while the u.s. asserts the syrian g government carried out the attack, russia has blamed it on the anti-governrnment rebels. the russian foreign minister has called the u.s. rhetoric primitive and loutish. russian president vladimir putin has signaled he may meet with tillerson during the secretary ofof state's visit, a reversal from putin's earlier position. meanwhile, people are calling for white house spokesman sean spicer's resignation after spicer tried to drum up support for more u.s. military attacks against the syrian regime by comparing assad to hilter and falsely claiming hitler never used chemical weapons. in world war ii, you had guys on as despicable as hitler who did not even sink to using chemical weapons. so you have to come if you are russia, ask yourself, is this a country that you and regime you want to align yourself with? amy: in fact, the nazis systematically used poison gas as part of its genocide of 6 million jews. the nazis began experimenting with gas with the specific purpo

days after the u.s. attack on syrian airfield, fighter jets were taking off, involving some -- when the chemical attacks took place in the first place. cnn, washington. >> he's the chair of contemporary middle east studies. thanks so much for being with us. so, of course, as we've heard being questions every once answered what comes next. and the mixed messages from the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. will be helping, how likely is it do you think that the u.s. would eventually try to remove assad from there. does it look like they would be moving in that direction. >> the trump administration is full of contradictions. when barack obama was in power, the republicans basically criticized barack obama for the lack of strategy on sea. if you listen carefully to haley, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, she laid out, she said, the defeat of isis regime change, directly or indirectly and iranian influence. high -- the secretary of state said, well, the first priority is defeat of isis and then united stat

the u.s. strikes were retaliation for the brutal chemical weapons attack in syria that killed nearly 90 people including 33 children. just today more bombs fell on that same town hit by that deadly chemical attack. sources on the ground say at least 16 people were killed, and it's not clear who exactly is behind these new air strikes but russian and syrian planes have gone after rebel targets in that area recently. this comes as moscow is sending a warship to syria's coast. and promising to bolster syria's air defenses all just days before secretary of state rex tillerson is set to land in moscow for his first visit in his new role. we have a panel of reporters and analysts covering every angle. i want to begin with senior international correspondent matthew chance in moscow and, matthew, we know secretary tillerson called his russian counterpart today to talk about syria. what are you hearing about that conversation? >> well, the state department was very tightlipped of the content, ana, of th

the u.s. air strike in syria was a reaction to the chemical attack we saw take place from the very airfield that was targeted i the u.s. he said he ordered it in reaction to that because no child of god should ever have to suffer like that children of syria did with the civilian tragedies reported. also saying syria repeatedly ignored security council warnings against. finally, encouraging the rest of the world to join the u.s. in this effort to end global terrorism. in terms of the market reaction, the mood has taken a somber turn following the u.s. missile strike on the syrian airfields. let's get it over to so feed to take a look at how the safe haven is going and some action when it comes to oil market. >> fairly optimistic start this morning. asian see that turn, stocks looking at the second day of losses. shares tokyo to sydney easing the days events. this is that the 6/10 of 1%. we have the nikkei swinging into the 10, down 1/10 of 1%. when we look at the deepest regional picture, we hav

>>> breaking overnight, the u.s. launches dozens of cruise missiles at a syrian airfield. >>> geopolitical concerns sparking a jump in oil prices. a round up of the trading picture. >>> and a u.s./china summit. president trump is meeting with his chinese counterpart later today. a live report from mar-a-lago where it will be taking place. it's friday, april 7, 2017. "worldwide exchange" begins now. >>> good morning. welcome to "worldwide exchange" on cnbc on a busy news day friday. i'm sara eisen. >> i'm wilfred frost. good morning to you from me as well. the top story, u.s. warships in the mediterranean fired 59 cruise missiles targeting a syrian air base overnight. the base was the one used to launch tuesday's chemical weapons attack that killed syrian civilians. a syrian official said the missiles caused material damage to the airfield. michelle caruso-cabrera will have much more on this story, including what president trump told the nation about it last night. that's coming up in a minute. first, let's check on th

