more than one hundred fifty british m.p.'s from all political parties have signed a letter to the german chancellor. unlike germany britain does have a tradition of rebellion when dealing with that in mind the active ingredient in going together. the four hundred sixty six members of the little my trust and not just fighting for compensation. they want the. those responsible for their disabilities to be held to account nick deliberate is one of them he thinks they have almost succeeded who had which ties and to whom and with his chart to explain the connections to german politicians as well as representatives in the european parliament if they hadn't ended the trial as they did in the early seventy's then the evidence would have been available to the victims to use in their future actions against good intel and others and in particular the u.k. survivors action in the seventy's would have undoubtedly have been and it in a much more favorable fashion to to the claimants as it was they didn't have the evidence they had to settl

more than one hundred fifty british m.p.'s from all political parties have signed a letter to the german chancellor. unlike germany britain does have a tradition of rebellion when dealing with that in mind the active ingredient of going together. the four hundred sixty six members of the little my trust and not just fighting for compensation. they want those responsible for their disabilities to be held to account. nick deal breaker is one of them he thinks they have almost succeeded who had which ties and to whom and with his chart to explain the connections to german politicians as well as representatives in the european parliament if they hadn't ended the trial as they did in the early seventy's then the evidence would have been available to the victims to use in their future actions against and others and in particular the u.k. survivors action in the seventy's would have undoubtedly have been and it in a much more favorable fashion to to the claimants as it was they didn't have the evidence they had to settle for a much

the former chief of scandal hit cambridge analytic or is set to appear before british m.p.'s today more revelations show that its parent company may be involved in harvesting data in yemen for military contracts. israel's prime minister heads to europe to persuade leaders to abandon the hard for iran nuclear deal germany france and britain have all pledged to rescue the agreement after it was rejected by america. coming to the smaller french authorities raise alarm over initiative to release forty radicalized prisoners in the next two party travels to europe's largest prison in france. good morning it said just turned eight say i am here in moscow this month in the fourth of june my name is kevin owen here with the latest from r.t. h.q. the next half hour for you and the former chief of cambridge analytic the company at the center of that scandal for using private data for political ends is to appear before british m.p.'s but even as that happens yet another scandal surfaced leaked documents reveal that cambridge analytic his parent company has been collecting data for priva

misuse of private data by scandal hit cambridge a little curious set to be discussed by british m.p.'s monday at the same time more revelations show that its parent company may be involved in harvesting data in yemen for military contractors. israel's prime minister heads to europe to persuade leaders to abandon the hard for the rand nuclear deal germany france britain have pledged to rescue the agreement after it was rejected by america. french authorities raised the alarm of a radicalization in prisons r.t. travels to the largest prison in europe but guards say it's overcrowded and lacks proper security measures. i am here in moscow this month of the fourth of june my name is kevin i went with the latest for you from r.t. h.q. for the next half thanks for taking the time to be with us first in cambridge analytic are the company at the center of the scandal for using private data for political ends is to be discussed by british m.p.'s today but even as that happens yet another scandal surfaced leaked documents reveal that cambridge analytic his parent company has been collecting data

portugal will play rival neighbors and twenty ten champions spain in such on friday but we want british m.p.'s have issued a warning to english fans hoping to russia. up to ten thousand u.k. nationals are expected to travel to the world cup in russia those fans freeze a number of risks including holguin violence and decks motivated by racism homophobia or anti british sentiment and tourist attacks. well m.p.'s have also suggested if any players here racist remarks directed towards them they can walk off the pitch though former england star john barnes told r.t. program news thing the racism remains a global issue is a big deal and racism all over the world is a big deal in race in this country no more so than in russia than anywhere else and of course from a football and perspective yes but if you go to any inner cities in the in the laundering you see the lack of education and social opportunities for people in this country so let's not get on i often say isn't it terrible russia because it's fantastic here it's not so yes let's talk about russia and how terrible it is in russia but let's

