That is expected to exacerbate the commodities while and toil. They are at a 16 year low. Playing across a lot of commodity sensitive industries. We have seen shanghai turning green. Up by 3 10 of a percent. An afternoon session of greater volatility, but still, really strong losses in tokyo as the decay is down by two and a half percent. The topic is hurtling toward multimonth lows, a better than expected read on the survey. Japan picking up a little bit, but investors are shrugging that off. Positive weakness coming through from hong kong shares. Down by 4 10 of 1 . Energy and oil related plays that are getting quite a bit of risk to those markets. I want to take a look at some of the currencies that are in focus today. Rmb, to a slower year low. We are seeing last week we had the decline weekly for the rmb since the august evaluation. We are seeing a weakness of about 3 10 of a percent. On the back of a new currency index that was announced by beijing just went friday. Here are 13 c
Secretary kerry before i begin, i want to express how pleased i am that are sailors were returned into our hands this morning. [applause] a former sailor myself, as the general mentioned, i know as well as anybody how important our naval presences around the world, and certainly in the gulf region. I know i could not be, and the president could not be, prouder of our men and women in uniform. I also want to thank the iranian authorities for their cooperation and quick response. These are situations, which everybody here knows, have the ability, if not properly guided, to get out of control. Im appreciative for the quick and appropriate response of the iranian authorities. All indications suggest, or tell hat our sellers were sailors were well taken care of. It is clear that today this kind of issue was able to be efficiently resolve, and that is a testament to the Critical Role kbr diplomacy plays in country secure, safe, and strong. That is really at the core of what i am here to talk
Europe, no end to this crisis, unless there is an end to the conflict itself. One person stands in the way of that. And that is bashar alassad. That is why the third pillar of our strategy is to deescalate the conflict in syria. And that can only happen through a political transition. Every leader ive met with says to me, theres no military solution, you have to have a political solution. I mean, you can, you know, i suppose you can sit there and make the argument theres military solutions and you can wind up like the roman historian who wrote of carthage. They made a desert and called it peace. Sure. But if you want to hold the country together, if you want to restore the secular, united syria that once was, if you want to bring people together in a that allows sunni and shia and others and christians, all to live together, then you need a political transition and you need a political settlement. Last november in vienna, the United States and other members of the International Syria s
Began. Aid workers tell us the number of new cases there is still rising. Also, the moments before a 12yearold boy is shot dead by police in the u. S. This video released by the authorities. Also coming up on the program, aaron is here having a look at those tumbling oil prices. David, how low can they go . Leaders of opec, the cartel made up of 12 nations have been meeting in vienna. And heres their problem. Fierce competition in the United States. And weaker demand in europe and china. So the question is, has opec lost its power to control the price of oil . Its midday here in london, 7 00 a. M. In washington, 11 00 p. M. In sydney. As australians mourn the death of phillip batsman was 25, died hospital from a head injury. He was struck by the ball on the back of the head as he faced the fast bowler shawn abbott. Hughes was wearing a helmet, but doctors say the ball hit an unprotected area at the back of his neck. Hew faris has this report. Reporter Phillip Hughes known for his unort
States of emergency already declared. And travelers are already feellng the consequences. More than 1900 flights canceled. More tn 4,000 other flights delayed. Those cancellations and delays stretch across the country from lossngeles to bostons logan airport. Seizin all takeoff and landing at 8 30 p. M. Until last and clears. On the rails, amtrak has canceled hundreds of trains in washington d. C. , pennsylvania, new jersey, new york, and pennsylvania announcing just moments ago that they are moving to a modified some of sedule that begins at 5 00 tomorrow morning. Drivers in new york state told to stay off of a numberf highways until further notice, as ordered by governor andrew cuomo. The storm has already dumped snow all over the midwest including the greater chicago area which received its heaviest snowfall and more than 15 years. Fox news senior meteorologist is in the extreme weather is a judgment and is the very latest. It is crazy. We are already seeing over a foot of snow in m