so a u.s. national was defined as free to enter the united states, free of immigration restriction, and u.s. nationals were granted the protection be of the u.s. military. but there are very few other rights that were extended to nationals. so, for example, u.s. nationals that came in the u.s. could be denied employment by the federal government because in a series of cases it was made clear that nationals were not eligible for employment with the u.s. government. so the gonzalez case is really a turning point here because by say 1904 the united states is now legally bound to admit puerto ricans entering through new york. and this would, by extension, apply also to filipinos. so the original promise that some in congress had made, you know, that we would be able to control the effects of our colonial policy overseas and limit migration proved to be untrue in this case. and once puerto ricans are arriving as nationals, they are still though subject to xenophobia of all kinds. and we see this esp

the u.s. has a massive trade deficit with germany and they play part -- and they pay far less than they should the nato. he says it is very bad. the u.s. but it will change. there has been speculation the president is going to shake up his white house staff and his communications director has quit. he served in the post for less than three months and has been working with press secretary sean spicer. the dictator of panama, who was ousted in a u.s. invasion, has died. manuel noriega ran the country from 1983 to 1989. the u.s. accused him of rigging elections, having ties to drug traffickers, and ordering opponents killed. he was arrested in 1989 and spent 22 years and u.s. and french prisons. he was 83. golfer tiger woods said medication, and not alcohol, led to his arrest for driving under the influence. jupiter,rested in florida, and spent four hours and jail before being released. he blames an unexpected reaction to prescription medicine and underwent a fourth operation on his back in april

. >> finally, if a u.s. president asked any intel official not to pursue an investigation, would you construe that as obstruction? >> i do not have the legal basis to determine what constitutes obstruction of justice. >> how would you react if a president asked you not to pursue an investigation? >> i have never been asked that, and if i was, i certainly would not follow such a directive. >> thank you. i yield back. >> gentleman yields back. mr. turner, five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. brennan in turning back to the exchange that you had with mr. gowdy, you stated -- and by the way, i want to also thank you, as others have, for the specificity that you provide to us. these are difficult issues and concepts, different standards, intelligence assessments, evidence. we've got, you know, the fbi, the cia. each of you do different jobs, and your expertise is certainly helpful to us to unwind as we're dealing with elements of this what we're looking at and what this means as we try to move forward wit

in europe and the u.s. they have expanded their businesses right after continuing to contribute to job creation. just two weeks ago, we have announced a contribution of $40 ade.on to the new fund of this is the initiative to introduce advanced technologies in the areas of environmental transportation and infrastructure. in order to develop quality infrastructure, there are $200 billion of contribution that have been announced previously will be activated within this year. i am the prime minister of japan. therefore, for me, it is japan first. however, be careful. listen to me. however. this japan, i mean, is a japan that can coexist and advances side-by-side with global prosperity and peace. since last year, a series of general elections and referendums have taken place in many countries, giving birth to new leaders. happened in, this the u.k., the u.s., italy, and france. last week, we saw it in south korea. it was a year where the attention of the world was glued to the choice of decisions of people of th

the u.s. they have expanded their businesses right after continuing to contribute to job creation. just two weeks ago, we have announced a contribution of $40 million to the new ade. this is the initiative to introduce advanced technologies in the areas of environmental transportation and infrastructure. in order to development quality infrastructure, the $200 billion of contribution that have been announced previously will be activated within this year. i am the prime minister of japan, therefore, for me, it is japan first. however -- however, be careful. listen to me. listen to me. however the japan, i mean, is a japan that coexist and site by site with global prosperity and peace, since last year a series of general election and referendums have taken place in many countries giving birth to new leaders. in g 7 alone this happens in the uk, u.s., italy and france. last week, we saw it in south korea. it was a year where the attention of the to the choice of people of these countries and to t

. >> if a u.s. president asked any intel professional not to proceed in an investigation, would you consider that an obstruction? mr. brennan: i do not have the legal basis to determine what constitutes as of structural justice. >> how would you react if the president asked you not to pursue investigation? mr. brennan: i have never been asked that and certainly not what i follow it if were asked. >> i yield back. >> turning back to the exchange you had with mr. gowdy. you stated -- and by the way, want to thank you as others have for the specificity you provide us. these are difficult issues and concepts. different standards, intelligent assessments, evidence. we have the fbi, the cia, each of you do different jobs and your expertise is helpful to us to unwind elements of this. what we are looking at and what it means. as we try to move forward the -- with the investigation. you indicated that you saw, when asked about whether or not you as seen evidence of collusion or collaboration, you said that

