mr lee apologised. translation: i am very sorry to the south korean people. denied any wrongdoing, so what do prosecutors hope to find? i put the question to our korea correspondent, steve evans. the prosecutors have got hold of a second laptop, and tablet, rather, owned by the mentor of the president, a crucialfigure in this whole thing, and it is alleged there are notes of a meeting between the president of this country and mr lee, the chief of samsung, in effect, the man running samsung, in effect, the man running samsung, and the details of those meetings seem to indicate that president park expected money for herfriend's president park expected money for her friend's funds in president park expected money for herfriend's funds in return president park expected money for her friend's funds in return for the pension fund backing something, and internal change within samsung, a very important big deal within samsung, so what the evidence, prosecutor things he has got, is ha rd prosecutor things he has got, is hard disc evidence of a meeting where promises w

prosecutors will question mr. lee behind closed doors.pecial prosecutors have been giving press conferences afterwards, talking about what's going on. it's not clear what kind of details they will give out at this point. we should hear something later on today about what happened in the hearing. caroline: a fascinating story that will continue to be investigated by bloomberg. coming up, thursday on bloomberg television, a noted economist at harvard university will give his global economic outlook as trump transitions into power to catch that on "bloomberg daybreak: americas" at 7:00 eastern. coming up, the ceo of the world's first national drug delivery program. this is bloomberg. ♪ caroline: zipline is taking health care to new heights. the california-based startup uses drones to deliver medical supplies to remote regions around the globe. the company started the world's first national drug delivery program, partnering with the rwandan government to send medical supplies to doctors in areas otherwise too difficult to access by traditiona

give me an idea of the kind of damage that's been done here —— mr lee.f people saying it's notjust damage to samsung but it could be to the entire economy? that would be the argument that samsung would like to make. the court has yet to accept the warrant and it has a few days to consider. if mr lee does get detained, it will be a big blow to the image of the company. samsung is one of the biggest companies in the world and, for the head of the company involved in a corruption scandal would be very bad for the company. the company suffered another fiasco involving mobile phones that would explode during charging, but the news involving the head of samsung possibly being detained could be seen to be far more devastating than the phone recall from last year. kevin kim thank you very much. let us have a look at markets in asia in general which were reacting toa asia in general which were reacting to a great degree to what donald trump had to say. the markets have disappeared for some reason. the japanese markets were down by 1%. the dollar weakening and the

prosecutors are deliberating factors, including the economic impact of arresting mr lee.is is quite a significant matter, so it has been delayed from what we said on friday. considering the complexity and gravity of the matter, we will make a decision no later than a news briefing on monday. also making news today: police in the swiss capital, berne, have arrested 32 tibetan sympathisers, among several 100 protesting against the visit of the chinese president, xijinping. the protestors oppose chinese rule in tibet. mr xi will hold bilateral talks with the swiss government on monday before going on to the world economic forum in davos. police in brazil now say 26 people were killed in overnight violence in the alcacuz prison, in the city of natal. the clash between rival gangs was brought under control early on sunday, after police stormed the prison. forensic experts said most victims had been decapitated or mutilated. this was the third major riot in brazilian prisons this month. a spokesman for the president of the philippines has denied that rodrigo duterte will declar

prosecutors are deliberating factors, including the economic impact of arresting mr lee.is is quite a significant matter, so it has been delayed from what we said on friday. considering the complexity and gravity of the matter, we will make a decision no later than a news briefing on monday. also making news today: police in the swiss capital, berne, have arrested 32 tibetan sympathisers, among several 100 protesting against the visit of the chinese president, xijinping. the protestors oppose chinese rule in tibet. mr xi will hold bilateral talks with the swiss government on monday before going on to the world economic forum in davos. a spokesman for the president of the philippines has denied that rodrigo duterte will declare martial law if he wants to. in a speech on saturday, mr duterte said that martial law could be imposed if the drugs problem worsened. but, in a statement on sunday, his communications secretary criticised the media for misreporting the president's remarks. indonesia and japan have pledged to co—ordinate closely on maritime security, as both nations

jackson lee: mr. speaker, i object to the votes for south carolina because -- vice president biden: as the chair has previously ruled, here is no debate in the joint session. debate -- suspend. as the chair has previously ruled, the senators is required to be signed on as well. is there objection? ms. jackson lee: mr. president, i have it in writing and now seeking -- vice president biden: the objection cannot be received. ms. jackson lee: thank you. vice president biden: senator klobuchar. senator klobuchar: mr. president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of south dakota seems to be in regular form and authentic and t appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of new york received three votes for president and michael r. pence of the state of indiana received three votes for vice president. vice president biden: mr. brady. mr. brady: mr. president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of tennessee seems to be in regular form and authentic and it appears therefr

