vivienne nunis has more from new york.ccording more from new york. to reports, federal prosecutors according to reports, federal prosecutors are trying to find out whether pharmaceutical companies here violated the controlled su bsta nces here violated the controlled substances act. this law requires the pharmaceutical industry to closely monitor commonly abused drugs and report suspicious audits. drug manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies have all been widely criticised for fuelling the opioid crisis by turning a blind eye to suspiciously large orders. the epidemic has killed 400,000 americans over the past two decades. while the federal attorney's office here in new york won't confirm a criminal investigation is under way, investors are clearly worried. stocks in two drug manufacturers plummeted today and at one stage, both were down 10%. stocks in two drug distributors fell between 3—5% and the drug companies deny responsibility for the opioid crisis, saying they follow the laws and regulations that govern the phar

vivienne nunis, bbc news.earching for survivors of tuesday's earthquake, the worst in the country for years. at least 30 people are known to have died in the quake, magnitude 6.4. gareth barlow has more details. screaming frantically working by torchlight, rescuers dug with their bare hands to free a young boy trapped by rubble. his solitary cry an expression of the pain felt by albanians as they come to terms with the most powerful earthquake in decades. as after—shocks continue, teams from a dozen countries are working tirelessly, with special equipment and sniffer dogs, to find those still trapped in ruined buildings. we're waiting for the police and the rescue team to find... because i'm his friend, and his cousins are lost. and it's also a girl that is not found yet. she's young, and it was his... yeah, 20 years old, and we're waiting for the rescue team. whole families have perished in the disaster. for those who escaped, the fear of further tremors saw hundreds prepare to spend a second night sleeping i

vivienne nunis went to meet her.ersey to the world, in four days, feroza aziz‘s snappy video has been watched more than 5 million times on tiktok and twitter. curl your lashes, obviously. then you're going to put them down and use your phone, that you're using right now, to search up what's happening in china, how they're getting concentration camps, throwing innocent muslims in there... so why did this 17—year—old high school student decide to speak out about an issue on which so many have stayed silent? as a muslim, i have always faced oppression and racism. but to see that these group of people, this ethnic group, is going through much more than i could ever even imagine, i thought this isn't right and i need to spread awareness about the. tiktok is owned by the beijing—based bytedance, and it has faced criticism by some who believe it censors content that could offend chinese sensibilities. shortly after posting the videos, feroza's tiktok account was suspended, and her handset was blocked from accessing the plat

vivienne nunis.t some of the newspaper and website stories which have caught our eye. we'rejoined by iona bain, founder of the young money blog, a site which helps young people better understand personal finance. let's start with a couple of these stories that we have got one by primark‘s owner, which is defending it. there has been a lot of criticism of the first fashion industry and the damage it does to the environment but the owner says it is better to shop in primark stores tha n it is better to shop in primark stores than online. what are they saying? this will raise some eyebrows but george weston, the chief executive of primark, saying that actually it is better to go to your high street and shop in—store than to buy everything at home and haveit than to buy everything at home and have it delivered. the research behind this is not exactly conclusive. if you look at the article, it mentions a study which says it is more environmentally friendly to shop online, somewhat contradicting what georg

vivienne nunis speaking to us from new york.updates on the fight against ebola to bring you. first of all — the first vaccine against the disease has been approved by the world health 0rganization. it's made by drug company merck and gives almost 100% protection against ebola. and a second ebola vaccine, from johnson &johnson is to be trialled, also in the drc tulip mazumdar has been talking to some of the scientists involved. for more than 40 years of bullet has been one of the worlds most deadly and terrifying diseases. medics have and terrifying diseases. medics have a very basic tools like 0rangina victims and keeping them well hydrated to help save lives. but today for the first time there is an internationally approved vaccine that provides almost 100% protection against a boa. default by the american pharmaceutical company merck, is been given already to around a quarter of million people in the drc. now it can be stockpiled by governments and rolled out to countries that are most at risk of outbreaks. it's wonderful news

vivienne nunis, part of our american team.of this company because we have talked about them for quite a few weeks. aramco is listing its shares on the riyadh stock exchange. our business correspondent katie prescott reports. saudi arabia produces a tenth of the world's oil. managing that makes this very unusual company the most profitable in the world. this flotation has been years in the pipeline. we are the leading company when it comes to energy. we have the highest number of reserves, very well—managed reserves. we are one of the... when it comes to conventional production, we are a major player when it comes to gas. in terms of sharing it with the rest of the world and doing all of this analysis and comparison will be a positive outcome for the company and we are looking forward to that. the aim is to diversify the saudi economy away from a dependence on oil, and it's changing aramco's image, previously shrouded in mystery. they recently made financial results public for the first time. even divorced women will be able to

vivienne nunis reports from new york on softbank‘s latest challenge.hot property to a humiliating bailout. office sharing firm wework faced a cash crunch until softbank came to the rescue. now they will be looking at how much damage wework has caused to the bottom line and what it plans to do next. there are things that they might want to try to shrink the company a bit, grow a little more slowly, and focus more on the profitability. you have gone from a $47 billion valuation to something else of $8 million valuation. things have happened very quickly, i think that softbank needs to show that they can do something very quickly as well. softbank helped fuel wework‘s expansion with an endless pot of cash, after initially backing former boss, softbank brought him out, leaving him a staggering $1.5 billion richer while wework prepares to slash thousands of jobs copy while wework prepares to slash thousands ofjobs copy wework is the biggest commercial landlord here in new york and london, but while the company took on more and more properties are burnt thro

in a moment on outside source business, vivienne nunis will be live in new york for us.companies intentionally allowed opioid painkillers to flood communities. demonstrators who object to teaching primary school children about lesbian, gay, bisexual and tra nsgender relationships have been banned from protesting outside a school in birmingham. campaigners say that equality lessons at anderton park school in sparkhill promote homosexuality, which is against their islamic beliefs. but the school and the city council welcomed the ruling. shakeel afsar, who has been leading the protests for months, said he would not be silenced. what they are being taught is that there is nothing wrong with this and that it is ok to be gay and it is ok to marry the same sex. well, like it or not, we do not accept this and will not accept this. our religious convictions do not permit us the luxury of cowering to the council and the court's attempt to silence us. as the imam said in evidence and the judge accepted, as muslims, we are under a religious obligation to stand up for our faith and t

vivienne nunis looks ahead: on tuesday, president trump was talking up the strength of the us economy stock market to a crowd at the economic club of new york. today we will get a chance to compare his assessment with america's central bank. federal reserve chairjerome powell will testify before a congressional committee in washington. mr powell has in the past avoided commenting directly on mr trump's at times overly optimistic economic assessment. he may find it hard to avoid the question if it comes from lawmakers. the president yesterday took another swipe at the fed, accusing the bank of cutting rates too slowly and putting america at a competitive disadvantage. markets will be watching closely in case any clues about the bank's future plans are revealed. time now for our daily look at some of the newspaper and website stories which have caught our eye. with us is kirsty bashforth, founder of quayfive and author of culture shift. we start with the guardian, but this is also in the financial times, the news that there is a new editor at the ft and for the first time, it is a woman

vivienne nunis in new york takes a look ahead for us. it the failing new york times, the company has been growing and added 120 news room employees. that expansion has come at a time when local newspaper companies here in the united states have been laying off reporters, or shutting down presses. the question is — can the new york times support that investment with growing sales and subscribers? it aims to reach 10 million subscribers by 2025. more than double the current total. digital subscriptions have been growing. investors will be watching to see how many dollar a week readers stick around after the offer ends. time now for our daily look at some of the newspaper and website stories which have caught our eye. we'rejoined by adam french, senior consumer rights editor at "which". hello to you. you are talking about tea. is this something that is big in our minds at this time, getting up in our minds at this time, getting up at the time we do, but it is not as good as we hoped about whether there is plastic in tea bags. a lot of peopl

vivienne nunis has the details.ng week and aside from the spike in turkey orders, that means one thing — american shoppers are gearing up for some serious spending, starting with black friday. deloitte forecasts that holiday sales in the us will increase by 4—5% this year as american consumers remain bullish about the economy and their household budget. but shoppers could face higher prices as a result of the trade war. tariffs that came into effect in september impacted $112 billion worth of chinese imports, including consumer electronics. analysts say shoppers should expect to pay more for laptops, high—end tvs, ipods and smart watches, with more tariffs set for december unless a trade deal is reached, shoppers could be out in force, aiming to beat the next lot of price rises. time now for our daily look at some of the newspaper and website stories which have caught our eye. joining me is liz alley, director, brewin dolphin lovely to have you on the programme. the national lottery, why are we talking about this? i

vivienne nunis has more from new york.ing to find out whether pharmaceutical companies here violated the controlled substances act. this law requires the pharmaceutical industry to closely monitor commonly—abused drugs and report suspicious orders. drug manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacies have all been widely criticised for fuelling the opioid crisis by turning a blind eye to suspiciously large orders. the epidemic has killed 400,000 americans over the past two decades. while the federal attorney's office here in new york won't confirm a criminal investigation is under way, investors are clearly worried. stocks in drug manufacturers teva and amneal pharmaceuticals plummeted today. at one stage, both were down 10%. stocks in drug distributors amerisourcebergen and mckesson fell between 3% and 5%. the drug companies deny responsibility for the opioid crisis, saying they followed the laws and regulations that govern the pharmaceutical industry. now for our look at some of the newspaper and website stories which have c

vivienne nunis has more walmart is the largest world's retailer.e months, boosted by its high number of brick and mortar stores and its growing e—commerce business, last quarter online grocery sales jumped by more than a third. the investors will be particularly keen to hear walmart‘s outlook for the holiday season, not only is the season more squeezed than usual with six fewer shopping days between thanksgiving and christmas compared to last year, there's the added pressure of us tariffs on chinese imports. as it stands washington is due to apply 15% tariffs on a fresh set of chinese goods in mid—december, hitting consumer electronics, though those tariffs could be rolled back if a trade agreement is reached with beijing. time now for our daily look at some of the newspaper and website stories which have caught our eye. joining me is emma—lou montgomery, associate director at fidelity international welcome to the programme, serious story to start with, a focus on the headlines in recent months, instagram removing millions of images regarding image

vivienne nunis went to meet her. broadcasting from a bedroom in newjersey to the world. times on tiktok and twitter. curl your lashes, obviously, and then you're going to put them down and use your phone that you are using right now to search what's happening in china, how they're getting concentration camps, throwing innocent muslims in there... so, why did this 17—year—old high school student decide to speak out about an issue on which so many have stayed silent? as a muslim, i've always faced oppression and racism, but to see that these group of people, this ethnic group, is going through much more than i could ever imagine, i thought that this isn't right and i need to spread awareness about this. tiktok is owned by the beijing—based bytedance and it's faced criticism by some, who believe it sensors content that could offend chinese sensibilities. shortly after posting the videos, ferosa's tiktok account was suspended and her handset was blocked from accessing the platform. tiktok says that move is unrelated to her posts about the uighurs but ferosa is unconvinced. t

vivienne nunis in new york takes a look ahead.ted its financial results the clothing firm lowered its profit forecast for the year. partly blaming washington's trade war with beijing. more than 90% of chinese clothing imported to the us is subject to tariffs and abercrombie has now let's turn to the us, where we'll get an idea later said it expects the trade war to cost it $6 million this year. but the firm, which has been selling clothes since 1892 and which counts theodore roosevelt and amelia earhart are among those it's dressed, says lately it's been reducing its reliance on chinese production. while last year a quarter of all abercrombie stock was made in china the figure is expected to drop below a fifth in 2019. when the company delivers its latest results on tuesday investors will be watching for any further impacts of the trade war as well as signs of a slowdown at its teenage label hollister. we will keep an eye on all of that. time now for our daily look at some of the newspaper and website stories which have caught our

vivienne nunis, bbc news.ute trip the store. but this year in some parts of the country they'll do better picking up a snow shovel and some skis. colorado has been walloped by the white stuff with several flights cancelled. that storm is now moving east and causing trouble for holiday travellers. 33 states are under travel advisories. in new york a major concern is whether the usual massive balloons will fly in the annual macy's thanksgiving parade. laura trevelyn has been finding out more. will 0laf fly tomorrow? that's the burning question here in new york city. never mind the impeachment inquiry into president trump. will the giant inflatables which are a feature of the thanksgiving day parade be allowed off the ground, or will that storm system coming in from the midwest ground them? now, here is why it's important. because actually, back in 1997, felix the cat, one of the big balloons, injured four people when it banged into a street lamp. so there are very, very strict rules governing whether the balloon

vivienne nunis is following the story from new york.nce canada legalised cannabis for recreational use so, expectations were high for the country's largest cannabis company, canopy growth. instead, it has disappointed, posting a $375 million loss for the past three months. investors were not impressed. the compa ny‘s stock was down 14% at the close. it is notjust canopy growth that is feeling the pinch. across the industry, cannabis firms have lost about 40% of their value this year. the problem — there is too much pot. while the companies have opened new greenhouses and boosted production of the plant, they say there are not enough retail outlets to sell their cannabis products and they are being undercut by cheaper black—market suppliers. canopy growth is hoping to turn things around with a new range of edibles and cannabis infused drinks set for release in december. time now for our daily look at some of the newspaper and website stories which have caught our eye. joining us is steve hogarty, lifestyle journalist for city am. your de

vivienne nunis, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.riter and broadcaster clive james, who has died at the age of 80. president kennedy was shot down and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world, the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it's a funny old world." angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed. attempts to fly a hot—air balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air we need, it's hard cash." cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the 19605. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc n

vivienne nunis, new york. it's tough happening here but he said we are" a few times over.gardless. what has gone wrong? not that long ago that we we re wrong? not that long ago that we were watching that press conference in the oval office. heralding the significant progress made in a phase one trade deal and it was, as you say going to be signed this week in chile on the same meeting. there is the chinese lead negotiator and he too said he was happy with progress being made so really did look at these stages as if we were inching closer to a deal. since in that meeting was cancelled and have not got any clues today in that speech by president trump or anywhere else about when that replacement location will be found and when this phase one trade deal will be signed. quoting those figures from the port of la but is that why the accepted trade war is causing that much money and puts that manyjobs at risk? trade war is causing that much money and puts that many jobs at risk? you will not have heard it and president trump's speeches today he was heralding the positive aspects

vivienne nunis in new york. why is it so confident?ecember, we now hear this admission that it december, we now hear this admission thatitis december, we now hear this admission that it is looking like january instead. for that to happen, it needs the faa to give the plane the green light and recertify it. interestingly we've seen a couple of the biggest airlines here in the us a back the date they expect to bring the plane back into their flight schedules. southwest and american airlines are now expecting they don't expect the 737 back in their schedules until march. the faa has quite a lot to do, it needs to check the changes that boeing has made to the changes that boeing has made to the anti—stalling software and at the anti—stalling software and at the heart of those two fatal crashes. it also needs to check the new training updates that boeing has made, which have simulatorflights and test flights. all that must happen before the plane can be back in the sky. boeing thinks that happens next month. it will start delivering the pla

viviennes nunis is in new york for us. so, what is the backlash starting to look like?ssroots campaign groups, each of them normally campaigns on a separate issue whether it be employment law, the environment or workers' rights. they come together to form a coalition based in york which they say will hopefully from their point of view help influence the way amazon operates. they say this corporation has two powerful grip on society and it isn't being regulated well by governments. what is the kernel of the concerns? is it working practices, choice? a lot of it is about working conditions and at same time today we've also seen report out in some —— in southern california. they have honed in on the social and environmental impact and is having on that area and they say wages are so low that a number of workers who work in the warehouse or as delivery drivers are paid something like $20,000 a year and they say that is less than half the living wage. some they say are even below the poverty line and they say that has effects for the public purse. many of these employees are

vivienne nunis is joins us now from new york. why do you think google has decided to do this?ing and personalfinance, as you have mentioned. we have seen facebook talk about crypto currency, apple pay has been very successful on phones. amazon has introduced credit cards and paper introduce debit cards and paper introduce debit cards and paper introduce debit cards and accounts for its drivers. google is rather late to the party here in the us. there has been a flurry of activity moving into finance in the last year for tech sector. it is quite late to what has been happening in china. over there, the technology firm has a dominant position in online payments over there. we are seeing us firms copying what has already been happening in china. google will be building on that huge user base, hoping to make another revenues scheme extreme and have been to keep users and its ecosystem, rather than you having to change what you are looking at on your browser, you will stay looking at google when you go to make a payment. i people concerned about this? i the regulator is taking a lo