i've seen that myself reporting to hardtalk in upper egypt. reporting to hardtalk in upper egypt -- reportingfor. all the way down to south, you still find many communities where christians do feel that their security is constantly under threat. and the government knows it but still does not seem to do much about it. that has been the wea k do much about it. that has been the weak point. at the national level, i think we have hearing very legitimate and sincere promises from the president and the government, from the national security services, but when one comes down to the local level, to the villages, to the districts, where there is a sense of impunity, because crimes go unreported, sometimes, because they realise that there is not there to be an investigation. there might be no reprise or conviction will stop so no reprise or conviction will stop so therefore, there is a ratcheting up, and intensification of the kind of attack, and becomes more deadly everytime. any questionnaires at local level, municipal level, regional, the national level, how many coptic christians are in positions o

cairo has seen them, upper egypt has seen attacks, as well. and particularly the sinai.really it's across the country. just happens that recently the attacks have been in sinai. and it's not necessarily isis. you have to remember there are also other groups like the islamic group that waged an urban war against the egyptian government during the '80s and '90s. you have a variety of radical islamic groups that have a long history of violent action against the government in the did he will take upper egypt, cairo and elsewhere. so it's a massive problem that the egyptian government isn't dealing with very well. >> and stand by, ben. we have with us a london from the economic school. as we watch these pictures unfold, sadly they are familiar in a country like egypt, the latest attack was in december, but these insurgencies are also targeting the security of the military infrastructure of the military government of el sisi. you know, christians understandably so are saying you're not protecting us, we keep getting killed by these militants that you are waging this low level

i mean, i've spent time, myself, reporting for hardtalk, in upper egypt, some of the towns around aswane, going all the way down south, you still find many communities where christians do feel that their security is constantly under threat. and the government knows it, but still doesn't seem to do much about it. that has been the weak point. so, at the national level, i think we have hearing very legitimate, very sincere promises from the president, from the government, from the national security services, but when one comes down to the local level, to the villages, to the districts, where there's a sense of impunity, because crimes are — crimes go unreported, sometimes, because they realise that it will not be investigated properly, there will be no reprisal, no convictions. and so therefore, there is a ratcheting up, there's an intensification of the kind of attack, and becomes more deadly every time. and the question is, at local level, municipal level, regional, the national level, how many coptic christians are in positions of real authority? say, in thejudiciary, or in local gover

will focus on upper egypt, adversely affected by lack of tourism.ansportation because there are many large cities that are currently being developed, and collectivity matters to achieve development. >> you mentioned tourism went down substantially. has a come back? how far? >> it has been picking up lately, which is significant and reflective of the figures the minister of tourism had seen, so it is picking up. joe: that was egypt's minister of investment and international cooperation. scarlet: coming up, which you need to know to cure up for tomorrow's trading day. this is bloomberg. ♪ scarlet: "what'd you miss?" gains across the board, the nasdaq at a record high falling the first round of french elections. joe: a sigh of relief. up, mcdonald's and coca-cola reporting first-quarter results before the bell. joe: i will look at u.s. new home sales data at 10:00 in eastern time. wells fargo shareholders vote on whether to replace the board. this comes after wells fargo said it's living will will was approved by the fed. that is all for global news 24

for example, when there is religious crashes or coptic homes are burned down in upper egypt, authorities will hold a traditional gathering instead of taking the perpetrators to court to shield them from prosecution. when churches have been attacked for years under the pretext that they are built illegally. we have years of debate. finally, parliament passed a law last year about churches that still is far more restrictive than the regulations allowing mosques to be built. there is also failure to knowledge this kind of determination. officials usually say it is exaggerated or nonexistent. this creates fertile ground for those who seek to incite violence against christians like the islamic state. juan: i want to ask you, have there been any efforts by or at least successful attempts by the secular pro-democracy movement in egypt, which is obviously now under intense attack by the al-sisi government come as well as supporters of the muslim brotherhood to attempt to build some kind of alliance? really, sisi is consolidating further and further his dictatorship. i'm wondering what the top an

and a crash in upper providence at egypt road west of 22 and 422 your normal westbound delays.crash in landsdale and avoid broad street and 9th. we'll check it again in the 5:00 hour. >> thank you matt. >>> meteorologist, adam joseph, standing by with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. this weekend at bass pro shops earn double rewards points on select gear from the best brands. like redhead men's gray's creek henleys. for under $13. save 20% on a bass pro aluminum fish fryer. merrell men's trailwik waterproof hikers for under $90 >>> well, a picture perfect day out there. hardly any clouds and the temperatures are great. >> if we can only capture it. >> bottle it up. open the can up and let it continuously flow. and unfortunately something else will flow tomorrow. levy rain down the roadways and rivers and creeks frmg looking at stormtracker 6 live double scan a lot of sunshine through most of the day today. you are probably noticing the high clouds from the south and west and still a pretty mild day especially inland locations, from millville and all points north a

egypt has been popular it wasssia and the u.k., a destination for these countries. are you opening up to new ideas and strategies to make it more budget oriented or maybe upper-class and mohamed: we have certainly seen a change in that direction. we see for instance cairo is luxurious a much more destination than it was before. growingeeing that -- is in that direction. in the tourism business, you need to build it one step at a time. we are seeing that growth, that basically we cannot depend on the resources only, we need to depend on the culture. we need to diversify. we are looking at me gult -- at the gulf, echo toryism, medical -- eco-tourism, medical tourism. you will see, they will produce little by little. rishaad: we just had a bit of information come up saying that 2010 annual income from toryism was about 12 billion u.s. dollars, down to about $6 billion now. how much of that is currency effect? in terms of egyptian pounds, are you at the same level, because of the fall of the local pound? mohamed: you are right on this analysis. however, the 6 billion was just short of the number of tourists coming to egypt. once you see this number growing again, basicall

> and upper darby police officer suffered from smoke inhalation, fire damaged at least positive apartment. >> death toll has now reached 49 people after suicide bombs went off in churches in egypteted the country's christian minority on palm sunday. andrew spencer reports the attacks led to some protection and american churches. >> police in new york offered extra security on sunday insi churches, as the attack in egypt wade on the minds of many christians. having happened a week before easter sunday. >> they tried to take the joy from us. this is not the first time it has happened on holiday. >> at a church in white planes new york as they understanded the pain all too well. >> it is very sad for our church member. >> bombing in two egyptian cities targeted the country's christian minority sunday, the attacks left dozens of people dead, more than 100 injured, according to the country's state runnemede ya. the churches have been the target of attacks in the past, and isis in claiming responsibility sunday, threatened more attacks in the future. egyptian president declared three days of national mourning, and a three month state of emergency. he issued statement saying in part: