sure. the midterms, the voters came out and said this is what they wanted and the democrats are putting it on the table now. there are democrats who have expressed supporting some sort of physical barrier. eric: do you think their views will sway the others? i think they are, but i don t think that on the wall, and especially in a deal that will be made by february 15th, when the government could potentially shut down again, i don t think something like the money for the border wall will come then. at least from the democrats. and that s not to say that there is comprehensive immigration talks happening right now at the white house on the hill that are probably they are looking way more ahead than that february 15th dead line. we could see something there that does address some of the border security concerns, but when it comes to a wall, and i think a lot of it it s funny, you know, the word the wall is really tripping a lot of people up. we have seen kellyanne conway say it doe
driving them to protest. translator: we have come out to protest against the dictatorship, against hunger, against need and against the ruin of this country. maduro has dismissed the protest movement as an act of the united states trying to engineer an illegal coup against him, but he has not tried to bring out the troops against it, not cracking down and not arresting the opposition leadership. we could see a conflict brewing, though, as you mentioned over humanitarian aid. maduro doesn t want it. the opposition leader guaido does want it. he s asked for the u.s. for it. the u.s. says aid will be arriving here in a matter of days. it is going to reach at least three cities on the border here in venezuela. guaido says that will be a real test for the military. will they let that aid in? eric? eric: we will see if there s a tipping point at some point in terms of his future. steve, thank you very much. arthel? arthel: steve and eric, as the crisis deepens in venezuela, president tru
here. you always break down this complicated subject so clearly for us. and i want to start with this, would president xi want to meet with president trump again? i mean, is he looking forward to it? i think he is. the reason is they see this as the best opportunity to prevent the trade friction from escalating and tanking their economy. they think if they can get trump within one on one with him that trump will feel compelled to make a deal and make concessions. that happened in june with kim jong-un but i think china and korea are different in trump s mind. i m trump much more credit with regard to the chinese than with regard to the koreans. arthel: which president has more leverage? it is certainly trump. the reason is the chinese economy is probably contracting right now when we look at the december numbers, they were atrocious. the earlier january numbers confirm a downward trend. there s one statistic that i think really sort of nails this and that is in 2018, china s trade s
put black paint on your face. you know if you put a hood on. and so if it isn t you, you come out with it immediately and say this is not me. following the press conference, virginia s first african-american governor tweeted i stated earlier that the governor s continuing in office was his choice to make. it is difficult for anyone who watched the press conference today to conclude that he has any other choice but to resign. now, while northam has said it was not him wearing in photo, he admitted he put shoe polish on a different time that same year to dress up like michael jackson for a dance competition. he says he regrets doing that and wants the opportunity to earn virginia s forgiveness as governor. but the congressional whip says northam can do that by stepping down. the question is can you lead? can you help us heal? given the actions he s
i just instinctively, you know if you put black paint on your face. you know if you put a hood on. so if it isn t you, you come out with it immediately and say this is not me. i can t understand what s going on? new reaction from terry mcauliffe calling on ralph northam to resign due to the racist images. member of the for en affairs and oversight committee. welcome back, sir. nice to be with you, alex. i know that you took him at his word after his apology asking whether redemption and forgiveness were achievable. then yesterday you said nothing. you heard what you heard does that change your view that resignation is the only way forward? that s right. i issued a joint statement after the press conference with my