the decades of rule by macau they could soon be at an end. —— by mugabe. decades of rule by macau theyan end. -- by mugabe. the country was formed in 1980 and he has presided over an economy which has presided over an economy which has been driven into the ground by his policies, his cronyism, if there is an opportunity for change, it embraces a lot of opportunities to improve the life and economy of zimbabwe. there has been an enormous degree of emigration from the country and maybe an opportunity for some of that to reverse and improve prosperity but we do not of course know how the leadership will resolve itself after the car they and if it can move itself forward. —— after robert mugabe. we cannot guarantee anything. we will keep a close eye on it. now to germany, the talk that happened late on sunday night, this is the online deutsche welle. in germany now, facing an election in the near future perhaps. indeed. this is an economy and a country which has prided itself on electoral stability over the course of the last 70 years or so and certainly the way the system has been designe

cities that will be linked with hong kong and macau.talking about potential of 1.4 trillion last year and 4.6 trillion in 2030. currently the economy is equivalent to that of australia or south korea. it could be larger than that if this plan comes off. one person we spoke to is the ceo of a company that deals in robotics and said the plan and build on strength already in place around manufacturing, innovation, and financial clout. without doubt the greater bay area plans are significant and consistent with the orientation of current industrial development. this region has already stood on a solid foundation, manufacturing infrastructure and scale, fast capital, appealed to talent, not to mention its complementary economy with neighboring hong kong and macau. there is enormous opportunity in these ways. morgan stanley says this is evidence of china's a shift away from super cities to sit the , and theyity clusters say you will see a population growth of 20 million additional people living and working here in the next 10 years or so. ana

his inauguration comes after the sudden end to macau they's rule. >> let me pay special tribute to one of, and the only surviving founding father of our nation. barbara nwaba and -- robert mugabe. >> his support is not so surprising. he was a key ally helping direct some bubble is war for independence in the 1970's. he became a feared spymaster during the years of civil conflict. he fell out with his aging mentor when it became clear about a wanted to install his wife in power. despite the obvious support, not everyone is convinced that things will be so different. >> superficially changes come, but what can we expect from them? really asking myself what changed and they bring? will the people be happy? will expectations be delivered? >> there's certainly a lot to do. zimbabwe' economy has been wreckeds by robert mugabe's drive to confiscate white owned farms. business leaders hope mnangagwa can use his international collections -- connections. the crocodile is promising zimbabwe a new era of democracy, hopes may be high, but there are also doubts about what lies ahead. >> hopes and do

one year old daniel died after hitting a barrier during the annual street circuit racing event in macau the race was immediately called off the portuguese rider was killed on the same bend at this event in two thousand and twelve. the most successful female in u.s. motor racing history says this nascar racing season will be her last done a patrick says she has done the thirty five year old was the fourth highest earning sportswoman in twenty six fifteen behind serena williams maria sharapova and the mixed martial arts star ronda rousey patrick is the only woman to have lead labs in both the daytona five hundred and indianapolis five hundred and the only female driver to start from pole position in the nascar cup series my sister told me i was supposed to have. both so they would. i'm going to do the daytona five hundred next year and the indy five hundred so i'm really excited about that i think it's going to be a great way to capitol. and. thanks very much tatiana if you watch the al jazeera news i love more the other side of the break until that front of the all of us up on the tape t

