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In this is a climate action summit from the beginning. [ applause ] from the beginning i said the ticket to entry is no the beautiful speech but concrete action. and you are here with commitments. it is my obligation, our obligation, to do everything to stop the climate crisis before it stops us. >> that is the u.n. secretary-general antonio gut y -- guterres. he made waves, telling leaders to not even come on stage if they dont come with concrete plans on the action for climate

Appropriate deliberate, bipartisan manner. although we dont know the substance of the allegation, there is speculation that it relates to our relationship with ukraine. for my part mr. president estimated earlier this month, i was very glad to see the white house releases security assistance funds for the ukraine. a champion u.s. security assistant to the ukraine over the objections of the obama administration in 2014. i consistently have believed in the importance of helping our ukrainian partn...

Assembly meeting this week, examine im wondering, is there any chance for diplomacy in new york taking place between these nations. >> its hard to see. i think president trump very risk averse heading into 2020 doesnt want to spark a sustain or rise in oil prices. i think he would and should talk if, in fact, you could actually get the iranians to cooperate and create a sense of commitments that would make this a one-off meeting. but if this is going to be a summit of the vanities like so many o...

World leaders to find solutions for the overheating earth. swedish activist greta thunberg described what they have been doing. >> yesterday millions of people across the globe marched and demanded real climate action, especially young people. we showed that we are united and that we young people are unstoppable. >> some 60 countries are expected to make new commitments at a high-level summit on climate change. but the leader of the worlds biggest economy wont be there. u.s. president trump is s...

The climate crisis will be at the top of the agenda when the u.n. general assemblys new session kicks off this week. it brings together leaders from across the world to try to fix some of the worlds toughest problems. the u.n. already got the climate ball rolling with the weekend of events with young activists who have been driving the call to address our overheating earth. some 60 cups are expected to make new commitments at a high-level summit on climate change with the leader of the worlds bi...

History, most new hires of prime working age are minorities and women. first time thats ever happened. [applause] through our pledge to americas workers, we have secured commitments for nearly 14 million employment and training opportunities for american workers done through our great american companies. we passed the biggest tax cuts and the biggest tax reforms in the history of our country. we slashed a record number of job-killing regulations giving the average american household more than $3...

Of the united states to talk to a brand new newly elected foreign leader who has no experience on matters in the political realm or in foreign policy and extort from him a pledge to dig up dirt on a perspective opponent. thats not normal. thats not ethical. its probably not legal. none of us should accept that as the new norm in american politics. >> you use the word extort. the journal is saying the president did not offer anything in exchange on that call. there are, obviously, large commitmen...

Go. its all set to go. but im not looking to do that if i cant. >> reporter: the u.s. is continuing its economic pressure campaign against iran as well, slapping the countrys national bank with additional sanctions on friday which the white house called the highest ever imposed. today irans foreign minister responded defiantly, tweeting in part: u.s. new deadly -- [inaudible] displays failure in its maximum pressure campaign, preventing the import of food and medicine for our people. here at hom...

On the ward. people are saying it is not appropriate to go to the next step, thats not something this administration should be pressuring the ukrainians into looking into. have they crossed a line? >> first i think we should focus on the appropriateness of even revealing to congress whether this whistleblower in fact has any proof or evidence and the nature of his complaint. one is under the statute the whistleblower -- the dni only has an obligation to let congress know about this complaint if ...

Trying to get a disagreement, a policy disagreement, out on this issue. bottom line is that this is another attempt by people that disagree with this presidents foreign policy, to undermine hi him. >> harris: andy mccarthy, former u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york and the fox news contributor, thank you for being with me. lets talk about this and two lanes. lets get to the legal. what happens with the whistle-blower? protection, the president saying this person is artisan. layo...