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mr. abbott or without him?ohn donson bbc news sydney. >>> that vote on tuesday. >>> now to a problem known as the stuffed paradox. this is a term that's used to describe why a large number of americans have so many possessions that they don't know what to do with while on the other end of the scale in the country, there are some that hardly own anything at all. the paradox is a visible example of the growing wealth gap which the bbc has been exploring in its season "a richer world." jane o'brian looks at how some unwanted stuff could help others that are in need. >> reporter: keri is moving house downsizing to a city apartment and dealing with all the stuff she and her family have accumulated over the last 16 years. >> this is the stuff that we're keeping and putting into storage. >> reporter: if people didn't buy things the u.s. economy would probably collapse. but there is a backlash to consumerism. a growing number of americans, like keri are trying to live with less. >> what do you do with it? does it just
mr. abbott or without him?ohn donson bbc news sydney. >>> that vote on tuesday. >>> now to a problem known as the stuffed paradox. this is a term that's used to describe why a large number of americans have so many possessions that they don't know what to do with while on the other end of the scale in the country, there are some that hardly own anything at all. the paradox is a visible example of the growing wealth gap which the bbc has been exploring in its season "a...
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mr. abbott or without him? john donson, bbc news, sydney. >>> it should have been a night of celebration, ghana's national football team making it through to a record ninth africa cup of nations final after beating host equatorial guinea 3-0 instead it was a nice of violence as players and fans were pelted with bottles, rocks, chairs ripped from the stands by a hostile home crowd causing play to be suspended 30 minutes. pierce edwards has this report. >> reporter: riot police in the stands, injured fans sheltering on the pitch, missiles thrown, and a high-profile game suspended for over 30 minutes. this was a night of shame for football. >> this conduct of the football fans is the highest bar barism. we are talking about ghana's win. we are talking about the misbehavior of fans. so it has taken the shine away from our win. >> reporter: home fans streamed out of the stadium after ghana scored the third goal. those who stayed behind pelted the stars bench and their fans with a variety of missiles. >> we had to ru
mr. abbott or without him? john donson, bbc news, sydney. >>> it should have been a night of celebration, ghana's national football team making it through to a record ninth africa cup of nations final after beating host equatorial guinea 3-0 instead it was a nice of violence as players and fans were pelted with bottles, rocks, chairs ripped from the stands by a hostile home crowd causing play to be suspended 30 minutes. pierce edwards has this report. >> reporter: riot police in...
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mr. abbott's critics accuse him of creating a climate of fear to distract from his own political problemsing of his leadership style. but today, he said the country was facing a new long-term era of terrorism. john dollson, bbc news sydney. >> also in australia, the disgraced entertainer ross harris has been stripped of his honors following his convictions for child sex offenses. he was jailed for six years by a court in the uk last june. harris is originally an australian national that had been given two awards under the country's honor system. he currently still holds the title of cb here in britain. >>> the world's health organization today launches a major initiative aimed at reducing infections caused by dirty syringes. the w.h.o will be backing the use of smart auto-disable syringes, which can't be used again. gary shipman reports from cambodia. >> reporter: i'm in cambodia in a little village of raqqa, a bit of a backwater, until now. this place has become the center of a national crisis because more than 200 people have been infected with hiv. what they all have in common is that
mr. abbott's critics accuse him of creating a climate of fear to distract from his own political problemsing of his leadership style. but today, he said the country was facing a new long-term era of terrorism. john dollson, bbc news sydney. >> also in australia, the disgraced entertainer ross harris has been stripped of his honors following his convictions for child sex offenses. he was jailed for six years by a court in the uk last june. harris is originally an australian national that...
