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Theres a lot of chinese product that gets in through the backdoor. china makes 50% of the worlds steel and consumes far less than that. so that distorts global markets. >> lets explain that to people because people watching are like, youre talking about trade on a friday night. i love the trade issue. its so fascinating. china overproduces steel. we have a glut in global steel. billions and billions of tons in excess capacity. it drives the price down. american steel makers have a difficult time...

And democrats dont like. >> tons of republican senators are coming out saying this doesnt make any sense. >> ben sasse, or rin hatch. >> weve got mike lee from utah, jeff flake from arizona. president trump says this is about protecting american steel workers. there are about 140,000 steel workers who would benefit from this. there are millions of american employed by manufacturers who consume steel, steel that will, as a result, be more expensive. thats about a 45 to 1 ratio of those who are hu...

And welcome back to "on assignment." russia and north korea, that relationship goes all the way back to the early days of the cold war and those ties run deep, which is why making sure there are no holes in the fence between russia and north korea is not just about a few tons of oil and coal, its a vital american interest and here is why. those new intercontinental missiles north korea tested are powered by russian technology, literally. >> as far as i can tell, the engines, the most sophisticat...

Didnt apply to them. i think until that changes, it doesnt matter whose in there to be the calming force. trump doesnt believe in rules. unless that changes, i dont see how this chaos stops. >> thank you all and for not reacting to my backhanded compliment to the producers here. still ahead, kushner under pressure. the new questions mueller has about foreign business ties and their possible influence on white house policies. im also on a lot of medications that dry my mouth. i just drank tons ...

Someone with whom he is now frustrated. he goes back and forth about feeling bad about what happened and and hes getting tons of attention on his own. hes saying jared is getting killed, jared is getting killed. hes never saying it with a form of extension or this is heather looking at me. trump doesnt like negative headlines that could be a problem for him. now he has a negative headline in droves. >> senator, thank you so much for joining us. >> good afternoon, wolf. >> were going to talk ab...

Importing from you if you this. how do you find the balance? >> they are listening to these different industries. but it is true that for almost three decades now, agricultural -- china manufactures over 2300 metric tons of steel. the world only uses about 13 million metric tons. shes got enough to oversupply the entire world. we have to have rationalization. >> canada would view any trade

Importing from you if you this. how do you find the balance? >> they are listening to these different industries. but it is true that for almost three decades now, agricultural -- china manufactures over 2300 metric tons of steel. the world only uses about 13 million metric tons. shes got enough to oversupply the entire world. we have to have rationalization. >> canada would view any trade

>> theres good reason. theres good reason for that, anthony. 184 -- you know apollo capital very well. that is an unusual bridge loan, $184 billion. the guy wanted to work -- by the reporting on their own portfolio, thats an unusual one. thats a healthy one. the guy had interest in working in the administration. you come and meet in your capacity as a representative of the united states government and then you allow that to happen. ci c at the icorp., same difference. >> when you characterize it...

Our god-given rights. thank you both. meanwhile, barbra streisand, she is claiming president trump is to blame for gun violence in florida, as msnbc -- slams the first lady first lady and ivanka trunk as fakes. for singing definitely dry mouth has been a problem for me. im also on a lot of medications that dry my mouth. i just drank tons of water all the time. it was never enough. i wasnt sure i was going to be able to continue singing. i saw my dentist. he suggested biotene. it feels refreshing...

>> now, the presidents remarks were obviously a reference to the shooter down in florida. but the idea, white house officials say, is not necessarily to sort of make some broad sweeping policy change but rather drill down on this idea that if someone has tons of red flags, there has to be something law enforcement can do about that, harris. >> harris: kevin corke, thank you very much. i do wants to tell everybody because we may have to break away. sandra is going to pick it up when the live news...