>> john: a live look at the white house we are expecting any moment now president biden and british prime minister rishi sunak to hold a joint conference.

a number of hot button issues, including developing a warmer relationship between the two of them. we will bring you that as soon as it starts. welcome back as "america reports" rolls into a second hour, i'm john roberts in washington. good friday eve as we like to call it. >> aishah: almost there. i'm aishah hasnie in for sandra smith, as we wait for the bilateral press conference to start, breaking news out of the middle east. >> john: one of america's top enemies has added a new weapon to its arsenal. iranian officials showcasing what they claim to be their first hypersonic ballistic missile. >> aishah: get this, officials say it can travel 15 times the speed of sound and has a range of 870 miles, roughly the driving distance between new york and savanah, georgia. >> john: made possible by none other than china, after they helped obtain the technology for the missile group.

>> aishah: says the chinese communist party has a clear agenda and lies on displacing u.s. orders. >> they fully intend to exceed u.s. overall military capability by mid century. >> aishah: jennifer griffin. hi, jennifer. >> hi, aishah. the missile unveiled the first time in tehran, the first hypersonic ballistic missile made in iran, according to iran state media, it's called fatah, or the conqueror in farsi. commanders of iran's elite revolutionary guard corps attended the ceremony, mark milley warned of the capabilities. >> iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and their support for terrorists and other malign actors and regions of the world, especially in the middle east,

threaten to turn that region into regional conflict as well. >> the u.s. slapped sanctions on seven individuals and six entities part of a procurement program between the people's republic of china and iran, and a key player in setting up the procure network, bypassing existing sanctions. china shocked the world on july 27, 2021, the chinese conducted an around the world space test with a never before seen hypersonic glide vehicle that can maneuver and evade all of the u.s. missile defense systems currently in place. it was called a sputnik moment by the pentagon and wake-up call to the president's national security team. >> rapidly creating capabilities in space, cyber, land, sea, and air. they are expanding military bases overseas and becoming

increasingly aggressive with their military. >> secretary of state antony blinken is scheduled to travel to beijing in the coming weeks but it's unclear if he will meet with president xi. aishah. >> aishah: jennifer, thanks. >> john: major victory for house republicans probing the chaotic u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. antony blinken has agreed to allow all members of the house foreign affairs committee to review the dissent cable just before the disastrous withdrawal began. reportedly warned kabul would collapse after u.s. troops would pull out. michael mccaul threatened to hold blinken contempt of congress, you subpoena the document, they don't produce it, you threaten the contempt of congress and suddenly it shows

up. >> threat of contempt secretaries will decide to comply. they don't respond to the letter request, but contempt they will respond. what i found extraordinary when i read this dissent cable and it is classified was the 23 employees at the embassy are heroes, they called it exactly as it was. state of mind at the time before the collapse, exactly what happened. massive deterioration, the fall of the afghan army and the need to get people out of there in advance. the problem, john, there was not a plan. if you don't have a plan, you plan to fail. that's exactly what happened when they put the taliban in charge of our evacuation. >> john: i don't pretend to know a whole lot about anything but i knew it was going to happen, and i was completely unclassified. >> one thing they talk about, the narrative, the rosy

narrative we are doing so well, even the embassy was saying this is going to hurt us and cost american lives and afghanistan lives and that's exactly what happened. >> aishah: that is exactly what happened. you are saying it's classified, so the american people will never get to see this document. but what about the families of our troops that died over there? they were heroes, trying to help these folks, these babies, and we see all the pictures. what about the families. do we ever see accountability? >> they serve accountability. i'm doing it for them, for the veterans and the gold star families, particularly the sons and daughter killed at abbey gate, the sniper had the suicide bomber in his sights, was not given permission to engage. this investigation is far from over. i would hope the state could declassify the document. the american people need to see what has happened, and what were they thinking at the time that

the bombing occurred, and the warnings that were in place, transparency is important here and i want to hold them accountable. >> john: of father of staff sergeant darren hoover says it was bull crap, his words, that only you and greg meeks got to see this memo in the first place. you said you think the american people should see this. on foreign policy a big issue in the 2024 campaign, and if there's a document out there that suggests that this disastrous withdrawal should never have happened and warned the president who is running for re-election that it shouldn't happen, and saw the whole thing fall apart, should the public, the electorate see it so they can decide who to vote for. >> i believe they should. and the level of confidential is very, very low. >> you can redact. >> there was a cry for help, they were asking for help, they didn't get the help and that's where americans were left

behind, why 100,000 afghan partners and interpreters were left behind and my god, the women left behind is the saddest story. and most importantly your point in the presidential race, this was a turning point. right after this happened, guess what the russian federation is doing. they are moving towards ukraine. guess what chairman cxi, he has his sights on taiwan. >> aishah: iran, officials saying they have the hypersonic ballistic missiles. reaction to that. >> it's frightening, 85% weapons grade uranium, 90% is full weapons grade. hypersonic, we cannot stop it. we don't have an hypersonic in the united states, yet china had one with precision to carry a nuclear payload. if iran gets to 90% enrichment

and they have a hypersonic, 15 times the speed of sound, we can't stop that. >> aishah: scary. >> and the worst thing about it, john and aishah, built on the backbone of american technology. they have stolen this stuff and we export and sell it to them and we have to stop selling them the technology. they'll put in the military apparatus, they can be turned against us. >> john: we talked at the beginning about this movie that seems to be recurring in washington about the subpoena, then the threat of contempt of congress. another movie appears to be in the midst of a sequel, and this is potential deal that the biden administration is working on with iran to trade restrictions on its nuclear program and hostages for another $17 billion in payments to iran. we saw this movie once, do we need to see it again? >> airplanes, cash, you don't reward bad behavior.

you know, i love history. >> john: unless you are barack obama and apparently joe biden. >> when you project power and strengths to get peace, weakness as we did in afghanistan, as we are doing with iran, guess what you get. you get conflict and you get war and that's why we are seeing all the hot spots, whether it's ukraine in europe to the pacific and taiwan, to iran and the middle east. >> aishah: can i ask you on ukraine, probably come up between the two leaders meeting right now, and where they go on ukraine. speaker mccarthy has come out repeatedly now and said he does not support a supplemental for ukraine. ukraine is about to run out of our aid as early as september, even sooner. are these the right comments to be making right now? >> he's saying let's follow regular order. i know the speaker supports our efforts in ukraine. we still have a lot of unspent money on the table. i would argue why aren't we giving them everything they need for the counteroffensive, we have held back consistently from

giving them what they need. i talked to the u.k. prime minister yesterday and their secretary of defense and they said if you are not going to give the long range artillery to hit the drones in crimea then we are. so the brits are putting in the long range artillery to hit crimea and we are not doing that. f-16s was g7, not biden. >> do you think ukraine attacked the dam, nordstrom. don't you think the american people ought to know? >> the intelligence is not confirmed on that. that's all i can really say that point. but you know what, the russias hit the dam around the nuclear power plant in ukraine, the counteroffensive is getting ready to begin and they need to be successful, aishah. if they are not, then i think the will of the american people will evaporate. if they are successful, everybody likes to bet on a winning horse. >> john: if we are going to fund this thing, should know what's

going on. >> we should, all about transparency, right? >> john: one would like to think. congressman, thanks for coming in. >> aishah: tens of millions of americans are still breathing in the dangerous air as smoke from the canadian wildfires covers the eastern united states. philadelphia area, washington, d.c. the worst right now, we can feel it when we walk outside, and new york is still not out of the woods, the smoke is closing schools, delaying flights, cancelling sporting events, and health officials are still warning people out there with medical conditions stay inside. we have team coverage right now with fox weather's max gordon in canada, near the source of these fires. but first to fox business correspondent madison alworth at newark airport in new jersey. >> we have seen delays across the new york city airports yesterday and today. here at newark, the faa put in a travel advisory at 9:20 this

morning delaying all incoming flights. still in effect. on average delays of 34 minutes if the flight is delayed, but faa says it will not exceed one hour 47 minutes. unfortunately with the way air traffic goes, air travel goes the past few years, the passengers i've spoken to here, it's kind of something they are used to. baking it into the travel schedule. happy to be inside than outside, and you can see the smoke very much here, that is why the faa is making the decisions around delaying flights, not just here in new york, but the faa is looking at flights in new york, d.c., charlotte, as well as pennsylvania. and we have been able to talk to some passengers about the travel like i mentioned, they tell us that they have seen some delays and they have come prepared with their masks. >> last night we were delayed about 90 minutes, not too bad, at least we landed, today, hopefully no issues.

an daughter in law left masks on the counter in the kitchen, she said put them outside, i thought it feels like i can't breathe. >> as you mentioned, things are worse in your neck of the woods in washington, d.c. compared to here where i stand in the new york/new jersey area. washington, d.c. under concerning conditions when it comes to the air quality. so much so the washington nationals pushing the game, that has been postponed because of air quality. yankees here in new york, they are supposed to play. at this point that game is on, but we are still monitoring to see if a decision is made one way or another but for now it's on. when it comes to new york air quality like i said, slightly better than what you are seeing in d.c. we have a current reading of 183. that is still labelled as unhealthy, compared to washington, d.c.'s very unhealthy. at both places, really shouldn't be going outside unless you absolutely need to. l and we have been keeping an eye on the board behind us all

day. when it comes to delays here in newark, around 130, give or take, coming in or out of the airport. with all the flights that come through this way, still manageable, much better than cancellations. people really used to delays, guys, with all the travel we have been experiencing the past few years. back to you. >> aishah: we can get on with our lives. thanks so much. >> john: right to the source, max gordon is in canada where officials say they are having the country's worst wildfire season on record. max, so many fires burning up there and all coming down here, a lot of folks in the united states are singing the "southpark song," blame canada. >> yes, unfortunately that is the case, about half of these fires are currently under control and we have seen a little rain here in the ottawa area, but more notably, half of the fires are currently out of control. more than 430 fires burning throughout canada right now and

they have chewed up an immense amount of acreage, around 10 million acres have burned, ten times the state of a state of rhode island. typically around 6 million acres of land burned, ongoing drought and warm temperatures in some parts of the country. wildfires have forced thousands to evacuate and blanketed the eastern parts of the country. smoke triggering health concerns. along with an immense response from canadian firefighters, firefighters from around the globe are now helping out. hundreds of firefighters from the united states, new zealand and even south africa are here in the country battling the blaze, john. >> john: max gordon for us in the canadian couple of ottawa. fox news alert to the white house, where the president and the british prime minister have taken the stage in the east room. listen in.

>> say a few words about the wildfires of canada and the quality of the air here in the east coast. this blanketed the communities in the east coast and the smoke the past few days. i just put out a more detailed statement so for the press and for the people to see, but i spoke yesterday with prime minister trudeau and i've decided to dictate a national interagency fire center to canada's request for additional firefighters and the fire suppression assets such as air tankers. we already have 600 american firefighters on the ground and been there for a while in canada, including hot shots and a smoke jumper crew. and it's very important that affected communities listen to the guidance of state and local officials of this point forward, to keep up to date on air quality and realtime, go to the

app that we provided, it's called airnow.gov. and check on one another and what you get is something that looks like this with a -- with a calibrated piece that says when the air is clean and when the air is dangerous and hazardous and dictates what -- to tell you the air quality in your -- the neighborhood. now, bs -- it's my honor to welcome prime minister to the white house, we met in march and with the prime minister of australia, april, for the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement in belfast, we met and discussed again today the need to get the -- [indiscernible] up

and running, with the g7 partners in hiroshima, we drove progress everything from the shared support to the brave people of ukraine to the common principles of engaging it with china. today in washington we have had important and positive discussions to deepen our bilateral economic relationship and expand our cooperation to shape the challenges in the future for this remainder of this century. cooperation and coordination, which has existed, continues to exist between the united kingdom and the united states. there is no issue of global -- of importance, none, that our nations are not leading together, and we are not just sharing our common values to make things better. and our conversations today we continue to build on all that we have achieved over these past months.

we discussed how we can continue to adapt and upgrade our partnership to ensure our countries remain at the cutting edge of a rapidly changing world. enormous strength and source of strength that anchors everything we do together. we want to harness that power to make sure we are creating good jobs and supporting working class families in both our countries. and growth is shared broadly and no one gets left behind. so today we are releasing a new plan to equip our economic partnership for the 21st century. it outlines how we can enhance our cooperation to accelerate the clean energy transition that must take place and is taking place. lead to development of emerging technologies are going to shape so much of our future and protect technologies critical to our national security. key piece of that is working together to strengthen our

critical mineral supply chains and to make them more resilient so we are not dependent on any one country to meet our goals. when it comes to technology that will shape the future like semi conductors, and we are going to do more on joint research and development to ensure the future we are building remains fundamentally aligned with the value set in both our countries and doing more to protect technologies invented and develop in our countries to be used by countries that do not share our values. today we are also discussed the unwavering support for the people of ukraine and defending themselves against the most brutal aggression we have seen in a long time at the hand of

