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♪ >> this is "bbc world news america."unding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation. newman's own foundation, giving all profits from newman's own to charity and pursuing the common good. kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and aruba tourism authority. >> planning a vacation escape that is relaxing, inviting, and exciting is a lot easier than you think. you can find it here, in aruba. families, couples, and friends can all find their escape on the island with warm, sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. nonstop flights are available from most major airports. more information for your vacation planning is available at aruba.com. >> and now, "bbc world news america." tim: this is bbc world news america. i'm tim wilcox. the firing of fbi director james comey sent shockwaves through the u.s. political system. the search begins for his replacement. the president says he wasn't up to the job. doing ap: he was not good job, very simply. he was

tim: you are watching "bbc world news america." in other news russia, turkey, , and iran have signed an agreement. the proposals were agreed after negotiations in kazakhstan. representatives of the syrian arms opposition walked out of talks saying they could not accept the plan. officials in iran say there is 14tle hope of rescuing the coal miners still missing following an explosion. 22 people are known to have died. dozens more injured. now after 70 years in the public , eye, prince philip is calling it a day. he will retire from royal duties later this year. later this year. buckingham palace said the decision is not related to health issues. a reporter has the story. >> it is an image to which the nation has become accustomed over many decades. the queen and the duke of edinburgh, side by side on official business. today they were at reception at st. james's palace. the duke a few steps behind in support. inside, meeting members of the order of merits. swapping stories about hearing aids. and joking about retirement. >> nevermin

me. -- is what meant the most to me. .aura: i am laura trevelyan thank you for watching world news america. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. >> planning a vacation escape that is relaxing, inviting, and exciting is a lot easier than you think. you can find it here in aruba. families, couples, and friends can all find their escape on the island with warm sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. nonstop flights are available from most major airports. more information for your vacation planning is available at aruba.com. >> bbc world news was presented by kcet los angeles. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> yang: good evening. i'm john yang. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight: questions of loyalty and the law. some republicans begin to break ranks, joining democrats calling for an independent counsel after reports the president tried to stop the f.b.i. investigation into

you are watching bbc "world news america."tories, more than 30 civilians and kurdish fighters have been killed in an attack led by the islamic state in northern syria. i.s. targeted a makeshift camp of refugees. it happened at a border crossing between the two countries. china called for the immediate dissension of a controversial missile system and north korea. beijing has expressed opposition of thaad. china foreign ministry spokesman said china would take measures to defend its interest. hillary clinton has been talking bydetail about her defeat donald trump in last year's runoff. in an event in new york city, the former candidate took some of the blame for her losing campaign, but said there were other factors as well. mrs. clinton: it was not a perfect campaign, there is no such thing. i was on the way to winning until a combination of jim comey's letter and russian wiki of peopleed doubts that were inclined to vote for me that were scared off. tim: for more i spoke to our north american reporter. anthony, she has not got

tim: you are watching "bbc world news america."ther stories, the chief of of the iraqi army says his troops are close to finishing most operation to capture -- from islamic militants. the troops launched back to take back the city in october. this general told the bbc the operation was now coming to an end. the party founded 13 months ago by the french president elect, has unveiled its candidates for next month's parliamentary elections. half are women. now remained republic on the move, still need to find 150 more candidates from 19,000 applicants. it has been five days since more than 80 girls were released by boko haram three years after they were kidnapped at gunpoint from their school in northern nigeria. they have yet to be reunited with their families. many are still in government custody. our correspondent has been to nigeria and he sent this report. >> the girls are now young women and getting used to being free d from their boko haram captives -- captors. they spent three years in the forest, and are now overwhelmed by th

>> this is bbc "world news america." >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. >> planning a vacation escape that is relaxing, inviting, and exciting is a lot easier than you think. you can find it here in aruba. families, couples, and friends can all find their escape on the island with warm sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. nonstop flights are available from most major airports. more information for your vacation planning is available at aruba.com. >> and now, bbc "world news." laura: this is bbc "world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. president trump takes to twitter with a terse message. >> i think the relationship the president had with merkel he would describe as fairly unbelievable. they get along well. laura: at the white house, the communications director is out. is this the start of a shakeup? putting a new twist on art, stepping inside the work. this new virtual reality experience is a treat. onra: welco

