his successor, mario monti. >> berlusconi has charisma. he makes us believe in the future. he is like a rubber raft people can hold onto so they do not get sucked under. >> despite dozens of indictments ranging from corruption to tax fraud and sex scandals, until now, berlusconi had managed to come away clean he was named prime minister four times beginning in 1994. >> i'm doing this less for personal motives than out of concern for my country. there has been a big shift here with all the manipulation and corruption scandals, the old lyrical class has disappeared. >> berlusconi also sought the spotlight on the international stage. in 2003, he sent italian troops to iraq. >> there are people like me working to boost italy's international prestige, and then there are other people people who want to discredit italy. >> but berlusconi's flair for drama did not do much to help rome's reputation. he responded sharply to criticism from german representative monte schultz, now president of the european parliament. >> i know there is a movie being

--ight, supporting his supporters came to silvio berlusconi's residence. his party is in the governing coalition and one of his close allies said they would not undermine the government. said the berlusconi sentence was completely unfounded and he would continue his political struggle. the italian president urged the country to remain calm. >> i guess house arrest looks at different if you happen to live in a palazzo in the center of rome. you're watching "bbc world news ." two babies are given away live on television in pakistan. some are calling this a ratings stunt. sony reported a $35 million profit for the first three months ending in june. the revival was largely due to the popularity of the smartphone. at the entertainment arm, things are not quite so rosy. some big investors are calling for the division to be sold off. can the little blue men from belgium rescue one of the biggest corporations in japan? people came out for the launch of "smurfs 2." they are hoping that they will do better than the other stars this summer. will smith's sci-fi specta

that is perhaps a greater problem than berlusconi. that is why i am here. >> in protest at the supreme court confirmation of his conviction and four-year sentence, berlusconi's people of freedom partly walks out of parliament friday. it is a fragile ruling coalition. on sunday, berlusconi pledged to support the prime minister, saying the government needed to keep going and take action to bring italy out of recession. being rocked by street protests over muslim argument that could lead to a hardened for the ousted prime minister. as many as 2000 protesters turned out sunday for a peaceful rally in a bangkok park. the more militant protester expected when parliament against the made -- but -- begins debating an amnesty bill. it would cover those that ousted taksin for alleged corruption. let's go get more from bangkok. what is happening there so far today? >> so far today it is very quiet. but yesterday, several thousand protesters gathered in central bangkok. it was a peaceful protest, but there has been strong reaction from the govern

berlusconi is damaged, but probably not fatally. his party will remain an important part of italy's coalition government. if the past 20 years have taught italians anything, it is that this man should never be written off. barnaby phillips, al jazeera, rome. >> jamaat-e-islami has been barred from contesting next year's election. the high court ruled that the party's regulations violate the country's secular constitution. jamaat-e-islami says it will appeal the verdict. after india's government agreed to back the creation of a andstate, other ethnic linguistic groups have demanded the same. we have this report from the city of hyderabad. >> for three years, she and her family have survived in this makeshift hut. they left the house and a farm in the countryside to move to the city and find jobs. >> in our village, we have land but no water for our crops, so we don't have any work. we have come here to work so at least we can meet. -- eat. >> there are millions of people like her in this southern state rf utter prick -- -- utta prade

silvio berlusconi's media set trades lower.ormer prime minister is no influence on the company. >> we have a normal company. we are a listed company. we have normal shower holders. the relationship is a normal relationship between the company and the shareholders. >> plus the world's biggest automaker raises its four year profit outlook after posting record earnings in the first quarter thanks to strong u.s. sales and weaker yen. >>> just waiting for the latest construction data. pmi hits its highest level in over three years this morning. follows another bit of good data. construction jumping sharply led by surge in residential building. the market construction pmi 57 last month, up 57 last month, up from 51 in june. strongest level since june 2010. let's get a breakdown, duncan brock director of sips. doug, nice to see you. really strong number. what is the sustainability of it? how does it reflect what is going on? >> i think the sustainability comes from the fact that house building in particular has been strong for six mon

>> silvio berlusconi says he is the victim of a witch hunt as the italian court upholds the former's prison sentence for tax fraud. u.s. whistleblower edward snowden slams washington has he finally leaves the moscow airport where he was hold up four weeks. the syrian president, bashar al- assad, makes a rare public appearance, proclaiming victory. welcome. italy's five highest -- italy's highest court has upheld silvio berlusconi's conviction for tax fraud. the former prime minister is unlikely to spend any time behind bars. kathleen clifford has more. >> his voice shaking, berlusconi described himself in a video statement as a victim of an incredible series of accusations and trials that had nothing to do with reality. on thursday, the country's top court upheld the former prime minister's conviction in a tax fraud case that first went to trial in 2006. after a three-day hearing, the ruling confirmed the verdict from a lower court. the sentencing is automatically reduced to one year under amnesty. a five-year ban on public office am a handed down as part of the original sentence, wa

berlusconi said in a video message that the fraud he had been convicted of is completely unfounded. berlusconi heads the second largest party in italy's government and the ruling against him could destabilize the shaky coalition. >>> japanese government officials are trying to find out how much citizens care about a disputed territory. they conducted their first opinion poll about the takeshima islands in the sea of japan. the japanese claim the islands. south korea controls them. more than 70% of survey respondents said they have the territory on their minds. officials polled nearly 2,000 peoples across the country. 95% said they knew about the takeshima islands. those individuals then answered multiple choice questions on their knowledge. 63% chose the option that said south korea illegally controls the islands and has security guards stationed there. 61% picked the answer that said the islands are an integral part of japan both historically and under international law. 71% expressed some level of interest in the islands. 28% said they're not interested. cabinet secretariat offici

berlusconi follow the proceedings behind closed doors.later, he sent out a message slamming the supreme court's decision. >> in exchange for my commitment over the course of nearly 20 years, for my country, now almost at the end of my life, i received as a present allegations and judgment aced on the thing at all. >> the verdict now threatens to destabilize italy's three month old coalition government. berlusconi's lyrical future is uncertain. -- political future is uncertain. >> supporters of mohamed morsi took to the streets in egypt on friday. protesters remained defiant after the government order protest camps to be broken up eerie at -- broken up. >> we have faith and we trust in god. >> i'm marching to defend my vote, which i have given to mohamed morsi. one month after the overthrow by the military, his supporters are showing no signs of backing down. that are growing concerns the political struggle could escalate into open conflict area -- open conflict. >> the first round of presidential elections and molly produced no clear winn

whether actually berlusconi manages to gain further support. i think the key point here, we've been making this point for the last week, the polls show neither party here would benefit from fresh elections. i think both parties know that. i think from berlusconi's point of view, too, we have to work out what the sentence means. what we believe at the moment we're not going to decide whether he does community service or whether it's restricted at home until september 15th. it could take a further two months for that to be in place. up until that time, berlusconi is not going to be able to campaign anyway. i think he's very aware of that. ultimately the key point here is that the coalition will stay together. we can shift the view of politics away to the side for now, at least. but in terms of the reforms, it just complicates the issue. that's really what's crucial for italy right now and looks ever more difficult. the interesting thing, too, i think is that you have to look at the markets here. on friday potential instability in this country. ye

many on the left have felt queasy about working with silvio berlusconi. they will feel even more so now that he is a convicted criminal. many on the right are convinced their man has been treated unfairly. how this plays out in the weeks and months ahead is not clear. all we can say is it probably will not be helpful for italy at a time when this country is struggling to emerge from its deepest recession since the second world war. >> the case of a 12-year-old girl who says she was repeatedly raped in prison has sparked a heated public debate in bolivia. the government allows children to serve jail time with parents who have committed a crime. more than 2000 children are currently living this way. they share a cramped cells with other adults. families areire incarcerated. we have this report from one such prison. >> living behind bars from an early age. in bolivia, there are more than two dozen children living with their parents in children. she does not want us to identify her. she says it is terrible for the kids. family, which are destroyed. this is th

