we havejust seen prime minister shinzo abe bowing to the new emperor. a. for many traditionalists in japan, this today, this is the real moment and they will be very excited about this. this is really the moment when you see the full regalia of the japanese monarchy, the japanese imperial household and his very traditional shinzo abe ceremony that happens today, proclaiming the new emperor. and i also say that we have been standing here in the rain, the miserable weather and now the sun is out and the sun goddess is the most important to religion, isn't it? out and the sun goddess is the most important to religion, isn't mm is and there is some controversy around this because under the postwar constitution in japan, religion and the imperial household is supposed to be completely separate. some people are saying this ceremony today should not be paid for with public funds, it should be a private thing because it isa should be a private thing because it is a religious ceremony. thank you so much for that, rupert wingfield—hayes. we are seeing live pictur

shinzo abe congratulated him shouting long live the emperor.ignitaries from around the world witnessed the ceremony. those who want on the official guest list just watched the ceremony wherevever they could. this is such a good day of celebration. at the sun is s shining through the clouds now and it feels auspicious. fefeel so peaceful. >> they appear to be popular with the japanese public. on november the 10th, the couple will have an official parade. >> you a are watching dw news. still to come, how many danes does it take to move a lighthouse? it's too late to count because they arere already finished. the e story of creative engineering and how to stop the structure from falling into the ocean. we turn now to and illegal animal trade that is both highly lucrative and on the rise. millions of dogs are being smuggled across borders in the eu without the required vaccinations. dealers in europe are transporting pedigree animals and mutts alike to cut his such as britain, germany and belgium. our reporter has this investigative work. >> thehes

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shinzo abe says he received assurances it would be spared from any additional penalties. giant samsung says its profits likely felt 56% compared to a year ago levels and that is slightly better than a nalysts and that is slightly better than a na lysts ha d and that is slightly better than analysts had expected. it has been struggling due to slowdown of global economy and tensions with japan. the ongoing tredwell between the us and china is also having an impact on samsung bottom line. it is a minus for a lot of foams mostly because it is impacting consumer sentiment and consumers are spending less because of what is going on in the product global economy. in smartphone business, vendor ‘s do not take a lot of inventory. so it is that there is uncertainty in the market. a couple of hours ago, donald trump surprised everybody by signing a us— japan trade agreement and a us — japan trade agreement and a us — japan digital trade arrangement. will this have any impact on samsung ? will this have any impact on samsung? i believe not so much because it is more between the us an

attackme shinzo abe racace -- raised the tax from 5% to 8%. recession.ed into they have taken a number of , like a to mitigate series of rebates. >> the government has taken steps and adding more security measures, japan's economy could return to deflation. thehe government will use money collected to improve its social security system, adapted to its aging population and help ouout young families. free child education and childcare will start. >> the goal of the tax hike is to pay back japan's government debt, which stands at 2.5 times its annual economimic output.. >> a big day in jajapan with the sales tax rise. they h have shut down their pagr service. >> from 1010, 20 years ago pepeople wouldld call the numbe, somebodydy -- >> a a text message on a tiny device. theyey have shut down that serve finally in japan. were doctors.rs it was a cute story about how the technology has moved on and left people behind. one final busininess story. asas the european courts considr an appeal by apple and ireland over a 13 billion euro tax bill. the ipho

last week, japanese prime minister shinzo abe says he received assurances it would be spared from any's brief you on some other business stories: even a relatively benign no—deal brexit would push uk debt to its highest since the 1960s. so says the institute for fiscal studies. the ifs said borrowing would likely climb to $123 billion and total debt would soar to 90% of national income. the hong kong stock exchange has dropped its $39 billion takeover bid for the london stock exchange group, saying it could not win over bosses at the takeover target. the london exchange had rejected the unsolicited approach by hkex. talks between general motors and the united auto workers resumed on monday, as the strike by 118,000 us workers enters in fourth week. gm's boss said the cost of the strike has escalated to around $90 million a day. gm said it is temporarily laying off hundreds more workers in mexico as a result of the action. i mentioned the fact that asian stocks opened higher today. hong kong reopened today, the mainland chinese markets opened, headed higher on hopes that we may see pro

