weeks' long protests there. >> people are worried of the next massacre, what hong kong may happen in beijing. >> protesters demanding carrie lam to resign. >>> they were finishing their job when the top level of the underground parking garage crumbled down under them. no cause for the collapse that broke the sprinkler system. window washers were and were not hurt. >> people came together in the east bay to do their part. they're helping students to get a good start for the school year. >> i am drew tuma. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. in the days ahead, we'll find warmer weather arriving. we'll have details coming ning >>> this week they were born to be together in the same remote alaskan hospital. he flies some of the world's dangerous aerospace in the unpredictable alaskan wilderness. >> the best way to get around alaska is plane. james bond except his red or black or gray. >> they keep this whole area nice and groomed and smooth. >> why are you here? >> every summer. they come over for dinner and we hang out and play and go down the beach and my wife just lowered her standards enough fo

. >> reporter: beijing has called this terrorism. and chinese state-own ed media showing forces assembling near the border for exercises. president trump asked about the situation. >> i hope it works out peacefully and i hope nobody gets hurt or killed. >> reporter: tweeting today, everybody should be calm and safe. >> ian, president trump responding as you reported. and there's real debate over what role the u.s. should play if any as the protesters push for democracy. >> reporter: that's right. on the one hand, the president being accused of pulling his punches, on the other end, tweeting he's being blamed. it's not clear who is blaming him. if it's the chinese government, they certainly criticize the u.s. for backing the protesters. of course, he's in delicate trade negotiations with china. and joe biden saying america should put its full support behind the protesters. >> thank you. >>> and back home, new reporting after a traffic stop that turned deadly in california. the driver pulling out a rifle then firing in rush hour. one o

. >> reporter: beijing has called this terrorism and tonight is sending a message. chinese state-owned media showing forces assembling near the border with hong kong for what they say are exercises. president trump today asked about the situation. >> i hope it works out peacefully and i hope nobody gets hurt and nobody gets killed. >> reporter: later, ominously tweeting, the chinese government is moving troops to the border with hong kong. everybody should be calm and safe. >> ian, president trump responding as you reported. and tonight there's real debate over what role the u.s. should play if any as the protesters push for democracy. >> reporter: that's right. on the one hand, the president being accused of pulling his punches. on the other, tweeting he's being blamed for the problems in hong kong. it's not clear who he thinks is blaming him. if it's the chinese government, they certainly criticize america for backing the protesters, though not president trump. of course, he's in the middle of delicate trade negotiations with china. joe biden describing the protes

beijing warning they can stop this at any moment. staging military demonstrations just across the border in nearby shenzhen, only 20 miles away. releasing this video in their own show of force, and a very clear threat. are you afraid that the chinese will send troops or police across the border? >> yes, of course we will be afraid. >> reporter: tonight, hong kong's beijing-backed government saying rebuilding social order is the highest priority when everything calms down. but the question is, how and when will that happen? >> ian, joining us from hong kong. protesters telling you, they'll stay in the streets despite the threat of a violent crackdown? >> reporter: yes. no one is ready to back down. and this protest was a huge success. and peaceful. they're not unafraid, but they're determined. it's now or never. if the chinese offer concessions, it risks setting a dangerous precedent for them. if they crack down violently, then the world is watching and can respond economically. and president trump saying they will find it difficult t

the president furious at beijing imposing tariffs on $75 billion of american goods. and he fought back with another tariff hike of his own. he also took aim at the fed chair. the markets responding in real time. the dow closing down 623 points. all of this as president president prepares to leave for the g-7 summit in france. here's kyra phillips. >> reporter: wall street today sent reeling after a morning tweetstorm from president trump. the dow diving 623 points after the president tweeted american companies were, quote, "hereby ordered" to stop doing business with china. the president has no authority to order private businesses to cut ties with china. and then he took to twitter again, later in the day, to joke about the stock market plunge. for american farmers like gregg hora in iowa, none of this is funny. china today announced retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion of american goods, including pork. but even before war was hitting him hard. >> pig farmers are currently losing about $25 to $30 per pig. and the future, or the next six months, does not look very opt

it's a highly provocative target that's bound to anger beijing. david? >> ian pannell, who has been reporting from hong kong for days for us. thank you. >>> back here at home, meanwhile, and the shocker making news beyond the sports world tonight. the star player who walked about way from about $500 million. indianapolis colts star quarterback andrew luck revealing two weeks before the season he's now retiring at the age of 29. tonight, the reason why and the fans who were not happy with him and who showed it. here's abc's chief national affairs correspondent tom llamas now. >> look at this reaction. there are people -- that guy is wearing an andrew luck jersey.hp out. >> reporter: the surprise play stunning indianapolis colts fans didn't even happen on the fear. new star quarterback andrew luck, just 29 years old, was retiring, just days before the start of the season. >> it's almost -- jimmy, it sounds like some of these fans are booing as andrew luck starts to head back to the locker room here. >> reporter: like his playing career, saying good-bye was

