mr trump also extended an invitation to rodrigo duterte of the philippines, but rodrigo duterte isn'the will be able to make it. also coming up in the programme. her designs are seen as some of the most influential in fashion history. the netball in new york celebrates her work. and the faces of war. the exhibition which focuses in on us soldiers who fought in iraq and afghanistan. glad you could join us. it is 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in washington, where president trump has roped in global diplomatic norms by saying he would be open to meeting with north korean leader kim jong—un. the president said he would be honoured to meet mr kim under the right circumstances. that may worry america's allies. japan has just sent its biggest warship to protect a navy supply vessel, a historic first for tokyo. a short time ago mr trump spoke of the danger posed by north korea to the region and beyond. i can say this. he is very threatening, he is a big threat to the world. how safe our troops in the world. how safe our troops in the demilitarised zone, and our ally in south k

the philippine star shows president rodrigo duterte on the phone with donald trump.r trump has invited mr duterte to visit the white house. officials say they also talked about the threat posed by north korea. ‘facebook must pay to police the internet‘. that's also in the daily telegraph, which has a uk parliamentary committee criticising social media firms for how they address offensive online material. the committee looks at fines for companies that don't censor illegal posts quickly. and it's a case of writer's block in la la land, in the financial times. hollywood is bracing for a possible writers‘ strike, as they seek a new deal with big studios. the last strike, in 2008, cost the california economy an estimated $2.5 billion. so, let's delve into those stories. we have nina with us from the wall streetjournal. let's start with this final week of campaigning in france. there is danger that some people are being turned off by both candidates. which is, i guess, a striking development to see that in the end you could see candidates not making votes with young voter

will rodrigo duterte show up? good morning, everybody, and welcome to "early start."'m dave briggs. >> and i'm christine romans. it is monday, may 1st, may day. good morning, everyone! a new month and new week for you. it's 4:00 a.m. exactly in the east. >>> breaking overnight, negotiators of both parties reaching a deal on a huge spending bill that, if approved, will fund the government through september. the deal includes several significant wins for democrats. it would add billions for the pentagon and border security, but nothing for president trump's promised wall along the mexican border. democrats rejected border wall spending as premature since the president has not detailed plans for building the multibillion dollar barrier, which he has vowed mexico will pay for, anyhow. >> also, the bill has no money for a deportation force or federal cuts to sanctuary cities, no funding cut for planned parenthood, and there's a $2 billion increase for the national institutes of health. votes in the house and senate expected by the end of the week. no response to this agree

mr trump's also extended an invitation to rodrigo duterte, the controversial president of the philippines schedule. and this video is trending on bbc.com. at least 27 people were injured when a passenger flight from moscow to bangkok experienced severe turbulence. several passengers suffered broken bones. the airline, aero—flot, said the turbulence happened in clear skies, which meant they weren't able to warn passengers. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc world news. and the top story here in the uk: the detective leading the investigation into the fatal shooting of a businessman at his home in dorset, says it doesn't appear to have been a random attack.

there is growing pushback against president trump's invitation to president rodrigo duterte. in less than a year in office, duterte is accused of major human rights abuses and once called president obama a son of a whore. he has encouraged the extrajudicial killings of some 7,000 suspects suspected of using or dealing drugs. >> he's also moved to realign the philippines away from the u.s. and toward china, saying "america has lost." white house chief of staff reince priebus says human rights do matter, but cooperating with asian partners to deal with the north korean threat takes precedence. >> this is a different level of problem that we need cooperation among our partners in southeast asia. the issues facing us developing in north korea are so serious that we need cooperation at some level with as many partners in the area as we can get to make sure that we have our ducks in a row, so that if something does happen in north korea that we have everyone in line backing up a plan of action that may need to be put together. >> cnn's ivan watson is monitoring the situation from ho

mr trump has also extended an invitation to rodrigo duterte, the controversial president of the philippinesbut mr duterte may turn down the invite. he says he can't make a commitment because of what he called a busy schedule. and this video is trending on bbc.com: at least 27 people were injured after a passenger flight from moscow to bangkok experienced severe turbulence. several passengers suffered broken bones. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it is time for hardtalk. slobodan milosevic is in the hague, facing the most serious charge on the planet — genocide. here in belgrade, his wife protests his innocence. who does she think was responsible for the thousands of forced deportations and the mass murders, and does she expect her husband one day to come home? mira markovic, welcome to the programme. when you saw your husband recently, in the hague, and you celebrated his birthday, did you tell him that everything was going to be ok in the end? what did you tell him? has he accepted his fate? whatever the international criminal court decides it to be, will

