this is kazakhstan.of a new year, another new effort to try to resolve the syrian crisis. and we have come to the foreign ministry here to meet the deputy foreign minister, roman vasilenko, to find out why it should be the capital of kazakhstan, astana, as they call it here, that should be hosting this new round of talks. why do you want to be hosting such a difficult round of negotiations? well, astana was chosen as a platform to host these talks because kazakhstan is objective and neutral, and kazakhstan has built very good relations with all nations. we have very friendly ties with russia, turkey, iran, the european union and the united states. and, over the 25 years of its independence, kazakhstan has truly built a reputation as an honest broker in international diplomacy, across issues such as the iran nuclear talks or the crisis in ukraine. and just last year our president, nursultan nazarbayev, played a key role in helping russia and turkey mend the rift in their relations. and it wouldn't be a st

sarah: so is there any hope for these peace talks that were due to be held soon in kazakhstan?, the peacery honest talks that were being held in kazakhstan so far including orosition more between -- between the two brackets, opposition basically embraced by the regime, one that does not really represent the military groups on the ground, which come in other words, means that even if they agree to something in kazakhstan, it is not going to stop the war. it is not going to end the bloodshed in syria. so far, the military opposition groups who are in syria have suspended the participation and the kazakhstan negotiations because they have not seen the cease-fire being respected by the government side. until we really see a complete cease-fire, complete cessation of hostilities, as they call it in other terms -- unless we see that, i don't think military groups will agree to go to kazakhstan for peace talks. the war in this case will continue. sarah: government forces have recaptured aleppo and some rebel groups did agree to a truce following that the moment. has the tide in the sy

whether there should be weapons in kazakhstan. perhaps give them the courage to say let's take this relationship with the americans out for a spin and see what happens. they contacted bill and andy. in 1993, it took until january 1994 for ash carter to say, i want that uranium out in 30 days. 10 months later, it was out. but it was only out, because of the level of the interagency cooperation that was probably unprecedented, because we had not only the funding but the thinking. it allowed us to contemplate different solutions. cooperatively removing that uranium from kazakhstan that could not protect it given the resources at the time. they do not want to lose control of it. the gift that kept on giving. sapphire led to the joint cooperative project to dismantle a biological weapons facility. that project lead them to say, can you keep doing this? preemptive acquisition kind of stuff? the answer was yes, and, every year for the next several years, there were one or two preemptive acquisitions. some of which became public. many of

. -- kazakhstan. russia, the operation of the isp ecp in each case, we found the authority in the law that we needed to get those jobs done. is anly, nunn-lugar exercise in international cooperation, it has also been an example of an interagency cooperation in the u.s.. ,hatever i was able to do whatever we were able to do dependent on the cooperation and mentorship as a negotiator of my state jim and the department. the blessing of jim who came to our office from the controller's office in d.o.d. and knew how to work the budget. also jack, i see you here, who is our assigned legal counsel from this dot office of general counsel. end, always found a way to make it happen. there were so many other colleagues from other dod offices and agencies within the u.s. government. it was a great example of transcending the division that exist between agents. i would like to tell a story, because it illustrates the extraordinary cooperation we had in the former soviet union. and how it often depended on one coura

that building with leadership from kazakhstan has been safely destroyed. looking forward on bio and i was involved in the ebola response at the tail end of my government career. i think there is a lot of opportunity for cooperation. one of the best obama administration initiatives that most of you have not heard of is called the global health security agenda. we now have over 77 countries and international organizations involved in that effort not to destroy or to eliminate but to build capacity to detect, to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease outbreaks the matter what their cause, whether it is a terrorist attack or a national occurrence -- natural occurrence like ebola. that is an area the g7 and g 20 are heavily invested in. russian station is invested -- russian participation is invested. that is the bright area for potential partnership with russia globally. back, we are giving ourselves to take credit largely for what it did not happen. for the contact history -- for the catastrophe that did not happen. i am thankful for the vision th

let's go to what is happening in kazakhstan. representatives of syria's armed rebel groups have led the opposition side at the negotiating table. jihadist groups such as the islamic state group and the al nusra front are not in attendance. the talks are in astana. they're brokered by turkey, which supports the rebels, and iran and russia, which back the syrian government. the russian foreign minister said last week he hoped the new administration of president donald trump would send a middle east expert to the talks. the us state department declined to do that — but the us ambassador to kazakhstan is in attendance. lyse doucet is at the talks and sent us this. in the opening ceremony rebel commanders, syrian generals, sat together in public for the first time. nobody walked out. but here on in it gets harder so what can be achieved, at the opening ceremony the first to speak was the hosts of these proceedings, the kazakhstan minister. we must admit that the bloodshed that continues to persist in syria for approximately six yea r

but first we go to kazakhstan, home to the saiga antelopes. recently, the species was nearly wiped out. we went to find out why. it's been a year since news emerged of the agonizing deaths suffered by hundreds of thousands of saiga antelopes in the kazakhstan steppes. the cause -- an aggressive bacteria. that much was clear. but why was the damage so extensive? a group of researchers are determined to find out, and our reporter inga sieg and her cameraman axel warnstedt joined them on their quest. but it's difficult to locate the few remaining animals. the antyn dala steppe is vast, and on top of that, saiga antelopes are very shy animals. inga: these researchers have been on the go for days, looking for saigas across the vast grasslands of the kazakh steppe. steffen: the greatest challenge is finding the animals, because their population is now much smaller and we don't know exactly where they are. we sighted them when we took a count two weeks ago, but afterwards they went elsewhere and no one has seen them since then. the territory is just

there will not be a kazakhstan "factor." eric, thank you."the factor" moves along this evening, bernie goldberg says there is a trump derangement syndrome sweeping the country. he'll explain. "watters' world," the snack addition. >> you had a philly cheese steak and those fries smothered with that stuff? >> yeah, it's my cheat day today, so... >> that's a big day. i have a feeling every day is your cheat day. >> bill: stay tuned for those reports. then the chronic, widespread pain drained my energy. my doctor said moving more helps ease fibromyalgia pain. he also prescribed lyrica. fibromyalgia is thought to be the result of overactive nerves. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. for some, lyrica can significantly relieve fibromyalgia pain and improve function, so i feel better. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain wit

in kazakhstan. >>> meanwhile, mr. trump's comments on nato and the european union have foreign leaders on edge. the president-elect trump called it obsolete. the german foreign minister said the comments caused astonishment. and secretary of state john kerry said it was inappropriate for mr. trump to interfere in german politics. the president-elect called chancellor merkel's refugee policy a catastrophic mistake. >>> four days before he's sworn in as president of the united states, donald trump's comments are cause dismay in the african-american unit, causing lawmakers to boycott his inauguration. mr. trump met with the son of dr. martin luther king jr. in the midst of a heating feud between mr. trump and civil rights hero john lewis. hena daniels is here in new york. >> good morning, anne-marie. senate confirmation hearings resume today for more of president-elect donald trump cabinet nominees. this as more than 30 members of congress now say they'll skip trump's inauguration friday amid an ongoing feud between the

host: our correspondent nic conley in kazakhstan on the story for us. thank you very much. here is a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. the world health organization is worried about the potential bird flu pandemic. it says more and more strains have been spreading across asia and europe. the who says some of the strains may be able to spread to humans. there has been heavy snowfall in morocco, which has been experiencing and usually -- unusually cold weather. the weather service is reporting lows down to -11 degrees celsius. chinese authorities have demolished 19 buildings at once using five tons of explosives. look at that. the demolition took place in the city of wuhan in central china. these images were captured using drones. you don't want to get too close to these buildings. the area will now be turned into a business district after the dust is cleared. more than a dozen people have died after tornadoes tore through the southeastern united states. the state of georgia was hardest hit with at least 14 people killed in severe weather su

