it is all about that wake and heathrow. -- gatwick and heathrow. memo very much about heathrow.to the man at the center of this conversation. he is howard davies. he just wrapped up a press conference. good morning. the overwhelming consensus is that you have given a big green light to heathrow's expansion. >> i don't know why you have that view because there are three options which are of equal weight in our report. one of the misuari second runway -- one of them is a second runway at gatwick. more than all the growth in the last decade has come in a low- cost carriers and they are interested airports outside heathrow. one of the big uncertainties and how demand will develop in the future. to be more hub tied or will it be more low-cost carriers? those are the questions we are going to be wrestling with the next few months. >> they expect the isle of grain option to be back on the short list, is that a realistic expectation? >> that is not with the report says -- what the report says. we will do studies and decide if it is on the short list. i would like to be responsible for d

one is in the south and one in heathrow. wants, it is that of the shortlisted. it will be reinvestigate it. what ever happens is politically charged. >> it will have impact on travelers across the world. you are watching dixons. >> is a big retailer. electrical retailer. number one here. number two in europe. they have had their first pretax profits in almost five years. the strategy of turning around helps when the competitors go out of business. the goto destination for shopping. you are probably the only destination for real shopping. their numbers should be taken quite well by the markets. a few other bits of data as well. a will look at that in second. what does the rew watching? >> a german confidence and data. u.k. inflation data. inflation isat headed go back to the target which the bank of england set which is 2%. it is nothing like that if you drive your car. the utility bills and inflation is deeply entrenched and tied into the prices. to extend, we are immune. a volatility is rising. the tapering which could, ron the meeting which begins today. and t

the future of flight for heathrow. the airport commission will release a new expansion shortlist this morning. we will speak to the chairman about how the plan will take off. ukrainian president heads to moscow. he will meet with president putin to get a bailout. gripped his country is by the biggest demonstrations in almost a decade. >> hello, welcome to "countdown." i am mark barton. >> i am anna edwards. bloomberg reporters are standing by across the world to deliver the stories that drive your day. european finance ministers meet in brussels. we will look at the future of flight for london. caroline hyde has more on the u.k. airport expansion program. >> ukraine president is heading to russia for a bailout. an unlikely combination. by oneark chain backed of china's richest man. ipo. manus cranny is looking at the u.k. biggest consumer electronics retailer. >> the big interviews coming up. all a bloomberg television this morning. a new development in the debate over extending airport capacity and the u.k. list ofout

seized over the last year. >> from west and central africa, primarily trafficked via the hubs at heathrow and back to hong kong. we pick up between five to 15 kilos of ivory. the heartbreaking thing quite clearly it's new ivory from recently slaughtered elephants. >> reporter: this year the uk border forces confiscated more illegal items than ever. some 2.5 million individual pieces were seized in the past 12 months. that's a tenfold increase on the previous year where just 248,000 were impounded. the illegal trade in wildlife is thought to be worth 12 billion pounds every year. >> it's a frightening figure, and the impact on the species which are being taken out of these countries is just -- it's huge. in our lifetime we could genuinely see three of africa's iconic species, the elephant, the rhino and the lion disappear from our planet. >> charities say that can't be allowed to happen. and unless we do more to protect endangered species, this may be the only place we can see them in the few your. >>> join us tomorrow on air and online. the lessons banks can learn about serving the poor.

we have more now from heathrow. >> reporter: more than 200 flights have been canceled at heathrow airportlone but the technical glitch at the air traffic control center has been affecting many more airports. most of the airports in southern united kingdom, the air traffic control usually looks an after 5,000 flights a day. potentially that many flights could be effected even though it is still running at 80% capacity. the problem was trying to switch from nighttime operations to daytime operations. during the night it will combine air space because it does not have any flights coming through, but during the day they have surprised air traffic. they say they have identified the glitch, and they're working to fix it, but they can't say how long that may take. meanwhile, airlines are advising people to check in to find out about delays or cancellations of what could be a very long wait. >> greece's parliament is preparing it's budget for next year. trade unions are gathering outside of parliament in athens. they say the spending cuts in athens wino carrierringringno c0 >> many facing today's

