u.s. citizenship on the island and in the united states. we see a wave of sugar strikes in puerto rico in 1914, '15, '16 where laborers are calling for u.s. citizenship because they understood that citizenship would protect their right to unionize. and under spain that was a right that was denied them. so they were looking to solidify their rights under the u.s. constitution, and in 1917 president wilson decides that the jones act should be the law of the land, that we should declare puerto rican citizens partly because he viewed it as an embarrassment on the global stage to be fighting a war to make the world safe for democracy when the u.s. was denying basic citizenship rights to puerto ricans. the patterns that i try to trace in my book are very much the origins of 20th century and early 21st century immigration patterns where we see refugees and high grants -- migrants enter the united states there zones of u.s. influence. and as americans, we tend to understand immigration in a way that doesn't let us see that, i would say. often americ

he was a kind of mascot for a specific u.s. unit. over the course of american involvement, he acquired numerous medals. there's photographs of him wearing this beautiful draped cloak filled with metals on both sides for his capturing or alerting the close proximity of german soldiers in world war i to the americans. he has been held up as the prime example for american involvement with regards to animals. another one that has really been memorialized, not so much for his involvement in world war i, even though he was, would be rin-tin-tin. bill: why -- he wasn't involved -- chelsea: he was found by an american soldier on the front lines in the western front as a puppy, and they just made him a mascot. he was involved in the trench life for the americans and deployment. when he was brought back, that notoriety from being involved in the war helped propel him into a career in hollywood. then you had multiple rin-tin-tins that carry on his legacy. bill: there is a tradition of fondness for animals in wartime. the union general had the h

shares in the education company spike in the potential sale of its u.s. unit and increased cost cutting. but the ceo is forced to justify his pay package. >> i thought the right thing to do was to use money to buy shares in the company and demonstrate my commitment and confidence in the long-term future of the company. that's what i did. >>> shares in iag take off, hitting the highest level in more than a year, as the owner of the british airways enjoys a record passenger revenue performance in what is normally its weakest quarter. >>> the slumping crude price takes a toll on oil stocks, which underperform the european market as investors worry an extended output agreement won't address the supply glut. >>> less than 48 hours to go until the polls open for the final round of the french presidential election. as emanuel macron extends his lead over marine le pen. >>> good morning. it is friday, but not just any friday. it's jobs friday in the u.s. more importantly here in europe, it is the last trading day and the last friday before the second round of presiden

that have ensured many jobs in the united states and contributing wealth to the u.s. economy. and further, and with the currency fluctuation, we have never made to expand ourselves by trying to sell it cheaply. so between japan and united states, looking at trade and economic relationships have evolved hugely, and i've explained to president trump, and i believe he understands this. and after united kingdom, when it comes to fdi and investment in united states, creating jobs and united states, japan is number two. we are making huge investments in the united states. and i have told president trump on this. and how we should expand and develop our relationship? we should create a framework. vice president pence and the deputy prime minister will have a dialogue. the other day, vice president pence visited japan. free and fair rules should be --ated together between together with the united states, and as the trade rules in the world, we have agreed on this. in the infrastructure for railways and other infrastructures, for individual projects, we have the will to move fo

time, first you brought the iraqi units where the train and assist mission works, second putting u.s. units in either ountry would immediately correct the problem of resistance among factions, particularly the units that support iran, various shiite ilitias. it would be politically destabilizing in iraq. and exactly where you would put them in syria if what you want is to develop syrian forces that can occupy the area and provide civil stability after, you can't o that with u.s. troops. i think the saudis are as aware of it at this point as we are. we already learned the hard way as to what kinds of intervention really work on the ground. yemen is an extraordinarily difficult case. the fact is when this conflict started in the saudi uae led coalition intervened, they counted on more outside ground troops than they got. they ended up having to rely on air power and limited ground forces. the end result has been a stalemate. it is not the houthi solely. it's them and the solid faction f the yemeni military. a great deal of the yemeni forces back the houthi in the struggle. it is also a very s