. >> italy's supreme court upheld a ruling for berlusconi. it could 3 the government into crisis. judges upheld a jail sentence and that's automatically reduced to a year to the law aimed at reducing overcrowding in prison. they recrewed the second part of the sentence, a foof-year ban from public office. >> that are i argued that berlusconi used offshore companies to buy the rights for u.s. movies. they said he lied when declaring how much he paid and avoided about $9 million in taxes. he said in a video message that the fraud he had been convicted of is cleompletely unfounded. he has the second largest party in the ruling government and the ruling could destabilize a shaky coalition. >> the leaders ofity low's baghdad government warned protesters to end their sit-ins. members of morsi's power base in the muslim brotherhood are not backing down and call on reports after friday's prayers and two squares in the capital. they are placing sandbags on roads to the squares to block security forces. some say they will not leave even if their lives are at risk. more than 1,000 people wer

. >> oh, yes, berlusconi, a one-man chemically induced boner.ast year, the real-life leather face was convicted of tax fraud, but we know historically just because he's convicted of something, by no means, means that he's going to jail. in the past, he's been charged with bribery, tax fraud, abuse of office, and sex with an underaged prostitute, just to name a few, and he still has not gone to jail so the inexplicable acquittal should be coming request moment now. >> country's supreme court upheld the former prime minister's four-year prison sentence on thursday. >> john: they upheld it? ( laughter ) really? so after all the other crap he's pulled, they're locking him up for tax fraud? that's like putting darma away for failing a kitchen health inspection. don't think about that too much. it looks like your luck has finally run out, silvio. you'll be training in the pinstripes for prison streeps. >> he's likely going to be performing community service or have to live under house arrest. >> house arrest, by the way, in the vail, seaside estate, o

also political uncertainty in italy following the conviction of silvio berlusconi. >> it is not yet clear what is going to happen to the convicted criminals. >> newspapers across italy put the verdict on the front page. a definitive judgment read several headlines. it is the first time judges have found the former prime minister guilty with no chance of appeal. her list on he will not go to jail because of his age but he faces house arrest. there was no sign of him a day after he addressed italians in a video message. >> in exchange for my nearly 20 year commitment to my country, and all must at the end of my life -- almost at the end of my life, i receive allegations and the judgment based on nothing at all. i am not a cheap. i am a victim of injustice. >> polls show a quarter of italians still support berlusconi. >> i is incredible scandal. they have confirmed what i have said since the start. it is a judicial coup. >> his opponents turned out in force outside the supreme court to celebrate the conviction. he is committed to keep his seat in the senate. >> he was sentenced for his crime

than 1000 people have been rallying in the italian capital in a show of support for silvio berlusconi his political party, the people's freedom artie calls for supporters to gather outside his residence in rome. the rally was called after the jail sentence was upheld by italy's highest court. though he maintains his innocence, he says he's the victim of lyrical highest by the court. i have gone through the most agonizing days of my life as a son, father, as an entrepreneur, as a citizen and as a servant to this state. when i read the newspapers and things that are written about a mirror thats distorts these things because this is not the real silvio berlusconi. i tell you this looking into your eyes, i would say this looking straight into the eyes of my judges, i am innocent. spain and italy, the countries coast guard has rescued more than 250 asylum- seekers near the coast of sicily. the refugees mostly from north africa were trying to reach europe i wrote. survivors on board told the authorities three somali women died during the trip. an italian island is a popular landings bought

. >>> italy's supreme court upheld a tax fraud charge for silvio berlusconi. the 76-year-old berlusconi is not likely to go to jail as a result of that ruling. most convicted felons in italy over the age of 70 are given house arrest or community service. >>> former new england patriots tight end aaron hernandez has proclaimed his innocence from behind bars. hernandez penned a letter saying this is all part of god's plan, end quote, something good will come out of this, end quote. he is awaiting trial for murder. >>> california's bay area transit workers warn they will go on streak on monday if a new labor deal is not reached. union leaders claim b.a.r.t. management is doing nothing to address safety and wage concerns. b.a.r.t. is the nation's fifth largest rail system and serves more than 400,000 commuters each weekday. >>> yellowstone national park's steamboat geyser erupted for the first time in eight years. the geyser is the world's largest. it shot steaming hot water close to 300 feet into the air there. no one knows when it will happen again. >>> how much

