born in italy and came to the united states as a baby but then went back and he was a hero in italy and went on to become a physicist committee was a double hero. as larry said, he's the physicists physicist. i though thought i've written aw books but there is no book on him fermi, bettina has been my first read her and help her on my other books so i gave it to her and she saw i was in a little bit of distress and i thought that a certain point what am i going to do and i was losing sight as i was so stunned by the physics i was losing sight of this political and social times he lived in and all the adventures. bettina said to me it might need a lot of restructuring and maybe we can go easy on the quantum mechanics. [laughter] so it became quite a different book and it became our book. it's been a wonderful experience and i think some compliments not only for what she did that she learned a lot of physics. it was about time. [laughter] her father was a physicist and he couldn't do it and i couldn't do it but the book did. [laughter] i'm going to take a risk and say there might have

italy and came to the us as a baby, but went back to italy and fermi was a hero in italy and if you wanted to be a physicist he was a double hero and as larry said he is the physicist physicists, so i thought g i have written a few books, but there's no big book on fermi and it would be great to write one. as i started to write it and bettina has been my first reader and helper on all the other books, all dedicated to her, she saw i was in a bit of distress because i was in amazement of the man and i thought at a certain points, what am i going to do and i was losing side of as i said so stunned by the physics i was losing side of the great political and social times that he lived in and all the adventures and bettina sort of said to me this book may need a little restructuring or a lot of restructuring and it may be we can go easy on the quantum mechanics. >> i was holding back. [laughter] >> so, it became quite a difference book and it truly became our book and it's been a really wonderful experience and i think some complements to bettina not only for what she did, but she didn't

italy and a spare sammy was a hero in italy and if he wanted to be a physicist he was a double hero. as larry said, he is the physicists physicist. i thought i've written a few books and it would be great to write one but as i started to come he's been my first reader iand all the other books that ae dedicated. she saw that i was in a little bit of distress and i thought at a certain point, what am i going to do. i was losing sight of the great political and social and he lived in all of the adventures. maybe we could go easier on the quantum mechanics. [applause] so it became quite a different book and it truly became our book. it's been a wonderful experience. some compliments not only for what she did but she learned a lot of physics and it was about time. >> i'm going to take a risk and say there may have been a challenge in cooperatin coordin. >> it was a bed of roses. no, it was challenging but in wonderful ways because it was a conversation that was on a level that it isn't that we don't talk about intellectual things but it was a whole other level and good arguments between the

. he was born in italy, came to the united states as a baby but went back to italy and fermi was a hero in italy. he wanted to be a physicist, he was a hero and as larry said, he's the physicists physicist so i thought g, i've written a few books but there's no big book on fermi and it would be great towrite one. but as i started to write it , she has been my first readerand help her on all the other books , i dedicated to her. she saw that i was in a little bit of distress. i was in all of the man and i thought of him in a certain light, what am i going to do? and i was losing sight of, as i said, i was so stunned by the physics i was losing sight of this great political and social times that he lived in and all the adventures but bettina sort of said to me, this book might need a little restructuring or a lot of restructuring and maybe we can go easy on the quantum mechanics. >> i was holding back. [laughter] >> so it became quite a different book. it became our book. it's been a really wonderful experience and i think complements to bettina not only for what she did but she did

for brexit. but with italy's banks in trouble, the greek crisis unresolved, elections in germany and france in 2017 and in italy by 2018, plus fears about the euro, how much of a mess is the european union and more importantly the eurozone actually in? michael? over the course of this year, the attention will focus on german elections and french elections and dutch elections, particularly in these three countries there will be strong populist challenges. i believe geert wilders in the netherlands will top the poll, but i suspect the other parties, for the first time in the netherlands, will say the person who topped the poll should not be in government. in france, i suspect marine le pen will make it to the run—off and run the other candidates very close. in germany, the alternative fur deutschland, the anti—immigra nt, anti—eu party, will get more than 20% in the polls and may do better than the social democrats, the coalition partners. it will shake the confidence of the eu's current leadership. how much of that do you agree with? there are many parties in germany and italy w

