you have got the eu commission _ control. you have got the eu commission sitting - control.l control. you have got the eu | commission sitting instead of us deciding how fish stocks, our uk fish are going to be parcelled out and divvied up. you take back control. this parcelled out and diwied up. you take back control. as the trade talks unfolded last - you take back control. as the | trade talks unfolded last year, the idea of control was there again. the idea of control was there a . ain. the idea of control was there aaain. , . , ., , again. the principle of being independent _ again. the principle of being independent coastal - again. the principle of being independent coastal state i independent coastal state controlling access to our waters is a redline for this government.— waters is a redline for this government. but did boris johnson and _ government. but did boris johnson and his _ government. but did boris l johnson and his government government. but did boris - johnson and his government keep these promises? the brexit trade deal reduces the value of the fish tha

the eu commission president speaking to the new york times. tom: she is just picking it up from jon ferro. i know we talked about singapore and hong kong. do you think it is feasible? you are the only one of us who has actually traveled. jonathan: can we have a system in place, some kind of vaccine passport certificate system in place that every country understands? look at the specific words the eu commission later actually used. she is talking about vaccines accepted in the eu and the u.s.. if you have had the astrazeneca vaccine in europe, can you travel to the u.s.? lisa: there is the question from the health perspective. daniel, just to wrap up with you, how much can the u.s. accelerate without the rest of the world joining? given the fact that we are seeing the acceleration in india and brazil. daniel: the acceleration is going to be broader based. the u.s. is the vanguard here. one of our key messages that europe is not far behind in terms of vaccination. they are working out there supply chain -- their supply chain issues. they will se

here's the eu commission spokesperson.he reason indeed being that the terms of the contract or sub terms have not been respected on the company has not been in a position to come up with a reliable strategy to ensure timely delivery of doses. astrazeneca has responded with a statement saying it regrets the european commission's decision to take legal action over the supply of covid—19 vaccines. it says... the legal action marks an escalation in a long—running dispute between the two sides over the supply of coronavirus vaccines. it began injanuary this year, before the eu had even approved the astrazeneca for use in the block. the eu had ordered 80 million doses of astrazeneca's vaccine by the end of march, but the anglo—swedish company said it could only deliver 31 million doses, with deliveries in the following quarter also likely to be 50% lower. the supply issues were blamed on production problems at plants that make the vaccine for europe, particularly at one site in belgium. the eu asked for uk supplies to be diverte

eu commission has confirmed it has begun legal action against astrazeneca over vaccine supply and a spokesmanbreaches of regulations for supply of the vaccine. the two sides had thorny exchanges over vaccine supply and they have been in dispute over the matter for several months. we they have been in dispute over the matterfor several months. we have also heard a statement on the issue from astrazeneca which says it regrets the decision to take legal action and it goes on to say that following an unprecedented year of scientific discovery very complex negotiations and manufacturing challenges, our company is going to deliver 50 million doses by the end of april and this is in line with our forecast of april and this is in line with ourforecast and of april and this is in line with our forecast and they go on to say, it is a lengthy statement but i will tell you they go on to say astrazeneca has fully complied with the advance purchase agreement and it will strongly defend itself in court. it believes that any litigation is without merit. that news just in. the uk's forensic sciences system mu

you've got the eu commission sitting, instead of us, deciding how fish stocks of uk fish will be parceledolded last year, the idea of control was there again. the principle of being - an independent coastal state, controlling access to our waters is a redline - for this government. but did borisjohnson and his government keep these promises? well, the brexit trade deal reduces the value of the fish that eu boats can catch in uk waters by 25% across five years. and it's estimated that, by 2026, uk boats will have access to an extra £145 million worth of fish every year. that's a shift, but it's deafly not taking back control immediately — and what happens beyond 2026 isn't settled. because of this, not everyone is happy. this is one fisherman before the deal. the french get 84% of the channelled cod, and the uk gets 9%. which, you know, doesn't strike me as particularly fair. but brexit hasn't changed the equation on cod. then there's the brexit promise of keeping eu fishing boats out. this is the fisheries minister before the deal. access to the uk's territorial seas are out of scope for