we don't really know where the u.s. stands on a lot of issues because the white house has been so engaged with a series of cascading fights over the last week. they will probably put out the fire at the last minute. there is only a week to go. there is a lot of the grim fatalism in europe about what is going on in washington. mark: the word impeachment is being used in all quarters. how is it going down in the white house? margaret: you are hearing it in some corners of washington, primarily among liberal democrats. this is still very much a partisan talking point, and it is only part of the democratic party you are hearing. a lot of democrats who want a more centrist reputation saying it is too soon to talk about that, that we need to get the facts now. the white house is looking more closely at republican responses, republican behavior. it may seem like a slight gradation, but to hear house speaker paul ryan say that good to thes to fact and they will be a thorough investigation seems like a tone, ahange in recognitio

back in 2014 the u.s. military was on its way out, handing afghanistan security over to the afghans. u.s. troop strength which had peaked at 98,000 in 20-- 210 plummeted to $8,400. but now the pentagon wants to reverse that. it asked to add 3 to 5,000 more personnel. and for authorizization to send u.s. forces closer to the front lines, to back up afghan soldiers who are often overwhelmed by the taliban and dying in the thousands. here in brussels the u.s. has been trying to talk its nato allies into adding thousands more troops in afghanistan as well. but so far the reception has been cool. and as for the decision to beef up u.s. forces, it has been postponed until the president returns to washington. >> pelley: liz palmer in brussels tonight, thank you. today the pentagon acknowledged at least 105 civilians were killed in a u.s. air strike in mosul, iraq, in march. a 500 pound bomb hit a building to take out two isis snipers. the pentagon said today isis had explosives in the building and the secondary b

a quick check on the u.s. dollar as well. bond yields are down in the u.s. and the dollar also really took a hit after that retail sales number came out earlier this morning at 8:30 a.m. with that missing estimates, that is when the dollar turned lower. mark: up by 0.8% and it matters because we need to finish .04% higher or more today to finish up for the week, which would mean we are up for the third week, which would mean it's the best run's january. -- since january. it is better to travel that arrive in the wake of the french election results. the gains that we saw another stock markets took place between the first round in the second round. internet,united shares up by 13% today. the biggest rise since 2003. it agreed to take control of wireless operations to better compete with the likes of deutsche telekom. 20%ill boost its stake from , representing a 3% increase sch's last drilli close. they are combining operations that together have 12 million customer contracts. it creates the number for wireless operator in germany. plenty toto vivendi, take ove

u.s. the french electoral commission is asking the media not to publish details. >>> also this morning, former trump adviser carter page telling the senate intel committee to ask the obama administration for his russia communications. he's got some very salty language. more on that in a moment, but this after promising to cooperate with officials. >>> and a new report from "the washington post" says that senior members of the trump transition team warned michael flynn about his contact with russian ambassador sergey kislyak. >> melissa bell live from paris here. so, melissa, help us understand the reaction this hour to those allegations from the electoral commission. >> reporter: well, what we're hearing are two different things really. first of all from the campaign team around emmanuel macron, this announcement last night that they had been the victims of this massive hacking operation with these many thousands of documents then published online. now, the trouble is that the timing of th

the u.s. department of justice has come to a settlement with the producers of the wolf of in assets related to the film. haidi: this is quite an extraordinary story, clearly still ongoing. thank you for keeping us up-to-date on that. saidg up, the st. louis president -- fed president calling for balance sheets calm. that's next. this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: it's a 11:29 a.m. here in sydney. the local markets are trading to the downside for a third straight day. that's a view of the sydney house. a beautiful winter's day here. we are seeing downward pressure when it comes to aussie stocks having to decouple from the asian rally we had been. every sector accept materials and financials staying today.ove water the latest declines being driven by the poor outlook for commodities outtake in china. iron ore trading below $60 a ton for the first time since october.that is weighing on the broader commodities picture. i'm haidi lun here in sydney. marketabsence of capitals coming through from global m

the u.s. that it would drive up demand for american made goods. we certainly are supportive of american manufacturers. however, there are many unknowns about the border adjustment tax. given the many significant economic uncertainties and risks associated with the border adjustment tax, the committee must evaluate its merits thoroughly and methodically. there are many very important questions that must be answered in order to evaluate the proposal. psi plowed the chairman for holding today's hearings do just that. for example, what will the impact be on consumesers. the retailers tell is that the cost of products like food, clothing and med sinl go up for consumeser by more than $1,700 a year. gas price cos increase by 35 cents a gallon. also been told that a 20% bat bat would increase heating costs for a new england family by up to 400 $ per winter. middle class families can't and shouldn't have to sustain these types of increases in consumer prices as a result of tax reform. is that a risk w

the u.s. government, the problem is the dissemination to the russians. >> woodruff: what is the damage done here potentially? >> you know, i think there are a couple of concerns. you know, you worry first and foremost about potentially compromising sources and methods that allowed us -- that have allowed us to gather this intelligence over a period of time. my understanding is that this is sort of a stream of intelligence that's been useful over quite a period of time, so i think that's the first and foremost worry. the secondary worry is you compromise a relationship wan important ally. >> woodruff: i'm going to read back to you what you quote in the story and you're quoting h.r. mcmaster, the president's national security advisor. he said to you that, at no time were any intelligence sources or methods discussed and no military operations were not already disclosed that were not already known publicly. >> yeah, i think that's right. i think the worry is, by sharing this intelligence with the

the u.s. government, the problem is the dissemination to the russians. >> woodruff: what is the damage done here potentially? >> you know, i think there are a couple of concerns. you know, you worry first and foremost about potentially compromising sources and methods that allowed us -- that have allowed us to gather this intelligence over a period of time. my understanding is that this is sort of a stream of intelligence that's been useful over quite a period of time, so i think that's the first and foremost worry. the secondary worry is you compromise a relationship wan important ally. >> woodruff: i'm going to read bck to you what you quote in the story and you're quoting h.r. mcmaster, the president's national security advisor. he said to you that, at no time were any intelligence sources or methods discussed and no military operations were not already disclosed that were not already known publicly. >> yeah, i think that's right. i think the worry is, by sharing this intelligence with the

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u.s. strategic relations with china, north and south korea and india and tensions in the region. >>> good morning. the senate armed services committee meets this morning to receive testimony on u.s. policy and strategy in the asia-pacific region. i'm pleased to welcome our witnesses and panel. viktor cha, the chair at international study, eric freedberg, professor of politics at princeton university, kelly -- help me. magasman, and ashley tellis -- i'm having trouble with my enunciation this morning. america's interests are deep and enduring. that's why for the past 70 years, we've worked with our allies and partners to uphold a rules based order based on principles of free markets and open seas and open skies. the rule of law and peaceful resolution of disputes. these ideas have produced unprecedented peace and prosperity in the asia pacific. but now the challenges to this rules-based order are mounting as they threaten not just the asia-pacific region but the united states as well. the m

the u.s. economy is showing signs of rebounding, after a lackluster first quarter. the labor department reports that employers added a net of 211,000 jobs in april, up sharply from the month of march. the unemployment rate for april fell to 4.4%, a nearly 10-year low. the strong showing could increase odds that the federal reserve will raise interest rates again next month. in somalia: a u.s. navy seal has been killed in a raid on the islamist militant group, al shabaab. it's the first american combat death there since 1993, when two helicopters were shot down in mogadishu. u.s. officials say the seal died on a mission supporting somali forces yesterday. two other americans were wounded. thousands of afghans turned out today to hail the return of a former warlord to kabul. gulbuddin hekmaytar responded with a demand that u.s. and other outside forces leave afghanistan. he rallied the crowd with a call for peace with the taliban, and he criticized the afghan government for its cooperation with

and later, why u.s. airlines are cutting back on their flights to cuba. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we all drive, some cats just know how to roll. i discovered a woman my family tree, named marianne gaspard. i became curious where in africa she was from. so i took the ancestry dna test to find out more about my african roots. ancestry really helped me fill in a lot of details. go to great lengths frto find relief.ain finally there's drug-free aleve direct therapy®. a tens device with high intensity power that uses technology once only available in doctors' offices for deep penetrating relief at the source. aleve direct therapy. when heartburn hits fight back fast with new tums chewy bites. fast relief in every bite. crunchy outside. chewy inside. tum tum tum tum new tums chewy bites. >> glor: police in jupiter, florida put out much more y formation today about the d.u.i. arrest of tiger woods. r ter he was released, woods riid he had not been drinking, end there is no evidence he was. so what happened? here's don d

and the u.s. secretary general says the tax on health care facilities, workers and patients to place in more than 20 countries last year, including yemen and afghanistan. speaking at a u.s. a critic of the meeting, he said the attacks violate the geneva convention, "and basic humanity." the secretary general noted that the resolution last year to protect health care facilities has made little impact. he is also calling for greater investments to address complex. global news, 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. vonnie: thank you. a chief local advisor tells us that he has become less confident that the president has -- has plans to boost u.s. growth this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: this is "bloomberg markets." advanced economies face not a cyclical headwinds but structural and secular ones, according to mohamed el-erian. he wrote a piece today on the dangers of low growth and complacency, especially in lig

the u.s. not to leave the paris agreement. the european union and china will reaffirm their commitment to the paris accord this week even if the u.s. pulls read that is according to the associated press citing a eu official. they will have their plans to make commitments in talks at brussels friday. sri lanka says the death toll from mudslides has climbed past 200 people. nearly 100 others were missing. beeny 7000 people have displaced after rain began hitting the southern and western areas of the island nation last friday. officials say the increasing number of displaced people and a in temporary shelters, many people are now at risk of disease. abc news reports that police are reviewing security footage of a raciallyall motivated slurve that was spray-painted at the front gate of lebron james'home. authorities were also alerted this morning and property management removed the graffiti before officers arrived. he arrived in california yesterday to defend their nba title. that game is tomorrow

