and other african nations and to learn from one another on successful and not so successful efforts toring together their countries. major general joseph harrington kicked off quoting a well-known african proverb -- if you want to go fast, go alone. if you want to go far, go together. stressing the purpose was to strengthen the countries for the long haul. >> there's 54 countries in africa, 2100 languages spoken. the variety of people that come together -- you cannot take one monolithic look at what africa is. to answer that question, what might work well in the west does not work well in the east, so it is environments and this that allow us to understand their problems, their threats, their opportunities, and the ways we can partner together. going toarmy is not solve these problems, but together in a collaborative form, we have a better chance of being successful and helping our partners the successful. >> several leaders worked together to build security against terrorist organizations to stabilize government and also to partner on equal footing with other countries. the tableries

economic support for african nations.he world's biggest economies want to foster private investment on the continent. leaders from several african nations share their ideas for sustainable growth. >> berlin's weather is in its best in march. that hasn't spoiled the mood. the first time, politicians have come to berlin to talk about investments. the first woman to hold the position. she says africa is not just a continent full of problems. it offers an array of opportunities and it is changing. >> most countries are traditionally gas driven. we see more for consumer goods and for utilities. event digitalization. >> german businesses have invested 9 billion euros in african countries so far. much less than in other global regions. the money has gone to three countries. nigeria, algeria, and south africa. 800 german companies have operations in africa. foreign delegates want them to spread the more widely. they say africa offers a multitude of burgeoning markets with an expanding middle class. >> that is all the business for

coalition must expand and accelerate regardless of the international rivalries one example is west african nations putting aside national differences to combat boko haram. we must also look to the ideology of a warped warped, interpretation of islam that threatens all of our people. everything they are and everything they do is a blatant violation. i spiders are not all from four or impoverished communities many come from middle-class backgrounds drawn to radical utopian vision muslim partners in leaders must combat this ideological message we are grateful so many have in your ready to take up the responsibility lastly in tandem we must break the ability to spread the message to recruit new followers on line the digital caliphate must not replace the physical one and as we have seen from attacks the internet is isis best friend for turning the recruit into a self radicalized attack the new call has become stay where you are worth every lived. the handlers around though world communicating with the would-be terrorist that the keyboard to develop local networks in their own countries. we are making

to certain middle eastern and african nations. the trump administration is also temporarily suspending fast processing of h-1-v work visas, a popular pathway for skilled foreigners to work in the united states. they typically take up to six months to be approved but companies could pay to have them expedited. starting next month, the fast-track month will be stopped, possibly for up to six months. >>> mexico is doing everything it can to protect its people in the u.s. from deportation. saturday, the mexican secretary of foreign affairs opened legal aid centers at 50 consulates and embassies in the u.s. mexico says the centers are to help migrants who need legal advice or guidance. the president of mexico called for the centers after the president put in place tougher deportation procedures. >>> civilians are fleeing the iraqi city of mosul as the battle against isis rages on and adding to the misery of suspected chemical attack. our ben wedeman is there on the story for us. that's next. plus, camp david hasn't seen many presidenti

africans. on friday, his supporters gathered outside the national treasury building to protest.n was defiant after his dismissal. he said he and his deputy had nothing to hide. >> this is the so-called intelligence report that said , amongst others, the two of us and the director general are involved in this massive conspiracy to undermine the economy of this country. and if you read this, it is absolute nonsense. reporter: gordon has openly criticize the president in the past and battled with him for control over public funds. the critics of the president say the real reason for the purge was to silent -- silence dissent and put power into the hands of loyalists. a new minister has no experience managing the economy. the impact was immediate. the currency plunged and there are fears that top credit rating agencies t test agencies could down rain -- bring down the rating. and pravin gordhan had been viewed as a steward of the nations economy, observers saying that this will undermine the president's ability to govern. the president has faced corruption allegations and other scan

