but no mention of canada. mr. speaker, that stepping back from the fight against terrorism is not stepping up. will the prime minister admit he is more midsted to ideologies than the fight against isis? [applause] >> just a couple of weeks ago i are sat down with president obama and discussed and confirmed that canada continues to be a strong supporter of the coalition against isil and continues to be engaged on a humanitarian level on, a refugee level, and indeed on a military level. and right now, we are in discussions with our allies about how best canada can continue to participate and to help in the fight against isil, since we are withdrawing our cf-18 aircraft. [applause] >> translator: mr. speaker, last night, president obama had some harsh words for isil. he says the threat of terrorism is real but we can beat it. we will destroy isil and any other organization that wants to do us harm. think the prime minister assure us he shares president obama's views? the honorable prime minister. >> translator: obvio

canada's governor general david johnson opens up the first session of the 42nd parliament of canada with a speech from the throne. the speech outlines the priorities of the current government led by liberal party leader justin trudeau. courtesy of cable public affairs channel in canada, this is about an hour. >> this formal part of the speech takes place in the next thing we see you think will be the arrival of the governor general shortly and we will watch the garden a 21-gun salute. we have talked about timing and greg imagine the difficulty in staffing of some of these offices and where only a month into the formal process for the new government. is that part of the issue here plex what this government has to do is -- and as a part of issue that some of the changes they are attacking that are significant to the point that when they deal with this relative newness and staffing up offices in turning round direction in the public service. >> i think we have to remember the liberals went from 34 seats to 184. in 2006 there were large number of mps existing already with some talent and bod

canada's governor general david johnson opens up the first session of the 42nd parliament of canada with a speech from the throne. the speech outlines the priorities of the current government led by liberal party leader justin trudeau. courtesy of cable public affairs channel in canada, this is about an hour. >> this formal part of the speech takes place in the next thing we see you think will be the arrival of the governor general shortly and we will watch the garden a 21-gun salute. we have talked about timing and greg imagine the difficulty in staffing of some of these offices and where only a month into the formal process for the new government. is that part of the issue here plex what this government has to do is -- and as a part of issue that some of the changes they are attacking that are significant to the point that when they deal with this relative newness and staffing up offices in turning round direction in the public service. >> i think we have to remember the liberals went from 34 seats to 184. in 2006 there were large number of mps existing already with some talent and bod

air canada is canada's largest airline and provider of passenger service in canada.t is the largest over the and the.s. border international markets to and from canada. in 2014, air canada and air canada express very close to 38 million passengers, a 3 million passenger increase of 2013. fairly significant for an airline our size. than 200a offers more destinations on six continents. i believe one of the few airlines in the world that operates on six continents and we are proud of that, a recent addition to our network. alliancemember of star and we employed a total of 28,000 people around the world, making us in the top 20 airlines -- top 20 largest airlines in the world and somewhere in between 13 and 50 based on passenger volume -- 13 and 15 based on passenger volume which is significant considering canada's population. of course, all canada flights to the united states are precleared by cbp. air canada enjoys wonderful relationship with cbp and the professionalism is incredible. program, canadian air industries would be an entirely different place, so we do appre

air canada is canada's largest airline. the largest over the canada u.s. border. 2014 we carried close to 38 million passengers. that was an increase from 2013. fairly significant for an airline our size. we have 200 destinations on six continents. i believe we are one of the few airlines that operates on all six continents. are a founding member of star alliance. we are in the top 20 airlines in the world. based on passenger volume. that is pretty significant considering canada's population. all air canada flights to the u.s. are precleared. we have either professionalism. their professionalism. we do appreciate that relationship. we are very proud of our growth at the moment. right now we are averaging inr-over-year 10% increase transporter services. challengeses some not only for ourselves and our company but also the airports. to give you an idea of our reach, we serve 84 roots and we expand -- hope to expand. capacity, air canada's grew by 23%. in 2016 we're planning for a 14% increase. fairly ambitious. here are the 13 new routes we are adding. some