mr lee was held by prosecutors overnight on wednesday, but early this morning he's been allowed to gor a court in seoul threw out a warrant for his arrest. prosecutors wanted him arrested on suspicion of bribery, embezzlement and perjury, charges he denies. let's talk to the bbc‘s kevin kim in seoul. he has been covering this for us. i hope you are there. tell us more about the latest and what happens today. the last 24 hours were some of the longest and most dramatic for jay y lee. at the cityjail, the head of the biggest company in south korea waited through the night until there was a decision to release in. early in the morning the judges said there was no sufficient reason to put him behind bars. he was then seen put him behind bars. he was then seen walking out ofjail with a slight smile. apparently he then went straight to work. slight smile. apparently he then went straight to worklj slight smile. apparently he then went straight to work. i understand the prosecutors are saying we will pursue this. we will not waver. they seem pursue this. we will not waver. they seem to be ve

mr lee is seen as the heir apparent of the firm, which he has been running since his father lee kun—hees ago. investigators want to know if the company gave millions of dollars to a friend of the south korean president in return for approving a merger. let's talk to the bbc‘s stephen evans in seoul. we have heard a lot of apology but nobody admitting to wrong doing so far. is that correct? yes. it's one of those... connoisseurs of apologies will relish this case. it is one of the cases where somebody is one of the cases where somebody is saying sorry but i am innocent. the apology today was i am very, very sorry for creating a bad image. the president's apology was for trusting, i am very sorry but i trusted people too much. so apologies, yes... admissions of guilt, absolutely not. these remain allegations which are being investigated. very serious allegations because a lot of outside shareholders from samsung, people who have shares in samsung but who are outside the family as saying this merger of two companies back in 2015 within samsung was basically so the family could tighten its

utah, mr. lee of utah. mr. mccain of arizona. mr. moran, kansas. [inaudible conversations] >> please raise your right hand do you solemnly swear you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic, that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which you are about to enter so help you god? congratulations. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> the clerk will call the roll to the next group. >> ms. burkowski of alaska. of wash mr. paul of kentucky. mr. portman of ohio. against >> please raise your right hand. you solemnly swear to support and defend the constitution of the niceties of against all enemies foreign domestic comedy will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, t

the clerk: mr. lee of vermont, mr. lee of utah, mr. mccain of arizona, mr. moran of kansas. the vice president: please raise your right hands. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god? the group: i do. the vice president: congratulations. the vice president: the clerk will call the names of the next group. the clerk: ms. murkowski of alaska, mrs. murray of washington, mr. paul of kentucky, mr. portman of ohio. the vice president: please raise your right hands. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or p

mr lee is seen as the heir apparent of the firm, which he has been running since his father lee kun—heeestigators want to know if the company gave millions of dollars to a friend of the south korean president in return for approving a merger. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter, i'm @ sally bundock bbc. the german carmaker volkswagen has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges in the united states, for using illegal software to disguise the level of emissions produced by its diesel powered cars. it's also agreed to pay $4.3 billion in fines. six employees have been indicted, including one arrested just last week. sarah corker reports. it's been dubbed the dieselgate, the world's second biggest carmaker reading environmental tests for diesel emissions and now volkswagen will pay a heavy price for what us authorities have described as a 10—year conspiracy. volkswagen is pleading guilty to three felonies, conspiracy to defraud the united states, to commit wire fraud and to violate the clean air act. obstruction of justice and importation of goods by

some good news for him in the past few hours, though, mr lee was held by prosecutors overnight on wednesdayearly this morning he's been allowed to go home after a court in seoul threw out a warrant for his arrest. prosecutors wanted him arrested on suspicion of bribery, embezzlement and perjury. they have accused him of paying some $36 million to organisations linked to a friend of the president to get a merger of two samung companies approved and cement his control of the family business. he denies all wrongdoing as does president park. we will be live in seoul for all the information on that. we will have other stories as well. thank you, sally. what was will be the next global epidemic, a virus we already know about, or a totally new one? the ebola outbreak in west africa exposed how utterly unprepared the world is for new epidemics. more than 11,000 people died, partly because there were no vaccines to protect them. the research charity the wellcome trust is part of a new coalition urging people to look at a new epidemic being even more deadly, especially if it is an airborne virus. we

investigators said on monday that despite concerns, mr lee's arrest may have a negative effect on thehing justice was more important. thank you, kevin. asian markets are back up following losses on tuesday. the dollar fell overnight against the yen, euro and the pound, partly because sterling strengthened during british prime minister theresa may's speech about britain's pending departure from the european union, also the dollar was weakened by comments from us president—elect donald trump about the currency being "too strong". in europe markets have opened and after the pounds best day since 2008. samira hussain has the details about what's ahead on wall street today. more banks will be reporting earnings on wednesday including goldman sachs and citigroup. like other big us banks gold man's trading business is expected to have benefited from volatile markets around the us presidential elections. and executive of citigroup, the most international of banks, they will be asked about global trade prospects during the presidency of donald trump who said he will rework trade agreements. in

mr. mayor mayor edwin lee is joined us thank you for being here mr.or and welcome to the chamber you have the floor. >> thank you. good morning everyone and happy new year and congratulations to supervisor president london breed i look forward to working you with as we've done the last two years and also want to congratulate all the new let elected members and the returning members of the board of supervisors as well as their families for being here today you've been entrusted with the people of your district with an incredible roeblthd and gift that is to serve them and our great city san francisco also want to acknowledge the historic made up of the board of supervisors the first openly hiv member of the board jeff is going to be so important right now for you and i'm so proud i've been able to choose you for you, you to succeed in supervisor scott wiener place thank you for serving. >> (clapping.) >> and also as supervisor cowen has noted a majority of female members of the board of supervisors for the very first time in the city's history from obs

the clerk: mr. lee of vermont, mr. lee of utah, mr. mccain of arizona, mr. moran of kansas. the vice president: please raise your right hands. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god? the group: i do. the vice president: congratulations. the vi president: the clerk will call the names of the next group. the clerk: ms. murkowski of alaska, mrs. murray of washington, mr. paul of kentucky, mr. portman of ohio. the vice president: please raise your right hands. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or pur

mr. mayor mayor edwin lee is joined us thank you for being here mr.or and welcome to the chamber you have the floor. >> thank you. good morning everyone and happy new year and congratulations to supervisor president london breed i look forward to working you with as we've done the last two years and also want to congratulate all the new let elected members and the returning members of the board of supervisors as well as their families for being here today you've been entrusted with the people of your district with an incredible roeblthd and gift that is to serve them and our great city san francisco also want to acknowledge the historic made up of the board of supervisors the first openly hiv member of the board jeff is going to be so important right now for you and i'm so proud i've been able to choose you for you, you to succeed in supervisor scott wiener place thank you for serving. >> (clapping.) >> and also as supervisor cowen has noted a majority of female members of the board of supervisors for the very first time in the city's history from obs

mr. mayor mayor edwin lee is joined us thank you for being here mr.or and welcome to the chamber you have the floor. >> thank you. good morning everyone and happy new year and congratulations to supervisor president london breed i look forward to working you with as we've done the last two years and also want to congratulate all the new let elected members and the returning members of the board of supervisors as well as their families for being here today you've been entrusted with the people of your district with an incredible roeblthd and gift that is to serve them and our great city san francisco also want to acknowledge the historic made up of the board of supervisors the first openly hiv member of the board jeff is going to be so important right now for you and i'm so proud i've been able to choose you for you, you to succeed in supervisor scott wiener place thank you for serving. >> (clapping.) >> and also as supervisor cowen has noted a majority of female members of the board of supervisors for the very first time in the city's history from obs

mr. mayor mayor edwin lee is joined us thank you for being here mr.or and welcome to the chamber you have the floor. >> thank you. good morning everyone and happy new year and congratulations to supervisor president london breed i look forward to working you with as we've done the last two years and also want to congratulate all the new let elected members and the returning members of the board of supervisors as well as their families for being here today you've been entrusted with the people of your district with an incredible roeblthd and gift that is to serve them and our great city san francisco also want to acknowledge the historic made up of the board of supervisors the first openly hiv member of the board jeff is going to be so important right now for you and i'm so proud i've been able to choose you for you, you to succeed in supervisor scott wiener place thank you for serving. >> (clapping.) >> and also as supervisor cowen has noted a majority of female members of the board of supervisors for the very first time in the city's history from obs

