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Declining gdp. but these possibilities, this is, you know, for international security. so we do believe that it should be done, and should it be done immediately. >> what damage -- we know the damage thats being done to this country and to its people. but what damage is being done right now to the ukrainian economy? >> look, 50% of our economy doesnt operate now. 50%. so far its very, very preliminary estimates, but according to our very, very preliminary estimates, somewhere around $100 billion...

Adviser for the surrender of president ghanis government, that man is actually an affiliate of al qaeda. the president has said there is nobody from al qaeda in afghanistan. we know that thats not true. do you have any concerns that afghanistan could be a breeding ground again for terrorists, not just al qaeda but a cohesive organization between al qaeda, ice i and the taliban? we have to take that threat seriously. we have to act upon the intelligence that we have. we have to be aggressive in d...

White house to stay in the iran/nuclear deal. ate appears that the only reason -- one of the main reasons that trump wanted to pull out, was despite obama. it was a personality decision. tim derek wrote and said, that o senior officials, like mike pomp pompeo, wouldnt give him a reason why to pull out of the deal. now, this matters not only because of the increasing tensions we see at this moment, with iran, it further adds to the impression that the diplomats abroad, that the trump administrati...

>> i should say afghans, not afghanis, i apologize for the mix up what does this mean for isis they are still perpetrating attacks in syria, theyre smaller than they were before. is there a concern that if they pull out it would give room for isis to fourish there? >> there was a discussion that they would have to make sure there was a base there, what about isis this is a new dynamic for those of us worrying about afghanistan back after september 11th. and it is unclear whether or not the talib...

Pull 2,000 troops out of an area like this. you have to do it intelligently. there is logistics involved and you have to have a plan but this president doesnt operate on that universe, he operates on the whims of his emotions and the message that sends, even if it is right, the way hes going about it is disastrous for everybody involved. have a clear coherent thought and then organize the policy in a structured way. this is ultimately why secretary mattis left. it wasnt just the decisions, it wa...

Structured -- can you imagine if donald trump given the force of his personality was actually able to make the government work the way he wants to? it doesnt work and its all dysfunctional now because he doesnt understand how to make it work. the city doesnt operate by the force of persuasion -- im sorry, the force of personality, it actually operates on the force of persuasion and it starts with giving the people a vision of where you want to take this administration. what does it look like in ...

>> sandra: the google ceo will be testifying. first time answering questions from congress. welcome to a brand-new hour of "americas newsroom," im sandra smith. >> bill: im bill hemmer. first ever appearance before congress. he is expected to tell committee members his company doesnt operate from a political bias. a platform for diverse views. andy biggs say theyre not buying that. >> google has this bias and want to crush you if you dont agree with them. we have an overt expression of political...

Comey, they said you can fire comey but the investigation goes on and trump didnt understand. he thought if you just fired one man, it would be over. he doesnt even fathom, i think, the trajectory of whats happening. >> i would argue thats been part of the problem, for instance w this iss instance, with this issue of china. he thinks everything is a two bit real estate deal and hes more overmatched that he is fully appreciative. whether its mueller or the chinese. >> in part because hes also a r...

Whatever they want, would that then change what an fbi agent was able to do? >> let me assure you, the fbi doesnt operate by presidential tweet or presidential press conference announcing a can ca canada trade deal. they need a directive from the white house, and they need something in writing. and, joy, right now we are not seeing evidence that thats happened. there are three ways we can tell that somethings happening that is different. first, most reliably, the fbi would come out and confirm, ...

>> let me assure you, the fbi doesnt operate by presidential tweet or presidential press conference announcing a candidate trade deal. they need a directive from the white house, and they need something in writing. and, joy, right now we are not seeing evidence that thats happened. there are three ways we can tell that somethings happening that is different. first, most reliably, the fbi would come out and confirm, weve received new instructions. thats unlikely to happen. the fbi never wants to ...