after more i'm joined by fred beamish chief economist at pantheon macroeconomics in newcastle thank you so much for joining us now china reportedly wants further talks now to discuss the details of the so-called face one deal agreed last friday what's beijing hoping to achieve. yeah it's not that surprising to me that they're still asking for further talks the chinese side has every incentive now to try to just drag things out and don't tell mr trump but spin him along though those year over year numbers probably slightly overstate just how grim the trade situation is in china we're seeing some stabilization at the margins but it is a very weak economy that the chinese authorities are dealing with the same is true however of the u.s. economy at least in terms of the outlook we are looking at quite a grinding slowdown for for the u.s. and it is as a result of those tariffs that mr trump has has put on obviously you're not going to admit that both sides are suffering from these tariffs so i think the chinese side very much they're very much looked looking to try to avoid this hike in tari

this year's honorees are alumnae and journalist rita beamish and chief legal officer kimrey ves . it's sold out and so great and notre dame puts out some of the most inspirational young ladies. it's amazing to see their growth and development. >> they have the right person emceeing. >> i'm just at the mike. amazing girls there. it's 5:27. coming up next on "today in the bay," top stories we're following for you on this wednesday morning. >> including the wind watch, gusty conditions are just hours away. a live report on school closures and power outages straight ahead. plus kari hall is tracking conditions. >> we'll start to see winds picking up in the north bay starting at noon today. we can see that areas like clearlake and winters we could see winds already at 30-mile-per-hour gusts. we'll talk more about what's ahead coming up next. i've booked your shower, sir. ♪ ♪ ♪ how far you travel, is up to you. how comfortable you travel is up to us. fly emirates. fly better. it's been reported that there's a cyberattack on business every 39 seconds. ouch. i don't even want to think abo

this year's honorees are alumnae and journalist rita beamish and hp's president of strategy and businessennd chief legal officer kim rivera. i'm that little speck in red in the podium. it's a great event and you get to meet some of the notre dame students, which are just lovely, lovely girls. i mean, they're smart. they're polished. it's amazing to see at such a young age where they're going. >> they've been in the studio before and very much a pleasure to meet those young ladies. >> it will be fun. i look forward to the folks coming out to that event. >> absolutely. >> it's 6:27 right now. >>> new and next for you this hour, a conversation with pg&e about the possible blackouts this week. we'll ask for an update on how they're making their decision, which is set for noon today. >>> plus, we're live in santa rosa, with a response from schools, what families need to know. you're watching "today in the bay." announcer: 5 million kids use e-cigarettes. it's an epidemic fueled by juul with their kid-friendly flavors. san francisco voters stopped the sale of flavored e-cigarettes. but then ju