. >> a changing of the guard in new zealand. l english is to be the new prime minister. >> decades of diplomacy may be changed with donald trump saying the one china policy must be tied to trade. >> the president-elect pick for secretary of state may stumble ties to the kremlin. >> this is "daybreak asia." i am ramy inocencio in new york. we're just at 6:00 p.m. >> it's just after 7:00 a.m. in hong kong. i am yvonne mayor. the fed in focus this week. the december rate hike, beaten this idea to death by now. what is janet yellen going to say when it comes to future hikes? we have a deal in vienna once again. past 24 hours or so, non-opec members came to a deal, the first in 15 years. nymex crude was up by 1.3 percent on friday. we are seeing it sky rocket right now in the early hours of trading, up 4% or so. we're expecting to see this potentially climb and be fairly volatile as we move ahead through the trading day. >> things kicking off in the region, that trump bull market, bringing new light on wall street on friday. new zeala

i give it over to the ambassador of new zealand. significant day for this council, as the applause ringing around this chamber earlier this afternoon attests. i was very pleased that in this last meeting for the year, we were able to adopt a very positive step on a difficult issue. the applause reflects the frustration this council has been unable for so long to pass a resolution on the israeli-palestine issue, despite reports from the secretary-general and the coordinator that a two-state solution was slipping away and urgent action was necessary. earlier, the text of resolution 2334 is on settlements, the viability of the two-state solution. however, as others have pointed out, it also includes welcome elements on the need to stop violence and incitement and lay groundwork for a return to negotiations. there is no question that ongoing israeli activity in palestinian -- is an obstacle and a great threat to the viability of the future palestinian state. as my prime minister said her this month, these of settlements violate internat

sophie: up next, new zealand confirms its new prime minister as john key steps down.ll look at what is expected from a building this government. this is bloomberg. ♪ sophie: new zealand has a new prime minister, bill english was elected unopposed as the leader of the governing national party. rishaad: he was endorsed by outgoing minister john key. hound different is a bill english government going to be if different at all? over not particularly different is the answer. bill english is the continuity candidate, the finance minister under john key and was anointed by john key as well. such overwhelming numbers that the other two contenders dropped out. much changet expect apart from a reshuffled cabinet before christmas. stephen joyce will be the likely new finance minister. at the press conference after he was voted the party leader and by extension the prime minister, bill english had nothing particularly radical to say. he did take questions about new zealand on the international stage and said he hoped the country would continue to be an honest broker. >> after all

this time spending 23 days in new zealand. alex does pretty much everything fun that there is to do in new zealand. geothermal, remember these things? alex goes into the zorb. having a good time there. looks like a ton of fun. now some alpine sliding. he's joined by two people in this video. i love this. alex rented a car while in new zealand. happened to pick up a couple hitchhikers. this winding -- he goes diving, hanging out on the edge of a glacier. one of -- this quick scene right here. >> what's up, man? >>> there's been situations that will present themselves on every family shopping trip. be it for christmas or not. the first one, the most important -- >> you think you'd like something like this? >> those are not the drones you're looking for. that. >> there's also something else all parents understand what's going to happen. >> can i get this? >> i don't think so. >> but what happens after that is not very common. >> why not? >> my 2 year old, who's now 6, great youtube channel where they take real conversations. repl

is the news there announcement out of new zealand, the prime minister stepping down. cember 12. we will be fleshing got out in a moment, but reaction in the markets, down .3% lower. have a look at the bond markets. 10 year treasuries, let's measure that move down, there we go, three basis points. get started this monday, jgb's down everr so slightly, so risk-averse this monday for all of his reasons. is declining, down to levels not seen in 18 months. >> right. it takes us back to march 2015. almost all the low between 105. look 105.74.hings just to show you on my chart when the announcement came in for mr. renzi that he was conceding defeat. it was roughly at this level here. 105.67 is your current level here. have a look at the kiwi dollar, below $.71.p, with the longer-term chart, you can barely see that. you so much. the tie-in prime minister matteo quit afterg he will losing his referendum on constitutional reform. as we mentioned dropping to its lowest level since march 2015 as renzi conceded defeat, saying the people had spoken and he has lost. what is the situa

itt is what we believe takes. >> i think the abbasid of new zealand for his statement. i shall now give it over to the ambassador of -- >> thank you, mr. president. deciding to cosponsor this resolution, 2334, along with new malaysia, and the republic of venezuela, senegal wishes to reaffirm its on theles position settlements, which are legal from the point of view of international law. indeed while the peace process at a stalemate. upsee continued speeded settlement of the areas of fret -- areas of west bank. we encourage -- and it affects the right of both to live peacefully side-by-side with an internationally recognized borders. together with the israelis and we, asnians, with whom numbers of the council, show the same aspirations to peace and stability, we must find the path to negotiation in order to reach a peaceful, happy solution to this dispute. that said, we are ourselves of to theortunity condemnation of acts of terrorism and the incitements of violence, no matter what the authors or motives may be. we're reaffirm that we've reaffirm the urgency of relaunchin