the headlines: negotiations aimed at ending the conflict in syria are due to get under way in kazakhstan shortly. the talks have the backing of russia, iran and turkey. a special adviser to the gambia's new president, adama barrow, says more than $11 million are missing from the state coffers following the departure of long—time ruler, yahya jammeh. the white house says it's in the early stages of talks to fulfil president trump's controversial pledge to move the us embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. he spoke to the israeli prime minister on sunday night. france's governing socialist party will choose between benoit hamon and manuel valls as its presidential candidate in april, after they came through the first round of a primary contest yesterday. there'll be a run—off next sunday. the news review is after this. nothing wrong with the phones, it was all in the battery — samsung explains the reason why the galaxy note mobile phones caught fire and we re note mobile phones caught fire and were recalled. the uk government to outline the industrial strategy. but with brexit loomi

at astana, in kazakhstan. that's quite an interesting location.sphere of putin and russia. i think that's important. perhaps this is the people involved there saying, "let's take it out of there saying, "let's take it out of the usual rounds of the movers and —— realms of the movers and shakers." this isn't the us or the un. this is completely different. i think the message is coming out — they're think the message is coming out — they‘ re really think the message is coming out — they're really interesting. saudi arabia and qatar are not going to be involved, necessarily, although there's no clear commitment there. i think that points to two things. this is a whole, um, new negotiation. very much different from the un. perhaps that gives it some hope. i have to say, as somebody who watches this closely, my goodness, we need some hope here! they're not looking for a peace deal here, although assad trying to say that — they're looking simply to reinforce this cease—fire or actually get it working, and then get a place from where they then can go to

kazakhstan and from ukraine. inhough he stepped down 1997, his commitment to non- proliferation has been unwavering. as one of the leading authorities on the clear security and verification, his cause is immeasurable, even continuing today. membern executive board at the center for policy studies in russia, a director of the aspect conversion group of companies, and advisor to the senate for energy and support studies. general mattson has offered several publications on nuclear nonproliferation and he added book, security of nuclear arsenals in the russian federation, to his acclaimed roster. his accomplishments have been acknowledged with multiple governmental honors, including the laureate of russian state, the order of the red star, an order for service to the fatherland. today we give tribute to this distinguished leader and the guiding force behind russia's nuclear nonproliferation efforts. we honor his expert sees -- his expertise, we honor his service, we honor his wisdom and conscience, and integrity. we

we are in kazakhstan. there has been a new resolution on how to maintain the current national ceasefire. in its board, we look at allegations from one of uk cycling's biggest stories that this was a sport run by men for men. we will put up some copy cat has come into the bbc newsroom and show this. it concerns the us senate foreign relations committee. there is no copy to show you. what i was going to say was that the south carolina governor, nicky healy, has received approval from the relevant committee to be donald trump's ambassador to the united nations. confirmation in the full senate should follow. nicky healy was overwhelmingly approved. it has to be said it has been a less easy ride for rex tillerson, nominee for secretary of state. all the democrats considering his nomination voted against the appointment. it still went through. let's go live to the state department. for those getting to know nicky healy for the first time, give us an introduction. well, she is the daughter of indian immigrants. s

there will not be a kazakhstan factor.actor" moves along this evening, bernie goldberg says there is no trump derangement syndrome sweeping the country. we will explain. also, "watters' world," the snack addition. >> you had a philly cheese steak and those fries smothered with that stuff? that's a big day. i am feeling every day is your cheat day. >> bill: stay tuned for those reports. lts who are overweight or struggle with obesity lose weight and keep it off. contrave is believed to work on two areas of the brain: your hunger center... (woman) i'm so hungry. (avo) to reduce hunger. and your reward system... (woman) ice cream. french fries. (avo) to help control cravings. across three long-term studies, contrave patients lost approximately 2-4x more weight than with diet and exercise alone. contrave is not for everyone. one ingredient in contrave may increase suicidal thoughts or actions in some children, teens, and young adults within the first few months. other serious side effects include seizures, increase in blood pr

