by delighted to be joined simona mylar -- simona maellare maellare.m >> the last week has been very encouraginging announced. there is definitely a need for m&a, and i think with the data need it to beu for a major strategy position. so we think 2021 is going to be a very good year. -- with theto uncertainty about the vaccine -- francine: what would be a catalyst for this to change, for the floodgates to open? simona: i think you need a bit of stability. as far as europe is concerned, , is covid behind us? are we going to go into another lockdown in january and february? i think we need to figure out where we are. i think in the u.s., the outcome of the election is already eliminated uncertainty, and there will be more productivity in the markets in the u.s. and in europe. but this is where we have good news but not delivered yet, it becomes widely venable across the world, and as soon as we manage covid, i think boardrooms will be more confident to start investing again. where do you see the industries? if you look at some of the main drivers, how much will it be esg, how much will it be a pus

sanctions ok a setback many thanks ray is the view from tehran and simona fulton is in baghdad for us and up to $3000.00 u.s. troops are expected to be leaving iraq by the end of this year how engage them into those baghdad hope that the u.s. is going to remain undivided and. well several iraqi leaders have come forth to extend their congratulations to president elect joe biden on his projected victory but they have so far not offered any details as to which direction they would like u.s. policy towards iraq to take prime minister mr did tweet that he would like to strengthen the strategic ties between the 2 countries which is probably a hint at the strategic dialogue that has been ongoing for the past few months which aims at redefining the political military economic and cultural relationship between those 2 countries so it's unclear at the moment to what extent there will be continuing in this process but certainly in some quarters of the government there will be hope that the relationship between the do u.s. and iraq will be expanded to touch on more areas because the trumps the t

let's bring in simona 14 who's on the line from baghdad in taria square. what exactly is the purpose of today's gathering simona, well, in very virtuous to show muscle and has of the june parliamentary elections and to galvanize his supporters to really gauge perhaps what his chances were of achieving his electoral goals and goals. goals were stated just a few days ago. he said that he aimed to achieve a majority in parliament and he also wanted to then use this majority. can nominate the next prime minister. now, of course, that would be a substantial increase to the current 54th. see that his own party holds that merely 16 percent of all apartment. 5 receives so what's better, he's really trying to do here. he's trying to gauge the political support is trying to mobilize his supporters. and i would say it was quite a surprise because you could see that there were thousands of people packing paris square during friday. prayers and the goal of this friday prayers, as they announced, was also to defend their religion and their faith in the face of called im

our main issue is the lack of hospital beds and personnel this doctor simona says, another problem.italy has cut down healthcare spending over the last decades. there are not enough family doctors, hospitals have been privatized every imagine superman companions historically overwhelmed by too much work. and family doctors are too busy to take care of 1000 patients. people in italy, self, and naples in particular, are economically far worse. so the richer north of the country, mario cope better supports the left being majority in naples city council. it needs that local and regional authorities could have maybe avoided the crisis if they communicated better than this. and we are probably, if we do united our voices, when we requested doctors, we would have gotten more and appear more trustworthy. bt the purchasers campaign, you know, was put under lockdown far too late. when her father got sick in mid october life here in sunny towers, this base and yes always, she's sure her dad will be missed here, but i thought they would love them when they were caught up in the south. you know

our main issue is the lack of hospital beds and personnel this doctor simona says, another problem. italy has cut down healthcare spending over the last decades. there not enough family doctors, hospitals have been privatized every imagine, see room and companions historically overwhelmed by too much work. and family doctors are too busy to take care of covidien, 1000 patients. it's the least self, and naples in particular are economically far worse off the richer north of the country. mario cope better supports the left wing majority in naples city council. it needs that local and regional authorities could have maybe avoided the crisis if they communicated better robot demands. and we are probably, if we do united our voices. when we requested more doctors, we would have gotten more and appear more trustworthy. it pat says, come pena, i was put under lockdown far too late when her father got sick in mid october life here in sunny towers, this base and yes, always, she's sure her dad will be missed here. was there one of them why they were called up? it's also what i would do. one

