we have seen some allies really making progress, for instance, poland and lithuania.ivides nato allies, and nato is not an energy institution, so we don't make decisions on concrete projects like that. the most important thing is that we see that allies are tenning up, and germ -- stepping up, and germany's part of that. germany leads one of our -- [inaudible] in lithuania, and germany's also increasing defense spending as a response to the more demanding security environment that surrounds us. maria: secretary, let me move on to china as this, of course, has become more important in terms of the agenda of nato. secretary pompeo just back recently from europe talking about the china threat, in particular huawei where many nations there, including poland, have the huawei infrastructure which has been said to be really an espionage platform for the chinese government. what are your thoughts on the threat of the rising china situation? >> china is a rising power with a growing economy investing heavily in capabilities, and we're also seeing that china's coming closer to

a strip of russian territory between poland and lithuania. the missiles range extends almost to berlin . in june twenty eighth nato held a training exercise in the baltic states and poland nineteen nato states and partners including friends took part. from a military standpoint it would be extremely difficult if not impossible to defend the baltic states against a russian attack involving armored divisions and tens of thousands of troops it is the one. german soldiers also took part in. nato exercise. here read units defend themselves against an attack by blue units. the. strategically better to wait than to fire blindly and give away your position. but it's fun to show man finds we engage the enemy infantry and took out quite a few of them from his own i redeployed my men in a stream bed which is a good defensive position in the snow. right now we're waiting for the next enemy attack. which they are probably preparing right now to find as good of an officer as a doctor in north korean unit. germany is leading a nato force in lithuania that i

give me nasty that just lives in vilnius the capital of lithuania he doesn't need a car design he just uses the traffic. it pinpoints his location and supplies him with information on the most convenient public transport services available nearby complete with timetables and connections he can also use the app for a bicycle and car sharing schemes and he can pay for all the services via the app to. declare to us uses his app every day. yeah i think many people are using trust in the us not just in general and it's especially popular amongst younger generation. the app was developed by a local startup the team programmed a map that compiles and centrally coordinates data. all of vilnius is transport services including taxis. it's free for users. companies like google maps also use the technology. that's where the startup makes most of its money. it's now available in thirty cities worldwide from istanbul to jakarta to sao paulo the reason to go there was to solve their problems and those when i guess it is because we knew that transportation is some predictable on reliable it's even har

latvia, poland, lithuania and romania.he 2% benchmark is required either by national law or political agreement. and these are the countries where the spending is not as it should be. 19 members of nato have a ways to go. for example, germany and canada. last-place luxembourg has committed just 0.55% of its budget to defense. defense spending levels have been a major bone of contention for the u.s. president ever since he took office, straining ties with nato, especially now as the alliance marks 70 years since its founding. >> i am going to tell nato, you have to start paying your bills. reporter: rarely has a u.s. president had such an antagonistic relationship p nat. trump's s criticism m of the alliance began on the campaign traiail as he vowed to put amema firs by the timime he took office, he had condemned nato as obsolete. >> many countries are not paying their fair share. that means we are protecting them and they are getting all sorts of military protection and other things, and they are ripping off the united sta

or more another four countries are close to that let's see if we can pull that up in left poland lithuania and romania the two percent benchmark is required either by national law or political agreement the if you see right here and these are the countries where the spinny is not as it should be we're talking about nineteen members of nato that they have a ways to go for example germany and canada defense spending there's less than one point two five percent last place luxembourg has committed you see right there just zero point five five percent of its budget to defense staff and spending levels they have been a major bone of contention for the u.s. president ever since he took office straining times with nato especially now as the alliance marks seventy years since its founding. you get is rarely has a u.s. president had such an antagonistic relationship with nato trumps criticism of the n.i. and span on the campaign trail as he vowed to put america first by the time he took office he condemns nato as opes elite. many countries are not paying their fair share that means we are protecting

kind of on a lot of like immigrants and the problem is probably a difficult thing henrietta is from lithuania a mother and manager on the local high streets she thinks it doesn't matter where you come from as long as you integrate and get along with people if you integrate in the community it's your work you pay your taxes you try to get along with the others i think there shouldn't be any problems because we are people of the world we've all thought we belong to each other we should help each other and so i don't like my. there is that it appears the locals here in boston ready to take back in mass trite unnecessary r.t. boston. the prime minister of the break we're balkan state of kosovo is similarly pledged total loyalty to the united states to an official visit to detroit. oppositions a similar to what the u.s. stands for and those on the ground know it's i am an american soldier on the ground or the calls from promise or also told the media that washington must support kosovo in order to push back against russian influence in the balkans he's a staunch supporter of the us and nato and in