canada's cultural and creative industries. faith, the government is committed to providing greater security and opportunity for canadians. canadians are open, accepting, generous people. we know helping those in need strengthens our communities and makes them safer, or prosperous places to live. the government will strengthen its relationship with allies, especially with our closest friend and partner, the united states. internationally, the government will focus its development assistance on helping the world's poorest and most vulnerable. to contribute to greater peace throughout the world, the government will renew canada's commitment to united nations peacekeeping operations and will continue to work with its allies in the fight against terrorism, to keep canadians safe and be ready to respond when needed. the government will launch an open and transparent process to review existing defense capabilities and will invest in building a leader better equipped military. and to expand economic opportunities for all canadians, th

canada fell prime minister just injured oh turns out in person to greet syrian refugees arriving -- canada's prime minister justin trudeau turns out in person to greet syrian refugees arriving in canada. and is a climate agreement still in reach? i'm the brent goff. good to have you with us. we begin in afghanistan where a massive car bomb has exploded in the capital of kabul. it happened next to the spanish embassy. we understand security forces are now in an arms standoff with the taliban. the spanish government says a policeman at the embassy died. attackers are holed up at the embassy reportedly with suicide vests ready to detonate. reporter: the bomb went off in a heavily protected diplomatic area of central kabul. it was followed by repeated gunfire. the hospital is treating seven people. the taliban has accepted responsibility for the attack. >> it corolla car was detonated in this area. they turned off the lights there. at night, special operations are in the area. they started looking at houses. reporter: one spanish policeman is believed dead and initially it was thought the attack

but no mention of canada. mr. speaker, that stepping back from the fight against terrorism is not stepping up. will the prime minister admit he is more midsted to ideologies than the fight against isis? [applause] >> just a couple of weeks ago i are sat down with president obama and discussed and confirmed that canada continues to be a strong supporter of the coalition against isil and continues to be engaged on a humanitarian level on, a refugee level, and indeed on a military level. and right now, we are in discussions with our allies about how best canada can continue to participate and to help in the fight against isil, since we are withdrawing our cf-18 aircraft. [applause] >> translator: mr. speaker, last night, president obama had some harsh words for isil. he says the threat of terrorism is real but we can beat it. we will destroy isil and any other organization that wants to do us harm. think the prime minister assure us he shares president obama's views? the honorable prime minister. >> translator: obvio

canada has been doing an amazing job of cultivating alent.-- a lot of the pioneering research has been demun canada. ifmost of the problem is retaining this talent. there is a statistic that says 350,000 canadians are based in silicon valley. those are some of the smartest canadians who have left to do their own work, leaving to google or facebook or some of their own startups. emily: we are not just seeing facebook and google hiring ai talent, but also buying ai companies. if facebook comes to you and says, here is a few hundred million dollars, would you sell? mohamed: if facebook came to us with a few hundred million dollars? t depends. a lot of the reason why we stayed in canada was to build out our experiences over here. the innovation is based over here. a lot of the canadian startups are being bought out and going to the united states. that is not something we want to do. we want to be based out of here. we want to build out over here. for example, we created and started a new office based out of montréal. emily: what do you think are

emily: vice president of product firmlyment for maluuba, based in canada for now. for joining us. still to come, google, facebook, and apple have set up shop in israel in recent years to stay close to top-tier tech talent, but is the country's comparison to silicon valley justified? we will get into the matter with investors next. ♪ emily: i am emily chang, and ."it is "bloomberg west 3:30 san francisco, 7:30 in hong kong where we joined zeb eckert. good morning to you. today, we will be following the bank of japan, watching it closely, given the moves we've seen. the bank of japan will be out with its interest rate decision later. we will be watching the markets to see how they respond to the bank of japan's interest rate decision. other stories we are following in the asia-pacific include the latest earnings news, and we will be following toshiba. the biggest prices in toshiba's 140-year history while giving the company an opportunity to itself, put into place reforms here. it's expected to announce layoffs, accelerating the company's overall transformation, this