the goal from the u.s., opening up the japanese markets to more u.s. oducts and paving the way for greater japanese investment in the u.s. >> one interesting side note. as governor of -- now vice president pence had a very close relationship with japan, politically and economically. you look at subaru, honda, toyota, all had home bases in indiana. you're seeing a continuation of that relationship. >> let's talk about the north korean -- pardon me. let's move on to the north korean nuclear threat. one that mike sense said there, it's a failure of dialogue when he spoke alongside the deputy prime minister. yesterday, things seemed to rachet up quite a bit. l let's talk about what sean spicer said in regards to red lines. >> drawing red lines has not worked in the past. he holds his cards close to the vest. you're not going to see him telegraphing how he'll respond to any military our other situation going forward. that is something he believes has not serve us well in the past. the president has been very clear that not taking options off the table gives

henry: the u.s. launched approximately 59 tomahawk cruise missiles against al-shayrat airbase in homs province. the damage is said to be huge according to the syrian news agencies. approximately 70 military -- seven were killed military personnel killed. it is said that it is said that maybe nine civilians were killed. russian saying some of the missiles may have missed the basis. planes were to nine destroyed and hangars and other equipment. molly: how significant is this airbase? henry: it is a significant airbase and one of the syrian stationst's modern air from which they carried out a lot of attacks in the past, including chemical weapons. fairly far away from any rebel held territory's, it had a lot of traffic of the syrian military operations. bunkers ofe to the the chemical weapons that were 2013 ofly given up in which and there's evident were not destroyed under the agreement reached that he or. molly: what are we seeing in terms of reaction? the syrian military has condemned the attack in fr

and the u.s. esidents takes -- president takes his axe to taxes, a new program for businesses and individuals, but the president still have to get the plan through congress. ♪ brent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. china has reacted angrily to the u.s. installing a controversy oh antimissile defense system in south korea. the u.s. and a south korea insist the system is necessary to counter the threat from a nuclear armed north korea, but china says the system undermines its own security. the chinese foreign minister has urged all sides to ease the tensions. while in washington, the senate is being briefed on the options of that the white house has. correspondent: not many south koreans are happy about the missile defense system being built, it will be operational within days and washington says it is a necessary step to counter the threat from north korea. >> with every test, kim jong-un moves closer to his goal and are given -- and the capabilities against new coat -- against amer

the u.s. s launched a missile attack against syria, the pentagon says that the cruise missiles were aimed at planes and feel tanks -- fuel tanks at the shayrat airfield. this comes after the u.s. accused the assad regime of using gas to kill civilians. what president trump called, "an affront to community." the u.s. secretary of state says russia has been incompetent over syria. rex tillerson went on to say there were no discussions prior to the strike, however it conflicts with a pentagon statement which says russia was notified over a channel used to avoid conflict with syrian interface. russia says they may hold corporation with the u.s. in syria over the attacks. therding to a news agency, head of the security committee in the upper house of parliament, they have urged an urgent meeting with the yuan council. they say it undermines agreements made in geneva. and news of the strike came as donald trump was meeting with his chinese counterpart in florida. trade and currency and the threat of

a former member of the u.s. congress, chief of staff in the white house, former ambassador to mexico, one of the best and beloved former investors to mexico, i should say. thank you for leading us today. the floor is yours. >> thank you very much, kim. thank you to csis for putting on this program. one of the things i have always been astounded by going back to 50-plus years when i first went to mexico with president johnson and then as ambassador 25 years ago, to the present time, is to be such close neighbors, how little we know about mexico and mexicans as a country. i find that particularly alarming in the official washington. so programs like this are very important, particularly at, as the ambassador says, a critical time in our bilateral relationship. if we are going to move forward, we really have to know each other, and what we learn we have to spread to other people. i think that is one of the real values of what csis is tuned today. i would like to call on the mexican ambassador to the united states fo

yousef: the u.s. nounced a review of policy with iran and rex tillerson says that the deal with the world powers neeley -- merely delayed their nuclear weapons system and if unchecked could follow the same path as north korea. we take a look at that. we have an interesting clarification from the u.s. administration, first the review whether the sanctions are in compliance and then the outburst saying that this is not exactly what we are aiming for. tuesday, the state department certified that iran is complying with the nuclear deal, so that goes against the trump administration's line on iran that they do not like the deal, so it seems like they came out and wanted to clarify that this is noton, necessarily the position of the trump administration. they think it is a bad deal still, too focused on the nuclear aspect and they want more sanctions on other things. shery: does the review mean anything? some people are saying, the acting director of the initiative at the atlantic council in washington, "eve

the u.s. military. >> thank you. >>> it is 4:00 a.m., with the u.s. no longer on the sidelines what happens as we move forward? >> reaction from our allies continues to pour in. what are we learning this morning? >> reporter: good morning the reaction coming in fast and foou furious, you have countries like saudi arabia, qatar waiting for this for yours, they are calling trump's decision a courageous decision, turkey also calling it a positive response saying the next step should be an immediate implementation of no fly zones, there was a cartoon in the arab news a major publication here in the middle east, it show a lot of the reaction, it shows an eeg until t -- eagle flying, swooping down on assad and isis. >>> thank you. early start continues right now. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> tonight i ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in syria from where the chemical attack was launched. >> that breaking news a series of missile strikes by the united states on syria after the c

the u.s. against syrian president bashar al-assad's forces since the syrian war began over six years ago. the move comes after the u.s. accused assad's forces of using the shayrat airbase to carry out a chemical weapons attack that killed 86 people, including at least 30 children. syria denies carrying out the attack. we will host a roundtable discussion. then to capitol hill where senators invoke the nuclear option that will allow supreme court justices to become confirmed possible majority. >> the nuclear option means the end of a long history of consensus on supreme court nominations. it weakens the standing of the senate as a whole. as a check on the president's ability to shape the judiciary. amy: the vote in's a democratic led filibuster aimed at blocking neil gorsuch's confirmation for the supreme court. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. u.s. warships fired a barrage of missiles into syria thursday evenin

the u.s. making it harder for companies to take foreign tech workers to the u.s. using a visa process. in a memo, the citizenship agency said the new members into combat what is called fraud and abuse in the program. shares and outsourcing have flipped in new york trading. senate democrats have set the stage for confrontation to blockg enough votes president trump's supreme court nominee. acting as republicans advanced judge gorsuch is nomination in the judiciary committee, clearing way for his domination on the senate floor. mitch mcconnell has said he would be confirmed one way or another this week. the u.s. trade secretary has said the asian pacific has become the most important region for global economy. opportunitiesfor with british businesses outside the european union as the country prepares to leave the block. is where theic gravity has moved to. there are enormous opportunities here in terms of exports but also in terms of investment moving in both directions. we are looking to see ho

the wealth effect of rising u.s. asset prices, 1990 stocks, 2000 houses, raising the aggregate demand in the u.s. economy. which has become the consumer market of last resort. for the global economy. for all global manufacturing producers. that debt is sustained by the global capital inflows into the u.s. financial system, because the dollar has become, it is, still is the world's leading reserve currency, if there is a crisis, everybody wants hands-on dollars. and the federal reserve, which controlled the money supply essentially for the world, is holding interest rates low to provide those credit conditions that greenspan referred to in 1998. ok, so now i will shift gears and scales a little bit. the housing market was bound to cool off. to some degree. and it did in 2007. you can see the little blip. and now we have a different question, which is -- why, by the fall of 2008, and did the cooling-off of the housing i am nothich to betterng, leads ? nancial apocalypse september 2008, the u.s. financial system, let me

the u.s. president hits 100 days in office. we look at how president trump differs from candidate trump. >>> and pope francis in egypt bringing comfort to christians and visiting churches attacked by isis just a few weeks ago. >>> live from our cnn world headquarters, welcome. i'm george howell. >> i'm natalie allen. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> on donald trump's 100th day in office, north korea fired another ballistic missile. there have been multiple attempted launches since mr. trump became u.s. president in january. >> the latest act of defiance comes as a u.s. navy strike group led by the "uss carl vinson" was spotted off the coast of japan. a north korean diplomat said this, "the irony is that the u.s. which is chowholly to blam push staging the largest ever joint aggression miller drills on the tprk in months." >> donald trump tweeted, "north korea disrespected the respects of china and its respected president when it launched, though unsuccessfully, a missile today." fair to say

will the u.s. actually sit down in any way, shape or form for diplomatic negotiations with the north koreans? >> you know, whether you go back to the agreed framework of the 1990s or the six-party talks -- >> not, that just looking forward, whatever version it will be. will there be any negotiating, whether it's direct i? mean, you can answer that -- could you see a direct negotiation with north korea and the u.s.? >> i think not at this time. the policy that president trump has articulated is to marshall the support of our allies in the region, here in japan, in south korea and nations around the world and china who have taken the position now for decades of a nuclear-free korean peninsula. >> bilateral talks, that's not going happen, understandable. is there a move or a thought that as part of those diplomatic steps you're talking begun to get the nations like south korea, like japan, maybe even china back to the table with north korea and the u.s.? is that something that you think is doable and w