u.s. has not provided military aid, arms or assistance to the unit. yet senior u.s. military officials in iraq praised the unit again and again. it has been a fruitful partnership, in all regards. brian ross, abc news, new york. >> big security scare at the phoenix comiccon, a man was arrested with weapons. he posted he planned to kill phoenix police officers, and pictures of the officers taken at the comic-con. he struggled with officers before taken into custody. >> seeing new video of a oklahoma man, accused of plowing a stolen truck across a run way during a police chase. the truck burst through an airport gate on to the highway. colliding with a car killing one person. the suspect is named jerry newman, facing murder and charges. >> new report reveals a sharp rise in deaths from alzheimers disease. the centers for disease control says the condition killed nearly 94,000 people in 2014. that's an increase of more than 54% over 15 years. the cdc expects the rate to keep rising because of the united states aging population and increasing life expectancy. alzheimers a

time, first you brought the iraqi units where the train and assist mission works, second putting u.s. units in either country would immediately correct the problem of resistance among factions, particularly the units that support iran, various shiite militias. it would be politically destabilizing in iraq. and exactly where you would put what you wantif is to develop syrian forces that can develop -- that can occupy the area and provide civil stability after, you can't do that with u.s. troops. i think the saudis are as aware of it at this point has we are. -- as we are. we already learned the hard way as to what kinds of intervention really work on the ground. yemen is an extraordinarily difficult case. the fact is when this conflict saudi uae led coalition intervened, they counted on more outside ground troops than they got. they ended up having to rely on air power and limited ground forces. the end result has been a stalemate. it is not the committee -- the houthi solely. a great deal of the yemeni forces back the houthi in the struggle. it is also a very serious internal threat from al

u.s. deficits. are you confident that you can get a constructive trading relationship with the united states, given the importance that president trump has attached to what he calls fair trade and to eliminating or at least reducing some of the trade deficits that the u.s. has? >> translator: no. between japan and the united states i believe economic cooperation can be developed and expanded. we will be able to build a win/win relationship. i am convinced of this. between president trump and i, myself, before the inauguration, that is last year and after the inauguration on the 10th of february, we have had a summit meeting and on those occasions i have explained to him on the current status of japan/u.s. trade on the automotive industry for "n" the past there is a criticism in the past there was a sort called u.s./japan trade friction but right now japanese companies have built factories in the united states and that have ensured many jobs in the united states and contributing wealth to the u.s. economy. and further, and with the currency flun currency fluctuation we have never made to expand ourse

u.s. nuclear unit. thermo is the largest scientific instrument maker and trial services is looking to consolidate its position as a top to bottom contractor maker. and international monetary fund has called on germany to spend more on infrastructure and social services. growth pointed to more potential, despite strong results in recent years. it also called for pension reforms for making working germansore track if for -- more attractive for germans as it ages. to the moste -- orate and interesting it is called the world's most luxury car vending machine. the showroom was opened in december pulled touchscreen is used -- in december. of the machchine will takee ones expensive vending machine. >> thank you very much indeed. taking a short break. 05/15/17 05/15/17 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from san francisco this is , democracy now! >> recording devices in the oval office? >> there's nothing further to add. >> does he think it is appropriate to threaten someone like mr. comey not to

that have ensured many jobs in the united states and contributing wealth to the u.s. economy. and further, and with the currency fluctuation, we have never made to expand ourselves by selling cheaply. between japan and the united is looking at the economic relationship, it has evolved hugely, and i have explained to president trump and i believe he understands this. and after united income, and di and investment creating jobs in the united states, japan is number two. we are making huge investments in the united states. and i have told president trump on this. and how we should expand and develop a relationship? we should really a framework, vice president prints and the deputy for prime minister. we will have a dialogue. the other day pants visit the japan. free and fair rules should be created together between -- together with the united dates in thethe trade rules world we have agreed on this. in the infrastructure for railways and other infrastructures, for individual projects, we have the will to move forward with collaboration and cooperation. we have agreed on t

