for example, they are still sending gas through the dolphin pipeline to the united arab emirates.ot taken any action on redeploying assets. they've not expeued redeploying assets. they've not expelled any citizens of other gulf countries or the hundreds of thousands of egyptian migrant workers who are in qatar. if they decided to fight back, there would bea2— decided to fight back, there would be a 2— way impact on the other countries want to avoid this, they wa nt to countries want to avoid this, they want to click concession. if it does escalate in qatar decides to fight back, what the implications? your mac there is a real break in the gulf. 0ther mac there is a real break in the gulf. other countries must take sides. for example, shipping lines would have to do is —— shipping lines would have to decide if they brought cargo into doha or into the uae. they may —— they might not allowed to do both. given the gulf cooperation council has spent the last several decades trying to improve economic integration, plenty of gulf citizens intermarry and live in each other‘s countries, th

largest health care provider in the united arab emirates.the first company to be listed in the opinion segment of the london stock exchange. hospitals.y have two both are long-term care and we are planning to take over some of the government hospitals they are privatizing privatizing now. -- they are privatizing now. expansion?d you fund could you sell bonds, for instance? --i will tell you what happens is since we have grown , the bank is not very happy. bankers lend money. have the money, money is not the problem. we have the passion to do the business. >> now in the wake of brexit, would you consider a dual listing as a hedge? >> no, we don't want to do a dual listing. -- health care is one thing and -- we are serving the people. [indiscernible] as of today, you'd be happy to it is a 450 bed hospital. state of the art. new ventures. i have heard medical colleges. i've heard of thanking licenses both in india and the uae. those options for you? >> that is a good question. proposals tothe .ake a medical college good colleges, universities a

released its own report on the secret torture prisons in yemen the organization has demanded the united arab emirates grants them access to the sites bench m.c. from human rights watch says the methods used by u.s. backed forces are unacceptable but we just documented is. this is likely united arab emirates to force yemeni forces to take force being tortured and abused dozens of people during studio regimes in the u.a.e. which is. so i mean this is arms and trees these forces even though there are still instantly men to fight yemeni branches. i say this. is just not acceptable. in syria the u.s. led coalition is conducting a major offensive in the city of raka its lamé state stay facti capital in the country however u.n. secretary general antonio but that is has expressed concerns over the loss of civilian life during the operation he said he remained alone at the human suffering throughout the country he warned that civilians are being killed or injured and displaced at a terrifying rate without as i added the situation in iraq remains particularly grave with people trapped inside the city and facin

the united arab emirates ministry of tolerance -- what does it do? but we're kicking things off in northern iraq, where millions of refugees have fled the terror of i.s. people who belong to religious minorities fall victim to discrimination in many parts of the world. the christian organization that issues the world watch list says around 200 million members of the faith are persecuted globally. in egypt, for instance, members of the coptic orthodox minority are regularly subjected to violent attacks. churches are burned, and copts are often murdered. and christians are not the only targets. in myanmar, the government is accused of persecuting the rohingya, a muslim minority. in northern iraq in 2014, terror organization islamic state seized control of areas inhabited by yazidis, a religious community. the group's holiest site is located in the lalisch valley. the peacock is an important symbol to yazidis. it represents the angel melek taus, who for them acts as an intermediary between god and the faithful. yazidism has about a million adherents wor

and serve as a reaction from either the united arab emirates or the u.s. officials that we had any comments from them on these allegations. well yes we have let me point out first that the united states and the united arab emirates are cooperating in yemen the u.a.e. is part of the u.s. backed saudi led coalition that is backing the ousted government in the country's civil war now the u.a.e. is government has denied the allegations and issued a statement in which it said and i'm quoting that there are no secret detention centers and no torture of prisoners is done during interrogations the same kind of comments coming out of the united states where the chief spokesperson for the u.s. defense department said and again i'm quoting we always said here to the highest standards of personal and professional conduct we would not turn a blind eye because we are obligated to report any violations of human rights. to use poor asli of their reporting from from tel aviv. let's cross to professor law from the royal wallenberg institute of human rights and humanitarian l

