During a News Conference with italys Prime Minister, a News Conference heavy on world Pressure Points include north korea and iran. John roberts tonight. The summit was meant to be from the close ties between the two countries and their mutual cooperation to fight the scorch of terror. The need for which was underscored even as the two leaders were talking. Terrorism and global hot spots were high on the agenda today as President Trump met with italys Prime MinisterPaolo Gentiloni, learning of the shooting in paris as it was wrapping up. It looks like another terrorist attack. What can you say it, it never ends. We have to be strong and we have to be vigilant. The two leaders also spoke about north korea and iran, north korea issuing a new threat
warning of a supermighty preemptive strike that will quickly and immediately wiped out u. S. Imperialist invasion forces in south korea and its surrounding areas but the u. S. Mainland and reduce them to ashes. The u. S. Has so far been of the keith north korea and check through negotiations with the leaders, but kim jongun is much more of a wild card. Do you believe that the leader of north korea, kim jongun, is mentally unstable . Is that one of the reasons that you are so concerned with these latest developments . Is he a man who can be reasoned with . We are building our military rapidly. A lot of things have happened over the last short period of time. I have been here for approximately 91 days. We are doing a lot of work. We are in very good position. We are going to see what happens. I cant answer your question on stability. I hope the answer is a positive one, not a negative one, but hopefully that will be something that gets taken care of. After a weeks today to
participate in military exercises with australia come at the Aircraft Carrier carl vinson are finally steaming for the sea of japan. Today the president appeared to play down the imminence of military action, saying his talks two weeks ago with president xi jinping appeared to be bearing fruit. I can say from my standpoint, i like him very much, i respect and very much, and i think he is working very hard. Many other things have happened, some very unusual moves have been made over the last two or three hours, and i really have confidence that the president will try very hard. We dont know whether or not they are able to do that, but i have absolute confidence that he will be trying very, very hard. In his Press Conference for the italian Prime Minister, the president also made it clear he remains highly skeptical of the Iran Nuclear Deal despite the fact his Secretary Of State, Rex Tillerson, certified on tuesday that iran is living up to the terms of the joint comprehensive plan of action. Do you have reason to believe
that they are cheating on the jcpoa . They are not living up to the spirit of the agreement, i can tell you that, and were analyzing it very, very carefully and well have something to say about it in the nottoodistant future. But iran has not lived up to the spirit of the agreement. And they have to do that. They have to do that. The president and the Prime Minister reaffirmed their commitment to Work Together and through nato to fight terrorism at the islamic state. When asked if he saw a role for the u. S. And the deteriorating situation in libya, President Trump indicated he sees a limit in global conflict. I do not see a role in libya. I think the United States right now has enough roles. I do see a role in getting rid of isis, we are very effective in that regard. The french president francois
hollande said he does believe it is a act of terror, and one of the finalists, francoix fillon, says he believes that campaigning should be paused. Bret i spoke with Prime MinisterPaolo Gentiloni about his countrys relations with the u. S. And the changing economic environment in europe. I started by asking him what he was hoping for from his meeting at the white house. Well, first of all, to confirm the strength of our relation. The u. S. Had a very, very strong relation, and we consider this the pillar of our Foreign Policy. And second, i hope to have a common view on how the meeting we are having insistently of the
g7 will be helpful for the major free world economies to go united in the world that we are facing, and i hope that we will renew the efforts, both of america and italy in the Mediterranean Region that for us is security, migration, and the fight against terrorism. Acting together is very relevant for us. Bret it is such a fascinating time with so many issues pending. One of the biggest is brexit and Great Britain leaving the e. U. What does that mean to you . It is obviously a negative decision, but we respect the decision of the people. Negative because it weakens, in
any case, the european union. Britain was one of the four man counters of the club. I hope we will have a fair negotiation, and to have a fair negotiation, what is crucial is to maintain e. U. Unity. We are not more together in the european union, but we remain friends and partners. Bret do you fear other countries will follow the u. K. s lead . I dont think this is now the real situation in europe. Well, you can never know. But we have had a lot of discussion in the previous weeks on the possibility in certain countries, and the netherlands, and austria, of prevailing