extraordinarily weak rollback adarsh thank you and that's it for the show we're back on wednesday the british m.p.'s return from another holiday keep in touch with us by virtual media feel with a thirty six years to the day the british army is ready for the invaded lebanon. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy. let it be an arms race. period dramatic development the only mostly. i don't see how will be very critical time to sit down and talk. standing steadfast germany's chancellor stresses her commitment to be a. really prime minister arrives in europe to lobby against it. european parliament looks into the misuse of. cambridge. while more revelation show the phone company was involved in a secret country insurgency operation in yemen. putin signed legislation in the veins to give russia greater scope for retaliation against foreign sanctions . french authorities. in prisons are problems to europe's largest guard say it's overcrowded security in adequate. revery are tuning in from right around the world this hour welcome to moscow and to r.t. international my n

speedup british m.p.'s have voted down an amendment that would have allowed the opera house of parliament in the words to send negotiators back to brussels if they were unhappy with the terms of the deal now it is being called a victory for the prime minister and her government however the narrow margin of the vote means theresa may to really be pressed to make concessions on scaled back to the framer amendment breaks it doesn't aren't buying says now under suspicion of having links to moscow for reportedly using russian money to leave the e.u. campaign probably boyko has been following. a parliamentary inquiry into the mindset of the conservatives which wrapped up in. this questioning was all product of the british government's fake news inquiry which was set up back in twenty seventeen really off the back of the trump russia allegations and politicians in the media here in the u.k. started asking the question could russia have had a hand in bragg's it and today it was our in banks has turned in the hot s

has been shut down and the head of cambridge analytic which is also closed will testify before british m.p.'s later in the week we want to cross that for you we also asked for some comment from britain's foreign office about all this as well we'll let you know soon as we get a reply staying with yemen though in the saudi led coalition says it's closing in on the port city of data aid agencies fear it will worsen the humanitarian crisis in the whole country data is yemen's third largest city and its port is a lifeline for yemen about ninety percent of all food and medicine arrives through that port the saudi coalition says it targets hoofy rebels but humanitarian organizations warn that the military operation mostly impact the lives of civilians . some eight point four million people are severely food insecure and at risk of starvation if conditions do not improve a further ten million people will fall into this category by the end of the year we're extremely concerned about the direct impact on civilians and it is up but also what is the functioning of the poor is hamburg's this because ha

brags it goes to a vote this time in parliament it's about deciding how much of a say these british m.p.'s will have over the way the u.k. exits the european union and it's putting prime minister tourism may in a pretty tight spot we will be live in westminster. with the news on air and streaming online through you tube facebook live and at al-jazeera dot com three hundred and eight days ago u.s. president donald trump threatened.

being shut down and the head of cambridge analytic which is also close will be testifying before british m.p.'s later in the week so far there's been no comment on these new allegations if we hear anything we'll let you know now meantime staying in yemen the saudi led coalition there is closing in on the port city of who died aid agencies fear that's really bad news and they think it'll worsen the humanitarian crisis in the whole country the reason for that is that data is yemen's third largest city and its port is a lifeline for yemen about ninety percent of all food and medicine are right through that place the saudi coalition says it targets rebels but humanitarian organizations warn that's not the case they say these military operations mostly impact the lives of civilians some eight point four million people are severely food insecure and at risk of starvation if conditions do not improve a further ten million people will fall into this category by the end of the year we're extremely concerned about the direct impact on civilians and also what is the functioning of the. harbor and this

accused of mishandling the data of eighteen million facebook users as when defending himself to british m.p.'s alexander nix's data consultancy has been accused of helping to manipulate election results in several countries by targeting groups of voters through social media this includes the election of dung chump in the us britain's vote to leave the european union speaking to a parliamentary committee next admitted he had been given data by the research at the center of the scandal that has he's being unfairly targeted. look i'm sorry if members of this committee are on happy with the outcome of the referendum i'm sorry of members it's committee on happy despite all reading i didn't swear that donald trump being president of the united states but you can't simply. put forward your prejudice onto me and make sweeping assumptions about. our involvement with a particular campaign simply because that's what you want to believe because if that narrative suits your view of the facts then the fire escapes there is no evidence to support your position are you doing now and since you'll be buildin

the misuse of private data by scandal hit cambridge a little curious said to be discussed by british m.p.'s monday at the same time war revelation show that its parent company may be involved in harvesting data in yemen for military contractors. israel's prime minister heads to europe to persuade leaders to abandon the hard for the rand nuclear deal germany france britain a pledge to rescue the agreement after it was rejected by america. french authorities raised the alarm of a radicalization in prisons r.t. travel to the largest prison in europe the guards say it's overcrowded and lacks proper security measures.

