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in this hotel in benin city, about 200 men and womenjust in this hotel in benin city, about 200 men andre, many have stories of abuse and mistreatment at the hands of the authorities, at least three people i have spoken to told me they were forced to work for free or sold adds slaves. again and again, the prison is mentioned as a place of terrible abuse. it is run by libya's ministry of interior which is run by two militia groups. libya is in the middle of a civil war and these militia are only nominally under the un recognised government in tripoli. the libyan interior ministry didn't respond to our attempts to celtic up an interview. the migration agency says there are about 700 migrants stuck in libya. several african governments have stepped up efforts to get their citizens home and thousands have been repatriated in the past few weeks. carry on untoiled trauma, those that come home have to begin the hard work of rebuilding their lives. more coming up on all today's stories from two, with simon mccoy. now the weather. the christmas and new year festivities now long gone. gone. grey

reporter: the snail's pace is what people traveling the road to benin know all too well. one of the most important trade routes in nigeria. where the rubber hits the road, it is still a far cry from the anticorruption rhetoric in the halls of power. sarah: turning to sports news, a passion for the sport of cycling has reunited a group of friends who were separated by the war in eritrea. the refugee cycling team was founded in neighboring ethiopia. now, they have received documents from the united nations refugee agency, and they are hoping to raise the cash to allow them to take part in international competition. >> the love for cycling is in my blood. i have been cycling all my life. if i had to quit, it would be very sad. >> i am very passionate about cycling. i cannot put it in words, but when i am writing a bike, it makes me happy, and i feel relaxed. reporter: early morning on the outskirts of addis ababa in ethiopia. these men share a love of cycling, as well as a similar life story. they have all fled their home country, eritrea, where they could have faced compuls

in benin city, men are being processed by the authorities here.have stories of abuse and mistreatment at the hands of the parties in the libyan detention centres where they we re libyan detention centres where they were held, and at least three people i have spoken to so far have told me they were forced to work for free or sold as slaves. again and again, the prison is mentioned as a place of terrible abuse. it is run by libya's ministry of interior, which itself is run by two militia groups. libya is in the middle of the civil war and his militia are only nominally under the un wreck most government in tripoli. the libyan interior ministry did not respond to our attempts to set up an interview. the un agency says there are about 7000 african migrants still stuck in libya, they have stepped up attempts to get their citizens home and thousands have been repatriate it in the last few weeks. carrying on told former, those that do come home have to continue the hard work of rebuilding their lives. more than 300 women from hollywood's entertainment in

benin called the meeting between donald trump junior and the russians at trump tower in 2015. campaign manager corey lewandowski defending the president as well as his family. >> if that's as steve said kami is donald trump, donald trump junior commensurate christian and entire trump family an apology if that's what he said. shame on steve bannon because that is so out of bounds to accuse someone of treason. so out of line. lauren: president trump positive work of fiction and he was never interviewed by the author. cheryl: president trump heading to nashville discussing his administration plan before the american farm bureau convention following a weekend of meetings with congressional leaders at camp david to discuss the legislative priorities for 2018. the president came immigration reform for a fixed for daca for children of undocumented immigrants brought to the united states. >> the walls going to happen or were not going to have daca. we want to give want to get rid of chain migration in the lottery system. in addition to that, we are funding an additional border securit

many of those it who have walked the streets of benin have dreamed of going to europe.ent to prison. they said when they were no longer needed, they were dumped in the desert. rescued by a man driving by, they were repatriated to nigeria with the help of the un. we spoke to several nigerian migrants, cross—checking the details of their stories and each told us of the same horrifying trend — prison authorities, leasing or selling migrants to local billses as labour. —— businesses as labour. it's a new development in a dark and brutal industry in which prison guards and traffickers exploit migrants. he was arrested in libya in to 15 and brought to prison. he says the man bought his freedom and forced him to work for nothing. after three months, he refused to continue. backin back in prison, he was told he was going to be deported. instead he was taken to going to be deported. instead he was ta ken to another location going to be deported. instead he was taken to another location for seven months. how many people due see die there? almost 20 of them. in this hotel in benin

