mark: arlene foster there.nt trump just meeting with saudi crown prince and a lot of headlines we are getting from that meeting. we are hearing that trump said the school shooting was terrible . it came up as part of the questioning. he also said it is an honor to have the saudi prince visiting. prince says he sees a stable market for oil. this comes on top of comments at the introductory part of the meeting, where the saudi crown prince said that it was the oldest ally of the united states in the middle east. and the president was also very complementary, particularly about the $12.5 billion in armaments and other things purchased by the saudi's from the u.s. this is bloomberg. ♪ mom, dad, can we talk? sure. what's up, son? i can't be your it guy anymore. what? you guys have xfinity. you can do this. what's a good wifi password, mom? you still have to visit us. i will. no. make that the password: "you_stillóhave_toóvisit_us." that's a good one. seems a bit long, but okay... set a memorable wifi password with x

with arlene foster in an exclusive interview.ything from brexit to the political climate to the crucial border issue with ireland. issue of the irish border still needs to be sorted. there is the issue of our disagreement with the eu tax, and there was a visit two weeks ago. the fact is that what was there in the legal text is around creating a border around i were see. that is not something that we and northern ireland could allow from a constitutional aspect that also in terms of economical. it would be catastrophic to have that border on the irish see. 56% of our goods from northern ireland go to great britain. it is important that border does not exist. mark: you want that in the text. arlene: we do want that in the text. mark: what else was missing -- what parts of the draft statement do you disagree with or are not happy with? arlene: in the protocol that is there was not ireland and with -- with ireland and north ireland. obviously, there is still work to be done. we will continue to support the government to get to a path

arlene foster, dup leader, happy with little salt who was not happy with that? nigel farage.european parliament chief negotiator. i would suggest that tomorrow or even to light theresa may will be happy with the way the speech has gone down. light theresa may will be happy with the way the speech has gone downm was a tricky balancing act to keep all of these different sections happy. the telegraph has nicky morgan and william rees mogg both coming out with favourable reactions. there is obvious the lot of detail still to come out but it is interesting that she did say that she was not going to be buffeted by demands to walk out. as well as saying we are leaving the single market and the customs union, she is also telling eurosceptics that she is not going to walk away from the table, she will pursue negotiation. it would not be unusual for a speech to be delivered and for its to meet a p pa re ntly to be delivered and for its to meet apparently quite a lot of general agreement initially, and then if you days go by, and somebody says something they shouldn't, and things go sli

the northern ireland dup leader, arlene foster, is leading a delegation to meet the chief negotiatormmission, michel barnier, on tuesday. she wants to see a sensible brexit, which works for northern ireland and the whole region, with brussels officials showing greater flexibility on the issue of the border. president trump's threat to impose tariffs on imports of european cars to the us is the main talking point at the geneva motor show, which opens today. but the eu is striking back. yesterday i spoke to the european commission trade commissioner and she was telling me that they are ready for retaliation, and some reports suggest they could be putting big tariffs on things like jeans et cetera. good morning. another angle on this, bbc online is leaving with the story that republicans are concerned about this. republicans are worried by their trump parrot —— tariff plan. give us your take on this and talk ofa give us your take on this and talk of a trade war. either it won't happen or it can't happen. i say it won't happen because donald trump is a business man. he wants to extract s

be meeting the leaders of the parties in northern ireland's power sharing government including arlene foster's d u p was staunchly probe rex it the new text could still be changed significantly but it's acted as a reminder of how much progress needs to be achieved between now and march next year all right still to come on counting the cost why the once dominant position of diesel run cars is under threat in the country that invented the diesel engine. a first technology companies are promised. to change people's lives with super fast wireless mobile networks so-called five g. systems are the main focus of the mobile world congress in barcelona but critics are warning of a growing digital divide charlie angela reports. entering an exhibition of the future over one hundred thousand people six thousand c.e.o.'s and delegations from one hundred eighty governments here to see what new products will transform our lives with the most significant innovation is invisible five g. a wireless network that will enable self driving cars virtual reality and smart cities there's a path of evolution through mo

