has played a major part in bringing about what in our day and age is equivalent to an international peace congress it is the firm conviction of the norwegian nobel committee that i can more than anyone else has in the past year given the effort to achieve a world without nuclear weapons a new direction and in new vigor thank you very much. what is your message to the government that has so there you are we just looking at the announcement of this year's nobel peace prize and it has been awarded to the treaty on the protests perhaps it has been it awarded to the international congress to abolish nuclear weapons better known as i can well here to talk about it is about our political correspondent rupert any surprises here oh yes quite a long time and nobody really hot the i can movement the international comparing to abolish nuclear weapons really on the list there were several other organizations on the list that or treaties that. are going into the same direction but it seems to be clear that the nobel committee didn't want to really take sides for instance the iran nuclear deal was also part of t

secretary of state rex tillerson is working behind the scene with congress to head of a possible international congress. >> ominous comment from president trump during a photo op with military leaders and spouses at the white house. listen to the president. those reporters right before leaving the room for dinner. >> you know what this represents? maybe it's the calm before the storm. >> what's the storm. >> could be the calm before the storm. >> what storm, mr. president? >> you'll find out. >> the white house is not responding to cnn's request for a comment or clarification. le earlier he raised eyebrows telling the officials he expected them to provide a broad range of military options at a vast pace. >> white house press secretary sara sanders saying it would be beneath tillerson to directly rebut the allegations, while the president insists there is nothing to the report. it served to escalate his on going one-sided war with the news media. more from cnn's ryan noble atth white house. >> reporter: good morning. after a day of back and forth between president trump and secretary of state rex tiller

a giant painting of the communist international congress their goal a product ariane a world revolution but it remains nothing but a dream. of the russian revolution was a historical watershed in also led to the rise of many kind of new i. as an ideology is absolutely you know the the october revolution led to some incredibly radical changes in social and political thought that gave rise to really two new forms of economy education and of course culture i mean we wouldn't have had a russian of on guard or even a construct of his movement if it hadn't been for that time so it was really like a it was almost like a huge experiment in a way with new ideas of social freedom and artistic expression some of the world's greatest imaginations were at work during that time and not you know many of those ideas are of course very much still alive in political and public discourse today so how we've got a few thousands of russia mark this anniversary do you think well it's a very difficult anniversary to say the least that's a very good question putin himself also has what you could call a very con

focusing his efforts or the chinese government in general focusing their efforts on internal issues during the party congress and we'll see more action later but in terms of global leadership this is the sort of thing that most countries have come to expect and it's something that china has had a lot of trouble actually doing i want to play a segment of the. speech at the party congress take a listen. to what. china will opponent the values of peace development cooperation and we progress. to its foreign policy of safeguarding peace and promoting common development. which seeks to develop friendly cooperation on the basis of the five principles of peaceful coexistence and to establish a new type of international relations of mutual respect fanous and justice. he says they're a new type of international relations i mean what does he mean there is there is a code for something that we should understand. i think it's just a sort of blanket term for saying that there is a new maybe not rule maker is the right word but saying that with the rise of china there is a country that will behave on the international sph

it was radio france international. congress was initially informed a good two hours ahead of time, around 3:47. another quick note, secretary mattis is hosting his french counterpart here at the pentagon. there's been nothing but praise for the cooperation that they enjoy with the french on the ground in west africa. look for secretary mattis to thank his colleague, his counterpart from france, stef. >> all right, thank you, hans nichols. we're going to take a break. next, republicans calling it a once in a generation opportunity. they said that about nine months ago. overnight, the senate passing a budget, knocking down a key hurdle, standinging in the way of tax reform. that college experience that i had. the classes, the friends, the independence. and since we planned for it, that student debt is the one experience, i'm glad she'll miss when you have the right financial advisor, life can be brilliant. ameriprise a heart attack doesn't or how healthy you look. no matter who you are, a heart attack can happen without warning.