the aussie dollar against the u.s., 0.75. and ae in new edition of daybreak is available at this hour on your bloomberg and your mobile. let's look at some of the top stories that made it into today's edition. the cover story, trimming back the fed leans toward a policy change it would begin shrinking its balance sheet later this year. officials reiterated the gradual showing a split over inflation risk while projection a median of three increases this year. questions remain around the timing and the size and what impact it would have on interest rate quality. matt: i did like the picture on the website. the ecb march meeting account may give investors insight into policymakers views on the end of qe and eventual rate hikes. don't miss our coverage of mario draghi's speech at 8:00 a.m. u.k. time, 9:00 a.m. on the continent. you can see it on bloomberg television or your bloomberg terminal. anna: daybreak focuses on the story that gary cohn has saying hepeople generally favors banking going others helmet was and issuing loans.

the u.s. would be onpy for a new proposal lumber. my interview with him coming up. i will get reaction to the u.s. -canada trade relation with the former ambassador to canada. breaking news -- wells fargo shareholders reelected all 15 members of that company's board. the directors received approvals . that was something we were watching all day. wells fargo shares are up 1.75%. taxes on the looming budget line -- deadline are the big stories today. on the issue we are all watching is whether or not there will be a government shutdown friday. what is the latest from capitol hill? what are the prospects for that happening? treasurythis evening, willtary steven mnuchin meet with mitch mcconnell, the senate majority leader, to continue to discuss the tax plan that we are hearing from the white house but will be released sometime tomorrow. the specifics are still leading top aides are scratching their heads, particularly whether this will be very specific or whether or not they will take positions

the u.s. ent donald trump has hinted at a possible intervention in the country after a suspected gas attacon a rebeheld tn they are left week. at least 70 people were killed. there are claims of that russian planes hit a chemical depot held by rebels. correspondent: these men are carrying -- gathering chemical samples from the streets. they say they are also doing tests for chemicals on animals found in the area. they hope to preserve evidence that can be used in an investigation. western leaders believe that the evidence is already overwhelming. >> obviously there is a cocktail of chemicals. quartering, other substances and you see the pictures, it is terrible. that is bashar al-assad's regime. correspondent: at the u.n. headquarters, special investigator echoed that comment. >> war, when more women and children die than grown, armed men is a very dirty war. a war where children suffocate to death because of chemical weapons -- toxic chemicals is a very, very dirty war. correspondent: the syri

i morning that the u.s. auto market has peaked and will shrink this year, despite unprecedented interest from outside. ,ark carter said industrywide it may fall from a record last year. he said toyota's incomes were the highest ever after auto sales in the u.s. declined in the first three months of this year. that is the business flash. francine: that january, ecb president mario draghi said that a marker of healthy inflation would be broad-based price gains across the euro area. bloomberg calculations show there are large discrepancies from country to country, in the impact of the 2.8 trillion euro program. there is still decline in parts of the region, with high unemployment and structural reforms outstanding. still with us is the former ecb president, john tree shea. how difficult -- john country --uld -- sean country should jean-claude trichet. how difficult is it to set monetary policy for the countries? designed forit is 19 countries as a whole, and it is up to each country to take that into account, an

because the nuclear industry in the u.s. atus, along with tighter more complicated, new technology, this has caused westinghouse to effectively create large overruns in the projects that they are building in the united states for reactors to be exact. so because of that and the convocations surrounding building these reactors, there have been enormous write-downs and been making their cash flow nonexistent. money,e using a lot of much more than they expected. that is causing the problem at the moment. still dealinge with this kind of large hole. it is interesting because what happens for westinghouse here on forward? they need to restructure, but do they need to find a buyer or someone to step in? steve: that is just it. those question will be answered that those questions -- those questions will be answered at the end of the month next week. they filed for bankruptcy protection. they look to this and decided what they have to do to restructure. we talked to, what we liquidate who do weo on -- talked to, what do we liquidate,