the move affects flights from middle eastern and north african nations.officials say that it is in response to an unspecified terror threat. that dan -- ban is sure to have a financial offense. >> there is a lot affecting passengers. this ban is affecting airlines, their revenues. the head of emirates said that bookings to the united states have plummeted by 35% just after this ban was announced today. let's go to our financial correspondent in new york. these rules are obviously not targeting u.s. airlines. has a been a response on wall street? >> we saw the stocks of american airlines falling, united, delta, american, all losing 3%. u.s. airlines are not impacted because the airlines do not serve those airports. overall, with all those bans we are seeing from the new administration, there is some indication that there will be less people flying to the united states. the whole industry could be impacted by this. >> the dow has suffered its sharpest loss since october of last year. the markets dropped by more than 1%. even if 240 points sounds like a lot,

electronic devices from the passenger cabins of flights entering from several middle east and north african nations. those devices must travel in checked baggage. passengers can still bring their smartphones and medical devices on board. >>> 19-year-old college student om spring break is dead tonight. died today after being struck by gunfire last night near being road. -- one of several young people taking part. welling up at 7:00, i'm talking to a panel, including young women and men and council member vincent grey about the violence and what is being done to protect the young people. >>> major break in the mysterious murder of a young woman in spotsylvania county. two men have been charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the shooting death of heather ciccone. the 21-year-old's body was found in her car on the night of december 6, 2015. it was parked in a stranger's driveway some 20-miles from her the subjects, joshua williams and and jonathan vejarano were already in jail on unrelated charges. >>> get ready for what may be winter's last gasp. >> chief meteorologist top

in the west african nation of sierra leone a pastor discovered what could be the 10th largest diamond ever found at 706 carats it sun doubtedly worth millions. the pastor turned it over to the government hoping it will fund development. sierra leone is still recovering from civil war in the 1990s funded by so called blood diamonds. president trump sent a birthday greeting today to world war ii vet ray chavez, he is 105 years old, believed to be the oldest survivor of the 1941 attack on pearl harbor. in a letter the president told chavez you're undawnted courage, love of country and unwaivering commitment to freedom earned you the a ternl respect and gratitude of the american people. mr. trump signed it keep going. ahead, in author news, a second grader makes the best seller list inspired by her kid brother. that story next. >> >> the subject of our final story tonight thought she knew so much about the care and feeding of little brothers she could write a book, so she did. now it's a best seller. here's michelle miller. >> steady, go. >> nia mya reese loves being a big sister. but adm

carter evans, thank three countries impacted by the president's travel ban are among several african nationsthe brink of starvation. years of poverty, war, and drought have left more than 20 million people facing famine. tony dokoupil has our report, and we warn you the images are upsetting. they show the heartbreak and severity of the crisis. >> reporter: in search of relief, the hungry walk for miles, but without enough food to go around, vast stretches of africa in the middle east are now on the brink of standard. >> we stand at a critical point in our history. already at the beginning of the year, we are facing the largest humanitarian crisis since the creation of the united nations. >> reporter: on friday, united nations humanitarian chief stephen o'brien warned world leaders that without a relief effort, millions could die, further destablizing the region. the crisis is centered on four countries and more than 20 million people, including nearly two million in nigeria, three million in somalia, five million in susedan dan, and 14 million in yemen. in all, about 1.4 million children fac

looking at south africa from that prison i became to become more aware of what the african national,as doing, and what its leadership was aspiring to, to make decisions that would help us support the struggle that the people of south africa were experiencing and resisting apartheid. >> it is one thing to work along side dr. king as you did so courageously, but with regard to mandela, for 27 years, certainly he was behind bars. what do you recall more principally about working along side one of the leaders of this movement to end apartheid when he himself for most of that time was behind bars? >> it was a very touching and a very exciting and rewarding experience. often i went to vice mant by the name of oliver who had been selected by the leadership of the anc to lead the anc during mandela's incarceration. so for all intents and purpose, he was the head of the anc, was the one that was given the authority to give instructions to the rest of us, who are in the service of that cause. so then i often heard mandela's voice very clearly through the things that oliver was doing. it became

