australia's finance minister. been talking about the two u.s.sidential candidates opinion when it comes to the tpp, are you still optimistic? a lot of people are saying it is dead in the water. >> it is an important agreement that covers 40% of the world's economy, and from australia's point of view, we are quietly hopeful there is an opportunity to pass the agreement through the u.s. congress. world trade and economy would benefit. if it is notappens pass? ?- passed do you work harder to reestablish these bilateral deals? >> that is what we have been doing. we have been able to finalize free trade agreements with china, south korea, japan. we are focused on finalizing a free trade agreement with india. are working with the european union, so we will continue to pursue bilaterally. a good opportunity for the world economy that should not be lost. haidi: if it is scrapped, what kind of signal is that giving to the idea of global trade given that we have seen this rising protectionism? >> the global economy has gone through a challenging time sinc

anchor 2: and it's not easy to buy a house in australia. nchor 1: it feels like there's constraints from both sides. >> there's a backlash, not just in australia but germany as well. at the same time of course authorities in australia and elsewhere don't want to choke off investment completely because a lot of economies depend on foreign income. anchor 1: thank you for that. anchor 2: up next, corporate china with a record number of overseas deal. the trend look -- whether the trend looks to be reversed next year, we'll tell you why that is when we return. ♪ >> it is 10:29 in hong kong. samsung electronics will allocate 50% to free cash flow for shareholder returns this year and next and conduct a major buyback at the end of january. it is also looking at existing on international exchanges. after the investor has been urging samsung to return mark cash to shareholders. -- return more cash to shareholders. iraq a 10 hour meeting, and iran continued to express objections to cut oil production. iran wants to raise output to pre-sanction level

some refugees now being hosted by australia. the refugees from war torn middle east countries are on new guinea's manus island for up to four years. but australia struck a deal to move about 13 hundred of them to the u-s. that deal remains unclear now after donald trump's comments on muslim immigration. most of australia's asylum seekers are a police officer in minnesota, charged with shooting and killing a man during a traffic stop will be arraigned this afternoon. philando castile was shot during the traffic stop last year. he later died at a hospital. the aftermath of the shooting was live streamed by his girlfriend who was in the car with her 4-year-old daughter. castile had told officer jeronimo yanez that he was carrying a handgun and had a permit to do so. there is no evidence castile ever tried to take the gun out of his pocket. a property over chemicals that may have been released near sports authority field. what court documents show that substance might have been-- plus how much developers should have to pay. then the

you see in our around network, australia doing well, average about six hours. asia, korea and japan as well. honolulu as well, not a direct flight, so it is a stopoff. that will stimulate more japanese traffic that we believe will be strong for hawaii, because that is the number one destination for them. you have passenger rights from osaka? >> we do. we have the approvals. everything is done. for faaust waiting approval. once we get that, we can open for cell, so we are quite optimistic on that. market has -- the been waiting for that for a year and a half. it takes a while in terms of due diligence, but i am confident. we are nearly there. rishaad: let's talk about one of with this benign oil price environment. it? you taken advantage of what price are you hedged at when it comes to aviation fuel? >> for this year, we took advantage as a group. we hedge as a group. we hedged 100% at $57. next year, we are trending up. 70% at $59aged at per barrel. we are trying to find more positions. position maye oil drop further, so were trying to find more room to see if

apec meeting in australia -- >> australia's minister for trade and investments spoke to us after returninge reasons to be concerned. globally at this point in time is that we are seeing a slowdown in trade numbers. we have consistently seen from the imf and others that trade is not growing as rapidly as it has . australia is absolutely committed towards continuing to grow trade and grow trade opportunities. thingna's president gigi said hedent xi jinping was greater cooperation. why that approaches unsurprising. -- little considered considerations, there has always been a continuation of free trade and trading negotiation. i think china is happy to continue going down this route. it helps the regional economy. what we have heard from the eting iseting -- apec me that china wants to be as involved as possible. i think they are in favor of continuing free-trade. >> while uncertainty hangs over international trade relations, our chairman told us that trump could be good when it comes to the real estate industry. his ideology is going to be reducing taxes for the wealthy. will give them work m