trade is booming between iowa and canada. nearly $2 billion worth of ag products were exported last year, according to agriculture and agri-food canada. iowa exported $1 billion in ag products to canada in 2014: $221 million in soybean meal, $185 million in ethanol and a $170 million in fresh and frozen pork. in turn, iowa imported $870 million from canada: $202 million in live animals, $159 million in oats and $140 million in fats and oils. canada is iowa's second largest agriculture export market and the trade and investment is estimated to support a 100,000 wake up in your first home. wake up in a home with a new address. wake up in a home with no address. your dream home evolves, and protecting it takes committed support. a big change coming today to classrooms across the nation... president obama is set to sign the "every student succeeds act" this morning ... the act is being called a "fix" for 'no child left behind'. the senate passed the bipartisan compromise yesterday. among the changes, states will again be able to

i have something that you will have to go to canada to see. this is from edmonton, alberta -- this took two months to constructs. the castle was finally finished. it stretches over an acre. they can go through tunnels, ride frozen slides, explore caves. it will stay open until, well, it melts. with our weather, it would melt pretty quick. but that is canada. it will stay colder. i think this is a fascinating statistic. when you go from number five to degree, 2/10 of a degree at most. look at this. we lived through it. we know how mild december is bent. so far, boston has not had one inch of snow. we are supposed to have about 10 engines of snow on the ground. how late can we go before we get one inch of snow? i plotted it out the last few years. what is interesting, if you go back to this 1 -- january 16, 2012 -- that was also the year we only had nine inches of snow for the entire year. typically you see the statistics and its arts to point to the fact that we may not have that -- and it starts to point to the fact that we may not have that m

to those that say, you know, these are people that are coming into canada or the u.s.t we really don't know a lot about, we're afraid. what do you say? >> well, it goes right back to that us versus them mentality, right? i think it's important that we don't play into the hands of these terrorist organizations, because that's a tactic they use, this fear and divide, you know? >> reporter: more than 5700 miles from home, these syrians now have a chance at a new life, in a country where they now have status as permanent residents. they are being sponsored, which means they will be given a home for about a year, their children will be put in shool, they will be given language lessons, they'll be shepherded through society, and they will be able to get a job through the assistance of these private sponsors, a long journey ahead, but certainly a good one. >>> a big setback for fantasy sports websites. the legal blow from one judge for the popular sites. >>> also breaking of silence, former pow, bo bird doll explains why he walked away from his post and ended up in enemy hand

about 65% of the public are welcoming these refugees in canada. in the u.s. about 28%.a big difference in the way these refugees are being received. thousands more to come. >>> that is robert ray for us in toronto, canada. >>> next month jackie becomes the first openly gay mayor of salt lake city. jim hully has more. >> reporter: if there is any indication that salt lake city is a liberal bastian in a conservative state, it's the new mayor. this is it. >> my new digs. >> reporter: very good. what is on the agenda tonight? >> we're talking about the transition to fund -- >> reporter: when that is complete in the beginning of january, she will become the first openly gay mayor in salt lake's history. >> it is a dream come true for me. i put this out there ten years ago. >> reporter: her political path did not come easy. she first won a seat in the state legislature in 1988 already out as a lesbian. >> there were elected officials that i served with that wouldn't even look me in the eye or shake my hand. it was really a different time. >> reporter: today the gay community