most members of the union of south african nations condemn the venezuelan supreme court's decision tos. protest went on for a second day in caracas. the mark on the supreme court welly scuffled. the nato secretary general has praised the us secretary of state rex tillerson for his strong commitment to the transatlantic alliance as nato foreign ministers gathered in brussels for the first meeting with him. the us is calling on all nato states to meet their defence spending targets. the indian state of gujarat have passed a law which increases the penalty for slaughtering cows from seven penalty for slaughtering cows from seve n years penalty for slaughtering cows from seven years to life. and that the new law india's strictest ever, carl stalker will also become a non—bailable offence. —— slaughtering cows. they are widely considered sacred by —— considered sacred by india's hindu majority. and now the sport. a big weekend of premier league football. a particularly famous fixture, the merseyside derby. liverpool and everton have met over 200 times, they are grounds and metres apart and

one example of this is west african nations who have put aside national differences to combat boko haram. let us build on this good example. we also must look this enemy's ideology in the eyes for what it is, a warped interpretation of islam that threatens all of our people. as his majesty king abdullah ii of jordan has recently said, and i quote, everything they are, everything they do is a blatant violation of my faith, end quote. isis fighters are not all from poor or impoverished communities. many come from middle class or even upper-class background drawn to a utopian vision that is proposed to be based on the koran. muslim partners and leaders of their faith must combat this perverse ideological message and we are grateful that so many have and are ready to take up this responsibility. lastly, in tandem with our aggressive pushback on the ground in multiple countries, we must break isis' ability to break its message and recruit new followers online, a digital caliphate must not flourish in the place of a physical one. as we have seen in attacks in nice, berlin, san bernardino, the

. >> yeah, besty, bff, 706 carats of diamond found in the west african nation of sierra leone, that diamond country's second largest diamond ever found discovered by a pastor. >> he turned it over to the president who is having it kept in a bank. they don't know how much it's worth. eventually will be sold at auction. >> sure, it's in a bank. >>> it could get more expensive to drive slowly in the fast lane. so, there are three more states considering higher fines for drivers who camp out in the passing lane, possibly as much as $250, five have stiffened the penalties in the past few years but no real evidence that slow drivers are safety hazard. tell us what you think at atmfans.com. should they be punished. >> i'm not a fast driver. >>> cody is apparently fearless. he reached out and touched an eight-foot-long alligator during the first round of the arnold palmer invitational and it quickly scrambled -- >> it came back after him. >> no, went in the water. >> that was way too close and personal as he admitted. more news after this. i take movantik for oic, opioid-induced constipation. had a

mr zuma will make an announcement shortly after a meeting of senior african national congress officialsa in the states has collapsed after a major fire burned underneath an overpass. local reports say atlanta police believe the fire was caused by electrical wire burning under an overpass on the interstate 85. so far there are no reports of casualties. people are being advised to avoid the area. three, two, one... you are watching history in the making, this californian company has just made this monumental moment, this historic moment, by sending a used rocket, the falcon—9 back into space. traditionally rockets are used once before being discarded, so space companies have been trying to create usable ones that are more cost—effective than the nasa space shuttle programme. spacex has developed a way to land rockets safely on earth after a mission. here's, an unusual bit of animal welfare work from india, where a man resorted to offering a poisonous snake a drink, from a water bottle, after it was found in a village in the south—west of the country. it seems the cobra was thirsty, after

he will make an announcement shortly after a meeting of senior african national congress officials.n growing criticism of venezuela's president euro after he allowed the supreme court to take over responsibility for lawmaking on the opposition controlled national assembly on wednesday —— maduro. the head of the organisation of american states said that the decision had dealt the final blow to democracy in the country. three, two, one... you are watching history in the making, this californian company has just made this monumental moment, this historic moment, by sending a used rocket, the falcon nine back into space. traditionally space companies have been trying to create usable ones that are more cost—effective than the nasa space shuttle programme. spacex has developed a way to land rockets safely on earth after a mission. nine malaysians freed by pyongyang have arrived home after kuala lumpur agreed to send back the body of kim jong—nam. the half brother of the north korean leader was killed at kuala lumpur airport last month by two women using a deadly nerve agent, triggering a

. >>> in the west african nation of sierra leone a pastor discovered what could be the tenth largest ever found. at 706 carats it's undoubtedly worth millions. the pastor turned it over to the government, hoping it will fund development. sierra leone is still recovering from civil war in the 1990s funded by so-called blood diamonds. >>> president trump sent a birthday greeting today to world war ii vet ray chavez. he's 105 years old, believed to be the oldest survivor of the 1941 attack on pearl harbor. in a letter the president told chavez, "your undaunted courage, love of country and unwavering commitment to freedom earned you the eternal respect and gratitude of the american people." mr. trump signed it, "keep going." >>> ahead in author news, a second-grader makes the best-seller list, inspired by her kid brother. that story next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the subject of our final story tonight thought she knew so much about the care and feeding of little brothers she could write a book, so she did. now it's a best-seller. here's michelle miller. >> steady. go! >> reporter: nia mia re

kathrada, better known as kathy, was a member of the african national congress. in 1963, he was arrested with other anc leaders and went on to spend 26 years in prison -- 18 of them on robben island. he later served as president mandela's parliamentary adviser. this is ahmed kathrada, speaking in visby, sweden, in 2014. historically a struggle for a nonracial, nonsexist, democratic south africa. that is what sent many people to prison. and that is for many, many of our colleagues, lost their lives and were not alive to see the birth of democracy in our country. amy: that was ahmed kathrada, speaking in 2014. he died in johannesburg on at the age of 87. tuesday and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. juan: and i'm juan gonzalez. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. the trump administration has unveiled its latest attempt to target sanctuary cities that are refusing to help federal agents detain and deport undocumented immigrants. o

it now looks like a lot of that hope has been dampened. >>> the african nation of south sudan has beenars of civil war and drought. the united nations says more than 100,000 people are on the brink of starvation. all that hardship has destroyed families. debora patta has the story of three boys living in a refugee camp in juba. they thought their mother was dead but we followed along as the red cross flew them 300 miles for a tearful reunion. >> reporter: the mother of these three young boys was atent tending a wedding miles away when the country was plunged into civil war a neighbor was looking after the children in the capital of juba where they were forced to see the violence. >> reporter: in the three years since rich, mast, and goy last saw their mother they have grown a lot taller. today they prepare to leave the place they've called home since the civil war began. when the fighting broke out, the boys sought protection at this u.n. camp. up north their mother also fled the violence crossing the border into ethiopia. the boys had no idea if their mother was even live, until now.

three african nations, south sudan, somalia, and nigeria are on the brink of famine. 16 million peoplesk of dying within months. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. julie: thank you. tesla got a big vote of confidence. we will dig into what this means for their model three launch. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ julie: this is "bloomberg markets." i am julie hyman. let's take a look at the turkish lira, which is having a sharp reaction to the news that a senior executive at one of their largest state-owned banks was arrested in the united states. this executive has been accused of conspiring with an iranian turkish terrorist that is waiting charges that he used his company to circumvent sanctions on iran. his reaction seems to be to that headline. we will keep you updated. we are watching tesla. shares moving higher today after the chinese internet giant took a 5% stake in the carmaker. that makes it a top five shareholder. tesla raises money for the launch of its lower-priced tesla thr

three african nations are on the brink of famine.ls say 60 million people are at risk and it is the largest humanitarian crisis in 70 years. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am alisa parenti. this is bloomberg. 8:30 in sydney. i am joined by paul allen with a look at the markets. a positive lead-in from the u.s. shipping up to be a positive day around the asia-pacific. looking good at a quarter of 1%. we are seeing some strength in the nikkei futures and afx futures point up quarter of 1%. we are looking at the retailer meyer, the mystery buyer of a 10% stake in the chain must be revealed. we solve the shares pop about 18% on monday before pulling back on tuesday. the state of queensland will be mopping up after cyclone danny -- debbie. the basin in queensland is the largest coal producing region. keeping an eye on the westinghouse bankruptcy. earnings will be announced. i am paul allen in sydney. more from "bloomberg technology ," next. ♪ ♪ this is "bloomber

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united states and britain recently banned ek electronics from some flights from middle eastern and african nations. is this why? >> wolf, good evening. this is a very significant part of why those access were taken. but we have been talking to a number of government officials and there is more to it. they are growing increasingly concerned about airlines and have been tracking specific information from a pilot in yemen and syria and isis and the concern is growing, wolf. >> the intelligence comes amid heightened concerns that ices and al qaeda asillated terror groups perfected their ability it hide bombs in electronic devices. >> cnn has learned this new intelligence was a significant part of the decision earlier this month to ban laptops, tablets and other electronic devices from the passenger cabin of planes flying directly to the united states from ten middle eastern and north african airports. demanding instead they are stored in checked luggage. >> elevated intelligence we are are aware of that they are are targeting information and are aggressive in pursuing meth today's undertake their atta

the strike has been blamed for dozens of deaths in the african nation. and medical practitioners are expected to resume work on friday. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm alisa parenti. this is bloomberg. it is just after 5:30 p.m. tuesday in new york, 8:30 a.m. wednesday morning in sydney. i'm joined by paul allen with a look at the markets. good morning. reporter: good morning. let's take a look at new zealand, the only market currently open. it is up a little right now, down a bit more than 1/10 of 1%. we are spending a week on the afx features posting a decline of 2/10 of 1%. we are keeping a close watch on the energy sector for a couple of reasons. energy stocks getting hammered again on wall street, and also here in australia prime minister malcolm turnbull will be meeting with oil and gas executives to boost prices. plenty of news happening. it might affect markets. the only press conference of the the china's national people's congress. we will be watching of any news. als

the policy extends to ten airports in eight middle east and north african nations. nine airlines are affected. officials say the measures are to counteract terrorism threats to u.s. security. >> this is apparently based on a combination of concern about terrorists refining plans to hide explosives in electronics and the assessment of security at specific airports. >> reporter: for some travelers who fly overseas, it's an convenience they understand. but others >> every country, every nation they have every right to upgrade or introduce whatever system they want to apply. >> when it comes to devices, i don't think that's really a problem. >> reporter: nevertheless, this policy will move forward. those ten airports now have four days to comply. this will not impact u.s. airlines. >>> another change moves in on us. let's go to storm team 4 chief meteorologist doug kammerer. doug, we're getting whiplash. >> no kidding, pat. that is only going to continue for the next couple of days. first, it's the cold part of that whiplash. right now, 62 d.c. and richmond. 58 in pitts

when the african national congress swept under power under nelson mandela in the first multiracial elections994, a campaign insured better life for all. forced segregation has ended, but a quarter of the workforce remains unemployed. census data shows white households still earn six times as much as black ones. mounting discontent has manifested in protests and strikes. here's the situation. the president has lurched from crisis to crisis. some government ministers tried to convince the anc to oust him. the failed attempt may have reached the government's code of ethics. zuma was pressure to appoint him in 2015. the anc had a weak showing in august elections. voters expressed anger over the economy and scandals as south africa's credit rating approached junk status. is the background. discovering gold and diamond outputs spurred gold wars that the british one back in 1902. white colonists adopted a constitution that this in franchise blacks. in 1948, black south africans were stripped of their land under a policy known as apartheid. south africa endured decades of economic sanctions and gove

it flies to north african nations. nine airlines affected, half of which serve the washington areas. the measures are to counter aviation threats and will change as the threat changes. nbc news' pete williams explains on the "today" show this morning. >> this is apparently based on a combination of concern about terrorists refining plans to hide explosives in electronics and assessment of security at specific airports. >> reporter: for some travelers who log long hours flying overseas. it's an inconvenience but others are skeptical. >> every nation has every right to upgrade. >> when it comes to devices, i don't think that is really a problem. >> reporter: and nevertheless, this policy will move forward. those ten airports days to comply with this policy. but, again, this will not apply to u.s. carriers, and, again, only from specific flights from specific airlines from north africa into the united states. we are live at dulles international. justin finch, news4. >> thank you very much. >>> two huge construction projec