scientists from italy had come here. people were coming here and this was where it was happening and exciting and he really liked the country so i don't see that he would have stayed in italy. i think that as much as we have emphasized that he was apolitical, i think there would have been a limit for fermi. >> as you know from going to south philadelphia, italians have strong families and i think that laura had not been so attached to her family. fermi would have come earlier. his parents had died in the 20s. and physics was, as bettina said, important and i think he would have come earlier. if she had not been jewish, would he have left italy? there's the question. his good friend and coworker did not leave italy for much the same reasons so as much as he wanted to come to the united states, if laura had not been jewish, the family would not have come to the united states, the atom bomb would not have developed and world war ii, in time for the end of the world war. >> it's a story full of what if. if fermi had discovered this in 1935 which was a clear possibility, and perhaps the g

comes from a modest family, his parents had not gone to college. there was nobody else in italy at the time. he was the leader and he was just purely thinking about physics as far as i can tell. the only, he joined the fascist party but cellini appointed him to the royal academy, double his salary and he said hey, double my salary is a good thing. so i'll pledge allegiance to mussolini. he will be father one way or another, as long as i can do science. >> i think he was amazingly apolitical and this was a hard aspect of him for us to accept. both of our parents fled from , in the case of gino, italy and fascism in the case of my parents, and asked nazi germany and that somebody could be totally apolitical is sort of against my brain but that is what he was. he lived for physics. physics was his religion, going back to the pope analogy, i think it was his calling. and he joined the fascist party, he thought it was a little ridiculous when he was made a fellow in the royal academy of italy, he had to wear a uniform and a fancy hat so he was not into any pomp and circumstance at all. his

italy in the early 1950s, as an example, when it looked like the communists were going to take over italy. we've been involved in those things. that doesn't make it right but every country probably does it. i would say this. we have to beef up our obstacles so that can't happen again. that falls in the area of cybersecurity. i think that's the best way to do it. even without cybersecurity, as i indicated to you 50 or more years ago, the united states has been involved in that and other countries have tried to influence us one way or another even before the social netwo networking. >> there's also reports out tonight that russians may have actually gotten some personal or financial information about the president-elect that actually may compromise the

coming up, three people are dead in central italy, dozens more after an avalanche buries and mountain hotel in snow. in a dw exclusive, we hear from a man who knew the hotel well. he says his neighbors are among those trapped inside. also coming up, u.s. president-elect donald trump touches down in washington dc ahead of friday's inauguration. we go live to the u.s. capitol to hear what is happening. trump is promising a very special, very beautiful event. ♪ brent: it is good to have you with us. tonight, the gambia is holding its breath amid reports that senegalese troops have marched into the west african nation. gambia's new leader, adama barrow, who was sworn into office in senegal in his nation's embassy short while ago, triggering the military crisis. outgoing president yahya jammeh is clinging to power tonight. the troops from senegal and other african nations say they will forcibly remove him from power if he fails to step down. the un security council has voted unanimously to back barrow but is calling for a peaceful transition. we want to take you now to the gambia. our co

washington to london and cover stories out of germany, italy and china in the next hour. steps to repeal the affordable care act. after a razor thin senate vote showed contentious efforts we have the latest on what may go in this law as all eyes moved to the house. for a big cashng call. shareholders in italy's largest that is key a deal to implementing a proposed turnaround plan. vonnie: with treasury yields -- lots to talk about in the next four hours. so far in the u.s. come up roberge julie hyman it's with a -- bloomberg casa julie hyman is with us. julie: pullback has continued and accelerated in today's session as investors are looking for more details on fiscal policy prescriptions that

tree into her into -- breaking news this morning. a tragedy in italy is not lynch overnight buries an italian hotel with at least 30 people missing. the latest on the situation. good morning. i am nicole petallides. lauren: good morning. i am lauren simonettii. donald trump completes his cabinet but this pic for treasury and energy secretary as they had to capitol hill for confirmation hearings. nicole: ahead of the opening bell, dow futures looking down about one 10th of 1%, losing 26 points. s&p futures down for. lauren: initiative strong dollar listing japanese stocks but the nikkei up 1% and china's shanghai composite losing a third of 1%. nicole: after falling 2.7%, markets for inventory data. oil prices are faring this morning of 21 cents a 5129 a barrel. lauren: yields are holding steady at 2.43%. nicole: netflix for stocks to watch today on a surge in global subscribers. but the numbers. lauren: in tennis a surprise upset for the defending champion at the australian open. nicole: 5:01 a.m. here in new york. there is a come at january 19th. we welcome you to "fbn:am," your f

