early movers here in myanmar, and you can see why.n of 55 million people. 60% are between 16 and 65. the economy, poised to double by 2030.ars, quadruple we are talking $200 billion. nick powell is here with me. myanmar is for the brave, isn't that true? think that is true. it is definitely early. but there is an advantage to being a first mover in this market. how have you benefited? and where are you invested? >> it is early to talk about returns. we have been investing since 2013. the investment spaces are quite simple. we believe political change is real and that is going to unleash decade-long growth. environment, which is difficult, will improve. that is what will generate your return. >> what are you optimistic about? we are talking about $9 billion in the year to march. it dropped 65% last year because investors were confirmed -- concerned of a lack of clarity and policy. why do you think it will be better and smoother from now on? >> a couple things. that was a blip. compared toat fdi three years ago, it is better. number two

the world's hopes were high, both for suu kyi and for myanmar.now spends most of her time in the burmese capital, naypyidaw, but when i first moved here three years ago, i went to see her a number of times in her house, here in yangon, a place made famous, of course, because that was where she spent so many years under house arrest. it was from above these gates that suu kyi would speak out against the country's military rulers, rousing her many supporters with speeches about human rights. around the world, suu kyi became famous for her principled resistance against the generals. i was a prisoner but i felt that i was free because i was not frightened. so for me real freedom is freedom from fear. but suu kyi's hard—won freedom and power have their limits. despite her election win, the burmese generals have refused to hand over control of key ministries and the security forces. 0n the plight of the rohingya suu kyi has been noticeably silent. in balu khali camp, in bangladesh, sana ara is fearing for her daughter's life. she tells me that two mont

aung san suu kyi 110w and fork myanmar.f her time in the capital but when i first moved here three years ago, i went to see her a number of times in her house, a place made famous because that is where she spent so many years under house arrest. it was from above these gates of that aung san suu kyi would speak out against the military leaders, in speeches about human rights. around the world, aung san suu kyi became famous for her principled resistance against the general. i was a prisoner but i felt i was free because i was fighting. the only real freedom is freedom from fear. but her hard-won freedom and power have her limits. despite her election win, the generals have refused to hand over control of security forces and other ministries. 0n the flight of the rohingya aung san suu kyi has been noticeably silent. in bangladesh, in this camp, this woman is fearing for her daughter ‘s life. two months ago burmese soldiers came to a village and started rounding up rohingya children. do you know where your daughter is now? si

by the myanmar military. border guards, police, security forces., obviously very serious. how much responsibility should myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, take for this? at the end of the day, it is the civilian government that has to answer and has to respond to these massive cases of horrific torture and very inhumane crimes they have committed against their own people. these crimes took place in myanmar‘s rakhine state. the northern part is old and under military lockdown. -- is —— is remote. the closest we can get is a nearby town. it used to be a mixed town with buddhists and rohingya muslims living side—by—side. now the once busy mosque lies abandoned. it has been that way since 2012, when rakhine state saw weeks of violence between the muslims and buddhists. the security forces took the side of the majority buddhists. the government stood by as rohingya were forced from their homes and out of sittwe. 0n the street and in the shops it is hard to find anyone with much sympathy for their rohingya neighbours. many see them as illegal immigrant

myanmar, one year on. aung san suu kyi marks her first myanmar, one year on. aung san suu kyi marks herfirst anniversary myanmar, one year on. aung san suu kyi marks her first anniversary as president and we examine other country has changed. a global superstar immortalised in bronze. this statue of cristiano run although has hit the headlines and gained its own twitter account. —— ronaldo. this is bbc world news. good morning and welcome to the programme. it is eight a.m. in singapore, one a.m. in london and two a.m. in brussels where a hand—delivered letter from the british ambassador has made history. theresa may has formally announced the intention of britain to leave the intention of britain to leave the eu, a process that will end quarter decades of membership. both sides now have it nine years of complex and difficult negotiations to work out what life will be like after the divorce. some moments make us. this is one. the minute in westminster, belfast, edinburgh and cardiff that the united kingdom formally changed course. the article 50 process is now