again, a single judge will year the arguments on whether to remand mr. leem in jail, or send him home. for hisack or white immediate fate. of course, this does not seal his fate. he would still face trial if he is indeed sent to prison and those charges go forward in the rosecution here in seoul. >> what happens if the court approves the arrest warrant? >> he will be remanded immediately to jail. thidoes not necessarily seal his fate as far as running the company, and if he is eventually, again, if he is hisicted, keep in mind, father was twice convicted of various charges. he never went off to prison. there is a palpable sense of discontent and anger in korea as the business as usual practice of the mix between politics and criminal activity in business is coming to the forefront, especially with the recent impeachment of president park. there are connections to this case, and people are sick and tired and fed up. we are hearing from people who want eventually, this man to face justice, if he is found guilty of these crimes of embezzlement and bribery. >> s

mr. mayor mayor edwin lee is joined us thank you for being here mr.or and welcome to the chamber you have the floor. >> thank you. good morning everyone and happy new year and congratulations to supervisor president london breed i look forward to working you with as we've done the last two years and also want to congratulate all the new let elected members and the returning members of the board of supervisors as well as their families for being here today you've been entrusted with the people of your district with an incredible roeblthd and gift that is to serve them and our great city san francisco also want to acknowledge the historic made up of the board of supervisors the first openly hiv member of the board jeff is going to be so important right now for you and i'm so proud i've been able to choose you for you, you to succeed in supervisor scott wiener place thank you for serving. >> (clapping.) >> and also as supervisor cowen has noted a majority of female members of the board of supervisors for the very first time in the city's history from obs

mr. veasey: i now recognize ms. barbara lee from california. mr. lee: thank you very much. let me thank -- ms. lee: thank you very much. let me thank representative vesey for hosting this election on president-elect trump's disturbing nominations and your commitment to defending civil and human rights for all americans. now more than ever, the voices of the c.b.c. are so important in this fight. i'd also like to recognize our new chair, cedric richmond, as he takes the helm of the c.b.c. during these very challenging times. but i know that under his leadership, our caucus will continue to fight in a very strong and aggressive way for equality and justice. the president-elect, mr. speaker, ran one of the most divisive and racially tinged campaigns we've witnessed in modern history. since winning the presidency, president-elect donald trump has nominated individuals to serve in his cabinet, providing and proving that he will govern just as he campaigned. there's no greater example of this disturbing reality than senator jeff sessions' nomination to serve as our country's attor

michael: you have heard comments from prime minister abe, prime and mr. lee, new zealand's prime minister about how withdrawal from tbp damages the credibility of the united states, undermines causes themip, and to feel the need to line up behind china accordingly. senator john mccain and all these leaders in the region have willwithdrawing from tpp have a dramatic negative impact both economically and strategically. charlie: what are the three or four countries we export the most two? canada, mexico, the united kingdom -- though it is way below mexico -- the european union, generally, has a market we export quite a bit too. those are our major ones. and of course, china. over $100 billion year. used the term has protectionism, which is a term you thought had gone away. by that he means we will do what we need to do to protect american products. believe inok, we all the importance of protecting american jobs, protecting our ability to manufacture here in the united states. we go out at different ways. a couple of years ago, there was a german car company deci

mr. mayor mayor edwin lee is joined us thank you for being here mr.or and welcome to the chamber you have the floor. >> thank you. good morning everyone and happy new year and congratulations to supervisor president london breed i look forward to working you with as we've done the last two years and also want to congratulate all the new let elected members and the returning members of the board of supervisors as well as their families for being here today you've been entrusted with the people of your district with an incredible roeblthd and gift that is to serve them and our great city san francisco also want to acknowledge the historic made up of the board of supervisors the first openly hiv member of the board jeff is going to be so important right now for you and i'm so proud i've been able to choose you for you, you to succeed in supervisor scott wiener place thank you for serving. >> (clapping.) >> and also as supervisor cowen has noted a majority of female members of the board of supervisors for the very first time in the city's history from obs

where lincoln served beneath the same clock that lincoln heard ticking, but under the gaze of lee cleo. mr. president, right up there above that door, the muse of history, cleo. for almost two centuries cleo and her clock, have reminded the men and women in these haloed halls that we're part of history. that our words and actions will face the judgment of history, and that we're part of the long and honorable heritage of our democratcy. that is cleo's advice. we come to this sacred inauguration day united in respect for our democracy and determined to make a difference in the lives of hardworking americans. i have the privilege of presenting the flag to the vice president of the united states, my 10th, one of the house of representatives' own, right, mr. speaker? [applause] ms. pelowe know that vice president pence is strengthened by his faith, family, and foundation of experience he built here in this hall. i told him, mr. president, he knows the territory. he knows the territory. it is now my hon tose y r, r urwabe e pilayhevi psint bevewior mi, udy, esenyo m ve dembengha elee eryayor th