russia and putin. the u.k. and united states together with more than 50 partners have committed historic levels of security assistance to ukraine. i want to thank the prime minister for a strong, strong leadership, contributing significant amounts of security assistance and training ukrainian troops so they can effectively use the equipment and ammunition we have collectively provided. and i'm bringing the world together later this month to drive support for ukraine's long-term economic recovery. you are doing a great deal. so, mr. prime minister, thank you for making the journey to washington. earlier week we marked the 79th anniversary of d-day and proudly reminder of the history the nations shared and the values, the values we have long stood together to defend. unshakeable foundation of this special relationship and it is a special relationship. no country closer to us than

great britain. nato allies, partners in innovation, friends, shared vision of the future and our two nations are ready to meet the challenges of our time, and confident we will lead the world toward greater peace, prosperity and security for all. thank you again, mr. prime minister, and the floor is yours. >> thank you, mr. president. before i begin my remarks, a word on what happened in france this morning. all our thoughts are with those affected by this unfathomable attack, including a british child and with their families. i've been in touch with president macron, we stand ready to offer any assistance that we can. mr. president, joe, it is an honor to be here at the white house and thank you for your very warm welcome. not for decades has the relationship between our two nations been so important. the values we share, our belief in freedom, democracy and the

rule of law have never changed. they never will. but what has changed are the challenges that we face. and standing here together as our predecessors have done for generations, i feel confident that through the strength of our relationship we can shape the world once again in our pursuit of liberty, prosperity, and the possibilities of a new age. and that begins with our highest priority, national security. last time i was here in the u.s. we signed aukas, the most significant defense partnership in generations because we recognize the security of the atlantic and pacific regions are indivisible, and just a forenight ago in hiroshima, provided and i stood with president zelenskyy and g7 allies in a powerful display of unity. u.k. is proud of our

contribution including providing tanks, long range weapons and training ukrainian soldiers. but let no one doubt u.s. leadership and resources are the decisive contribution allowing the forces of democracy and freedom to prevail. as i said in congress, and i say again now to president biden, and to the american people, thank you. and just as we collaborate to protect our national security, increasingly do the same to protect our economic security on which our prosperity against. countries like china and russia are willing to manipulate and exploit our openness, steal our intellectual property, use technology for authoritarian ends or withdraw resources like energy. they will not succeed. today we have agreed the atlantic declaration, a new economic partnership for a new age, of a kind that has never

been agreed before. yes, partnership that protects our citizens, but more than that, a test case for the kind of reimagined alliances president biden has spoken so eloquently about. that means new investment this week alone, 14 billion pounds of new american investment has been committed to the u.k., creating thousands of jobs. it means stronger supply chains with a new action plan on clean energy, and it means reducing trade barriers and the technologies of the future with a new secure u.s. data bridge helping tens of thousands of small businesses, and agreement to work towards mutual recognition of more qualifications in areas like engineering and launching negotiations on a new critical minerals agreement. once concluded, this will give u.k. companies stronger access to the u.s. market. and we are building on our extraordinary shared strengths in cutting edge future technologies with joint research

collaborations in areas like quantum, semiconductors and a.i. our job as leaders is to ensure this technological revolution makes us more secure and not less. last week the pioneers of artificial intelligence warned us about the scale of the challenge as well as the opportunity. u.s. and the u.k. are the world's foremost democratic a.i. powers. so today president and i agreed to work together on a.i. safety, including multi-laterally. now the u.k. looks hosting the first global summit on a.i. safety later this year so we can seize the extraordinary possibilities of the new technological age and do so with confidence, and we are well placed to do so. i know some people have wondered what kind of partner britain would be after we left the e.u. i would say judge us by our actions. we are committed to our values as ever.

as we liable an ally as ever, as attractive an investment destination as ever. but we are changing, too. we are strengthening our relationships, not just with old friends like america or in europe, but with new friends in the indo-pacific, too. and we now have the freedom to regulate the new technologies that will shape our economic future like a.i. more quickly and flexible, that is the future we are creating in britain. confident, proud and free. let me close with a personal reflection. the as joe mentioned here and i have seen quite a lot of each other in recent months, i gather our wives have even started to take spin classes together. and we were talking earlier about our hometowns, joe is very rightly proud of scranton and i was telling him a little about southampton in england where i'm from. not everyone knows this, a

church in southampton before he set sail for these shores that john winthrop spoke about his dream of building a city on a hill and that reminds us the relationship between our two nations is unlike any other. our alliance is so strong because it is not abstract, it is rooted in our people, and never been about our history alone. but about our ability to grasp the future. we share the same beliefs, pursue the same purpose, and act according to the same ideals. and that's why today as we meet the challenges of our time, we can depend on each other with absolute conviction. when the united states and the united kingdom stand together, the world is a safer, better, and more prosperous place, and that's why ours is the in did

