in dubai. good morning, guess what? clear skies, sun is shining.ea says president trump's latest amments amount to declaration of war in that it has the right to shoot down warplanes. the foreign minister in new york after the pentagon said fighters and bombers close to the divided peninsula. washington denies declaring war, but they insist their country has a right to defend itself and that all options are on the table. >> [speaking korean] >> since the u.s. has made a declaration of war, we will have every right to make other measures, including the right to shoot down the united states' strategic bombers, even if they do not come into our airspace. says the.r. mcmaster u.s. has run through four or five scenarios for how it can be resolved and admits that some are "uglier than others." he says there is no position strike that could solve the problem, and while washington hopes to avoid military action, out.nnot be ruled analysts say conflict is likely to lead to a devastating north korean attack on seoul. the bank of greece is planning to stress

we have more context from the ceo of dubai airports. the moment, the capacity is about 9 million, but -- is about 19 million, but we are improving capacity, technology. by the end of the decade, we want to get close to about 100 million at the airport, which we think is quite possible. yousef: what are you seeing in terms of shift and trends? we are currently going through the gulf crisis. when you look at your numbers, is there anything noticeable that strikes you as a change perhaps and how many people fly through dubai? guest: our numbers are incredibly robust. 260hows the spread of the last destinations to dubai. the really good thing is that the trends both locally and internationally outside region are extremely positive. we have had a really good month from india, from saudi, and the rest of the world is growing strongly, almost without exception. angie: it is growing and very competitive, call, -- paul, including having lost qantas airways, decided to redirect their hub traffic to singapore and moving away from dubai even as its

we have more context from the ceo of dubai airports.at the moment, the capacity is about 9 million, but we are improving capacity, and by the end of the decade -- about 90 million, but we are improving capacity and by the end of the decade we would like to get to 100 million. betty: we are currently -- yousef: we are currently going through the gulf crisis. when you look at your numbers, is there anything noticeable that strikes you and perhaps how many people fly through the by? -- through dubai? guest: our numbers are incredibly robust. i think the really good thing is that the trends locally and internationally are extremely positive. we've had a really good month from india, a good month from saudi, but the rest of the world is growing strongly almost without exception. ,ngie: it is very competitive including having lost qantas airways, decided to redirect their hub traffic to singapore and moving away from dubai even as its partnership with emirates continues. do you see this as a growing challenge, especially as you really try to

with her brother taxon chin what another former thai prime minister who has been living in dubai for years after he too was ousted in a coup in two thousand and six and cynics in thailand would also suggest that the prime minister. knows where young like is because she had help getting there there's been speculation that she may have made a deal with the military government to allow her to leave thailand remembering that she disappeared a couple of days before the original verdict dates which was on august the twenty fifth. funerals been held outside moscow for a russian general killed in syria of ten in general valeri off with reportedly had by shelling for beisel fighters need a dinosaur he's the russian military's thirty eight loss in syria russia began its operation to support the syrian army offensive against iceland twenty fifteen mainly providing air cover to government forces on the ground. ukraine is blaming russia for a fire at a military munitions depo which triggered multiple explosions the blast started on tuesday night the base is around two hundred kilometers southwest

in dubai. a.m. in dubai. let'swait for the open, take a look at the first word headlines.tional party says it is the best lace to secure the party. after his party 146% of the vote, no english said he can form a deal with the first party. the labor leader has refused to concede defeat and said she will resume a coalition with other parties. slacked fresh sanctions on north korea, curbing oil product exports. it was halted on saturday while exports of oil products be limited from october onward. china come up john gibbons pyongyang's largest trading partner, -- challenges the decision to revoke its london license. transportation authorities concluded the company is not fit and proper to operate in the city and cited failures to do driver background checks or report crime. london is one of uber's most lucrative markets. movies has blamed -- moody's blames exit for cutting the credit rating. oneowngraded the u.k. notch. the agency said it was not confident the government could secure a replacement free trade agreement with the eu. softbank says it is willing to accept a stop

