congressman bill shuster joining us. where are we going next? ok. get to vonnie quinn on first word news. vonnie: the syria peace talks are collapsing as they barely get started. opposition groups are threatening to pull out unless russia and syria quit bombing rebel held areas. united nations mediators are overseeing the process and hoping for a nationwide truce. the french government is calling for a three-month extension of the country's state of emergency. it has been in effect since the deadly attacks in paris in november. the measure now requires parliaments approval. end februaryled to 26. the mosquito behind the zika virus seems to operate like a missile of disease. in the past, the weather has played a key role in mosquito control. scientists say you cannot blame one thing for an outbreak and caution it is too early to link this to climate change or any single weather event. the governor of mission wants to use $30 million to help flint residents pay their water bills. the governor will offer details on the plan to help residents hit by the

the bill's author is the house transportation and infrastructure committee chairman bill shuster ande says the faa is, quote, not set up to manage risks, pursue cost-efficient investments or manage people to produce results. committee aides say most of the major airlines are in support of this bill. even the union representing controllers has come out in support of it. but it has been met with strong opposition from pilots. let's get more detail on this from rich edson, live. there's bipartisan opposition from this, right? >> from congressional appropriators. this bill would remove their authority to fund air traffic control. in a letter, top republicans and democrats on the appropriations write, "we have concerns about any proposal that would transfer all decisions on financial investments and fees on airlines to the public to an independent entity that is not accountable to the people we serve." opposing lawmakers say these funding decisions belong under control of the federal government. >> it has lots of problems. as appropriators, we're particularly aware of how this would remov

the new measure back right bill shuster would force carriers to refund baggage fees if luggage arrives too late. president obama preparing to give remarks at a mosque in baltimore in just a few minutes. you are looking at a live shot there. the president's first visit to a mosque on u.s. soil. we will carry the president's remarks live here on bloomberg television. global news 24 hours a day powered by our 2400 journalists in more than 150 news bureaus around the world. on the german 2-year note falling below minus zero -- -.5% today. germany is not alone. japan, switzerland, france, all negative as well. scarlet: let's bring in lisa abramowicz. howlook at this in terms of this affects the way people invest in bond funds. some exchange traded funds that invest in european sovereign bonds or bonds other than those in the u.s. typically charge a fee of about 0.35%. that is typical. how do you factor that in when you've got average yields that are plunging? the average yield on a five-year in germany and france and japan had all turned completely negative. if you are looking for safety, a

reporter: can i ask you about the transportation and infrastructure chairman bill shuster. he's involved, he's romantically involved with an airline lobbyist with a bill in front of the committee. is it appropriate for him to have these relationships? the speaker: no comment. reporter: mr. speaker, last month comprehensive legislation that would bar [indiscernible] had the first republican co-sponsor in the u.s. house. given your vote in 2007 for the employment nondiscrimination act would you be open to have the -- the speaker: i'm a regular order guy. you got to get bills out of committee to get them on the floor. reporter: and to bridge the question. you had a small and influential group of people in your conversation that are asking you to move forward with a budget that would surely be blocked in the senate and has no path forward. how do you, you know, have this conversation about overpromising and potentially having to underdeliver or get yourself in a situation where in july you just have the [indiscernible] the speaker: we're going to have a lot of different budgets.

speaker, let me begin by thanking chairman shuster for his tremendous support and leadership on this bill. a few members of congress have had a greater impact on reforming our disaster programs since hurricane katrina than chairman shuster. this bill represents another important step in that effort, and i greatly appreciate the chairman's help. i also want to thank ranking member defazio and ranking member carson for their bipartisan support of the bill. the fema disaster assistance reform act has two primary goals. to help save lives and to save taxpayer money. the bill helps save lives by fixing a long-standing problem that hinders the deployment of critical search and rescue teams between states. these reforms will help ensure our constituents receive the help they need when disaster strikes. additionally, this bill helps save money by improving the cost-effectiveness of fema's existing disaster assistance programs. for example, there are provisions that will speed up reconstruction and lower administrative costs. the bill also saves money by encouraging smart recovery practices and mi

bill together. and of course, congressman shuster, the chairman of the transportation and infrastructure committee, and ranking member defazio, also deserve thanks for their leadership and contributions. and i want to thank my staff and the staff of the majority for the work that they've done. so, with that, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california, mr. garamendi, reserves. the gentleman from california, mr. hunter. mr. hunter: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from california, mr. garamendi. mr. garamendi: i yield two minutes to my good friend from california, mr. huffman. mr. huffman: i thank the rank member and the chairman for the good work -- ranking member and the chairman for the good work that's gone into this bill. as someone who represents 1/3 of the california coast, obviously this legislation is important to me. but i want to especially thank you for one part of this legislation that has special significance to the people of marine county, who i'm honore

bill just came out of committee. obviously there were a lot of disagreements within committee that chairman shuster worked through. it is a complicated bill. it is a bill that ultimately, when they passed it there were a lost amendments even on the last day. i think chairman shuster continues to have conversations with people that, that really do understand that the faa needs reforms. the faa does have its authorization expiring. so there is a timeline. he is working through all of those different -- >> no decision, no definite decision has been made? >> no definite decision. still again, chairman shuster is still meeting with a lot of people to work through all the different issues involved and there are many. >> we'll open up for questions in a few minutes but really more general, you've been number three-man for mr. boehner. now you're the number three-man for mr. ryan. which is the better boss? >> that's not -- >> you probably lean one way because, you know the current king is the king, right. >> look, just to put it in perspective four years ago, i wanted paul ryan to run for speaker. i've been a huge fan for

bill just came out of committee. obviously there were a lot of disagreements within committee cha chairman shuster worked through. complicated bill. it's a bill that ultimately, when they passed it, there were a lot of amendments even on the last day. and i think chairman shuster continues to have conversations with people that really do understand that the f.a.a. needs reforms, the f.a.a. does have its authorization expiring, so there's a timeline. and he's working through all of those different -- >> so no decision -- no definite decision has been made? mr. scalise: no. there's still, again, chairman shuster's still meeting with a lot of people to work through all of the different issues that are involved. and there are many. >> we're going to open it up for questions in a few minutes. really more general, you've been the number three man for mr. boehner and now you're the number three man for mr. ryan. which is the better boss? [laughter] mr. scalise: that's not a -- >> i think you probably lean one way. because the current king is the king, right? mr. scalise: look, just to put it into perspective. four years

it's a bill that ultimately, when they passed it, there were a lot of amendments even on the last day. and i think chairman shuster continues to have conversations with people that really do understand that the f.a.a. needs reforms. the f.a.a. does have its authorization expiring, so there's a timeline. and he's working through all of those different -- billy: so no decision -- no definite decision has been made? mr. scalise: no. there's still, again, chairman shuster's still meeting with a lot of people to work through all of the different issues that are involved. and there are many. billy: we're going to open it up for questions in a few minutes. really more general, you've been the number three man for mr. boehner and now you're the number three man for mr. ryan. which is the better boss? [laughter] mr. scalise: that's not a -- billy: i think you probably lean one way. the current king is the king, right? mr. scalise: look, just to put it into perspective, four years ago i wanted paul ryan to run for speaker. i've been a huge fan of paul ryan since i came to congress. i joined the republican study committee ri