what have you observed with regards to bobby one which here in sicily -- body language here in sicily? matt: it seems very warm and friendly to me. allegedt see the shoving of the montenegrin minister and i do not see the macron-trump arm wrestling match. assad donald trump -- i saw donald trump walk up and put his hands on angela merkel shoulders and smiling. onanuel macron put his hands donald's back. they were just a collating and telling a story. i saw theresa may walk up and laughing at the story. shinzo abe also looked like he was having a good time. just looking like the body language, it seemed to me like they were getting along. obviously they go off to an incredibly awkward start. david: that brings up the japanese prime minister. there was a bilateral meeting between the president of united states and the discussed the north korea. what came out? says: prime minister abe they wish they could of gone golfing, but clearly they were having that one reception. i think my broadly it is worth noting that the feel on the ground here is very different than it was in the middle east

and to that the appendix is of jared and our sicily. and to that the appendix is ofjared kushner at home. the accusations of nepotism will keep raising their ugly heads. but it is the conveniently unifying anti— terrorism story which is perhaps obscuring the issues of global trade and environmental issues. it is time to get to the nitty—gritty of discussing them. what you make of his diplomatic style. as we see from this footage, the president of montenegro, barging past him. this is not somebody who is the most gracious. maybe that is his way of saying i shaking things up. his way of saying i shaking things --| his way of saying i shaking things up. ——i am stop. his way of saying i shaking things up. --i am stop. the majority of those attending this g7 meeting it will be the first time for them. donald trump, paolo gentiloni, donald trump, paolo gentiloni, donald trump, paolo gentiloni, donald trump and... i knew i would forget one of them stopped and angela merkel of the old hand. i am sure she would not like to be described a

francine: showdown in sicily. trump and hosts of other leaders prepare to make their g7 debuts after awkward scenes at nato yesterday. fighting terrorism will be the focus following the manchester bombing, but with the u.k. furious at american officials for leaking intelligence to the media, the so-called special relationship faces its greatest test in years. cuts leave theec market guessing about a long-term strategy. good morning. this is "bloomberg surveillance ." coming up later on the program, how would brexit be different if the u.k.'s labour party won this election? we speak to the shadow home secretary, diane abbott, at 9:30 london time. let's check on your markets. i want to start with crude. a slump weighing on energy shares as global equity markets seem to the heading for a lower finish. crude below $50. it is a little bit higher than it was a couple minutes ago. however, there's a lot of speculation on whether opec stuck to the most predictable outcome in its plans, and what that means for the future.

matt is in sicily. matt, what have you got? >> we are here for the g-7 meeting and we have just learned from canadian trust conference at there will be a separate statement from the g7 on combating terrorism. it's obviously a huge issue moved to the four of this conference because of what happened in manchester. aside from that, they will talk nout trade, but likely results there. as well as climate change, and people are equally dubious about the results on that. >> let's look at where we are. we expect london to outperform a little bit. but the market makers sort that out. elsewhere, we are expecting softness. i've stocks go dividends. is where the ftse is as you can see barely budging. is moving a little more softly in just a moment's time. we will see what happened -- what happens there. but no sense of direction in european stocks today. let's what happens in the elsewhere. a steady.t not see up 1.0t market opening 3% on that 10-year gilts yield, so we are down one basis point. a little bit of a move there, the big focus i

z286oz zwtz y286oy ywty ♪ >>> my last night in sicily. and after this, i'm going back to new york, crawling under my bed and adopting the fetal can i cut some vegetables?eks. i may look normal. okay, i don't exactly, but i'm not barking uncontrollably or running around shrieking with my pants wrapped around my head, which is what my instincts are telling me i should be doing. to me, one of life's great joys is cheese. no, i'm eating cheese, which makes me happy, always. and drinking wine. good wine. and a hell of a lot of it. and i'll just make it over the hump with any luck at all. we have a mozzarella here, a pepperccino. >> si. >> you can start with the one in the middle. >> i will. ture joins me for a final meal along with antonio, guido and guido's girlfriend, anna. this is an agritourismo. this is not a concept that exists in america, but it is a concept that should exist. okay, now please explain what it is. >> it is a hotel linked to the territory. you have to use local product, local recipe. >> penne, sun-dried tomatoes, zucchini