a giant painting of the communist international congress their goal a product ariane a world revolution but it remains nothing but a dream. and these events of course they had a big influence on the course of history in the twentieth century and on so many areas of our lives also. that's right sara the october revolution really led to absolutely radical changes in social and political thought i mean it gave rise to new forms of economy education certainly new forms of culture and in the arts i mean we wouldn't have seen the russian of on guard or even constructivism if it hadn't been for that period it was really very much like a like a huge experiment if you will in sort of new ways of expressing social freedom new ways of artistic expression the are a lot of really really amazing imaginations at work during that time and many of those ideas are still very very alive and public and political discourse today of course and it's so interesting actually to see how now this is remembered in putin's russia for example i'm you did quite a lot of research on this tell us more this is interesti

congress have anything to do with this. this was an executive agreement. it was never an international agreement that included congress. >> that's not fully fair. the reason we have this certification congress is because congress put constraints on the deal to do this. that is bringing congress into the conversation. >> and congress did that because president obama didn't give them the authority to be a part of that decision. so they did it to try and control the situation and not let it get to a bad problem. so i think congress was actually thinking of this in the first place. now we should let them follow through and see what they could do to make it better. >> in the reporting on this, they called you the president's iran whisperer. and within that, there was a white house official that described some escalating tensions between yourself and the secretary of state and using the world war 3 tensions. what is your reaction to that comment? >> that is just so much drama. it is all this palace intrigue. every member works very hard to put options on the table for the president. our goal

has played a major part in bringing about what in our day and age is equivalent to an international peace congress. it is the firm conviction of the norwegian nobel committee that i can more than anyone else has in the past year given the effort to achieve a world without nuclear weapons a new direction and in new vigor thank you very much. there you have me. what is your message to the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons has been awarded the nobel peace prize for twenty seventeen let's listen in a bit more to the chair of the norwegian nobel committee price is definitely an encouragement to them and it is an encouragement to continue their obligations under the nonproliferation treaty where they already have committed themselves to the goal of a new live free world and then in the process this armament of nuclear weapons we hope that with this year's prize. we can support the great efforts that i can has made in giving new momentum a new vigor to the disarmament debate. madam secretary is the timing the most important reason why you're on the ark this year. in one month yes of cours

and the huge flow of refugees into the country and the other factor is the internal policies of china. they have the congress coming up which they do every several years in president xi wants to get through that before he does anything else so that's tempering some other response. they supported us at the u.n. on some of these sanctions measures but they haven't gone as far as we would like to go and i think we might see something more productive in the future and the

people are still working on tax reform and filling in the details attest to get out both internally in congress and with the public to see what you like and don't like and refining it. takeltimate vote will not place until the budget resolution has been passed. >> host: a reminder, seems like a long time ago that the details of this tax t plan released her it was just last week. for our viewers the key provisions of the republican tax plan, it would collapse seven individual income tax rates to three, a 12%, 25% and 35% rate and 35% rate. increase the standard deduction, increase the child tax credit, repeal the estate tax can , rede the corporate tax rate from 35% to 20%, tax passive business income at a top rate of 25%, doctor territorial taxes to pick that's sort of the big picture, the key items on this tax reform plan. is this something your group is aborting? >> guest: we are sort isfr aborting taxan reform. is this something were supporting? we don't know what this is yet so we're all waiting for the details and the details will make huge difference. from our perspective, care very much

focusing his efforts or the chinese government in general focusing their efforts on internal issues during the party congress and we'll see more action later but in terms of global leadership this is the sort of thing that most countries have come to expect and it's something that china has had a lot of trouble actually doing i want to play a segment of the. speech at the party congress take a listen. china will oppose the bodies of peace development cooperation and we progress. to its foreign policy of safeguarding peace and promoting common development. which seeks to develop friendly cooperation on the basis of the five principles of peaceful coexistence and to establish a new type of international relations of mutual respect fanous and justice. he says there are a new type of international relations what does he mean there is there is a code for something that we should understand. i think it's just a sort of blanket term for saying that there is a new maybe not rule maker is the right word but saying that with the rise of china there is a country that will behave on the international sphere in a manner