stephanie hegarty has been to benin in southern nigeria to meet them.and sent to prison. they said when they were no longer needed they were dumped in the desert. rescued by a man driving by, they were repatriated to nigeria with the help of the un. we spoke to several nigerian migrants, crosschecking the details of their stories, and each told us of the same horrifying trend. prison authorities leasing or selling migrants to local businesses as labour. it's a new development in a dark and brutal industry in which traffickers and prison guards extort migrants, forcing them to buy their freedom. this man was arrested in libya in 2015 and brought to prison. he says the man bought his freedom and forced him to work for nothing. after three months, he refused to continue. back in prison, he was told he was going to be deported. instead he was taken here for seven months. how many people did you see die? almost 20 or 30. here, at this hotel, 200 men and women havejust arrived from libya, they are being processed and received by authorities here. many of them

that's what people around benin are talking about. this is real this is what he saying. over the russian meddling. he backed up a little bit. he was in a lot of those meetings. that one third of voters who voted for president trump they stuck with him. suppose you see we had three minutes left in the show. it's on the verge of sailing past the marker. when the markets open tomorrow but that's not stopping the sum of the some of the biggest names from calling an end to the u.s. equity bull run this year. where to shift your marnie. they battle it out next. we've got auto insurance, homeowners insurance. had an accident with a vehicle, i actually called usaa before we called the police. usaa was there hands-on very quick very prompt. i feel like we're being handled as people that actually have a genuine need. we're the webber family and we are usaa members for life. usaa, get your insurance quote today. . . . . if you've been diagnosed with cancer, searching for answers may feel overwhelming. so start your search with our teams of specialists at cancer treatment centers of

benin described the meeting between a russian lawyer and trump associate as treasonous. republicanon, leaders are trying to avert a government shutdown friday. democrats say the bill must include a measured that keeps young undocumented immigrants from being deported. toldhina's leader has president trump at two sides must work together to resolve trade disputes. china has been resisting harsher sanctions on north korea and president trump called for state concessions. there hasn't been a selloff in bitcoin like this for months. the cryptocurrency has been down 20% today. less than a month ago, bitcoin was trading in $19,000. china is among those trying to crack down on speculation. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. vonnie: thank you. breaking news on goldman sachs -- erasing gains of the day. goldman suffered the worst commodities performance in its history as a public company with a drop of 75% in net revenues in 2017. goldman sachs suffering the worst commodities performance in

a second subpoena for benin to testify came from the house testifyy -- bannon to can yesterday.ohnson's comments came after eu --ders floated the idea of the uk's plan to leave the bloc. a landing strip could be built. alsoe's busiest hub proposed the opening of new terminals. consultationof a aimed at reducing the expense of the project to a level where it could be funded without a significant hike. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. you can find more stories on the bloomberg at top . the equity rally here in asia is stalling somewhat, as we saw that weakness coming through from wall street. closing down by 0.10%. you are seeing the australian market closing down by about 0.5%. we saw quite a bit of a weakness coming through in the energy players today. downgrade to the stock, saying that they see less upside. they issued $1 billion worth of new shares. take a look at this medical company in sydney, up the most since june, 2015. it is the medical company that does treatment of liver cancer. mostly we ar

. >> reporter: benin's appearance comes after his comments in the book, fire and fury set off a firestorm here in washington. in it he accuses donald trump, jr. and other trump campaign officials of treasonous behavior when meeting with russians in 2016. president trump pushing back against allegations hard calling his former advisor quote, sloppy steve. ben and later offering an apology but stepping down from breitbart news following the release. white house can negation director is also expected to testify for the house intelligence committee this week. >> efforts in congress to reach the deal to protect docker recipients has gotten more complicated after the present used a slur. today the secretary of homeland security testified in a prescheduled oversight hearing that she did not hear and could not recall the vulgarity that the president used. the president's remarks came during the bipartisan meeting last week to discuss the possible deal on d.a.c.a. as well as preventing a government shutdown possibly as soon as friday.>> i do not specifically remember, the conversation was impassio

he said what movies i see benin, and we all started googling mark ruffalo.ese guys aren't a-listers. if you put them on a panel like this, they can't debate the issues. there is no substance to the argument. it is all anger. something mark ruffalo said that bother me, he accused president trump of being lazy. ruffalo wakes up and does 10:00 a.m. yoga on the beach in malibu and then gets his fingernails waxed. this guy is not a hard worker. being an actor in hollywood is the easiest job in the world. >> dana: what is fingernail waxing? >> jesse: i have no idea but he does that. >> kimberly: i think he means fingernail buffing. >> greg: juan, michael moore used the phrase cleanse when he was talking about white males, like we need to cleanse white male privilege. do you think that's going to go over well with middle america? let's cleanse america of white male privilege. which basically says get rid of white males. >> juan: it is about privilege. we talk about low wattage celebrities, this essentially is a left-wing version of the tea party in 2010. >> greg: t

