heart and mind, that was london's, that was london's dual goal. when we look back at jack london's life and writing and what it means, we ask for today, so what -- why should we go back and rethink this -- this singular figure, celebrated and american letters to this day, and one answer is that his is a lesson on how an individual taking hold can make a big difference in a society that really needs correction. london's life span moved from the guilded age into the progressive era when we had legislation involving children and school, kindergarten movement, workplace safety, these were issues that came into the -- into the united states and into -- into the thinking, not only of political figures, but of citizens, citizens who london said had been stirred in their minds, in this phrase, he said, i want to stir a noble discontent to appeal to the best of our moral and ethical drives and to convert that discontent into action. so london's life span is one that, i think, can really -- could really be a model for this world we're in now that once again

. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> city of san francisco >> >> >> london >>supervisor london breed: good afternoon. madam clerk, please call the roll. >>clerk, please call the roll. supervisors avalos, present, breed, present, campos present, christensen, present, supervisor cohen, present, supervisor farrell, present, supervisor kim, not present. supervisor mar, present, supervisor tang, present, supervisor wiener, present, supervisor yee. present. madam president, you have a quorum. >> thank you, ladies and gentlemen. can you please join us in the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> >> >> >> >> >> supervisor london breed: can we prove the meeting minutes. can we take those without objection. those items pass. clerk. please call the first item. city clerk: continuing from the board meeting. first item is the mayor ed lee and may address the board for 5 minutes. supervisor london breed: welcome mayor ed lee. >>mayor edwin m. lee: tha

supervisor london breed: thank you. colleagues, colleagues, can we take this item same house same call. without objection this item is approved. madam clerk, please call item 46. city clerk: item 46, an ordinance to amend the planning code by establishing a new citywide transportation sustainability fee and spending application of the existing transit impact development fee with some exceptions as long as the transportation sustainability fee remains operative applying the transportation sustainability fee to hospitals and health services, amending section 401 to add definitions reflecting these changes. >> supervisor cohen? >>supervisor malia cohen: very briefly, colleagues. this is a duplicated copy of the tsf which was sent back to committee so we can memorialize a new fee structure for hospital and medical services use. after several conversations i'm pleased to report that we reached an agreement with non-profit hospitals asking them and they accepting to contribute to the system. i want to take a moment to thank t

. >> the us is set to open a new london embassy in 2016. state department officials were recently before the house oversight committee to give an update. this is two and a half hours. >> good morning. the hearing will come to order. in july we learned how the state failed to properly acknowledge known risk in the construction of the new embassy in kabul afghanistan. hundreds of millions of dollars more than budget. in september we saw how long delay today we hope to understand the state department progress in the building a new embassy in london for perhaps the single largest expenditure we have had on such a building. obviously the united states needs a large secure and functional embassy in the capitol of one of its oldest and most important allies. our presence is noteworthy and it needs to provide a variety of functions. they issued a report on the findings regarding the london embassy construction. enough not necessarily the case. states perimeter certificationpremature certification and construction violated federal law and its own in

supervisor london breed: thank you. colleagues, colleagues, can we take this item same house same call. without objection this item is approved. madam clerk, please call item 46. city clerk: item 46, an ordinance to amend the planning code by establishing a new citywide transportation sustainability fee and spending application of the existing transit impact development fee with some exceptions as long as the transportation sustainability fee remains operative applying the transportation sustainability fee to hospitals and health services, amending section 401 to add definitions reflecting these changes. >> supervisor cohen? >>supervisor malia cohen: very briefly, colleagues. this is a duplicated copy of the tsf which was sent back to committee so we can memorialize a new fee structure for hospital and medical services use. after several conversations i'm pleased to report that we reached an agreement with non-profit hospitals asking them and they accepting to contribute to the system. i want to take a moment to thank t

supervisor london breed: thank you. colleagues, colleagues, can we take this item same house same call. without objection this item is approved. madam clerk, please call item 46. city clerk: item 46, an ordinance to amend the planning code by establishing a new citywide transportation sustainability fee and spending application of the existing transit impact development fee with some exceptions as long as the transportation sustainability fee remains operative applying the transportation sustainability fee to hospitals and health services, amending section 401 to add definitions reflecting these changes. >> supervisor cohen? >>supervisor malia cohen: very briefly, colleagues. this is a duplicated copy of the tsf which was sent back to committee so we can memorialize a new fee structure for hospital and medical services use. after several conversations i'm pleased to report that we reached an agreement with non-profit hospitals asking them and they accepting to contribute to the system. i want to take a moment to thank t