in syria, u.s. led coalition reportedlynear raqqa killed up to 15 civilians, including two children on sunday. the syrian observatory for human rights had u.s. led airstrikes have killed 225 civilians over the past month, including 44 children. amy: meanwhile, in yemen, the human rights group reprieve says u.s. navy seals killed five civilians during a raid tuesday night on a village. the killings reportedly began after a 70-year-old civilian came out of his home to find out what was going on and was gunned down to by the seals. the pentagon says the raid targeted al qaeda and that seven militants were killed. to talk more about how the media covers civilian casualties, we are joined by the cofounders of the intercept, jeremy scahill and glenn greenwald. the manchester model, should it be used for other victims of war? well, i mean, we know about the 22 victims, the horrific attack on the suicide attack in manchester as these tweens, mainly little girls ariana grande concert. we have learned the kid

does it knock the u.s. on the global stage if the u.s. doesn't honor its commitments and the capriciousness of the american politics can take the u.s. out of something that -- a lot of these countries have agreed to hurtful concessions to get this done, right? for the u.s. to back out in favor of some coal jobs with some of these other industries are saying we need to stay? >> coal doesn't make much sense anymore. >> and then the president's top economic adviser seems to support the paris deal. we'll know -- >> fascinating week. >>> breaking overnight, the death of former dictator manual nor yay ga. he the former general ruled panama from 1983 to 1989 before he was ousted by a u.s. invasion. he was many prison for corruption or murdering his political opponents before he was hospitalized earlier this year. he was 83 years old. >>> on the heels of a new missile test, another direct threat from king jong-un against the united states. the media reports that dictator is planning to develop more powerful weapons to send what they call a bigger

if the u.s. were to withdraw from this paris agreement and the president last week said he would have an announcement this week, what message would that send to the rest of the world? >> it would send to the rest of the world a message that the united states does not care about this planet that we all share and does not care about multi-lateral agreements that we make with other nations. the president has indicated that he wanted to do everything bilaterally and in a world that's more interconnected than ever about. this is the world that we live in, and he's pulling out of all of the multi-lateral agreements that we have so that we can pull and work together. so it would show legal concern about also the -- the worthiness of the united states in keeping their word and working together with others when it's most important in this day and age in which we live in right now. when you talk about crises around the world no, one can deal with it by themselves. we need to work collectively together in m

a senior u.s. defense official tells us that two chinese j-10 fighter jets flu within 200 yards of a u.s. navy p-3 surveillance plane approximately 150 mile east of hong kong on wednesday. the fighter jets were unsafe in their actions towards the u.s. reconnaissance plane adding one of the jets flew out in one of the spy planes before conducting a series of slow turns which the crew considered unsafe. the incident occurred before a u.s. navy destroyer sailed near a contested island thursday. according to the senior u.s. official, the u.s.s. dewey sailed within six nautical mauls of the reef, a manmade island, and intercepted by a chinese warship. recently chinese war planes did a barrel roll over a sniffer plane to test the air for a nuclear test. all of this sounding very top gun, eric. >> eric: not just the chinese but the russians both playing cat and mouse games with us. thank you. have a fox news weather alert. forecasters say flooding and tornadoes could be brought to some parts of our countr

and why u.s. airlines are cutting back on their flights to cuba. ♪ ♪ ♪ we all drive, some cats just know how to roll. i discovered a woman my family tree, named marianne gaspard. i became curious where in africa she was from. so i took the ancestry dna test to find out more about my african roots. go to great lengths frto find relief.ain finally there's drug-free aleve direct therapy®. a tens device with high intensity power that uses technology once only available in doctors' offices for deep penetrating relief at the source. aleve direct therapy. when heartburn hits fight back fast with new tums chewy bites. fast relief in every bite. crunchy outside. chewy inside. tum tum tum tum new tums chewy bites. >> glor: police in jupiter, florida put out much more information today about the d.u.i. arrest of tiger woods. after he was released, woods said he had not been dr

but u.s. immigration and customs enforcement, known as i.c.e., has a decades-long policy of a avoiding places of worship, schools and hospitals. >> my advice would be they should come out of the basement of the churches and follow the law. >> reporter: daniel ragsdale is deputy director of i.c.e. he runs the daily operations and overseas 13,000 officers. >> so if they are to check in with i.c.e. they should check in with i.c.e. >> checking in with i.c.e. is going to get them deported. >> checking in with i.c.e. will follow the law. and in cases where there's a removal order, of course we would execute it. >> how much concern do you have about separating families in deportations? >> as a human traumatic for folks. but i will also say that the rule of law is something that america is built on. but this seems to be the one area where the narrative about separating families sort of gets a little bit ratcheted up. >> well, you can understand why. >> well, i can. but i would suggest that every perso