now the first move from beijing targeting a hong kong firm, ordering them to halt any involvement in the protest. but since hong kong is one of china's key trading hubs, there's more at stake than businesses there. the man who predicted the collapse of subprime mortgages ahead of the 2008 financial crisis says if this situation in hong kong gets any worse it could pose a greisk to the u.s. economy as a trade war. >> if there's a black swan right now as what's happening in hong kong, if things escalate that could have an effect on the global economy. >> reporter: china is hong kong's trading partner. hong kong's economy is essential for attracting global investments. china knows this. beijing fears the course -- calls for liberty in hong kong will be heard inside mainland china. >> julia, thank you. >>> next to the weather back here at home. flash flood dangers and wildfires in parts of the west. dumping chemicals to stop them in dublin, california. just east of san francisco. heavy rains in washington state setting off this remud slide. dangerous heat from texas to florida. that's wh

originally sparked by an extradition bill that would have sent people charged with crimes in hong kong to beijing for prosecution. that bill is now suspended, but protesters are calling for it to be formally withdrawn. the protesters have since dispersed, but dozens of flights were still listed as canceled. >> just ahead, you call rideshare because you need a ride. but what if drivers refuse to pick you up? the san francisco woman who says drivers keep cancelling on her, or worse, just driving by. we're going to tell you why coming up. >> i'm spencer christian. we're looking to mt. diablo from the east bay hills camera. we have warmer now, it's going to get hotter as we get into the middle of the week. i'll have the accuweather i'll have the accuweather forecast com - (phone ringing) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. call or visit and accessoriesphones for your mobile phone. like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. - ( phone ringing ) - get details on this state program call or visit >>> to you to claims of discrimination on lyft, a san fr

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. >> reporter: in 2008 when hannah won silver medal for fencing at the beijing olympics, she was the loudest person cheering her sister on. >> there were thousands of people there. >> reporter: now at 35, hannah lives in san francisco and metta in kansas city. they are more connected than ever. >> we are identical twins which is pretty much as close as you can get to being a clone without being a clone. >> she's right-handed, i'm left-handed. she has the mass on her left side, i have it on my right side. >> reporter: they were recently diagnosed with breast cancer. their dual diagnoses came within two weeks of each other. >> to say it's a one-two punch is an understatement. >> reporter: they have the gene mutation which gives them 70% chance of getting breast cancer in their lifetime. dr. pamela muenster is a leading oncologist at ucsf that specializes in breast cancer. she says it's not uncommon for twins to get cancer diagnoses. the timing was unique. >> one twin was lucky to have another twin. one of the twins who got diagnosed can now tell the other one to get tested and hopefull

to stop the unrest. >> reporter: beijing brought the troops to the border. people are worried about the the tiananmen square massacre might be back home. >> they're calling for carrie to resign and investigation into force used against protesters. >>> congressman omar and tlaib and talking about travel restrictions after benjamin netanyahu's decision to prevent them from entering. he had allowed it but denied after president trump tweeted it would show great weakness. >>> opening a year behind schedule, bart wants the up. they want a fine and bart is proposing a fine of $30,000 for each day. they blame bart saying it is the transit agency's fault for it opening so late. >>> stephen curry helping finance creation of a competitive golf program at the university. he is planning to cover the cost for six years. the two time mvp is holding a c black university to make that announcement. he is an avid golfer and launched a mini series you can watch thursday nights at 8:00 p.m. >>> rolling stones played to a packed stadium an hour past the concert's curfew. ♪ i w

pro democracy advocates are urging to stop beijing using military intervention. >> people worry about the next tianemen square massacre three >> they're calling for carrie to resign and independent investigation and use of force against the protesters. >>> greenland's premier says the thought of buying greenland is quote absurd, reiterating the semi autonomous territory is not for sale. the president has brought up buying greenland comparing the idea to a large real estate deal. he said they have discussed buying the island suggesting it could be of strategic value to the u.s. the premier says she strongly hopes president trump is not being serious. >>> the rolling stones played an hour past the city's curfew. ♪ i was out in the city i was out in the rain ♪ >> the concert waslefo m but th but their no filter tour on hold so mick jagger could go undergo heart surgery. the 49ers negotiated an extension to the 10:00 p.m. curfew. that's the power of the rolling stones. they ended their set at 11:00 p.m. and did so with their classic satisfaction. >> sometimes apparently you can get wh