hes -- alliance. >> first question, james of the financial times. >> thank you, mr. president. i appreciate the question. with -- you spoke about your unwavering support for the people of ukraine, so much of that depends on funding from the u.s. congress, and now with the counteroffensive underway, when do you expect to return to congress and ask for new funding, and how much do you expect you will need and do you think that speaker mccarthy will agree to it given some skeptical comments we heard earlier this week. >> i'm not sure and yes. >> and to prime minister sunak,s you spoke earlier this week about the importance of finding

long-term security arrangements and agreements for the defense of ukraine for many years ahead. do you think that -- have you found a common position with president biden on that issue? what's your preferred model for a long-term security agreement with respect to ukraine, and does it need to be sorted out before the summit? thank you. >> let me begin by answer the question first of all, the ukrainians should speak to the military operations. i won't do that from here. we have done everything we could collectively, individually in the united states to make them ready to support -- it's going to continue, and evolving situation we are very optimistic. in talks with ukraine and

ukrainians and particularly with zelenskyy and our allies and partners on commitments to ukraine, long-term security, long-term security to deter future aggression after this war ends is a goal, and we are advancing this goal by providing them with the support ukraine needs now on the battlefield and helping them strengthen their military over the long-term. the fact of the matter is i believe we'll have the funding necessary to support ukraine as long as it takes and i believe that we are going to -- that support will be real, even though you hear some voices today on capitol hill about whether or not we should continue to support ukraine and for how long we should support them. the fact of the matter is, i asked people to picture what would happen if we were not supporting ukraine, do we think russia would stop at kyiv, do

you think that's all that would be happening. i think not, and i think the vast majority of my colleagues, even the critics think that would not be the case as well. much more to say about ukraine but i hope that answers your direct question. >> james, thank you for the question. if i might actually touch on your first question first, and so it's actually entirely reasonable for the american people to hear what i say and hopefully acknowledge the thanks that we have for their support of the situation in ukraine. but also ask if everyone is doing their bit and that's why as i said the u.k. is proud to be behind the u.s., the biggest contributor in ukraine, and right other countries step up and do their part. lucky to have the european security but share the burden alongside you, why defense spending in the u.k. was above

the 2% nato benchmark, increasing trajectory and encourage other countries to follow the lead the u.s. and the u.k. set. our security is collective. the other thing for you to know about us as an ally, the partnership is so important, strengthening engagement and alliances in that region, too, the u.s. can count on the u.k. as partner and ally sharing the burden every sphere that matters. and i agree what the president said, about deterrence. president putin will think he can wait us out, alliance will tire, get fatigued and give up, that's not the case and the more we can put in place support for ukraine, not just in the here and now but support will last for a time and years to come it

sends a strong signal to him, no point to wait us out, we will be here as long as it takes and speed up the calculation in his mind he should withdraw his forces and stop what an illegal and unprovoked act of aggression. >> if you don't mind my making an addendum, not only do we have europe responding, i spent a lot of time in japan, the japanese have stepped up, they have stepped up in terms of their budget, stepped up in terms of involvement, stepped up in terms of support for ukraine realizing that a glaring invasion with no pretext of anything other than conquering land occurring in the 21st century is a danger not only in europe but the world.

the next question from pbs "newshour," laura. >> thank you, mr. president. >> i think going to steal the mic. >> all over the country, mr. president, republican-led states are passing laws, passing anti-lgbtq, anti-transgender laws that restrict rights and medical care, intimidation is on the rise, anti-lgbtq protestors turned violent in california and recently i spoke to the parents of a transgender girl in texas who told me they are afraid and are considering leaving not just their state, but the country. sir, why do you think this is happening, and what do you say to parents like the ones that i spoke to to those families who are contemplating leaving the country because they don't feel safe anymore? prime minister sunak, thank you. you mentioned that a.i. has been

a key part of your visit. what are the u.s. and the u.k. -- what is the u.k. doing with the u.s. to protect elections and democracy from a.i. generated disinformation campaigns by foreign actors and the warning letter sent by a.i. leaders about the potential threat the technology if misused can pose to humanity. how is regulating artificial intelligence going to be any different than what has been done at the global scale so far to deal with climate change and other threats. >> let me answer your first question. first of all, maybe quietly when we finish this you can give me the number of that family, and i will call them, let them know the president and this administration has their back and i mean that. look, as president i was proud to end the ban on transgender troops in our military, sign the

