sophie: i'm sophie in hong kong. the city has witnessed a record turnout is voters have their first opportunity to cast a view on the increasingly violent street protests and the government's handling of the issue. joining us now is james tien honorary chairman of the hong kong liberal party and a former member of -- thank you for joining us after the sunday polls which are widely being seen as a referendum on the government. the pro-democracy camp is 118 district of council which should give them a foothold on the election committee for the chief executive. what position does carrie lam and her cabinet find themselves in now? >> right now probably does not make any difference, but during the next election then the 1200 electoral members get to vote. will go to7 independents. we need 600 to win. carrie last time had 777. you take that away and you were down to 650 which is barely over the majority figure. difficult very -- for government to managea a win. it's more difficult to govern right now. sophie: hong kong has

sophie: good morning. i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. we are under an hour away from market opens in hong kong and south korea. kathleen: good evening from bloomberg global headquarters in new york. i'm kathleen hays. welcome to "daybreak asia." sophie: our top stories this friday -- the u.s. and china say they will remove tariffs as a trade deal approaches, but both sides say negotiations are making progress. investors are not so sure. disney leaps in late trade with quarterly profit topping estimates as "the lion king roars at theaters and theme parks stay strong. kathleen: let's take a look at how asian markets are opening. the asx 200, a little bit higher beenthe 6726, which had the biggest advance in three weeks on the market close yesterday. now to nikkei futures, a fractional move higher. there is uncertainty about the trade war deal getting done. that will weigh on japanese stocks. stocks had risen for a third day yesterday, but there could be a fourth, the kind of company that could benefit from this u.s.-china trade deal. stock

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. protests in the city have dragged on for months and are affecting business, the economy, daily life and the pain shows an economic data. today, a final reading of third-quarter gdp. economists expected a decline of almost 3% and say things will get worse before the year is out. let's discuss it with carlos casanova, carlos, hong kong faces a deeper recession and the government has attempted to shore up the economy with stimulus and relief measures. what more can they do? carlos: we did see a slight downside correction to the q3 figures. it was significantly worse than what we all envision for the third quarter. as you say, it is about external pressure weighing on demand and that has been happening since you won. but protests had an impact on consumption. to mute the impact, authorities implemented fiscal stimulus. but with a .6% of gdp, the package is not going to be big enough to significantly change growth rate going forward. we are looking at potentially negative growth this year

sophie: will there be a dividend further down the line? jeffrey: we don't want to speculate right now, but this is a business that over time, some global peers have paid dividends and at the end of the day, investors are always thinking about and wanting a dividend so it is something we will keep in mind overtime. sophie: jeffrey perlman of dara: -- esr. on the hong kong exchange. rishaad: good stuff. sophie kamaruddin, the hong kong exchange. another roadblock, another obstacle possibly. it is deja vu. the trade were between beijing and washington. here is su keenan with the first word news. su: chinese officials are saying paid out a long-term trade deal with the u.s. is possible -- they doubt a long-term trade deal with the u.s. is possible. they remain concerned about president trump's compulsive nature and his willingness to back out of the deal they want to sign in the coming weeks. impeachment proceedings, the house of representatives has voted to proceed with a presidential impeachment inquiry. the vote played out among mostly part

sophie: and i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. a look back at hong kong where a record number of people have turned out to vote in local elections. let's discuss implications for the city and china and trade talks with the u.s. with ben emons. we are about a week out from the tariffs deadline. how does the hong kong situation fit into your assessment of what the trade deal may look like between the u.s. and china given the latest developments in hong kong? ben: thank you very much for having us again on the show. this is honestly a good outcome. if it is pro-democracy, i would think from the u.s. side it would be a confirmation of the bill that passed the senate and the house of representatives that is on trump's desk right now. and he has some time to look at this bill and maybe sign it because now the people of hong kong have spoken. so it comes down to that the chinese government and hong kong government have to respond to what the people has said. and i think this is sort of the time ideally for having this become such a domin

