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right now the fragile truce between israel and hamas is holding despite each other violating the terms of the hostage deal reached five days ago. the idf is report this morning that three explosive devices were detonated near israeli troops in two different locations in northern gaza, and that hamas militants also opened up on the idf troops who responded with fire. now, hamas is calling the clash a quote, unquote field skirmish. this morning plumes of smoke were seen over gaza, and no...

Good idea for the french president macron to basically offer this $15 billion payment for iran basically for cooperating with them, for cooperation? >> no, i dont think its a good idea at all. i think the timing is exactly the worst timing because were seeing this iranian movement. iranians are expert negotiators, we should be, also. gillian: irans foreign minister said earlier this week, any talks going forward with the united states are only going to happen if the united states, ie, president ...

>> i dont think so. theyve got their own fear of instability of their economy slowing down, of demonstrations breaking out, not just in hong kong but if this is spread to chinese mainland cities, they are looking at the survival of their regime so theres a pretty serious incentive for the chinese to make a deal. the president as you know has talked about there may not be talks in september after all, so hes a pretty tough customer in these negotiations. i noticed, david, in the chinese books sho...

>> i dont think so. theyve got their own fear of instability of their economy slowing down, of demonstrations breaking out, not just in hong kong but if this is spread to chinese mainland cities, they are looking at the survival of their regime so theres a pretty serious incentive for the chinese to make a deal. the president as you know has talked about there may not be talks in september after all, so hes a pretty tough customer in these negotiations. i noticed, david, in the chinese books sho...

Reveals about how policy is created in the trump white house? >> well, i think it is very -- it is a very confused process. the other thing kelly said was he seemed to backtrack a bit on the diction of the word wall, which in a way plays into what pelosi said when she joked more accurately that trump would be happy with a beaded curtain. and, so, the messaging seems awry. the policy doesnt seem very organized. its just going to be an amazing thing to watch trump negotiate with nancy pelosi, who ...

Unpredictable is the one way to get leverage on master negotiators you face. he has given a lot of examples in the art of the deal, frankly, about how i used surprise, for example, when steve wynn alienated the hilton family, it opened the door for mr. trump to buy a huge casino ready to go on a handshake deal over the phone for $300 million. all by surprise. all within one week. this is one of the best stories i think in the art of the deal. and the chinese and north koreans and iranians know a...

Believe the president. and again, i think maybe he means it. but i am just astounded by the leader of the free world being taken, you know, by the iranians, who are master negotiators. weve seen the u.s. and the other parties at the table give in day after day, draw red lines and withdraw them give more and more to the iranians and at the end create a situation where iran will not only reach nuclear capability, it will also be richer and stronger and will be able to support terror organization a...

L.a. times. its inconceivable, some of the members who havent been here, dont appreciate how much john boehner has gotten them. i mean, you seem like you are frustrated some of your crowd is being inflexible. lets be honest, were too close to the enl here not to put it all on the table. >> you either trust your negotiators or you dont. i trust john baner is negotiate a fair and good deal. he is yet to come back with a deal he thinks is appropriate. i do agree. he is a reasonable guy. a master ne...