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mr. abbott likes it or not, i think turnbull will make a move. >> takes for joining us -- thanks for joiningony abbott giving a news conference after that close vote where he did retain the confidence of his political party in canberra. that is it for this monday's edition of "on the move". we will recap the big stories of the day so far, joining us will be mark tinker, you are watching bloomberg. asia edge is next. ♪ . . >> it is the middle of the asia-pacific trading day. we are live and this is "asia edge." crude maintaining last week's gains. weak data from the u.s. and china bringing down equity markets. hsbc's swiss division is accused of helping. tax rate -- helping dodge tax. and have it survives. >> coming up this hour, x minus m may no longer be the formula for the growth that countries pursue at all costs. plus, the good, the bad, and the ugly. we are going to take a look at sustainable urban living in the 21st country. which asian cities would want it and which get the thumbs down? and hubert and cottage cheese go first class. find out why consumers on both sides of the pacific m
mr. abbott likes it or not, i think turnbull will make a move. >> takes for joining us -- thanks for joiningony abbott giving a news conference after that close vote where he did retain the confidence of his political party in canberra. that is it for this monday's edition of "on the move". we will recap the big stories of the day so far, joining us will be mark tinker, you are watching bloomberg. asia edge is next. ♪ . . >> it is the middle of the asia-pacific trading...
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mr. abbott says parts of this measure are meant to slow foreign fighters from traveling abroad. >> alreadyt least 110 australians have traveled overseas to join the death cult in iraq and syria. at least 20 of them so far are dead. even if the flow of foreign fires to syria and iraq stopped today, there's now an australian cohort of hardened jihadists who are intent on radicalizing and influencing others. >> the review also found australia is currently investigating over 400 high-priority counterterror cases. a number that's actually doubled from a year ago. rosemary? >>> iraq's defense minister is criticizing the united states for proposing a timetable for retaking mosul from isis. he think the u.s. is basically showing its happen to the enemy. isis used captive kurdish soldiers in a newly released video aimed at getting other kurds to lay down their weapons. even though they are often outgunned, these peshmerga fighters are holding off the isis advance. senior international correspondent ben wedeman report from erbil. >> reporter: isis has put out yet another propaganda video. this one a
mr. abbott says parts of this measure are meant to slow foreign fighters from traveling abroad. >> alreadyt least 110 australians have traveled overseas to join the death cult in iraq and syria. at least 20 of them so far are dead. even if the flow of foreign fires to syria and iraq stopped today, there's now an australian cohort of hardened jihadists who are intent on radicalizing and influencing others. >> the review also found australia is currently investigating over 400...
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mr. abbott has failed to get much of his agenda off the ground and the economy is faltering. night formerly known as prince who might have brought tony abbott down. the decision to give prince phillip an australian knighthood was the straw that broke the camel's back. the move was panned in the press. even his biggest former cheerleaders turned against him. this week mr. abbott's a health fa fanatic, keeping to his routine, but australian politics can be a blood sport, where even the fittest struggle to survive. the previous government saw coups. neither of them lasted a full term. and today tony abbott avoided being the shortest serving australian prime minister in almost half a century. tony abbott has survived for now, but he's not out of the woods yet. polls show he's the most unpopular prime minister in the last 20 years. and if he can't turn things around australian political history tells you his party won't stick by him for long. john donnison, bbc news. >>> we've also been reporting, ukraine is likely to be high up on the agenda when the german chancellor angela merke
mr. abbott has failed to get much of his agenda off the ground and the economy is faltering. night formerly known as prince who might have brought tony abbott down. the decision to give prince phillip an australian knighthood was the straw that broke the camel's back. the move was panned in the press. even his biggest former cheerleaders turned against him. this week mr. abbott's a health fa fanatic, keeping to his routine, but australian politics can be a blood sport, where even the fittest...
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mr. abbott win by 61 votes to 39. >> reporter: tony abbott arrived at parliament like a prize fighter, flanked by his entourage. the meeting lasted just 15 minutes. the prime minister was left just about still standing with mps rejecting a motion to toss the leadership. >> ladies and gentlemen, the liberal party has met. we've lad a ballot. it was properly conducted. the result is very clear. nos, 61. yes, 39. there was one informal, one member away on maternity leave. that seems to me to resolve the matter. >> but that's hardly a ringing endorsement. with more than a third of his party's mps wants tony abbott gone. the prime minister has pleaded for unity. he emerged a relieved man. >> the liberal party has dealt and now this matter is behind us. >> john donson with this report. >>> now, over-chatty and inefficient waiters, heavy food could be a thing of the past in singapore, at one restaurant, at least. meals here come by drones. ali moore finds out how they work. >> reporter: i've been to restaurants where the service is too slow. well, imagine if you didn't have to wait for your waiter to
mr. abbott win by 61 votes to 39. >> reporter: tony abbott arrived at parliament like a prize fighter, flanked by his entourage. the meeting lasted just 15 minutes. the prime minister was left just about still standing with mps rejecting a motion to toss the leadership. >> ladies and gentlemen, the liberal party has met. we've lad a ballot. it was properly conducted. the result is very clear. nos, 61. yes, 39. there was one informal, one member away on maternity leave. that seems to...