in addition to u.s. politics, they will probably face other challenges, such as fierce competition and touch safety standards. the chinese have been attempting to build a globally competitive auto industry for years, so the foray into the u.s. will likely be seen as a test as to o whether or not chinese carmakers can truly go global. cnbc business news. >> thank you. and speaking of the president, he's ending a busy week on the first overseas trip. john harwood is in washington to wrap it up. >> hey, carl. there were some awkward moments on the president's trip especially in europe. there was the fierce handshake with macron, whose election had disappointed him. the moment when he shoved aside the leader of montenegro in order to get to the front of a photo opportunity. and then the president declined to specifically explicitly specifically embrace article 5 in nato, but did chastise nato members for not paying their fair share. >> 23 of the 28 member nations are still not paying what they should be payi

now, essentially, u.s. advisers with their iraqi counterparts on the ground can call in an air strike when they see, for instance, a car bomb coming, and that's what they saw when we were with them the other day. both of those car bombs we saw go up in huge plumes of smoke and flames were actually hit by aircraft. so, it does appear that the iraqis with u.s. help are effectively stopping these car bombs and are making progress in this final push to drive isis out of mosul. christine? >> a seven-month ordeal. all right, thank you so much for that, ben wedeman in erbil. >>> south koreans, meanwhile, going to the polls to elect a new leader after a corruption scandal led to the impeachment of the former president back in march. the vote coming at a time when tensions with north korea are high. the two leading candidates have vastly different approaches to dealing with pyongyang. the polls closing in less than three hours. cnn's paula hancocks following the developments. she joins us live from seoul. great to s

manuel noriega was considered a u.s. ally. later, the u.s. accused him of having ties to drug traffickers and having one of his opponents killed. he was arrested when the u.s. invaded in 1989. he was 83. tiger woods says medication, not alcohol, led to his arrest for driving under the influence. he was arrested not far from his home in jupiter, florida. he spent four hours in jail before being released. he has not played golf for four months and he underwent an operation on his back. global news 24 hours a day, powered by 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries around the world. this is bloomberg. tom: thank you. how about the equities bonds. a little bit of movement here. we are record high on the s&p 500. the euro comes in, the curve flattening further. 94.18 is what it is. per barelow $50 rel. the euro-yen, 123.60. a stronger yen, a weaker euro. g,am watching the euro-sterlin which i do not get, but everybody tells me to watch the euro-sterling, not the sterling-dollar. francine: i am also watching out for this today becau

says theike roberts u.s. gave france a heads up about what was going on. >> look, we are watching the russians, seeing them penetrate some of your infrastructure -- there is a we have seen, what can we do to try to assist? we are doing similar things with german counterparts, british counterparts. we're all trying to figure out how can we learn from each other? campaignnce's election commission says a significant amount of data with fake news alerts was late. palestinian president mark amodei bus says the president has accepted his invitation to join him in the west bank during his visit to israel in two weeks. lockheed martin's new marine corps helicopter cost more than expected according to the pentagon's cost assessment office. be $144g stallion will million, 4% higher than projections. it also won't be ready to deploy until a year later than planned. they are committed to reducing the cost of the life of the program. today hehusetts judge erased the murder conviction of aaron hernandez. the former nfl sta

the u.s. embassy to jerusalem altogether. days before the president embarks on his foreign trip which includes a stop in israel. >>> this incident caught on body cameras, an officer approaches a man at a dollar general store when suddenly he takes off. the officer chases him through the store and using his taser trying to subdue the suspect. the struggle continued outside. police eventually tackled the man to the ground and placed him in custody. one officer suffered a fractured finger. the other injured his elbow. >>> now to the nfl. they're trying to gather more information and investigating allegations made by supermodel gisele bundchen when she told cbs her husband, new england patriot quarterback tom brady suffered from concussions last season as he fought his way to a super bowl mvp. take a listen to that. >> he had a concussion last year. he has concussions -- we don't talk about it but he does have concussions. i don't think it's a healthy thing for your body to go through, through tha

as you know, wolf, often times the u.s. has intelligence sharing relationships with obvious partners, allies, the most prevalent being the five -- [ inaudible ] uk, australia, canada and new zealand. long-term relations in effect, you're part of the family, you see the same intelligence. france, germany where you are often sharing. but allies that don't want it to be public. and this appears to fall in that category. i can tell you the reaction to this wolf is deep deep deep alarm. on a level we haven't seen with other similar stories in this administration so far. >> jim sciutto, stand by. jim acosta is at the white house getting more information. what are are you getting there, jim? >> just getting this information right now. i want to read to you directly what was sent to us from the white house press office. statement from u.s. secretary of state, rex tillerson. forgive me for reading this as we speak here. it says during president trump's meeting with foreign minister lavrov a broad range of subject were discussed amon

