but there is a terror situation in the uae. issued that would be last year the largest, longest terror list that has all the affiliates of al-qaeda, of isis, but here also hezbollah and iranian links. so the uae is battling the terrorism, and it has trooped in yemen fighting there against iranian militia. so these pieces have to be looked upon by the authorities there. trish: you know, what's your gut instinct on this? as colonel peters said, we don't want to jump to conclusions here, but this is a recently-built building. just seven years ago. wouldn't you think it would have proper mechanisms in place to deal with fires, to put them out pretty quickly? i mean, how would something like this just take off to the point where it's engulfing, according to reports, 40 stories? >> i asked some experts so far in the past few, 30 minutes. it could be 50/50. it could be that something really bad happened and there is something wrong, you know, mechanism in the construction of the building that led to this. which is possible. but then t

and that is not the case in the uae. >> bobby halton, stay with us. in terms of online reaction, social media pictures being shared. dubai is trending now on twitter. for more on all of this, let's cross over to msnbc discovery desk editor cal perry who has been following this. >> totally surreal, totally bizarre, and at the same time completely the middle east. as we look at the split screen, pictures from this 63-story luxury hotel residence complex totally involved in flames, then on the right side of your screen, the live pictures of the fireworks continues in dubai. at this hour, here's what we know according to civil defense folks. in dubai, and this is coming from their official media outlet, 14 people minor injuries, they're saying, from this hotel fire. it is important to note -- and you've been having this political discussion for the better part of two hours. the official media outlet in dubai has switched their twitter feed to covering the fireworks. they've not provided an update on the hotel fire in over, i would say, about 25 minutes no

responsible for the deaths of a saudi and uae commander and we also understand a number of other soldiers in that coalition were killed. now very fact that the warring sides are still committed to this ceasefire is a positive step. like you mentioned those talks are now underway. the united nations is holding the negotiation in an undisclosed location. there is a media blackout but what we do understand is that the negotiating parties are meeting in the town of biel which is approximately 150 kilometers from geneva, so the u.n. imposing a press blackout hoping that this will give every chance for success. they want to avoid statements being made to the media to jeopardize the talks. now the u.n. is hopefully. we heard the u.n. envoy say that the conditions are now in place for a political solution but he did not elaborate. >> and zeina, given the attempts to bring an end to this what is the chance of succeeding and is there anything being done to address the taper e-terrible humanitarian situation there? >> this is a chance for success. the government wants the unconditional implementatio

, the uae colors are coming on it. it looks like they are about to go on with a firework display. there is cheering going on by spectators to my left. the fire is continuing on the right. it's a confusing sight. it's a strange sight. but it looks like they are going to proceed. as i look at the world's tallest building right now, it is in the colors of the uae. the flags are coming on as well. >> right. >> and the spotlight is on. >> amir, i'm going to ask you to stay with us. we're about one minute away from the top of the hour. one minute away from midnight as amir there was describing. you're looking at a split screen. on the left-hand side of your screen you're seeing the downtown area of dubai, and in the middle of that screen you can see the smoke still billowing from the address hotel which caught on fire at about 9:30 p.m. local time. that was about 2 1/2 hours ago. on the left-hand side of your screen, you can see the l.e.d. lights lighting up the world's tallest building burj khalifa. you can see some of spot

people who like the uae will live here.s who want stability will come here. >> expats are taking flight. we saw many here speculating that even an economic slowdown of 1% could make it happen again. he said he's much more worried about a wealthy exodus from europe than he's worried about that happening in the uae. >>> quick look at oil prices once again, and they are under pressure again this morning on this monday. brent crude down 0.9%. 37.58. wti crude, down 0.67%. after declines of 12% last week, that's absolutely breathtaking. david owen is still with us. how badly is the european economy suffering from the downturn in commodity prices or is it actually benefitting from it? >> well, it's a story about the weakness of the equity markets. in terms of the european economy, it's actually good news. one of the reasons the eurozone started recovering in 2014 and 2015 was really the oil price. not only the oil price, but the labor market has been tight. clearly lower oil price is good news for consumers skbl we hear that argu

we are told it will be with the uae and kuwait.epends on the pound the money they can mobilize. >> you will keep it a of it all. thank you very much. up next, a special. exclusiveny's interview with the rbs ceo. clinging toutures 0.1%. ♪ manny: the royal bank of scotland has undergone restructuring since being bailed out in 2008. i spoke exclusively with the ceo, ross mcewan. the future of the bank. great to have you with us. let's talk about the u.k. economy. osborne. he said, we have our mojo back. commerce,ambers of they say you are doing great.