with her brother taxon chin what another former thai prime minister who has been living in dubai for years after he too was ousted in a coup in two thousand and six and cynics in thailand would also suggest that the prime minister. knows where young like is because she had help getting there there's been speculation that she may have made a deal with the military government to allow her to leave thailand remembering that she disappeared a couple of days before the original verdict dates which was on august the twenty fifth in the new zealand of bali remains on high alert because of fears of a volcano much ruptured any moment are going has been spurting smoke and ash for the past six days and it's tremors are becoming more intense more than seventy five thousand people have been evacuated from the area of ok in the last erupted in one nine hundred sixty three killing more than a thousand people. still to come for you here on al-jazeera moscow says its airstrikes in syria are targeting high school but the u.n. security council hears a different story. and south korea showcases its fire

in dubai, 90 minutes on the markets opening here in dubai. -- it is 8:30 a.m. here in dubai.ence being held -- there is talk about government debts and controllable -- which are not controllable. let us go to debra mao for the first word headlines. yousef, the un security council has unanimously approved new sanctions against north korea. punishing the regime for its latest missile and nuclear tests, but the u.s. had to drop key demands to win support from russia and china. ambassador, nikki haley says of the sanctions will cut 55% of gas, easel and shipments to -- gas and diesel shipments to north korea. secure bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are being stepped up to -- which could be used to avoid trade restrictions. regime hackers are increasing their attacks on exchanges in south korea and they collected ransom payments from victims of the "wannacry" malware attack. in global oil markets, there could be cuts beyond march of next year. energy ministers from saudi arabia and kazakhstan among others says that the cuts contributed to better market stability. they agreed to

best performer since the onset of the crisis would have been the dubai index.nged and most of the downside has been happening with qatari stocks since 2013. back to the program. >> where you telling clients at the moment has to how to invest what is going on. >> i think the interesting picture is looking at the -- we out so it is showing the sector is really leading an environment where the oil sector is detracting from growth dynamic. have betterg to quality and more sustainable growth in the long run. >> what you really excited about at the moment? of politicallot uncertainty, even in saudi arabia with some of the political conversations on the side? you have qatar as well. you have iran. >> despite all of the little headwinds we are seeing across the region, there is a persistent focus by policymakers across the region and you see that in saudi arabia. that it doesus actually work and it is more structured so policymakers are more aware. thee is this focus on private sector on developing that in the long run despite all these pressures. >> we are seeing a de

dubai and a.m. in midday in hong kong.his is bloomberg -- this is "bloomberg markets: middle east." we are just under two hours away from the opening of the emirates markets, dubai and abu dhabi. ahead of that, let's set -- let's set the global market turned. take a look at how the u.s. markets closed on friday. the big news was the s&p 500 getting to an all-time record in the form of 2500 points. quite an amazing performance. just over a week ago we were worried about not just to hurricanes, but we also had geopolitical risks. in any case, the dow jones also closed at a record high of 22,275 points. as did the nasdaq. look at them more macro moves in markets. we had the dollar falling on friday off the back of some weaker than expected retail sales data. bloomberg dollar index down one quarter of a percent. the yield on 10 year your treasuries topping 2.2%. another psychologically important level in the market. meanwhile, the pound gaining against the dollar on friday against the back of that hawkish than expected boe mee

dubai has remained pretty buoyant.lipping down the league table of international investors as they can no longer access this market. there are plenty of other investor stepping in to take their place. tracy: head of research, thank you for joining us, as always. that is it for this edition of "bloomberg markets: middle east." we will be live from the region again at the same time tomorrow. we will bring you all the latest. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ jonathan: from new york city, i'm jonathan ferro. 30 minutes dedicated the fixed income. this is "bloomberg real yield." ♪ jonathan: coming up, congress clears legislation to suspend the u.s. debt limit. president trump would like to scrap it altogether. the global synchronized growth story resonate with the bond market. treasuries grind to new lows for 2017. and 2018 looks increasingly uncertain. the ecb is still exploring qe options. and the white house is said to be considering six candidates for fed chair. we begin with the big issue. es