u.s. -- could this be it? mark: u.s. equities seem to be stuck. equities seem to be kind of stuck at the moment. maybe it is the catalyst to finally bring them lower. i think the first impact will be on emerging-market equities. emerging-market equities will feel the impact of the commodities slowdown first. if macron wins on sunday, that will be a boost for european assets and equities. people are torn about how to play the divergence. u.s. growth is ok. the fed might hike because they are looking through the growth. growth is ok. we've got the health care bill passed. they are kind of confused. friday, giveninto how commodities have traded today, there's going to be a downward pressure on equities. you might see it first in the european session. the u.s. session is going to be under pressure. at least until the jobs report. guy: i think people are paying attention to that. the fed does seem to be telling the market that it is looking through this kind of stuff. we still don't have a particularly aggressive number. we don't have underlying inflat

her commission will be presented by her sister, u.s. marine corps, and her father, u.s. navy retired. kyle david phillips, government, cutter sherman. caitlin piker, mechanical engineering, cutter alert. naval architecture, mexican navy. christopher robert, operations research, cutter polar star. his commission will be presented by his father, u.s. coast guard. electrical engineering, cutter isaac mayo. her commission will be presented by her sister, u.s. coast guard. alejandro davide, civil engineering, honduran navy. his commission will be presented by his father, honduran army retired. benjamin connor ross, operations research, cutter raymond edmund. anne-marie ramsey, mechanical engineering. flight school. justin timothy, civil engineering. peerage every reuse, mechanical engineering. aaron lee reynolds, government. morgan elizabeth rhodes. james, management. sarah richey, management. kyle patrick river area. -- rivera. earl alexander roberts, naval alexander. john michael. his commission will be presented by his father appeared -- nicholas lee. austin joseph ross, m

u.s. intelligence sources telling us it's possible that these russians were exaggerating the information they had. they might even have been making up the information they had. but what's key here is that they were speaking to each other claiming to have it and describing that as a way that they might influence the campaign. this one piece of the larger russia investigation that is going -- that is ongoing, open questions as you know, erin, as to whether there was collusion between trump associates and russian, russian officials, others known to u.s. intelligence. these still open questions explored not just by the fbi but the senate and house intelligence committees. >> jim sciutto, thank you very much. news of these discussions among russian officials coming as the president's top adviser, and son-in-law, jared kushner, is under new scrutiny tonight for conversations he had with russian officials. diane gallagher is outfront. >> conversations picked up boy u.s. intelligence suggest the r

and sources tell cnn, during the u.s. presidential race, russian officials bragged about how close they were to michael flynn and how they could use that relationship to influence donald trump. listen to pamela brown. >> multiple sources tell cnn that russian officials bragged in conversations during the presidential campaign they have cultivated such a strong relationship with former trump adviser michael flynn, they believed they could use him to influence donald trump and his team. those conversations deeply concerned u.s. intelligence officials and it impacted what intelligence the incoming administration was privy to because some obama intelligence officials acted on their own to limit how much sensitive information they shared with flynn. a former official tells our gloria boar jerger, was recorde a five-alarm fire early on. and the conversations indicated they recorded flynn as an ally. the russians might have exaggerated their sway with trump's team during those conversations. russia's relationship with flynn deve

or the u.s. customs and border protections office of field operations. mr. wagner formerly served as executive director of admissibility in passenger programs with responsibility for all traveler admissibility related policy and programs including the trusted traveller program. the electronic system for travel authorization, the immigration advisory program and the fraudulently document analysis unit. >> mr. clark settles is the assistant director for the national security investigations division within the homeland security investigations. in this capacity, he's responsible for strategic planning, national policy implementation and additionally mr. settles oversees hsi's national security programs which includes the joint terrorism task forces and visa security programs. mr. john roth became the inspector january for homeland security in march of 2014. his long record of public service includes time at the food and drug administration where he served as the director of department of justice wher

and the u.s. the dollar ticking lower after fed minutes showed various members suggesting inflation remains muted. membersthis, most judged it would soon be appropriate to tighten policy again. this most likely refers to the next meeting on 214 and a comes after the philadelphia -- june 14 and it comes after the philadelphia fed president called a june rate hike a distinct possibility. do you think monetary policy is now steady as they go? under the markets look at it day in and day out, but munication seems pretty clear. >> i think that's right. fundamentally, monetary policy is heading in the same direction differentt speed and positions in the cycle, but we no longer have an environment where we have divergence .irectionally that is important for the underlying market sentiment. it is very important in the medium-term. that is the key driver of what shapes markets. monetary policy is no longer diverging and heading imminently in the same direction. --francine: what is the biggest trend over? we