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mr. abbott is facing his biggest leadership challenge yet. >> the big problem for tony abbott is he comesaturday where we saw the most astounding reverse in australian political history. the latter part went from holding at nine seats to now looking like it will form a government, perhaps in its own right. so what's gone wrong? from the moment of his swearing it, he's seen facing criticism for only having one woman in his cabinet, when he appointed himself for the ministers of women. he's well known for his famous budgie smugglers as he is for the occasional slip of the tongue. >> however experienced is the suppository to have all wisdom. >> perhaps one of his most talked about moments is during this radio interview. >> i just ran $400 and i work to make ends meet. >> this wink. but many australians see these gaffes as trivial, compared to his broken election promises on health and a widely unpopular budget. >> as you'd expect -- >> reporter: in a speech on monday, he tried to save his place as australia's leader by dropping his signature plan. he also promised a more conservative approac
mr. abbott is facing his biggest leadership challenge yet. >> the big problem for tony abbott is he comesaturday where we saw the most astounding reverse in australian political history. the latter part went from holding at nine seats to now looking like it will form a government, perhaps in its own right. so what's gone wrong? from the moment of his swearing it, he's seen facing criticism for only having one woman in his cabinet, when he appointed himself for the ministers of women. he's...
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mr. abbott has warned of diplomatic consequences and says indonesia owes it to australia to spare the men we are doing no more for our citizens than indonesia routinely does for its own citizens. and if it's right and proper for indonesia to make these representations and for other countries to heed indonesia's representtations. >> indonesia maintains this is a law enforcement issue and interference is not welcome. >>> prosecutors have rested their case in the trial of a man accused of killing chris kyle the subject of the movie "american sniper." >> his lawyered a hits his client committed the killings but says he was insane at the time. as ed lavandera reports, the accused's own words were again in the spotlight on tuesday. >> reporter: eddie ray routh is placed into a police car after authorities chased him down on a texas highway. the officer asks if he's okay. he says i'm just so nervous about what's happening in my life today. i've been so paranoid schizophrenic all day. the judge isn't allowing courtroom audio to broadcast until after the trial. at times, he appears agitated in the
mr. abbott has warned of diplomatic consequences and says indonesia owes it to australia to spare the men we are doing no more for our citizens than indonesia routinely does for its own citizens. and if it's right and proper for indonesia to make these representations and for other countries to heed indonesia's representtations. >> indonesia maintains this is a law enforcement issue and interference is not welcome. >>> prosecutors have rested their case in the trial of a man...
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mr. abbott says parts of the package are aimed at slowing foreign fighters from traveling abroad. >> alreadys have traveled overseas to join the death cult in iraq and syria. at least 20 of them so far are dead. even if the flow of foreign fighters to syria and iraq stopped today, there's a cohort of hardened jihadists who are intent on radicalizing and influence others. >> a government review in australia is currently investigating over 400 high-priority cases. that number has doubled from a year ago. >>> egypt's president is calling for a unified arab military force to combat the spreading threat from militants across the middle east. the egyptian president said 20 target werity in libya. >> it followed isis' beheading of 21 kidnapped egyptian christians in elizabeth which they -- in libya which they showed in a video. he thanked the united arab emirates and jordan. >>> british police have identified three soccer fans they say were involved in a racist incident on the paris metro. chelsea supporters are accused of preventing a black man from boarding the train last week. they were also hea
mr. abbott says parts of the package are aimed at slowing foreign fighters from traveling abroad. >> alreadys have traveled overseas to join the death cult in iraq and syria. at least 20 of them so far are dead. even if the flow of foreign fighters to syria and iraq stopped today, there's a cohort of hardened jihadists who are intent on radicalizing and influence others. >> a government review in australia is currently investigating over 400 high-priority cases. that number has...