arab allies saudi arabia, united arab emirates, bahrain, and egypt severing ties with qatar over tiesislamist groups and iran. >> a dramatic few hours for this part of the world as a saudi arabia, united arab emirates, egypt, and bahrain cut off ties with qatar, including a shutdown and landirspace, crossings come in response to what saudis maintained is a lack of conviction from the qatari front when it comes to the global financial market they are planning to the -- will fight on terror. they are pointing to the burgeoning relationship with iran. they are saying that they will thwart efforts to negatively impact the economy. of this moveness is unprecedented for this part of the world. best way to compare it is a country like germany within a closely integrated community like the european union making moves like this on a neighbor like italy or spain. as a result, we did see a dramatic move in some of the asset classes computer pressure on qatari stocks, all sold off over 7%. wti coming into the spotlight with the fundamental role that qatar place not just in opec but as a global su

reporter: it's a long awaited demands from saudi araba and its three allies, the united arab emirates, bahrain and egypt, qatar.to that's if the persian gulf nation wants to see a series of unprecedented punitive measures imposed more than two weeks ago lifted. they include the closure of the state funded broadcaster, al-jazeera. are linked to extremist and terrorist networks, plus cutting ties with iran. qatar denied fostering instability, in an interview with france 24. >> none of those accusations have been provided with any evidence. so none of them is making sense for all of us here, that qatar state sponsor of terror, which is a false accusation. reporter: for their part, on representatives from al-jazeera were quick to respond. but an is nothing attempt to silence the freedom of expression in the region. analysts,according to the tiny nation is unlikely to its neighbors demands, despite the sanctions. >> we can rule out that qatar will accept these demands for several reasons, because they've requested that the sanctions are lifted.d foremost also, because they impact the count

ally the united arab emirates an associated press investigation claims abuse and torture are routinen this network of prisons where hundreds are detained in the hunt for al qaeda fighters republican senator john mccain and democratic senator jack reed sent a letter to madness asking he reviewed the report to find out what if anything u.s. forces knew about the alleged torture artie's someone is following the case and so throw in one of the allegations here and what is the associated press reporting and how did they even find out this information will the associated press interview to ten former detainees family members of these prisoners civil rights attorneys and also a dozen you many military and government officials its investigation found that there is this network of secret prisons at least eighteen different lockups that are run by the united arab emirates and the many forces that it created according to the testimonies of these former detainees this is some of the techniques of torture which they were exposed to there's one called the grail where a victim's tied to a spit like

paula as more details todd has been presented with a list of demands from saudi arabia the united arab emirates parade and egypt four nations that qatar or trade and diplomatic ties with the country now this came after the u.s. state department questioned the motives of the gulf states move now that it's been more than two weeks since the embargo started we are mystified that the gulf states have not released to the public nor to the qataris the details about the claims that they are making toward. the more the time goes by the more doubt is raised about the actions taken by saudi arabia and the us. at this point we're left with one simple question were the actions really about their concerns regarding carter's alleged support for terrorism or the about the long simmering grievances between and among the g.c.c. countries now the next day the us secretary of state rex tillerson issued a statement saying that a list of such demands has been prepared he added that he hoped that the demands would be reasonable and actionable saying that we understand that this list is being prepared it's being coor

the united arab emirates and allied yemen i forces have allegedly been running a network of some seventeen secret prisons across southern yemen and one in eritrea now the locations include military bases at least one a port even private villas and a nightclub they are reports of. regular abuse and extreme torture now u.s. forces are reportedly also involved in these interrogations and one of the methods of torture is reportedly one that includes a grill in inverted commas now this is when the victim is tied to a suspect like a roast and spun in a circle of fire here is what two former detainees had to say. and i go to hawaii stayed there for around one hundred seventy seven days without proper investigation the question me after ten days of the tension and that was it but during those one hundred seventy seven days there were beatings insults humiliation and asked for broke to sing torture there is a man they called the doctor and morality was a specialist in torture a lot of us do and it was here we heard that there are american investigators and lebanese translators they were questioning