of government of seven of the world's leading economies —— the g seven — begin a two—day summit in sicily today. they're expected to agree on the need to do more to tackle violent extremism. scientists at the american space agency, nasa, have released the first detailed pictures of the poles of the planetjupiter. the images taken by thejuno probe show giant cyclones atjupiter‘s south pole. now it's time for world business report. dealing with the trump card. can the other g7 leaders keep the us president on side over trade and climate change? plus — from rags to riches. it's the global capital of cast—off clothing but is india's textile recycling trade now under threat? welcome to world business report. i'm ben bland. also coming up — canada's trade minister raises his concerns about washington's trade policy. we start in southern italy, in the sicilian resort of taormina — where as you've been hearing, the g7 group of top industrialised nations is starting a two day summit. it'll be the first one attended by president trump. he's not the only newcomer of course — france's pre

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lot of migrants to europe through sicily. issue for important italy. donald trump throughout this week and certainly when he was speaking to nato allies made it clear that the fight on terror is job number one. here is what he said. >> all people who cherish life must unite in finding, exposing, andremoving these killers extremists. and yes, losers. they are losers. couple of big areas where donald trump is out of step with the rest of the g7. he is having the u.s. review its climate change and may opt out of the paris agreement. on trade, the u.s. is divided. hey, tradep says, has to help u.s. workers and companies. for as is a big problem company like germany. he has been critical of that. haveous g7 statements always agreed to fight protectionism. none ofmp at the home, the g-7 meetings have been able to include that kind of wording. it looks like security is an area where they can agree. it remains to be seen if any substantive steps are taken though. the big headline is the president told his nato allies that they need t

before leaving sicily following the wrapup of the g-7 summit meeting, president trump address military personnel and naval air station. melania trump was also at the event and spoke briefly.this is just over 30 minutes . ♪ >> what a beautiful place. we had a great time here. we did lots of great stuff. i want to thank you very much. this has been an incredible trip , and great strides have been made. my husband works very hard on behalf of our country. i am very proud of him. this trip has also been incredible for me as first lady. in saudi arabia, i visited and aen at local schools center with all -- call center i with all-female employees. in israel, i spent time at a medical center along with mrs. netanyahu. in rome, i was honored and blessed to be granted an audience with his holiness pope francis, followed by a special visit to a children's hospital. just hours after leaving, a received found out yet a new heart donor. receiving that news is a moment i will never forget. i wish him a speedy recovery. in brussels, i met with the queen and participated in a forum on preventing the

. >> breaking news president donald trump attending a g-7 summit, in sicily italy, he is expected to have a tough debate over trade and climate change, with other g-7 leaders, this comes a day after the president put pressure on nato members to pay their fair share. >> blake burman live in italy, with this very latest, blake? . reporter: nicole, lea good morning from sicily president trump on the ground in italy as g-7 summit sets get under way within the hour president trump met is meeting right now i should say, with the japanese prime minister abe the president saying, that the topic of north korea will be the focus, of this meeting, president trump saying of north korea a while ago and i quote here, it will be solved at some point, it will be solved. the president also saying north korea is a quote big problem. the official g-7 summit kicks off within the hour here u.s. officials saying, that topics like terrorism and trade will be a major part of the discussions here however, the other world leaders at this event are also likely to push the president, on the issue of climate cha

on to allied forces were win the sicily campaign critical and their ultimate victory. but before that final victory, the young, brave, beautiful sailor who helped make it smokele died from the that had damaged his lungs so badly. 23.ad just turned yesterday when have been his 97th birthday. for his brave actions, he was awarded the medal of honor. this memorial day, we remember him and all the brave men and women like him who give their last breath in defense of our country. we honor their memory and their sacrifice, and we also hope to honor them with our deeds to prove there is no pace without those willing to bear the scars and wounds of war. there is no strength without those brave enough to protect the week, and the people that need protection. and there is no prosperity at home without those willing to show there -- or burdens overseas. flagius american represents the blood of patriots spilled and funds of freedom. it represents the current that burns in american hearts. it represents the unity that binds us all together as one. it represents the freedoms -- best