in myanmar they are denied citizenship and the most basic human rights.ping a conflict. this group killed nine officers and seize guns and ammunition. these distressing images so a glimpse of the states response. —— showa —— show a glimpse. they called it clearance operation. civilians as well as militants have been targeted. unable to reach the conflict area in myanmar, we are across the border in bangladesh were 70,000 rohingya have fled over the past five months. mohamed arrived here three months ago and he agrees to take us back to the banks were so rohingya many have crossed into bangladesh. when the gunfire started, he wanted to help his 75 year—old father escape. his village was soon on fire. all our smartphone footage has been given to us by a group who has been meticulously documenting events and verifying video. the government accepts at least 25 people died here but claim rohingya have been torching their homes across the area. later mohamed returned to look for his father. he tells us he believes father's body is among the charred remains. a y

for its counterpart in myanmar. bloomberg. ♪ is "daybreak: asia." i'm betty liu. yvonne: i'm yvonne man. myanmar needs to move quickly to change its law. they have to learn from us. we have 40 years of experience. what we are seeing, their markets have to open for everyone. it means that foreigners should be able to buy and sell in the exchange, and also that the companies -- the richer companies have to open up. because right now no foreigners can own the company's. >> realistically, when can that happen? i speak to a lot of companies in myanmar wanting to ipo, but the environment is not conducive. is it'sse what i heard, already in the parliament. i think the parliament might have a lot of laws that have to change. that's why we are hoping that this year they will -- there will be a change of the law. haslinda: there is a lack of a bond market to speak of in myanmar. thailand has the experience. you are trying to encourage myanmar to do the same. >> right. laos already issued bonds in thailand. they are very well

she told us she was still recovering from what the soldiers did to her, back in myanmar.human rights experts have also been speaking to the refugees. at the airport, a united nations envoy told me she was shocked by what she'd heard. definite crimes against humanity. committed by the burmese army? by the border guards or the police or the security forces. crimes against humanity is obviously very serious, how much responsibility should myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, bearfor this? at the end of the day, it is the government, the civilian government that has to answer and respond to these massive cases of horrific torture, and very inhuman crimes, they have committed against their own people. the area where these crimes took place is remote, and under military lockdown. but we can fly to the biggest city in rakhine state, sittwe. sittwe used to be a mixed town. with buddhists and rohingya muslims living side by side. when violence erupted in 2012, rohingya were forced from their homes and out of sittwe. now, the once busy central mosque lies abandoned. 0n the streets a

we interviewed one of myanmar's most successful onto banners.omberg. ♪ shehry: this is bloomberg markets: middle east. i'm shery ahn and soul -- in sale -- in seoul. yousef: saudi arabia has been a sale of cell -- bonds. we are told riyadh is working alongside a sale of dollar islamic bonds. the usually race about half $1 billion. most fell on concerns that it could drain liquidity. two major oil traders are among eight said to be responsible for as much pollution as the united states. aramco national iranian oil and others provided fuel for up to one third of missions for oil and gas. they released 5% of such greenhouse gases since 1988 when most governments a threat. has reversed a cut in brent subsidies. they say they will raise but not fully restore the amount of rent -- bread that can be bought. earlier, the ministry defended the cut. myanmar is opening up its market after years of isolation, has boosted demand for its consumer goods. let's head over there to our southeast asian correspondent. you are right now with a woman who is in charge

. >>> in myanmar, a power plant that runs on rice husks is running for the first time in a country where people have long had to put up with power shortages, the technology utilizing a byproduct of rice production is expected to improve power access in rural areas. nhk has more. >> reporter: a ceremony was held on thursday to mark the completion of the plant. it was built with japanese assistance in the capital. government officials have high hopes for the technology which uses rice for fuel. >> translator: i firmly believe that this power plant is a good and effective idea for myanmar in enhancing the energy sector and environmental conservation. >> reporter: if they can conduct enough electricity for the division, it has the potential to supply power to about 1,500 households, including farms in s vicinity. >> translator: we hope to provide a system that can utilize what has been discarded to achieve a sustainable and environment-friendly recycling of resources. >> reporter: myanmar's officials are considering building the same facilities in the countryside where resources such as rice

rishaad: myanmar state banks are undergoing a push to modernize the financial system. of the game when it comes to innovation. .he live event theking very much on agenda, i should imagine. the agenda.y on with accessat those to banking. less than 10% of the population. we are tight about a population of 55 million people. a man running one of the biggest banks in the country joins us. you are really passionate about about banking. a country where infrastructure is not yet established. 20% have a temper sent to bank population. i think the real opportunity here is using syntec to leapfrog brick-and-mortar approaches into the banking market. 50% of the population is under the age of 45. we have a huge population for millennial. >> what projections are you making? >> i expect to see figure present growth on mobile users. withur arrival has tied up telenor to give mobile service. jv?you looking into >> we have to look at financial inclusion. it is the top priority. we offered more money services. how the model works is we can allow agents to basically offer simple banking

