corruption offices his opponents accuse him and his associates of stealing billions from a state investment fund called one m d b being banned from leaving the country after the shock election defeat to his mentor turned photo dr mahathir mohamad the indonesian parliament has approved stronger anti terror legislation which allows the military to become involved in county counter-terrorism policing detention periods can be expanded now the change follows a series of recent suicide bomb attacks last week more than twenty people were killed at churches and i'm really main police station and sort of buy in these is second biggest city to families including children carried out the attacks claimed by ice more news whenever you want it on the website al jazeera dot com up next here on al-jazeera it's the stream i'll be back at the top of the hour with thirty minutes of al-jazeera world news hopefully see you then bye bye. scope of the world of al-jazeera. the best films from across all the work of. the law in this is to be good but the bulk of the fresh perspectives and new insights. to challenge and

were living in the apartments questions on allegations that billions of dollars stolen from a state investment fund while he was prime minister he denies any wrongdoing given gopalan a small phone call and. police say they waited three premises allegedly linked to the former prime minister najib one was apparently occupied by his daughter the other by his son and the third was vacant now in this vacant apartment they say they found twenty nine million dollars in cash in twenty six different currencies they also say they found thirty seven bags of luggage containing jewelry and luxury watches these are currently being valued but police say the value may exceed the amount of cash they found they also found two hundred eighty four luxury handbags including brick and bags these are currently being authentic ated now these have all been seized over the past week and in separate raids they also have brought in the former prime minister for questioning clued in america than seven hours session yesterday there have also been other revelations and these are proving hard for many malaysians to stomach as it'

offices his opponents accuse him and his associates of dealing been stealing billions from the state investment fund known as one m d b their jobs are banned from leaving the country after a shock election defeat to his mentor turned photo dr mahathir mohamad. in libya at least seven people have been killed and twenty five others were wounded after a car bomb exploded in eastern city of benghazi local sources say it happened behind a hotel near a syrian products market you're right up to date with all the top stories up next on this channel it's al-jazeera world will have more news for you right here in about twenty five minutes. and. the. who. moved. in with. them and then the other side and then you could get it. broke or cut our short i don't know know. that any of it might have done. so there you must know. of course a quite a great article call it took or quicker than that the negotiation over the course i got on the come i could start this by starting so gotta start on the schedule my to move on or home while when or so to get out quite a long way you know. as i've said on those who don't. cle

sovereign wealth fund to invest in the vision fund and the new capital infusion will get the fun to its one hundred billion dollars goal the fun launch with seed money from saudi arabia state investment fund is a project of soft bank founder maybe shaye osan who is now looking ahead to a vision fun to. tech giant apple has abandoned plans to build an eight hundred fifty million euro data center that was planned for western ireland this is the dead end of a long and winding road for the project which was first challenged in court in twenty fifteen but recently won what seemed to many to be a decisive court victory before the challenge was accepted for a hearing in the irish supreme court apple reportedly feared that a court decision could result in elements of the case being referred to be european court of justice creating more challenges and delays so apple pulled the plug despite solid support for the project from the irish government but said the setback will not dampen their enthusiasm for future projects in ireland opponents of the project said that the environmental impact would have been severe in that it .

sovereign wealth fund to invest in the vision fund and the new capital infusion will get the fun to its one hundred billion dollars goal the fun launch with seed money from saudi arabia state investment fund is a project of soft bank founder maybe shay osan who is now looking ahead to a vision fun to. tech giant apple has abandoned plans to build an eight hundred fifty million euro data center that was planned for western ireland this is the dead end of a long and winding road for the project which was first challenged in court in twenty fifteen but recently won what seemed to many to be a decisive court victory before the challenge was accepted for a hearing in the irish supreme court. apple reportedly feared that a court decision could result in elements of the case being referred to be european court of justice creating more challenges and delays so apple pulled the plug despite solid support for the project from the irish government but said the setback will not dampen their enthusiasm for future projects in ireland opponents of the project said that the environmental impact would have been severe in that it would have created six to eight percent in additional demand