it was a time when armenia and kazakhstan were fighting. there were efforts to get control of the attack leader -- tactical nuclear weapons into engage them. then in 1991, issues like the crime area where right on the surface. just imagine what would have happened if russian and ukrainian -- i should say misunderstanding, took a nuclear demonstration. american involvement with the nunn-lugar program was crucial to prevent such doomsday scenarios. friendly speaking not everyone , -- friendly speaking not , everyone in russia was happy about it. some people thought and still think about the united states was imposing unilateral disarmament on russia and for many people sometimes it was really a humiliating experience since we wanted to be treated as equals and we found ourselves in a situation when russia had no money, no facilities to tackle the problem. with time, people were cooperating with american assistance in the nunn-lugar to respectrn american help and involvement in this program. we have to admit that nunn-lugar is over and our two

the first day of talks between the syrian government and the rebels in kazakhstan has ended with bothme table with a government delegation and didn't walk out. both sides called for the consolidation of a fragile ceasefire. the british prime minister theresa may has again refused to say whether an unarmed trident missile veered off course during a test last year. officials say the system was ‘successfully tested' lastjune, but haven't given more details. the opposition has accused the government of a cover up. now, reporters.

ambassador to kazakhstan. in india, rescue workers today searched for survivors of the country's latest railroad disaster. police say at least 36 passengers died and 50 were injured when nine coaches of a train derailed in southeast india last night. many people today were trapped in the wreckage. the cause of the accident has not been determined. just two months ago, some 150 people died in a derailment in northern india. in an interview with spanish newspaper "el pais" published today, pope francis says it's too early to judge president trump. the pope said, "i think we must wait and see....we will see how he acts, what he does, and then i will have an opinion." the pope also warned against growing xenophobia and populism in europe saying fear and alarm can create conditions for the rise of dictator and he cited nazi germany as an example. francis said: "hitler didn't steal the power, his people voted for him, and then he destroyed his people." following lethal overnight storms, the national weather service

peace negotiations are due to begin next month in kazakhstan which have the backing of russia, iran andow on bbc news, it's time to look forward to 2017 with dateline london. hello, and welcome to dateline london's look ahead to 2017. what a joyful year it's going to be. britain will move calmly towards brexit, the european union will solve all its problems with migration, unemployment and insolvent banks, donald trump will begin a glorious four years as president, the middle east will finally be at peace, and we can all dream. back in the real world, let's hear what our expert panel think. i'm joined by stryker mcguire of bloomberg markets, abdel bari atwan who is a writer and broadcaster on arab affairs, agnes poirier of marianne, and steve richards who is a british political commentator. britain first, to coin a phrase, and we can all predict that article 50 will indeed be invoked by march, beginning the formal process of leaving the european union. but where will brexit, and indeed the eu, be by the end of 2017? with political change in france and italy, and possibly in germany too.

they travelled through russia, kazakhstan and belarus before heading to the channel tunnel.he weather. at this time of the year a place in the sun might hold some appeal. or maybe not. this is the scene from just outside benidorm. and that train journey would have just outside benidorm. and that trainjourney would have been conducted across a pretty cold europe at the moment. some of that cold air has made its way into the south—east. so you get a glorious start the day if frosty. —7 overnight in some places in kent. and about 8 degrees on the other hand across many parts of northern scotla nd hand across many parts of northern scotland thanks to low from the atla ntic scotland thanks to low from the atlantic for the high pressure still dominant, fairly settled but quite a variety. and we keep that team going over the next couple of hours. if you are thinking about the school run or a you are thinking about the school run ora dog you are thinking about the school run or a dog walk, some rain around gci’oss run or a dog walk, some rain around across the northern isles. coming

new efforts to resolve the six—year old conflict in syria are under way in kazakhstan.n convened by russia, turkey and iran rather than the united nations. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in astana in kazahkstan the talks are underway. what has been said so far? you can see the huddles behind me as journalists from around the world surround either the government representatives or the opposite is to representatives when i come out of brief the press. there is huge interest because so much is new. it is the first time syria talks over the last six—year ‘s have been convened here in kazakhstan in russia's backyard. it's the first time they've been sponsored by russia, turkey and iran. it's the first time the rebel commanders who are sitting at the table. the day began with an opening ceremony where again, for the first time, rebel commander sat at the same table in public with syrian military generals. nobody walked out. they listened to their opening statements. that mighty mike is more step but after six years of absolutely devastating war, and all

the first day of talks between the syrian government and the rebels in kazakhstan has ended with both delegation and didn't walk out. both sides called for the consolidation of a fragile ceasefire. now it's time for a look back at the day in parliament.