. >>> people in myanmar held the ceremony to mark the completion of hundreds of houses for members ofority groups displaced by the decades long civil war. they have been living on the border. the project in the southeastern state of karenne has been held. it was funded by the japanese government. some of the people have been living in thailand. >> translator: i'm very happy to be living in my own country again. it is much more free here compared with other countries. >> translator: i hope the latest japanese aid will lead to a complete cease-fire and reconciliation that people in myanmar are longing for and improve people's lives. >> in august last year, most ethnic groups in myanmar participated in a peace conference but sporadic fighting continued. the prime minister said that ending years of conflict is their top priority. japanese diplomats say they hope the aid will bring about a better standard of living and the armed groups will understand that. >> now that the u.s. has pulled out of the trans-pacific partnership, the rcep pact will cover half the world's population and 30% of

myanmar has rejected the allegations. is facing up to 7.5 years in prison for playing pokemon go in a church. the 22—year—old was arrested last year after posting a video of himself playing the famous game in a russian orthodox church. he's standing trial in the city of ekaterinburg and has pleaded not guilty to mockery of religious beliefs and inciting religious hatred. malaysia's national football team says it's disappointed an asian cup qualifier against north korea was delayed due to diplomatic tensions between the two nations. the decision to postpone the march 28 game in pyongyang came after the assassination of kimjong—nam, the estranged half—brother of north korea's leader, in malaysia. these lucky elephants in thailand's ancient capital ayut—thaya have been treated to a fruit buffet. it's all part of elephant day, an annual event that aims to remind thais of the animals‘ significance and support efforts to protect them. it's estimated there are about 3,700 elephants in the wild in thailand and up to 4,000 domesti

myanmar has rejected the allegations. 7.5 years in prison for playing pokemon go in a church. the 22—year—old was arrested last year after posting a video of himself playing the famous game in a russian orthodox church. he is standing trial in the city of yekaterinburg, and has pleaded not guilty to mockery of religious beliefs and inciting religious hatred. the south african city of durban has lost the right to host the 2022 commonwealth games. 0rganisers say they voted to take action after durban failed to meet key obligations. last month the south african government raised concerns about the cost of staging the event and warned it might withdraw financial support. the search is now on for a new city to host the games. malaysia's national football team says it's disappointed an asian cup qualifier against north korea was delayed due to diplomatic tensions between the two nations. the decision to postpone the march 28 game in pyongyang came after the assassination of kim jong—nam, the estranged half—brother of north kore

myanmar, one year on. aung san suu kyi marks her first myanmar, one year on.r, one year on. aung san suu kyi marks her first anniversary as president and we examine other country has changed. a global superstar immortalised in bronze. this statue of cristiano run although has hit the headlines and gained its own twitter account.

the last year in myanmar has seen everything and nothing changed.e here are from the tang ethnic minority. in 2016, the burberrys army marched in. the village elders shoulders how the soldiers tied up on the floor. and then feed them with the butts of guns and knives as they looted their homes. —— the burmese army. they accuse them of supporting the tang rebel army. that is these guys. they are now in control of gong law. just like other rebel groups across myanmar, they say they are fighting for the rights of ethic minorities after years of abuse at the hands of the burmese army. that is the same army that former human rights icon aung san suu kyi now shares power with. she has started a peace deal to end yet it was. she has avoided criticising the generals to keep onside. it has not worked so far. the tang leaders say they have not been invited to talks. shortly afterwards, word comes through that the burmese army is advancing. so we leave in a hurry. for all the talk, there is now more fighting across myanmar then there was under the previous gov

here in myanmar, less than 7% have access to a bank.ortunity to take place also in the mobile and financial sector. already today we have launched services that are remittance services, payment of salaries as a reimbursement of cash which they can use instead of physically giving good. you give the reimbursement of cash through the phone and digital money. this is something that we want to carry with the growth. it is the big thing being part of the mobile financial services. rashaad: telenor ceo eric tillman speaking to our on correspondent. -- own correspondent. because kospi moving to the we do a weight this verdict from the impeachment trial of park geun-hye, the suspended south korean president. up, that decision on president park's. ♪ let's start with breaking news out of seoul, korea. these are pictures from the constitutional court, where judges are ruling on the impeachment of the president park geun-hye. that impeachment vote went through in december. we need six affirmative votes out of 84 that impeachment to be upheld, trigg