tariffs by beijing and president trump's order for u.s. companies to look for an alternative to china. in california, experts say this trade dispute will impact tesla vehicles, apple phones and even wine. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas has local reaction to what's going on. >> companies that make cars, grow rice, sell crude oil and distill whiskey are likely to feel the pinch from the tariffs that china put on goods. the latest salvo firend n. a trade war. >> tariffs are much like taxes. >> a 5 to 10% charge will be added to goods shipped from america to china. one batch in september, another in december. >> in economics, there's a principle that taxes are always paid by both sides. by the producers and the consumers. >> president trump has been using tariffs on chinese goods sold in the u.s. to pressure china into ending what he's called unfair trade practices dating back decades. in retaliation, well, china slapped tariffs on california's agriculture industry, especially farmers who grow pistachios worth $663 million in sales in 2017. alm

what's on the agenda as he ratchets up his fight with beijing increasing tariffs. >> we're having a little spat with china, and we'll win it. >> what he is ordering american companies to do. >>> health concerns. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg revealing a new cancer battle, the second within a year. her treatment and what her doctors are saying about her health. >>> brewing storms, the tropical disturbances already being felt in parts of the south. the severe weather hits the central plains with tornadoes and dangerous lightning. >>> stand your ground verdict. jurors delivering their decision

. >> in 2008 when hanna won silver medal for fencing at the pay she think oc-- beijing olympics she was there cheering her on. at 35, hanna lives in san francisco, metta in kansas city. despite the 2,000 mile difference, they are more connected than well ever. >> we are identical mirror image twins, which is pretty much the closest you can get to a clone without being a clone. >> i'm left handed and she's right handed. she has the mass on her left side. i have it on the right. >> they were both diagnosed with breast cancer. the diagnosis came within three weeks. >> it was a one-two punch was an understatement. >> they have the gene mutation that gives them a 70% chance of giving them breast cancer in a lifetime. >> this is something we see. >> reporter: dr. pamela is a leading oncologist that specialize the special izes in cancer. but the timing is unique. >> one twin was lucky to have another twin. one of the twins who got diagnosed can now tell the other one to get tested and hopefully by that we could detect the tumor much sooner. >> reporter: they have seen an outpouring of support

measured tone with regard to the hong kong protests because he really doesn't want to ruffle feathers with beijing, and this is something he felt even in his meeting with president xi of china a couple of months ago, this is something he felt he could assure him is we're not going to get involved. even on a broader scale president trump has said he doesn't want to be a policeman. this is approach he's vowed to take since day one so it's really not surprising he takes a step back and stays quiet on these things. >> one of the foreign policy issues the president was all in on was venezuela. and it was earlier this year the president alluded to possibly intervening in there when he said he would consider intervening in the venezuelan crisis. the administration seems to have been somewhat pulled back from the reality there on the ground that nicolas maduro is not going anywhere anytime soon despite the fact the u.s. was acknowledging juan guaido as the interim president. >> we're about eight months into the crisis, and all the while the strongman nicolas maduro dictator is still in power. despite the

chinese say there is directive from beijing to try to decouple from reliance on the u.s. economy. that could already be seen in an agreement they made with russia, basically china will try to create a soybean industry for russia, including technology and the transportation of that but chinese sources again saying that this meeting did not go well for the u.s., or for china. they were really digging in their heels. the newest member of that meeting, the chinese commerce minister really dug in, saying he basically wasn't quite up to speed on everything. he needed to delay. there was a lot of delaying going on within the meeting t did not sit well with the u.s. side, u.s. trade team according to our sources there. again the chinese unwilling to budge or add back in anything, or any concessions they had made that the u.s. said that they had deleted from that agreement. back to you, guys. jackie: thank you. back to lenore and lindsey. you heard edward's report. i'm wondering if august, not a great month for stocks anyway, will be a worse month with this what if on the table as we wait

you can say for the protest is there is certainly an environment where there is somebody going after beijing right now. that is the united states. they may feel they have some cover. connell: the question, the larger question, paul, whether they're linked or not, for the market, and people trying to calculate that, we saw it to some extent today, has the risk economically gone up, that we're headed down the road possibly to recession into recession as goldman sachs was saying? what do you think? >> i personally think so. if you look what china appears to be doing, they will wait this out. they are in no rush to actually end this. which i think is actually more than even a trade war. it is spilling into more of an economic war with china and think what president trump is trying to do, this current administration, make this as painful as possible for china in the interim to the 2020 elections. so it is going to be interesting to see how it plays out because we have two very opposing sides. >> now to susan li on the floor of the new york stock exchange. susan. susan: we're looking at thin volum