by hunger and disease in somalia, the united nations says the ongoing drought is driving the african nationmine. diseases like cholera and measles could make the dire situation even more tragic. the united nations is pleading toer help. warning more than half of somalia's population is in desperate need of humanitarian assistance. cnn international correspondent david mackenzie traveled deep into somalia to bring us this story. >> reporter: flying above drought stricken terrain where somalis fleeing al qaeda linked terrorists now fear famine the most. it is no doubt somalia is insecure. we're in an armored personnel carrier. the u.n. general says that is no reason to ignore a looming humanitarian process. it is a dramatic situation of countries like somalia that create all the conditions for terrorism to prosper. >> terrorism became a global problem everywhere. >> reporter: speaking of terrorism, donald trump just instilled another travel ban affecting somalia. is that a helpful way of dealing with the threat of terrorism? >> i have said time and again that countries have the right to prote

wheels every day to get their dinner or the kids that wake up and watch sesame street or the african nations that depend upon the united states for their -- to be able to eat. all of those -- the other point i want to make here, i spent a month in africa with foreign service officers who do the work of maintaining peace every day when our military isn't there. 31% cut or over 30% cut to the state department and our diplomacy by far is one of the worst things we can do in the world. >> martha: i hear you. let me break and charlie hurt. interesting things happen when companies are told that they have to cut by 25%. they find places to cut the money and find ways to make money. >> the notion that a company can have a $20 trillion debt on their books and not have to cut things dramatically at every department is absolutely unheard of in the private sector. so, for donald trump to step in here and do that and to make these dramatic cuts, i think is exactly right. the most conservative budget that i have ever seen in my time in washington. politicians, they love to give stuff away. it doesn't matt

travel ban today testimony blocked travel and immigration from seven mostly muslim meern and african-american nations and essentially halted the program. officials with the trump administration say the new order aims to overcome the legal chams within that first immigration ban being blocked. >>> president trump has accused the obama administration >>> jeff session did not acknowledge two meetings. he planned to provide amended testimony to the judiciary committee about those meetings which took place before the presidential election. he has since reaccused himself from approximate niz investigation that looks at communications between president trump's aides and russia. >> well dozens are without a place to live this morning. at 4:30 what firefighters say was inside one of the units that fed the fast-moving flames. >> a fire broke out in a walnut creek station and hundreds of passengers were stranded. >>> good morning. we see traffic is still doing pretty well but it's wet out there. you can see traffic here is light. the cold air is in place for sure. we will see what's in store and going into tomo

coming increasingly from asia and african nations.rs from ohio to the site of the visitation where mary is said to have praised god after learning she is the mother of jesus. father steve rinaski said the history is meant to help us live our faith today. >> when you go to a place where there's a shrine or where your ancestors have been. where people of faith have been for a long period of time, it also reminds you that, you know, we're all on pilgrimage and we take this experience of these holy places into our daily life. >> reporter: the narrative of the new testament unfolds powerfully along the shores of the sea of galilee. today is where's religious pilgrims come to explore the natural beauty but to look up from the pages of the gospels and imagine what happened here. this is a landscape of miracles. love and faith. where jesus is said to have told his followers, don't be afraid. today it's where pilgrims come to dig even deeper. these students are volunteering at an archaeological site in the first century town of magda lin. >> s

more than half of the visitors to the country are christians coming increase lig from asia and african nationse of the visitation where mary is said to have praised god after learning she is the mother of jesus, father steve says the history is meant to help us live our faith today. >> when you go to a place where there's a shrine or where your ancestors have been, where people of faith have been for a long period of time, it also reminds you that, you know, we're all on pilgrimage and we take this experience of these holy places into our daily life. >> the narrative of the new testament unfolds powerfully around galilee. today it's where visitors come to explore the natural beauty but look up from the page of the gospels and imagine what happened here. this is a landscape of miracles -- love and faith. where jesus is said to have told his floers, don't be afraid. today it's where pilgrims are said to dig deeper. these students are volunteering at an archaeological site. >> we are trying to show the people how they lived in the last 2,000 years. >> reporter: artifacts from such digs may end up