embassy in london. it's set to open in 2017. this is about two hour s 20 minutes. >>> in july we learned how state failed to acknowledge risk in the construction of new embassy in kabul, afghanistan. building the embassy has taken longer and cost hundreds of millions of dollars more than budgeted leaving staff in less secure and temporary facilities. in september we saw how a long delay to design and build consulates in mexico exposed personnel to some unnecessary risk. and today we hope to understand the state department's progress in the building a new embassy in london, perhaps the single largest expenditure we have had on such a building. obviously, the united states needs a large, secure and functional embassy in the capitol of one of its oldest and most important allies. it needs to provide functions above and beyond what other embassies i'm sure are called upon to do. but what one of the things we're concerned about is the state's gambling with federal dollars to get the embassy that our diplomat

. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> city of san francisco >> >> >> london >>supervisor london breed: good afternoon. madam clerk, please call the roll. >>clerk, please call the roll. supervisors avalos, present, breed, present, campos present, christensen, present, supervisor cohen, present, supervisor farrell, present, supervisor kim, not present. supervisor mar, present, supervisor tang, present, supervisor wiener, present, supervisor yee. present. madam president, you have a quorum. >> thank you, ladies and gentlemen. can you please join us in the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> >> >> >> >> >> supervisor london breed: can we prove the meeting minutes. can we take those without objection. those items pass. clerk. please call the first item. city clerk: continuing from the board meeting. first item is the mayor ed lee and may address the board for 5 minutes. supervisor london breed: welcome mayor ed lee. >>mayor edwin m. lee: tha

london london was the department's first experience in eci. they are required to submit to pricing proposals to the government. the first one is an initial target price for construction which is submitted at a point where project design is partially completed. the second is a final proposal submitted at a later state area and under the rules the contractor required to submit sufficient data to support difference in prices the government can effectively negotiated a firm fixed price. in case of london compound, the, the department contracting officer negotiated the prop final price without requiring the contractor to explain adequately a 42 million-dollar difference between the initial proposal in the final proposal. in sum, our findings and recommendations implemented have a positive impact on future projects. thank you again for the opportunity to discuss this work. i look for for to address your question. >> thank you. i will now recognize myself or five minutes. how is it that will be zero started construction on the facility prior to havin

embassy in london. i along with my colleagues at the department state look forward to working with you to examine the issue and illustrate illustrators we support the men and women who serve especially with the safe and secure facility. as assistant secretary for diplomatic security i work every single day with my colleagues to ensure safe environment for people to environment in which we operate today require compress a planning national decision-making and deft diplomacy. most of all they require us to fully engage and whenever said committed to our security and embassies previous embassy in london is an exceptionally important platform for diplomatic and confrontation to advance our national interest in this country. as you know there were close with my my colleagues and a pair overseas buildings office operations as the department of diplomatic missions that increases safety and security as well as we -- may trigger securities industry concern u.s. embassy in london we have worked with obo throughou

london is always a city under threat. the terror threat level has been severe for over a year. >> fred, thank you. >>> 59 minutes past the hour. let's get an early start on the money. u.s. stock futures are higher. the dow gained 370 points on another solid jobs report. paving the way for the reserve to raise interest rates. uncertainty has held markets down for months. the s&p up 1.6%. it has been a nice rally for the nasdaq. >>> oil prices falling. below $40 a barrel. that leaves production near record highs and prices stay low. a standoff among global energy producers. here in the u.s., production has barely declined. great news for drivers. the national average is $2.03. >> i was in boston. it was cheap. >> fill up. >> i kept on filling up every 20 miles. >>> "early start" continues right now. >> president obama vowing to defeat isis in his oval office address. how he says terrorism has evolved. >>> and new information on the shooters in california. what we are now learning about their pasts and their loyalties. good

one of the oldest buildings in london. it's the site of lots of onscreen moments including key scenes from the da vinci code. and i have to agree with joey from friends, p "westminster abbey, hands down, is the best abbey i've ever seen." then it's back on the bus enroute to parliament. pblackburn: we get to see scenes from ha rry potter, and james bond, from bourne ultimatum. pfrom sherlock holmes, from snow white and the hu ntsman. p basically great big blockbusters films are filmed right here in london, in the capital. pwe're right by parliament. this is where our governme nt is run from. and you probably recognize it... p-you've probably seen it in lots of films. -oh, yeah. if you've seen the fifth harry potter, you'll remember the order of the phoenix flew past it as they were going down the river thames. if you know v for vendetta, that is a film about blowing up parliament. p and they got permission to film right here b y parliament. p now, i won't spoil the end and if you've seen 102 dalmatians, you'll know it's th

(max foster, london) "tuberculosis was one of the deadliest diseases in the modern era...killing 1 in 4 people at one point. thousand of victims are buried here in this cemetery. of course the situation isn't as bad today but there are parts of london where tb rates are higher than they are in rwanda or iraq and a recent study by britain's national health service found that other disease common in the 19th century are making a comeback."(dr. nuria martinez-alier, guys' and st thomas' hospital london) "notably there has been a huge rise in scarlet fever, 14,000 cases in the last year, the have seen a rise in the cases of tuberculosis, we've seen a rise in cases of whooping cough, we have seen more measles in the last 10 years than in the last ten years before that."in fact, over the last five yes in england, cases of scarlet fever have risen 136%, scurvy by 38% and cholera by 300% - though for scurvy and cholera the numbers are very small.so why the resurgence?(dr. nuria martinez-alier, guys' and st thomas' hospital london) "reduced vaccine uptake for example reduced population immunit

in london.his is "bloomberg markets." ,n bloomberg tv, bloomberg.com and streaming. ♪ francine: welcome back to "bloomberg markets." can see secretary john kerry briefing the press after a nato meeting in brussels, saying every alliance member has expressed backing for the efforts of the syrian support group. he is gratified a number of allies are bringing more to the to increaselanning their contributions. the secretary is calling on every nato ally to step up their support against the islamic state. is sendingt the u.s. ground troops. let's get to our business flash. the owners of volkswagen have broken their silence about the admissions scandal. the family that owns the majority stake says that volkswagen will get through its crisis. they're speaking to workers to dave. saudi arabia's oil minister will listen to other opec members in vienna. saudi arabia is expected to defend market shares, rather than support prices. iran and venezuela want opec to curb production and force prices higher. a

new and classic at the huge london premiere. >> the london premier >> it's your home. >> darth vader lives, everybody! >> leicester square invaded by storm troopers, stars and >> like you stepped right back into han solo. >> cameras followed daisy ridley everywhere with h tied up in a top knot, she was a force for fashion wearing a glittering asymmetrical cutout gown. carrie accessorized with her french bulldog gary. >> you brought him out in london. >> they love him. gary is like a ma >> all this attention is nothing new for the original cast b you what advice to the new cast for handling all the hype. >> but notice it. that's my advice. >> there's no way to prepare anyone for it. they have to experience it for themself. and they're doing just fine. >> they're smart. i don't offer advice to smart people. >> now, this new generation of actors that are really carrying this franchise into the future, their lives are going to change forever. >> these are the stars that are going to be the figureheads for >> in the tradition of george lucas in the original, director j.j. abrams cast rela

the london underground.e stabbed three people before police were able to stop him using a stun gun. now, this is happening as president obama is getting set to talk terror tonight. he will address the nation from the oval office. only the third time during his presidency. president obama will discuss the steps the government is taking to keep americans safe. >>> new information in this country's deadliest attack since 9/11. the fbi raided this house in san bernardino as they search for any possible moment into last week's deadly attack that killed 14 people. we have got live coverage of all of these stories this morning. pablo sandoval is joining us from redlands, california, with more on that raid. what more do we know about that this morning? >> reporter: what this raid does is suggests that officers, investigators here on the ground are far from finished gathering all of the evidence. that raid taking place friday night into saturday. we are told that investigators were specifically following up on the ma