be extraordinarily weak rob baggage tag here and that's it for the show we're back on with their british m.p.'s return from an. the holiday keep in touch with us by social media field wednesday thirty six years to the day the british armed is ready forces invaded lebanon. i've been saying the numbers mean something they matter to us is over one trillion dollars in debt more than ten like colored prime stamping each day. eighty five percent of the global wealth you longs to the ultra rich eight point six percent market saw a thirty percent rise last year some with one hundred to five hundred three per cent at the first second and bitcoin rose to twenty thousand dollars. china is building a two point one billion dollar a i industrial park but don't let the numbers overwhelm. the only numbers you need remember one one business shows you can't afford to miss the one and only. what politicians do something. they put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president i'm sure. some old want to press. you to go to the press was what about forty three in the morning

extraordinarily we rolled back a dutch thank you and that's it for the show we're back on wednesdays british m.p.'s return from another holiday keep in touch with us by virtue of media field wednesday thirty six years to the day the british armed israeli forces invaded lebanon. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race based on often spearing dramatic development only personally i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and talk. a. little more value on the idea that dropping bombs brings police to the chickenhawk forcing you to fight the battles but don't. let you talk to try to tell you that every gossip and public profile or their. mother talks about her eyes and telling me you are not cool enough and look like their product. these are the hawks that we along the border will walk. headlining this hour the misuse of private data by scandal hit cambridge analytic or is said to be discussed in the european parliament revelation shows that it's now defunct parent compa

extraordinarily weak rolled megabus thank you and that's it for the show we're back on wednesday as british m.p.'s return from another holiday keep in touch with us my friends will be the field with a thirty six years to the day the british army is ready for the invaded the. forman are sitting in a car when the phipps gets shot in the head. all four different versions of what happened one of them is on the death row there's no way he could have done it there's no possible way because the list did not shoot around a corner. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race based on often spearing dramatic development that only mostly i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and talk. misuse of private data by scandal head cambridge analytic are said to be discussed in the european parliament later today at the same time more revelations show that his parent company may be involved in harvesting data from military contracts is tell you all coming up this morning israel's prim

speed up british m.p.'s have voted down an amendment that would have allowed the opera house of parliament to send negotiators back to brussels if they were unhappy with the terms of the deal it's being called a victory for the prime minister under government however the narrow margin of the vote against reason may may be pressed to make concessions on. the former. are in buying is no suspicion of having links from a school for reportedly using russian money it's believed the new campaign has been following a parliamentary inquiry into find our two bodies which dropped off inches. which this questioning was all product of the british government's fake news inquiry which was set up back in twenty seventeen really off the back of the trump russia allegations and politicians in the media here in the u.k. started asking the question could russia have had a hand in bragg's it and today it was arran banks's turn in the hot seat banks's a millionaire businessman who turned into a political jonah and he had funded

accused of mishandling the data of over eighteen million facebook users has been defending himself to british m.p.'s alexander nix's data consultancy has been accused of helping to manipulate election results in several countries by targeting groups of voters through social media this includes the election of donald trump in the us and the britain's vote to leave the european union makes admitted he'd been given data by the research here at the center of the scandal but says he is being unfairly targeted i'm sorry if members of this committee are unhappy with the outcome of the referendum i'm sorry it moves its committee on happy speculating i didn't see from being president of the united states but you can't simply. put forward your prejudices onto me and make sweeping assumptions about. our involvement with a particular campaign simply because that's what you want to believe because that narrative suits your view of the facts. evidence to ship. building a conspiracy theory but it's. it's exactly fifty years since u.s. presidential hopeful robert kennedy was shot minutes after he'd given a campa

accused of mishandling the data of over eighty million facebook users as when defending himself to british m.p.'s alexander nexis data consultancy has been accused of helping to manipulate election results in several countries by targeting groups of voters through social media this includes the election of in the us britain's vote to leave the european union speaking to a parliamentary committee next admitted he had been given data by the research at the center of the scandal that has he's being unfairly targeted. look i'm sorry if members of this committee are on happy with the outcome of the referendum i'm sorry of members it's committee on happy despite all reading i didn't see with donald trump being president of the united states but you can't simply.