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they're not going to stand for a unilateral attempt to renegotiate the terms of this international accord now what congress does we're not quite sure we're going to have a months long debate here in washington that my organization the arms control association is going to be deeply engaged in so the future of the iran nuclear deal does hang in the balance so i need to be clear nothing has actually happened to that deal i remember i was there in vienna with you when when it was signed back in september twenty fifteen nothing's actually happened under that deal this is the act of congress that was there to scrutinize. the deal i'm president. reporting back to congress what's your understanding of exactly the legislation president is he trying now. to actually have a second mechanism. the judge's compliance. look i think the iran nuclear agreement review act that was passed under the obama administration was designed to basically keep the obama administration's foot to fire and force them to certify every ninety days that the nuclear deal remains in the u.s. national interest and this was something that presid

white house officials briefed members of congress, leaving lawmakers our international allies scrambling. andrea mitchell has more. >> reporter: multiple administration congressional and diplomatic sources tell nbc news, president trump has decided to tell congress, iran is not complying with the spirit of the landmark nuclear deal. >> we will be announcing that shortly. >> reporter: the decision to be announced friday, goes against the advice of his top advisers. james mattis, when he asked if the deal is in america's national security interest. >> that's a yes or no question. >> i do. >> reporter: the sources say the white house will present that as a larger strategy to crack down on iran's missile program. >> a nuclear deal that actually works would be good for everybody. this one has serious flaws. >> reporter: still, despite the president's campaign programs to scrap the agreement -- >> we get nothing. we get nothing. this was a deal at the highest level of incompetence. >> reporter: the president will not withdraw from it. so, critics say he will just talk tough to satisfy his base

deal, rejecting it according to us law but staying on board according to the international agreement and tossing it to congressg, we will try to fix it together with congress. if that doesn't work, then i really will withdraw. there's lots more on our website — you'll find analysis of what happens next and the part congress are playing in the process. you can also download the bbc news app. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. supporters of the main opposition candidate in kenya's disputed elections, raila 0dinga, have taken to the streets of towns and cities, defying a ban on demonstrations. in western kenya, police have shot dead three opposition protesters. speaking to the bbc, mr 0dinga defended his decision not to participate in a planned re—run. south africa's supreme court of appeal has upheld a high court decision to re—instate hundreds of corruption charges against the country's president, jacob zuma. the allegations relate to a government arms deal signed in 1999, when he was deputy president. mr zuma has repeatedly rejected the claims against him. the president of the euro

congress but she said that this was an international agreement and she made it quite clear that this wasn't just an agreement this is backed by the u.n. security council this deal that was done in july twenty fifteen was then just days later endorsed in the u.s. security council which is in the international system the final court on peace and security with u.n. security council resolution twenty two thirty one and she said as it's there in shrine in that resolution it's an international reality that cannot be changed by any one country it's worth reminding you merriam that when that resolution was passed which has the whole of the iran deal as an annex as part of that resolution the resolution was dry. by a permanent member of the un security council that was the us. that's right and the she made of when she spoke about the fact that iran deal has effectively enshrined in un law through this resolution she said that has many powers but he doesn't have this wanted reference to whether he can terminate the deal but interestingly this idea that the trump administration is tight trying

but it's causing very serious international problems now. but it gives congress some leverage, it gives trump some leverage over congress, but it's not clear what the end game is. because if the bill passes, which is a very big if, it could of course lead to a position where it's very clear that the united states has in fact violated the terms of the iran agreement and then the question is then what happens. does europe continue to move forward, does iran stick with the deal, in which case the u.s. becomes very marginalized, it becomes isolated, it loses access to the intelligence that it is getting and it puts the u.s. on the back foot. so it is a negotiating strategy, but remember, the risks are tremendously high. if iran were actually to restart its nuclear program, withdraw from the deal, this is a tremendously new and dangerous world that we'd be living in, not one in a anybothat anybody see. >> could iran accept a tougher deal? >> iran has made it very clear that it has absolutely no intention of renegotiating this deal to include the sorts of thing that th

congress have anything to do with this. this was an executive agreement. it was never an international agreement that included congress. >> that's not fully fair. the reason we have this certification process is because congress put constraints on the deal to do this. that is -- that actually is bringing congress into the conversation. >> and congress did that because president obama didn't give them the authority to be a part of that decision. so they did it to try and control the situation and not let it get to a bad problem. so i think congress was actually thinking of this in the first place. now we should let them follow through and see what they can do to make it better. >> in the reporting on this was a story earlier this week that called you the president's iran whisperer. in there there was a white house official that described some escalating tensions between yourself and the secretary of state and using the quote world war iii proportions describing tensions between nouyourself an the secretary of state. what's your reaction to that comment? >> that is just so much drama. it

