and muslim voters concerned by his stance on the israel—gaza war. activists in the state had been organising to send president biden a message — "no ceasefire, no vote" — and encouraged voters to select the "uncommitted" option instead of the president's name. the movement has wide—ranging endorsements, including congresswoman rashida tlaib, who posted this earlier. i was proud today to walk in and pull a democratic ballot and vote uncommitted. we must protect our democracy. we must make sure that our government is about us, about the people. when 74% of democrats in michigan support

a ceasefire, yet president biden is not hearing us. this is the way we can use our democracy to say, "listen — listen to michigan." earlier we heard from congresswoman debbie dingell, another michigan democrat, but she backs president biden. i think that i have had very direct conversations with the president about what my own constituents and what my former neighbours and the community i lived in for a long time feel. i think the president has heard them. he's made clear he's working for a temporary ceasefire. we've called for a ceasefire and we'll have to do a great deal to work for a two—state solution and get critical needed humanitarian aid to gaza. so i think he has tried to work with this community more, he and his staff have

developed a very important relationships with his community, and i think it is an issue that matters. we've got a lot of work to do between now and november to make sure he wins in the general election. we have to roll up our sleeves and we will get it done. live now to david welch, detroit bureau chief at bloomberg. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. we have early results so far. the overall result is well projected at this point. but how do the early results reflect what you would have expected to see tonight? the? expected to see tonight? they are to surprise, _ expected to see tonight? they are to surprise, biden - expected to see tonight? tie: are to surprise, biden winning again is virtually no competition. trump winning, with about 2% of the vote so far with the results in. about 15% of voters have voted uncommitted. this sends a big signal. this was an active campaign. this wasn't uncommitted where these are unknown votes in the primary. they want to president the president to get a ceasefire it

israel and stop the fighting in gaza. it has been organised by the campaign coalition to michigan, and a lot of it is the wisdom and arab communities and also younger progressive voters and college campuses that are pushing for this. two big court constituencies on the democrats. that is a big number. we have had uncommitted votes in michigan before but it was maybe 20,000 votes. the last result i saw were 28,000 and we didn't even have a lot of the votes even. that is a big number, 15%, and sends a message. big number, 1596, and sends a message-— big number, 1596, and sends a messaue. ~ . , ., message. what is your view on the fact that — message. what is your view on the fact that the _ message. what is your view on the fact that the president - the fact that the president hadn't been there himself in the last four weeks when a lot of this campaign was really getting going. he had sent team members instead and people had felt that perhaps he wasn't listening to them. fit, felt that perhaps he wasn't listening to them.- felt that perhaps he wasn't listening to them. a big point of contention. _ listening to them. a big point of contention. i _ listening to them. a big point of contention. i spent - listening to them. a big point of contention. i spent time i of contention. i spent time with community leaders in the

arab and muslim communities in dearborn, which kind of the centre for the population in michigan. they didn't like the proxy is being sent. some of them saw it as an insult. 0thers them saw it as an insult. others say the president really isn't listening. i think some even refused to meet with vice president kamala harris. they really want presidentjoe biden to come and give them time. he had visited the united auto workers a few times, reaching up workers a few times, reaching up to the union voters in the state, but they don't feel that they get in the same amount of attention. jae they get in the same amount of attention. , ., �* ., , attention. joe biden has reached _ attention. joe biden has reached the _ attention. joe biden has reached the picket - attention. joe biden has reached the picket by i attention. joe biden has. reached the picket by last year, donald trump also campaigning hard for those voters. how key is that demographic likely to be later in the year?— demographic likely to be later in the year? very big. the uaw has already _ in the year? very big. the uaw has already endorsed _ in the year? very big. the uaw has already endorsed biden, i in the year? very big. the uaw| has already endorsed biden, but thatis has already endorsed biden, but that is the union leadership. we have seen voters, union voters, working class voters, solly migrate towards the republicans. it used to be