bags containing jewelry and luck she watches and denies stealing billions of dollars from a state investment fund while prime minister. those are the headlines the stream is coming up next. for you. and here in the stream live on al-jazeera and you tube today the growing migrant crisis in latin america as hundreds of thousands of venezuelans flee their country seeking economic and political stability what can the international community do. i'm no lawyer writer and in your industry. the epicenter of the refugee crisis is along the venezuelan and colombian border where roughly thirty five thousand venezuelans cross every day in search of work or medicine it's believed that three thousand to five thousand people who make the daily soldier an end up staying in colombia or from there make their way to other countries so how should the international community respond to this growing problem well here in the studio to discuss this so we have a danny bahar he is a venezuelan economist and fellow at the brookings institution also in our studio. god oh she's a venezuelan attorney and human rights activist

this as they reopened the investigation into the scandal plaguing state investment funds, set on replacingral who had cleared them of wrongdoing in 2016, and cleared the pacification of one report that was protected by the act. the men at the center are the ones of the scandal. they have barred them from leaving the country. after being called upon by party members to resign, we did see him step down from his post as well as the chairman. other key developments, the three cabinet ministers representing three of the four coalition parties of the group. they need to take on the defense portfolio. one will be home minister, and he wasef minister of -- named finance minister. he will become the first malaysian to take on the role in 44 years. tackling this immense challenge of reducing debt while scrapping the consumption tax, and in 2017, they account for $10 billion being brought into government coffers. the announcements, that is encouraging, demonstrating the government understands the economic priorities as well as physical weaknesses. and there cannot be any comments on economic plans un

as well as the state investment fund where millions of dollars have been alleged to be misappropriated from the fund and not just denies wrongdoing but that clearly was an issue that has. that that was on voters' minds and the other issue that really perhaps helped the opposition alliance win votes is the rising cost of living there was really a lot of anger among the electorate at the rising cost of living and they blamed the goods and services tax which the government posed three years ago on that and mahathir and his opposition alliance policies had campaigned on the platform of promising to remove that tax within one hundred days of coming into power i will thank you very much from kuala lumpur floor it's really staying across the latest as we wait for confirmation of that election result donald trump says his highly anticipated meeting with north korea's kim jong un will not take place in the demilitarized zone on the korean peninsula has more details about the meeting will be announced within days three americans who were being held by pyongyang are traveling back to the u.s. wit

are taken from the homes of his son and daughter deny stealing billions of dollars from a state's investment fund while prime minister well now indonesia is introducing tough new antiterrorism rules sweeping changes will passed by parliament on friday following a series of recent suicide bomb attacks scott hyder points now from jakarta. with a much anticipated bang of the gavel. a new anti-terrorism law was approved by the indonesian parliament on friday changes to existing laws were initially proposed two years ago a series of recent suicide bomb attacks renewed focus earlier this month more than twenty people were killed at churches in a main police station in surabaya indonesia's second largest city two families including children carried out the attacks i saw claimed responsibility supporters of the new law say gives more tools to the government and law enforcement to prevent attacks it also says if someone is charged with an offense when children are involved the penalty will be increased by a third you know when. our old law is only about the response to terror act and we know if we are onl

corruption officers his opponents accuse him and his associates of stealing billions from the state investment fund one m d b being banned from leaving the country after the shock election defeat to his mental turned marty mohammed in libya at least seven people have been killed and twenty five others were wounded after a car bomb exploded near eastern city of benghazi a local sources say it happened behind a hotel close to a syrian products market. you are right up to date with all the top stories so far today more news on the web site al jazeera dot com up next it's earthrise by. discover the world of al-jazeera. the best films from across on the network of channels for the law on this if i'm allowed to do it but i'm about to be fresh perspectives and new insights. to challenge and change the way we move. on. al-jazeera world this time on a just. since the industrial revolution human sources of polluting gases have been growing. because machines food production construction these and mall all contribute to the high concentrations of pollutants in the atmosphere including carbon and other greenhou

