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— blinken comments? overtly they will of course criticise _ blinken comments? overtly they will of course criticise him _ blinken comments? overtly they will of course criticise him severely. - blinken comments? overtly they will of course criticise him severely. i - of course criticise him severely. i think privately they will appreciate that at least a coherence in the predictability and for chinese leadership, that's very important for them under the prior administration there was a chaos and unpredictability which actually becomes more dangerous. the downside of course is that the coherence of the biden policy, which secretary blinken articulated today, which people on both sides of the aisle have been clamouring for since the biden administration took office. this was a very clear articulation of that and it not only set the guidelines for the us china competition and distinct differences on the world scene but also framed the possibility of cooperation, particularly in climate control. it set very clear boundaries about taiwan, which is probably the most

this is more secretary of state blinken laying out the u.s. overall approach to china. among the harsh statements that made, he also accused china of pursuing asymmetric decoupling. he said china is seeking to make china less dependent on the world and the world more dependent on china. he talked about how the u.s. wants to work with allies to d eepen economic ties. that follows up on the recently announced indo pacific economic framework that was announced while president biden was in asia recently. he did say that the u.s. seeks to work with china on some issues, climate change, iran, north korea but overall, the tone was pretty confrontational. manus: now meanwhile, we've got contradictory statements between the leadership in china and this is what some people say is causing paralysis between xi's zero covid policy and premier lee's guidance in terms of the severity of the slowdown. are we setting the stage for a very public difference? what are the consequences of these two different guidances? bruce: i think it is too early to say that we are going to see anything

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as secretary blinken put it, competing. that is not what we expect. he mentioned clement change, the pandemic -- climate change, the pandemic, any areas they can agree. not just the rivalry of each other. mohammed: michael, as we heard from the secretary of state, as he was in bailing the strategy to compete with china he was also accusing beijing of undermining global security. from your perspective is that criticism justified? michael: i think that criticism, like with many criticisms leveled by both china and the estate at each other there is an element of truth to it. it is inflated, extorted, exaggerated, and ways that are not healthy and bring forth the kind of zero-sum thinking both sides increasingly have towards the other. china is a concern to that state and to other countries in certain ways. the biggest concern, as i often tell people is not of specifically china's threat to the west or other countries, is the threat that is posed by the interactive worst casing zero-sum dynamic that is increasingly coming to the fore between their actions

and blinken comes out and essentially says, well, we can't really affect china's behavior. so we will try to use opportunities to work with them anyway. i could not make heads or tails of what this was supposed to be all about. >> gordon: this is really awful, laura. china has declared a "people's war" on the u.s. they did that with people's daily. when people's daily -- that is china speaking. we know covid that -- china, we know where covid-19 came from practice, 100% that we know that china spread covid-19 beyond its borders. we know 100% that china is behind these large far-flung fentanyl gangs and that means 100,000 americans have been killed each year with chinese conventional. that is deliberate. when you say that you have to work with a country like china, you're giving china a veto over american foreign policy which is what biden has done in some respects. >> laura: he also signaled that as long as these guys are in charge, you know, biden or whoever is pulling his strings, we are never going to even begin to decouple from china. watch. >> secretary blinken: we don

i asked him how he expects the chinese leadership to react to mr blinken�*s comments. overtly, they will, of course, criticise it severely, but, ithink, privately, they will appreciate that at least there is a coherence and a predictability, and for chinese leadership, that is very important. under the prior administration, there was a chaos and unpredictability which actually becomes more dangerous. the downside, of course, is that the coherence of the biden policy, which secretary blinken articulated today, which people on both sides of the aisle have been clamouring for since the biden administration took office — this was a very clear articulation of that and it not only set the guidelines for us—china competition and distinct differences on the world scene, but also framed the possibility of cooperation, particularly in climate control, and it's set very clear boundaries about taiwan, which is probably the most sensitive issue. so in that sense, the predictability is good, although the effort of the biden administration, to rally allies around the world, not o

secretary of state antony blinken vows to influence beijing, saying its regime is the most serious challenge to the international order. text turnaround. alibaba and baidu jump after a beet on earnings, giving asian stocks a much-needed boost. plus, staging a comeback. signs of robust consumer spending give markets a risk on mood with u.s. stocks poised for their first week in the green in two months. francine: the futures are kind of on the fence right now when you look at the ftse 100. futures are pretty much flat. dax futures are gaining 0.2%. i am freshly back from davos. we spoke to chief executives, the ones that have to do with supply chains, they are extremely worried about the next 12 months and see things get better only when we work through these supply shortages. tom: great to have you back. when it comes to the picture, we have the economic data out of china, industrial production slumping to the lowest level since 2020. the premier and president xi jinping seem to be at loggerheads. premier lee desperate to get the economy back on its feet and what that means for officials at t

this is something -- because secretary blinken got covid. this is something many have been waiting to hear, but there's not going to be anything too bold in this speech. it is likely just going to talk about a lot of issues and the strategies the u.s. is already using when it comes to china. they will emphasize strategy at home, how do we make innovation better in america. t-- in america. two, strengthen allies. and finally, making sure they can compete financially and militarily. but there will not be something new and bold they have been hiding from us over the past year and a half. lisa: how much has the conversation shifted as we hear from premier li coming out and downgrading the expectation for china, talking about the unemployment rate near record highs? how does that shift the conversation from the u.s. standpoint? annmarie: i think the u.s. still sees long term china being this mega powerhouse in the economy that they need to compete with, even though obviously this covid zero policy and what you are seeing in china right now in ter

secretary blinken has referenced that point in public numerous times since last year. but you have never revealed to this committee what that point is publicly. administration officials have told this committee in classified briefings what your assessment is, again, it's kept from the public. this weekend chairman menendez said, we're told by the administration if the negotiations didn't conclude by the end of february, that, in fact, the time that would be lost and what we would gain would be of very little importance or value to us. now it's the end of april. so if the end of february wasn't going to buy us what we need, certainly the end of april is not there. that is entirely consistent with everything i have heard and seen. so my question is, does the state department intend to make your internal assessment public? >> senator cruz, i think that's probably an assessment of the intelligence committee that's classified. so my answer to you without knowing more would be not in the near term. this is not a topic that i work on so i'd have to take that question back. >>

and finally, how might china react to mr blinken's comments? well, i think china is probably not too surprised. they'll react sort of vocally, as they typically do, through their propaganda organs, but there isn't any groundbreaking information in the speech — although it does collect... ivan ka na pathy. let's get some of the day's other news. the actor kevin spacey is to be charged with sexual assault against three men in the uk. the offences are alleged to have occurred in london and gloucestershire between 2005 and 2013. mr spacey has consistently denied allegations against him. taiwanese authorities have raided ten chinese companies they suspect have illegally tried to poach engineers and other staff from computer chip manufacturers. companies such as tsmc have made taiwan the world's leading manufacturer but china is trying to increase its own manufacturing capacity amid a global shortage. the chips are used in everything from smartphones to cars. bbc world news, the corporation's international tv news service — the one you're watchin

the blinken speech overnight was part of that. framing the issue saying, we are not going to change china's behavior anymore. we tried that with the trump administration and it did not work so the strategy now is the focus on shaping the environment around china. that is why winning over the third parties, pacific nations and others, we will see a lot more engagement with the quad directing. all. there is a lot more engagement in a duff -- in a bunch of different forms trying to shape china's behavior that way to change the environment in asia. haidi: daniel with the details and you can get a round up of the stories you need to know in today's edition of daybreak. go to dayb and it is also available on the mobile. you can customize the settings so you just get the news on the industries in the assets that you care about. this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: in the meantime, let's get you to su keenan. su: australia's promising aid and assistance to pacific nations with no strings attached. it appears to be a veiled jab at china. the

secretary blinken, thank you so much. antony blinken, everybody, we'll be right back with a performance by twice. please, sir. won't you please. ♪ >> you can find blinken's music on spotify with his band, you guessed it, abe abe lincoln. >>> and something not music to your ears, stock futures are all still down sharply. so dow down 5300 points just so far this year. just ugly. we'll talk about it. "new day" will pick that up in a few minutes. thanks for joining us. >> "new day" starts right now. >>> good morning to viewers here in the united states and all around the world, it is thursday, may 19th, i'm john berman, brianna is off this morning. erica hill with he here. >> nice to be back with you. >> it's kind of an ugly morning around the world in economic terms, stocks tumbling, prices rising, anxiety boiling. wall strwo

