leadership alarm at turkey's small arming ties with russia and french doubts about nature of the viability the aline's is on the pressure but not only from the outside. now catherine martin's reporting there let's bring in our correspondent max hoffmann he joins us from london tonight good evening to you max so nato at 7 there have always been critics of the alliance but you you won't find many people talking about nato celebrating its birthday is that justified realism or would you say due to excessive pessimism. it seems like at the moment they're trying to avoid a fight there sort of a truce going on here in london not to talk about the multiple problems that were also mentioned in that report by catherine martens and that plague the alliance but to say ok this is the 70th out of verse 3 assad about it later it's sort of you know in your uncle turned 70 and you know that the family members have some issues and they decide not to not to not to fight during the party so it reminds me of that but you know the world and the situation in which nato is today 70 years after its foundation is v

leadership alarm a turkey's small arming ties with russia and french doubts about nature is the viability the aline's is on the pressure but not only from the outside. of the other stories making news today stories in mexico are hunting cartel gunmen behind an attack that left 22 people that happened then when you're. that's close to the american border dozens of gunmen sprayed houses and city hall with bullets government workers and police officers among the dead. britain's prince andrew may have to give evidence over his dealings with the late sex offender geoffrey epstein us lawyers want to subpoena the royal meanwhile the woman who says she was forced to have sex with the prince has appealed for support from the british people. a powerful storm that caused havoc in the american midwest has now moved on to the northeast more than half a meter of snow forecast in some areas some 4000 flights have been counseled. well dozens of heads of state are expected at the un climate conference in madrid over the next 2 weeks the u.n. secretary general antonio opening the summit with a call for act

outcome document that the presidents of russia, ukraine, france, and germany has endorsed reaffirms the viability of the minsk agreement. need tospoke about the continue our discussion about how to overcome the crisis around the iranian nuclear program, we are well aware of our position. important to is save jcpoa. that is what we are very the situationt that has occurred in the persian gulf and we also promote all countries who want to ensure its security and safety of navigation. we have reviewed the russian proposal, we have suggest did to begin a dialogue about a system of proactive security. level of the political scientists, experts, and scientific communities we have held a special seminar in many countries including the arab states have taken part in that as well as a number of european scientists. we have also invited u.s. representatives and we hope that, next time, they will take part in such an event. said, weary pompeo has spoke about the situation around venezuela. russia consistently promotes the idea that it should be venezuelan lead, and the people should define their future. and

and does it make sense for the city and even projects like this to look at the viability, the feasibility eventually of native plant nursery operations, whether it's additionally supporting existing partners in the city, like l.e.j., if it's working with existing functions like those at the presidio or if it's looking at potentially considering on island applications. so those are some of the things that somebody in the back of your mind, when i get into it in a second, the ongoing plant management, and the manage mtd thmtd -- management that will be coming back to ticd eventually. basic plant management plan is one of the ongoing o.n.m. functions that's always going to be sort of a tida responsibility or sort of the successor as just sort of long-term o.n.m. functions. >> -- that are now tidas to continuing the management in. the the -- just to give you an example, this could come back at some point to being revegetated with natives. you get the idea that it's going to be an exponentially -- more of an exponentially increasing function sooner rather than later. and finally, we'll end wit

i mean, if there is one group of people that should not believe in the viability of constitution andbeen denied it for generation after generation after generation, but we still believe in that idea of equality, so much so that we are willing to continually, vigila ntly fight for those constitutional ideas. i wanted to ask you about life in new orleans after katrina, because one of the motivations that you had was seeing the absence of help, the absence of an outside force. reagan satirised it as, "i'm from the government and i'm here to help" — to him that was a bad thing, but that was what people needed at that stage and it wasn't there, despite the fact that it was promised... that immediate week. and in terms of what you then drew from that was a belief in self help which you have maintained to this day. in what ways? first of all, it was not born out of katrina, it was something that has always been a part of the african—american culture and experience. that is what the whole civil rights movement was about, it was exercising your right of self—determination, going all the way b