>> this is "bbc world news america." funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. >> planning a vacation escape that is relaxing, inviting, and exciting is a lot easier than you think. you can find it here in aruba. families, couples, and friends can all find their escape on the island with warm, sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. nonstop flights are available from most major airports. more information for your vacation planning is available at aruba.com. >> and now, "bbc world news." laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. the new french president rolled out the red carpet for russia's leader and that is about as cordial as it got. amid talk of election middling by moscow. >> russia today has been an organ of influence throughout the campaign and produced cap of -- counter truths about me and my campaign. >> this doesn't mean that we some

you are watching bbc "world news america." theresa may has accused politicians in brussels of not wanting brexit to succeed or britain to prosper. she said they have made threats against britain trying to affect next month's general election. a senior eu source dismissed it as fantasy. in venezuela, violent clashes with security forces in caracas. retaliated with tear gas and water cannons. the creation of a new assembly with power to rewrite the constitution. the opposition says it will be used to avoid free elections. 21 miners killed in an explosion in a wrong. dozens more believed to be trapped underground after the blast that happened in golestan. they had been hampered by concerns about gas in the mines tunnels. facebook is hiring 3000 people to stop hate speech, child abuse, and self harm. it was a 2.5 hour showdown seen as the climax of a long and bitterly fought campaign. the rivals for the french presidency have been getting their message out to a mass audience. the 10 andnly time macron will go head-to-head on telev

>> this is "bbc world news america." funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. >> planning a vacation escape that is relaxing, inviting, and exciting is a lot easier than you think. you can find it here in aruba. families, couples, and friends can all find their escape on the island with warm, sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. nonstop flights are available from most major airports. more information for your vacation planning is available at aruba.com. >> and now, "bbc world news." jane: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am jane o'brien. as president trump leaves on his first foreign trip, reports emerged that he described former fbi director james comey as a "nut job," and told the russians that firing him took the pressure off. sweden drops the long-running rape investigation into julian assange. he hails it as an important victory, but last those who cap

this is bbc world news america. i am jane o'brien. this is bbc world news america.t of washington welcomes the appointment of a special counsel in the russia investigation. president trump takes a different view. pres. trump: the entire thing has been a witch hunt. there is no collusion between myself and my campaign. i can always speak for myself and the russians. zero. plows into times square. a 30 say it was not terror-related. the greatest show on earth is c oming to an end. the ringling brothers circus gets ready to close. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. president trump spoke out for the first time since a special counsel was appointed to take over the russia investigation into any potential ties with his campaign. he reiterated his view that the entire affair was a witchhunt and denied ever asking the fbi director to end his investigation into michael flynn. the president is not happy with the scrutiny he continues to come under over his link with russia. pres. trump: the entire thing has been a witch hunt and there

you are watching bbc "world news america." on tonight's program, coming together in the name of science. how scientists from across the middle east are finding common ground in jordan. facebook remains acceptabl -- accessible to thailand despite an order to block 130 pages denigrating the monarchy. facebook is popular in thailand. our southeast asia correspondent reports. reporter: people use facebook here for social reasons and business reasons. had the government carried out its threat to take legal action or in the case of isp, there is a suggestion they would block the social media giant altogether. it is such a big part of life there would have been a massive uproar. it didn't happen. officials from the telecommunications commission checked the situation. some of the offensive posts, many still visible on facebook, but they discovered the court facebook to give an official reason to take them prepared on time. there has to be a court order for each page, or facebook posts. 34 have been prepared and not deliver to facebook

we will catch up with new america ceo annemarie, next. elf driving with a surprise shakeup. what new ford ceo jim hackett brings the table. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ emily: welcome back to "the best of bloomberg technology," i'm emily chang. the digital revolution is transforming the world of work, with the latest technological advances placing some jobs on the chopping block. with that in mind, the think tank new america released the commission on technology. the report that outlines four future workplace scenarios that could play out in the next 10 to 20 years. we caught up with the president and ceo of new america and former director of policy planning under then secretary of state hillary clinton. i started out by asking about workforce trends she expects to continue. >> i think we know some things are given. we know there will be some amount of automation, we just don't know how much. we also know that there is a shift going on from jobs to tasks, like in the gig economy, we just don't know how much. our scenarios run through different c