there was a small u.s. unit up there 17 civilians killed in response to a riot.e of the biggest aerosols in history up to mosul. we immediately blanketed the city with soldiers. we literally pushed right into the city, calmed it down, and gradually took control. we had an interim government out there within two weeks of arriving. david: early on in the war, it was thought that shock and all would be -- awe would be all that was necessary. that concept doesn't really work. mr. petraeus: that did not completely see. it did impose a little awe here and there. there were folks fighting, shooting at us. we had casualties. david: when president bush decided to invade, in part it was because of the theory that they had weapons of mass destruction. that information came from the cia. when you became the head of the cia, did you ever dig into that? mr. petraeus: i did not dig into that as much as i did several other issues, such as the use of enhanced interrogation, which i have personally opposed. one, i think it is wrong. i think it is beyond international law and the g

a sudden, we got this emergency order to get up to mosul, it is out of control, there is a small u.s. unitp there and there had been 17 civilians killed in responding to a ride. within about 36 hours, we did one of the biggest air assaults in history up to mosul. we had 250 helicopters or so in the 101st airborne. we had we immediately blanketed the city with our soldiers, literally pushed right into the city, calmed it down, stopped the looting, and the rest of that and gradually took control of that, and then we actually had an interim government out there within two weeks of arriving. david: you may remember, early on in the work, it was thought that shock and awe was all that would be necessary. general petraeus: that didn't completely succeed. i think it did impose a little awe, but there were some folks certainly fighting, shooting at us. we had casualties and lost heavy equipment. david: when president bush decided to invade iraq, part of it was the theory that they had weapons of mass destruction. general petraeus: right. david: and that information came from the cia, among other p

that have ensured many jobs in the united states and our country bidding well to the u.s. economy. and further, and with the fluctuation, we two never made the expand ourselves by selling cheaply. japan and the united states, we have evolved and i have explained to president trump and i believe he understands this, and after the united kingdom, even when it comes to the united states and the investment, creating jobs in the united states, japan is number two. we are making huge investments in the united states and i have told president trump on this. and how should we expand and develop our relationship? we should create a framework. vice president pence and deputy thereminister aso, will be a dialogue. the other day, vice president pence visited japan. free and fair rules should be created together between -- together with the united states theas the trade rules in european world, we have agreed on this, with infrastructure for railways and other infrastructures for individual projects. we will move forward with collaboration and cooperation. we have agreed on this count a

u.s. stands by its article v commitments and indeed that the united states sees its defense as linked to europewould be extremely important. the u.s. defense relationship with europe is not based on generosity. it's based on protecting u.s. secret interests. and so a clearer recognition of that would be valuable. i think you look at the economic side, no major disruption to trade, relationships would be a key goal. i think everyone realizes that the u.s. administration is going to focus first on nafta, on its trade agenda. so people will look at that carefully to see what implications that has four ttip or for the future of u.s.-european union trade negotiation. it's worth pointing out that the president seems to come around that the u.s. trade, what ever discussion just as with europe on trade will be conducted with the european union and not with individual member states, exception perhaps with the uk once it has left the european union. so there is then also a reversion to a more orthodox policy. i think on russian sanctions the europeans will be looking for a coordinated approach. they don'

on top of that this came from a middle east earn ily we're reporting has previously warned the u.s. united states if if this stuff was leaked it would not share information in the future. it is ray incredible breach of espionage etiquette to do this share information from a an ally who who hasn't given perms to share fl professor dershowitz does the intent of the president in sharing the information matter? i mean if he didn't intend to -- give up classified information he just -- he is inexperienced in the realms. >> if he were a private citizen it would because the espionage statute requires an intent to harm the united states. buts a the president he is exempted from any laws regarding classified material. although there's a process for did he clachgt. the separation of powers prevents congress from really preventing the president from doing what he wants with classified information. so he is probably not guilty of any crime probably hasn't committed an impeachable offense because the stupgs taungs about high crimes and misdemeanors. but he lass put at tremendous risk -- imagine if this