sophie kamaruddin is here in central. sophie. sophie: we have moved around the central neighborhood. we have seen new signs of this new normal that has emerged, given that protesters have focused their efforts on disrupting traffic, and affecting commercial and business districts. saying it is due to the disruption of transport, which has seen several stations closed. bus routes affected as well. the entire line has been suspended, according to the rail operator. me,ou take a look around hardly activity. people are going about their daily. -- day. in the sense of the new normal, we're entering a third day of disruption for travel commuters. we have seen wide police presence as well. this as they are trying to maintain control, as they see protests emerging on university campuses. one of the sites after what police called a level of deadly violence being seen overnight. clashes have emerged there. rish. >> we have been hearing from authorities in the past half hour. they are saying it is the unthinkable. what else are you hearing?

sophie has a check. sophie: set for a muted start for the session in sydney. aussie shares adding 1/10 of 1%. the wellington opening fairly flat. heads up on the central bank's fund, thailand expected to cut rates. earnings of note include softbank, mitsubishi motors, the hong kong exchange and wynn macau. quick check of the u.s. dollar which is extending its advanced after the strong u.s. data we got overnight. that has seen pricing for a fed rate cut not christ in until 2021. checking in on the offshore yuan, steady. the yen is holding a three-day decline. jp morgan has raised the dollar-yen on increase japanese demand for overseas investment. a check on the kiwi dollar that has recovered after poor data extended. new zealand unemployment rate rose more than estimated to 4.2% in the fourth quarter from 3.9%. haidi: sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. the first word news now. ritika: a senior trump administration envoy testified the white house did press ukraine to investigate joe biden in exchange for an oveal office meeting for the country's new president. the

paul: thanks, sophie. before we hand over to "the china open" let's get a look at how we are trading. green on the screen as we saw wall street setting a new record. the nikkei up 0.4%. positive territory in australia. we are also hearing from the reserve bank governor phil lowe saying qb in australia is further away. the cash rate would have to make it down to 0.25%. shery: we are watching president trump making remarks at the keep america great rally in florida. this rally in the midst of that house impeachment inquiry which is shifting into a new phase with president trump himself being invited to present his defense. plenty more on the trade negotiations between the u.s. and china as well coming up. the china open is next. ♪ and beijing,:00 shanghai, and singapore. i am tom mackenzie. yvonne: i'm yvonne man. we get to the open of hong kong and mainland markets. david: let's get your top stories today. optimism about the trade talks. president trump says negotiations are in the final throes of going w

, a lwa ys tomorrow and well done to sophie, always wa nt tomorrow and well done to sophie, always want to perform at the big event. it was a bronze medal in 1554, he has been, had to wait for his fourth event to actually win his metal here it was a bronze and it was a really competitive class and he managed to find his form in the final 100 metres to get on the podium here and save the best for last. so relief for richard fred is been a busy week for him and there was also a bronze medal for vanessa wallace this morning in the shop. herfirst ever world wallace this morning in the shop. her first ever world championship metal. always want to enjoy competing these major championships and with the new personal best. a good day for great britain, and that means that they are now currently sitting forth on the medals table. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are henry zeffman, political correspondent for the times and kezia dugdale — from glasgow university & former

my mother reminds me that she was alive during sophie moussa's lifetime. she stands with a man who was with lewis and clark before they headed west. just two degrees of separation, two lifetimes from general hardy. man with a violent temper, who i actually do not want to meet. writing about photographs in 1980, the french critic -- theed what he called element which rises from the scene, shoots out of it like an arrow and pierces me. , the response to a photograph can spark a good novel or a good film. are notive responses the same as historical responses. responses favor feeling over analytic thought. they draw attention back to the viewer and away from the photograph itself. historians and non-historians alike might gaze with curiosity at the child whom gardner left unidentified in the photograph. she commands attention because she looks different from the men who stand by her by future -- virtue of her gender, size, age, and ethnicity. she meets the cameras gaze with an unflinching calm. the historian needs to push beyond that initial curiosity to tackl

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak: asia." haidi: our top stories this monday. >> i think we are in good shape. we are making good progress. and there's no natural reason why it could not be. deal. deal or no wilbur ross tells bloomberg the china agreement is near periods tries -- president trump wants this signing to take place in the u.s. the world's top oil company presses go on its long-awaited share -- shale. they brought five -- brush off concern and says the price is right. shery: all change at the golden arches are the ceo is fired after breaking the policy. markets have opened for trade let's. let's get you straight to the market action. sophie: shares opening higher by 2/10 of 1%. this happened with the drop we saw for the benchmark. keeping a close eye on westpac after a disappointing set of earnings. ozzie yields tracking friday's drop in treasuries, rising six basis points amid trade optimism and a stronger jobs report. the aussie dollar is firmer. offshorein on the yuan, trading below 704, building on friday's ga

sophie: and i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. we are counting down to asia's major market open. >> here the top stories we are covering in the next hour. deal or no deal? an agreement is near. president trump wants a siding to take place in the united states. the world top oil company presses go on its long-awaited ipo. saudi aramco brushes off concerns. the fed says the u.s. is in a good place and the data justifies keeping rates on hold. we hear exclusively from the vice chairman. marketsck check of the close on the friday session in the u.s.. we saw fresh records for u.s. stocks with the s&p 500 dating 1%. energy and materials led to gains. oil jumping the most in six weeks on a more positive, solid jobs report, not to mention optimism on demand as we saw chinese manufacturing data more positive. we also had positive trade sentiment with that china commerce ministry saying the u.s. and china had achieved a consensus in principle. the nasdaq gained more than 1%, the dow gaining three hunter points. -- 300 points. >> we have asi

sophie: that is the expectation. the hong kong exchange chief was cheerful yesterday following the debut of alibaba. he said he was confident other companies will look to hong kong when it comes to their listings, given the relaxation around the dual class share structure. and with china calling for companies to return home. hong kong has missed out in mega listings in the tech space, as chinese companies had to turn to new york instead of home. chinese unicorns may consider this journey, as alibaba has paved the way, if you will. i want to highlight -- there is a consultation underway for alibaba to join the hang seng index. currently it is unable to do so because of the secondary listing, as well as its governance structure. it looks like, with the ambitions hong kong has, there will be more reviews of how to entice these tech unicorns to come back to hong kong. hador the city itself, you carrie lam being among the campaign leaders to bring alibaba to the city, which is a signal of confidence, given the economic ag

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to daybreak asia. paul: our top stories this monday, hong kong police say they are dispersing and arresting protesters after a dramatic standoff but deny they are staging a raid. u.s. and

straight to the market action with sophie kamaruddin. sophie: looking west off in tokyo. the nikkei snapping a rise. the yen is staying firm. investors assess the situation in hong kong as well as trade uncertainty. jgb's opening slightly higher. let's switch out the board to check in on seoul. because---- it is snapping a three-day game. the index -- given the rally we have seen. the korean won is under pressure. we are seeing it up .3%. traders will be looking to the renminbi. not a lot happening today, it would seem. take a look at body shares, which are fluctuating this running while bonds are getting around and the aussie dollar not import 68. downside risks of further easing. morgan stanley see is a benchmark broadly unchanged in the next 12 months at 6700 points with economic growth in australia likely to be subdued in 2020. paul: we will have those minutes from the reserve bank meeting in the little under 30 minutes time, but for now, let's get the first word news with ritika gupta. ritika: president trump says he discussed negative interest rates and the economy

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia." shery: our top stories this thursday -- deal delayed. bloomberg is told a trade accord may slip to december. low.slumps to a new we will be asking if the company can find a way back. sophie: and economists say we may be entering a period of peak dovishness. posse shares opening flat after following the most on wednesday. we are keeping an eye on a weak earnings report as well as oil companies with brent extending declines and opec not pushing for deeper supply cuts. the chairman spoke of caution in the short term with capex below 8 million u.s. dollars for 2020 and 2021. checking on the aussie dollar, treading water near a one-week low while aussie bonds are gaining ground on a possible delay to a u.s.-china trade pact being signed. futures pointing lower after japanese shares ended wednesday flat amid signs of overheating. breaking news crossing the bloomberg on google, google said to be mulling changes to political ad policy, this coming on the back of twitter saying it is voluntari