if the u.s. were to react to that, to conventional attacks and you're looking at a much longer and definite conflict which would be the beginning to regime change. it would then open up the distinct risk of conflict with russia. >> that certainly is on everyone's minds, particularly ahead of the meeting. when we talk about how this plays out, the big question is what next? and, of course, also the big question is about political strategy, is there an end game here? is there an exit strategy? is this a one off? so many questions coming from allies? >> i think that's right, as long as this is restricted to the issue of chemical weapons, then actually it's not cut and dried, and there are significant risks of escalation it's potentially containable. a simple message, if assad uses chemical weapons again he will be struck again. but if he does not, he will not be struck. this is not a solution to syria. it won't make a difference without a political settlement. even a couple months ago, there was opti

the u.s. to say on the trade front, but most deliverables when it comes to president ximp and jinping under domestic pressure to come up with the goods. electronics seems to have shrugged off scandals over product safety and corporate corruption to post fire first court of profit and sales. stephen ingles is on the story. fiasco, the note seven jay y. lee in jail, it can't keep the company down. were talking about deliverables. samsung delivering to shareholders because of the strength in the oled display and memory chip areas, parliamentary numbers of operating profit and sales, the highest first-quarter ever for samsung electronics. this despite the fiasco with withnote 7, customers handsets bursting into flames and exploding, so quite a disaster on the handset front. they are looking for the s8 starting to preorder today to help their prospects, but still, this is the prize that keeps on taking hits. you mentioned about the scandal with jay y. lee. he is appearing in court today as his trial

the u.s. s denied plans for regime change in north korea as it sends an aircraft carrier to the divided peninsula. to ships had been scheduled sail from singapore to australia, but had been diverted north. will safeguardp u.s. interests in the area. russia is strengthening its presence in the eastern mediterranean following america's missile strike in syria. heading pass through for the syrian coast. it is part of russia's black sea fleet and is equipped with cruise missiles. the u.s. ships are heading west out of the area. the leaders of the world's two biggest economies say their talks were a great success and have built an outstanding relationship. said the xi jinping two had established a level of trust. the two agreed on a 100 day plan to address their trade imbalance has president trump accepted an invitation to visit china. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. thank you. our next yes leads the u.s.-ch

news from the u.s. n 20 people have been arrested after fighting broke out at dueling protests in berkeley, california. the patriot day rally was originally organized to show support for the u.s. president donald trump. >> eventually, police had to use pepper spray to subdue the crowds. our affiliate from kron, spencer blake, has the story. >> reporter: though the pro-trump and anti-fascism group started the day somewhat organized, the delineation between the two eventually melted away as the counter demonstrations poured into the streets of berkeley. >> they're sick people! they're angry and they're sick! >> reporter: every so often, the masses would swarm from one side of martin luther king jr. civic center park to the other. several times groups within the crowd would scatter. that was usually either followed or preceded by the sound of a smoke bomb. >> i kept my distance pretty much throughout the whole event. whenever i see something, i kind of just keep that distance. >> there's a couple fights, yo

the u.s. and the context of the memorandum we have on preventing incidents, and ensuring the safety of air traffic over syria. as you know, we have suspended the memorandum today. the russian president confirmed to put thiswilling back, on condition the primary force is going to be reformed aboard the american collisions and russian airbase forces as well as terrorist organizations. the public positions of both russia and u.s., we have no intention of interfering with the domestic affairs of syria. we do have that iraqi example as well as libya. they will be an admonition against trying to re-create similar examples anywhere else. again, we aree willing to achieve an absolute defeat of isis and other terrorists as a common objective . this has been reaffirmed today. we also have another political challenge. that is the solution to the syrian crisis. the u.s. and russia have been at the forefront of finding in the syrian conflict and with external players. today we agreed to continue to work bil

anchor: the reaction on the u.s. strike have been divided along the lines of syria's regime allies and everyone else. nato said syria only had itself to blame while regional players also backed the u.s.. only syria's ally, china taking a more nuanced position, saying it was avoiding a worsening of the situation. has beenreaction divided across party lines. in 2013 barack obama have failed to get congressional approval for strikes in syria. it has long been a sensitive issue. >> a strategic task. speaking on the senate floor on friday, majority leader mitch mcconnnnell fulllly supported ts order to airstrike on syria. >> the planning of this operation was well considered. >> in number of democrats also approved. hillary clinton said an airstrike was the old way to prevent new attacks. collect i believe we should have and still should take out his airfields and prevent him from innocente to bomb people and drop gas on them. ofrects many on the streets new york agreed that this time the president made the right call. >>

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the u.s. will attempt to pursue its interest their? obama refusedent to enforce the redline in syria, it caused a great deal of andppiness in korea japan southeast asia. he was understood that the unit since is not willing to enforce its own redline and very difficult to persuade the chinese and the north koreans that the united states may understand in their way. i think many people look favorably upon last night because at least it indicates that the united states is willing to enforce its red lines in beijing will take notice. there are limits to how far it and definitely north korea could potentially end up in a military situation and they should never assume -- there is no way in which the united states may militarily engaged. it may give china more cause. pressuredoes it give on china's act more unilaterally? guest: i think the dangers for the united states to dry redline. at least the chinese calculate you have a president who despite what he said on the campaign willing to use military

the u.s. data. the u.s. economy entered a phase of -- janet yellen was calling it healthy recovery from that point of view, you think that the u.s. recovery and the risk assets, the u.s. risk assets may be much more resilient to global shocks, geopolitical shocks. that could give the fed confidence they could hike despite lingering political risks. >> reading through some thoughts. you talk about u.s. protectionism is to weigh on the risk sentiment with the aussie bearing the brunt. >> from the current point of view, the next rate hike is a distant prospect. i don't think the markets will be focusing on that. if anything, geopolitical risks, but also u.s. protectionism keeps coming. the u.s. treasury report, fx report which could come as soon as this week or next week, it's mid-april, because of the easter holiday, it could become the focal point of market concerns about u.s. protectionism. it is the case that the new u.s. treasury secretary may opt to tweak the parameters which will allow the

the u.s. just dropped on afghanistan. it is the most powerful nonnuclear bomb ever, unleashing an explosion equivalent to 11 tons of tnt with a mile-wide blast radius. we'll go to kabul to get reaction, and we'll speak with kathy kelly of voices for creative nonviolence about their campaign to end u.s. military and economic warfare. she's just back from afghanistan and is now among 20 peace activists who are on day five of a vigil and fast in front of the united nations to protest the ongoing u.s. support for the saudi bombing of yemen. >> we're hoping to this fast and vigil, people all across the united states will start to recognize we cannot turn the other way and ignore what is happening in yemen. we also hope to bring people attention tobring south sudan, nigeria, somalia, countries nearby which are also nearing a trio of near famine conditions. amy: then hundreds of undocumented immigrants are on hunger strike to protest the conditions and extremely low wages at the for-profit northwest

they are saying that the u.s. now is in the same league as isis and al qaeda and other terrorist organizations because of this strike against their air base in syria. >> alex, again, assad as well as russia saying that this was not done by the syrian government. these chemical attacks that prompted president trump to launch these missiles. what is the other international reaction there in the middle east? >> reporter: well, we're seeing a positive reaction from israel which says that trump is sending a strong message to president assad and his allies. that was to be expected from many netanyahu. the russian reaction, the syrians will be angry about this but the russians are extremely important and we heard a short time ago from the of president putin calling this an aggression against a sovereign state in violation of international law. the russians have called for an emergency session at the u.n. security council. but perhaps most troubling moments ago they said they're suspending an agreement between the u.s. and

he said the u.s. d foreign partners around the world -- he noted russia's involvement in syria on president assad's side and said russia was complicit in three known gas attacks or simply incompetent. the response from the middle east has been positive. news of a strike came as the chinese president met with president trump in florida. the threat of north korea were expected to dominate the discussion. that meeting at mar-a-lago in palm beach. news, a prominent wall street figure has raised a red flag over the state of the u.s. economy. blackrock ceo says growth is slowing, i am concerned president trump's addenda may face problems in congress. he said the u.s. is the slowest growing u.s. economy in the g7 in the first quarter. global news 24 hours a day, powered by 2600 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. >> we are seeing red across the board. nikkei 225 coming up line -- online, up 2/10 of 1%. we have the taiwanese dollar leading the drop. southeast asian currencies, following the lowest

think the u.s. ngth that had been there following the election obviously has dissipated a little bit, but overall we still see the u.s. ,conomy strengthening continuing to be strong, so that should continue to be supportive of u.s. strength and a longer-term cents. sense. >> we will be discussing what is next for france, the eu, and the markets over the next hour, joined by rik spooner from cmc markets, and later, we look at the latest investment opportunities with fidelity. at 9:40 a.m.ergy hong kong time: 9:40 p.m. if you are watching in new york. coming up next, north korea celebrates the birth of the nation this week, and some observers expect it will be sending a message to the world. this is bloomberg. ♪ york.m betty liu in new this is "daybreak asia." big stories. we will cover them here on "daybreak asia." north korea's celebrating the 85th anniversary of its founding. are faring pyongyang may celebrate by launching another ballistic missile are testing a nuclear weapon, so geopolitical risks