u.s. military officials. this is their second launch in two days. what's the latest on north korea and also reaction from the united states? >> reporter: good morning to you. u.s. officials say the short range ballistic missile flew for six minutes before crashing in to the sea of it hit anything but it is a continued escalation as north korea tries to flex its muscle and definitely an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting the u.s. kim jong-un watched testing of a new anti-aircraft system. it's and about busy weekend in that region. north korea and its nuclear ambition seen as one of the biggest national security challenges facing the new trump administration. in light of this latest test japan and south korea are promising action. u.s. officials say they are still working to gather information about this latest test but are committed to standing behind japan and south korea, both of course allies. back to you. >>> there was a scary moment at the indy 500 on the 55 lap. jay howard crashed into another driver scott dixon sending him flying through the air on top of the safer barrier. both drivers inc

u.s. and the united kingdom. meanwhile, the hospital there received a very special visit by queen elizabeth, at least 15 children admitted to the hospital, five of them in critical condition. >> so the queen visits the hospital, thank you, erin mclaughlin. you know this issue of traveling to syria, a lot of the uk countries, have struggled to learn how many people go back and forth. >> that is the question, the difficult determination to find who goes and when. >> and the travel ban, what the administration says it will do. next. >> i'm alex trebek. if you're age 50 to 85, i have an important message about security. write down the number on your screen, so you can call when i finish. the lock i want to talk to you about isn't the one on your door. this is a lock for your life insurance, a rate lock, that guarantees your rate can never go up at any time, for any reason. but be careful. many policies you see do not have one, but you can get a lifetime rate lock through the colonial penn program. call this number to

u.s. stands by its article v commitments and indeed that the united states sees its defense as linked to europeould be extremely important. the u.s. defense relationship with europe is not based on generosity. it's based on protecting u.s. secret interests. and so a clearer recognition of that would be valuable. i think you look at the economic side, no major disruption to trade,, relationships would be a key goal. i think everyone realizes that the u.s. administration is going to focus first on nafta, on its trade agenda. so people will look at that carefully to see what implications that has four ttip or for the future of u.s.-european union trade negotiation. it's worth pointing out that the president seems to come around that the u.s. trade, what ever discussion just as with europe on trade will be conducted with the european union and not with individual member states, exception perhaps with the uk once it has left the european union. so there is then also a reversion to a more orthodox policy. i think on russian sanctions the europeans will be looking for a coordinated approach. they don'

u.s. allies. you've got on the one hand the ypg, that is the kurdish militia in northern syria that the united statesonsiders its most reliable, most trusted ally when it comes to the fight against isis. and on the other hand, you have turkey, of course, a key u.s. ally, a fellow nato member state. and tensions between the two really spiked last week after we saw turkey carrying out air strikes against these kurdish groups in syria and in iraq and turkey vowing to carry out more. turkey considers the ypg a terrorist organization because of its links to another kurdish group, the pkk. that is considered a terrorist organization by both the united states and turkey. so, of course, a very complex situation there. turkey is vowing to continue its air strikes, and as we mentioned, to address this issue with president trump later this month because of the united states' support for these kurdish groups presenting the president with yet another foreign policy dilemma that he's going to have to deal with, and of course, raising questions about the situation when it comes to the fight against isis in syria. >

u.s. urns united states to see whether three any additional attacks or copy cat attack. >> you lead me into the next question, i imagine british counterinterrelation law enforcement reaching out to counterpart across europe and here in the united states. at this point i'd imagine coordination is coordination is extremely important. >> absolutely critical if you do not -- the fight against terrorism in today's modern world with modern intelligence services and law enforcement that we have right now is extremely interdependent. that's a good thing. got to be talking to all of the i lies all the the law enforcement worldwide phenomena. it happens all the over the place and everybody has got to coordinate on these things or else it's not going to be successful. it's absolutely critical zblch thank you for being with us. steve hall, thanks. >>> a quick break here. a deadly explosion at a concert in manchester, england. you can see a concert packed with girls. we'll hear from an eyewitness next. i guess i was born with a crayon in my hand. i decided to see if there was a way for design to play a.

