the initial coin offering craze of twenty seventeen put a dent in that idea simon i mean if you're if you've taken to really coming out. you know looking at the fence again broader problem that we created in the i.p.o. market the jury's out about whether you can actually add value one or but we're in for a thing with doing things in a centralized way and giving people tools to actually do it in a more decent life way and we'll find out what use is and that is actually one i think market very right that's great all go for a second segment that's going to do it for this edition of cars or report with me max kaiser and stacey hubbard like this i guess i'm index of back to the future download the new app like i'm just on twitter skies a report and so next time by i'll. simply. set up have been miles from absolute. depends on those with heaters for that day to. day. it was the sort of my life who speculate that me or the now we have a hunk was the only. now at the pad. for that matter i see life seems to make the point i made for the in the metro how completing course i gave up it had me.

welcome back to the cause report time out of turn to simon dixon of bank to the future dot com also just launching their app available on your phone download the banks of the future app it's frickin great simon dixon let's get right into it where you are back from so toshi roundtable you are still there tell us about your feel the mood of the bit coin maximalist space in the depths of this longest bitcoin bear market ever simon yeah i'm still hearing counting in the hotel room and i didn't want to leave because it was good. people that with all the people that are still in the old building for a one year bam all kit and therefore i have to the company had good money money management or they are just fundamental people that are going to be a wall. and we saw a. lot of interesting discussions around scaling solutions and lightning that was we will see a lot of institutional play is an annoyance a cost to deal with solutions and the next wave of crypto exchanges. started some of the alternatives malkuth like a security take and disruption in caps a lot. on quinn and on the preschool now jac

the initial coin offering craze of twenty seventeen put a dent in that idea simon secure if you feel you can to really coming out. you know looking at the fence again. problem that we created in the i.p.o. market the jury's out about whether you can actually add value when nor but with its rating we're doing things in a centralized way and giving people tools to actually do it in a more decent from lights way and we'll find out what use is and that is actually one i think market very as great a holiday for our second segment that's going to do it for this edition of cars or report with me max kaiser and stacey hubbard like this i guess i'm index of back to the future download the new app by catch us on twitter it's kaiser report and so next time by all. simply a game. that didn't have been mild for most. depends on those. that stayed with me. at the counselor's epicenter own up at a meeting there. i used to sit on my limit was speculation to me or the here now with jeremy as a hunk on the only just. now at the five the. hell are you i'm only for that matter. i see let him play misty

the initial coin offering craze of twenty seventeen put a dent in that idea simon i mean if you're if you've taken the really coming out. you know looking at the fence again. problems that were created in the i think the jury's out about whether they can actually add value one or but we're in for a thing with doing things in a centralized way and giving people tools to actually do it in a more decent life way and we'll find out what use is and that is actually one i think market right that's great all of our second segment that's going to do it for this edition of cars report with me max kaiser and stacey hubbard like this i guess i'm index of back to the future download the new app by catch us on twitter it's kaiser report and so next time. i've been saying the numbers mean something they matter the u.s. has over twenty trillion dollars in debt more than ten white collar crimes happen each day. eighty five percent of global will be alongside the ultra rich with six percent market saw thirty percent each year some with four hundred to five hundred trade per second per second and when

and great in a new year a band simon dixon thanks for coming on the kaiser report thanks for having me all right and that's going to do it for this edition of the kaiser report was made max kaiser and stacy herbert like to thank our guests index of back to the future check out their website download the wallet or even to buy simon's book back to the future that set the stage for this all revolution in my view and if you want to catch us on twitter it's kaiser report until next time i. see the blue of them so much. and good to those who. much of those who heard and supported you. would hope. that it. really. showed you the snooper you believe this is true because it's a good. muslim also and this is also to do with bloomberg or good girls. don't go to shows a lot but to distribute to show you stories should go. from start to. until the two needed so it would be the little one wished they'd say look it is it's. just testing understands dish mutant to mash dog. destructive president and please introduce my students. as we have produced a toast listening to snippets on little new of those