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the eu commission president has said that the eu's emergency mechanisms are being activated, which meanss emergency response organisations across members to see what equipment could be located and supplied quickly. again, the emphasis is on medicines and on oxygen. also, in the last half an hour or so, word from the white house that the biden administration is also stepping up with offers of protective gear, medical equipment and raw materials for vaccines. so, it is all gearing up in a fairly substantial way. it is all gearing up in a fairly substantialway. how it is all gearing up in a fairly substantial way. how capable any of this is of addressing or stopping this is of addressing or stopping this wildfire spread of infection and death in india, of course, we'll have to see. joining me now is ravi singh, the ceo and founder of the international non—profit aid and relief organisation khalsa aid. thank you very much forjoining us. what are you concentrating on in terms of the aid you are trying to provide for india? it’s terms of the aid you are trying to provide for india?— provide fo

you've got the eu commission sitting, instead of us, deciding how fish stocks of uk fish will be parceled year, the idea of control was there again. the principle of being - an independent coastal state, | controlling access to our waters| is a redline for this government. but did borisjohnson and his government keep these promises? well, the brexit trade deal reduces the value of the fish that eu boats can catch in uk waters by 25% across five years. and it's estimated that, by 2026, uk boats will have access to an extra £145 million worth of fish every year. that's a shift, but it's deafly not taking back control immediately — and what happens beyond 2026 isn't settled. because of this, not everyone is happy. this is one fisherman before the deal. the french get 84% of channelled called, and the uk gets 9%. which, you know, doesn't strike me as particularly fair. —— cod. but brexit hasn't changed the equation on cod. then there's the brexit promise of keeping eu fishing boats out. this is the fisheries minister before the deal. access to the uk's territorial seas are out of scope for an

the eu commission president has said that the eu emergency mechanisms are being activated, which meansembers to see what equipment can be located and supplied quickly. again, the emphasis is on medicines and on oxygen. and also, just in the last half an hour or so, word from the white house that the biden administration is also stepping up with offers of protective gear, medical equipment and raw materials for vaccines, so it is all gearing up for vaccines, so it is all gearing up in a fairly substantial way. how capable any of this is of addressing or stopping this wildfire spread of infection and death in india, of course, we'll have to see. paul, thank you _ course, we'll have to see. paul, thank you very _ course, we'll have to see. paul, thank you very much. _ course, we'll have to see. paul, thank you very much. paul - course, we'll have to see. paul, i thank you very much. paul adams, course, we'll have to see. paul, - thank you very much. paul adams, our world affairs correspondent. the latest coronavirus figures in the uk show that 1,712 new covid infections have been recorded

the court's decision has been welcomed by chancellor angela merkel and eu commission chief ursula vonts swetha ramachandran is an investment manager at gam investments here in london. good to have you on the programme. good to have you on the programme-— good to have you on the programme. good to have you on the rouramme. , �* , programme. this, i'm sure, was very welcome — programme. this, i'm sure, was very welcome news, _ programme. this, i'm sure, was very welcome news, especially l very welcome news, especially in italy and in spain. absolutely, italy and spain will be among the two largest recipients of this recovery package, and to be fair, this has reallyjust kicked the can down the road in that the german constitutional court has said that they do accept the complainant's basis in any delay to ratify the proposal would be any dummy quite catastrophic in terms of the economic recovery so the next step is it will get referred down to the european court of justice, but that will take likely many years to resolve, which won't impede the ratification as it currently is. ~ ., ., .,

dispatching immediately medical equipment and protective gear and also the eu today, we heard from the eu commissionula von der leyen that says the eu is co—ordinating work across members, activating something called the eu civil protection mechanism designed to pull the resources of the various emergency departments so equipment can be sent as quickly as possible. again, the em - hasis quickly as possible. again, the emphasis very _ quickly as possible. again, the emphasis very much _ quickly as possible. again, the emphasis very much on - quickly as possible. again, the l emphasis very much on oxygen. funerals have been held in iraq for more than eighty people killed by a fire at a hospital in baghdad treating coronavirus patients. at least a hundred more were injured. reports say an accident caused an oxygen tank to explode, sparking the blaze. the iraqi health minister has been suspended pending an inquiry. fighting has erupted in the somali capital, mogadishu, between different sections of the security forces. some support the opposition while others back the president whose mandate was recentl