maybe dubai had delayed the inevitable. maybe i'd be stuck in the same 10 jobs, none of them had up to one proper job. maybe i would be back on another bridge at this time and who would stop me? when i received the invitation from the public affairs council to speak at their conference, i told myself i wanted to go and maybe i did. more importantly, i had to. the hamster was back on his wheel. the last panel i had danced around the same topicthe era of spring. it was now 2013, the empire was striking back . i flew out in a historic snowstorm. look, i tweeted, attaching a shot of the dome of the rock adorned up like a christmas ornament. global warming, someone asked, or the end of days? yes, i responded. if you're expecting an easy epiphany, stop reading. it took 20 years for the pieces to begin antithesis. i would not come from the close i put on, the women i was with, the drinks i drank. or a man whoá in movies, i think it think of no better place to finish in los angeles. thank you. i don't know what that means. >> thank

in dubai, they wa nt to control in airports.bai, they want to do this without the gates, allowing passengers to walk more easily through the airport. it is also finding its way into apps as an alternative to passwords. face recognition could be coming to shops. in china, one store recently premiered a smile to pay system at kfc. unlike our passports and passwords, our faces are on public display pretty much all the time. that makes it possible for the authorities or anyone else to automatically identify us in any public space, something you may not be surprised to hear they are quite interested in doing. dan simmons has been looking at the preparations made by several governments. to start, you've been to germany? yes, it seems we could be moving towards a biometric cctv is sort of state. one of the places where it is first happening, which may surprise you, is in berlin. catching a train in the german capital means you might be caught on cctv, perhaps while stamping your ticket. the system automatically track your movements, wh

i don't think that dubai would go much higher than that, if at all. they would not be in a rush to do it. first three years i do not think it will be any change. it goes andon how the economy is going, i don't think they will be in a rush to push the price up and the rate up to high. singapore has been going since 1996. -- since 96. they went from 3% of to 7%. in actual rate terms it is not high. yousef: on the effects of value-added tax, coming up. we also find out how the levee could affect the region's business environment. this is bloomberg. ♪ yousef: welcome back to "bloomberg markets: middle east." gcc's valuedf added tax can be seen across the region. here is more from our roundtable discussion with director of indirect tax. and senior tax advisor. one side of the prep work comes down to what the governments are doing, then you have business is being impacted by this. clients you are speaking to, what are they telling you in terms of disruption this is creating in terms of finding the right papers and planning for the foreseeable future? shiraz

i thought it would look at you see well i guess they had to have on august twenty first dubai t.v. put this report on the air note the absence of any video to back up what the news anchor is saying about alleged on rest on the streets of the qatari capital doha the story she was talking about never happened there was this report on the saudi owned channel exploring a hypothetical scenario how to deal with the airways passenger plane should it enter saudi airspace one option according to the graphic shoot it down. some other examples of the coverage of this story have bordered on the absurd the comical a saudi newspaper okaz reported that harrods the qatari owned luxury store in london was spying on shoppers from saudi arabia the u.a.e. and bahrain as for the social media component in this story it's been a case of follow the money multiple new twitter accounts and web sites have sprung up critical of the qatari position it turns out that this one the qatar insider is backed by a d.c. based lobby group called sock project it is saudi funded and the financial times report published i

on november 26, 2008, the qe2 sailed into her new home at the port of rashid in dubai. had sailed 5.6 million miles, carried 2.5 million passengers and had completed 806 transatlantic costings. we had a lot of time to ourselves in dubai because once the passengers had gone, then the boys and girls started going and then quickly we ended up with around a dozen or so of us left on the ship. it was heartbreaking. in the end you were glad to get off because it was not the real qe2 any longer. it was a dying thing, it was a great shame. it wasjust so emotional and so sad. and the moment that you finally pack your bags and you finally step off... it was all memories. choking. final term, look back, how do you do that? no. get in a taxi and go. are you still emotional about it? yes. very much. they do not make them like they used to. that is it for now. don't forget our e—mail: i will see you next time. details of organisations offering information and support for anyone who has experienced sexual abuse are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline. or you can call forfree to hear rec