the african national congress has its policy conference in june. that would be the time to change policy. but there has been no policy change. this is about personnel change, and effectively about moving out people that have been in president zuma's way. guy: let's deal with the internal politics. this is an interesting aspect of this. wanted -- heuma ended up with gigaba. is there a difference in terms of positioning? is -- colin: i think time will tell. certainly, the perception is they belong to broadly the same camp of thinking about what to do with the south african economy. the public finance minister. the issues surrounding corruption at that state utility would effectively have put these gentlemen in broadly a similar political camp. the questions to watch, i think from a political point of view, is, what is the reaction of the deputy president going to be? what is the reaction of the party going to be in terms of the cabinet ministers from the communist party that have been retained, which were several? and what is the reaction of the trad

garments can be imported duty-free to the u.s., thanks to a special law to encourage trade with african nationsssive problems remain in liberia: the lack of roads, irregular power supply and bureaucratic corruption, but liberty feels he has created an oasis for his workers. >> it's been so amazing to watch people have the dignity of a job, so much so that at times that, you know, when we shut down because of ebola, kept telling them, don't come, they still came. they see each other as a family and they belong to each other. >> reporter: it's a tiny effort in a country in desperate needs of hundreds more, but a prototype, he says, of what africa needs, decent jobs making african products from african resources in africa. for the pbs newshour, this is fred de sam lazaro in monrovia, liberia. >> woodruff: finally tonight on this international women's day, she is as beloved as ever. and now, the poet emily dickinson is getting even more attention and a new look: in books, online, on film and a major museum exhibition. jeffrey brown reports from new york. >> reporter: she is at once among the most k

three african nations, south sudan, somalia, and nigeria, are on the brink of famine. u.n. officials say 60 million people are risk of dying -- 16 million people are at risk of dying within months. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am mark crumpton, this is bloomberg. scarlet: thank you. let's get you a check of where stocks are trading right now. we have been looking at small moves in equity indexes over the last day. big gains for the dow, up 173 points, the s&p 500 gaining .9%. the nasdaq up by .75%. this is bloomberg. ♪ oliver: this is "bloomberg markets," i'm oliver renick. scarlet: i'm so so. let's get a check of equities. abigail, we been moving the session highs. abigail: we are looking at a nice rally. the best rally since march 1, a big relief rally from last week's selloff. it's really being propelled by the technology sector, by apple along with the banks. apple trading at a new record high. we got out of washington where president trump is speaking at the epa. [applause] trump: thank yo

forstrike has been blamed dozens of deaths in the african nation.officials signed an agreement today, medical practitioners are expected back to work on friday. doctors to find the threat to fire 5000 doctors if they didn't return to work. global news, 24 hours per day, powered by 2600 journalists and analysts in 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton, this is bloomberg. scarlet: let's get a recap of today's market action. u.s. stocks slipping before the fed makes a decision on interest rates. they pretty much have made the decision. you can see the dow, losing 44 points. the s&p 500 losing, as did the nasdaq. energy stocks by a long shot, off as crude oil is now $48 per barrel. joe: "what'd you miss?" bloomberg intelligence chief economist, michael mcdonough, coming across fascinating data consumer sentiment survey of the mercy of michigan. an unprecedented 28% of responses provided unsolicited positive commentary about economic policies coming out of d.c.. look at this chart. this is a chart that every time they ask, they didn't even asked people at the

he was elected to the african national party delegate to party d served aws one of nelson mandela's aides. he receive four honorary dwegs -- degrees in his life, one from university of kentucky, one from university of missouri. he moved back to robin island and gave tours there he led our group on our tour, and it was remarkable to see the prison forwards hand the key to the prison to the former prisoner. he was a great human being, humanitarian individual, who served the indian peel, the south african nation and humanity in a superb fashion. his was a life well h.i.v. lived. i was fortunate fortunate to have met him. i am sorry for his loss. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman s recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i must confess. as my wife and kids know, i am not the most romant exguy. i have never dreamed i'd be a matchmaker. believers say the lord works in mysterious ways and mr. speakering those words are oh, so true. mr. olson: in 2007 i came home and ra