shinzo abe speaking to reporters in tokyo, apologizing to the japanese people.ls great responsibility for the appointment of justice minister who has just announced her resignation. it is the second cabinet minister to resign in one week. shinzo abe saying he has decided to appoint -- as the successor. next justiceme the minister. this also coming after last week we saw the japanese trade afterer resigning accusations of election law violations. that also just a month after taking up that post. the japanese prime minister shinzo abe apologizing to the japanese people now. haidi: coming up next, we will be speaking with japan, will governor kuroda open the door to more policy? we preview the boj rate decision. this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: this is daybreak asia. bloomberg economics expects little change in policy or key targets from the bank of japan later thursday. they are not ruling out a minor -- forwardr guidance guidance. let's head to tokyo for some insights into the japanese economy. stephen engle is standing by with the former bank of japan policy board me

someone at some point balled up a starbucks rapper that is shinzo abe's birthday and through it in. >> it was actually vladimir putin's birthday. >> indeed. >> what somebody did was realized that trump was about to go on camera planning to wish happy birthday to vladimir putin and randomly got another world leader whose name they could spell without looking it up and changed it to make sure he wouldn't accidently get on camera and repeatedly wish happy birthday to vladimir putin. >> repeatedly. >> abe is easy to spell. >> it is. >> great guy. >>> thanks for joining us. this was probably bound to happen. i think we should have known this was coming. i'm not sure we could have known that it would finally come out right in the middle of the impeachment proceedings against the president for asking a foreign country to help him against the democrats in the next election. i don't think we could have known it would come out in the middle of this but it was going to come out sometime. so why not now, right? when it rains, it pours. the reason we should have known this was going to come out at

the prime minister, shinzo abe, has said everything is being done to help those affected.iwan — the first since the island legalised same—sex marriages. taiwan is the first place in asia to allow gay people to marry. rachel stanton reports. music. celebrating in style. the island has long hosted the region's largest pride marches, but this year, there is a difference. music. taiwan will now allow same—sex couples to get married. it is a first for asia, as same—sex marriages are not legal in other parts of the region. since the law was changed in may, more than 2000 couples have taken advantage of this. translation: we hope everybody can understand that gay people are around them. they are your neighbours, families and friends. we can all be good neighbours and march together. despite this change in the law, the lgbt community says further steps need to be taken. translation: marriage equality‘s the beginning. it's not the end. we have to keep pushing for many other issues, including international gay marriage recognition, parental and adoption rise, as well as surrogacy. a

be on the horizon as south korean prime minister lee nak—yon will meet his japanese counterpart, shinzo abece? john delury, associate professor at yonsei university spoke to me earlier. when you ask about the root, we have to go all the way back into the japanese colonial period and it's really unresolved historical issues that stem from that. but most recently, there was a supreme court ruling here in south korea that would green light korean citizens who were coerced forced labour back in the japanese colonial period, that they can file claims against japanese companies for damages, going back to the earlier part of the 20th century. professor, the japanese are saying that issues around this were resolved in the 1965 treaty. exactly. but japan, the japanese government, view is as you say, the 1965 normalisation treaty covers everything past and future. and therefore there is no standing. in legal terms, they have a conflict between the korean courts and how they interpret national law and the japanese court and how the government interprets the treaty. but really these legalistic issues a

the prime minister, shinzo abe, said the authorities were doing everything possible to help people in hagbis left almost 80 dead and caused widespread damage. millions of people in california, face having their power cut — as the emergency services continue to battle two rapidly—spreading wildfires in the state. 50,000 people have already been forced to leave their homes, and a state of emergency has been declared in two counties. angus crawford reports. through smoke and flames, help from the skies. emergency services at either end of the state tackling wildfires driven by 70 mph gales. wine country north of san francisco under threat. everyone evacuate! the fire's coming up! everyone evacuate! and fear further south in santa clarita. 50,000 residents forced to evacuate. two days now, two very long, sad, disappointing days. there's nothing to burn in my area. it all burned out. literally around 2am, 3am in the morning, it felt like it was a train ripping through my car. even pets had to seek sanctuary. there's been limited damage, no injuries reported and most fires are under control

the prime minister, shinzo abe, has said everything is being done to help those affected.ng that historically strong winds expected this weekend are likely to fan the destructive wildfires that have taken hold. a state of emergency has already been declared in los angeles and sonoma counties. millions of people in california face having their power cut as the emergency services continue to battle rapidly spreading wildfires. a local power company pg&e says it intends to turn off power in 36 counties after one of its transmission towers developed a fault near one of the fires. mike dewald is a reporter inn sonoma county, which is under a state of emergency. it is a critical day here in sonoma county. the next 2a hours, as crews prepare for that wind event, with very high level winds, up to 90 miles an hour in high elevations, they are really looking to make gains, to get those containment lines down before those winds come through and potentially push it towards more developed areas. 25,000 acres is the size of the fire, currently. 10% containment is up to. there has been c