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chinese ambassador there who says in a warning to hong kong protesters that patience is limited in beijing. [speaking in native tongue] further, until unrest the central government will not sit on its hands and watch . reporter: yeah, okay, this weekend were expecting more protest because yes it was a calm day today here in hong kong but i was getting the list of rally plans for the next week or so and were expecting big wants to take place saturday and sunday and these are mass rallies have been called before and don't forget that's when we thought one-2 million of hong kong's 7 million residents taking to the streets. guys. connell: pretty friday morning. we will watch is going into tomorrow and the next day. thank you, susan. glad we got you on life from hong kong. not to michael. what is the next move from president she's not move of you in order to correctly what to do? reporter: great question. one thing he can do and i think we all agree is even he would agree is anything that looks like another tiananmen square. the commemoration was two months ago on the 30th anniversary when lega

president trump said hopes beijing treats hong kong protesters humanely. i asked one of them, what do you want the president to do? >> what i am hear to say, ask donald trump be tough with china. being tough is the only language that totalitarian government understands. reporter: we have the late, brand new video of the chinese military build-up across the along the hong kong border with china. we do see amassing of troops and tanks, armored personnel carriers as well. china of course says these are just exercises. this is in preparation for the 70th anniversary of the communist party's founding. a lot of people are more concerned. i wouldn't say the chances are high according to the experts i speak to here in hong kong but is more, shall we say heightened concern that china may intervene militarily but a remote chance of that, guys. melissa: susan thank you. connell: we'll talk more about this. jake parker, u.s.-china business council senior vice president. good to see you. you heard what susan is reporting there. your contacts are certainly in the busine

despite what beijing is doing. there are a lot of tactics which are underthe radar, you had more than a million people come out. as many as 1.7 million. maybe a bit fewer. remember this was in a torrential downpour this crowd is. what they're really saying to the international community they will defend their homeland. beijing doesn't know what to do. it is putting troops on the streets of hong kong in guise of hong kong policeman. it is taking over the hong kong government from carrie lam, the chief executive, it can do all these things, but it cannot win hearts and minds. it has lost 3/4 of the population. connell: is there a choice where that doesn't involve military force moving? is there some other way out of the protest movement? >> i don't think so. they could certainly lose hong kong. since april there is no loss of fervor. beijing can try a number of different tactics. everything it tried up to now has completely failed. this is a hostile regime that came to power through violence, maintains its power thro

the chinese sources say there is also a directive in beijing for the departments there to start decoupling from the reliance of the united states. that means buying things from other sources, making them there in china. we'll have to see if the scheduled meetings, scheduled for next february actually happen under the threat or possibly these tariffs imposed. back to you, ashley. ashley: edward lawrence, thanks very much. let's get to deirdre bolton at new york stock exchange. it has been a struggle for all the day but we cam back a little bit. reporter: no other day to say it the dow down fourth day in a row. s&p 500 and nasdaq down fifth day in a row. you have to go back to march to see weeks like this especially for the s&p 500 and nasdaq. focusing on the dows looking at stocks that sold the most, in fact they accounted for half the decline on that average. see on the screens, apple, goldman sachs, ibm. we've been talking about the trade tensions between the u.s., china, apple very much affected by that. huge part of this revenue coming from china. of course the manufacturing question, a

china defending its right to spread beijing's views online after facebook and twitter accuse it of manipulation. let's go to susan li who is live in hong kong with the latest. susan? >> so much news to cover today. we also saw the embattled hong kong chief executive, carrie lam, first time since hundreds of thousands, up to a million taking to the streets alone on sunday. and again in her press conference today, the chief executive rejecting calls to form an independent inquiry. looking into hong kong police brutality against protesters. rejecting calls to withdraw the hugely unpopular extradition bill which sparked these 12 weeks of protests. again saying that is basically dead, but not eliminating it. but she did extend one olive branch to the protesters. >> we will start immediately a a dialogue with people from all walks of life. this is something that we want to do in a very sincere and humble manner. i and my principle officials are committed to listen, to what the people have to tell us. we want to reach out to the community as soon as possible. reporter: reaching out to the protesters,

it stoked fears that beijing is extending it is release to semiautonomous hong kong. simon works as trade investment officer has been put in detention for 15 days allegedly violating a law on public order. there are no indications he has done anything wrong. and more protests are planned for the coming week by various groups such as accountants, transport workers, relatives of police officers and students. neither side, however, shows any signs of backing down. the only question now, how long china permits this to continue. back to you. connell: that has been the question. benjamin hall on the hong kong story. melissa: you don't see a lot of accountants rioting in the u.s. connell: i was thinking that, yeah. melissa: new casualty of the trade war. on going feud between the u.s. and china is hitting wineries across the nation. we'll talk to the california vineyard owner about the hurdles ahead. plus, remorseful, but innocent. new fallout from the cheating elite. why lori laughlin is back on the hot seat. that's next. at fidelity those zeros really add up. ♪ maybe i'l