secretary blinken spoke with his turkish counterpart yesterday. what more do we know about that conversation? >> yeah. myself included, members of the press, we were asking these questions to secretary blinken following the remarks. he said on the margin of the meeting, he met with his turkish counterpart. he didn't want to characterize the conversation, didn't want to give details. he said that he's very confident that nato can find a consensus and that there is a path forward. these two nordic countries, finland and sweden, to join nato. across the board, there is strong support. we also heard from the german foreign minister, and she was more direct. she says, we're ready to you're ready, to the two nordic countries. she said basically, de facto, they've been nato members already, they just don't have the, quote, membership cards. it seems turkey is using this as leverage, but there's going to be a lot of sit-downs and dialogues with turkey. they seem, these leaders, that they'll be able to forge a path forward. >> let's talk about where you ar

antony blinken said he still believes a deal with iran, a new nuclear deal is the best path forward. talks have reached a standstill over the u.s. labeling of iran islamic revolutionary guard a forward terror organization routes also confirmed from secretary blinken this week that there is an ongoing threat from iran's revolutionary guard on past and present u.s. officials including former secretary of state mike pompeo. >> now the ir gc is actively trying to murder additional americans. including former trump administration officials. we know from public reports, that the state department spends $2 million every month protecting former officials including former secretary of state pompeo. and i am assuming you would agree attempting to murder a secretary of state or or a former secretary of state is a pretty damn big deal. >> i would certainly agree with that. yes. >> there were multiple public reports that we asked them to make the simple promise not to murder a former secretary of state and they refused. they did by demonstration still trying to break a deal if iran despite these

blinken will meet with the u.n. secretary general. national correspondent kylie atwood joins us now. this is important, right. ukraine is a huge supplier of grain and corn, particularly to south africa. how big of an effect is that having and what will this assistance do? >> a major effect on the global food insecurity crisis because of this war in ukraine. secretary blinken is in new york to do two things. first of all, to express u.s. commitment to this issue. he announced, as you were saying, some new food emergency security assistance for this crisis that is deepening because of the ukraine war and said the united states is going to be boosting fertilizer production to help those countries trying to produce grain that is now not getting out of ukraine and getting it to the countries that need that grain right now. then the other thing that he is going to do is really squarely look at this problem and point the finger at russia. because there have been some countries who have said it's the sanctions on russia creating this crisis a

as we have discussed before with secretary blinken you another senior initials in your positions last year you inherited the damage department. morale was low and the diplomacy was leaving. the pipeline of foreign service on the servers -- officers were languishing in her ability to promote and protect their edges had been decimated. as recent world events have reminded us we need art diplomats and professionals on the ground to advance our national interests. to encounter russia and china to support democracy and to strengthen alliances. these matter when we have a strong presence in place the united states in the world is better for it. i very much appreciate the efforts now underway to address address fears of a nervous that restoring an creating new offices like the cyber bureau. i want to commend the incredible public service bringing the department up to date to face the challenges of the 21st century even during the trying times a global pandemic in particular i want to -- increase diversity something i've long advocated for peer from the shores of alaska to to the francis of i

el secretario de de estado anthony blinken dio positivo al covid 19. estÁ completamente vacunado y solo ha tenido sÍntomas leves. va a estar en casa en cuarentena. cabe mencionar que blinken y el presidente biden asistieron a la cena con los miembros de la prensa de la casa blanca el pasado tin de semana junto con... personas. >>> vemos un pronostico que apunta que las hospitalizaciones diarias y las muertes relacionadas al covid 19 van a incrementar las prÓximas semanas en el paÍs. y lo dice el modelo de los centros para control prevenciÓn de enfermedades. >>> la organizaciÓn mundial de la salud. revelÓ nuevos datos por las muertes. y son mÁs del doble de las que se estimo ma ban. desde washington dc. podrÍa pasar por otra ola de hospitalizaciones y muertes por covid 19. segÚn un pronostico de los cdc en las prÓximas 2 semanas unas 5.000 personas pudieran morir por el virus la mayorÍa de ellas en new york, new jersey y ohio. la razÓn, una combinaciÓn de menos uso de mascarillas y cepas contagiosas. >>> la variante de Ómicron, que son co