lithium there's more than enough lithium underneath the soap flats but there are questions about the viability of getting it out and one of the reasons for that is if it's mixed in with a lot more magnesium than elsewhere and separating it from that magnesium dries production costs up. those higher projected costs a part of the reason why plenty believe the believe in lithium dream is doomed to fade but those still getting it out of the ground here refuse to stop believing. john home and al jazeera uni so flat's libya. trying because prime minister the rajapaksa has opened a new port city in an attempt to attract foreign investors the project is under construction just outside the capital colombo and is designed to be a regional financial hub its initial funding is a one and a half $1000000000.00 investment under china's so-called belt road initiative. gambier's president is promising action against people traffickers after dozens of gambians citizens drowned off the coast of mauritania they were trying to reach spain's canary islands at least $85.00 people survived and were brought ashore and

document that the president's of russia, ukraine, france and germany have endorsed reconfirms the viabilityf the minsk agreement and requires the fulll observance. that is 100% our position. we also spoke about the need, continue our discussion about the past, how to overcome the crisis around iranian nuclear program. we are well aware of our position. we believe it is necessary to do everything out in our power to save jcpoa to ensure the peaceful nature of iranian nuclear research. naturally we arerc very concernd about the situation that has taken place in the persian gulf in the strait of hormones, and we also promote -- strait of hormuz -- and we also promote for all countries that want to ensure it security and safety of navigation of review that russian proposal we suggested to begin a dialogue about creating a system of collective security around the goal. at the level of political scientist, experts and scientific community, we heldiaa special seminar and moscow. many countries of the region including the arab state of the persian gulf that of taking part in fso a number of europea

lithium there's more than enough lithium underneath these so flats but there are questions about the viabilityf getting it out and one of the reasons for that is if it's mixed in with a lot more magnesium than elsewhere and separating it from that magnesium dries production costs up. those higher projected costs a part of the reason why plenty believe the believe in lithium dream is due to fate but those still getting it out of the ground here refuse to stop believing. john home and al jazeera uni so flat's bolivia africa's largest lake is feeling the effects of climate change like the tories a major source of fresh water but the straw men and women who depend on it for their livelihood fear they may be out of what if action is not taken now they are met hasa as well from the ugandan capital kampala. john say while it has been a fisherman in all his life so is his father and grandfather too it's how the bills get paid but he says something has not been right for a long time on lake victoria. the water is warmer than yes before this is the 1st fish she's caught in alice. waters every time i com

merchants association to have the option to move the flower market off site due to concerns about the viability of their operations in the new central soma neighborhood. we heard their concerns and worked diligently to achieve planning commission approval of a two-variant plan so they can decide which route is best for them. if the vendors elect to stay, kilroy will go forward with the plan to build a wholesale flower market as part of the project. if they elect to move to al alternate site, kilroy agreed to construct a new market and leaves that to the flower mart at the same below market rate. the ground floor experience that be reimagined and includes childcare, increased open space, community facilities. timing is key for either variant. it's important for the flower mart project to obtain approval of a agreement this year to give the vendors the ability to choose the best option for their future and for the city to realize the robust public benefits project that's been described. in this scenario where the market returns, kilroy will be required to relocate the vendors temporarily to 2000

. >> i did see that in the staff report and cure i don't say about the viability of the compton place entrance for that kind of retail. >> i think it's a through property, and so it's -- i am not sure why they are choosing just to have the compton place entry. that is property owner's decision. i am not sure what is behind that and what is driving that. >> i am a little confused. how would you see people getting to the third floor? >> it is a through lot and extensive work being done on the building. >> and entry off post street. >> thank you. >> commissioner richards. >> i guess when i want of the third floor of hair salons and are destination places because people have the favorite hairdresser or whatever. i think people have the destination places that could be suitable for a third floor and you go and have your color done every month and favorite barber and hair stylist. i think i like the measured approach. let's go with the upper two floors and see if we get a taker that is not prada or somebody who would probably never want that space and market to, like staff said, something t

