that was in the interest of the u.s. ms. garcia: they wanted european stability, to assist in the post economic recovery. these are all very good answers. at the end of the war, there were an estimated 10 million people left homeless and in some cases, stateless in europe alone. truman wanted to accommodate a greater share of the displaced persons in order to assist europe's postwar recovery. financial aid to the war-torn nations was not enough. the united states had a moral obligation to accept a number of the displaced persons in europe. yet congress resisted. even after americans became more fully aware of the horrors of the not see death camps, congress resisted. congresse tell me why would have been so resistant at this time to accommodating displaced persons? anyone want to venture a guess? that at this moment in time, the national origin quotas are still in place. admitting people outside of those national origin quotas was a highly controversial idea. act the displaced persons finally passed, it passed three years aft

the u.s. officials say the plan considers 13 different locations in the u.s., including seven existing prison facilities in colorado, south carolina and kansas, as well as six other locations on current military bases. they say the plan doesn't recommend a preferred site and the cost estimates are meant to provide a starting point for a conversation with according to the officials, the u.s. facilities would cost between $265 million and $305 million to operate each year. the annual operating cost for guantanamo is $445 million, but the officials said the cuba detention center will need about $225 million in repairs and construction costs if it continues to be used. they said it will cost between $290 million and $475 million for construction at the various u.s. sites, depending on the location. members of congress have been demanding the guantanamo plan for months, and those representing south carolina, kansas and colorado have voiced opposition to housing the detainees in their states. the adm

the u.s. is the natural party who can enforce the ceasefire by putting consequences on the table if case the party does not. unfortunately, the u.s. doesn't seem to be interested in doing that. we are deeply sceptical. there are no guarantees >>> is that true that russia has no interest in making sure its partners stop shooting? >> russia primarily at this point wants to support the bashar al-assad regime. it wants to be sure the bashar al-assad regime captures aleppo. russia would like to be a major factor in whatever international political solution is developed for syria, wants to be a major player, but in terms of the cessation of hostilities, it is not a particular russian goal right now >>> but they just went through weeks of high-level diplomacy. was it all just pantomime? >> russia is concerned that its image around the world has taken a beating because of bombing in syria. it wants to stop that perception so is looking for a political solution ostensibly. a political solution is still

from the u.s., a quick reaction. secretary of state john kerry pointed out the contradiction to remarks made by china's president last fall. >> when president xi was here in washington, he stood in the rose garden with president obama and said china will not militarize in the south china sea. but there is every evidence, every day, that there has been an increase of militarization of one kind or another. it's a serious concern. >> reporter: in another part of the south china sea, china has been reclaiming seven reefs in the disputed spratly islands. it's building airstrips there. one is already in use and can accommodate military aircraft. the buildup in the area has led the u.s. to conduct freedom of navigation patrols by ships and aircraft. the area is a vital shipping route. vietnam, malaysia, brunei, the philippines and taiwan all have rival claims in the south china sea, but china claims most of it. on wednesday, its foreign minister declined to confirm the woody island report but justified the military buildup i

the u.s. role in the history of the world. my work that most pertains to our panel today is a book called "promise and peril -- america at the dawn of a global age" out in paper back. you can buy it down stairs. i had the distinction pleasure of being the chair and co-organizers of this really exciting panel, i think. and i hope you'll agree once we're done. 's not just really about foreign relations, but world relations. the spark for this panel is the centennial of the 1916 election in which wood row wilson ran on a he kept us out of war, despite the military interventions ongoing in meks keen the caribbean. marking the centennial of this election, this round table brings together superb historians with a wide array of focuses to address whether or not 1916 should be seen as the end of an era or the beginning of an era or was 1960 a turning point. many of us will have firm stances on this. some of us will probably equivocate a little bit. here at the outset, i wanted to thank -- give special

. ♪ >>> the u.s. mbs isil targets in libya, killing as many as 40 people. ♪ >>> hello, you are with me david foster. you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up in the next 30 minutes. there is anger in uganda has police arrest the main opposition candidate for the third time this week. [ explosion ] >>> the fighting between turkey and kurdish fighters hurts efforts to bring peace to syria. >>> and we look at whether the space tourist industry is actually taking off. ♪ >>> the united states has carried out multiple air strikes in libya, targeting fighters aligned with isil, that is the islamic state of iraq and the leva levant. he have killed a man accused of helping organize attacks in tunisia. let's go to my colleague rosiland jordan joining us live from washington, d.c. i know we're expecting to hear pretty soon on camera from the state department. what have you heard from them so far? what are they saying about what happened in libya? >> reporter: well the state department has been