peace negotiations are due to begin next month in kazakhstan, which have the backing of russia, iran and turkey. london has marked the start of the new year with a spectacular fireworks display on the river thames. tens of thousands of people crowded on to the banks to watch. revellers are expected at times square in new york to join the celebrations in a few hours‘ time. security has been stepped up in major cities around the world. now on our world, a symphony for syria. first broadcast last summer, it's a touching story of four syrian musicians as they prepare for a ground—breaking series of reunion concerts. over ten years ago, a remarkable orchestra played in damascus, performing arabic music at the highest level. but when war broke out in 2011, some of the musicians were forced to flee syria. this is the story of an attempt to bring the orchestra back together for a once—in—a—lifetime tour, in the hope of changing the world's perspective of this nation. since the beginning of the war in syria, an estimated 9 million people have fled their homes in search of a new life. one of t

peace talks to try and end the bloodshed in syria are due to begin on monday in kazakhstan. they've got a bit there on the front page. it still seems unclear which international players will be at those

rebels pulled back russian talks in kazakhstan amid -- as he off with millions pledged a new life in exile. u.s. president donald trump assigns flurry of executive orders on his first business day as president. first though, a tough start to negotiations aimed at ending the nearly six-year-old war in syria. rebels have been meeting with the regime of bashar al-assad. talks sponsored by russia and iran. the rebels are refusing to with the directly regime. they are accused of bombing areas near damascus. happened during a tense first day of negotiations. this is an no doubt ambitious conference. the driving forces russia, supported by turkey and iran. all three regional powers militarily involved. been able to bring representatives at the syrian government and commanders from the rebels. it was a completely impossible task to do. things haven't gone as planned. decided theyups won't meet face-to-face for the first time with representatives from the syrian government. spokesperson,o two key issues they need as stumbling blocks. wants to continue what it started. the second is quite simp

ft looks at how western envoys have been left in the cold as syria peace talks begin in astana, kazakhstan the new power brokers dealing with ending the near six—year long conflict. also in the ft, oil giant bp says the world is facing a long—term oil glut as producers scramble to exploit reserves before fossil fuel demand goes into decline. and finally, could your smart—phone actually help save your life? the times reports that mobile phone cameras are now as good as humans at spotting skin cancer according to scientists. joining us is nina trentmann from the wall streetjournal. i was on google trying to find out what is the equivalent distance of the border of the us from one coast and the other and is 2000 miles. if we we re and the other and is 2000 miles. if we were going to build a wall starting in london

new peace talks on syria kickoff and dan -- in classi kazakhstan. it is now a two-man race for the presidential nominee of france by socialist party. in the runoff, manuel valls will face

ambassador to kazakhstan will attend as an observer.e than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. shery: thank you. we are seeing bonds rally from australia, japan to investors seeking safety. let's get a check of the market action with sophie kamaruddin. sophie: before we check in on that rally and bonds, the nikkei 225 online after the break, dropping over 1% as yen the of dragging on japanese shares, the taiwanese index leading gains in the region, and the shanghai composite up .3%, a day of swings for kospi. bonds, that rally in monday trade gather strength, , theickup in treasuries 10 year yield falling on that. the gains a reflection that concerns over trump economic thes will take time given america first pledge. s&p 500 futures indicating a weaker open, a reversal from the rally on friday. safety buying giving support to gold and the yen. steam,at dollar losing weaker against g-10 peers. falling for a third straight day, they yen adding to friday's advance. headed for then highest close in t