november 2018, insiders at the companies sadie partners have been in a better fight that threatens the viabilityth carmakers, with both of their share prices down by 1/3. tiffany is reporting a rebound in sales, a welcome develop it for french luxury conglomerate lvmh, which is acquiring tiffany. sales rose 1% to 3% over the and year between november 1 december 4. tiffany has been expanding in china with a fly chip store in shanghai -- with a flagship store in shanghai. there is a rise in maritime crime in the shanghai strait. law enforcement in that area to step up patrols. six unauthorized people were found in the engine room of a tanker. 30 incidents have been reported this year. that is your latest bloomberg business flash. still ahead, bowing in more trouble. a new batch of messages has been turned over to the federal aviation administration on the develop at of the 737 max -- the development of the 737 max. this is bloomberg. ♪ beyond the routine checkups. beyond the not-so-routine cases. comcast business is helping doctors provide care in whole new ways. all working with a new generation

and the fire department to further explore the viability of adding a third unit to this property. we learned that the building classification would need to change from r3 to r2 to accommodate the additional unit, which would trigger a whole host of major changes to the building. we would essentially be required to demolish and remodel the existing structure. when we purchased the building back in 2014, there was a c.e. issued due to the presence of a small, illegal third unit at the bottom level. we proceeded to secure a permit and submitted plans for the current two-unit building more than five years ago. in our view, the only viable option is to maintain the current two-unit status of the completed property. the package we submitted includes updated plans, and i'm happy to answer any and all questions. this process has not been fair. the d.r. application was fraudulently submitted by kevin chang using false identities, as were previous complaints regarding our project. we have had neighborhood support throughout this process. while we understand the severity of our mistakes and w

other election news — borisjohnson has suggested a conservative government would consider the future viabilityquestion from the public he said he wouldn't make policy on the hoof but it was worth considering if the current funding model for public service broadcasting ‘still made sense.‘ the snp leader nicola sturgeon has again warned that only a vote for her party in scotland can prevent a conservative majority government in westminster by the end of the week. she said borisjohnson had proved himself to be untrustworthy as prime minister and had dodged scrutiny during the election campaign. the liberal democrat leader jo swinson has come under pressure over her suggestion that she could be prime minister and that her party would revoke article 50 were it to win the election. texts and callers to a bbc 5live phone—in this morning — including former lib dem voters — were overwhelmingly critical of her campaign. jo swinson said she would review its success after the election, not with three days to go until polling. the serial sex attacker joseph mccann has been sentenced to 33 life sentences an

heard in laura's report, borisjohnson has suggested a conservative government would consider the future viabilityo a question from the public, he said it was worth considering if the current funding model for public service broadcasting still made sense. the liberal democrat leader, jo swinson, has come under pressure over her claim that she could be prime minister, and that her party would revoke article 50 if it won the election. contributors to a bbc 5 live phone—in this morning, including former lib dem voters, were overwhelmingly critical. jo swinson said she would review her campaign after the election. the snp leader, nicola sturgeon, has again warned that only a vote for her party in scotland on thursday can prevent a conservative majority government in westminster. she said borisjohnson had proved himself to be untrustworthy as a prime minister. representatives from all of the main political parties contesting the election have faced each other in a special bbc question time for the under—30s. they debated climate change, housing and mental health, among other issues. our chief political

heard in laura's report, borisjohnson has suggested a conservative government would consider the future viabilitysponse to a question from the public, he said it was worth considering if the current funding model for public service broadcasting still made sense. the liberal democrat leader, jo swinson, has come under pressure over her claim that she could be prime minister and that her party would revoke article 50 if it won the election. that is the mechanism for delivering brexit. contributors to a bbc 5 live phone in this morning including former lib dem voters were overwhelmingly critical. jo swinson said she would review her campaign after the election. the snp leader, nicola sturgeon, has again warned that only a vote for her party in scotland on thursday can prevent a conservative majority government in westminster. she said borisjohnson had proved himself to be untrustworthy as a prime minister. representatives from all of the main political parties contesting the election have faced each other in a special bbc question time for the under 30s. they debated climate change, housing and ment

listen to what pelosi, schiff and nadler are telling you because the future of our country and the viability of our constitution as the framers decided are at stake. i yield back. >> the gentleman yields back. miss jackson-lee. >> the constitution begins with we, the people of the united states, among other things pronopr promote the general welfare and establish this constitution for the united states of america. the president of the united states, donald j. trump, perpetrated constitutional crimes. why does this matter today now in this moment on the journey of america's history? because truth matters and where truth rests trust builds. the constitution is a plain language set of laws that americans for generations have adhered to and been protected by. it is a list of crimes and forbidden actions not to be taken by our governors. the founding fathers believe the bill of rights is a living document, freedom of speech, ending slavery. so today my case will rest on truth and trust. i will ignore the politics of impeachment, but rather the facts and truth i must abide by, but congress has the