mr. trump's inauguration. rep. lee sot: "nothing has changed since the campaign...you know i don't think that's something that i need to do in terms of celebrating." this movement by democratic lawmakers is being led by congressman john lewis...a civil rights icon who mr. trump dismissed as gfx: all talk talk talk - no action or questioned mr. trump's legitimacy. republicans are crying foul-- preibus sot: "i think it's irresponsible for people uh, like himself to question the legitimacy of the next us president." but most democrats--includin g hillary clinton--still plan on attending the inauguration. rep. sanchez: "i want to be there visible in the audience. i want to be there at every turn, because i want him to see i'm going to be an agent of change." tag: the country continues to be divided on the trump administration according to the latest abc news/washington post poll, it finds the nation split on whether mr. trump and his advisors are complying with federal ethics laws 44-to 43%. lana zak, abcn, w whether in su

the way, that is one of your core values students centered be fearless under guerrero be fearless mr. lee another one of our core values when reviewing the status as grattan be united be united one of our core values united with our core community that community that come out here tonight. >> (clapping.) >> be united be indian with our community not auditor attorney be united with our community not our attorney stand with those most vulnerable in our community social justice i read it on the website as one of your core values stand with the children and teachers and know when i send any kid's to grattan i feel safer when i saw mr. phillips greeting us every morning. >> (clapping.) >> i want you to be mind fill we have 29 speaker cards to 15 minutes total. >> i'm christine a parent at grattan three children i want to speak from a health perspective from the mental health it is resonated one of your core values making the decision bans what is best for the student and for the school community because of this is the shocking to me and to our community to learn of our abrupt decision to trans

a big thank you to mr. lee and regina dicken dreezy and tour-sarkissian for their exceptional work on rules and regulations for the grant. >> so, are we going to do highlights, yes? >> yes. i will go over very quickly and then we can talk about details. in 2 d,-number 2 in the rules and regulations is general qualifications for landlords. landlords can not owe to the city, must be registered with the business of tax collector, landlords can not be subject of investigation or enforcement action by it office of labor standards enforcement. 2 d, not related by ownership directly or indirectly to legacy business. this is defined through 6 point developed by the sit aattorneysophilus. happy to go overthem in detail or come back to them after the presentation. >> i think the key here was defining immediate family relationship. >> that is correct and also ownership by the business of the landord. >> city attorney fees confident and office feels confident we vagood definition of both those things? >> city attorney did

finally, mrs may is instinctively a cautious politician who is reluctant to reveal more than she absolutely has to do. norman smith, thank you. let's speak our correspondent in brussels, gavin leeurope's leaders that no dealfor britain mrs may warned europe's leaders that no deal for britain was better than a bad deal. what we action so far? there are two take aways from it, the fault is a bit clearer. i spoke to different ministries where they thought that the single market may be something that britain would like to remain in —— the fog is clearer. it allows the negotiating teams for the eu to converge on a position before the negotiations start proper when article 50 is triggered. early reaction around capitals within an hour of the speech. in germany the foreign ministry said they welcomed the clarity of seven months, they can work out a good deal. from latvia and the czech republic, they believe this is a good first opener from theresa may. the former swedish foreign minister saying that this wave mistake and this is not what he wa nted wave mistake and this is not what he wanted to see and that for sweden this will worsen relations between britain and the eu. i don't thin

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. >> none - everyone is restricted to 2 minutes mr. lee>> good afternoon again the medallion has no values as long as this medallion can't run in individually without tied to a cab company we used to have a pay for a color scheme our mta must be reformed as is missing the point the very important pointed we must not tie to a scheme it's not right not survive by this amount of ability but the blind icy bring this point before and until now katie but our using this color excuse me - making money for yourself but the driver has no where to go i was lucky i sold it but the point is the public today is live without the tmc you can't take away tmc at all the public coming to strike you or put all the publication against you like they net tmc cheap and convenient - taxi was good the public don't want the taxis out of business from the taxi industry goes out tmc will raise the prides and monopoly by the tmc so want to see competing the most get the benefits the tmcs makes sense because of no color councilman and no instrument in - this is abusive