. >> more than 200 flights have been canceled here at heathrow airport, but the technical glitch is effecting mea many moe airports. so potentially that many flights could be effected but it is still running at 80% capacity. the problem was trying to switch from nighttime operations to daytime operations. the air traffic control officer said during the night it combine air space because it doesn't have as many flights coming through, but during the day they increase in air traffic. they have identified the glitch, and they're working to fix it. meanwhile, airlines are advising people to check in before they head to the airport t to avoid what could be a very long wait at the departure gate. >> meteorologist: well, it was a quiet day across much of the country. our latest frontal boundary has crossed the country. down in texas where we had eyese yesterday interest is a system bringing snow, rain to california. we're looking at rain across los angeles today. you can see the spi system is spinning in the atmosphere and producing quite a bit of snow across portions of utah. if you're traveling lo

world's fourth largest airport in terms of passenger numbers after atlanta, beijing, and london's heathrow. it will be able to handle up to 1,200 flights a day. that's an increase of over 50% over three years. air traffic controllers are being trained to cope with a 15% increase in flights to prepare for the expected rise in aviation traffic. they are being shown how to cope with unexpected situations, such as heavy snowfall or a plane stuck on a runway. they are also learning how to stay calm when communicating with pilots. >> translator: safety is our priority. we'll be ready to carry out our duties as professionals. >> ahead of the 2020 tokyo olympics, the transport ministry is considering a further increase in flight capacity at haneda international airport. >>> muslim fashion is growing into a big business in indonesia. this mix of traditional and modern styles appeals to the country's rising middle class, as well as to muslim fash knee stas around the world. nhk world reports. >> reporter: muslim fashions stole the show this year at the second annual indonesia fashion week, or ifw, i

an unavoidable heathrow. whatever mode. so what motivated me in mind this time of which i have less and less. i like to ride my motorcycle. but of course i also like to spend time with my gratitude to my grandson and then i get some women to cycle ride around on the roads. he says. then as one of the few nations in the middle east well port is still easily expects the bulk of the population is growing while everyday on quantities of four secede from the country's system of aiding and leaking pipes lebanese authorities at the time to make people more aware of how precious this puzzles me is that one. my son that acid and is made of real difference is how. it was a blow when no water meters are bred in hand idea he can quickly lead to heated debates the neighborhood in a lebanese city of seed on is a pilot project area. normally in lebanon people pay a flat rate for water the equivalent of one hundred euros per household annually. but ever since water meters and precise bills were introduced in handy on those costs of risen d

there are also delays at heathrow. rail services have also been disrupted. at least three people have been killed from the severe weather so far. >> president obama has extended the deadline to sign up for health insurance. today was supposed to be the last day to sign up for coverage in the new year. when thousands of people rushed the site, the government pushed back the deadline to midnight to give them all access. andnd twitter's cofounder chairman has been elected to walt disney's board of directors. he will stand with the other directors at a meeting in march. disney says the company hopes to reach more people through new technologies and new platforms. >> as we head into break, the backstreet boys made it big in the 1990s with songs like "everybody." now they are making big changes to how they are managed. he will tell you about a new trend sweeping the music industry. ♪ >> welcome back to "the pulse." we are live on bloomberg tv, streaming on bloomberg.com, your tablet, phone, and any windows phone as well. the bank of japan has left deflation off it

news updates footage and for the girls from kiev can be found right now on a website auntie cocoa heathrow said no going to get up to speed with how these protests started and escalated into the current situation. this week's order to match the difference is exposed by the historic deal between six will post in the role on that but its atomic ambitions. and in general cautious optimism holds on capitol hill is really hard liners and disgruntled shrinks in the gulf states and to some others who are angry unseeded to be and who battles the white house faces to make this agreement stake today that diplomacy open up a new path toward a world that is more secure. and flying in the face of president obama. what was needed. geneva. let's talk this over with. so the store instead. you will. it's in an environment where israel as well as the u s lawmakers don't think that iraq should develop nuclear technology at all. the obama administration actually engage in diplomatic acrobatics to both acknowledge he runs right to peaceful nuclear energy and not acknowledge it at the same time. we approach the

news updates footage and for the girls from kiev can be found right now on a website auntie cocoa heathrow said no going to get up to speed with how these protests started and escalated into the current situation. this week's order to match the difference is exposed by the historic deal between six will post in the role on that but its atomic ambitions. and in general cautious optimism holds on capitol hill is really hard liners and disgruntled shrinks in the gulf states and to some others who are angry unseeded to be and who battles the white house faces to make this agreement stake today that diplomacy open up a new path toward a world that is more secure. and flying in the face of president obama. what was needed. geneva. let's talk this over with. so the store instead. you will. it's in an environment where israel as well as the u s lawmakers don't think that iraq should develop nuclear technology at all. the obama administration actually engage in diplomatic acrobatics to both acknowledge he runs right to peaceful nuclear energy and not acknowledge it at the same time. we approach the

imagine two times more traffic from heathrow.is the aircraft for the future. >> how to change the perfection of that playing? can you take it into united states? to see a big push from you selling that aircraft into the united states. are we going to see that aircraft having a story in the united states? -- >> this isnto the point. we have about 300 aircraft ordered. we have still 150 to be delivered. exists for the a3 80. you're right. ,hen aircraft are restructuring they're not looking for growth. the a3 80 is the year -- they are now looking for growth. the a3 80 is the aircraft for growth. already, butlane it looks like it is ready to be stretched. if tim clark asks you to stretch it, would you, could you, has he? i wonder what the size of this could look like in the future. sure around 2030 we will stretch the 380. in the meantime its focus on the aircraft which is available. let's try to have optimized cabins and optimize layouts and then i am sure that we will convince not only emirates but many other airlines that this is

we know that at the reception he would jump out at heathrow was considered a potential member. the only reason it is excluded. the slavic tribes reputation the best job out of the fact is considered the organize a . there are even reports that our american colleagues eat with the summit fronts representatives trying to get them to join the free syrian up the reason we respond to the scene for tourists want russia to be helping out in the situation on the other he says that russia wants to have a say in the way the operations of the week and that's a kind of equal footing that they want to be a rush east of the five ukraine is another major issue i guess the cat multiple percent then the four s and another of the key here there are a lot of warnings from the other foreign minister says he's going to get an earful from that the eu partners about the rush of meddling in the dup are said to you for all that said when the prophet did say that pointed out to the behavior of that the european partners set and this is what we have to say you shouldn't use these books do you. you all fo

leaks journalist glenn greenwald was detained at london's heathrow airport and questioned for nine hours because he had some of snowden's documents in his possession then the guardian newspaper in august revealed the men in black suits that entered their offices telling them to destroy hard drives containing classified files or else that g c h q raid took place in july according to the newspaper but by then it was too little too late the publications outed her and chief said there are many copies of these documents in other parts of the world or syria for correspondence but on top of this story let's cross to her she's in london she's been following it closely so either a happy new year to you very shortly thank you for being with us tonight to see you as always snowden certainly put his name on them are a lot of other information too putting it mildly. absolutely well for worse or for better twenty thirteen certainly been a year that demanded our attention and the snowden revelations arguably the biggest security leak in u.s. history and the impact of that really cuts governments and co

. >> reporter: more than 200 flights have been canceled at heathrow alone, but it's effects many moreirports. most of the airports in southern united kingdom, the air traffic control center usually looks after 5,000 flights a day. potentially that many flights could be effected. it is still running at 80% capacity. the problem was switching from nighttime operations to daytime operations. the air traffic control said during night they will combine air space because they don't have any mea many flights coming through. meanwhile, airlines are advising people to check in before they head out to the airport to find out possible delays or cancellations to avoid potentially a very long wait at the departure gate. >> that is it for me and the rest of the team in europe. now lack to lauren in doha. >> thank you. now back to thailand's political ruling. they return with treat system stationdefunk partythat was ban. now backed by that party's success susser. >> to be back pass a member of the party makes me feel that we have our political rights back. i haven't planned my furor expect to receiv

the future of flight for heathrow. commission will release a new expansion shortlist this morning. we will speak to the chairman about how the plan will take off. ukrainian president heads to moscow. he will meet with president putin to get a bailout. gripped his country is by the biggest demonstrations in almost a decade.

