let me ask david miliband. what was your reaction to the seeming stalemate still today? think europe has been very late to get a grip of this crisis and it's vital that big and bold decisions are taken by the european union. after all, there are 2,000 to 3,000 people arriving every day in lesbos, the island off grease that has borne about half the refugees in europe. we should all beer these problems of the unprecedented surge, coordinated across the european union with competence and compassion. organizations like mine are not just working in europe, we're working in syria, turkey, lebanon and jordan whose societies are creaking under the strain of a civil war that seems to be without end. >> brown: you speak of the need for more humanitarian help. your government has gone farther in announcing a further zero tolerance policy at the border for refugees or migrants. why go further? what happens to the people who come to your border now? >> the hungarian border has been receiving the most impressive and biggest shock of migration coming into continental europe. the respon

we're joined by former brich brh foreign secretary, david miliband. you are hearing these stories from people deployed in the field. >> international humanitarian organization. we are used to deploying in war zones and syria and somalia and congo. and it's the sign of the department of the european crisis where we have had to send folks to lesbos and other greek islands, the stories are horrific. last week it was seven people who came out of the sea having been capsized in a boat seven hours ago, and over the succeeding seven hours, a man said to us in aleppo we were already dead. so anything is better. and that's the kind of desperation that's -- >> that's leading these people to go to europe. but how is europe failings them? >> europe's failing them in two counts really, first of all, the humanitarian aid that's being provided in the neighboring states of jordan, lebanon and turkey, one-third of the amount requested to provide health and education, the kind of work we do, but the second failure, people are findin finding chaost and rejection at wors

david miliband is the president of the international rescue committee., it is great to have you with us. this has reached crisis levels for you see it on the front pages of the newspapers in the u.s.. with david cameron said about accepting thousands more, is that enough? mr. milibrand: it is good to be back, thank you for your interest in a store that is not only a political and economic crisis, but is a moral crisis in europe. 4 million refugees from the syrian conflict alone, and then lebanon, knowing can say that a few thousand people are enough, but it is a step in the right direction. 216 is the current number of people that have gotten into the u.k. from syria. the move is a good thing, but to the problem has to be tackled both at source, the continuing flow of people because of the thenity thus humanitarian situation, and in europe where there are hundreds of thousands of refugees already. brendan: it seems in the background there is a concern assistance will turn into long-term integration. what should european leaders think about the long-term

david miliband has challenged us and said we should take at least 65,000 refugees a year.uch an order of magnitude is higher than what we are doing. martin o'malley has embraced this but no one set a number as to what we should have done like david has done. british, his country, 20,000 over five years. that's pretty pathetic. i'm sorry to say. the point is this hillary clinton is right. everyone should do it. the way that she hedged it makes us seem pathetic on the edge of any absorption that people are in trouble or need. that convinces muslims in the middle east -- >> martin o'malley pointed out if we were doing this on a proportional basis from our population to germany's population we could accept 800,000. i don't think that is a number you will hear from anyone on the presidential debate stage next week. >> that is martin o'malley. that doesn't surprise me at all. the more the merrier without regard to consequences. that's big part of this, as well. you have to ask yourself, what the europeans sort of slow boating this and taking their time and not responding in a wa

david miliband joins us live as we look ahead this morning on "sunday morning futures." welcome. voters and political insiders giving high marks to lindsey graham for his performance at this past week's early debate. since then he's wasted no time getting back out on the campaign trail hitting the first in the nation caucus state of iowa while the majority of the gop presidential contenders addressed supporters at a conference in south carolina. joining us now is lindsey graham, presidential candidate and member of the senate armed services committee. welcome. >> thank you very much, maria. >> what do you think worked in that last debate to really help your supporters recognize your vision? >> well, one, i had an audience. the furst was like having a debate in a bathroom. interacting with people. loosening up, making some jokes and having a determination to win a war we cannot lose and focusing in on why i'm best qualified to be commander in chief on day one, something that i think is going to matter over time. >> and why do you think you are best positioned to be that person? >>

that was david miliband speaking on the "bloomberg market day" earlier today.t: that's it for you, huh? olivia: have a great day labor -- great labor day weekend. matt: we are looking at a drop of 3.7% for the week as it stands on the s&p. we will be back with more on the "bloomberg market day." ♪ great time for a shiny floor wax, no? not if you just put the finishing touches on your latest masterpiece. timing's important. comcast business knows that. that's why you can schedule an installation at a time that works for you. even late at night, or on the weekend, if that's what you need. because you have enough to worry about. i did not see that coming. don't deal with disruptions. get better internet installed on your schedule. comcast business. built for business. matt: welcome back to "bloomberg market day." ate's a shot from our roof 731 lexington avenue. if you're not in the city, rejoice. it is hot and humid and people at the u.s. open are dropping like flies. let's get straight to the stories making news this labor day weekend. now the passage of the iran

the vote was triggered by ed miliband's resignation.peaking yesterday, liz kindle criticized the party's recent direction. >> in the past five to eight years, we have failed to take on hard arguments. from public financing to welfare. and britain's role in the world. every day, we neglected to make the arguments -- [inaudible] francine: our political correspondent joins us from westminster. winjeremy corbyn, is his seen as a done deal? >> absolutely. i mean, everyone, including some of his election rivals are talking about it as a done deal. david cameron spoke of developments in labour, potentially meaning that the financial security of families is at rikssk. that's implying that he thinks that corbyn is going to win. manus: what are the immediate consequences to the challenges here? his firsrt big challenge is going to be how to forecast the labour party. he may have support in the members. but the problem is that he has almost no support with mp's. labour could go into meltdown. willal figures i said they not play ball, they will not

. >> miliband praised germfully and others for opening their doors to refugees. >> president obama is wrapping up his alaska tour. this evening he became the first sitting president to travel past the arctic circle. negative effects of climate change. >> i'm here to tell you we got to do more. we're not moving fast enough and for the sake of our kids we've got to keep going. when it cops to climate change there is such a thing as being too late. the effects can be irreversible if we don't act and that moment is almost here. >> the plan provides nearly $20 million in funding to help promote alaskan communities. that includes grants oenhance water systems and relocating families that are threatened by environment changes including land erosion and melting sea ice. libby casey joins us from anchorage. libby you have been with the president this whole trip. >> antonio the funds are welcome news to communities in alaska but of course mitigation and adapting to to climate change doesn't stop it from happening. and before the president came to alaska he made a controversial decision he allow

he will succeed ed miliband, who quit after the conservatives retained power in may's election. he addressed supporters at a victory celebration on saturday. >> this week the tories will show what they are really made of. on monday, they have the trade union bill designed to undermine the conventions and shackle democratic unions and destroy another element of democracy within our society. we have to oppose that. they're also pushing the welfare reform bill, which will bring such misery and poverty to so many of the poorest in our society. i want us as a movement to be proud strong and able to stand up and say, we want to live in a society where we don't pass by on the other side of those people rejected by an unfair welfare system, instead, we reach out to end the scourge of homelessness and desperation the so many people face in our society. we're strong enough and big enough and able to do that. that is what we are about. [applause] there are many, many issues we face and many people face respiration and other parts of the world -- desperation in other parts of the world. i t

david miliband: britain has to move from taking tens of refugees to tens of thousands of refugees. reporter: the far right party wants cameron to remember his earlier pledge not to take in any more migrants, another dilemma for the prime minister. brent: their fate made headlines around the world and now they have been laid to rest, three members of a syrian family have been buried in their hometown. we understand a turkish court has charged four syrian smugglers in connection with the death of the boys. the father has been leading the morning. -- mourning. reporter: a community united in sorrow. the family got as far as the sea between turkey and greece, but the boat overturned. his wife and two children, aged two and five, drowned. >> the coast was in our line of sight. we were in the boat for four minutes. the waves were really high. the man steering the boat jumped in the sea and swam back to turkey. i tried to sail the boat, but a second wave hit us. it flipped us over in seconds. they tried to brief life back -- try to breathe life back into my life and kids, god bless their

