stephen harper. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, good evening.our excellency, president of the united states of america, barack obama, prime minister of canada, stephen harper, once again -- i would like to welcome you to our country. it is a great honor to have hosted you for the north american leaders summit here in the state of mexico, toluca in the capital city. a state i had the great honor of being a governor of before i took office with the greatest honor in the world of politics, that is to lead the course of my country. that is why i am very glad we have had the opportunity of having this meeting. i would like to congratulate myself for creating a space where we have had dialogues, where we have outreach to our countries and where we have strengthened our friendships. the one space where we have met, it is very different. from what the teams of men and women representing mexico in sochi are having in russia. they are in very cold weather and fighting hard to win a medal. i would like to present to you a summary -- i would like to summari

. >> reporter: canadian prime minister stephen harper. >> this summit is interesting at an interestingime where progress on a lot of the other things we want to do with canada is building, and awaiting the keystone decision. >> reporter: on trade the president is being undercut by those usually most supportive. the wants another big trade pact. but democratic leaders have openly declared they their opposition refusing to give any deal a streamline path. organized labor is also wary. >> what happens is these companies outsource production to low-wage locations, for example, mexico, and that puts downward pressure on wages here in the united states. they are able to threaten workers in the u.s. if they don't cut wages or organize labor unions they will move plants to mexico. >> reporter: roughly half of the 12 million undocumented immigrants in the united states are from mexico. after signs that a deal might be at hand, republican leaders have shut the door for the year. that is a disappointment for mexico and its leader. >> immigration i think to the mexicans is a bit of a litmus test f

trolling that she was being subjected to on twitter and then there were diplomatic moments when stephen harper for example the prime minister of canada. perhaps sold barack obama suggesting he'd look forward to picking up a can of beer when the canadian or create a beer with the canadians beat the americans you have any proof also you have a stellar performance on line by paying respect to a sad day the japanese figure skater his tweet to her was retrieved over forty thousand times and of course no version no assessment of the sochi twenty fourteen olympics online would be complete without reference to everybody's heroes i think that you make a good bobsled team who funded themselves were funded by the internet as such to get to saatchi and who were massively supported online. well the sochi two thousand and fourteen winter olympics have now officially closed they provided countless unforgettable and inspiring sporting moment that will be remembered for a long time now after the break though it's time for us to switch gears over to news you know stay with us you're watching our two internation

trolling that she was being subjected to on twitter and then there were diplomatic moments when stephen harper for example the prime minister of canada. perhaps rolled barack obama suggesting he'd look forward to picking up a can of beer when the canadian or create a beer with the canadians beat the americans. also gave a stellar performance on line by paying respect to al assad to the japanese figure skater his tweet to her was retrieved over forty thousand times and of course no version no no assessment of the sochi twenty fourteen olympics online would be complete without reference to everybody's heroes i think that you make an bobsled team who funded themselves were funded by the internet as such to get to saatchi and who were massively supported online. and matches are picking up for you in moscow here aside from all the professional athletes and their eternal chase for gold so he also welcome a number of somewhat unique sporting figures from a fan favorite the jamaican bobsled team of course to a princely mexican veteran of the game's artie's paul scott went out to chat with them. for so

. >> and the president, meanwhile, is dealing with stephen harper and mexican president, talking about harmonization and trade. meanwhile, they have lapsed from the, if you will, priority list with this administration and secretary kerry. we have seen little in the way of movement, if any, in the iranian nuclear talks. what is going on with this adnistration? what is your best, if you will, your best analysis of where we are in the middle east right w? >> i think what's happened is the administration, you know, witnessing what took place with the two wars, afghanistan and iraq, truth be known, they don't agree with eith one of them, have done everything they could to avoid a conflict. they are paralyzed by the adverse consequence. as a result of that, e middle east interpreting the united states is no longer wanting to be involved. we are in retreat and disengaged. that is true. as a result of that, the al qaeda, the radical islamists, the dictators in the region willing to purge their leaders are all moving forward and the united states is sitting o the fences. our foreign policy is s

