but mao led china out of misery and that's what counts. the revolution too is almost over for you one more stop today and then the children will have completed this part of their red education. and we close with south africa. the residents of cape town the boones are a major pest locals are now using a noisy but you made deterrent toward the animals all. the go go go go a boon burglary in south africa's kick peninsula people lashes primate is an almost daily occurrence thanks to brazen baboons in search of their next meal. part riley has seen her fair share of the monkey business there are a lot of them in character and coming to your house and they make an awful mess just gotta live with it but not too bad they have been in my house quite often. they're not aggressive they're for them aggressive and they're not really interested in you they were looking for food that's what they're looking for to drive the monkeys out of our bin areas conservationists from the human wildlife solutions organization have been testing a new strategy g.p.s. c

i and debra mao. yousef: -- i am debra mao.ousef: the federal reserve meets to reassess whether it's 2% inflation target is still valid. view, the cost of hitting the lower bound for a prolonged period should cause us to rethink the implications of what that are. we might choose to not do anything, but we should be having those discussions. yousef: on the other hand, the atlanta fed president who votes on policy this year for the first time has added his voice to dovish comments from officials concerned by the low inflation and the risk of an inverted yield curve. recent data unfold in a manner similar to my outlook, i am comfortable continuing with the slow removal of policy accommodation. however, i would caution that does not necessarily mean as many as 3-4 moves per year. came asthose comments u.s. stocks rose for a fifth straight day with investors pricing in tax cuts before corporate earnings start. the s&p 500 has already obliterated many 2018 forecasts out of the water. it is not just the united states, the msci alt wor

am -- i amdebra mao debra mao. this is bloomberg. yousef: let's get back to our top story, the u.s.overnment shutdown will continue into a third day after the republican leadership postponed a vote on funding until noon on monday. mitch mcconnell says he intends to bring up immigration legislation next month if negotiators can work out a deal. >> should these issues not be resolved by the time the funding bill before us expires on february 8, 2018, assuming that , itgovernment remains open would be my intention to proceed to legislation that would address daca, border security, and related issues. let's get out to jodie snyder with the very latest. as they worked feverishly on trying to resolve this, where do things stand at this moment? >> they have adjourned. they were in for the weekend, trying to basically come up with some deal to get a vote before the workday effects of the shutdown would happen, but they could not do that. they will be in on monday, but there has not been a deal. they have been trying to resolve this by giving democrats some kind of separate vote on the issue

we're the immediate neighbors, as you know, right next door to the maos, and we feel the same way aswhat -- mr. williams has just said to you. we are fine with the set backs on the roof deck and fine with the inside staircase. however, we would like to see nothing on that deck that extends beyond the height of the top of the guardrail, the 40 -- 42 inches. we would also, since we're right next door, we'd like those hours of construction to be limited from monday through friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and no weekend work. we also would like this increase, this -- we were quite surprised when the plans were submitted to us and this increase of this additional approximately 2.5 feet, we felt they were really taking some liberties here, and we would like to see that reduced to what the original was without the 2.5 feet. we're also -- we're in a very sensitive area, and we would like to see whatever is on that roof deck to be minimal, and this would include the lighting, and we have no detailed plans on what they intend to do with the lighting. certainly, whatever they need for safety, we

let's check in on first word headlines with debra mao. u.s.rade representative robert lighthizer hopes a deal can be done to save nafta according to the republican chairman of the house ways and means trade subcommittee. the latest round of talks are due to wrap up in montrÉal later. but major issues still remain unresolved. a member of the ecb's governing bank mustid the in qe as soon as possible. it says the program has done what was anticipated and there is not a single reason for continuing with it. last week, mario draghi said there were signs of rising inflation, but patience and persistence are still required. shares in kingdom holdings soared by the 10% limit after the chairman was released from detention at the ritz carlton hotel in riyadh. a senior government official told bloomberg the billionaire returned home saturday after reaching a settlement with authorities and will remain at the helm of his company. among bankers has slipped. sentiment at banks have worsened for seven of the last eight quarters. as aout of tendency brexit ri