seeking information about their missing sons brothers and fathers the united states and the united arab emiratesare cooperating in yemen the u.a.e. is part of the u.s. backed saudi led coalition that is backing the ousted government in the country's civil war now the u.a.e. is government has denied the allegations and issued a statement in which it said and i'm quoting that there are no secret detention centers and no torture of prisoners is done during interrogations the same kind of comments coming out of the united states where the chief spokesperson for the u.s. defense department said and again i'm quoting we always said here to the highest standards of personal and professional conduct we would not turn a blind eye big. as we are obligated to report any violations of human rights. well to discuss this issue further are now joined by ahmed bench m c from human rights watch at we thank you very much indeed for joining me i mean we heard from paula there i mean we've got the reports i mean the u.s. officials have anonymously admitted we have to say anonymously that the american forces they ar

on their regional allies including the gulf states including of course saudi arabia qatar united arab emirates to actually perform that role now they may be very well armed they have course of purchased hundreds of billions of dollars of western armaments over the years but they're not really getting much bang for their work in any of the regional conflicts where they're currently involved either directly in the case of yemen of course or in directly in the case of libya and syria where they're very much fighting through proxies if we contrast that with iran and its various allies and proxies including hezbollah are including the various militias it's been supporting in iraq we see relatively much more bang for its book as it were in terms of logistical and military support those groups have been provided with ok richard if i think a lot of people i think all of us agree that there is some kind of pivot going on in this conflict here. it's but it was worry about considering what happened at the very end of the obama administration when the united states accidentally quote unquote. you can see

guest: well, actually, doug was leak of hacked e-mails from the ambassador of the united arab emirates to washington. i'm elected to get it -- i'm reluctant to get into discussions about hacked e-mails . we had the expense extreme of seeing these things, whether they are true or not true, exactly what the relationships kind ofreally is immaterial to what is going on in the region. president talking atut the middle east friday a news conference with the president of romania. [video clip] president trump: a unique meeting in the history of relations were two groups agree to stop supporting terrorists, whether it be financial, military, or even moral support. the nation of qatar, unfortunately, has historically been a funder of terrorism and a very high level. in the wake of the conference, nations came together and spoke to me about confronting qatar over its behavior. position -- we had a decision to make. do we take the easy road or the hard but necessary action? we have to stop the funding of terrorism. host: that was the president on friday afternoon 90 minutes before -- and 90 minut

the united arab emirates has warned qatar to change its behaviour or face isolation from its neighbourstwo other states, last week imposed unprecedented sanctions against qatar over its alleged support for terrorist groups. it's led to the worst crisis in the gulf region for decades. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet spoke to the uae‘s minister of state dr anwar gargash, and asked him how he thought this crisis could be resolved. the main ask is an acceptance by qatar that it has to change course in its support of what is an extremist jihadist terrorist agenda. it is true that qatar has long been accused of backing groups linked to al-qaeda, in conflicts like syria, but saudi arabia has also been accused of propagating a more extremist form of islam. of course, there is a huge difference. qatar as a state is trying to use this agenda to sort of promote its role in the region and beyond... saudi is not? the saudis are not. the sponsoring, financing of schools and mosques... the saudis are dealing with a legacy issue. the saudis have suffered a lot from al-qaeda—type terro

egypt and the united arab arab emirates have suspended ties.said they will suspend air and sea travel. joining us is tracy alloway. shift from dramatic earlier. talk to me about the situation that is beginning to unfold. how significant is the cutting ties?s russian mark -- unprecedented diplomatic risk. we have seen a bit of a diplomatic spat with countries withdrawing ambassadors. we have not seen anything like this before. the land and air links are cut off and the land links are a big the citizens here are the countryto leave within two weeks and that will give you a sense of how serious this has become and i have to say that there are lots of financial workers who are surpriseg a sense of about escalation. iran into a salesperson who shows got off the airplane and he covered and said that he did not know what he was supposed to do with himself now. >> there are many bankers who travel to and from and do business with a lot of money managed. remind us how this all started and the word that was pervasive in our stories was iran. >> we will b