. >> doc, you're always talking about when it comes to casinos, macau, particularly wynn, up 2.5% today even that horrible incident in las vegas was not enough to derail these guys. obviously macau is the driver here today because those numbers were up 22% year to date the street expected like 14.5% huge unusual activity in wynn as well as melco. both those stocks breaking out, all-time high for wynn today. >> all right jim, when you give weak guidance in the kind of market we're in now, you get punished like you see there, down 11% for checkpoint. >> yes, you do, but i've got to tell you the guidance doesn't fall that far below where the analysts expected earnings to come in. the answer to what's going on here is very similar to what's going on with electronic arts. there's profit-taking going on this stock has been a horse. a lot of stocks have been horses out there. i think people are just saying, okay, this is good enough for me i'm taking money out this is probably a buy the dip opportunity. a very attractivelily priced stock in a great sector, ie, internet security and technology

a british rider has been killed at the macau motorcycle grand prix thirty one year old daniel haggertydied after hitting a barrier during the annual street circuit racing event in macau the race was immediately called off portuguese rider was killed on the same bend at this event in twenty twelve the most successful female in u.s. motor racing history is rounding off her six year nascar career at the end of the twenty eighteen season thirty five year old patrick who was the fourth highest earning sportswoman in twenty sixteen behind only serena williams maria sharapova and mixed martial arts star ronda rousey patrick is the only woman to have lead laps in both the daytona five hundred and the indianapolis five hundred and the only female driver to start from pole position in the nascar cup series. my sister told me have disposed. of i would. i'm going to do the daytona five hundred next year and the indy five hundred so i'm really excited about that i i think it's going to be a great way to capital. and that's all the sport for me another update coming up again later. and that does it

. - they've been methodically re-acquiring china, tibet, macau, hong kong, taiwan waiting, and this can be seen as part of what they regard as a legitimate acquisition of territory and seas that were taken from them illegally and immorally. - [narrator] it was in 1947 that china advanced what's called the nine-dash line, marking its claims to sovereignty over parts of the east china, south china, and yellow seas. - they conducted fishing activities long time ago in this area, but based on the contemporary international law, people may argue saying that conducting fishing activities doesn't really qualify of making this kind of territory claims. - the nine-dash line, when you see it on a map, is like a great loop, it's been called the cow's tongue, because a tongue hanging out and curving at the bottom, and it essentially is china's historic, not legal, but historic claim to most of the south china sea. - [narrator] china lays claim to the paracel islands, and to the north, the senkaku or diaoyu islands in the east china sea. - china's principal sovereignty claim is to taiwan, which is j

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, macau, puerto rico. >> let's check back in with nbc meteorologist bill karins>> good morning once again. let's take a look at your week ahead forecast, maybe you have plans going on, know what you're dealing with. there are showers and cold front heading to the east. also a little light rain, little snow in the areas of the northern plains. by the middle of the week we track a southern storm, along the stalled front. chance of showers and storms, texas through the mid-atlantic region. a big storm in the pacific northwest and cold blast coming down through great lakes. that will be the term tour story of the week, tracking the cold air this week. right now today, that's up there in the northern rockies. >> sounds good. thank you, bill. >>> and i'm phillip mena. >> i'm gigi stone woods. keep it trite here. more news is straight ahead. >>> breaking overnight, new details on the suspected gunman who opened fire on a church full of parishioners in texas. leaving 26 killed and several others injured in what is now the worst mass shooting in the state's history. >> bu

macau casino revenue rising year on year. ann: thank you.use republicans have delayed the release of their tax bill by one day, reflecting the tension around key provisions in the proposed legal overhaul. tomp campaign manager agreed a meeting with representatives of russian president vladimir putin, at least according to an email from george papadopoulos. announcedmueller charges yesterday against him and two former trump campaign aides. thleen, how big of a deal is it we had this delay by one day, which is what they are telling us, in terms of the tax bill. >> it is probably not that big of a deal, it demonstrates the difficulty that is inherent in we tax overhaul debate, can't even -- they can't even release a bill at this point without stepping back and getting more of their caucus on board with what they are trying to do. i think this demonstrates how onficult this is going to be the timeline they have sent for themselves -- set for themselves. to pass this in the house by thanksgiving, but with everything else going on, every shortens