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mr. abbotts say extremists fighting with extremist groups abroad risk losing their citizenship, their rightbenefits and their freedom to travel. >>> a court in egypt has sentenced an activist which played a major role in the 2011 uprising to five years in prison. alaa abdel fattah was convicted of violating a law that allows people to protest. >>> and the journalists who face terror-related charges trial has been postponed. now ooth colleague arrested with them australian peter greste was deported to australia earlier this month. >>> well yet another deadline is looming for the greek government. it's trying, of course to stop the threat of bankruptcy. the recently elected left-wing government alexis tsipras, says it's discussing a list of reforms with its creditors that has to be submitted today. and central to its pledge is to crackdown on tax evasion and corruption. the government is hoping they can persuade the greek public that any deal will help them deliver their election promise. now joining us, a political activist. what reforms then is the greek government putting on the table toda
mr. abbotts say extremists fighting with extremist groups abroad risk losing their citizenship, their rightbenefits and their freedom to travel. >>> a court in egypt has sentenced an activist which played a major role in the 2011 uprising to five years in prison. alaa abdel fattah was convicted of violating a law that allows people to protest. >>> and the journalists who face terror-related charges trial has been postponed. now ooth colleague arrested with them australian...
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mr. abbott? >> there has been a slew of them. #knightmare. we will look at the latest fairfax/caps on spool -- fairfax/ipsos poll, the coalition down to 46%. that would mean tony abbott's party would lose 40 seats if the election were held today. if we looked at labor leader bill shorten, now comfortably at 50% tony abbott at 34%, and a out of 10 of those polled don't think tony abbott is going to be the prime minister after the next election. he does have an opportunity to turn this around. in a little under 30 minutes, he's going to give an address to the national press club. it's an address that many commentators think is going to be something of a defining moment for tony abbott in 2015. he really has to seize the initiative and turn things around quickly, or his job could be at stake. >> paul allen joining us from sydney on that not so good reflection on tony abbott's popularity in australia. 12 countries have eased rates since the beginning of this year alone. by the end of the day tomorrow there could be two more. sherry and takes a loo
mr. abbott? >> there has been a slew of them. #knightmare. we will look at the latest fairfax/caps on spool -- fairfax/ipsos poll, the coalition down to 46%. that would mean tony abbott's party would lose 40 seats if the election were held today. if we looked at labor leader bill shorten, now comfortably at 50% tony abbott at 34%, and a out of 10 of those polled don't think tony abbott is going to be the prime minister after the next election. he does have an opportunity to turn this...
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mr. abbott saying i sue the obama administration. is there a way to make this about immigration?is is the job. >> for us it's bringing it back to the story. the attorney general really said it precisely. this is about the families, about the people working, the people paying taxes. on april 15 i have to pay taxes. i get excited to pay taxes because it's me contributing to the country. i'm an american. i'm undocumented now, but for me, i came here when i was 5 years old. this is my home. i want to make sure this constitution continues to provide freedom and liberty to generations to come. so texas definitely got it wrong. but we know the nation is way u ahead of what texas is. >> so adam, algebra and the law are different. help us to understand how 26 attorneys general is on one side. is there not just a legal answer here? >> well, unfortunately, as we have been discussing, the legal arguments have been used so much in the service of politics that that explains the divide among the attorneys general. it's red states versus blue states. the law is clear here. the law makes clear th
mr. abbott saying i sue the obama administration. is there a way to make this about immigration?is is the job. >> for us it's bringing it back to the story. the attorney general really said it precisely. this is about the families, about the people working, the people paying taxes. on april 15 i have to pay taxes. i get excited to pay taxes because it's me contributing to the country. i'm an american. i'm undocumented now, but for me, i came here when i was 5 years old. this is my home. i...