the prime minister, shinzo abe, has said everything is being done to help those affected.st three protesters have been killed in iraq. it means more than 200 people have now died in anti—government protests this month. the violence comes in spite of protest leaders announcing a pause in demonstrations until the new year, to give the government time to respond to their demands. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman has the story. protesters were back on the streets in their thousands. they chanted for freedom, they demanded jobs and an end to corruption. in the southern city of nasiriyah, a group of protesters tried to storm the house of a local official. at least two people died in the violence. in the capital, baghdad, security forces were ready to protect the green zone — the fortified area that hosts iraq's parliament. protesters blame a political system put in place after the us—led invasion of 2003, when government jobs were handed out on religious and ethnic lines. they say it has impoverished the people, but enriched their leaders. "these are my brothers," this

and there will be a tea party and then a banquet hosted by the prime minister, shinzo abe. pine hall in the japanese palace. many find this the high point of the two menial transition. that it is said, goes back to 2000 yea rs. we that it is said, goes back to 2000 years. we are expected to see macro to in elaborate multilayered dress. including many foreign dignitaries and royals among the guests stop abortion has been decriminalised in northern ireland and same—sex marriage is to be legalised. there was a late attempt to change a law passed at westminster, earlier this year — the northern ireland assembly sat for the first time in nearly three years to hear the arguments. our ireland correspondent, emma vardy has the story. chanting: our bodies, our lives, our right to decide. their call has been heard. at midnight tonight, a law passed by mps in westminster will take effect, overturning northern ireland's near total ban on abortion and legalising same—sex marriage. finally, our rights and our healthcare are being brought into the 21st century. this has been a long time c

japan's prime minister shinzo abe said it was a violation of un resolutions. missiles, one landing in the country ‘s exclusive economic zone. it comes just a few hours after pyongyang's vice foreign minister choe sun—hui announced that talks with the us would resume later this week. jonathan pollack is from the brookings institution independent think tank. he gave me his assessment of the missile launch. this is part of a continuing process of missile testing, short—range missile testing that north korea has been undertaking in recent months. some of these missiles may be intended to evade detection in terms of the missile systems arrayed against them. but the signals here go beyond the question of technology development. the north koreans are well aware that president trump has said he has no objections to short—range missile test, he only objects to nuclear missiles and long—range missiles. so they feel they have room to manoeuvre even as renewed discussions with the us begin. they may also feel in pyongyang that president trump is under increasing political

there will be a tea party and then a banquet hosted by the prime minister, shinzo abe.anon, even though the prime minister, sa'ad hariri, has announced a set of reforms he hoped would calm public anger. the reforms being proposed will see politicians' salaries halved, no new taxes rises in next year's budget and a contribution from the banking sector contribute towards deficit reduction. demonstrators say it's too little too late. the number of people killed in protests against rising living a state of emergency — already in place in the capital, santiago — is to be extended to other cities. the unrest, which was sparked by a hike in metro fares, now—suspended, has widened to reflect anger over living costs and inequality. protesters are calling on the president to resign. a large wildfire has quickly spread across a hillside in the upmarket pacific palisades area of los angeles. about 200 homes are threatened by the flames. authorities have urged local people to leave their homes but some have been trying to hold back the flames with firehoses. two people are reported

japan's prime minister shinzo abe has condemned the launch, pointing out that pyongyang is in violationinto two before falling into waters off japan's west coast. armed police in peru are preventing mps from entering congress, a day after the president dissolved the chamber. streets around parliament in lima are in lockdown following the decision of president martin vizcarra on monday to close parliament — saying the opposition—backed chamber was blocking his anti corruption reforms. this mr vizcarra has ordered new elections injanuary — prompting members of congress to suspended the president. the impeachment inquiry started by president trump's opponents in congress, over his phone call with the ukrainian president, is gathering pace. leaders of three house of representative committees have accused his secretary of state of intimidating witnesses they want to question. mike pompeo has thrown back much the same accusation. in a tweet, he's written: "ivm concerned with aspects of the committee's request that can be understood only as an attempt to intimidate, bully, & treat improperly t