well shortly after the demands were published in the media the foreign minister of the united arab emirates accused counselor of leaking them to the press he said it's either an attempt to undermine serious mediation or yet another sign of what he called a callous policy well as also be reaction from those mentioned in the demands al-jazeera called the gulf states demands for its closure nothing but an attempt to silence the freedom of art to abolish turkey's military presence in the country turkish defense minister said that it would be an intervention in the country's bilateral relations with the turkish base in qatar is a guarantor of security in the gulf and demands for its closure represented interference in its ties with. political commentators saeed moustapha horse chesham things such tough demands have been made by gulf states to strip qatar of its most powerful geopolitical assets they have raise some demands in order to empty the hands of qatar from the merits and winning races that it had that maybe. we wait like its ties with the muslim brotherhood like its ties strong ties with

a decision by saudi arabia, egypt, and the united arab emirates to sever diplomatic ties with qatar should not have any impact on u.s. military operations. intro command says there is no plans to make changes. central command and its 10,000 american troops are based in qatar. the countries accused qatar of supporting terrorism. the supreme court struck down 28 districts in north carolina because they violated the rights of black voters. the ruling upheld the lower court decision and sent it back to that court. the justices stopped short of ordering the districts to be redrawn. on united nations conference oceans has opened on an ominous note. secretary-general antonio guterres's the planets oceans are under threat as never before. he said plastic garbage in the waters could outweigh fish by 2050 if nothing is done. environmentalists and representatives from 200 countries are attending that five-day conference. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton, this is bloomberg. ♪ julia: live from bloomberg world headquarters in new

allies united arab emirates an a.p. investigation claims abuse and torture are routine in yemen's prisons where hundreds are detained in the hunt for al qaeda fighters republican senator john mccain a democratic senator jack reed sent a letter to bad us asking him to review the reports r.t.c. modo rosario has more tonight the associated press interviewed at ten former detainees families of prisoners civil rights lawyers and yet many military and government officials in this investigation they found this network of secret prisons at least eighteen lock ups that are run by the united arab emirates and the many forces that created according to the testimonies of these former detainees here some of the techniques to which they were exposed one is called the grail where a victim is tied to a spit like a roast and spun furiously within a circle of fire one detainees saying he was spun so fast he vomited blood others were beaten with wires held in shipping container smeared with feces blindfolded and shackled for weeks and sex

seeking information about their missing sons brothers and fathers the united states and the united arab emirates are cooperating in yemen the u.a.e. is part of the u.s. backed saudi led coalition that is backing the alstead government in the country's civil war now the u.a.e. is government has denied the allegations and issued a statement in which it said and i'm quoting that there are no secret detention centers and no torture of prisoners is done during interrogations the same kind of comments coming out of the united states where the chief spokesperson for the u.s. defense department said and again i'm quoting we always said here to the highest standards of personal and professional conduct we would not turn a blind eye big. off you go to a port any violations of human rights. it's being called america's most toxic place a top energy department official is sounding the alarm at the hand for a nuclear site and warns of future accidental leaks if immediate action isn't taken now by hanford site considered the largest u.s. nuclear weapons production of waste dump is located in washington state n

torture allegations are rife argues middle east correspondent policy lear has the story the united arab emirates and allied yemen i forces have allegedly been running a network of some seventeen secret prisons across southern yemen and one in eritrea now the locations include military bases at least one a port even private villas and a nightclub they are reports of regular abuse and extreme torture now u.s. forces are reportedly also involved in these interrogations and one of the methods of torture is reportedly one that includes a grill in inverted commas now this is when the victim is tied to a suspect like a roast and spun in a circle of fire here is what two former detainees had to say. and i go to the way stayed there for around one hundred seventy seven days without proper investigation the question me after ten days of detention and that was it but during those one hundred seventy seven days there were beatings insults humiliation and asked for broke to sing torture there is a man they called the doctor and morality was a specialist in torture. then it was here we heard that there are am

the governments of saudi arabia, bahrain, the united arab emirates, and egypt said they will suspend air and sea travel to and from qatar. saudi arabia will shut land crossings with the neighbor . it started over its support of you ran and the muslim -- of iran and the muslim brotherhood. secretary of state rex tillerson says he doesn't see the blockade making much of a difference to security. >> i do not expect that this will have any significant impact, if any impact at all, on the unified fight against terrorism in the region or globally. juliette: global news, 24 hours a day, powered by over 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. guy, matt. guy: thank you. let's take you back to what's happening in the gcc. qatar is already open, doha has started trading, and it is sharply to the downside. we have in your 6% move, 5.7% off this morning. we are starting to see an effect, one group already suspending as of tomorrow. qatar is a major hub, one of the major gulf carriers, and it will be interesting to see what impact that has in terms of its desti