underway int is sicily this friday. it is the first annual group of meetings for president trump and he is in the final leg of his first overseas trip. he criticized leaders in brussels for not paying their part of the alliance. he will be pressed on issues of trade and climate change. >> climate justice now. ais greenpeace banner hung few meters away from where the g7 summit is held to draw leaders' attention and put pressure on you and president donald trump. former president obama signed the pirate -- paris climate accord along with 195 countries in a move seen as a historic turning point in global policy. the group aims to reduce emissions. trump said he may want to withdraw from the agreement to boost the slumping u.s. coal industry. and since accords he has sought to roll back environmental regulations, moves that have worried certain counterparts. change, itg climate falls to president trump to express his position and i respect that he wants to review. my wish is that the u.s. does not rush into a decision on th

and its allies at the g7 summit in sicily. also on thee s show, shot dead n their way to a m monastery. at least 28 8 people killed whwn gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying coptic christians in egypt. looking ahead to one of the biggest matches in german soccer, the cup final. glory up for grabs. will it be comets or the local boy who lead berlin -- thomas or the local boy who lead berlin? ♪ sara: thanks for tuning in. leaders of the world's seven top industrialized nations, the g7 have wrapped up their first day of a summit on the island of sicily. coming together on issues like trade and climate change, that is being difficult. when it comes to the fight against terror, they pledged more to do --they pledged to do more to cut off the lifeline of terror. >> they went for a relaxed walk in the small sicilian town and a day into the normally well scripted meeting, leaders and not get a joint declaration off the ground. >> it was a very constructive and honest atmosphere. that is the really advantage of these g-7 meetings. yo

>> after the g7 summit, the president had one final stop in sicily before heading back to the u.s. a short time ago, he attract military personnel -- he spoke with military personnel and enable air station. this is just over 30 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and first lady melania trump. ♪ >> this has been an incredible trip, and great strides have been made. works very hard for our country, and i am very proud of him. this has been a very big trip for me. i visited kids at a local school and the call center with all-female employees. in israel, i spent time with some children at a medical center. in rome, i was honored and blessed to be granted an audience with his holiness, pope francis. that was followed by a special visit to a children's hospital. just hours after leaving, a he hadoy found out received a new heart donor. hearing that news, it was a moment i will never forget. , i participated in a forum on preventing the online , and iation of children visited children at a local children's hospital. this, for me, has been very special. i

abc's karen travers is there in sicily. karen, good morning. what's on the president's agenda on this beautiful, sunny day there in sicily? >> reporter: yes, quite a nice view we have here, kendis. the president is at the group of seven leaders summit. this is the world's wealthiest democracies, and president trump has actually met with all of these world leaders one-on-one, but this is the first time he's getting together with them as a group. there will be consensus from these nations on how to combat terrorism, especially in the wake of the manchester terror attack earlier this week. but, kendis and diane, president trump comes here with very different views from these other countries on issues like immigration, refugee policy and climate change. that could be a very big source of contention here as other world leaders push the trump administration to stay a part of that landmark climate change deal, the paris agreement. so far there is no word from president trump on what he will do about that. though the president has a lot of summit meeti

james landale, bbc news, sicily. president trump's son—in—law and adviser, jared kushner, is reported to be under scrutiny by the fbi enquiry into alleged russian interference in last year's presidential election. investigators are said to believe mr kushner might have relevant information, but that doesn't necessarily mean he's suspected of a crime. here's our north america correspondent nick bryant. jared kushner is arguably donald trump's most trusted white house adviser, and so the fbi is now scrutinising a member of the president's innermost family circle. of interest to investigators are meetings that took place in december last year, during the presidential transition, between mr kushner and the russian ambassador to washington, and also a leading russian banker. sergei gorkov is the head of an institution that's been subject to us sanctions imposed by the obama administration following russia's annexation of crimea. jared kushner, the president's son—in—law. the person of interest has a name, and that

i'm sitting in for a hallie jackson in sicily. we're talking president trump walking waves yesterday, scolding nato leaders for not contributing enough to the alliances defense spend pg. this as the administration weighs sending thousands of more troops to fight in afghanistan after promising to grow the army by tens of thousands during the campaign. jasy jacob joins us with more. you spent a couple of days with soldiers who could be deployed. >> he is sticking with president obama's troop levels that are with set obviously under the obama administration. and that is because it is not as easy as one might think to grow this size of the army. that is why i went to basic training to find out what goes into recruiting men and women that are serving in the u.s. armed forces. take a look. this is the culmination of all of this training. is this as close as it gets to real come watt whbat when you'rc training? >> for these guys yes. >> one goal, transform civilians into soldiers. >> all of us here are enlisted during a time of war. >> r

this is part of sicily, with his wife, there is melania trump. earlier chopper left some of the families traveling with him out first, let's listen to the music and see if we can hear any comments from the president. ♪ ♪ david: the president is about to go up to the stage but i do believe we have a little more time. what do you think general keane, the job the president did, talking to jim woolsey about the arab section of the strip uniting them against terror cells and their own midst and the european mission to try to get nato itself to focus more on terror than it has in the past? >> a successful and meaningful trip. he reset the table. that is something we have been arguing for on fox news, bring an alliance together and stand up against radical islam and counter the major strategic threat in the middle east come of the iranians. that alliance is going to stand up against the iranians and radical islam and that is significant progress and he told him three things, drive the terrorists out of your own country and stop having people in your

blake from sicily. and g-7 joining is great america past cochicago a former reagan campaign manager ed rollins where does united states stand with this relationship as looking ooh united kingdom where do we go from here. >> obviously -- great britain best friend in any engagement in the past i think repair very legitimate concerns no reason for leeks to occur could have jeopardy very serious investigation, and i think there will be a crack i do know but the crackdown need to be here not the fault of the "new york times" the fault of the people inside government that basically released that, and if i was president obviously i am not i would bring team in there i would basically pound away, i would say this has to stop i restrict this information you are putting our gathering intelligence in general. >> what do you make of the president's speech at nato yesterday getting a lot of attention today -- did not explicitly support the article five packt near memorial at new center what is impact of that? as per

that's close to the italian leader's heart in sicily. this is ground zero for that european migration crisis. we've seen tens of thousands migrating from north africa and landing on shores here. that will be the focus of conversation for the next several days. >> they say you can tell a lot about a man through his handshake but the u.s. president seems to offer few clues with a series of unpredictable handshake photo-opes. as we go to break, look at some of donald trump's most memorable palm-pressing moments. ♪ ♪ hello, hello, hello, hello ♪ hello, hello, hello, hello, hello ♪ ♪ hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello ♪ >>> hello. welcome to "street signs." i'm carolin roth. crude bounces back from the worst losses in three weeks but oil stocks still drag the markets lower. the saudi energy minister tells cnbc price is not the problem. >> we focus on the fundamentals that we can control. the market will move in the right direction. >>> pay up. that's the message from president trump telling his nato leaders to increase defen

this morning, president trump is center stage in sicily. but back home the spotlight now is on his son-in-law, adviser jared kushner. according to the washington post, u.s. intelligence officials intercepted communications of the russian ambassador during the transition, who claimed that kushner wanted to use secure russian facilities as a back channel to talking with the kremlin. he wanted to discuss policy like strategy in syria. abc news hasn't independently confirmed these reports. >> he's very good at politics. >> reporter: sources tell abc news that kushner's contacts with the russia are a focus of the fbi investigation into moscow's election meddling. he's likely to be interviewed, he's not been accused of any >> these contacts mightnnent. >> reporter: but intellinc had a very specific plan to target those in trump's orbit. president's sons eric and donald junior were summony session at field the reason, a warning d away from the president, at least for a few more hours. now, all of this controversy about russia has the white house s

he's on his way there now after leaving the g7 summit in sicily. before he left he talked to military personnel at the naval base here and he once again sort of poked at some of the nato countries not contributing that necessary 2% of their gdp in the common defense of the alliance. here's more of what the president had to say. >> then i traveled to two summits with our key allies. first at a nato summit in brussels, where we agreed to improve the burden sharing among members of our alliance, and to further confront the shared threat of terrorism. other member nations must pay more. >> reporter: now the other bit of news out of this trip, fredricka, is really sort of a lack of decision on the president's part. the other g7 member nations signed a pac to uphold the paris climate agreement. president trump did not do that. he says he will make a decision on that later this week. we can tell you, fredricka, we talked to a french official, who said during the conversation that the president had with the french president emmanuel macron in brussels earl