the prime minister, shinzo abe, said the authorities were doing everything possible to help people indavid and frederick barclay, are reportedly in the early stages of selling the newspaper. the brothers, who are in their eighties, bought the paper in 2004 for more than £660 million. i spoke to our business correspondent, katie prescott, earlier. so they own the telegraph, they own the ritz hotel, that is already up for sale. they also own a delivery company and shop. the telegraph home to the current prime minister's former column. politically, it has been very pro—brexit. the newspapers in this country play a massive part in politics, don't they? so whoever buys this paper will be keenly watched. over the years, there have been rumours of a sale of the newspaper. it has been struggling to maintain readership, its circulation has halved over the past decade. its profits were down 94% last year. when the rumours have circulated, the buyers who have been fingered have beenjeff bezos the founder of amazon, and the owner of the independent newspaper. so i imagine their names will come in

shinzo abe is speaking in tokyo, saying he condemns the north korea missile launches and they are a breachwe have seen south korea confirming the projectile that they went toward the east, now prime minister shinzo abe says he strongly condemns the launches. let's get the first word news. >> the long-running protests in hong kong are taking an increasing toll on the economy. and declines for a seventh month in august. the unrest with visit from mainland china down 42%. devastating the hotel industry and shopping industry. retail sales may have fallen 14% from a year ago. 66% fromupancy slid to 94% one year ago. crowds gathering over macau at the start of golden week, gaining revenue touched its lowest level in one year. battered by economic and geopolitical struggles. growth revenue was $2.7 billion in september. we are expecting it to strengthen and the second half. the continuing unrest in hong kong has hurt tourist traffic. china has given the upcoming trade talks by agreeing to buy u.s. soybeans after beijing issued more ways from import tariffs. estate owned and private companies at j

signing of athe basic deal last week as president trump and shinzo abe, both smiling, met at the general assembly in new york. the japanese foreign minister told nikkei news he expects future talks to focus on abolishing tariffs on autos and auto parts. , borisest on brexit johnson is given one week by the european union to revise his being givenor face a humiliating postpone and of the split. johnson's proposal is said to have fallen short. he told the house of commons it is up to the european union to compromise. if our european neighbors choose not to show a corresponding willingness to reach a deal, we should have to leave on october 31 without an are ready tod we do some, but that outcome would be a failure of statecraft which all parties would be held account -- responsible. su: fresh economic data on hong kong, the latest pmi data shows a slight recovery from the previous month, but still a lot lower than a year ago. ofket data shows an uptick 41.5, down from 48 a year ago and anything less than 50 is a contraction. the protest and trade war uncertainty are seen as weighing heavil

a meeting taking place between the present minister -- prime minister shinzo abe and the south koreaniscussions since these historic flares started last year. on top of that, we have trade ties very much under the microscope. in silence at the moment. expectedcussions are to last 15 minutes, so it is reported. that is the situation at the moment in tokyo. david: at least they are talking. whether they will come up with something that reverses the hostilities of recent months, not physically, but when it comes to trade. we will get you an update that comes out of this meeting. let's shift gears have a look at boeing, out with earnings yesterday, boosting output of the 727 max. the company confident the beleaguered claim will be -- plane will be cleared to fly this year. 57 planes a month next year, easing worries it would cut output. the max's grounding since march climbed to more than $9 billion the third quarter. boeing said they did not see additional expense from customer compensation. ofhaad: mark barton, the ceo marketing consulting. the big problem for boeing, tell us where we a

the increase has been a key part of prime minister shinzo abe's policy program.ing of approval fell to 53%. the reserve bank of india says it will ease for as long as necessary after lowering interest rates for fifth time to support the slowing economy. they cut the benchmark repurchase rate by 25 points, in line with a majority view in a bloomberg survey. mario draghi said he will keep and accommodative policy for as long as required. global news 24 hours a day, on air and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am su keenan. this is bloomberg. let's see how things are shaping up for asian markets. get over to selena. selina: we are seeing a risk off response to the trade headlines. falling more than .1%, paring back losses of -- seeing the yen strength and 201 month high. this is in response to the headlines that the china site is looking to limit the scope of a trade deal and commitments on reforming chinese industrial policy and government subsidies that have been long-standing issues of the u.s. si