the uae developer supported the u.s. presidential candidate just in august saying he was a breath of fresh air. but that abruptly changed in late november. i believed, and still do, that america's lacking strong leadership, he said, but strength with partner with ignorance and deceit, it produces a toxic mix threatening the united states and our world. we might hear more of that sort of tone after donald trump's latest comments. cnn, abu dhabi. >> it turns out donald trump is losing some business in the uae. a big retailer based in dubai called lifestyle is suspending the sale of trump branded products in its stores. the ceo says in light of the recent statements made by the presidential candidate in the u.s. media, we have suspended sale of all products from the trump home deco range. lifestyle has 195 stores across the middle east, north africa, pakistan and tanzania. >> the u.s. house of representatives voted to overhaul the federal visa waiver program. it bars people from iraq, syria, iran and sudan and recent visito

the 34 year old, is in the uae competing in the dubai league of the international tennis league. who announced last week he was changing up his coaching team says he is looking forward to the olympics next year. >> [ inaudible ] was amazing in london. so i don't feel like the rio olympics needs to be the singles goal like everybody talks about. so that's why i'm going to be playing the doubles, and i might enter myself in all three competitions to have the most chances to win medals for switzerland. >>> eddie eagle is one of the most famous olympic competitor in history, and now he is about to be made famous. the film tells the story of edyy edwards. he finished last in both events he competed in, but became an international symbol for heroic failure. eddie the eagle will be released in april. that's all of your sport for you. >> many thanks indeed, farah, i just want to take you back to los angeles this developing story we have been covering throughout the last hour. it is just after 10 to 8:00 in the morning in l.a. schools in the city are closed -- or will be closed today beca

we are told there will be talks with the uae and kuwait for more aid.ne economist puts it that the fate of the egyptian pound depends on the amount of external financing egypt can mobilize. guy: great work. thank you very much indeed. now, oil in new york is heading for its largest weekly gain in more than two months. a tough year for the sector. nejra cehic is here. she is looking at the best and worst performers of 2015. nero bank it will -- as a: it will come surprise. the bloomberg commodity index down 25% so far this year, heading for its worst year since the financial crisis. if we look at individual commodities, some interesting things have come up. the best performer this year is cocoa. up 12% in spot prices. worst performer is nickel. we know that metals have been coming under pressure. guy: any recovery for commodities next year? >> i suspect the family week picture to continue, given the chinese situation. guy: and is it kind of a game of two halves in that the first half of the year is poor, but we start to see maybe recovery, or is it unifo

includes established military heavy weights such as pakistan and egypt as well as economic ones, qatar and uae, notably. iraq and syria both at the heart of the i.s.i.l. conflict are also not part of this. so how strong is the alliance? >> you got turkey i think is also significant. they're a very, very significant military power. they're a member of nato and so yes, i do think it sends a very, very crucial signal that the muslim world particularly the sunni muslim world is now united against this sunni led group i.s.i.l. >> the saudi government is leading a separate military campaign in yemen. it's been engaged in a nine month operation against yemen. the latest coalition could very well be the first step. gerald tan, al jazeera. >>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in russia, he's meeting for talks on the syrian conflict with the sophie ye soviet foreir sergey lavrov. you hear that russia is key to the diplomatic process. >> i think russia's very aware of how important its role is and they've considerably done a lot of effort to place themselves now in syria in that role to exercise wha

even uae joining forces with us to try to combat isis through this new program, social media program, joint program with united states to try to push or diminish isis presence in the region. >> after the break we want to talk more about our relationship with the united arab emirates. richard, stay with us. thank you. we'll be right back with more on the dubai fire. >>> fox news alert continuing our coverage of a fire at the address hotel in dubai in the shadow of the world's largest skyscraper, burj khalifa. that fire said to be contained. we're looking at video from earlier. it was fully engulfed at least 20 stories, completely engulfed in flames. the entire building was evacuated. officials there are saying at this point they have no reports of injuries, no report on the cau cause. as of a short time ago new year's eve fireworks display that was scheduled to start just a short time from now, dubai time, was still going to proceed. they made that announcement while the building was still engulfed in flames. we're going to go right now live to john huddy in our middle east bureau for

