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Hes meeting with european leaders to reassure them about the u.s. commitment to nato and the european union. we are expecting to hear more from the vice president later this hour as his meetings began. resident trump toward the boeing plant in south carolina. he took part in the reveal of the new version of the 787 dreamliner. the president using the event is using it to celebrate american-made products and jobs. scott pruitt compared as the head of the epa on friday. critics work against the op...

Jason, most of south carolina of course went red in november but where you are charleston county did not. what has the presidents reception been like so far there? >> well, here in this room the reception has been very favorable. these are thousands of boeing employees who have come to hear the president speak. outside a short while ago there were a number of protesters who were outside voicing their opposition to the president being here, but most of those here inside the room, many of those wh...

Incredible new aircraft, the extended version of the boeing 787 dreamliner, this one as john roberts told you earlier is 18 feet longer than the original dreamliner, 787 -- ten, brand-new, the boeing company has literally staked its future on this aircraft, and some of the modern technologies used to construct it. they are on the left, you see the old standby of the boeing fleet, the boeing 747, this one obviously decked out in the presidential colors as air force one, so a little bit of older b...

Future. i want to thank you south carolina, i want to thank the great people of south carolina. god bless you. may god bless the united states of america. and god blessed boeing. thank you, everybody. thank you. >> jon: a stirring and patriotic speech there from the president, very well received by the crowd of boeing factory workers who built that plain that you see behind him, the first 787-10, the biggest of the 787 series, a plane that is touted as being 10% more efficient than anything else...

Mainstream media in line. and... just what this dam did not need, more rain. it is all "happening now." ♪ >> jon: we begin our second hour with the presidents a trip to south carolina. he is meeting with the ceo of boeing, a company that could greatly be affected by the president "america first" strategy. welcome to "happening now" on this friday, i am jon scott. >> i am abby in for jenna lee. during that facility today, he will also speak at the debut of the new aircraft production. >> jon: a...

Jobs were front and center on the presidents agenda today, appearing free for a friendly crowd 5,000 strong at boeing 787 dreamliner assembly plant. >> as your president, im going to do everything i can to unleash the power of the american spirit and to put great people back to work. >> just two days ago, eligible workers voted 74% against joining a union despite union claims saying they make less than their counterparts. the president today pledged to fight for every last american job and again...

Pipe made? they told me, not here. i said, that is good, add a little sentence that you have to buy american steel. and you know what? that is the way it is. that is the way it is going to be. we are going to fight for every last american job. we have come a long way since the wright brothers and their first flight more than a century ago. your plane is made of carbon fiber. it seats 330 passengers. it is 18 feet longer than the previous version of the 787, and this airplane can fly for half a d...

And they told me not here. i said thats good, add a little sentence that you have to buy american steel. [ cheers and applause ] and you know what? thats the way it is. thats the way its going to be. we are going to fight for every last american job. weve come a long way since the wright brothers, and theirirst flig more than a century ago. your plane is made of carbon fiber. it seats 330 passengers. its 18 feet longer than the previous version of the 787, and this airplane can fly for half a da...

Enjoyable for him. hes lost it. his labor secretary. had to fire his national security adviser. first big order on immigration getting mired up and defeated in the courts. bigger constitutional question to that. wanted to get out here among a friendly crowd and return to this campaign theme. remember winning, sandra. listen to what the president said. >> america is going to start winning again, winning like never, ever before. were not gonna let our country be taken advantage of any more in any ...

And reshape the staff and work with the other departments. this is a real dangerous thing right now. this job must be filled and by somebody qualified. russias close connection to president trump could be cooling as the kremlin told state media to dial back the flattering coverage of mr. trump. the decision stems from fading hopes of senior leadership relations with the u.s. will improve under the trump administration. they justified the move saying russians are no longer interested in preside...