--lowdown shinzo abe will become japan's longest-serving prime minister next month. he has twice delayed the sales tax hike on that journey. indeed raising that notion of a national tax to 10%. this is currently what we have. are rarely popular anywhere in the world. how were japanese investors reacting so far? seems to be a bit more positive than last time. guest: that's right. consumers are out shopping, getting last-minute shopping done before he goes to 10%. compared to 2014 which was the last time a tax hike went from 5% to 8%, it has not been -- spending has not been as big. we are seeing less of a reaction. prime minister abe said earlier he is keeping a close eye on the effects of the tax hike today. yvonne: how does a few on the ground? this increase does not cover all purchases, so what got taxed 10% and what got spared? kurumi: yeah. some of these details could get a bit confusing for shoppers. so, some things like food and stillut, those are all remaining at 8% tax breaks -- rates, while things like dining at restaurants are 10%, as well as alcohol and be

he's the first member of prime minister shinzo abe's new cabinet. this after being appointed in september. he will be replaced. mario draghi has bid farewell to his 10 years as president of the european central bank with a take on the euro area economy. at his last press conference, he said the labor market have a lot of strength, growth was showing weaker momentum, and the outlook was on the downside. he will hand the reins to christine lagarde on a november 1. said to focus,i she knows better than anybody else what to do and what to say. no advice is needed. she knows what she has to do. ahead in long time which you have to form her view together about what to do. u.k., a tragedy in the british police confirmed all 39 people found dead in a refrigerated container truck were chinese citizens. a magistrate gave detectives another 24 hour to question of the driver of the truck, who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. the container traveled from a belgian port before being picked up by the driver. thatberg has been told lion air pilots flew

shinzo abe says it violates the law. they say it was one missile that broke into two pieces.ne of those pieces landed into japan's economic exclusive zone. so certainly a big concern for those in the region. we also heard from the south koreans they're concerned at the timing on f this, the fact that it comes after the u.s. and north korea have finally given a date for those working-level talks. we're hearing potentially october 5th from the north korean side. dwoenl know where exactly that will take place at this point, but, of course, the timing is interesting, some observers saying it could be north korea flecking its muscles ahead of that, suggesting it doesn't want this weaponry to be part of the negotiations or pointing out what could happen if the negotiations don't go well. dave? >> paula hancocks live for us in seoul. thanks. >>> unfolding this morning, three indictment hearings against three corruption cases against israel's prime minister and benjamin netanyahu. netanyahu is willing to concede it's all but over. does this mean israelis face another round of electio

and primetrump minister shinzo abe agreed that the outlines of the deal last final draft of the digitalrade agreement has now been signed. the u.s. agreed to hold off placing tariffs on imported cars, but japan still has concerns the administration change its mind. however, finance minister says win-win.is, quote, a on to climate change. activists rally around the world, blocking roads in major cities and culminating in a -- is being called a die-in, outside the new york stock exchange. part of atrations are worldwide extinction rebellion much moreemanding urgent action from the politicians and big business. the campaign started in australia and new zealand and rolled on through europe and finally on to the united states. global news, 24 hours a day, on air, at tictoc on twitter, 2700ed by more than journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. much.nk you very quick check of your equity markets. it's shaping up to be a feast here. this is hong kong. and the broader index as well across asia. good.g very currencies. 1.3%.llar bonds, hang seng, 250 points. basic

shinzo abe has called on police and military troops for rescue operations.s tie fines on par with one that hit in 1958. back to "justice with judge jeanine." judge jeanine: welcome back to justice. within the last hour i had the opportunity to speak by phone with the president of the united states. donald j. trump. take a listen. thank you so much for being on "justice" this evening. i know you had a busy night. having already spoken at the values voters conference. but my viewers are thrilled to have you on tonight. let me start by asking you about reports that rudy giuliani is under investigation. involving the ukraine. and there is some confusion whether you still consider them your attorney. president trump: yes. and he's a great gentleman. a great mayor. maybe the greatest mayor in the history of new york. he was a fantastic prosecutor. i know nothing about him being under investigation. i heard a report today. i can't imagine it. he's a man that looks for corruption, and whatever he does, i believe he's a totally honorable man. you know him well, too,