simon: absolutely.he instinct question, there are people who see it as a short-term reaction to what is going on in markets over the last few. we have had the fed for over 30 years, and when you look at what powell has done, it is entirely in line with what you see from previous governors. you really argue that over the course of the last five years, the fed has become better at implementing and fine tuning what to kick in. considering the signals in late november, we were barely into this cycle when the fed was telling us we are ready to catch it if it falls. that is the measure. the central bankers must feel like the masters of the universe. nejra: this will be the year of the central bank dove? geoffrey: you are trying to get rid of the business cycle, last november and december, powell did question why does there have to be an end to the cycle, rather than try to compress volatility? you see equities and light bonds, i think we are ok with that. nejra: does it make harder to get returns in 2019, muc

welcome back to the kaiser report imax keyser time now to return to our conversation with simon dixon of banks of the future dot com download their new wallet the banks of the future wall is available for down or you must download it right now simon you look like they're stressed out down there in cancun mexico. yeah it's pretty it's pretty painful being in but it's been a great comfort in talking about this a touching roundtable of course and another fantastic conference bruce fan censuring the life as usual now simon we were talking about the latest on because i so what sort of developments are you looking for as an investor in this space going forward i'm still interested in anything that supports the adoption and ecosystem of coin and the exchanges have traditionally turned out to be almost all investment day. early rounds with crack and. finish a shapeshifter many of the. really we're looking at to said small can now be institutional side is definitely starting to take off and one of the things i got from this conference is speaking to many as the traditional largest institutiona

and great in a new year a band simon dixon thanks for coming on the kaiser apart thanks for having me all right and that's going to do it for this edition of the kaiser report was made max keiser and stacy herbert like to thank our guests index that back to the future check out their website download the wallet or even to buy simon's book back to the future that set the stage for this all revolution in my view and if you want to catch us on twitter it's kaiser report until next time i. blew them so my. goodness who was. much of those who couldn't support you. but it. will show you this new you believe this is cool because it's good. muslim also and this is also to do with bloomberg or good girls. the your dish also look i do the same you blow me a kiss if stories move to the issue go. to start ups to. get to needed so it was the little one wished they'd say look it is it's. just not a chance to just meet the mashed old truck stop the president and please contribute more to. be of interest to those listening to snoop to come up with new yorkers those the girls are with you for your sup

simon: i still don't think no deal is very likely. for the reasons that you look at the numbers in the u.k. parliament, 650 lawmakers, of which probably only 50, a maximum of 70 would vote actively for a new deal. clock,nt to run down the you be without a deal, i think that's politically naive if think that's going to play out. can bring you back at the start of april tell me that i was naive but i do think there democratic checks and balances in parliament for legislation will be brought for to avert that happening because almost every independent forecaster, ourselves included, there will be significant disruption from leaving without some sort of transition or deal on the 29th of march. nejra: if no deal is averted, is there potential of sterling to rally or is that price then? simon: i think is a little bit of a upside on sterling. we went bullish back in mid-december. i think you got some of that upside as we move towards 130 and just above. i think you get a little bit towards 135.l, there are some forecast more bullish than tha

simon, what are people saying to you?len was elected here in 2015, she could have expected to be an mp for as long as she wanted to. this seat is a safe conservative seat. there has certainly been some surprised by some conservative members i have been speaking to just up the road in an area called camborne, but a lot of people saying that they would still support her. i have spoken to one senior conservative this lunchtime in this area who said that he is disappointed that she has decided to go, that he respects her decision, but says that the conservative party here is still quite a broad church. but it will be interesting to see what happens. this part of cambridgeshire did vote to remain. will she really stick on a brexit ticket as an independent mp now, and also, last year, there was a bit ofa now, and also, last year, there was a bit of a surprise, because whereas in westminster there has been that joke that there are enough lib dem mps to have a dinner party, here last year there was a bit of a surprise, the lib de