commission. the president is ultimately responsible for everything that happens, but she has a large team, and while it is true we have not procured this before, making joint procurement reality in the eu is a large commission with many experts, and we would have expected there would have been oversight during not just the contractual process , not just the hundreds of means of dollars invested in developing vaccines, but also in assuring the production so i would reiterate that we are where we are and we are facing a shortage, and if the european commission sued and it was resolved quickly in the courts, and if it meant more doses were provided to the eu, and for example, in a country like india, and were taken from a country like india, i don't think that would serve anyone, given the current state of affairs in the massive transmission going on in india right now, so i am not really sure what they are trying to achieve through the court case, and again, i would be investing the money in production sites, because we know there are production sites that could be producing the vaccines in the eu that are not being used, and that for me is still a great mystery why we are not seeing the

you're not blaming anyone, but the eu commission is i anyone, but the eu commission is putting the blamebat? first and foremost, it's a ve aood combat? first and foremost, it's a very good signal — combat? first and foremost, it's a very good signal that _ combat? first and foremost, it's a very good signal that we're - combat? first and foremost, it's a j very good signal that we're picking up very good signal that we're picking up these _ very good signal that we're picking up these vaccines. so our safety surveillance systems are working across _ surveillance systems are working across europe. thus the first thing we need _ across europe. thus the first thing we need to— across europe. thus the first thing we need to note. of course, it's going _ we need to note. of course, it's going to — we need to note. of course, it's going to impact confidence when we have a _ going to impact confidence when we have a report of a, in this case, association _ have a report of a, in this case, association with a particular vaccine _ association with a particular vaccine. so it's understandable... y

any dispute there is needs to be sorted out in a reasonable - and sensible fashion between the eu| commission fish we catch, a resolution on this issue will need to be reached for all sides soon. lauren moss, bbc south east today. the sun has been shining, lockdown restrictions are starting to ease and some people are thinking about the summer festival season. but some of this year's biggest music events have had to be postponed amidst uncertainty over the pandemic. there's also concern over insurance. in some european countries, festivals are underwritten by the government and some organisers are calling for that to happen here. marc ashdown reports. london, if you;re having a good time right now, say yes sir! it's unlikely all this will come back in the summer, but one promoter who helps organise dozens of events is hopeful, but predicts a different festival feel. like 50,000 or 100,000—capacity festivals, a lot of work that goes into them, they start 96 months before. —— that goes into them, they start 9—6 months before. got security, production, the bar staff, i think in the summer, we wi

raw materials for vaccines and medical equipment and protective gear and also the eu today, we heard from the commissiondent who says that the eu is coordinating work across members and activating something called the eu civil protection mechanism which is designed to pool resources of various countries in emergency departments so that equipment can be sent as quickly as possible. the emphasis is on oxygen. joining me from his home in coventry is dr ashokjainer. he and his wife set up the m] foundation, a charity that focusses on health and education in india, which currently has 150 doctors helping with the wave of coronavirus in the country. thank you forjoining us. are you surprised about the lack of oxygen for patients?— for patients? yes. we did not anticipate _ for patients? yes. we did not anticipate this _ for patients? yes. we did not anticipate this and _ for patients? yes. we did not anticipate this and it - for patients? yes. we did not anticipate this and it has - for patients? yes. we did not. anticipate this and it has become for patients? yes. we did not - anticipate this and it has beco

jim says the eu commission will not renew covid-19 vexing contracts next year with astrazeneca and johnson johnson, according to the italian newspaper. we go to massachusetts and hear from dean. go ahead. caller: go ahead. i -- good morning. my name is dahan. host: sorry. go ahead. caller: the serbian people have gotten the vaccine. sorry, the issue about covid-19 vaccines in my opinion, it is important to understand why people are getting vaccinated in the first place. to c-span. [speaking spanish] host: i'm sorry, go ahead. caller: johnson & johnson. host: you are breaking up there abets. the lines are (202) 748-8000 for the eastern and central time zones. (202) 748-8001 mountain and pacific, and for those of you receiving the johnson & johnson vaccine, (202) 748-8002. this is from page of the health section from usa today. j&j vaccine pause over its time for research. federal drug safety regulators recommend the u.s. pause the use of the johnson & johnson vaccine after "extremely rare reports of blood clots and people who get the vaccine." the food and drug administration and the center

