george osborne has reappointed the cafferty of the npc. npc. tesco is up 1%. potentially after mr. clark's termination. deutsche bank's flat at the moment. the challenges will be raised. vodafone is up 13% -- .13%. what they have said here is that the standalone process for vodafone is something they are questioning. they need to reset the dividend strategy. they need to contemplate taking liberty as being the senior role. that is something they are saying. operating synergies could amount to $22 billion. they really do like that tesco news. after that payoff to mr. clark. the mining companies, why am i surprised? china's growth numbers are disappointing. the aussies are worried about the chinese level of growth. of course you are seeing billy's up. glencore is up. that will be one to keep an eye on. rio tinto up .80%. we will wait to see what these pmi's bring us. jonathan: what a busy morning. french pmi's coming through in the last three minutes for it 49.3 is the reading for manufacturing, slightly better than the survey of 48.5, a pickup from the previous month. it is getting

search npc washington weather in the app store or google play.son is dead and another in the hospital after a fire broke out. it was mostly confined to one apartment, but the firefighters had to shut off the electricity to the entire building. news 4's megan fitzgerald reports from the scene. >> investigators say the fire broke out at about 6:00 this morning and started at the back of the third floor unit the same location where they found one man dead. >> scarey is one way they describe it early saturday morning. >> i was leaving in my apartment with my wife. >> they snapped these pictures after the fire started. atf agents and firefighters arrived on scene working to evacuate residents and ex-thing kwish the fair they say started in a third floor unit. for know one man it was too late. >> my husband maybe for the third time. >> her husband tried warning the man about the fire and said there was no response. firefighters say he was the man who died. fire officials say one other man was taken to the hospital with serious burn injuries. >> come ou

that would lead to the spinoff .nd separate companies see npc, the parent of petro china, has 77,000 kilometers of pipeline. sinopec, number two, more than 30,000 kilometers of pipeline. let's look at the other stories today. with a roundup. yvonne: we are looking at him saying. they are planning to -- at hand saying -- hang sang. they are trying to boost capital by selling a second [indiscernible] the price represent a discount of nearly 6% from what it was at last close. seng says the proceeds would support future expansion. it sold another 5% stake in february for around $2 billion. hang seng shares have been up 15% for the year. the big shot gain news, buying aol in a deal valued at $4.4 billion. that works out to be $50 a share. that would give the largest u.s. wireless carrier digital content, intensifying the battle for mobile ads. analysts say it is an ambitious plan. of aol will get two technologies, exclusivity of, and the ability to send targeted ads to mobile devices. technology will help bring verizon another step closer to its mobile streaming service featuring live tv

use the hashtag npc lunch. that's npc lunch and remember the public attend their lunches. applause is not evidence of a lack of journalistic objectivity objectivity. u.s. airlines relative to the previous decade at least are doing well. they have been posting profits on lower jet fuel prices and than they have been rewarding investors get d's three ceos look overseas and they worry. they say three carriers qatar -- ser and emirates are undermining fair competition and threatening american jobs. they want the obama administration to request consultations for international agreements known as open skies. they also want the administration to seek a freeze on a passenger service by the three carriers during these discussions. several labor unions are aligned with this effort by the u.s. carriers and of course there is a strong point of view on the opposite side. the gulf carriers say the effort by the ceos is misguided. emirates president tim clark earlier this year called the airline claims quote bluster and flimflam. the qatar ceo this week said there were no grounds for den

use the hashtag npc lunch. remember, the public attends our lunches applause is not evidence of a lack of journalistic objectivity. i'll ask as many questions as time permits. our head table includes working people who are members of the national press club. from the right will watson. a former newspaper editor and 20-year national press club member. larry holdren, patrick host. captain sydney dawson u.s. air force, aid to the superintendent and a guest of the speaker. donald linewein. gene tie. thank you so much. lieutenant cassiem.gra m. granell. business editor for aviation week business magazine. [ applause ] michelle johnson joins us to mark the 60th anniversary of the air force academy which she leads. she was the first female cadet to become a wing commander. the first women's basketball to score 1,700 points and the first female graduate to be chosen as a rhodes scholar. johnson was selected to head the academy in 2013 by then defense secretary chuck hagel. this was at a time when the academy was dealin

air force retired and an npc member who arrange today's luncheon. thank you so much, jean. lieutenant cassie m. grenell u.s. air force section commander, 811th fss squadron and a guest of the speaker. jeffrey stinson, editor for stateline. michael bruno, business editor for aviation week magazine. [applause] lieutenant general michelle johnson joins us to mark the 60th anniversary of the air force academy which she leads. she is the academy's first female superintendent and that is one of a stream of first that she has achieved at the school. she was the first female cadet to become a wing commander the first women's basketball team member to score 1700 points, and the first female graduate to be chosen as a rhodes scholar. .. cyber warfare and a major in computer network security. immediately before her appointment to head the air force academy johnson was the deputy chief of staff for operations and intelligence at nato headquarters. ladies and gentlemen please give a a warm national press club welcome to lieutenant general michelle johnson. [applause] >> mr. president an

air force retired and the npc member who arranged today's luncheon. thank you so much. lieutenant kassie amber now u.s. air force section commander as as squadron and guest of the speaker. jeffrey simpson, editor for stateline. michael bruno, business editor for aviation week magazine. [applause] lieutenant general michelle johnson joins us to mark the 60th anniversary of the air force academy which she leads. she is the academy's 1st female superintendent and that is one of a string of firsts that she has achieved at the school. the 1st female cadet to become a wing commander the 1st women's mask -- 1st women's basketball team member to score 1,700 points and the 1st female graduate to be chosen as a rhodes scholar. selected by then defense secretary chuck hagel dealing with scandals involving sexual assault cheating, drug use and religious intolerance. johnson replaced the head of the athletic department five months ahead of the schedule requirement and order changes to fix an athletic department culture not align with our core values". to deal with issues that could

carol in a bit is going to walk you through how the npc responded to the request. i want to talk for a couple of minutes. heather has admonished me to be brief. there's so much to talk about in this area. >> i know. >> the secretary was very pleased to receive the results of the study as heather mentioned, at the end of march. it's very timely, as many of you know. the u.s. will assume the chairmanship of the arctic council in the next couple of weeks actually. we have an opportunity to work through our leadership of the council to ensure not only leadership and stewardship of the arctic environment, but also to find ways to enhance international cooperation. through the arctic council, we have demonstrated an ability to cooperate internationally on science and technology. that forms the core of the secretary's request. it's a question about what are the science and technologies needed to ensure the oil and gas resources. in particular, what could the department of energy do to further advance science and technology? one of the key aspects of the recommendations th

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detected and strong procedures for intrusive inspections in accordance with the additional protocol of the npce nonproliferation treaty and beyond would ensure that the international community knows what is going on in iran. what would be the duties for us in this agreement if it happens? in return for iran's compliance there would be sanctions relief of the u.n. sanctions or eu sanctions or u.s. sanctions gradual and that's very important it would happen gradually in the fields of economy, trade and finance. iran needs some time to start the implementation of this agreement. so in the best case sanctions relief would not happen before the end of this year. in addition this agreement would provide guarantees that sections put back in -- sanctions be put back in place the program violates the agreement, the so-called snapback mechanisms. what are the prospects we see for this deal? for iran to be a significant shift. iran would be deprived of the possibility to produce a nuclear weapon. at the same time iran it would give the opportunity to adjust its relations to the international community. a