we funded a new gas—fired power station in myanmar, upgrading hydroelectric power schemes in pakistanll over the asia region. some of those things will overla p region. some of those things will overlap with the one belt, one road policy. many are different from it. at the end, the bank meets its own decisions, about what are the appropriate things to find. there are important policies of many different governments that are considered. all the member countries have a role in that. so we must make sure that in each country we are working according to the direction that the government has set and the international agreements that they have signed up to. and that was danny alexander speaking to me. history will be made in europe this week as a new entrant into the mobile market appears. britain will trigger article 50 on wednesday. this will officially begin the process of breaking away from the european union. also on that same day, you have samsung, they are scheduled to release the galaxy s8, which was the u replacement for the galaxy note 7 that was recalled for exploding batteries.

. >>> myanmar's leader says she understands public disappointment in delays in reforms since she took power a year ago. she said solving problems during the last 50 years of military rule isn't easy. she said making peace with armed ethnic groups is high priority. meanwhile she stood her ground on the rohengas issue. she said she will refuse to accept u.n. human rights inspectors. vietnam has criticized taiwan's military trils on a disputed island in the south china sea. it calls it a throat maritime security. taiwan effectively controls tai ping island. taiwan's coast guard says the three-day exercise has been under way since wednesday. the island is about 16 00 kilometers from taiwan. a spoke has issued a strong statement against the drills. last november taiwan invited the media to a maritime rescue drill. tai was trying to stress that the island belongs to taiwan. pulling up stakes and preemg to move abroad. the united states is a popular destination, especially because it's keen to attract immigrants with money to invest. now talk of changes to u.s. immigration policies has some

is gaining traction, becoming an exporter in the region, selling to countries like myanmar, whereas indias the biggest arms importer in the region, likely driven by its rivalry with pakistan and ryan for dominance against china in the region. for dominance against china in the region. >> how is that going to really match up to china? >> i think you are right. we just do not see them gaining the same amount of ground as china. >> the southeast asian region, south china sea region was a big focus for the obama administration. the future of that under the trump administration, but it seems like we are seeing growth in that area. >> that's right. driven by the tensions with china you see in southeast asia, the number of arms imports has to about 6%. asia overall is about seven point evan percent. the country to watch is vietnam, who has doubled arms imports over that i've-year period. >> a lot of it coming from the u.s. and last one, the region that has always been a good importer of u.s. weapons, the gulf region, the middle east. >> remember these trends are driven by where there is conflict

clashes between ethnic rebels and government forces in northern myanmar have killed at least 30 peoplehnic chinese insurgents launched a pre-don't attack on security installations. thousands of residents fled the violence into neighboring china. beijing has called for an immediate cease-fire. it is a picture that you may have seen before. a selfie which was taken by a syrian refugee with the german chancellor angela merkel about two years ago. it came to symbolize germany's open-door migration policy. but the refugee who took the selfie says it has been used in numerous doctored images linking him to terrorism. he took facebook to court to stop the picture from being used to spread fake news on social media. but today a court ruled that facebook cannot be held liable for the content on its platform. reporter: it all started with this selfie. it showed this syrian refugee with the most awful woman in the world. but the picture with german chancellor angela merkel has also been used in countless fake news articles shared on facebook , like this one linking him to last year's brussels ter

in southeast asia, they are benefiting by rising wages, myanmar, vietnam.gion between the united states and asia. once somebody called me relentlessly optimistic. that's i feel about the u.s., asia, and southeast asia. there is so much talk about china and india. given what happened today in india, the world needs to pay attention to southeast asia. you think about business opportunities and the southeast asia pacific. a wildcard is north korea for china now? the u.s. and japan and south korea, how do you see that playing out? have the right word, wildcard. who could have predicted what happened in that kuala lumpur airport. north korea will try to get attention. you saw it again earlier this week with more missiles flying out. luckily we are seeing a measured response from all the players. my gut is that china can't control north korea, but can bring pressure on north korea. we are starting to see some of that in terms of exports and what they're trying to do with her economic relationship with north korea. >> thank you for joining us. up, recordng househo