italy. on tuesday bt posted its biggest one-day fall after going public in the 1980s. the italian accounting scandal rocked the firm costing 530 million pounds with bt under investigation in italy and facing two lawsuits from u.s. shareholders. separately bt has warned of slowing demand from the uk, the public sector and international corporates since the brexit vote. nonetheless it committed to raising dividends this year and next. but questions remain around gavin paterson's leadership and pay package after he received 5.4 million pounds in total compensation in 2016 alone. so much to go through this morning. let's bring in guy petty. guy, good morning to you. thank you for joining us. what a week for bt. the negative headlines surrounding this company, spooking investors. the big question is have we seen the worst of it when we talk share price reaction? >> in our view we have got to the worst of it. i think there's three things that happened this yeweek. firstly you have italy, which is a one-off event priced in. secondly you had the warnings in the uk public sector in the cor

hotel in central italy was hit by an avalanche. rescuers say up to 30 people are missing. theresa may outlines her vision of a "truly global britain" to business leaders at the world economic forum in switzerland. gambia's rosamund pike expects to be sworn in despite the defeated president refusing to stand down. —— 0ur closest biological relatives are facing extinction. 60% of the world's primates — from gorillas to lemurs — are now said to be under threat because of human activity. british supermarket shelves are running low on courgettes and other vegetables after the cold weather on the continent hit suppliers. good morning. it's thursday 19 january. i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. several people have been killed and many are missing after a hotel was hit by an avalanche in central italy. up to 30 guests and staff we re italy. up to 30 guests and staff were in the rigopiano hotel in the abruzzo region at the time. a major rescue operation is underway. frankie mccamley reports. buried in snow, barely visible, this is the hotel hit by last night's avalanche

crisis of the middle class. francine lacqua hosts the imf's christine lagarde, italy's finance minister, ray dalio, and larry summers. we're going to bring you all those live and in full. what a week we've got for you. ecb waiting see the until late this year before considering raining in the bond buying program. we will look ahead to draghi's decision. this is bloomberg. ♪ mark: busy week ahead. as well as devils and the trump inauguration, we've got a policy decision from the ecb, janet yellen speaks twice. steven saywell is still with us. let's be honest. is it a dull meeting this week for the ecb? what are we going to get out of it? steven: i don't think it is going to be dull. they've already tapered. they've announced less purchases. there was a risk that could be seen as hawkish, so the end of qe may be my. will want toraghi convince the market that is not the case, that he remains committed to a loose monetary policy, but he doesn't want to taper further, and the market should expect ongoing qe from the ecb. that is the message we are expecting. that contrasts significantly wi

, cheese thieves we ware, seth doane is on the case with italy's parmesan patrol. bank bank >> quijano: we close tontd in italy where thieves have been targeting precious parmesan cheese. we're talking serious cheddar, millions of dollars woatd wort, seth doane is on the case. >> 9:30 p.m., eight officers keep watch from a convoy of three police cars. >> these patrols happen every night. >> every night, yeah. >> reporter: in 30 years on the force, all sand o-- alessandro vic ari has never seen a wave of robberies like this. police blame organized crime, no surprise there. but the target-- this cheese can be quite valuable. >> yes. >> reporter: yes, cheese. these are the streets of reggio emilia italy, home to parmesan. >> there have been so many theftds vic ari explained,-- vicari explained cheese say bit like gold, the price is so high. exhibit a, a single wheel of cheese can sell for over $500. the staple of spaghetti dinners everywhere is the economic backbone of these small italian towns. parmesan is so valuable that it is used as collateral for loans. believe it or not,

a hotel, engulfed by a deadly avalanche in italy. international mediators are given one last chance to peacefully resolve the gambia's presidential crisis, as west african troops move closer. i'm aaron heslehurst. in business, slashing taxes, talking tough on trade, and ripping up the corporate rule book. america's president—elect promises double the growth and millions of newjobs. but does "trumponomics" add up? plus, his arch rival china confirms its weakest growth since 1990, with fears of even tougher times ahead. hello. it's 5am in london, and midnight in washington, on the day donald trump is formally sworn in as the 45th president of the united states. on thursday evening, he spoke to thousands of supporters in the capital in front of the lincoln memorial. after a hugely divisive election, and with mass protests planned, mr trump has said he would "bring the whole country together." let's have a look now at the timings for inauguration day. in the morning, president—elect donald trump and his family will meet with president obama and first lady michelle obama. after that,

would take them to italy and the vatican where they were stored on the top shelf of the pope's library in a hollowed out red book. so, this was a quite sophisticated, advanced intelligence service and joseph roleer played an important because he was wily, he was , they, he was odysseus german resistance. some have called him the traveling salesman of the german resistance and he certainly sold the pope on participating in these plots to kill hibbler. just try to move through this without getting bogged down in details. if you're interested in how this played out, the blow-by-blow, read my book. germany from military intelligence service was the key to these plots to kill hitler within germany. they wanted to get rid of hitler , because they thought he was leaving germany into disaster. and there was a conservative part of german society that saw the nazis, basically they call them brown bolsheviks, and they thought traditional conservative germany would be destroyed by hitler. their goal was to kill hitler and the purpose of the enterprise was to make a separate peace after hitler's de

know you have big breaking news. vonnie: yes, indeed. breaking news on italy, and fact. italy has struck down part of the lower house election law. you might remember that this was the law changed under matteo renzi. it did not get changed in the upper house, but it to get changed in the lower help. house. it upheld the majority bonus for the lower house and a second round of voting is unconstitutional. just again, if you remember, the italian constitutional court was discussing this law. under the law, the majority of seats goes to the leading party that wins at least 40% of the vote in the first round or wins the second round. there has been some criticism that matteo renzi was doing this in order to exploit the parties lead, if you like a little bit of gerrymandering. italian bonds are on the decline. the italian 10 year yield is higher after that decision although the yield is coming down just a little bit again. let's head now to the markets desk where abigail doolittle has the latest on u.s. markets . abigail: the big story today is down 20,000. smp, and the nasdaq trading n

, happy new year everyone. >>> we close in italy where thieves have been targeting precious parmesan cheese. we are talking serious cheddar. millions of dollars worth. seth doane is on the case with the parmesan patrol. >> these patrols happen every night. >> every night. >> reporter: in 30 years, he has never seen a wave of robberies like this. police blame organized crime, no surprise there, the targets? >> this cheese can be quite valuable. >> yes, cheese. these are the streets of italy, home to parmesan. >> pretty much -- >> reporter: there have been so many thefts, he explains, cheese like gold here. the price is so high. exhibit a. a single wheel of cheese can sell for over $500. the staple of spaghetti dinners everywhere is the economic backbone of these small italian towns. parmesan is so valuable that it is used as collateral for loans. believe it or not. this is a bank. its vault filled with more than $120 million worth of cheese. to be certified parmesan, it must age for at least a year. so that means, cheese, a whole lot is stacked in warehouses on small rural, unprotecte

. trading action flat. german dax down about 0.1%. ftse 100 flat. italy having a nice day. the banking sector getting a boost. >> summing up all this data out of the world over the last couple of days, europe, yes, the pmis were good and inflation overall looked good, but different performances within the individual countries. german inflation strong. french not so strong. in terms of asia data, north asia doing well. japan and china showing tepid growth. growth albeit, but quite temporary led. southeast asia still soft. keep an eye on the different performers. >> but nothing to disrupt what has turned into a global rally. >> yesterday markets were celebrating this date a for the year ahead. >>> let's look at other markets. oil prices this time yesterday were up 2%. they ended down 2%. inventory data showing a build up in the u.s., that led to the selloff. down 2%. having hit an 18-month high on oil prices. still above 50 nicely. dollar board that was particularly strong yesterday. full 1% move higher in the broad dollar index. so quite marked move yesterday. losing a bit of steam toda

at world weather. people across italy are grappling with heavy rain. unusual amounts of rain in the southern regions are causing severe flooding there. robert speta joins us now with more. >> yes, actually, what we have been seeing is this area of low pressure. late last week it started back around the iberian peninsula. it's been drifting toward the east after bringing snow there. this low pressure area continues to linger. that's been bringing that heavy rain across southern areas of italy. more snow in the higher elevations where people are still digging out after the deadly avalanching this past weekend. i want to show you here from southern italy some video we have of the heavy rain causing this flooding and some landslides. you can see a car getting stuck on the road. three times the average for the entire month of january. red alerts were issued. many schools were closed on monday. some still closed on tuesday. more rain is in the forecast. we have this area of low pressure off to the east. much of italy especially toward the south you have the orange alerts today. also towar

