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Peace to meet each other and could get along with them more than the other we ate together and it made us closer. to. a sense of togetherness among the korean athletes shows that the olympic spirit is alive and well. of both countries are hoping its the first step on the road to more cooperation. joins us from seoul south korea just north koreas participation in the winter olympics is a priority issue for talks taking place right now between the north and the south if that pans out could it help...

By writers correspondent. joins us from seoul south korea just north koreas participation in the winter olympics is a priority issue for talks taking place right now between the north and the south if that pans out could it help pave the way for a future dialogue. that is certainly the hope among south korean officials especially who have floated this idea for some time now. south korean president moon went so far as to ask the united states to delay. the usual spring time military drills betwee...

More, somehow that whole industry belongs to oleg personally. thats how the oligarch thing works there. he is not to be not just loyal to but revery close to vladimir putin and sees no separation between his own interests and any interest of the russian state. he reportedly cannot get a visa to visit the united states because of what u.s. officials believe to be his ties to organized crime. he contests that but its almost more interesting to know that the russian government has treated that issu...

Situation as a priority issue for the russian government in the dealings with the united states government. so 0 leg deripaska is connected, capital c connected. in paul manaforts life, he has been a recurring and interesting presence. he was a major backer of the pro-putin political party that paul manafort worked for in ukraine for years, the work for which he belatedly registered as a foreign agent for this summer. and worked on his funded political projects in the nation of georgia and monte...

We have to look at that. >> sandra: congressman reed, where do things stand on tax reform? on the tarmac a few moments ago the president was asked about his focus on tax reform and potential tax hikes for the wealthiest americans. he said his focus is on the middle class. where are things going there? >> being on the committee that writes the tax policy for america in dc and being in the room yesterday, we spent a lot of time on tax reform. that is a priority issue. we need to fix the american b...

Were back and going to jacob on the beach as irma moves closer to florida. there you are in the dark. >> in this area, miami beach, barrier islands outside of miami, people have been preparing for a sea level rise, a gradual one due to climate change for quite some time. the politicses have put this as a priority issue, but nothing can prepare you for a five to ten maybe 15 foot sea level rise due to the waves and its quite possible hi going to hit this beach in just a matter of time. i spent th...

Trafficking, the drug trafficking, potential terrorists and those were real issues and you cant dispute that there are victims of criminal alien activity. >> im not saying that. im just saying that the numbers dont add up. i didnt mean to interrupt you. >> well, i think its real. ive seen case by case of criminal aliens assaulting innocent americans. obviously this is a priority issue for him. hes highlighting it in his address to congress and were going to be looking at the formation of this of...

Its about word for word what he said on television. if its a secret, he shouldnt have been saying it on stephen colbert, seth meyers or anywhere else. when you look at the transcripts, they pretty much are about the same statement that he is going to be defending the constitution, that includes things like religious liberty and other issues. so what is your quibble? >> well, first he says its not a priority for him. and obviously for a lot of people it is a priority issue. the issue of life and ...

>> yes, i think thats an important part. its not everything. jenna: josh, what do you think? is that priority number one? >> yeah, more tax cuts aimed at high income households, i dont see that as a big priority. we kind of ran that experiment in the early 2000s. the bush recovery was really anemic. i think theres wage stagnation, climate change is a higher priority issue. the idea that so much time is e spent on taxes, that seems like a real distraction to me. jenna: maya, your thoughts? >> i t...

Knew, in fact, that it was terrorism, if all of those things really mattered to americans, theyre going to say these answers wont suffice. if this is not a key, priority issue for americans, she will absolutely get away from this. she doesnt want to take responsibility, she wants to sweep it under the rug and make it not her problem and hope that nobody cares enough about it to hold her responsible for it. >> yeah, shes -- probably, and her advisers telling her, too, be prepared for this to go a...