let's get over to debra mao with first word headlines from around the world.ers the new year showing strength. manufacturing survey came in ahead of expectations. the forecast had been for a decline to 50.7. the reading will be welcome as policymakers prepare for critical battles with debt, poverty, and pollution. penalties for tech companies to remove terror propaganda more quickly. the sundaye told times that some of the biggest names are too slow and the government should be compensated for the money it spends d de-radicalizing people. toll companies they have to remove terror content within two hours. a softer than expected ending to inear of recovery, 14.6% december 2 less than the median investment for a 20% increase in a bloomberg survey of nine analysts. total gambling takings rose 19% in 2017, the first full year of growth since 2013. kim jong on has warned the u.s. that north korea's nuclear capability is a reality, not a threat. waswas reviving -- kim reviving his grandfather's tradition of the new year's message. he said they have completed their n

i am debra mao. >> thank you. let's get back to one of our top stories, president trump saying it is open to join talks with north and south korea, saying it would be a win for humanity. if we can come up with a peaceful and good solution, we are working on it with a lot of people, if something can happen and something can come out of those talks, that would be a great thing for all of humanity. jodi schneider is here with more on this. from the change president after a tense year between him and kim jong-un? tryingoes seem like he's to reduce the level of confrontation between the u.s. and north korea. in recent months, we had the fire and fury speech in august. last week, he was saying he had a larger nuclear button on his than kim did -- come and he chided his secretary of state, so this seems to be a softening of that position, although president trump as a candidate said he would be willing to negotiate with kim over a hamburger, so we will see. they are not committing to any talks, but being op

i am debra mao.ousef: thanks. let's get back to the action. to the strengthened highest level against the dollar in four months this morning. governor kuroda pledged to maintain a massive stimulus, but remove the words "powerful" and "aggressive." nomura said the potential for lsu changes are priced into japanese stocks. how to the comments fit into the wider context? >> everyone is sensitive about anything to do with comments from japanese officials right now. cheju a tantrum in the key market when the boj did not by as many bonds as it usually does, and now the move in the yen has been compounded by the comments from governor kuroda, who usually talks about powerful and aggressive easing, but this time just talked about using, so it could just be traders who are ultrasensitive right now. the boj is moving to a tighter policy, especially since the ecb hinted it might be moving writer as well, and with the fed having done it, the world is watching to see if we will have the three major central banks

the chinese once called chairman mao "the great helmsman. " carrie gracis is one of the most respectedf her generation. for more than 30 years, she has broadcast about other people. but this time she is the centre of the story. ms gracie resigned from her position as china editor because she is paid less than men who are also international editors. morning. morning, carrie. this morning she presented the today programme on radio 4. it's been very moving, actually. the news of her resignation leaked out online last night. six months after the bbc was forced to reveal the salaries of some highly paid on—air staff, ms gracie has been infuriated by the response to her grievance. she was offered a pay rise of £45,000 but declined it, saying equality is what she wants. she wouldn't be drawn on whether she wanted male colleagues to take a pay cut. when i started the china job, i said i will only do this job if i'm paid equally. injuly 2017, i discovered the enormous gap that the two men who were international editors were earning 50% more, at least, than the two women who were international e

i am debra mao. the instant that at the bank of japan left policy unchanged.s a to want to maintain strategy and raised outlook on price rises. fine-tuning of monetary policy could be on the cards. china and korea have announced u.s. trade tariffs on solar panels and washing machines. beijing accused washington of misusing trade measures while seoul imposed duties as a response. there was a mixed reaction in asian stocks. the u.s.