u.s. ambassador to the united nations is in turkey where she attended the ribbon cutting for a new u.s. funded school. nikki haley says the american people are thankful the u.s. ally is taking in so many syrian refugees. these schools serving children who fled the syrian civil war and it is being funded by the u.s. state department and run by the turkish government. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalist and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. vonnie: coming up, and opec committee meeting in vienna is said to have moved closer to a deal and extending production cuts, more on the energy manager of the united -- minister of the united arab it emirates -- arabic emirates. ♪ ♪ vonnie: this is bloomberg markets, i am vonnie quinn. now i look at the biggest business stories in the news. they have agreed on the blueprint other combination but the proposed deal is now in the hands of a linda supervisory board that remains divided on the transaction and has derailed the plan once before. it is up to the chairman to sell the deal.

u.s. we might be seeing japan 2.0? any evidence we could be following in japan's footsteps? -- the united not going to fall into japan's problems. u.s. fundamentals are far stronger than japan. inflation is much stronger, they still have growth. the u.s. consumers have a strong consumption appetite. all of those things are lacking in japan. there is a tremendous difference between the united states and japan. betty: thank you so much, andessor at the university former boj policy number. we have our interactive tv function. you can find it and watch us live, but also see previous interviews like our interview with jim bullard. dive into securities and functions we talked about today and become part of the conversation by sending us instant messages during our shows. this is for bloomberg subscribers only. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ ,"tty: this is "daybreak asia i am betty lou in new york. yvonne: i am yvonne man in hong kong. set -- bmw set to halt production as they grapple with us shortage of steering parts. suspended and a facility in munich has also been us -- affected. an unidentified ita

u.s. census data reported 400,000 units delivered over the last 12 months very the last time we saw that level of deliveries in the u.s., was in the mid-80's. before the tax law changes. we see tremendous supply and it is concentrated in the irvine and areas, where a lot of people wants to live. you've oversupplied it currently and, as a result, we see lower n.o.i. growth in returns in the apartment space. we think that that will play itself out and absorb the units over the next year and a half to two. we think the apartment sector will be much healthier in 2019, 2020. vonnie: tom henderson, thank you very much. he is head of real estate for asset management. as well. to sonali here's mark crumpton. been a break and trade talks between the united states and china. an agreement will allow more experts of u.s. natural gas. american beef supporters will have greater access to chinese markets. the u.s. will allow the import of cooked chinese poultry. commerce secretary, ross, so to bloomberg news. >> we have a lot more and issues to deal with -- we have a lot more issues to deal with with the peo

u.s. bases located in japan and even though that is a direct attack, it's not a direct attack on the mainland united date, that would be considered as an attack to the u.s. and japan. we should further enhance our cooperation between these countries and to deal with this threat. what's most important is the efforts in the area of diplomacy. thank you. [applause] nagashima: good morning. i am delighted to be here to speak about the japanese security strategy with the trump administration. i became independent two weeks ago. i've been fully enjoying the freedom of speech. [laughter] since c-span's broadcasting this event. let me make my presentation in english. for the sake of american viewers my presentation is a brief presentation today of trying to focus on three issues. first alleged talk about the trump administration's foreign policy. next i will give you my quick strategic -- of the pacific region. finally i present some proposals to strengthen the u.s. japan alliance to deal with those dynamics in the region. during the presidential campaign , an initial phase since the inauguration, there are

u.s. and united states. he scolded to sharing the burdens and failed to make note of a key policy. >> lecturing european leadings to their financial commitments to the alliance. >> this is not fair to people and taxpayers of the united states. >> reporter: the president taking nato membeo task during a memorial ceremony outside the headquarters in brussels, for not giving enough money to the organization. >> 23 of the 28 member nations are still not paying what they should be paying and what they are supposed to be paying for their defense. >> reporter: currently only five countries mt the minimum threshold when it comes to paying their due, which is currently 2% of that nation's gdp. united states is by far the biggest% aj of natos, greece, britain and canada meet that also. he was critical of the alliance saying it cost u.s. too much and too ant kwated to fight terrorism. he says attack on one is an attack on all has only been invoked once and that was to come to the aid after the 2001, september 11 attack