[interpreted from french]: it is your pleasure that we await the governor general of canada. thank you. >> watching along with you now, as this formal part of the speech from the throne takes place via the next thing we see, i think, will be the arrival of the governor general shortly. we will watch the inspection of the guard, and the 21 gun salute. we talked about timing. you mentioned the difficulty in staffing of some of these offices. we are only one month into the newal process for the government. is that part of the issue here -- what the government is proposing is undo many programs that were in place from the previous government. some of the changes are significant, to the point that they deal with this relative newness, turning around the direction of the public service. it is the kind of thing that takes time. >> it does take time. we have to remember that the liberals went from 30 seats to 184. i spoke to some, a couple of cheese, this week, and they said they are comfortable with slow and steady. they want to make sure that they have it right. we talked about sym

the welcome mat here in canada.we compare what is going on in canada and the u.s., the numbers are quite different. about 65% of the public are welcoming these refugees in canada. in the u.s. about 20%. so a big difference in the way these refugees are being perceived, but hundreds of them arriving tonight, and thousands more in the coming weeks. >>> next month there is a new openly gay mayor of salt lake city. she has called out the mormon church over its ban on same-sex families. jim hooley has more. >> reporter: if there was any indication that salt lake city is a liberal bastian in a conservative state, it's jacky. this is it. >> my new digs. >> reporter: she hustles into a council meeting, already spending long hours at city hall. >> so we're talking about the transition fund -- >> reporter: when that transition is complete in the beginning of january, she will become the first openly gay mayor in salt lake's history. >> it's a dream come true for me. i put this out there ten years ago, and said this is somethi

canada intends to settle 25,000 refugees by the end of february. >> this is a wonderful night where we get to show not just a plane load of new canadians what canada is all about, we get to show the world how to open our hearts and welcome in people who are fleeing extraordinarily difficult situations. it's not just about receiving them tonight. it's about the hard work we're all going to do in the coming weeks, months and years to ensure that everyone who passes through here tonight and in the weeks and months to come are able to build a life for themselves, for their example, and also contribute fully to the continued growth of this extraordinary country. >> last month, the european union and turkey reached a deal to stem the flow of refugees coming into the continent. as we report from turkey, a deal seems to have increased the number of people sailing to europe. >> smuggling people to europe has just become a lot harder along this stretch of the turkish coast. military reinforcements have arrived, while from the air and sea, the coast guard watches for suspicious activity. on land,

joe: how is canada's economy holding up?been anxieties about real estate and so forth, but you ignore the energy component for a second, and how is it looking? >> they have actually done quite well. they are starting to see a little bit of worry, related to the fact that the housing market has been quite expensive. people are overleveraged. if you look at the survey published by bloomberg, it has been dropping over the last few weeks. the auto sector has been booming. the economy in canada is doing ok, not great. ck whichsector is a shot - will take a while to get through the system. scarlet: how much of this is filtering through to canada? >> not as much as you would expect. we're seeing it from mexico and other economies, which is if you weaken your currency, it will not have the effect it would have had many decades ago. eventually, it will all work out. joe: mexico, that is one of those emerging market currencies ends, but has of not delivered. will this be the hero turns around? -- in the year into turns around? >> and

just a few of the thousands of syrian refugees being welcomed to canada. >> thank you, canada.thank you every. >> another brother lost his wife and two sons trying to get to greece. they drowned off the coast of turkey. the images of the three-year-old's body being recovered prompted outrage around the world and helped raise awareness of the hundreds of thousands of people streaming out of syria, iraq and afghanistan. and it trust this syrian born hairdresser, who has lived in canada since 1992. >> the international spotlight. >> it changed my life. >> nobody, just a normal person, it is not easy. it is the most emotional--the hard thing i've ever done in my life. >> since the tragedy in september she has traveled abroad with the human rights organization avaz and met with officials publicizing the plight of syrian refugees. a go fund me page will help them with expenses as they move mohammed and his family into their home outside of vancouver. he'll work as a barber in her new salon, and as this family justed t just adjusted to a new life, the world is tampered by the war. >>

not just for canada, but for the world. >> reporter: the country got behind him with #welcome to canada trending. briana tweeted, my country is now your country. this picture was posted with the caption, this is canada. and a canadian choir singing a welcome song in arabic went viral. in syria today, dozens were killed in a damascus suburb. with no end in sight to escape. last month, nearly 100,000 migrants and refugees reached europe. only to find fences and closed borders. but canada has opened its doors, pledging to resettle 25,000 syrian refugees by february. >> this is the room for my two nieces. >> reporter: sarah and her daughter christine raised $180,000 through loans and a second mortgage to sponsor 43 relatives. >> during the war, they all lost their jobs. they couldn't attend school anymore. they were stuck at home. living day by day, you know. i thank god nothing happened to them. >> reporter: the first arrived on friday, and more are on the way. kelly cobiella, nbc news, london. >>> when "nightly news" continues, a tragic ripple effect heroin epidemic. the effects on the sm

but in canada... those reservations seem to be far from top of mind: mccallum says: "the total number from where we were -- government -- november of last year until the end 2016 will be somewhere in between 35,000 and 50,000 syrian refugees." (on-cam tag) the latest estimates say that more than seven and a half million syrians have been driven from their homes... and a stunning 4- point-2 million syrians have left that country... becoming the largest flow of refugees in europe in new york.. kelly wright fox news. los angeles police have released a video of two deputies shooting and killing an unarmed man.... after one of them was shot by his partner. the video shows the deputies struggling with 23-year-old noel aguilar, after he ran from them following a traffic stop in long beach in may last year. one of the officers was shot as deputies tried to handcuff him. natsot: "aghhh" a gunshot. natsot: "i've been shot" " ruiz: where's the gun? aguilar: i don't have any murade: "i got shot." aguilar: "i didn

we will work with canada post.e have imposed a moratorium on the installation of community mailboxes. and we'll keep working with the ministers and our partners to ensure that canadians get the services they need. the speaker: honorable member from milton. >> first of all, mr. speaker, i welcome the honorable member, minister of finance to the house. i'm sure we'll have a loft fun in the coming weeks. mr. speaker, the prime minister made two fundamental commitments to canadians. one, that the deficit wouldn't go above $10 billion per year. and two, that any tax increases would actually be revenue neutral. unfortunately, mr. speaker, neither of these are true and it seems as if we are leaving these economiesments in the dust. my question for the minister of finance is, how much will these roken promises cost canadians? the speaker: the honorable minister of finance. minister of finance: mr. speaker, thank you very much. i'd like to thank the honorable member for her question. it's a pleasure to be here and a privile

. >> an overnight welcome for syrian refugees starting their new lives in canada. >>> a trail of clues, investigators combing the bottom of a lake for evidence connected to the san bernardino shootings. >> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. a former oklahoma city police officer is now facing life in prison after convict of sexual assault, including rape. he cried as the jury read the guilty verdict on thursday. prosecutors say he preyed on more than a dozen women, using his uniform and badge to victimize them while on patrol. we have the story. >> on his 29th birthday, he found he would likely spend the rest of his birthdays behind bars. >> the defendant is guilty of the crime of sexual battery and set punishment at eight years. >> a jury found the ex-oklahoma police officer guilty on four counts of first degree rape, as well as 14 other counts, he had been facing 36 criminal counts in total. >> the defendant is guilty of the crime of forcible oral sodomy and punishment set at 20 years. >> he is accused of using his position of authority to sexually ab

to those that say, you know, these are people that are coming in to canada or the u.s.hat we really don't know a lot about, we are afraid, what do you say? >> well, it goes right back to that us versus them mentality. i think it's important that we don't play into the hands of these terrorist organizations because that is a tactic they use, the fear and divide. more than 5700 miles from home and a world apart the syrians have a chance at a new life in a country where they now have status as permanent residents, robert ray, al jazeera, toronto. >>> pentagon says the u.s. led coalition against i.s.i.l. has killed the group's financial head. >> we recently conducted strikes against three leaders in i.s.i.l.'s financial and leadership network. their removal will degrade i.s.i.l.'s ability to command and control troops and disrupts their ability to finance their efforts. >> reporter: abu-saleh is the third official killed in the past three months and pentagon says they killed two other i.s.i.l. operatives. >>> investigators said to be expanding their probe into the san berna