the money has been moved via malta cyprus estonia latvia and lithuania in the biggest money laundering case two hundred thirty billion dollars was transferred through the dansko bank's estonian branch between two thousand and seven and twenty fifteen where did that money go into london's property market britain's offshore tax havens villas in the south of france and spain as the investigation has continued its strong in banks across europe now having failed to stem the money laundering europe has another dilemma how does it respond to viktor or bonds decision to allow moscow to move its development bank to budapest while the bank is in its infancy and hungry has a minority stake it has no say in the way the bank is run it would effectively have diplomatic immunity so regulators would not be able to monitor it. well joining me via skype from bratislava in slovakia is judea score the economics professor at the central european university in budapest thanks very much for being with us so why does viktor orbán want this bank in his country that it's. basically here this question of is it g

close by in lots via poland lithuania and romania the two percent benchmark is required either by national law or by a political agreement the other nineteen members however well they have quite a ways to go for example germany and croatia they've their spin on defense less then you see right there at less than two percent last places like simberg has committed just zero point five five percent of its budget on defense spending levels have been a major bone of contention for the us president ever since he took office straining ties with nato and the alliance marks seventy years since its founding. you got to think of bill's rarely has a u.s. president had such an antagonistic relationship with nato trumps criticism of the n.i. and span on the campaign trail as he had to put america first by the time he took office he condemns nato as opes elite many countries are not paying their fair share that means we are protecting them and they're getting all sorts of military protection and other things and they're ripping off the united states and they're ripping you off i don't care i don't want to

the money has been moved via malta cyprus estonia latvia and lithuania in the biggest money laundering case two hundred thirty billion dollars was transferred through the dansko bank's estonian branch between two thousand and seven and twenty fifteen where did that money go into london's property market britain's offshore tax havens villas in the south of france and spain as the investigation has continued its strong in banks across europe now having failed to stem the money laundering europe has another dilemma how does it respond to viktor orban is decision to allow moscow to move its development bank to budapest while the bank is in its infancy and hungry has a minority stake it has no say in the way the bank is run it would effectively have diplomatic immunity so regulators would not be able to monitor it for joining me via skype from bratislava in slovakia is julius horvath economics professor at the central european university in budapest thanks very much for being with us so why does victor all bond want this bank in his country that it's. this question of is it going to be quit

he flew from lithuania. a travel agency had chartered the plane to fly a group back from italy, but to avoid flying the plane empty to italy, the travel agency sold one-way tickets. he was the only buyer. >> lucky day for him. >> uh-huh. >>> well, coming up, a baseball superstar returns to his old stomping grounds for the first time. >>> but first hear from the brave mom who saved her son from being dragged away by a cougar fighting the animal with her bare hands. >>> and up next, the new law being proposed to improve the safety of uber rides after the murder of a college student who got into the wrong car. if you hl osteoporosis and a high risk for fracture now might not be the best time to ask yourself are my bones strong? life is full of make-or-break moments. that's why it's so important to help reduce your risk of fracture with prolia®. only prolia® is proven to help strengthen and protect bones from fracture with 1 shot every 6 months. do not take prolia® if you have low blood calcium, are pregnant, ar

. -- lithuania, spain, and switzerland. the world is drowning in plastic.d whale was found to have 22 kilos or 48 pounds of plastic waste in its stomach. the world wildlife foundation corrugated two, throw weight plates, shopping bags, and a detergent water bottle. has killed five other whales in the past two years. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am just the summers. this is bloomberg. -- jessica summers. this is bloomberg. shery: it is early in the session, but so far, it looks like the global rally could extend into the asian hour. let's turn to sophie for a check of the markets. sophie: we are seeing gains extended in sydney. to match00 up .6%, set the best winning streak seen since from the 2018. a sixth they of gains -- day of gains. oil players gaining ground as wti holds its gains above 61 and we could see brent test the 70 level today. the aussie is off ever so slightly but holding steady after a two-day rise ahead of the rba decision. drag

and there are a lot of russian speakers in lithuania, and so they are being pressured by russia and they need to knee they have a strong ally -- need to know they have a strong allies with the united states. and that vladimir putin can't influence our elections. anything that interferes with our democracy, there has to be a pushback and a resolve to putin that we understand your game and you're not going to get away with it. ms. dobrainsky: mr. secretary before you give your response, i have to say you have done extensive academic work in russian history and looking at foreign policy. i have been a reader of many of your writings both outside and also when you served at the agency. mr. bush: is that a sleeping device? ms. dobrainsky: no comment. mr. gates: it is a nontechnical pure for sleep apnea. i think to understand where putin is coming from you have to go back to the collapse of the soviet union. and i think we in the west greatly underestimated the humiliation. it was not just the collapse of the soviet union, it was the collapse of a russian ep pier. russia's -- empire. russia's