stephen harper has so far stayed silent on the release of mahmoud ahmadinejad.ditor of the leading newspaper believes he knows what is behind the different treatment. >> unfortunately i think it has been dismissed as a case that is not involving a full canadian, which we've editorialized against. he has full rights as a canadian to counselor support. >> reporter: he was speaking at this press conference to bring attention to their imprisonment, and the har. conditions two were living in. >> reporter: baher mohamed and my fellow canadian have had to cope with particularly appalling conditions. they have been held in cells with no access to light, little food for water, cells infested with insect, and being forced to sleep on the floors with no pillows or blankets. >> reporter: most canadians don't really know about this story, which is why the network hosts these kinds of events, hoping the people will pressure their government to say something, and hoping the average person will weigh in with this simple sign. these pictures are spreading on social media. sendin

stephen harper's -- stephen harper's suite. haprper's tweet. bet on the u.s.anadian hockey game that happened yesterday. we have time for one more call on this subject. we will go to darrell from loom field, indiana. good morning. caller: good morning. host: your thoughts on the subject? caller: i think we have had excellent presidents who were governors. roosevelt did a lot to help my life. i think we have had lousy presidents who were governors, like our most previous one. wonderful have a president now in congress. he defeats the ability to have a congress that he can work with you that they refuse to work with him. i think he has accomplished a with the opposition. host: this is a subject that has come up before. do you think it is his race or is it politics? we have two extremes. donehings that have been by democrats have helped my life, made my life easier. george w. bush is by far the worst president this country has ever had. the rate peers and pecan as to worse -- rate peers and pecan and as the worst -- pearce and b uchanan as the worst. host: if you

. >> stephen harper says he won't take no for an answer and suggests if mr. doesn't approve it, another u.s. president will. at a fund-raiser in april, president obama said, quote, the politics of this, keystone, are tough. he said democrats have to convince middle-class families, quote, working just as hard for them as we are for our environmental agenda. oil experts say mr. obama's environmental concerns should have been eased by a state department review released three weeks ago. >> five exhaustive reviews, every one of them has concluded the same thing. that there's no significant impact to the environment. >> meanwhile, 20 years after nafta was signed, the white house is supporting a broader trade agreement involving a dozen nations around the pacific rim. a day after mr. obama showcased it in his state of the union address, harry reid put it on ice. >> everyone would be well advised just to not push this right now. >> reid doesn't want democrats to take a vote that may weaken organized labor support before the fall election. the white house downplays di

the meeting comes as president obama faces pressure from the canadian prime minister stephen harper toapprove the keystone xl oil pipeline, which sandscarry canadian tar oil to the was gulf coast. the pipeline has faced mass protest in the u.s.. another likely focus of today's summit is the transpacific partnership, a secretive deal among the pacific rim countries to establish a free-trade zone encompassing nearly 40% of the global economy. rick say the tpp would further entrench the failures of the north american free-trade agreement, which went into effect 20 or's ago and caused mass displacement in mexico. >> members of the russian protest group pussy riot have been released following the attention in sochi, russia were the winter olympics are underway. they have been attained three times in three days. -they have been detained three times in three days. >> every day they detain us. we haven't spoken out about it. today went overboard. they accused us of a crime. the police came for me today and, specifically i was accused of theft that took place at the hotel where i'm staying. >>

president obama will johnny stephen harper and mexican president for the not machine leaders summit nearty. other topics include immigration reform in the united states, the key issue for mexican hers and canada has voiced frustration with the white house for delaying the decision on the keystone xl pipeline. >>> oakland city council agreed a -- to postpone "spy center." it would include cameras across the city including the port of oakland and the police will run the facility. opponents fear it will be used for surveillance without search warrants. the city council wants to clarify language before moving forward. >>> hundreds city worker in hayward face pay cuts. the city council approved the contract last night that cuts pay and benefits for 300 clerical and maintenance and library and other workers by 5 percent the city needs the concessions to avoid a fiscal crisis. dozens protested out of the city hall before the vote. for now, the workers earned between $50,000 and $78,000 a year. the cut is on top of a 12 percent pay in benefits cut agreement to recently. >> if your windshield win

president obama and canadian prime minister stephen harper bet a case of beer on both the men's and women's match-up. the president already owes the prime minister a case of the white house's home brew after the women's overtime loss to the canucks yesterday. stakes are high when you got justin bieber on the line, chicago freight company put up this billboard said loser keeps bieber. the game wrapped up not long ago. who is keeping bieber and who is shipping beer. here's your spoiler alert. you have been warned. the canucks had our number. the u.s. came in as highest-scoring team in the games. and failed to find the back of the net. today the men came up short losing 1-0. the u.s. will now face finland tomorrow. canada will play sweden for the gold. mikaila has become the youngest slalom winner in history. she beat the silver and bronze medalist by less than a second. love that. more medals for the americans. u.s. got the silver in the men's 500 meert short track. russia took the gold. china got the bronze. and julie chu has been selected to carry the flag in sunday's closing ceremonies. he