spend after thanksgiving -- [inaudible] >> reporter: biden's team seems to be focused on hitting the viabilityn more precincts than the other candidates. how are they trying to do that? by visiting a lot of voters, especially those in more rural areas. that is the pitch we continue to hear biden make and how he's going directly to rural voters here in iowa and how he believes his plans, things like his health care plan, how they can help voters in rural iowa. they kind of seem to be banking on the idea that other more progressive candidates will spend time in bigger cities like des moines. instead, biden is trying to take his message directly to places like carroll this morning and storm lake right now. eric? eric: ellison in a cold and snowy storm lake, appropriately named. thank you. arthel: trying to become the president, the actual president, president trump, departing palm beach international airport. he will be heading back to washington after spending the thanksgiving holiday at his mar-a-lago golf club in florida and a very busy week ahead for the president as he will travel to london

biden's team seems to be focused on hitting the viability threshold.can hit it in more iowa precincts than other candidates. how they are doing that, visiting voter, getting a lot of one-on-one time. we saw that in his stop. he tried to talk to people at the coffee shop having breakfast. we've seen biden focus on a lot of issues that matter to rural voters. he talks a lot about rural hospitals, health care, how his health plan will work in rural areas like this. the question can he convince enough people to get on his side? so far we heard from a lot of voters in iowa. they're undecided. when you ask them about biden and buttigieg, more people i spoke to, one man in the coffee house, saying they're a little more interested in buttigieg. they see him fresher than biden. biden is trying to convince people he has the experience to lead them. his biggest selling point, ed, he believes he is the best candidate to beat president trump in a general election. ed: ellison barber, if he comes out of the coffee shop, you get a couple minutes with him, let us know

lithium there's more than enough lithium underneath the soap flats but there are questions about the viability of getting it out and one of the reasons for that is if it's mixed in with a lot more magnesium than elsewhere and separating it from that magnesium dries production costs up. those higher projected costs a part of the reason why plenty believe the believe in lithium dream is doomed to fade but those still getting it out of the ground here refuse to stop believing. john home and al jazeera uni so flat's bolivia. a protesters in haiti voiced their anger over what they see as american meddling in the country's affairs 100 set fire to barricades and march towards the u.s. embassy on friday they're demanding the resignation of haiti's president jovan and morsy the economy has suffered after months of violent protests leading to shortages of fuel and food the u.n. estimates some 3700000 people are in urgent need of aid in. research and we are here to speak out against the american administration that is supporting corruption in haiti and corrupt officials of states the american governments

lithium there's more than enough lithium underneath the so flats but there are questions about the viability of getting it out and one of the reasons for that is that it's mixed in with a lot more magnesium than elsewhere and separating it from that magnesium dries production costs up. those higher projected costs a part of the reason why plenty believe the believe in lithium dream is due to fate but those still getting it out of the ground here refuse to stop believing. john homan now does it a uni so flirts bolivia our scientists are calling it the ultimate wake up call to humanity they're warning that climate change is causing falling levels of oxygen in the world's oceans which will affect hundreds of millions of people oceans cover 70 percent of the earth's surface and essential to all life climate change and nutrient pollution of the major drivers of oxygen of ocean oxygen lost and scientists say the loss of it is increasingly threatening marine species such as sharks tuna and mauling. africa's largest lake is drying up it is a major source of fresh water and fish but those who make th

lithium there's more than enough lithium underneath the so flats but there are questions about the viability of getting it out and one of the reasons for that is if it's mixed in with a lot more magnesium than elsewhere and separating it from that magnesium dries production costs up. those higher projected costs a part of the reason why plenty believe the believe in lithium dream is due to fate but those still getting it out of the ground here refuse to stop believing. john home an al-jazeera uni so flirts bolivia sri lanka has suffered decades of religious and ethnic violence but the newly elected president of the bio rajapaksa has promised to unite the country and child stratfor reports there from the capital colombo there remains deep distrust among the group trees minority groups and voted overwhelmingly against him. only muhammad pasta func tree owned by his muslim family was burned down by a mob of around 100 people it happened during days of violence talks in sri lanka's muslim community to the easter sunday attacks suicide bombers who were members of a local group linked to eisele ki

lithium there's more than enough lithium underneath the soap flats but there are questions about the viability of getting it out and one of the reasons for that is if it's mixed in with a lot more magnesium than elsewhere and separating it from that magnesium dries production costs up. those higher projected costs a part of the reason why plenty believe the believe in lithium dream is due to fate but those still getting it out of the ground here refuse to stop believing. john home and al jazeera uni so flat's libya. really quick break here on al-jazeera then the sports and we'll hear from boxer anthony joshua he says the world heavyweight title belt up back where they belong. to. both levels in cameroons with. owning greenstein. plastic is everywhere. but if both goals can be fishing doubts. on the bubble gum wellington boots what more can be done with this plague of columnists. earthrise reimagining plastic. on al-jazeera. cars here with the sport of football final in doha tonight yet in just a few minutes while the final of football's arabian gulf cup kicks off shortly in doha bahrain will b

unfortunately, these critical sources of funding expired on september 30, and this lapse jeopardizes the viability of these institutions as well as the stem readiness of the students they serve. at a time when diverse representation is low in the stem economy, congress must immediately restore mandatory funding to prevent permanent and irreparable damage, irreversible, excuse me, damage to stem programs at these historical institutions that give students from underskembed -- underserved communities an opportunity to rise above their circumstances. in september -- september 17, 2019, the house passed the future act, an extension of the 255 -- of the $255 million in essential mandatory funding for hbcu's and m.s.i.'s. despite receiving unanimous support in the house, the bill is yet to be consideredy the senate and was not included in the continuing resolution that passed in november. so as congress considers spending bills for next year we must restore this vital resource of funding that expands opportunities for underrepresented students. it's past time toup hold our promise to support these histo

selling the gas that flows through it that's important because it could massively affect the business viability of nord stream too and there is there are legal battles around that going on as well here in europe all right our political correspondent simon young covering the latest developments on that story for us thank you simon now russia is expelling 2 german diplomats in retaliation for the expulsion of 2 russian diplomats by berlin last week it's all linked to the killing of a former chechen commander in berlin last summer he was gunned down in a public park german prosecutors believe russia was behind the killing and the russian diplomats were expelled because berlin said moscow was not cooperating sufficiently in the investigation moscow has denied any involvement in the killing let's go to our correspondent in moscow emily sherwin is standing by for us hi emily so we've seen russia now expel 2 german diplomats what do you make of this escalation. well sumi it is a bit of an escalation the german side has even reserved the right to take further many measures if necessary but in a way thi

that money, we can do a couple of things, the first is we can expand the decades, by decades, the viability of social security plus we can increase the monthly social security check and the monthly disability check by delrs 2 hurks for every single person that gets social security fment that will lift five million people out of poverty ent think about that fment ease our budgets for millions more fment that is one part of the problem fment second part of the problem fment i want to mention around health care fment we'll talk more about it, but one part of my transition plan for health care for medicare for all is to lower the age of eligibility for medicare down to 50 and then to expand the benefits for everybody who gets it to include hearing, dental and vision and long-term care ment applause applause sen. warren: and again, we can do that by making sure that we ask those at the top to pay fment this is not something we are going to need to raise taxes on middle hife class families by one single penny fment a third way to look a this problem fment you identified is how many young families

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that will result in the battle of the wilderness, a terrible thicket that will reduce the viability of grant's numbers. it is a terrible place, of course. it catches on fire. wounded men can't get away. you have heard the stories. after this, 30,000 soldier blood letting, the union doesn't do what they normally did. grant is not that kind of soldier. he does not go back towards washington. rather his troops are cheering him because grant's going to fight with the army. they're marching south. they're continuing on after a blood letting like that and where they didn't achieve victory. eventually the fight will move on to a worse spot called spotsiylania. this is where it was most intense around spotsylvania. you have the union on this side of the fence, it is a terrible struggle. they are throwing bayonets. 18 hours. if you have been tickled or in a fight for 30 seconds you know how terrible it can be. 18 hours, the accounts of that, if you get a chance read about spotsylvania. it is a terrible blood letting, it was the third bloodiest battle of the civil war. all of those wounded here

