sydney was married.r head that he was going to leave his wife. she swore, up and down, that he was going to leave. >> bree knew that would never happen. sure enough, in october 2013, sydney's wife got wind of the affair. he broke things off with heather. >> it hurt her four it hurt me go -- it hurt me see her go through that. >> sydney told police that he was home the night have a disappear. but he did say that heather called her. police went back to the phone records and saw the call to sydney. but they also found a mysterious call that had never called headed before. investigators traced to a pay phone at a gas station. a security camera was pointed right at it. >> this random pay phone number called heather phone, called it once, last about four minutes and then she actually tried to call that number back, multiple times. >> marissa from nbc affiliate covered the case. it appeared that this was someone that she knows, if she's having a conversation that's lasting that long and repeatedly calling back.

sydney — improved in recent weeks? new south wales. sydney is _ improved in recent weeks?ks? new south wales, sydney is the state _ improved in recent weeks? new south wales, sydney is the state capital, - wales, sydney is the state capital, the authorities in new south wales were asking other states to send spare vaccines to sydney to try to quell this surge in delta variant cases. that was rejected by other state governments. they said they needed the vaccinations themselves. australia's big challenge now is to get as many people vaccinated as possible. but very briefly, if you look at the figures, australia has recorded about 32,500 covid cases since the pandemic began. those numbers do stack up pretty well compared to other countries, but when it comes to vaccinations australia as well lagging well behind many other parts of the world. 200 more covid testing sites are to be set up across england to ensure staff in critical sectors can avoid self—isolation and keep working. a government scheme, which had just been for supermarket depots and food manufacturers, is being

phil mercer has more from sydney. here in sydney as "selfish boofheads" — an australian colloquialism for idiots, and i think many australians will agree with his sentiments. health officials say that the actions of these protesters could well cost lives, and senior police officers say the consequences could be catastrophic given that only about 15% of australians are fully vaccinated against covid—19. the authorities here are livid at the behaviour of these individuals. of course, when you think more broadly about the lockdowns, notjust here in sydney and the surrounding areas, but also in the state of victoria and south australia, clearly no—one, or very few people, are happy being in lockdown. people are questioning the government's approach to this — especially vaccinations — but i suspect the vast majority of australians trying to do the right thing. clearly, they don't like the lockdowns and they'll be looking at the actions of these protesters and thinking, "what were they doing?" what's the truth in these rumo

haidi: our equities reporter in sydney, still watching that sydney airport story after the offer wasr $17 billion. we are getting some numbers coming through from woodside oil production, second-quarter numbers coming in at 22.7 million barrels of oil or equivalent, and we are also seeing second-quarter sales revenue numbers coming in. $1.9 billion. the u.s. is coming in at a second-quarter capex of 335 million as well as sales and volume numbers coming through there as well and we are watching some of these oil producers keenly given the spike we have seen in prices and the uncertainty coming through from the demand-side thanks to the delta variant outbreaks across the region. let's get you a quick check of the latest business flash headlines. netflix is taking its first major step the aunt tv shows and film, offering video games on its streaming platform within the next year. former ea and facebook executive -- has been hired to lead the efforts. games will appear alongside current netflix content. for now, subscribers will not be charged extra. amazon has considered developing a w

haidi: harry brumpton in sydney.uick check of the latest business flash headlines. a cash-strapped chinese developer may undergo restructuring. the creditor has filed a bankruptcy petition against the company in a local court. if successful, it will trigger liquidation. a singapore based company has a 51% stake in the company. citigroup wants most u.s. employees back in the office by september at least part-time. the human resources chief said the health data in both countries had improved. this week, it opened u.s. offices to workers who volunteered to come back. citi already said it will allow staff to work remotely some of the time, more flexible than many of its wall street rivals. shery: we are hearing that the u.s. securities and exchange commission chair is now actually asking fund managers to disclose staff diversity data. he wants more transparency. he wants the industry to better represent the diversity in the u.s., so really good news on that front. haidi: really good news particularly as we see diversity

the grandstand is actually, is a meeting point for all the gangs or all over sydney. after 12 o'clock, we got all these gang stand exchange drugs. they fought together to shoot, shoot together. gangsters will hang out across the, in the grand san at night. will be a haven for drug dealing, a haven for meeting out with prostitute would be just wasn't a place that you would want to raise a family. i'd have to admit i, we all are 7 years old, 9 years old on the real is that police will be they need every single day call sally has enough. he rallied the neighbors and they take action or write a petition. it's all neighbor sign it sign the petition. i was paid hump out the police to come and told area and do more lie teak, as well as close the grants and didn't. and after 6 months, every month it's the problem is that the school is to get teased because by that put speed humps in every street in punch bowl. it was pretty funny like nights ago he stayed home from the bus it's, it's funny but does wisdom behind that? because my dad started putting speed humps around the stre

haidi: paul allen in sydney. on earnings, shery mentioned on starbucks, quarterly results beating estimates on a strong u.s. recovery but slowing china growth dampened investor mood. restaurant success rose 73% but in china, they were way below estimates. the results highlight a challenge for starbucks as it rapidly expands in the chinese market. it has 5000 locations in the region and it is planning 600 new ones this year. microsoft reported sales that exceeded estimates for a 10th straight quarter. shares sent to lower in late trade. sales rose 45% after accounting for currency fluctuations, marking a slowdown from previous quarters. fourth quarter sales climbed to 21%. net income rising just over 16 billion. shery: we are keeping an eye on the olympics in tokyo but this has been a really strange year for the olympics and i think we are now seeing that whole being taken on athletes. two prominent athletes pulling out of the games, talking about a top american gymnast and the stunning defeat of a japanese start

in response to this, a new vaccine hub is being set up in southwest sydney.uld have been more effective if it had been down a couple months ago. as this lockdown drags on, the economic damage keeps piling up. new south wales and transfer of one third of the country's gdp and modeling from the treasury suggests that every week as the lockdown drags on, that equates to a $630 million hit to growth. >> an economic rescue package is being put together. what is likely to be in it? paul: that package will be a joint package between the state government in new south wales and the federal government, likely to contain payments to small and medium-sized businesses and a cash flow booster so employers can pay their staff and their bills as well. these payments will be tax-free and they will be rolled out in other states and territories if they experience lockdowns of greater than two weeks as well. the government is trying to encourage workers to apply for the covid disaster payment. 110,000 applications have been received for that. as this drags on, those numbers are

sydney is the most populous city, as well as the fact that so many people live within sydney as welleather the storm in terms of economic impact? it was a scheme known asjobkeeper. at its height, employees could receive about 1500 australian dollars or approximately 1200 us dollars every fortnight. we saw, for example, australia virtually continuing its decades of consistent economic growth, basically dipping into a very technical recession that ended. but now, as the number of covid cases seems consistent — about 150 each day in sydney, the situation is not improving and putting a strain on business. thank you, katie silver in singapore. we have so much more to come including this — the indian food map where —— app has a stock market success. mission control: we see - you coming down the ladder now. neil armstrong: that's one small step for man, | one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight. for the first crash - in the 30—year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. _ it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatr

phil mercer there in sydney.areas where the uptake ofjabs has been low. speaking in virginia, mr biden praised the governor of alabama — kay ivey — who said it was time to start blaming the unvaccinated for the rise in infections. here's our north america correspondent, david willis. with less than 34% of its population fully vaccinated, alabama is the least vaccinated state in this country. and thursday's remarks by its republican governor were well received by the white house. they are supposed to have common sense. but it is time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks, not the regular folks because it's the unvaccinated folks that are letting us down. in a speech, president biden echoed governor kay ivey�*s assertion that the recent rise in covid—19 cases was the fault of those who have refused to get vaccinated. what we have now is a pandemic of the unvaccinated. here is the point. first of all, the covid—19 deaths and hospitalisations today are among the unvaccinated people. and i know, i know this has gott

r in use of the media increasingly demonizes south sydney as a hot bed of crime. john howard suite de power after 13 years in opposition and one nations pauline hanson is elected in queensland. ah, get rid of this multi culturalism because that is wanting to body and soul. so as a nation, we are multi racial. we are strong and, and be proud of it. with the return of john howard, as prime minister multiculturalism has been abandoned as a national audiology. and so people are feeling much more comfortable in the period of pauline hanson about talking about race. and we're using racist remarks, calling people racist names and eliminate kids in places like punch bowl getting caught up in the adults. as hostility increases, the police focus on a new source of conflict. lebanese is trailyn gangsters, ramping up the drug racket. there was a lot of illegal activities taken place from members of our community and was no shame whatsoever. a lot of drug smuggling, cocaine and when and people who were at that time dealing and distributing it was a sense of pride because it wa

this trading community embraced peaceful coexistence in south west sydney. they find themselves under attack on a national scale. influential forces. question if a stranger can cope with immigrants and their foreign ways, multiculturalism as now issued by the federal government, invites national disunity. jeffrey blaney and norman historian makes a major speech and writes book condemning what he sees as the emerging tribalism in australia caused by the arrival of all these new immigrants. the views of the 3 bodies in camera. very different to the views of those people who live amongst the new migraines and have to work with them on my 19 with races. tensions writhing, the liberal opposition later, john howard, fin the stark message to the supporters of a multicultural, astray alia. the only thing that can unite this country and keep this country united by sea cor, australian values to which all of us can subscribe. and that is his vision of what makes a stranger, unique and strong. and anyone who deviates from that is seen to be honest writing and in some ar

in fact, with sydney, the wrong path means gang activity. the politicians order the police to use 0 tolerance, the gangsters get personal threatening officers and their families. adults thought the environment was significantly boylen live in these games running, destroy it involve public place, shootings, night campaigns, murders it was in the face. ball had grown we're proud of this money and they're proud of the easily gained wealth there with the greatest enemy to what community at that time and needed to make a stand against them. wanted to form a partnership between the no abiding citizens and over a community. and the new south was police again was criminal elements. a lot of the lebanese young gangsters thought our bigger than i thought that they were unbreakable and untouchable. and that's what i tried doing to me like the police, his 18 year old was shot twice in the legs in a pockets conch paul up the weekend. the full heat in the area in the and with the rise of the criminal gangs, comes and insidious influence. american gangster

ah, the back in south west sydney. it's a law abiding lebanese is training people who are now faced with picking up the pieces of their shattered community. ah, say, fell disgusted. by the way those criminal element was in the community have being conducted themselves. the community insult. there were victims of all these elements. there were victim of the gang rapers. there were victims of the media that were victims of the politician. there were victim of the police harder at the time that didn't know how to react it. the over whelming feeling was disgust buzz community soon, i have no recourse, no protection. so they become cynical, angry, depressed, multiculturalism as it were. took this horrendous kick to the stomach already reeling. any hope of recovery is knocked out by world events. nobody could have predicted without warning, smith, any this railey and suddenly have the greatest challenge as arab israeli, and a brand of the enemy within and the community faces a new threat. after september, different over the

let's focus on fixing what is going on in sydney, let's focus on not spreading what is going on in sydneye pandemic began in many ways is australia like a distressed submarine, those compartments of a submarine being closed off like states and territories around australia. western australia has put up a hard order with covid affected regions. the state of queensland is doing the same as well. what we are hearing from dan andrews, the victoria state premier, is wanting more of those restrictions around the greater sydney region to keep the people in and to keep the virus out of other parts of australia. so we know today new south wales, of which sydney is the state capital, has recorded 136 new covid—19 infections. this is a new daily record for this latest outbreak. now, 136 infections might not sound much to people in other countries, but in the australian context it is extremely significant. and you have to remember that australia has been pursuing a national policy of elimination, and that's why we are hearing those tough words from political leaders like dan andrews, who wants to lock

i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney. sophie: we are counting down to major market opens. >> the top stories this hour. didi tumbles as beijing cracks down on the company. it may discourage china's tech giants from listing in the u.s.. >> the s&p 500 snaps a rally with a plunge in treasury yields weighing on banks and small caps. shery: sydney's lockdown may be set to continue local reports saying covid restrictions will be extended for at least a week. this is a picture across wall street. u.s. futures are under pressure in this session. after we saw the s&p 500 snapping the longest winning streak in almost a year since august of last year. we had the 10 year yield really falling to that lowest level since february. the thirty-year yield is testing its 200 day moving average. so we saw financials leading the declines. the russell 2000 losing more than a percent. when it comes to crude prices, seeing upside towards at $74 a barrel level. this after we saw the tumble in the new york session, which has been surprising, give

in fact, it's one of the 1st of the many mollusks that challenge by local communities all over sydney in the time that really changes. partly because people who don't like move out and people who do like it move in. and so the, the neighborhood becomes increasingly islamic, there are pre holes book shops, how long butchery is very good. liberties take was restaurants. it looks a bit like a small town in live on some years ah, adjusted the lebanese is trading community embrace, peaceful coexistence in south west sydney. they find themselves under attack on a national scale. influential forces question if a stranger can cope with immigrants and their foreign ways. multi culturalism is now issued by the federal government, invites national disunity. jeffrey blaney and norman historian makes a major speech and then writes book condemning what he sees as the emerging tribalism in australia caused by the arrival of all these new immigrants. the views of the 3 bodies in camera. very different to the views of those people who live amongst the new migraines and have to work with them. my name

shery: harry brumption in sydney. will get a preview of china's upcoming gdp data from vanguard asia-pacific chief economist, plus more markets insight from j.p. morgan asset management portfolio manager -- the market opens in korea sydney -- in sydney, seoul, and tokyo are next. this is bloomberg. ♪ shery: welcome to daybreak: asia. haidi: taking a look at the major markets opening across asia. our top stories. asian stocks set for a steady start ahead of china second-quarter gdp data. those numbers expected to show a sharp deceleration in growth. jay powell says the taper debate will go on with the u.s. economic recovery not yet where it needs to be. he warns inflation will stay elevated. a surge in covid cases making indonesia the new regional epicenter. let's get straight to the market open. sophie: we are seeing moves lower for japanese stocks. the yen is trading around a 110 handle. tracking the riser we saw in treasuries. -- rise we saw in treasuries per morgan stanley flooding caution about higher jgb prizes.

sydney futures looking like >> you're watching daybreak australia. few days of negotiations between saudi arabia and uae have left without a deal. abba dobby says it will not accept a plan to curb oil production beyond april 2022. blessed is given a higher baseline. meanwhile, the saudi say they cannot give into the demands. >> we have a deal. we will continue with it. as we bring more production. to complete an honor that agreement, we have to extend. >> we are only asking for a fair payment. we have lost one third capacity. many other countries have been given production, they continue to produce. juliet: chinese president xi jinping and french president emmanuel macron are expected to have a video call this week. macron is set to be keen on easing travel restrictions into china for eu citizens. supporters of the former south african president have gathered in his home, vowing to resist any arrest attempt following his conviction on contempt charges. it is not clear, after a court agreed to review the judgment. protesters in brazil have been callin

here's one woman on the streets in sydney.out the blood clots and everything. and now them saying that you should consult your gp, it's kind of something that i'm like, "well, it's not the information that was provided earlier," and not willing to get astrazeneca. 920 australians have now died from covid—19. but it's avoided the far higher death tolls seen in other countries in large part, partly by shutting its borders. let's hear what malcolm turnbull had to say when asked when would australia be able to open its doors again? i think they probably not before the first quarter of next year. that is the march quarter of 2022. and the reason is that we cannot come up recently won't have enough of the mrna vaccines until october, november, to get a large percentage of the population vaccinated, to get to the same level that you have in the uk or in most parts of the usa or indeed in singapore, so the reason we are locked down, which is so frustrating, when so many other parts the road are opening up, is simply because our govern

here in australia and sydney -- australia, sydney is up as we continue to assess the broader impact ofg over 100 cases to be announced in today's press conference when it comes to the covid situation here as well. new zealand is up .3%. not much of a move. the chatter board they expect to see tightening or want to see tightening within this coming year. >> let's move on to malaysia. more than five weeks into a nationwide lockdown and yet new verse cases hit a fresh record this weekend. the reopening is further delayed. there was a record low. significant downside risk to the economy. mounting political instability clouds the outlook. sophie kamaruddin is joined by malaysia's finance minister. sophie? >> thank you. we are joined by the malaysian finance minister for an exclusive chat. thank you for your your time this morning. you recently appointed this for the national recovery plan. that strategy has its speed mumps given the infection rate that has risen even as vaccination rates have picked up in malaysia. with the lockdown being extended , the economic plights of houses and busine

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. >> i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. quest good evening from bloomberg's world headquarters in new york. jay powell says the fed has taken that first dive into tapered health but there is still rent to cover before it happens with inflation still transitory. >> u.s. stocks advance on the fed statement. facebook falls in late trade. >> the regulatory leader calls a meeting with bank executives trying to soothe fears about beijing's corporate crackdown. this is the picture, we are seeing u.s. futures muted at them opening. this as stocks and bonds rose. we saw a little bit of a dip but then they reversed all of those. we saw the nasdaq 100 leading the game at .4%. alphabet is the big booster. we also have the right -- the likes of caterpillar. we have seen stronger demand in the u.s. health prices. take a look at facebook and qualcomm. we have seen, facebook is under pressure after hours. they have revenue that beat estimates but they also warned we were going to see slowing growth in the future. that did not sit well with

on it in sydney, that is forsure. , dampener on it in sydney, that is forsure. for sure.r of the _ for sure. i saw you posted a clip on twitter of the famous _ for sure. i saw you posted a clip on twitter of the famous sydney - for sure. i saw you posted a clip on i twitter of the famous sydney harbour bridge normally bustling and busy, it was virtually empty. looks as though people are complying with the restrictions, is that the case? many --eole, restrictions, is that the case? many peeple. especially _ restrictions, is that the case? many people, especially people - restrictions, is that the case? many people, especially people i - restrictions, is that the case? litany people, especially people i have spoken to in the south—west of the city, which has been the epicentre of that outbreak, and the make—up of that area is it is biggerfamilies, mainly migrant communities. they say we had been complying, we have not been visiting each other. a week ago —— it still remains high. the criticism is as opposed to victoria or south australia which had come out of that lot dance

thank you very much for that, our correspondent in sydney.or a new time commitment lord. —— time lord. cheering. the us space agency, nasa, has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh, once an everyday part of the soldier's lot, drudgery and danger. now no more, after almost four decades. if one is on one's own in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i don't see why all these people should wander in and say you're doing something wrong. six rare white lion . cubs are on the prowl at worcestershire park and they've been metl with a roar of approval from visitors. - they are lovely and sweet, yeah, cute. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: a spike of covid infections in tokyo raises concern that the olympics are contributing to the surge, and the city's hospitals could soon be overwhelmed. president biden has told millions of federal workers to get vaccinated or face compulsory testing. he also announced a $100 cash incentive. a public

and just like in every community in sydney, anglo or not. the drug culture crosses generations many who stray down the wrong path when they're young. turning to worried parents back with twenty's when we're in control and a phone call, you can get hands on any of the united ends on from coca to marijuana, to, to guns, to whatever. and you want to end up with a phone call, fellow cares. little brother, sam has some run ins with the law and he's lucky to avoid jail. but it's a father with a young family. he worries about the drug record evolving in southwest sidney. when you get older and more mature, you want to keep you and you have kids, you want to keep your kids as far away from stuff like that as possible. you don't want to say the things that you're saying you don't want them to do the things you've done. i've had a lot of unfortunately interaction with people on drugs and all the dealing all with people actually using an unfortunate coast on their community. and we've drums come violent. i've seen, i've seen i've seen people get step.

sydney: the dollar is huge.s, emerging markets are very dependent on what is happening with the dollar. tomorrow, traders will be looking to what happens from the fomc and taking cues from the fed to see what the dollar's pass can mean for the rest of emerging-market currencies. haidi: sydney mackey there. some seabright small -- see bright spots. the crackdown could benefit certain corners of the market. >> what is happening is a good thing because what the chinese government is now doing is cracking down on the big companies that dominate various sectors at the exclusion of smaller companies so the regulatory crack down is probably in the long run going to be good for the chinese market because these companies are not going to get dominant in particular fields and they will allow other companies to come up so there will be very interesting pickings in the small and medium-sized companies. i don't see this as necessarily a very big negative and i realized that the uncertainty of further crackdowns in certain ar

the sydney lockdown continues. the aussie also under pressure, the lowest since december.cago nikkei futures unchanged at the moment as we have wci extending gains. plenty more to come on daybreak australia, this is bloomberg. ♪ look...if your wireless carrier was a guy, you'd leave him tomorrow. not very flexible. not great at saving. you deserve better - xfinity mobile. now, they have unlimited for just $30 a month. $30 dollars. and they're number 1 in customer satisfaction. his number? delete it. deleting it. so break free from the big three. xfinity internet customers, take the savings challenge at xfinitymobile.com/mysavings or visit an xfinity store to learn how our switch squad makes it easy to switch and save hundreds. >> you are watching "daybreak australia." i am su keenan with the first word headlines. pfizer says it real request -- will request emergency authorization for a third with your dose of its covid-19 vaccine. the news comes after early data shows it can sharply increase immune protection against the coronavirus. the company has received initial data f

and i think it offended many, many fellows, sydney sanchez. people understand they were frustrated with locked downs, but that type of behavior doesn't help anybody. french president emanuel, my call is into haiti for his 1st official trip to the overseas territory of french polynesia. he visited health care staff and praised them for their work. during the pandemic beta, he's expected to discuss the legacy of french nuclear test carried out in the region from the 1960 s. so the $900.00 ninety's, a recent study showed france vastly underestimated the impact on the island. his health don't don't, you're going to be doing them on the bottom. we expect the president to ask for forgiveness. just as he recognized the colonization that took place. and now jerry, as a crime, we also expect him to declare that it was criminal in a form of colonization. that's linked to nuclear power here in the pacific. it's not a question of money above all. they try to present us is permanent, biggers, but this country needs to be pacified. be reconciled with itself