republican presidential candidates are taking the stage this hourfor a second debate to make their case to voters. notably absent is party front—runner donald trump. he's in michigan, speaking to auto workers there. meanwhile, the us soldier who crossed into north korea is back in american custody. hello, i'm caitriona perry, on site at the ronald reagan presidential library, scene of the second republican presidential debate of the 2024 us campaign. just moments ago the second gop president debate began here. the debate, televised by the fox business network and univsion, features seven candidates. they were required to reach polling and donor thresholds

set by the republican national committee. but, for the second time in his 2024 campaign, republican frontrunner donald trump won't take part in the debate. the 77—year—old has suggested sharing a stage with low—polling rivals could only hurt his commanding lead. it comes as he faces mounting legal challenges, and indictments, and just four months before the iowa caucuses begin that formally launch the gop's nomination process. mr trump is holding his own even tonight in detroit to speak to car workers and blue—collar employees. we will bring you more on that a little later. we stick with the debate for now. earlier, i spoke with cbs news senior white house and political correspondent ed o'keefe. ed o'keefe, thanks forjoining us for the second debate. what can we expect for tonight? i think you are going to see these are seven that are on stage tonight, some call them thejv

stage tonight, some call them the jv team, some call them the vice presidential tryouts, what they are really trying to do is get it from seven to maybe two or three byjanuary, when iowa and new hampshire started really voting and thinking about this more seriously. it is still very early. so keep plodding along, trying to make their points, hoping that others ran out of money, role —— macaron out of bowling stem, and can no longer make the stage. and continue drying, if not shy, then gentle contrast with president trump. for a number of primary voters across the country, especially over a new hampshire, who continue to say i'm thinking about the former president but i'm open to somebody else, and a quarter of the electorate continues to say i don't want him. why am looking for somebody other than him to eventually become the nominee. there is plenty of time. they will be having one of these each month coming into january and beyond and it will help eventually we the field. with the exception of nikki

haley who has moved up a little bit, there is very little movement in all of the bowls. are we kind of suggesting here that ignore all the polls and wait for the voters to get into those caucuses? if wait for the voters to get into those caucuses?— those caucuses? if you are somebody _ those caucuses? if you are somebody outside - those caucuses? if you are somebody outside the - those caucuses? if you are i somebody outside the united states looking at theirs and wondering what is the best way to gauge how this is going, don't look at those national essentially beauty contests and name identification figures. look at how they are doing in this states of iowa and new hampshire, those are the two most recent reliable states to poll right now. you see is laid up poll right now. you see is laid up for nikki haley and ron desantis is still in second. inevitably, among the other five on stage, the two of them are likely to get the most heat from everybody else. or if you are one of those longer —— lowered tier ones you want to knock out someone else to get to hayley and desantis. there's still of time.— still of time. how can they set themselves — still of time. how can they set themselves apart _ still of time. how can they set themselves apart from - still of time. how can they set themselves apart from each i themselves apart from each other? ., ~ themselves apart from each other? . ~' . themselves apart from each other? . ~ ., ., , ., other? talk about what it is to be a conservative. _

other? talk about what it is to be a conservative. talk- other? talk about what it is to be a conservative. talk about | be a conservative. talk about abortion access, are for stricter abortion laws or more linear ones? you talk about the fact that while it may be a bedrock principle of the republican party to restrict abortion services it is politically to give them to do it right now when polly shows there is broader support for broader access. there is broader support for broaderaccess. onforeign broader access. on foreign policy, broaderaccess. onforeign policy, do you see them discuss future funding for the war in ukraine, more, less, orabout the same? and what does it mean to be a republican that is still a big part of what is going on any gop. yes, former president trump dominates, but he won't always be there. what will the future of the party look like, more popular still more traditional conservative like ronald reagan was? in many wa s it like ronald reagan was? in many ways it feels _ like ronald reagan was? in many ways it feels like _ like ronald reagan was? in many ways it feels like the _ like ronald reagan was? in many ways it feels like the main - ways it feels like the main campaign has kicked off. we saw joe biden on the picket line and we saw donald trump talking to non—union auto workers. they have decided to leave everyone that behind.— have decided to leave everyone that behind. month by month is leadin: b that behind. month by month is leading by double-digit - leading by double—digit figures. it may be that it pulls it. certainly democrats in the white house opens him.

