rodrigo duterte promised to be a tough law—and—order president, and he meant it.and dealers began — thousands of them shot by the police or by unnamed vigilantes. the war on drugs is really bloody and messy, and we all know that. it shocked the rest of the world, but five years on, president duterte's popularity at home has held up not despite, but because of his brutal drug campaign. for the rich who are supporting duterte, that's very powerful because, you know, the rich are wary of crimes. they want security. for the poor that is in neighbourhoods, drug addicts are stigmatized. that can probably explain why duterte has so much support right now. mr duterte had other surprises up his sleeve. he questioned the value of the long—standing military alliance with the united states, repeatedly threatening to terminate the us troop presence in the philippines. he expressed his admiration for china, saying it was a better friend to his country — complicating a territorial dispute where chinese forces have occupied a number of islands claimed by the philippines. his idea

still to come a bit later in the programme: our special report on how rodrigo duterte has changed thecontroversial time as president. but first... a senior american general has said the us will continue to carry out air strikes in support of afghan government troops who are fighting a growing taliban insurgency. the taliban have made rapid and widespread territorial gains since the american—led mission began to withdraw last month, fears are growing the next wave of attacks could target the country's biggest cities. our correspondent secunder kermani sent this report from kabul. general mackenzie's visit to afghanistan comes amidst heightened concern over the country's future. with the taliban closing in on a number of afghan cities after having already captured vast swathes of rural territory, the us has launched a number of air strikes in recent days in support of embattled afghan forces, notably around the southern city of kandahar where heavy fighting has been taking place. and general mackenzie said america was prepared to continue with those air strikes in the coming weeks — tho

still to come a bit later in the programme: our special report on how rodrigo duterte has changed thetime as president. to tokyo now, where day two of the olympics saw plenty of drama, and a few shocks and surprises. and while some of the competitions, like the tennis, are still in their early stages, others, including swimming and events like tae kwon do, judo, and cycling have already been awarding gold medals. live now to tokyo, and sarah mulkerrins. sarah, there was lots of drama, but also lots of upsets — talk us through some of the highs and lows. there certainly was. we will start with the cycling, we had the men's metal on the saturday, but what about this in the women's road race on sunday? austria's and o'keefe and heiser won gold in that, australia's first gold medal in the olympics since 2004, but it was a because she was in a break away from the rest of the field. she crossed the line and one gold. however the rest of the palatine had not realised there was a writer up front. so when the writer and second, the touch writer crossed the finish line for the silver metal, she

rodrigo duterte promised to be a tough law—and—order president, and he meant it. and we all know that. it shocked the rest of the world, but five years on, president duterte's popularity at home has held up not despite, but because of his brutal drug campaign. for the rich who are supporting duterte, that's very powerful because, you know, the rich are wary of crimes. they want security. for the poor that is in neighbourhoods, drug addicts are stigmatized. that can probably explain why duterte has so much support right now. mr duterte had other surprises up his sleeve. he questioned the value of the long—standing military filipinos may feel about his achievements. he does not speak in a technocratic manner, mr duterte had other surprises up his sleeve. he questioned the value of the long—standing military alliance with the united states, repeatedly threatening to terminate the us troop presence in the philippines. he expressed his admiration for china, saying it was a better friend to his country — complicating a territorial dispute where chinese forces have occup

under president rodrigo duterte, relations with america have deteriorated, calling into question thenister may have told beijing to f off, but in the past, president duterte has made no bones about steering the country towards closer ties with china. president duterte recently said he does not respect the 2016 arbitration ruling that handed his country a legal victory over china. representative neri colmenares is a member of the left—wing philippine opposition coalition, bayan muna. the moment the president of the philippines says that he will throw it in the trash can, that can be used by china to justify its encroachment of the entire south china sea so for us, it is this really treacherous on the part of the president to disavow, or at least set aside, a decision that is really a major victory notjust for the philippines, but for other countries that are being trampled upon by china in the south china sea. president duterte�*s secretary for foreign affairs denies that chinese financial aid influences philippine policy. it is our final day at sea. in the last year, filipino fisherm

rodrigo duterte days as the battle against drugs is far from over. of people stop his last state of the nation address, he defended the nation address, he defended the saying it has brought peace and order. some shocking footage has emerged — the moment a woman and her daughter were run over by a car in new york. the vehicle crashed into a barber's shopin vehicle crashed into a barber's shop in the north of the city. there was then a frantic attempt to rescue the child was trapped under the car. 0ur bbc reporter has a story. a summer day in new york, and a quiet street and at the district of yonkers. it is around 830 in the morning. suddenly, out of nowhere, this happens. look again. this time, close up. you will see a woman and child hit by the car as it crashes into a shopfront. we got a baby under the vehicle! this was the aftermath. inside the barbershop on lake avenue. bystanders, including two police officers who had been getting breakfast at a nearby bagel shop frantically tried to rescue the eight month old child trapped under the car. pull h

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in his final address to congress, rodrigo duterte pushed for the opening of the economy to meet more investing. the 76-year-old pledged pandemic support to help businesses and defended his much criticized drug war and pushed for more tax reforms. ahead of his speech, protesters took to the streets and left-wing activists hung a huge banner that read "goodbye, dutere." -- united arab emirates and lied to investigators about it. the founder and former chairman appeared before a federal judge in new york city. it was his first in-person appearance since his arrest last week. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am vonnie quinn. this is bloomberg. haidi. haidi: coming up next, as tesla boosts earnings season with better-than-expected results, our guest joins us to take a look at what to expect from the rest of the big cap world. this is bloomberg. -- techworld. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> public sentiment is at the inflection point. at this point, everyone agrees that vehicles are the

on monday, president rodrigo duterte visited the camp where the dead and dozens of wounded have beenwas carrying troops to an island in the southern philippines when it maissed the runway and crashed. it is the country's worst-military air disaster, in decades. >>> and i want to thank you for joining us here, on "cnn newsroom." if you are an international viewer, world sport is next. if you are watching right here, in the united states, i will be right back with more news. (man) so when in doubt, just say, "let me talk to my manager." next, carvana's 100% online shopping experience. oh, man. carvana lets people buy a car-- get this-- from their couch. oh, how disruptive. no salesman there to help me pick out the car i need. how does anyone find a car on this site without someone like us checking in? she's a beauty, huh? oh, golly! (laughter) i can help you find the color you want. that sounds nice. let me talk to my manager. (vo) buy your next car 100% online. with carvana. (man) i've made progress with my mental health. so when i started having unintentional body movements called ta

president rodrigo duterte also recognized her success. >> the nation is ecstatic about your achievement>> reporter: it was cheers and hugs as skateboarder arrived home in brazil. the 13-year-old is the youngest brazilian athlete to ever win an olympic medal. she showed off the silver she won in the women's street skateboarding event. olympians from around the world are making history, and they have incredible support from their fans in tokyo and beyond. selina wang, cnn, tokyo. >> "cnn newsroom" will be right back. does scrubbing feel like a workout? scrub less with dawn platinum. its superior formula breaks down and removes up to 99% of tough grease and food residue faster. so you scrub less. tackle grease wherever it shows up. scrub less. save more. with dawn. tony here from creditrepair.com taking to the streets to talk about credit. can you repair your credit yourself? yes. -great. how? uhhh... how long does credit repair take? i don't know, like 10 years. what? are you insane? what's a good credit score? go. 600. maybe if you're trying to pay thousands extra in interest rates. cut

in the philippines, president rodrigo duterte reversed himself today and restored a major military pact with the u.s. it means the two nations will continue holding joint combat exercises, in a counter to ina's growing power. the decision followed a visit by u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin. officials gave no reason for the policy switch. japan has expanded a state emergency to more of the country as covid-19 infections surge. that move today came amid the ongoing summer olympics in tokyo. the head of the government's covid task force warned, the situation is dire. >> ( translated ): following today's decision on the state of emergency, i think we are facing the most serus crisis. how the japanese people and the entire society tackle it is the key to the future. >> woodruff: in the olympic competition, the u.s. women's soccer team faced elimination today. in the end, they beat the netherlands on penalty kicks, to move to the semi-finals. in bicycle motorcross racing, american connor fields, the defending gold medalist, suffered a violent crash and missed the finals. he's hospitalized

and take part injoint exercises in the philippines and was agreed after talks between president rodrigo dutertence secretary, lloyd austin. north korea's economy has had its steepest decline in more than 20 years, due to harsh covid restrictions and un sanctions. that's according to an assessment from south korea's central bank, which says it contracted by 4.5% in 2020 to levels of poverty not seen since north korea suffered a famine in the 1990s. north korea was the first country to close its borders to china in january 2020 following the coronavirus outbreak, but china is also its biggest trading partner. troy stangarone is a senior director at the korea economic institute in washington and joins me now. thank you very much for making time to talk to us. just tell us a little bit about how significant this decline actually is and why. i think the bank of _ decline actually is and why. i think the bank of korea's _ decline actually is and why. i think the bank of korea's estimate, - the bank of korea's estimate, 4.5%, is probably on the very conservative side. we have seen that trade between c

in its final address to congress before his term ends, rodrigo duterte pushed her opening the economyre foreign investment. the 76-year-old pledged pandemic support to help businesses, defended his much criticized drug war, and pushed for more tax reforms. protesters took to the streets and left-wing activists hung a huge banner that said "goodbye, duterte." -- pleaded not guilty to charges he illegally lobbied on behalf of the united arab emirates and lied to investigators about it. the foreman chair -- formal chairman appealed in new york city. it was his first in person appearance since his arrest last week. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am vonnie quinn. this is bloomberg. shery: plenty more to come on "daybreak asia." futures going to a higher open. this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: we are waiting to hear from the rba deputy governor, set to give a speech on tuesday. looking for hints on how this latest national lockdown, with half of the australian population, are under st

. >> now, the philippines president rodrigo duterte's expect it to use his last annual address to congressld bolster his favorite candidate in next year's election. let's get more in manila. what are we expecting from the address? >> when it comes to the speech, it is best to expect the unexpected. he oftentimes goes off script. in his last address to congress last year, he was talking about china and the covid-19 pandemic one moment and the next moment he was attacking business people and his opposition. in terms of opposition from business group to lawmakers, they are expecting dutere to complete his reform program. there are awaiting directives from the president on further pandemic release -- relief packages and they are expecting dutere to push for measures to open up the economy to foreign investors. >> howdy presidential elections next year factor into this? >> philippine leaders typically use their final address to congress to push for support for their chosen candidate in next year's presidential election. for president duterte, he has not anointed his preferred candidate, but his