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mr. bennett, governor abbott thanks for coming in. >> wish i could be with you.ood for you. >> i want to point that out. governor abbott you're having chris kyle day to honor a true american hero. thank you for coming up with that. that's a great program. >> thank you. >>> when we come back, president obama rolls out his budget tomorrow and he's calling for an end to those automatic spending caps. what do you think of the obama plan to spend and tax more? just go to facebook or twitter @foxnewssunday and we may use your question on the air. >>> plus, now that mitt romney decided not to run, where does that leave the republican presidential field for 2016? >>> now you can connect with "fox news sunday" on facebook and twitter. check out exclusive material online on facebook and share it with other fox fans. and tweet us @foxnewssunday using #fns. be part of the discussion and weigh in on the action every "fox news sunday." >>> let's make sure that we end this across the board sequester that doesn't differentiate between smart government spending and dumb governmen
mr. bennett, governor abbott thanks for coming in. >> wish i could be with you.ood for you. >> i want to point that out. governor abbott you're having chris kyle day to honor a true american hero. thank you for coming up with that. that's a great program. >> thank you. >>> when we come back, president obama rolls out his budget tomorrow and he's calling for an end to those automatic spending caps. what do you think of the obama plan to spend and tax more? just go to...
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mr. obama's executive action on immigration. we're going to talk to former attorney general and current texas governor, greg abbott in the studio coming up next. >>> plus christian or not? potential 2016 republican contender scott walker finds himself on the hot seat over a president about question about the president's faith. how will the controversy affect his possible campaign? the one and only chris stalwart is here to break it all down. >>> dangerous ice-covered roads downed power lines, record temperatures and, well mountains of snow. when is it going to all end? janice dean has the forecast coming up. >> want only thatnot only that, but the trees falling. that's a scary thought when you're halfway asleep and you hear that. okay, listen up! i'm re-workin' the menu. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals antioxidants and 9 grams of protein. [ bottle ] ensure®. nutrition in charge™. in my world, wall isn't a street. return on investment isn't the only return i'm looking forward to. for some every dollar is earned wit
mr. obama's executive action on immigration. we're going to talk to former attorney general and current texas governor, greg abbott in the studio coming up next. >>> plus christian or not? potential 2016 republican contender scott walker finds himself on the hot seat over a president about question about the president's faith. how will the controversy affect his possible campaign? the one and only chris stalwart is here to break it all down. >>> dangerous ice-covered roads...
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>>> australian prime minister tony abbott is piling on the pressure on indonesia over its plans to execute two australians convict a decade ago of drug trafficking. mr. o got already warned of diplomatic consequences. now he says indonesia owes it to australia to spare the men. >> we are doing no more for our citizens than indonesia routinely does for its own citizens. and it's right and proper for indonesia to make these representations, if it's right and proper for other country to heed indonesia's representations, it's right and proper for us to make the recommendation and for them to be heeded. >> tony o bat there. indonesia says it does not respond well to threats. it maintains that this is a law enforcement issue, and interference is not welcome. >>> who says people don't cooperate in sfwhaesh. >> yeah. coming up, we found a group of people working hard throwing snowbillions in the u.s. capitol -- snow balls in the summit capitol. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may kn
>>> australian prime minister tony abbott is piling on the pressure on indonesia over its plans to execute two australians convict a decade ago of drug trafficking. mr. o got already warned of diplomatic consequences. now he says indonesia owes it to australia to spare the men. >> we are doing no more for our citizens than indonesia routinely does for its own citizens. and it's right and proper for indonesia to make these representations, if it's right and proper for other...
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abbott and costello going. the funny thing is the finger pointing is not at democrats they're pointing at each other as to who is to blame. mr. president, the american people are getting whiplash from helping to the republican leadership on this issue. the republicans need to sort out the divisions within their own caucus before they deflect any blame on democrats. while democrats remain united in both houses in support of a clean bill, the republican majority is busy playing a game of hot potato with national security funding. the disunity and delay has led a few republicans to talk about a short-term continuing resolution that would guarantee another cliff and more brinksmanship and underfund d.h.s. in the meantime. delaying this same stand-off by a few weeks or months sanity very good plan b it's hardly a plan at all. secretary jeh johnson has described a c.r. for d.h.s. this way, it's like going on a 300-mile trip with a five gal -- five-gallon tank of gas. let me give you a couple of reasons --. a senator: mr. president would my friend from new york yield for a question? mr. schumer: i will yield for a question when i f
abbott and costello going. the funny thing is the finger pointing is not at democrats they're pointing at each other as to who is to blame. mr. president, the american people are getting whiplash from helping to the republican leadership on this issue. the republicans need to sort out the divisions within their own caucus before they deflect any blame on democrats. while democrats remain united in both houses in support of a clean bill, the republican majority is busy playing a game of hot...