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worth it in the long run. threatened to seize control. la hosts the grammys, with beyonce and taylor swift up for album of the year. hello, i'm carl nasman. president trump has warned americans there could be �*some pain�* ahead after ordering 25% tariffs on most goods the countries were �*ripping off�* america.
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"will make america great again, and it will all be worth the price." to "choose canadian". counter measures, after trump imposed an additional 10% tariff is looking at reactions — beginning in canada. how it would hit back, with 25% tariffs of its own. also be far—reaching and include everyday items such as american juice.
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and 10% oil leaving toronto locals furious with president trump. because we were always such good neighbours. but i also think it's going to hurt the us economy because here in ontario we make a lot of auto parts we sell that cost can be passed on to the customer through higher prices, absorbed by the importer through lower profits or foreign to retain their us customers.
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it should be a process of mutual cooperation and mutual win—win. saying tariffs are likely there. there is no word yet on whether he has the uk in his sights. nomia iqbal, bbc news, florida. with me is brad setser, whitney shepardson senior fellow at the council on foreign relations. how much pain are we talking about? this is a quite big tariff action. all 72: z -:= of the terrorist trump on in the first term would put on in the first term would amount about half �*what he on and on s ”and those announced on friday, and those tariffs were phased in and people had more time to adjust. imports
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from canada or mexico are 3% of gdp but a 25% tariff would be about three quarters of a point of us gdp 2 -== the retaliation on the exports and the retaliation on the exports to mexico canada, though —— -£ can put tariffs 77 can put tariffs on 77 canada can put tariffsafiavarything they some canada can put tariffsdfiavarything they some sense that because they had some sense that parts of the trade are mutually and they did not want to beneficial and they did not want to themselves and it also help themselvesanditmillalsd an impact so would it be enough have an impact so would it be enough to push the us into a recession, not quite big big enough to book quite big enough. big enough to book or yes. quite big enough. big enough to book or es. ., . , ———— , w? ~ of the ?w? ? w? ?? of the about canada a— mevm vet? ? ??? ? ??? ???? of the about how canada a— mevm gas? ? ??? ? ??? ???? affect he about how canada a— mevm gas? ? ??? ? ??? ???? affect big about how canada a— mevm gas? ? ??? ? ??? ???? affect big injuries bout how canada a— mevm gas? ? ??? ? ??? ???? affect big injuries —— it how this can affect big injuries —— and one of them is the industry that could have a big american auto industry centred around detroit is across the water american auto industry centred around detroit is acr| new1e water american auto industry centred around detroit is am new north er from canada and the new north american auto industry is
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increasingly in mexico mexico's exports the lie are eiiiss yo 7555322222? fiyou are looking at and you are looking at quite significant impact. is is we import from important is because we import from a lot of us content. canada have a lot of us content. cars we import from mexico have a of us content so ou will be = -= == a lot of content with the hitting a lot of us content with the on their way in an american tariffs on their way in an american cars have a lot of and make cars have a'ldt'df'm'axican'afid and they make cars have a'ldt'df'm'exican'afid and they will become ca nad ia n. pa rte a nd? theyrwideeeenee expensive. ca nadian. parts andthegrwideeeeenee expensive. the north american industry was not designed auto industry was not designed around a customs border so on its e this action probably favours own. this action probably favours production outside of the us auto production outside of the us and north america and favours those countries yet to be tariff, ironically. countries yet to be tariff, ironically-— countries yet to be tariff, ironicall . ~ ., ., .,~ ., ironically. z?a%§aa§? ofthe ironically. z?a%§aa§? of the m ofthe intention of the tariffs? we've had a of explanations about curbing a lot of explanations about curbing the flow of fenta nyl to a lot of explanations about curbing the flow of fentanyl to stopping the �* of illegal or working
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flow of illegal migrants or working out imbalances between various out trade imbalances between various or could this simply be a countries or could this simply be a negotiation tactic?— countries or could this simply be a negotiation tactic? i think it is imperative on the it? ltnink it ie inneerative an the www? to lay it? !thinh it ie inneerathle an the www? to lay out it? !thinh it ie inneerathle an the ?? ?? ?? ?? to lay out what it? !thinh it ie inneerathle an the ?? ?? ?? ?? �* actual to lay out what it? !thinh it ie inneerathle an the ?? ?? ?? ?? �*actual goals to lay out what it? !thinh it ie inneerathle an the ?? ?? ?? ?? �* actual goals are. lay out what it? !thinh it ie inneerathle an the ?? ?? ?? ?? �*actual goals are. —— out what it? !thinh it ie inneerathle an the ?? ?? ?? ?? �*actual goals are. —— the what it? !thinh it ie inneerathle an the ?? ?? ?? ?? �*actual goals are. —— the trump their actual goals are. —— the trump administration. donaldj their actual goals are. —— the trump administration. donald] trump as outlined inconsistent goals and is about 77 is about fenton 77 is about fenton oh the northern this is about fenton on the northern canada doesn't much they should be an easy and they should be an easy solution and they should be an easy solution and if it's about trade balance, take away the oil and we run a take away theait'and we run a with canada and is one of surplus with canada and is one of the most balanced, not balance the most balanced, not least balance trading partners so is this about 77 am; 77 7: , " céfiédé’tfié ’ , , " céhiécié’tfié sis} , " céhiétié’tfié sist state , " céhiédé’tfie sist state a; " tafiaaatfie sist state as a suggestaeéga ai: fie aa a suggested? that suggested ? that is suggested? that is mad, tweet suggested? that is mad, frankly. so it is up to the e—.— rwho .. —: rwhohaszz who has draconian president who has imposed draconian disruptive tariffs to lay tariffs, disruptive tariffs to lay out he is trying to eat what he is tryingte achieve. trump has called it a word and he loves tariffs