streaming service spotify raised a case with the eu in 2019 and complained that to get a lucrative spot in apple 's app store, it had to pay a commission fee and agree to other restrictions. spotify says the rules give apple's service and unfair advantage. the eu's competition watchdog on friday agree. >> the preliminary finding is apple exercises considerable market power. on that market, apple has a monopoly. >> a company spokesperson told media they want all the benefits of the app store but don't think they should have to pay anything for that. the commission on -- the commission's argument on spotify's half is the opposite of fair competition. apple is also facing antitrust cases in the u.s. and u.k. as apple's business grows bigger, so does the target on its back from global regulators. will: as vaccines -- phil: as vaccines are being rolled out, children are being excluded, and that is a particular worry for parents of children with issues like down syndrome. we have an interview with the family who have been trying to protect their vulnerable daughter. >> physical exercises are important, especially for this 14-year-old with do

at present the european commission said the eu is negotiating for a third contract with pfizer which s described as the backbone of europe's vaccination rollout program. >> reporter: i'm in new delhi, india, the country surpassed 40 million confirmed total cases of covid-19. it also crossed #00,000 new daily cases for the first time since the pandemic began. the health ministry reported over a thousand fatalities for the second consecutive day. due to a concern and shortage in beds, and financial capital mumbai are converting more hotels into makeshift hospitals. the chief minister has announced weekend curfews over the last week several other states announced partial lockdowns, india has the second highest confirmed total cases of covid-19 saf u.s. according to data from the johns hopkins university. >> i'm celine in tokyo, a key figure in japan's ruling party said the tokyo olympics could be cancelled this summer in japan's covid situation gets worse, it's rare to see a japanese government official publicly address the topic of an olympic cancellation. and it's an extremely influent

you have got the eu commission sitting instead of us, deciding how fish stocks, how uk fish are goingcause of this, not everyone is happy. this is one fishermen before the deal. the fact that you get 84% of channel cod and the uk gets 9%, which, you know, doesn't strike me as being particularly fair. but brexit hasn't changed the equation on cod. then there is the brexit promise of keeping eu fishing boats out. this is the fisheries minister before the deal. access to the uk's territorial seas are out of scope for any fisheries framework agreement with the eu. but it wasn't out of scope. the uk then signed a deal that allowed some eu boats to fish those waters. fishing news reported this under the headline, boris brexit betrayal. it argued that a one—off chance to right historic wrongs had been squandered. boris johnson's defence was to look to the long term. by 2026, the fishing people of this country will have - access to all the fish in all the territorial. waters of this country. this, though, is highly unlikely to happen because the eu's response would make that move very costly.

.with unfortunate results of offending the commission president, but that may have been intentional. thomas, in a sense, it underlines the difficulty of the euents tunr up, two figures of supposed equal status, one the commission and one rep is politicians and the president only applies one chair. how do you interpret that? was it a deliberate snub to the eu? wasn't an attempt to put it its place? if it's deliberate, it's very ill placed in really the only goal of the part of turkey because she is not in a position to lord it over another president in her own right, and he may have hopes and dreams as a head of state of turkey to be recreating a sort of ottoman influence in the world, a turkish influence, but i think he is trying to crack too big a nut here, not only is ursula von der leyen representative of a pretty powerful body of nations, they are also pretty much against the current course of turkish policy. and so that's why i call it an own goal. you cannot survive, as it were, in the diplomatic game by doing a solo act of offence like this. if it was intended, it was misplaced, and if it was not intended, it was an accident of histor

. >> turkey says the eu is at fault after the president of the european commission was left without a turkey's capital. the official was forced to sit on a sofa while the men including turkey's president and another eu official occupied the main chairs. >> turkey denies any sexism and claims it was following protocol requested by the eu, but eu officials deny that. >>> next a final verdict on working from home. it's now being called a failed experiment. >> that's the finding of a new study from microsoft that finds nearly two-thirds of workers are craving more in-person time with their co-workers, and over half of those working at home say they feel overworked. >> but most older workers say they're thriving in the current environment. >>> next social media is naturally going bananas over a monkey mystery in cincinnati. >> rumors have been circulating that monkeys are on the loose in the cemetery and that's because of a bizarre video that appears to show monkeys swinging from trees believed to be escapees from a private collection. >> the alleged missing monkeys so popular they have a