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right simon let's come to you first we heard it was lost on the line there saying nato remains our first choice and we heard gavin williamson also say nato is the bad rock of our security again remind us why is it so important to reiterate that commitment it would seem obvious that nato is an important part of security. well i think because some have in recent years begun to question whether nato does have the aunt says of course in particular president trump in washington has raised doubts he suggested that nato is no longer fit for purpose that it doesn't to answer the challenges he's particularly concerned of course about what he sees as a failure by the european allies to pay their fair share of defense spending he wants to hold them to their commitment to increase that to two percent of g.d.p. germany for instance is one of many countries that haven't reached that target but the german defense minister staying here again today you know that germany is on its way it's getting there europe needs to do more she said the americans are right to criticize us in that way but she wanted to

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that is where this is coming from, simon, andi that is where this is coming from, simon, and i don'tready made in this area which by the way is in their interests, too, in a context of northern ireland and the people there, as well as ours of course. sorry, simon, we have to move on, we are under pressure stop sean?” sorry, simon, we have to move on, we are under pressure stop sean? i will try to come back in a second. sorry, sean. go on. inaudible question look, i mean, we are challenged in lots of ways in relation to north—south cooperation, even if there is a brexit deal. we don't have devolved institutions in northern ireland. the north—south ministerial council is not meeting asa ministerial council is not meeting as a result. many of the north—south bodies don't have the kind of political direction that they need because of the absence of devolved government instalment —— in stormont. there are challenges in absence of the pressure is a brexit although brexit adds to that even further and that is why the british and irish governments need to work closely together in relation to

to help on the issues that simon has just toss a bone for example to renegotiate the i.n.f. treaty and how germany wants to promote its certain values like the multilateralism within the alliances like nato so multilateralism a cooperation very key to germany's aims here french president manuel mccall was expected to attend he had to withdraw his attendance how big of a blow is that for germany and for the other heads of state in government who are attending well i think it's certainly a blow for the organizers of the munich security conference who have been trying to get both the french president monochrome the german chancellor angela merkel to come and do a joint event of the munich security conference for two years already it's the last year that didn't happen because germany at the time didn't have a functioning government yes and so the then acting chance the german chancellor angela merkel couldn't come on that perspective and this year french president amount of a crime has just last week announced that he would not attend the conference because of domestic issues as

simon immediately signed up for the cash back. he emailed the company, called tesla and visited the showroom in person, but every avenue was a dead end. so he asked u to intervene. we sent tesla headquarters a note, we did not hear back, but simon did. he got his five grand. maybe we can help steer you dispute toward a successful resolution. tell us about it at nbcbayarea.com/responds or call us at 888-996-tips. >>> get ready, lovebirds, valentine's day right around the corner. despite a rise in consumer spending, fewer americans are planning to celebrate the holiday this year, but those who will celebrate not watching their pennies. the national retail federation say americans plan to spend about $160 on their valentine's day year, up 13% from last year. total spend something predicted to exceed $20 billion. >> wow. >> that's a lot of chocolate. >> yep, a lot of love >> a lot of love. >>> 4:57 right now. coming up here on "today in the bay," kari and mike are tracking the slick morning condieasttion this morning, as everything is

ok let's bring in political correspondent simon young his at the security conference in munich hi simonthe contrasting priorities between the the u.s. and germany have never been so clear is this the point when germany and europe have to admit that the historic alliance isn't sustainable anymore and that they need to strike a more independent course. well certainly chancellor merkel hasn't got to vax place yet in that speech yesterday that you saw there she was talking trying to answer the question that this conference is posed who will pick up the pieces if the global multilateral system somehow falls apart will her answer at the end very clearly only all of us together can do that and she was talking to this audience of europeans of americans but also chinese are very global perspective that she presented and she said you know well look at the nuclear missile treaty that the doubts have been raised about you know america the russians are pulling back from that but who picks up the pieces is the europeans so interconnectedness if the united states pulls its troops out of afghanistan ot

ok let's bring in political correspondent simon young his at the security conference in munich hi simon very strong words there from iran's minister of foreign affairs how was the reefs criticism received by the audience in munich. well that hasn't been the chance yet for all the europeans to respond directly to the year that session is still going on in the main hall here but it was a strong speech i thought from the iranian foreign minister he talked about what he called the united states the logical obsession with iran and he said that the united states is the main source of destabilization in the region and you know he also referred indirectly at least to the activities of saudi arabia in intervening in yemen and also you referred to the dismemberment of the journalist in turkey recently so he was you know pointing out that sort of through proxies as he called them in the region of the united states also working against the stability that it says that it wants and really sharp attack and also called on the europeans to decide which way they're going to have to fall on this debate ab

simon, as always, thanks for making sense of it for us.economy grew slightly more than expected in the fourth quarter as higher domestic demand and tourism arrivals more than offset slower exports and government spending let's go to our asia business hub where shara njit leyl is following the story. sharanjit leyl, shara njit leyl, tell us sharanjit leyl, tell us more about how they have done it? it is not often we look at thailand's economy, but it is the second—largest in this region, and remember, it is a big election year as well, which means it will be in the spotlight. as you said, it had some good news with its economy growing slightly more than expected in the fourth quarter. gdp rising 3.7% from the previous year. it was really private consumption, investment, which drove the fourth—quarter growth, which helped offset the fact that actually, its exports were hit by a slow down in global demand. of course, those perennial us— china trade tensions we keep talking about, as well as a strong currency. now, tourism is also a big deal i

so, the council is reviewing ways to fix it.leah simon- weisberg/attorney- "we've seen a huge increase, i would say recently, um, of tenants facing rent increases, um, and attempts by their landlords to evict them." a city staff report recommends implementing a mediation process with binding arbitration between tenants and landlords, in cases where a proposed annual rent increase reaches or exceeds five-percent. leah (lee-uh) simon-weisberg is an attorney who represents tenants at the non-pro fit organization centro legal de la raza. she prefers rent control.leah simon- weisberg/attorney- "i think the most important thing is people need stability and clarity. um, the idea that every tenant, everytime they get a rent increase is going to be forced to do a mediation and then potentially an arbitration, is just a lot of work for everybody involved. where if you just have a rent increase, then it just is and nobody has to worry about it constantly." a city staff report finds that 55-percent of hayward renters pay more than 30-percent of their income on rent... and, there are less than two-

simon clemison, bbc news.xtremely concerned for the welfare of a missing student from the university of reading. daniel williams — who is 19 — was last seen seen in a student union bar in the early hours of thursday. he was reported missing after failing to return to his student accommodation. police say it's out of character for the 19—year—old and have urged the public to report any possible sightings. britain's car manufacturing industry is expected to be dealt a blow this week, when nissan announces it's cancelling a planned investment at its plant in sunderland. three years ago, the company said it would build a new version of its "x—trail" people—carrier at the site, after getting government assurances about the impact of brexit. but it's understood executives will announce tomorrow that they're withdrawing the planned investment, though no immediate job losses are expected. thousands of police officers and civilian staff in england and wales have not been vetted to national standards. new guidelines — d

graeme and simon chose to use a surrogate in canada.year—old meg stone, with simon and graeme and the twins not long after they were born, because the rules in britain are outdated and don t offer many rights to the biological parents. the dads are here to tell us their story in their first ever tv interview and why they think the laws around surrogacy in the uk need to be changed. good morning. we all cool with children. talk us through your family because i had to read this a few times before i got my head around it. they are twins but graham, you are the biological father of calder and simon, you are the biological father of alexandra 7 explain. we went with a couple of different agencies, but effectively we had an anonymous egg donorfrom the states because fertility treatment was done in las vegas. they harvested the eggs from the donor and they then split those eggs in half. half of those eggs were fertilised by graham and half by me. they then do the five—day process to get to the point where you have got some embryos. at the end

so, the council is reviewing ways to fix it.leah simon- weisberg/attorney- "we've seen a huge increase, i would say recently, um, of tenants facing rent increases, um, and attempts by their landlords to evict them." a city staff report recommends implementing a mediation process with binding arbitration between tenants and landlords, in cases where a proposed annual rent increase reaches or exceeds five-percent. leah (lee-uh) simon-weisberg is an attorney who represents tenants at the non-pro fit organization centro legal de la raza. she prefers rent control.leah simon- weisberg/attorney- "i think the most important thing is people need stability and clarity. um, the idea that every tenant, everytime they get a rent increase is going to be forced to do a mediation and then potentially an arbitration, is just a lot of work for everybody involved. where if you just have a rent increase, then it just is and nobody has to worry about it constantly." a city staff report finds that 55-percent of hayward renters pay more than 30-percent of their income on rent... and, there are less than two-

i'm going to correct sister simone campbell.laughter] i'm going to correct sister simone campbell. [laughter] god be with me. [laughter] thank you for such a generous introduction for such kind, kind words. but we didn't lose. we just didn't get the governor's mansion. \[applause] and i say that to say that we turned out 1.9 million people who stood up and demanded medicaid expansion in the state of georgia. \[applause] we turned out 1.9 million people who said that maternal mortality rates in our state were too high and the efforts being made were , too little and we would not stand for it. [applause] we turned out 1.9 million people who said the escalating epidemic of aids in the state of georgia is an abomination, and they will not stand silent any longer. so yes, by the final count, i did not have the numbers, but hi -- but i had the moral victory, and we're going to get a real victory on health care in the state of georgia. that's why i'm here. \[applause] because as everyone in this room understands, our victories sometime

we're joined now by our political correspondent simon young look simon the host of this upcoming conference. is warning about quote a new era of great power competition i mean is this alluding to maybe a new cold war yeah in a way nice but i think the conflicts and potential conflicts the munich security conference is going to be focusing on they go way beyond the cold war as we would have understood it in the twentieth century of the munich security report that's being launched today is entitled to great puzzle who would pick up the pieces so it is about really the question if you like what happens in this room based global system if the u.s. in particular pulls back and no longer wishes to be the guarantor of stability and so on it is about nato and russia in that sense the cold war and the tensions that have grown there but it's also france it's about the rise of china we're going to see. member of the pull it bureau china's. top foreign policy spokesman is coming to munich so that's going to be an important focus but many other things as well africa. migration what does that mean for fo

fighters also with this is our political correspondent simon young from our parliamentary studio sed both of you welcome me am i want to start with you you said you just got back from syria and you actually met a german national he went to syria to fight for islamic state and he now wants to come home. what what could you do so from your interview with him what's going through his mind while he fink that germany or another country in another case for example or france could do what's possible to get them back. bring them to the cart and you know very well the maximum he can gets here in germany on whole europe fifteen years prison about what he can face in syria or in iraq definitely the death penalty that's why they try to play over the national this nationality and. his homelands to come back to germany and to just go have. a trial in germany search will survive in other words he's telling you he wants to come back to germany if he wants the court system he wants his human rights to be respected here despite having left and gone to fight for a system that would not respect those ri

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a portrait of auschwitz survivor the latest simone veidt defaced with* swastikas. pm hours. with alien sedition misuse of public funds the challenges facing twelve catalan separatists up that trying to madrid. the leader call us push them on remains free. but an exact. thank you very much for being with us seven demonstrations by both sides of the increasingly tense political divide in venezuela this tuesday. crowds gathering in favor of president nicolas maduro who's clinging to power with the help of the armed forces. development might prove very significant in the future is that china is reportedly speaking with ththe opposition. it's a supporting the self proclaimed interim president one whitite oak also took place quie a says that humamanitarian aid. currently blocked at the border with colombia will be brought into venezuela on february the twenty third at data the quite - has set himselelf. the way to see how this holds develops its begin for analysis malkovich's xena joining us -- live of course international best commentator and director of global strategy project m

but it's a question of whether there's the political will there to do it what is that the problem simon that if some of the some of these german nationals if they came back to germany they would not automatically be in police custody i mean would they be in a walking around freely even if they were being monitored by the authorities. well i mean i think it's been said that a lot of these people are clearly dangerous terrorists there have been intelligence officers heading out to the region to interview many of them and i understand that there are twenty of them who have already had arrest warrants issued for them so the authorities obviously believe that they've got some evidence in those cases in other cases they might not have the evidence concretely to say what crimes they committed in syria and whether they could really face justice in a german court you know might have to be allowed to be free and that would be a problem i'm still. here right now and then these eight hundred european nationals there they're being detained but not necessarily being charged with something is is that

simon young caught up with the german foreign minister heiko mass at the munich conference simon to quiz the minister on the issues topping the agenda there. by mia is with me is heikal mask the german foreign minister thank you for being here with much of ella today there are many differences of opinion among the countries represented in munich here today for example regarding the line of missile treaty but you how can germany respond to russia and the united states saying they're withdrawing from it. does or slant on the family can start and sarkozy taking dolls . they are definite i guess well for now the treaty has been put on hold by both sides there's now a six month time limit before the cancellation takes effect and since the russian breached this agreement by developing nuclear mid range missile systems it's actually very simple to reinstate the treaty by restoring contract compliance within those six months whether it will turn out that way is uncertain because they could have already done that in recent weeks so when it comes to the issue of disarmament an arms control i think

. >> joining me now, simone sanders, matt lewis, and cnn's ryan nobles. simone, you first.o you make of where we are right now, what is your reaction to the governor's evolving story? >> you know, ana, honestly, it's sad. i think what we saw at this press conference today was a new explanation that was drummed up in the dead of the night last night. and frankly, it's just sad. at this point governor northam has lost the confidence of the people. you heard him say over and over in the press conference that if he can still be effective, he wants to continue to lead. but, you know, the entirety of the democratic caucus in the state of virginia has let him know he is not effective. based on, mind you, what governor northam himself said. yesterday no one in virginia and even national folks, i'm a senior adviser at priorities usa, the chairman of priorities usa hadn't said anything. i know you had derrick from the naacp just on. no one said anything until governor northam came out with his statement that said there was a photo of me published in 1984 and i am sorry. he said it wa

thank you very much, simon, he will be back later.uding the pressure to book a hotel room online, the clock is ticking, it is like brexit! still to come. the challenges of returning to a senior position after a career break. we'll get the inside track on "the return hub", which aims to smooth the path for those trying to get back into the workplace in financial services. you're with business live from bbc news. more now on the news that six hotel websites have agreed to change how they operate, after an investigation by the regulator. they've been investigated over pressure selling and misleading discount claims, making rooms seem more popular than they were. michael grenfell is exectutive director for enforcement at the competition and markets authority. good morning. tell us what you were so good morning. tell us what you were so concerned about. we touched on some of those examples there but make it clear to our viewers what you were so make it clear to our viewers what you were so worried about. absolutely. we have secured formal

simon jack, bbc news. as the 3,500 jobs that will be lost, thousands of other people in the supply chain making parts, or in businesses relying on honda, will also be affected. with a look at the wider impact of the closure, sian lloyd, has sent us this report from swindon. on the face of it — business as usual at this spitfire cafe, a short walk from the honda plant. car workers are regulars here and familiar faces to its owner, leslie allcorn, who shared their shock at the news it's to close. we do business lunches that we send out or people come and collect. honda have had their trade union meetings here. we've got a good working relationship with honda, so it's very sad that the downturn in the car industry has forced their hand. among those digesting the news, this customer, who'd helped build the plant more than 30 years ago. it's absolutely huge, it's massive. what's going to happen to this plant, right, when they move out in 2021? what's going to happen to all the workers? because a lot of them are

our correspondent simon dedman is in luton. simon, what else have people been saying to you? you? well, rita, luton south is a semi—safe labour seat at the party has won since 1997, and as you heard in those views which we have just got you heard in those views which we havejust got in you heard in those views which we have just got in the last hour here on have just got in the last hour here on the streets of luton, they are really mixed as to whether gavin shuker has done the right thing quitting labour and becoming an independent. certainly, he has had a lot of problems with his local party. back in september he lost a vote of no confidence, and some people in that party this lunchtime are calling for him to resign so they can have a socialist candidate standing for labour. but i think the question really will be when and if that election comes, will he possibly able to win as an independent? could the tories come through? good labour win? independent? could the tories come through? good labourwin? about independent? could the tories come through? good labour win? about th

our business editor, simon jack, is here.his is the latest in a string of disappointments for the uk car industry. yes, we had been a sad announcement they were not going to build the x trail suv here. for all these announcements, there is no one reason why a company make such a drastic decision, people rush to say it must be brexit related, there are other forces at work. for example, the eu has just other forces at work. for example, the eu hasjust done other forces at work. for example, the eu has just done a trade deal with japan which means japanese cars can come in from japan without ta riffs over can come in from japan without tariffs over the time and reduces the rationale for having manufacturing in the uk or the eu. so that is one reason. the more broader question is whether it is sony who have moved hq to europe and panasonic and nissan who have reversed their decision, honda's decision today, there is a sense a deal struck between the uk and japan in the 1980s when margaret thatcher said we are the perfect outpost

simon, seaborne no more? simon, seaborne no more7m simon, seaborne no more?ad no fairies and had never operated any, operating out of ramsgate, which did not operate as a port for several years. they were going to sail to ostend, who said they weren't ready to receive ferries. the government insisted this service would be ready by brexit, and the idea was this could be used if there were problems between dover and calais, but things have changed dramatically overnight. the department for transport says that seaborne ferries was backed by an irish firm with a decent track record. they had confidence in that irish firm. but they had made the contract with the other firm? they knew this irish firm was behind it. the firm from ireland had been working to try and establish this route from ramsgate to ostend even before any talk of brexit contingency plans. we have heard overnight that the irish firm has backed away from the deal and the government has admitted it no longer has any confidence that seaborne ferries could get this service up and running by brexit day

and nobody knows who craig simon is. what we try to do a search to crank simon is mentioned and do a little footnote saying he is such and such. and this is why grant is talking about him at this particular time. what you will notice is up to our time, maybe jim mcpherson , mostlyddition wonderful introduction. we have over 2000. you can see what we are tempted to talk about. we look at this whole grant memoirs from his perspective. the idea is he wrote it. people are interested in what he has to say, not what we have to say. keep in mind, i will shut up after this. the interesting thing is when grant wrote his first article about shiloh and sent it to century magazine, they were appalled it was so bad. it was terrible. it read like a battle report, etc. what they told him to do is just talk like you do when you are sitting around with your friends and your telling them about what happened at shiloh. do that. so grant does that. our job is not to correct grant, not to interfere with his conversation with his friends. and

simon, many thanks. simon jack.t the uk to join the islamic state group when she was15, has told the bbc, she never intended to become a "poster girl" for the terrorist organisation. now 19, and with a two—day—old baby, she says she wants the uk's forgiveness, and while it was wrong that innocent people died in the terror attack in manchester, she saw what happened as a "kind of retaliation" for attacks on is. she's been speaking to our middle east correspondent, quentin somerville. underneath her dress 5he cradled her two—day—old 5on. 0nly underneath her dress 5he cradled her two—day—old 5on. only four years have passed since she left britain, but that is a lifetime in the islamic state group. shamima begum stuck with the extremists until the very last moment. but now she wants forgiveness. i made the choice, i did have the mentality to make the decision and i did it on my own, knowing that it was a risk. but ijust want forgiveness really from the uk. like everything i have been through, i did not expect i would go

mario: el puente simÓn bolÍvar, el principal paso fronterizo entre colombia y venezuela, vive hoy unidumbre, luego del enfrentamiento ocurrido ayer entre venezolanos que trataban de llevar ayuda humanitaria, y la guardia nacional bolivariana, apoyada por colectivos para limitar ese venezuela. el presidente ivÁn duque ordenÓ el cierre de todos los pasos de frontera con venezuela, e hizo un recorrido por el puente simÓn bolÍvar para evaluar los daÑos provocados por los disparos y las bombas de gases lacrimÓgenos. efectivos de la policÍa y la guardia nacional custodian los pasos fronterizos. un militar venezolano atravesÓ una de las llamadas trochas y se entregÓ al servicio de inmigraciÓn de colombia, aÚn en muchos jÓvenes son visibles las secuelas de la represiÓn. >> me siento impotente aquÍ, porque fuimos vejados, maltratados, solamente por querer llevar a venezuela medicamentos, comida. mario: voluntarios venezolanos que intentaron cruzar la frontera para llevar ayuda humanitaria su paÍs, no considera que fue un fracaso el intento, porque con lo ocurrido ayer, se pudo mostrar al mund

ok, simon. we will have more from you later. simon jones, ok, simon.t put myself down that i didn‘t want to be on the news, at first. i know a lot of people, after they saw that me and my friends came, they actually encouraged them, i did hear, yeah, a lot of people were encouraged to come after i left, but i wasn‘t the one who put myself on the news. we didn‘t want to be on the news. she was asked what she thought about the manchester bombing of 2017 in which 22 people died. she appeared to regret it, but then compared it to the coalition bombing of is held towns in syria. i do feel that it‘s wrong that innocent people did get killed. it‘s like, it‘s one thing to kill a soldier that is fighting you, you know, it‘s self defence, but to kill people, like women and children, just like people in... the women and children in baghuz who are being killed right now unjustly by the bombings. it‘s a two—way thing, really. because women and children are being killed back in islamic state right now. and it‘s kind of retaliation. theirjustification was that it was

but simon did. he got his $5,000.e could help steer your dispute toward a successful resolution. tell us about it at nbcbayarea.com/responds or call us 888-996-tips. >>> thank you. >>> leaving san francisco and moving to mt. view, the e-cigarette company juul is off move. the stanford grad students who started the company has chosen to move off of central expressway, in the heart of the silicon valley. that is according to the commercial real estate website comp stack. right now the company headquarters is in san francisco but some people in the city don't like the fact that a company which makes vaping products that appeal to teenagers, they don't like that it is located on city-owned property. >>> as much as of the u.s. hunkered down to wait for the polar vortex, the coast guard was breaking ice along the hudson. it is a critical channel for new york and new england. the tugboat is responsible for keeping the shipping channels open during the dead of winter. last week it was so cold they had to rebrake the ice daily

i'm simon mccoy. today at 2pm. a fall in factory output and car production are blamed — as figures show the uk economy last year grew at its slowest rate since 2012. the chancellor, though, is upbeat. the important thing is that the economy is coming ahead of the opr forecast for 2018 and that is in the context of a weakening world economy and increasing concerns about trade tensions around the world. theresa may will address mps tomorrow about recent brexit talks — as she says she wants further talks withjeremy corbyn over her deal. don't bet on the races — as four more cases of equine flu are identified, authorities meet to decide whether it's safe for horse—racing to resume. a stark warning about the fate of the world's insects — they‘ re under threat — and there's a warning that that will affect all of us coming up on afternoon live all the sport — 0lly another one of manchester united's class of 92 has gone into management. the new boss of the club that he had supported as a boy. after a wet and