u.s. air force jet. in termsis a mixed day of those risk sensitive assets. take a look at the oil on the board, up by 0.9%. mixed. we have gold up a bit, the dollar pretty steady, so it is a mixed act for you. global shares at an all-time high just from tuesday. let's get the bloomberg first word news. juliette: thank you. iranians are voting today in a presidential election that will either hands of their current president a second term or see control lurch back to the conservatives. a win would give him a mandate to engage with the world economy, but with remaining sections, it could hinder the economy no matter who wins. u.s. treasury secretary steven mnuchin says the breaking up of the big banks would be a huge mistake, testifying before a senate banking committee. he says the u.s. administration does not supporting -- does not support this. elizabeth warren accused the secretary of a bizarre policy shift. hasu.k. prime minister called on voters to give her the freedom to walk away fro

where the u.s. makes unilateral statements, i can think of a few recent examples that rere sason for us. >> you have coauthored a book about korean/japanese relations. what do you expect sole relations and i would like to hear your views about beijing as well. >> newly elected in his inauguration address indicated his willingness to go to washington, beijing and to tokyo and in order to further south korean security sbretss, he has one obstacle in terms of his own political presence during the campaign and that is that he abdomen all of the other can candidates agreed. i think a lot hinges on how the south korean policy advisers decided to frame this issue. if trying to reopen the issue is putting themselves back in the same box where it is a condition for all other aspects of the relationship we'll see a relationship and it will be a real drag on south korean foreign to policy. if we can don't try to address the task while also moving forward i think it offers an alternative pathway. we'll have to

u.s.-backed defensive to reclaim it has now taken eight months. it's taken longer than planned because isis militants are dug in among civilians. the pentagon in thacknowledged more than 100 u.s. operations forces were working with units around mosul with hundreds more playing support roles further from the front lines. >>> at home a navy s.e.a.l. died in a tragic parachute incident during new york city's fleet week. richard lui has details. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a highlight of fleet week, demonstration by u.s. navy parachute team called the leapfrogs descending in formation near the statue of liberty. instead, something went very wrong. >> liberty park, north and south. down in the water. >> reporter: one of the s.e.a.l.s was killed when his parachute failed to open. >> navy parachute failed to operate properly and landed in the water adjacent to the park. he was retrieved immediately by u.s. coast guard personnel and jersey fire department marine unit. >> reporter: the s.e.a

joce: in a statement, the u.s. postal service said it does get data on a substantial number of packages, but that they're committed to increasing the amount. they pointed to new regulations that went into effect this year that enhance their ability, as well as a screening pilot program that's in the works. gov. tom ridge: they've been aware of it, but now they're getting a little pressure to do something about it. joce: former homeland security secretary tom ridge is backing the efforts. he's a paid advocate, but is quick to dismiss critics saying the cause didn't get the attention it needed until he starting working with "americans for securing all packages" and pushing ei gov. tom ridge: it's a weapon of mass destruction, more and more people getting killed every day. we're not saying to any and all people, this is the answer. we're saying this is a huge, huge loophole. it's a gateway for these illicit drugs and let's narrow that ability to get these drugs into our communities. sharyl: how soon or how long until

i see steel growth pending ok in the u.s. -- panning ok in the u.s.. when you take that and contrast what is happening in the eurozone and what is priced into the currency market, as we are coming out of an error of excessive pessimism, in general, not just the currency, i see the balance of risks for higher eurozone assets, including the euro. manus: we will talk about that undervaluation against the backdrop of better growth very shortly. stays withkionakis the team. the president and the ceo of the drugmaker joins us right here on the london that. we will talk about his outlook and a challenges in the united states, and you want to stay tuned because we have a conversation a little bit later in programming. senator elizabeth warren is at 11:00 a.m. u.k. time. what does it really mean? this is bloomberg. ♪ matt: welcome back to the european open. i am matt miller at our berlin bureau alongside manus cranny. european markets open for trading almost all minutes so far. you see the stoxx 600 down .1%. the dax and the cac showing a little bit of weakne

he wants to see more u.s. products around the world. of course, the u.s. has pulled their operations -- gm has pulled her operations out of germany. there are a lot of issues, it is an incredibly complex industry. you cannot really point to any car and say it is 100% aid in one country, unless you are talking about, like, a morgan. may address that comment when she speaks in about two hours time, but i don't think it will have serious repercussions. mark: kevin, you have been there the whole week, you have been there for the entirety of the president's first trip. this g-7 meeting and the nato meeting was saving him the worst for last. as that come true given what matt has said, we talked about the macron handshake, shoving a fellow nato member out of the way. the end of the trip has not gone as smoothly as the beginning. kevin: that is a fair assessment, then you throw in the fact that the washington post is reporting that jared kushner is under investigation, a part of the investigations, and of the senate intelligence committee is issuing subpoenas for