mishandling the data of over eighty million facebook users has been defending himself in front of british m.p.'s alexander nick says they took consultancy has been accused of helping to manipulate election results in several countries by targeting groups of voters through social media this includes the election of donald trump in the us and britain's vote to leave the european union except being given by the researcher at the center of the scandal but says he is being unfairly targeted. i'm sorry if members of this committee are on happy with the outcome of the referendum i'm sorry you are. from the president of the united states but you can't. put forward your prejudice and make sweeping assumptions about. our involvement with particular campaign because that's what you want to believe because that narrative. of the facts. evidence to. a conspiracy theory but. the japanese prime minister is headed to washington to make sure tokyo's concerns are not forgotten at the historic us north korea summit next week. we'll have two hours to put his points to president trump before they both leave for a

of cambridge analytical is being questioned by british m.p.'s over its facebook data scandal alexander nakes is appearing before a u.k. parliamentary committee which is investigating the firm's alleged misuse of information nics has denied accusations he withdrew eight billion dollars from the company shortly before its collapse u.k. based political consultancy shut down in may after allegations it mishandled more than eighteen million facebook users personal data. at least three migrants have been hospitalized after hundreds tried to jump the border fence separating morocco from the spanish territory of ceuta in north africa spanish authorities said they stopped the early morning attempts to cross by around one hundred fifty people most of them sub-saharan africans moroccan officials also said they stopped an additional two hundred fifty people from approaching the double fence it's the first mass attempt to jump the fence in at least seven months. security arrangements are being made in singapore ahead of the summit between the leaders of the

after the british parliament voted to push through controversial legislation british m.p.'s on tuesday approved measures which will affect scotland's agriculture and fisheries legislation has sparked widespread anger and does not have the consent of the scottish parliament m.p.'s from the scottish national party staged a dramatic walkout from the lower house over the vote. mr speaker and i knew the risk that the people of scotland listened very carefully to what the prime minister said because the reality of the situation is that it didn't shine down to the scotland back to the one nine hundred ninety eight are being. fined. for this hour why the spanish football team's coach was sacked just forty eight hours before their first world cup match. and the raccoon who reached new heights on social media scaling a twenty five story building. welcome back time now for all the sports with ana. thank you very much mary and while as you heard the u.s. canada mexico have won the right to host the twenty twenty six world cup the north american joint bid collected a hundred thirty four

it's all about taking back control if only they knew how to do it i see thank you lawrence and british m.p.'s are questioning members of a leading pro breaks a group of their links to russia co-founder of the neve dot edu group iran bank sonny's colleague andy wigmore logging evidence before a parliamentary committee m.p.'s have been calling for a police investigation into whether there was an attempt to undermine democracy since it emerged banks met the russian ambassador to the u.k. three times during the campaign referendum past fifty two percent to forty eight percent in favor of britain leaving the u. . hundreds of migrants stranded on board a rescue ship in the mediterranean will be transferred to tallinn boats before heading to valencia in spain the aquarius run by the charity mediterranean is carrying six hundred twenty nine people who were rescued off the libyan coast the ship is sixty five kilometers from italy and fifty kilometers from malta but neither country will take them in spain's prime minister's offer to take them so now they'll head for the port of valencia that's one t

brags it goes to a vote this time in parliament it's about deciding how much of a say these british m.p.'s will have over the way the u.k. exits the european union and it's putting prime minister tourism may in a pretty tight spot we will be live in westminster. with the news gridlock on air and streaming online through you tube facebook live on at al-jazeera dot com three hundred eight days ago u.s. president donald trump threatened fire and fury like the world has never seen on north korea so few would have believed today he would be amazing north korea's leader kim jong un and signing a declaration on a commitment to denuclearization and yet that is exactly what happened in singapore these images broadcasted posted reposed it all. all over the world of a sitting u.s. president shaking hands with the north korean leader they will go down in history regardless of how any deal pans out the two men held a one on one meeting also a working lunch and then the signing of a document. it's been an extraordinary turnaround for both nations and their leaders and on today's news grid we will tak