let's begin our roundup with unexpected news that moved markets in new zealand. >> the new zealand dollarafter the country's prime minister, john key, announced his surprise resignation a short time ago. >> why is he quitting? it was a bolt out of the blue. >> it was. he gave a number of reasons. family reasons being one of the reasons he gave, saying it's time to spend more time at home, but he also says he has nothing left in the tank after eight years, and a good leader knows when it is time to go, and it is time to go. but he has a long history of success, john key. he was the former head of global exchange for merrill lynch. along with bill english, he has made new zealand's economy one of the fastest in the world and saw the country through the financial crisis and devastating earthquakes. as you can see, the new zealand dollar sank on the news, everybody caught by surprise. john key going out on his own terms and on top. >> european populism has been an issue across many countries, many different elections. that right-wing populist movement has suffered a setback with alexander van

i had no evidence that she went to new zealand. but here she is taking photographs of friends at the pink and white terraces. these were all destroyed in a huge eruption in 1886. they were one of the wonders of the world, briefly. >> lincoln had a fort on the white house. he was given a little uniform, ted and his brother. they spent their time up there ready to defend the white house against the rebels. in the distance you can see the half-built washington monument. and he's got a map of the defenses of washington. and on that note, i'm done. [ applause ] if anyone has any questions, i'm happy to answer. yes. >> where can we see these in real life? how many of them are publicly available? >> you can see quite a number of them actually. some of them are in decatur house, and sometimes they have them, depending on what else they've got on. but usually you can see some in decatur house, which is now open to the public. i don't know how often the octagon has a few. there's a couple at tudor place and not normally on view but in public

he's a force. >> reporter: tonight, nasa has been in touch with the new zealand doctors and believes aldrin is doing well. adventure. tom costello, nbc news, miami. >>> now to new dwept developments in the deadly plane disaster in colombia. the airline has now had its license indefinitely suspended. and we have new images inside the crash scene with keir simmons. >> reporter: this is where 71 people died, almost an entire brazilian soccer team, wiped out. the plane appears to have clipped the top that's the wing that is turned back on itself and such was the force of the impact, that way down there, that's the front landing gear. there's no sign of a fire. strengthening the theory that the aircraft ran out of fuel. locals say it was just four minutes from the airport. the colombian police escorted us closer to the wreckage. investigators are picking through the twisted fuselage. beneath it there, one happened. >> translator: one of the victims, co-pilot c.c. arias, talked about her excitement for the team, hours before the flight. her brother wrote this tribute on facebook. dear siste

merrill lynch and when he got to the top job, he and the finance minister are credited with making new zealand'sthem through the financial crisis and the earthquake. dollar sank on the news. it caught everyone by surprise. analysts believe he would've hung on for a fourth term, not too many prime minister's win four elections but he would've been a favorite had he hung on until the next election in 2017. maybe it was the traitor in him -- the trader in him telling him to get out while he was ahead. one of the longest-serving leaders in the world. who is likely to take over? >> john key mentioned bill english as a preferred successor. you would think his opinion would carry a fair bit of weight next monday when that comes time to hold the vote. bill english was speaking to the buta, and was noncommittal he is the obvious choice, the deputy, a safe pair of hands as finance minister. he doesn't represent a generational change john key mentioned. bill english has been a leader before, led the national party into one of its worst defeats in 2002. to be fair, he was up against term and was first popul

let's again our roundup in new zealand.land dollar has fallen after the country's prime minister announced his surprise resignation a short time ago. >> why is he quitting? it was a bolt out of the blue. >> family reasons being one of the reasons he gave, saying it's time to spend more time at home, but he also says he has nothing left in the tank after eight years, and a good leader knows when it is time to go, and it is time to go. he was the former head of global exchange for merrill lynch. he has made one of new zealand's economy one of the fastest in the world and sold the country through the financial crisis and devastating earthquakes. the new zealand dollar sank on the news, everybody caught by surprise. john t going out on his own terms and on top. >> european populism has been an issue across many countries, many different elections. that right-wing populist movement has suffered a setback president, as next green party backed candidate running as an independent. do you see this as a turning point, a pro-european