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to daybreak asia. paul: our top stories this monday, hong kong police say they are dispersing and arresting protesters after a dramatic standoff but deny they are staging a raid. u.s. and china hold more trade talks as the edge towards a deal. pboc warns of challenges ahead and warns of a slowing economy. arabiasouth -- saudi lowers its target for saudi aramco ipo, but it is still expected to be one of the biggest in history. australian markets have kicked off trading. let's turn to sophie for what to watch. sophie: aussie shares are slightly higher by about .1% after a two-day gain. 50 points shy of a record high we saw back in july. altogether we are setting up for a mix to start potentially an agent given that hong kong remains a point of concern as the city faces yet another week of potential disruption. nikkei futures in chicago swing to the downside this morning. iecking on currency moves, want to highlight the pound is gaining ground early. this, after conservatives pledged to back boris johnson

taylor: that was bloomberg's sophie kamaruddin. alibaba's hong kong listing is being seen as a triumph for stock exchange but over the years lost many of china's brightest technology stars to u.s. rivals. it comes as pro-democracy protests have gripped the city for weeks. with analysis, i got inside from john freeman, vice president of equity research at cfra. >> it will be very interesting to see what they do with the extra cash, because i think it brings them to i want to say, $43 billion total, and about 21 in net cash, if you subtract the debt. what i would like to see them do, i would like to see them invest more heavily into the cloud business, which is -- it is 8% of revenue now, it was growing 64% year-over-year growth in the last quarter. we have seen how the cloud business scales with amazon. with amazon, it is 12% of revenue, but 70% of profit. as it crosses the breakeven point soon, they could offer additional services. i think that would be a good way to spend the money. i am sure they are probably going to invest some

with the preview of what to watch this morning, here is sophie. sophie: we are playing the waiting game with alibaba to price the hong kong ipo, which kong be guided to 188 hong dollars per share. bloomberg economics expects the one-year lpr will be cut by inther five basis points light of incremental and frequent adjustments to rates. , stock investors of earning for signs estimates that are less gloomy. we have seen upward revisions for hung thing firm -- hang seng firm, outpacing what we have seen in the rest of asia. seng fell to its lowest level relative to the asia-pacific index last week. if the turmoil does subside, that could bode well for earnings. what's to check in with going on with the mtr given that there are train services being disrupted this wednesday adding extra travel times to some roots. operator say there has been on theat some stations west rail line and several stations on the east rail line have also been damaged. for those of you who are commuting in hong kong, keep an eye on what's going on with mtr. ♪ >> i'm tom mack

sophie: let's look at how japanese markets are shaping up. those inflation numbers not going anywhere quickly. the bloomberg economics does say that reflation does remain on track for the japanese economy. checking in on nikkei futures, pointing higher in singapore, down slightly in singapore, but we will likely see lackluster moves, which could put japanese stocks on course for the first weekly drop in six, while the yen expected to stay range bound on trade and hung congress. let's turn to the session and sydney. rc has halting a two-day decline but on course for the first weekly drop in three and this morning we have resource players leading gains while financials remain under pressure with the .ocus on west bank let's get a quick check on movers in sydney. laggards this the morning, i want to highlight main pharma falling as much as 14%. that would be the biggest drop since may, falling for a fifth straight day after posting a 16% yearly decline in group revenue through october as it faces competition. haidi: some of those early movers. l

but sophie's enthusiasm cannot be dampened. not even by a run-away donut. we powered through it in our toyota prius. because a star's got to shine, no matter what. it's unbelievable what you can do in the prius. toyota let's go places. . >>> getting some alerts from ylan mui. >> the fcc banned use of federal funds to buy equipment from companies that pose a national security threat, namely huawei and zte. they voted unanimously to approve the ban, tied to $8.5 billion in annual universal services fund, much of which goes to rural telecom companies. under the rules they can be forced to replace any equipment from huawei or zte they propose to create a reimbursement to cover the cost. the commission will not sit by >> comes after huawei was allowed to buy mass market software from likes of microsoft which we'll talk about later. >>> meantime, netflix taking over five blocks of the city in a mega marketing push for its original film "the irishman. we turn to contessa brewer in little italy hey, contessa. >> reporter: hey there maybe you heard about this de-agi