take life in. >>> we are back with david frum, david miliband and danielle pletka.sians seem newly active in syria. when you were foreign minister, you dealt with the russians, you dealt with the current russian foreign minister. do you think that there is any solution to syria without active russian participation and help, and how does one get that since right now they are pretty simply and fully supporting the assad regime. >> the danger of brits talking about russia is britain thinks russia is a declining power, russia thinks britain is a declining power and both may be right. beware what follows. i think one has to see the move of putin and the russians into further support for assad as a sign of assad's weakness. there's no question that assad is in a weaker position than he was a year ago. maybe a stronger position than three years ago. but a weaker position than a year ago. i think that's necessitated the russian move. the hard thing is whether the procedures than pulling the rug from under assad. i wouldn't dismiss that. the truth is that assad has become a

any solution is going to involve russia and the u.s., yes, but also the gulf states. >> david milibandg job ahead of you in what you're working on. god speed on that work, sir. >> thank you very much. it's very good to be on. >>> a quick reminder, don't forget to set your dvr in case you can't watch us live because we are always here, just a click or two away on your mote, your ipad or however you watch us on demand. we'll be back in a moment with our end game segment. when it comes to issuing marriage licenses in same sex couples, should a kentucky clerk follow her conscious or the law? what do you think? what do you think? >>> stay tuned f - you set rules around the house, right? so set rules for your kids when they go online: don't be a cyberbully. no racy selfies. and remember everyone can see everything you post, even grandma. rules keep kids safe online. the more you know. >>> bit of a dramatic week in kentucky. we had a showdown between a clerk not wanting to issue marriage licenses. she ends up being taken away to jail. presidential candidates all weighed in, but doris, i'm str

david miliband says it is shameful. how do you react?o their job.s to humanitarian organizations are responding to humanitarian aid to the migrants that have entered hungary. what the government is trying to do is cooperating with the humanitarian organizations but develop an answer to the migration wave. is that we arent responsible for european 'srders, not just hungary border, but the european union. there have to be 2 answers, an immediate answer that we have developed -- to make sure our european union member states can trust us. we have committed to defending the border and have to do that. laura: are you going to keep your border closed until the you eat -- until the eu comes up with a coherent policy? >> be illegal border crossing has to be stopped. haveorder crossings that been accepted and approved as the legal entry points in the country are not closed. what is important, i believe, is that there are 2 problems. an immediate one where we have to develop an immediate response. we have to make sure that everybody's request for a

miliband, you can help me with this, too. in other countries, the number of refugees flowing into them, what would be the percent, veegs vis-a-vis to the population of their country that's taking place? >> one-fourth of the jordanian population. iraqi kurdistan, it's one-fifth of their population. these are unimaginable numbers. >> 20% to 25%? >> 25% in jordan is syrian refugee right now. lebanon, sorry. >> just to follow that, 85% of the world's refugees are in developing countries. the european comparison would be germany has agreed to take 500,000 refugees -- accept 500,000 asylum claims over the next year and each of the next three years. that's a population of 90 million. italy, population of some 60 million, has taken in each of the last two years 120,000 refugees. the uk prime minister has pledged they'll take 4,000 a year in a population of 60 million. you can see the variation there and the big gap between the neighboring states in the middle east and the european government. it's worth saying the u.s. at its peak wa

any solution is going to involve russia and the u.s., yes, but also the gulf states. >> david milibandd of you in what you're working on. god speed on that work, sir. >> thank you very much. it's very good to be on. >>> a quick reminder, don't forget to set your dvr in case you can't watch us live because we are always here, just a click or two away on your remote, your ipad or however you watch us on demand. we'll be back in a moment with our end game segment. when it comes to issuing marriage licenses in same sex couples, should a kentucky clerk follow her conscious or the law? what do you think? what do you think? >>> stay tuned i take prilosec otc each morning for my frequent heartburn. what do you think? >>> sbecause it gives me... zero heartburn! prilosec otc. the number 1 doctor-recommended frequent heartburn medicine for 9 straight years. one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. you're looking at them. better football season? get our kickoff special. any large 2-topping pizza for $10. and don't forget the pepsi. add a double chocolate chip brownie for $6 more. better in

any solution is going to involve russia and the u.s., yes, but also the gulf states. >> david milibandb ahead of you in what you're working on. god speed on that work, sir. >> thank you very much. it's very good to be on. >>> a quick reminder don't forget to set your dvr in case you can't watch us live because we are always here just a click or two away on your remote your ipad or however you watch us on demand. we'll be back in a moment with our end game segment. when it comes to issuing marriage licenses in same sex couples should a kentucky clerk follow her conscious or the law? what do you think? >>> stay tuned for "end game" brought to you by boeing. - you can collect rainwater to shower with but there are easier ways to go green. like taking shorter showers, which conserves water and lowers your bill. you'll sing long ballads in the rain and short ditties in the shower. ♪ the more you know ♪ >>> bit of a dramatic week in kentucky. we had a showdown between a clerk not wanting to issue marriage licenses. she ends up being taken away to jail. presidential candidates all weighed in

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our first witness is the honorable david miliband, president and ceo of the national rescue committee. he served as foreign secretary. thank you for being here. our second witness today is michelle gabaudan. thank you for being here, sir. president of refugees international. michelle spent more than 25 years at u.n. hcr. our third witness that we'll hear from today is ms. nancy lindborg, president of the united states institute of peace, someone who we also have seen many times and thank her. nancy has served as president of mercy corps. thank you for that service. i know you've been here many times. if you could each spend five minutes giving your positions, we'll obviously, without objection, your written testimony will become a part of the record. if you can go down the line and give your testimony, we appreciate it. we look forward to your questions and certainly your comments. thank you. [ inaudible ]. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i think you probably heard, but i want to say thank you and i'm honored to be here. i want to congratulate you on not just holding a hearing on the huma

rishaad: the former british foreign secretary david miliband says the british decision to accept morees is a good start, but it needs to be tackled at its source. todavid cameron was saying hundred 17 was an -- the fact that he has moved is a good thing. but the problem has to be attacked at its source. there's the lakh of diplomatic progress, and it has to be tackled in europe where there are hundreds of refugees already. to come to migrants europe see britain as their ultimate goal, but some prefer to avoid the danger of crossing the channel and in their journey instead in france. met with teacup of them. here are their stories. -- i am sudanese. i was a student in sudan. [indiscernible] studies. complete my -- to be a teacher in college. i want to be a good part of french society. >> my name is abdul. i am 18 years old. september 2014. i live here every night. bad.nk it is really as you see, the room, it is full i ink thereand are many insects and i think there is no electricity. it is empty. it is also empty. i think it is really bad. we really need help, just like you see. i am c

our first witness is the honorable david miliband, somebody we all respect. president and ceo of the national rescue committee. he head a distinguished political career in the uk serving as foreign secretary. thank you for being here. our second witness today is michelle gabaudan. thank you for being here, sir. president of refugees international. michelle spent more than 25 years at unhcr. our third witness that we'll hear from today is ms. nancy lindborg, president of the united states institute of peace, someone who we also have seen many times and thank her. nancy has served at usaid and as president of mercy corps. thank you for that service. thank you all for being here. i know you've been here many times. if you could each spend five minutes giving your positions, we'll obviously, without objection, your written testimony will become a part of the record. if you can go down the line and give your testimony, we appreciate it. we look forward to questions and certainly your comments. thank you. [ inaudible ]. >> microphone on, sir. >> thank you, mr. chai

foreign secretary david miliband joins us and calls on europe to have a change in heart. >>> appealing for support. >> if we say to iran, hey the deal is off,et

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[applause] i want also to thank ed miliband for all the work he did as leader of our party.se] i had a very long conversation with ed a couple days ago, i thanked him for his work as leader of the party. i thanked him for his work as environment secretary and somebody who is passionate about defending the world's environment against the way it is being destroyed at the present time. i also thanked him for the way in which he stood up to the abuse that he received by much of our media. [applause] and the dignity that he showed when his late father, ralph miliband, was so brutally abused by some of our media. [applause] ed, thank you for all of that. i want to thank the fellow leadership candidates. we are discussing the number, whether 29, 35 or 39, since we have been together. we will discuss that later and exchange diaries. but it is a fascinating experience for all of us. i want to thank them for all of the way the debates were conducted, the way that we could put aside political differences and still come out of it with a group hug. we will reform as an abba tribute band

thank ed miliband for all the work he did for our party.i thanked him for the work as leader of the party. some of who is passionate about defending the world environment from the way it is being destroyed at the present time. [applause] and the dignity he showed when his late father, the great rolf gillibrand, who was abused by some of our -- ralph mi llibrand who was abused. we have been discussing the candidates weather is 29 or 39 39.hether it is 29 or it has been a fascinating experience for all of us. i want to thank them for the way we were able to put forward the political differences and still come out in the end with a group hug. we will reform ourselves as our tribute fans. -- abba tribute fans. [laughter] and continue our work in the future. [applause] passion and determination for a national health service of the human rights. it is something that comes over every time he speaks. [applause] and his passion for comprehensive education to assure all children have a reasonably fair life. for all of the work she has done in governm

i want also to thank ed miliband for all the work he did as leader of the party. i had a long conversation with eda couple of days ago, and i think him for his work as leader of the party. i thank him for his work as environment secretary and have you been who is passionate about defending the world's environment against the way it's been destroyed at the present time. i thanked him for the way in which he stood up to the abuse he received by much of our media. and when his late father was brutally abused by some media. i want to thank candidates. we have been discussing the number, things we have been to together since the election started. we'll discuss it later. it's been a fascinating experience for all of us. and i want to thank them for the way the debates were conducted. the way we were act put forward political debate and differences and come out the end of it with a hug. we'll reform as an abba tribute band and continue this work in the future. andy was the health secretary and his passion and determination for a health service, at the point of use is som

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>> but i think there is more we can do in terms of not only taking in refugees, david miliband askedthe united states to take in refugees. i think there is more that we can do to revive the serious diplomatic effort to produce the transition in syria. much easier said than done but i don't see how you come to grips with the migration crisis unless you begin to address the deeper political crisis of syria and the region. >> reporter: william burns, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> ifill: stay with us. coming up on the newshour: thousands put their lives on the line to keep western wildfires from spreading; and queen elizabeth makes royal history, becoming great britain's longest reigning monarch. the announcement took the airline industry and the business world by surprise. the c.e.o. of united airlines resigned after the markets closed yesterday amid a federal investigation. the inquiry focuses on potential favors he may have granted for the former head of the new york and new jersey port authority. jeffrey brown picks up the story from there. >> brown: the investigation reportedl

but the party as a whole will remain considerably more left-wing than it was even under ed miliband,f it starts to look like they are a real possibility of governing. it will be quite concerning for the markets. tom: philip, link in your number economics with the united kingdom. they are down almost to a corrections standpoint your to date. can you link all this talk of politics and equity market performance? philip: i think most of the hasty market weakness he seen the uk's a reflection of what's going on elsewhere in the world, rather than a specific e additional u.k. premium. at the end of the day, the u.k. will be immune from those things. the extent of the weakness we have seen in equities so far is likely to derail economic performance in the longer-term. unless the parent continues going higher -- how worried are you about sterling? philip: it could will continue to go higher. the market has moved to price out rate hikes for a very long time, not just an absolute terms, of relative to the fed. for us, it is unlikely that the bank of england will be waiting in six months or lon

david miliband is ahead of the rescue committee and told antonia this refugee crisis is about far morend the u.s. must also get involved. >> america needs to step up as well. this is a crisis that is existing within europe and america since the war began in syria has taken 1434 syrians in total and historically america has been the global leader on refugee resettlement but it has been marked by the three or four years of the syria crisis and it's important if the burden is to be properly shared out. europe is a continent of 500 million and the largest, richest, single market so to get it in perspective 500,000 is 1% of the european population and what is broken down is any sense that the burden of these people is going to be shared among the 28 countries of the european union until the last couple of months it has been italy and greece who have their own problems and expected to bear the whole of the share of the responsibility and germany has stepped forward and expecting 800,000 asylum seekers and refugees this year and doing so with calmness and commitment. >> the u.s. recently said