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here's debra mao.sident trump contradicted his treasury secretary and said he wants a strong dollar. he told cnbc that steven mnuchin -- current support was taken out of context and he expect the dollar to rise as the economy grows. the president said he prefers not to discuss currency matters. "it should be what it is," he added "based on the strength of the country." steven mnuchin wanted to strengthen his comments. panel in davos that he has not shifted his position and he supports a free and floating dollar. he said the administration is not advocating currency conflicts and is not deliberately talking the dollar down. told the worlds economic forum that the trump administration is a danger to the world. he said the president is risking war with north korea and must accepted as a nuclear power and then cooperate and negotiate. soros says he is expecting a democratic landslide in the midterm elections and the trump administration will be gone in 2020. clearly, i consider the trump administration a d

. >> no mmas muerte estima que mao del 2012 y diciembre del 2015 mas de 3 mil galones de agua f fuerontruidos intencional n intencionalmente, la o organizacion buscara denunciar e el hecho ante organizacion de naciones unidas (onu( . >> indiganteante. >> declaraciones de tdonald trup de mexico y el muro dan que p pensar, donald trump insulto a l los mexicanos y asegurando que p pagaran el muro caiga quien ca g caiga, tenemos la informacion . >> arrestos de jovenes soÑadores continuan a horas de un posible cierre de gobierno, la guerra de palabras se agudiza, el presidente donald trump continuo defendiendo su tema favorito de campaÑa. >> en su cuenta de twitter, d o dijo: el muro es el muro, nunca ha m cambiado ni evolucionado desde el primer dia que lo concebi, s dsespues de que john kelly dijoa democratas que el presidente e estaba mal informado sobre el tema de muro fronterizo y su c n conco construccion henry cuellar representa parte del territorio donde estaria el muro . >> tenemos 354 millas de cerca ahorita, pero como lo que uieie presidente no se hara . >> tdonald trump dijo que

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writers movement was how mao's a donkey dealt with chinese intellectuals. they were exiled to remote areas the living conditions were miserable. but our situation in exile was like that of today's refugees in both cases people are declared enemies by a political system should be here. to make his documentary about the global refugee crisis human flow i'm way way and his team travelled to mold in twenty countries. you're just going with those kids walk in they are. so sure there's. lighting and say on your way. you know that's i want the interview him just i want to talk to. you know look look you. know i'm not being you should just show the heart to there you can turn that getting close to him. where is your daddy i got killed in afghanistan. frankly by. now there are not going to try him and mike are in here because this is what i can't hear you miss them you think you know. you're such a small smart boy you must be a very good students in school yeah. i'm in first mission school. here. it's obvious that these people didn't come here in search of a better

earlier the president said it seemed unlikely he would have to meet with upper arlington mao. yesterday, president trump seemed to welcome the chance to talk to mueller. >> i'm looking forward to it actually. >> you want -- you have -- >> there's been no collusion whatsoever. there's no obstruction whatsoever. i'm looking forward to it. >> the president said in the interview -- said the interview could happen in the next two to three weeks. nbc news learned fired national security adviser michael flynn did not tell the white house about meeting with the fbi last year about the russian investigation. flynn has now pleaded guilty to lying during that meeting and is cooperating with mueller. >>> here's new video just in showing air force one arriving moments ago in davos, switzerland, where president trump will address the world economic forum. he will declare the united states is open for business and argue that global cooperation can be part of his america first agenda. before he left to go overseas, president trump said he is open to a pathway to citizenship for dreamers. he t

to give an example, talking about mao, thinking about how the black panther party, as many d early --, raide by sellingy funds the red book in berkeley. that is a connection between local and global. national is global. , they are able to make rhetoric about internal things because they are in a world of nationstates, defined against each other in the way nativists arefascist movements intensely national and could not be more global. the larger point i would make is that part of life you have to of why you that part have to think of 1968 in a global perspective is that that is the actuality. on the one hand you will get conversations or forms of direct you have manyd mediated things. for is a moment that the first time there is satellite communication, photos, tv, all kinds of things happening. the other thing that is more widely recognized is that if you read or study history of different places in 1968 you will come across multiple actors saying very similar things. that have no idea about each other. oft is a deep kind of level synchronicity you have to pay attention to. this is th

on the anti rightist movement was how mao's a dummy dealt with chinese intellectuals. they were exiled to remote areas all the living conditions were miserable. our situation in exile was like that of today's refugees in both cases people are declared enemies by a political system should be here. to make his documentary about the global refugee crisis human flow a way and his team traveled to more than twenty countries. just going over those kids walk in there. so sure there's. lighting and say i knew what. he does i won the interview him just. so you know look look at your money. no i'm not being you should just show the hard there you can turn a little bit getting close to him. where is your dad i got. in afghanistan. right. now they are not going to mike are in here because this is at one of the can't hear you miss them yet. you are. just such a small smart boy you must be a very good students in school yeah. i mean first mission school. here. it's obvious that these people didn't come here in search of a better life for me it's because they have no other choice wit