there is no way short term he will make concessions because he knows there are plenty of opponents in beijing who he might say are gunning to bring him down. he thinks he is president for life but he knows that most roman emperors never died in their beds. he is looking over his shoulder. he will not be able to make real concessions on hong kong. he will be highly annoyed but there is nothing he can do about it, come october 1st when they celebrate the 70th anniversary of the communist take over. hong kong will be there to remind him, there are a lot of chinese want real freedom, not phony freedom of revolution of 1949. connell: steve, carol, dan, thanks, to all three of you. >> thank you. melissa: today's selloff wiping out market gains for the week. so what happens on monday? coming next. ♪ with drivewise. it lets you know when you go too fast... ...and brake too hard. with feedback to help you drive safer. giving you the power to actually lower your cost. unfortunately, it can't do anything about that. now that you know the truth... are you in good hands? i come face-to-face with a lot o

there is pressure from beijing. october 1st is the 70th anniversary of the communist take over the china t would be nice to have this thing behind them. china is ready to take action. they are hoping protesters give them the pretext to do it. connell: we'll see. it is early saturday morning in hong kong. in a matter of hours we may get a better idea. i want to ask you about twitter it was interesting with president trump. keeps an eye on what you're doing with twitter, you indexed capital gains to inflation. the president said idea liked by many. he said maybe it is not such a great idea, i might be perceived being elitist if i go through with it. what is going on now? >> i think the president like as good stock market. he knows that reflect as good economy, told by some advisors including treasury department to drop the thing. i'm sure his political shop says the same thing. he is a practical business person what works, indexing of capital gains, give new opportunities, giving market some juice it clearly needs. ev

to your point how likely is direct intervention from beijing? will they take that step with the world watching? >> i'm sure there are big debates going on in the corners of power right now because the elite in china which are very much connected with the government, the elegal know their net worth, their own prosperity will suffer if hong kong is substantially crippled as a magnet for free enterprise and economic growth. the good news, let's back up for a second. the good news that many of us didn't think that china was going to leave hong kong alone when you had turnover from british rule but they did. hong kong continued to prosper. it was a great success story. now that's in danger. in theory china agreed with the british, 50 years of complete self-rule or basically complete self-rule for hong kong. if that bows away, it will hurt china, it will be very bad for hong kong. it will be sad news for the world. ashley: it is a last-ditch attempt by protesters trying to prevent what seems inevitable and that's sad. >> it is. one thing i should say,

part of beijing's retaliation against president trump's trade war. here now to talk about this, dale moore. national farm bureau executive vice president. dale, thanks for joining us. how hard and how badly is the u.s. farm belt struggling right now? >> this is one of the toughest times we have faced in decades. as we look over, we've already gone through six years after down agricultural economy. another nature as you pointed out has not been a good business partner so far this year. you throw in this body blow that china, pulling out, saying they're not going to buy u.s. agricultural commodities. it is a really, really tough situation for us. ashley: the president says he has the farmers back, he will help with subsidies. does that soften the blow? >> we appreciate the president put his trade mitigation package, market facilitation payments, those are helping absorb some of the impact, but man we're talking about a need for men and women i work for across the country, they're facing really tough times. we need to get these trade issues resolved. th

beijing, also warning its citizens to think twice about visiting america. fox business's grady trimble live in chicago with the latest. grady? >> beautiful day on the chicago riverwalk. don't know if you ever been here. one of the most popular tourist spots in the city. that is partly because of all the restaurants and bars along it. that is a big draw. they certainly rely on foot traffic from tourists. there might be fewer tourists from other countries here. that is at least according to a new report. let's dive into how bad it is. of the monthly report from the u.s. travel association says international travel to the u.s. is down a little less than 1% in june. they say the decline is in, at least in part because of trade tensions with china. but there are likely a couple of factors at play here. for one, exchange rates. one u.s. dollar is worth about seven chinese yuan. our stronger economy compared to other parts of the world could discourage foreign travelers because their money just doesn't go as far here. on top of that the chinese government is warni

the protests taking a more anti-beijing tone as they have developed. chinese authorities have made veiled threats to bring out chinese troops based in hong kong to restore order. more protests are planned for this weekend. back to you. melissa: greg, thank you. hoping to calm rising tensions president trump speaking out about a possible fourth meeting with north korea's kim jong-un as the rogue regime it continues to test ballistic missiles. fox news lucas tomlinson is the at pentagon with the latest. reporter: melissa, before leaving for the hamptons president trump said he received a beautiful three-page letter from north korean leader kim jong-un, delivered the old-fashioned way, by hand. >> he is not happy with the testing. it is a very small testing that we did. he wasn't happy with the testing. he put that in the letter. but he also sees a great future for north korea. so we'll see how it all works out. meantime i say it again, there have been no nuclear tests. the missill tests have all been short-range, no ballistic missile tests, no long-range