the former prime minister, he is implicated in this multibillion—dollar scandal about the state—run investment fundhim to account was one of dr mahathir‘s campaign goals. the other is to abolish gst. they say the gst will end on the first of june. it is good news and bad news. it will be a cash injection into the economy. for the fiscal balance sheet it will not be good. the gst was expected to bring an about 11 billion in revenue. it will be bad on that front. it will impact the infrastructure projects of the government because $11 billion will be taken away from government coffers. there have been mixed developments. hour investors likely to rea ct? developments. hour investors likely to react? yesterday beat malaysia stock index rallied on this news. it was up 0.5% at the close of day. since the markets reopened on monday, they will close for two days after the surprise election results, since they reopened on monday we have seen a huge outpouring of foreign investment funds. about half. 375 million us dollars has left the malaysian stock exchange on the news. the other interesting thing is happ

prime minister is seeking a solid victory to move across a corruption scandal surrounding the state investment fund denied wrongdoing and was cleared by his own attorney general. the scandal triggered the political comeback. the 92-year-old former leader who leads a fraction coalition. argentina has asked the imf for financing to help with a five-month rally that is triggered a surge in interest rates and threatens to derail the economic recovery. in a televised address, the loan would help avoid a crisis like the one argentina has faced for. he did not say how much money was sought but a source puts the figure at $30 billion. congo's government has declared an ebola outbreak in the rural northwest. that is where two cases of the deadly virus have been confirmed. a team of experts will head to the region on wednesday to stop the spreading. the team will investigate the origins of the operate. without preventative measures, the virus can spread quickly and it is also fatal in up to 90% of cases. says the stateor needs federal help to deal with the eruption of the volcano that has destroyed homes and

more than six decades however allegations of his links to a corruption scandal involving a state owned investment fund may affect his party's performance competing against not ship is his one time mentor and the former prime minister mahathir mohamad the ninety two year old quit his old party and gave the country's opposition a huge boost when he forced an alliance with the coalition is still expected to win the vote however a significant loss of seats could leave the prime minister open to a leadership challenge within his own party discontent over the rising cost of living among voters may also sway the results florence louis is a correspondent joining us live this hour from kuala lumpur florence is this election or has the campaign been about the big normal predictable issues or is it about the personalities involved. or as a little bit of bias it has been the past now the teeth involved as well because you've got two political heavyweights leading the battle on in one corner you've got nigel broad the prime minister of a country reelection he's got a very powerful election machinery behind him a p

former malaysian minister is going to be questioned of the state investment funds with some of them endingunt. this forerious is them? this shows the investigation this isng momentum and that the headquarters for ofsday and the investigation international. there has been a rejection of the claim with a statement reported at his home now. they said the scandal was much worse than initially thought and one of these was on friday evening and he threw his full weight behind this days after getting released from prison. believes he is fully behind the reform agenda and the common desire to address the widespread corruption that brought them together again. here is what he had to say. he should be given double opportunity-- ample is my believe he should be given all of the support possible. it expresses some of my concerns and desk >> in your conversations, what are the priorities? this is the need to ensure with professionalism and the independents that must the dust >> do you see anyone getting put the hindindependents bars? >> i cannot get into what will happen. ask about this. -- ouldn't hav

that is enough evidence to reopen an investigation into the question scandal surrounding the state's investment fund one can indeed be now not just ransacked has been implicated in this scandal but we don't yet know what sort of evidence the police are already have in that possession now her lawyer fanatic had said that the search warrant for the for the raid at magic resits private residence is related to and keep the ends in money on dream act and he was at the rest of the lawyer now for the rest it's when their brains go awry and he said as far as he knew don't documents in taken at the police did take away several boxes but instead the personal items including that know nothing of importance he said but we have to remember. that in the last few days there have rules or been more allegations against not magic russia now we've had the general that was telling the current prime minister mahathir mohamad that he was getting ready to press charges on the force he was so merrily dismissed and replaced most of the c.e.o. office at the malaysian anticorruption really coming forward to launch police befo