on 26th november, 2008, the qe2 sailed into her new home, at the port of rashid in dubai.ailed 5.6 million miles, carried 2.5 million passengers and completed 806 transatlantic crossings. we had a lot of time to ourselves in dubai because once the passengers were gone, then the boys and girls started going and very quickly, we ended up with just about a dozen or so of us left on the ship. it was heartbreaking to be honest and in the end, you were glad to get off because it wasn't the real qe2 any more, she was this thing that was dying, which was a great shame. it was just so emotional and so sad. and the moment that you finally were packing your bags and you finally stepped off? it was all memories. choking. final turn, look back, how do you even do that? no, no, got in the taxi. you still get emotional about it? yes. very much. they don't make them like they used to. that is it for now. don't forget the e—mail. details of organisations with support for anyone who has experienced sexual abuse are available on the action line, or you can call forfree. available on the acti

we had a lot of time to ourselves in dubai.ne. there was about a dozen or son of us left on the ship. it was heartbreaking. in the end, you were glad to get off. it wasn't the real qe2 anymore. she was this thing which was dying, which was a great shame. it was just so emotional. so sad. the moment you finally pack your bags and timy step off, well, it was all memories. choking. final turn, look back. how do you even do that? no, got in a taxi and went. do you still get emotional about it? yeah. very much. they don't make them like they used to. that's it for now. i'll see you next time. details of organisations offering information and support for anyone who's experienced sexual abuse are available at @bbc.co.uk/actionline or call for free to hear recorded information on 0800 077077. 0ut there, we have a contrast, a west— east divide across the country. if you live in eastern england there is a lot of sunshine at the moment and it is a pleasant september sunny afternoon. temperatures likely to peak in the low 20s, due to a sou

out as it thailand's government has confirmed that former prime minister yingluck shinawatra is in dubai on wednesday she was sentenced in absentia to five years in prison for negligence and a rice subsidy scheme disappeared from thailand last month when the verdict was originally meant to be delivered a brother texan also a former prime minister lives in self-imposed exile in dubai after he was found guilty of corruption south korea's marking at sixty nine forces day with a show of military might some of its strategic weapons were put on display including ballistic missiles tensions have been high on the korean peninsula for months as north korea ramps up tests of missiles and nuclear weapons. you know our military possesses defense capabilities capable of overwhelming north korea based on the strong south career u.s. combined defense posture the government has been tightening military readiness and also making efforts to manage the situation in a stable manner so that escalating tensions would not lead to military confrontations kathy novak has more from seoul. this is a commemoration

the region or face a suspension of international flights from friday and some airlines including fly dubai and royal jordanian have announced that they'll stop fly through the regional capital into being the transport minister for the iraqi kurdish region says the flight ban will have consequences. well you was about done with. its effects the diplomatic channels and the representatives that opposed to the kurdistan region to fix the organizations and the problems of the united nations in the kurdistan region it affects one way or another the military aviation that operates from international airport and the international has become a launching pad for coalition forces in the fight against arsenal. strafford has this update from air be. for celebrations here or there below the over ninety percent of voters said yes the future independent of the kurdish region of northern iraq but despite the sense of joy you get scenes like this in this city the great script the rights remember rights from the fact that central government. after this referendum. right the joy that you see many of the peopl

left a couple of days before the original date of august twenty fifth and it's believed she is in dubai which is where her brother lives taxon shinawatra now the former type prime minister who is living in exile in dubai avoiding a jail sentence for abusing his power and weighing what effect could a guilty verdict have on the broader political situation in thailand. well i think there is no doubt that the chena wants you to watch in tax and they have a thai party enjoy a lot of support around the country still there are a couple of hundred people have turned up to the court here today to hear the verdict being. down by the supreme court judges there were a lot more people came on august twenty fifth but despite that support i think if there is a guilty verdict handed down it's highly unlikely we'll see any mass mobilization of supporters of yingluck shinawatra on the streets of thailand because really since her government was removed from office in a coup in two thousand and fourteen it's been very difficult if not impossible for those supporters for opponents of the military to mobiliz