about 70% or more went to the democrats in elections, and now about 60% have gone to donald trump in recent elections. —— slowly migrate. more of voting for former slowly migrate. more of voting forformer president slowly migrate. more of voting for former president trump. they tend to agree with them on social issues with the fact that he made some moves on nafta, which turned into us mca, and started the trade with china code that is a big issue for workers who fear their jobs will be exported overseas. they felt trump worked on trade and aligned with the socially more than the democrats. these are weak spots that president biden needs to shore up. he is working with the union workers. but he has a lot of work to do that when there wasn't humidity back. it that when there wasn't humidity back. , ., , , that when there wasn't humidity back. ,., , _, back. it is a purple state in the last — back. it is a purple state in the last couple _ back. it is a purple state in the last couple of- back. it is a purple state in the last couple of years, i back. it is a purple state in the last couple of years, a | the last couple of years, a kingmaker for donald trump the last couple of years, a kingmakerfor donald trump in 2016 and four president biden

in 2020. how are voters in the state feeling dizzy economic given it is away till november, obviously? aha, given it is away till november, obviously?— obviously? a lot can happen between now _ obviously? a lot can happen between now and _ obviously? a lot can happen between now and then - obviously? a lot can happen i between now and then because there are a lot of working—class people here, inflation has hit them pretty hard and the sitting president always gets blamed for that. donald trump is leading in the polls. the democrats are hopeful that one of the reasons joe biden is behind is because people really don't — they don't remember who donald trump really is because he is mostly — he has mostly been talking to his supporters, and donald trump thinks —— and they think that when they hear him at the talking, they will say "this is the guy we voted out of office." they are really going to work the union vote. between now and november, the biden administration is really hoping to get something done in gaza.

so they will have a story to tell. right now they have no story to tell to them muslim voters, which may be whyjoe biden hasn't turned up to meet with them. biden hasn't turned up to meet with them-— with them. 0k, great insides there. david _ with them. 0k, great insides there. david welch, - with them. 0k, great insides there. david welch, detroit | there. david welch, detroit bureau chief at bloomberg news, thank forjoining us. —— insights. thank you. meanwhile on the republican side, donald trump has claimed a fifth—consecutive victory over former south carolina governor nikki haley. currently, mrtrump has about 66% —— 67% of the vote, while ms haley is receiving about 29%, with about 20% of votes counted. mr trump has largely ignored haley in the days since, and did not appear publicly in michigan today. instead he took to social media, showing off new polling data that suggests he holds a slight advantage over president biden in november's general election, including in michigan. with the vote count ongoing, nikki haley's campaign released a statement, saying:

michigan has long been a battleground state in the general election. the state had voted for democrats in six consecutive presidential elections — part of the "blue wall" from 1992 to 2012 when voters there gave president 0bama a win. but in 2016, mr trump won the state byjust under 11,000 votes. in 2018, during the midterm elections that year, democrats swept the state's highest offices, including now—governor gretchen whitmer. biden officially flipped the state back to blue in 2020, a key victory for him. but former president trump leads president biden in multiple head to head matchups in polls in the swing state going into the election this year. let's talk about the issues that will come up over the next

few months and have come up tonight. with me now is rodney davis, former republican congressman from illinois and stephanie murphy, former democratic congresswoman from florida. thank you both for being with us. if i can turn to you first, rodney, looking at the results coming to us from michigan tonight, the overall outcome, perhaps, another surprise, but what can you read into what you are seeing from honey voters have opted on the lincoln side of things? it have opted on the lincoln side of things?— of things? it isn't a surprise. -- how the _ of things? it isn't a surprise. -- how the voters _ of things? it isn't a surprise. -- how the voters have - of things? it isn't a surprise. | -- how the voters have opted of things? it isn't a surprise. - -- how the voters have opted on —— how the voters have opted on the republican side side. donald _ the republican side side. donald trump is marching his way— donald trump is marching his way to— donald trump is marching his way to the republican nomination. the election for the republican nomination is oven — the republican nomination is oven it — the republican nomination is over. it has been over. nikki haley— over. it has been over. nikki haley lost _ over. it has been over. nikki haley lost her home state 60-40 _ haley lost her home state 60—40. by anybody else cosmic calculation, that is a landslide loss. unless you are nikki — landslide loss. unless you are nikki haley who was to stay on. unfortunately i don't think it will work out for her. but donald _ will work out for her. but donald trump is showing americans, once again, that he