australia, solid support from key mining players. gold stocks now being dumped. down by 6% to 8% in australia. kong, a rebound, only one stock in the red today. yesterday, all 50 were in the red. a lot of movement in energy players, crude oil holding above $45 a barrel, so a turnaround from wednesday session. have a look at the bond market. 10 year have jumped by 20 basis points in australia, similar and new zealand, 2.46%. currency markets, quite a bit of of turnaround for the japanese yen. up by a third of 1% against the dollar. also, the chinese yuan. we have the fix coming through, the u.s. dollar jumping against the yuan. the october 28 high and the level we have not seen since 2010. a very different picture in equities and bonds than this time yesterday. , let's get over to pictures coming through. these images coming through from philadelphia, hundreds of protesters protesting against the election of donald trump. that is broad street in philadelphia. a number of march is taking place across the u.s. hundreds of protesters protesting against him of as u.s.

including deals with australia and singapore.jumped 57% in the last 20 years. the future could be very different between the two residential candidates. bloomberg news. else's joining the japanese casino base. we are going live to tokyo after this. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ ,etty: this is "daybreak asia" i'm betty in new york. yvonne: i am yvonne man and hong kong. >> we're looking for the ramifications for asia from a clinton or trump presidency. what next for this. we are speaking exclusively to japan. that is happening during the show as well. we are finally nearing a launch date for the hong kong connect. that will be over the next couple of hours. yvonne? betty? preparing toock is make a major investment in japan. the lawmakers are reconsidering the ban on casinos. is there. grace, what is hard rock saying? rock'si met with hard international ceo last week. keep it out. -- keep it out. there is more discussion happening in japan right now. they a saying that it is more likely that the casino launch in japan is likely to pass. t

, and take the test in class and see whether i could qualify to enter canada or australia, given their point system, and the problem is that once you reach a certain arch i instant doesn't matter much anymore but a they don't want you. it's not that difficult for people over the age of 50 are so to fail the test to be able to get into canada or australia. >> host: if it's any comfort i would fail, too. i wanted to -- actually just one point again for our viewers. here in washington, the debate is over comprehensive immigration reform there have been proposals going back a decade or more now to change that balance so the united states would admire more high-skilled immigrants and cut the family preference categories, in particular the ability to sponsor your brothers and sister are sisters to join you in united states would bee eliminated but those proposals are broadly popular in congress, have been tied up in the inability of congress to move forward on any broader package of comprehensive immigration reform legislation. i want to turn back to cuba for a moment and to talk about the -

. >> this next video is dash cam footage in australia. >> oh, my god. no way. >> that drops the snake. >> we were just talking about this at thanksgiving dinner. there was an australian at my thanksgiving dinner and he was talking about how the birds of prey will take snakes, bring them to kill them. >> like australia is not only a danger to snakes, they are going to get dropped on us. >> kill the driver or the snake? >> oh, my god. i cannot believe we were just talking about it and now here it is on camera. >> give it to the driver for not swerving off. >> i have bugs hit my windshield. australia, snakes. >> no big deal. >> there is no relationship more beloved between a human and their pet dog. what's the equivalent for a dog? sardine can. and it's adorable. the can is empty. this sweet little puppy doesn't like to let it go. >> this is my squishy and i will take you wherever i go. >> exactly. >> finally the other dog in the house -- look at the look on her treats and toys and things like that, or give a piece of trash. >> also adorable to some people

. >> this next video is dash cam footage in australia. >> oh, my god. no way. >> that drops the snake. >> we were just talking about this at thanksgiving dinner. there was an australian at my prey will take snakes, bring them up in the air, and drop them to kill them. >> like australia is not only a danger to snakes, they are going to get dropped on us. >> kill the driver or the snake? >> oh, my god. i cannot believe we were just talking about it and now here it is on camera. >> give it to the driver for not swerving off. >> i have bugs hit my windshield. australia, snakes. >> no big deal. >> there is no relationship more beloved between a human and their pet dog. what's the equivalent for a dog? sardine can. and it's adorable. the can is empty. this sweet little puppy doesn't like to let it go. >> this is my squishy and i will take you wherever i go. >> exactly. face. i'm taking it back. >> all kinds of money on dog treats and toys and things like that, or give a piece of trash. >> also adorable to some people, and i emphasize some. raccoons getting ta