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he have a point when comes to their effectiveness. joe kept the previous tariffs on bidenkept thepreviaastart'ffs an in place he became china in place when he became president and added another $15 billion more on chinese imports, so this could be something the democrat and republican agree on. and republican presidents agree on. there is an enormous difference between putting tariffs on roughly between putting tariffs on rodghty billion of goods coming 20 billion of goods coming from and industries where there was industrial policy designed to an industrial policy designed to increase production and increase american production and putting tariffs on 900 billion petting tariffs eh see b"e" canada mexico. they imports from canada and mexico. they not in any way comparable. yes, are not in any way comparable. yes, tariffs have a role and are a tool but we need, in my view to take action to protect our industries some of china's policies. we from some of china's policies. we did not have, in view, a problem trade with canada. 7 trade with canada. the have with with mexico were we have with trade with mexico were solvable and there was going to be a selvable and there was geing te bee of selvable and there was geing te bea of us mca next
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renegotiation of us mca next year anyway and that is a donald trump agreement he renegotiated trade agreement and he renegotiated and made it his own. those could have w " ”"eeuiatia’ve gag” w " ”wcouldrhave aeea'setd w w wwcouldrhave steam with disruption so i don't buy the tessdisjuption sonon't buy the or the argument that the equivalence or the argument that the biden administration kept in place tariffs on china expanded and tariffs on china and expanded them in a few strategic sectors that this is in any way meaningfully comparable. this is in any way meaningfully comparable- — comparable. briefly, with 20 seconds left, comparable. briefly, with 20 seconds left. i canada _ comparable. briefly, with 20 seconds left, . canada and _ comparable. briefly, with 20 seconds left, . canada and china _ comparable. briefly, with 20 seconds left, . canada and china expected l file a complaint with the world to file a complaint with the world trade do they have a trade organization, do they have a strong case question what they have an case but it an unambiguously perfect case but it doesn't matter they don't deeen't nnatter? beaaesetheeds“ power and it is the have any power and it is abedt the reaction way have any power and it is abodt the reaction way the retiree reaction in the way the reacts in the president market reacts in the way president trump sets out a realistic agenda so can 7 can get 7 7 can get thetraffic —— tariffs. as; 2an 5511135 iref“; 1: far“; to as; eae 5511135???“ 1: far“; to get eee tah éet the tratt't z: taf'tth to get yours perspective. america's top diplomat issued a warning to panama —
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of the panama canal. it's the latest escalation in a diplomatic dispute over the waterway — a crucial route for trade, that acts as a shortcut real threat from the us. remember — president trump previously threatened to seize operations of the canal. bateman from panama. this marco rubio's meeting with president mulino this esident mulino lasting around two hours. he wouldn't answer questions afterwards about how at the start, handshakes. very warm greetings. but i think that belies the rapid tensions that have opened up between the united states and panama
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of many in latin america that has soaked up too much this is largely about the us—china rivalry and what the trump administration thinks is the ability for beijing in america's own back yard. and i think mr rubio is effectively trying to make an example of panama to suggest that if there isn't a tilt back to perhaps unpredictable threats made and certainly we've seen that in this case with his vow refusing to rule out military force to do so. i've been chatting to people here in panama city over the last two days, and it's created a real degree of fear
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invasion of panama in 1989. and so it has scared a lot of people. it is to try and get lower costs for us shipping. here in panama. hundreds of palestinians have been reunited with their families they were exchanged for 18 israeli hostages, in the latest stage while many of the palestinians had been convicted by israel held without charge. international news
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organisations aren't allowed report from tel aviv. joyous scenes in gaza, as more than a hundred men, this weekend under phase one of the ceasefire. but most of them were never charged with any offences. i got out of prison and discovered that my wife, my daughter, my sister—in—law and my nephew were all killed. i used to tell the guys that when we get out of prison, we have to expect the worst news. facing charges or trial.