regarding thaad, the anti-u.s. missile defense system to be deployed in south korea, he said he is willing to negotiate this issue with china and the u.s. i wonder if he's willing to go back on this agreement that was signed by the previous administration. >> chery, thank you very much for that. >>> an increase in demand in european residential construction has held wienerberger with a 15% rise in first quarter profit. the brickmaker said they were expecting ebita to grow by 9% this year. we are joined by the ceo of weinerberger. is china a sweet spot for you? >> yes, the residential market picked up nicely in eastern europe, the uk is doing fine, especially germany, they have a good housing market. i think we are set for a good year in 2017. you mentioned the uk. you said there are good running rates in the uk, you're not seeing margin erosion. we are seeing inflation picking up, to what extent will that put pressure on you and you will have to raise prices? >> at this stage costs are low, but we see some indicati

the u.s. army failed to keep track of more than $1 billion worth of weapons and military equipment sent to iraq and kuwait, including tens of thousands of assault rifles and hundreds of armored vehicles. ,e will also talk about syria where u.s. defense secretary james mattis says the u.s. is shifting to o annihilalation tas in i its fight againstst isis. >> our strategy right now is to accelerate the campaign against isis. it is a threat to all civilized nations and the bottom line is, we are going to move in an accecelerated and reinforced manner, throwow them on their bk foot. amy: but as the u.s. ramps up airstrikes, are syrian civilians are paying the price? and leaked documents reveal counterterrorism tactics were used at standing rock by the security firm tigerswan, hired by energy transfer partners. against water protectors who they call insurgents. we will speak with the intercept reporter broke the story and tara houska of honor the earth. all that and more, coming up. welcome to demo

of course, the u.s. relationship with israel is so strong, and a very notable exchange happened after what is a typical hand shake photo between president trump and benjamin netanyahu, the prime minister. intended to just be the photo-op of the moment. but both leaders inserted beyond the sort of stage craft of the moment to talk about intelligence first with benjamin netanyahu, affirming the u.s. relationship and then the president stopping everyone from leaving the room to make his own point. here's that exchange. >> the cooperation is terrific. >> just so you understand, i mentioned the word or the name "israel," never mentioned it during the conversation. never mentioned the word israel. >> reporter: so benjamin netanyahu affirming his confidence in the u.s. system, and then the president sort of on the defensive saying he had never used the word "israel" in his exchange. but that's not how it had been reported. what had been reported he shared the classified content of the information, which he can

focused on u.s. defense cooperation, canada's defense policy review, nato peace-keeping operations and the importance of modernizing the north american aerospace defense command. it runs just short of an hour. [applause] >>good afternoon. i'm jane harman, president and ceo of the wilson center. someone who is fascinated by defense and security issues and it has been a long time, a mile from here in a place that is getting a lot of attention, the united states congress. john kennedy used to say that, when he was president, that he accompanied his wife, jacqueline kennedy, to paris. well i i have accompanied laura dawson to canada several times. and i have actually been there on my own many times before that. first as a member of congress as i mentioned and then as a participant in the widely-aclaimed halifax forum. that is where he met minister sajjan singh, canada's bad ass defense minister. his military background make him well-equipped to understand threats across the world and those threatening hi

u.s. says the first ever test of the defense system against an intercontinental ballistic missile was a success. this was after a ground-based interceptor shot down a mock weapon over the pacific ocean. this comes amid mounting tensions with north korea. reynard says soft inflation could make us rethink the path forward for monetary policy, should it linger. u.s. growth looks poised to rebound. tension between signs of the tentative progress we have seen on inflation could be slowing. if that tension between the progress on employment and the lack of progress on inflation persists, it could lead me to reassess the expected path of policy in the future, though it is premature to make that call today. reporter: meanwhile, larry fink reckons european expansion will outpace the united states this year. u.s. growth is in the mid-2% range and likely, will not happen. that contrasts to estimates made by bloomberg which forecasts 1 7 8% in the european union. china's official manufacturing gauge h

u.s. security experts say the u.s. did not get hit as hard as other uses up-to-date versions of microsoft. but experts warn new versions of the virus could be on their way. meg oliver, cbs news, new york. >>> federal investigators are trying to figure out why a private jet crashed as it was trying to land in a small airport in new jersey. two crew members, the only people on board, were killed. their leer jet went down about a quarter mile from the runway at teether borrow airport yesterday afternoon. the jet crashed into a building in that industrial area and burst into flames. >> as it came in, it came in and bellied up. it went upside down and landed on its roof and skidded after it hit the top of a building and skidded into the building adjacent to it, blowing up cars and anything in its path. >> no one on the ground was injured. the plane had taken off from philadelphia. >>> coming up on the morning news, trump hotel protest. an artist projects a message on mr. trump's washington property. >>> and the little boy w