on thursday, the us secretary of state antony blinken said china was the only country with the desire and the power to reshape the current international system. the us secretary of state antony blinken has said he's optimistic finland and sweden could join nato in time for the alliance's summit in the spanish capital madrid at the end ofjune. following talks with his finnish counterpart, mr blinken expressed confidence that turkey's objections to the two nordic countries joining nato could be resolved swiftly. russia's finance minister has given an indication of the huge financial cost of the war in ukraine to his country. anton siluanov said around eight trillion roubles had been spent to support the russian economy so far — that's roughly us$123 billion. financial reserves, known as the russian national wealth fund, are now being used with the russian economy struggling under the effect of western sanctions. meanwhile, the fighting continues, centred on donbas. russian—backed separatist leaders in eastern ukraine say they've captured the town of lyman, a town on the road to the

jackie: antony blinken says china remains the greatest challenge -- challenger to the united states. what the biden administration plans to do to limit the country's increasingly aggressive action. we will dig into the ahead. ♪♪ secretary of state antony blinken morning china is a greater threat than russia long-term when it comes to disrupting national security. he said the u.s. now has three pillar approach to compete with beijing and erased to define economic military balance. does it go far enough? joining us now to discuss, jeff andrew of the house home and security, congressman, always great to see you and thank you for joining us this evening it comes to the china threat, there was a former president who sounded the alarm on china and said china is not only going to eat our lunch economically but they are going to come after us in other ways as well. we have to lay down the law, we got to disentangle from china and he sent out a strategy to try to do that. the strategy undone by this administration and now antony blinken is saying china is our greatest threat? >> that's in

the us secretary of state anthony blinken has said that china remains the most serious threat to the international order, despite russia's invasion of ukraine. in a speech in washington, he said that, under xijinping, china's ruling communist party had become more repressive at home and more aggressive abroad. here he was speaking earlier. china's the only country with both the intent to reshape the international order and increasingly, the economic, diplomatic, military and technological power to do it. beijing's vision would move us away from the universal values that has sustained so much of the worlds progress over the past 75 years. earlier i spoke to robert lawrence kuhn, a commentator and author on china based in the us, who has advised and worked with china's leaders in beijing for more than 25 years — i asked him how he expects the chinese leadership to react to mr blinken's comments. they will of course criticise him severely. i think privately they will appreciate that at least a coherence in the predictability and for chinese leadership, that's very important for them u

let me start with secretary blinken. indicating the process of resuming operations at the us embassy and we are looking forward to our nominees at the hearing. how is the state department intend to weigh the inheritance of establishing a physical diplomatic presence in kyiv and mitigating risks to us personnel assignments? >> as you know our diplomats assigned have been working on a pole in the last couple of months . we started day trips back in western poland into lviv. and we're planning to try to get back into kyiv in the near future. our professionals will have to goand do an assessment about facilities and make a judgment about how we can mitigate risk . obviously the russians even though they're not on the ground threatening kyiv can raise the whole human missiles and aircraft as you saw last week so let's take that into account but the secretary has determined that would get us back into kyiv near future and i understand the commitment to close reading for senator cardin's subcommittee . >> let me turn to the que

the white house says that president joe biden is not considered a close contact of blinken. both blinken and biden attended the white house continues correspondents dinner in washington. abc news chief washington correspondent jonathan carl, there he is with a quick talk and handshake with the president, jonathan carl tested positive for covid-19 after attending the dinner. carl shook hands with president biden at the event and sat next to kim kardashian. cnn reporting that reporters and staffers from cnn, abc news, nbc news, politico and other participating news organizations have tested positive for the virus. we'll be right back. be with yoy hootie & the blowfish] discover is accepted at 99% of places in the u.s. ["only wanna be with you" by hootie & & the blowfish] >>> this is don lemon tonight, shock and outrage. american women may soon have the decades old right to an abortion stripped away by the supreme court. can congress do anything. a key house democrat joins me with her personal story in just a moment. >>> pushing russia back, ukrainian forces inching toward the

secretary of state antony blinken has tested positive for the coronavirus. state department spokesperson ned price said wednesday blinken will isolate at home according to cdc guidelines. >> do good news is he is fully vaccinated, he is boosted, he is experiencing only mild symptoms. amy: blinken met wednesday with swedish foreign minister ann linde shortly before his positive test result. a day earlier, he met with mexican foreign secretary marcelo ebrard. on saturday, secretary blinken joined a crowd of 2600 celebrities, journalists, and washington elites who packed the white house correspondents' association dinner in washington, d.c., where few in attendance wore masks. the event has since been linked to a growing number of covid-19 cases, including journalists with voice of america, nbc news, cbs news, and politico. also testing positive was abc news correspondent jonathan karl, who was seated next to the reality tv star kim kardashian. karl also interacted briefly with president biden, who attended without wearing a mask. the comedienne trevor noah add

to canada, blinken says the u.s. will close ranks with its allies, be ready to defend its interests. but he also says washington does not want to start a new cold war or change its political system. instead, blinken is making it clear the door is open to diplomacy. >> this is a charged moment for the world, and at times like these, diplomacy is vital. it's how we make clear our profound concerns, better understand each other's perspective, and have no doubt about each other's intentions. we stand ready to increase our direct communication with beijing across a full range of issues. >> blinken made the announcement against the backdrop of russia's invasion of ukraine. he calls it alarming that china is defending moscow. washington is concerned china may take a page from russia's playbook and do the same with taiwan. senior international correspondent ivan watson has our report. >> reporter: russia and china enjoy a friendship with no limits. this announcement made by the russian and chinese president when they met on

secretary of state antony blinken today. >> china is the only country with both the intent to reshape the international order and increasingly the economic, diplomatic military and technological power to do it. that's why this is one of the most complex and consequential relationships of any that we have in the world today. >> secretary blinken acknowledges the no ability to influence china's ambitions and focus instead on shaping the strategic environment around the country. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff is reacting tonight to the controversy over president biden's recent remarks about the u.s. policy, if china were to invade taiwan. general mark milley talked with me at arlington national cemetery earlier today. ♪ >> president biden has publicly said now three times the u.s. military would help defend taiwan if china attacked. >> the united states would come to taiwan's defense if china attacked. >> yes. we have a commitment to do that. >> are you willing to get involved militarily to defend taiwan if it comes to that? >> yes. >> bret: only to be walked by white house

secretary of state antony blinken accused russia of using it as a weapon in ukraine. they accused russia of holding hostage the food supply for not just millions of ukrainians but also millions around the world who rely on ukrainian exports. blinken appealed to pressure to stop locking ukrainian exports. >> $30 billion -- that's how much the world tank has committed to spending in an attempt to battle the ongoing world food crisis. the financing will include efforts growing food. >> it is aimed to secure countries most affected by this food crisis, and those are mainly countries in africa, the middle east, central asia, and south asia. >> russia's invasion of ukraine has accelerated already existing food insecurity. >> the invasion saw global prices rise to unprecedented levels from june last year. >> the war in ukraine has upended the fragile economic recovery from the pandemic. we already see economic repercussions playing out globally through multiple channels. one of these is the surging crisis in food, energy, and other commodities driving inflation. >> between u

secretary of state antony blinken taking aim at chinese president xi jinping during a speech, laying out the administration's approach. he accuses president xi of undermining the international system. >> rather than using its power to reinforce and revitalize the laws, the agreements, the principal's, the institutions that enable success so that other countries can benefit from them, too, beijing is undermining them. under president xi, the ruling chinese communist party have become more regressive at home and more aggressive abroad. rishaad: the russian president says he is willing to facilitate the united nations accused russia of waging war on global food securities. the u.k. is going to impose a so-called windfall tax on the profits of oil and gas companies to ease the cost of living prices for poorest residents. the levy would raise around $6.3 billion that would be used to pay one-time grants of about $820 to around $8 million to low-income households. bp says it is reviewing its investment plan for the country, and that is the first word headlines. david: we will pick up on th