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abroad — but not enough. so this is just the start. we have to really... we have to speed up the pace. what we need is medical corridors now outside gaza. or the extension of a fragile truce. wyre davies, bbc news. called the us agency for international development a "criminal organization" — and said it should be dismantled. it comes after reports that two of the agency's senior security officials were put on leave — for refusing to allow also known as doge — access to usaid security systems.
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administration and the aid agency. dozens of senior officials have been put on paid leave of dollars in foreign assistance. the agency was established to serve as the government's he's the president of refugees international, first off, as a former official, has �*bean to first off, as a former official, has �* bean to the what has yodr bean reaction tothe we've seen on agency by attacks we've seen on the agency by the trump administration and we heard his elon musk say online heard his ally elon musk say online it was time for the to it was time for the organisation to dive. what is your it dive. what is your reaction? it shows a fundamental misunderstanding shows a fdndamentat'misdnderstandi'ng a bad faith misunderstanding of
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ln“ bad faith misunderstanding of usaid in the world and the what usaid does in the world and the it does, representing america good it does, representing america abroad on the good it does for oft of around of t aroundthe w a " twarejatitttewertd. millions of people around the world. this is organisation that this is an organisation that helped feed in west africa. to feed people in west africa. helped vaccinate the against helped vaccinate the world against covid and help protect the world against hiv in parts of africa and respond to humanitarian crisis and when i worked at usaid during the barack obama administration responded to disaster after disaster when america shows up to pull from =22 from the rubble in an people from the rubble in an earthquake, that's usaid, that real the caricature see from scan see from i scan - stephen weseetrommy scan trump, �* has accused usaid of being miller has accdsed bselb at beihg— . ., ,,, by miiier has accdsed bselb at being—— . ,, ,,, by democrats. why do you miller has accdsed lisa!!! at being? ? ?? ??? by democrats. why do you think tgn by democrats. why do you think administration is going after the administration is going after the administration is going after the group and a the group and is a political move? it's a political move and it's definitely a political move and it's clear why they picked usaid it's not clear why they picked usaid at the gate. they �* under the at the gate. they flew under the radar during the first trump
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and it was administratien and itewas ,, "a flee. , a run administratien and itwas ,. e ,, c . a” run and administratien. and itwas ,. e ,, c . a” run and had support professionally run and had support from the white house and i don't know what changed in their minds = -= time to targht it this way. but ww w w ww wwdamgging damgging. this is it's deeply damaging. this is pulling services as of humanitarian the world crises around the world and shutting down critical services and centres are bein shutdown feeding centres are being shut down in sudan and it's absolutely devastating so the devastating so whatever the motives, the effect of this a real the effect of this is a real of visible american pull—back of visible american leadership and american leadership and visible american benevolence in the world. is benevolence in the world. there is the lan benevolence in the world. there is the plan being _ benevolence in the world. there is the plan being floated _ benevolence in the world. there is the plan being floated in _ benevolence in the world. there is the plan being floated in some - benevolence in the world. there is l the plan being floated in some back channels we are getting reports the 77 77 the 7 7 wants to of the trump administration wants to maybe fold usaid into the state and take away j and take away its and how feasible a independence. and how feasible a plan do you would be and plan do you think it would be and do agree with that? i plan do you think it would be and do - agree with that?— you agree with that? gfei i think it would be with'thatrl think it would be complicated and messy exceptionally complicated and messy and disruptive to try and that.