thailand's government has confirmed that former prime minister yingluck shinawatra is in dubai she was sentenced to five years in prison on wednesday for negligence in a rice subsidy scheme which lost billions of dollars left island last month ahead of the verdict her brother taksin also a former prime minister lives in self-imposed exile in dubai after he was found guilty of corruption. in the u.s. hundreds of thousands of families are facing separation after president trump's decision to phase out the dhaka program but america's cambodian population of had this threat hanging over them for years cambodians who were brought to the u.s. as children but have been convicted of crimes or facing deportation to a homeland they've never known reports. alison chain never imagined that she'd be a single mom. last year she married cambodian refugees soon posi change but just eight months later he was deported from america. we're going to have a baby over by so why would they do this to us back in ninety ninety five when posi was just fourteen he was convicted of second degree murder in a robber

relinquish control of airports in the region to iraqi authorities and several airlines are moving fly dubai and royal jordanian have announced that they will suspend flights to kurdish cities well the transport minister for the iraqi kurdish region says the flight ban will have far reaching consequences for you was there about. its effects the diplomatic channels and the representatives that opposed to the kurdistan region to fix the organizations and opponents of the united nations in the kurdistan region it affects one way or another the military aviation that operates from international airport and the international has become a launching pad for coalition forces in the fight against arsenal. charles stratford has our update from an appeal. for celebration the other ninety percent of all just say yes the future independence of the good is region of northern iraq but despite the sense of joy you get scenes like this if this is the great script the brits remember right from the fact that central government. after this referendum. quite a joy to see many of the people who think it will turn

died in dubai either in a similar situation.hy 0‘connor, has been held at westminster cathedral. more than 1000 people, including leading figures from the roman catholic church attended the service. cardinal cormac died two weeks ago at the age of 85, and will be buried in a vault in the heart of the cathedral, in accordance with his wishes. from westminster, our correspondent daniela replh reports. cardinal cormac murphy—0‘connor disliked fuss and formality but his funeral was a gathering of more than 320 priests and deacons, a7 bishops, as well as dignitaries and politicians. he was a man of great devotion and real love for the church. and, therefore, everything he did have that kind of purpose and direction in mind. it kept him going through all sorts of difficult times and it meant that he never lost his joy, he never lost his capacity to laugh at himself and to engage people. cardinal cormac had planned his own funeral. in his final days he had personally chosen the hymns and the readings. the cardinal was a senior figure d

from voting thailand's government has confirmed that former prime minister yingluck shinawatra is in dubai on wednesday she was sentenced not sencha to five years in prison but negligence in a rice subsidy scheme disappeared last month when the verdict was originally meant to be delivered south korea's marking at sixty nine forces day with a show of military might some of its weapons were put on display including ballistic missiles tensions have been high on the korean peninsula for months as north korea ramps up missile and nuclear weapons tests well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after witness statement thanks for watching by for that. news coverage of looking for an easy solution we delved deeper and challenge the status quo join me man in the hot sun for a new season of love from this time. one of my thoughts into this the little. you nobody this much me know me yes some water. thing or. set of issues in my state. i have a hole in my school anybody who when used with the let me let me assure chilean mine. was one of the last call noni us must get on this

in tuesday's other match, a spot in the last four was anyone for the taking in dubai. 2—2.r just five minutes. and then it was levelled after the breakthrough al amri. both sides reduced to ten men. the visitors to control. two goals in the final ten minutes sealing the match and their place in the semifinals. bbc news. pakistan took a giant step towards reviving international cricket at home with a 20—run victory over the world 11 in a t20 match amid tight security. it's only the second time pakistan has hosted an international match, since militants attacked the bus of the visiting sri lankan team in march 2009, killing eight people and injuring seven players and staff. a122—run second—wicket stand between babar and ahmed shehzad set the hosts on their way, before a quickfire 38 off 20 deliveries from shoaib malik set the world 11 a lofty target of 198. the tourists, led by faf du plessis, started brightly. du plessis and darren sammy both top—scored with 29. but the fall of regular wickets hampered their chances of victory as shadab khan and sohail khan picked up two wic

a german saudi business woman is also a former journalist over to the arab news she joins us from dubai welcome to day what will this change mean for the country and perhaps for you personally. it's a huge economic relief for saudi households and for the economy there are about two million missing drivers who make up about five percent of the population they usually send their money home don't spend it in saudi arabia this has drained to saudi economy for me personally i'm very happy i will have more nine nine hundred euro's more a month in my pocket and some driving to do i why do you think i can sell my made this decision now. this is this decision was made when suicides us ready ten years ago women were restricted in working on on the few fields today they practically can work in any field they want and usually deadstick case of making decisions in saudi arabia now you've been quoted as saying that women have bigger problems in saudi arabia than driving rights what did you mean by that i meant that it would be better for this except for women to close to solve the problems from their