>> i was in australia. and of course, you can't-- nobody could get in america, especially in those days. so i said, "well, let me make "a vaudeville act. "an act that's got in." so i made a vaudeville act, and accidentally i tipped the statue over "i'll do in my vaudeville act," and i did it. i made a statue of a real woman, fell over, broke to pieces, come back together again, and went down and bowed. >> and that's the way you got to this country. >> that's what i did for fifteen years. >> well, that's good. i didn't know that. you mentioned in makeup. you said you had a few butterflies, now. >> oh, down here. plenty. [ laughter ] >> at 92, i thought you'd seen everything. nothing would give you the butterflies. >> i've done everything, too, johnny, everything but prostitution. [ laughter ] >> maybe time left for that. who knows? have you watched "the tonight show" at all? >> oh, all the time. i'm your pet. >> really? >> the day since they kicked, uh, parr out, i waited for you for what seemed to be a long

when something bad happens like here australia. you see a guy pull up to the front door and begin smashing away. the owner of the coffee shop has been robbed multiple times in the past. that silly voiceover and the "star wars" theme song playing in the background was added by theodore's son as part of a school project. >> nice. >> once the burglar doesn't find any money in the register, he missing completely the tip jar on the counter. instead, he goes to the back of the shop, walking past even more money, according to the owners. the family says this burglar passed up multiple opportunities to score even a little bit of cash. instead, being faced with this choice. money or first-aid kit. they make a joke of it. you can see the burglar run out the front door while tailing some sort of first-aid bandage. >> the one thing he managed to actually grab he drops on his way out. >> there's one more comedic gem left. later in the day as they open up the shop, watch right here. somebody closes the front door. the woman right here carrying t

where australia is the main way they felt her immigrants out and it has a lot to do with skills. when i teach this policy distinction in my classes i go to the website in canada or australia and see whether i can qualify to enter. the problem is once you reach a certain age it doesn't matter much anymore because they don't want you. it's not that difficult for people at the age of 50 or so to fail the test to be able to get into canada or australia. >> host: if it's any comfort, i would feel, too. i wanted to just one point again for the viewers, here in washington, the debates of her comprehensive immigration reform, there've been proposals going back a decade or more now to change the balance so that the united states would admit and actually cut some of the family category preference is to sponsor your brothers and sisters would be eliminated but those proposals i think they are broadly popular and congress has been tied up in the inability of congress to move forward on the broader package of comprehensive immigration reform legislation. i want to turn back to cuba for a mome

kiwi dollar up 0.2%, australia down.osers, energy, materials, and the miners seeing selling pressure there. let's bring up futures to see what we are expecting from the major market open in japan and korea. this is what we are seeing. 0.3%.o nikkei going down, that could be a bit of a bounce at the open. in hong kong, pretty flat at this point. we have been watching currencies as a result of this extraordinary dollar strength. this is the dollar-yen, 112. they are coming off the week of 114 we saw on friday. that could put pressure when it comes to the japanese open, but we are watching this emerging market currency space. take a look at the rupee, trading has not started, but indian trading fell to lows. the philippine peso, the malaysian ringgit, and the chinese yuan falling to a record again in the offshore space last year. -- last week. trading will get underway soon. betty: what energy materials, we continue to watch commodities and metal, that is a big deal. haidi: we are not preoccupied by with oilwith oil prices.

one is the iron ore business in australia. >> near perth. >> near perth, that's correct. on the west coast of australia. >> copper mine. >> no it's iron ore - produce steel alright, similarly our investment is copper and the third one is bauxite. but let's focus on the coppe piece and we have two main projects today in our portfolio. one is in mongolia that is a mine that we have started two years ago and the one, the next one we expect to start pretty soon is resolution in arizona. >> do you have to travel now a lot between mongolia and arizona? >> so - i share with you, i hope my wife is not watching. i will be on the road for the last two weeks - so - i've gone one week in indonesia and singapore one week in australia, one week in the us. weekend and a couple of days in london and then flying back to mongolia. >> should i ask you what kind of luggage you like? >> it's very small. very, very small. keep it small. >> i will learn some travel tips from you. >> travel once and you can be sorted out, i can tell you. >> arizona is still a very desirable place for copper, isn

you're from australia, originally. right? >> yes. well, i was born in england, but i lived in australia for-- >> right. >> a very long time, actually. >> i wasn't gonna ask frank about the australian press. [ chuckling ] >> but, uh-- >> yeah, that-that-- >> there was a little-- >> that xx cause a broken leg. >> there was a little-- well, the australian press has a reputation of being somewhat harsh, do they not? >> they can be, very, yeah. >> uh-- >> they've been pretty nice to me, recently, but, um, they really take a put shot a you. but they have been nice. >> now, why is that? is it just, uh-- is the nature of the press, there? >> i really don't know. uh, who knows why it is. but-- i don't wanna say anymore, 'cause they'll start, tomorrow. [ chuckling ] >> yeah. yeah, that's true. but now, you're-you're living here, most of the time? >> i live-- i've been living here, for only two years, now. >> yeah. is it-- is-- it's now summer, in australia. is it not? >> yes, it's getting very hot. christmas time is spent on the beach. you tak

host: john in melbourne, australia. more reaction coming up, corpor looking at numbers from last night and reaction, as well. have? what do you host: greta, not just numbers for congressional and governor from the numbers ballot measures we've been trying to keep track of the key taken measures that have place around the country. one of them that has gotten a recreationalion is marijuana, three states yesterday deciding to allow recreational marijuana. story from the patch.com, california, massachusetts and to legalize recreational marijuana. maine rejected it and was too close to call as of this morning. the results of the statewide on the a initiative ballot tuesday night, especially in california, could make for a landmark moment in efforts to legalize the recreational drug and push toward a repeal of cannabis. four other states, arkansas, and north ntana dakota passed ballot measures legalizing medical marijuana. about key ballot measure this is in california. alifornia voters on tuesday expanded some of the nation'

to sydney, australia, where you no bike lane. slowing and stopping traffic as he makes his way across. but he's not the only one. this video is a compilation of numb skulls on bicycles going through tunnels in australia. >> this is called natural selection. >> these may be submissions for the darwin award. >> it's incredibly dangerous. and the reason, food delivery. in every case, these bicyclists are delivering food. what's happening is a lot of these guys are just plugging in the address on their cell phone taking them straight towards a tunnel. they are trying to crack down on this. in fact, even trying to deploy people to catch them as they come out of the tunnel. and there are heavy fines that can be levied from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand. so far, there haven't been any serious injuries, but they just believe it's a matter of time. >>> now let's move over to what could be britain's dumbest driver. trying to make a three-point turn. off. but look, the car pulls over. this woman pops out of her car, looks at her o

in australia, the faint hope remains that he will change his mind, at the latest by january 20 when hesworn into office. helena: authorities in washington have reportedly approved the sale of more than 100 airbus commercial planes to iraq. the islamic republic is modernizing its fleet of aircraft. it would be the latest sale to tehran amid lessening sanctions after last year's nuclear deal. many of the aircraft components are made in the united states. more businesses a little later. first, back to christopher. christopher: we're going to talk about the dodo, a flightless bird that used to live on the island of malicious -- the island of mauritius before europeans arrived in hunted them to extinction. a skeleton up for auction is made of bone's for several birds and isn't quite complete. it sold for almost 400,000 euros. you are watching "dw news" in berlin. up next, japan's meteorological agency warns there could be another major earthquake in the next few days after a powerful tremor earlier today issued an event near the fukushima nuclear plant. that story and much more in just a mi

. >> and i did it in australia in it was unbelievable satisfying. >> jimmy: wow, six weeks in australia. >> yeah, they're phenomenal audiences. just the greatest. >> jimmy: how are they different than american audiences? >> they listen. they don't use cell phones. >> jimmy: for real? >> not once, not once in the six cities we were in three or four shows in each city was there a cell phone, that silly glow on somebody's face when you know they're not listening to you. jimmy, it was so great. i've done two years on broadway and have been interrupted by ph things. >> jimmy: oh, yeah. >> when i'm doing my show, i'm on stage and this woman in the third row is just -- you know, not even looking at me. so i start playing the show to her. >> jimmy: yeah, right. >> everything just to her. and then she takes a call. and now she's on the phone. i'm looking at her. and she goes, i have to get awe, h -- off, he's looking at me. and in west palm beach where we're going to be there's a red light going on in the back of show, someone's videotaping the show. it throws you off. i go to the stage manager,

this one here is a new one. >> officers in australia fo purse a live koala. she told them she found this baby koala near a road and was taking care of it. the 6-month-old joey was in good health but a little dehydrated. vets are taking care of him before he can be placed with a trained foster parent. >>> a danish backpacker who was bitten by a crocodile in australia is now offering some sage advice about the dangers on facebook. pet or play with crocks. he was trying to take a selfie but slipped and landed on top of the crock. it bit him and let him go. he spent three days in the hospital but says he didn't need any stitches. >> i like his crocodile dundee outfit. >>> a team of japanese scientists claims to have invented the perfect way to shed pounds, virtual reality ways that reduce appetites, make low fat foods taste delicious and trick our brains into thinking we're eating more than we are. researchers have successfully increased the size of a food portion by 50%. >>> voting is a cherished right for all of us here in america. >> and the girl scouts are re

australia up by 1.2%. korea also coming back after a shaky session yesterday. that is higher by 8/10 of 1%. the offshore revenue be pretty unchanged from where was yesterday. at 6.954 now. interesting th we have seen renminbiin the -- the raise. that is halting 12 days of weakness. the straits coming through in the you want -- the strength coming through in the yuan. this is the most the pboc has fixed the you want -- yuan. willrns on the earthquake play into the market. that pushed the the 111 level yesterday. rishaad: got a get you up to speed with some of the first word news headlines. is jumpingshipping after agreeing to sell some assets to rival k line. they will pay about $31 million for a so far unidentified part of hanjin's operations. anjin's failure highlight shipping struggles with weak demand and dropping freight rates. takatamaker tech data -- as potentially narrowed ellis of buyers to just two. they're made of the race because of their experience in the airbag industry. check on airbags have been linked to at least 17 -- takata airbags had been li

. >>> protesters attempt to shut down australia's parliament. >> how they brought today's session to a halt and what are urging lawmakers to doment. are urging lawmakers to doment. >>> new information emerging about last >>> new information emerging whoa, this is awful, try it. are urging lawmakers to doment. >>> new information emerging about last oh no, that looks gross what is that? you gotta try it, it's terrible. i don't wanna try it if it's terrible. it's like mango chutney and burnt hair. no thank you, i have a very sensitive palate. just try it! guys, i think we should hurry up. if you taste something bad, you want someone else to try it. it's what you do. i can't get the taste out of my mouth! you switch to geico. it's what you do. >>> shrouded in clouds as we anticipate the tower lighting at wral. >> something to point out. the camera is on our tower right here in eastern wake county. so this up the one right here. >> just 33 hours until the big moment. >> a little more than that. 59 minutes and -- >> oh, if you want to be technical. >> i like being technical. >> glass half

. >> i know you were from australia. >> valerie on drums. >> all right. lady drummer, loving it. >> and that is bree. >> great job. this is exciting. it's not your fir for the kings, either. >> i actually worked with matt for years now, and when he booked the residency he gave me a ring and we jumped at over it. >> you travel with him a lot. what are they like to travel with? >> they're amazing. i'm very fortunate, not only are they my heroes but my buddies as well. i'll enjoy the show from the side like everyone else.

macarthur gets to australia. he issues a statement, which has made him -- it was one of the more famous ones he made. the president of the united states ordered me to break through the japanese lines for the purpose of organizing the american offensive against japan. primary object of which is the relief of the philippines. i came through. and i shall return. that promise, to go back and liberate the philippines, would drive much of the war in the pacific. the war in the pacific, particularly in the southwest pacific was unusual. unlike just about any other conflict the u.s. had fought in before for two main reasons. first, the geography of the area -- the vast space of it but particularly the island of new guinea. not only is it the second largest island in the world, but it is one of the least developed. there is not the infrastructure like there is in europe where you can find ports and roads and things like that accessible , terrain to be able to operate. in new guinea, whatever you need to fight, you will pr