internal u.s. politics means, whether the congress, the republican-controlled congress will decide that it wants tow sanctions and potentially fully unravel the deal. it appears for the moment the trump administration would like to thread the needle, so that he himself, the president, doesn't have to say those words that he finds so objectionable about certifying the deal. perhaps letting him not do that and hoping and trying to persuade congress not to impose sanctions that would unravel the deal. >> in the context of what's going on with the healthcare battle, it hardly inspires confidence that congress has the wherewithal to figure this out. you mentioned clearly the international community's opinion on staying in this. is there a consensus this is a bad deal, albeit one we ought to stay in? >> there's not a consensus it's a bad deal. there's a consensus it's not a full deal. i spoke to ehud barak, the former defense and prime minister of israel, a hawk all his life, who said, yeah, of course for us it's a bad deal. we would want everything in the deal, missiles, terrorism, everything about iran

lawmakers and international partners to fix its flaws the agreement stipulates that the u.s. president must certify to congress that iran is complying with the agreement every ninety days trump has done this twice before but has now refused to sign ahead of sunday's dad line. now congress must decide whether to reimpose sanctions and scrap the deal here's what trump had to say importantly iran is not living up to the spirit of the deal so today in recognition of the increasing menace posed by iran and after extensive consultations with our allies i am announcing a new strategy to address the full range of iran's destructive actions i am announcing today that we cannot and will not make this certification we will not continue down a path whose predictable conclusion is more violence more terror and the very real threat of iran's nuclear breakout. well israel has welcomed trump's announcement prime minister benjamin netanyahu congratulated the u.s. president for what he called a quote courageous step the response from other world leaders has been less than enthusiastic and the iran deal took more than a decade t

here, i think the party congress will continue to stress the development toward a multi-polar world. a generally stable international environment, and the concept of peace and development as what's called the underlying trend of the times. i think we'll see that's been highlighted in past party congress statements. i think we'll see this again or something similar to it, but this statement has always been paired with more negative concerns about the international environment. and those in the past have involved what's been called hedgemannism, which is code word primary for the united states, and power politics, local politics, hot spot issues that keep emerging. imbalances in the world economy, which may be worsening, and then of course, traditional and nontraditional security threats. i think you'll see reference to these kinds of factors as well in the party congress statement. now, there's also been a reference in the past, in the 18th party congress, to something called neointerventionism. that, of course, has been dependency for states to intervene in the internal affairs of other states without having the inp

congress. it's one of the things that president obama continued to say. this is an international arrangement. p has just asked congress to do, he can do on his own tomorrow. he could do it this morning. he could snap back sanctions. he could say we're no longer a party of the treaty. there's a process that we would have to go through, but that doesn't necessarily suspend iran's arrangement with europe, with russia, with china, which were also part of this agreement. in fact, i've talked to iranian officials who say, look, we're not suspending this. all of a sudden this puts us in a situation where while the united states had worked with china, russia, europe in creating an environment of crippling sanctions that forced iran to the table, the irony of this is that if we were to walk away and britain, france, germany, china, russia, other countries remain connected to iran, the united states is now the isolated party, not iran being the isolated party. maybe that's donald trump's purpose, but it has an odd consequence that it really undermines the faith and trust that some of our allies had in w

international community is endorsed by the u.n. security council. and the certification process, thereby the u.s. president, every 90 days has to certify this agreement to the u.s. congresss not part of this agreement. iran used this as an internal matter with the u.s.. so iran may not see this as a violation, may not see the certification as a violation. therefore, may not take drastic measures to respond, which could include restarting their nuclear program. so i think in the coming days and weeks, the key is, what the announcement is going to be. is there a strategy behind it and in the 60 days that congress has to decide whether to reimpose sanctions, will they do that? because if they do indeed do that, then it is very likely iran will see this as a violation of the neck and escalate. amy: finally, what would renewed sanctions mean against iran for the people, for the economy? >> i think it would mean a loss of the glimmer of hope that they wasback in 2015 when this signed. liberals were very much hoping this deal would be to better relations with the west, with the international community that would lead to a better economy. i think that hope will certainly a road.