, the tamweel tower in dubai, and the mermoz tower in france.n in the industry that these panels were a problem. in fact, by the time grenfell tower was being designed, the problems with polyethylene core cladding had become so clear that fire resistant alternatives had already been developed and brought to market specifically for buildings like grenfell. furthermore, there was a major fire in melbourne in late 2014. that came after they had settled on polyethylene core cladding for grenfell, but before work had started on the site. there was no shortage of warnings. so, were they forced into this design by their budget? no. it's been revealed previously that in 2014 they changed the design from using noncombustible cladding to combustible cladding, saving £300,000. but newsnight has estimates from builders indicating they could still probably have saved £240,000 and had fire—safe cladding that looked very similar to what went up. that's because the bulk of the saving came from just switching to a cheaper brand of panels. changing to combustible

(grant) and dubai is testing the world's first flying taxi service.he autonomous air taxi is an un-manned, electric flying vehicle. it has two seats, 18 rotors and can take off and land vertically. dubai's crown prince was the first test passenger. the vehicle's maker, "volocopter," says.... it flies based on g-p-s tracks. if all goes well, the new service could launch in the next five years. (vicki) coming up.... a florida man bit by a shark.. and it latches onto his skin and wouldn't let go... how the man managed to get the shark off...(grant) plus... health officials warn s-t-d's are on the rise across the u-s... we'll tell you which state came out at the top of the list and people who are most affected....(vicki) and after the break... the city of santa clara is now considering on extending the 10-p-m curfew... find out what people who live in the area had to say about the issue... (vicki) now at 9:30... south bay fans of pop star ed sheeran will have to wait and see him elsewhere ... after the recent announcement that he will not be performing at

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. >>> a new way to get around dubai is cleared for take-off. they held the first test flight for its autonomous aerial taxi. yeah. it's being called the world's first self flying taxi service. it flies for 30 minutes at a top speed of about 62 miles an hour. it can also go up more than 600 feet. the skies in dubai could be filled with self-flying taxis in 2022. >>> the warriors feud with charles barkley is in full swing and it hasn't begun. kerr fires back. and a picture will set a modern- day giants record for the highest earned run average ever. his name coming up. >> and what's cool about your school? email your nominations to us at coolschools@kpix.com and we may come and feature your school on our thursday morning show. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ wow! nice outfit. when i grow up, i'm going to mars. we're working on that. some people know how far they want to go. a personalized financial strategy can help you get them there. see how access to j.p. morgan investment expertise can help you. chase. make more of what's yours. >>> time now 5:22. it looks like they

but in dubai they are testing the first drone taxi.f you are wondering who is the unlucky person to be the first test passenger, it turns out it's dubai's crown prince who popped in for the maiden voyage. drone's manufacturer wants the passenger flights to begin in five years. nancy: i bet his security was happy, too. delta is going to offer free texting while flying. starting sunday you can keep in touch with your friends and family on the ground or back in coach if you are in first or they are not. that seems mean. service will be for free using the internet access but only for texts. no pictures, videos or searching the web. it will still cost you money to do that. you can text which is nice for long flights. horace: if you have an iphone, we have a "7 on your side" consumer alert that you need to hear about something called "cyber flashing." we'll fill you in coming in. nancy: but first, a warning about fees you could face the next time you rent a car so you don't waste y sweet 4k tv, mr. peterson. thanks. pretty psyched. did you g

