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August 24, 2019
Capability. >> reporter: u.s. military intelligence believes putins ultimate goal -- >> they are developing the capability to deny the ability of the united states to meet its commitments in europe. >> reporter: the skyfall missile test shrouded in secrecy is just one of putins weapons programs designed to hold the u.s. at bay. european worries about a resurgent russia still with control over crimea and attacking eastern ukraine may doom president trumps efforts to get russia back into the so-ca...
August 24, 2019
Has survived cancer shes come back with i renewed sense of mission. she believes very much in being visible and as we heard on friday, the cancer has been treated and apparently eliminated and her feeling is get out there, live each day to the fullest. she hasnt canceled any of her upcoming commitments and fully expects to be back on the bench on the traditional first monday in october. >> shes 86. shes been on the bench for 26 years. do you think retirement has crossed her mind at this point? >...
August 24, 2019
Brazil. what needs to happen? president macron says he was lied to by the brazilian president about environmental commitments. as a result, france is not going to ratify a regional trade deal with brazil. they will squeeze brazil economically. thats a big move if it ends up happening. is that the kind of thing you want to see? >> in terms of the overall climate picture, theres a lot where leaders can do in terms of energy use. a critical part of taking action on climate change, is this question ...
August 24, 2019
Language, is usually where the leaders sign a joint agreement of commitments that they have made and its sort of a contract at the end of these important sessions. and by president trump not agreeing to do that, it sort of broke the mold. this time macron has set out to not even attempt to do that, which is implicitly acknowledging that president trump does not like to play by those international norms and instead the focus will be on having conversations, working on areas where there is agreeme...
August 23, 2019
No causal free trade agreement if brazil does not honor its environmental commitments. on its gets a market reaction there from our financial market correspondent when i listen in frankfurt i lent threatening there the ilmor of course our trade deal what is at stake. well whats at stake is the largest common market the largest free trade zone of this world combining or bringing together $780000000.00 citizens or consumers and the 2 sides combine americas sore in latin america and the your europe...
August 22, 2019
Trump or at least a possible foil to trump is because he clearly does share the same underlying commitments. i think ive said this on your show before that often people who become defectors from a movement are the ones who are true believers. if the true believers feel truly disappointed and truly betrayed when the ideasals of the movement they were part of turn out to be -- arent lived up to, right? so thats why you see somebody like justin amash who was very, very conservative become the only ...
August 21, 2019
The president thin skinned. i dont have thin skin i have very strong, very thick skin. >> god help ourselves. boris sanchez is outfront at the white house. boris are there any indications that president trump is willing to let this dispute go? >> no, kait, in fact shortly after the statements you played from president trump in a afternoon at the white house. he tweeted critically about denmark spending on defense in the nato commitments. its unclear where the president with got the idea that g...
August 21, 2019
The president has a lot to say about we cant be placed forever but some will remain. he acknowledged critics -- dont throw everything out. >> it will be a transition. even if they get an agreement there will be phases in this and they will want a quick reaction for strike forces for counterterrorism purposes because the one thing everyone is agreed on is afghanistan cant be a safe haven for external jihadist plotting like what happened with al qaeda on 9/11. the problem is if this agreement does...
August 21, 2019
America and the paris accord. we stepped back from having major influence. germany and norway both have some inflounce in brazil and theyre threatening to withhold $60 million in funds for brazils forest, for sustainability, and bowl scenario has fought back at those two places and told them to reforest their own countries and germany said we do. were actually pretty good at this. but what role does the rest of the world have in. >> we have to use all of the influence we have to take bad actors ...
August 20, 2019
Just moments ago secretary of state mike pompeo spoke to the u.n. security council about increased tensions with iran. >> on july 8, iran reached levels of enrichment of 4.5%. iran threatens further expansion of the nuclear program in defines of international commitments. july 10th, irgc navy unsuccessfully attempted to seize a tanker as it passed through strait of hormuz. on july 19, irgc navy seized a tank err in strait of who are mize. and iran continues to detain that ship and its crew.