Before the opening of the Winter Olympics forty seven russian athletes have their appeals rejected and are told they cant take part plus. Our forces have the inherent right to selfdefense. Washington denies accusations of war crimes in syria after a u. S. Airstrike kills almost one hundred pro asset fighters. What the meum our government didnt want the world to see evidence of a massacre and the journalist who revealed it have been jailed. For the talk is ticking closer to midnight on the east coast of the u. S. And its looking increasingly likely that congress will miss its deadline to approve a budget and avoid yet another Government Shutdown the second in three weeks the agreement struck by Republican Democratic leaders in the senate is facing stiff resistance from both camps one republican senator rand paul is so very mentally opposed to the proposed budget that hes taken to the floor talking for so long that the deadline will pass. Now whats being proposed is a two year deal which
Led coalition of war crimes for attacking its fighters. A show of force at a time of apparent unity career stages a massive military parade on the eve of south koreas olympics. Speech the family of a palestinian man being sued by the israeli army for damage to the cheap that killed him. And one designed his pipe dream help people grab a bigger slice of kongs real estate. And im tatiana in doha with all the sports news including the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics might not stop for a few more hours of action and some sports already underway to have the latest from one part. Of the program our top story syrias government has attacked the u. S. Led coalition for a rare as strike on pro assad forces branding it a war crime and a new effort to support terrorism a military source within the Coalition Says that the strikes in there is zero province killed about one hundred pro assad fight has who are attacking the Syrian Democratic forces as a briefing a short while ago a spokesman f
It is a bank holiday. A lot of the data in the u. K. Closed. The ftse is not trading today. I still want to give you a quick snapshot of whats happening across europe without the ftse 100. It is down some 0. 4 . Dollareuro is the one im keeping an eye on for the week. Maria draghi, the ecb president , refrained from talking down the euro. This is what im looking at. Im looking at dollar. Kuroda,peak to governor a fantastic interview by Kathleen Hays. Crude oil, 47. 43. We are seeing a Little Movement for gasoline prices. It could also impact the oil prices. Lets get to the bloomberg first word news. Heres nejra cehic. Nejra in the u. S. , houston is battling unprecedented rainfall following the biggest storm in the history of texas. The down for has crippled the core of the u. S. Energy industry. Gasoline has surged to the highest in two years. The president of the cleveland fed urged her colleagues to look past recent inflation data and stick to their gradual pace of lifting Interest
National association of manufacturers was at the event and will join us later this hour. New details surfacing about the las vegas gunman. Officials say he may not have acted alone. Authorities seeking the identity of a woman seen with him days before the mass shooting. Puerto rican bonds tumbling, when the president said the islands massive debt should be wiped out. The white house budget director says the president would not be literal. There will be no bailout. Coming up we have the governor of port reeks coable to respond. David we need to hear from him. New record highs for all major averages. Lets go straight to Nicole Petallides on floor of new york stock exchange. I set it up, nicole. Investors were happy about progress toward tax reform. Is that what is buoying the market . Were closer to having tax reform and americans and businesses benefit in a way easier, bern official to them in tax reform that boosts the market ultimately. You call it the trump trade, whatever you want.
Im down in jordan this is our jazeera live from doha also coming up. Americas renewed confidence and standing in the world has never been stronger than it is right now fresh from his tour of asia donald trump his accomplishments calling the trip historic. Thousands of nigerians displaced from their homes go up against the government accusing it of a land grab. So. Im going once going twice rarely or not of the vinci painting set a new record at auction in new york. The u. N. And the African Union are closely monitoring the situation in zimbabwe the military seized power in the early hours of wednesday but exact details of the situation in the country still remain unclear but president Robert Mugabe spoke by telephone with his South African counterpart on wednesday jacob zuma says mugabe is confined to his home but the military says its not depose the president well the army supporters describe its move as a bloodless correction they say the military is focusing on what they call crimin