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Overnight. asian equities trading in the green. perhaps the case of the fact weve been talking about it so long. now that its actually happened, no one is that surprised, but also a little bit of negative news that came in yesterday. president trump warned he may impose tariffs on an extra $500 billion worth of goods. if that happens, may not be a good thing for financial markets. >> looks like its not slowing down soon. neither side backing down. focus on the job report here in the u.s. switchi...

Vowed to shoot down any missiles leaded headed to that nation. lets go to syria to fred pleitgen in damascus. fred? >> reporter: hi, john. yeah. the syrian government has certainly gotten the message. they issued a statement calling the trump tweets reckless and they say america is endangering international stability and its sinking in to many people here on the ground and in the government and the threat of u.s. military action is very real and could happen very soon. there are reports that the...

Get that, then i dont know how you get off a shutdown. once youve shut down the government, somebody is going to have to back down and i dont see either side backing down quickly. >> sandra: were looking at the live briefing room right now. a live shot inside. were waiting for mick mulvaney and marc short to step up and explain whats going on and the perspective of the white house at this moment. chris, i feel like pointing out the obvious here. the american people must be frustrated watching th...

What is interesting he is still stuck on health care and he hasnt moved past this. in going to the democrats is a fascinating turn here. >> melissa, lets explore that a bit. the rest of the party on capitol hill has moved on to tax reform and you see all of the gop affiliated super pacs are running ads tax reform bills or plans. president is talking health care. >> certainly it seems like its going to complicate things for republicans. obviously, president trump seeming like he is still stuck on...

Ukraines armed forces now stand at the ready in case of any further aggression by russian troops, who continue to tighten their grip on the crimean peninsula. today, a tense stand-off, demanding soldiers there turn over their weapons. theres no sign of either side backing down from the brink. nato held an emergency meeting today as the u.s. and our allies formulate a response. heres john kerry on "meet the press" this morning. >> i think theres a unified view by all of the foreign ministers i ta...

Think we should name it. jon: house republicans are getting ready for a visit from president obama to talk about the budget. welcome to a brand-new hour of "happening now" im jon scott. jenna: well turn to washington d.c. im jenna lee. the president says he wants to break the political gridlock and reach a grand bargain. hell be taking a short trip this afternoon from the white house to capitol hill e. doesnt think a deal is likely if republicans continue their demand for spending kwuts. right n...

It. martha: that is the big question right there at the end. with neither side backing down on this. what do we think will happen as a result of these 19 executive orders? bret baier joins me now, anchor of special report. good morning, good to see you. >> reporter: good morning, martha. martha: what does that phaoefrpblgts well finthat mean. >> reporter: well find out when the president comes out with the recommendations. we could hear as soon as tomorrow. the signal and tone and ten or of the ...

the arab league says war crimes are being committed in syria. the syrian government battling rebels to control the largest city. the u.n. estimates roughly 200,000 syrians have fled the city. they say the government is stopping supplies of fuel and food from reaching neighborhoods controlled by rebel fighters. a memorial service held today for the 15 victims of a rollover crash in texas. the truck was filled with undocumented immigrants. customs, enforcement agents say they were from...

Dog in the fight now, it could get to the supreme court without either side backing down and settling it. the supreme court really needs to give us guidance about what executive privilege is or the executive powers are. so. >> although im so nervous about this supreme court. >> thats the thing, melissa. this supreme court knows whatever rule it sets down is also going to have to be precedent and the rule for future republican administrations too. so if this supreme court lays down a rule that th...

Thats the power of german engineering. right now lease the 2012 jetta for $159 a month. visit vwdealer.com today. in todays politico briefing, the contempt citation against eric holder. fast and furious is escalating. neither side backing down. joining me, politicos jake sherman covering the hill. >> how are you? >> you saw, i dont know if you just saw marco rubio saying eric how older should resign. he was asked about it today in denmark. holder was. again, said that they provided what the co...