top marks -- tough remarks coming from antony blinken saying the u.s. will seek to influence china's behavior by shaping the world around beijing. commenting on xi jinping's performance as leader. >> rather than using its power to reinforce and revitalize the laws agreements principles institutions that enable the success so other countries can benefit also, aging is undermining them. -- beijing is undermining them. the chinese communist party has become more repressive at home and or aggressive abroad. shery: let's get more from our senior reporter. very direct words coming from the top u.s. diplomat. what was the purpose of this? >> the purpose was to outline the u.s. policy toward china. this speech has been long-awaited. he was meant to deliver it earlier this month before joe biden went to asia. he came down with covid and had to delay it. the thing he is trying to do is balance a number of different priorities. they're trying to continue the trump era toughness on china bipartisan recognition that china is a major strategic competitor. at the same

blinken says the u.s. is sharpening its tools. give us an assessment after what you see ahead. >> liz, thank you for the opportunity to come back on ask talk to you. i think it's time that we get more and more serious about it because it's no longer just about physical war. in the cyber world, you can be doing a lot of damage stealing all the ip, stealing all the data, and nobody even knows about it. it's good to see him say that something should be done about cybersecurity. our government is actually saying go and do zero or trust because the traditional security we have been doing using firewalls and bpns is no longer effective. once they get on your network,er there are in, and they go and find high value targets. in the model that zscaleer pioneered, you're never a trusting party. you simply connect to a switchboard, the the policy inspection happens, you get connected to the right party. so i'm excited and pleased to see that the current administration is9 putting focus on asking all agencies to implement zero trust architect

secretary blinken is vaccinated and boosted. the white house says blinken has not been around the president for several days. and he is not considered a close contact to biden. the president last tested negative on tuesday. blinken was one of the thousands who attended the white house correspondents dinner and accompanying events last weekend, dozens of positive cases have rolled in connected to those events. >>> the united states has lost more than one million people to covid-19 and yet that number is just the beginning. nbc news national correspondent gabe guiterrez has the details. >> it was once unthinkable. it's reality. one million people have died in the u.s. from covid-19 according to the latest news count. >> lisa wilson, of palm beach, county, florida, lost her gram to the virus last year. >> it was so terrifying. my aunt called me, and she said something is wrong with her. she was laying across the bed and she was like gasping for air. >> lisa would say goodbye not just to her grandmother but to her uncle. and four co

but from today's meeting between the foreign minister of turkey and bidens national security advisor blinken, both sides are on a path to find an agreement. at this point, they don't mention the specifics. phil: right. what does turkey want out of this meeting? >> and cara's main demands are for the nordic countries to halt work for -- on the northern territory, and they want them to lift bans on sales of arms to turkey. they are using the current war in ukraine to raise his case, as he knows how important it is for nato to stay united against vladimir putin. plus, erdogan is facing an election in his own country and his polls are really down, so he definitely wants to show strength to his own people. phil: this is not his first argument with nato allies, so he is not worried about his country being isolated within the alliance. >> i wouldn't go so far, but i think it is fair to say he is often playing both sides. what do i mean with that? for someone who fights with russia and syria on the one hand , but supports ukraine against putin's army. why does he not? he wants to be seen as an indis

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businesses expressed interest blinken how long do you envision this process, is it a matter of weeks or months. >> this will be the final question. it's a minute 40 over. i think it will be weeks. the department is in the lead on this and the state department is helping to facilitate on a call this morning with the deputy secretary said we had 10,000 people apply already. so a lot of the application process can be done electronically so i do think it will be a matter of weeks. >> thank you for your indulgence. >> secretary, good to see you again. i mentioned this at the hearing last week. this is for my colleagues. if you haven't had a chance to see this one security training center facility. friday is the day of the exercise where they have to put all of the security training to good purpose. it is a markup of a town square with an embassy compound with an attack on an embassy that is frightening even though i was told what was going to happen and knew what was going to happen, it was very intense but looking at the care that has been devoted to developing the security program in ad

anthony j blinken has tested positive for covid-19. he is reportedly experiencing mild symptoms. the white house press secretary says blinken is not considered a close contact of the president. in the bay area, another high school is seeing an increase in cases. at least 60 los gatos high school students have tested positive in the last two weeks. today at 4:00 p.m., we asked our special correspondent for his take on what is next for the bay area considering the projections anecdotes about outbreaks. >> i think it is possible to expect a slight increase in hospitalizations. we have crossed the 5% test positivity rate. what we have to be realistic. it should not be close to previous surges because of the increased national immunity, but also all the vaccines. ama: ask your covid questions, get the latest covid information, and a map of testing sites on abc7news.com. more bayer sightings in brockville. -- vacaville. the world's biggest social media platform now has a storefront. tonight we can show you what you can buy at metta. and may the fourth be with you. the star wars day cel

blinken says moscow's war was worsening the greatest of global food security crisis of our time. his comments follow a warning from the united nations that the content -- conflict could lead to years of mass hunger in poor countries. from odessa are contact caroline davies is in this report. >> ukraine's wheat help feed the world but it is beyond reach. because of issues transporting it out of the country no one wants to buy it. >> we would like to be helped to sell this grain at any price as long as people do not go hungry. tyou need to bang your fist on the table and open ukrainian ports and stop the russian invasion and take out this rain. how do you feel knowing there are many people around the world that would be desperate for this crop? >> it is a feeling of despair. i am talking now with tears in my eyes. it is hard to say. >> yearly --yuri's problems are faced by farmers across the country. this is due to be harvested in a month but farmers have no idea how they will start or get it out of the country. some goods can be taken out by road, others by rail but not in the sam

these the words from secretary of state antony blinken. meanwhile, china's foreign minister is on the solon islands . >> a historic visit. the highest-ranking chinese representative to visit the soma and islands since the two countries formalized diplomatic ties two years ago when the small pacific isla country switched diplomatic relation from taiwan to china, its largest trading partner. >> we made a diplomatic decision to recognize a very important principle. we are impressed by a lot of things that the governing people of the league have done. >> u.s. secretary of state antony blinken said china in the long run poses an even greater threat than putin's russia. the countries have clashed recently as the u.s. ramps up support for taiwan, which china claims as part of its own territory. >> we will remain focused on the most serious long-term challenge to the international border, and that is opposed by the people's republic of china. china is the only country with both the intent to reshape the international waters and increasingly, the e

the cheerleaders applauded what they suggested was the work of a brave blinken to cause a political firestorm and to cause the court to reconsider. liberals want to rip the blindfold off of lady justice and override impartiality with intimidation. they want to elevate the mob rule over the rule of law. the same political movement that moved up the timeline of justice breyer's retirement process is trying to use another to make the court less secure and less in partial.na never before in history has an t internal draft been leaked to the public while the justices were still deciding the case. whoever committed this act knew exactly what it could bring about. the justices already require security. less than two weeks ago in an unbalanced person but himself on fire on the court steps. less than three years ago a liberal mob tried to storm the court shoving past law enforcement and pounding on the doors. everybody knows what kind of climate the far left is trying to fuel. it's antithetical to the rule of law. top democrats began publishing wild statements about what the court might decide, packed

us secretary of state antony blinken has tested positive for covid—i9. mr blinken had hosted both the mexican and swedish foreign ministers in washington over recent days. joe biden�*s foreign policy chief had been set to make a landmark speech regarding us policy towards china on thursday, but that has been postponed. local elections are taking place across the uk on thursday. seats in all local councils are being contested in scotland and wales. voters in northern ireland will elect members of the assembly at stormont. in england, four and a half thousand councillors are fighting for re—election. polling stations open at 7am and close at 10pm. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... the actress amber heard gives evidence for the first time in the defamation trial brought by her ex—husband johnny depp. i nelson rolihlahla mandella do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mi

