thirds of the population need food air. donald trump has invited mahmoud abbas to the white house, the invitation was made during a phone call, the first contact between the two leaders since mrtrump contact between the two leaders since mr trump took office. he met the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu the israeli prime minister benjamin neta nyahu last month. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu last month. and pope francis has said he is willing to consider all in gaining old married men as priests in isolated communities as part of plans to tackle the growing shortage of clergy. but speaking to a german newspaper he ruled out opening the restored to all married men or watering down the commitment to celibacy. the pentagon has pledged a full investigation into a nude photo scandal hitting the american armed forces. it began when nude photos of female marines were published online bya female marines were published online by a male colleague. general robert nella said he hoped more women would come forward to help the investigation. i'mjoined come forward to help the

leader mahmoud abbas by phone, and invites him to the white house. the deadly impact of ebola on the rollers. a third of the world's population had been killed by the disease has not and the pitfalls of live tv.

, mahmoud abbas, to the white house. he extended the offer in a phone call with mr abbas, in what's believed to be their first contact since mr trump took office. our correspondent barbara plett usher is following events in the state department. earlier she told us what the white house has been saying about this visit. only to confirm that it is going to happen and i suppose we would expect it would happen because mr chubb has talked about wanting to facilitate a middle east peace deal and it would have to take into consideration at the palestinian view in some point but palestinians have been concerned by his stand so far. he came into office saying he would be the most pro— israel president. the first foreign visitors to the white house we re foreign visitors to the white house were from israel. he has been ambivalent about support for a two state solution and he is chosen for his ambassador someone in the far—right of the political spectrum as well as one of his key advisers in the white house, he has cast an envoy who with his son—in—law, an orthodox jewry, although envo

food aid. president trump has invited the palestinian leader, mahmoud abbas, to the white house. the invitation was made during a phone—call — the first contact between the two leaders since mr trump took office. the us president has spoken of wanting to facilitate a middle east peace deal. he met the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu last month. the us state department has instructed new york city's chief medical examiner not to disclose the cause of death of russia's ambassador to the united nations. pope francis has said he's willing to consider ordaining older married men as priests in isolated communities as part of plans to tackle the growing shortage of clergy. but speaking to a german newspaper, he ruled out opening the priesthood to all married men, or watering down the catholic church's commitment to celibacy. news about the recent outbreaks of ebola in west africa has centred on its devastating impact on humans. but gorilla populations are known to have suffered from the disease for some time. a third of the world's gorillas have been killed by ebola in the las

. that is may now be using chemical weapons is a huge concern. sami mahmoud and his family survived the warped logic of is, and say they are lucky to have escaped with nothing but their lives. "under is, having a phone card, or a woman refusing to cover herface, could mean certain death", he says. this latest incident showing no—one is safe from an organisation that offers its own people precious little humanity. earlier, chemical weapons expert cindy vestergaard gave us her views on the attack. the icrc issued a statement about 13 hours ago saying that there were seven victims that were being — or seven individuals that were being treated for symptoms that seem to be similar to what would be blistering agent. now, of course, it's always hard in the early hours to have independent confirmation of something like this. if there is blistering agent, it causes redness in the eyes, it basically burns the eyes, it does what it says, it creates blisters on the skin, coughing, vomiting. the one thing about a mustard agent is that it does not usually kill, but it maims quite a bit. the s

: president trump has invited the palestinian leader, mahmoud abbas, to the white house. the invitation was made during a phone—call — the first contact between the two leaders since mr trump took office. volkswagen has pleaded guilty in an american court to three criminal charges linked to the diesel emissions scandal. the plea is part of a deal which means the company will pay fines of more than $4.3 billion. stay with us on bbc news — still to come. divide and conquer: with nine songs in the the top 10 — even ed sheeran says it's time to have a rethink about the charts. a drug addict who crashed a car into a family during a police chase in south london has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. last augustjoshua dobby lost control of a stolen car killing 3a year—old rosie cooper and her 10 year—old nephew makayah mcdermott — and seriously injuring two other children. it emerged in courtjoshua dobby has 53 previous convictions dating back to when he was 13. tom symonds has more. it was a summer's day, the family on their way to the park for ice cream, when this car came skidd