respect for marriage acts, strengthen the civil rights protection for lbgt americans and lgbt human rights around the globe. but our fight is far, far from over because we have some hysterical and i would argue prejudice people who are engaged in all that you see going on around the country. it's an appeal to fear, and it's appeal that is totally, thoroughly unjustified and ugly. it's wrong for that a person can be married in the morning in the united states and fired in the afternoon by their employer because they are -- they are gay. it's wrong that the violence and hate crimes targeting lgbtq people is rising. it's wrong that extreme officials are pushing hateful

bills targeting transgender children, terrifying families and criminalizing doctors. these are our kids. these are our neighbors. it's cruel, and it's callous. not somebody else's kids, all our kids. the kids -- and our children are the kite strings that hold our national ambitions aloft. it matters a great deal how we treat everyone in this country, and the fact is that i'm announcing today a series of new initiatives that we are taking to protect the lgbt community, i was going to do this at the 4 on the south lawn, we were having pride day, but we have to postpone it because of the weather and the pollution out there because of the fires, but number one, we are going to strengthen the physical safety. dedicated resources, federal coordination to better protect pride celebrations, marches, community centers, healthcare providers and small businesses. secondly, we are addressing the

civil rights violations. a new coordinator to protect lgbt students from book bans, which make it harder for kids to learn and may violate their civil rights at the same time. we are also engaging mental health and other supports, more mental health resources and funding to help families support their kids, new efforts to protect lgbtq kids in foster care and steps to end the absolute end of lgbtq homelessness. congress has to pass i'm not giving up on this, must pass equality act and send it to my desk. lgbtq americans, especially children, you're loved, you're heard, and this administration has your back and i mean it. we are not letting one single

second to make sure they are protected. >> laura, on your question, it's clear that a.i. can bring incredible and will bring incredible benefits to society, our economies, to all of us, and one of your leading venture capitalists just published an essay on this made the point eloquently yesterday, and also clear it does pose real risks we as leaders need to be cognizant of and put in place the guardrails to mitigate against. president biden and i had a good conversation a couple weeks ago in japan in one of our sections in hiroshima and aligned wanting to discuss with other countries what the guardrails should be. here in the u.s. you have convened companies recently, we have done the same downing street a couple weeks ago and i think there are a series of measures that we can implement working cooperatively as we have have been discussing that will ensure that we can enjoy the

benefits of this technology while mitigating against their risks. that's what our citizens would expect and you talk about climate change, we come together to work multi-laterally across multiple countries, to bring down carbon emissions, funding to the countries that need it, share research how we can develop the green technology in the future, it's part of our conversations and agreement today that we need to bring that same spirit of urgency, i think, to the challenges and opportunities that a.i. poses. the pace of the technological change is faster than people have anticipated and i think the letter that you mentioned kind of reminded us we need to work urgently to address this issue and we will be doing that with all great haste. and i think a couple of questions on our end. could i call on the bbc. >> thank you, chris mason from bbc news.

prime minister, your aim as conservative party at the last general election was a full free trade deal with america. isn't the simple truth announced an acknowledgment of failure to do that, and to the president, why won't you do a full trade agreement with the u.k. thank you. >> if you look at what we have announced today, what it does is respond to the particular opportunities and challenges that we face right now and into the future, and it asked the question, what do we need to do working together to bring the most benefit to our citizens as quickly as possible. and our agreement does that. it's a first of it's kind agreement that's ambitious in what it seeks to achieve. i think i structured around a couple different areas. the first is economic security, challenges we face are much more economic in nature, big subject of discussions at the g7 recently and the way to meet the challenges to work together,

strengthen the resilience of our supply chains, research the technologies of the future together, and that's what we have announced is a partnership to deepen our cooperation to strengthen the economic security and that's good for all our citizens at home and the risks have intensified in the past couple years. that's very evident. also seeks to buprosperity, and thousands of jobs and the agreement we struck will continue to do that. tens of thousands of small businesses in the u.k., removing red tape to do business in the u.s. far easier and those targeted specific measures to deliver real benefits to people as easily possible to be focused on but no doubt, what joe and i were discussing earlier, the economic relationship between our two countries has never been stronger. the trade is worth hundreds of

billions of pounds of dollars a year, over a million of our citizens in each other's countries work in each other's companies, largest investor in each other's country and trade growing like 20% last year. relationship is strong, booming, but the agreement focuses on the opportunities and challenges we are in and the right thing to be focused on. >> i think we had a really good discussion today about our economic relationship and we have launched negotiations on critical materials and an agreement to deal with climate crisis. for example, there is no reason why great britain will not play a major role in not only critical materials but in investing in united states america and all of our initiatives relating to the need for critical materials, including battery technology and a whole range of things. number one. number two, cooperating on data