the upcoming talks in kazakhstan for later this month are being planned by t turkey, russia and iran. in brazil, officials say more than 50 people died in an uprising in a prison in the city of manaus. at the time of the riot, the prison held more than 1200 prisoners -- three times its official capacity. brazilian officials claim they have been trying to reduce overcrowding in the country's prisons for years over concerns about uprisings, but convictions for low-level drug offenses continue to increase the number of people incarcerated in brazil. in israel, police questioned prime minister benjamin netanyahu as part of a growing corruption inquiry on monday. officials say the questioning lasted three hours and was conducted at his home. netanyahu is accused of receiving gifts and favors from business executives. new york governor andrew cuomo has commuted the sentence of prisoner judith clark, who drove a getaway car during a 1981 robbery in rockland county that left a security guard and two police officers dead. the robbery was aimed at expropriating money from a brink's armored car

is there still the role for the affairs and should they be in kazakhstan in 2017? >> why not? i have done some looking up why we don't have world affairs and talk to people about the world affairs or disney world takes the place certainly of the midway for instance if they also say you've got the world wide web effectively that functions and globalized communications and gives everybody an opportunity to visit other places and to experience and explore. so in a sense i guess there are many reasons we don't have these events. they are very risky for the business enterprises and for the investors obviously. but it would be great if we did and if buffalo did this again. we have seen such wonderful enterprise and optimism that if it were to do something again, it would be a great opportunity explaining to the country and to the world was buffalo is and what buffalo has become and the resilience of the city which never ceases to impress me. >> if anybody wants to start a petition again. are there any questions anybody would like to ask? >> [inaudible] >> the question was on social

several syrian rebel groups say they've suspended discussions for a planned peace conference in kazakhstany it's because of syrian government ceasefire violations. a british—based monitoring group says syrian warplanes have been carrying out more aid raids on districts near damascus. let's go live now to beirut and our correspondent lina sinjab. lina is monitoring events in syria. so, what is the significance of this latest development, as far as any hopes of peace go? well, the good point is that they haven't suspended the ceasefire, all of it, but they said they are not going to further talk about the preparation for peace talks. so this is a sign and a room for manoeuvre with the russians to pressure the syrian government to abide by this deal, that they said, the russians, that they are going to guarantee the military commitment by the syrian government, which, of course, we have seen over the past few days that they have violated on several occasions. 0n few days that they have violated on several occasions. on saturday, the rebels issued them an ultimatum to russia, saying that they

kazakhstan, as a peace—loving state and a nonpermanent member of the united nations security councilofficer was shot in belfast last night. the officer is in a stable condition after being hit twice in the arm when a number of shots were fired from a car on the crumlin road in the north of the city. the northern ireland secretaryjames brokenshire has called the attack sickening. this incident underlines the risks that they take. and equally the nature of some of the challenges we continue to see in northern ireland, where people will use violence to achieve their twisted — or seek to achieve or advance some ends. that has no place in northern ireland at all. it is political engagement in the peace process that we stand absolutely behind. at least 18 people have been killed after powerful storms ripped through the south eastern united states. authorities say hardest hit was georgia, where 14 people died. a tornado also swept through southern mississippi, killing four and injuring 20 people. more fierce storms — including tornadoes — are being forecast for southern georgia, as well as

knew the nitty-gritty of the problems , who were with us on our trips to russia, ukraine, belarus, kazakhstan, and other countries. so, it is a real privilege to be you, soay with all of many who have played such an important role in russia and the program ands in the all that followed. specifically, it is my privilege to recognize bill perry. i will start by saying william perry's extraordinary career began in 1947 when he joined the army corps of engineers at the age of 18 to then he moved on to the army occupation in japan. his efforts in the reserve officer training corps earned him the rank of second lieutenant. after his time in the army, the secretary perry became one of the original silicon valley pioneers, further broadening his knowledge of technology. mathematician, his original specialization in digital and reconnaissance systems caught the attention of u.s. government officials who sought his counsel most important leader and during the cuban missile crisis. in subsequent years, he applied his expertise to business and entrepreneurial initiatives. by 1977 as the undersecretary of