—— to beijing? these protests does it give division? -- to beijing? it is very difficult to say, but you know the situation right now as he also mentioned, that the beijing government right now years that they we re government right now years that they were terraced to describe those protesters. i am afraid that the protesters. i am afraid that the protesters may use much more dot and are given the general situation —— in the general situation will be escalated in the coming days. i cannot get any further prediction in the coming few days. as we can see, they have some protest in the coming week. what concerns do you have, though, and that these protesters spread further and more groups decided tojoin? spread further and more groups decided to join? you can see that both hong kong authority as well as at the protesters, they have become tantrum sketch make it much more radicalised and you can also see that the whole campaign, the extradition bill has escalated. then te na nts extradition bill has escalated. then tenants before. you can see that th

beijing has threatened to intervene. but so far, it's the police who are trying to maintain this situation. they are there in great numbers, look. rather than the people's liberation army being brought in. protesters have been using luggage trolleys to build barriers. some travellers have become distressed and then angered as well. they have been exchanges with the protesters and passengers who have described their actions as selfish. but of course they believe they are defending the freedoms that hong kong enjoys that are not enjoyed in the rest of mainland china. we keep seeing pictures from inside and outside. clearly the police are well and truly on the move, aren't they? ordinarily, there would be hundreds and hundreds of flights taking off and hundreds of flights taking off and landing. this is a really important hub in this part of asia. more than 220 destinations are served by hong kong. the united nations higher in for human rights has been speaking about the situation in hong kong urging the authorities in the

beijing has stepped up its criticism of the protesters. our china correspondent, stephen mcdonell, is in hong kong. although there now would only be a handful of prodemocracy activists inside the airport, these new security measures have effectively put an end to the possibility of having these rallies inside the terminal, at least. that's because now you need to have a passport and a travel itinerary in order to get access to the building. those few protesters who are down on the arrivals level, once they leave, they won't be able to get back in again, and so the protest movement, the pro—democracy movement won't be able to refill their ranks. now it doesn't mean in theory you couldn't have a protest outside the building, but even without this new security in place, many activists have decided not to return to the airport today after those shocking scenes we saw last night, violent clashes, including one at one point a policeman having shies truncheon removed, at one point a policeman having his truncheon removed, and he was bashed by m

that is not going to sit well with beijing. you assume this dance, one step forward and two steps back, to get back around the table at the beginning of september. it is hard to see how much progress can be made and certainly you don't hear that much talk of the deal when this first started when trump has backed ta riffs first started when trump has backed tariffs were first floated. it is worth remembering at that time that the us economy was in a much stronger position and the global economy was doing much better. thank you very much for that update. so i will have more in an hour. thank you very much. india's prime minister narendra modi has described his government's much—criticised decision to revoke the special status of indian—administered kashmir, after seven decades, as a major achievement. the disputed region has been in lockdown for more than a week, with internet and phones cut off, and hundreds of people detained. the move has sparked outrage internationally, including here in london, leading to protests at the

their campaign for greater democracy — and less direct intervention from the chinese government in beijing? from hong kong, the bbc‘s stephen mcdonell reports on what could be seen as an olive branch from the authorities. the announcement was short on detail but an announcement of some form has been promised. the hong kong leader says she wants to hear from across the community about the current tensions, but she did not explain how this would happen. we will start immediately a platform for dialogue with people from all walks of life, so this is something that we want to do in a very sincere and humble manner. with many are blaming her for triggering with many are blaming herfor triggering her for triggering the hong kong crisis, carrie lam has been under pressure with a political solution. injune the proposal to allow people to be sent to chinese courts controlled by the communist party sparked mass rallies. from the bungled government response to hundreds of thousands protesting against the bill, there have been increasingly violent conflicts between radicalised youths and thousands o