defensive, after an invitation by president trump to the philippines, authoritarian president rodrigo duterte, despite duterte's atrocious human rights record. john sifton is the asia advocacy director for human rights watch. good morning, john. >> good morning. >> what did you think when you heard president trump had a "very friendly conversation" request president duterte and extended this invitation to the white house? >> in some cases it's not surprising. president trump invited the authoritarian leader of egypt to the white house, but it was extremely disappointing. talk about who duterte is. not just an abusive leader, he boasts of his crimes which is more than a lot of abusive regimes do. he boasts of killing people himself, and he has set off a wave of extra judicial killings in the names of counter narcotics, not just drug users and dealers but suspected drug users who turn out to be innocent people. the other thing we noticed when death squads are created in any country, philippines, brazil, whatever, they tend to morph into political death squads as well. we're starting to see a po

mr trump's also extended an invitation to rodrigo duterte, the controversial president of the philippinesbut mr duterte may turn down the invite, he says he can't make a commitment because of what he called a busy schedule. and this video is trending on bbc.com. at least 27 people were injured when a passenger flight from moscow to bangkok experienced severe turbulence. several passengers suffered broken bones. the airline, aero—flot, said the turbulence happened in clear skies, which meant they weren't able to warn passengers. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc world news. and the top story here in the uk: the detective leading the investigation into the fatal shooting of a businessman at his home in dorset, says it doesn't appear to have been a random attack. at least two suspects are being hunted. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. the us federal reserve is set for its next meeting. what can be expected from the central bank? nailed it. how one of singapore's entrepreneurs set up a business empire. good morning, asia. hello, world. welcome to anot

still to come on the programme: philippine president, rodrigo duterte, warns he may widen martial lawty forces continue their battle against islamist groups. also on the programme: the pope and the president. donald trump visits the vatican for what he calls "the honour of a lifetime." but the two haven't always been friendly. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletic events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7am. taunting, which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot. as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into the juventus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. the whole world will mourn the tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of the indian people and the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than 4,500 episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri halliwell, otherwise know

congressional committee in the philippines unanimously voted down a motion to impeach president rodrigo duterteug traffickers and even suspected drug users. but despite his controversial policies, he still commands considerable support in the philippines. the bbc went to speak to some of his followers, to find out why. people in the philippines dedicated to president rodrigo duterte. thank you for watching newsday. i know many gardeners in england wanted some rain but i suspect some of those gardens may be water—logged now after what happened during wednesday. coningsby in lincolnshire one of the wettest places. soaking rain. all—day rain for some. looking at the totals. coningsby, 40 millimetres. many of you had 20—40 millimetres of rain. north—west england stayed dry. a few showers in northern ireland in scotland. this is the wet—weather—maker. behind that, thursday, sunshine and showers to be humidity during wednesday. but a fresher feel. but it will feel warm where you get the sunshine after the rain on wednesday. cloud to start the day in parts of east anglia in south—east england. brighte

president trump is inviting the philippines' president rodrigo duterte for a visit. duterte faces international outrage over his ultraviolent and anti-drug campaign. but he's a potential ally in the region on north korea. >> human rights don't matter now? >> absolutely not. but the issues facing us in north korea are so serious, we need cooperation at some level with as many partners in the area that we can get to make sure we have our ducks in a row. >> reporter: the hermit kingdom continues to be a major international trouble spot. just today, north korea threatened a u.s. submarine deployed nearby, "it will meet a miserable end and turn into an underwater ghost." at trump's event in harrisburg last night, abc news asked if he plans to respond to friday's missile launch. >> you'll soon find out, won't you? >> does that mean military action? >> you'll soon find out. >> reporter: until now, the white house has drawn a distinction between missile launches and nuclear tests. >> if he does a nuclear test, i will not be happy. >> reporter: today, trump even expressed grud

philippine president rodrigo duterte should hesitation about accepting an invitation to visit the whitese. he even brought up the tension between the u.s. and north korea. >> they said the president -- i do not think that you can scare kim jong on with that power. >> the president said he is not accepted president trump's invitation because his schedule is too busy. president trump's invitation has been criticized because of rodrigo duterte reported human rights violations in the philippines. >>> president trump appears to be borrowing an idea from california governor jerry brown. raise the federal gas tax to pay for highway construction and road repair. >> last week governor brown signed a law that would increase california's gas tax by $.12 a gallon beginning in november to pay for road repairs. for us in california, a federal gas tax hike would be on top of the california gas tax hike. doug luzader has more on the president's plan. >> reporter: the federal gas tax is not changed since 1993 and the president sees it as a possible means to help fix the nation's crumbling highways and b

the president of the philippines, rodrigo duterte, has said martial law could be imposed across the wholenue their battle against islamist groups. the president has already declared martial law in the southern island of mindanao, which makes up roughly one third of the country and is home to 20 million people. the army failed in an attempt to capture one of the leaders of the militants on tuesday, some of whom have declared allegiance to so—called islamic state. the islamists responded by killing the chief of police in the southern city of marawi and taking several people hostage including a catholic priest. president duterte who is already well known for waging a violent campaign against drug dealers and has warned he was willing to use similar methods against the extremists. in this oath of office, which i promised to god and to the people, that i will protect and defend the country. if i think that you should die, you will die. if you fight us, you will die. if there is an open defiance, you will die. and if it means many people dying, so be it. let's bring you up to date with the late

we begin today's show looking at the philippines where filipino president rodrigo duterte has been overseeing a bloody war on drugs. since last morere than 7000 peoe june, have been extrajajudicialy killed by police or vigilantes. duterte has also suggested he might impose martial law across the country after first declaring it this week in his native island of mindanao. while human rights groups have condemned duterte, he has received backing from president trump who recently invited him to visit the white house. human rights watch slammed the invitation saying -- "by effectively endorsing duterte's murderous 'war on drugs,' trump has made himself morally complicit in future killings." well, earlier this week, a transcript of the call of trump inviting duterte to the white house was leaked and published by the intercept. according to the leaked transcript, trump said -- "i just wanted to congratulate you because i am hearing of the unbelievable job on the drug problem. many countries have the problem, we have a problem, but what a great job you are doing and i just wanted to call and tell yo

foreign leaders, certainly with foreign leaders who have reputations as bad as kim jong-un and rodrigo duterte. chris. >> to my panel. yamiche, what's the white house play? >> that is a diplomacy of impulse. this is someone whom i think the world leaders have realized, to get on his good side they have to flatter him and talk him up. if they do that they can win the small battle and get what they need out of him. i think he's still weighing the weight of his office, but i think he's also saying these are people who sound decent on the phone so i'm going to do that. when i talk to republicans that's what they feel. they are shocked but they feel like it's off impulse. >> shane. people are shocked by a lot of things. for example, gas tax. we're talking about the potential of nuclear war, the security of the korean peninsula. what are you hearing about not how congress is reacting, because a lot of them have been pretty vocal about it, but within the white house, within his cabinet. are they all being caught by surprise? >> some of this is definitely catching them by surprise. they haven't pre-pl

president rodrigo duterte says martial law could be imposed across the whole country, while the army fights islamist militants. thousands risk their lives in unsafe vessels to cross the mediterranean sea, seeking a better life in europe. well, the new york times features a story about how money matters — with some migrants paying a high price to travel in style onboard luxury boats. and finally — a win for manchester united that means more than most. the city's golden boys beat ajax to win the europa league final 2—nil. the game was an emotional victory in a week where manchester's been rocked by terrorism. that's in the independent. with us is iain anderson — founder of the international communications agency cicero group. lovely to see you. let's start with the telegraph and that photograph seenin the telegraph and that photograph seen in lots of players. westminster, changing of the guard. it is always a rather chilling picture in the uk to see troops on the streets. from what i can see, talking to people who were at westminster yesterday, there was a true by every policeman. one

president trump is inviting rodrigo duterte for a visit. international outrage over his ultra violent and anti-drug campaign. but he is a potential ally in the region on north korea. >> this is somebody with an abysmal human rights record. has been accused of mass extrajudicial killings. did that not come up in the phone call? and why is it not mentioned? >> i didn't sit through the entire call, jonathan. but it is something this president in the philippines is claiming he is working towards. the issue on the table is north korea. and there is nothing right now facing this country and facing the region that is a bigger threat than what's happening in north korea. >> the kingdom continues to be a major international trouble spot. just today told a u.s. submarine nearby will meet an miserable end. abc news asked if he plans to respond to friday's missile launch. >> you'll soon find out, won't you? you're going to soon find out. >> until now, the white house has drawn a distinction between missile launches and nuclear tests. >> if he does a nu

president rodrigo duterte says martial law could be imposed across the whole country, while the armyfe vessels to cross the mediterranean sea, seeking a better life in europe. well, the new york times features a story about how money matters — with some migrants paying a high price to travel in style

and presidentjoko widodo travelled to the hometown of the philippine president, rodrigo duterte, in thesian leader was there to inaugurate a new shipping lane to boost trade between the two countries. it will reduce shipping time from five weeks to three days. us president donald trump has invited the philippine president to washington in a phone call over the weekend. they discussed the threat of north korea and the war on drugs in the philippines. public access to wi reless in the philippines. public access to wireless internet, wi—fi, maybe ubiquitous in many big cities right here in asia. in germany, would you believe it is a different story? public wi—fi is hard to find. there isa public wi—fi is hard to find. there is a legal reason for it. wi—fi owners can be potentially held liable for any illegal activity that occurs on their network. campaigners have been trying to change this and d raft have been trying to change this and draft legislation has been put forward. but that is also facing opposition. we have more from berlin. if you are looking for a morning coffee, there are few

another person is rodrigo duterte, the philippine president. he has already invited mr. meet at- dutert the white house, but president trump has gotten criticism because the philippine president says he is behind killings in the country. president trump: he's tough on the drug problem, but there's a massive drug problem. he has a high approval rating. but he's very popular in the philippines. i look forward to meeting him. if he comes in the white house, that's fine. i look forward to meeting him. reporter: donald trump saying he would be honored to see the north korean dictator in person, and that he wouldn't mind seeing rodrigo duterte as well, since he already invited him to date white house. eyebrow raising things happening with donald trump on the geopolitical and financial landscape. haidi: thank you for that. another unprecedented interview from the president. another big league when it comes to central banks. the reserve bank of australia meeting today. the rba is expected to leave policy unchanged especially decreasing -- especially with inflation. i want to bri

the philippine star shows president rodrigo duterte on the phone with donald trump.reat posed by north korea. ‘facebook must pay to police the internet‘. that's also in the daily telegraph, which has a uk parliamentary committee criticising social media firms for how they address

rodrigo duterte had bragged about personally killing suspected killers when he was a mayor. we'll talk about that in a moment. is this a deliberate strategy or is the president just not up to speed? president trump has said he want to makes it easier to sue the news for libel. but we talk to one who says the president's own tweet could work against him in a court of law. let's get right to cnn's political analyst. and global affairs analyst. good evening to you gentleman. mark, you first. what can you tell us about the call with vladimir putin? >> we know it's the third time he's spoken with putin since he became president. but the first time they spoke since russia was very critical of the strikes in syria. president trump has been very laudatory of president putin in the past. but we have seen some very harsh words out of his ambassador nikki haley. she has been very critical of russia. given what we have seen in north korea and syria, it's really not much of a surprise we would see these two men actually get together and have a discussion. >> let's talk about him, kim jun

rodrigo duterte has led a crackdown on people. >> whether they are good folks or bad folks or people that we wish would do better in the country. doesn't matter. we have to be on the same page. >> reporter: the white house arguing the u.s. needs philippines to combat the north korean threat. as critics and human rights organizations respond with outrage. the president also raising eyebrows for again questioning if russia is responsible for hacking during the 2016 campaign. >> if you don't catch a hacker, okay, in the act, it is hard to say who did the hacking. with that being said, i'll go along with russia. could have been china. could have been a lot of groups. >> reporter: offering no evidence to discount the conclusion of the fbi director and 16 other intelligence agencies. president trump marking his 100th day in office over the weekend with a campaign rally with attacks on his favorite foe. >> i think we would all agree the media deserves a very, very big fat failing grade. >> reporter: the focus here at the white house now turning to the president's next 100 days. the other ag

philippine president rodrigo duterte called his chinese counterpart this week at the behest of washingtonscuss china's role in reining in north korea. he said president trump asked him to find out if beijing to do something about kim jong-un. duterte told president xi he can help with tensions around the korean peninsula. -- the bond market states three so-called repo squeezes were some of the most traded bonds of became unavailable. the state bank of india says more discipline is required. >> what needs to be done, there needs to be more discipline on both sides. both in respect of those bankers shorting the market. if they are doing short-term speculative gains, we need to know why. investors in the market need to go ahead and lend. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am courtney collins, this is bloomberg. we are counting down to major market opens here in the asian pacific. for more let's get to adam haigh, joining us live from sydney. we have the u.s. jobs report later in the u.s. and the what else are you watch

fill minnow president rodrigo duterte has led a crackdown that human rights say has killed 7,000 peoplet trials. >> what's the white house's perspective on duterte and him coming here? >> i think it is an opportunity for us to work with countries to play a role diplomatically

to lead a country forward. >> reporter: and his glowing comments for r comments f comments for rodrigo duterte. he he's very popular in the philippines. the white house says, duterte could help with north korea. >> the number one concern of this president, is to make sure we do everything we can, to protect our people. and specifically, to economically and diplomatically isolate north korea. >> and jim acosta joins us now. what's your reaction to the comments on duterte in the philippines. >> reporter: officials were not surprised about the comments about duterte. he said similar things in the past. they were surprised by the invitation that the president extended for duterte to meet with the president at the white house. duterte has made comments or it's on reported that he's not sure he has time to meet with president trump. it appears they will be able to meet at the azion summit later in the philippines. but i think it's worth repeating and pointing out to our viewers, duterte and kim jong-un, are not the only undemocratic leaders that the president has been praising. he praised xi of chin

this time it was president of the philippines, rodrigo duterte, saying he has purposefully killed people. for those reasons president obama would not sit down with him. but now president trump doesn't mind inviting him to the white house. >> reporter: when it comes to unlikely friendships, donald trump may be unlike any other american president. today, telling bloomberg politics that he would be honored to meet with kim jong-un. >> if it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, i would be absolutely honored to do it. >> reporter: this comes after president trump extended an invite to the white house to president rodrigo duterte, the tough-talking profane street-wise mayor of the most crime-ridden city in the philippines. comparing himself to hitler. saying he should have raped a murdered gang-raped victim, admitting he himself has shot and killed people and encouraged the killing of suspects in the war on drugs that has claimed thousands of lives. the white house called the phone call between the two as very friendly. president trump enjoyed the conversation. the invite to the white

on sunday, president trump invite it president rodrigo duterte to washington to talk about the threat posed by north korea. host: let's go to washington and our correspondent. what are we looking at here? donald trump now says he would be honored to meet with the leader of north korea. what does that mean? correspondent: we don't know. the problem is, of course, donald trump says and tweets a lot of things every day. he said under the right circumstances he would meet kim jong-un. sean spicer in his daily briefing pointed out that a lot of conditions would have to be considered before that happens. it is quite unlikely it will ever happen of course. but once again, the problem often seems to speak from his -- the problem is the president often seems to speak from his gut. it could be he is trying to flatter the north korean leader. he said he would be honored to meet him. yesterday he called him a smart cookie, whatever that means. and he commended him in being so successful in taking over the family business of being a dictator of north korea. in a way, he is showing that he is treat

white house says that our president, donald trump, had a quote, very friendly discussion with rodrigo dutertesident of the philippines before they hung up the phone, president trump told duterte that he should come by the white house next time nice d.c. so they can discuss the importance of the u.s./philippines alliance which now heading in a now positive direction. he called president obama a son of a who are last year right before they were supposed to meet. and it seems as though obama might ask about the kwassy official killing, the obama administration swiftly canceled that meeting. but in this new administration, relations already very friendly and the white house my door wide open. the state department and the national security council reportedly no idea this invitation was coming from the white house. backlash outside the administration has been a little more overt. human rights organizations saying this invitation puts blood on donald trump's hands, makes him morally complicit in future killings in the philippines. democratic senator chris smauv on the foreign relations committee sai

president trump had had a very friendly conversation with the president of the philippines, rodrigo duterte who has engaged in rampant crimes against humanity we extra judicial killings of at least 7,000 filipino citizens by police. he's personally dragged about committing some of these murders himself and have said that some journalists should be assassinated. president trump invited duterte to the white house. this is all of a piece and he called president erdogan on his recent power grab and said kind words for vladimir putin and called the despots who caused the tiananmen square massacre as strong. ronald reagan once noted how our declaration of independence, especially the notion that each and every individual is endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights. that's a beacon to the world. rage owen said our creed as americans is the human rights are the property of every man, woman and child on this planet and that a violation of human rights anywhere is the business of free people everywhere, unquote. whatever happened to that? the president's praise of dictators and their, q

of putting an american stamp of approval on thousands of extrajudicial killings in president rodrigo duterte'su threaten the u.s.'s commitment to human rights by welcoming somebody like this to the white house. but then you have the white house's take, saying, well, this relationship is necessary to try to counter the north korean threat. there's a lot of dispute over that, though. i mean, it's usually the u.s. helping out the philippines, not the philippines helping out the u.s. in an effort like that. but remember, this is the leader, the populist that he's often called a fire brand leader of the philippines, that president obama wouldn't even sit down and meet with because of the many things he said. it's somebody who, you know, when you try to go back and think of all of the controversial things duterte said, there's too many. it's just one after the other after the other -- >> like when he stands up to the microphone. >> and it's like the next thing he says is more shocking than the last one. this is how he gets headlines and gets a lot of attention, and it has worked for him in a limited

great friend and ally in the united states and in me. >> reporter: the president has invited rodrigo dutertees. despite overseeing thousands of killings in the name of cracking down on drug trafficking. the obama administration called off a meeting with duterte in asia last year after he called the then-president a son of a bitch. president trump brought up another leader in a separate interview with sirius xm radio, praising american president andrew jackson. >> he was a very tough person. but he had a big heart, and he was, he was really angry. that he saw what was happening with regard to the civil war, he people don't ask that question. why was there the civil war? why could that one not have been worked out. >> reporter: jackson died 16 years before the civil war, and scott, president trump failed to mention that jackson's support for slavery more than 170 years ago continues to haunt his legacy. >> margaret brennan, thanks. >>> police in austin, texas have a suspect in custody go a stabbing spree at the university of texas. it happened outside a gym. a man with a hunting knife killed o

was days after trump invited the philippines' authoritarian president for a white house visit, rodrigo dutertemous for calling on filipino residents to kill drug crusaders. i want to bring in foreign affairs reporter at "politico" to look closer at these two possible, i guess you could say, meetings. thanks for taking a minute here. let me start on the issue of kim jong-un. you have trump saying under certain conditions he would be honored to have that meeting. the use of the word, "honored," i think caught a lot of people's attention today. is is there a reason he's -- for that specific word choice? is there a specific tone sort of strategically he's trying to get across here? >> well, the think the president wants to be one of those leaders who schhatters taboos, doze this differently. i don't know if he intentionally meant something special by the word, "honored" bus this idea he's willing to meet with kim face-to-face would be an extraordinary step. at the same time, people who don't agree with the north korean regime say, look, it will legitimatize his rule and his oppression in north kor

an invitation has also been extended to the controversial president of the philippines, rodrigo duterte k. then in an interview with bloomberg news, mr. trump suggested he might break up the nation's biggest banks. and he has weighed in on the health care issue. wilson,earlier to read national correspondent for "the hell." -- "the hill." andtations to international pariahs, not even in consultation with the state department. levelre is not the same of coordination with the white house, the national secret counsel, the state department, as there has been in previous administrations, and that risks taking the white house look like it is not exactly following protocol. donald trump likes to say that he wants to be an unpredictable president. in foreign policy, predictability is a good thing. think if heou extends an invitation, he would know what the answer would be, because rodrigo richard i said he is too busy. reid: and the president has extended invitations to the leaders of singapore, thailand, to come to the white house as well. in both cases, it feels like a more off-the-cuff invita

promoting a new the timing is disconcerting after the president engaged in a call to president rodrigo duterte. he characterized it a very friendly conversation. according to the associated press and other news outlets the move immediately sent shockwaves with several agencies. human rights groups across the world. the philippine president has a history of abuses. at one point he even admitted to throwing a man out of a helicopter. nbc news has reached out to the white house regarding the use of ivanka trump's image on that billboard in the philippines. but has yet to hear back. >>> seven people were shot and killed after a gunman opened fire at a residential pool in san diego. witnesses say 49-year-old peter sellers fired multiple rounds of shots with a beer in one hand and a gun in the other. three officers who arrived >>> in kansas another shooting left for you men dead including the suspected gunman. it happened at a residence that provided care for special needs individuals. authorities are still investigating the victim's connection to the home. >>> president trump paid an unusual compli

spicer defended the president's white house invite to accused human rights violator president rodrigo duterte and would be honored to meet kim jong-un. >> how can that be an honor? >> he's still the head of state so it is sort of -- there is a diplomatic piece. >> reporter: the attention on president trump's foreign policy will continue today when he president vladimir putin. potential issues on the agenda, syria and the fight against isis. diane and kendis. >> it'll be interesting to hear the readout from that phone call. kenneth, thank you there in washington. >>> the president says that he's considers breaking up the nation's biggest banks. mr. trump told bloomberg he might push for legislation that would essentially bring back a depression era law that prevented commercial investment banks from combining. bank stocks dropped sharply on the news. but recovered and the federal school lunch program is easing standards. championed by former first lady michelle obama. agriculture secretary sonny perdue newly sworn in says the changes include a delay on the requirement to reduce the amount of s

president trump is taking a lot of heat for an invitation extended to the philippines president rodrigo duterte. the president invited him to the white house during a conversation about north korea over the weekend. the move is controversial because he has overseen a deadly crackdown on drugs in his country with many saying the killings are a violation of human rights. >> uc president janet napolitano will be in the hot seat tomorrow after a state audit found her office allegedly covered up tens of millions of dollars. the new state audit reportedly found the office of the president accumulated secret reserves of $175 million. there are reports that the office also interfered with a previous audit. so the uc head is going to be facing a panel of lawmakers tomorrow. napolitano was appointed head of the university of california four years ago and tasked specifically with getting back state funding that was lost during the recession. >> mow reports this morning of a man exposing himself to people on stanford's campus. the three victims were on the east side of campus sunday morning when a man got

attention today for extending an invitation to the controversial president of the philippines, rodrigo duterte. in a phone call last night, mr. trump invited him to visit the white house. since duterte took office last year, thousands have died after he encouraged police and others to kill drug dealers and users in his country. the timing of his visit to washington has not been announced. >>> while donald trump, the president, says he's focusing on his white house duties, trump the businessman recently suffered a legal loss. over the years, hundreds of contractors have accused mr. trump of failing to pay them, but now one business is being paid back to the tune of more than $300,000. nbc's kerry sanders has those details. >> reporter: paint store owner juan carlos enriquez says between unpaid bills and legal fees, he could have gone out of business. for three years, he a customer he says stiffed him for more than $32,000. that customer, the doral golf course in miami, owned by now president donald trump. >> $32,000 for him, i think that's like a dinner. >> reporter: and $32,000 for you is? >>

an ally of philippines president rodrigo duterte has denied that there's been a new wave of extra—judicialespite the fact that he'd vowed to kill drug traffickers. human rights groups insist philippine security forces and vigilantes have killed thousands of people. but senator alan peter cayetano told the un human rights council in geneva that was a misunderstanding. some of the critics of the duterte administration, including our very own commission on human rights, a senator critic and some local media, changed the definition of extra—judicial killings, therefore deceiving the public and foreign media into believing that there is a sudden wave of state—sponsored extra—judicial killings in the philippines. also making news today: french president—elect emmanuel macron is continuing to form a new government, which will begin work once he is sworn in on sunday. translation: emmanuel macron carries the hopes of millions in france and across europe. he led a courageous, pro—european campaign and stands for openness to the world. in nigeria, parents of the missing chibok girls are slowly learn

an ally of philippines president rodrigo duterte has denied there's been a new wave of extra—judicials ago, despite the fact that he'd vowed to kill drug traffickers. senator alan peter cayetano told the un human rights council that it was a misunderstanding. violent clashes in the town of coligny in south africa, where two white men accused of killing a black teenager were released on bail. police fired rubber bullets at protesters outside the courthouse. the teenager's death sparked angry demonstrations last month. france's incoming president begins the transition process before taking office in under a week's time. more world leaders have been giving their reaction, the german chancellor angela merkel saying she is delighted. more than 7,000 migrants have been rescued from the mediterranean in just the past few days. italian officials fear as many as 200 drowned. it's thought they were trying to make the treacherous crossing from libya, in search of a new life in europe. so far this year numbers are 50% higher than the same time last year. reeta chakrabarti has spent the past week

an ally of philippines president rodrigo duterte has denied there's been a new wave of extra—judicialact that president duterte vowed to kill drug traffickers. senator alan peter cayetano told the un human rights council that it was a misunderstanding. there's been violent clashes in the town of coligny in south africa, after two white men accused of killing a black teenager were released on bail. police fired rubber bullets at protesters, outside the courthouse. the teenager's death sparked angry demonstrations last month. four people are missing in some of canada's worst flooding in decades. police are searching for a man and a toddler swept away when their car swerved into a river in quebec. water levels are expected to keep rising, and the number of troops helping to evacuate the thousands of people affected is being tripled. the fox news presenter bill o'reilly has been one of the most famous in america for years, but he stepped down last month after being accused of sexual harrassment by a number of women. now one of them has flown to london to try to block rupert murdoch, who o

out and offering kind words to another controversial asian strongman, ph philippine president, rodrigo duterte. he once referred to president obama as quote, the son of a where. he has a very high approval rating in the philippines, trump told bloomberg. the president invited him to the white house. >> jon karl joins us tonight. the president of the philippines not ready to commit. jon, as you know, trump raising eyebrows in another interview. the president speaking about his admiration of president andrew jackson. saying he would have been able to prevent the civil war. there were questions about this. >> had andrew jackson been a little later you wouldn't have had the civil war. he was really angry that he was saw what happened with regard to the civil war. think about it, why? people don't ask that question, but why was there the civil war? why could that one not have been worked out? >> jon, some historians are scratching their head over this. >> it's unclear how jackson would have prevented the civil war had he been alive. he died 16 years before the civil war started. he was a southerner

rodrigo duterte is already well—known for waging a violent campaign against drug dealers.e than 30 migrants, mostly children, have drowned off the libyan coast after around 200 people without life jackets fell from a boat into the sea. a rescue group say in total, almost 2,000 people were rescued from four rubber dinghies and six wooden boats. american officials say a us navy destroyer has conducted what's been described as a "freedom of navigation operation" near disputed islands in the south china sea. they say the operation took place near mischief reef in the spratley islands where china has upset nearby countries by building a military base. it's the first operation of its kind since donald trump became president. the brazilian president, michel temer, has deployed troops in the capital, brasilia, after anti—corru ption demonstrators started a fire, at a government building and damaged several others. the police fought running battles with around 35,000 protesters who took part. 16 of the 22 victims of monday's bombing have been identified. they include 15—year—old, o

. >> president trump invited rodrigo duterte to the white house. >>> the victims of a deadly crash on interstate 880 in oakland have again identified, 25-year-old did he onchristy and 5-year-old -- deon christy and 5-year-old navaeh brown were killed on saturday. they were in the back seat of a bmw that hit a truck parked on the shoulder and then veered back into traffic and into another vehicle. the little girl was not properly restrained in a car seat. >>> two people have been killed in the past three days on two of san francisco's most dangerous streets. sharon chin is at one of those busy intersections with what's being done to make the streets safer. sharon? >> reporter: we are at market and octavia and there is a crosswalk there at the bottom of the on ramp for the freeway, but cars are speeding up anyway. in fact, in just a couple minutes there we saw both cars and pedestrians run red lights. it's one of the most dangerous intersections and the city wants to make it safer. police say a 77-year-old woman was killed crossing the street saturday night at lake merced boulevard and