and sophie hahn does it again — breaking her own world record on the way to gold at the world para athletics championships in dubai. also coming up in the programme: how green is your club? we look at the sustainabilty league table for football clubs in england hello and welcome along to sportsday. she's one of the biggest names in the women's game — and now fans in the uk will be able to see sam kerr play week after week. the australian striker has signed for chelsea today — a massive coup for the women's super league leaders. when you consider that over her time in both the american and australian leagues — she scored a massive 139 goals, breaking records in both. nick parrott has more. fleet of foot and shop of mind, sam kerr is one of the worlds best strikers. can she finish? yes you can. it is 3—1. strikers. can she finish? yes you can. it is 3-1. this is the first hat—trick. she is on her way to england. if you can reproduce that form on these shores, chelsea fans will be in for a treat. i have come here to lift trophies with the club, and there is no denying that i have come

another phenomenal run from sophie hahn. she really is a champion and she performs at the big occasions. she has won great britain's semis gold medal in a world record time. it's actually her sixth world title set a brilliant career she has had already and yet she is so young. she is now being coached by leon baptiste. she is topping the medals podium once again. she is such a cool podium once again. she is such a cool, calm character. we think back to four years ago when she was in doha, quite you are getting to know the sport. now she is here, knowing how to raise these big events. with a good clear margin ahead of the field. she is going to be hard to beat. she has the 200 metres tomorrow. well done to sophie hahn. there was also a bronze medal for cricket —— rich chiassaro. he has had a busy week. he has been the 800 metres under 1500 metres. he had to wait for his fourth event before winning his medal. it was a bronze, in what it is a competitive class. he found his form in the last 100 metres to get on the podium.

let's turn to sophie for a check on the markets. sophie: let's check on the terminal here. asian stocks extending. latest exports david. -- data. the yen is headed for a second weekly gain and off share yuan trading weakening. shery: thank you so much. president is expected to sign ino law a bill that is support of hong kong protesters after it was overwhelmingly passed by both chambers of congress. potential problems as this could affect the trade deal. >> the trade you could be coming to a conclusion soon. we are going to hong kong with the latest. >> the legislation basically would require the date of apartment -- department -- data rtment to say that hong kong remains autonomous. it would justify that special trading relationship that hong kong has with the u.s.. it is treated differently than the rest of china. symbolically, it is a warning from the u.s. congress to china that they are taking this situation in hong kong seriously. they don't want to see a crackdown from china. a bit of a warning that they are paying attention to what is going on. president trump is exp

welcome to sophie co visionaries me sophie shevardnadze human life how beautiful it can be remains a mystery of. consciousness ever be explained what is consciousness about this and much more of an amazing new year scientists are in this susan greenfield. burnous susan greenfield pleasure to have general program as a pleasure to be here sophie so we've spoken to some of the most brilliant minds and your 1st woman interview and i'm very excited to talk to thank you especially about the brain because it seems to be the eternal topic so you're very. well known and respected neuroscientists and you've covered many aspects of human brain and how it works and all of that and i have talked neuroscientists and most of them tommy that we're very dual beings that brain and body are 2 separate entities one is. by the other they all seem to somehow stick to this theory i want to what you think are really 2 separate things the strange image of the brain in the body are separate you look a bit weird if you that was the case i know they're very integrated if you think about it the immune system the

sophie and i'm kamaruddin. welcome to "bloomberg markets: asia." paul: new optimism about the trade talks. president trump says negotiations are in the final throes and going well and will continue. wall street expanded record highs for -- highs,

sophie: that is the case. after a monday of may him that saw the central district brought to a standstill by police, te argas to disperse protesters. we are seeing morning traffic move. there is police presence ready. we have the transport department and several transport companies also update that we have bus routes suspended and light rail lines for trains will be suspended as well. two stations will remain closed this tuesday after more than 40 on monday given the escalated activity across parts of the city. this has seen an increase in public anger given a series of events, including the confirmed death of a student on friday. the first fatality linked to police action. on monday, that was marked by the shooting of a 21-year-old student who remains in critical condition but non-life-threatening condition. given this ramp up in activity on monday, we did have the forces not using proportionate action. lawmakers say that is not the case. see moreay, we did than 60 people injured. according to carrie lam, 266

joining us to discuss is sophie kamaruddin. we saw big reaction yesterday, the biggest drop since august for the hang seng and the msci hong kong index area stabilization today, in the green on the hang seng. what is the status of the disruption today? the financial district has been paralyzed by protesters. >> disruptions continue into a second day. navigatetill trying to the gridlock happening 400 meters down the way. protesters have been gathering to try to create gridlock. earlier, we saw there might have been a protest -- a clash between police and protesters. that was not the case. police are holding back. protesters are testing out a new strategy to protest during the weekdays during -- instead of during the weekends. briefingm held a press this morning, the second in a week, fielding questions around independent inquiries released. she asked about the district council elections. for her, the main priority has order, but sheg did not cite details about how she expects to do so. that not resonating with protesters, who ha

. ♪ sophie: good morning. i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. we are under an hour away from market opens in hong kong and south korea. kathleen: good evening from bloomberg global headquarters in new york. i'm kathleen hays. welcome to "daybreak asia." sophie: our top stories this friday -- the u.s. and china say they will remove tariffs as a trade deal approaches, but both sides say negotiations are making progress. investors are not so sure.

sophie: lots of anticipation. to beg for the gongs rung. hit the 20po did not billion target, it is still the biggest in the world so far this year and the biggest here in on, in a decade. as much as $12.9 billion to be raised if the option is exercised. a much-needed shot in the arm for the financial hub given the political uncertainty. alibaba could pave the way for more tech unicorns to consider hong kong as a listing venue after they introduced rules to allow shares. while alibaba is not yet eligible to join the hang seng index, that could change. funds positioning from the influx of chinese money. shery: will we see the shares pop at the open? in the shares rose markets, anticipating a solid day blue -- debut. that triggered a combat mechanism. may rose to a high ahead of the hong kong debut, raising year-to-date gains 38% and keeping a narrow premium to the ipo price of 170 six hong kong dollars. shares are fully exchangeable so investors may be looking for trading opportunities. guys, analysts are bullish with the average price targe

having media to such a crossroad level makes a big difference says sophie put young to rate a midwife at him by the view health center 10 years ago the government launched this outreach program to make family planning a priority they hope to decrease my turmel and unit told that. according to the world bank the fertility rate dropped below for. children per woman in 2016 it was the 1st time in senegalese history the better rate is now $4.00 lower than other countries in the region such as new j. old nigeria and the queue outside sophie's practice is always growing them in their homes in 2009 when i started working here we had around 400 women a month who wanted contraceptives. now we have up to $2500.00 women a month so the growth has been exponential. and nothing no i don't mean really well. i think it's because of all the awareness campaigns the media the funding's also women now realize the benefits of spacing out pregnancies for their babies their husbands and for themselves. this mother of 3 comes here regularly to get the pail she doesn't want any more children as she wants to m

welcome to sophie cove visionary. contemporary art can be a very powerful social commentary with no further adieu my guest today legendary way way. way way it's really great to have you on our program today welcome thank you. so now that i have you here there are so many things that i want to ask you for instance your art mainly. commentary on certain events is a reflection on things situations and that's understandable because you speak from your whole experience your whole life experience is behind that art but. i just want to know your perception in terms of is it just important to have a reflection on your own experience or do you expect this to actually change people's lives as well. well as you said in my. experience. and the struggle our people struggle it changed my life and also i believe benefits me would benefit people but do you do you feel like it's your mission to change other people's life with your art or this is not something that. it's not something i'm looking for you know i'm not. certain you know