i thank you. >> i think the ambassador of new zealand for his statement. i give the floor now to the ambassador of senegal. >> thank you, mr. president. mr. president, we sponsor resolution 2334, along with new zealand, malaysia, and the republic of venezuela. senegal wishes to reaffirm its principal position on settlements which are illegal from the point of view of international law. indeed, while the peace process is at a stalemate, we see continued, a speeded up process of settlements of the areas of the west bank in jerusalem. the settlement and occupation encourages the violence affecting both israelis and palestinians. it affects their rights, the right of both people to peacefully have recognized borders. together with the israelis and palestinians, with home we as members of the council share the same aspirations to peace and stability, we must find the path to negotiation in order to reach a peaceful, happy solution to this feud. and we can renew our condemnation of accept terrorism and incitement to violence, no matter who the author is, or what

-- malaysia, new zealand, senegal, and venezuela. they have acted in line with their constant calls for action to address this unjust situation. firm in the responsibilities as councilmembers. we also thank angola -- among the nine non-caucus members for their undying support -- and we also thank our brothers in egypt, the arab representative on the council for all efforts , exerted throughout this process. let me all thank those who have applauded the adoption of resolution 2384 in this chamber, and the millions who have applauded in all corners of the globe, including, especially, in the state of palestine. over the years, we have made constant appeals to the council

no question about that. >> reporter: tonight, nasa has been in touch with the new zealand doctors and believes aldrin is doing well. an american explorer, still looking for adventure. tom costello, nbc news, miami. >>> now to new developments in the deadly plane disaster in colombia. lamia airline, which operated that doomed charter flight, has and we have new images inside the crash scene with nbc's keir simmons. >> reporter: this is where 71 people died, almost an entire brazilian soccer team, wiped out. the plane appears to have clipped the top of this hill and just ripped apart. that's the wing that is turned back on itself and such was the force of the impact, that way down there, that's the front landing gear. there's no sign of a fire. strengthening the theory that the aircraft ran out of fuel. four minutes from the airport. the colombian police escorted us closer to the wreckage. investigators are picking through the twisted fuselage. beneath it there, one of the engines, still intact. all clues to what happened. >> translator: one of the victims, co-pilot c.c. arias, talked a

forward by new zealand, malaysia, venezuela, and senegal, is the first on israel to be adopted in nearly eight years.

new zealand's economy is doing better than expected expanding 1.196 doing better than expected expandingstruction and, as consumers spent more on travel, dining and recreation full the figures give a boost to the kiwi, new zealand's new prime minister afterjohn key unexpectedly stepped down. residents in beijing may be able to see clearer skies today after weather forecasters say winds overnight will push away the smog that has envelopes much of northern china. they have shut down factories, highways and schools to try to lower the smog by the economic costs of mounting. try to lower the smog by the economic costs of mountingm try to lower the smog by the economic costs of mounting. it is quite substantial so actually it is in beijing —— in the air in beijing is more dangerous than smoking cigarettes. companies are allowed workers to work remotely from home others closed down. it is difficult to attach a number that it is easily over billions of dollars. this choking haze is impacting productivity. what measures are companies take it to be able to ove 1120 m e companies take it to be abl

earlier, new zealanders celebrated with a brightly colored fireworks display, erupting from automatic land's 328-meter tall sky tower. and perhaps the most dazzling of all, 1.5 million people in

>> that's the thing, they can drive around new zealand and live wherever they want to. it has everything you could need. they haven't quite finished it yet, but they could show you where they eat, where the kids' toys are, the kitchen, the cooker, the fridge, mini fridge, but there's going to be a big one. they've even got themselves a shower almost finished. room at the end, it is awesome. >> how many people live in this bus? >> well, you've got the two adults, adam and anna, jake and daisy. the story behind why they decided to do this. back in february 2007 they were on the 25th floor of a hotel in christ church, new zealand. that sounds familiar. >> it was an earthquake. >> that's right, an earthquake that happened very, very close to where they were, the building they were in ended up leaning to the side. the fire escape was destroyed, and for the next four hours they tried to escape this building while there were aftershocks coming and at any point that building could have collapsed. after four hours they made their way safely to the roof of a neighboring building,

new zealand's prime minister has unexpectedly step down after eight years in office. he won three consecutive elections and says he has never been a career politician. reporter: representing a small country on a big stage, he spent years trying to secure new zealand's place in global alliances. he decided to quit just weeks after seeing the -- transpacific partnership deal he helped to build full apart. but it is a test of domestic politics which he says has led to his departure, deciding he had nothing left to go beyond next year's elections. on a familyhink basis and a lot of other reasons i could commit much beyond the next election. i've got no option but to do it now. . have come too far i am not going to do that. reporter: is it years in office brought challenges. the recent earthquakes, and the christchurch quake in 2011, called for a calm hand and a clear plan. he helped rebuild the new zealand economy after the downturn, although critics argue it has underperformed. inevitably the focus has already shifted to his successor, the deputy prime minister happy to