after the british parliament voted to push through controversial bragg's it legislation british m.p.'s and tuesday approved measures which will affect scotland's agriculture and fisheries the legislation spot widespread anger and it does not have the consent of the scottish parliament and peace from the scottish national party saves a dramatic walkout from the u.k.'s lower house over the vote. mr speaker and i need to hold that the people of scotland listened very carefully to what the prime minister said because the reality of the situation is that it didn't shine down into the scotland dark ten thousand nine hundred ninety eight are being comped by. the world's biggest video games expos underway in the us with fans flocking to listen julies to try to doubts the latest trends gaming remains the world's most popular form of entertainment with expected revenue of one hundred thirty eight billion dollars this year robert analysts reports from los angeles. the e three expo is always a clyde a scope of color clamor in crowds eager to experience the newest in cutting edge electronic entert

m.p. . prime minister they would have replaced the flag of britain with something to indicate that necrophilia was ok as far as british standards were concerned oh speaking of mispronouncing words or staying at the american way i did go to savile row once and i was asking directions i said this is a seville row. i said it is. right and under the new law you would have been prevented from getting on a train because you. to somebody in a class accent that indicated that they spent a lot of time in oxford oxford or cambridge getting. professors ben wallace again he said that social media companies should bear the cost of tracking the identities of all their users real name policies have proved to be a boon to authoritarian rulers in cambodia a dictator han son has embraced facebook creating a direct pipeline to facebook's really in compliance team that his government uses to force critics to reveal their real identities and then they torture them and so just say you know this is what the u.k. wants to stop talking about the u.k. makes me puke just to think about the whole why not go to the site when they say hell has a s

and british lawmakers have voted in favor of building a new runway at london's heathrow airport prominent opponent foreign secretary boris johnson missed that boat the london m.p. had previously vowed to lie down in front of bulldozers to prevent an expansion. of helena humphrey is here now and we're talking about harley davidson hitting the road so to speak. with the iconic all-american brand which is motoring on now to pastas new u.s. president donald trump took to twitter to express his surprise over harley davidsons decision to move production of its motorcycles for the european market to india and brazil trump tweeted he surprised that harley davidson of all companies would be the first to wave the white flag i felt hot for them says the president but it's unclear why trump goes on to say that the company would not have to pay tariffs all through the u.s. put import tariffs on motorcycles whiskey and a host of other u.s. products in retaliation for shops import tariffs on steel and i mean yes. we can bring in our financial correspondent now daniel is in frankfurt for us daniel companies like harley are really getting hit on two fronts aren't they because

british lawmakers have voted in favor of building a new runway at london's heathrow airport prominent opponent foreign secretary boris johnson missed the vote the london m.p. had previously vowed to lie down in front of bulldozers to prevent any expansion. you're watching g.w. news still to come on the program spain and portugal progressed to the last sixteen in the world cup but it was a dramatic night of football in russia. but first it is over to helena humphrey who is taking a look at washington's latest hand in the trade dispute with china sara thank you very much uncertainty surrounding that has been enough to show up on equity markets around the world with investors reacting to reports that washington is preparing to step up trade sanctions against china now with shares in the u.s. fooling u.s. treasury secretary steven minucci and denied reports that the united states is targeting chinese firms in its crackdown on a foreign acquisitions of u.s. tech when it should now says that plans to impose investment restrictions will apply to all countries accused of trying to steal u.s. to acknowledge but u.s. officials are concerned about china's made in ch

british prime minister theresa may has won a crucial vote in parliament's lower house on legislation and government saw off of rebellion by pro e.u. lawmakers who wanted to strengthen the power of m.p's to intervene if no breaks a deal is reached before march next year. israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on the gaza strip early on wednesday military officials say they targeted two dozen positions linked to islamist group hamas in response to rockets launched towards israel officials in gases say several people were injured exchange of fire comes amid months of heightened tension in the region. president says he said he had to allegation for talks to neighboring ethiopia two countries have been involved in one of africa's most intractable standoffs for decades earlier this month however ethiopia said that it would fully accept the terms of a peace deal with eritrea made in two thousand. in the united states speaker of the house paul ryan has said that lawmakers will vote tomorrow on the immigration legislation designed in part to end a policy of separating parents from children at the border the trumpet ministrations current policy means that every migrant crossing the border ill

on britain's withdrawal from the european union the approval comes after months of debate among british m.p.'s of a what role the bill a lot to parliament in the brics a process and. south sudan's president salva kiir and the country's rebel leader rick machar have helped peace talks in neighboring ethiopia it's the first time the two warring leaders meet since twenty sixteen when a peace deal collapsed and fighting really erupted between their forces tens of thousands have been killed and millions displaced in the country's five year civil war. crying from the children outrage from the world and condemnation from the pope all because of the u.s. president's zero tolerance policy separating illegal migrants from their children at the border for days trapped insisted that only an act of congress could change this tonight all it took was the stroke of the presidential pen. this is the day. her strong at the border are very strong on security at the same time we have compassion we want to keep families together we have a lot of problems with democrats in the war but for anything they really wo

on britain's withdrawal from the european union the approval comes after months of debate among british m.p.'s over what role the bill a lot to parliament and the bricks of process on. south sudan's president salva kiir and the country's rebel leader machar have helped peace talks in neighboring ethiopia it's the first time the two warring leaders meet since twenty sixteen when a peace deal collapsed and fighting really erupted between their forces tens of thousands have been killed and millions displaced in the country's five year civil war. the global trade is his first you terrorist acts aboard fact this friday they will hit all american products like whiskey and motorcycles but will they hurt. booted out of the dal the us top corporate index gives general electric its marching orders. and behind bars for the banking crash that lot to your results most costly stage for s.q. . welcome to your business new. it's good to have you with us this friday to this because first you tariffs and u.s. x. force coming to fact it will hit real american products like peanut butter whiskey and motorcycle

on britain's withdrawal from the european union the approval comes after months of debate among british m.p.'s over what role the bill a lot to parliament in the brics a process. eritrea's president assayas of where he says he's sending a delegation for talks to neighboring ethiopia the two countries have been involved in one of africa's most intractable standoffs for decades but earlier this month if the o.p.'s said it would fully accept the terms of a peace deal with eritrea made in two thousand. the global trade is his first you terracing us x. sports commentator fact this friday there will hit all american products like whiskey and motorcycles but will they hurt. booted out of the dal the u.s. top corporate index gives general electric its marching orders. and behind bars for the banking crash that lot to your zones most costly stage rescue. welcome to your business new. it's good to have you with us this friday the disputes first uteri of sonia's x. fours come into fact it will hit real american products like peanut butter whiskey and motorcycles trade relations between the u.s. and eu

on britain's withdrawal from the european union the approval comes after months of debate among british m.p.'s over what role the bill a lot to parliament in the brics a process. eritrea's president assayas of where he says he's sending a delegation for talks to neighboring ethiopia the two countries have been involved in one of africa's most intractable standoffs for decades but earlier this month ethiopia said it would fully accept the terms of a peace deal with eritrea made in two thousand. crying from the children outrage from the world and condemnation from the pope all because of the u.s. president's zero tolerance policy separating illegal migrants from their children at the border for days tropp insisted that only an act of congress could change this tonight all it took was the stroke of the presidential pen i'm bored go off and this is the day. her strong at the border were her strong on security at the same time we have complexion we want to keep families together we have a lot of problems with democrats i don't want to vote for anything they really would like to have open borders

british lawmakers have voted in favor of building a new runway at london's heathrow airport prominent opponent foreign secretary boris johnson missed the boat the london m.p. had previously valued to lie down in front of builders are used to stop the expansion. not since the days of ataturk has there been a turkish leader with so much power the election of retro. assures in a new president able to govern by decree he calls it a victory for democracy tonight the opposition in much of the west call it a victory for anything but. berlin this is the day. six. other chairman of the high electoral commission has just declared that one is the winner of the election with an absolute majority do not. want anybody sees. mr. please do not the president of the. president.

british lawmakers have voted in favor of building a new runway at london's heathrow airport prominent opponent foreign secretary boris johnson missed the vote the london m.p. had previously invited to lie down in front of builders are used to stop the expansion. the u.s. is not singling out china for punishment or at least that's what the u.s. treasury secretary says investors worried america's honor of attack investments is reaching other countries also coming up those trade tensions plus political problems at home all weighing on confidence in europe's economic engine germany and investors are in short to make a person edwin's a reelection and soaring before coming back down with a bump. i'm daniel winter and this is a business update us treasury secretary steve minucci has denied reports that the united states is specifically targeting chinese firms in its crackdown on foreign acquisitions of u.s. tech following reports to the contrary in two major outlets nugent tweeted the stories on investment restrictions in bloomberg in the wall street journal are false fake news.