abu dhabi, hollywood has come calling. the new "star wars" movie coming out this winter, the sands of abu dhabi taking part as one of the alien planets. very cool stuff. and, by the way, if you saw the huge movie "fast and furious 7" as vin diesel and paul walker drive a car out of a skyscraper, ladies and gentlemen, that was abu dhabi. pretty cool stuff. the fact of the matter is we are here for travel channel's 50/50. you guys are already here so you didn't have to worry about it. let's show you what we have as far as your weather. we have severe storms getting ready to fire up. storm threat today up to an inch in hail, 60 miles per hour wind gusts, cloud to ground tomorrow could have up to two inches of hail, 65 miles per hour windgusts. rainfall amounts from two to three inches of rain. >>> we've got showers. they are weakening, that's the good news. that band of every rain is raining itself across suffolk coin, but notice you are seeing less and less in terms of oranges and reds. hopefully thing will continue to kbrou

it is currently 5:32 here in abu dhabi. ever had this done before? >> i never had the white henna done before. >> i didn't think so. >> it's so pretty. >> i don't think i have seen white henna before. very cool. and then the traditional garb that the men wear here. joining us from their entertainment channel here in abu dhabi. the other host of 50/50 and wearing -- what is this called? >> it's called a candora. they are fully geared with head gear, as well. it's to keep you cool. the white color is for the summer season and when it is winter you can go dark colors bliek black and navy blue. >> how do you feel in this? >> it feels a lot cooler and protects you from the sun. >> you look very -- >> i feel sexy. i feel what i feel! >> sometimes we shouldn't go with our feelings. that's all i'm saying. wow. you did >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. right now it's in the mid-60s across the bay area. and it's starting to clear in a few spots you'll see the clouds staying along the coast a little bit longer. today a hi

roker is on an adventure in abu dhabi this morning. you know, the stone pushes the heat back under your chin. >> reporter: it's a white reflective stone. it just does a little bit more. i'm going to make chicken out here. i may become a chicken out here. i'm not complaining at all. it's pretty exciting! just to remind you, it's part of the travel channel's new show "50/50." 50-hour $50,000 vacation. the clock started ticking yesterday when our two fans were picked out of our line and we got them -- they had to pack. in fact, alex had to go to h & m because they didn't have anything. they had their passports. we got on a great flight for 13 hours. boom! we're here. what is great there's choice. their first choice was to come to the mosque the grand mosque, which we're going to show you around. it fits 50,000 worshippers at any one time. amazing stuff. of course, these wild fires out west just a really heartbreaking with those three firefighters killed four more injured, and we've got more on the way more rough weather coming for them ev

how is abu dhabi? >> it's hot, but we're inside the sheikh's grand mosque where it's air conditioned. this space holds 50,000 worshiper. we'll show you more about that in just a little bit. let's look at the weather starting out west. unfortunately, the fire danger remains high. and it's going to get worse because winds will be increasing. you can see the widespread fires. fire weather watches, red flag warnings and air quality alerts in effect right now. your western weather, clouds in seattle and 76. 79, san jose, look for tucson, high of 102. 108 here, but the humidity level is about 36. feels like 118. denver at 86 degrees. as we go to the national map, we have a risk of strong storms up through the northern section of the mississippi river valley. and as we make our way to the east, we'll be looking at 34 million people under some slight risk of severe weather. we're going to be watching that very, very closely. that's your latest weather. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the

ladies and gentlemen, you are going to abu dhabi!are you ready? >> have you ever been? >> no. >> never, never. >> it's almost 7,000 miles to abu dhabi. i hope you've got warm weather clothing to pack. look at the forecast. over the next several days for abu dhabi, ladies and gentlemen. here we go. it's going to be toasty. feels like temperatures approaching 120. so it will be a lot of fun. >> what activities are on the agenda? >> i can't even begin to tell you. do you know buggy racing, the grand mosque in abu dhabi. so many cool things. can't wait to travel with you. >> i'm so happy. >> we are going to see you guys starting tomorrow. >> you met this morning and here we are going to abu dhabi together. >> live on the "today" show from the grand mosque. >> coming up next, a concert from little mix on the plaza. first, this is "today" on nbc. i'm lika small boxer. ring. you don't expect much... and then, wham! i hit 'em with huge creamy goodness! alright round two! bring it, girlfriend! rich, creamy, 100% natural cheese. mini babybel.

gulf labor, who is building the guggenheim abu dhabi?it says guggenheim ,louvre, collective bargaining. talk about what is happening in the activism you are involved with as an artist. a well, gulf labor is coalition of artists, writers, scholars, curators, architects and other cultural workers who are organizing to ensure that workers rights are respected in the construction of the cultural institutions in the gulf and we are particularly concentrated on abu dobby and the island where a new cultural zone is being constructed basically from scratch and it is also part of a larger real estate developer project in which the arts are basically being used as one of the luxury commodities of the luxuryevelopment. and that is one of the reasons why it is particular flashpoint. the other is it is one of those rare moments when artists cap real leverage because one of the projects is that guggenheim in abu dhabi, which is -- it collects art and have a mandate to collect contemporary art from and about the middle east region. so we artists who ar

. >> two "today" show fans, very lucky ones are in abu dhabi. one of the fans, david sprague is from fairfax, virginia. >> we didn't say ma na ses. they won by bringing their passports there. >> i still can't believe it. two hours ago i met this girl in line and here we are going to abu dhabi. >> yes, please. >> there he is this morning with his fellow fan and the host of the travel channel 50/50. sprague said it is breathtaking and they also said it is hot. today, he and his fellow winner will go camel riding. >> yes, please. i would just love to do that. >> it is also like 118 there. >> i would love just fun of it. >> absolutely. who wouldn't like to go for free? >> is maternity leave becoming a thing of the past? >> wait until we tell you how quickly more and more new moms head back to work. from back to work to back to school. it is our tenth annual backpacks for kids campaign. we need your help to send local kids back to school with the supplies they need. >> please, call if you can. you can lend a helping hand right now. pat lawson muse an

she has drawn in guantanamo baya abu dhabi migrant camps an the rebels in syria. the guardian has characterized her as equal parts bosh, williau s. burrow and cirque du soleil. i would add that francis goya and lenny bruce to the mix. t django goala will not be with ou us. he got stuck in chicago where there iswithwe bad weather and problems with planes flying out. our moderator is ron rosenbaum, the distinguish journalism and author. alll i i will say about him ist it is said that he wrote an article in 1971 that interested a man named steve jobs in i want computers. i want to askry everybody to please, if you haven't already,f turn off your cell phones.e a there will be a q&a later on. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you, ralph. you a thank you all for being here.i' i'm honored, myself, to be among these artisans since i'm a person who has a trouble drawing stick figures. but at least we have some of tht best and brightest at what is really a crucial moment in the history of free speech. once there were sensors and ate state laws and they would jail dissident c

she has drawn in guantanamo bay, abu dhabi migrant camps and rebels in syria. the guardian characterized her equal part vosh william s. burr ro and cirque du soleil. i would add francis -- and lenny bruce to the mix. jangle gold will not be with us. he got stuck in chicago with bad weather and problems with planes flying out. our moderator is distinguished journalist and author. all i will say about him is that it is said he wrote an article in 1971 that interested a man named steve jobs in computers. i want to ask everybody to please if you haven't already turn off your cell phones. there will be a q and a. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you all for being here. i'm honored myself to be among these artists since i'm a person has trouble drawing stick figures. but at least we have some of the best and brightest was really a crucial moment in the history of free speech. i mean, once there were sensors, once there were state laws who were jailed dissident cartoonists and graphic artists, now we have murdereremurderers. we're meeting 12 months after 12 people wer

he sat side him for the king of jordan and abu dhab abu dhabi's crown prince.a is open for aerospace industry. we will extend the unique space potential of our country to strengthen the leading positions and production of military aviation equipment. >> but much has changed since this biaannual event has been held. defense exports with now one of the few areas of russia industry where there is growth. depp prime minister has been tasked with showing the iranians around. it's no secret that russia is impatient to start selling weapons and technology to tehran again. >> the production needs tapcal investment. with this in mind we're building good relationships with russia and other companies. we're working with technology and other issues. one of the areas where there will be change is aviation production. >> defense sales are driven by modernization program, although there are signs for aviation that this is slowing down. when it comes to domestic procurement, russia is having to clip its wings somewhat. the development of a long-range bomber has been postponed.

>>> and 25 minutes past 1:00 in the afternoon in abu dhabi. welcome back, i'm becky anderson.emifinals by a teenager. serena williams was beaten by the swiss player, belinda benjich on saturday. williams can become the first woman to win a calendar grand slam if she wins the u.s. open which begins later this month. >>> how do you celebrate a royal birthday? in thailand hundreds of thousands of people are getting on their bikes. they are cycling through the streets of bangkok in honor of the queen's birthday. this is expected to be the biggest mass bike ride thailand has ever seen with more than half a million people expected to take part. >>> more reerds are consuming their contend on line so it's only make sense authors top find their fans on the world wide web. they are rewriting the path to publishing. we report. >> meet this 24-year-old londoner part of a new generation of authors rewriting the traditional code of publishing to go on line rather than to the library. >> i wrote my first book when i was nine, and i was just -- it was a dream of mine, rather than something i

. >> reporter: potential new partners from states in the middle east like abu dhabi and georgia wherea doesn't traditionally sell arms. he is visiting moscow as the king of saudi arabia. >> a lot of interest in this helicopter. it is a new aircraft and it's been developed by russia to go on board those amphibious assault ships the aircraft carriers commissioned from france that never went through because of the sanctions between russia and the ukraine. now there is word that saudi arabia may best interested if buying those from france and purchasing these helicopters from russia. by far the most controversial deal may be with the iranians, seemed to finalize the purchase of s-300 surface-to-air missiles that could shield the nuclear facilities. we ran in to the delegation, the missile pavilion. >> will you sign this deal for the s-300s today? >> we are considering it. we want to decide. >> they haven't decided yet in. >> yes. >> negotiations may still be underway but the coming days could see russian arms deals go sky high. matthew chance, cnn, russia. >>> when we come back, the u.s.

abu dhabi stocks dropping by a 5.1% at the start of the trading day.ity picture looks very negative. reporters over and china. their weakest levels on record. strategist joins us once again. good to have you with us. little oilre a prices. we are seeing them continuing to drop. are we going to see more pegged emergency market -- emerging market currencies coming down as a result? emergingthink all markets was stay under pressure here. hedged currencies is probably misguided. currencies as the main story this week. even if you get a one-off move -- kazakhstan was kind of extreme and 20 days, but a lot of the currencies have lost 10%-15% against the euro and the dollar in the last month alone. anna: they are enjoying prominence in the national media that perhaps does not fall to it often. which currencies are likely to feel the pain this week. if you're looking at where it perhaps some are thinking but testing the resolve. but that weakness might be expressed elsewhere. what do you trade instead? guest: the real pressure is the oil exporters. all emergin

i want to bring in john victor in abu dhabi. we have seen the bounceback in oil prices.re do you think oil prices are held right now? >> reporter: a slight comeback on oil prices. with the exception of china and japan, this will provide some relief to the oil market. alison, the downward pressure will continue. this will provide relief at the gas pump in the united states. it will cause panic in oklahoma and texas and south dakota. we basically were spoiled by chinese demand with 9% to 10% growth sucking in all of the oil. daily demand for oil is 90 million barrels. china takes in 10 million barrels of that. china slows down and japan slows down, this keeps pressure on prices. at the same time, we have the global fight for market share. starting with the opec meeting last year. the shale producers in the united states is resilient. jobs are being cut and rigs are going down, but production is held steady. citigroup put out a note with prices around $39 a barrel today, we could see $32.50 a barrel before the end of 2015. >> as we see this pressure, what do you think? can

we have those stories and al is live in abu dhabi with the two strangers he plucked from our crowd. we'll check in with them as we get started on a thursday morning on "today." >> that's the strangest occurrence in a long time. that's fantastic. >> those two people didn't even know each other. teamed up to win the competition and now they're in abu dhabi. >> okay. >> fantastic. >> do they have jobs when they get back? >> maybe with al. >> bringing people together. >> one at a time. we'll get an update from lauren on the major commuters problems happening in new jersey. >>> you're watching "today in new york." >>> right now the nypd is warning staten island residents to be on the lookout for crooks posing as police officers. >> katherine creag is in new dorp with the details for us. kat? >> reporter: pat and michael, apparently they have what look like police badges but scary too, is that they have guns as well. we want to show you a police sketch the nypd released just hours ago. at least one of the suspects, they identified the themselves as policemen. one was seen in a white chevy

bring in the llouvre, new york university, the guggenheim -- amy: new york university's extension in abu dhabi> all of these cultural institutions that are creating the different kinds of partnerships in the gulf, it makes for news. but i want to say that for me, it is not necessarily to say -- not necessary to say that i absolutely endorse everything that gulf labor does, but i am committed to what they represent as to the question of active citizenship. in the active citizenship needs to have its public platform. these are people who are serious whom i respect, both individually and as a collective. for me, it was important to develop a coalition of souls with them, to be able to present the idea in a way that cannot be often,-- all too institutions of all different kinds are truly interested -- are really interested in their own self-interest. for me, the work of gulf labor is really to deepen our engagement through the process of critique and interrogation to become active citizens. amy: tomorrow on democracy now! here at the venice biennale, we ni.l be joined by miriam gha as we speak rig

salt beside him were the king of jordan and abu dhabi's crown prince. he opened with a patter of a hopeful salesman. >> r.b.i. is open for fruitful business cooperation in the aero space industry. we aim to promote russian passenger and transport planes who are actively on the internal and external markets. we will extend the unique space potential to strengthen the leading positions in production of military and aviation equipment. >> much has changed since this buy enyell event was last held in 2013. western sanctions and the fall of the ruble have had a crippling effect on shush's civil aviation sector. defense exports are now one of the few areas of russian city where there's growth. >> deputy prime minister tasked with showing the iranians around, it is no secret that the russians are anxious to send exports to them again after the lifting of sanctions. >> we are building relationships, working on technology transfers and other issues. one of the areas where lots of investment will be made after sanctions are lifted is aviation production. >> defen

the group has also protested the use of migrant laborers to build guggenheim's new museum in abu dhabiunday, the gulf labor coalition held a panel discussion called "who needs , museums and biennales." i spoke to one of the speakers after the event. >> i'm a member of the collective of venice. amy: can you tell us what it is? >> an independent space for arts and cultural production. if we occupied the space in 2007, a was an abandoned warehouse, in the heart of venice. when i say we, a group of artists, art workers, and activist and also our students of the different university of arts in venice. in 2007, the reason we decided to occupy this ancient space, which is owned by the city, by the way, so the property is the property of the city, was because at the time we were witnessing a new development of the city, meaning that from being the traditional museum city that everyone knows, venice with gondolas in the art history, we were seeing the fact a new economist contemporary art, contemporary culture were growing. this was an extremely interesting development, but we had many contradi

if you look at the leaders of abu dhabi, they're investing heavily in solar energy and when noble energycause they know the oil is not going to last forever. amy: saleemul huq, they give for being with us one of the , contributors and signatories to the islamic declaration on global climate change. climate scientist at the international institute for environment and development in london and director of the international center for climate change and development in bangladesh. when we come back, we're going to be talking about a prisoner who was killed by a beat up squad in prison? who were these guards? also, what happened to the prisoners once two prisoners escaped? prison authorities have been arrested and let go at dannemora, but prisoners were beaten up. we will get the latest. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: "melange," poddington bear. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. nermeen: we end our show with a look at the case of samuel harrell, who died four months ago at new york's fishkill correctional facility. an

i have no doubt once it is on the pacific route and the route to abu dhabi, it will more than hold its own. routes will beey flying to western australia. that has changed a little bit. how has that change things for you? john: when we launched back in 2011, we did not have any of that traffic to speak up and by launching the new service, the new frequencies and capacity, we have attracted a lot of traffic. it has been market share going for us and that market is still performing very well. no question it will continue to perform well with this product. >> fuel has gotten a lot cheaper. in the u.s., the airlines have reacted by competing aggressively for market share. not happening so much in australia. why is that? john: competition is still pretty tough in australia. we have strong competitors right now. that we have to go through to establish ourselves in the market has paid off. i would not say it is not competitive. >> your partner delta made an investment in china eastern recently and the china market is a huge market for this region. the moment most of your flights will go by sin

it is backed by ppg and the abu dhabi investment authority. this would be the company's third ipo since 1994. 2002.po'd in cory: it has been a rough business. they have blown it twice. musclzzles for steve there twice. is that a dangerous dog? matt: he loves humans, but if you are another dog, especially a lapdog -- cory: does he wear it all the time? matt: when it's possible that a around.a would be he thinks they are squirrels and he tries to eat them. cory: understandably. he is no dope. matt: let's bring in olivia sterns for walmart earnings. olivia: i thought we could talk about your rottweiler. matt: we can continue talking about that. olivia: i am shocked and appalled that you put a muzzle on him. he is a peaceful animal, i have met him. matt: let's hear about walmart earnings. olivia: the bottom line is disappointing. they cut their guidance for the year. huge hit in investments. my take away is the beat on the u.s. cop store sales. they are up by one and a half percent. say their bigts concern, 70% of walmart's profitability comes fro

we will probably see, as was , wently opened in abu dhabi are probably going to see one of those come to fruition in southeast asia. we are looking for them in other places as well speaking create a regional, international network of regional messaging centers we can energize, with localized messaging that can provide support we need to target the populations. eric: none of that has relevance unless you deal from defeats to isis on the ground. you have to create the perception that isis is losing. mr. allen: isis is losing. when you listen to their communications they have morale. with a number of foreign fighters rebelled against that brutality and they were executed by the central government. a, a was during cobol moment in the campaign when everyone said we were going to lose that. daesh impaled itself on the kobani. of co-bonnie -- recent activities along the border rendered other similar clear messages that there are many places within the daesh infrastructure where morale is not good. as we strangle the defenses, finances, that is going to create additional morale problems. in r

he talked about overthrowing abu dhabi. found do a counterfactual on what the world would look like if instead of overthrowing chilley, he overthrow saudi arabia. >> a couple more. >> full disclosure, i'm peter dixon, i published the first ever study of that undergreat thesis with cambridge university 40 years ago. and i think you were good in picking up on the existentialist subtext of that thesis. he is very much an historical relativist. and of course, for political reasons he has to give voice to tran send depth values when he is in a public set, but i that think that this he germ january historyist industry he is part of. i would still make two comments a little more critical. the national security stay has been around a long time. and there were a lot of things the united states did in the '40s, '50s, and '60s that henry kissinger-an like. so i don't think he is the godfather of the national security state but a lot of what happened during that period would reinforce the imperial presidency. the other thing i would sa