[applause] and the dignity that he showed when his late father, ralph miliband, was so brutally abused by some of our media. [applause] ed, thank you for all of that. i want to thank the fellow leadership candidates. we are discussing the number, weather 20 9 am a 35 or 39 -- 39, since we5 or have been together. but it is a fascinating experience for all of us. i want to thank them for all of the way the debates were constructed, the way that we could put aside political differences and still come out of it with a group hug. we will reform with -- as an abba tribute band and put this work together in the future. andy burnham was our health secretary, and his passion and determination for the national health service and human rights is something that comes over every time andy speaks. [applause] his passion for comprehensive education to ensure that all children have a reasonable, fair and decent start in life. i want to say thank you to yvette cooper for all the work she has done in government and the party. past fewular, over the weeks, helping to shape and turn to showblic opinion sy

angie: the former british foreign secretary david miliband says the uk's decision to accept a more refugeesem needs to be tackled at the source. david: david cameron was saying on wednesday 216, which is the current number of people in the u.k. as refugees this year from syria -- the fact that he moved is a good thing, but obviously, the problem has to be a tackled -- tackled both at source in and it has to be and tackled in europe, where there are hundreds of thousands already. many refugees who come to europe see britain as their ultimate goal, but some prefer to avoid the danger of crossing the channel and and their journey instead in france. bloomberg has been to meet two of them. >> my name is omar. i am sudanese. i've been here for three or four months in france. >> [indiscernible] >> my dream is to be a teacher in college. i want to be a good part of society. >> my name is optimal. i am 18 years old. i left sudan on september 2, 2014. i have been here only for two weeks. i'm here every night. i think it's really bad. you can see the room, it is full of rubbish. it's empty. it's also

firstly to ed miliband for the leadership he gave our party. [applause] for the courage and the dignity she showed in the face of tawdry media attacks and also for the contribution i know he will be making in the future especially on the vital issues of environment and climate change. thank you ed, thank you so much for all you have done. [applause] who wish to change attitude of nauseous or courage and determination. it's one of testaments to her huge achievements. thank you harriet or everything you have done. [applause] i also want to say a big thank you to ian nickel are general secretary and dollar party staff in london, newcastle and all of the country for their dedication and hard work during the general election campaign and the leadership campaign and also to all the staff and volunteers who are doing such a great job here this week at this incredible conference where holding. thank you to all of them. they are part of our movement and part of our -- and also i want to say a special thank you to the fellow candidates who contested the

[applause] i want also to thank ed miliband for all the work he id as leader of our party. had a very long conversation with ed a couple days ago, i thanked him for his work as leader of the party. i thanked him for his work as environment secretary and somebody who is passionate about defending the world's environment against the way it is being destroyed at the present time. i also thanked him for the way in which he stood up to the abuse that he received by much of our media. [applause] and the dignity that he showed when his late father, ralph milibandwas so brutally abused by some of our media. ed, thank you for all of that. i want to thank the fellow leadership candidates. we are discussing the number, whether it's 29, 35 or 39, since this election started, we'll discuss that later and exchange diaries, but it's been a fascinating experience for all of us. i want to thank them for the way the debates were conducted, the way that we could put aside political differences and still come out of it with a group hug. we are going to reform urselves as an abba tribute band a

of peace and the international rescue committee headed by former british foreign secretary david miliband. this is an hour and 50 minutes. >>> i want to thank our witnesses for being here. nancy, as i understand it, is tied up in traffic and will be coming in a few moments, so we're going to go ahead and get started. we have a vote later. i want to thank the members for being here. today's hearing is the second in a series of hearings examining the role of the united states in the middle east. this hearing will focus on the immense humanitarian crisis emanating from the region. the images of hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children fleeing for safety should challenge every moral fiber within us. these are people just like us that want only to be able to raise their families in dignity and cherish the same values and things that we all care about, and yet we watch them on television in these desperate circumstances. we all know that the scale of this tragedy, but it is worth, again, outlining the numbers. in syria, a country with population of 22 million in 2011, more than 4.1 mil