arlene foster will have more for you in the next hour.e weather, and the met office has upgraded its weather warning for south wales and south—west england, as freezing temperatures and snow affect much of the uk. a red warning, meaning lives are at risk, will come into force at 3:00pm this afternoon. 0ur correspondentjohn henderson is in devon for us this lunchtime. we are quite high up in torbay. you can see some of the snow settling on the road but traffic is moving. we are joined the road but traffic is moving. we arejoined by the man the road but traffic is moving. we are joined by the man with responsibility for road traffic policing in devon and cornwall. what is the situation and what are you doing? you see we have got snow already and wind is picking up. we are concerned from three b onwards when we have the red weather warning from the met office and that is the first time that sort of weather will name has been issued in devon and cornwall. you have taken on extra four by four vehicles? we have borrowed some from manufacturers

the leader arlene foster says on brexit.ld relax the u.k.be weeks or months before a new government is formed. the anti-immigrant league and skeptic five-star movement have claimed victory, but neither has established a parliamentary majority yet. democratic party will go into power after the worst reason -- election results in history. >> investors said should -- should expect a resistance. the fact that this is not unusual in europe. cases, as withy germany, where months were needed to find a stable government. why would italy be different? reporter: president trump prince from crown saudi arabia and welcomed a big purchaser of u.s. weapons and investments. riyadh has finalized the purchase of more than $12 billion worth of planes, missiles, and warships from american companies. prince mohammed says the kingdom is considering u.s. investment opportunities of up to $400 billion. authorities investigating an explosion at a fedex facility in texas say it is not clear it is bombs to a series of past that killed two in austin earlier this month

arlene foster. a big one tomorrow. this is bloomberg. vonnie: i'm vonnie quinn.k: i am mark barton. let's get back to a big week for central banks. j powell makes his premier. his first appearance as fed chair. he will preside over the f1 see news conference. on friday we get the bank of russia rate decision. tune in to bloomberg 1:00 p.m. eastern on wednesday for special coverage of the fed meeting. we'll a commentary from an all-star lineup of guests. john roe is here. is today a watershed day in brexit? sterling back through 140. john: it is a very positive step. to these remains new very important landmarks to get through. is still deal -- it very positive they breached this transition agreement and they've done that in a way where we've compromised. from that perspective it has to be seen as a day for europe generally. they are struggling partly because of the pound. a constant struggle for the ftse. trouble to get off the lows after the early february. .he u.k. really struggled maybe some people are starting to feel there are cheap assets. provides an under

arlene foster spoke exclusively to bloomberg and they said they take a lax approach to brexit. >> i hopetalk about the trade relationship and what it will be, as in terms of northern ireland, we want to work with our neighbor and the republic of ireland in a pragmatic way that is good for both of us. let's cut out the aggression and move on to doing what is right. and the finance minister said it could be weeks or months before new governments are formed. hasanti-immigrant league claimed election victory. neither of the companies has established a parliament majority. the democratic party will go into opposition wants it happens. you should expect a resilient economy which continues to be resilient. the fact that this is not unusual in europe which seems like the latest in germany. months were needed to find a stable government. so why should italy be difference. president's welcome the saudi prince as a friend of the u.s. u.s. a friend of the he finalize the buying of more than $12 billion worth of planes, missiles, and other things from american companies. there are now considering inv

in a speech today, arlene foster said she couldn't see any possibility of a return to devolution in theg is the uk government is trying to handle this sensitively, it doesn't want to announce a full—scale return to direct rule for the fear that some parties, particularly sinn fein and the sdlp, the irish nationalist, will walk away from stormont altogether so we are seeing what is termed a glide path towards direct rule with more decisions like this budget being made by london ministers but trying to make it without declaring they have ta ken over completely. the headlines on bbc news: the police officer seriously ill in hospital after being exposed to the nerve agent when trying to help a russian spy and his daughter in salisbury has been named as detective sergeant nick bailey. tens of thousands of patients in england had their non—urgent operations — like hip and knee replacements — postponed in december and january because of a shortage of hospital beds. the uk government has set a budget for northern ireland in the absence of a power—sharing administration at stormont. sport now an

arlene foster is clear how much needs to be done before an agreement.nt. he has put forward an eu draft text which got early we find unacceptable but the british government finds it unacceptable. so does the labour party. there will be a need to negotiate from that. that is his interpretation. we do not think it is fair. work needs to be done on this now. we are entering a negotiation around these issues, and we wa nt negotiation around these issues, and we want him to understand why we felt so strongly, why we felt so strongly about the draft text. are you hearing anything from that on any progress on the border issue between the republic of ireland and the northern ireland? so far we seem to be still in a stand—off with arlene foster calling for greater flexibility, the us had and that the uk government has failed to bring forward any proposals beyond the fallback option. we are still with both sides really talking past each other. that is symptomatic of where we are in these negotiations, because the dee's speech last week managed to bite her party t

be meeting the leaders of the parties in northern ireland's power sharing government including arlene foster's d u p was staunchly progress it the new text could still be changed significantly but it's acted as a reminder of how much progress needs to be achieved between now and march next year the al-jazeera. a supermarket in amsterdam is taking action to stop plastic polluting the world's oceans the equal plaza store has opened the world's first plastic frame more than seven hundred projects including meat dairy fruit and vegetables are available in packaging made from materials which can dissolve as compost some of on saddam's canals a frozen over as cold temperatures gripping much of europe the city's banned boats in the canals so people can skate on the frozen waterways snow and freezing conditions for my siberian cold snap are causing traffic and flight delays in many parts of mainland europe and britain they've bachar has more from london. there be many more disruptions up and down the country is the so-called peace from the east cruising much more arctic and a must most new dumping it

speaking exclusively to bloomberg, arlene foster said government should relax its approach to brexit.ut what our trading relationship will be, because in terms of northern ireland, we want to work with our nearest neighbor in a pragmatic way that is good for both of us. let's cut out the aggression and move on to doing what is right. >> global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am paul allen. this is bloomberg. ♪ rishaad: the g20 finance failing tomeeting stop president trump's tariffs. the u.s. saying it is not afraid of a trade war. let's make sense of these messages. enda curran is with me now. seems like steve mnuchin got what he wanted. enda: most certainly, he went there and -- and on the message of america first. he did not go there with any olive branches. it change the way it is. the g20 typically issues lines the communique about pushing back protectionisms. the thing time, behind-the-scenes, some g20 nations are using back channels to have deals with the u.s., looking for exemptions. gamesmanship going on al

coming up tomorrow, we speak to a key brexit voice, we are joined by arlene foster discussing those exactdavid and i were just addressing. the border in ireland. vonnie: the fascinating interview right now. looking forward to it. in the u.s., we have a monday hiring, the white house just announced a new deputy chief of staff, after a weekend of president trump taking aim at special counsel robert mueller on twitter. and a late-night friday firing of fbi director deputy andrew mccabe. live at the white house. we were just getting the news of a personal edition. why is even named deputy director for policy coordination? washris flavelle -- liddell many of -- one of the many people brought in during the transition to have a business friendly relation between the white house and the business committee. he's been promoted to deputy chief of staff and he will be doing a lot to fill out the team of john kelly, the chief of staff who has been working with a very small team. he is driving the policy initiatives for the white house and ornate with the other parts of the west wing and with the legis

in a speech today, arlene foster said she couldn't see any possibility of a return to devolution in the. i think what is happening is the uk government is trying to handle this sensitivity, it doesn't wa nt to handle this sensitivity, it doesn't want to announce a full—scale return to direct rule for the fear that some parties, particularly sinn fein and the sdlp, the irish nationalist, will walk away from stormont altogether so we are seeing what is termed a glide path towards direct rule with more decisions like this budget being made by london ministers but trying to make it without declaring they have taken over completely. mark devenport in stormont, thank you very much indeed. let's return to our main story. the home secretary has described the nerve agent attack on two russians in salisbury as a "brazen and reckless act". amber rudd said the pair had been the targets of an "attempted murder in the most cruel and public way." this was attempted murder in the most cruel and public way. people are right to want to know who to hold to account. but if we are to be rigorous in this inv