a stark message from the united arab emirates‘ ambassador to moscow.n the gulf news, the ambassador insists doha must comply with a 13—point demand list, otherwise it'll face expulsion from the gcc, the gulf cooperation council. many of the british papers leading with this story — the six people facing criminal charges for the hillsborough disaster. the independent paying tribute to the 96 liverpool fans who died from the football ground crush in 1989. the financial times reports on two days of heavy market trading, after so—called confusion — apparently caused by two of europe's most influential central bankers. it says mark carney and mario draghi struggled to communicate how they would exit out of economic stimulus policies. the new york times writes about the rise in populism around the world, but how canada has bucked the trend. the article says an inclusive political culture has helped to stop immigration being a polarising issue. ever thought about where your plastic drink bottle ends up? the guardian's looking at what it calls an environmental

six arab states, including saudi arabia, bahrain, the united arab emirates and egypt, have cut diplomaticar, accusing it of supporting terrorism. qatari diplomats are being expelled from neighbouring countries, while the airlines, etihad and emirates, are suspending flights to the qatari capital doha. the qatari foreign ministry says the measures are "unjustified" and based on "unfounded allegations. " our security correspondent, frank gardner, has more. saudi tv today, airing a very public quarrel between some of the world's richest nations. saudi arabia, bahrain, the uae as well as egypt have all cut diplomatic ties to qatar. they've imposed an air, land and sea embargo on the country, causing some panic buying. they're accusing the gas—rich gulf state of funding terrorists and helping iran destabilise the region. qatar strongly denies it. it was president trump's recent visit to riyadh that emboldened the saudis. its leaders now feel they've got the green light from washington to get tough on their rivals and adversaries. but qatar hosts us central command's airbase for the entire midd

a stark message from the united arab emirates' ambassador to moscow.insists doha must comply with a 13—point demand list, otherwise it'll face expulsion from the gcc, the gulf cooperation council. many of the british papers leading with this story — the six people facing criminal charges for the hillsborough disaster. the independent paying tribute to the 96 liverpool fans who died from the football ground crush in 1989. the financial times reports on two days of heavy market trading, after so—called confusion — apparently caused by two of europe's

show you crude oil prices which are rising still higher after saudi arabia, bahrain and the united arab emirateslong with yemen all cut ties with qatar. those countries are accusing qatar of meddling in their internal affairs and backing terrorism, increasing concerns about supply disruptions. we're now seeing 0.8 move higher on wti surpassing $48 a barrel. the stock index dropping sharply, 7.5%. we'll take you to dubai for an explanation and more on the market reaction in just a moment. >> elsewhere overseas, let's check on the markets in asia, china services pmi came in stronger than expects at 52.8 showing growth on the inspectser expanding at the quickest pace. you see really not too much action in the asian equity market. japan modestly lower. hang seng down 025%. not too much of a response from that quick data. over in europe this morning. germany is closed today. the uk may services pmi, though, coming in short of forecast. meantime, euro done's pmi slightly better than expected and europe's pmi matched targs. you see definitely a cautious tone across europe. but definitely not dramatic m

at least that's what we're hearing from airports here in the united arab emirates.is isn't one of the six muslim majority nations. flights from iran, for example, from sudan, two of those six nations do pass through here. and what we're being told is that anyone who shows up, who has a valid documentation is going to be allowed to get on a plane. there isn't that level of typhoon fusion that the airlines don't know what to interpret or what is valid and what isn't valid. there is clarity this time. where there is pushback and where there is concern and consternation in this region is that interpretation of who's a close relative and who isn't. extendinged family is not -- extended family is not on the list, grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncels, cousins. they're not on the list. in this region, extended family have strong ties, strong bonds, many times live close or maybe together. not surprising perhaps that you would hear from the iranian foreign minister today criticizing and critiquing the new ban on that basis. this is what he says. "u.s. now bans iranian