process in a response to how to deal with the constant threats and intimidation by the united states. >> reporter: the u.sbassador to the united nations, nikki haley, warning of even tighter economic sanctions act gains the north. >> china is getting much more concerned now than they had been in the past. >> reporter: trump administration which has repeatedly said it will not rule out a military response also says hopes a diplomatic solution can be reached. in washington, joel waldman, fox news. >>> a look at these pictures. it is almost inconceivable that anyone could survive this crash. a car literally split in half, a dazed woman still strapped in by her seatbelt sitting in the driver's seat. >> i couldn't believe i survived. i asked my questionee did i survive? >> good evening. i'm frank somerville. >> i'm julie haener. it was a car accident so severe that a sedan was split right in two but both drivers survived. the crash happened over the weekend on highway 101 north of clover dale near geyser road. rob roth joins us after just returning from the north bay where he spoke with one of those survivors.

u.s. "has not provided military aid, arms or assistance" to the unit. yet, senior u.s. military officials in iraq have praised the unit again and again. >> and it has been really a fruitful partnership in all regards. >> but you heard the leader of that unit saying he's proud of images that were captured on the video. this photojournalist has put himself at risk by being the whistleblower. he's in hiding. >> he has fled iraq and he's in hiding after receiving death threats from the various soldiers who thought he would keep their secrets and he did not. >>> there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this thursday -- the deadly medevac crash, the pilot killed. thick smoke coming from the crash site. investigators are on the scene and we have new details coming in. >>> also, the new headline tonight, the little girl attacked by that sea lion. her parents now responding to claims they were at fault. news about a possible infection. the steps they're now taking to protect her. >>> and a major rental car company under fire tonight, complaints about its fees. and th

u.s. -- the united states to the government of iraq, meet with u.s.ngaged in the campaign. >> reporter: kushner has been called the secretary of everything. >> he doesn't have experience in any of these areas and he's anlgtsi acting as a super secretary of state. >> reporter: when asked about kushner's growing influence and role in international deal making, the white house explained this way. >> there is a lot of relationships jared has made over time with different leaders, mexico being one of them you mentioned, that will continue to have conversations with him. >> reporter: and what about curb be they're relationship with russia? during the transition, kushner met withcurbbe they're relationh russia? during the transition, kushner met with ambassador sis lee being kislyak. and he met with a russian banker who owns a banks that had been sanctioned by the obama administration. kushner has volunteered to tell congress about both of these meetings. just two week before the president's visit to saudi arabia, kushner personally k5 called the ceo of lock

u.s. shale unit to carry out a review of the energy operations. troyed $30 billion in value from its foray into shale in the u.s. andrew mackenzie told investors that the country will consider selling part of its energy portfolio. raisen australia could billions of dollars by asking rio tinto and bhp to pay a levy on iron ore. would be madement instead of increasing attacks, but it has been met with a lukewarm response. it is looking to reduce its debt pile, which the government says could take decades to pay off. carrierng italian flag alitalia has been hit by industrial action with flights canceled on sunday, walking out, demanding the government re-nationalize the airline after years of losses. alitalia is in a second bankruptcy in 10 years and has spent more than half $1 billion to keep flying while searching for a buyer. funding costs have soared after the pboc is considering the way it calculates the daily reference rate. it would partly filter out the impact of excessive volatility in the stock market. asian head of global market research at

u.s. ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley, claimed today that north korean leader kim jong un is in a" state of paranoia." haley also responded to comments yesterday from a senior north korean official that the north might be open to direct talks with president trump under what she called the right conditions. >> having a missile test is not the way to sit down with the president, because he's absolutely not going to do it. and i can tell you, he can sit there and say all the conditions he wants; until he meets our conditions, we're not sitting down with him. >> sreenivasan: the last time the u.s. and north korea engaged in six-party talks about north korea's weapons programs was 2008, and christopher hill led the u.s. delegation. hill was the u.s. ambassador to south korea during the bush administration. he's now the dean of the josef korbel school of international studies at the university of denver and joins me now from colorado springs. of all, are you surprised that just days after south korea elects a president, north korea does this? >> i'm really not surprised. i mean fra