. >>> australia, a rebel cow did not want to follow the herd. >> the cow was set to board an australia, a member of the crew filmed from the jet ski. the cow eventually made it to land, but get this, from there, it ran off and e evaded capture for 24 hours. >> what happened to the cow once they captured it? free forever? living happily on a farm? about now. >> all right. moving on then. next, have you wondered what to do with the extra pennies in the house? well, a portland woman has a good idea. >> using more than 13,000 coins to renovate an old floor in her house. and she used three $50 bags of pennies with ten bottles of glue, wood filler grout, and apoxy. >> who thought glue comes into by the way, for those who are impressed, you should be, the project took months to finish, but as you can see, worth every penny. >> oh oh! >> get it? >> yes! >> worth every penny! >> nailed it. >> who's penny? >> last, but not least, there's a quick, quick, a dog from the netherlands, who wanted to get a bone. at the bottom of the water d just one problem. >> it's painted. >> the bone, not the real

the film will center around his struggles growing up in australia and his unlikely path to becoming an nba champion.production is is expected to begin next year. heading into the holiday's the admirals are trying to do their part. tonight they host grand rapids at 7.. and if fans bring in three non- perishable food items they'll receive a 10-dollar voucher for a ticket to a future admirals game. the food will be donated to the hunger task force. still ahead this morning: the final executive decision before the president enjoys the holidays.plus... first landfall? parts of centra america is gearing up for potential flooding, mudslides and damaging winds this week.. as hurricane otto inches closer.the community that's seeing this threat for the happening right now - costa rica is preparing for the worst, as hurricane otto barreled down on central america. otto became a hurricane off the coast of nicaragua yesterday, the national hurricane center said. it's expected to strengthen over the next couple of days.costa rica's president is urging residents on the country's caribbean coast to

angie: where does that leave australia's developers?t is the logic from china's side when it comes to capital leaving the country? >> look, it's sort of unknown with the developers. obviously it is quite a risk for them. the three main cities on the east coast, brisbane, to melbourne, and sydney, i think the central bank has expressed the most concerned about that. in sydney there is such demand for property, and they think it can be soaked up. from china's side they tend to wax and wane, but as best i understand it, they tend to tighten as their currency is falling, prone to stop the process. this is another example of that. they will face real trouble if the u.s. titans rates again, though, because that will be a big draw for capital to the u.s. notey: michael, while i'm exactly in the cate blanchett think itroperty -- i was $20 million she was trying to sell it for -- could this be a spark for a wider property downturn in australia? >> good question. some people have looked at it like that, and melbourne and brisbane have a sense tha

australia is a small market. you have 320 million people here. going to build a global business, they need global networks. it is important that entrepreneurs from australia are moving overseas, forging networks, and making relationships. emily: do you think it is important for those companies to ultimately move back? rohan: the patriot in me would like there to be present in australia so we can benefit as well. melbourne is ranked the most livable city in the world. a lot of entrepreneurs do move back. there are plenty of people who made a career and a life in the u.s. emily: what are some things you learned on your trip that may have surprised you? rohan: i've been to silicon valley quite a few times, but it has been interesting given the election last week. one thing i was surprised by his the resilience of silicon valley. they are going to go on and do things. we didn't know how it was going to go. that was the takeaway. emily: from the outside looking in, what is your take? we've been talking about what a trump election means for silicon val

the real gains, a robust session from australia. this is on the back of the energy play and resurgent rally onn it comes to metals, increased infrastructure. is just under two years. let's take a look at how they closed yesterday. there was a mixed picture in dubai. they were up initially in the day but closed down, dubai down almost half a percent. tadawul was up. we are going to check in on the first word headlines. here is sophie. trump hasnald abandoned his pledge to prosecute hillary clinton as he explains his agenda for the white house. he looked her in the eye and said if he were president she would be in jail. now he says he has no intention of pursuing clinton over her use of private emails saying such a move would be divisive. facebook is key to reenter china. it has created a tool to censor information in the country. while it may please beijing they return his -- is by no means certain. trans asia shares fell by the daily limit after the board said the airline is to shut down. after two disastrous crashes they said they