before the united arab emirates cut off all traffic with qatar, cargo transit through -- qatari importersy thousands of containers destined for their country are stuck there. this new initiative is an effort to bypass this problem. already announcing it will be using the root for its shipments to qatar. while it is the largest producer and exporter of liquefied natural gas, they rely heavily on imports for food and commodities. almost 40% of all foods imported from saudi arabia. in addition to funding new external partners, and look produces have to increase production to meet local demand. >> when the situation has arrived. we want to concentrate on our market. receiving help from turkey and saudi arabia's regional rival. >> wall street is trading motor -- trading lower. sectors down about 3%. slightly parent back some of its earlier losses. european indices closed on the red. dax not far behind they are paid investors around the world will be working -- will be looking to this week's meeting at the federal reserve. meanwhile the uncertainty created by the uk's general election results h

qatar is raising a blockade by the united arab emirates alleging terrorist sponsorship among other complaintsa fine in germany if they fail to remove a legal content promptly. likestipulate the sites facebook and youtube must take down sites with hate speech within 24 hours. industry representatives complain at the time requirements are unrealistic. business, a major incident in new zealand as customs officials there are aported to have seized shipment of wheatabix, after and a strongly in company said the sale of weetabix in australia -- in new zealand would affect australia. a little bit of a britain covered the local with a sticker, but no deal. aop says they plan to fight, standoff, we will be following that story closely. >> crack cocaine for breakfast attics. >> as a yank it goes over my head. >> thank you for the business updates, we wi 06/30/17 06/30/17 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from pacifica, this is democracy now! pres. trump: health care is working along very well. we could have a big surprise with a great health care package. amy: as the deeply unpopular he

the united arab emirates ministry of tolerance -- what does it do?we're kicking things off in northern iraq, where millions of refugees have fled the terror of i.s. people who belong to religious minorities fall victim to discrimination in many parts of the world. the christian organization that issues the world watch list says

the government is lining up against qatar, libya, egypt, bahrain, united arab emirates and yemen. al jazeera has been closed, it is funded by qatar. they have cut land, sea and air links with qatar. much to the concern of some people there. >> supermarkets and qatar have been filled with residents stocking up on groceries. the rush came after several countries declared they are cutting ties with qatar. saudi arabia is impmposing a blockade ohihis neighboror. therere are charges ththat qatas supporting organizizations like the islamic state and egyptp's former rulers which qatar denies. the u.s. secectary of ststate rx tillerson currently in australia urged cooperation. >> we would encourage the parties to sit down together, address these differenceces. if there is any role we can play in terms of helping them address those, we think it is important that the gcc remain unified. >> just two weeks ago, donald trump visited t the middle eaea. the middle east was already divided before his trip. they must leave the countries within 48 hours. ththcitizens w within two o wee. the emirate

saudi arabia, egypt, the united arab emirates are cutting ties with qatar. that coordinated move ups the dispute over their support of the muslim brotherhood, adding accusations that they back iran. is pushingpresident ahead with his plan to implement a constituent assembly. violent opposition protests are in their second month. up, we will tell you how oil prices have been reacting to the news qatar has been cut off. more on that coming up in business. first, our live for story. 11 people are in custody linked to the terror attack there. in the eastern part of the capital, police say they seized a huge amount of forensic material to help in the investigation. the attack near london bridge left several people dead and claimed by the media wing of the islamic state group. the london police chief said the uk's facing a threat that is largely home-based. theresa may made a statement about the investigation. here's what she had to say. it is right we should show our respects to those lost and to ensure our energy is focused on responding to the aftermath of the

. >> earlier this week, six arab nations, including saudi arabia, and the united arab emirates broke diplomatic, and commercial ties, citing financial support of terrorism. isolation in reaction to a false news report planted by cyber attackers on may 23. the story attributed false remarks, and questioned whether president trump would last in office. the fbi has confirmed the hack may have resulted in fake news sharing, and that russia is a suspect. >> part of russia's activity is to drive a wedge between the u.s. and our allies. >> reporter: cbs news cannot let the incident undermine its relationship with qatar, which hosts the largest american military base in the middle east. >> u.s. president in qatar is so critical for our campaign against isis, and our aerial campaign in the region. >> reporter: the secretaries of state and defense have tried to deescalate the crisis, but yesterday the president appeared to take credit for the arab state decision. he wrote his trip to the middle east was already paying off, and extremism funding was pointing to qatar. the state department spoke