in canada, it's a far different story. syrians -- hundreds of them -- have been welcomed there in recent days. we get more tonight from nbc's kelly cobiella. << nat hugs in canada this weekend, emotional reunions nat trudeau greetings and warm welcomes you are safe at home now.... more than three hundred syrians planes as part of a fast-track program to resettle refugees. nat kids giggle "it's enough to see them smiling and laughing" "from last saturday, i didn't sleep, i am so excited" the country's newly-elected prime minister justin trudeau led the welcoming committee sot trudeau: this matters, tonight matters-- not just for canada but for the world" the country got behind him with hashtag welcome to canada trending briana ernest tweeted (@briannaernest dec 11)(#welcometocana da) my country is now your country hassan mcmasri tweeted this picture, writing "this is canada" a canadian choir singing a welcome song in arabic went viral. nat syria bombing in syria today, dozens were killed in a damascus suburb...with no end i

to those that say, you know, these are people that are coming into canada or the u.s.t we really don't know a lot about, we're afraid, what do you say? >> well, it goes right back to that us versus them mentality, right? i think it's important that we don't play into the hands of these terrorist organizations because that's a tactic they use. this fear and divide. >> reporter: more than 5700 miles from home, these syrians now have a chance for a new life in a country where they now have status as permanent residents. >>> the taliban is claiming responsibility for an attack for the capitol city of afghanistan. officials say there was an explosion followed by gunfire in the central part of kabul close to the spanish embassy, in a wealthy neighborhood where many embassies, ngo's are based. jennifer glasse joining us on the phone from kabul. how far away is the american embassy, and what else can you tell us about what is happening there? >> reporter: the american embassy is just a couple miles from that attack. we're hearing from the spanish president that the target of t

they could be among the first to be resettled. >> translation: i want to go to canada so badly. i heard a lot about the country, the people are nice and they have everything they need. >> reporter: u.n. refugee officers have been working overtime to process syrians eligible under the canadian program. they include the desperately poor, seriously ill and injured children as well as lesbian, gay and transgender refugees who are under particular threat >> we have a huge number of syrians here who are struggling, but just financially but their ability to cope with any shocks at the moment is limited. we're no longer able to cover a lot of health care for refugees >> reporter: this man has eight children and he is having a hard time putting food on the table. his 19-year-old son has nerve damage after being shot in the head. >> translation: the situation is a little difficult because of the rental on the house. the boy needs treatment. we don't have the resources. >> reporter: while canada has slowed the program slightly to address security concerns, it still expects to resettle 10,0

. >> thank you canada. thank you everyone. >> reporter: but there is misery mixed with joy for this family. another brother lost his wife and two sons trying to get to greece. they trends off the coast of turkey in september. the images of three-year-old's body being recovered prompted outrage around the world and helped raise awareness of the hundreds of thousands of people streaming out of syria, iraq and afghanistan. it thrust this syrian born hairdresser, who has lived in canada since 1992, into the international spot life. >> it changed my life. he is nobody, just a normal person. it is not easy. it's the most emotional, the hard thing i ever done in my life. >> reporter: since the tragedy in september, she has travelled abroad with the human rights organization avas and met with u.n. officials over the right of refugees. a page will help her and her husband with expenses as they move her brother and his family into their home. he will work as a basher. her-- barber. >> enough already. enough suffering