after an earthquake triggered avalanche struck this hotel in central italy overnight. there were 22 guests and seven workers and they spent the night battling brutal conditions in hopes of reaching those inside. a series of strong earthquakes hit central italy measuring more than 5 in magnitude. the quakes all struck within an hour of each other, further isolating towns covered in snow and forcing schools and subways to shut down. >> donald trump boarded his plane back to new york as final time to wake up in his home the nation's 45th president. after attending a pair of events honoring his incoming vice president mike pence and cabinet nominees. it was those picks that faced the hearings. lawmakers grilled them on russia to israel to gas emissions and nasa. it was trump's picks after ethics question after stock trades and the repeal of obamacare put him in the hot seat. >> you told me you did this on your own without the broker, yes? >> i did it through a ghobroker. >> you directed the broker to purchase that stock? >> that's correct. >> the president-elect said let's do a repeal a

central italy. are searching for up to 35 people still trapped. miles from rome. our correspondent, james reynolds, sent this report. was on skis. these rescuers are among the most experienced in europe. even they struggled to move forward. hotel. finally, they made it. the hotel was silent. inside, rescuers found this man. they went further in, and came to where the avalanche hit. through the building's walls. in the hotel. straight after yesterday's earthquakes they text each other. "stay calm," he wrote. "you can come down tomorrow. "calm? "that's hard," she replied. "i think that the worst has already happened," he reassured her. ", he then asked. he got no reply. tons of snow. by the avalanche. do you think it's possible to find more people alive? for sure, yes. there could be some room under the snow. tonight, conditions here have improved. to keep digging. is holding its breath. james reynolds, bbc news, penne, central italy. stay with us on bbc news. a week of violent riots. the people of saigon have just heard there is to be a ceasefire. the reaction of american servicemen

economic tide. and dozens are feared dead after an avalanche buries a hotel in central italy. we will bring you the latest on the search. katty: welcome to "world news america." tomorrow, donald trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the united states, and today he arrived in washington to begin that process. he started with a solemn ceremony of laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. on friday comes the official inauguration. on saturday, work begins. mr. trump will visit the cia to address an agency he has been very critical of. jon sopel starts our coverage. jon: no longer a playing with plane with trump emblazoned on the side. the president-elect arrived in washington on a u.s. military jet, and this is the brand he will be promoting and representing, the united states of america. and though not yet commander-in-chief, it was a first opportunity to practice his salute, as the base commander greeted him and the future first lady melania. across the city, future vice president was thanking the current administration for their help in the transition and reflectin

people are feared dead in italy after an avalanche destroyed a hotel used by skiers in central italy. at least four people are known to have died. rescue teams are searching for up to 35 people still trapped. the avalanche happened on wednesday, after a series of powerful earthquakes struck the area of abruzzo, more than 240 kilometres, or around 150 miles from rome. 0ur correspondentjames reynolds sent this report. at night, the quickest way through the wall of snow was on skis. these rescuers are among the most experienced in europe. even they struggled to move forward. step by step, they shovelled their way up towards the rigopiano hotel. finally, they made it. the hotel was silent. inside, rescuers found this man. they went further in, and came to where the avalanche hit. a six—foot—high wall of snow and rock broke through the building's walls. several miles away a father waited for news of his daughter up in the hotel. straight after yesterday's earthquakes they text each other. "stay calm," he wrote. "you can come down tomorrow." "calm?" "that's hard," she replied. "i think tha

minute in italy. the xetra dax going flat. that's what we're seeing. bt shares are on track for the biggest ever one-day drop after the company lowered revenue and earnings forecast for 2017 and '18 after finding improper accounting behaviors in italy were worse than anticipated. the investigation launched back in october found a broad set of improper transactions. bt says it expects related write-downs to be 535 million pounds, a sharp increase of 145 million pounds. so, it is looking to be a lot worse for bt. neil wilson, a senior market analyst put out a note on bt saying the fear is and why we're seeing people trading the stock off dramatically is is there more to come? is this the worst we have to see from bt and this bill, 530 million versus 145. >> a big difference. a huge difference. the bt ceo has been on the wire thwires this morning, he thinks italy can be a growth market but it will take time. he also says the business has probably been unprofitable for a number of years, trying to correct that, that will take a long time. coming back to bt and what sort of stock this is