officials at heathrow in london say they hope they'll have that problem fixed by tonight. >>> from southa to the rest of the world, people are still mourning the death of and celebrating the life of nelson mandela. mandela championed the cause of freedom for all people in his native land of south africa as well as the rest of the world. recently before his death i had the honor of meeting with some of mandela's closest family members. in today's beyond the dream, they reflect on their father's legacy of goodness and forgiveness. >> i think my father preached in the manner of speaking the gospel about peace and reconciliation. my father has always believed that you can overcome anything through peace and reconciliation. and i think that's a great leader. >> this is one of nelson mandela's daughters. she currently serves as south africa's ambassador to argentina. i recently met with her and her two daughters to discuss her father's legacy and how they're so grateful to have enjoyed his leadership as a dad, a granddad and father to the nation of south africa. >> i wish i could have spent mo

. >> with the crowd still in a tissy over the feat -- audrey -- heathrow prepares to take her spot atopd that's when audrey brings her back down to earth. audrey won the first heat just before heather. beating her time by slightly more than one-tenth of a second. but she didn't fall down. she's like, um, i actually won. sorry. had to scoot on over to take second there. it was a funny thing that i was just on cloud nine and thought i won everything, and then it took someone to say, hey, move over. >> heather's second place overall finish in the 600 meters adds a crucial eight points to minnesota's team total. >> eight points was exactly the margin of our victory for the team that day. it was kind of a happy coincidence fa if i hadn't gotten up and finished the race we would have lost or tied. >> heather graduates for the university of minnesota in december 2009, but coach wilson will never forget heather's golden moment. >> she's got the heart of a lion. we may never see that again ever in our lives, something of that nature. >> coming up, speedboaters make a hard left and then exit stag

that has arisen in the cake government is conducting in its detention of my partner dave and ran at heathrowrport. we challenge that in court and the response the u.k. government has as they are inducting -- conducting an investigation under terrorism law under him and laura poitras and myself and anyone at "the guardian" in the reporting of these stories and the means everyone implicated in the reporting of the story, which has caused a global debate around the world and worldwide reform, is now a suspect in a terrorism investigation. that is how radical and extreme the u.k. government working in partnership with the u.s. government has become in every we are spoken to says you should not yourself at risk. as a british citizen, she is to not return to the u.k. for the crime of working in a journalistic capacity to bring the stories to the world. and of all the criminals or criminality we have exposed in this case, i think the most egregious is the attempt by the u.s. in the u.k. government to turn journalism not only to a and espionage, but into actual terrorism. it is a real menace to a fr

imagine two times more traffic from heathrow. . a record snowstorm in the middle east. it was snowing in cairo for the first time in more than a century. neard three feet jerusalem, bringing traffic to a standstill. >> i want to talk about your hair for the next two hours because it is so kooky. in --s at the fee suite see suite at qualcomm. this morning, steve mollenkopf gets promoted to ceo. two people who know. west johnson is a bloomberg editor at large. morningial guest this is steve miller, chairman of , andformer ceo of delphi in his free time, he sits on the boards of united airlines and symantec. extraordinaryan 24 hours. >> someone e-mailed me describing this as a coincidence. if you think things are connected, you can understand the world a lot better. i think what we are seeing here is the ball, board saying, hell no, you will not go. you are staying. used to walk the streets of berkeley saying that. you have seen the situations play out before. if you are paul jacobs and you hear that steve mollenkopf might be going to microsoft, what would you do? >> i wou