opposition antie. U. , but i dont think that this possibility is real. Bret we have seen this rising nationalism, not only here, obviously with President Trumps election, but brexit, the popularity of marine le pen. How strong do think this nationalism is, and you see it in italy . The fact that many countries are asking to defend their National Interest is understandable. The fact that many countries are stressing the necessity to defend their own tradition, their own history, that is the vitality of our democracy. What is negative and could be even dangerous is when nationalism becomes another thing, an instrument to fight
your neighbor or other countries. Unfortunately, we commit the europeans, are the master of this kind of danger because we provoked two world voice exactly for this reason. One nation against another. There are different degrees of nationalism. Bret how concerned are you about the migrant crisis in the mediterranean . Its one of the two main issues in europe know, one is migration, the other is growth, economy, jobs, investments. As far as migration is concerned, i think we need a couple of things. One, more countries available to share the burden. We cant accept the fact that geography decides the burden is to greece or italy or whoever. Second, we have to strengthen our action to defeat the network of smugglers and traffickers. This is not spontaneous movement. It is something organized by criminal networks. Will this counter the phenomenon . No. We need developments to cancel the phenomenon. But you can reduce the flow. Bret your country about the u. S. To fight drones from sicily into libya to fight isis. How would he describe the relationship today . The support of the government with u. S. Air action and with our Logistics Support has been
very effective, and now it is no more there. But if you have a failed state, a fragile government in this situation, there is always the risk of Terrorism Infiltrating and terrorist threats. So what we need is, having made some mistake in libya, we, the italians, the americans, the french, the u. K. , we have to be honest in recognizing this. Now we have a duty, even a moral duty to contribute to stabilize. It is still fragile. There is a government, but we have to enlarge spaces and to gather other forces around this
government. Bret it is a serious problem. You are the president of the g7. Italy has always been, it seemed, open to russia, but considering russias moves here in the u. S. Prior to the elections, maybe other european nations as well, what would it take for russia to get to g8 . Is that a possibility . At the moment, no. What is, i think, not only possibility but a necessity is to maintain an involvement, an open door, a dialogue with russia. The idea of isolating russia, this is what history shows us, has always been counterproductive. Who knows if, in the future, direct involvement. But it is not for the g7. Bret not this time around. For sure. Bret President Trump has said he wants nato countries to
step up as far as how much they are contributing to nato. 2016 data had italy at about the 20th. Is this a legitimate concern, and is it going to step up its contribution to nato. We respect the commitment that we took. We are on track gradually, because our economy is growing, but we would like to have it faster growing. You can name every single Military Operation of nato from the baltic to the balkans and you will see an italian strong presence. So this is something we are very proud of, and it is not an alternative to augment military expenditure with a rate that will be manageable for our economy and our growth. Bret it is legitimate for President Trump to call for the
2 gdp . Absolutely. It is legitimate, and it is legitimate for us to say that this engagement, we are there, we will it correctly. Bret just talked with Middle Eastern leaders who had spoken with President Trump, and they were effusive about how the situation had changed from their Point Of View in the middle eas middle east. Im wondering if there is a sense in europe about President Trump. If you were to describe it, is it apprehension, is it opportunity . The europe and the u. S. Are so strongly connected, the fact that you change the president cannot change the relation between europeans and americans. These are two of the pillars of our western democracy. Nobody is interested to have bad
relations. And i think also the u. S. Administration understands the importance of europe. It is not something of the second world war, it is something for now and for the future. Bret what keeps you up at night . [laughs] so many threats. But you have to sleep. [laughs] bret mr. Prime minister, we appreciate your time. Grazie, thank you. Bret in the meantime, Tens Of Thousands of people are gathering right now in caracas, venezuela, one day after nationwide demonstrations against the governments they are left three people dead and hundreds arrested. Also today, the state Department Says it is looking into an almost 20yearold lawsuit that led to the venezuelan government to seize a General Motors factor viii this week. Gm has about 2700 workers in that country. It says the governments Asset Seizure is illegal. President trumps ambassador to the United Nations is trying to shake things up there. Senior correspondent Rick Leventhal tells us nikki haley has come to the world body with a unique agenda. Speak at 7,929th meeting of the Security Council is called to order. Every three months for the past 17 years, the United NationsSecurity Council has matured is called an open debate on the middle east, focusing on the palestinian question and at school for an independent state alongside israel. Critics say the meetings have traditionally been israelibashing sessions and accomplished little. If we are speaking honestly, we need to start with the chief culprit, iran and its partner militia, hezbollah. Refocusing on statesponsored terrorism, signaling out irans support of hezbollah, which she