beijing made a veiled threat, there was an editorial in one of the newspapers suggesting that maybe china will prioritise its own manufacturers when it comes to the doling out of these rare earth minerals and they are becoming increasingly important as we become a more tech driven society. us does not necessarily have to acquire greenland to obtain the use of its rare earth minerals and they recently signed a deal in fact of cooperation to actually start promoting the development of the industry there. so it's not quite clear why donald trump has gone off ona clear why donald trump has gone off on a one of sorts when it comes to acquiring the territory. michelle fleury is in new york. a lot of head scratching over there and over here as to whether this is and over here as to whether this is a serious proposal or ever had any business merit, any other theories at your end? we can get into the rumour milland at your end? we can get into the rumour mill and there is plenty surrounding donald trump, is he trying to distract us from something else? if you look at this administration that is on

and if thati5 courts, and beijing said no. and if that is to be believed then where is the power anyway? does the hong kong government even have the authority to withdraw the bill? or to adhere to withdraw the bill? or to adhere to any of the protester demands? or i5 beijing really calling the shots here? and i think according to many in the pro—democracy camp, they think that is the case, that what is the point in talking to hong kong because they see their leader is a kind of lame duck figure now anyway, so kind of lame duck figure now anyway, so again this is the problem, the government says we won't consider anything and you stop protesting, protester5 say we won't stop prote5ti ng protester5 say we won't stop prote5ting unle55 protester5 say we won't stop prote5ting unless you consider our demand5. so it goes round and round and becomes ever more violent. and again, ithink and becomes ever more violent. and again, i think we will see more 5treet clashes again in the coming day5. 5treet clashes again in the coming days.

than one dozen people still missing after the storm that moved through shanghai towards the capital, beijing. torrential downpours triggered mudslides and heavy flooding while hundreds of homes and crops have been damaged. the economic toll from the typhoon is set to cost already more than $2 billion. the italian senate will meet tuesday to set a date for a vote of no-confidence in the government. the minister, material slovenia, was seen relaxed after declaring last week that it has broken down. the leader is hoping to capitalize on his popularity with an early election. at the moment, he shares power with the five-star movement, which he accuses of holding up plans to reach autonomy and new infrastructure. that he from the fact ran away quickly and did not leave a declaration of parliament, he started a government crisis outside parliament. the constitution foresees any kind of crisis inside parliament because all the citizens have the right to know. for this reason, there are debates in the chamber. get the interior prime minister back into the chamber. anchor: the trump administration is

this comes with rhetoric out of beijing: some of the protests terrorism and saying they will crack down with an iron this, but when you talk to people, they had a much different view in hong kong. they said they are frustrated, angry and scared. and theyy was going say they were frustrated here in mainland china. >> more than 500 migrants remained stranded after being rescued by 28 boats. the ship takes up more than 300 migrants on sunday and monday and the spanish open arms days waitingt 12 for poor entry approval. the agency appealed for them to be taken in, but so far none have asked to court and eight the boats disembarking. -- coordinate the boats disembarking. he is calling for the government to provide a safe port. >> we have four rescues and four days in a row. we had the first rescue at 85 people and the second rescue was again, 85 people and the last was 105 people. on the last rescue moments after he got lifejackets, part of the riverboat collapsed and people went into the water. if we would not have been there minutes before, there would have been more in the mediterranean.

beijing insists they are therefore routine exercises. china's ambassador to the u.k. has accused foreign forces of being behind the protests in the semiautonomous region. >> no foreign country should interfere in hong kong's internal affairs. we urge forces to respect china's sovereignty and security. interfering inp hong kong's affairs. stop interfering in china's internal affairs. they should not misjudge the situation and go down the wrong path. they will lift this stone only to drop it on their own feet. >> a compulsory recycling program has started in one of the largest cities in the world. of dollarsces dozens in fines if they do not sort rubbish properly. it is a test for a nationwide scheme. throwingdent: household waste away in shanghai is more complicated than it used to be. rubbish has to be sorted into several categories, including wet and dry. it is not optional. it is an order from the government is seems to have caught on quickly. >> this garbage recycle rule is great. we are used to it already. it is no trouble for us at all. when i am cooking, i autom

the attackers are said to be staunchly pro-beijing. his portrait is now on the wall among the victims of that day. one person says he is not surprising friend has been detained. >> simon had been involved in activitiesic-related , some reforms, et cetera those forms have a particular stance on the constitutional reform or the way how hong kong was forward in terms of political development. sensitive.quite >> simon's lawyer says he has not been able to locate him, but his case is likely to feed into the anger and suspicion among protesters who fear beijing's growing ininfluence announcer: on this episode of "earth focus," ocean acidification caused by global warming is dramatically affecting marine life. in california, partnerships are forming between cocommercial fisheries, scientists, and community members to helelp the endangered abalone adapt and survive. [slide projector clicking] different announcer: "earth focus" is made possible in part by a grant from anne ray foundation