new peace talks on syria kickoff and dan -- in classi kazakhstan. it is now a two-man race for the presidential nominee of france by socialist party. in the runoff, manuel valls will face former education minister then why hammon, the man who has been dubbed the french bernie sanders. an aide to the former leader of gambia says he stole $11 million in his last moments in power. talks about what -- thethe smart phone galaxy smartphone to catch fire. drone bordering, coming up. but first, our top story live from paris. genie: new peace talks on siri are on in the capital of cassocks dan cosan expand -- it comes a month after the syrian regime recaptured rebel areas of aleppo. that was the biggest victory for forces loyal to bashar al-assad since the war began nearly six years ago. dheepthika laurent reports. dheepthika: they have managed to get syrian rebels and the bashar al-assad representatives in the same room, but there will be no high-stakes talks in the capital of astana. turkey backs syrian opposition, while russia and iran back bashar al-assa

lavrov invited the incoming trump administration to attend the upcoming syrian peace talks in kazakhstanthe german foreign minister said the comments caused ago ton initialment. and secretary of state john kerry said it was inappropriate for mr. trump to interfere in german politics. the president-elect called chancellor merkel's refugee project a mistake. and causing lawmakers to boycott his inauguration. mr. trump met with the son of dr. martin luther king jr. in the midst of a heating feud between mr. trump and civil rights hero john lewis. hena daniels is here in new york. hena, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. senate confirmation hearings resume today for more of president-elect donald trump cabinet nominees. this as more than 30 members of congress now say they'll skip trump's inauguration friday amid an ongoing feud between the president-elect and democratic congressman tom moore. >> reporter: just days before the inauguration president-elect donald trump rift with john lewis is far from resolved. >> to describe donald trump as our president -- we would welcome that as w

the venue is different, we are here in kazakhstan., turkey and iran for the first time. and for the first time, it is the man who control the guns of the opposition groups who are going to be at the ta bles groups who are going to be at the tables inside this venue. not the political representatives of the syrian opposition. this is a new way to try to deal with the old problems will stop we are roadie healing that the old animosities, the old obstacles the old animosities, the old o bsta cles — — the old animosities, the old obstacles —— we are already hearing. the old obstacles are rearing their heads. because the government, backed by russia and iran, are now dominating the field, it is going to have an impact on the talks as well. police say one man has been arrested after an officer was shot in belfast last night. the officer is in a stable condition after being hit twice in the arm when a number of shots were fired from a car on the crumlin road in the north of the city. the northern ireland secretary james brokenshire said the

but ambassador to kazakhstan will be an observer at the talks organized by russia and turkey.hey're bringing together delegates from the government of bashar al assad and representatives from rebel groups. >>> the work truly begins for u.s. president donald trump. the coming days include meetings with at least one foreign leader, and with top u.s. lawmakers. >> president trump starting his first full week as president with a full list of items on his desk. he is going to potentially look at executive actions, executive orders ranging from immigration to trade to other matters. he is also keeping a close eye on capitol hill where he is going to try to start enacting his agenda and keep an eye on the confirmation hearing. but tonight at the white house, he is going to invite over speaker paul ryan, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and other republican leaders of congress to start building those relationships and start talking about how indeed he will try and repeal and replace health care and other matters like tax reform and other things. he is trying to build these relat

and even kazakhstan. below japan are india, saudi arabia and last of all, yemen.hilst women make up 40% of the japanese workforce, they hold a mere 9% of all management positions. but change is in the air. the government wants large companies to increase the number of women in leadership positions to 15% by 2020. is this really doable? sayaka osakabe wanted a child and a career, something unusual in japanese society. she doesn't want to have to choose one over the other, unlike 2/3 of japanese women who give up their career aspirations with their first child. after a miscarriage, sayaka became pregnant again. but there were complications with the pregnancy and the teacher wanted to take her doctor's advice and stay home for a week. >> then my supervisor came here and sat right next to me. he said that i should resign. >> he accused her of being greedy because she didn't want to resign. instead of support, she was criticised for four hours. the next day, she dragged herself to work from 9:00 a.m. till midnight. two weeks later, she had another miscarriage. the 38-y

but first we go to kazakhstan, home to the saiga antelopes.ently, the species was nearly wiped out. we went to find out why. it's been a year since news emerged of the agonizing deaths suffered by hundreds of thousands of saiga antel i