the first is we can expand the decades by decades the viability of social security, plus we can increaseonthly social security check and the monthly disability check by $200 for every single person who gets social security. that's going to lift nearly 5,000,000 people out of poverty. think about that. [applause] these are budgets. so that's one part of the problem. second part of the problem, i did want to mention around healthcare. we will talk more i hope about it today, but one part of my transition plan for healthcare, from medicare for all, is to lower the age of eligibility for medicare down to 50. and then to expand the benefits for everybody who gets it to include hearing, dental and vision, and long-term care. [applause] and again we can do that by making sure that we just ask those at the top to pay. this is not something we will need to raise taxes on middle-class families by one single penny. so we can do this. let me know tv though a third way to look at this problem. you identified part of it, and that is how young families move out of small towns. how many folks leave iowa

the discord is threatening the viability of both carmakers. the share prices of both nissan and renault have dropped by 1/3. russia may finish the nord stream 2 gas pipeline in the foreseeable future. the criminal and says it has what it needs to complete it. the nord stream 2 is a system of natural gas pipelines from russia to germany. u.s. sanctions won't prevent the completion of the project. very disturbing picture of max, thisbout the 737 from a house committee aid on a batch of new messages between boeing employees. they were sent to the faa on monday, the same day owing ousted its ceo. the max was grounded in march after two fatal crashes. david: thanks so much. let's stick on the subject, and we are going to once again by tobias levkovich of citigroup and thomas digenan of ubs, and bloomberg's romaine bostick is here as well. what do you look at in determining where industrials will go overall, putting aside boeing? earlier we talked about capex. when people talk about the recession last year, which didn't occur, what people missed is w

burdened by the losses and the long-term viability of the business.hang sat down with its ceo for an exclusive conversation. >> p arart of our business has o fight for money. if theyy're not deserving money, they are not going to get it. believe me, internally, there is a lot of creative destruction and a lot of -- if one part of our business is not carrying its own weight, we will pull back. china andback out of we turned the $2 billion investment in cash into what can be a 10 plus billion dollars stake in a big ridesharing business in china. so, we are in the end, we are looking to build a business. we want to build a business in alignment. working, we is not can demonstrate the financial discipline to make the right call at the right time. emily: driver protests are not unusual. when we last visited there was a protest outside. pete buttigieg was out there. gig is another word for jobs. that means you are worker and you ought to be protected as a worker. ther eis support for legislation that would force companies like uber that rely on contract dri

they say the fees are jeopardizing the viability of the burning man festival. >> we have an update onbrady has now completed the first fully human powered and unsupported drake passage. that's the extremely treacherous stretch of water between cape horn and south africa and the antarctica peninsula in just under 13 days the screw traveled more than or crew traveled more than 700 miles. >> i was following that. colin up until a few months ago had not been a rower so the fact he managed to complete that mission. that's an impressive feat. >> lot of bravery. good for them. >> that could have been the boost. but we got a boost for you how about another morning boost? a couple of young detroit lions fans who were going through a bit of a tough time got the surprise of their lives this week when the team's star quarterback showed up at their door >> how are you >> oh, my god. >> what's up, guys >> oh, my. >> yeah. that's matt stafford he and his wife kelly made a surprise visit to the boys' house. those boys recently lost their father and the -- they're huge lions fans they could not believ

after nancy pelosi put a pause on sending two charges over to the house, they question the viability . >> our founders when they wrote the constitution, they suspected that there could be a rogue president. i don't think they suspected that we would have a rogue president and a rogue leader in the senate at the same time. >> big op ed this morning. jeff flake addressing his former republican colleagues saying the danger of an untruthful president is compounded when an equal branch follows that president off the cliff. we will talk a lot about that. eddy, the chair of the center for african-american studies at princeton university. jeremy peters, a reporter for "the new york time "the new york times." gene scott a political reporter with the washington post. jeffrey roseneidiheidi. give us the state of play, where things stand at this point. it is an empty washington, d.c. this morning as lawmakers have left. what is the status of these negotiations between the house and the senate but also between republicans and democrats in the senate. >> you hear a lot from mitch mcconnell about 19