and a.i., it is a limitless capacity and possibility. we -- but we have to do it with great care, not relative to one another, but relative to the issue because when i convened leaders in a.i., 13 here in the united states, very architects of this a.i., they are also very concerned about it getting out of hand, and we got to make sure we are all on the same page. and we are looking to great britain to lead that effort this fall in putting together a proposal, a group of nations to deal with how do we deal with this, and not only has the potential to cure cancer, and many other things that are just beyond our comprehension, but it has the potential to do great damage if it's not controlled. and so we are looking for

overstate it, we are looking for water marks on everything produced by a.i. so we know from whence it comes. a lot we have to do. also addressing the national security risk posed by certain types of outbound investments. i had a discussion with xi jinping in china, why was i not transferring certain technological capabilities and i said very simply because you are using them for weapons of mass destruction and intelligence intervention, and i said we work out something on that, we would have a very different relationship. so what we are trying to do is figure out how together we can make sure that we have the -- let me back up and say it this way. i don't think ever in the history of the human endeavor has there been as fundamental potential technological change as is presented by artificial

intelligence. it is staggering. it is staggering. you have some of the leaders in the industry talking about how their concerned whether machine will begin to think for itself, not need to be programmed. it's just -- i know it sounds like science fiction but it's close to science fiction, some of the things, enormous potential. and we are looking to great britain to help lead that effort to figure out a way through this so we are in full total cooperation. because there is no one, no country we have greater faith in being able to negotiate this, not negotiate with individuals, negotiate our way through this than the prime minister and so we are in lock step. >> last question. >> thank you, last question is the times. >> chris from the times. prime minister you've made clear your support for free trade.

is today's agreement essentially a recognition in light of covid, growing threat of china, russia's invasion of ukraine, that the era of unfetterred globalization is over and if so, do you estimate -- much more interventionist industrial policy to respond to that. why do you think that approach is i don't think for the u.k. and mr. president, what do you say to those abroad who say the washington consensus is a fancier way of saying america first and in light of the warm words about the u.k.-u.s. defense collaboration, particularly in ukraine, do you think it's time for the first british nato secretary general in two decades. >> last part of the question. >> time for a british nato secretary general. >> maybe. that remains to be seen. we are going to have to get a consensus within nato to see that happen. they have a candidate who is a very qualified individual.

we are going to have -- we have a lot of discussion between us, in nato, to determine what the outcome of that will be. and with regard to the first part of your question you wanted me to respond to. >> it was about is the new washington consensus you and your national security set out another way of saying america first as some overseas think it is. >> look, my economic policy is totally consistent with what i think is the interest of our nato allies and our allies and the world. one of the things i decided to do and i find that the wall street journal and i'm sure someone here from the wall street journal and other publications talking about bidenomics, i didn't realize i had bidenomics going, but the bottom line is this. the fundamental changes taking place in terms of international trade, nobody in at least -- very few people in the united states and i suspect around the

world knew what the supply chain meant or what they were talking about. found out during the pandemic that the reason why we couldn't build automobiles was because the outfit we got our see him -- semi conductors from had shut down because of the pandemic. no longer would we rely on one center of support for any of the things that are needed for our economic growth and i made it clear to all our nato allies and our partners as well that although we were going to generate a, for example, an a.i.-capacity here -- excuse me, a semiconductor capacity here in the united states, attracting literally several hundred billion dollars in investment that that was available to all of our allies, all of our friends, and they are investing as we are. and benefitting in a similar

way. the bottom line here for me is that i think that the world is changing in a way that globalization is still real but the measure of what we used to call in the states trickle-down economics, where if the trickle-down economics resulted in democratic and republican administration's for generations in making sure we found the cheapest labor in the world, sent the product to -- sent the work to those -- to that neighbor or those neighbors who have the cheapest labor and they send back their products. i'm not doing that anymore. we are going to make sure that we, in fact, have a flip of that. we are sending capacity here to the united states, attracting capacity to build here in the united states. and send product overseas. not the reverse. and i know it sounds simplistic but it's working.