they can beat him and they know just as they believe they can do it again. they're more worried and concerned and confused if somebody else does to emerge in part because becomes a generational contrast and that is when they know right now they probably would lose. so you are seeing the present�*s campaign running ads in michigan tonight calling on trunk, you will see him go to arizona tomorrow to call out his concerns about the future of democracy, reminding people what happened 6january, who they were doing that for, and what company supporters have donein what company supporters have done in the years since. that is an issue that still polls well and is of concern to the majority of americans. it's not what republic is necessarily want to talk about but it is what the white house and democrats certainly do. sojoe biden is looking good them. little by little is getting there. he is raising the millions of dollars will need for next year. every so often he holds an event like the one we will tomorrow to remind people that this is what they look like as a candidate next year. look like as a candidate next ear. ,,, ., ~ ., look like as a candidate next ear. aw ., a, , year. speaking of money, there is a fundraising _ year. speaking of money, there is a fundraising deadline - is a fundraising deadline looming as next week. how old

candidates doing in terms of the financials that mean they can stay in or get out? it’s the financials that mean they can stay in or get out?- can stay in or get out? it's a tood can stay in or get out? it's a good question. _ can stay in or get out? it's a good question. it's - can stay in or get out? it's a good question. it's less - can stay in or get out? it's a good question. it's less to l can stay in or get out? it's a i good question. it's less to me about how much they have raised as to how much they have in the bank. can you afford to keep travelling and thinking ahead to south carolina and two other states that will vote in one big day of march next year? or are using them have to pare lay off staff, and travel less and get more face time perhaps on television in order to get the word out? those that have enoughin word out? those that have enough in the bank to continue going through the fall of the ones that will survive. those that don't, you will be increasingly hard to give you $5. increasingly hard to give you $5, alone $5,000. so you will start to see the field shrink as the year progresses. me start to see the field shrink as the year progresses. we will see what happens _ as the year progresses. we will see what happens tonight. - as the year progresses. we will see what happens tonight. ed l see what happens tonight. ed o'keefe of cbs news, thanks for joining us. o'keefe of cbs news, thanks for joining us— joining us. great to be with ou. turning to some other newshour. —— other news now. an american soldier

who ran across the border to north korea from the south has been returned to us custody. travis king was handed over to us officials in china on wednesday. the 23—year—old reconnaissance specialist illegally crossed into north korea back injuly. jean mackenzie has the latest from seoul. this is travis king moments before he ran into north korea during a tour of the demilitarised zone. the us soldier had been in trouble with the south korean authorities and was being sent home to be disciplined by the army. the north koreans have kept his whereabouts a total secret. but behind the scenes, an extraordinary operation has been unfolding. sweden played chief negotiator, acting on behalf of the us. they went into north korea to get private king and took him across the border to china, where a us team was waiting to fly him home. there is a slither of geopolitical hope in all this that, despite current military tensions between north korea and the united states, both sides were able to arrange travis king's safe return, and with help from china. a us official said this showed the importance of keeping channels of communication open, while adding they'd made no concessions to the north to make this happen. private king is said to be in good health and good spirits, excited to be heading home. any disciplining will wait, the us says, until his medical and emotional needs have been

met and he's been reunited with his family. jean mackenzie, bbc news, in seoul. my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke earlier to us representative and house intelligence chair mike turner about the return of private travis king to america and the looming us government shutdown. chairman turner, great to have you back on bbc news. they want to start with getting your reaction to the news that

private travis king is in us custody. private travis king is in us custody-— private travis king is in us custod .~ ., . a, , a, custody. we are certainly glad he is back _ custody. we are certainly glad he is back and _ custody. we are certainly glad he is back and it _ custody. we are certainly glad he is back and it will - custody. we are certainly glad he is back and it will be - he is back and it will be interesting to hear what the investigation now shows, and also whatever he relates as to his reactions and interactions with the north koreans. we are certainly interested to learn how that has progressed. fits certainly interested to learn how that has progressed. as the chairman of _ how that has progressed. as the chairman of the _ how that has progressed. as the chairman of the intelligence - chairman of the intelligence committee, can you tell us a little bit about what led to this release now and why private king was expelled from north korea?— private king was expelled from north korea? ., ., �* ~ ., north korea? no, we don't know. as the investigation _ north korea? no, we don't know. as the investigation also - as the investigation also continues we will get more information stop by the state department was asked about what this means for relations with north korea and we saw the spokesperson, matthew millar, say earlier that i don't think it is a breakthrough in terms of diplomacy. how do you see this and is there something you would like to see the administration do going forward? i agree. administration do going forward? iagree. i don't administration do going forward? i agree. i don't think it is a diplomatic issue. i think you just relates back to