. donald trump speaks to the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas by phone, and invites him to the white house. the deadly impact of ebola on the rollers. a third of the world's population had been killed by the disease has not and the pitfalls of live tv. see the moment a guest is upstaged by his children while giving an interview to bbc world news. hello and welcome to the programme. it's iraq's second city, a's also the last major stronghold for the so—called islamic state in the country. now iraqi forces say they are within weeks of driving the extremists out of mosul. the battle to retake the city began five months ago. government forces are now in control of the east of the city, seen here in green, but in the west of the city, is are still very much in control, and there are significant concerns hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped, in particular for those in the old city, which is heavily populated. arab correspondence and cameraman are arab correspondence and cameraman a re close arab correspondence and cameraman are close to the front line, and sent this —— our corr

husam zomlot, adviser to the palestinian authority leader mahmoud abbas. does the trump era signal the end for the palestinian dream of statehood 7 husam zomlot in ramallah, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen, thank you for having me. mr zomlot, you are relatively young for a senior figure in the palestinian authority. most of your adult life you have lived with the oslo peace process. are you prepared to acknowledge today that for all intents and purposes, that notion of an oslo peace process is dead? first of all, thank you for the compliment, considering me young. i am well in my 40s. believe me, when it comes to the palestinian authority, that's pretty young. your leader's 81, most of your senior officials are in their 70s. i understand your relative theory, but i also witnessed the oslo process as a young man. witnessed the demise of the implementation of that peace process. i think, if you are talking about the process itself, yes, it has been discredited. all along, since 1997, we should have had a state according to the oslo accord, israel should have withdrawn from all th

. president trump has invited the palestinian leader, mahmoud abbas, to the white house. the invitation was made during a phone—call the first contact between the two leaders since mr trump took office. volkswagen has pleaded guilty in an american court to three criminal charges linked to the diesel emissions scandal. the plea is part of a deal which means the company will pay fines of more than four—point three—billion dollars. tens of thousands of south koreans have come out on the streets of seoul to celebrate a court decision to remove president park geun—hye from office. the impeachment comes because of ms park's alleged role in a corruption scandal. i will be back at one o'clock. and now a look at what life is like for families living on wales‘ most polluted street. forfamilies living for families living on this street it is at the start of another day. can you get your boots on? but lives here are farfrom can you get your boots on? but lives here are far from normal. this can you get your boots on? but lives here are farfrom normal. this is the most polluted street in t

from being radicalised, or not spotted the ones who were in danger? i think the coloured mahmoud case does raise another question. —— khalid masood. to what extent was he really and islamists terrorists, or was he disturbed individual would management problems? lino just was he disturbed individual would management probler obviously ist have a sort of lowering between there is a sort of lowering between there is a sort of lowering between the two in many cases. —— sort of blurring. police do not like the term loan wolf, they prefer the term logan act. what he has turned out to bea logan act. what he has turned out to be a lone actor. and therefore less ofa dangerto be a lone actor. and therefore less of a danger to society than he might have been. in an open society you will never stop these things, that is the tragedy. woosha just clarify the number of casualties. you mentioned the figures, but we think we are down to 111 still in hospital. that is in encouraging sign, the numbers are decreasing all the time. we obviously hope that all of them will be out sooner rather than l

indeed. in other news: president trump has invited the palestinian leader, mahmoud abbas, to the white house. the invitation was made during a phone—call — the first contact between the two leaders since mr trump took office. the us president has spoken of wanting to facilitate a middle east peace deal. he met the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu last month. pope francis has said he's willing to consider ordaining older married men as priests in isolated communities as part of plans to tackle the growing shortage of clergy. but speaking to a german newspaper, he ruled out opening the priesthood to all married men, or watering down the catholic church's commitment to celibacy. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: shaping the uk top 10 — sheer dominance for ed sheeran as he takes over the charts. the number of dead and wounded defied belief. this the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 2a hours the soviet union lost an elderly sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard these gunshots. th