eu by 2023. essentially the commission is saying, look, we don't particularly need the astrazeneca vaccine anymorel. >> all right. it will be interesting to see how all that ends up. melissa bell joining us live from paris. many thanks. >>> south america is also struggling to slow the spread of the coronavirus. many countries remain in the red as new infections have continued to climb during the past month. in argentina a presidential adviser says the government has resumed talks with pfizer to purchase its vaccine. brazil's senate is investigating the government's handling of the pandemic. president bolsonaro has been accused of sabotaging isolation measures, threatening local officials who implemented restrictions and discouraging the use of masks. the probe could lead to an impeachment vote ahead of next year's election. >>> despite u.s. health officials encouraging americans to get the covid vaccine, one private school in miami is asking its teachers not to get vaccinated. while citing several false claims, the school says if teachers do get the shot they will not be allowed to return next yea

this was a unanimous decision, 27 eu members decided to take action against astrazeneca. at the heart of this, the european commissionthe british-swedish company has been favoring the united kingdom, sending more doses to the u.k., compared with eu member states. they believe this is on acceptable and have launched legal action. they also say astrazeneca doesn't have an effective strategy to deliver the doses. if we look at the numbers, by the end of june, the eu says it should have been getting 300 million doses. in fact, they will be getting a third of that, 100 million. quite a substantial shortfall. ♪ ros: i'm ros atkins with "outside source." our lead story is that the u.s. says it is releasing 60 million doses of the astrazeneca vaccine to countries struggling to contain the virus. most importantly at the moment, india. ever since 2016, "outside source " has been following the brexit story, through the referendum, the long withdrawal deal, and then finding a new trade deal, and now brexit is a reality. this week, we learned if its promises have been kept. fishing accounts for .6% of the u.k. economy but has alw

eu for non essential travel pleasure as early as this summer. it will likely require some sort of vaccine certificate. documenting persons. proof of immunity. the european commission noted that all the vaccines approved in the u.s. are also authorized in the eu which will facilitate lifting the ban discussions about how to implement vaccine. certificates are ongoing between the u.s. and the eu. >> and tourists in hawai are facing skyrocketing rental car rates so they found a cheaper alternative. they are renting uhaul trucks rental cars are in short supply because the big agencies sold more than half a million of their cars to raise cash during the pandemic. rentals are going for hundreds of dollars a day in hawaii. the cheapest rental car maui back in march. was $722 a day. but travelers have found a uhaul hasn't raised their rates and now people who are actually moving are running into a shortage of u haul trucks that they actually need to move. >> all right. kids get in the back. the road behind a can be a little windy, good luck rock and roll and that there well, what a weird time. okay. live look outside with talk not nearly as warm as why. but certainly just

eu for nonessential travel as early as this summer. it will likely require some sort of vaccine certificate documenting a person's proof of immunity. the european commission noted that all the vaccines approved in the u.s. are also authorized in the eu, which will facilitate lifting the ban discussions about how to implement vaccine certificates are ongoing between the u.s. and the eu. back here at home in the south bay. several groups unite in solidarity to fight racism against the asian community. kron four's. gayle ong was there with attendees and they share their personal experiences of combating racism. >> here. proud to be asian. >> a show of support filled plaza de cesar chavez park sunday joining in the mission to stop the discrimination and violence against the asian community need to stand together work together. we are unstoppable force deputy lau of cupertino every attack is personal. mike president a relative in on paul to see. and back in jail. and so this was early last year. he wasn't picking up some hall putting her baby in her car. >> and then someone threw glass bottle was like go home in santa clara local elected officials and pastors

by the european commission we will talk more about that on the show and what it means for the italian economy. >>> americans who have been fully vaccinated will be able to visit the euhis summer in an interview with the new york times, the president of the european commission cited the successful vaccination program and signalled tourists may require vaccine certification to travel this is good news to the airline industry particularly those that operate trans atlantic flights welcome for these economies reliant on tourism it will be good to hear american tourists can come and visit their shores again these are some of the major airlines in europe trading pos positive lufthansa up 4% in trading today. julianna >>> thank you. welcome news for americans eager to get to europe as well let's dive into the single stock. philips reported a surge of first quarter up 74% to 362 million euro and beating he expec expectation. the ceo told cnbc his company is navigating challenges posed by the global chip shortage >> we are seeing some issues in dealing with that. one of our businesses in the de defribulator is seeing a shortage that is essential for the population for the lat