. >> president trump in sicily gathering with world leaders for the g-7 summit. taking part in a full day of meetings expected to focus on terrorism, trade and climate change. ight when it comes to their financial contributions for defense. >> 23 of the 28 member nations are still not paying what they should be paying and what they're supposed to be paying for their defense. this is not fair to the people well, in addition to his d rebuke, the president also made headlines when he appeared to push aside, as you see there, the prime minister of mont nay grow to position himself front and center. thle the president for supporting membership in nato. eight men under arrest in connection with the suicide bombing in manchester. there may be more accomplices at large. britain's terror alert level is critical, another attack could be imminent. meanwhile there could be more raid and searches in the manchester area. at the g-7 summit taking place in sicily, italy, the british prime minister will call for emphasis on fight extremism on line. >> iraqi officials are investig

on to allied forces were win the sicily campaign critical and their ultimate victory. but before that final victory, the young, brave, beautiful sailor who helped make it smokele died from the that had damaged his lungs so badly. 23.ad just turned yesterday when have been his 97th birthday. for his brave actions, he was awarded the medal of honor. this memorial day, we remember him and all the brave men and women like him who give their last breath in defense of our country. we honor their memory and their sacrifice, and we also hope to honor them with our deeds to

there is no debate in sicily whether sicily threatens standard italian. that would never occur to anybody. similarly in most arab-speaking countries. if you know somebody speaks arabic, when they say i speak arabic, i speak latin and french. they speak two things, the standard language, then what they learned on their mother as knee is something so different that it is although, often the speakers feel funny having it put this way because of cultural unity, it is really a different language. if you know a moroccan, the language this learned at home is like french. then they went to school and they learned something like latin. moroccan will say, i learned moroccan and then i learned arabic. any arabic speaker that you know, unless they're roughly from malta is like that. they wouldn't say thereby lingual. but the idea that egyptian arabic is a threat to standard arabic, no. i mean, as i mentioned this, there is an article in the new yorker last week that actually addresses it that almost beautiful length. a linguists get to the article, this article will

service members at national air force bases in sicily but the president returns home with one big issue still outstanding. what to do about kplooimt climate change, the u.s. standing alone. it reaffirms a strong commitment to the paris climate agreept. the white house says the president's views on the 2015 accord are evolving. he tweeted he'll make his final decision next week on whether the u.s. will stand stay in or pull out. and waiting for him back home a growing political storm. trump's son-in-law and white house senior advise jared kushner discuss wtd russian ambassador to the u.s. the possibility of setting up a back channel. secret secure communications between trump's transition team and the kremlin to discuss syria and other policy issues. in sicily saturday, white house officials refusing to answer questions on kushner but national security adviser h.r. macmcmaster said a back channel would allow for discrete communications. >> i would not be concerned about it. >> president trump's expected to meet with his senior staff back in washington this week to discuss how to respond

nbc's jay gray is in sicily this morning. good morning. talk about the mood there. >> reporter: frances, good morning. one of the newest members of the group, president trump, under intense scrutiny after his strong words yesterday in belgium. as the g7 summit gets under way, a group picture, a much different setting and scenario than just a day earlier. president trump bullish in brussels, appearing to push aside the prime minister of month nag grow to get to the front row of the nato family picture. >> nato members must finally contribute their fair share. >> reporter: and scolding european leaders for not meeting defense funding obligations. currently only the u.s. and four other member countries do. >> this is not fair to the people and taxpayers of the united states. >> reporter: mr. trump faced some confrontation as well. british prime minister theresa may furious about u.s. intelligence leaks in the investigation of the manchester attack. the president in a written statement promising to get to the bottom of it and ordering a justic

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the g7 kicks off in sicily, donald trump's first as u.s. president. he is expected to clash with other members on trade and climate change. a man hunt is under way in egypt after a masked gunmen killed 28 christians. this is the latest in a series of attacks on the coptic minority. meanwhile, back home, donald trump's son-in-law senior adviser is under scrutiny by the f.b.i. he is listed as part of the probe over russia's meddling in last year's election. >> but first, it's with heavy heart that we report that france 24 has lost one of its own. he has passed away at the age of 59. his sudden death a shock to all of us here in the newsroom. he worked at radio france international from 1984 as a correspondent in ivory coast and later gabon before becoming chief editor of african coverage. he joined france 24 in 2012. calm, composed, and warm, an excellent colleague with profound insight, a loving man with a big heart. he was a journalist, a husband, and a father. his passing leaves a hole not just in our company but in the lives of so many people who kn

nbc's jay gray is in sicily this morning. how will the president be finishing up this trip? >> reporter: good morning. with intense talks here, frances. look, we've seen war ships in the water behind me here, we've seen soldiers on the ground and tense security on this island as those leaders of seven nations gather for their meetings. one of the newest members of that group, president trump, under intense scrutiny after some strong words yesterday in belgium. president trump bullish in brussels, appearing to push aside the prime minister of montenegro to get to the front row of the nato family picture. >> nato members must finally contribute their fair share. >> reporter: and scolding european leaders for not meeting defense funding obligations. currently only the u.s. and four other member countries do. >> this is not fair to the people and taxpayers of the united states. >> reporter: mr. trump faced some confrontation as well. british prime minister theresa may furious about intelligence leaks in the investigation of the manchester attack. the president in a written state