mahmoud and his family survived the warped logic of is and say they are lucky to have escaped with nothing but their lives. "under is, having a phone card or a woman refusing to cover her face could mean certain death", he says. this latest incident showing no—one is safe from an organisation that offers its own people precious little humanity. he has been putting on a brave face but more cracks appear —— are appearing. accusations that he used public funds to pay his wife won't go away. the latest defections, his spokesperson and campaign manager. in an effort to fight back in may this direct appeal to the french people. translation: i invite eve ryo ne people. translation: i invite everyone to come next sunday at 3pm, with the calm and assured strength of those who respect our democratic institutions. you will make your voice heard. but he has also lost the backing of the allied union of democrats and independents. many within his republican party are now calling for him to step aside. translation: we are in a countdown. it is either the stock watch or detonator. this is li

least two people died. president trouble have his first phone call with palestinian president mahmoud abbas today. the u.s. president is a popular unpopulartinians -- with palestinians. jump on polson's statehood. rex tillerson recuses himself from the keystone pipeline review. concerns over project he oversaw. president obama had redacted the keystone project over environmental concerns. president trump has signed in order reviving the pipeline which begins in canada. in europe, the eu's remaining british prime minister theresa may how tough the upcoming brexit negotiations will be you. a series of interviews shows eu leaders vowing the u.k. will lose more than it gains by leaving the block. germany says the eu won't grant to many concessions, even traditional ally ireland once the u.k. to pay in a ftse. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. mark: thank you. week inp, gold's rocky futures -- and futures. this is bloomberg. ♪ live from london and new york, i am vonnie quinn. mark: i am mark barton

president trump did not know. invitedt trump has mahmoud abbas to washington. he stressed his attempts for a peace process between israelis and palestinians. ansays he is committed to establishment of a caliphate city and state alongside israel. prime minister narendra modi has secured his place as india's most influential leader in more than three decades after his party won a majority in hr pradesh.-- uttar tos victory allows the bjp push forward its reform agenda. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. tracy: back to our top story. president donald trump has fired bhararan attorney after he refused to leave. of how expected this was. we do have a jeff sessions asking 46 attorneys to resign. did people respect -- expect him to be one of them. >> they did not expect him to be one of the attorneys that had to resign. it was not expected that they would ask this many to resign at once and tendered their resignations and leave the office by midnight. what was surprising with bharara who it said in novem

mahmoud abbas today. unpopularresident is with palestinians because of his frowning this with the israeli government and taken a big stance on palestinian statehood. native americans and others opposed to the dakota access pipeline are demonstrating in washington today. a federal judge refused to halt construction of the final section of the pipeline. oil may start flowing through next week. the pipeline would pass under a reservoir that provides water to native american reservations. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalist and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am courtney donohoe. this is bloomberg. live inwe are washington, d.c. next with an energy chief executive officer who just wrapped up a meeting with the trump administration. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ mark: this is bloomberg markets. the big european close. i am mark barton in london. vonnie: in new york i am vonnie quinn. turning to policy of washington, d.c. fresh from a meeting with the white house, we are talking with the ceo of canada-based verizon that operates energy assets across nort

president mahmoud abbas on friday. the u.s. president emphasized that peace in the region is possible and it's time to make a deal. he invited mr. abbas to the white house, but no date was set. reports say the palestinian leader will stress his concerns about israeli settle mthe building ament building and state for two state solution. >>> now one step around from con fi fir nation. david friedman's nomination was confirmed thursday. nation. david friedman's nomination was confirmed thursday. as or ren leash mieberman repor president trump also has connections to settlement activity. >> reporter: this is the settlement president trump has assumed. his name isn't on any of the building, but his mark and those of his administration are here n in bet elp. >> you see trump as positive for the settlements? >> absolutely. i think he loves israeisrael. >> reporter: trump donated $10,000 in 2002 3 to the schools. and his son-in-law's family charity also donated tense of thousand. but trump's pick for ambassador to israel has the dooeeepest connection. friedman's name is on some of the buildin