and the — americans, once again, that he and the republican party other party— and the republican party other party of— and the republican party other party of the blue—collar workeh _ party of the blue—collar worker. last guest said donald trump — worker. last guest said donald trump is — worker. last guest said donald trump is winning 60% and has won_ trump is winning 60% and has won 60% _ trump is winning 60% and has won 60% of the blue—collar worker_ won 60% of the blue—collar worker vote in the past. that was — worker vote in the past. that was shown in my district in central_ was shown in my district in central and oily, where i had a uaw_ central and oily, where i had a uaw voters who said they would never _ uaw voters who said they would never vote for me as a republican. and later they were telling _ republican. and later they were telling me that i wasn't republican enough. stephanie, what do you — republican enough. stephanie, what do you read _ republican enough. stephanie, what do you read into - republican enough. stephanie, what do you read into what - republican enough. stephanie, what do you read into what we | what do you read into what we have seen come out of michigan tonight? is their cause for concern for the democrats with the uncommitted vote? i concern for the democrats with the uncommitted vote?- the uncommitted vote? i think there are red _ the uncommitted vote? i think there are red blades _ the uncommitted vote? i think there are red blades ford - the uncommitted vote? i think there are red blades ford the l there are red blades ford the trump campaign as well as the biden campaign. to win an election, you have to be able to consolidate your base and then persuade independent, swing voters. right now both

candidates are having difficulty consolidating their base. donald trump isn't currently the incumbent but is a bit like unencumbered because everybody knows who he is. yet he is still losing 30— 40% of his base in these primary. that tells you he hasn't consolidated the republican base. then withjoe biden he is also losing parts of his base, as you see in this process to make protest vote. it should be a red flag for both campaigns. ——as you see in this process both. there is a lot to do in the consolidation campaign then the consolidation campaign then the persuasion campaign for undecideds and independents, as well as ensuring your voters turn out in the fall.- turn out in the fall. given voters in _ turn out in the fall. given voters in the _ turn out in the fall. given voters in the midwest - turn out in the fall. given| voters in the midwest like these will likely come out again, what should joe biden be doing to persuade those voters

could make the election will be won and lost on tens and thousands of votes in a handful of state so he has to really focus on creating a grand game in those specific states, ensuring that turnout is strong, and also starting to persuade voters who aren't quite certain about his economic record.- quite certain about his economic record. , , economic record. the numbers look good _ economic record. the numbers look good from _ economic record. the numbers look good from a _ economic record. the numbers look good from a macro - look good from a macro perspective, and are getting better, but the american people still feel the pain in their pocket book. so he has to convince them that his policies have actually helped them and he has to stop talking in faculty room speak of macro economics, statistics, and actually speak to the pain of everyday american workers. find everyday american workers. and rodne , everyday american workers. and rodney. for _ everyday american workers. and rodney, for donald trump, what does he need to do to move beyond his base? yes, 60—65 of voting for him, but 30— 35% are not. i voting for him, but 30- 3596 are not. ., ., ,, ., not. i love how stefanie referred _ not. i love how stefanie referred to _ not. i love how stefanie referred to faculty -

not. i love how stefaniej referred to faculty room not. i love how stefanie - referred to faculty room speak. donald — referred to faculty room speak. donald trump has to make sure that he — donald trump has to make sure that he is— donald trump has to make sure that he is not the topic of faculty— that he is not the topic of faculty room speak. he can pick up faculty room speak. he can pick up rural— faculty room speak. he can pick up rural america, voters in my district, — up rural america, voters in my district, the _ up rural america, voters in my district, the rural parts, he can— district, the rural parts, he can pick— district, the rural parts, he can pick voters up in rural areas _ can pick voters up in rural areas and _ can pick voters up in rural areas and even suburban areas, but it— areas and even suburban areas, but it isn't— areas and even suburban areas, but it isn't enough to make up for the — but it isn't enough to make up for the vote that he has lost four— for the vote that he has lost four republicans across the nation _ four republicans across the nation in _ four republicans across the nation in suburban america, and the higher— nation in suburban america, and the higher college educated communities of michigan, itiinois, _ communities of michigan, illinois, wisconsin, north carolina. _ illinois, wisconsin, north carolina, pennsylvania, etc. he has to— carolina, pennsylvania, etc. he has to stop— carolina, pennsylvania, etc. he has to stop the visceral reaction against him that we witnessed post—2016, where they may have — witnessed post—2016, where they may have given him a shot, but in 2018- — may have given him a shot, but in 2018- 2020, that may have given him a shot, but in 2018— 2020, that was a direct— in 2018— 2020, that was a direct result of the vessel reaction _ direct result of the vessel reaction against donald trump, rather— reaction against donald trump, rather than against republicans. it was personal. how— republicans. it was personal. how does he do that? doesn't. i'm how does he do that? doesn't. i'm shocked — how does he do that? doesn't. i'm shocked by _ how does he do that? doesn't. i'm shocked by his _ how does he do that? doesn't. i'm shocked by his discipline i i'm shocked by his discipline right— i'm shocked by his discipline right now is not going after