diplomatic crisis coming out of the gulf after arab nations including saudi arabia and the united arab emirates cut ties with qatar. >> it is still a major story in the region. let's start with the lebanese paper which sums up the situation by saying reality is not budging, doha has to get in line. papers in qatar are quite outraged by the situation. here is a cartoon that shows a raised fist in the cartoon, and on that you will see the flag of qatar. the fist is being raised at the symbol of the gulf cooperation council, which is facing a crisis here. cnn has some exclusive information that suggests russian hackers may have been behind it. >> and is an incredible scoop. it says u.s. investigators believe russian hackers breached agency andte news planted a fake news report that contributed to the crisis. according to the report, it happened two weeks ago, a news report appeared on the news agency that contributed false remarks to the qatar ruler that appeared friendly to iran and israel. cnn, thisto snowballed into this crisis we are seeing. the fbi sent a team of investigators to delhi to hel

but secretary of state rex tillerson has called on saudi arabia, the united arab emirates, but frame, and egypt, to ease the blockade on qatar, saying it him as he was military efforts to combat isis. from under those countries announced plans to cut diplomatics

bahrain, the united arab emirates, and egypt have all announced a severing of diplomatic relations and and airof land, sea contacts with qatar. qatar airways is now banned from large chunks of airspace in the region while many middle eastern countries have stopped flying to delhi airport -- flying to doha airport. the food supply will also be affected. with an estimated $335 billion of assets and its sovereign wealth fund, a huge trade surplus, qatar is well-positioned to ride out the dispute. bryan: oil prices are reacting to the news as well. brent crude jumping over 1%. that number has since turned around. tensionare worried that in the middle east could complicate a supply cut. european markets wrap -- markets rallied on monday. sunday night's terror attack in england hurting airline stocks. german markets closed today for a public holiday. at about as hovering flat line. u.s. markets are still near record levels as alphabet shares broke through the $1000 mark for the first time. on a shares are down 1% rare analyst downgrade. iszimbabwe, a cash shortage causing citizens to sleep o

diplomatic crisis in the persian gulf, saudi arabia, bahrain, egypt, yemen, libya, and the united arab emirates have broken off relations with qatar, accusing qatar of backing militant groups, including isis and al qaeda. qatar has denied the accusations. the united arab emirates has suspended all fights and sea travel to and from qatar. saudi arabia has also closed all ports between the two countries. back in the united states, thousands of people demonstrated saturday at dozens of "march for truth" rallies to demand an independent congressional commission to investigate possible collusion between the trump campaign and alleged russian interference in the 2016 election. protests were held in nearly every single u.s. state. this comes as former fbi director james comey is slated to testify to the senate intelligence committee on thursday. trump fired comey in part over the fbi's investigation into the trump campaign's ties to russia. despite speculation over the weekend, it appears president trump will not try to block comey's testimony. hbo is facing mounting calls to fire late-night host bill

. >> we call on the kingdom of saudi arabia, the united arab emirates, bahrain, and egypt to ease thee against qatar. there are humanitarian consequences to this blockade. we're seeing shortages of food. families are being forcibly separated, and children pulled out of school. we believe these are unintended consequences, especially during this holy month of ramadan. but they can be addressed immediately. the blockade is impairing u.s. and other international business activities in the region, and has created a hardship on the people of qatar and the people whose livelihoods depend on commerce with qatar. the blockade is hindering u.s. military actions in the region and the campaign against isis. we support the efforts to bring about a peaceful resolution to this agreement, and progress toward eliminating all forms of support for terrorism, military, financial, moral, or idealogical. the u.s. will support these mediation effor efforts. in the last few days, i have spoken with many leaders in the region. as i said to all of them, we know you're stronger together. it is clear to me base