so far. and it's not going to hurt any of our allies or friends in terms of the trade piece of this. and as a matter of fact, i'm finding they are benefitting from it as well, they are engagingish in it with us, and at home they are doing similar things. so, that's why we talked about the need to have relationships in terms of certain materials, battery technologies, share, we rely on great britain to produce a lot of that for us. so, it is increasing trade but right now it looks like it is because the united states is doing so incredibly well, it makes it look like it's only the united states. it's not. it's a change in direction in terms of how we view generating economic growth. >> just add to that, i would say i'm absolutely of the view that the united states, this president does not believe in 0 sum competition among allies, what we declared together with our g7 partners a few weeks ago

in hiroshima. this is a president and administration that is completely attuned to the needs and concerns of its allies on these issues and you can see that. today as the president said launching negotiations on critical minerals agreement, and the atlantic declaration we have announced today just talks about strengthening, deepening our cooperation. it's not about looking in and being protection, it's about the exact opposite of that, and strengthening that cooperation across the full spectrum of economic, technological, and other spheres, and that's what you will see. you'll see that from the president, from me, the u.k. and the u.s. working even more closely together on all the big economic issues of our time because that's what the moment demands and that's what our citizens need us to do and that's what the president and i plan to deliver. >> it's not just our citizens.

look, the global south, they are going to be a billion people in africa very shortly, 1 billion. at the g7 it was originally called build back better world but we are talking about a new ppi -- anyway, an industrial policy that we are all signed on to to provide the countries in africa and the global south an opportunity to grow, significantly grow, which benefits the united states, benefits europe, benefits every country because the reverse is true. if we don't figure a way in which these countries can grow and participate and have to -- and be able to build infrastructure, you know the canadian -- excuse me, the chinese have a belt road initiative. the belt road initiative turns out to be a debt and confiscation program, not going very far. what we are doing and with our

nato allies with the g7 is providing opportunities, for example, angola should be in position very soon to have the largest -- the largest solar facility in the world generating significant amounts of energy. benefits us, benefits them, brings them into the 21st century in a way they have never been before. we are talking about building and i have my team putting together with other countries as well to build a railroad from the pacific ocean -- from the atlantic ocean all the way to the indian ocean. never occurred before. how -- our departments of agriculture are working with these countries. so there's a significant amount of cooperation not to hoard capacity, but to expand capacity, to further expand opportunity, because we all benefit from it. and one thing i've learned is that we are not going to be able to deal with the global warming

which is a consequential single most consequential threat to humanity if we don't do it. unless we engage more together, not fewer, not less together, and so the united states will do what it can do well, and invite all of our partners to be part of it if we can. thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, please remain in your seats as the principals and official delegation depart the east room. >> i'm supposed to walk off the stage now. wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. >> bribery allegation, nancy mace says there is damning evidence fbi file that you sold out the country. do you have a response to the congressional republicans? >> where's the money. i'm joking. it's a bunch of malarky.

>> what do you say to the americans, that donald trump repeatedly attacks -- [indiscernible] >> i have never once, not one single time suggested the justice department what they should do or not do relative to bringing a charge or not bringing a charge, i'm honest. >> departing from tradition and answering questions of peter alexander from nbc. we usually don't say that, but to leave in the justice department to be independent when it comes to the idea of whether president trump might face allegations. >> sandra: and perhaps he was taking money from outside sources, he said, that's a bunch of malarkey. first he made a joke "show me the money" and then said it's a bunch of malarkey. quite an interesting press conference, very rare, and when we do get them, usually there is

only two reporters picked ahead of time, and it looks like at least for all of the questions that the president had some notes that he went to when he went to go answer those questions, which is interesting. >> john: the first question about ukraine and making sure ukraine had the money that it had the admissions it needs for the counteroffensive. we were hoping to talk to dan hoffman which is underway and how the dam break might play into whether or not ukraine would be able to complete, there is an idea that maybe it was ukraine behind the dam blowing up. because maybe it would help the russians prayed >> a lot of questions about that, also about whether or not we are going to you give ukraine any money, where the money has gone already, the president was asked a direct question about that and what is happening with speaker mccarthy basically saying he is not willing to take up a supplemental and the president did not quite answer that question, in fact p.m.

jumped in for him and try to answer. >> john: talking about a broader economic with the new atlantic declaration that would take a long time to iron out all of the -- >> comes after a lot of criticism about the inflation reduction act. >> john: thank you for joining us today, i will see you again tomorrow at sandra. >> "the story" starts right now. >> lots of news breaking this afternoon, good afternoon, everybody, i am martha maccallum, right here on "the story" we are awaiting the arrival of lauren bender salute, a name that was very well-known across this entire country when this case gripped the attention of the entire nation. he is the prime suspect in natalie holloway's disappearance 20 years ago. this remains an unsolved case. he is expected to arrive here any