says is the far greater threat. Where there is terror, where there is death, where there is complete disregard for human life, there is iran. Iran continues to play a destabilizing role in the region. This is most clearly seen in syria. Russia, a key iranian ally, was quick to change the subject. We would like to express our categorical disagreement with the attempt to tailor this to the domestic context and the focus. By blaming all others but the occupier, the u. S. Seeks to erase the question rather than addressing it. Saying haileys determination could eventually being results. I think a cultural shift is underway, it takes persistence, and she is going to bring end. The session lasted more than six hours, and they did extend per investor haileys request, but there was nothing else remarkable about this meeting, and her tenure ends in ten days. Bret . Bret Rick Leventhal. Thank you. Up next, hate crimes and what is called victimization chic. First, Fox 4 In Dallas as Bernie Sanders tries to fire up democrats in north texas, sanders held a rally in Grand Prairie about half between dallas and fort worth. The event is part of what is being called the come together and fight back to her. Fox 11, the city declares a Homeless Shelter crisis, that enables organizations to operate without going through bureaucratic red tape. Lastly saying there were 28,000 Homeless People living inside
the city. And this is a live look at new york from our affiliate fox 5, smoking may soon be getting a lot more expensive for new yorkers. Democratic mayor Bill De Blasio wants to raise the minimum price for a pack of cigarettes to 13 in the city. The current minimum is 10. 50. De blasio possesses antismoking agenda could reduce the number of smokers in new york by 160,000 in the coming years. Opponents say the citys high prices have already pushed many smokers into buying untaxed and unregulated cigarettes on the black market. That is 25 look from outside the beltway port Special Report pete will be right back so when it comes to pain relievers, why put up with just part of a day . Aleve, live whole not part. Tell you what, ill give it to you for half off. All the time in the news, hate crime, culture of hate. But what does it really mean and how many of those socalled crimes are real . Doug mckelway looks into those questions tonight. Last week, and indianowned store in charlotte, north carolina, was set on fire and a racist note left behind that read we need to get rid of muslims, indians, and all immigrants. It was signed white america. This week, Police Arrested a africanamerican man after Police Showed him lighting the fire. The police does not track fake hate or false crime. There are a large number of cases, certainly dozens or hundreds of year, and have been for at least the past 30 years. The website vacatecrimes vacatecrimes. Org tracks them, expelling a jewish man is the primary suspect in hundreds
of bomb threats, in january, a black waitress in virginia claimed a customer wrote on the receipt, great service, dont tip black people. Shocked, very shocked. The customer maintained that it was written by the waitress who was upset over her one cent tip for bad service. And a muslim woman who claims that three men attacked her and tried to pull off her key job was accused of the campus focused on microaggressions and safe spaces is the perfect incubator to fake hate crimes. This isnt just my opinion. This is apparently widely recognized them. I would say 80 of events that occur on the campus are hoaxes or pranks. They believe that vacate makes up only a tiny fraction of the real thing. We have tracked a spike in
hate crimes since particularly the election. So in the week after the election we tracked 111 separate incidents. There was a time at which the institutions that dominated and provided that social control were the church and involve and educational systems, and i think that has shifted, and this results in the dumbing down of the consumer. One example, when a youtube hoax or pulled this prank. We spoke a different language on the plane and now were getting kicked out. Thats insane. It was picked up as potential evidence of a hate crime. Vacate crimes, despite their huge drain on police resources, are usually classified as misdemeanors. Some say elevating them to Felony Status would go a long way to ending them. Bret a key Mortgage Interest Rate has fallen to its lowest level in five months. Freddie mac says the rate on the 30year fixed home loan stands at 3. 97 tonight, a drop from four and eight hundredths last week. The dow up 174, s p 50018, nasdaq 54. U. S. Markets to u. S. Politics, saying former president obama is to blame for the partys recent electoral failures. Dnc chair Keith Ellison made the comment yesterday in minnesota. Barack obama could have been a better party leader, and i think that the fact that he wasnt has put his legacy in jeopardy. We lost a lot of statehouse seats, Secretary Of State, his true legacy is in danger, and i think that he cant say that he wasnt part of those losses. Who else bret ellisons representatives say he was Talking About reality and not trying to be overly critical. Turnover on the Supreme Court and sometimes impede correspondent peter doocy is here to tel