And the Supreme Leader of iran says his country will stand firm in the face of american threats. Ayatollah kahmeini urges huge protests this friday, for the anniversary of the 1979 revolution. Hello and welcome to 100 days. From the moment she was first introduced in late november as President Trumps nominee for education secretary, betsy devos has been taking the heat. Shes a millionaire Christian Conservative philanthropist who critics said knew very little about the job she was up for. And she was widely ridiculed in her Confirmation Hearings when she was asked about having guns in schools. You cant say definitively today that guns shouldnt be in schools . Well, i. Iwill that guns shouldnt be in schools . Well, i. I will refer back to the senator and the school that he was talking about in wyoming. I think probably there i would imagine that theres probably a gun in the school to protect from potential grizzlies. Not her finest to protect from potential grizzlies. Not herfinest mome
They revised september to the highest and leaving germany to a dire situation as we previously expected. What is everyone expecting . What the ecb is really doing and yesterday was such disappointment, draghi not bringing ahead the stimulus that had been wanted. Saying putting it off until these january two reassess the situation as to whether we need fullblown quantitative easing. Many feel he is just trying to get his ducks in a row and convince the rest that this is the course of action necessary. 1. 5 . Up more than clearly a lot of appetites out there. We are seeing the euro pretty much trading while flat. Oil continuing to trade lower at the moment. A full day of the klein on oil. Of course that continues to put pressure on prices. Lets have a look at the market for you. Maybe a little bit of arise in yields for the 10 year. Appetite to buy into debt by three basis points and spain as well. Appetite for risk once again being shown and bond buying. Also of course is this really be
Local elections. Its like people are changing. Using politicians to get a laugh in south africa how that has one cartoonist in trouble. First singaporeans are in mourning for their countrys founding father lee kuan yew, who died at the age of 91. He was widely credited with transforming the island. He has been criticized with being undemocratic and authoritarian. Reporter without lee kuan yew singapore as the world nose it may not have existed. The fourth generation saw his homeland occupied. First by the british and then by the japanese. After training as a lawyer in britain, he became leader. A post held for 35 years. He was no independence leader. Singapore became independent against its will kicked out of malaysia against a black drop of racism. A fearful lee contemplated a bleak future. People connected by geography, economics, and ties of kinship. Reporter sentiment gave way to pragmatism. He was unflimpinging in his determination to bring prosperity to his new country. Under his
Plus i am simon mcgregorwood in front of the pigeon greeting centers where some have been bought byzine ease fancyiers for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Hello. We start in yemen where houthi forces have seized control of the airport of the Third Largest city, taiz. The shia group is in charge of sanaa and a large swathe of the west of the country. It is a key target on the 40 city of aden thats where there is a call for Urgent International help. The u. N. Security council is scheduled to meet at 1900 gmt. The United States has withdrawn all remaining personnel including special forces from the country. Natasha gname reports. Tear gas, gunshots and anger on the streets of taiz. Proceed toasters are angry about prohouthi forces arriving in their city. The protesters say the houthi forces surrounding the barracks of the local security forces. We refuse reject and dennous these in malitias. We will surround until they leave. First, the houthis overtook the capital of sanaa, forcing th
National front coming first and second in local elections. We begin with some breaking news out of yemen. The countrys embattled foreign minister asked regional powers for foreign intervention to base running the country under control. President adou Rabbo Mansour hadi has been trying to governor the city from aden. Houthi rebels control sanna rebels are wreaking havoc across the country. The special envoy he to yemen said said its on the birch of civil war and urges a peaceful resolution to the crisis. Houthi controls sanna the airport and other parts of taiz. We have a report. In yemen its going from bad to worse. At an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council that was a key message from the top u. N. Envoy to yemen. Events of recent weeks and days seems to be leaving yemen farther away from a peaceful settlement and towards the edge of civil war. Any side that would want to push the country in either direction would be inviting a protracted conflict in the vein of an