many of those who‘ve walked the streets of benin have dreamed of going to europe. the same horrifying trend. prison authorities leasing or selling migrants to local businesses as labour. it‘s a new development in a dark and brutal industry in which traffickers and prison guards extort migrants, forcing them to buy their freedom. this man was arrested in libya in 2015 and brought to prison. he says the man bought his fredoom and forced him to work for nothing. after three months, he refused to continue. back in prison he was told he was going to be deported, instead he went to gharyan for seven months. how many people did you see die there? in this hotel in benin city about 200 men and women who‘ve just arrived from libya are being processed and received by the authorities here. many of them have stories of abuse and mistreatment at the hands of the authorities in the libyan detention centres where again and again gharyan prison is mentioned as a place of terrible abuse. it‘s run by libya‘s ministry of interior which itself is run by two militia groups. libya is in

sanders responded to the quote that benin had "lost his mind."t be sitting there having defeated the other candidates. this is an incredibly strong and good leader. that's why we've had such a successful 2017. thatmanitoba caller nothing will ever come between us and president trump and his agenda. meantime the president's attorney sent a cease-and-desist letter to michael wolff and the book's publisher seeking to halt the books released next week. the justice department has issued a memo resending an obama era policy that helps state

sanders responded to the quote that benin had "lost his mind." was unfit he would not be sitting there having defeated the other candidates. this is an incredibly strong and good leader. that's why we've had such a successful 2017. thatmanitoba caller nothing will ever come between us and president trump and his agenda. meantime the president's attorney sent a cease-and-desist letter to michael wolff and the book's publisher seeking to halt the books released next week. the justice department has issued a memo resending an obama era policy that helps state legalized recreational marijuana. in states for pot is legal, attorney general jeff sessions has directed federal prosecutors to use their discretion in deciding how aggressively to enforce federal law. the death toll from a passenger train crash in south africa is now at 18. a south african officials said the train slammed into a truck driver mistakenly thought he could cross the tracks in time. ministerry's transport said an additional 260 people were injured. in freedent occurred state provi

actually comes from nigeria, and it's made out of ashoké, which is woven textile, and that one comes from beninnd suede. could i wear this at the pool? that looks fabulous on you, mr. wonderful. i do wear wraps, you know. i love that. so, kele, how do you find these women? so, we actually find it by word of mouth. and we also have a very strict vetting policy, so all designers who are interested in selling through zuvaa, they send us their samples. and we're able to really check quality control as well as understanding what their process is for fulfillment and customer service. how did you come up with his idea? i'm a first-generation nigerian. this is my culture, right? i grew up wearing these pieces. i actually started zuvaa while i was in grad school. i was at carnegie-mellon, and during that time, i start to freelance in social-media marketing, and people would ask me all the time, "kelechi, where'd you get that?" i realized how inaccessible african prints and textiles were to people in western markets. -right. -so i started with about a $500 investment, and i was able to turn that into ove

finally, trump's lawyer sent a letter to benin in, telling him -- badin,nd desist telling him to cease we now want to go through the aftermath of all of this drama, and we now welcome michael steele. during his career, he has held a number of senior communications including handling communications for jeb bush's presidential campaign. michael, good to have you here. a someone who has advised number of republican leaders, put this into some context for us? how is this going on with the republican party in the white house at this point? michael: there is so much news these days that it is difficult to tell the signal from the noise, but this is an extremely big deal. president trump's election victory and his administration have relied on an often uneasy alliance between conventional republicans in the led by steveing bannon. another break between bannon and the white house is a big deal in terms of the consequences going forward for the president's agenda, the future of the administration, and trumpism itself. what ramifications might this have for the president's agenda on capitol hill

benin has backed candidates like roy moore, that did not do well.t's another reason for republican candidates to question whether or not bannon support is useful to them long-term. francine: does this affect your world? i think there is the potential to. there's been optimistic -- optimism in markets and optimism in the tax plan. it was the most unifying thing that republicans could have passed. now there's significantly less agreement. time, you have this phenomenon that it off presidential years, the party out of power does well in the midterm elections and there's the potential for that again. i think the market is coasting on the tax-cut. they want big upgrades for earnings in the fourth quarter. as the year goes on, it's likely and maybeism fades that will be one of the biggest things that gets done. francine: what is the market worried about? donald trump losing congress? it's not that that will necessarily be with the market will be worried about, but there are couple of things they will focus on. what you have seen in terms of policy progres