♪ we take you from washington to london and cover stories out of germany, italy and china in the next hour. steps to repeal the affordable care act. after a razor thin senate vote showed contentious efforts we have the latest on what may go in this law as all eyes moved to the house. for a big cashng call. shareholders in italy's largest that is key a deal to implementing a proposed turnaround plan. vonnie: with treasury yields -- lots to talk about in the next four hours. so far in the u.s. come up roberge julie hyman it's with a -- bloomberg casa julie hyman is with us. julie: pullback has continued and accelerated in today's session as investors are looking for more details on fiscal policy prescriptions that weren't really given at that press conference. we still -- he is not in office yet. we will at some point presumably get more details. i wanted to look at the scorecard of where the three major averages stand since the u.s. election. about a 5% gain for the three major averages. if you take a look at the bloomberg i've made a chart of the three majors going back to novemb

temperatures plunged to —23 celsius overnight. this is central italy. the hilltop town that was worst hit by this summer's earthquake. in rome, the pope prayed for the city's homeless. it was so cold the waters had frozen in the fountains of saint peter's square. in istanbul bay have had three straight days of snowfall. turkish airlines said they had grounded over 600 flights this weekend. wins have come down from the arctic. real icy chill to them. sub zero temperatures and plenty of snow as well. at risk of the

out performed as banks lead the way higher. >>> friends, germany and italy all report a rise in manufacturing pmi. >>> shares of apple supply or dialogue dips after they will cut iphone production by 10%. >>> and islamic state reportedly claims responsibility for the new year's eve attack in istanbul new year's eve night and the manhunt for the gunman still continues. >>> good morning everyone. happy new year. let's kick everyone off with economic data. 54.9 versus the forecast of 4.9. and entering 2017 in a pretty good shape. new orders accelerating despite rising prices in manufacturing growth was the strongest since april 20, 2011. for the euro zone and this follows a pretty good state of numbers. the french manufacturing number was the strongest since 2011. the german manufacturing print saw a three-year high and for italy, a six month high. >> we're seeing a reversal in the first hour of trade here. the markets started off slightly in the red now we're seeing the german market pick up higher by 0.7% overall. we've seen strength throughout the morning now topping the index h

over the weekend. ten people have died in poland and several in italy where snow has covered the mountain regions already struggling to recover from earthquakes last year. 0vernight temperatures hit minus 30 celsius in moscow overnight with the freezing temperatures spreading from there through europe down to turkey with the resulting flight cancellations and travel problems. the queen has recovered from her heavy cold and was well enough to attend church at sandringham this morning, her first public appearance since the beginning of december. 0ur royal correspondent, daniela relph, was there to see her. the report contains flash photography. it had been a much anticipated arrival, giving and a state bentley was the first time the queen had been seen in public since arriving at her sandringham estate before christmas —— driven in. she arrived just before 11 o'clock, board the morning church service accompanied by the duke of edinburgh. —— before. she had missed

: mino and his beloved dog luna spend their days foraging in the hills of northern italy for something more valuable than gold. he is a truffle hunter and his quarry is the rare, and highly prized white truffle. unlike the black truffle, it can't be cultivated, and is found buried only in few places like the dense forests of alba. the demand for white truffles far outstrips the supply and as a result, a war between legal truffel collectors and unscrupulous fortune hunters has broken out. >> they work in the dark, truffle hunters, or trifulao, as they're called in the piedmont dialect. they are shy creatures, always on the move with only their dog at their side. the search for this valuable fungus has something mystical about it, even today. >> when you find a truffle, it's an overpowering feeling. you break the earth with your own hands, and this incredibly intense smell wafts up that's really overwhelming. it doesn't matter what size or shape the truffle is. >> mino's companion is luna, a cocker spaniel. the two are inseparable. northwest italy's piedmont region is renowned

one new share. this as the ceo attempt to turn around italy's biggest bank after the stock dropped more than 45% last year. a former barclays director has been jailed for five months in the u.s. as -- for price -- for passing inside information. stephen mcclatchy pleaded guilty for offering merger tips that were used to make 10 illegal trades bringing in $76,000. the plumber -- a plumber also pleaded guilty and worked with prosecutors. johnson & johnson has tentatively agreed with actelion on a price to acquire this is -- the swiss technology company. they say talks are focused on valuing what would be a new unit that would house the research and develop men asset and a deal could be finalized as soon as this month. a johnson & johnson representative declined to comment while a spokesman for actelion did not immediately respond to requests for comment. that is your bloomberg business flash. matt and guy. thank you very much indeed. staying with the pharma team. pharma and tech stocks fell yesterday this after president-elect donald trump said he forced the industry to bid for gover

missing after an avalanche hit a luxury hotel in italy. if you have any questions on the stories we are covering, in particular about inauguration day. you can contact us on social media. you can contact us on social media. you can contact us on social media. you can see the contact information on the screen throughout. if i can't a nswer on the screen throughout. if i can't answer the question, i'll try and find someone who can. this time tomorrow, doanld trump will be president of america. he's had a busy day today. let's have a look at some of the pictures that have come in in the last few hours. here he is, landing at andrews air force base in washington earlier. he spoke to his staff at a lunch at his washington hotel earlier. there was a jovial atmosphere, as you would imagine. staff, supporters and his family all gathering to, well, celebrate what he has achieved, which is something quite extraordinary. i'm not sure many people apart from donald trump and soul thought it would be possible he could get the presidency, but he has proved all of those doubters wrong. —— donald tr

hits a hotel in central italy. the search for survivors is continuing. translation: the hotel was reached at 430 in the morning by courageous men who face unbearable situations. they reached a place and saved two people. they are now working to bring the means of transport, that are difficult to bring. america prepares to swear in president donald trump —we'll be live in washington as his incoming press secretary prepares to meet the media ahead of the inauguration ceremony tomorrow. surrey council announces it will hold a referendum on a proposed council tax increase of 15% — which would be used to pay for social care. i'm rebecca jones. and in the next hour a shock exit for the defending champion novak djokovic at the australian open tennis. he's beaten in five sets by the world number 117 denis istomin of uzbekistan. and british sailor alex thomson heads towards a second place finish in one of the toughest yacht races in the world. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has outlined her vision of a "truly global britain" during an address to business leaders at

churchill wanted to invade italy, not only to knock out hitler's ally mussolini, but also to open up further operations across the adriatic into the balkans, also apparently for selfish british ends. although britain has never had any interest at all in the balkans. nonetheless, this was a fear in the war department. marshall much preferred the more direct route to berlin via northwest france, which he hoped would result in a gigantic battle of the decisive kind that he had helped plan in the muse-argonne region 24 years before. indeed, he supposedly erupted in what was described as a rare but also rage when he heard in the spring of 1942 that brooke and churchill were not serious about an early invasion of europe, which he thought they had agreed to before that, when they came over to washington in december 1941. at least, churchill came over. brook stayed in britain, but he of course signed onto the policy before churchill left. marshall was sent to london to negotiate the strategy that july by fdr, who told him it is of the highest importance that u.s. ground troops be brought int

people live in areas that are at risk for more sever weather. >>> search teams in italy are holding out little hope of finding out more survivors amid the rubble of a ski resort destroyed by an avalanche. about two dozen people are still missing. jonathan vigliotti has the latest. >> reporter: five days after an avalanche struck, helicopters are still one of the only ways for rescue workers to gain access. they are working around the glock with only two-hour breaks each day. at the hotel, the operation is focused on the back of the building where rescuers hope a thick rock wall may have shielded some of the 24 people are still missing. five adults and four children were pulled out alive. a friend of a survivor said they ate dirty snow to stay alive. now he realizes he's a miraculous survivor. the avalanche happened at dusk on wednesday in the mountains of central italy, triggered by a series of earthquakes. the entire three-story resort and surrounding roads were buried. rescuers have been thread thin evacuating residents trapped in homes. pope francis during his sunday address at t

, in italy, and in the united states. and of course, anthony romero, executive director of the acl ur, is back with us. david millband, you have dealt with policy at the highest levels. you were foreign minister, you were in the british cabinet. how does the implementation, the execution of this policy look to you, and where do you think the trump administration goes from here? >> well, hasty process always produces harmful policy. you're seeing that in this case. the confusion of the immigration issue affecting 100 google employees, affecting british mps, green card holders is confused with the policy on refugees. 60,000 refugees, we think, around the world have passed the extensive vetting system that exists for anyone wanting to enter the u.s. as a refugee. the toughest way to get to the u.s. as a refugee. they're left in limbo. they will be knocking on doors of embassies around the world and saying where do i stand? >> the toughest way to get into the u.s. is to apply to be a refugee because it's a two-year process. >> intensive interviews and study. 12 to 15 government department