established military heavy weights such as pakistan and egypt as well as economic ones qatar and the uaeran is absent from the list and it's saudi arabia's main regional rival, iraq and syria both at the heart of the i.s.i.l. conflict are also not part of this so how strong is the alliance? >> we have turkey and also significant, they are a very significant military power, they are a member of nato and so, yes, i do think it sends a very, very crucial signal that the muslim world particularly the sunni muslim world now is united against this sunni led group i.s.i.l. >> reporter: the saudi government is leading a separate military campaign in yemen. it has been engaged in nine months of warfare against houthi rebels. the united states has indicated that fire power might be better served if channelled to defeating i.s.i.l. the latest coalition could very well be the first step. gerald tan, al jazeera. >>> u.s. defense secretary ashton carter heading to the middle east for more help to fight i.s.i.l. and barack obama launched defense of strategy against the group and warned leaders of the g

name of islam. 34 nations club established military powers like pakistan and egypt and qatar and the uae. iran is absent from the list. it's saudi arabia's main regional rival. iraq and syria both at the heart of the conflict also not taking part. how strong is the new aalliance. >> i think turkey is also significant. they are a very significant military power. they're a member of nato. it sends a crucial signal that the sunni muslim world is united against this sunni group isil. >> the saudi government is leading a separate military campaign in yemen. it's been engaged in nine months of warfare against houthi rebels there. the united states, among others, believe that firepower might be better served in defeating the isil threat. this coalition could be the first step. jonah hull, al jazeera. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry has met with president vladimir putin to resolve the syrian cries. kerry said he hopes to make real progress in narrowing the differences over how to end the conflict. the biggest two sticking points is the role of bashar al-assad in the country's future as rus

coalition, includes established powers like pakistan and egypt, and economic ones including qatar, and the uaean is absent from the list. and iraq and syria are also not taking part. so how strong is the new alliance. >> you have got turkey, i think is also significant. they are a very, very significant military power. they are a member of nato, so, yes, i think it sends a very, very crucial signal that the muslim world particularly the sunni muslim world is united against this sunni lead group isil. >>> saudi has been engaged in nine months of warfare in yemen. the united states thinks that fire power might be better served in fighting isil. this could be the first step. >>> john kerry is in moscow having talks with his russian opposite number, and with the president, vladimir putin. all of them trying to resolve what is going on in syria. ahead of it, john kerry said the two countries share the desire to tackle isil. >> on isil, or daesh, russia and the united states agree that this is a threat to everybody -- to every country; that there is no negotiation. these are the worst of terrorists,

it was a beautiful day. 29 degrees today in the uae. this is a place people come to enjoy themselves to get a suntan, play golf and get to e see these pyre fireworks. the show will go. on. with the fire now 90% under control. despite what the. pictures may be reflecting. it's what's going on within the body of the hotel. the show at this stage will go on. >> thank you so much. we're going to check back with you. let's bring in dianna loesh. she is at a building just across the way from that burning address hotel. thanks to bruce providing this skype shot to the left. now i'm actually going to go to debbi instead. so debbi, tell me what you're seeing. i understand you have been living in dubai for three years now. >> at the moment i'm inside the burj khalifa complex where a thousand people or so waiting the massive fireworks display at the moment. and as i see now the fire not as big. as before. but still the fire is on that dubai.g at the address downtown i can see clearly the heavy, thick smoke coming out from the building. and now peo

money are predicting that the saudis will get their way along with smaller gulf allies like qatar, uaecka kuwait and saudi arabia is the largest producer and saying to venezuela you are talking about cuts but let's face it you are not in a position to cut, you want us to cut. no, we believe the saudis will say let's stick with the current policy. it will perhaps bring us more short term pain but over the coming months it may push out of the market more expensive oil producers, shale producers from the united states, deep water producers from places like brazil and that will lead to a restoration of the oil price in the latter half of 2016. >> in vienna for us, the first new american commercial nuclear plant in the 21st century is about to go online, some hail it as a move forward but some disagree and al jazeera tom ackerman talked to both sides. >> reporter: along the tennessee river it's the fishing. >> hit, miss, i mean depending how the weather is. >> reporter: that concerns these locals but not the watched bar one nuclear plant that has been providing carbon free electricity to th

although the conflict began with airstrikes, al compliance of houthi fighters backed by troops from the uaeut of aden. security remains a challenge. groups affiliated with isil in yemen have. it is a rival of al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula which has been the mained armed group. analysts say the presence of al-qaeda, isil and traibl malitias with aleak answers will create a bigger security threat. >> isil is here. aqab is here. more other faxes here in aden and aden is surrounded, controlled by isil. so unless president hadi addresses the lack of security quickly and swift ling, things will deteriorate. >> the latest comes an effort to bring eight months of conflict to an end. mohammed adow, al jazeera. >> united nations backed peace talks to end that conflict in yemen are set to take place next week. the president has reportedly agreed upon to attend after meeting the u.n. envoy in aden on saturday. al jazeera's gerald tan reports. >> on the outskirts of taez, battles are raging. houthi fighters and those loyal to the former president still hold their ground in yemen's third largest city

in the uae. this is a luxury hotel, five star. as you can imagine on a holiday like this, there will be a number of folks who were staying there. we don't know at this point, pardon me, what the cause of the fire is, all we know at this point is this fire has broken out. this is in the downtown area of the city. this is the address hotel. the authorities are working to address the incident. this is what the dubai, the government there in dubai, the media office for them, are saying on their twitter account. this is a hotel that when people go to dubai, they would stay here. this is something that is very much a draw. you can see right now from the pictures we can make out, there are what appear to be the floors on this one side of the address hotel completely engulfed in flames. this seems to be moving very rapidly. these are pictures that were just turned around moments ago to show you of this hotel in dubai. we're trying to get more information as our international desk is working to look at more details on this. but at this poi

just last week, the first female arab legislative president took office in the uae.r, the very first air strikes against the islamic state were conducted by a female pilot. the uae just donated money to create hindu temples for the many working in their country. look at egypt. they have been strong condemning the muslim brother hood and the ideology that led to the islamic state. when we encourage muslims around the world to reject radical islam, we need to highlight them and celebrate them when we do. >> watching the president, obviously, i made it clear, i've been disappointed on what the president said sunday night. what was her reaction and if you were disappointed as well, what should the president have said? what do we need to do to defeat isis? >> i was disappointed in the president's speech. we got to the point where islamic state could inspire attacks in california that could kill 14 americans or direct attacks in paris that killed 130 plus of our citizens. he need to take the hand cuffs off our men in iraq. >> how about ground troops? donald trump said yest

the governor was appointed after the houthi rebels wash driven from aiden by saudi air strikes and uae troops. this ongoing civil war has drawn in several mideastern countries and has started to escalate and deteriorate the country. despite isis being a sunni extremist group, they loath the saudi arabian government and they put out in their sort of statement that this attack was an attack on the saudis and the other sunni governments that are operating in yemen. another case, arthel, of where we're seeing the deterioration of the middle east drawing in jihadists and really taking advantage of the chaos there. >> chaos indeed. conor powell, thank you very much. >>> arthel, ahead of the president's address tonight, the other presidential candidates are discussing terrorism. the threat against us, how to stop it, and what we should do. they're reacting to the deadly shooting. with their ideas on keeping us safe. we'll fill you in. >>> some 15 years since the attack on 9/11, first responders still waiting for answers on their health benefits. >> there's a willingness to pass it later, but

coalition and includes military hef weights like pakistan and egypt as well as economic ones, qatar and uaely, iran is absent from the list and it is saudi arabia's main regional rival, iraq and syria both of the heart of the i.s.i.l. conflict are also not part of this so how strong is the alliance? >> turkey i think is also significant, they are a very, very significant military power, they are a member of nato and so, yes, i do think it sents a very, very crucial signal that the muslim world particularly the sunni muslim world now is united against this sunni led group i.s.i.l. >> reporter: the saudi government is leading a separate military campaign in yemen and has been engaged in nine months of warfare against houthi rebels and says the fire power may be better served if channelled towards the defeating i.s.i.l. and the latest coalition could very well be the first step, gerald tan, al jazeera. >>> i.s.i.l. suicide bombers killed dozens of iraqi soldiers and pro-government fighters and have been at least 12 suicide attacks in northern and eastern ramadi in anbar province and we have mo

so are the leaders of the uae. egypt and their martial law leader have already taken up the muslim brotherhood in egypt. they continue to fight today. they know what radical islam jihad looks like. it is going to take trust. right now, they don't have it. frankly, they are entitled not to have it. what are we doing in bed with iran? this is occurred -- a country the chance "death to america." this country stones women in the streets at the order of their husbands. this is a country that hangs homosexuals from cranes in the center of tehran because of sexual orientation. in the center of tihran because of their sexual orientation. this is a country that is the largest state sponsor of terrorism in the world. this is a country that's developing nuclear weapons. this is a country that's testing long-range missiles, and they don't need long-range missiles to shoot at israel. those are for us. and this is a country that says that israel will be wiped off 25 years.side hat this president is doing doing business with this