the circumstances, which, again, we'll have to reveal themselves as the investigation is completed. i themselves as the investigation is completed-— is completed. i would like to move onto _ is completed. i would like to move onto the _ is completed. i would like to move onto the question - is completed. i would like to move onto the question of. is completed. i would like to move onto the question of a| move onto the question of a partial shutdown of us we to your colleague on the intelligence committee, roger chris murphy last week about the consequences of a possible shutdown globally and this is what he told us.— what he told us. this is exactly _ what he told us. this is exactly what _ what he told us. this is exactly what xi - what he told us. this is exactly what xi jinping, vladimir putin, and our adverse errors_ vladimir putin, and our adverse errors would relish. it's chaos, _ errors would relish. it's chaos, it's dysfunction, as the federal— chaos, it's dysfunction, as the federal government 's, the us government not being able to take — government not being able to take care of business. do government not being able to take care of business.- take care of business. do you atree, take care of business. do you agree, chairman? _ take care of business. do you agree, chairman? he - take care of business. do you agree, chairman? he is- take care of business. do you agree, chairman? he is a - take care of business. do you i agree, chairman? he is a great member of— agree, chairman? he is a great member of the _ agree, chairman? he is a great member of the intelligence - member of the intelligence committee and he works at a very excellent bypass manner. think what we're seeing now is there is this coalition within there is this coalition within the republican conference that has not yet even found what its plan is or what its demands are and they keep changing. so

normally when you have a shutdown you have negotiations that are broken down between the legislative branch and the other brands. there is nothing on the table they're asking president biden for. it's just internal negotiations. obviously we have a number of issues that are important we have to have debate about, certainly we need to rein in spending, we need to make certain our borders close, address this issue of unbelievable waves of illegal migration that is occurring on our southern border. those are all issues that i think we can address as we move forward, but shutting down the government certainly isn't an answer. can ou tell certainly isn't an answer. can you tell us — certainly isn't an answer. can you tell us how— certainly isn't an answer. can you tell us how completely they shutdown would affect us intelligence? lie shutdown would affect us intellitence? ,, . intelligence? us intelligence should not — intelligence? us intelligence should not be _ intelligence? us intelligence should not be affected. - intelligence? us intelligence should not be affected. even when there is a government shutdown are essential services are in place that allow them to be funded, for example military and intelligence operations continue. however, it does affect the ability for the government to take what we call new stars or additional

initiatives and we are sort of kind of stuck in a holding pattern, even for essential services until this is resolved.— services until this is resolved. ., ~ ., . ., ., resolved. you know, chairman, one of the _ resolved. you know, chairman, one of the issues _ resolved. you know, chairman, one of the issues being - one of the issues being discussed right now as further funding for ukraine. do you expect that congress will sign off on a path of all all of what the present�*s bill or request was for aid for ukraine, more than $20 billion? there is strong support for ukraine and congress. the last time, the last couple months, there was a vote on the house law concerning ukraine aid. out of the 435 members of the house over 300 of the —— 340 voted in favour of continuing the tables of the strong support in congress. usually there are questions that need to be answered, not only the progress occurring and this strategy in ukraine itself, but also the elements of the administration's aid package. only a portion of it is military and some of the things that the administration has

been running a concerning. here on hill i think there will be greater oversight and some significant scrutiny. kevin mccarthy, ourspeaker, made mccarthy, our speaker, made clear to mccarthy, ourspeaker, made clear to the present�*s team recently that he is not pleased that congress was left out in the formulating of the administration's plan. they could have discussed this with us earlier instead of descending it over, now it will be subject to scrutiny as we determine how do we get to ukraine what they absolutely need so they can continue to fight against russian aggression.- fight against russian anression. ., ,, . , aggression. what specifically do ou aggression. what specifically do you think _ aggression. what specifically do you think needs _ aggression. what specifically do you think needs to - aggression. what specifically do you think needs to be - do you think needs to be addressed in this assistance package that would lead to converse signing off on it? unfortunately, this administration has been very slow on the uptake to get critical weapons systems to ukraine. the administration has to publicly say no three times before they will then capitulate and provide assistance to ukraine. you have american tanks that are just now getting to ukraine. there are pilots now being trained on f-i6s, are pilots now being trained on f—i6s, previously the president