congress. katty: let's talk international. you served in the u.s. air force in iraq and afghanistan.you were back in service now, you would be concerned that this disagreement in the party was hampering america's ability to do its job around the world? rep. kinzinger: well, maybe a little concerned, because anytime you have fights in the party or country, especially when it comes to foreign policy issues, it can be a little hamstringing -- katty: what do you mean by that specifically? rep. kinzinger: well, for instance, the president makes a decision overseas, and it used to be that none of that was partisan. it used to be that politics ended at the water's edge, and now it turns into an internal debate at home. let me say this -- the american military, and i served with the british military in iraq -- they are really tough people. they have one mission, to take out the bad guys. if the military -- if the civilian leadership of america or the u.k. asked them to do it. and they are really good at it. a lot of times these debates can be a little disheartening, but the military goes way

congress and u.s. allies fail to deliver in eliminating iran's path to full nuclearization but it'll be interesting to see how the international community reacts to trump's decision and how congress will act and if this will escalate tensions between the u.s. and iran border from washington d.c. . thank you. well the deal itself was by the united states russia from the u.k. china germany and of course iran back in two thousand and fifteen that followed no news of talks and a decade long standoff which many viewed at the top of it was being one of the world's most pressing crises international nuclear watchdog has been monitoring iran's compliance with the deal says that is keeping its side of the ball game. and that includes shipping and reached your way into russia mothballing thousands of centrifuges and removing the core from a reactor at a key nuclear facility the u.k. france and germany they've expressed concern over the possible consequences of trump's move the use top diplomat saying that it is not up to him to terminate such a milestone international deal president of the united states us many powers not this one it is

the political will to submit it to congress it would have bounced future administrations it would have been a binding agreement for the united states under international law. because president obama didn't do it because congress wouldn't accept it there is there has always been i would call it a vocal but very well funded and extreme part of the american policy elite that sees the u.s. invasion for example of iraq and the overthrow of saddam hussein and even before that as professor i thought he was pointing out the massive sanctions and sanctions mechanism that him imposed on iraq they see all of that as successful because it brought down massive iraq arab military power in the middle east they see that as a success never mind the people that died there but they see that as this as a success what's happening now is that same small group of people are now being essentially empowered not just in congress but at the at the cia within the white house to have influence over us the u.s. policy direction what's holding them back is not a group that presents an alternative not a group that says hey we could work with the islamic republic of iran it's an impo

withhold 5 years ago they had weak internal control, made billions off of their data and to protect it. stuart: peter morici, is that effective, that hearings in congress, putting the guy on the hot seat, shredding him and his company? is ineffective to do >> i don't is a foreign is effective other and playing to voters in massachusetts. my feeling is we need to view this like a military disaster. something goes wrong in the military you try to have hearings that focus on solutions. leave it to the justice department to determine if there was insider-trading. let's call in the people at the sec that weren't engaging in proper oversight. we didn't do that with the bp

that is a step congress took. it's an internal u.s. matter, doesn't directly affect the agreement. they wanted some oversight on this. so by telling the congress he will not certify it, he is asking the congress to look for new ways to either increase enforcement against iran or also look at issues that are not directly related to the nuclear program. try to do some sanctions on this areas which are considered sa s dangerous for the u.s. but not part of the nuclear deal. the president also upset about the deal sunset -- he addressed question about this. why not simply get rid of it. here's the president. >> why not scrap it altogether now? why not end it now? >> because we'll see what happens over a short period of time, and i can do that instniously. i lake a two. step process much better. >> well, i may do that. >> so there you get the president talking about the two-step progress. ask congress to do something. if that can't be accomplished, and there's a really big if in that, because obviously you would need democrats to participate, then he would still hold epopen the possibili

congress and u.s. allies fail to deliver and cut off the regime path to a nuclear weapon but it will be interesting to see how the international community reacts to trump's decision as well as how congress will take this number of. thanks for bringing. in washington now a bit more information on the deal it was how the united states russia for. once united kingdom china germany and of course iran back in two thousand and fifteen but followed nine years of hard work and talks after a decade long standoff which many people viewed at the time as being one of the world's most pressing crises the international nuclear watchdog has been monitoring iran's compliance with the deal says that tehran has been keeping its side of the bargain and that includes shipping and rich to rein in to russia also mothballing thousands of centrifuges and removing the core from the reactor at the key facility the u.k. france and germany have expressed concern over the possible consequences of terms move with the top diplomats of the e.u. reminded that it's not up to him to terminate such a milestone international deal president of united states us man