sophie kamaruddin looked back on the company's success. sophie: asia's most valuable company had a positive trading debut in hong kong. shares opened at $187 hong kong, higher than the issuance price. this is the gong was rung to dancing alibaba mascots while the ceo spoke of how it was good to come home. a solid start for the shares sale, which raised $11.2 billion, and could raise as much as 12.9 billion dollars, which would boost alibaba's warchest to $43 billion. plenty of enthusiasm ahead of debut that saw the retail trench boosted from 2.5%, given the interest in the shares sale, 20 years after jack ma founded the company with just $80,000. sophie kamaruddin, bloomberg news, hong kong. guy: that is the view on baba's secondary. let's take a look at some of the biggest business stories in the news right now. let's start off with xerox. it says there will not be any cooperation from hp, so plans to engage was -- to engage with hp shareholders directly in a takeover offer. they say the refusal to take part in mutual due diligence defies

a time machine from sophie's choice. boy, sophie could have used a time machine in that movie. did you see it? it's rough. wolowitz: oh, that's cool.

old nigeria and the queue outside sophie's practice is always growing them in the us. in 2009 when i started working here we had around 400 women a month we wanted contraceptives. now we have up to $2500.00 women a month so the growth has been exponential. and massimo. really well. i think it's because of all the awareness campaigns the media the funding's also women now realize the benefits of spacing out pregnancies for their babies their husbands and for themselves. this mother of 3 comes here regularly to get the pale she doesn't want any more children she wants to make sure her kids get the best education possible. with family planning i have peace of mind now i can do whatever i want without thinking of getting pregnant. and silly go our own mental 5 percent of the population is muslim. society here is conservative awful as part of a growing young generation of religious leaders who promote family planning for house train more than 2500 moms across the country he insists that a koran advocates breast feeding and spacing out pregnancies. but when you read her deal

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welcome to sophie and conan sophie shevardnadze genetics and biology are promising to bring about revolutionary changes in the way humans lead and as we learn today how to change our d.n.a. i mean the possible implications are just mind blowing from getting rid of diseases to programming on born babies today i sat down with a revolutionary scientist and molecular engineer dr george church to talk about that. professor george church thank you very much for being on our program today so genome sequencing and gene editing is something like the internet in the eighty's on the brink to explode those are your words so do you mean to say that soon genome editing will be just like surfing the news on a sunday morning with a cup of coffee. it's possible i mean it's hard to rule out that scenario just like they're really. drugs. without prescription that might be one of them right well that's not the case but there are many. pharmaceuticals that we were without thinking about them much so when you say that you know managing is on the brink of explosion what exactly do you mean. well this is it is both re

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to sophie, very many thanks for that. let's get the thoughts as well of our assistant political editor norman smith following all the day's campaigning as ever. hejoins me from westminster. the nhs is always a key pa rt westminster. the nhs is always a key part of a campaign. what do you make of what we have been hearing so far today? an awful lot of numbers and figures flying around, which is probably all very well if you are a statistician or a maths teacher, but if you are another motor, perhaps a bit confusing. i think the court thought labour want to get over is less to do with money and figures and more to do with memory lane, the idea that labour can restore the nhs to what it once used to be, to rebuild it, to rescue it. in other words, it's a pitch to those voters who think, the local hospital isn't as good as it used to be they are having difficulties getting a gp appointment, or last time they visited amd it was snowed under and they had a wait. it is a sense of, things used to be better, and labour are saying,

our correspondent sophie long reports from the premiere in la. it was the story of sisterly love that became an eye—watering commercial success and a cultural phenomenon that had young and old singing... # let it go, let it go, can't hold it back anymore #. but that was six years ago, right? well... just when you thought frozen fever might finally be subsiding, it's back and so are the fans. this is hollywood boulevard and these people are frozen fanatics. all sing: # let it go, let it go, can't hold it back anymore. # let it go, let it go, turn away...# hours before superfa ns got to see the sequel, the excitement was in plentiful supply. i have, like, butterflies in my belly because i'm so excited. how do you feel about seeing frozen 2? i'm so excited to go. why? because the new characters and costumes, i bet they are going to be so exciting. it looks like it is going to be up there with frozen for me. it looks amazing. how do you feel at the moment? if you love something that much and you are about to see something you think you're going to