the european commission resident tells the new york times that fully vaccinated americans will be able to visit eu countries this summer. that's good news for european economies that have felt the financial sting of travel bans. according to the centers for disease control and prevengs, nearly 95 million people in the u.s. are now fully vaccinated. that's more than a quarter of the population, and nearly 140 million people have had at least one dose. white house senior advisor andy slavin explained to pam brown how vaccinated americans will be able to enjoy more freedom, such as traveling abroad. >> the key to getting back to life that we used to know is vaccination. so far, we have more than half of adult americans that have done their vaccine shots. that's great! that also means that we have near half of americans that still haven't done that yet. i think we're increasingly going to see a world where people who have been vaccinated will enjoy a lot of freedoms. they're going feel like they can take a lot of activities and low risk. they can reunite with families and cases will continue to be the

eu. her focus derives from her i'm at the european commission and her leadership of the conservative parties international office in the 1970s. with belgian and british parents, she was involved in british politics and relations with the europe until her to a us diplomat. at the wilson center. she has been researching a diplomatic history of the last years of the cold war focused on the role of secretary of state james r baker the product of which her new book will be discussing today. published in december 2020 her book i'll hold it up for everyone to see. focuses on the unification of germany and the strength of us alliances to repel saddam hussein from kuwait and to bring both israel and palestinian leaders to negotiate directly. congratulations diana wonderful to finally see this in print having been your neighbor and colleague at the wilson center and engaged in many wonderful discussions on the subject with you. our second panelist who will in fact start us off is william drozdiak. question regarded as one of the most knowledgeable american observers of european affairs. during his ten

we had the commission today saying that they are confident the eu would reach its target of producing 3 billion vaccines at the end of the year, so this is very much a european union now looking forward rather than backward. guy: when does it start to have an impact in terms of hospitalizations and deaths? the u.k. locks down hard and vaccinated its populations. are we seeing a similar thing happening? is the lockdown that is being implemented in many of these countries strict enough to allow the vaccine programs to have as quick an impact as we have seen in the u.k.? jacob: i think there is no doubt that relative to the lockdown in the u.k., the continental europe lockdowns, almost all of them have been much less severe, and therefore we should unfortunately expect that hospitalizations and deaths will remain elevated probably for at least another two, three, maybe four weeks before we see improvement in vaccination rates. alix: what happens if things get worse? i spoke to dr. catherine janssen, one of the pioneers who devised the pfizer vaccine. here's what she had to say about vari

eu for nonessential travel as early as this summer. it, though, will likely require some sort of vaccine certificate. documenting proof of immunity. the european commission notes that all the vaccines approved in the u.s. are also authorized in the eu which will facilitate lifting that ban discussions. meanwhile about how to implement vaccine. certificates are still ongoing between the u.s. and the eu. the united states, meanwhile, has started the process of removing troops from parts of afghanistan today. top pentagon officials said that the u.s. military has started closing down and that afghan security forces must be ready to take over the move comes nearly 2 weeks after president joe biden announced an end to the nearly 20 year long war though, there are concerns that the drawdown of american troops could cause the government in kabul to collapse and allow the taliban to return back to power. >> let's talk now about our forecast as we take a live look outside here in san francisco across the embarcadero next shot of the bay bridge. and yes, that was rain falling from the sky. if you were familiar with it that that was rain and you're not going to see

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interview with the new york timings, european union commission president ursula van der layen says the three approved in the u.s. are approved in the eu. documenters should be allowed. >> i'm fluent in french so i've been dying to wait for them to open up their borders so i can start traveling again. >> reporter: any concerns about traveling to europe? >> nope. not at all. as long as i have my vaccine, i feel perfectly fine. >> reporter: there are still a few questions yet to be answered before u.s. travelers should book their flights. there's no time line when the eu's travel ban from the u.s. may be lifted or modified, and it's not yet clear how the eu would validate proof of vaccination. for some travelers, there are a few concerns. >> in terms of civil liberties, i think it's kind of unfair, people who don't want to get vaccinated can't get vaccinated maybe to not be able to travel. >> reporter: to be clear, some countries have long required proof of vaccinations for travel for other diseases besides covid-19 and for those who have not got their shots yet, one traveler i talked with says a future trip to europe may be a reason to