is always a formal way but when the formal way doesn't work you can always this is not a matter for mao it is this is a matter of sharing decisions and they are fully in made these decisions oh para teves only after the necessary consensus is being reached around the european union table the decision to attack. libya could not have been taken what can i tell you believe me i have no other because this is a counterfactual history and history is another one but i am still convinced that the third there really. is very useful to reduce their aggressive. but it was not the head that that's the thing it was not an act of aggression i think back in two thousand and eleven it was seen as a humanitarian intervention and it was absolutely something good it was basically eliminating gadhafi so you don't think it was trying to spread the european and western values. it was eliminating good there is an opinion here in russia that one of the reasons why the united states and to some extent western europe make the four positive signals that they make is that because they have been following insulated

the victim of mao practise let's talk about sir collective responsibility these athletes have been proven to be clean yet that being tarred with the same brush in the olympics the post to be about individual performances. yes but if you go back. thirty or forty years to the way in south africa was rightly banned rightly in my opinion right here in the russian government's opinion raan clear in the united kingdom's government permission. position they burned all south african athlete from competing in the games. nearly for nearly thirty years and those include you black athletes who are completely innocent they were allowed to compete in the games. and no one really rose nearly the fuss then the people are now doing as you are about the russian our streets who are believed to be in the moment. let's say again about collective responsibility from an outsider standpoint perhaps it makes sense but putting yourself in the shoes of these athletes we've been hearing some of that stories and you know they've been training their entire lives for this opportunity they've never used doping in that w

only larger, not only do they have a leader that is much consolidated more power than any one since mao but also its now prepared to stand up publicly and say u.s. doesn't want to do it free trade. i'll lead trade. u.. wants to leave the climate change, i'll get involved. that makes countries and, other allies start hedging from ando. >> 2017 felt like an extraordinar geoyeolitical crisis ills? we're due for one?bal crisis, decade ago, 2008, we are facing that kind of instability geo politically. country that could do something about it. baby. we are not going to take the so clearly you fix it or the wheels start falling off. and 2018, there are an a l poth. hard to imagine we are get through much longer, much more sustainable without experiencing a crisis or two? >> ian bremmer, thank you. every good fighter knows when to hang up the gloves.he will not term. majority party, president pro tell of the senate, third in line of presidential succession. door for a senate run by mitt romney. >>> now to other stories we are following in the evening news feed.with truck along a dangerous curve

not only do they have a leader that is much stronger and consolidated more power, anyone since mao, andnow prepared to stand up publicly and say, "u.s. doesn't want to do it on free trade, i'll lead trade. u.s. doesn't want to write checks globally for infrastructure, i'll do it." u.s. wants to lead the climate change, and that makes other countries around the world, even emerican allies, start hedging away from washington and towards beijing. >> glor: 2017 felt like such an extraordinary year in the news and yet you point out there was no geopolitical crisis in 2017. you think we're due for one. >> yeah, because we're not g.xing anything. wu know, i mean, i remember back the last time we had a big global crisis was a decade ago, it was 2008, it was the economic crisis. we're now facing that kind of instability geopolitically. the united states is the one country in the world that could do something about it and our response is, america first, baby." we're not going to take that choice. x , clearly, you either fix it or the wheels start falling off. and in 2018, there are an awful lot o

the equal opportunity shove and thank you for the presidents of the german friendship parliaments of mao the fifty fifth anniversary of the elisei treaty which sealed reconciliation between the two countries after world war two in a speech at the bundestag germany's parliament the french president said stronger cooperation between the two countries was a precondition for strengthening europe. the french flag waves in front of the bundestag inside german lawmakers applaud the president of the french part of course was delusional address the m.p.'s during a debate on the treaty calling for stronger and deeper ties between force and germany and taking a stand against the rise of populist. populism it always starts by rejecting the unknown and denouncing everything that is different populism destroys our society and kills democracy in short ashit germany and france both have strong right wing populist parties in parliament and both are euro skeptic the alternative for germany refused to applaud your regime calling franco german relations hypocritical. yes we support national reconciliation b

it was popularized by joseph stall in, used by mao as well. enemy of the people. it should be noted that nikita kruschef forbad its use saying it was loaded, it maligned a whole class of people and it shouldn't be done. i don't think we should be using a phrase that's been rejected as too loaded by a soviet dictator. >> senator flake tells kasie hunt he hopes his speech will encourage republicans to stand up to the president when they believe he's wrong. >> the death toll in last week's mudslides in southern california has climbed to 20. on sunday thousands in the city of santa barbara gathered for a candle light vigil honoring the victims killed when a powerful winter storm triggered mudslides and flash floods. while the victims were from the town of montecito, the disaster struck weeks after scorched by the largest ever wildfire. the latest victim to be found, 30-year-old dipa whose son was also killed. the disaster damaged 65 homes and 460 others. crews are still trudging through mud and debris to find four people missing. hope is dimming. >> today we transitio

xijinping, has really become the worst since the ending of the china's for revolution under chairman maors, more underground catholic believers who are for the vatican, they are being arrested, and some were sentenced to even life and 15 years imprisonment for their independent spirit, worship. and even the government sanctioned churches in the past three years under president xi's direct leadership. over 2000 crosses of these church buildings were forcefully destroyed, and bombed and burnt. and some, and many of the churches were even totally destroyed. doctor bob fu. only bad for your health and research shows it is significant and equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes per day. now, no one knows that more than the singapore tax administrator belinda lo, who took up painting in her 50s and now her work is seen across singapore. iam i am belinda lo, the accidental painter. i took a painting 15 years ago to combat loneliness. and now it has become a passion. when i am painting, actually, ifeel kind of free and away from whatever is troubling me. i used to look after them, like, cook for the

chinese once called chairman mao the great helmsman.itor, but has now left that post. the reason? male international editors were, it was revealed, being paid around 50% more than the women. six months ago we discovered the pay discrepancies at the bbc. they affeceted me very directly. i've spent the intervening time trying to put them right through an equal pay complaint, through a formal grievance. i have repeatedly told management i would not find it possible to go back to china in the new year without the grievance resolved. it is still unresolved and i cannot collude in what i see as unlawful pay discrimination. it has been very moving. and this morning, she was presenting the today programme, talking about the support she had received for her stand. the bbc says an independent review of staff pay had not revealed systematic discrimination. its gender pay gap of 9.3% is around half that of the national average and it was committed to closing that, and it would also soon be publishing a full review of how it pays its top presenters

chinese once called chairman mao the great helmsman. ..ternational editors of her generation. for more than 30 years, she has broadcast about other people, but this time, she is the centre of the story. ms gracie resigned from her position as china editor because she is paid less than men who are also international editors. this morning, she presented the today programme on radio 4. it's been very moving, actually... the news of her resignation leaked out online last night. six months after the bbc was forced to reveal the salaries of some highly paid on air staff, ms gracie has been infuriated by the response to her grievance. she was offered a pay rise of £45,000 but declined it, saying equality is what she wants. she would not be drawn on whether she wanted male colleagues to take a pay cut. when i started the china job, i said i will only do this job if i'm paid equally. and injuly 2017, i discovered the enormous gap, that the two men who were international editors were earning 50% more, at least, than the two women who were internatio

the chinese once called chairman mao the great helmsman.nal editors of her generation. for more than 30 years, she has broadcast about other people. this time she is the centre of the story. miss gracie resigned from her position as china editor because she is paid less than men who are also international editors. this morning she presented the today programme on radio 4. it's been very moving actually. the news of her resignation leaked out online last night. six months after the bbc was forced to reveal the salaries of some highly paid on air staff, miss gracie has been infuriated by the response to her grievance. she was offered a pay rise of £45,000 but declined it, saying equality is what she wants. she wouldn't be drawn on whether she wanted male colleagues to take a pay cut. when i started the china job, i said i will only do this job if i'm paid equally. injuly 2017, i discovered the enormous gap that the two men who were international editors were earning 50% more, at least, than the two women who were international editors. the bb