. >>> troubles continue for italy's embattled prisoner, silvio berlusconi.arate trial in which he is accused of having sex with a minor as one of his notorious hunga bunga parties. yesterday it cast it in doubt. italy's political parties are on the verge of collapse as politicians re-evaluate their allegiances. berlusconi took to one of his networks to denounce that ruling claiming the prison sentence was absolutely groundless. >>> okay. so back here at home, more and more millennials, they're moving home. a knew pew study showing a record number of 18 to 31 yeerlds, 22 million of them, are living withrom 2007. younger adult men are more likely than women to be staying with their parents. employment has fallen a among millennia millennials. 63% have jobs compared to 70% six years ago. millennials without jobs are much more likely to be back at home than those who steady wo the study students who live in college dorms are also considered to be living with their parents. so this study made us all wonder around here, what's the worst part about living with your

and silvio berlusconi said absolutely not. they didn't have the authority to do this for berlusconi. they were not allowed to be involved in renditions. and finally, they also discovered a few weeks later, that the italian law enforcement had omar under surveillance for two years. and they could not disrupt -- >> they picked up because -- >> they were not allowed by law to disrupt that investigation. >> if jeffrey costelli was the architect of this whole plan, how was he able to get diplomatic immunity initially when none of the other -- >> that's a good question. officially, there's nothing on the record that says the u.s. invoked immunity for him. neither that they waived or invoked immunity for the rest of us. it may have been something that happened behind the scenes or the judge -- and now the judge has to explain why he just out of the blue gave diplomatic immunity to these three individuals. >> it's strange in connection with you, as someone who's working with the cia, obviously, you were not a station chief at the time

today, prime minister enrico letta played down prospects that berlusconi's supporters might bolt from the governing coalition. >> i am fully aware that this is a delicate moment, politically. i said yesterday and i repeat it now, i am a person who puts italy before anything else. if there is someone who wants to put other priorities first, then i think it is important at this time to have clarity on what those priorities are. first of all comes the country, first of all is italy. >> holman: berlusconi condemned the court ruling, but it is unlikely he will serve actual jail time. instead, he's likely to do a year of community service or a year of house arrest. in egypt, the muslim brotherhood organized new mass marches despite government warnings such gatherings would be broken up. supporters of deposed former president mohammed morsi marched to the military intelligence headquarters in cairo. they also started a new sit-in at the airport. but amid the protests, state t.v. announced police will blockade existing sit-ins. the interim cabinet has warned the camp sites will be disbanded--

streets of rome to rally in support of italy's former prime minister and sent to rightly that silvio berlusconi demonstration as a climax to a weekend of political turbulence after the let's go to it was found guilty of tax fraud the conviction that could see him under house arrest has put the fragile government coalition under threat as five ministers from his party say they are ready to resign over the issue to bring us up to date for the moment the weekly continues in about five minutes from now here on r.t. we're coming to you live from moscow. from one show last reverberates through the centuries when vengeance called for blood. i have imagined hanging on this member in him for eight years for. it outweighed law and faith in the caucasus. vendettas were handed down from generation to generation and they killed my son with impunity i too killed them with impunity there was a question of ana can once mortal enemies be reconciled today. blood to. see. if the main competitor on the market is mother nature. may customers struggle with to. fight for each drop from an old dirty supply not. let pe

berlusconi's trial, own subsequent conviction. what happens now.ulia is in milan, talking to unicredit now. we start on the politics as well, julia. i suppose the question is, is the italian economy doing what it's doing because of the politics or in spite of the politics? >> there is a belief here what is going on is in spite of the politics but unfair to the government to say they haven't made some moves forward in helping the situation support for smes. we have seen some support from the economy here coming. what we're hoping for today is to see a further improvement in the growth picture, a decline of 0.4% in the second quarter, better or slowdown in the pace of contraction we saw 0.6%, of course, in the first quarter of this year. so that would coincide or at least meet with consensus expectations of seeing some kind of positive growth by the end of 2013. the question is, what kind of quality of growth can we see in the economy here? if we drill down to the details, you have to remember what we saw first quarter of this year, not one positive