issue that's the that's the state investment fund that's been linked to a corruption scandal where millions of dollars was misappropriated from that fund and that money allegedly some of it allegedly ended up in. personal bank account now he denied that and he said it was a donation from a from the saudi royal family but people especially voted many people don't believe that and they're angry about the sort of corruption that's been going on in the government now with rural voters hard but the issue the main issue on their mind is slightly different there's a lot of feed the anger at the government over the rising cost of living many people blame the goods and services tax that with the post three years ago and. that's the opposition alliance now they've been campaigning on a platform of promising to remove this tights within one hundred days of coming into power but the opposition movement has also been galvanized by the return of mahathir mohamad and it really is unbelievable that a ninety two year old politician can blend so much weight to an opposition campaign and part of the reason fo

found in the homes of his son and daughter as she denies stealing billions of dollars from the state investment fund while in office. indonesia is introducing tough new anti terrorism laws sweeping changes were passed by parliament on friday following a series of recent suicide bomb attacks scott high the reports from the capital jakarta. with a much anticipated bang of the gavel. a new anti-terrorism law was approved by the indonesian parliament on friday changes to existing laws were initially proposed two years ago a series of recent suicide bomb attacks renewed focus earlier this month more than twenty people were killed at churches in a main police station in indonesia's second largest city two families including children carried out the attacks claimed responsibility supporters of the new law say gives more tools to the government and law enforcement to prevent attacks it also says if someone is charged with an offense when children are involved the penalty will be increased by a third. our old law is only about the response of terror acts and we know if we are only responding it won't solve t

d. a state owned investment fund allegations he denies. you his challenge is a man nearly thirty years his senior so enraged by the scandal that he's returned to politics and. i've returned to work to rebuild our country perhaps because of some mistakes i've made in the past and because of the current situation and. former prime minister mahathir mohamad formed a new party and forged an alliance with old animals including people here once in prison he still has the stop to draw in the crowds at opposition rallies the alliance made up of four parties is campaigning on a promise to rid the country of corruption it's also pledged to remove the goods and services tax that was introduced three years ago the latest survey by my daycare fantastic guests the main opposition bloc. for alliance of house has made some gains it's also likely to win the popular vote. but in the nation's first past the post system is the party that wins the most seats in parliament that takes power the gerrymandering of the melody of seats that has conspired over the pa

minister najib razak seeking a solid victory to move beyond the corruption scandal surrounding state investment fund wrongdoing and was cleared by his own attorney general, but it triggered the comeback of 92-year-old leader mahathir mohamad, to lead a fractious coalition. welcomedrime minister top leaders from china and south korea for the first time in seven years. korean president moon jae-in arise wednesday morning in a rainy tokyo. he met with shinzo abe and li conflictsutting aside and territorial claims. the spotlight was stolen somewhat by north korea. five-month rout in the peso, which threatens to derail its economic recovery. the argentinian president said the loan would help avoid a crisis like the ones argentina has faced for. he did not say how much money from ang soufht, but bloomberg source, the figure is $30 billion. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am tom mackenzie, this is bloomberg. ♪ david: that is a wrap of everything happening in the world so far. big story today, beiji

more than six decades but allegations of his links to a corruption scandal involving the state owned investment fund may affect his party's performance competing against him is his one time mentor and former prime minister mahathir mohamad the ninety two year old quit his old party and gave the country's opposition a huge boost when he forged an alliance with them in the jeep's coalition is still expected to win the vote but a significant loss of seats tomorrow could leave the prime minister open to a leadership challenge within his own party discontent over the rising cost of living among voters may also sway the results. following the story for us how would you sum up the tone of the election campaign. well it's been full of rhetoric it's been full of personal attacks as well. described. as the evil. and on the other side. has described mahathir mohamad as an authoritarian who only wants to come back to power to help cement his family's legacy but this really isn't just an election about two personalities. has costed as an election to save the country and its final campaign push to canvass for vot

