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that will see him visit cape verde and then on to angola.ry's prime minister in cape verde but he willjust be there for a few hours, we believe, before he then heads on to luanda. cape verde is a key ally of the united states in the region and the two countries have worked together to combat drug trafficking that comes in from latin america through the island nation and onto the united states. as we were hearing from anne soy earlier, a key focus for biden because my trip to the region is to counter the influence of china as well as russia which has invested heavily in the region. we will continue to follow that visit. as i say, this is a three—day tour, this is president biden landing in cape verde before he then goes on to angola. the german chancellor, 0laf scholz, is making an unexpected visit to the ukrainian capital, kyiv. mr scholz said he wanted to use this opportunity to express solidarity with ukraine and promise extra military aid worth more than 630 million euros. germany is currently the biggest european supplier of defence equi

arriving in cape verde, the president ignored reporters but unveiling christmas decorations at the white house, the first lady offered this. a public approval of the decision. on paper president biden contends his son was targeted for political reasons. american university professor jeffrey crouch wrote a book about the power of presidential pardons. >> no president has a pardoned their child before. it's as broad as any pardon i'm aware of. >> president-elect donald trump said he plans to pardon people convicted on the attack on the u.s. capitol on january 6th. trump granted clemency to steve bannon, paul manafort and the father of his son-in-law, jared kushner. some congressional democrats say they are concerned this could embolden trump to go further once he is back in office. >> important context here. thanks. >>> turning now to the dangerous wintry weather in the great lakes region where snow totals are approaching six feet and more stormy weather is expected this week. in michigan a 17 vehicle pileup during whiteout conditions temporarily shut down an interstate highway and critica

he stopped off in cape verde on his way to i'm going to, i'm to met with the countries prime is a finding the states for is and we ring support for ukraine. the president biden expressed his appreciation for a couple of verges on wavering support for ukraine. as it continues to defend against russian aggression and for the continued strength and value of us capital verdes, and cooperation on security and law enforcement issues. all right, so so i've out to add the ssl behind the network news in joe, but i know joe was the to see a science for joining us out during his stuff in k, but it by the express gratitude where is continued support of you quite a little bit all but why is support for kids have top of the agenda and not us african relations. it is. it's a confirmation of i must getting the must. i'm behind the so called american lead us the guy like joe, he created a disaster in his own country to, to top it up and you saw that he completely denied that is going to give the, the other 2. so no the mention question, why use a pri, best put to use color nice to constance, but he's also

. >> president biden stopped in cape verde he for a private meeting with the prime minister.udge who served as senior director for african affairs at the national security council. he is that the center for strategic and african studies program. thank you for joining us. it sounds like the kind of trip you would have been urging the president to make your >> i am thrilled that he is doing it. it is hugely important. from day 1 we talked about why it was critical to have partnerships that actually deliver for africans and americans. it was disconnected from why africa is strategically important and president biden has been engaging more and doing more investment particularly and resulting in leaders on global affairs. that is why this trip is so critically important. >> as you know, you can travel throughout africa and not be able to point to anything depending on where you are to say america did that or help to do that whereas pretty much everywhere you can point to something and say china did that in china built. >> what we have been doing over 30 years is development and he

on his way across the south atlantic to angola, president biden stopped in the island nation of cape verdete meeting with the prime minister there. joining us now is former special assistant to president biden judge devermont who was the senior adviser for african affairs and is now with the center of strategic africa program. >> it's hugely important. from day one we talked about why it was critical to have partnerships that actually deliver for africans and americans. our policy had been in kind of a rut. it was disconnected from why africa is strategically important for the united states and so president biden has from day one been engaging more, doing more trade investment, particularly in strategic sectors, and consulting with african leaders on global affairs and i think that's why this trip to angola is so critically important. >> as you know, you can travel throughout africa and not be able to point to anything, depending on where you are, to say america did that or america helped do that, whereas pretty much everywhere you can point to something and say china did that. china built

granting of a full and unconditional pardon to his son hunter biden as he made a brief stop over in cape verde washington shortly after announcing the pardon, which he previously insisted he would not grant. >> and according to oxford university press, the word of the year is brain rot. the dictionary found the word's frequency of use rose by 230% in 2024. brain rot was first coined by henry david in his book "walden," it describes a detier -- deterioration in ental state, and is now amplified by what else, our online culture. david. >> thank you, silva na. >> you got it. >>> still to come, the staggering numbers around holiday spending so far. plus a read from the ground. we'll have long time retail and investment ray washburn join us. that's next. to go further, you need to be ready for what's down the road. as energy demand continues to rise, we're harnessing breakthrough innovations to increase production in the u.s. gulf of mexico. our latest deepwater development, anchor, produces previously inaccessible oil and natural gas, allowing us to deliver the energy we all need today so everyone

dani: president joe biden arrived in cape verde, his only trip to africa as president.have a closed meeting with the prime minister, who greeted him at the airport before carrying him to angola later today. patel is a critic of the bureau and threatened to shut down the agency headquarters. the nomination is facing blowback from both sides of the aisle. it is dependent on the income and. either being fired or resigning. elon musk asked a federal court to block openai from becoming a fully for-profit business saying it is needed to protect his own ai startup. this is the first legal -- not the first legal dispute with the company. they drop the case in june and filed a complaint to federal court in august. that is your brief. jonathan: more from dani burger in about 30 minutes time. a record-breaking black friday. >> it's a shift in the retail landscape altogether. social media players are also impacting how people discover goods, where they shop. jonathan: that story up next, live for new york. you are watching bloomberg surveillance. investment opportunities are everyw

when it comes to the president, "the new york times" reporting that president arrived in cape verde on monday for the first stop of the only trip to sub-saharan africa that he has taken, overshadowed by his decision. air force one touched down for refueling at the airport on a sunday morning before continuing to angola and while waiting for the plane to be ready for the next leg of the flight, mr. biden met in an airport lounge with their prime minister, who is scheduled to arrive by evening at the capitol, where he will visit a slavery museum and highlight a $1 billion rail corridor as a prime example of his administration's plan to help with the regional economy. those are the highlights of the trip as the president travels overseas. this is from doug in falls church, virginia, republican line. caller: good morning. thanks for taking my call. i'm pretty floored by some of the calls i have heard thus far. i consider myself a moderate republican. i voted for biden in 2020 and i think he's destroying his credibility with this pardon. these charges are not small. they are significant, ri