i am debra mao. the instant that at the bank of japan left policy unchanged. the vote was a to want to maintain strategy and raised outlook on price rises. fine-tuning of monetary policy could be on the cards. china and korea have announced u.s. trade tariffs on solar panels and washing machines. beijing accused washington of misusing trade measures while seoul imposed duties as a response. there was a mixed reaction in asian stocks. the u.s. government is set to reopen later on tuesday after lawmakers begrudgingly accepted a spending deal that will fund agencies through february 8. weighing that against growth and corporate earnings. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. let's take a look at the markets. australia has just close, up about .8% on a positive day. the nikkei and the hang seng both over 1%. bloomberg technology is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ emily: i am emily chang. netflix turns in its best performance ever in the fourth quarter adding more than 8 billion streaming c

north korea is following a very successful approach in confronting trump and it is very successful to mao so what happens is the. other parties involved in the multilateral agreement will cut the deal would continue on with the new deal cut the deal cut the new deal with iran and continue on with it and just ignore the u.s. the u.s. will start bluffing all the way yeah there's a lot of indications to this isn't there and listen thank you very much for coming on the program it's been great and very interesting get your thoughts dr mckay backcross political scientist at helwan university in cairo thank you. well it's not just iran's nuclear ambitions that the u.s. is unhappy with washington also wants to counter terror runs influence in syria it's one of the reasons american tennis.

where president xi its now the most powerful chinese leader since chairman mao.ing up china's military and expanding his country's influence by forming new partnerships in asia and taking a leer as climate change. china rolled out the red carpet for president trump last month. but that relationship may quickly sour over unresolved trade issues. there is a sense that the economic and trade relationship is not, fair enough, it's not reciprocal enough. i see. darker clouds ahead on the u.s. china relationship. >> but the darkest cloud looms over north korea. where in 2018. a young dictator may decide whether there is war or peace. >> the cbs "overnight news" will be right back. gives skin the moisture it needs and keeps it there longer with lock-in moisture technology skin is petal smooth after all, a cleanser's just a cleanser unless it's olay. but when we brought our daughter home, that was it. now i have nicoderm cq. the nicoderm cq patch with unique extended release technology helps prevent your urge to smoke all day. it's the best thing that ever happened to me

as in mao's china, all agricultural property was taken over by the state and broken up into small parcelsonfiscated. and those who had the authority, they had the chance to work together, to cooperate, or they were enemies. >> anthony: right. anyone deemed an enemy of the state, and this could be a very dangerously loose definition, but usually and typically included the educated, the well-off and anyone associated with the former government were hunted down, shunned, jailed, harassed and often straight out killed. maya's dad was all those things, an educated landowner and part of the rural tribal administration from the selassie time. most people who had the means left the country. >> petros: i know this guy who is appointed, you know, as a governor of the region, killed 60 people in the region. in three year's time. >> maya: nobody knows when he's coming. >> anthony: right. >> maya: so he could, he'd just knock our door and my mom, she gets it every time he comes. he gave her bullets. he tells her, "this bullet next time is yours if don't bring your husband." so my dad always came to vi

i am debra mao. let's move over to singapore where juliette saly has a look at the markets. day of gains on the regional benchmark index, holding and building on record highs. have a look at the hang seng, up 1.3%. it did close in the red yesterday, snapping that winning streak, but back in the black today, lifted by the likes of tencent. most markets are in the black. and the nikkei up as we send yen weakness. australia hurt by ratings cuts to bhp billiton and telstra. not on the gm and come one of the biggest movers is the rally , hittings index multiple highs. it is trading 3.2 times book value. weakness down by a point 3%. the other major story is the movement in the chinese yuan, the highest level since december 2015. analysts clamoring to define the line in the hand -- sand. mizuho says they see the level at 6.4 percent. we have seen brent impacting some of the airline players, particularly china. you have seen weakness in china southern and air china a shares. this is the lunchtime price there. betting on a further rally in crude prices as we continue to see the uptre