we look at the 10 best restaurants opening in london. ♪ guy: welcome back. are watching "the pulse." we are live on bloomberg tv. let's get the bloomberg business flash. nejra: the bank of japan still has policy options to continue its unprecedented monetary easing, so says the chief cabinet secretary. suga was speaking just days after the central bank announced it wouldn't expand its main stimulus target. >> there's no mistake. japan is heading in the right direction. with wages and the labor market continuing to show improvement, i think a virtuous circle has begun and the stock market will follow the meaningful improvement of the economy. with the effort the government is making, i'm not worried about what the market does. nejra: the bank of japan governor has reiterated what he called the thanks unwavering determination to get inflation to 2%. that came as minutes from the november meeting showed its wants wages to rise. oil in new york is headed for the largest weekly gain in more than two months after u.s. inventories declined by almost 6 million barre

and by london in we are developing that building.t of it is requiring -- >> i do appreciate that. >> we need local requirements here. >> and i understand the cultural needs. we are representing our country in theirs around the tbloab. i've had -- globe. i've had the privilege to travel to many embassies. i don't think we are having security and thrift in the greatest view. to hear you mr. starr say that in essence it's all unicorns and rainbows and we need to spend more on a facility that could provide many of those needs and, i guess, having been in a number of em -- embassies in my two decades, i saw glaring things that you don't seem to address and i would like to address them since you are here. security detachments, basic stuff. well, i've got some questions for you. night vision devices, we are talking four figures here could fix these in any given embassy, power generation, water, storage, walls, very vulnerable. we can hold out for 30 days. it's usually the first thing that gets assaulted, the outer wall. you ask, where does

i am tom keene in london. guy johnson, tell me about the weather over in london.s it is here? guy: i put my central heating on once so far, tom. my car has ice on it once. it is so warm, it is spectacular. it really is. the ripple effects of this is really quite bewildering. tom: that was brilliant with david wilson of citigroup joining us last hour. look for that across all of bloomberg digital media. right now to our bloomberg first word news, here is vonnie quinn. vonnie: thank you, tom. authorities are charging a nice -- authorities are charging a ninth suspect today from the attacks in paris, that killed 130 people cured americans and foreigners traveling in china are being alerted to a possible threat. westerners could be at risk it the christmas holiday spirit of british and french gave a similar warning. court sentenced two men to death saying police and use the suspects question will dna evidence. at least 30 people are dead and 107 injured in a fire in a saudi arabia and hospital. it happened before don today at the port city of jazan. nearbys were moved

in london. -- starting at 6:00 in london.ally we had a strong yesterday and we carried through until this morning. and then after midday, we are falling off primarily into what we saw with oil prices and the inventory numbers. abigail doolittle has more lies from the nasdaq. abigail: we had a big rally here ,arlier, we were up almost 1% sitting with all of the volatility that we have seen. it has been a difficult december here at the nasdaq. commodities index down as much as 6%. the head of technical analysis this isy told me that indicative of overall market jitters around the fed decision. stay tuned there. on the composite index today is technology and apple in particular. this stock is on pace for the worst report in two years. there may bethat weak demand for the iphone. jpmorgan was out earlier saying that the possibility could cause fiscal second-quarter estimates to come down. the year, flat on slightly down after huge swings the volatility this year. investors may be waiting to see whether apple can meet current esti

in london.his is "bloomberg surveillance" where the conversation focuses on macro decisions during said week. we will be back in a minute. ♪ francine: it is time for the morning must listen. this is an exclusive interview with ross mcewan. he spoke to bloomberg and the next was an interview. here is what he said. ross: what you have to realize, the marketplace is changing dramatically. you see all of these companies, changing, downsizing. they will have an impact on a moderation -- enumeration. i have become very pragmatic quite quickly on these issues. you need the right people in the right jobs and you need to pay them enough to actually get them to do the job. the thing that has been really important for our business is to build a culture of the organization that it is not about the money, it is about doing the right thing. francine: ross mcewan there. when you look at the bone of contention and all that has come up, it brings us back to what john kline deutsche said three weeks ago. george:

. >> supervisor breed is the author and joined us today supervisor president london breed any remarks you want to make. >> yes. thank you chmg i'm proud to be here on behalf of the chinatown creating a new chinatown neighborhood commercial sdrishl district or mcd before we do we should go back to the japan economic strategy or j h s the product of years it is an extension policy domentsd created and supported by the community working krovb with my office and the planning department they envision a culturally rich and economically rich environment servicing as the japanese-american communities for generations to come it is reimbursed in 2013 and my legislation will pass the board of supervisors one of the 19 remedies of this to create a japantown mcd to ask the community to trailer it's district so this process began and now we're seeing it through since the j h s passed the japantown community has worked together with the planning department and my office we have a fully vetdz mcd that runs along polk street from fillmore and buchanan from post to halfway between sutter and bush extra

we have been here in jack london square for a long time.hanging, i mean, if you haven't been to oakland in a while, it is hip right now. a lot of years it wasn't hip. >> new condos and apartments. people moving into live over here. looking at the view to san francisco is gorgeous -- >> i live in oakland, i tell you, i love oakland. i can't think of another place where i would want to live. driving around i notice a lot of new restaurants. on broadway, a high tech hub. uber is moving in. people just go to brain storm. >> look at this picture. pretty. >> beautiful. >> coming up tonight on the 10:00 p.m. news, new developments from the shooting in san francisco. new evidence that shows officers were justified. that story and much mo tonight at 10:00 p.m. good night. life... is unpredictable. life is deaths. and births. sickness and health. love and heartbreak. and covered california is there for it all. not just to help keep you well. but to make sure the cost of being unwell doesn't ruin this whole life thing. because it's more than just heal

phil black in london. thank you very much. >>> people in france -- in the country's first regional election since the terror attacks in paris. these are live pictures. the party is in a strong position to take control of at least three of the country's 13 regions. the anti-immigration party could ride public fallout to the first regional victory in french history. >>> isis is claiming responsibility for a -- five of jifar bodyguards died in the blast. since the government was ousted from saah that by rebels in march. >>> the taliban released an audio message from their leader. according to reuters, the voice of this man denying reports that he was wounded or killed in a shootout in pakistan earlier this week. he claims those reports were only spread to divide the taliban. cnn is working independently to verify whether the voice was really that of him. >>> authorities are warning of an imminent security threat to the american consulate in istanbul and urging citizens to avoid the area. turkey has been on hi

time -- between 9:00 and 11:00 london time.is about metals down, iron ore down, all after that china data. jonathan: it is the final week of the united nations climate change conference in paris, and caroline hyde is there. over to you. caroline: good morning. wayne systems are likely to be the number one winner if we get it successful deal from the cop21 negotiation. thank you for joining me. $13.5 trillion could flow if we get a good deal. 40% of that could be to renewables. have you started a plan, how he would win out? >> first of all, we should see a very good demand. it's important for us. thisve high hopes that will bring more clarity in long-term policy. we actually have positive momentum today, i would say. we see good growth and orders. -- growth in orders. overall -- caroline: have you started to think about how much revenues could pick up? >> of course, we look at our order in 72 countries and we have plans for the markets and we are looking at different scenarios. the long-term policies. of course, we constantly de

see you tomorrow, guys. ♪ >> it is noon in new york, by the clock in london -- and 5:00 in london. to "bloomberg markets." scarlett: good afternoon. alix: we are watching the countdown underway with the fed beginning the most anticipated meeting in years and it is expected to end with a first rate hike and now must one decade. we will tell you what that could mean for the markets and economy. los angeles public schools are closed after receiving a threat. qualcomm rejecting calls the split itself into two, betty they could turn around their earnings as one company. well investors agree? l.a.on that situation at public schools where closes -- what a threat has closed classes. first, we went to get a check on the markets on this announcement. ramey has the details. ramey i went to get to the

nean classic at the huge london premiere. >> the london premiere. >> it's your home. >> darth vader lives, everybody!! storm troopers, stars and thousands of screaming fans. >> like you stepped right back into han solo. >> came followed daisy everywhere. daisy was a force for fashion wearing a glittering asymmetrical cutout gown. carrie fisher a aess rised with her frenbulldog gary. >> you brought him out in london. >> they love him. gary is like a mascot. >> all thisttention is nothing new for the original c ct b yoyo what advice to the new cast for handling all the hype. >> but notice that's my advice. >> there's no way to prepare nyone for i they have to experience it for themself. and they're doing just fine. >> they're smart. i don't offer advice to smart people. >> now, this new generaion of actors that are really cararing thisisranchise into the future, >> these are the stars that are going to be the figureheads for years to many ko. >> in the tradition of george luss a in the original, dirirtor abrams cast relative unknowns here. daisy ridley 23 and lond born. "the force awakens"