myanmar is one of asia's most under bank countries.day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. yvonne: thank you. let's see how the asian markets are shaping up on this monday morning. .ere is david ingles offered up, brent below 51 dollars come west texas at $48, the lowest level back to november. we are not seeing a lot of action with the exception of the south korean won, which continues to gain today. i showed you the inflows coming back. it has picked up last week. foreign investors piling into the south korean equity market. $1 billion in net inflows last week. across the region, .5% on the asx, south korea on the way up. that supports that story. nikkei two to five down .1%. i will break that down for you in a moment. a lot of central-bank decisions. when you run the function mliv , you get this, fast-moving commentary on the markets. when you look at the singapore and dollar, we are looking at property stocks. this is the pear to watch when it comes to forex markets,

they are looking to move to places like myanmar and the it not.oke to taiwanese offices looking to move to other offices in the region. take a watch as to what we found out with this city in southern china. this scale isn this delicately coordinated deathly molten glass, -- blue pipes and more. it used to be used to be worth it. it is now more expensive and cooling demand means profit going up in smoke. now they have to contend with new trade tensions. 90% of the glassware made in this factory ends up on shelves in places like home depot and lowe's in the u.s. any tariffs imposed by donald trump on chinese exports would kill business. town, past the hoax of shuttered factories, this person has made his decision. he will move his factory this year. the new u.s. president was the nail in the coffin. the uncertainty has been increasing ever since trump took office. we don't know what he is capable of war planning to do. if you take any further actions on controls or tariffs or businesses, more businesses will be forced to leave china. tom: this facto

i was in myanmar at an elephant sanctuary. it was my vladimir putin moment.washing an old elephant. >> stephen: exactly. putin's only on a horse. you're on an elephant. >> i wanted to one-up putin. it was an elephant sanctuary. it was elephants who have been abused in the timber trade their whole lives. you get to eat them and -- not eat them -- you get to feed them. ( laughter ) >> stephen: we just made some news. anderson, thank you so much for being here. "anderson cooper 360" airs week nights on cnn! back with judd apatow! stick around! ( cheers and applause ) ( band playing ) does your makeup remover every kiss-proof,ff? cry-proof, stay-proof look? neutrogena® makeup remover does. it erases 99% of your most stubborn makeup with one towelette. need any more proof than that? neutrogena. adios, honey, hasta la vista, baby. (sing-songy) i'm a fat guy in a little coat. fat guy in a little coat. that rug really tied the room together. any questions? bueller? bueller? stream all your entertainment. introducing at&t's new unlimited data plans. plus, get the amaz

they are looking at vietnam, myanmar, and malaysia as possible places they can move. in terms of the national people's congress, we may see a softening of that growth target. many people would like china to step away from that fixed number. veryosses here are seeing little support to help factories like this, and that feeds into the wider picture. the government's here want the high-tech factories to do well. they are offering them support, the robotic and electric vehicles i thought about earlier. it does not seem they are that worried about the factories behind me producing lower end goods. >> thank you very much, tom mackenzie. ing it to life with that factory. very important gauge to look at manufacturing in the chinese economy broadly. counting down to president trump congressional debut. dartmouth college's danny onnchflower joins us later what to expect from that speech. >> looking at globalization 2.0. domestic demand will be key as china takes the lead. this is bloomberg. ♪ kathleen: this is daybreak asia. i'm kathleen hays in new york. yvonne: i'm yvonne man

she has won awards for her exposÉs on alleged human rights abuses in myanmar and on health insurers torescind coverage for six members. please give a warm welcome to ms. lisa girion. >> i want to introduce the rest of the panel. we are lucky this evening to have a diverse group for so many aspects of this problem. jill horwitz is a scholar at ucla that has done quite a bit of research in the opioid epidemic and efforts to fix it. sam quinones a fantastic journalist i work fo worked fore paper has written many books as put in the amazing chronicle of this epidemic called dreamland and if you have not read it i highly recommend it. it is a fabulous and touching and tragic book. doctor larissa mooney runs and addiction clinic at ucla and helps doctors learn how to cope with some of the victims of the epidemic and has done research into some medication responses to. he has seen quite a bit of the risky and dangerous side of the problem and has endeavored to try to attack it from that and. i will start off by saying i first began looking at the opioid epidemic as a prescription drug epidemi

