by the us department ofjustice after boss elon musk‘s tweet about taking the company private. you'll remember the plans were abandoned, but not before shares soared on the announcement. the guardian in the uk looks at a walk out by mcdonald's workers in the us. "we're not on the menu", say some of the protesters, as they claim sexual harassment in their industry is rampant. and mcdonald's making headlines in the philippine star too. two filipino americans whose prank on the company went viral will star in their marketing campaigns. the friends hung a poster of themselves on the walls of one restaurant in texas to make a statement about diversity — it went unnoticed for months. with me is dr stephanie hare ,who‘s an independent political analyst. to talk us through some of these stories. we thought it would be very interesting to look at some of the local press that's covering what's

going on between the two leaders of the two careers. i cannot read this, and nor can you, but we have a translator. she has diligently translated some of it for us. it talks about president moon saying that the time is now to deliver an agreement. it brings the sense it is really important that something is done, something concrete is done, more thanjust done, something concrete is done, more than just what we see on the screens, as more than just what we see on the screens, as in the warm hugs, the handshakes, the smiles, it is important real business is done. yes. the fact that this is the third time that the leaders the koreas have met. i think you are right with the mood music and the cadence of this is accelerating, they want to co—host the summer olympics in 2032. they are talking about allowing

family visits and cooperating on healthcare and linking up railways. obviously the big goal is the denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. what is written in these articles sounds quite hopeful, but at the same time, they are not sceptical, as such, but they are basically saying there is a lot riding on this. and we can see that things can change quite quickly. it is interesting when they say they wa nt to is interesting when they say they want to work together to bid for the olympics. it was the winter olympics that was the catalyst for all this happening in the first place, wasn't it? i love soft diplomacy. it can be anything from ping—pong, pandas, hosting the olympus, so much about culture. we like to focus so much on ha rd culture. we like to focus so much on hard power. —— olympics. these are countries that share so much history, but also so much pain and culture and sport can be a way of finding two brutes those gaps. these articles talk about the pressure at

home, —— bridge those gaps. for president moon, the economy is not doing so well, people want to see that this is notjust about north korea getting what it wants, it is important for south korea to make progress in many areas, it is about the day to day stuff, living life and life getting easierfor them, and life getting easierfor them, and the economy is not doing so well. there is also the spectre of the united states and the us president donald trump wanting to see this happen so he can claim it isa see this happen so he can claim it is a big foreign policy win. as we look at them, it is important to rabat who is offstage. absolutely. always in the wings. the hong kong economicjournal, they take on the trade war that has escalated in the last 48 hours. talking about china, it was swift to respond. to be honest, china probably ready had its game plan figured out. they probably knew that donald trump would deliver on his promise of the $200 billion

worth of tariffs. they were ready. they were absolutely ready. we have seen this trail, this point has been telegraphed for sometime. we know what china's response will be. we can look towards the endgame and say what on earth as it happen to this. it is not great for business. business doesn't necessarily like it. at the same time you have two countries both in violation of the world trade organization, that is interesting, what does that say about the international scene, but also what does it take to bring them to the table and get this done so that business as usual can resume? markets are fairly sangin about this. in asia they are rising today, quite significantly. it is not really going to hit us that hard. from the point of view of the politics in the united states come the mid—term is not that far away, it is important for him that his message to those who will vote in mid—november. message to those who will vote in mid-november. -- midterms. donald

trump is looking to say to his base and other fans as well that he has this idea that the united states has been getting a bad deal and that china has been unfair and that previous us presidents have allowed this to go on for too long. so all of these things are playing to the crowd, look at all the things i am doing for you. will this actually improve life for the average us worker? can he make that connection? and will the average us vote in november going to be ballot box thinking about that or are they thinking about that or are they thinking about that or are they thinking about other things? what is the mood like there? is the donald trump faithful still happy with him, pleased with him, washed we think will happen in mid— november? pleased with him, washed we think will happen in mid- november? -- washed we think? gosh... all 300 million americans, tell me. it is an opportunity, potentially, for the democrats to recapture the house. but donald trump's base is very strong. they are delighted with him and wanted to keep going. it is that

question of getting people out. the problem with midterms is often low voter turnout. both sides will be worried about that and will seek to galvanise voters to go and vote. an unprecedented number of women are running, that is really exciting and potentially interesting. women make up potentially interesting. women make up some by 20% of the house. potentially interesting. women make up some by 20% of the housem potentially interesting. women make up some by 20% of the house. it is not great. a quick word on tesla and elon musk. the maverick billionaire who just does not play by the rules that all. the department ofjustice is now looking into his tweet, he just tweeted that i am thinking of taking this company private... and unsecured. that is the thing. when you are listed there are rules. you can't just tweet. the tesla you are listed there are rules. you can'tjust tweet. the tesla pr machine has to react really quickly to what elon musk tweets. they have to what elon musk tweets. they have to come out with the corporate line

and counter these things. what is tricky for him if he gave investors the impression that he had funding secured by saying" funding secured". he had a price that he wanted to ta ke tesla, he had a price that he wanted to take tesla, $420 per share. that led toa take tesla, $420 per share. that led to a spike in the share price of 8.5%. if he didn't have that money and he was not able to cobble together something, he had given the impression that the saudi wealth fund had wanted to invest and they have not... i think what his lawyers are most likely going to try to do is say it was twitter, he was thinking, he was floating an idea, he is unconventional. for the securities and exchange commission and potentially the department of justice, will not care. it will show the responsibility for business leaders on social media. absolutely. it is really interesting. i wanted to highlight the story. mcdonald's workers striking in the us, saying sexual harassment, where they are, is rampant, and it is not specific

to mcdonald's. it is the fast food industry. i was thinking about it on a practical level. ifi industry. i was thinking about it on a practical level. if i was 20, a woman who desperately needed the work, i am working in mcdonald's and somewhere else, and then being sexually harass, what support have i got if i raised that issue? very little. a much older bios, it may not be a male —— boss. what is around me if i want to make it through the journey?” around me if i want to make it through the journey? i think you have raised an important point about power imbalances. at summerlee has thisjob and power imbalances. at summerlee has this job and they have absolutely got food —— to put food on the table, is taking it to hr really and option? —— if somebody. table, is taking it to hr really and option? -- if somebody. a franchise is not like a big organisation where you have a clear line where you can

ring this number if you feel you are being bullied or harassed. this is what to do and you're protected that process. what is really depressing about all of these stories is how consistently these power imbalances happen across the board and whether it is hollywood actresses or women in fortune 500 companies or women on the frontline of retail, we keep hearing the same stories over and over again. on the one hand it is inspiring that finally women are sharing it, the metre movement has a legal fund so people can get is support —— metoo. we need to have a real discussion about power and respect. often they overlook the do not get the support they need. stephanie, thank you for coming in. thank you for being on the briefing. see you soon. good morning. there is some disturbed and potentially dangerous weather on the way through the day ahead. the met office has issued an amber be prepared warning for the strength of the wind across northern ireland and central and southern parts

of scotland, and it's all down to storm ali. the satellite picture shows how it develops. this hook of cloud here, a rapidly deepening area of low pressure, and if we look at the pressure chart, you'll see a lot of white lines, a lot of isobars really squashing together across north—western parts of the uk. when you see all of these isobars on a pressure chart, well, it tells us that the winds are going to be really brisk, and as we go through wednesday morning, we'll also see some heavy rain across northern ireland, southern and central parts of scotland. but it is the winds that are of most concern. this is the amber warning area. we could see wind gusts of 60—70, perhaps 75 mph. in fact, in the most exposed spots, the winds could get a little higher than that. couple that with the rain, well, it looks like some travel disruption is quite likely, and there could be some damage, as well. and remember, the trees are still mostly in full leaf. now, even further south, it won't be as windy, but north—west wales could see gusts close to 70 mph, 40—50 mph towards the south.

so a blustery day for all of us. as we go through the day, the winds only slowly easing, the rain pushing northwards across scotland. this frontal system bringing some patchy rain south—eastwards across england and wales. to the south—east of that, still, a little bit of warmth. but further north and west, a much coolerfeel, especially when you add on the strength of that wind. and it remains quite blustery during wednesday night. further showers packing in towards north—western areas, and then this lump of heavy rain begins to show its hand across the south—west of england, wales, into the midlands, parts of eastern england as well by the end of the night. pretty humid to the south—east, much cooler up to the north—west. so low pressure still in charge on thursday morning, but it's this weather front that gives us most cause for concern on thursday. look at it wriggling back into the atlantic. pulses of moisture willjust continue to run along this weather front, so as we get into thursday afternoon, it looks like the rain will pep up again across parts of the south—west, but particularly wales, into the west midlands, north—west england. heavy and persistent rain, which could cause travel disruption and localised flooding.

to the south—east, some dry weather, still a little bit of warmth. much cooler across scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england, and all of us look cool as we head into the weekend. it remains unsettled, with some wind and rain at times. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: a move to break the deadlock on brexit. ahead of a meeting of european leaders, the eu says it is ready to improve its offer on the irish border. £2 billion to help build more social housing. the government announces long—term plans for more affordable homes. labour says it is not enough to tackle the housing crisis. the first litter pick in space. a british satellite deploys new technology to clean up debris orbiting the earth.

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