d. a state owned investment fund allegations he denied. you his challenge is a man nearly thirty years his senior so enraged by the scandal that he's returned to politics. i've returned to work to rebuild our country perhaps because of some mistakes i've made in the past and because of the current situation and. former prime minister mahathir mohamad formed a new party and forced an alliance with old animals including people he had once in prison he still has the stop to draw in the crowds at opposition rallies the alliance made up of four parties is campaigning on a promise to rid the country of corruption it's also pledged to remove the goods and services tax that was introduced three years ago the latest survey by my take offense that suggests the main opposition bloc. for alliance of house has made some gains it's also likely to win the popular vote. but in malaysia's first past the post system is the party that wins the most seats in parliament that takes power but gerrymandering of the melody. that has conspired over the past few yea

minister najib razak is it seeking a solid victory to move beyond a corruption scandal involving state investment fundngdoing and was cleared by his own attorney general, but it triggered a political comeback of a former leader. argentina has asked the imf for financing to help settle a rout that threatens to derail economic recovery. the president said alone would help avoid a crisis like argentina has faced before. he did not say how much money , buteing sawed -- sought it is estimated at $30 billion. deadly virus have been confirmed. a team of experts will head to the region wednesday to the congo to stop the dirt to -- the disease from spreading. ebola virus can spread quickly. supportays they need for kilauea. called theey have white house and the emergency management agency. has spewing from kilauea destroyed more than two dozen residences. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am jessica summers, this is bloomberg. ♪ yvonne: jessica, thank you. marketslk about asian after the president offici

more than sixty years but allegations of his links to a corruption scandal involving the state owned investment fund may affect his party's performance competing against is his one time mentor and formally the prime minister mahathir mohamad the ninety two year old quit his old party and gave the country's opposition a huge boost twenty four to an alliance with them and their jobs coalition is still expected to win the vote but a significant loss of seats to muttiah could leave the prime minister open to a leadership challenge within his own party discontent over the rising cost of living among voters may also sway the results live now to kuala lumpur and my colleague florence leary florence if it's as close as we think it might be what happens after that. close as we think it might be. trading in negotiation going on really depends on who will form the us. half of the government now a poll that was released just yesterday just hours before the first vote was cast suggest that the incumbent and the ruling coalition is on course to take about one hundred feet out of two hundred twenty two parliament

more than six decades but allegations of his links to a corruption scandal involving the state owned investment fundmay affect his party's performance competing against one time mentor and former prime minister mahathir mohamad the ninety two year old quit his old party and gave the country's opposition a huge post when he forged an alliance with them jeeves coalition is still expected to win the vote but a significant loss of seats to marty's could leave the prime minister open to a leadership challenge with then his own party where discontent over the rising cost of living among voters may also sway the results let's get more on this our correspondent rob mcbride is joining us live from kuala lumpur so what are the main issues rob as voters head to the polls. that's right elizabeth this is very much a test of the credibility of prime minister najib and also depending on how close the vote is it may also be a test of his political survivability as you mentioned that he does face competition threats from within his own party he is under this continuing scandal of the one fiasco the government run in

d. a state owned investment fund allegations he denies. you his challenge is a man nearly thirty years his senior so enraged by the scandal that he's returned to politics. i've returned to work to rebuild our country perhaps because of some mistakes i've made in the past and because of the current situation. former prime minister mahathir mohamad formed a new party and forged an alliance with old animals including people here once in prison he still has the stop to draw in the crowds at opposition rallies the alliance made up of four parties is campaigning on a promise to rid the country of corruption it's also pledged to remove the goods and services tax that was introduced three years ago the latest survey by might take offense at suggesting the main opposition bloc. for alliances has made some gains it's also likely to win the popular vote. but in malaysia's first past the post system is the party that wins the most seats in parliament that takes power the gerrymandering of the melody. that has conspired over the past few years and also

respective attorney generals to cooperate and ensure recovery over $500 million in united states funds that we have invested around the world. we congratulate united states government on launching the asset recovery initiative which was spearheaded by the united states department of justice. we hope we can continue to count on the united states in this area. the government of nigeria remains deeply committed to the principles of human rights as well as the protection of people's freedoms. we commit to ensure that all documented cases of human rights. i thank you very much. [applause] trump: thank you, mr. president, thank you very much, thank you, sir. steve miller of the washington times? thank you, steve. >> thank you, mr. president. i have a two-part question on immigration. last week in the supreme court case over the travel ban, the opponents said if you would apologize for your rhetoric during the campaign, the whole case would go away. i don't think it would, number one. there is no reason to apologize. our immigration laws in this country are a total disaster. they are laughed at all over the world