the plan is to connect nine cities with hong kong and macau to create a hub of innovation and technologying silicon valley. david: our china correspondent joins us now from beijing. you been speaking with the head of one of china's largest pharma companies. where do they see opportunities? >> a major player in the i wasceutical sector, speaking to the chairman about the changing strategy. the opportunity around a number of areas, one is automation and how they supply and dispense their drugs. and china's demographics, the aging population, and as result of that, there's a push by policymakers for more joint ventures around hospital building. those are the areas he sees as the opportunities. his company is something of a poster child in terms of what's going on in the greater bay area. he's teamed up with a private company to use their robotics to help with the atomization of their production lines and dispensing. they want to see robo dispensers of some of their drugs. he wants to create an ecosystem, he said. also telling hospitals and nursing homes as well. started the conversation by

netting on his first start back after a long term injury well even the score in the second half through macau take and don't win didn't have an answer taught him hotspurs defeat of real madrid keeps the black and yellow live just there. now when you're in rome you can do is poor romans used to because the top tiers of the coliseum have just been reopened to the public they were the cheap seats for the lowest social class these days visitors go more for the views than for the latter glad it gladiatorial combat but so far they've given it a thumbs up. getting to the top floors of the coliseum means climbing lots of steep stairs but it's worth the effort the views of the arena and the city are treat. the top sides with saying all different perspectives all the while so i really really enjoyed it if if if it's those of our father played out for you recommended . the fourth and fifth tears are where the pour used to sit in the days of ancient rome on wooden benches. the senators and the wealthy had much better views from the lower tiers they sat on marble. archeologists in the excavations falling

the market has been growing even as macau was contracting, and now they're growing again.. you recently ventured outside the philippines and snapped up some gaming assets in south korea. is this something we can expect from your group, and aggressive diversifying away from your home market? depends on the regulatory environment and governments. slower to open up to gaming than other aspects of their economy. there is not really something that interesting out there. opens up, andan this is a theoretical questions, people talking about as the next gold mine in the gaming industry. would you be interested to look at japan? >> absolutely. as soon as they come out with implementing rules and regulations, we are very interested. david: apart from gaming, let's talk about your broader business here it is there anything apart from gaming we should -- gaming -- water business. is there anything apart from gaming we should expect your group to go into? >> -- david: the peso has been trading on the weaker side of 49-50 basically all this year. is in u.s.r debts dollars. are you expec

english motorcyclist daniel hegarty has died after crashing at the macau grand prix. he was 31.lenn irwin declared the winner but there were no anthems played or celebrations on the podium. the para badminton championships get underway in south korea this week. great britain is one of the leading nations in the sport, which will make its paralympic debut at tokyo 2020. krysten coombs is hoping for medals at both events — kate grey has been to meet him. game of thrones is one of the biggest tv shows in the world, watched and loved by millions. but i bet you didn't know it's also featured one of the world's best para—badminton players, krysten coombs, hot favourite to win a medal in tokyo when the sport makes its paralympic debut. there is a realfocus now. before, obviously you wanted to do well and still go to world championships and europeans, but to be able to go to the paralympics is the biggest and best thing, isn't it? for now, he's training towards the world championships and his coach is feeling pretty confident about his chances. he's dominated in the last 12 months, he h

quickly checking on macau casino operators in hong kong. gross gaming revenue expected wednesday.ing yesterday's gains. the numbers may be surprisingly strong. chart, theyat this spent much of october in the doldrums and dropped every week in october, falling for more than a month after a run of gains. even with that slide come these 29% in 2017,ill up so in line with the hang seng. rishaad: just kidding a bit distracted with headlines from house republicans, chairman brady with a statement on tax saying the republican tax bill will be released thursday. the text will be released. donald trump saying being politically correct is fine, but not for this -- that is about extreme vetting, something completely different. he has been talking about tax and the tax reform agenda will be the biggest tax cuts ever. that is what we have at the moment. there we go. that is what we have at the moment you let's find out what we have going on when it comes to first word news. >> president trump has condemned the killing of at least eight people in the truck crash in new york. the incident happen

