negative trend as a surprise outcome of the heart drug trial gives novartis a shot in the arm >>> allties raises almost $2 billion in its u.s. ipo making it the second largest american offering after snap of the year. >>> and rare good news for the uk prime minister theresa may as she prepares to meet with eu counterparts northern ireland's dup says there is a good chance of a deal happening with the tories by next week. >>> it's a down beat european equitymarket we're looking at following on from -- actually, i didn't think the u.s. session was that bad the nasdaq moving to the upside as all that negative feeling around tech kind of dissipated somewhat and people looking on the down side to the oil price, which is in some cases dictating some sectors movement. as i say the nasdaq saw a very strong counter weight last night from tech as well. i don't think the dow and the s&p moves to the down side were that bad we have ten rows, seven of them in red there you go european equity markets. ftse is 100 as the big companies such as bp and royal dutch shell falling 0.5% we had a 2% selloff jus

and we are working with other many allty national partners to not allow re-emerge -- >> i'm sorry to interrupt. i'm about to run out of time. i had heard that before you were confirmed a message was sent to the state department to go through and identify any program that was focused on women. and i want to know number one, is that true. and there is a specific program the african women's entrepreneur program. i can't tell whether that is scheduled to be cut. and then just returning from south sudan and knowing that rape is used as a weapon of war, very concerned about family planning services. and i mean birth control. i'm not referring to abortion at all. but whether we would seek to eliminate birth control especially in countries where we know rape is used as a regular practice. of war. >> i'm not aware of any directive that was sent before my arriving there. we certainly have not carried out any directive of that nature while i've been there. >> thank you very much. >> we go to ted poe of texas. >> thank you, mr. secretary, for being here. thank you for your longtime service as a

to build a coalition of nations to drive out the terrorists, and to unlock a future of peace, for allty, and hope americans and people around the world. in saudi arabia i was honored to in a historic summit with the leaders of more than 50 and arab nations where king solomon and many other lead ers expressed their desire greater role in defeating terrorists who murder innocents of all faith. at this unprecedented summit we combata new center to extremist ideology, launched a task force to block funding for terrorists, and agreed to a mass ive economic development deal that will create hundreds in thesands of new jobs united states. i also discussed the importance nations of the region taking more responsibility on more youngo that people are part of creating a better future in their home .ocieties from saudi arabia i traveled to jerusalem where i reaffirmed the unbreakable bond between the united states and israel. there i prayed at the western visited the church of the holy, and was awed by the that sacred land and the perseverance of the jewish people. traveled to bethlehem ancient ci