germans and the french and the british in for germany that was quite something to send troops to lithuania given the history of world war ii, but they understand that they are conscious that they are vulnerable. they've had cyber attacks from russia so they have to be very vigilant. >> host: you mentioned one of the greatest successes is in the middle east. this would take another hour. i am rhein did a bit today to minister was in russia yet again and president putin was smiling saying he's going to visit israel. this comes back to taking advantage of opportunities. when it became clear when president obama said there was a red line after the government used chemical weapons on the population and then there wasn't a red wine so i think putin understood a that and september 2014 when it looked as though they might be losing the war. russia has now established itself, and i quote a senior israeli diplomat to whom i taught saying the policy in the middle east is aggressive, flexible and cognizant of its limits. but they are now doing in which the soviets never did is they are not ideological

to nato and protecting them through article five, and yet there are a lot of russian speakers in lithuania. so, our allies are being pressured by putin and they have to know they have a strong ally in the united states. secondly, putin has to know he cannot mess in our elections. any attempt to dispirit the united states democracy, there has to be significant pushback. and there needs to be a firm resolve by any administration to make it clear to putin that we understand your game and you are not going to get away with it. ms. dobriansky: mr. secretary, by the way before you give your response, i have to say you have done extensive academic work, russian history and looking at soviet foreign policy. i have been a reader of many of your writings, both outside and also when you served at the agency. pres. bush: is that a sleeping device? [laughter] ms. dobriansky: no comment. mr. gates: it is a non-technical cure for apnea. i think you understand where putin is coming from you have to go back to the collapse of the soviet union. and i think we in the west greatly underestimated the magnitude

he was the only person who bought a second on the flight from lithuania to italy.nd the crew all to himself. the plane can hold 188 passengers so a lot of seats to choose from and his story going viral. how do you choose a seat? you move around a lot, that is what i would do, from one seat to another. patriotic moment caught on the playground, some young students stopped playing to honor the national anthem and the kids even putting hands over their hearts without being asked. this happened when they heard the and him playing at softball games near their indiana school. nice to see. the time is 6 minutes until the top of the hour and they say there is no crying over spilled milk but they didn't say anything about crashing over it. how this milk truck ended up in a wild wreck. ♪ these are difficult times for elderly holocaust survivors. with no food and no heat they get weaker and more die everyday. i want you to see their faces. look into their eyes that are haunted still by the memories of the past. they desperately need our help now. a simple blanket, food and me

the others from lithuania, spain, and switzerland. global news, 24 hours a day, on-air and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2,700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. juliette: well, china is making a gesture of good will to the u.s. ahead of this week's round of trade negotiations. beijing is tightening regulations on the opioid fentanyl. two moves which should contribute to a more positive atmosphere. when the vice premiere resumes trademarks in washington. on his last trip in february he extended his trip by two days with both sides seeming optimistic about reaching a deal. rishaad: let's look at how china figures in there to the investor universe. joining us is head of asia equity research. raymond, it's getting more and more pressing, i suppose, to get a deal done. there is another part which is being ignored. dealing with your clients, what do they say to you? what are the questions they are asking about this? raymond, well, the -- raymond well, the trade deal. rishaad: how are they thi

how about this, a man from lithuania had an entire jet to himself on a recent flight to italy.wo hours just him with five crew members, 188 empty seats. he spent the flight taking selfies and enjoyed the experience. >> like having a private jet. >> he didn't have to wait long for a diet coke. >> up and down the aisles, changing seats. >> a little jealous. >> thankful you joined us this morning. have a great day. we will be back with more news at noon. >> i do get butterflies when people sit right next to you after having an empty seat. and smile, when they see the sun. not that one. this one. it makes knowing when to take your prescriptions clear as day. up to fifty percent of people don't take them properly. so at cvs pharmacy we got up early and built a system that helps calculate each person's ideal schedule. it's great for doctors. and caregivers. at cvs pharmacy, we're just trying to help more people have more mornings. we're just trying to help more people >> announcer: live from new york city, it's "the wendy williams show." ♪ now, here's wendy! ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪

day, the bottom line is, is the united states prepared the fight and die for estonia, latvia and lithuaniaar you, north macedonia. that's the bottom line question. and i think that issue's more in doubt today than it has been in a very long time. paul: okay. now, is that because of the psychology of the american public right now who's kind of forgotten that we fought two wars, bloody wars in the last century, or is that because of president trump or president obama? what's behind that changing, that doubt in your mind about whether we would fight? >> well, i think in the longest term sense i think that it has been the last 20 years, a sense of war fatigue on the part of the american people, the financial crisis and just the doubt that we're getting all the value we need out of these multilateral alliances. and a political leadership, i think, really beginning with president obama that hasn't at the pen of the day really been prepared to defend the alliance and reminded and educate the american people about just how valuable it is to this collectin of -- to have this collection of the most