reporter: gas-rich qatar has been accused of funding terrorism by saudi arabia, the united arab emiratesegypt. they have all caps ties. kuwait has been acting as a mediator. qatar has denied the charges and said restrictions violate international law. it'ss friendly relations with iran have also been a factor i n the blockade. in response to shortagages, tetn has someme food anopenenedts airspace to the national carrier, qatar airways. the qatari foreign minister is french counterpart in paris as part of a dramatic initiative -- diplomatic initiative. >> qatar is willing to sit and negotiate and discuss what the effects are on security of the gulf countries. if we are interfering -- this is something known has the right to discussion -- discuss. reporter: the crisis could have far-reaching effects in qatar. the construction of stadiums won't be affected for the world cup. fifa is hoping the situation will return to normal. brent: if you are a fan of football and golf, we have the perfect pastime for you. footgolf. it held his first major tournament of the season in the netherlands, the c

bahrain, egypt, saudi arabia, and the united arab emirates blocked ports to the persian gulf state. >>> the san diego tre bun say a man was suspected of trying to hit runners. that started a 30-mie chase when he struck another car. >> we don't have anything on him than he simply wanted to rush is what he told us, so for that this is where we end. thachlk god the driver of the other veem only complains of pain to his neck and arm and back. no one else was hurt. the suspect faces an array of traffic issues. >>> peyton manning of the playing bob corker at the trump national golf club. and a photo was taken of a man mowing the grass with the twister behind him. his wife snapped the shot friday noting it was on his to do list. the photo was shared thousands of times on social media. >>> still ahead, "wonder woman" lives up the buzz. we'll tell you how the comic book heroin lassoed the top spot at the box office raking a record. expedia, everything in one place, so you can travel the world better. the toothpaste that helpstax, prevent bleeding gums. if you spit blood when you brush or floss

bahrain, egypt, saudi arabia, yemen and the united arab emirates say qatar backs terrorist groups including the islamic state. speaking in sydney this morning - secretary of state rex tillerson said he did not believe the diplomatic crisis would affect the war against isis. but it could impact you.. the nations say they plan to cut off both air and sea traffic.. the abu-dhabi based airline "etihad" and u-a-e's "emirates: say their last flights to qatar will leave early tomorrow morning. qatar is responding, saying there is no justification for this. the nation will host the 20-22 fifa world cup, and it's also home to a major u-s military base. happening today - standing strong against climate change. this morning, mayor muriel bowser wil sign an order reaffirming the city's support for the paris climate accord, despite president trump's decision to withdraw the united states from the pact. the agreement is aimed at reducing global carbon emissions. bowser is one of dozens of mayors that have said they are committed to upholding the accord. comedian bill cosby - heading to pennyslvania court

saudi arabia, egypt, united arab emirates, and bahrain say qatar funds islamic militants. kuwait today offered to mediate the crisis. president trump has also accused qatar, which is home to a major u.s. air base, of being a sponsor of terrorism. qatar says the allegations are based on lies. in france, early returns showed the "republic on the move" centrist party of new president emmanuel macron well ahead in today's first round of parliamentary elections, a step in consolidating his authority to govern. macron's party is almost certain to advance the most candidates to next week's decisive, second round toward winning a majority in the 577-seat assembly. puerto rico wants to become the 51st state. in today's referendum, the other two choices were independence or the status quo. the island's three-and half- million residents are already u.s. citizens. they're struggling with 12% unemployment, a 45% poverty rate, and higher taxes to help pay down its $72-billion debt. congress must approve statehood, something it did not do the last time puerto rico voted for it, in 2012.

. >> we call on the kingdom of saudi arabia, the united arab emirates, bahrain and egypt to ease the blockade against qatar. >> reporter: rex tillerson even saying the blockade is hurting u.s. military operations. with qatar home to 10,000 u.s. forces. >> the blockade is hindering u.s. military actions in the region and the campaign against isis. >> reporter: but the pentagon says that is not true. "the embargo is not creating problems for the u.s. military." and more confusing signals since the saudi summit last month. on tuesday, the president siding with the saudis against qatar on twitter. >> these messages are not in sync, and sometimes when you're not in sync it could cause confusion and dangerous escalation in the region. >> reporter: the president met with his secretary of state and his defense secretary only yesterday to get on the same page. so far it hasn't worked, though tonight the white house insists there are no differences. lester? >> all right, andrea. thank you. >>> with the white house consumed by a state of near constant controversy, many of the president's marque