houthi fighters backed by troops from the uae drove the rebels out of aden five months ago.ecurity remains a challenge in this port city. groups affiliated with yemen have increased pressure and the armed group has e mermed. which has been the main armed group in yemen. the president of al-qaeda, isil and tribunal malitias to the different groups. to create the biggest. >> isil is here a, aqap is here. all faxes here in aden and aden is surrounded by those controlled by isil. so unless president hadi addresses the lack of security in aden quickly and swiftly, things are going to deteriorate. >> the latest violence comes with the u.n. envoy with hadi in aden. al jazeera. >> our correspondent at the scene of the explosion. then we are now in our neighborhood in aden province, the location where the governor of aden major general saad was targeted. this is the vehicle he was in with his aides. a car carrying explosives parked on the side of the road. when hez motor cade passed by, it was detonated. the governor was killed immediately. droid along with property in the area. the

the uae for example houses one of these fusion centers that is a hub of information that is communicated through social media, around the world and also in the region, to counter isil's radical ideology by promoting the more authentic view of islam. this is actually something that the president discussed in malaysia. he met with the prime minister in malaysia where they talk about how malaysia had also agreed to host one of these centers. there is a substantial population of muslims in malaysia and in southeast asia more generally. by locating one of these centers in the region, we are hoping it can be more effective in ability toisil's spread their ideologies in that part of the world. at home, we know there is lawing work, not just in enforcement but other government agencies to reach out to leaders in muslim communities and to enlist them in the effort to prevent those who are vulnerable beingl's ideology from radicalized. >> do you think that the president will play a role in that? josh earnest: i would not rule it out. this obviously is a priority of the administration and that was

money are predicting that the saudis will get their way, along with smaller gulf allies like qatar, uaekuwait. saudi arabia has enormous clout, of course, as the largest producer, and it will be saying to countries like venezuela, you are talking about cuts, but let's face it, you are not in a position to cut, you want us to cut. no, we believe the saudis will say, let's stick with the current policy, it will bring us more short-term pain, but over the coming months it may push out of the market more expensive producers, shale producers in the united states, and deep water producers in places like brazil, and that will lead to restoration of price in the latter half of 2016. >>> the chinese government has more than $60 billion in investment for countries across africa. the investment will be welcomed after the economic downturn forced china to slash investment in africa by more than 40% earlier this year. >>> plenty more to come for you on the news hour, traders in this town center are trying to drum up business. >>> plus we'll tell you how a crackdown on human trafficking is creating a

frustrated to do it, and many of the moderate arab sunni states like jordan, saudi arabia, and the uae, they stopped their direct involvement in going after isis in syria. i don't believe there have been any air strikes from these countries since august if you will, and what is happening on this front? >> well, this is another topic of our conversation was the necessity for those in the region to step up their involvement not just with the air strikes, but the steps that they can take with the ground forces as well. and of course, they are all frightened of isis, but they all want somebody else to do the fighting. the reality is that there are forces in the region as we have discussed are doing the fighting, and yazidis and kurds and sunni tribes, but they lack the weapons that. the ri engaged right now on the ground. and we have some trainers, and u.s. trapers that have helped them, but again, they report that the forces lack the wp pons on the ground and lack the air support ta thhat ta reahey real not only from the u.s. forces, but the british forces to the help in the air attacks i

a lot of questions surrounding the decision by the uae to proceed and have the pyrotechnics display. we've been hearing from eyewitnesss who describe the scene in some parts of the downtown area a lot of panic, concern among the crowds there some couldn't get out of the areas where they are as the fire was being contained by the civil defense forces. we heard from other eyewitnesses in other parts of dubai saying it was a fessive atmosphere, people continued to celebrate as the new year was brought in. and it was a dramatic situation that unfolded. investigators will have a lot of questions how this fire broke out. no official explanation as to how this fire began. it time for a special edition of mtp daily with chuck todd. thank you for watching. >> if we're saying good-bye to 2015, hello to 2016, then it the first fight for the first four. this is a special edition of "mtp daily." and it starts right now. >>> merry christmas, happy new year, happy holidays to everybody. i'm chuck todd. and this is a special edition of "mtp daily." on the road to 2016, tonight, we're looking at the