for £25 will be sold by a dealer like this for £250, and when it is in the us or in bangkok or in dubai00. shaolin is happy to show this stock. the mining may be against the law but the trade isn't. this is his favourite, sold in the us for more than $2 million. some sapphires are mined legally in madagascar but how can a buyer know? the truth is, they probably cannot. most big dealers come from sri lanka or thailand. in shaolin‘s view, they buy up malagash sapphires to pass off as their own. but now, there are calls for greater transparency, demands that each gem be traceable to the mine it came from — a worldwide agreement to reform the trade. there could be some kind of international regulations on the trustability of gems. so that, at the retailer's side, you can know where this came from and how it was produced, whether it was in a sustainable way. so you would call for some kind of international accord, rather like that which regulates the trade in diamonds? yes, yes — and we have started this discussion with the malagasy authorities. it has just started, so i think that with also

she is sought to be in dubai were her brother lives in south -- self-imposed exile. her was against politically note -- politically motivated. global news 20 from was a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries, this is bloomberg. haidi: it is the hawks versus doves today as the boston ago janet yellen's comments saying the state should keep raising rates despite that drop in inflation. the other side of the camp said the president said exactly the opposite. let's go to our global economics , kathleen haysor joining us now in new york. what is going on now? kathleen: we will see who wins, although right now i would say that the non-doves are definitely in greater numbers. , i havet of austin fed interviewed him back in march of this year after the feds first rate hike. even then he said the fed should do three more hikes this year. he knew where he was coming from, but since then, inflation has fallen far away from the 2% target. here is what he said to the money markets at new york university earlier today. >> we are already a

the company hopes to roll out its air taxi pilot program in dallas, also in dubai by the year 2020. >>> time is now 4:45. a wearable device may be able to help you keep an eye on your drinking during the next night out. reporter beth farnsworth has more on that. >> this is the main page where you can see your blood alcohol content at any time. >> the inventor calls this the fitbit for drinking. >> it's fun device, noninvasive, does not you. >> reporter: the high-tech wrist band reads ethanol, the intoxicating ingredient in alcohol. >> reporter: it monitors your blood alcohol level for perspiration. >> say you want to drive home later, you are at a .08. all of a sudden, the phone buzzes when you hit .08. you know in the moment not to have another drink. >> if you ask the average person, how long it takes to hit the blood alcohol content, most people will say 80 minutes but it's actually 30 minutes. >> the device works out of a disposable 12 hour cart ridge. if the creator took a bite out of fitbit, they didn't. they got their own research team hashed at work at labs. while proof wearab

days after russian backed forces managed to break the siege over the it was then szell areas here in dubai so. some analysts and observers believe that this is would be in maintaining points in the war against the goal is to liberate all that is then szell areas that does just a few of those areas then szell areas and districts in the hands of the extremist civilians live is going to be much easier from now on and their suffering will end the syrian army has made significant progress against i saw in just the past few months and it's a. it gained around eight kilometers a day both civilians and soldiers were celebrating with the advancing army finally joined up with there were maining syrian forces that had been trapped inside that city. our correspondent author. has more on how the victory was made possible. but three years and two months besieged needs one of the longest blockades in modern history a city was completely cut off from the outside world dozens and hundreds of kilometers in any direction that was. out of the city was a dangerous trip. thank you. the situation seemed hopeless

. >>> 22 people are dead after a stampede at a train station in dubai, india during rush hour. it was triggered by a rumor that a pedestrian bridge collapsed after a concrete house fell. chaos prevailed as people surged forward to leave the bridge. >>> the clock is ticking to see if musk will build the biggest battery plan in australia. if he fails, it's free and could cost tesla 50 milli$50 million. >>> welcome back, on this friday morning. good morning. a live look out as san francisco right now. you are watching "today in the bay." >> construction crews are ramping up repairs at the oroville dam way in advance of the next round of winter rain. you might remember it collapsed during heavy rain in february. >> our investigative team uncovered more safety issues that go beyond the spillway, into the dam itself. steven is here to tell us how it could affect the dam. steven. >> reporter: we spent the last six months reviewing 20 years of reports, memos and scientific papers and records about safety concerns at oroville dam itself. a 15 foot long crack ingate 8. tracking rods or t