i'll leave you with the markets. >>> u.s. republican presidential candidate donald trump has received what could be one of the strongest rebukes so far in the campaign. pope francis has criticized him over his immigration plan. the pope was returning home from a trip to mexico. a reporter asked him about trump's pledge to build a wall along the southern u.s. border. >> translator: a person who only thinks about building walls wherever they may be and not building bridges is not a christian. >> trump quickly fired back. >> he's questioning my faith. i was very surprised to see it, but i am a christian. i'm proud of it. ay. for a regious leer to question a person's faith is disgraceful. >> the pope didn't say who american catholics should vote for, but catholics make up about 20% of the u.s. population. >>> wonder how trump regards japan. "newsline" comes to you from tokyo where it's considerably warmer today. it's 59 degrees fahrenheit. for those of you planning to visit japan this weekend, jonathan oh has the forecast. >> hell

the u.s. economy. what we will try to do this morning is to parse through some of the noise and giving -- and give you a better sense of what you can expect in the economy in the next 12 months and longer-term. hopefully this will help you as governors to know whether to invest more now or to save for a rainy day. i am delighted to have such a distinguished panel of guests here to have this discussion. yogi bear is says it is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future but if anyone can do it accurately, it is these guys. we have a broad wealth of experience and knowledge. start withl do is five minutes or so about the current shape of the u.s. economy and we will turn to the discussionnd have a for the next half hour or so. at the end, i would like to open it up to westerns from the governors. if there are certain topics that are more pertinent to you. to set the scene a little bit allay some fears, it is a bit bizarre at the moment that there is so much speculation that we are

the u.s. comes into pressure to do more to end the war with its policy attacked from all sides. turkey's president has criticized american support of kurdish rebels saying the u.s. has turned the region into a sea of blood. france's outgoing prime minister who pushed for military intervention describe the u.s. position as ambiguous. and the syrian says they should do more. the west says it's the russian airstrikes that are undermining the peace process. not far from the border is fear among civilians are growing. so are the casualties. the intensity of the syrian government campaign is continuing and now the bombs are falling in villages not far from a border townhome to tens of thousands of people including those recently displaced by the government's advance across the province of aleppo. >> the humanitarian situation is bad in our city and many families have fled. the international silence is unacceptable considering what is happening in the city. >> already people have started to leave, but

the u.s. orders apple help the f.b.i. unlock an iphone. how china is trying to educate motorists. china is being accused of deploying missiles on a disputed island in the south china sea. the taiwanese defense ministry says beijing has placed surface to area missiles on the wooly island. taiwan's president elect is appealing for calm. >> translation: i think the south china sea is a region that everyone pays close attention to, especially on the issue of the dispute over seventy in the south china sea. it is a comparably expense situation. we call on all sides to stick to the principle of resolving the dispute over the south china asea in a peaceful. self restraint is most important >>> china's foreign minister says the claims are an attempt by the western media to create new stories. >> translation: i hope that media everyone, including those in western countries and australia, will turn your attention to the lighthouses that we have built on some of the islands that we have built which are in

strikes a different balance than the u.s. use there were some degree of terrorist activity, the idea of having cameras in london, people are comfortable with that. i don't think that is likely to happen in the u.s. the u.s. will always be wanted to make sure the government does not overreach more than most places. bill gates speaking today exclusively on bloomberg television. still ahead, oil prices tumbling after the iranian oil minister says an agreement by saudi arabia and russia last week to put is ridiculous. let's take a look at the major averages. oil equity correlation happening. and 1% onn the s&p the nasdaq. ♪ carol: from bloomberg rolled head quarters new york, this is bloomberg markets. -- bloomberg world headquarters in new york, this is bloomberg markets. mark: u.s. secretary of state john kerry says an accord between the u.s. and russia to curb the violence in syria is the best opportunity to keep the troubled country intact. he told the senate foreign relations committee today that time is running out for russi

is the u.s. having a influence priority here, has this ever bean top priority and what's the significance of this summit? >> well, having it at sunnylands does isolate the nation, and obama's attempt to work more closely with the group, only a handful have signed on to the tpp, and there are probably nations that won't join at all, much more in the china camp. and some that are on the fence. this group of nations although they are getting closer together, economically, the reality is that they're still very disparate nations, nothing close to the european union by any standard. so i think that it's going to be difficult for obama to really work with them as some kind of multilateral block, because they're not even cooperating that closely yet. so -- so it will be interesting what they end up talking about. because i don't think they're going to come to much agreement on anything. >> kelly, i want you to talk about china's role in this and the battle over the south china sea. if you can explain wha

the reason the u.s. and the rest of the world is concerned about this is that this technology is exactly the same technology, ballistic missile technology that north korea has been seeking in order to develop a missile that could carry a nuclear war head and threaten countries around the world, including the u.s. that's why you've seen this almost universal condemnation of the launch >>> during tonight's g.o.p. debate, bush said that the way to deal with this is through pre-emtive strikes. how feasible is that? >> he is not the first one to suggest that. 10 years ago ash carter proposed the same thing. it was argued that the u.s. could very easily take out the launch pad by firing a sea launch, a missile on a launch pad with fuel would be easy to carry out. it was argued that after that north korea would probably not respond, but now 10 years later when he is the secretary of defense and privy to all the war gaming that goes on about what would happen in the peninsula, if there was a provocative act, that

one of the things now where the u.s. said it won't tolerate it, but it is in a position to be in no other position than not to tolerate it >>> the missile launch later tonight and we will have updates. several candidates are about to debate in new hampshire. donald trump will be on stage tonight. he boycotted the last debate. who won't be there is carly fiorina who failed to meet the network's qualifications. she released an online video and a scathing statement calling the debate process broken. according to a real clear politics polls that averages all the new hampshire state policies, donald trump is in the lead with nearly about 31%, followed by marco rubio who has surged into 16%, ted cruz and john kasich are tied for third. joining us live from the site of the debate is michael shore. we have to note that one of the other informal native sons of new england jeb bush didn't make the top four. what happened? >> well, you know, i think when you look at what jeb bush has done, it has been a - you know, he ran into donal

the u.s. says china has sent a missile system to the spratly islands. >>> and taking to the skies. one of japan's top car makers is using lessons learned from selling cars to push a new plane. >>> in a move that could raise tension, the united states says china has deployed an advanced surface-to-air missile system on one of the disputed islands in the south china sea. according to the u.s., the chinese military deployed the system on woody island, part of the paracel island chain. china claims the island and it is also claimed by vietnam and taiwan. fox news reports that civilian satellite images show surface-to-air missile launchers and a radar system there. also in the south china sea, beijing has been constructing artificial islands by claiming several reefs in the disputed spratly islands. one of the airstrips is already in use and can accommodate military aircraft. the reports come just as u.s. president obama called on leaders of southeast asian nations to cooperate in maintaining securi

the u.s. claims facilitated a number of attacks in neighboring tunisia. are jamie mcintire is at the pentagon with more. >> reporter: antonio, the pentagon says the overnight strikes do not represent an expansion of the all out war against i.s.i.l. in iraq and syria into libya as well. this officials say was simply a target of opportunity a chance to take out a major i.s.i.l. player and dozens of recruits in a single blow. this is all that was left of a farmhouse and other structural in a rural area of libya after a pair of u.s. air force f-15s flown out of a british air base northeast of london along with unmanned drones from the region attacked what the pentagon described as an i.s.i.l. training camp in the early hours of friday morning. pentagon says the camp was und undersurveillance for weeks, suggesting the fighters were planning external attacks on u.s. and other western interests in the region. >> it's fair to say we believe this group and this training facility posed a threat in the re

this is the picture for u.s. s a the this hour with futures implying a higher open but really just flat at this stage. we're looking at very, very minor gains called for the main u.s. markets. this comes after a wild session on wall street just yesterday. we saw the dow recover its biggest recovery since 2008. this was largely tied to the movements we saw in wti, which was down. the oil price there almost 4%, made a recovery. so, too, did equities following that move. how this is playing out today in global trade, we did see weakness in the shanghai composite. other asian markets moved higher. this is the picture in europe, driven largely by earnings today. the oil price still in focus as well. the ftse 100 leading the way higher by almost 2%. the dax up by 1%. the french cac 40 and ftse mib also moving significantly higher. >> let's talk about the middle east and syria in particular. syria's main opposition bloc has said it'll support a u.s.-russia brokered cease-fire plan. the announcement follows president assa

the u.s. ers. they spent about $455 million a year just to run this prison, including the operation of the military commissions, the special trial process for those accused of carrying out attacks against the u.s. or u.s. interests. and the president said that there needs to be a -- that the american taxpayer should not be supporting this, but he really did try to hammer home the idea that this is hurting the u.s.'s credibility on the global stage. the president said several times that allies that would work with the united states on issues, such as trying to fight isil or daesh, and trying to deal with other problems of extremism around the world, have a real problem in their own countries because of the existence and ongoing detention of these men at guantanamo bay; that it -- basically, how can the u.s. be trusted to help improve their standing when it itself is holding people -- many people who have not been charged with any crimes, only ten of the current detainees actually in the legal pr

jamie dimon says the u.s. lower oil prices and says people are spending their gas savings. he said corporate earnings are not in great shape. shares on the london stock exchange, shares of the london stock exchange up 17%. updatef deutsche boerse percent after they confirmed they aren't detailed talks about the merger of equals. they are considering an option merger if it goes through and it would create the world's biggest exchange and would rival the intercontinental exchange. that is a bloomberg business flash. now, to markets and matt miller. matt: first, i want to highlight what is going on in crude oil. i have the day trade graph your. at the aprilg contracts. we didn't have a roll over, so it might look like a jump from the closing price of 31 and change yesterday, but you just saw a drop after the iranian oil minister came out with comments that they see the saudi-russian agreement to freeze oil production as, quote, "ridiculous." that is why you seek to turn down in oil and oil markets have been heavil

but also an impact on the broader globe. u.s. president obama recently helped make that deal in the paris climate summit. he came back to say there were new rules that states had to curb greenhouse gas emissions. the supreme court was sending a message to the president said the recalls could not go into effect until the case had worked its way through the court system. now that he has passed away that the supreme court will not weigh in on this. if they decide the president does have that authority, that it is likely that those regulations will go into effect meaning that there is much more likely that the paris climate talks are implemented >>> the death came up at a very ill tempered debate between republican hopefuls. >> reporter: a moment silence to mark the death of a supreme court justice announced just before the republican debate. the question of replacement dominated early exchanges. the question, should president obama appoint a new justice as the constitution says. apparently not in an election year >> i think he is goi

the u.s. ever closer to entering the conflict. in april 1916, wilson defended neutral rights as he had since the sinking of the lusitania and threatened to several o-matic --s with germany followed following the sinking of a passenger boat by u-boat. bluster by the wilson administration led to the germans backing down this u-boat campaign. there was a divide in the response of the american electorate. for wilson americans saw this is a triumph of u.s. assertive neutral rights diplomacy, while critics perceive this as leading from behind or diplomacy from behind. in 1916,of the war there were a number of major events. we don't have enough time to go through them, there was a major battle which round up being a truce that resulted in the british blockade continuing. there were many monthlong battles which resulted in more than one million total casualties. as at least aen watershed in terms of the fighting of the war itself. politically, 1916, wilson have the advantage of incumbency. but rightly

you have this triple sort of premium in the u.s. with a strong dollar, the opposite in emerging markets. very depressed earnings, check sheet -- alix: thank you. scarlet: what is behind the risky asset selloff in the g-20 leaders fail to support fiscal stimulus. can we see a negative reaction? ♪ ♪ mark: let's get the first word news. a stunning development on the presidential campaign trail. chris christie endorsing donald trump for president. kristi says trump is the only candidate qualified it to be president and the only one who can beat hillary clinton. kristi dropped out of the race after a poor showing in new hampshire earlier this month. the internal revenue service says weiss as many taxpayers were hit by cyber criminals than previously uncovered. it is the second time in six months they have revised the total. hackers gained access to tech data for more than 700,000 households and try to access 300,000 more. the irs is working to notify taxpayers. the pentagon is launching more cyber attacks against the islamic state. this b

we used to have a society in the u.s. or anywhere else in the world that was dominated by agriculture. this is not the case any more. i think in the u.s. many years ago many were involved in farming but now it is 3%. do we prepare the world for the way is to be or what it used to be >>> what we have been talking about speaks directly to the work you do with respect to labor >> i would take a much less sanguine view. this narrative that we've done pretty well haven't we for labor and jobs. no. we haven't. we have not. we've seen a step back from political commitment to full employment. we've seen the growth of very high levels of unemployment and low quality employment. we've seen something which has only been alluded to indirectly, extraordinary growth of inequality, hardening into exclusion. if access to education, you know, the people are moving and shifting coming from the higher echelons of the social ladder this is not an accident. it is a hardening of exclusion. we should not be too sanguineb about where we have come

the u.s. military, there are two objects in orbit around the earth. one may be the satellite. the other could be the final stage of a rocket launched a little more than eight hours ago by north korea. in pyongyang, state media cheered that launch despite widespread condemnation around the world. the u.s., south korea, and japan say the satellite launch of a long-range missile test. comes one month after north korea claimed it tested a hydrogen bomb. cnn is covering the story from all angles around the world with reporters in stations. alexandra field with reaction in beijing this hour. first, paula hancocks joins us from seoul, south korea. good to have you with us. people are talking about the latest move by the north. what has been the general reaction among people in south kore korea? >> george, i have one piece of information to update you with. first of all, we just heard that the defense minister here in south korea has been briefing parliament. he has said that it appears the satellite h

the u.s. appealing on both sides to deescalate the situation. the u.s. has told the turkish government to stop shelling. it has told the y.p.g. not to take advantage of the chaos on the ground to seize land >>> as we've just heard from the saudis, they are now sending their war planes into the turkish air base preparing for the fight against i.s.i.l. >> reporter: yes. really a sign of seriesness on the part of saudi arabia because they did offer to send ground forces to take part in any ground operation if and when the u.s. led coalition decides to go after i.s.i.l. in syria and iraq. showing that we have now sent our planes, the turkish government saying they're ready to participate, send ground forces in, but those statements have been received with - the syrian government, they have warned the saudi arabia not to take such a move because according to them it will be seen as a form of aggression. in the words of the syrian foreign minister, the foreign troops who do enter syria will return to the countries in coffins. heightened tensions in the reasons,

the u.s. media say they may have been deployed last week. the foreign minister declined to confirm it, but justified the build-up. >> the facilities are for military and for self-defense. they're totally consistent with the right of self-defense given to all nations by international laws. and there is no room for criticism. >> china controls woody islands, also claimed by vietnam and taiwan. various incidents have occurred between china and vietnam in the disputed waters. >>> japan's defense minister spoke to the reporters in tokyo. >> translator: even though chien into had previously said they had no intention of using the facilities for military purpo s purposes, we'll ask the country to give us a more convincing explanation of its action. >> the news came as the president barack obama agreed to cooperate to stop china from militaryizing the sea. >> a powerful explosion has occurred in turkish. injuring 61. aimed at the country's military. the blast happened on wednesday evening, during rush

the u.s. military to be able to match up with these countries and show that if there is ever a nuclear fight, the u.s. will come out ahead. about 7100 nuclear weapons, russia has about 7700 and there is falloff from their. guest: under the new treaty, those numbers will come down. the argument is that you can do a lot of damage with 7500 or 4000 or 1000 nuclear weapons. what is the appropriate cap? when dealing with the money needed to maintain these weapons, what areas are we talking about? guest: the congressional budget organization came out and said that over the next 10 years, the project the nuclear arsenal costs about $350 billion. that number will go up pretty high on average in the 20 20's. other groups have come out, one think tank says it will be about 70 -- $700 billion in the next 25 years. was a group inside the department of energy which handles the development, production, design of the actual new warhead. those delivery systems are the icbms, the bombers, the air controlled cru

the u.s. president, barack obama, at the asean meeting in california said the u.s. would continue to oppose that and continue to carry out missions which it would make clear that it wanted to protect the right of freedom of navigation for all countries within this area. it has just finished a second such mission where it's sailed a warship close to another island. china has protested against that. it seems that this will be seen as escalation by the u.s. and we will see more in the future. >>> the south china region sees tree trillion dollars in trade pass through every year. >>> there are section, at the region after a show of military force meant to send a message to north carolina over its recent rocket launch. the u.s. sent 12 stealth fighters to fly over south carolina. landing at the air base just south of seoul. the jets were escorted by u.s. and south korea's fighter jets. the pentagon said in a statement the f22 ares one capability of the defense of this great nation. >>> president obama is calling for the senate to take up his supreme court nominee. he does

it is an ally of the u.s. and turkey made it clear that it is not happy with the alliance but saying its position will not change >>> the attempts to stop the conflict in syria, even temporarily, appear to be going nowhere as the fighting continues. they have made further progress in aleppo. the bombing campaign shows no signs of ending. a report again. >> reporter: this high ground gives the syrian army and its allies an advantage. the main rebel supply line from the west to the northern countryside of aleppo is now within their range of fire. disrupting the supply line is not their only objective. it is not far from the only entrance to the opposition controlled enclave and the divide city of aleppo. opposition fighters are trying to keep the roads open where tens of thousands of people live inside the city. a pause in the fighting will only benefit the government. >> translation: the battle for aleppo was carried out by the international community who call themselves friends of syria. we will not stop fight

back in the markets. news that u.s. but a minor reprieve for the energy markets. investors devastated by rock-bottom oil prices. there are bright spots for the travel industry at least. the cochairman of lows stopped by bloomberg to talk about the impact of cheap oil. we are actually having some technical difficulties there. nonetheless, in theory, lower oil prices are good for gasoline prices. they should be spending that as well. we will continue to follow that story on bloomberg markets. called thehe is been best strategist you have never heard of. and simon will be our guest. hyman will be our guest. ♪ david: it is 2:00 p.m. in new york and 3:00 a.m. in hong kong. welcome to bloomberg markets. good afternoon. i'm matt miller. lower following a report on crude inventories that forced oil to pair earlier gains. are we looking at the end of the year's longest rally? top minds on the economy this hour. and ed hymanart will join me. where do these giants of economics put the odds of a u.s. recession? after maintaining op

it is a very volatile situation, but the u.s. is still trying to say that talking that diplomacy is going to be the way to resolve this, not on doing military efforts, at least when it comes to resolving the civil war inside syria, not the separate fight rosalyn jordan with the latest thank you. which turkey's prime minister was backed by 350 air strikes. the city is now surrounded from forces from the south, and east, following advances and their allies. more now on the syrian border. >> hundreds of families have been forced from their homes displaced as a result of the on going government offensive in the northern country side. pictures have emerged, dramatic pictures of people heading towards the border in search for safety. what we understand is that some people headed to the country side, thousands of others took shelter in the kurdish enclave, which is in northern syria, and thousands of others headed towards the turkish border crossing what is known. we don't have exact numbers put according to the syrian observe story, up

the united states and -54. not only that, u.s. ng expectations for the best part of the last 12 months. -30.8.leases let's finish with the eurozone. on january 28, the orange line -20 6.5, the lowest since november 2014. unlike the u.s., this index has been about zero for the best part of the last 12 months. when it begs is coming data keeps on missing expectations, not only could we be talking about rate hikes, will there need to be further rate cuts? a great chart. howe: does it also show poor u.s. economists are at predicting economic data? people have been way too optimistic. mark: the u.s. is by far the worst when it comes to predictions. we've been below zero except for this little period in november of leicester. --ve been below zero november of last year. betty: did we just put a bunch of economists out of their jobs? is that what we are doing here? mark: of course we are. betty: i will have to hand it to market again. is this then julie: first time mark has beat me? betty: that is the reason why. i love both the charts, bu

it is used by the u.s. led coalition in the fight against i.s.i.l. >> translation: the latest deployments when it comes to the land forces or increasing air campaign emphasize that saudi arabia's continuing to work with the international coalition to fight i.s.i.l. they also showed that saudi arabia is matching its words with action. today we are reinforcing our air campaign and we will wait for military details on how to start the land operations. teams have already arrived at the air base. the rest will arrive in hours. they should be ready soon >>> let's talk to our correspondent who is in southern turkey close to the syrian border. let's start with the turkish attacks and the y.p.g. what does this group of syrian kurds done to upset turkey? >> reporter: well, the prime minister of turkey making it clear that he considers the bordertown of azaz a red line and what he described as the russian y.p.g. advance towards there as a threat to national security. we know that turkey considers the y.p.g. a terrorist

as indeed, the u.s. e case scott, was here a few months ago, he wrote a book on the dilemma. where is the legal justification that says it is not just a foreign individual, but now an american individual, who can be targeted? yes, i do not have a problem with that. nationals, ok,n who leave the united states and have planned attacks against the u.s. become combatants. and we have a series of u.s. supreme court decisions going back to the 1940's, the very famous case of the german saboteurs, two of them were american nationals. ok? and we have lots of german-americans who at the outbreak of world war ii, they went to germany and joined the german armed forces. they put on german uniforms. and when we were fighting against them, we did not say, well, we have to detain them because they are american citizens. we simply engaged in combat with them. and so, american nationals, like who leave the u.s. and become combatants, they are assuming the risk of becoming combatants. and the president can order that they

the u.s. is still gushing oil. rices, if they were to rise it could switch on quickly, bringing more oil to market. other countries, it is about their production. it about them that changes the equation? themselvessaudi's have decided to draw a line under the policy. it looks as if there has been a change of approach within the saudi government and this is the first step. tohink they will go further take up production. ideally with people joining them. we will be lucky to see it at 50 but once you have seen the floor it is possible to see things moving up over the next few months. alix: you wrote in a blog early in february before this potential freeze pack came up that you would suggest buying oil. what gave you the confidence and then? the pressure the saudi's were coming under from other opec member states, and the realization they were not driving the u.s. shale industry out of business. they tried to do that. they recognize the reality of the situation. now they are moving back to a more sensible approach. alix

zeina hodr, southern turkey. >> the u.s. urged turkey after the prime minister demanded turkish fighters withdraw from around the border. turkey confirmed it carried out shelling in the north of the country. it said it was striking in retaliation under the army's rules of engagement and we have this update. >> turkish military confirming they are targeting positions inside the torn in earn aleppo province, a clear message to the ypg that the government considers a terrorist organization. this kurdish armed group have been taking ground from turkey backed syrian groups taking advantage of the government offensive in the northern aleppo country side. as we speak, we know that the ypg has been trying to advance towards two main strongholds, so clearly a warning, telling them not to advance any further or maybe supporting the opposition groups on the ground who are y trying to repel their ad vance. earlier today, turkey will not hesitate to take any action against the action that it has been taking in the mountains in northern ir

the u.s. secretary of state was turning about a-- talking about a turn point. the prime minister is saying a cold war. they're encircling opposition force new zealand aleppo. russia is continuing its bombing campaign. to complicate matters further, turkish forces began shelling kurdish targets inside syria. we will have more on the diplomatic front in a moment from dominic kane but first our correspondent on the border. >> reporter: this gives an advantage, the main rebel supply line from the west to the northern countryside of aleppo is now within range of fire. disrupting the supply line is not their only objective. it is not far from the only entrance to the opposition controlled enclave in aleppo. opposition fighters are trying to keep the roads open to prevent a siege of eastern aleppo where tens of thousands people live. a pause in the fighting will only benefit the government it is said. >> translation: the battle for aleppo was carried out by the international community. they will not s

. >> and apple versus the u.s. government. new this morning, why ceo tim cook says unlocking the iphone in question would be bad for america. it's thursday, february 25th, 2016. "worldwide exchange" begins right now. >>> good morning. welcome to "worldwide exchange" on cnbc. i'm sara eisen. >> and i'm wilfred frost. we could be in for another wild market ride today. a busy session in asia overnight. china in the eye of the tiger. let's get you up to speed on what happened while you were sleeping. china's finance minister warning of pressure on exports and the yuan. interbank lending rates moved sharply up at the open. reuters is reporting china's central bank injected more than $52 billion into the money market through seven-day reverse bond repurchase agreements. here's how things closed. let's have a look at it. it was particularly the china markets that declined. the reverse st of asia wasn't t affected. also, talk of relatively low volumes and a number of stories as well in the press over there today about the growing corpo

the u.s. pushes for an immediate ceasefire after russia's proposal for i it to start in march. ♪ ♪ >>> i am lauren taylor, this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up. >> you are out of order. [speaking at the same time] >> a president under pressure in south africa. jacob zuma is heckled inside parliament as the row tests continue outside. >>> next can prison riot frustrated families demand answers after more than 50 people die in a monterey jail. and new window on the study of the cosmos as sig as einstein ws proved right about gravitational waves. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, we start with renewed effort to his revive the floundering talks in syria with diplomats gathering in germany ahead of the proposed meeting between the government and rebels later this month. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry and his russian counterpart sergei lavrov are hosting the talks in munich, a ceasefire to begin on the 1st of march has suggested by russia but the u.s. wants it to begin immediately. meanwhile ago

fewer chinese tourists are traveling to the u.s. which means less spending at flagship stores in big cities and china has proven lately to be unpredictable, so if the slowdown leads chinese consumers to pull back their spending, it could be trouble for retail. for "nightly business report," i'm courtney reagan. >>> still ahead, mutual funds that may help you stay calm in a stomach-churning market. >>> redstone resigned as chairman of cbs. a lawsuit challenging are redstone's mental competence raised questions about whether he should continue in that role. shares of cbs rose in initial after-hours trading as did shares of viacom where she's also chairman. viacom's board will reportedly meet tomorrow. >>> gopro slings to a fourth-quarter loss and issues a disappointing revenue forecast. the action camera maker lost 8 cents a share. analysts were looking for a break-even quarter. revenue also fell short at $437 million, a decline of 31% from year ago. the result sent shares lower after initially rising in after-hours trading. but as jos

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♪ syria talks, the u.s.ushes to an immediate ceasefire after russia's proposal for it to start in march. ♪ i'm lauren taylor and this is al jazeera live from london and also coming up, president under pressure in south africa and jacob zuma is heckled in parliament as the protests continue. mexican prison riot frustrated families demand answers after more than 50 people die in an monteray jail and new window on the study of the cosmos as einstein is proved right about gravitational waves. ♪ hello and we start with renewed efforts to revive the floundering talks in syria in germany ahead of a proposed meeting between the government and rebels later this month, the u.s. secretary of state john kerry and sergei fedorov are hosting the talks in munich, a ceasefire to be on the first of march has been suggested by russia but the u.s. wants it to begin immediately. meanwhile on the ground there is continued fighter near syria border with turkey and they captured an air base which was originally controlled by the s

last night, the u.s. military conducted an operation in libya against an isil training camp ending senior isil facilitator in libya. we are assessing the results of this operation and will provide additional information when appropriated. that statement could be coming a little later this morning. washington time, laura. they are now confirming the identities of those killed including a specific algerian who may have been that isil facilitator. they are confirming that the u.s. military did carry out a strike against isil targets. this is something which the u.s. military has very much wanted to do, because it's been very concerned about the efforts of isil to establish a beach head, as it were inside libya, given the fragile political situation that in country. there had been talk about whether the u.s. would hold off on doing any such airstrikes until after the new unity government actually came to power and started ruling, so that it wouldn't look as if the u.s. was unilaterally launching airstrikes wit

sharyl: the national museum of the u.s. navy is open to the public and is located in the middle of the navy yard in washington dc, which is an active military installation, so there is an extra layer of security to go through. there are plans to relocate it to a more public place. next week on "full measure" -- 'll have results of a shocking investigation into the cost of medical services and how they vary wildly from place to place, even sometimes within thsame city. the difference can be thousands or even ten thousand dollars for the exact same procedure. with more patients paying out of pocket, we'll show you why it makes sense to shop around, but also reveal how difficult that can be. thatats it for this week. thanyou for watching. i'm sharyl attkisson. until next time, we'll be searching for more stories that >>> i'm chris wallace. today the judicial legacy of antonin scalia andhe fierce political battle to replace him. >>> i plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibilities to nominate a successor in to you time. >> a

the u.s. government acknowledged that every penny that he sent was intended only for purely humanitarian assistance for these 14 families. intended forit those purposes, even the government acknowledging the money never went everywhere -- anywhere but those recipients to buy food, by shelter, medicine. nobody contends that a single tony went to saddam's regime buy weapons, to terrorist groups, anything else. yet the u.s. government indicted him for what i think he called, aptly, a crime of compassion. two months ago, he stood in a federal court in missouri expecting to receive probation because what he was accused of the wing has not been a crime now for nine years. yet he was sentenced to three in federal prison, which he began serving two weeks ago at fort leavenworth. i was able to speak to his son and son-in-law on the devastation this has wreaked on dr. moody also his family. he has several college-age students. has another son who is 16 years old and is a junior in high school, and his br

the u.s. and russia will bring a ceasefire by saturday. that deal excludes i.s.i.l. and al-nusra front and all rebel groups that will not commit to a cessation of hostilities. the syrian opposition wants international guarantees that the government in damascus and russia will not target rebel groups under the pretext of continued operations against i.s.i.l. and al-nusra. while the government in damascus says it will accept the partial truce, it warned rebel groups not to attempt to strengthen their positions during any pause in the fighting >>> ready, aim, stop firing, catching up with the latest in syria's bloody civil war. joining me for that conversation is ambassador, director of government relations and vice president for policy and research at the middle east institute. a cessation of hostilities. they don't want to call it a ceasefire any more, that doesn't include some of the parties who are doing much of the fighting. does it mean anything? is it worth? >> just like a lot of syrians i'

the u.s. should institute a five-year planning cycle for at a region instead of the one year at a time approach that fosters insecurity and unstableness. the sustained engagement in afghanistan will continue through 2024. the partnership agreement signed by the government of afghanistan and the united states. we must insure there are appropriate mechanisms and structures in place that provide for effective insight in order to oversee, account for and safeguard the security assistance the u.s. and our international partners are contributing to the afghan. we need to limit as much as possible opportunities and operations that would encourage or enable individuals to exploit or conduct any fraud, waste or abuse activities. activities of this nature can undercut the trust of the american people, impede moral of the troops and fuel the sceptism we don't have use of our resources. i look forward to hearing from those who conducted their own services. i turn to the subcommittee ranking member before w