the uae has expressed willingness to provide ground troops to such an effort. >> joining me from virginialarry sabato, director of the center for politics at the university of virginia. you heard two of the candidates, clinton saying updating a military authorization is one route. you heard from marco rubio talking about the president an need to outline a strategy that involves both air and ground forces. do you expect that the president will be that specific about military operations tonight from the oesm office? >> fred, i doubt it. it's so much easier to be a candidate for president than to be president. a president's responsible for all of the consequences that come from every action. whereas candidates of course can propose anything and bear no responsibility for the consequences. that's one of the advantages of being a candidate. >> okay. and underscoring that, let's talk about donald trump and his point of view here, because a new cnn poll showing that among republicans donald trump is far and away considered the best to handle isis at 46%, and this morning trump has some advice fo

borrowed so far and can always go to the international capitol marks so for saudi arabia they get that and uaet that bad for certain other countries, they are really suffering. >> imf report says if oil stays around $50 a barrel most countries in the middle east will, in fact, run out of cash in about five years or less. this can't go on. >> i actually don't agree with the imf support. i see they have looked at if we go on as we are but what you see in places like saudi arabia when the oil price comes down they take better economic policy measures so they will probably spend less over time and also it's the debt capacity, saudi has not gone really to the capitol markets and borrow and saudi can borrow and i think they can probably weather the storm for several years or so and by about 2017 oil prices will go markedly up because we have seen 20% of investment of international oil companies, about $200 billion being deferred or cancelled and that will work its way through the system. it's ultra long cycle business so about three years or so they won't be able to produce and have not built up the

you have some parts that the uae and russians or egyptians are supporting versus those supported by thenited states. you have all the dynamics for another horror inside libya that hasn't gotten that much attention. >> further complicates what is already a ridiculously complicated issue. if you try to figure out how all the players work together, it's a rubic's cube. you may agree this point with one, but on the other you are on different sides. >> the president at the pentagon showing he's in the saddle, but we keep saying this is going on years waiting for some element of commander in chief obama showing that he's got control of the pieces. what we didn't hear in this speech, we don't have control of russia. the missing element is the sunni part in this. they don't see the u.s. as being able to deliver. without the sunnis there, there is not much that can be done to make this work. >> is there a chance any of that will change with this visit we heard about by defense secretary carter to deal with some of the neighboring nations? and ultimately the. >> host: is obviously get them onboar

the uae expressed willingness to provide ground troops in is a radical sunni group. they need to be defeated. >> let me ask you about the surveillance aspect of what you were talking about. i asked the white house about specifically about the associated press story and they say that, first of all, they have access now under this new policy, this new program. they have access to more meta data than before in terms of the overall volume, than say that this is a criminal investigation now because of the attacks in the past. and the department of justice accessed to many years of calls. are you saying that there's anything that changed in the recent days that if it had not changed these individuals could have been detected? >> i'm not saying that alone. the press is saying that as they reported yesterday. and the talk about it being a criminal investigation goes back to exactly what my problems are with the administration. it's a terrorist operation within the united states. the fact they were not told by isis go into the specific center on a specific date and conduct an

you have the opera got a bi location.abu dha location and the agreement with the uae was a first opportunity to send a public-private partnership and incorporate it into an agreement. the secretary of state signed the land, rail, air agreement and there are opportunities to have discussions that are built into that agreement. we have to wait for that to be ratified. there is a new government that took place in canada. but the existing location, even outside of canada, besides the expansion locations that we are having discussions with, the existing locations in the caribbean and also in ireland which is our only existing european location, there have been discussions and interest as to whether or not public private partnership would take place. it is already established in the united states. to extendn ability services to miami and dallas and los angeles and those airports take into consideration with service levels they want to hit. enter the 559 and the 560 programs that were provided for by congress, that opportunity exists in the united states but the only way that cdp can do so through

they haven't done that for months with the saudis, the uae and jordan. where would we draw this regional force? >> first of all, could i say in iraq, we now have 3500 for all intents and purposes a lot more than that. so it would require about 5,000 more in support areas, even apache helicopters and others, other capabilities, and we are doing a good job with our special forces. these people are really outstanding but again, they have no strategy. as far as syria is concerned, you have now seen the saudis involved in yemen. you have seen a real change in their behavior. if we told them that we would eliminate both bashar al assad and isis, i think you could put together a coalition. you are not going to defeat them from the air. you are going to have to have people on the ground and i believe you could assemble that coalition with the united states playing a supporting role because they realize that isis and bashar al assad are a direct threat to them. >> let me just be clear about american troops. american special operation forces in syria, in particula