you are watching "bbc world news america." act the way we do when it comes to violence, scientist say it is not all about genetics . people have attended a rally in console -- he has returned from exile after signing a peace deal with the government. --is hoped he can influence our correspondent reports. basically a show of strength. thousands of them have been flocking to this stadium and kabul. many are trying to get in even though the event is over -- underway. they haven't seen their leader. many blame him for the destruction of the city in the 1990's. supporters here hope they can bring peace to the country through negotiations with the taliban and getting better representation to the community here in afghanistan. -- our leader, he has been a holy warrior, and now he is a man of peace. men should follow hekmatyar's example. >> i don't know what he did write -- in the past, i judge him right now. he came for peace and i welcome him. the militia is now meant to be integrated into the country. some worry that he could be a

we will catch up with new america ceo annemarie, next. -- anne-marie slaughter next. self driving with a surprise shakeup. what new ford ceo jim hackett brings the table. this is bloomberg. ♪ planting a size-six, non-slip shoe into that door. on this side, i want my customers to relax and enjoy themselves. but these days it's phones before forks. they want wifi out here. but behind that door, i need a private connection for my business. wifi pro from comcast business. public wifi for your customers. private wifi for your business. strong and secure. good for a door. and a network. comcast business. built for security. built for business. ♪ emily: welcome back to "the best of bloomberg technology," i'm emily chang. the digital revolution is transforming the world of work, with the latest technological advances placing some jobs on the chopping block. with that in mind, the think tank new america released the commission on technology. the report that outlines four future workplace scenarios that could play out in the next 10 to 20 years. we caught up with the president

you are watching bbc "world news america." still to come, president trump set off a giant guessing game over the word "covfefe." we have a young speller who might be able to help him out. research suggests bullying the online gaming world is a growing problem. said half ofel gamers have been harassed or received threats. it includes hate speech and unwanted sexual advances. online gamers are often seeking an escape from the will world, where they may also experience bullying. for 16-year-old bailey, video games have been a big part of his life and was an escape when he had a hard time at school. he enjoys pitting skills against other players online, but he doesn't like the abuse he gets while playing. he first experienced bullying in games when he was 10, and it is it eating better. been playing a game and i got a goal, i've been literally told to kill myself. if you have abuse at school, and you come home and get more abuse thrown at you, it will put you off doing anything social. said they have been subjected to hate speech.

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emily: that was anne-marie slaughter of the new america foundation.mission on workers and technology report was done in partnership with bloomberg television's parent company, bloomberg lp. coming up, a major ceo shakeup at ford. what a means for the company's self driving car initiative, next. this is bloomberg. ♪ tech: it was this day in 15 years ago that netflix made its public debut. back then, it was a dvd rental service. since then the stock has had a strong run, but not without stumbles. netflix stock lost nearly 80% in 2011 after it raised the subscription fees and attempted to split up dvd and streaming services. still, the company is a massive growth story. it rose 40% every year on average since its ipo. a surprise shakeup at ford. mark steel is out after less ceo.three years as shares of the number two automaker in the u.s. fell 37% during his time in office. the new chief executive, jim hackett, who is leading the initiative with self driving cars. ford executive chairman bill ford spoke to bloomberg tv. >> i have never seen such a time i

he wrote "devil in the grove: thurgood marshall, the groveland boys, and the dawn of a new america." then to a modern day case of racial injustice in the florida legal system. we will speak to marissa alexander here in florida. she was jailed for three years after firing a warning shot into a wall near her abusive husband. >> think of the people who are in my situation whose case might not have made the news, who don't have the support, and how difficult it is to come up with the money for probation or to find a job or anything like that . amy: this was around the time that george zimmerman was acquitted of killing trayvon martin. and here in tampa, florida we , will speak to a syrian refugee who just graduated from saint leo university near tampa. he gave the graduation address. .> so we went out to the street we were met by the regime security forces with live bullets. friendsseeing your getting killed in front of you. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the house of representatives is poised to

we switch of anne-marie sauter of new america.ted by asking about the workforce trend she expected to be given in the future. somethingswe know are given and some a lot of automation. we just don't know how much. we'll also know there is a shift going on from dobbs to tasks or things like the gig economy. we just don't know. on the how much. our scenarios run through different, nations of jobs and, more are fewer jobs, and whether that will be more jobs or more tasks. you learn about the technology industry and what they don't understand about government and vice versa. bursa? -- vice versa? >> this is a test project where this is a test project where the tech industry is asking forgiveness rather than permission. washington is, look you have to think about the public interest as a whole. one of the most interesting interactions was between union leaders and faith leaders. tech startups entrepreneurs as well where the entrepreneurs were talking about the great technology and other people in the room were saying, yes, but what happ