blinken also said in a statement that the u.s. will continue to support and stand with the ukrainian government and people as they defend their country. >>> well, the latest now on the coronavirus pandemic in the united states. the cdc is reporting that nearly 1/3 of americans live in areas with medium to high levels of covid-19. and on wednesday, the agency urged those communities to mask up. take a listen. >> in areas where community levels are high, everyone should be using prevention measures and wearing a mask in public indoor settings. in areas with medium covid-19 levels in yellow, taking prevention measures based on their own risks, like avoiding crowds, wearing a mask, increasing their testing, especially before gathering with others indoors. >> dr. rochelle walensky also says that even though cases are still much lower than during the omicron surge this past winter, the number of infections has tripled in just the last month. >>> well, public health officials in the u.s. are investigating the first case of the rare and p

park is very important secretary blinken and list all president zelenskyy in kyiv it. it makes a difference to be there and to witness it. we have seen a number of leaders going into kyiv before that. not only to kyiv and witness what happened there. so think it was a very good and productive meeting of course you can always discuss in person more than you can in telephone conversations and the visit it was great that the president and his team, the present seems secretary blinken decker terry austin where they are, were able to really sit down and discuss where we are, what we need and coordinate how we can more effectively got to peace. >> a right of first visit to ukraine invasion? >> yes. >> or your impressions and did you get outside of kyiv at all? >> yes i slept in my house which is outside of bucha. of course it was very good to be back home even for one day. it was surreal my husband went back home when the war started so i sought through his eyes, through his videos. but it's one thing to see it on the video it's another thing to witness it yourself. if i ask

blinken is expected to work virtually as he isolates at home. >>> mexican police say they discovered nearly 300 migrants trapped inside a truck that had been abandon order a highway. it happened near the southern town on tuesday. a red cross worker tells reuters that locals realize the migrants were trapped after hearing screams coming from inside the truck. they were placed under custody of the national migration institute who will determine their legal status. >>> meanwhile in the u.s. the homeland security secretary was grilled over immigration policies at the mexico border. during his second senate hearing on wednesday, an intense exchange, he was asked why he doesn't just fix the problem. >> without congressional action, because president trump did it, you just go back to return to mexico, complete the fence, re-enter those agreements with central merge countries, and do what president trump did, fix it. why don't you do that? you can do that with executive action. >> we do not agree with many of the inhumane and cruel policies of the prior administration. >>> still ahead, polic

. >> secretary of state antony blinken has tested positive for covid. lincoln is fully vaccinated and boosted. he is experiencing only mild symptoms. the white house said blinken has not seen president biden in person since last saturday's white house correspondents dinner. the president tested negative for covid yesterday. lincoln was scheduled to give a speech tomorrow about the administration's china policy. but that is now indefinitely postponed. he will quarantine at home and will follow cdc guidelines. >> the new omicron subvariant is reportedly spreading faster across the u.s. now than the original ba 2 strain. recent cdc data shows the ba 12002.1 mutation now makes up for nearly 37% of our nation's positive covid cases. that numbers more than 60% in the northeastern part of the country where it first took hold. is in almost 100% jump just within the past 2 weeks. so far, the subvariant does not appear to cause severe illness. meanwhile, health officials say they are monitoring other mutations ba 4 and ba 5 that are causing a rise in hospitalizat

today, secretary of state tony blinken addressed the issue at a meeting of nato diplomats in berlin. sec. blinken: and the bottom line is this -- when it comes to the membership process, i am very confident that we will reach consensus. geoff: the vote for nato membership must be unanimous. and in china, the sprawling city of shanghai will begin gradually reopening some businesses starting tomorrow. the city has remained under a covid-19 lockdown for more than six weeks, but now some shopping malls, supermarkets, and pharmacies will again welcome customers, as case numbers in shanghai continue to improve. and, in the reclusive nation of north korea, state-run media reports that 15 more people have died, and cases of what officials there are calling "fever" have afflicted nearly 300,000 people. it's unclear how many of these cases are due to covid-19. the untry, home to 26 million people, is largely unvaccinated. still to come on "pbs news weekend"... how president biden is trying to paint part of the gop as too extreme ahead of this year's midterm elections. and how a contentious rac

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