was opposed to f—i6 use, he was opposed to megs, now these delays have impact on the battlefield itself. the president has also included in his description of what he now is willing to provide and what he was previously opposed, long—range missile systems, weapons systems that could help them reach crimea and attack some of the systems the russians have in place that are killing ukrainians.— killing ukrainians. ukraine has said if there's _ killing ukrainians. ukraine has said if there's white _ killing ukrainians. ukraine has said if there's white house - said if there's white house aide assistance package is reject it would lead to embolden and vladimir putin and also to european allies are starting to dial down their assistance. what would you say to your colleagues in congress who don't support more aid for ukraine? �* .., , ., ., ukraine? america needs to lead here. ukraine? america needs to lead here- that _ ukraine? america needs to lead here- that is — ukraine? america needs to lead here. that is absolutely - here. that is absolutely correct. what you just said is true. if america lessened its support then obviously it would embolden vladimir putin and it would weaken european support. what i think we have here is a real opportunity to make clear we are going to support the

weapons systems they need. i think what people need to do is look at vladimir putin's statements himself. he has made clear that this is not about ukraine, it is about eastern europe, poland and romania and the baltics and lithuania, estonia, latvia. all of those countries are at risk if we don't hold russia and their aggression to account in ukraine and make certain that ukraine's territorial integrity is upheld. ukraine's territorial integrity is upheld-— ukraine's territorial integrity isuheld. , ., ., is upheld. they want to go back to the question _ is upheld. they want to go back to the question of _ is upheld. they want to go back to the question of a _ is upheld. they want to go back to the question of a possible i to the question of a possible shutdown with days left to reach a deal. as you mentioned, there are a group of republicans who say they cannot vote for a continuing resolution as it stands because they have to be more spending cuts. we spoke to one of them,�* yesterday and this is what he told us. you can spend 70 really taken 5 trillion — you can spend 70 really taken 5 trillion. that is concerning stou— trillion. that is concerning stop remaining as glittering and morally upright and this administration is neither because republicans need to stand — because republicans need to stand up to it. do because republicans need to stand up to it.— stand up to it. do you think the republican _ stand up to it. do you think the republican caucus - stand up to it. do you think the republican caucus canl

stand up to it. do you think - the republican caucus can come to some sort of agreement with this type of opposition to the british shutdown? absolutely. it is clear if _ british shutdown? absolutely. it is clear if the _ british shutdown? absolutely. it is clear if the republicans i it is clear if the republicans patrolling the house were going to be raining and spending, the budget agreement we entered into with the white house had substantial concessions in spending and we�*re going to continue as we go through proposals to look for ways in which we concur in terms of spending so we start as we go into next year already with lower spending that has a lower impact on inflation which will impact on inflation which will impact families. shutting down the government is not the way to save money. managing the government appropriately, providing oversight, spending money appropriately and then we find savings where we can, that is how we need to do this. i�*ve womanly in the house and senate, there is a spirit of trying to work together on a bipartisan basis and get this done and do so soon. thank you

so much forjoining us, going to speak to you today. thank you, good to talk to you. president biden warned about the impact of that looming shutdown at a white house event focused on science wednesday. a lot of bodywork in science and health could be impacted. from cancer research to food safety. the american people need our republican friends in the house were presented to do theirjob. —— house of representatives. if congress fails to provide funding by midnight eastern time on saturday, hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be furloughed without pay and some government services will be disrupted. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let�*s look at some other stories making news. gb news in the uk has suspended two of its presenters, dan wootton and laurence fox, after comments fox made on wootton�*s programme tuesday night about a female political

journalist which the channel said were completely unacceptable. wootton apologised for what he called "a very unfortunate lapse injudgement." the reporter ava evans said she feared for her safety. the channel has opened an investigation. in the iraqi city of hamdaniya, mourners gathered to bury the people killed in a fire at a wedding. more than 100 people died in the country�*s biggest christian town. the fire started when flares ignited a ceiling decoration. the red crescent says hundreds more were injured. storm elias flooded parts of central greece wednesday. heavy rain in the city of volos flooded several roads near the port there. video shows vehicles trying to manoeuvre through the floods, as emergency crews patrol the area rescuing people trapped. landslides and poweroutages have also been reported. it comes just weeks after deadly flooding from storm daniel in the region. you�*re live with bbc news. as we were discussing earlier,