. >> it is not just cathay pacific coming under pressure from beijing. there is a wider atmosphere creeping into the hong kong corporate world that if you want to continue doing business with china, you should distance yourself and your staff from the protests. oft week, it was the turn accountants to take to the streets to reject interference from beijing. had taken major firms out a newspaper ad criticizing their companies for ignoring hong kong people and the reasons for the protests. after pressure from beijing, the companies released statements distancing themselves from the ads. cathay pacific declined our request for an interview. the reason given for the action against staff's security. aviation authorities say they won't allow flights to and or their airspace if they are operated by anyone who has participated in were supported -- or percent -- or supported protests. >> they need to fly into chinese airspace. china is entitled to live by their rules. as far as we are concerned, we totally support the freedom of opinion. >> freedom of opinion con

has accused beijing of being a currency manipulator. the puerto rico supreme court has agreed to fast-track the hearing of a lawsuit which challenges the ways which the new interim governor was appointed. they were selected without senate approval after protesters forced his predecessor from office. the senate has just met. what did they decide? correspondent: they met, they discussed for over an hour, but they decided the senate president would not take a vote. what they are going to do is wait for the supreme court to make a ruling on this very .mportant decision if the interim governor is constitutionally the governor of this island. this island now deeper into political and constitutional crisis, no doubt about it. asked,the senators was what is the state of puerto rican politics? he answered with a one-word answer, and that was chaos. that really is how it the situation is right now. fall to theto supreme court to decide this. this does affect people here. let us remember, puerto rico is a territory of the united states. hurricane

beijing vowed to bring justice to those responsible for the recent violence. troops have been deployed to restore calm in malawi's capital after battles broke out between protesters and police. there have been continuous demonstrations and the president won a second term in april. protesters say the vote was rigged. anchor: --reporter: opposition supporters in malawi say the presidential election was rigged to favor malika -- peter mougey got -- the president. head of they want the the electoral commission. >> he must resign. we will continue to do demonstrations for as long as he does not that down and any efforts to stop the people from demonstrating are really against the constitutional rights of the people. insistsition parties there were many irregularities and alterations. election officials deny this. areas, the army blocked roads to the government building. president peter mutharika accused the opposition of trying to spread chaos. his ruling party denies allegations of vote rigging and fraud, but these people on the streets -- >> the way we voted and

you have people who will be on the streets because they support beijing. the bigger rallies would be the pro-democracy protesters. sunday is a key day. tens of thousands, if not, hundreds of thousands, are expected to attend that rally. authorities have not given the permission for any marches, citing the fact that there have been these scenes of violence unfolding on the street. ask anyone, they will tell you they expect some protesters would break away. there is anxiety that we can see teargas and violence in hong kong. at the end of the day, you have the resilience of these protesters. they will continue making their voices heard, getting them as loud as possible until they get what they want. >> other global companies are also getting caught in the crossfire of hong kong's political crisis. versailles g, coach, and geo guangxi have been forced to apologize after they posted pictures of t-shirts that did not properly designate hong kong as a past of china. price board health keepers has been condemned for not condemning them forcefully enough. the compa

it follows beijing announcing planned tariffs on $75 billion worth of used -- on american goods. x-ray agreement between the european union and south american countries unless brazil does more to tackle thousands of wildfires. with pockets in the northwest. now, theur top story jeter -- the g-7 summit saturday. the secretary of defense joins us from washington from washington -- joins us from washington. how would you describe the president with economic downturns and growing trade war with china? >> they are horrible because not only does he have a trade war with china, but he has put a lot of tariffs on a lot of the european countries and the jeeps seven was supposed to get all these countries to work together to deal with these problems and trump is not dealing with it. last year, he refused to sign the communicate that the g-7 wanted on climate change and he's changed his mind about the wind will at the end of the conference after he left early to meet with the north koreans and he has set up -- upset all of his european counterparts with the way he handled denmark. >> you sa

they've -- they believe the police are working for beijing and not the people of hong kong. there's no sign of any violence during the day. people are living side-by-side with police officers and their family members. this has been an unpredictable situation and as more protests pop up, more people and communities are being affected. by day, the damage of previous nights is still evident. there's no point fixing it yet. probably break out again at any point. on all sides, people are growing weary after what has been a long fight. backng kong can be -- go to before. everyone standing together, peaceful. sight,r: with no end in it may be a long wait for those who want to see old hong kong returned and those fighting for anyone to emerge. al jazeera, hong kong. reporter: i will bring you more on our top story. the report of a cease-fire in idlib. joe macron is a middle east analyst. he joins us live now from the u.s. capitol. that upearlier a report to one million syrians have been pushed out of idlib. this is a mounting humanitarian crisis. they will not have food or shelter o