from new zealand.ave monitored this and understand the monitored this ad understand the politics here, was there any indication he was going to quit after eight years in office? >> none at all, and even caught the press gallery by surprise. no one saw this coming. he gave a variety of reasons, family reasons, time to step back and spend more time at home. he said he could not commit to serving a fourth term should he win the next election, and he said he had nothing left in the tank. a good leader knows when it is time to go, and it is time to go. this is what john key had to say. leadership changed for the right reasons and handled well is good for a political party. for all these reasons, i told my cabinet and colleagues of my decision to step down. monday, expectation on national mps will hold a special caucus meeting to select a new leader, and later that day i will tender my resignation. this has been the hardest decision i have made, and i don't know what i will do next, but for me, it feels like

we are actually going to new zealand for the first time. what would you recommend, or should i just buy the book? >> that would be the main version. there are so many things. if you go to a museum in wellington where i was born, he will see a giant squid that has been a colossal squid that has been beautifully mummified or that is a great place to go. what else is in the book? there is something all craters of the moon which is wonderful to walk around. it's a lunar landscape and very strange. then have places like if you are interested in the economy there is a machine called the imo near machine which uses water to demonstrate how the economy works. which is, think it's at the university of -- is in the book. i would definitely recommend that. it's a magical experience. >> where's the university? >> on the south islands. i should really notice. >> thank you. >> was there a wonder that you wanted in the book that did not make the cut? >> there were so many. the problem with narrowing down, we started out with this giant spreadsheet. we tri

and the new zealand stock market was down on the italy news. after john key made his announcement, it ended the session lower by 3/4 of a percent. john key said he needed to spend more time with his family. and moodys said this will not affect the sovereign credit profile. in fact, fiscal consolidation has been very effective and gdp has been broadbased. qp in new zealand was running at 3.6%. we have central banks in focus here in the asia pacific region. we have rba meeting tomorrow and the asx 200 down. the nifty turned positive as they look ahead to the rbi meeting on wednesday with many citizens hoping that the rbi will cut interest rates in order to alleviate some of the short-term pain that many citizens have been feeling with the demonitization drive. we'll look at the hang seng. after a two-year delay, mainland investors can pick from 400 listed hong kong stocks and international investors to pick from 900 or so. those are mostly tech-related or health care-related. the new economy, new china stocks. but there was much more activity goi

i give it over to the ambassador of new zealand. significant day for this council, as the applause ringing around this chamber earlier this afternoon attests. i was very pleased that in this last meeting for the year, we were able to adopt a very positive step on a difficult issue. the applause reflects the frustration this council has been unable for so long to pass a resolution on the israeli-palestine issue, despite reports from the secretary-general and the coordinator that a two-state solution was slipping away and urgent action was necessary. earlier, the text of resolution 2334 is on settlements, the viability of the two-state solution. however, as others have pointed out, it also includes welcome elements on the need to stop violence and incitement and lay groundwork for a return to negotiations. there is no question that ongoing israeli activity in palestinian -- is an obstacle and a great threat to the viability of the future palestinian state. as my prime minister said her this month, these of settlements violate internat

he was evacuated from the south pole and flown to new zealand earlier today. he is responding well to antibiotics so that is good to hear. his manager says he's in good spirits. >> kim: a whole new generation knows him as buzz light year. so cool. decades ago he felt slighted because neil armstrong got all the glory. because of toy story there is a about who neil armstrong is but buzz light year. we're going to take a look at what is going on outside. >> kelly: it is a little bit chillily. extra hold hair spray or pony tail holder today ladies. gusty winds out there. here is what we saw yesterda afternoon hours. winds were light yesterday but they increased during the overnight hours. temperatures right now are above normal. summerlin 44. cloudsover night keeping things warmer. paradise 25 miles per hour and stronger gusts are expected outside of the las vegas valley. you see all this area shaded in through 10:00. you are looking at winds gusting to 50 and we have light precipitation further you are down to our south and parts of arizona they are seeing mounta