nikki — right now is not going after nikki haley. the last time i sat in— nikki haley. the last time i sat in this chairjust a few weeks _ sat in this chairjust a few weeks ago, he went after nikki haley— weeks ago, he went after nikki haley in — weeks ago, he went after nikki haley in new hampshire because she had — haley in new hampshire because she had the audacity to come on and talk— she had the audacity to come on and talk about how she was pleased _ and talk about how she was pleased as it was a victory for her to— pleased as it was a victory for her to lose. he pleased as it was a victory for herto lose. he has pleased as it was a victory for her to lose. he has been more discipline _ her to lose. he has been more discipline. he has to do that to he — discipline. he has to do that to be able to convince above and — to be able to convince above and voters that he isn't deserving of the visceral reaction they have given him in the past — reaction they have given him in the past elections. he reaction they have given him in the past elections.— reaction they have given him in the past elections. he has gone to focus on _ the past elections. he has gone to focus on the _ the past elections. he has gone to focus on the general- to focus on the general election, as hasjoe biden. looking at one of the issues in michigan, in 2022, it was one of the first states post roe v wade to review abortion rights, and we have that was an issue the people were concerned about heading into the ballot tonight. will that be an issue more broadly as we head into the election campaign? for some voters it will _ the election campaign? for some voters it will be. _ the election campaign? for some voters it will be. especially - voters it will be. especially as you see the overturning of roe v wade now affecting ivf

and the ability for american couples who struggle with fertility issues to be able to have babies. this is starting to impact people not red or blue or democrat or republican, butjust mums and dads, people who want to create families. i think that is going to be a real problem. when you look at polling around this issue, most americans kind of felt like roe v wade had about right, not frequent, and yet, with these changes, the extremism of where the rules changes are going is a real concern for a lot of americans.— a real concern for a lot of americans. ., , ~ ., ., americans. rodney, the alabama su - reme americans. rodney, the alabama supreme court — americans. rodney, the alabama supreme court decision, - americans. rodney, the alabama supreme court decision, has - supreme court decision, has that changed the goalposts? i think it has. for the life of me — think it has. for the life of me i— think it has. for the life of me i can't— think it has. for the life of me i can't understand how republican voters run away from ivf republican voters run away from ivf and — republican voters run away from ivf and creating life. that is

who — ivf and creating life. that is who we _ ivf and creating life. that is who we are. we have to change that debate. i think republicans can win on the abortion— republicans can win on the abortion debate. we have to make — abortion debate. we have to make birth—control over—the—counter. we need to give _ over—the—counter. we need to give women and families and americans a chance to have access _ americans a chance to have access that they may not have easy— access that they may not have easy access to, and we can also win because of the extremism on the democratic side, which is abortion— the democratic side, which is abortion up to both, on demand, no ntatter— abortion up to both, on demand, no matter where in the cycle of pregnancy. that is something that we — pregnancy. that is something that we republicans need to lead — that we republicans need to lead in — that we republicans need to lead in on. i'm afraid republicans are too afraid to actually _ republicans are too afraid to actually confront this issue. will— actually confront this issue. will he _ actually confront this issue. will be discussing this plenty more between now and november on now and next tuesday, super tuesday, when we do it all again. buddy davis, former republican congressman from illinois, and stephanie davis, former congresswoman in florida. —— former democratic

congresswoman. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. in the uk, prince william unexpectedly pulled out of a memorial service for his late godfather, king constantine of greece, on tuesday. he had been due to give a reading at the service. kensington palace said his absence was due to a "personal matter". the palace would not elaborate further, but said that catherine, princess of wales, continues to progress well following abdominal surgery. sony has announced it will cut about 900 playstation jobs globally, and is shuting down its london studio. the office created several series including karaoke game singstar and the 2000s title this is football. the layoffs come a month after rival microsoft revealed plans to axe one thousnd 900 jobs in its gaming division. and it's one of the bbc�*s most watched videos online. a pod of dolphins was spotted in the river thames near northfleet in kent. volunteers from the royal national life boat institution saw the two adults and a calf on sunday describing