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and disruptive to try and do that. you would be talking about merging two totally distinct personnel systems and administrative systems ”we” ’ z 5 wouldbehardto ”zalgzejeaejg £509; ”t’qjqlgzejemg 509; eu? hiwouldbeihard to move but: more that would be hard to move but more to the point, diplomacy and relief development are 5 development are very different and development are veru differerltrr ~ ~ and needs 7777777777ne7e7dsboth7 7 7 7 7777777777i7é7e7d255£h75ut 7 7 7 7 732212 amt th7éy 7 7 7 77 hééd; bot7h butthéyake 7 government needs both but they are not the same and so by merging them �*youwould 77 77 �*you would we73ken 77 77 §:—= 77 has been the experience of mer-ers like this in the �*mergers like this in the 19905 prior mergers like this in the 19905 where there was the us information merged into state agency merged into the state and public department and became public diplomacy arm of the public are now widely seen as department are now widely seen as having us this having weakened us diplomacy.’?i�*i§ been a week of turmoil at the has been a week of turmoil at the agency. 90 usaid staff members put on leave and we �*the pictures of on leave and we saw the pictures of the hallway is being taken down on the hallway is being taken down on the website is down. have you heard your former anything from your former colleagues and what they have been saying? there is a of and
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there is a lot of nervousness and fear and trepidation and fear and intimidation, frankly in the agency that, really important to watch z= ; -:= �*it is being7 done. and it's -m ood faith honest 7: -= about 77 the us 777about7 77 771541715 11,11; 777about7 77 777th7e7l7js 14701171217“ :e,:’%”:,, eqeerging by merging usaid into better served by merging usaid into the department and i would the state department and i would disagree but it would a valid disagree butitrweuldrbee valid and disagree butitrwedldrbera valid and that's what is debate'and that's not what is is happening is an happening. what is happening is an attempt people who seemingly have attempt by people who seemingly have no official government role weakening and and trying weakening and undermining and trying to in the words �*elon to kill 77va7ie7éie7réi77 77 7 77 �*a federal agency �* a federal agency and that �*a federal agency and that is off a federal agency and that is not constitutional or and i hope constitutional or lawful and i hope congress up and pays more congress wakes up and pays more to this, attention to this, particularly republicans in congress who have republicans in'cgongress'whd'have the good the recognised the good work that the usa does behalf of people around usa does on behalf of people around the , ., ., , ., the world. there is a legal question that has to — the world. there is a legal question that has to play _ the world. there is a legal question that has to play out _ the world. there is a legal question that has to play out and _ the world. there is a legal question that has to play out and - i - that has to play out and before i let you go, kind of signal do let you go, what kind of signal do think it might send the you think it might send to the world if the agency is scaled back or eliminated altogether? it
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if the agency is scaled back or eliminated altogether? it sends a sianal that eliminated altogether? it sends a signal that america _ eliminated altogether? it sends a signal that america will _ eliminated altogether? it sends a signal that america will be - signal that america will be smaller meaner and generous and meaner and less generous and more selfish and a that more selfish and sends a signal that we are deeply unreliable as a we are deeplydnreliable as a and there is a 72: z-a—= of talk th7ese of talk these days about lot of talkthese'days about competition between lot of tatktbese'days about competition between the 77and 77 77 and 77 andiimaginechinese us and china and i imagine chinese all over the world are diplomats all over the world are having a field day, to having a field day, talking to their counterparts and say government counterparts and say that those turning up to hiv those people turning up to hiv clinics and cannot their meds clinics and cannot get their meds the us has faithfully supported that the us has faithfully supported for years and years, that is a sign of what is to come and arguing that china rather than the us is the more partner. emma vardy is there for us in la.