this is a very beautiful london. seeing light trading volumes today, the first day back after the christmas celebration. betty: people are still in the holiday spirit. look at some of the biggest business stories in the news. as we just heard, job cuts are on the way at dupont. it says it will cut 1700 jobs in delaware were the company is had heard. dupont agreed to barge with dow chemical earlier this month and the combined company will eventually be broken up into three separate companies. boys are rising today in carl icahn raised his bid for the chain to more than $1 billion. that escalates a bidding war with bridgestone, a japanese tire company. bridgestone will decide by the end of the week to -- whether to increase its offer. natural gas futures are headed for the first monthly gain since june and of wiped out mid december losses of 25% after computer models addicted colder weather would boost demand and possibly and the natural gas glut. hedge funds are betting your morning cup of coffee will get cheaper. mon

from london the few -- what is the view from london on the u.s.-born exchange?say about the obama track record? guy: he is more cautious than his predecessors. that probably chimes with the way that europeans inc. of it. we have tried a bunch of things. we have gone from one extreme to the other. : it is not clear what the pragmatic option is. we had the intervention strategy in iraq. that is now a costly mess. we had partial intervention in asia. .- in egypt in syria there was no intervention, and that is also a catastrophe. there's no easy conclusion from the test cases. the europeansink are moving toward the policy that we need to do something now? the teacher really france and germany have taken a more cautious stance. 's post paris are looking at a different operating environment. alwaysie: you're cautious. i think you are always cautious of the idea that something must be done. this is something, so let's do that. that was european nervousness. when you see the debate in the u.k. parliament, which is good on both sides, around what to do it in syria -- the

. >> supervisor breed is the author and joined us today supervisor president london breed any remarks you want to make. >> yes. thank you chmg i'm proud to be here on behalf of the chinatown creating a new chinatown neighborhood commercial sdrishl district or mcd before we do we should go back to the japan economic strategy or j h s the product of years it is an extension policy domentsd created and supported by the community working krovb with my office and the planning department they envision a culturally rich and economically rich environment servicing as the japanese-american communities for generations to come it is reimbursed in 2013 and my legislation will pass the board of supervisors one of the 19 remedies of this to create a japantown mcd to ask the community to trailer it's district so this process began and now we're seeing it through since the j h s passed the japantown community has worked together with the planning department and my office we have a fully vetdz mcd that runs along polk street from fillmore and buchanan from post to halfway between sutter and bush extra

," in london.e say good morning to you. early morning in new york. speaking of new york, here is a vonnie quinn. to of uk's biggest banks will not have to raise additional capital, that is from the latest stress tests with the bank of england. they did fall short in some areas. this was the second public stress test. in china, and other signs the economy is slowing down. chinese manufacturing has slowed to the lowest level in years. china's services sector has shown more strength. thecuts are on the way in morgan stanley's fixed income unit. they may come up to one fourth of their staff. they say that revenue fell 42%. that is the latest bloomberg business flash. jonathan: vonnie quinn, thank you very much. brewing on the sidelines and the relationship between russia and turkey has deteriorated after turkey shot down a russian plane violating its airspace. president obama met with the russian president putin earlier and hans nichols joins us now in paris. 150 globalt over leaders into one city, it