legislation updates and expands the range of sanctions available for the united states to use against persons or entities that violate existing u.s. sanctions laws and united nations security council resolutions regarding north korea. the bill requires the president to report to congress on foreign countries' compliance with those security council resolutions. the united states is determined to preserve the stability in the asia pacific region. our nation will uphold its treaty commitments and defend their security in the face of the north korean threat. i urge my colleagues to join me to vote in favor of this legislation which makes clear the united states will target individuals, companies and banks that continue to do business with north korea. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from particulars as yields back. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. royce: i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman continues to reserve. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. engel: it's now my pleasure to yield two minutes to distinguished member from texas, mr. lloyd doggett. the speaker

u.s. daniel: no doom and gloom quite yet. thank you. staying in the unitedtes, it is back over to brent. brent: thank you very much. the transgender u.s. soldier chelsea manning has been released from a military prison. she was arrested back in 2010 for passing state secrets to the whistleblowing website wikileaks. earlier today she tweeted, the first steps of freedom, accompanied by this picture of her freedom -- her sneakers. she served seven years of a 35 year presence of following a pardon by u.s. president barack obama. here's more. reporter: this picture of the transgender soldier wearing makeup and a wig was taken in 2010. back then, she was bradley, an intelligence officer for the united states army. manning had access to secret data that the prison in guantanamo, as well as top secret diplomatic cables. bradley leaked over 700,000 documents to wikileaks. it was the largest leak in u.s. history. when video in particular showing american helicopters killing 12 civilians, including two journalists from reuters, created an international uproar. in 2013,

u.s. wireless unit, sprint. >>> toyota forecasting an 18% drop in profits. the carmaker expecting double digit decline in the wake of the stronger yen and slowing u.s. car sales. >>> french insurer, axa planning to take its u.s. life insurance and asset management business public. metlife has been making similar move. >>> more on the top story coming up, the president firing fbi chief james comey. could the washington shakeup impact investor confidence? we'll debate that question. stay tuned. "worldwide exchange" will be right back. ght. she said the future freaks her out. how come no one likes me, jim? intel does! just think of everything intel's doing right now with artificial intelligence. and pretty soon ai is going to help executives like her see trends to stay ahead of her competition. no more sleepless nights. - we're going to be friends! - i'm sorry about this. don't be embarrassed of me, jim. i'm getting excited about this! we know the future. we're going to be friends! because we're building it. >>> president trump abruptly fired fbi director james

however, daniels had crossed a ruin -- rubicon in enlisting women to serve in the united states navy and the u.s. marine corps. now there was a record of the military service of women in the united states' armed forces, a record that testified to the patriotism, the courage and the contribution that helped mightily to the u.s. numbers and for the winning of the war. in fact, one could argue that military service of women in world war i was a significant turning point in giving american women the right to vote. once again women were barred from serving in the u.s. military, and the battle to change that fact was just beginning. as in a game of monopoly, women were told they had to go back to the starting point as if their service in world war i had never happened. the battle for the rights of america's women to serve in the u.s. military was just beginning and had a long way to go. in 1941 the battle was joined again when representative edith north rogers from massachusetts, one of nine women in congress at that time, wrote and presented a bill on christmas eve, 1941, to include women as a perman

u.s. cyber officials say the united states watched the russians penetrate france's computer networks priorlast weekend's presidential election. head of the u.s. cyber command of the national security agency, says the let's give a heads up about what was going on. quest we are watching the russians, seeing them penetrate your infrastructure. things --ng similar they have an upcoming election sequence. france's election campaign significantays, a amount of data and fake information was leaked on social networks on emmanuel macron's campaign. the party of the president-elect is changing its name. now be called, republic on the move. micron's party is preparing for elections to the national assembly next month. its candidates will include people from the republicans and socialist parties. companies are finding it harder made make -- brexit it worse. that's according to a recruitment and employment confederation. the group says the availability of workers fell last month at the fastest pace in 16 months. it's report warns that a lack of -- immigration rules is putting him nationals -- taking jo