airstrikes the coalition have sent grounds forces, and lose the alliance of houthi forces from the uaeove the rebels out of aden five months ago. but security remains a challenge in this port city. groups affiliated with isil and yemen have increased their operations and the armed group [ inaudible ] with the arrival of al qaeda which has been the main armed group in yemen in recent years. analysts say the presence of al qaeda, isil and tribal militias with allegiances to the different groups will create a bigger security threat. >> isil is here. aqap is here. more -- other factions are here in aden. and aden is surrounded by areas controlled by aqap and isil. inches president hadi addresses the security things will dee toudeteriorate quickly. >> reporter: in an effort to bring eight months of flick to an end. mohamed adow. al jazeera. >>> al jazeera's hassan is in aden and sent this update. >> translator: we are know in the neighborhood in aden province, it's the location where the governor of aden, major general mohamed saad was targeted and this is the vehicle he was in with his aid

>> that location and the agreement with the uae was a first opportunity to send a public-private partnership and incorporate it into an agreement. the secretary of state signed the land, rail, air agreement with the minister from canada, and there are opportunities to have discussions that are built into that agreement. as mr. ang stated, we have to wait for that be ratified. there is a new government that took place in canada. but the existing location, even outside of canada, besides the expansion locations that we are having discussions with, the existing locations in the caribbean and also in ireland which is our only existing european location, there have been discussions and interest as to whether or not public private partnership would take place. it is already established in the united states. there is an ability to extend services to miami and dallas and los angeles and those airports take into consideration with service levels they want to hit. through the 559 and the 560 programs that were provided for by congress, that opportunity exists in the united states but the only way that

egypt, saudi arabia, uae, most of the oil money. we have a lot of friends.not like we are pro-sunni and anti-shia, but to the extent we are worried about iran, there is that element we have to account for. theses really the place come together. also syria. the only viable political solution that will hold the country together over time is something moving towards federalism or a confederation. we already see part of that concept in kurdistan, the part of iraq that has the 4.5 million, 5 million kurds, and the three main provinces, and they live essentially on their own. they contribute to the army, the central government, they have profit-sharing arrangements, but they are basically running their own space. i think we need to encourage the shia-led government in baghdad to allow that same possibility for the sunnis. it's going to be hard to persuade them to do that, and some of the sunnis don't even want to do that. if you don't get that piece in place, i'm not sure how you really deal with this long-term. i would envision three main sectors within iraq. mos

in q1 next year, a lot of maintenance work in uae, saudi arabia, qatar.c production could easily fall. alix: interesting. that short-term issue with the maintenance. part of what we have seen over the last few weeks has been an adjustment of the curve if you look at wti versus brent. now we see stronger wti prices for the next eight months. feel that weakness is justified? >> we all know why it happened. it's a huge decision, the lifting of the u.s. band. the market got excited and started pricing wti very strongly. crude production in the u.s. is falling and there's also better demand because there are new refinery capacity coming online in the u.s.. problem now is wti is so much stronger across the curve relative to brent, it's actually having the ultimate impact -- opposite impact and pulling in imports rather than incentivizing exports. the curve has actually gone the other way. which happens in a market because there's enthusiasm when news breaks like this and the curve is starting to price that in. but this will have the opposite impact of allowing

logistical and intelligence support and we'll need more support from egypt, the saudi arabia, jordan and the uae, other kingdoms immediately impacted by isis' presence in the region but they must be we will not be able to defete them from the air simply. >> thanks for your time. >> thanks. >>> now to chicago. hundreds of protesters taking to the streets last night demanding that the mayor and president obama's former chief of staff rahm emanuel resign. the latest fallout from the teenager who was shot to death by a police officer. abc's alex perez has the story. >> reporter: this morning, chicago mayor rahm emanuel apology -- >> i'm sorry. >> reporter: -- falling on deaf ear hundreds of protesters demanding he resign. >> who got to go? >> all: rahm emanuel. >> reporter: overnight frustrated demonstrators taking to the streets. >> we are calling for the resignation of mayor rahm emanuel. >> reporter: emanuel under scrutiny for weeks after the release of this dash cam video showing an officer shooting 17-year-old laquan mcdonald who later died. video city attorneys fought to keep under wraps. >> i

