it did not get a license to operate a casino in sydney. melbourne is operating under tough restrictions and the management got cleaned out. star retained its monopoly in sydney, but you have to wonder for how long. the assistant treasurer through the executive under the bus yesterday and they have yet to take the stand. it's going to be a painful hearing on they give evidence later on. >> paul allen in sydney with the latest on star out -- star entertainment. daybreak asia is coming up next. it's shaping up to be an interesting session given that we have the strong lead from the u.s. session overnight. futures are looking wobbly and a great deal of focus when it comes to the fizzling out of the china equities rebound. this is bloomberg. ♪ at xfinity, we live and work in the same neighborhood as you. we're always working to keep you connected to what you love. and now, we're working to bring you the next generation of wifi. it's ultra-fast. faster than a gig. supersonic wifi. only from xfinity. it can power hundreds of devices with three ti

and sydney's interpreter did pran. so he teamed up as a band and covered the the last days of non pen as the carriage moved and o as the siege got tighter and not 3 or 4 days. refugees started crowding around the hotel because they felt safer in the presence of westerners and the red cross took over the hotel and declared as an international zone. and then started letting convergence and who wanted to shelter. and so the hotel suddenly, the grounds, very spacious grounds, were occupied by a mass of people here, though the weather decides to make it up for everybody. so the refugee walking in the middle of this, that was a scottish medical team working for the red cross. one of my visit memories for that period was going in to see them and talked to them. and they were operating on a very badly wounded conveyed in soldier who been brought in and died on, on the table. i mean, it was not an operating table at all. it was just her table with the sheet over it and him and he and he and he died. but they were doing the best

haidi: i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney. shery: good evening from bloomberg world headquarters in new york. i'm shery ahn. the white house see's to call for the president of russia's removal. haidi: the global bond selloff seems to be deepening as traders focus on the yen. shery: shanghai looks to stop a spig covert outbreak. pressure this afternoon -- the s&p with gains. we had a rally in the afternoon friday which took stocks higher but it was a wobbly trading week. we've seen significant pressure. oil coming online at $111 a barrel after we saw gains last week for the first time in three weeks. the european union continues its debate on how to wean away from russian energy imports. we had saudi r.g. assets being attacked and that has propelled prices higher. the focus was on that global bond selloff and we might see a little more pressure in this week's session as we have treasuries extending declines on friday. we have to talk about the rising yield because with the outlook of the fed tightening faster than expected, the

louise: the stewart family in sydney are among those deeply concerned over qanon's spread, as they'ver son and brother tim stewart become immersed in its beliefs. karen stewart: tim believes that the world has really been taken over by satanic pedophiles, or luciferian pedophiles they call them, and that is represented by the left, so the radical left. and if you don't believe in the qanon perspectives, then you're a pedophile enabler. louise: tim stewart has been a close family friend of prime minister scott morrison and has reportedly boasted about his access to the pm. miles taylor: i would think that someone in a position like prime minister morrison would wanna condemn those views and indicate strongly to the public that they have no bearing on his official actions, on his responsibilities, nor on his worldview. prime minister scott morrison: i find it deeply offensive that there would be any suggestion that i would have any involvement or support for such a dangerous organization. i clearly do not. louise: tonight, on four corners, we hear for the first time from a family who ha

let's speak to our correspondent phil mercer in sydney. good afternoon.ternoon. this must have come as a huge surprise? a bolt out of the _ come as a huge surprise? a bolt out of the blue _ come as a huge surprise? a bolt out of the blue and _ come as a huge surprise? a bolt out of the blue and ash - come as a huge surprise? a bolt out of the blue and ash barty i out of the blue and ash barty is leaving the sport very much at the top of her game. she won herfirst grand slam at the top of her game. she won her first grand slam at the french open in 2019, she won wimbledon last year and perhaps her crowning glory was triumphant at this year's australian open. she was the first australian man or woman to win a singles title on home soil, in 44 years. ash barty in that statement on social media saying the aussie title, the aussie open title was the perfect way for her to end a career, at the age ofjust 25. she said that she is physically spent, she is exhausted, she has nothing else to give and she is leaving tennis to pursue other dreams. and this will be a

this rally here in sydney is part of a loud, global chorus of support.istake. we can see it now. you can't do this. it's the 21st century. saint andrews ukrainian catholic church in sydney has become a beacon of prayer and pride. for many in the congregation, being so far away from relatives in the conflict zone is unbearable. that was phil mercer reporting for us. before we end the programme, let's remind ourselves of today's development. russia has continued to bombard the ukrainian port city of mariupol, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without food, water or power in freezing temperatures. the first top level talks between russia and ukraine since president putin lauched his invasion have made no progress towards agreeing a ceasefire to help aid reach civilians. that is it for us i newsday. thanks so much forjoining us. do stay with bbc news. hello. the last couple of days, the weather really has been quite good. beautiful, sunny skies for some of us, particularly across eastern parts of the uk. but things are going to turn now — the cloud you

this rally here in sydney is part of a loud, global chorus of support.s. it's a massive mistake. we can see it now. you can't do this. it's the 21st century. st andrews ukrainian catholic church in sydney has become a beacon of prayer and pride. for many in the congregation, being so far away from relatives in the conflict zone is unbearable... messaging them every day via social media, hearing from them, i'm waking up every morning and the first thing i'm doing is looking up what has happened over there. it's excruciating. it's been terribly heartbreaking. i can't even begin to imagine what they are all going through over there. what little comfort they can find has been through faith and raising funds for humanitarian support for those in ukraine or the millions that have fled to neighbouring countries. halfway across the world, the pain of war is felt among the ukrainian diaspora, but where there is despair, there is also defiance. phil mercer, bbc news. the american actor, jussie smollett, has been sentenced to 150 days in prison for staging a fake h

this is sydney's wettest summer in three decades.— is sydney's wettest summer in three decades.now it is going to rain. _ three decades. look, we know it is going to rain, but _ three decades. look, we know it is going to rain, but the - is going to rain, but the almighty knows how much we are going to get. god knows, mate. when the heavens open up, it comes down. how much rain, we won't expecting that. i comes down. how much rain, we won't expecting that.— won't expecting that. i never saw the water _ won't expecting that. i never saw the water coming - won't expecting that. i never saw the water coming so - won't expecting that. i neverl saw the water coming so fast. when — saw the water coming so fast. when it— saw the water coming so fast. when it comes, when it gets out from _ when it comes, when it gets out from the — when it comes, when it gets out from the car, about 30 centimetres, 40 centimetres, up to here, — centimetres, 40 centimetres, up to here, you know, ten seconds, they— to here, you know, ten seconds, they come — to here, you know, ten seconds, they come in— t

paul allen is here in sydney with the details. >> there are challenges imposing this.ens brand aluminum ventures -- rio tinto has to entangle itself from this relationship, evaluating its options and a new partnership if it does have measures in place to ensure the plan from queens bank continues to operate. it is a major employer up there in queensland. at this is going to be more of a problem for russia, 20% of its aluminum supply from australia -- this is going to seriously disrupt russia's ability to produce aluminum. not targeted by sanctions right now but we've seen the supplies pulling back regardless. kathleen: what is in the latest package? paul: there is thermal coal for ukraine, shipments of 70,000 tons. the austrian government will cover the cost of that shipment and it's in a response to a request to keep the power plants they are running as the invasion continues. also additional humanitarian aid going to ukraine, and further military support. so you has pledged 50 million, but there is an additional 15 million u.s. dollars on top of that and that's going

haidi: i'm haidi stroud watts in sydney. asia's top markets opened for trade. continuing in asia. u.s. equities seeing their worst day since 2020. equities surging amid putin's war on ukraine. the u.s. weighing a ban on russian oil. they could act on their own with europe divided over the issue. beijing warns washington about trying to create an indo pacific version of nato. japan and south korea coming online under pressure with nearly every sector in nikkei on the red. the sector is down 0.4 percent. the japanese yen to weakening against the u.s. dollar past the 115 level. we saw some weakness, sentiments it would weigh on the trade balance. the balance came in higher than expected, the labor cash earnings for january beat expectations. look at jgb's, rising 1.6%. take a look at the kospi. a third session of losses, down more than 1.5%. for the kosdaq, weakens after saying its worst day since june. korean authorities warned they are watching for speculative movements offshore as we head towards the presidential elections this week. we had already seen some nu

sydney futures looking like a softer open as well.h stocks and sovereign bonds facing another challenging day. that continued war in ukraine, the risk of more aggressive fed action tightening inflation, undermining sentiment at the moment. the s&p looking a little positive. coming up, a key possession at the federal reserve in doubt. those details are just ahead. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> russia -- >> the invasion of ukraine -- >> bleeding through into enroll consumer price inflation. >> we will include the geopolitical development that will have bearing. >> really erred to the risk of inflation expectations giving way. >> the effects on the u.s. economy of the invasion of ukraine, sanctions and events yet to come, remain uncertain. >> close to stagflation. it is not out of the realm of possibilities we can face, so we need to adjust our policies. >> the ecb stands ready to take whatever action is necessary. >> this event seems to be one that is a game changer and will be with us a long time. haidi: central bankers speaking about the im

sydney experienced exceptionally wet march so far. and the capital city of new caledonia could see 29 for a high and a chance of thunderstorms. it's getting cooler across western europe. so paris could see only 2 on friday with rainy weather. kyiv will stay above average and moscow will continue to see snowfall into the weekend. that's it for me, stay safe. >>> and that's all for this edition of nhk "newsline." thanks for watching, and do stay with us for more. >>> this is "newsline" biz, i'm gene otani. the bank of japan has bought a large amount of government bond this is week and has successfully kept the long-term interest rates from rising. the boj wrapped uppity first consecutive unlimited bond buying yield of a quarter of a percent on thursday to buy 2.3 trillion yen or nearly $19 billion of jgbs on wednesday. when bonds are bought on the market, the yields come down. it lowered the ten-year yield briefly. the yield hit the bank's cap of 0.25 earlier this week as traders had been selling jgbs on the assumption the u.s. federal

sydney futures up. we did get the u.s. session lower on friday the s&p 500 dropping very everything -- we will watch for some of the miners and ag names trading in sydney. in the rejection of a multibillion-dollar takeover. [indiscernible] the second offer has now been rejected and there are indications there will not be another offer made. the 10 year yield -- we continue to watch bond markets -- so much of the price action has been flat toward safe havens. dollar-yen holding steady as we saw the soaring in the u.s. dollar gauge, the highest since july 2020 on friday. shery: soaring when it comes to the commodity space especially because it is being exacerbated by the fact that secretary blinken says the u.s. and its allies are considering implementing the oil band on russian imports. at the white house is trying to figure out right now what this means. what will hurt the russian economy or if crude would simply go to other markets and drive up prices. we are waiting to see what will happen especially as pressure continue

let us go to caroline in sydney -- alan in sydney. >> china has a place a city into lockdown for at least a week with covid -- residents going under the rows of covid testing. shanghai is holding cross services as the outbreak grows. officials discussing whether to divert international flights. mumbai has become the first south asian city to detail a plan to phase out carbon emissions by 2050. officials laid out exhaustive changes to the management of energy, water, air, green spaces, and transport. mumbai's target was a two -- puts it two decades ahead of other's goals. vice president emerging as a top pick to lead an economic rebound, a bloomberg poll asked investors who they think will be best to steer the country's economy, he is ahead of the may election. global news 24 hours a day, on-air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. >> we look at the rebound of covid cases in china and australia, authorities one of another variant. look for the global economy, ahead of key policy decisions by the fed, and the boj. this is bloo

crown has not given a license for his sydney casino.bourne casino operating under tough restrictions. you get a sense of what might be coming down the pipe. after they were thrown under the bus in spectacular fashion by a junior executive, you have to wonder what is in line when they face the hearing later on. shery: paul allen joining us. counting down to the start of trade in tokyo. those are the stories we are watching. the nikkei reporting ukraine asked the country to provide it with high resolution satellite images to better understand the movement of russian troops in the country. we are watching ubs and mitsubishi. $2 million. the venture managing assets, and we are watching toyota planning to assemble above 800,000 vehicles a month for the april to june quarter. working to make up lost production supply chain issues. in south korea, changes in the social distancing measures were used. economic assessments out of the country later in the morning from the finance ministry. south korea with the bonds. >> coming up in the next hour,

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global markets reporter, sydney and our director jodi. we are expecting sentiment and stocks to fall, we see for global equity rallies take a stumble, commodity prices are dumping back up again. the market is beset with volatility very -- wish voluntary and inflationary concerns. optimistic about job opportunities, the employment confidence index at the highest since the second quarter of 2019. sydney futures of looking lower at this point, recommending an early decline at the open. we do see a renewed strength in the new zealand dollar. this is psychologically key level for the aussie, the second-biggest trainer against the currency cohort good we see risk on when it comes to commodities, more generally, the 10 year yield for australia below 2.7%. chicago and indicate futures looking -- nikkei futures down in asia today. let us get you over to vonnie. vonnie: the airline that has crashed has been found and sent to beijing for analysis. all of the pilots had licenses, health certificates. all people on board the boeing are presumed dead.

but sydney will remain wet through the weekend.ane dries up and more wet weather is to come by the end of the week. in melbourne, we have warm air from the south. it will pick up the temperature to well above average by thursday, and it remains with light rain on thursday. for much of the rest of the country, lots of heat is still dominating in the west, we will see the temperature in perth in the early 30's. some storms are intensifying across northern areas of queensland, a rather settled picture around central areas and for much of new zealand. sunshine and some showers affecting christ church, the temperature here below average. auckland is well above average. we will see the weather whether come into play as we move towards the weekend. that is your weather. ♪ >> no place in saigon was safe. the press retreated. >> in media harbor and vital vantage point during the first truly televised war. >> from the roof, we could see the evacuation of the american embassy. >>. >> the most iconic images from vietnam were transmitted to the

from sydney, to seoul. from calgary, to cape town. and even in moscow and minsk.ple everywhere are standing up to call for president putin to stop this attack. the russian people are themselves asking, how many -- themselves asking how many lives putin will sacrifice for his cynical ambitions. and they are appalled at the answer. to the russian protesters, i say thank you, thank you for your bravery. to the russian soldiers sent to the front lines of an unjust, unnecessary war, i say, your leaders are lying to you. do not commit war crimes. do everything you can to put down your weapons and leave ukraine. the truth is that this war was one man's choice and one man alone, president putin. it was his choice to force hundreds of thousands of people to stuff their lives into backpacks and flee the country. to send newborn babies into makeshift bomb shelters. to make children with cancer huddle in hospital basements, interrupting their treatment, essentially sentencing them to death. those were president putin's choices. now it's time for us to make ours. the united st

the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas wanted sydney powell to be the lead lawyer for donald trump in cases that mrs. pell and everyone else cheering for those chases hoped would end up in the united states supreme court, where clarence thomas and a majority of the supreme court would then, in this vision, save america. that is what's virginia thomas believed it was at stake in the illegal attempts that she encouraged to overturn the presidential election. in an early morning techs to mark meadows, virginia thomas wrote, mark, don't want to wake you, sounds like sydney and her team are getting inundated with evidence of fraud. make a plan. release the kraken and save us from the left taking america down. release the kraken is a line from the movie the clash of the titans, referring to a giant sea monster. given the delusional nature of virginia thomas's communications, it is not clear whether she is using that phrase literally or figuratively. and another techs to mark meadows, virginia thomas supports another delusion. quote, watermark ballots in over 12 states have been par

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she joins us from sydney. thank you so much forjoining us on the programme.aine in australia?- process of settling those refugees from ukraine in australia? thank you ve much from ukraine in australia? thank you very much for— from ukraine in australia? thank you very much for the _ from ukraine in australia? thank you very much for the opportunity - from ukraine in australia? thank you very much for the opportunity to - very much for the opportunity to speak and raise awareness about what is happening in australia currently. we have had a massive community response to the displaced people that are coming to australia. if we look at the numbers we're talking about, the australian government has issued over a500 pieces, about a hundred people have already arrived. those numbers were as of the 19th of march, so as of a week ago. we assume those numbers are a lot higher now. but we have done as a community as we have established a national approach to meeting these displaced people. we have asked sydney and melbourne airports to put out signs with ukrainian flag

we'll have the latest from sydney. and welcome for william and kate injamaica. but they could face protests over the british monarchy�*s past links with slavery. hello and welcome. ukraine's president says there is nothing left of the port city of mariupol as it remains under constant russian bombardment. in his nightly address, he said 100,000 civilians remain there with no food, water or medicine. heavy fighting is continuing in many parts of the country. but the pentagon says ukrainian soldiers are successfully reversing battlefield momentum against invading russian forces to reclaim ground in some parts of the country. this report comes from southern town of voznesensk, where troops and a small population ofjust 35,000 have seen off an attack by the russian army. 0ur correspondent andrew harding has been there. in war, a single bridge can sometimes make all the difference. a bridge and a town determined to keep it from the enemy. and that's what happened here in voznesensk, a quiet farming community that stood its ground. security cameras captured the moment

i'm joined now by richard mcgregor, senior fellow for east asia at the lowy institute, who's in sydneyatest development. great to get you on the programme. these talks coming as the us has made these claims about the relationship between china and russia getting stronger. what do you make of these claims? weill. russia getting stronger. what do you make of these claims?— make of these claims? well, it's very interesting. _ make of these claims? well, it's very interesting. we _ make of these claims? well, it's very interesting. we don't - make of these claims? well, it's very interesting. we don't know| make of these claims? well, it's i very interesting. we don't know of course whether they're true. us intelligence has been accurate. i don't want to sound naive. it's quite possible. russia and china signed a quote on quote no limits partnership. russia may have decided to hold china's feet to the fire by making a very difficult request of them for military equipment or help. absolutely, and that brings me to the sort of speculation that i've seen out there that this really wouldn't be

this is sydney's wettest summer in three decades.t. god knows, mate. when the heavens open up, it comes down. how much rain, we weren't expecting that. i never saw the water coming so fast. when it comes, when it gets out from the car, about 30 centimetres, 40 centimetres, up to here, you know, ten seconds, they come in more than half a metre. experts say the flooding emergency has been made worse by climate change, and a la nina weather phenomenon that increases the likelihood of rains and cyclones. while the east coast deals with severe flooding, the west coast of the country has been sweltering through its hottest summer on record, and has been fighting a string of intense bushfires. as the country prepares to head to the polls in a couple of months, these images will be front of mind for voters, asking whether their leaders have done enough to address climate change. courtney bembridge, bbc news. we have got all the details of that of course on the website, and also do get in touch with me on twitter. i'm @bbcdavideades. always g

the reports coming in from sydney, australia this morning. nearly half a million people affected and no sign of the rain stopping anytime soon. plus, a jetblue pilot drinking twice the legal limit and still sitting down in the cockpit. the scary moments ahead. >> i think we will look back on this as a day for our children and grandchildren. thank you. reggie: seen as the most important green deal since the paris agreement seven years ago, the beginning of the end of plastic pollution. drew: 6:06 a.m., we are looking at live doppler, where we have rain in the north bay. we have a downpour working through parts of santa rosa and rain falling at more than an inch per hour. this is a level 1 on the storm impact scale, not only today but for the next few days. for the next few days. ♪ ♪ i'm here for - your annual eye exam. because i'm having trouble - reading? exactly. they sort of make me feel... like i'm the most fabulous thing you've ever seen? exactly. i'll take 'em. ♪ ♪ nowadays, mediocre wifi just won't cut it. but xfinity has wifi faster th

let's get a check of the sydney session as trading begins. we are seeing a muted start to the staggered session, 1/10 of 1% higher. reversing some losses we saw friday. australia's dollar is down by 1% the end of last week. we are looking ahead to futures in japan. nikkei futures look positive. hong kong a little downward. it will be a jampacked week when it comes to the first of the global risk lawns and ss -- risk bonds and assessment made by global banks, the fed, the bank of england, and in asia as well a number of rate increases pricing in the russian invasion and inflationary pressures. we heard a preview of the australian budget. that is expected to focus on the impact of inflationary pressures on households as they deal with rising prices. but it is a pretty stable start to the start of trading in sydney. >> u.s. futures are up 6/10 of 1%. this is after the s&p 500 saw its worst week since january. it was a frenzied week of panic selling and identifying. -- dip buying. we have the 10-year treasury yield climbing to the 2% level. we wa

this was the scene in sydney today.s submerged flash floods putting 60,000 people under evacuation orders the storm expected to pommel eastern australia for another day. meteorologists say sydney could get five more inches of rain before things clear off late wednesday. the prime minister ordering more rescue crews to the flood zone >>> apple making the first big product launch of the year the details of the budget-friendly iphone and the big announcement about major league baseball. >>> and down to the wire the buzzer beater that sent your chattanooga team straight to the ncaa tournament. hear the baller who drained it (vo) right now, the big switch is happening across the country. small businesses are fed up with big bills and 5g maps that are mostly gaps— they're switching to t-mobile for business and getting more 5g bars in more places. save over $1,000 when you switch to our ultimate business plan... ...for the lowest price ever. plus, choose from the latest 5g smartphones— like a free samsung galaxy s22. so switch

secunder kermani, bbc news. letters show you some pictures in sydney from a protest that is taking placegathered in the front of the sydney home of prime minister scott morrison and are demanding climate action. please have made arrests for unauthorised protests elsewhere in the city. now some of the day's other news: ethiopia has declared an indefinite humanitarian truce, which it says will allow aid to get to the tigray region — in the north of the country. aid flows have been constantly prevented during 16 months of civil war and no aid trucks at all have reached tigray since mid—december. so far tigrayan insurgents have not responded to the announcement. eu officials have agreed on a landmark provisional ruling to clamp down on anti—competitive abuses by the world's largest technology platforms, in a move that will set the standard for leveling the playing field across global digital markets. our technology correspondent james clayton has the details this law contains pretty much everything that big tech would not want in a law because for years and years and years companies like goo

somebody still shows sydney to be at risk of for the down pause but it's not concentrated all the big ones of light looks dry. brisbin there are few showers in what is company rather hot weather in tropical queensland for the west and the west australia, the heat wave is gone, the cannot and still that 38 perth, enjoying about 3040 in new zealand. nice and warm day on sunday will be changed to about 80 degrees in christ church from 27. so this is a deteriorating situation from the point of view, if you like warm sunshine. and the rain's also increased to give that potential of flash flooding in the central philippines again in java. good part of borneo, sumatra. and southern thailand, a least dark blues are the potential for big thunderstorms flash law. therefore, most of india is dry, but this is the season we start cities, tropical, depression, spit out isn't very windy. one cost be near gale force winds, but either way towards time will not i might catch the north of sri lanka. ah, my name a please. with can truly call it. yeah. yeah. when groups bring, you know, wanted me, you wan

i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney. >> welcome to "daybreak asia." stories this hour, the u.s. presses china to use its influence in moscow to help end the war in ukraine and warning there will be consequences for supporting russia. stocks and bonds face another challenging session in asia, traders assess the situation in eastern europe and the risk of aggressive belt tightening. the china equity selloff extends as geopolitical fears by the risk of u.s. listings. haidi: a difficult handover from that session, particularly when it comes to the continued fall feeding into the asian session. stocks and bonds both pressured by concerns over inflation, concerns over the market from the fed this year. you see the sidney stock situation online off by half a percent there. the bond market has really seen the big price moves, the yield moves for the 10-year, in fact that 10-year rising to top that pandemic high which was that meltdown back in march 2020. the intraday high that was reached. we have seen a big move with the three-year yield as well as bonds tra

let us get you straight to the start of trading in sydney. haidi: we are looking at a cautious start to trading, what we have seen is quite a bit of resilience across stock market. the pullback of volatility in stocks, not everywhere else but stocks have been the outperformer and being seen by some parts of the market as the inflation risk hedge at this point. we are seeing upside as sydney gets underway, most of the action remains in the bond market, the 10 year yield really continuing to surge in the early part of the session. the three year jump to the highest we have seen since december. this is as we have played into the treasury selloff, racing past the limits of what has been a decade long bull run as traders are pricing in two steeper rate hikes than expected. up for percentage points when it comes to the u.s. treasury 10 year. that is being replicated in australia. new zealand, equities up by .4%. the big story of the past three weeks is weakening for the yen which continues to go on as we see fit speakers -- fed speakers that could

take a look at the early movers in sydney. so much dominance when it comes to a strong rally from energy producers. call jumping 46%, the russian invasion, futures are being traded in newcastle doubling from friday's closing price. we see this as european coal is surging to a record. some oil-related names as well as holdings, one of the few non-energy names. let's get you to vonnie quinn. >> according to -- supply problems will slow growth and drive up prices. u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen says congress can boost growth if it passes the remaining biden administration proposals. her comments echo those of the president in which biden urged lawmakers to reconsider parts of his legislation. western australia has reopened to vaccinated travelers. all of australia is now open to tourists and foreign workers. western australia is bracing for new cases and is introducing limits on surgery and wrapping up containment measures. hong kong recorded 55,000 covert infections on wednesday. this as chaos and confusion grow around pla

this was the scene in sydney today.ing 60,000 people under evacuation orders the storm expected to pommel eastern australia for another day. meteorologists say sydney could get five more inches of rain before things clear off late wednesday. the prime minister ordering more rescue crews tthe flood zone >>> apple making the first big product launch of the year the details of the budget-friendly iphone and the big announcement about major league baseball. >>> and down to the wire the buzzer beater that sent your chattanooga team straight to the ncaa tournament. hear the baller who drained it ♪♪ this... is the planning effect. this is how it feels to know you have a wealth plan that covers everything that's important to you. this is what it's like to have a dedicated fidelity advisor looking at your full financial picture. making sure you have the right balance of risk and reward. and helping you plan for future generations. this is "the planning effect" from fidelity. (customer) [reading] save yourself?! money with farmer

this was the scene in sydney today. entire neighborhoods submerged flash floods putting 60,000 people under evacuation orders the storm expected to pummel eastern australia for another day. meteorologists there say sydney could get five more inches of rain before things clear out late wednesday the prime minister ordering more rescue crews to the flood zones. >>> apple making its first big product launch of the year details of the new budget-friendly iphone plus the big announcement about major league baseball. >>> and down to the wire the buzzer beater that sends your chattanooga mocks straight to the ncaa tournament tourname. hear the baller who drained it hear the baller who drained it relive one shining moment. when it comes to cybersecurity, the biggest threats don't always strike the biggest targets. so help safeguard your small business with comcast business securityedge™. it's advanced security that continuously scans for threats and helps protect every connected device. on the largest, fastest, reliable network

they're running slowly now the forecastle monday still shows sydney to be at risk of for the downpours, but it's not concentrated. all the big ones of light looks dry. brisbin. there are few showers in what is company rather hot weather in tropical queensland for the west and the west australia, the heat wave is gone. the canal can still at $38.00 perth enjoying about $34.00 a month in new zealand. nice and warm day on sunday will be changed to about 80 degrees in christ church from 27. so this is a deteriorating situation from the point of view, if you like, warm sunshine and the rains also increase to give that potential of flash flooding in the central philippines. again in java. good part of borneo, sumatra. and southern thailand, a least dark blues are the potential for big thunderstorms flashlight. therefore most of india is dry, but this is the season we start cities, tropical depression, spit out isn't very windy, one, possibly near gale force winds, but either way towards html. now do i might catch the north of sri lanka ah, with some of the world's largest resents najia provi

garfield reynolds for us in sydney and kathleen hays in new york. brussels seeking to turn the screws further on moscow. let's get that and the rest of first word news with vonnie quinn. bonnie: european allies are expected to announce further measures against vladimir putin taking steps to ensure efforts to crackdown on invasion. biden will attend an emergency nato summit, a g-7 meeting, and also a meeting of the council of europe. officials say the pilot of the china eastern plane did not respond to multiple calls from air traffic control after slipping into a nosedive monday and crashing. thousands of domestic flights were canceled across china as authorities ordered a sweeping air safety review. china health officials say every province should set up two to three makes it hospitals to treat covid infections. 33 hospitals have reportedly already been built or are under construction. hong kong is set to resume spending for compulsory covid testing has the declining number of coronavirus infections allowed authorities to ramp up key tools. official

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how do we make sydney screener? how can we protect habitats? we can make a difference. global ideas, environmental series, it can go to $3000.00 on dw and online day after day, the ukranian poets of mario paul as withstood, rushers, relentless onslaught and refused to surrender. but the city is all but destroyed. maybe have left supplies of basic goods running out fast. is this how russia plans to strangle other city to cross you, craig? my guess this week is mark can move keep sky advisor to the countries minister of defense. how long can this olga.

could see some flash flooding, but sydney escapes the rain thursday.inter weather will arrive friday. mix of sunshine and clothes for the weekend. whether in the north of queensland, a few thunderstorms across the top and. for central and western areas, it is hot, dry, remains relatively settled. newthe temperature in christchuh below average. for north island, whether in the east, dryer in the west. southeast asia, a mix of sunshine and showers. rain affecting the southern areas of the philippines, but it dries up nicely by friday. going to get weather across parts of indochina. -- wetter across parts of indochina. >> with some of the world's largest reserves, niger provides much of the uranium that feels years nuclear power plant, but at what cost? people in power follows from niger to the shores of the mediterranean and investigates the devastating effects. the curse of uranium: part 2 on al jazeera. ♪ >> a reminder of the top stories . the russian strike on mariupol has destroyed a theater where 1000 people were sheltering. the number of casualties

the three—time grand slam winner has not won back—to—back matches since the sydney classic injanuary.lost in straight sets to number 22 seed belinda bencic of switzerland. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines today. kolkata knight riders won the opening match of a new ipl season by 6 wickets over chennai super kings. chasing 132 for the win, ajinkya rahane hit a brilliant 44 before skipper shreyas iyer scored an unbeaten 20 to get them over the line. 49 year old richard bland's fairytale run at the wgc matchplay in texas is over. he was beaten by dustinjohnson — the two time major winner. bland was leading at one point. world number onejohn rahm, and second ranked collin morikawa also went out. richard carapaz timed his attack to perfection as he snatched victory from sergio higuita on the penultimate stage of the tour of catalunya in spain. it moved the ecuadorian who rides for the british ineos grenadiers team up to second overall, just sixteen seconds behind the colombian higuita. josh warrington says he has an opportunity "to be the man again" and

happening in neighboring australia, thousands of people were ordered to evacuate near sydney, and thereached 14 from record flooding. a powerful storm cell dumped as much as 8 inches of rain after rolling south from brisbane. rivers along sydney's western edge reached historic levels, and officials warned the flooding could be the worst in more than 60 years. back in this country, texas republican congressman v taylor dropped out of his re-election race after admitting to an extramarital affair. he'd been forced into a runoff in tuesday's primary. in other results, republican governor greg abbott and democratic challenger beto o'rourke will face off in november. the trump-endorsed republican attorney general, ken paxton, will meet george p. bush in a may runoff. and democratic congressman henry cuellar also faces a may runoff with jessica cisneros, his progressive opponent. also in texas, a judge has temporarily blocked the state from investigating the parents of a transgender teenager who underwent gender confirming treatment. such treatments on youth could amount to child abuse unde