former president donald trump is skipping the gop debate in california. instead he�*s been addressing workers at a plant in michigan, after touring a manufacturing facility. he�*s been talking about protecting us workers from foreign competition. i want iwanta i want a future that protects american labourer, not foreign labour. a future that puts american dream over foreign profits and a feature that raises american wages that strengthens american industry that builds national pride and defend this country�*s dignity, not squanders it all to build up not squanders it all to build up foreign countries that hate us. mr trump�*s speech comes a day afterjoe biden became the first sitting us president to join a picket line tuesday at the invitation of the united auto workers, the union striking three major carmakers. mr biden said that the workers "deserve" raises and other concessions they are seeking. he added that the workers should be doing as "incredibly well"

as the companies that employ them. mr biden has long positioned himself as a champion of unions, though some workers have told the bbc they fear the rivals might politicise the strike. live now to luigi gjokaj, vice president of the united autoworkers local 51. thanks indeed forjoining us on bbc news. a lot of attention focused on yourselves and the other workers strike there. yet the president yesterday, the former president in the region today. what is your response to getting that level of attention to your coles? == getting that level of attention to your coles?— to your coles? -- calls. it is tood to your coles? -- calls. it is good anytime _ to your coles? -- calls. it is good anytime legislators . to your coles? -- calls. it is good anytime legislators in | good anytime legislators in general let alone one run for the opposite for president and one being the current, always was good we getting that attention. as you guys alluded to, we don�*t want it to turn

into a political mass. these people �*s lives and this is not a political game. fin people 's lives and this is not a political game.— a political game. on that oint, a political game. on that point. joe _ a political game. on that point, joe biden - a political game. on that point, joe biden was - a political game. on that point, joe biden was on | a political game. on that| point, joe biden was on a picket line with some of your colleagues yesterday. donald trump has gone to a non—union plant today, something the head of the uaw has criticised. what is your view of that? it of the uaw has criticised. what is your view of that?— is your view of that? it was rightfully — is your view of that? it was rightfully so _ is your view of that? it was rightfully so criticised. - is your view of that? it was rightfully so criticised. he l rightfully so criticised. he wants to see get union votes so what is yet a non—union plant? why not go to the picket line? when i visit some of my fellow brothers and sisters on the picket line that were injured when they were hit by a car? that would have meant more than some political rally to garner support in the area. president biden showing up, being the first president ever was historical. we appreciated that. at the end of the day, or to seek a lot of politics, we are not ignorant people. we are

able to see for a lot of the rhetoric. we�*re sick of the lipservice, we want to see some legislation. legislation that will empower and strengthen working families and that is why we have john working families and that is why we havejohn drake, before these negotiations and before and after the negotiations he will still be there fighting for working families at the renfrew. politicians and go like the weather and a change like the weather and a change like wheels on a car because we�*re not sure what the level of dedication this. idat we're not sure what the level of dedication this.— we're not sure what the level of dedication this. not sure if ou of dedication this. not sure if you have _ of dedication this. not sure if you have been _ of dedication this. not sure if you have been able _ of dedication this. not sure if you have been able to - of dedication this. not sure if you have been able to follow| you have been able to follow with the president has to say, speaking in the last few minutes in detroit. —— former president. in support of the striking workers and in support of those fighting for a better way to come he says he was to stand with people like that. a message he had in 2016 when he came there. and a number of new workers that came to support in

the election, when he says he is fighting for striking workers, that must be something you welcome? i workers, that must be something you welcome?— you welcome? i welcome it from an bod . you welcome? i welcome it from anybody- we _ you welcome? i welcome it from anybody. we are _ you welcome? i welcome it from anybody. we are very _ you welcome? i welcome it from anybody. we are very simple - anybody. we are very simple people. if you can show and prove you support us, we will support you. it has to be more than rhetoric. we have avenues for candidates who wish to seek endorsement from the uaw to come and be screened and speak with the average worker. members can come in interview candidates who wish to garner endorsement from the uaw, it happens through our regions, or the respective districts. all they have to do a shopping answer amongst the questions and the workers will get the feeling and report out to the floor. and let us know what they feel about the candidate. and ultimately make our own decisions. to get the endorsement of the uaw, you have to prove something. donald trump has _ have to prove something. donald trump has been _ have to prove something. donald trump has been speaking - have to prove something. donald trump has been speaking and - trump has been speaking and raising points. he says trump has been speaking and