each time we divert the railway, the secretary of state argues that private sector funds investment inder public ownership. this is simply untrue and misunderstands where investment comes from. it is the taxpayer, and the fare payer, not private companies who fund investment in the railway. a matter of bad timing, but he will be aware that in wales today, the labour government has awarded the franchise to the multinational french spanish company, forfive billion pound 15 year franchise deal despite the manifest of promise to honour a not—for—profit basis, so why are his labour colleagues in wales directly contradicting what he is proposing today? that is a matter for the welsh government entirely. mr mcdonald went on to say that the franchising system was failing. the transport secretary is attempting to prop up the franchising model for idealogical reasons, there have been more direct awards where a company is simply gifted for service and do not have to bid, than there have been successful franchising competitions since 2010. meaning that the system is resembling state sponsored mono

he's a popular figure and he's been a big backer of the state department and funding investments in foreigni should say that the united states congressman and later on as the cia are. he will be visiting his office they are even in the secretary of state as you know spend very little time outside of on a plane. he has a busy traveling agenda. i remember was just a few weeks ago on easter weekend he was meeting with the north korean leader, not telegraphing what could come next on that front over the meeting will be with the president for the north korean leader. keeping an eye on the selloff, a lot of this has to do with concerns about slow economic data and that has a new concern about interest rates, what's going to happen, is that a boon to investors depending how you look at a comet hangs like slowing down the federal reserve which started a two-day meeting might be less inclined to raise rates. having said that, and at the highest level it's been since 2008 in the tenure is also just close to 3% again. there is a narrowing in those two. the closer they get together, the more we are loo

invested two million euros in the nairobi base business european foods africa. development banks such as profile coke were originally set up to fight hunger and poverty but in this case state development funds mix with private capital and of being invested with a focus on financial returns. the kenyan company european foods africa sells ready made pizzas made by the german firm dr and imported from germany the business modern cold storage rooms with the money from the fund the company owner is a german who lives in nairobi six years ago stefan had the idea of selling frozen pizzas from germany in kenya. because as you can contain normally arrive here in a container each container holds roughly twelve thousand pieces we store several different types here and deliver them to supermarkets and grosses. me out of supermax a good reason then to expand the company we now have to find more locations so we can supply more i was leaving when i was there for. the investor expects stefan belzer to expand but isn't it a ludicrous idea to support the marketing of frozen fast food with development aid money. more and more consumers in nairobi the switching to ready meals but only affluent customers can af

the city of philadelphia has agreed to pay the pair $1 each and invest $200,000 in a fund for young entrepreneurs from state compensation agreement with the men for an undisclosed amount. thousands of ancient artefacts that were illegally imported to the us have been returned to iraqi officials in washington. the objects, described as "national treasures", were bought through dealers in the united arab emirates and israel. andy beatt reports. centuries of iraqi heritage here legally smuggled to the united states, is going home. nearly 4000 items dating back as many years represent one of the biggest repatriations of cultural property to iraq. a country heavily plundered in the 15 years since the invasion that toppled saddam hussein. officials from both countries are rated the return, saying it struck a blow against a black market in antiquities and militant groups such as so—called islamic states topic such actions can be noted, not only does it enforce the law, it says as a sense of historicjustice and helps the fight against cruel and terrorist networks. tablets and clay labels are covered in scrips, one

then on september thirty a m astro sends a letter to members of his investment group friends and family stating that the fund is weathering the financial storm and actually doing quite well. our organization is strong and healthy. i hope this reporter's eased any concerns you may but masters actions tell a different story but the spring of two thousand and nine mm astro is stop making payments on millions of debt he owes to seattle backs. i asked my for some security and he knew things were upside down he couldn't give me my money back or give you the trust on some crappy i have leavitt says that mass throw hooks him up with a realtor to do a quick handshake kind of property to you and i said no one goes to the title company sure it's free and clear for commerce is who we don't do that either get this way or no way i said forget the leavitt says that mashed wrote back to him a list of properties ego and tells him to pick anyone the water level isn't overly impressed when he calls the realtors who listed the property most of the set i haven't had the proper list in the year probably listed and six months in a

fund to dispose of the waste at a permanent repository at yucca mountain. my constituents should see a return on that investment. new jersey someone of the top state contributors to this fund. it is time for the government to hold up its end of the warring -- bargain and permanently lee move -- remove this waste. i urge a yes vote. the chair: the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. tonko: i yield two minutes of time to the gentleman from new mexico, mr. lujan. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lujan: i believe it makes it more likely that a future interim storage site, potentially one in new mexico, becomes a permanent home for nuclear waste. i oppose this bill. i know these are tough issues and i agree we have a responsibility to address the waste issue that result from our country entering the atomic age. however, addressing nuclear waste is not our only responsibility. 70 years ago, rural new mexico became ground zero for the detonation of the first nuclear bomb. this marked the beginning of sickness and suffering for generations of people who lived and grew up in the basin. that atomic bomb, gloria wrote to me, has caus

hearing the investment fund is down six to 10 points. of course, the statef that are underces scrutiny. publicized series of defaults. rishaad: gdp figures just coming through. it's back in line with estimates. it should all dovetail into the central bank interest-rate decision. 6.8% growth for the first quarter. more.l be discussing that coming up, industrial production up as well for the philippines. let's get to first word news. iran's leaders have dismissed the u.s. withdrawal from the fact, calling president trump's speech silly and superficial. said het hassan rouhani was glad the pesky creature had left the agreement. iran will find out. i don't think they should do that. i would advise iran to not start their nuclear row graham i would advise -- their nuclear program. if they do, there will be severe consequences. atl: president trump will be andrews airport to greet three american detainees freed from north korea. they are flying back with mike pompeo. trump says pompeo had a good meeting with kim jong-un. the summit will not be in the demilitarized

states of america. think of the great ideas that never get funding because of governors live in the wrong city. it cannot have zip codes determining the future of the nation. that getolicies investment capital to every state in the nation. president obama and i had a part of the recovery act that got small business funding to innovators and -- in forgotten towns and communities. and we need to make that permanent. .y idea was a race to the top the states that are willing to toe their economies friendly investors. i have thought about what is happening to the middle class in america and why so much frustration has grown, and why so many americans have dealt last -- left out and why they have been displaced and why there is fertile ground for this phony populism that we are living through now. as mya phony populism friend john mccain would say. it is all about making room for the abuse of power. being able to point out that the reason you have a problem is the other. the other is the reason you're not doing well. it is a tactic committed by every -- i will not characterize it. throughout the last century. but look. concentration of wealth. you will write about it and more and more tax

the united states, drug manufacturers are allowed to set their own prizes and they raise them as much as they want. drug companies say the higher prices help them fund research and investment making the united states a leader in bringing new drugs to the global marketplace. critics say it makes drugs less accessible to people who need them the most. the president say americans pay more for prescription drugs because foreign governments can export low prices from drug companies. this is nonsense. laws in canada and other places with universal health systems allow them to negotiate drug prices. the federal government is banned from negotiating cheaper prices. this isn't about other countries. this is about a law that prevent medicare from negotiating lower prices. the president also went after the pharmaceutical and health care lobbies which spend millions of dollars on lobbying. pharma, according to the center for responsive politics, it has spend $26 million in 2017. already this year, it's spend more than $10 million. obviously they going to ramp up now. joining us to talk about this is georgia republican congressman buddy carter. i love talking to congressman carter for

