well, tell howard i can take him physically. you re going be running against a man who is going to be 75 years old or 76 years old at the time. whatever his age is. it would be a totally legitimate thing for people to say, let s look at biden. he would be the oldest guy to ever be president. see what kind of shape he s in. mentally. physically and rest. so back with us from washington, capitol hill reporter for the hill, molly hooper. i don t know if that interview there fuels anymore speculation object what joe biden is going to do. it does. it does. he s maintained a pretty good relationship with lawmakers. actually very visible. seeing him on the hill. not just the swearing in ceremonies. very vocal person in washington, d.c. last several decades. maintained those relationships. what kind of sentiment is there on the hill right now about a biden 2020 run. especially in the wake of criticism from within the party that s like we got to go forward away from the old guard.
activists or government. u.s. officials say the american soldier who allegedly shot and killed 16 afghan civilians was acting alone. the unidentified staff sergeant turn himself in after the shootings. officials have not said whether he had mental health issues or what his motive may have been. meanwhile, the taliban have issued a statement vowing to take revenge against, quote, american invaders and savage murders. security officials and medical sources say israel launched a new round of air strikes in gaza early on monday. they claim at least 30 people were injured. at least 18 people have been killed in israeli air strikes since friday. israel says it is responding to more than 100 rocket attacks from gaza. those are the headlines from cnn. i m monita rajpal. world business today starts right now. good morning from cnn london, i m charles hodson. good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i m andrew stevens. welcome to world business today. our top stories this morning