u.s. coast guard personnel and jersey fire department marine unit. >> reporter: the s.e.a.l. was pronounced dead, a piece of the broken chute cut loose during the fall apparently dropped into a parking lot nearby. a celebration of service turning to tragedy on a weekend when we honor military. richard lui, nbc news. >>> in mississippi, police are investigating why a man gunned down eight people including a deputy in a small town. now, that man, 35-year-old willie cory godbolt is in custody. he spoke out moments after his arrest sunday morning. >> suicide by cop was my intention. i lived? not after what i done. >> he told reporter he got into an argument about his estranged wife about his children before the shooting spree started. authorities say godbolt targeted three homes starting at 11:30 saturday night. three women kill in the first home along with deputy sheriff who was responding to the domestic call. in the second home two underage boys killed. in the third home two miles away another man and woman found dead. police have not confirmed whether he knew the victims but

u.s. "has not provided military aid, arms or assistance" to the unit. yet, a senior u.s. military official in iraq was full of praise for the unit. >> and it has been really a fruitful partnership in all regards. >> you heard the leader of that unit saying he's proud of what was on that video. this photojournalist has put himself at risk by being the whistleblow zmrer he has fled iraq and he's in hiding after receiving death threats from the very soldiers who thought he would keep their secrets and he did not. >> his location remains undisclosed. >>> still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this thursday -- the deadly medevac crash, the pilot killed. thick smoke coming from the crash site. investigators are on the scene >>> also the new headline tonight, the little girl attacked by that sea lion. parents now responding to claims they were at fault. news about possible infection. >>> and a major rental car company under fire tonight, complaints about its fees and this evening our hidden cameras and what they found in one of the cars our team rented. we'll be right back

u.s.? eatingre is no ch in any kind of products. we have all the proof to prove it. i would stress that besides exporting to the unitedam also imported a lot of products from the u.s. including ,irplanes and engine turbines down to the abreu producers like maize. and i can tell you -- the agro importers like maize. i can tell you it will increase significantly as we will sign billions of dollars worth of deals with american firms and import lots of meaningful high- value products from the united states that will create american jobs. >> is there a need to diversify more, your trading partners? vietnam is a big supporter of free trade, and we want to make and that all people countries benefit from free trade. we have established at the same time a wide network of partners with 12 already signed. i can guarantee you that businesses would not invest in vietnam if they do not see interest and profits. same for vietnam. we and the united states. minister, you talked about wanting a closer relationship with the u.s. what role would you like to see the u.s. play in areas like the south china sea, for instance? would you like

u.s. allies in that region. you've got the kurdish ypg militia on the one hand. this is one of the unitedn it comes to the fight against isis on the ground there in syria. and on the other hand, you have turkey, a key u.s. ally and also a nato member state, like the united states. and of course, tensions really spiked between these two last week after turkey carried out air strikes targeting the ypg. and turkey did that because it considers the ypg to be a terrorist organization because of its affiliation with a designated terrorist group. that is the turkish kurdish separatist group the pkk, considered a terrorist group by both the united states and turkey. and of course, tensions are continuing to rise. turkey is saying that it is going to continue to target the ypg, and it wants the united states to reconsider its support and backing of the ypg kurdish militia. that is something that president erdogan is saying that he is going to bring up during his meeting with president trump on may 16th, really presenting president trump with a very complex and a very delicate foreign policy issue

u.s. presidential election last year. his unit is one of the russian government entities that was named by the u.s. intelligence community as having carried out the attack on our election. and then he gets arrested for treason for helping or providing information to a foreign power against russia's interests. and that arrest also came as u.s. intelligence agencies started collecting information on that russian attack that his unit was part of. that arrest also happened as that unconfirmed dossier of supposed dirt they had on donald trump started to circulate. we're still describing it as an unconfirmed dossier though some things have been borne out which means christopher steele, the mi6 agent in the uk who put that together, had sources inside russia or connected to russia who were feeding him true information about what russia was doing to attack our election. so when people get arrested and charged with treason in russia not surprisingly they tend to disappear. so we don't know much more about the case even now since that first