. >> italy's high court has upheld the prison system for the former premiere, silvio berlusconi., he is up likely to spend any time behind bars. he was convicted of tax fraud and sentenced to four years but experts say he will probably serve under house arrest. berlusconi has appealed his recent convictions of paying for sex with an underaged hooker and abusing his power by covering it up. she was part of parties in which strippers dressed up as nuns and even apparently as president obama. hmm. >> if this is a preview, this next story, of the 2016 presidential race we're in for a real show. over the last week the governor of new jersey, chris christie, and the kentucky senator, rand paul, have been in a war of words and political analysts say it is noteworthy because both men may or may not be possible presidential contenders, and they represent two distinctly different wings within the g.o.p. the fight for christie criticized libertarian members of the republican party when it came to security. and governor paul said christie was looking for handouts after superstorm sandy and t

jean-francois, how much do you read through to sort of the political threats from berlusconi's partyay and the current stability of the italian government? >> well, it's clearly something a bit worrying regarding italy. clearly, the decision on berlusconi will be a political one, so we have seen some, clearly, i would say, a bit of strong position out of the democrat party and out of the berlusconi, in response to the party threat to quit. that's something which is a bit worrying, because for once it can be an early election threat, which is the biggest threat from a perspective of an investor in the way, but as well, the current coalition is continuing and it shows it would be more difficult to go through a structural reform, something which is still needed in italy to regain some confidence. we have seen italy underperforming not only as a core market but as well i'm thinking of spain. spain is clearly out-performing italy, and that's something which might be a little bit a sign of cautiousness about italy from investor, a bit more confidence on the spanish side the other way. >> o

you're looking at a live picture of berlusconi's residence. we'll see what happens next. the supreme court ruling or the high court ruling technically restores his prison sentence, but it is reported, according to the associated press, that it's unlikely he would do any jail time because of the prison overcrowding in italy and because of his age. nevertheless, the high court upholding silvio berlusconi's tax fraud. >> it seems like he's had more than nine lives at this point. >>> still ahead on "street signs," why the next edward snowden is more than likely sitting in silicon valley. >>> plus, russia looks like a good investment, but you might want to proceed with caution. >>> we'll have a bull and a bear on jc penney. >>> don't forget the speed limit. it's a nice car, it's nice, we never got out of first gear. we got a test drive coming up for you. it's amazing. with fidelity's options platform, we've completely integrated every step of the process, making it easier to try filters and strategies... to get a list of equity options... evaluate them with our p&l calculator.

. >>> italy's highest court upholding silvio berlusconi's conviction for tax fraud. he received a four-year sense to be served any time. it will likely be only a year under the am midwesty program. that's how a judge order aid lower court to reexamine a ban on berlusconi holding public office. >> a new round of record highs for stocks. investors loving the news. all three major inteks soaring. the s&p 500 closing at records. much more on this blockbust he day on wall street in 15 minutes. we're looking at the big july jobs report. that's 8:30 eastern. there's a lot going on, john, but i'm telling you right now, you have had a fantastic year in your 401k. you really need to look. >> jobs report is like a super bowl for christine romans. >> it is. >>> fire crews in the northwest have their hands full this morning. a dozen major wildfires now in washington state and oregon threatening homes, forcing evacuations there. fires have charred more than 200 square miles in oregon. one firefighter was killed. another injured when they were struck by a falling tree. >>> can fire

