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Have they the same experience. the and the bottom line is this. not only did this occur, but it was briefed by the white house that this occurred. thats a very odd way to treat a very close ally. as i said, im not particular fan of the current australian prime minister, but im speaking as a country, if you like, and someone whos been in the trenches with the americans literally for a hundred years. >> and the vice presidents trip here and other members of the trump administration is being interp...

Forward, and we even run the risk for flooding with heavy rain, possibly up to 5 inches in parts of southeast texas. a lot of flooding for a good portion of the u.s. >> kier? >> and more heavy rain for those folks out west. thats tough news for those folks. bonnie schneider, thank you so much. now, germans defense minister hitting the trump administration over relationships with european allies and russia, while vice president pence earlier today here in munich urges those european allies to m...

Reassurance mission. i dont think its a stretch to think the vice presidents credibility was damaged on the eve of this trip by the revelations that he did not have all the information from the white house. it raises questions among allies whether americas top officials are getting the full picture from the white house. three are in europe this week to try to reassure allies about traditional alliances, whether those will still be in place. can you look at this week as almost a trump global reas...

President will be wheels down in germa germany. will it be enough after word pence was kept in the dark about michael flynn? will our allies be able to trust him? do they think that he is on the inside of information? well have more on that after the break. will your business be ready when growth presents itself? american express open cards can help you take on a new job, or fill a big order and take on whatever comes next. find out how american express cards and services can help prepare you fo...

Is it in the circle, in the white house? >> well, we dont know the answer to that, obviously, the very fact, by the way, that the vice president has to reassure the allies that we agree with nato, in and of itself, is news. nobody used to come to this conference to reassure people. but second, as you were just talking about earlier, and this is with more people than just the vice president. he says one thing, the president says some other things. just in your clip right now, he used the word, fr...

Well when he said, the question in this hall is whether this is the real policy. mike pence said a lot of right things, but i think its the action thats going to speak a lot louder here. >> and the most important leader in europe, angela merkel speaking just before her. they were sitting together smiling, but what was her message for the vice president and the president? >> her message is this alliance, nato is important. you have a europe that has been incredibly rattled by the messages that th...

Reassure european leaders. has he managed to do that? >> absolutely. i think the atmosphere and the body language in the room is probably a good indicator as to whether vice president mike pence managed to sell his message or not. as you know, kier, we heard fairly thin applause, especially during the portion where he called on more nato allies to cough up more cash on defense spending. but he offered all the right platitudes, assuring allies that the united states is firmly committed to nato, t...