. ♪ we are waiting for glencore to open in london.lencore announced new financial targets as part of its business update today. they're cutting debt targets. let's get more details from ryan chilcote. the markets are still short. have they done enough to turn this around. ryan: we don't have the shares, what they are trading at yet in london, but they are up in joe berg. we've seen that in asia. they're going to cut debt. that is what this has been about. do we have it up right now? it just opened, just below 6%. that is a strong open. when it comes to glencore, it is volatile stock. investors are liking these new goals for debt reduction. in a statement earlier, they said they intend to cut debt to $18 billion-$19 billion. previously, it had been in the llion.0 bi the other thing we learn from glencore is how they are going to achieve that. toically, that is in capex the tune of 1.5 billion dollars, less than they had previously forecast. also, asset sales. about asseted a lot sales. the previous target was to raise $2 billion in ass

jennifer eccleston, abc news, london. >> amazing thing. the estimated value of the jewelry stolen is $754,000. >> whoa. that's a lot. i'm so glad his son and wife are okay. remarkable. >>> and when we come back, love in the ballroom. a "dancing with the stars" pro pops the question. >> and last night's show of defiance, as well in paris. "the skinny" is next. tt2w`tsi`rt" bt@qakh tt2w`tsi`rt" "a@qqg, tt2w`tsi`rt" bm@qzl tt4w`tsi`rt"" dztq b78 tt4w`tsi`rt"" entq 23x tt4w`tsi`rt"" gzt& +4 tt4w`tsi`rt"" hnt& ;:l tt4w`tsi`rt"" iztq qs4 tt4w`tsi`rt"" jntq c#t tt4w`tsi`rt"" lzt& [n( skinny, so skinny >> time now for "the skinny." topping our headlines this morning, honoring the lifetime achievements of six remarkable artists. >> yeah, this year's recipients of the 38th annual kennedy center awards include singer songwriter carole king, george lucas, rita moreno and cecily tyson. >> the night was peppered with julie andrews, usher and steven spielberg it's a kennedy center tradition the honorees sit with the president and the first lady. >> last

how do you get to london? "star wars" plane, of course. before the flight, john, j.j. signing a model of the boeing 787 dreamliner with an r2d2 makeover. inside the famous droid made an impression on every cup and head rest. >> r2d2 would wake you for lunch. >> this weekend's box office opening has "t awakens" earning a whopping and record breaking $240 million in the u.s. alone. amazing. compare that to the first "star wars opening in 1977, million. >> over 208 million wo be the record for an opening weekend beating "jurassicworld." >> reviews are flooding i it looks good for the resistance. so far every negative review, there's around 30 positi >> fun fan service and delivers the thrills are mixed with an occasional snark like the strikes out. their tickets around world, tomorrow night on "the big bang theory" jim parsons has a critical decision. does go see "the force awakens" or finally have sex with m ayim? >> he gets an assist from bob newhart. >> he decides to go to the "star wars" premiere because it's amy's birthday, which just th

tom: i was thunderstruck on a trip to london and into paris, the boom in london in construction and housingin london about rents and such. it is honest like a bubble economy, isn't it? francine: it is. you have cranes everywhere you look. part of that is foreign money, a lot of emerging market money, a lot of chinese money. that may be put into question, tom, if this country -- if there is a general feeling lonely go to vote for referendum on whether the u.k. stays in the eu are not. there's a feeling it may tip the other way. my question to you, tom michaud, when you look at london, when you look at the volatility of the market and when you look at the political risk, is 2016 point of the above the right than 2015? we know what we're watching out for terms of risks, but there is still that unknown risk of politics. >> i think we are some big moving pieces because i think monetary policy can only go so far. we are seeing that right now. there's been a lot of talk about negative interest rates, certainly in parts of europe. monetary policy can only cure the economy so far. you're going to ne

embassy in london. the house oversight committee last week held a hearing on the security standards for the embassy. utah congressman jason chaffetz chairs the committee. >> in july we learned how state failed to properly acknowledge known risk in the construction of new em baa cy in kabul, afghanistan. building the embassy has caused hundreds of millions of dollars more than budgeted leaving embassy staff less secure in a temporary facility. in september we saw how long delayed the design to build consulates in new mexico exposed personnel to unnecessary risk. and today we hope to understand the state department's progress in the building of a new embassy in london. perhaps the single largest expenditure we have had on such a building. obviously, the united states needs a large secure and functional embassy in the capital of one of its oldest and most important allies. certainly, our presence in london is noteworthy and needs to provide a variety of functions above and beyond what other embassies, i'm

from a shop in london. i absolutely love it i call it my author coach. [laughter] when i raging -- writing i am more or less in pajamas so it is nice to go out every four or five years to speak about mind book and put on my author coat one. >> what made me decide to read about martha washington? coming here. i love sightseeing. i was talking about an earlier book and they came out to visit mount vernon. i went into the mansion and looked at the house and i thought this is so english. but the thought persisted. with handicapped thinking about it. after all there were british to start and indeed when they furnished the home or embellish the house with martha as well there were british colonial couple. but it was that journey in the fact martha was as keen of a patriot as georgia few read her letters to friends. they're thrilled that they will be defeated and it is terrific. but it was dead two of them with the idea that they were together all the way through. made compromises and i was fascinated. but it was biting off a lot to read about george washington

live from london.g up in the next 60 minutes. >> to defeat the evil organization of isil for good. >> the british prime minister makes his case for airstrikes against isil and syria, a crucial vote in parliament is just hours away. russia's defense ministry says it has proof that turkey's president has profited personally by

in london too, security is tight. >> police in london considered a terror attack highly likely for the past year but based on new intelligence they have now doubled the number of police officers on these streets. >> the threat is real. this british couple was jailed for life today for planning suicide attacks in london. they tested explosives in their backyard. they were isis supporters radicalized like the couple in san bernardino that carried out their attack. europe tonight is a continent on edge. >> how are you going to spend your new year's eve around the world? there's in fascinating traditions. let's aquaint you with a few of those. big square in the center there. you have the red underpants. that may look peculiar but apparently in turkey it is a tradition to wear red underwear for new year's eve. dinner for one is a tradition in germany. it's an old black and white english program that germans now watch every new years eve. how about your own personal one? get in touch if you'd like to tell us how exactly you're intending to spend your new year's eve. squawk box europe and cnb

>>supervisor london breed: thank you, madam clerk. colleagues is there a motion to approve those amendments to item 66, moved by supervisor cohen, second by supervisor farrell. colleagues can we take this amendment without objection? it passes. colleagues on the item as amended can we take this same house same call? without objection. item 66 passes as amended unanimously. thank you. all right. madam clerk, can you please go to our imperative item and please read the item. >> yes, on behalf of president breed and supervisor tang we have a resolution commending supervisors julie christensen and for 20 years of duty of serving san francisco. >> we have a finding by two-thirds vote. before unanimous adoption of the actual item. so this is purely commendatory and there is action came at the attention of the board after the agenda was posted. so, is there a motion to approve those two particular items. motioned by supervisor farrell and second by supervisor tang. without objection. >> public comment? >> for the findings? >> no. i apologize

jennifer london joins us from san bernardino. jennifer. >> antonio we were waiting for a press conference, to begin, we are told that it will be postponed for about a half an hour. but we do know that athe council of islamic relations for greater los angeles is about to hold a press conference, 50 miles west of san bernardino, we were told from a press release that the are group will condemn the shootings, they will say they have the relative ofhe

[applause] >> london, it is london's time. you are going to burst. i am very worried about you. i hope you will be all right. [laughter] of course you will. we look forward to hearing from you. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i represent the london borough. why does this campaigning so me? to that campaign means it's so much to me because it symbolizes what young people have to fight for. we need to feel valued, happy, like the future will be bright. some young people do not feel that way. 95% of young people have a mental health illness. you do know you are more likely to end up in prison if you're mentally ill than you are to end center?e mental health i think we need to stand up and make a change against this. we need to show young people that we are listening, where representing them and this is an issue that affects everyone. everyone has mental health. let's stand up for emotional well-being, and show young people not only how it hurts and how to fight to be heard in school and get a good grade, but that's show young people, let's teach young people the value of living. thank y

in london, 1:00 in hong kong. welcome to "bloomberg markets."bloomberg world headquarters in new york, good afternoon. i am alix steel. here is what we are watching this hour. oil prices heating up today, propped up by an unexpected drop in u.s. stockpiles. opec says prices will rebound to $95 a barrel but it will take 25 years. 2015, a big deal year for m&a, billion-plus 8 $50 transactions. we will talk about why he was such a banner year. norfolk southern has no interest to selling to canadian pacific. rejecting the sweetened offer of $31 billion. as a proxy fight next? let's head to our markets desk, cio has theinocen latest on the rally underway. ramy: