Turning up the heat qatars Credit Rating is cut amid a growing political crisis. Plus hes cut ties with his Business Empire but a lawsuit claims President Trump is still flouting the us constitution. He has until tomorrow to respond welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. Also coming up chinas trade figures surge in may, they are surging, cheering investors but spelling more controversy in the us. Concerns are growing about economic fallout after fellow arab states cut ties with qatar over their links with alleged terrorist groups. Standard and poors has cut their rating, the stock market is down 10 in the currency is at 11 year low. Qatar is a tiny nation but a very important one business terms. It has one of the Worlds Largest reserves of natural gas it has seen exports of its Liquefied Natural Gas or lng soar in recent years. Thats made the state phenomenally wealthy it has built up one of the worlds biggest Sovereign Wealth Funds, worth around 335 billion. Its used that
Jesuss tomb opened to the public after a yearlong, multimillion dollar restoration. This morning, we have an exclusive look inside one of the most holiest sites in the world. And entertainer. Chuck barris, dead at 87. The Television Pioneer who set the stage for modern day talent shows, like American Idol, is being remembered for creative and sometimes controversial life today, wednesday, march 22nd, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. I mean this in the best possible way, youre too young to remember about chuck barris. I know his greatest invention, a gong. How many times do you wish we had a gong on this show . Well talk more about his life and career coming up. But talk about changing pace. Lets start with todays top story. The failed north Korean Missile launch detected overnight. This is the third since President Trump took offic
In solving one of aviations biggest mysterys theres frustration and anger among refugees who are stuck on the greek border with macedonia. Up wards of 10,000 people are waiting at the crossing where their path to western europe has been blocked. I feel miserable. I feel miserable. I am absolutely depressed. To face this hard situation in such a place in europe, okay. We didnt have such an idea or to be treated like this in place which is called europe. I am very sad for that. I am sorry to face such circumstances. We run to this to find another kind of death but this is we are dying but sleel greece for its part says it is making preparations to help 100,000 refugees tranneded around the country stranded around the country. Translation we have to consider and get ready for 100,000 refugees our correspondent has more from the camp. Reporter there are a few Reception Centers set up by the military over the past week or so here in northern greece, but i think the main issue is that first
Attack on donald trump. We look at the challenges of protecting elephants in thailand where it is illegal to sell certain types of ivory good to you have your company. Economic migrants are urged not to come to unit as europe tries to get a grip on the refuse gee crisis. That comes at 25,000 refugees and migrants remain trapped in greece as neighboring countries impose entry restrictions. 10,000 are stranded on the greek side of the macedonia border where tensions are flairing as police block their path towards western europe. 500 people have been allowed to pass since tuesday. On thursday a group of migrants laid down on the railway line in protest. More from our correspondent. Reporter the Living Conditions in this makeshift camp are becoming more and more difficult simply because of the sheer volume of people that continue to arrive here hoping to make it through. Now, theres an incredible amount of Young Children and ive seen some walking barefoot. There is uncertainty here and you
Debris washed ashore may be from the missing malaysian lost flight lets get you uptodate with that story, breaking news out of turkey. Armed tackers have targeted a Police Station in a suburb of istanbul. There are currently no reports of any casualties. The attackers are thought to be trapped in a neighboring building. Armed police have cordoned off the area. We will stay with these pictures. Live to our correspondent who is on the line on the turkish border. Get us up to speed. As far as we know, what is the latest . Reporter well, what we understand is that these two assailants tried to attack the Police Station. Some proceed jebbing aisle, probably hand projectile was thrown at the station, probably a grenade. They were holed up in a neighboring building. There was some reports of exchange of gunfire, but that is to be verified. It is the latest in attacks that have been rocking turkey, both in istanbul and ankara over the past few weeks and months security, obviously, slightly hei