really. >> okay. yes, sir? >> i'm mahmoud with reuters. dennis, a question for you. you talked about the importance of showing the iranians that there's a price to pay for transgressions. what is the appropriate price for the iranians to pay if they end up having 130.1 metric tons of heavy water? rather than 130 metric tons? in a practical sense what would you have wanted to see an administration do in that circumstance? more broadly, it's not to raise the question of -- i don't mean to raise a trivial question, but a genuine question, if you're going to make them pay, what do they pay for something as small as that might seem? second, can you explain in more granular detail the kinds of ways in which you would try to raise the pressure on the iranians, if you do see them doing things that you don't want to see them? and in a way, this goes back to barbara's question, but how do you do that? is it a blizzard of designations actually going to change their behavior in certain circumstances or not? and how do you do that when they continue to punish you in so many sort of horizont

reached between the israeli governments and palestinians with mahmoud abbas at the helm? >> i would hope so, but i think the challenges are daunting. >> president abbas refuses to accept that position. obviously, as senator johnson noted, the palestinian authority undoubtedly preferable to hamas and to their credit they've engaged with israel on productive security matters. i think they have positions that are inconsistent with lasting peace. >> you've spoken to the challenges. maybe you could speak to what is perceived by some to be a chaotic success. >> you have a president whose succeeded his elected term by 7 or 8 years now past his elect electoral mandate i hope that there are -- there's a new generation of palestinians that wants the same thing that everyone wants, which is a better life, better opportunity for your children to live in peace. it would seem obvious to me that they're out there. i know there are some palestinians out there like everyone else. i would venture the vast majority just want what everyone in the world wants. we have to do what we can to help foster bo

. . charles: president trump speaking with palestinian president mahmoud abbas earlier on today over the phone, he invited abbas to the white house to discuss a peace process with israel. . charles: so the market rally is getting a little tired. in fact showing signs of fatigue after opening really strong with that spark from the jobs report. the four week market winning streak snapped but i happen to like when the market does back uphill, particularly in orderly fashion. we've had more than 100 straight sessions without a decline of 1% for the s&p. it's been very orderly. no doubt everyone from novice to seasoned money managers are becoming somewhat anxious, and you would after this run-up. but those nerves should be quelled with evidence that underlying fundamentals are improving. the foundation of this economy justifies higher stock market and it all begins with main street enthusiasm. each survey since the election has shown greater confidence. but the best measure of this, unemployed folks hitting the bricks. the civilian labor force increased by 340,000, lifting the participation r

did indeed speak with palestinian leader mohamed bas, mahmoud abbas, friday night. all we got that president thinks peace deal is possible. liz: invited palestinian leader is invited to white house in the future. whether he agrees to two state, one state. palestinians didn't like one state. president said to netanyahu hold on to the settlements. stuart: forgive me for being cynical. we showed you earlier sean spicer being harassed in an apple store, tammy bruce has a follow-up on this the woman who harassed him is what? >> yeah, look, free beacon is reporting she has written a piece where she says she is the one who organized that attack on betsy devos that kept her out of the school she was trying to access. so she is promoting herself as being an organizer of these kind of dynamics. that attack was condemned by al franken, arne duncan, barack obama's secretary of education, saying this is not the way to do things. now she is promoting the spicer video in light of saying that i was the organizer of that effort as well. so, my concern is, is, makes it seems as though the apple conf

president mahmoud abbas, but he's saying he's looking for to visit mr. trump to resume peace talks. nearly too much marines are arriving in the syrian-turkey boarding this week. they will say that they will support local forces and not be on the front lines. oil prices dropping to a three month low, barrel closer to $48, 9% since tuesday. prices continue to fall despite oil production cuts by opec leaders and recent missile test by iran and north korea. and japan looking for a devastating earthquake that struck the -- ceremonies in tokyo harmed by the natural disaster. the government has spent $220 billion on recovery and rebuilding efforts. 182 billion has been spent to decommissioning the fukushima nuclear power plant. i'm jack ibanez. now back to "red eye." for all of your headlines, log on to foxnews.com. you are watching the most powerful name in all news, now back to "red eye" ." >> tom: ladies. it's my turn to speak. "one interrupted" is a new app that lets women know how many times men interrupt them. the ad agency that created the app came from donald trump's treatment of hillary