simona, thanks, rick, thanks, lie liesman. >> george thoroughgood, when i drink alone. >> when i drinkself. you know what i order, one bourbon, one scotch and one beer so when i do, anyway. >> we can still laugh a little bit, my friend. >> can't we please, occasionally, anyway simona, thank you. rick, i don't know what your preference is, i like the hard -- i have been drinking some seltzer, i like the black cherry. >> fire ball. >> butterball, that's a turkey. >> fire ball. >> oh, fire ball all right. becky, sometimes i drink, you like the white wine, right, with your finger up >> yeah, i like the white wine i have not tried the white claw. george, when he drinks by himself, i think he drinks the johnny walker. >> and maybe jim beam. >> gentleman jack, a couple of others he drinks with. anyway, guys, when we come back, an interview that every investor should be paying close attention to ariel investors chairman on the markets. >>> and a little bit of news and a little bit of fun. disney shares are down by about 1/2% the company's california adventure park is partially reopening follow

our main issue is the lack of hospital beds and personnel this doctor simona says, another problem. italy has cut down healthcare spending over the last decades. they're not enough family. doctors hospitals have been privatized to keep every emergency room in companions, historically overwhelmed by too much work. and family doctors are too busy to take care of cova 1000 patients. people in italy, self and naples in particular, are economically far worse. so the richer north of the country mario compared to supports the left, the majority in naples city council. it needs that local and regional authorities could have maybe avoided the crisis if they communicated better, probably meant us and we are probably, if we do united our voices. when we requested more doctors, we would have got more and appear more trustworthy. bt it. purchases campaign, you know, was put under lockdown far too late when her father got sick in mid october life here in sunny towers, this base and yes, always. she's sure her dad will be missed here was either one of them what they were called up. it's also what

simona, it is a very complicated relationship.ave got a stage where he has backed the iraqi government but he doesn't seem to know what to do with iraq. what are the iraqis hoping for? reporter: well, the major concern for many iraqis is stability and sovereignty. we've seen over the past year that iraq was on the cusp of yet another war as tensions rose between the united states and iran, with iraq risking to become the main battleground for the two sides. we've seen an increase in the number of rocket attacks targeting u.s. facilities, which were blamed on pro-iranian groups and we've also seen the u.s. acting to counter those attacks like, for example, assassinating soleimani as well of the second in charge of the popular mobilization forces here in iraq which is this iranian- backed umbrella group of armed groups. there was a lot of opposition to that specific decision, both from the side of parliament which shortly after voted to expel the u.s. troops from iraq, but many iraqis simply saw this as a violation of their sovereig

simona fulton has the latest from baghdad. the reduction of u.s. troops in iraq to $2500.00 is not that significant in light of the drawdown that already took place earlier this year. in january, there were $5000.00 troops present in country that number was reduced to 3000 as of september and of course, the political and security context that precipitated this reduction was rather complex. back in january, we had the u.s. assassination of iranian general custom still in miami, as well as other iraqi officials, which prompted the parliament here to vote to oust foreign troops. and we also saw a rise in rocket attacks against u.s. interests here in iraq. and in that context, the u.s. and iraq began renegotiating the presence of foreign troops that began reducing the numbers. of course, the u.s. arguing that this was not in response to the parliament vote or the rocket attacks that it was the result of the official defeat. and that such a large presence was no longer needed. now it remains to be seen how iraqi officials will react and it remains to be

simona fulton has the support from northern iraq. this is placed by the conflict against eisel. these families are headed towards an uncertain future. they are the last ones to leave camp. one of several such facilities ordered shot by iraq's government in recent weeks of already say they are leaving voluntarily, but many here see it differently. of course they forced us to swear by god. they forced me to leave this camp. we feel comfortable here. all the residents feel comfortable. families in the camps receive shelter, food, aid, and access to education and health services. 3 years after the government declared victory over eisel, it says it's time for those displaced to go home. but n.g.o.s warn camp closures have been rushed and could leave tens of thousands of people homeless at the onset of winter. and during a pandemic, like many who lived in the camps, the mother can't return to his area because a relative his son had joined. i saw i will go to jeddah camp because of the tribal problems. i will stay far away from my town until god helps to solve this issue. his son is no

next june, simona 14, was at the rally. in fact, that friday's prayer here in baghdad, was an overt display of power on the part of the sudras movement, just days after its leader. and the peace party intended to secure a majority in the forthcoming parliamentary elections and also to nominate the prime minister. of course, that would be a substantial increase compared to 16 percent of seats his party currently holds. but as you can see, thousands of people have gathered here today, which shows just how much political muscle this movement has, and also how much organizational capability they have to hold this thing together. and that's in stark contrast to the anti-government protest movement that has been demonstrating here in tahrir square until just a few weeks ago, their movement has been fragmented. they have claimed that they have been infiltrated by parties like the sudras movement. their movement has essentially been hijacked, so this gathering here, leaves little doubt as to who emerged as the victor after months o

simona faulty knowledge is era, but that despite decades of progress, deaths caused by malaria are now on the rise there even expected to exceed those caused by covert 19 in sub-saharan africa. this year, last year, more than 409000, people died from the disease, and the world health organization warns of there could be an excess of up 210-0000 malaria deaths in 2020. the pandemic has disrupted treatment of the disease and global funding has shifted towards the feeding of the coronavirus. most fatalities are among young children. a senior iranian security official has accused israel of using remote controlled weapons to kill its top nuclear scientist. most in the factories are there died in hospital on friday after his car was ambushed at his funeral. iran's security chief also blamed on the rayney an opposition group. unfortunately, due to the very complicated assassination, was carried out remotely of electronic devices and no one was present at a scene. but there are some clues we realize the person who apparently sesame, of course, the national council, which is much broader on hav

simona 14 has more from back at today's show of force in tahrir square. it was, it started really stark contrast to the protest movement which started out very strong enough over 2000. 1 and 19, but over the months it dwindled amidst a lot of state sponsored violence, killing kidnappings, and also very importantly, a gradual and successful infiltration by various political parties, including the sudras movement. when the activists say that their cause was hijacked, that in the end, the sudras produce, they claimed ownership of this protest movement to really use it for future political gains. and that's exactly what they are attending to do now. and on the other hand, if you compare the protesters to the sudras movement, they have not been successful in translating that initial momentum on the street into political capital. they have not been able to organize politically to register parties that have an actual chance to really put up a credible challenge to incumbent parties like the 100 or so in the end like it was really a stark comparison to see the or

but many students fair struggle to catch up on lost schooling, simona fall to reports from baghdad. the 1st day of school in times of coronavirus, these 6 year olds waited for more than 2 months to start their education. the iraqi government lifted the lockdown in september, but public schools only reopened this week. it was supposed to start earlier, but they delayed it because of the large number of infections. yes, the malls in the shops reopened earlier, but the number of infections was very high. now the numbers have started to go down . hopefully the pandemic will go away soon, and we will try to catch up on school and the pandemic has spurred a widened preexisting disparities in education. private schools catering to wealthy students have largely stuck to the academic calendar. while public schools like these stopped teaching for 8 months. budget cuts due to declining oil prices have made matters worse. for sure, there's been a negative effect in the pandemic is delayed school attendance. and in addition to that, to the budget is basically 0. private schools have better healt

but this doctor simona says another problem.italy has cut down healthcare spending over the last decades. they're not enough family doctors, hospitals have been privatized to keep every imagine superman companions, historically overwhelmed by too much work. and family doctors are too busy to take care of 1000 patients in italy, self and naples in particular are economically far worse. so the richer north of the country mario compared to supports the left being majority in naples city council. it needs that local and regional authorities could have maybe avoided the crisis if they'd communicated better. and we are probably, if we do not sit out voices, when we requested more doctors, we would have gotten more and appear more trustworthy. bt the purchases campaign, you know, was put under lockdown far too late when her father got sick in mid october. life here and sunny. tell us this business always. she's sure her dad will be missed here. moments ago, one of them, when they were caught up in the south, you know what i would do. o

simona 14, has more from baghdad. today's show of force in tahrir square, it was, it started really stark contrast to the protest movement, which started out very strong enough over 2000. 1 and 19, but over the months it dwindled amidst a lot of state sponsored violence killings, kidnappings, and also very importantly, a gradual and successful infiltration by various political parties, including the sudras movement. when the activists say that their cause was hijacked, that in the end, the federal police, they claimed ownership of this protest movement to really use it for future political gains. and that's exactly what they are attending to do now. and on the other hand, if you compare the protesters to the thunderous movement, they have not been successful in translating that initial momentum on the street into political capital. they have not been able to organize politically to register parties that have an actual chance to really put up a credible challenge to incumbent parties like the 100 or so in the end, like

let's get the view from iraq al jazeera, simona fulton, is in baghdad. the reduction of u.s. troops in iraq to $2500.00 is not that significant in light of the drawdown that already took place earlier this year. in january, there were $5000.00 troops present in country that number was reduced to 3000 as of september. and of course, the political and security context that precipitated this reduction was rather complex. back in january, we had the us assassination of iranian general custom still in miami, as well as other iraqi officials, which prompted the parliament here to vote to oust foreign troops. and we also saw a rise in rocket attacks against u.s. interests here in iraq. and in that context, the u.s. and iraq began renegotiating the presence of foreign troops that began reducing the numbers. of course, the u.s. arguing that this was not in response to the parliament vote or the rocket attacks that it was the result of the official defeat. and that such a large presence was no longer needed. now it remains to be seen how iraqi officials will react and it remains to be

now, this new generation of students are enjoying a return to a routine that resembles normal life simona, 14 hour jazeera, but that deaths caused by malaria are expected to exceed those from covert 19 in sub-saharan africa this year, the world health organization says there could be more than 100000 deaths from malaria in 2020. the pandemic has to structure treatments and global funding is shifted to the coronavirus. most fatalities are among young children. well, doctor of the salon noor is the lead author of the w.h.o. malaria reports. he explains how the coronavirus crisis is affecting malaria treatments. it doesn't in 2 ways it does in potentially disrupting the potential disease through the distribution of the distribution or preventative treatment. a lot of the african countries have responded really effectively to mitigate against those. so in terms of preventing malaria that in terms of treating it among those who get the disease, that's where we, we're still struggling with understanding the levels of destructions in the countries. because malaria is a few bone disease and dysfu

now, this new generation of students are enjoying a return to a routine that resembles normal life simona faulty nudges era. look at deaths caused by malaria are expected to exceed those from covert, 19 and sub-saharan africa this year. the world health organization says there could be more than 100000 deaths from malaria in 2020, pandemics destructed treatment and global funding is shifted to the krona virus. most fatalities are among young children and the world health organization says big strides have been made in combating malaria globally, but it's warning coded 19 could seriously impact treatment. in the past 2 decades, w.h.o. says 7600000 lives have been saved. the mosquito borne disease killed nearly 3 quarters of a 1000000 people 2 decades ago. 201-940-9000 people died from the disease. 94 percent of the world's cases and deaths are in africa. nigeria accounts for about a quarter of the warnes cope with 19 restrictions could cause major disruptions in the malarial treatment leading to thousands more deaths. pregnant women and children face the greatest risk. joining us in geneva

often made calls for political reform on a mentor elections are due to be held in june, next year, simona 14 went to the rally in backed at friday's prayer. here in baghdad, the hers was an over to display of power on the part of the sudras movement. just days after its leader influential shia cleric looked at al assad or announced that his party intended to secure a majority in the forthcoming parliamentary elections. and also to nominate the prime minister. of course, that would be a substantial increase compared to the 16 percent of seats his party currently holds. but as you can see, thousands of people have gathered here today, which shows just how much political muscle this movement has, and also how much organizational capability they have to hold this thing together. and that's, that's in stark contrast to the anti-government protest movement that has been demonstrating here in tahrir square until just a few weeks ago, their movement has been fragmented. they have claimed that they have been infiltrated by parties like the sudras movement. their movement has essentially been hijac

simona: in the u.s., the amount of liquidity that has been raised has been in the trillions.europe, we don't see a lot. characterization that is a bit more accomplished. it has been very active. we will definitely see more. anna: thank you very much. atead of alternative capital ubs, thank you very much for joining us. let's have a quick look at where we are on futures. this is the picture for european equity market futures. they have been pointing to the upside increasingly. not by much. can charon's and dax futures -- 40 and dax futures. the pound against the dollar is down by .3%. see the euro fairly flat. of the pound, we have conflicting headlines. lockdown marked to and brexit progress possibly, tentative signs around that, that's where the market is fixated right now. coming up on the program, more on the u.s. election. we are one day away at a number of polls that put joe biden ahead of president trump. but do the national polls tell us anything meaningful at this point? some of the key battleground states and some of the early voting trends and what they can us. this