meanwhile, in mexico, canadian prime minister stephen harper is putting major pressure on president obamalled it a no-brainer. >> in terms of climate change, i think the state department report already was pretty definitive on that issue. >> president obama says he wants to wait and see what the outcome is of the final public comment period, which ends on march 7th. >> so the state department has gone through its review. there is now a comment period in which other agencies weigh in. that will be evaluated by secretary of state kerry and we'll make a decision at that point. >> and i'll be in nebraska tomorrow visiting with some of the landowners who got the legal ruling on their side and stopped the pipeline for now. the ruling could delay the project for up to six months, maybe even a year. it's very political. and this certainly gives the president some room here to collect more information before he makes a decision. but will this have an impact on the midterms? because there has been such a heated debate on the left with the environmental crowd. let's go to byron dorgan, who is the fo

a correction before we go: in the news summary, we referred to stephen harper as the president of canada. he is, of course, the prime minister. >> ifill: on the newshour online right now, law enforcement agents and doctors along the u.s.-mexico border are noticing a new trend in the illegal drug trade: cheap prescription medication smuggled north across the mexican border. it's a growing practice in texas, where the number of uninsured americans is high. read the report from the fronteras desk, a public media partner. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on thursday, we'll look at n.a.f.t.a. at 20, and how the landmark trade agreement has changed the u.s. economy. i'm judy woodruff >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill, we'll see you on-line and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us here at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> at bae systems, our pride and dedication show in everythi

but stephen harper has so far stayed silent on canadian egyptian journalist mohamed along with others in egypt. the editor of the leading newspaper believes he knows what's behind the different treatment. >> unfortunately, i think this has been dismissed as a case that is not involving a full canadian, which we have editorialized against, he has full rights as a canadian to consular support. >> reporter: he was speaking at this press conference hosted by al jazerra to bring attention to their imprisonment and the harsh conditions two were living? >> my fellow canadian, have had to cope with particularly appalling conditions. they have been held in times and cells with no access to light, little food or water, cells infested with insect, all the while being forced to sleep on the floors without blankets or pillows 79 the three al jazerra edge inninenglish employs are ng held in i cell together. but the message is it's not enough. >> journalism isn't terrorism. >> reporter: most ca nude against doesn't know about this. which is comply they are hosting this event. hoping they have are th

presidents barack obama and canadian prr stephen harper made a twitter wager yesterday with each that country. the that included the women's championship game that took place between the neighboring countries. thursday, but the u.s. lost in overtime leaving at least one case of american beer to be sent to north across the border. >>: nearly one year after a powerful tornado swept through the town of more oklahoma, residents are being ordered to get rid of all the debris left behind or else. the issue-the city issued notices to more than 400 storm survivors. if they don't clear all the rubble and rocks off their properties by today the city will do it for them and build them $350 for the work. the e f five twister hit on may 20, 2013 devastated the town and killing two dozen people. >>: this year's flu season is getting younger and middle-aged adults unusually harsh critic that's according to a new report by the centers for disease control and prevention. more than 60 percent of people hospitalized with influenza this year have been between the ages of 18 and 64. that's up from 35% in

to see taken care of in the last several years as it's been under review by the united states, stephen harperter has said he may wait for another president to come along to try to work out that deal. even though they call this the three amigos summit there could be some tension. some of this we may be able to see later on this evening at a joint news conference all three leaders holding a joint news conference later on this evening. >> jim acosta reporting live for us from mexico city. meryl davis and charlie white make olympic history with a gold medal within. ry chel nichols is live from the olympic village. >> reporter: hey, carol, as beautiful as they skate on the ice they are even more fun to talk to. he'll have the interview coming up. it says here that a woman's sex drive increases at the age of 80. helps reduce the risk of heart disease. keep heart-healthy. live long. eat the 100% goodness of post shredded wheat. doctors recommend it. >>> day 12 of the winter olympic games in sochi, russia. a bit of a spoiler alert. u.s. skier ted ligety won the gold in the giant slalom. also olympic