. palestinian president mahmoud abbas awarded former u.n. official rima khalaf palestine's medal of the highest honor after khalaf's resigned rather than bow to pressure to withdraw a u.n. report accusing israel of imposing an apartheid regime on the palestinians. this is former executive secretary of the yuan economic and social commission for western asia rima khalaf. ,>> it was to be expected that israel and its allies would put enormous pressure on the united nations secretary-general to renounce the report, and he gave me instructions to renounce it. i asked him to review his stance, but he insisted. so i said bit of my resignation to him. the crimes that they continued to commit amount to war crimes against humanity. amy: her resignation came the same day as soldiers opened fire on a group of palestinian teenagers in a refugee camp in the israeli-occupied west bank, killing 16-year-old murad yusif abu ghaz. on saturday, israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets at a group of mourners, following the boy's burial. to see our full interview with richard falk, who co-authored

mahmoud, for many the first stop on this railroad. >> i told him, you already risk your life. you just come see in the usa. >> reporter: mahmoud offers what he can. food, money, a warning. >> just dream. this is the dream. this is the free land. don't leave. >> reporter: three blocks from mahmoud's cafe, omar walks through a market, the next meeting point. >> if some of them want to go to canada, this is where they usually come looking for rides. >> reporter: rides to the border with canada, he says which come with steep prices. >> a person costs a few weeks ago $600 per person. but as the number went up, i think so did the price. i know i heard $1 thousand per person. >> reporter: jamal says he has received hundreds of calls from somalis considering fleeing to canada. which for many is an extension of a voyage that begins with escaping a civil war in somalia, extends to south africa, south america, then continues on to the u.s. >> some people have lost their fingers and limbs due to frostbite. and they're taking children with them. so basically they're putting their life at risk. >> i

come up was immigration. i saw that former iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad recently wrote a 3,500 word letter to trump criticizing his immigration policy. when asked if he read the letter, trump said, "i haven't even read my immigration policy. [ laughter and applause ] why would i read that? i have to finish -- words. just give me a mulligan on that one." [ laughter ] listen to this, i saw that trump's new commerce secretary is the vice chairman of a bank that's owned by vladimir putin. [ laughter ] you can tell the bank is owned by putin because both the pens and the tellers are chained to the desk. >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: no -- [ laughter and applause ] "neither leaving bank." some more controversy here. [ laughter ] controversy. >> steve: yeah, thank you. >> jimmy: some more controversy here. people are upset about this photo that's gone viral. it shows trump advisor kellyanne conway in the oval office with her feet up on the couch. just in the -- kind of sitting there. she even has her shoes on. she's -- take a look at. just -- she just chillin'. [ laughter ] kellyanne

invited palestinian president mahmoud abbas to the white house. a spokesperson for abbas says he plans to meet mr. trump very soon to discuss resuming peace talks with israel. next week, the president meets with saudi deputy crown prince mohammed bin salman, and german chancellor, angela merkel. well, today, u.s. attorney michellpreetbharara said he was. mr. sessions has asked all 46 attorneys appointed by president obama to step down. it's not unusual for incoming administrations to remove holdovers from previous administrations. president trump's revised travel began ban goes into effect next thursday. it bars new visas for people from six predominantly muslim countries and temporarily shuts down the u.s. refugee program. just like the original travel ban, version 2.0, is facing key legal challenges. >> reporter: you had your day in court with this travel ban. >> we hay couple them exproirpt won. >> each time. >> reporter: washington state attorney general bob ferguson led the charge that brought president trump's first travel ban to a grinding halt. >> look, the original executive orde