raising points. he sastoe biden will send jobs to china and joe biden is moving towards electric vehicles replacing chorus. what are your views on those issues? it chorus. what are your views on those issues?— those issues? it is always toint those issues? it is always going to _ those issues? it is always going to be _ those issues? it is always going to be a _ those issues? it is always going to be a concern. . those issues? it is always| going to be a concern. we those issues? it is always - going to be a concern. we all know what the deals look like in the 80s and 90s because we were concerned about the trans—pacific partnership, we are concerned about the ipc deal, ipf deal, indo—pacific economic forum we have yet to fully unveil and spoken about. i was concerned about trade deals regardless of who is in office. electrification is something on our minds, spoken in depth about it. our members are speaking about it. we are always going to look to leadership because they are constantly on the forefront of fighting for ourjobs and fighting for our jobs and making fighting for ourjobs and making sure we are always taken care of. when it comes to electrification, whatever propulsion unit they go with come at the end of the day,

electrification and the combustion engine, the only difference is what is moving the vehicle. whether it is gasoline powered motor or of batteries or propulsion. if the desire to be betrayed in the industry which —— the trend in the industry, thejob should be maintained. it shouldn�*t change because we went from diesel to gasoline to electric force maybe one day we run off water. and i really going to —— with language allowed to be bugged down or not? fit, language allowed to be bugged down or not?— down or not? a lot of talk about but _ down or not? a lot of talk about but we _ down or not? a lot of talk about but we will- down or not? a lot of talk about but we will leave i down or not? a lot of talk about but we will leave it| about but we will leave it there for the moment. thanks forjoining us. a quick programming before we go, now a long look at the second republic and the at the second republican debate here in simi california at 11pm here on the east coast. that�*s 4am in london, or about 90 minutes from now. that�*s all for now from california, i�*m caitriona perry stay with us here on bbc news hello there.

well, it�*s rather stormy on wednesday out towards the north and the west, storm agnes clearing, of course, overnight. and then, thursday, it�*s looking a lot calmer. it�*ll still be rather blustery, particularly through the morning. still some coastal gales in northern scotland, but some sunshine around for most, clouding over from the west into the afternoon. so, there goes storm agnes, that deep area of low pressure, gradually filling the winds, lightning and the rain pulling away, too. it is a mild start to thursday morning. temperatures no lower for most of us than 13—15 celsius, so more or less what some spots would expect to see by day at this time of year. now, we�*re between weather systems, so it�*s a dry and a bright start. still rather blustery out there. brisk southwesterly winds, possibly some coastal gales for northern scotland. clouding over from the west as we head through the afternoon and parts of northern ireland and western scotland, maybe western wales will see some showers a bit later on through the day as well. temperatures a little lower than they were on wednesday, but still mild for the time of year — 16—20 celsius for most. now, on thursday night, it does stay very mild indeed. we�*ll still see some outbreaks

of rain, possibly a little feature just moving into the south and the east as we head into friday morning, too, potentially. a mild start to the day — lows between 12—16 celsius at this time. now, a little feature could possibly give us some outbreaks of rain towards the south and the east on friday morning, perhaps, but that is set to clear away. some showers towards the north—west of scotland again. but in the middle, there�*ll be a lot of dry, bright weather, plenty of sunshine around. the winds are a lot lighter, and again, temperatures are expected to peak at around 17—20 celsius. so, again, above the seasonal average, and that�*s generally where they�*re expected to stay as we head through the course of the weekend as well. now, there will be some wet weather around at times, i think particularly on saturday, from this area of low pressure just pushing in from the west there. so, turning rather wet, rather windy, towards western areas of scotland, northern ireland, possibly western wales as well as we head through the afternoon. but further south and east,

it does look as if it will stay largely dry. again, temperatures in the mid to the high teens for most, maybe 20 celsius in the south. those temperatures in the south and the east climbing further on sunday for the start of october. bye— bye.

after a sitting president, now a presidential hopeful, donald trump is addressing auto workers in michigan a day afterjoe biden�*s visit. and closer to home, one of china�*s major travel seasons is approaching, but chinese tourists still aren�*t keen to travel very far. hello and welcome to asia business report with me, arunoday mukharji. we begin in michigan, where the former president, donald trump, was speaking he is there as an auto workers strike targeting some of the country�*s largest automakers strikes continue to gain momentum.

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