pastel: i moved from uganda to canada. in canada, i was raised in a 30,000 people. it was very hard for me to kind of figure out who i was. i was literally one of 30,000. there were instances in which i tried to assimilate, it was evident that i was an outsider, i touch your hair? for our skin color and things like that. it took me literally until coming here to truly figure out who i was. karen: how did that make you feel as a young person? when you have these thoughts going through your mind facing some of these issues? pastel: you feel very lonely. it is very difficult to be solely by yourself. by yourself and to not reall y realize what big of a shift in it. from being around people that were exactly like me, spoke the same language, and then thrown into a place where no one looks speak smiling which. it was a delay in my development as a human being during that time. karen: now, you come to boston. at age 15. that headache -- that have a different kind of impact on your development. pastel: yes, it was another direct shift. i went from living in white suburbia

there is a new government that took place in canada. but the existing location, even outside of canada, besides the expansion locations that we are having discussions with, the existing locations in the caribbean and also in ireland which is our only existing european location, there have been discussions and interest as to whether or not public private partnership would take place. it is already established in the united states. to extendn ability services to miami and dallas and los angeles and those airports take into consideration with service levels they want to hit. enter the 559 and the 560 programs that were provided for by congress, that opportunity exists in the united states but the only way that cdp can do so through preclearance is 30 agreements with both countries -- is through the agreements with both countries. >> other questions/ i have a couple i want to ask. you show the video of the metering process that toronto has been using. i know that earlier there was significant problem with weight times -- wait times. explain

u.s.ately, canada and the largesta is the u.s.'ner -- you would see how they would want to find an agreement on this. this is the trade dispute they are in the midst of. alix: in terms of the prices come that is what i did because i love commodities. . any sense of what it would do to be prices there -- beef prices there? pamela: well, because beef prices are up, we have the dollar to take into consideration your good it is harder and harder for canadians to make sure to import more expensive reef. there is that side of it as well. this is the high level, association levels. alix: thank you, pamela ritchie, bloomberg tv canada anchor. scarlet: coming up, nba star dwyane wade goes one-on-one with our own stephanie ruhle. hear what he learned at harvard business school and what he plans to do when he retires. ♪ scarlet: welcome to "bloomberg markets." i am scarlet fu. alix: i'm alix steel. scarlet: nike hasigned lebron james to an unprecedented lifetime contract. michael jordan's former agents as it could be worth half $1 billion, an

. >> still to come, we will meet the syrian refugees arriving in canada. i believe colluding the family of the three-year-old boy whose death in september shocked the world. plus, why many chinese people are being pushed out of the ethnic enclaves known ooze china town. during a visit -- they have vowed to push isil from the city of mosul, and defeat the group in 2016. and 22 people have been killed in a suicide attack targeting a government office in northwest pakistan, the group once links to the taliban has claimed responsibility. the world health organization has declared guinea free of ebola. there have been no new infections. the world of course in guinea that the west african ebola outbreak was reported in march of 2013. since then, they have died there. 4,809 have died in liberia, 3,955 in syria leyon, and eight in nigeria. well, the world health organization declared nigeria free of ebola last year. sierra leone was declared free last month. but then weeks later further cases were reported. last two would have charged from hospital there, earlier

air solves everything. >> we are not that far from canada. >> that is true. >> thank you very much, jill. it is just damp, dreary but very mild, you would not think december, i mean we've been saying this over and over again, not the greatest day. >> just ten days. >> i know, i know, it doesn't feel like christmas. by the way, speaking of fresh canadian air we are going to get a batch tomorrow. >> i am going to open the windows in the office. >> yes, it is going to feel cooler by tomorrow. >>> it's been remarkably warm for this time of the year, look at temperatures, it is 60 degrees in wooster, we just jumped to 59 in boston, high of 61 a couple hours ago. 69 record warm in providence, right? so when you get north of boston the temperatures are cooler, running in the middle to upper 40s, still mild for this time of year. there is a little bit of fog, some change invisibility in some of the showers, but also in the cape and islands, half mile visibility from the vineyard to nantucket over to chattam, too. but i am tracks these showers west to east, we still have a few hours to go be