. >>> well, a company in dubai is offering this. flying drone taxis. you order are the taxi with an app. it then flies over and picks you up. the flying taxi is still being test, but once it's up and running, or up and flying, there will be no more waiting in traffic continue. this drone has 18 propellers. there is also a parachute, in just case. the german company that built the drone is one of dozens around the world, hoping to be the next uber of the air. >> in my ear i'm hearing meet george jetson. >> would you try? >> i guess. sure. especially with the parachute, and fit not too high off the ground, you can jump right off. >> 4:25 is the time right now. some people in the south bay are finding themselves in a stinky situation. skunks are taking over some neighborhoods. we'll explain what might be the problem. >>> plus the increased enforcement you'll see today if you drive anywhere near railroad tracks. >> good morning, we're off to a nice start on a tuesday. so far, looks pretty good, if you're driving in san francisco along northbound 101. >>> t

. >> yousef gamal el-din joining us from dubai.you can tune in to bloomberg radio on your mobile device or on the dab digital radio if you are in the london area. manus: coming up, what does london's financial service need and want from brexit? and ahead of the european union, we will bring you ahead of all of the latest market news that you need. ♪ anna: it is 6:48 p.m. in london -- 6:48 a.m. in london, 1:48 in new york. write home about as we wait to hear from president trump on taxation. let's go to juliette saly. the deal brings together former archrivals from germany and france to create a european transportation giant aimed at countering competition from china. siemens will transfer its equipment to alstom in exchange for a 50% stake in the company. we will be joined by the ceo's at midday u.k. time. bombay's new jetliner just got harder to sell in the world's largest aviation market. commerce department has shipped -- has slacked import duties on the planes, citing improper subsidies by boeing. it threatens to a band bombard

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posting what looked like ridiculous selfies of him hanging out the cockpit window, there he is above dubaiot a man bun. that is the engine of the plane behind him. >> it really looks like a man bun. >> people are loving it. i do not think it can possibly be true. if he was hanging out the window ever ridden a motorcycle without a helmet on? >> like blllll. >> i don't think this is real. but people are loving it, and, you know, he's a good-looking guy. he's doing stuff. >> it's ent staertaining. >> he should look more like bllll. >>> over to maine, we know pennsylvania has punxsutawney phil. well, maine now has a lobster. passy pete predicts how long summer will last. so passy pete has predicted six more weeks of summer at this annual ceremony. it's pretty eccentric. he picks a scroll to determine whether maine will see an extended summer. >> it looks like he's pulled i'd like to drill down. what's the name of this river? >> it's -- >> it's, just say the name. >> i really need to know the name of this river. >> the gas wacky. >> moving on, moving on. we're going to ireland where video was c

she be living in exile like her brother, another former prime minister, who is currently living in dubai. past monther the alone, close to 500,000 rohingya muslims have been forced out of myanmar, the country also known as verma. they are running from the army and what the wood has called ethnic cleansing. the crisis began in august when the rohingya muslims attacked police posts in vermont, prompting the army to lead a campaign with killings, rape, and the burning of entire villages. the army says it is rooting at the militants who are linked to al qaeda. we spoke to the right hinge and militants in this exclusive report. the refugee canceled along the bangladesh army's border form a maze of elaborate. this is where we are scheduled to meet a local leader in the right hinge a salvation army. far from prying eyes, he has agreed to tell us that it came to be. >> in 2012, we decided to come together, young people, farmers, fishermen, to defend our rights and protect our people. >> arsa attacked burmese security check on last august. rangoon says it is a terrorist organization. >> we are no

they filmed secret chinese ivory carving factories in d dubai.raw w ivory was being partially carved there to avoid export permit costs when it was shipped to asia. thornton: there were 60 carvers working 16 hours a day carving ivory, and there were bags of ivory stacked 10 feet high. and those operations in three years w went through 1,000 tons of ivory. narrator: the eia identified three chinese and one kenyan syndicate involved in the operation. these findings helped build momentum for the 1989 international ban on ivory trade by the convention on international trade in endangered species, or cites. roberts: when you have a global, uniform, and unequivocal prprohibition on the trade in elephant ivory, a number of things happened. the prices for ivoryry dropped because e the market dries up, and the market dries up because it b becomes taboooo to have ths illelel product.t. and when the m market dries up, there's a disincentive to poacah elephants and kill them for the ivory. narrator: after the cites ban, elephant populations began to stabiliz