. >> for another port rate, a look at the daughter of sill volunteero ber, -- berlusconi. >> her fatheras already handed her the reins of his empire but it's pointed outs that because of his trouble with the law he could also hand her over the keys to his party, the freedom party. who is she? a party animal like her father? they say no. she's more serious, more rigorous and actually lacks any charisma and points out that perhaps the only thing they have in common is their fondness for plastic surgery. >> french magazines are continuing the summer tradition of looking at healthy living and eating. >> that's right. this summer we saw all sorts of magazines talking about plants that heal. how to heal through what you eat. this week they look at how to heal yourself in another way, an alternative way with plants, acupuncture, etc. they take a look at what's in our plate and it's quite scary, from antibiotic-treated chicken to fruits that transmit hepatitis. even the knives and forks we use sometimes can be toxic. >> so you think you're being healthy and not necessarily. the focus on a uniqu

berlusconi show that his assets gave him a lot of political influence. the same happens to the fiat car company which is the owner of one newspaper and 20% of another. another example of the newspaper sector in italy where big companies are the owners. this is something very common here in italy. >> the threat to journalistic independence is an ongoing subject in russia. few papers can operate here without state control or interference. but in soviet russia, the main newspaper was problem, the truth. -- pravda. there are some influential papers in the state sector, the business world, and in opposition circles, many of them are funded by the state court oligarchs loyal to this day. but in the provinces, television is the main opinion provider. >> door to's has raised its profit outlook by another 500 million biros -- deutsche post. >> earnings before interest and tax for this year could hit 3 billion in bureaus. now let's go to frankfurt and look at what has been moving the markets today. this report from the trading floor of the frankfurt stock exchange

berlusconi show that his assets gave him a lot of political influence. the same happens to the fiat car company which is the owner of one newspaper and 20% of another. another example of the newspaper sector in italy where big companies are the owners. this is something very common here in italy. >> the threat to journalistic independence is an ongoing subject in russia. few papers can operate here without state control or interference. but in soviet russia, the main newspaper was problem, the truth. -- pravda. there are some influential papers in the state sector, the business world, and in opposition circles, many of them are funded by the state court oligarchs loyal to this day. but in the provinces, television is the main opinion provider. >> door to's has raised its profit outlook by another 500 million biros -- deutsche post. >> earnings before interest and tax for this year could hit 3 billion in bureaus. now let's go to frankfurt and look at what has been moving the markets today. this report from the trading floor of the frankfurt stock exchange

streets of rome to rally in support of italy's former prime minister and center right leader silvio berlusconi demonstration as a climax to weekend political turbulence after he was found guilty of tax for converting that could see by this county under house arrest has put the fragile government coalition under threat it's five ministers from his party state they are ready to resign over the issue. so that brings up today for the moment i'll be back with a weekly more for you in just over half an hour with the team in the meantime we look at the way the twenty first century is changing vendetta traditions in russia's caucasus region that saw a special report after the break. remember we talked about calling for regular folks like you and me that can make you invisible to drones well freedom fashions as i like to call them are continuing to expand although the fact that our drones infrared eyes are very scary the more common street cameras are way more likely to on average day violate your privacy and thus they invented the justice cap this hat blocks your face with l.e.d. lights from face reco

senior lawmakers and ministers from silvio berlusconi's people of freedom party have threatened to resign after italy's top order up held the conviction of the former prime minister in tax fraud should the threat be enacted it would jeopardize the country's government that was formed following a two month long political deadlock about was going he was sentenced to four years in prison likely to serve only house arrest or community service after the sentence was reduced to a year under a two thousand and six part of. now on the program here on r t is easy you membership bad for business almost eighty percent of u.k. bosses believe so in a recent poll they voted in favor of holding a national wide nationwide referendum on breaking away from the union this report now to watch in london. i thought that switzerland was missing out by not being in the european union nope well now it's in my eyes that the majority of britons also think that they'd be better off alone after the british group think tank found that fifty four percent of u.k. citizens believe that britain would benefit from leaving