in japan, questions in parliament about a nuclear payoff sale or delaying shinzo abe's bid to pass a.s. trade pact. a energy to summon company to parliament on concerns they have been accepting excessive gives. prime minister abe wants to focus on passing the trade deal reached last month with president trump aimed at fending off threats to slap tariffs on autos. in iraq, security forces opened fire on hundreds of antigovernment immanence traders in central baghdad. one protester was killed. global news 24 hours a day, on air and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. david? mark. thanks so much, a sharp downturn in manufacturing and weakening service sector numbers do not seem to of hit jobs very hard, at least not yet. everyone is at least concerned about the growth of the u.s. economy. we welcome david mcintosh, president of the club for growth. great to have you here. the numbers seem to be coming down. we are not continuing the breakneck pace. how concerned are you about the jobs number

as we mentioned on putin's birthday, we think donald trump accidentally gave his best wishes to shinzo abenstead. the kremlin did not r birthday call from trump. but we doubt he is offended. putin gets everything he wants from trump already. om trump alry these folks don't have time to go to the post office they use stamps.com all the services of the post office only cheaper get a 4-week trial plus postage and a digital scale go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again. >>> no matter how the president tries to explain away his actions there's growing public support not just the impeachment inquiry but also for the impeachment indeed removal of the president. in that stunning new poll by fox news i mentioned earlier 51% of registered voters, not american adults, registered voters surveyed say they felt the president should be impeached and removed. 4% supported impeachment but not removal. and 40% said he should not be impeached. that's not the only bad news for the president today. a new politico morning consult poll found 50% of registered voters supports impeachment and rem

shinzo abe a lighthizer and his opposite minister. we had a fierce sometimes debate, which is really natural. but really a wholesome atmosphere was something to try to target the same gain for both of us, a beneficial outcome, which is something i feel very much honored to sign this afternoon. and as mr. president and mr. lighthizer mentioned, we have, mr. president -- unfortunately, we are outnumbered by other people. you are here in the states. we are in washington. but nonetheless, we have three gentlemen from japan from our association in washington, d.c., including from the toshiba corporation and the mitsubishi corporation. these are the guys who are good enough to join us. as i told you, we are unfortunately slightly outnumbered. what they are kind enough to come over to see this signing ceremony because of the importance for the japanese community and all japan. thank you, mr. president, and thank you, everybody. [applause] >> i'm not doing this until you tell me. [laughter] pres. trump: look at these five gentlemen right here

>> shinzo abe bunked up with -- it was so funny yesterday, they're doing this corrupt thing and mulvaney, but he has to go we looked high, east, and this rig ma roll, we looked west, we looked everywhere and the only place we could do it was south florida in june at the president's facility. there's nothing about it that even has a plausible cover story. >> world leaders and an infinite number of mosquitos in the most humid weather in june. but remember mick mulvaney is pulling a classic move from the trump play book, let's distract everyone so this whole room and every journalist can set their hair on fire and say corrupt, corrupt, emoluments. we can cover this and talk about this is unjust and corrupt, but that doesn't distract anyone from covering ukraine and the impeachment inquiry. >> and in some ways it's all the same story because the question is is it the american interests being pursued or donald trump's person interests i've ever seen and i've covered, i was like a beat reporter in chicago which is just a factory of corruption, right? illinois and chicago, if you cover some sma

throne in front of more than 100 dignitaries from around the world for japanese prime minister shinzo aben attendance and proclaimed "long live the emperor" at the conclusion of that ceremony. i'm a marianne rafferty. now back to "hannity." ♪ >> sean: this is a fox news alert. senator lindsey graham tonight introducing a new resolution condemning the house of representatives, theirir closed-door, illegitimate,co unconstitutional impeachment inquiry. he joins us now with more. senator, i'm glad to see this happen. censure, every republican that was there voted for it yesterday. democrat shut it down. never before has this happened in an impeachment inquiry. closed doors. they won't even let a republican read a transcript without a minder, and god forbid they get a copy of it. >> yeah, so this resolution puts the senate on record condemningo the house for the future of the presidency. we cannot allow future presidents and this president to be impeached based on an inquiry in the house that's never been voted upon, that does not allow the president to confront the witness against him, call w

prime minister shinzo abe also warned of prolonged economic fallout. >>> this morning new details are emerging about the deadly wildfire burning in southern california. we now know where the saddleridge fire started in los angeles county. arson investigators say flames ignited under a high voltage transmission tower owned by so. cal. edison in sylmar. it broke out thursday night and was fueled by santa ana winds. the flames so intense even these firefighters had to retreat. crews are holding the fire to 8400 acres. >> they saw kind of like a small fire under the tower. we don't know if someone started it. we don't know if it was arson. we don't know if there was just a malfunction with the tower. >> already dozens of homes have been damaged and destroyed. some local schools saw a spike in the number of kids calling out sick. meantime, the fire is just 44% contained. >>> california's new sexual abuse law is expected to open the flood gates to thousands of lawsuits against alleged child molesters in the state. childhood sexual abuse victims now have until they are 40 years old up from 2

shinzo abe met south korean premier in tokyo, the highest level talks sense the historical dispute flaredar. global news, 24 hours a day on air and at tic-toc on twitter, powered by 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. you.: thank coming up, mario draghi will decide over his final policy meeting as president of the ecb. we will look back at his legacy and preview christine lagarde. nejra: 7:19 in london, 40 minutes from the cash equity market open. this is "bloomberg daybreak: europe." i am nejra cehic. let's get the bloomberg business flash. >> surprise profits exceeding the most optimistic estimates by a wide margin, the electric carmaker had a consensus estimate for a loss. elon musk said his plans in china have started reduction and the crossover will launch earlier than planned. boostoft earnings saw a for demand from its cloud computing program. profit in the first quarter rose to $10.7 billion with software also helping results come in above analyst forecasts. revenue from cloud services rose 59%, slower than the gain in the previous quarter.

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japan's prime minister shinzo abe said that launching ballistic missiles in this way is a violation ofd that japan strongly criticizes the action. >>> and next a quick look at top stories including the breaking news this morning, the search for a shooter after a deadly night in the south bay. >>> and it's a big day ahead in oakland, as the a's start a playoff push. what fans should expect tonight. 6:54 right now. much more ahead for you. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> 6:56. welcome back. before you head out the door, here are the top stories we're covering on "today in the bay." >> breaking news this morning, out of san jose. police are investigating a deadly shooting. here is a live look at the scene off of 280 and san tomas expressway. the area shut down, san jose police investigate. around 9:00 last night a man was outside about a block from williams and keltner, someone started shooting at him. residents heard four to five gunshots and the sound of a car driving away. a friend of the man shot ran outside, found him on the sidewalk where he eventually died. police have been

in japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, rolling the dice on his political legacy.in the government's tax from 8% to 10% taking affect. it is aimed at helping japan at rein in the world's largest debt load. previous tax hikes derailed political support. next month, he will become a longest serving prime minister -- he will become japan's longest serving prime minister. global news 24 hours a day and on tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. tom: thanks so much. equities, bonds, currencies, commodities. we begin the fourth quarter with a really interesting twist to the market. we have the idea of spx up as well. let's go on to the screen because i don't know what the numbers mean. i'm kidding, folks. i do. the spread widened out to seven basis points. the world is coming to an end! the fourthay in quarter, francine, i am lost. what do you need to know? francine: we are looking at the last quarter of the decade, tom. if that's not exciting, i don't know what is. european stocks are fluctuati

japan's prime minister shinzo abe has condemned the launch, pointing out that pyongyang is in violations off japan's west coast. more now on the news that a government bill to tackle domestic abuse, first introduced by theresa may's government, will return to parliament later. the domestic abuse bill looks at making sure victims and their children are placed in secure accomodation and perpetators are prevented from cross—examining victims in court. joining me now is lucy hadley from the charity women's aid — who gave evidence to a public bill committee on this legislation back in april. you are talking to me a few weeks ago before parliament was suspended, really concerned about how long the suspension might be on the impact it might have on the bill? exactly, it isa might have on the bill? exactly, it is a really important of legislation. unfortunately it has been beset by delay after delay, because of the current political situation we are in. it's fantastic to see it is in parliament and mps will be able to debate it, to vote for it to be able to carry on to make its passage into law

so a recent quote from japan's prime minister shinzo abe, the user is not the enemy, but we need to find a solution of disposal. i love this industry, and i have worked for for it nearly 40 years and i feel it is the greatest creations and delivered enormously to public health and commerce all over the world. we need to learn how the live with the materials, because i can assure you that we would not want to have to live without them. thank you and i look forward to the questions. >> thank you for your testimony, mr. radishevski that rule 3d is a five-minute limit on the questions and the chairman is going to recognize the members for questions that they wish to ask the members of the panel or the witnesses, and i'm going to recognize myself for five minutes of questions. so my first question goes to dr. janbeck, and i wanted to follow up on something that you have said and also something that the ranking member spoke about in his introduction where he said that there is no real problem here in the united states. the real amount of plastics come from the asian countries and so, dr. janbe

shinzo abe pushed this despite opposition from market participants.to report in advance if they want to acquire more than 1% of shares under the national security umbrella. shery: saudi aramco's mega ipo is on hold again. what could be the biggest shareholding in -- in history has been delayed. the decision was abrupt. they were to seoul -- about to sell 2% of the company at a price which would be valued at $2 trillion and raise $40 billion and the clips the $25 billion alibaba raised in 24 -- and eclipse the $25 billion alibaba raised in 2014. if dominant online companies don't fight for free speech. he said while most chinese platforms have not suspended -- expanded yet, the tictoc social network is an example of how they can. >> i believe that people should decide what is credible, not tech companies. now of course there are exceptions. even for politicians we will not allow content which incites violence or risks harm. we don't allow voter suppression. voting is voice. shery: we are seeing a mixed picture across asia. the asx 200 and kiwi stocks a

it follows the signing of the basic deal last week after president trump and shinzo abe met at the unitedal assembly in new york. the foreign minister told nikkei news he expects future talks to focus on abolishing tariffs on autos and auto parts. the u.k. prime minister boris johnson is being given one week by the european union to revise his brexit plan or face being given a humiliating postponement of the split. michel barnier told to bless the proposals fall short -- told diplomats the proposals fall short. it is up to the european union to compromise, says johnson. neighborseuropean choose not to show a corresponding willingness to reach a deal, we shall have to without october 31 agreement. and, and we are ready to do so. but that outcome would be a failure of statecraft which all parties would be held responsible. useie: hong kong will emergency laws for the first time in five decades to tackle the violent protests. the government will enact a ban on facemasks at public gatherings after a special meeting of the executive council later friday. the emergency regulations ordinance was

. ♪ shery: shinzo abe speaking in parliament in japan, saying that japan will be releasing $6.5 millionhoon relief as one of the most powerful typhoons are in decades damaging to infrastructure as well as causing some 43 deaths. speaking in parliament, saying 710 million yen from reserves will be relief, for typhoon $6.5 million. shery: we are awaiting the bank of korea rate decision after the unemployment rate picked up to 3.4% in the month of september. let's get back to the morgan stanley economist, deyi tan. we have the unemployment rate higher than expected. cpi numbers recently dropping into contraction for the first time ever. is a rate cut assured at this point? >> we expect the bok to cut rates by 25 basis points today. this is really predicated on a few factors. if you look at the last meeting, there were two votes for a cut. whenever there's two or more for a cut, there is a more than even chance of a cut in the meeting, which is today. the other thing to note is the macro outlook, as you alluded to right now, is not looking that great for career. bok was expecting a second h

the increase has been a key part of shinzo abe's policy program.ws 24 hours a day, on air and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am su keenan. this is bloomberg. kathleen: let's get a quick check on what to watch in asia. markets are waking up. what are you seeing? taiwan i am looking at september export numbers which are due out today. the forecast is for a slowdown of 1.1%. taiwan is the only bright spot among asia's largest exporters. if you look at the chart, you can see the blue line, taiwan has been in the slight uptick the past few months. that is better compared to south korea, singapore and thailand who have been on the downward trend pressured by the u.s. -china trade war and japan-south korea trade spat. switching boards, looking at the four markets open, hong kong and mainland markets are closed, australia is on market holiday. looking at fuji co-which has earnings out, offering a shopping center chain as well as home entertainment and fitness center clubs. looking at the

the economy after the tax went up this month the increase has been a key part of prime ministers shinzo abe'sram. approval ratings for his government fell to put 5% to 53%. global news 24 hours a day and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am su keenan. this is bloomberg. let's widen the scope and have a look at geopolitics or the latest in north korea since the two sides north korea and the u.s. are at odds over the success of this nuclear talk that took place in stockholm of the weekend. the first we had meeting in a months. described by washington is a good discussion while the pyung on envoy said negotiations do not meet excitations and slow down. the talks came after a string of north korean missile launches including the firing of a summary based ballistic weapon on wednesday. seoul: joining us from yonsei university is professor john delury . how much of this was a failure? is a prettyollapse strong term for this era the big problem here is the timelines. the north korean complaint, reading between the lines, it looks lik