we will ask, suzy says, i knew i had fake friend when i got divorced and myanmar i had friend stop invitinge. >> interesting, because sometimes i feel like friend can be situational. for this situation, we're good because it is convenient, we are friend and then once things get rough or switch up, where are they? where did you go? my last station i had to co-workers, we were so cool. all on the morning shift. we had those crazy hours waking autopsy at 2:00 a.m. we would get off work. i thought we were just so cool , always together, and all sort of stuff. then i got to change and do weekend mornings, i was like, where is everybody. they didn't even check on me: there was nothing. they were having a great time. is no fault to them but easier when situation is right to be friend and have that going on but the true test, when you know someone is your friend is when things are rough and they still make effort to have that friendship, you know and to be there for you. >> quincy's coming in a second the divorce, you have friend that get divorced, you are friend with either one or other and you ha

she's won awards for her expose's on alleged human rights abuses in myanmar and health insurers who rescinded coverage for sick members. please give a warm welcome to miss lisa girian. [applause] >> i want to introduce the rest of our panel. we're really lucky to have a diverse group who can speak to many aspects of this problem. jill horowitz is a legal scholar at ucla who has done quite a bit of research into the opiod epidemic and efforts to fix it. sam kinones, a fabulous reporter and journalist who i worked for at the paper and had written many books, has since written an amazing chronicle of this epidemic called "dream land." and if you haven't read it, i highly recommend it. it's a really fabulous touching and tragic book. . larissa muni runs an addiction unit at ucla and helps doctors cope with some of the victims of this epidemic and she's also done research into some medication responses to the epidemic. and ben baron who i also watched in action is federal prosecutor here in the courthouse in l.a. and as an assistant u.s. attorney these prosecuted doctors and drug rings and gangs t

"okay," said mike pence. [ laughter and applause ] a buddhist monk in myanmar has been arrested afterhorities found more than 2 million meth pills in his car and in his o and i think i speak for everyone when i say, "monks have cars?" [ light laughter ] according to a recent survey, 71% of men find it attractive, when a woman offers to split the bill on a date. and 0% of women find it attractive when that offer is accepted. [ laughter and applause ] [ light laughter ] okay. i guess we are splitting it. [ light laughter ] according to a new survey, almost a third of people say their co-workers spend more time talking about politics than business. "thank god that's not the case wear i work." said mike pence. [ light laughter ] barely -- barely comes up. [ light laughter ] and finally, nasa recently said a new spacesuit system, that would flush away an astronauts waste, will likely debut in 2021. said one astronaut, "wait, these don't?" ladies and gentlemen we have a great show for you tonight. [ cheers and applause ] he is a cnn anchor, and his latest book "the rainbow comes and goes" i

there is also been controversy over myanmar 's pastzer --lighthizer work.hat exactly is the controversy? >> this hinges on the work he 1990's for the china, the china chamber of commerce. and the 1980's, the sugar and alcohol industry of brazil. thet in the u.s. prohibits president from appointing a u.s. trade representative that has directly advise the foreign entity in trade negotiations or dispute. the white house believes his work does not violate that role. but democrats say they may seek a waiver from the senate before he could take up the role as u.s. state representative. >> thank you so much, rosalind chin on lighthizer. china's political up and comers. who stood out at this year's national people's congress. >> is three the magic number? a fed hike this week is all but certain. but analysts expect another two. ♪ >> this is daybreak asia, i am betty lou in new york. >> i am in yvonne man in hong kong. reports from japan say sharp is considering resuming dividend payment the next fiscal year. there was an interview with the company's president for t

let's heat things one march madness, short time ago, i showed you myanmar madness brackets, so here is a little recap, in case you forgot forget the hang over, wildcats will squeeze out another victory going northern kentucky over kansas, it leaves villanova going head-to-head with northern kentucky for the title. >> should dow well? excited? are you excited for tonight's big game? >> very excited. >> they'll get it done? >> yes we'll win. >> tell me real quick about the dance? >> just going to do quick forehand, which is traditional dance, then just deal little solo. >> they're bust al, but yes, i'm here and ready to pick my bracket live. first can we take a moment to just take a look how big this bracket is? i love that this is such a big bracket. but that's good, because i want to see all of my plans, got my notes here, my research but thomas, like you mention, needs to be little trash talking if you're doing some bracket talk. yes, weaver sean bell. >> the expert is here, okay? your welcome, alex, i'll tell you what you're doing wrong. >> suddenly this bracket doesn't look so big?

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