senior lawmakers and ministers from silvio berlusconi's people of freedom party have threatened to resign after italy's top court has upheld the conviction of the former prime minister in tax fraud should the should all come into effect it would be jeopardizing the country's government that was formed following a two month political deadlock well it's going to four years in prison likely to buy the house arrest or community service. going down. now is e.u. membership bad for business almost eighty percent of u.k. bosses believe it could be a recent poll showed they voted in favor of holding a nationwide referendum on breaking away from the union and his police find out how the membership is apparently hurting profits. i thought that switzerland was missing out by not being in the european union nope well now its image that the majority of britons also think that they'd be better off alone after the british group think tank found that fifty four percent of u.k. citizens believe that britain would benefit from leaving the european union and joining the european free trade association instea

but we're not worried about berlusconi. he is worth $6.2 billion.194th most wealthy man. >> that's good because i was so concerned about him. >> yes. house arrest is going to be so difficult. >> and i'm waiting for your report on the women who are behaving badly. i'm sure we'll have that at some point, or not. >> women never behave badly, brianna. >> no. nope, not as much. nadia bilchik, thank you for that. >> i'm not going to comment on that. anything i say will be a problem. >>> next on "new day," could you spend a month living under water? the grandson of famed oceanographer jacques cousteau is ready to try, at least. he'll tell us how he's planning to do it. stay with us. mine was earned in djibouti, africa. 2004. vietnam in 1972. [ all ] fort benning, georgia in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve military members, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insura

heavy selling on concerns about what might happen in the political situation, if the berlusconi partypport the coalition. as far as bond markets are concerned, pretty much as we were. yields a little lower, 2.73% is where we stand. around 2.75 this time yesterday during the program. gilts, keeping the eyes on mr. carney's speech in nottingham after lunch today uk time. commodities is where we're seeing the move once again today. spot gold higher 1425. brent up to 150. near 160 earlier. nymex, just back from 110 level. above 109 for the first time in a year and half this morning. copper the underperformer in the commodity speech, 331 is where we stand. currency markets, not big moves on a 24-hour basis. sterling dollar, below 155. euro dollar weaker, 133. dollar yen, around 9750 with the 97 handle. big weakness in emerging markets. rupee at 68 to the dollar. let's get more on what is happening in the asian session today. sixuan in a few moments. first to ekta for the latest out of india. ekta? >> hi, thanks for that. it is completely dilapidating in terms of what we have seen on the cu

whenever he is over there to shake putin's hand, i actually don't blame him because putin is no berlusconi, no fun. and you cannot control what's going to happen over there. you know when he's over there he will be marginalized by snowden, someone will bring out snowden and parade him around while obama is there. he can't risk looking like a fool. >> cancelling this with putin was the last card he had in the book. putin embarrassed obama, you're right, they'll parade him around. he can't take the embarrassment, the last meeting went badly with putin. this is the last card they have. >> how about a third country, how about not russia, meet somewhere else. >> that's a possibility. why is he embarrassed by putin? what's he going to do, invade russia -- >> not offer him asylum. >> of course they could. >> we will leave it there. ahead on "the five," verdict watch for whitey bulger, one of the most notorious gangsters in american history. kimberly is following the case, all over the bulger. day two of deliberations was fascinating. ♪ >>> two high profile criminal trials are under way right now.

undermine the coalition government if berlusconi is banned from parliament for his tax indiscretionso sold 2.5 billion, 2 billion was the maximum. they sold the maximum they were looking for. yields slightly higher. >>> while we focus on syria, also focusing on commodities. brent and nymex lower today. brent, not by much. nymex at 109.27. joining us from copenhagen, ali hanson at saks. thank you for joining us. right now, as far as oil is concerned, what is priced in with regards to syria and what isn't? >> good morning. i think we have quite a lot priced in already. obviously you can look at the price and say 115 is not a great price compared to 128 we saw the previous two years so you can really argue the crisis this time is as grave as when we had the libyan war in 2011 and the iranian sanction in '12. this time we're seeing u.s. production continue to rise so the market is slightly better prepared this time, but obviously if the situation escalated, there is a fear we'll see another spike. the market seems to be -- the market has already been buying up the market, there is a very