still missing three days after an avalanche buried and partly destroyed a hotel in central italy. nine people — including four children — have so far been pulled alive from the rubble of the hotel in the abruzzo region. james reynolds reports. from the ruins of the hotel, in the last moments of light on the third day, rescuers pulled this six—year—old girl to safety. she was the final member of her family to be saved. relief workers then carried away a boy who had been with her. concrete walls had protected them from the avalanche. later, rescuers made their way to four more survivors, two men and two women. the rescued adults and children were flown to hospital in a coastal city where they are recovering quickly. translation: the medical condition of the survivors is good. only one patient is currently in the operating theatre having surgery on their right arm. the survivors' family members can now breathe again. translation: doesn't my face show how happy i am? it is great. i cannot describe it in words. i would like to see him, but for now the boy is safe. fresh rescue

capable. dozens are feared dead in italy after an avalanche engulfed a hotel. 35 people are missing. theresa may says britain will be open for business after brexit, as one high street bank predicted london will remain europe's top financial centre despite the uk leaving the eu. also coming up: the local referendum which could fund social care with a 15% rise in council tax. surrey county council says it's been left with no choice due to government funding cuts. and there is shocked down and, as novak djokovic crashes out to the australian open to a player ranked 117. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. donald trump has arrived in washington, along with his wife melania, ahead of his inauguration tomorrow as the 45th president of the united states. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend — some to support him, and some protesting. and the tv audience will run into many millions around the world. a little earlier, i spoke to our washington correspondent, jane o'brien. the clock is ticking. fewer than 2a hours to go and donald trump will become president of the uni

across europe. she's been speaking at a gathering of far—right leaders from germany, france, italy and the netherlands in the german city of koblenz. they're discussing their shared opposition to the european union. addressing delegates, marine le pen declared 2017 will be the year of the awakening of the people of continental europe. the first real blow struck against the old order, the thing that will set off the dominant effect that will bring down all of europe is brexit. a sovereign people has decided to leave an agreement of the powerful to decide its own destiny. the second blow came shortly afterwards and that was the election of donald trump to the presidency of the united states, putting the friends of neoliberalism in an even more difficult situation. marine le pen. our correspondentjenny hill has been at the gathering in koblenz. europe's right—winger leaders really europe's right—wing leaders really believe that genuine political power is almost in their grasp. i think the whole point of today's meeting was very much to capitalise on what they see as the success of bre

according to type, the bank of italy account was a calm -- compromised. targeted, former cap -- italian prime minister. john, what do we know? john: two people have been arrested. they are suspected of having tried to hack into more than 18,000 accounts. a lot of big names in their. just to mention, mario draghi hacked and itas was the account he had at bank of italy. how is this allowed? how didn't happen and how wasn't allowed to happen? john: we are short on details but this has been going on for several years and involved using a mass network of computers which had been infected by malware. this technique was used to hack into private email accounts not only politicians but also business executives and accounts linked to the website of several thinking -- italian companies. vonnie: safety say this was italy focused and that is why mario draghi is a part of it. do we know where this was originated? john: according to the police warrant, the suspects went people living in rome, there is an american connection in the sense the time police say they work with fbi to seize the

, ending weeks of political crisis. in italy, rescuers still search for survivors at the hotel buried by an avalanche, after nine people were found alive yesterday. also in the next hour, we'll be taking a look at tomorrow's papers. including the mail on sunday, which claims the prime minister is set to use her meeting with president trump to tell him to stop insulting women. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. hundreds of thousands of people joined protest marches today across the world to voice their concern over the new us president, donald trump. the aim was to highlight the rights of women and minorities, which protesters say are under threat from the new administration. tens of thousands of people joined the rally in london and other cities across the uk. the biggest, though, was in washington, as the bbc‘s katty kay reports. they came in their thousands. children, men, and women. lots of women. i came from hawaii to be here today. i am women. i came from hawaii to be here today. iam here women. i came from hawaii to be here today. i am here to represent all the peop

an avalanche destroyed a hotel in italy — a survivor describes how she ate snow to stay alive. and we hear why this billboard ad has sparked a row in australia. live the studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. its newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, iam in london and 8:00 in the evening in washington, where the white house has vowed to fight the news media "tooth and nail," over what officials see as unfair attacks on donald trump. the new president has taken issue with estimates of the size of the crowd at his inauguration on friday. his press secretary says it was the biggest in history for such an event, but as our north america editorjon sopel reports, the evidence doesn't support the claim. the weightiest issues on the planet were discussed at donald trump's inaugural address, but what the president is in a white rage about are suggestions that the crowds for him were not as big as they were for barack obama eight years ago, even though the evidence is incontrovertible, as these two photos, each taken 45 minutes before the inauguration started, make