the sight as incredible. the river is home to more than a hundred species of fish, marine and terrestrial mammals. you're live with bbc news. here in washington, we're learning new details about a proposed temporary ceasefire for gaza, according to the biden administration. negotiators are hoping to reach a ceasefire agreement that can be implemented before ramadan, which begins on march 10. the draft framework would include a 40—day pause in all military operations. reports suggest 400 palestinian prisoners, who israel says are serving sentences for terror—related crimes, could be exchanged for forty female and elderly israeli hostages. under the proposed ceasefire, hospitals in gaza would be repaired, while 500 aid trucks would enter gaza each day. but israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has vowed to go ahead with an assault on gaza's southernmost city, rafah, regardless of any agreement. this comes a day after mr biden said a pause in fighting in gaza could begin early next week. but hamas has yet to respond to the deal drawn up in paris

over the weekend. the bbc�*s paul adams is injerusalem, where he's been getting reaction from inside israel to news of a potential ceasefire. joe biden may be optimistic about the prospects of getting about the prospects of getting a ceasefire and hostage deal in place in the coming days, possibly by the beginning of next week. but that optimism isn't entirely reflected across the region. here in israel, there is certainly a great deal of speculation about a deal that might be emerging. lots of talk in the israeli media about the precise mechanics of the deal, how many hostages would be released and when and how many palestinian prisoners would be released in return, discussions also about whether or not israel is willing to let palestinians move back to their homes in the northern part of the gaza strip. all of this has been talked about endlessly. but the government of qatar, a key facilitator and negotiator in this process, it says, at the moment, it has nothing to

announce, there is no deal in place. and hamas officials are saying that their demands are still fundamentally the same, that there should be a total cessation of hostilities, and enter the war in gaza, and the complete withdrawal of israeli troops. are they softening those demands in the background? wejust those demands in the background? we just don't know. benjamin netanyahu, the prime minister of israel, has called the demands delusional. so we went to see it may have to wait for some days yet to see whether the gaps between the two sides which are still, i think, very considerable, to narrow. as paul said, israel's prime minister says the two sides are far apart on an agreement. earlier the bbc spoke to tal heinrich, who's a spokesperson for prime minister netanyahu. we said very clear redlines for any potential framework. we said we wouldn't pull out idf forces entirely from the gaza

strip nor would we agree to the release of thousands of palestinian terrorists in exchange, because that would mean giving up on total victory in a war that we didn't start and didn't want. and the bbc also spoke to hussein ibish, a senior resident scholar the arab gulf sates institue. we played that clip you just heard from tal heinrich for him for his reaction, and this was his response. ido hear i do hear some changes there. she said, well, she says "we haven't changed" but she certainly doesn't rule out a 1t0 day or even longer ceasefire. she won't use the word ceasefire, but she didn't insist on the word truce or pause. that is a definite change. before they were talking about a week at most, then she is saying they won't release dozens of palestinian prisoners but that doesn't mean they won't release hundreds. before they said they would release any. there is a definite shift here. here in

the us, two men have been convicted of the murder ofjam masterjay, from the american hip—hop trio run dmc, more than 20 years ago. ronald washington and karl jordanjr were found guilty on all counts including murder while engaged in narcotics trafficking and firearm—related murder. jam masterjay, whose real name was jason mizell, was shot dead in his new york studio in october 2002. the united states and several european governments have distanced themselves from comments made by president macron of france that the deployment of western troops to ukraine should not be ruled out. german chancellor 0laf scholz said there'd been no change to the agreed position that no european country or nato member state would send soldiers to ukraine. there have been simliar comments from other nations, including spain, hungary and the uk. in the us, white house officials also pushed back on the idea of any troop deployments. it isa it is a sovereign decision that every ally would have to make for themselves. you have the secretary general say he had no

plans or intentions, certainly under nato auspices, putting troops on the ground and president bryden have been crystal—clear since the beginning of this conflict — there will be no us troops on the ground in a combat role there. 0ur correspondent in berlin, jess parker gave her assessment of the fallout. people have been trying to read his comments and work out what he was trying to do. some people think it was emmanuel macron doing what he does, which is savings that are a bit unexpected, unconventional. he is known for spinning out these big ideas that can raise some eyebrows. 0ne diplomat i spoke to earlier said they thought it was actually almost an attempt france to talk to because they haven't been sending nearly as much military aid compared to countries like germany. germany is only by the us in terms of backing ukraine with military support. they thought it might be a manual it is a sovereign decision that every ally would have to make for themselves grandstanding. some baby think it is him trying to wake up the west because of the urgency of

the situation in ukraine, in terms of the support that ukraine needs. —— some maybe think. and before we go, we have some amazing footage from new york, where a dense fog enveloped the city's famous skyline on tuesday morning. the result was otherworldly, making the peaks of the big apple look like they were floating on clouds. the phenomenon is known as advection fog. it formed as easterly winds blew over the cool waters of long island sound. the wind then pushed the fog inland over to blanket new york and southern connecticut. i should add that's been one the most—watched videos on our website. that is it for the moment. you can catch up on our website. thank you for watching. i'm caitriona perry. stay with us here in bbc news. hello. temperatures have been falling quite quickly over the past few hours. we've got some colder air in place and there's some mist and some fog patches around for some of us

to start your wednesday morning. so some fog patches, particularly through parts of southern and central england and east anglia, and then rain is going to be spreading its way gradually eastwards. that rain pushing in across northern ireland by the early hours of wednesday, during wednesday morning pushing into scotland, wales as well. fog for parts of central, eastern and southern england — that should clear away by the middle of the morning. and then these bursts of rain could be quite heavy as they push across wales, into central england as well. far southeast and east anglia, staying dry for a good part of the day but a return to a few more showers from the northwest. temperatures, though, between about 9—13, so certainly milder than they have been. now, through wednesday evening and overnight then, this next pulse of fairly heavy rain at times pushes its way eastwards. could be quite squally. thunderstorms possible on that line of rain as it crosses its way southeastwards across many parts of the uk. clearer skies following on by thursday morning to northern ireland, scotland and the far north of england where we could see some wintry showers over the higher ground of scotland. so wednesday's mild air will clear away towards the east,

and into thursday, we've got these colder conditions, this cold air mass following on behind. some heavy rain where those air masses meet that'll linger through parts of central and southeastern england, i think, through thursday morning, only gradually easing away. but towards northern england, scotland, northern ireland, some clearer spells, a rash of heavy, blustery showers, though, moving in from the northwest. and i think north of the central belt, they could be a little bit wintry above around about 200 metres or so. so we're back into single figures towards the northwest of the uk on thursday. and then into friday, we've got low pressure very much in charge, moving in across that colder air mass. so we could see a little bit of snow on friday, mainly over the high ground north wales, perhaps the pennines, into the southern uplands as well. down at low levels, i think it's going to be falling as rain and we'll see brisk winds rotating around this area of low pressure. so blustery, particularly around the peripheries of the uk, less windy for central parts, but a little bit colder certainly compared to wednesday. so we're looking at single figures for many of us. further ahead, as we end the weekend and into the weekend then, we're going to stick with those slightly lower temperatures

and it's looking fairly unsettled, showery for many of us as we head into the start of meteorological spring. bye for now.

hong kong unveils the latest budget as it faces a post pandemic malaise and

geopolitical headwinds. artificial intelligence is changing the retail world, we will find out how us chip giant nvidia is leading the charge. welcome to asia business report. i'm steve lai. hong kong's financial chief has begun its annual budget address in parliament, he kicked off by saying the city's economic momentum must improve amid the tough global environment. he spoke about an increase in the number of tourist visiting the city. but when it comes to the property market, transactions have declined. here is the economic forecast for 2024 — 25. translation: ., . 25. translation: ., translation: economic outlook for 2020 for _ translation: economic outlook for 2020 for an _ translation: economic outlook for 2020 for an immediate - translation: economic outlook for 2020 for an immediate term, | for 2020 for an immediate term, the external environment remains complicated, jet political tensions will continue to impact international trade and capital hold and discussed restructured to global supply chain. sharply tighter financial conditions of

the past two years