travels to the west bank to meet with palestinian president mahmoud abbas. this comes one day after jason greenbrat met with benjamin netanyahu. the settlement issue and the need for the direct palestinian negotiations were discussed. >>> and german chancellor angela merkel's visit to the white house has been postponed due to the huge storm. merkel will have her first meeting with president trump on friday. the pair is also expected to hold a joint news conference. >>> and now to that monster storm, millions of people across the northeast and midatlantic are in the midst of a nor'easter with several states of emergency already in full effect. let's get right to nbc meteorologist bill karins. bill, what's the latest? >> the storm is rapidly moving to the northeast. it's intensifying and it's sending the heavy snow into the areas we thought it would. there are also some rain out there that is also knocking down snowfall totals if you're just joining us. so 31 million people at risk of blizzard conditions today. it's amazing how large of an area from trenton, new jersey, all the way up

mahmoud abbas. we're told the meeting lasted five hours and that among the topics discussed were the settlements issues and the need for direct israeli/palestinian negotiations. >>> and german chancellor angela merkel's planned visit to the white house has been postponed today because of the weather. merkel will now have h first meeting with president trump on friday. the pair is also expected to hold a joint news conference. now to that monster storm, millions of people are in the midst of this nor'easter, several states of emergency already in full effect, many major cities basically shut down. we go right now to nbc's meteorologist bill karins. what's the latest with the track? >> people are just waking up and joining us. the storm is on schedule, still very strong, but a little closer to the coast. we've knocked down snowfall forecasts for areas along the coastal areas and i-95, and it means even heavier sections for the northeast. 72 million people are impacted by the storm, blizzard warnings extended through alabama, from the canadian border with new york, straight down to new

. >> i saw that former iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad read a 3, 500 word letter to trump criticizing his immigration policy. when asked if he read the letter trump said haven't even read my immigration policy." >> obama officials sought to preserve evidence of russian election meddling. i do believe there's one large piece of evidence sitting in the ol' office right now. >> attorney general jeff sessions held a press conference today and recused himself from investigations into the trump ice campaign ties of russia. said trump "may i also be recused? i don't like it here and i want to do other stuff." >> every time we dig deeper into trump's campaign, it seems like there's a new person connected to the russians, first it was manafort, then flynn, the whole thing is like one of those russian nesting dolls. [ laughter ] every time one person goes away, someone else pops out. >> you can't possibly know if he's lying on purpose. >> you can -- stephen you can. he's lying on purpose. you want to know how? >> how? >> because he constantly says the phrase "believe me." [ laughter

know if he's getting a jump on st. patrick's day. >> so former iranian president mahmoud wrote a letter and asked him if have he read. he hasn't read his immigration policy, he said. >>> what standard he wants them to meet. >> a basic principle that those seeking to enter a country or to be able to support themselves financially. >> just like the statue of liberty says, give us your tired, your poor, but not so poor they can't afford a two-bedroom apartment and a mitsubishi. >> people upset about this photo that shows kellyanne conway in the oval office with her feet up on the couch like -- sitting there, she has her shoes on. take a look at this. she's just chilling. kellyanne says they're not shoes, they're alternative socks. >> when kellyanne conway was asked about this photo, she was like, i didn't put my feet on the couch. i'm actually standing in that picture. i was never in the room. that's actually hillary clinton. >> so, that's what happened. now we know. >> it's getting comfortable. that's what's making news in america. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a

. >>> palestinian president mahmoud abbas is getting ready to visit the white house. the invitation to visit came during a phone conversation friday. a spokesperson for abbas says he will meet, quote, very soon, end quote, with trump to talk about resuming peace talks. last month president trump met with benjamin netanyahu. israel has not commented on this proposed meeting. >>> a jobs report shows the economy is doing better than expected. out for the first full month of the trump presidents. 235,000 jobs added last month and the unemployment rate fell to 4.7%. president trump is embracing the numbers even though he once called the report one of the biggest hoaxes in modern politics. >> of nonsense. >> they may have been phony in the past, but it's very real now. >> how about that? president trump credited his approach to taxes and deregulation for the improved jobs report. nbc news business correspondent ali velshi says the numbers would likely be similar even if trump was not in the white house. >>> let's take a live look outside. beautiful sunrise to start off our saturday. but it i