just a few of the thousands of syrian refugees being welcomed to canada. >> thank you canada.one. >> reporter: but there is misery mixed with joy for this family. another brother lost his wife and two sons trying to get to greece. they drowned off the coast of turkey in september. the images of three-year-old's body being recovered prompted outrage around the world and helped raised awareness of the hundreds of thousands of people streaming out of syria, iraq an pakistan. it made this hairdresser go into the spot lot >> it changed my life. my brother was nobody, just a normal person. it is not easy. it is the most emotional, the hard thing i ever done in my life. >> reporter: since the tragedy in september, she has travelled abroad with the human rights organization avas and met with u.n. officials pub lickising the flight of refugees. go fund me web page set up by a friend will help her with her family. her brother will work as a barber. as this family adjusts to a new life her joy is tempered by nearly five years of war in her native country and the reverberations throughout

that is in stark contrast to canada's neighbor, the united states. attacks inthe deadly paris and california, several republican governors have tried to stop the entrance of syrian refugees. >> a frenchman at a prestigious american university, the president of the european club, a model student. thats been two countries the united states does not trust. >> at the airport, they started asking me live questions, specifically about my trip to lebanon because it is considered a risky country by the u.s. they wanted to know what days i was there, who i was with, their names and what i did and so on and so forth. >> this of questioning will soon be law. any european who travel to -- this new question will soon be law. to european who travels these countries will not be allowed entrance without a visa. congress says the system is not bulletproof. >> members of congress make the directly between the visa program and terrorism. that is what this hearing is all about. some countries are being civil debt, the likes of belgium and france, for example. >> at leas

now canada's about eight points, percentage points higher than us. and just if we had kept pace with canada and they have very progressive paid leave policies for women, higher. as a result of that, if we'd kept pace we would have 5.5 million more people to make silicon valley, the benefits of the remarkable talents this these women bring to -- >> let's clarify what you mean by paid leave. >> sure. >> is this going to be a government benefit that when you leave the workplace you're getting a portion of that paycheck substitution from a public entity or is this your boss saying you're not going to be here but i'm going to have to pay you while you're not here and keep your job open? >> let's look at what the rest of the world does. and one thing that the viewers should understand is, the united states is the only country where paid leave has become a partisan issue. the conservative ruling parties in australia, germany, the form he conservative ruling party in canada this was part of their dna. germany, you give birth you get 14 weeks off by federal l

canada is as close as you are going to get. some differences sure, but wide similarities, well educated, high income, wealthy, a lot of canadians own gun, but the homicide rate in the united states is six times of canada. every other rich country has even lower rates. everyone. joining me for a look at why, professor cornel teaches at fordham and author of well regulated militia, and aubrey fox from the office of institute of economics and peace, and franklin, a professor of law at university of california berkeley. author of crime is not the problem. aubrey, we are going to start with you. this is your area, and this is one part of american exceptionalism that no one likes to brag about, what is the american difference? >> you are right, ray, america stands out. out of 1 # -- 62 countries, when i comes to gun violence it is particularly striking when you look at both gun violence related to homicide and in suicides america stands out. 33,000 gun related deaths in 2013. yush uk had 1 # 50. >> are the guns the big difference or

as this system pulls air right out of canada. high temperatures around siouxland will barely make it out of the lower 20s today with low temperatures tonight in the low teens. a trailing upper level disturbance will swing through the region wednesday morning yielding yet another chance for some light snow but little accumulation is expected. our cold stretch of weather will continue to right through the new year with the sunshine returning. we then begin a bit of a warming trend with highs nearing that santa, with the help of some city sanitation workers, made a 4- year-old's christmas wish come true. but this was no ordinary wish and his unusual request brought out the entire neighborhood. kevin oliver has the story. << it's a chore even on christmas which in cities like folsom is still garbage pick-up day. but while other kids were unwrapping gifts. there in the distance is little four year old jobiah wells putting away the garbage cans. his parents say it's an obsession that began two years ago. (rachael wells, jobiah's mom) "