comments come a day after the head of the european commission said fully vaccinated americans are able to visit the eunths perhaps a little paris in the summer, jon. i don't know sounds good. >> does sound good. >> option at least. >> yes. >>> talking tesla. earnings after the bell this afternoon and the street is split. just last week citi reiterated a sell rating and goldm man stood firm rocketship stock up more than 700% for the year. shares up marginally for 2021. about 3% underperforming the s&p overall. carl, it's hard for me to know whether this stock is moving based on just risk appetite in general. something else how do you stomach that 700% rise and know where it goes from here >> yeah. i know so many cross-currents obviously domestic security concerns new headlines about legislators trying to address driverless technology you got obviously the chip shortage, d, a big issue and china. morgan stanley adam jonas last week said the market needs to understand their position in china, his words, will be diluted over time. local players encouraged that's just how it works over there. >> right same

president of the european commission ursula von der leyen says americans would travel to the eu.etails still have to be rushed out. in russia, a preliminary order has suspended the operations of opposition leader alexi navalny's campaign offices. he is in prison and last week ended a 24 day hundred strike -- 24 day hunger strike. hong kong says people must have had two vaccine doses at least 14 days before flying. singapore has no such requirement. investors took advantage of bitcoins lowest level in seven weeks to pile back in. the world's largest digital currency is on track for its biggest gain since february 8 . it dropped before rising almost 10%. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> our success is not in the hands of the administration. it is in the hands of congress, and this is really tricky for the administration right now. so a lot of people, for example, don't expect the capital gains tax to double. they think by the time we

. >>> european union commission says it just launched legal action against astrazeneca. according to reuters, eu is accusing pharmaceutical company of not respecting the vaccine contract or having a reliable plan for deliveries to arrive on time. according to a spokesman all 27eu states have backed the move. >>> new, ucsf reporting that a bay area man in his early 30s got a clot in his leg eight days after receiving the johnson & johnson vaccine. this is the case of a man in the u.s. developing a clot post j&j vaccine. he was sent to the hospital but doctors say he is doing well this morning. that comes after johnson & johnson vaccine resumed use in u.s. following that nine day pause. millions of doses were placed on hold after a handful of women developed a rare, dangerous type of blood clot after receiving the shot. >> we can say we take this very seriously. we have looked at it. now let's get people vaccinated. >> a new cbs news poll shows six in ten americans plan to get vaccinated against covid-19 or have already had at least one shot. that leaves 40% of people saying maybe or no. >> it wil

the european commission president tells "the new york times" that fully vaccinated americans will be able to visit eu countries this summer. that's also good news for european economies that have felt the financial sting of travel bans. let's bring in melissa bell joining us from paris. this is great news for fully vaccinated americans and tourism across europe. how will this work exactly and when will this likely happen? >> the idea was already, rosemary, that europeans will get what the eu is calling a vaccination passport, and it shows you are immune because you recently had covid-19 or whether or not you have had a test that shows you are negative, and something that would allow you to cross from european country to european country. this certificate could be extended to allow noneuropeans to cross the external borders of the european union, and the exact details need to be worked out still, whether it's the european signature could be given to americans upon landing if they could show it's been vaccinated. it has been over a year and i think it's important to remember how long it has been since

the commission will issue around 800 billion of these over the next five years, with the eu becominghe fourth or fifth largest issuer in the region. it is going to be a pretty liquid market in an environment in which safe assets are not very abundant in europe. so it is definitely going to be an asset that we will consider, yes. guy: is this going to become the benchmark for europe? there are some that suggest that basically, europeans are building a markets that could ultimately rival the treasury markets. how realistic is that? nicola: i think that is probably unrealistic for some time to come, in that we are talking about 5% of eu gdp or so. in the u.s. market, we are talking about a much larger market. obviously the eu bonds could ultimately be expanded. that is not the plan right now, but over time it is possible. it will take time to build a significant amount of bonds to challenge the size of the u.s. treasury market. i also think there are intrinsic differences between the u.s. and the european economies. there is the fact that challenging the global safe asset, which is the

commission told "the new york times." it's been more than one year since the eu banned nonessential travel from most countries. >>> l.a.ted a section in his baseball stadium for fully vaccinated fans as well. they don't have to maintain social distancing but do have to wear masks. padres and giants began offering special seating earlier this month. >>> finally, na nasa's mars helicopter took the fastest, farthest trip yet. it traveled over 300 feet at 4 1/2 miles an hour. this is its third trip over the red planet. slow but steady. d planet slow but steady. to customizes r car insurance so you only pay for what you need? really? i didn't-- aah! ok. i'm on vibrate. aaah! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ ♪ (ac/dc: back in black) ♪ ♪ ♪ the bowls are back. applebee's irresist-a-bowls all just $8.99. stay restless with the icon that does the same. the rx crafted by lexus. lease the 2021 rx 350 for $439 a month for 36 months. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. (vo) nobody dreams in conventional thinking. it didn't get us to the moon. lease the 2021 rx 350 for $439 a month for 36 month

. >> we propose to introduce -- >> european union commission president says the three vaccines approved for use here in the u.s. are approved in the eu. traeflers who can document a shot should be allowed free movement among the 27 nations. it's welcome news for some travelers. >> i'm fluent in french. i have been dying to wait for them to open up the borders. so i can travel. >> any concerns? >> no. not at all. as long as i have a vaccine. >> there are a few questions to be answered before u.s. travel should book a flight. no time line when the travel ban from the u.s. maybe lifted or modified. and it's not yet clear how they would validate proof of vaccination. for some travelers there are concerns. >> in terms of civil liberty it's unfair. people who can't get vaccinated can't travel. >> some long required proof of vaccinations before travel for other diseases. besides covid-19. and those who haven't gotten shots. some say a future trip to europe maybe the reason to do it. >> i don't know if i'm provaccine yet. >> the u.s. government still has travel restrictions from europe. based in part because mass vaccination program there is

european commission has sued astrazeneca said it has not honored its contract to delivering its vaccines in a timely fashion. the euas expecting them in the first three months of the year. in its projections for shipments are downward in this quarter. u.s. officials say the aim of the suit is to obtain the contracted number of vaccine doses. they will help make up to 200 million doses of moderna covid-19 vaccine. the french companies third agreement that goes right behind another drugmaker. in a statement they say it will perform finished work for moderna's messenger rna shot in new jersey in september. that's the same job it's performing for johnson & johnson, pfizer and biontech. global news, 24 hours a day on air and powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 100 20 countries. this is bloomberg. rishaad: privacy is on everybody's minds these days and apple has dropped a new feature called at tracking transparency. now requiring apps running on its devices to get consumer position before tracking activity on other apps and websites. let's discuss the impacts. today we are joined by alexis, a

commission told "the new york times." it's been more than one year since the eu banned nonessential travel from most countries. >>> l.a.ion of its baseball stadium for fully vaccinated fans as well. fans do not have to maintain social distancing but do have to wear masks. padres and giants began offering special seating earlier this month. >>> finally, nasa's mars helicopter took the fastest, farthest flight yet. it reached a maximum speed of 4 1/2 miles per hour and traveled over 300 feet. this was the third flight over the surface of the red planet. more of "the mehdi hasan show" after this break. ehdi hasan sho" after this break ♪♪ the thing about freedom is... freedom has no limits. there's no such thing as too many adventures... or too many unforgettable moments. there will never be too many stories to write... or too many memories to make. but when it comes to a vehicle that will be there for it all. there's only one. jeep. there's only one. these are the people who work on the front lines. they need a network that's built right. that's why we created verizon frontline. the advanced network and technology for fir

eu, it was — i mean, people were going ballistic here. absolutely, you know — diplomats who worked on the brexit negotiations, people inside the commissionchnocrat — you know, a suit — who says "ooh, there is a bit of a loophole in these controls because of the special brexit deal on northern ireland, which means there is no hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland so if the eu wants to be able to keep vaccines produced in the eu, in eu territory, we have that back door there into the uk through northern ireland. well, we had better close it over this." crosstalk. they still pressed the button though, didn't they? - crosstalk. well, they pressed the button on printing the proposal. they never actually got as far as becoming the real world. in a few hours after that, they would've done. crosstalk. i know that does not matter, yeah. for people here, itjust showed — it underlined also the kind of suspicion that people had all the way through that actually, lots of people in the commission particularly never really understood the sensitivity of northern ireland and ireland. they were very happy to talk about the impor