from the airport in london, heathrow, she tweeted this. i just want to say this is bizarre. think it's offensive. i don't know what it means. going to after fri kampt hope i don't get aids. just kidding. i'm white. again, i read it 15 times. i have no clue what that means. there she is right there. she got fired for it before she landed. >> is it racist, is it against afrikaans. what is this? the issue with it is she stwetwd this out. she only had 174 followers. while she was in the air somehow this whole at this timer fire began. she gets off the plane and she is fired because everybody's so upset about it. she's just -- she's kind of a nobody really and yet somehow she gets fired for this? how far does this go? >> it goes very far. what happened, she was in the air. someone saw the tweet. it was a website and they actually tweeted that out to all of their followers. as a result of that so many people saw it before she even hit the ground. the results, of course, are that she was fired for it. what appears to be a very insensitive remark, but the bottom line is what should

and you know whether it's heathrow, shanghai, some of the gateways in the united states, these are basicallych planes pull up and consumers are shopping big time when they're in transit there. there's large, large transactions going on, individual transactions and millions of people going through. and it's a really big business and it's growing rapidly. >> how big of a part of your business is it? >> it's -- retail, it's well over $1 billion. >> wow. >> can i be honest with you? i go through airports all the time. i look at all this stuff. and i think to myself, it'd be nice to buy something. but then i think i can carry it. >> the north american consumer does not have the same compunction to buy in travel retail the way nonnorth americans do. the highest sales tax we experience is 8.25%. the v.a.t. equivalent in europe averages almost 20%. >> they're getting bargains. >> there's a huge difference in the pricing just on those areas alone. then you have some other basic pricing differences in other markets which make it a much more compelling value proposition for that consumer. >> you've bee

london's heathrow airport has an e-cigarette lounge.he days of yore. what would you say to that? >> if a business owner wants to say we want to ban e-cigs, i don't fight that. but if someone wants to have adult consumers use the product and if the city without any science is going to take away that right, i think that's what's faulty. the important thing is we want to work with them on this issue. this isn't us being obstinate trying to be difficult. we want to take it out of the hands of the kids, we don't want it to be flavored. by their own admission, there's no science behind this regulation. >> just leave us with one stat. if there was one statistic on how much your business has grown this year, what would you put out? >> we have more than tripled our business, we're the second largest company in the u.s. the u.s. e-cigarette business this year will do $1.7 billion. i come from a tobacco company. i think it's the most exciting thing that's happened. the margins are better and the growth is better. >> miguel martin from logic techno

the plane was diverted to heathrow.hen it ended up landing in gatlik in london. you can imagine being on that flight? >> i really don't like flying even when it's normal, so, no, i can't. >> especially the second one. you're like, okay, this is not good. >> that is not autopilot. that is a good job on that, definitely. >>> all right. the weather isn't much better here at home. an ice storm has smacked the south central u.s. freezing temperature, ice and snow. >> it's knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people. and the storm is not done. jennifer grey joins us now with more. jennifer, how long is this going to last. that's the question that everybody's asking. >> i know, we get a break today. more is on the way tomorrow. the good news is, though, the places that have already seen the ice and snow, it looks like the next system will be farther to the east. it's not good for folks, say, in d.c., that's where we could see a lot of that snow and ice. okay, here we go. here's the system, it's pushing up to the north

duncan is at heathrow airport this morning.duncan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. not even this london weather could dampen the joy here today as families welcome back veterans from the u.s. and u.k. who trekked 200 miles across the antarctic. cheers and hugs this morning for a hero's return. missing from the add venturous prince harry. after leaving the team, he returned to london alone. last spotted out shopping in south africa still sporting his own personal souvenir. that bright, bushy beard. >> i think we all turn around and look and see him there and say is that really prince harry? but he was harry and a teammate and great fun to be with. he applied himself well. >> reporter: it wasn't just royalty joining the veterans, it was actors too. pulling heavy sleighs they travelled across antarctica in freezing temperatures. three of the team members suffered frostbite. this was a chance to show that life changing is injuries can be overcome. she was injured in baghdad. >> for me, it has given me a boost kno