at the ends of the day the bottom line is, is the united states prepared to fight and die for a lithuaniasoon it a theater near you north macedonia, that's the bottom line question and i think that issue is more today than it has been in a very long time. >> is that because of the psychology of the american public now kind of forgot than wewe fought two wars bloody wars in last century or because of president trump or president obama. what isre behind that changing, that doubt in your mind about whether we would? >> i think in longest term sense it has been the last 20 years a sense of war pa teak on the part ofue the american people the financial crisis, and just a doubt that we're getting all of the value we need out of, out of these multilateral alliances. andba with president obama that has at the a end of the day to define alliance and reare align american people about -- just how valuable it is to have this collection of the most powerful and richest liberal democracies in the world when the chips are down. or prepared to come to fight and die with the united states, and all areas o

that includes those in eastern europe -- lithuania, poland, romania -- and the other european statese jordan or djibouti, states that are implicated in ways of furthering the torture program. what did they say to the icc prosecutor? today pledged their support? that i think we e want to see happen if this appeals, which we understand the prosecutor filing will go forward. and in terms of u.s. officials are you mentioned dick cheney -- george bush, george tenet these are all individuals who could be within the scope of the investigation. there's also gina haspel, person who run a black site not in afghanistan as far as we know, but she is now the head of the who we haveident seen time and again does not believe in rule of law. and believes he is above the law. so when he has gina haspel running the cia right now, we have to ask, what is happening in other countries around the world? what is it they don't want investigatated? these are not crimes only of the past. ifif you ask afghan civil socie, they will say this also gives a green light to the taliban. the purported reason why the u

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we've seen some allies, for instance poland and lithuania.ia is an issue that divides nato allies. we don't make decisions on projects like that. the most important thing is allies are standing up in germany stood up. germany leads battle groups in the eastern part of the alliance in lithuania and germany is increasing the response to ever more demanding security environment. maria: i'm glad you mentioned germany increasing defense spending. the defense increases in nato defense increases will total close to $100 billion by the end of 2019. germany is forecasting a reduction in their defense budget. are you comfortable with that and other members will meet that 2% target? >> i expect all allies including germany to make good on the promise we all made together to increase defense spending and burden sharing in the alliance. germany has started to increase. we have seen healthy increases in the last few years and the proposed budget for 2020 has an increase in german defense spending or increased defense spending in germany. i expect them to d

money include moldova and azerbaijan the money has been moved via malta cyprus estonia latvia and lithuania in the biggest money laundering case two hundred thirty billion dollars was transferred through the dansko banks estonian branch between two thousand and seven and twenty fifteen where did that money go into london's property market britain's offshore tax havens villas in the south of france and spain as the investigation has continued its strong in banks across europe now having failed to stem the money laundering europe has another dilemma how does it respond to viktor orban is decision to allow moscow to move its development bank to budapest while the bank is in its infancy and hungry has a minority stake it has no say in the way the bank is run it would effectively have diplomatic immunity so regulators would not be able to monitor it. joining me via skype from bratislava in slovakia is judea score the economics professor at the central european university in budapest thanks very much for being with us so why does viktor orbán want this bank in his country that it's. basically her

and others, lithuania, spain, and switzer lrled.ours a day, on-air and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2,700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. >> thank you. more gains for china equity markets starting off this new quarter on a positive note. investors like the recent data. the p.m.i. numbers did show stabilization for the factory activity. >> 3,200 for the shanghai composite. let's bring in far geeled. to say it's been an extraordinary quarter for chinese equities is an understatement. 30% year to date and we are barely into april. we had p.m.i. numbers. yes, that's good. what's next? business rally -- garfield: i think it probably does, david. most of the drivers that were there for chinese stocks throughout the first quarter are still there. i mean, you remember the data going into the first quarter in china wasn't that great and a lot of the early data in the first quarter also wasn't good. so one or two, actually, nice p.m.i.'s later doesn't kind of overcome that data hump. what it

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bh a man flying from lithuania to italy gets an unexpected perk when he boards his flight. on the plane, with seats almost 200 people. empty seats there behind him. he called the two hour flight a once-in-a-lifetime experience. would you do when you have a plane all to yourself customer you take a selfie, of course. as one does. if this is ever happen to you -- this has happened to me. it was years ago. but i didn't take a picture. >> bill: a lot of peanuts on board. >> sandra: i got special service. >> bill: a big announcement before we go, fox news will host a second tylenol event. bernie sanders will be featured on monday, april fifteenth. brett and martha will host that, as well. that is in bethlehem, pennsylvania. tomorrow night you got howard schultz from kansas city, that's at 6:30. i've got you! it's at 6:30 tomorrow with bret baier and martha maccallum. bring on the 15th of april and howard schultz tomorrow on fox. >> sandra: things are turning us. "outnumbered" starts now. >> harris: this fox news alert, more women accusing former vice president joe biden of inapp