this recovery in macau very much intact. let's get to the market open with sophie kamaruddin.ve been assessing donald trump's trip in asia. seems so far, so good. sophie: markets rolling out the green carpet. bonds are falling. we have data on the reader as well as earnings. chinese inflation numbers due this morning. chinese inflation figures, oil and gold edging higher this morning. i want to see what is going on with the kiwi dollar, swinging after the rbnz showed they held on the rate hike. the yen, that is sticking to a tight range, around 114, near a march low. a japanese stocks towering above the 23,000 level. the nikkei 225 -- we did get machine orders less than expected falling by 8% month-to-month, compared to the 2% drop penciled in. it is getting into negative territory in the fourth quarter. we do have most segments in the green for the nikkei 225 utilities, leading the gains, along with i.t. tech stocks. the board member telling business leaders the high level verypanese stocks are welcome and he does not see them looking overheated. he said there is a need to ch

rows macau began couldn't get anyone to listen to her. the democratic party is clearly collapsing and all of this false front that held people at bay and afraid. now that is gone. you've got the book shattered and donna brazil's book and now it's free for everyone to speak their truth. this is where the republicans have to stand up for what they feel is right. they stand for individual freedom and the democrats are destroying women's lives and yet i'm hearing nothing really organized by the republican party taking the lead on this whether it's paul ryan or mitch mcconnel who has been going after roy moore perhaps appropriately. where is he. >> i'm going to jump off of what tammy just said. what is frightening to me is whenon cony ers said i intend to cooperate and when al franken says i intend to cooperate. that tells me both of them refusing to resign. the old boy's network. one hand washes the other. they are going to pay for each other's sins while women are forced to sit for 180 days and thenen forced to mediate. it's like in domestic

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a rise in chinese shoppers visiting hong kong and macau may see same-store sales exceed a targeted increaseer falling to a record low last year. betty: indian tycoon vijay melia has announced charges against him are baseless, as he fights extradition from the u.k. the billionaire is accused of fraud in connection with his defunct kingfisher airlines. been living in self-imposed exile in london, saying he wants to be closer to his children. he's also said he fears for his life if sent back to india. yvonne: coming up on the next hour, a market update with ronald wong. it seems like we have gotten over this correction risk, but still, still fizzling out at the end of the week. then we will talk about china's auto sector. ♪ ♪ in hong8:00 a.m. here kong. yvonne: welcome to daybreak asia. best pacific markets recovering from losses. the dollar fell. janet yellen confirming she believed he said -- she will after herfed successor takes ever next year. germany facing another election as angela merkel rules out trying to rule by majority.

travel macau -- and john bivens used a key to unlock their restraints. both men are suspects in an armed robbery of a verizon store. they ran out a side door of a poll also courthouse awaiting hearing. how they got the key remains a mystery. there were two getaway cars waiting. authorities arrested two people who are accused of helping them escape.>>> police facing criticism after a chase that ended with a crash in a busy shopping district. henry lee tells us why police did not call off the chase.>> reporter: the hustle and bustle of lakeshore avenue interrupted and blocked by yellow tape.>> daily the got ran over.>> reporter: his mercedes space -- car crash into the chevy malibu ran a red light and slammed into this honda in front of two witnesses.>> people were freaking out. they were shaken up. but not the suspects jumped out of the mercedes and one of them was hit and run over by a motorist. that teenager is in critical condition. the two other suspects who were 16 and 18 are also in custody. officers say guns were found in the car. the suspects in t

we are seeing gambling stocks also losing ground, pulling up the board to show you macau falling.ling for a second day, and china typing resuming losses. to give you a flavor of that player we are seeing in tech shares, let's flip the board to show you the most ground in a year. we are seeing chipmakers like sk 4%.x fall over samsung electronics, one of the biggest drags, losing over 2% this morning. we are seeing red across the board. i.t. sliding. muchad: thank you very indeed. we are asking this question, this so-called glut in crude. it is eroded or eliminated. ramy: oil producers offered a united front as they arrived for talks in vienna. sources at opec say the ministerial committee recommended the current supply curves be extended for six months to nine months from march . final details will be announced later with oil traders expecting any extension to be reviewed at the cartel's major meeting in june. goldman sachs warned of russia's reluctance to extend those cuts. >> before nine-month, not six months, ok? so this is solid, you know? but most i think majority will agree