>> marty:here is what new zealand looked like brining in the new year. new zealand is one of the first to ring in the new year with their firework display in auckland. >> marty: year's celebration forecasts from rebecca. . >> rebecca: will and then mostly dry not have a couple sprinkles in the bay area. that dry conditions through the rest the day and the afternoon hours. looks far different from tonight's it will be dry for folks that is some good news everyone will gear up and it will be quite cold definitely going to want to dress warm tonight. as you're out about in the town if all four zones cameron network overlooking the golden gate bridge and pleasanton area south davis's downtown san jose to kron 4 north is out there looking elbe cloud cover in some areas we're expecting sunshine today. with mild temperatures and satellite radar imagery and the last couple of hours. this little sprinkle here and there and some intemperances, a set of parts of the north bay. and even along a coast for parts of the south bay. we see it that we won't have much of t

you are effectively talking about new zealand.onne: -- betty: i want to talk about another currency. the pound. i want to throw up the chart here for our viewers, show just how terrible the year has been for the currency. the lowest annual average since 1985, particularly after brexit. it is going to be another bleak year for the pound? when does that turn around for the currency? i am not sure it is going to be as bleak a year as was the case this year. i think the risks are weighted to the downside. see mores we start to economic bite from the brexit may herald the next leg lower in terms of the pound. what is difficult is timing this impact. the fallout on the economy has probably been a bit less severe than many investors anticipated. point that we see more evidence of pass-through, i am not sure that will be among my top trades. when i look at the politics across europe as a whole, i think the politics is probably a more pressing issue for europe itself at this point. certainly in the wake of terror attacks, that is going to

in new zealand, new zealand shuts in about 30 minutes. australia has roughly four hours of trade. korea, flat. watching the currency closely. before i move away from the equity markets, we do have hong kong coming online, 90 minutes. the philippines could injure a bear market which would be a little bit ironic the weekend before christmas. poised for the worst year since the global financial crisis. extremes we have been following, the pound, it has been quite a year. 122.83. what else do we have here? south korean currency, pushing higher. 1200 right now. the u.s. dollar, takes you all the way back to march of this year. let me wrap things up. where is my aussie dollar? aussie, where are you? let me get that up for you. thate back to levels of -- is a key support level. we head back to january. this is about zero point to the cents..s. -- 0.68 u.s. quiet for good reason. banke: the china central has taken steps to attract more foreign investors to the domestic on the market. haidi with the latest. this taper tantrum when it comes to the bond market. it is important to point out t

he is looking to be new zealand's next prime minister. prime minister has been asked to put his resignation on hold until they approve a new budget. he said he would step down but they rejected his referendum on constitutional reform. this will be going before the senate as early as friday. one of india's most powerful regional leaders and movie stars has died. reporters say that she was becoming an economic powerhouse. her critics accuse her of corruption and establishing a personality cult. coming up on the show, korea's biggest company has been questioning their dealings with the president. emerging-market bonds are in something of a crisis. we will have experts give their take. ♪ ♪ rishaad: a quick check of the latest prices. the carrier will increase prices. the first of january. it is apparent that united technologies agreed last week to keep $1100 -- jobs in the indianapolis shot. they know it is moving operations to mexico. india's talented group has accused their biggest shareholders of -- investors asking for support in a series

it changed the way the shoreline looks in new zealand, the south island.ilometer stretch. it raised the seabed up to five meters. can you believe it? >> i can't. there's the picture. >> there it is. that's the satellite imagery of the newly formed land from the earthquake. >> thanks, derek. >> you're welcome. >> cool. >>> coming up, fred pleitgen goes to government-held territory in syria to hear from people caught in the crossfire of aleppo. >>> also, brazil gives an emotional farewell to players killed in a plane crash. eat more fiber. flax seeds. yogurt. get moving. keep moving. i know! try laxatives. been there, done that. my chronic constipation keeps coming back. i know. tell me something i don't know. vo: linzess works differently from laxatives. linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation or chronic constipation. it can help relieve your belly pain, and lets you have more frequent and complete bowel movements that are easier to pass. do not give linzess to children under six and it should not be given to children six to seventeen. it may harm

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he's down in the south pole, he's now in a hospital in new zealand. what can you put together about what was happening here? >> it was just an extraordinary rescue operation, but the good news is the photographs, i think, may help tell the story. we have photographs that true to form buzz aldrin has tweeted out this afternoon and his manager. there he is in the er at christchurch, new zealand, and he's smiling, and there is also a photograph of him in the back of an ambulance in which he's clearly doing better. he's pinked up, if you will. that's him on the left in the back of the ambulance, and you can see he's wearing a blue fleece and he's got a thumbs up sign there. all of that good news, but it was a very, very serious situation, i'm told. here's what happened. buzz aldrin was on this charter group, you see a group of them, on their way to the south pole, a luxury adventure tour, if you will, heading to the south pole. once they got there, his condition began to deteriorate rather quickly. one source said he started to have a problem with losing t