critics point out president trump's proposed budget for the united nations looks to cut american relief for such emergencies. three africannations are on the bridge of famine. my gearia, somalia and south sudan according to the u.n. if the u.s. does not help, the drought and the famine there could have long-term effects like a new wave of migrants heading to europe and possibly greater support for radical islamic terrorism. the u.n. says 16 million people are at risk of dying over the next few months. the u.s. is the largest donor to the u.n.'s world food program which, by the way, will be headed soon by a former governor of south carolina. >> melissa: drug smugglers having an easy go of it when their tunnels under the border aren't completely destroyed when they are caught. will carr takes a look inside a drug cartel's tunnel. and the plane catches fire while it's landing. dramatic video of this airport emergency. i'm only in my 60's. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male

for the news hour and washington week, she was writing about that moment in history as the nation's first africann president was as a breake market -- marked it as a breakthrough. one of her last stories was about the new national museum of african american his or he and culture. -- history and culture. >> this is an amazing place. >> dear gwen, thank you for telling me to know my name. >> when you are young, you do not think about how important it is to meet people who are a woman or woman of color in those positions. >> you were speaking for so many of us, women of color especially, who wanted so badly to see themselves reflected in the media. i think of knowing myself and knowing my name, and it was so important that you told me that. >> i only thought older white guys got on tv behind the anchor desk, but there you were, a beacon of hope in a sea of white faces. >> we owe you our gratitude by being a model for some other young woman who, one day, may see me, and see a woman who looks like me, like you, and know that she can as well. >> the fact you are covering in the white house, that meant

we went to the national museum of african american history and culture to hear what people are saying. >> in the speech yesterday, ben carson talked about the immigrants coming through ellis island and then he said this. >> there were other immigrants who came here at the bottom of slave ships who worked longer and harder. sam: that sparked criticism from samuel l. jackson who pleaded out "expletive please," to tamer comments. >> how he can be so oblivious. >> it doesn't stop there. last night on siriusxm, carson started to use the term involuntary immigrant. >> you can't be an immigrant if you are brought over here against your will in chains. >> yes, you can. you can be an involuntary immigrant. >> later -- or involuntary. if you come from outside to inside you are an immigrant. >> reaction from the national museum of african american history and culture. >> in anacostia, much the same. >> how can slavery be an immigrant? honestly. it's insane. >> carson and his wife put out a statement on the facebook page including the slaver intive and the immigrant narrative are two entirely dif

the five lowest ranked countries were all african nations. ( james ) happening tonight.oma city to take on the thunder. kevin durant is still out with a sprained knee, so he will not play his former team - but he has been cleared to travel with the team. last week, steph curry called rockets guard james harden the league's m-v-p. and that didn't sit too well with thunder point guard russell westbrook he called out curry saying it it doesn't matter what curry has to say. the warriors and thunder play at 5:00 tonight. ( james ) and here are some of the stories we are working on for the kron four morning news at six... changes are coming to an eastbay freeway this morning. we'll show how it impacts your commute.( darya ) plus... a major recall to tell you about... we'll explain why this protein shake is being pulled off the shelves.( james ) and... "sesame street" is introducing a new muppet to teach kids a listen about acceptance. we'll explain how up ahead. (james) your bay area forecast áááábreakáááá ( james ) we're coming up on 5:45... here's a quick look at the top sto

a match between the two sides during the african cup of nations in 2013 also had to be abandoned.ter's world lightweight champion terry flanagan makes the fifth defence of his wbo belt against russia's petr petrov a week on saturday but he is already looking forward to a possible unification bout against the star of the divisionjorge linares. the venezuelen outpointed fellow mancunian anthony crolla for a second time last weekend but flanagan thinks he can beat him. i can beat him. stars make fights. anthony crolla was made for linares. i would not be walking in light crolla was. i would be a lot busier and it would make for a great fight. i am best in the division and i will beat anyone in the division. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. i will be back with more in the next hour. just a day before the prime minister triggers article 50, theresa may is in birmingham this lunchtime for a major business event highlighting links between qatar and the uk. live to our chief political correspondent vicki young. can you explain