>> jonathan karl joins us from sicily. and jon, you told us when president trump leftt tha meeting with the pope, he said i won't forget what you said. a lot of pressure to rethink climate change. and you've learned he might be evolving on the issue? >> reporter: well, the president's top economic adviser gary cohn said exactly that, that the president's views on climate change are evolving. so where he once promised to rip up the paris accord, it now appears the president at the very least is now considering changing his mind. david? >> jon, our thanks to you. >>> meantime back at home, hillary clinton returning to her alma mater to speak at graduation. but today, what she said about impeachment that made news immediately. here's mary bruce. >> reporter: it was a familiar stage for hillary clinton, back at her alma mater, wellesley college, 48 years later to again deliver a graduation address. first, sharing how she's bounced back from her bruising loss in the presidential election. >> long walks in the woods. organizing

our kelly o'donnell has been traveling with the president and files tonight's report from sicily. >> reporter: in the air over sicily today the president capped his nine-day journey of nearly 30,000 miles with a visit to u.s. troops in italy. the most difficult miles ahead, maybe the trip back home, where he's returning to a growing controversy surrounding his son-in-law and top adviser's pre-inauguration contacts with the russian ambassador. the "washington post" reports that jared kushner asked for a secret communication channel to vladimir putin in early december. president trump steered clear of reporters' questions for the entire trip. while other presidents and prime ministers held news conferences, the white house tried to avoid any talk of the russia investigation. senior aides who briefed reporters off camera refused to discuss new scrutiny around son-in-law jared kushner. >> we're not going to comment on jared. we're just not going to comment. >> the only reason to go to the russian embassy and speak on secret russian phone lines is to prevent the u.s. intelligence communit

cnn's senior white house correspondent jim acosta is live in sicily. jim, the question some are asking is will the president have anything critical to say at this gathering about russia? >> reporter: that's always a question with president trump, pam, you're right. we should point out that the president is very close to wrapping up his first overseas trip. spent much of the day once again largely avoiding reporters' questions, leaving it it up to his aides to explain some of his comments about other world leaders. at the g7 summit in sicily the italians put on quite an air show, almost flying as fast as president trump racing past the cameras as he congratulated a montana congressional republican on his election victory. with the russian investigation hanging hover him the president spent another day of his foreign trip dodging reporters' questions. instead the white house trotted out top economic adviser gary cohn who was forced to do damage control saying that the administration wasn't changing its position on sanctions on russia. >> we're not loweri

president trump is at a meeting of g7 leaders in sicily. theresa may is expected to urge her colleagues there to do more on tackling extremism online. james landale is in sicily, james! well, yeah, this is a fascinating summit. for many of them, it is a first time, four of these leaders, that they have come to one of these summits, so they are feeling their way, and the interesting question hovering over the summit is how does donald trump react to this? we know that as president of the united states, he is in favour of bilateral deals, that is his approach to so much, so coming somewhere like this, where the attitude is the opposite, you can do things better together on a multilateral basis, all the other leaders arejust a multilateral basis, all the other leaders are just testing the water to see how much they can push in. for example, they have agreed today, largely on a consensus, over the need to do more to combat global terrorism, particularly in the wake of the manchester attacks. theresa may has been leading on this, talking about w

from sicily is kevin cirilli, our chief washington correspondent, who has been traveling all week with president trump, and matt miller. we have a draft of the communique. it looks like migration will be one of the subjects hit hard. "we have reaffirmed the right of sovereign states to control their own borders and set clear limits on net migration levels." what does that mean for current migrants making their way to europe and the united states? to sayhat they're trying is every member of the g-7 still ecidehe sovereign to d that for themselves. it's an important issue for italy. italy has the presidency of the g7 this year. right now we are on the island of sicily in the mediterranean hop, skip, and a jump away from the italian coast where navy soldiers routinely pull refugees out of the water, so many trying to get to europe, getting away from the issues they are dealing with in northern africa, including the war in syria. it is causing problems and somewhat say boosting the economy. germany has been quite strong since on the lamarck role took in a million refugees -- angela merkel

