birol instead. i so appreciate him being here today and the focus on increasing energy security for its member nations and i appreciate its continued focus on expanding the definition of energy security as well because energy security means more than just oil and gas flowing in and out and across borders. it also means protecting critical infrastructure from both physical attacks and the cyber security attacks that have been the subject of a lot of the past administration's focus on the review and what we need to do to upgrade that and upgrade the security of our nation. we must take action to protect our critical infrastructure from cyber security attacks and ensure the security of energy, our grid and energy networks are under constant cyber attack from 2012 to 2016, reported cyber incidents against u.s. critical infrastructure more than doubled. now that our vulnerabilities have been exposed by various attempts including russians to hack into our elegrid, we must e steps to protect our infrastruc

birol. a great deal to think about here this morning and to understand how the united states has assumed this role, as you say, to be the undisputed leader certainly when it comes to oil and gas but recognizing the nature of how we got there and how quickly we have assumed this position. it is certainly something to consider but also recognizing what you have shared with us and the role that china is playing and how that, too, will not only impact energy production and consumption on the world but more specifically to us here in the united states. you have mentioned that with regard to oil and gas production here in the united states that this is good news for the us economy and portrayed especially and i'm quoting you here especially if combined with the right domestic policy. when you make that statement are you referring to tax policies or energy policies or is it a combination of of all of that? if you could go more into that i would be curious. >> of course. the united states is a very

birol, for your comments. this is quite interesting and i'm very happy to be part of this committee. >> we are delighted you are part of the committee. i've got one final question for you, dr. birol, before we conclude. and again i thank you for your time this morning. i have long maintained that nuclear in this country and part of our energy portfolio is significant, important. we have seen the united states, in our role with nuclear, kind of, in my view, slack off in recent years. we've got one remaining construction project in nuclear, the plant in georgia. but you've indicated in your comments here this morning that china is coming on in a quite considerable and a substantial way. we've got the traditional nuclear in the global marketpl we also have the role of adnced nuclear. and i think we're seeing some positive signs coming out recently in terms of these emerging technologies and how they might factor in to the energy marketplace. but can you just share with the committee your view of how nuclear here

against a palestinian teenager who was arrested after a video of her attacking an israeli soldier birol sixteen year old i had tamimi has been in custody since the incident in mid december her mother and cousin also face charges. eight people have died after a speed boat capsized off indonesia's part of borneo island fifty one people were on board the vessel when it overturned and sank police are investigating the cause of the accident which was not immediately clear. people in the indian capital delhi woke up to dense fog this new year's day it's said to be the biggest the season commuters were left stranded after flight operations in the city's international airport were suspended delis air pollution levels are many times the global safe limits. north korean leader kim jong un says his country's nuclear program is now fully developed and that will soon begin mass producing nuclear warheads and missiles the comments came in his annual new year's address but kim struck a more conciliatory tone toward south korea saying he was open to talks on sending a delegation to this year's winter o

birol, director of the international energy agency. thank you. up, investing in bonds and a rising rate environment, and one in which many companies have access to all of that cash. our next guest is manager of the cms fixed income fund. from new york, this is bloomberg. ♪\ julia: it is a him london, i am julia chatterley. and am scarlet fu. what the bloomberg markets. -- welcome to bloomberg markets. we are live in bloomberg headquarters in new york. over the next hour, here are the top stories we are covering around bloomberg and around the world. rallying on the results. stocks gain today after yesterday's decline. hitting a new record high. down showdown, as republicans plan to keep the government up and running. we'll have congressman jim jordan. a stimulusg canada, is still needed. an exclusive interview with governor is still ahead. let's get a check on markets with julie hyman. just a rally, we haven't seen a rally like this since late last year. as we know, the range of major averages has been getting smaller and smaller on a daily basis

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next, a look at the global energy outlook with fatih birol. he testified before the senate energy and natural resources committee about issues including u.s. oil and gas production. this runs an hour and 45 minutes.