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probably a different asthma fear given what we saw in los angeles with the devastating wildfire —— what is the mood light? atmosphere. what is the mood light? it eel have the long red carpet it is. you have the long red carpet and the glitz and glamour but all the way this red carpet are the way down this red carpet are signs of people appealing for 77donate 77 77donate to 77 77donate to the 77 7 mt; to7the7wi7ldfi7re7 77 7 7 7 77donate to the wildfire7recovery to donate to the wildfire recovery effort and when the ceremony gets we're expected to going we're expected to be referred a lot the tone is really to a lot and the tone is really going to be about paying to 77 77 and 777 and emergency teams who firefighters and emergency teams who lost their lives and risking their lives and to people who lost their and homes or 7 575a 5755747575} l7i7veli7h7ood7s777 7 $53 5755745} l7i7velih7ood7s7a7nd lives and homes or livelihoods and helping la to recover in spirit and rebuild which is going to take and and before tonight months and years and before tonight there was debate a few years there was some debate a few years ago and la was in flames there 7 areas that areas that were in crisis were areas that were in such crisis and was the debate about and there was the debate about whether grammy should go ahead whether the grammy should go ahead and it is the right look to have and if it is the right "m" to bee , ~ ~ , ~
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7 7 say she had been77nominated many times and how she could so many times and how she could not have won best album so she's in the running for again but it's -i!ei tough category and she's up against taylor swift who is walked with taylor swift who is wal'ssd away with. for times taylor swift who is wal'sso' away with for times and billy taylor swift who is wat'sso' away with for times and billy eilish. it year, ssszgi? year, cowboy carter has beyonce's year, cowboy carter has really popular. if doesn't been really popular. if she doesn't get it again it will feel a little bit awkward so i think that is the big question when it comes to who wins what , , , wins what tonight... happened in los everything that happened in los angeles and the tragedy that struck angeles and tbe'tragedy tbatstfuch , city has been angeles and the—tragedy tbatstfuch , city has been quite the year for the city has been quite the year for so else are you music so what else are you watching for tonight? we have these ....-- the bi for tonight? title have these ....-- the bi four and for tonight? title have these _ the big four and one for tonight? title have the; _ the big four and one of categories, the big four and one of them is about the best newcomer them is about the best—newcomer and we are looking 77for7th7e7 7 7 777 777 77for7th7e7l717p—and—coming 7 777 77 77for7th7e7u7p—and—coming artist tonight forthe opiandscorm'ng artist see who tonight forthe opiano'scorm'ng artist see who makes their and to se “p13 s erm 5“ s. s e mil} k l; a g !. er it s. i l .!3ri’ ms.“ to seerwhe makes their mark. and go on be to seerwhe makes their mark and go on be one of the big 77s of future. 77 of future. ro77an stars of the future. chappell roan in there, sabrina two
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is in. there. sabriha caroehter. two with seen coming down the in flamboyant 77 in flamboyant out7fits in flamboyant outfits and we carpet in. flamboyant outfits and we to see carpet in flamboyant outfits and we to see if they are coming down look to see if they are coming down with accolades tonight because as well the big names who have piles well as the big names who have piles grammys on their shelves home and of grammys on their shelves home and piles of who the 7—— 7 �* artist to make their it's new artist to make their mark. it's an interesting one for charlet. been around a long time and it she's been around a long time and it was last summer when she came to with a brat album. if you prominence with a brstralbum. it yes- the trend of and it remember the trend of brat and it embodied a rebellious and embodied a rebellious spirit and became trend over the summer, became a trend overthe samme with the us election as associated with the us election as well and she in the nominations well and she is in the nominations w, , charli xcx. itote well and she is in the nominations . .. tonight, charli xcx. we are looking forward to it _ tonight, charli xcx. we are looking forward to it and _ tonight, charli xcx. we are looking forward to it and - thank- tonight, charli xcx. we are looking forward to it and - thank you | 77 7the report 7 7 77 7the report and 7 7 77 7the report and if 7 7 77 7the report and if you7 7 77 7the report and if you7 want 7 77 7 the report and if you7 want to for the report and if you want to stay up—to—date with the news tonight, grammys you can go tonight, grammys aside, you can go tonight, grammys aside, you can go to the website and we the there on the new tariff report there on. the new tariff more coming report there on the new tariff more coming up on the of 77 of the 77 777of7the7h7our.7 7 77 7 77 7
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hello there. well, for many of us, it was a fine second full week of february too. it will turn briefly milder, with many of our temperatures in double figures to start off, but it's wet and windy, especially out towards the north and the west for many. we'll keep the largely clear skies here through the night. so this is monday morning, then. developing for wales, up through northern england, central/southern england too, but turning rather grey — southwards and eastwards.
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but as we head through monday night, then our fronts are going to be some of our temperatures will even be in double figures. now, our cold front continues to push further southwards and eastwards, introducing chillier—feeling air behind it and south—west england too. of scotland, perhaps, but conditions brighten there will be some sunshine. this is the colder air, of course, digging in behind our cold front, night and into wednesday. and that is set to stay with us
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this is bbc news. an american airlines flight collides mid—air with a helicopter in washington, dc. the main airport in washington. both aircraft crash into a freezing potomac river, as fire departments and police departments, were looking for survivors in the water, was that it was extraordinarily unlikely. the jet is carrying 64 passengers and crew. it's extremely rare for an incident like this to happen,
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