sunni arabs from the region but also a contribution of troops from jordan, saudi arabia, egypt, the uaes to provide ground troops to such an effort. this is a radical sunni group. they need defeated by sunnis themselves on the ground. >> but here's the reality check. here's the conundrum, bob, right, the sunnis don't want to take on this fight, do they? >> no. they're more worried about iran. and i agree with rubio. it's very rare i do, but he's absolutely totally right on this. we need the arabs to fight this battle for us. we need sunnis. we need to find an assault #alternative to the islamic state -- >> how do you convince them, bob? if you're sitting around the president as his national security team, how do you convince them we need them to fight this fight? >> we have to convince them that iran is not an existential threat to them. we have to really sit down and we have to sit down with the russians. and frankly we have to re-divide the borders in the middle east so the sunnis have their own state divided between iraq and syria. i just don't see another way. but if we don't deal w

i'm driving a car that i own, and i have a uae driving license. >> reporter: this is a woman attempting to drive across the border late last year. it landed her in jail for two months. take me back to that drove on those days. >> it was just an attempt to confront the ban on saudi women to drive. technically, i was allowed to drive inside arabia with that license. i was arrested regardless. >> reporter: a year later, some things are changing. while women in the conservative kingdom still can't drive, they can and have now for the first time in saudi history, run for public office, and voted in an election. municipal elections were held and ballots cast on saturday. >> i can't explain how excited i am for this improvement in our country. i'm very proud that -- and lucky that i can participate in it. >> i'm one of the candidates. i work at the university as a lecture in architecture. >> reporter: she also hoped to have her name on the ballot. >> when they announced the final list of the candidates, i discovered that i was eliminated, so i decided to object and then appeal. i went to verif

in the middle east we're seeing chains barring the trump home products in the uae, kuwait, saudi arabia, and qatar. here in the united states meanwhile, we're getting mixed reaction as we talk to people outside of some trump facilities in manhattan. here is what they had to say. >> i cringed when we moved in here three years ago, so i definitely cringe now. i'm proud to live at trump place. i think donald trump has done a brilliant job with building what he's built here and i have been proud to know him and his family, and i think he's a great american. >> reporter: i talked to brand expert mike jackson in los angeles and i asked him just how much damage here has been done to the trump brand. >> any other brand that would have come out and had a prolonged dialogue that evoked the type of emotion that trump is evoking, you would say that it would have a significant, if not devastating, impact on the brand. so while i can't say if it's 50% or 75%, i kind of look at the damage being 100% and maybe irreparable as we move forward, but only time will tell. >> reporter: one of the things that

. >> becky anderson for us in the uae, thank you so much. >>> more breaking news that we're following. an alleged new year's eve terror flot thwarted with the arrest of a new york man who federal prosecutors say was taking directions from isis. cnn justice reporter evan perez is working this story for us. evan, it does sort of stand out that officials say this was supposed to happen tonight this attack on a bar and a restaurant. >> that's right, brianna. it was supposed to happen tonight in rochester, new york. the suspect's name is emanuel luchman. he's 25 years old. according to the fbi he was planning this attack buying -- from walmart, buying knives and zip ties, ski masks, duct tape. the plan was to use bombs, perhaps a pressure cooker bomb and knives to kill people at this gathering for new year's eve. the fbi says this is a man who has a criminal history in new york serving five years for a robbery arrest. and also has mental health problems. you know, they arrested him yesterday after he recorded a video, brianna, pledging allegiance to isis and claiming responsibility for an

non-government organizations with our partners in europe, with partners like egypt and jordan and the uaeo counter that narrative. >> do you have any clue who these two individuals may have been in contact with, foreign terrorists, if you will whether through social media, phone, whatever, texting? >> i'm not aware of that right now but that is definitely something that will be coming to light and to see who that person was and was that individual in touch with other americans and europeans and figure out how to find them. >> you spent nine years in the cia. what can the cia do now to keep the american people safe? >> running more intelligence operations in syria, iraq against leadership of isis to better understand the plots, not only in that region but europe in and the united states. >> do you think they are up to the task? seems like the intelligence isn't necessarily perfect. >> intelligence is never perfect but the men and women in the cia want to do this and have their hands untied and i think this is part of a political leadership decision to say hey, we're going to double down in