the administration says it plans to appeal to the supreme court. >> president trump is in sicily with a two-day g-7 meeting of world leaders. then the president will head home. >> the manchester suicide bomber spoke to his brother in libya 15 minutes before the deadly attack and isis likely trained the terrorists in syria months before the bombing. >> well, the fbi's russia meddling probe appears to be knocking on the front door of the white house. investigators looking into jared kushner. cnn's randi kaye with more on the man known as the secretary of everything. >> wherever the president goes, his trusted son-in-law, jared kushner is never far behind. >> he's very good at politics. >> and senior advisor to the president, he sits in on meetings with the oval and was in the war room when the u.s. struck syria in response to an attack. kushner, who is married to the president's daughter is helping shape u.s./china relations, trade with mexico, criminal justice reform and overhauling the government, an incredible amount of influence for the 36-year-old, who until the 2016 campaign had n

we will head to sicily next. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: live from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, i am vonnie quinn. mark: i mark barton with the european close literally eight minutes away on this friday. let's get to president trump making his g7 debut. he is meeting with some of america's traditional european allies after a tense meeting with nato leaders yesterday. joining us now from sicily is andrew barton. we are hearing that some of the draft communique is leaking. what do we know so far? andrew: what we're hearing is quite interesting is that the leaders are focusing on a condensed draft. last year the final communique was 32 pages. people are telling us that this draft maybe 12 pages. some may be as few a six pages. but that really tells us is two things. on one side there is a lot of daylight between the positions of some of the countries including the u.s.. it is trumps first visit here. on issues such as climate change, he remains quite far from some of the other leaders. one thing they

there are four new leaders at the g7 meetings in sicily, italy. it's president trump, it's the leaders of italy, the uk and france. all their first time meeting. they're not there to talk about trade. they're there to talk about cooperation on international issues like climate change which could also get testy. and terrorism and security, but clearly this remains a focus for this president. >> it's a bit of a new generation. there's some pictures circulating of macron and trudeau walking around the gorgeous vistas of sicily. and then there's der spiegel, sara, you pointed out an op-ed in germany. it's where they are when it comes to our president. >> this is one of the most scathing opinion pieces on trump and it's interesting it comes from one of the biggest german papers. maybe not a surprise but after the comments saying trump must go. it's an editorial of course, but this is his first shot on the world stage. it's very different than the beginning of his trip in saudi arabia and in israel. and at the vatican. i thought i -- i saw a funny line

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james landale, bbc news, sicily. and while the summit, he was ben with the rest of the news. we are also looking at that two day summit of the g7 group of top industrialised nations. let's just take a look at how important this group is — and what's on their agenda. the seven countries account for getting on for half of the world's wealth — over 46%. but many of them are struggling with comparatively stagnant economies. the international monetary fund is forecasting that world's economy will grow by 3.5% this year. butjust 1.9% in the g7. also high on the list of worries — the rise of trade protectionism after president trump came to power promising to put america first. the other g7 members will be pushing him to soften this position. then there's the environment — and the future of the 2015 paris climate change agreement. president trump has threatened to pull the us out of the deal. his fellow g7 leaders will try to convince him otherwise the hosts italy are at the forefront of the migrant crisis. they will be pushing plans to strengthen africa's economies — to t

james landale, bbc news, sicily. while president trump prepares for that meeting, his predecessor barack 0bama is also in europe and received a rock—star reception in berlin. thousands watched in front of berlin's most famous landmark, the brandenburg gate as he took part in a discussion on democracy, and its future. he later received an award which celebrates personalities with a strong global influence. he spoke of the need for a strong and united europe. if we do not, then we will hold the door open to those who argue that democracy doesn't work, who argue that restrictions on the press are necessary, who suggest that intolerance and tribalism and sectarianism and organising ourselves along ethnic lines are the answer to the challenges we face. so more than ever a strong united europe remains a necessity for all of us. australia's indigenous leaders have gathered at the sacred landmark of uluru to decide how the country's first inhabitants should be recognised. australia was home to the aboriginal people about 5