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zimbabwe renames harare international airport after the president as tensions grow in macau this party and the final nineteen's to qualify for russia as well cup will be decided over the next when. the syrian army says it's now in control of the eastern city of. after i saw a fight as we drove the border city was one of the last remaining pockets of territory in syria held by the armed groups some of binge of aid has more on the turkish syrian border. these are syrian in iraq the fighters from iran backed shia militias celebrating the defeat devices in amman the city was the last urban stronghold on the syrian side of the self declared islamic state the syrian military claim victory but with the acknowledgement of help from it spotless the depleted army of president bashar al assad has only been able to make gains with military assistance from russia and iran that. units from syrian forces in cooperation with allies liberated the city of al become in the suburb of derry the last i saw stronghold in the eastern region this is strategic achievement is also a starting point for the elimin

as the macau gain someseeks to oversight on the industry. thank you for that, sophie kamaruddin.re as to what is going on congressionally in this inquiry into moscow's interference possibly in the u.s. election campaign. that is one of our first word news headlines with tom mackenzie in beijing. u.s. attorney general jeff sessions has denied a lying or misleading congress about contacts with russia during the presidential campaign. he says he simply forgot about a meeting revealed by the mueller investigation. he told the house judiciary committee he does now recall the meeting in trump hotel where unpaid advisor george papadopoulos said he could arrange a meeting between trump putin.sident the president's pick to run the central bank, jerome powell, would not hold an economic doctorate. the white house is considering -- for vice chair, who holds an economic phd from cambridge. bloomberg is being told airbus is nearing a deal with partners for 430 euros bodycheck liners jetliners.owbody almostl would be worth $47 billion before the customary discounts. australians hasn't voted to

intensity of capital or its appeal to talent, not to mention it's consummately economy with hong kong and macauen enormous opportunity in this wave. we interviewed executives, went into the factories, saw the automation going on here. morgan stanley put out a research report on the greater bay area here, they say it is evidence of china's shift from super cities to hubs. part of that will be building the infrastructure. they are planning to quadruple the high-speed rail network here between now and 2030, and then bridgee the cross bay from hong kong that is expected to open at the end of this year and cut journey times from about three hours to 30 minutes. so yes, there is enthusiasm and questions about how the plan will be implemented and how quickly. betty: who is likely to benefit from all of this? again, citing morgan stanley, they say property prices are expected to double, and property owners will benefit. population is expected to grow to about 86 million from 66 million. then you have the companies looking to move internationally, expand their footprint overseas, and one of those is an

they are posted some big tournaments before so is congratulations to them and we will go home and macau fans suggests the cost is still putting them off. there could be a three way tussle for the services of the northern ireland manager michael o'neill. the scottish fa has made an approach to speak to him about the their vacancy as head coach. o'neill took his country to euro 2016 and narrowly missed out on world cup qualification. the irish fa has offered him an improved contract. and it's believed he's also in the frame for the manager's job at sunderland. chelsea ladies are through to the quarter finals of the women's champions league after beating rosengard 4—0 on aggregate. chelsea already had a three—goal advantage from the first leg and sealed the tie thanks toji so yun's second half strike in sweden. peterborough united thrashed tranmere rovers to book their place in round two of the fa cup. posh won 5—0 in a replay at prenton park, danny lloyd grabbing a hat—trick. roger federer has over taken tiger woods as the world's highest earning athlete as a result of prize money alone.