the u.s. making moves off the coast as north korea lashes out. >>> moment of impact, for the first time we seen images of the actual explosion of the massive bomb dropped on an isis target in afghanistan. what the pentagon says it hit. >>> caught on camera as a second cell phone video emerges, a second police officer is fired. a man beaten by police during a traffic stop tells his story to nbc news. >>> the price you pay to go to the doctor, an increasingly popular kind of primary care, how families are saving big and getting more time at their appointments. >>> and make way for ducklings. kids learning a lesson in an annual life of in an annual life of spring. "nightly news" begins >>> good evening to our viewers in the west. as we come on the air, it is already saturday morning in north korea. and the day of that country's most important holiday and that has american official the on edge tonight, braced for a poebl military show of force from kim jong-un. increasing signs north korea is coupl

let's look at how the u.s. market post on friday. at first quarter gdp figures that took the wind out of equities sales. they are down almost 1/5 of the theent, -- .20%, as well as dow industrial average. strong following earnings from amazon and alphabet. here at bloomberg, we are marking donald trumps first 100 days, and donald trump has done anything for equities, i have to say he has done a return of dispersion for stock market, a much-needed dispersion. take a look at this chart i have prepared for you. the s&p 500 is up almost 12% since trump's election, however, this dispersion to pay big, big jump in the aftermath of the presidential win. this was much-needed by investment professionals, who had been suffering under low volatility and low correlations for some time to come. what trump especially did -- essentially did was spur repricing as the market sought to adjust to his policies. we will discuss whether or not those policies have actually come to pass throughout this show, but here in the middle east we are just under two

from the u.s. o have a framework for the discussions that are going to take place from now on. they have some very clear objectives. what are they? the japanese objectives are clear. they want to accomplish one thing and avoid three things very they want to accomplish investment in the united states that will -- by japanese companies, that will stave off the u.s. they want to avoid a bilateral u.s. japan fta negotiation because that could lead to some tough negotiation on issues such as agriculture or automobiles. secondly, they want to stave off discussions about currency because there have been accusations about japanese currency manipulation. the third day they want to do is between thelink security issues and the economic and trade issues. those are the three things the japanese want to a college. the u.s. will probably go along with that because this is the first and very general meeting. i want to tackle the first point you made about the japanese wanting to see more investment your from the u

the u.s. lution it has been about supplies. if you don't ask opec if you're in charge of the oil price, they think they can be and greatly supply. who is asking buechele producers in the u.s.? they are the swing producer -- who is asking the shallow producers in -- shell producers in the us? they are the swing producer. barrel -- 508 a dollars a barrel? hedgingere is genuine by producers and consumers of oil. it becomes a very technical market, it is a proper commodity market which is not always telling us about the underlying demand. tothe old days if you wanted shut down in oil-producing platform in the gulf of mexico it was a very big expense of long-term job. it is much slower to respond turning on and off a switch, that is a big problem with rapid response time. at the data and the fact that he was oil production is as strong. maybe opec has this all wrong. maybe they need to think bigger, think more aggressively and take more oil out of the system. not just expand the agreement, it.ease a

the march u.s. t suggests the labor market may be returning to a more sustainable rate of progress. gary cohn gave us his assessment of the data. had an opportunity to talk to the president. we are pretty pleased with the jobs numbers. when you look at the unemployment numbers going down, both the 4.7 number going down as well as the higher, you six number we spent a lot of time looking at that coming down by 3/10 of a percent. we are pleased with what is going on in the unemployment picture. what we know is coming with the jobs created by the companies we have talked to and moving manufacturing back to the united states, we are excited about what is going on in the future. >> the president has talked about the unemployed not just the underemployed. importante of the things you look at as you get this report card? >> absolutely. the president i have a lot of time talking about that number. the underemployed people, the people we think are working in jobs that could work in a better job. that number c

you look at all the signal, the u.s. is deploying forward power with the strike group, the mother of all bomb tests in afghanistan, some say is a message to north korea. you have the vice president in the region. how is all of this being perceived in asia? are the drum beats of war getting uder, so to speak? >> reporter: the intrigue tay was in pyongyang in this interview with the vice foreign minister he did with the associated press, using some rhetoric we are can customed to hearing from the regime, saying the u.s. is to blame for the heightened tension in the region with dispatching the aircraft carrier strike tlup grooup and the vice minister going on to say it's the aggressiveness of the u.s. that is to blame here, that the u.s. needs to stand down and north korea is prepared to go to war to war in any mode that's desired by the united states. there has been speculation mounting for weeks now that kim jong-un has been preparing for a sixth nuclear test and satellite imagery from commercial satellites as recent as ap

but the u.s. ministration and assad actually have a lot in common which primarily is containing isis. >> sure. >> they're both trying to do that. is it the right route that we're sighing to show the ajeem that we' regime that we're looking at tillerson's comments? >> again, something so murderous as assad against his own people, it seems like the decision to make. if you knew getting ready that it would create this vac which isis has shown they are willing to step into. so, the u.s. has a very bad history when it comes to what we do after the bombing. it left a very bad situation in iraq. and i think it was a real worry amongst some of the u.s. government they would repeat that. possibly in even a worst situation in syria, which is why we're getting mixed messages at the moment. >> thursday's air strike was primarily driven by impulse. that's why we saw images of children dying. is it possible if he saw images coming from north korea that he would respond with the same kind of force? >> i think you

the u.s. civil war or the second world war, the first world war does not really mean that much to the american people. it does not so fit in. but nonetheless, the chance for mission which occurs because of .hat happened in 1917 is so big and we are still in the shadow of it. we are 100 years away, and yet the language, the discourse, the problems, the uncertainty, the whether we-- the want to commit or not, the precariousness of it all is still there. what struck me, and i will try to develop this through my remarks, in looking at these various aspects of the local new york city and of the national about this coming of the war was the extent to which certain parts of my story, certain parts of the system, certain parts, elements of the structure of american society, economy, they were sort of ready for the war. they were poised for the war. and others just were not. so it is a mixed tale one has to tell about this coming of the war. not,is someone who is shall we say, poised for the war. what -

the u.s. might make in exchange for a change in behavior from the ugs government? and also speaking about what you just answered previously, did you present to president putin or the foreign minister specific evidence the russian government interfered in the u.s. election? and foreign minister lavrov, if an independent investigation finds the assad government attacked his own people with chemical weapons, what will russia do? president putin said there's an effort to blame assad and plant evidence. did you present that evidence to secretary tillerson today? and would russia refuse to consider to agree to any circumstance that results in the ousting of bashar al-assad. >> we discussed no change in the status of sanctions that have been in place with russia as a result of certain actions taken in ukraine, as you know. i think as to the question of the interference with the election, that is fairly very well established in the united states. that has been spoken to on the hill as well, with the co

the u.s. is ready to deal with north korea's nuclear threats with or without china's help. just days before mr. trump is set to meet in florida with china's president. >> in a new interview, president trump told the financial times, said they'll either decide to help us or they won't. if they don't that will be for china. if they don't it won't be good for anyone. >> earlier cnn spoke with one of the journalist who interviewed mr. trump. >> it's difficult to tell with donald trump, he's certain he has some of thiz stancontrovers stances on china. north korea, after president br barack obama told him. i think he wants to do something about it. you know, he would like to have chinese help, if that's at all possible. >> as we heard, it's important to remember mr. trump campaigned aggressively against china. here are some of the statements he made during the campaign trail. >> we can't continue to allow china to rape our country and that's what they're doing. it's the greatest theft in the history

the u.s. condemns the attack and stands ready to assist russia after a bombing in st. petersburg killed at least 11 people. officials say a homemade device detonated inside a train. a judiciary committee party line vote sent the nomination of judge neil gorsuch for confirmation on friday. democrats have the votes to block that nomination. mitch mcconnell may change the rules to a simple majority threshold of 51 vote for the confirmation. the white house agreed to document each tweet posted by president trump according to the ap which says the request from the national archives and records administration includes deleted and corrected post. the meeting with the president of egypt today. identitiesrequested of u.s. citizens and intelligence reports connected to the trump transition and campaign according to officials who say the pattern was noticed after a review of u.s. policy on unmasking people whose communications are picked up incidentally. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 260