we will probably see counter messaging joint operations, which there was one just opened in abu dhabiand we will probably see one in southeast asia and in other places as well, so that we can create a regional and international network of messaging sensors that we can energize quickly and use localized messaging that will provide support to counter those messages. eric: none of them will have relevance unless you defeat isis on the ground. we need to create a perception that they are losing or you -- john allen: they are losing. when you listen to tactical operations, they have problems with. how long after -- problems with more out -- moreale. ofy rebel against that type killing they were doing. time, a moment in the campaign when everybody fed we are going to lose this unit cash --eat victory for they were terrified of being sense to combine ashkelon. recent activities along the border rendered clear messages, that there were many places within the infrastructure resume reception -- infrastructure where the row -- morale is not good. eric: -- lukman faily: just to follow up, mainstr

there are two plants under construction in abu dhabi. they have very ambitious plans. frankly, they need nuclear power, because the saudi's are burning as much as 30% of their own oil. they can't afford to go on doing that. basically would raise this argument -- you heard what my colleague was saying about the iranian economy. in saudi arabia, the country that matters most on this law, thethe first first rule, the first guiding principle for the rulers of saudi arabia, is self-preservation. preservation of the saudi state. they have decided, recognized, that they can't do that as a confrontational state in which they feed the people, bread and circuses, and don't fill their aspirations for better life. the house has committed itself to a future of full integration with the global economy. there's a reason why the biggest operationsplants, in saudi arabia last year were those of alcoa and dow chemical into ge, to say nothing of mars candy company. afford to be and don't want to be the north korea of the gulf. they understood perfectly well that their position as a full

stated commitment to create nuclear power and their countries, the two plants under construction in abu dhabiand very ambitious plans which frankly they need nuclear power because the saudi's are burning as much as 30% of their own oil and crude oil in the power plants. basically i would raise the argument. you heard what might colleague alex vatanka is saying about the iranian economy. saudi arabia from which matters most on this subject and throughout the goals, the first rule, the first guiding principle for the rulers of saudi arabia is self-preservation. preservation of the saudi state. they have decided, recognize that they can't do that as a confrontational state in which they feed the people, give the people circumstances and don't fulfill their aspirations for a better life. .. that's my opinion. >> thank you very much, tom. very excellent and concise presentation. we also came out with a phrase that could be coined, doing a full bebe. you from domestic politics, turkey's foreign policy, that is the key to understanding turkey's behavior. i think play as part in turkey's iran policy

we will probably see just as recently with open to counter messaging joint operations center in abu dhabi which will end of the movies we will probably see one of those come to fruition in southeast asia are looking for them in other places as well so that we can create a regional, and international network of regional messaging centers that we can energize quickly with localized messaging that can provide the support we need of to target the population and also to counter -- >> another that has relevance in less you deal some defeated to isis on the ground. is a complete change, the perception that isis is either winning or holding their own. >> and isis is losing. when you listen closely to the tactical communications, they've got problems with their morale right now. not long after they burned the greek captain, a number of isil foreign fighters rebelled against that kind brutality and they were executed by the central government, central element within daesh. there was during the period of time kobani a moment in the campaign when everyone said that we're going to lose that and it's g

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cnn, abu dhabi. >>> after the break we'll have an update for you on deadly flooding in turkey and whatht people have died in northeastern turkey after two buildings collapse in heavy flooding. an adult and child are still missing. >> we want to turn to our meteorologist, pedram javaheri to get more on the conditions there. the images are awful and of course word of this adult and child missing. >> it is a devastating story, guys. this is something with flooding over this region. it's not unusual to see the geography is prime to have these events taking place. the town of hopa is a town of 18,000 people. upwards of a foot of rainfall came down in this region. as we bring in the terrain and take you over the black sea. the moisture comes in a northerly fashion and forced to rise and runs into the mountains here. and the mountains within 10 miles are going from sea level up to 6,000 feet or 2,000 meters high. this forces the air to rise and cools and condenses and squeezes out the rainfall that is high elevation and it flows back down to the community where the flooding took place and bec