it invests in many different types of funds, probably not as many as you may like, but there are options there. you have to look at fees. and you can invest in any state's plan. you don't have to invest in one just because it's set up by your state. >> do you do it based on where the child is going to go to school? >> you don't have to do that either. depending what kind of break you're going to get. if you do it in your state you have a better chance of getting a tax break. >> when you're prioritizing at a certain point you should save for your retirement ahead of your child's college education plan. how does this factor into all of that? >> you have to do both. that's the hard part. you actually have to do both and you can't do either/or. what you should do is get the free money first. if you have a 401 k plan at your job, you want to contribute that, at least enough to get the matching contribution and get that free money but then you have to think about how you're going to save for your child's education. just $100 a month. if you start with a child that's born for 18 years, you'll have $21,600 saved and that money grows at 5%, you could easily have

that would cut off state pension investments in companies that sell assault weapons that are banned in the state. the legislation would require the nation's two largest pension fundsuse a three- step process to leverage retailers to stop selling california-banned weapons. state treasurer john chiang running for governor is one of the coauthors of the bill. >>> the front-runner in the race for california governor made his first appearance at a debate last night. it was the first gubernatorial debate held in the bay area. anne makovec joins us with more. >> reporter: it was a good debate. i watched the whole 90 minutes last night. there were some fireworks most of the jabs exchanged aimed at the front-runner lieutenant governor gavin newsom. >> former mayor now lieutenant governor takes credit for the healthcare in san francisco and the early childhood. but guess what, those were both tom ammiano initiatives. and tom ammiano is endorsing me. >> he tweets and he talks but we need people who actually come up with concrete plans. >> besides that each candidate was mostly singing to his party's platform. they debated healthcare, taxes, immigration, including the sanctua

today authorities are inspecting a prospective wine growing site investing here means joining a state cooperative group that the funding for one day a premium brand of chinese wines will be produced here so far small wine growers are the only ones to have really found success here one fun produces eighty thousand bottles a year she's introduced to reasoning who have a great from germany she often gets visits from abroad her wines cost between twenty and one hundred fifty euros a bottle. but. it's a higher price than what you would pay for a similar quality in other countries that have a history of wine growing people but i think it'll settle and it's certainly high quality. they're hoping that one day they go be desert it will be familiar to wine lovers the world over. well cheers to that back to sarah now in a very special birthday to say. the organization that we work for the the the station of course that all of you viewers are watching at the moment to a developed turning sixty five years old today and over the years germany's international broadcaster has become a worldwide multimedia network reaching more than on

providing funding for long lead time materials to take advantage of future industrial-based capacity as mr. wittman stated in fiscal year 2022 and 2023. this mark also recommends important investments in our air force projection forces and fully funds the b-21 bomber program and the aircraft replacement program and provides additional funding in long waning weapons and also provides propulsion upgrades. finally i want to highlight work of our staff and tireless effort who put together this act. none of this is possible without the countless hours that they all put in and the invaluable expertise that they provide us. thank you, again, chairman wittman for the collective and collaborative process that has led to an excellent product here today and i urge support for this mark and i yield back. >> before we turn to amendments, are there -- is there other discussion on this subcommittey mark. if not, are there amendments to this subcommittey mark. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. >> mr. chairman, we have before you on block package number one, it's comprised of the following amendments. the chairman asks unanimous consent to call up on block package number one. withou

the chinese and the state of west virginia entered into a preliminary agreement of investment in chinese investment into our state. i'm interested how the interplay of increased fundingmight help move along this with assurances that after investigating all of this we are on firm footing to pursue these. >> when i was over there last week, that was one of the topics we discussed. as you know, i'm a very big supporter of that project. >> right. >> and i didn't get the impression they are backsliding at all. >> uh-huh. >> on it. have you had any implication that they are backsliding. >> no, i haven't had any indication. we haven't seen an investment yet. but i guess my question goes toward the process that will be occurring and i assume it will occur on something of this magnitude. >> yes. the real target in sifious is military sense stif activity. i would be very, very surprised if the activities that would be from the west virginia venture would be deemed as falling within that. >> yeah, i doubt that. >> we want to export those products. the chinese want to import them. i have not heard any indication from the president or from the chinese that there is any opposition