this is the language that the commerce department wants to add to the 2020 senses. a citizen of the united states? guam, puertoorn in rico, the u.s. virgin islands, or the northern marianas? yes, born abroad? yes come u.s. citizen by naturalization. or, no, not a u.s. citizen? wilbur ross testified before the citizenship committee. here is what he had to say. >> you wrote to the committee a few months ago that the reason you did not mention all of your efforts to add a citizenship doj's letterre the is because these efforts were merely "informal and hypothetical discussions." thatall due respect, explanation does not pass the laugh test. : those are the facts. i'm sorry that you are not satisfied. : you testified three times and you withheld information that congress needed .o oversee the 2020 census will you take responsibility today for misleading congress, intentionally or not, about the process you followed to add the citizenship question to the 2020 census? oss: i am never intentionally misled congress or intentionally said anything not correct under oath. to c

the commerce department versus new york. for the remaining time of our program will be devoted to this idea of the question and should be added to the census if you say yes, call us at 202-748-8000 , if you say no, call us at 202-748-8001. you can make your comments known on our social media site at c-span wj and facebook.com/c-span. >> while we wait for the calls this morning on whether or not the immigration question should be included in the census, take a look at this exchange recently between congressman clay -- commerce secretary wilmer -- and commerce secretary wilbur ross about his motivation on including the question. >> you wrote to the committee a few months ago that the reason you did not mention all your efforts to add a citizenship letter wasfore doj's because these efforts were "informald i quote, and hypothetical discussions." that doesue respect, not pass the test. >> that is the facts sir. i'm sorry you are dissatisfied. >> you testified three times, and each time you withheld critical information that cong

both of the department of commerce and the department of justice have withheld key documents and refused to answer legitimate questions. ross and i exchanged several letters last week. we accommodated some of his concerns and thankfully he accommodated some of ours. i appreciate that, mr. secretary. based on these agreements i expect secretary ross to fully answer all of our questions about the census and not avoid our questions based on the meritless claim that there is a separate litigation going on. and with thathat i'm very pleased to have the secretary stand, please. good morning, chairman cummings. rep. cummings: i'm going to swear you in first. i apologize. thank you very much. swear and affirm the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god? thank you very much. let the record show the witness answered in the affirmative and you may be seated and you may proceed. sec. ross: good morning, chairman cummings. ranking member jordan and members of the committee. thank you for inviting me to testify. i would also think the cha

states united states commerce department saying sanctions on fifteenth south sudanese oil operators they were importing sources of cash for the government in an action aimed at increasing pressure on our present keer to end the country's conflict and humanitarian crisis so this is it's not just the united nations report this is the largest or oil producing company in the country in the world these are the united states government which is going to be either you part or are going against you how do you plan to bring in more investors when your country's prognosis is quite opposite to what you've been seeing speaking u.s. is a friend going to continue to be a friend because they have been with us during the war and they have been with us when we were conducting a friend myself i was also privileged to be in new york and washington at the same time. they will continue to be our friends what they have imposed is not for sanctions is restrictions. these restrictions to these oil companies basically they're saying if you want to procure any equipment for the operation of oil you need to get pe

but three courts have blocked the commerce department from picking up that question. arguments should be getting underway now and willing is aboutke with a reporter the case this morning on washington journal. ist: joining us on the phone a supreme court reporter with the washington post to talk more about this case. what are the legal issues in this case? guest: the legal issues, there are a couple. judges saidct court that secretary ross had violated the administrative procedures act with the way he went about saying this question was going to be added to the form, acting against the advice of those who said it would cause an undercount. it of those judges said would result in a survey that was so inaccurate that it would fail to satisfy the constitutional demand that the population be counted every 10 years. the court has a lot of things to look at today. it has expanded the argument time beyond its usual hour is to hear from all the lawyers who want to be heard about -- >> who are the lawyers, who is our doing -- arguing for and against? >> noel francisco will arg

but the 5g race comes with some pretty serious challenges that the commerce department must shoulder, so we've got former commerce secretary carlos gutierrez to crystallize both the national security and business implications. it's a fox business exclusive. we will also tell you which stocks are poised to really move on this news. >>> meanwhile, boeing in the spotlight as the faa holds a closed door meeting right now with american air carriers that own its 737 max jets. "wall street journal" aviation reporter andrew tangle has been out in front on this story. he's here exclusively to tell us what he believes is going on behind closed doors and what it means for airline stocks, boeing and more. >>> on wall street, it's really not boeing but disney, shoving the dow higher by 228 points on this friday. its new relatively inexpensive streaming service thrilling investors and analysts. s&p 500 is up 14, the nasdaq up 26 for reasons we are about to spell out for you unrelated to disney. >>> plus we have just obtained a letter from lawyers for the hollywood agents trying to keep writers from

com. >> and so will the personnel who are currently working at stratcom transition to the department of commerce? is that the plan? >> no, ma'am. the department of commerce will have that front-facing piece, the airmen of the united states air force that would be in the space force in the future work forthe space command, they still have to do that mission so we can do our defense or mission and our space control missions in the future. that's why we started doing that. we just fell into the space traffic management business. we do it for defense. >> i'm just concerned about the expertise that might be required in the department of commerce and are they going to have to hire that new, are they going to take it from the air force? >> we're working close with them to understand what kind of personnel requirements they would have to have and how they would do that and the conversation with secretary ross what i pointed out if we do it right, most of the capabilities they need can actually be automated and acquired through commercial agreements. they wouldn't have to have this army of people doing t

terrorists for car import so usually there is an investigation in the case of the terrorist by the commerce department and then the president so to speak gets the result of the investigation then the president can make a decision and if congress for example disagrees they have the theoretically the possibility to overrule the verdict of the president clifford back to you the w t o has not only set definitions on what it finds as a threat to national security it is also indicated that it wants to remain in charge as an international institution that's right and i think this is where the review element comes in and it becomes very important they have the power now to review cases where there's a national interests involved and that gives it a lot of scope in terms of how it can deal with say these cold war era rulings the . terms that trump has been using and it's here that we could see which way it goes i mean there is ambiguity here we've seen some seeing this as as we just pointed out some see this is a win for trump some see this as a loss so this is where the power is going to be and then to see ho

front but we are still waiting for donald trump's decision by the end of may to respond to this commerce departmentich could say german exports, car exports, are a national security threat to the us economy. obviously that would make things much worse and you would crash that kind of positive sign that we have seen in some leading indicators to the other side. thank you so much for coming in. there are many headwinds for germany and some of the other key economies in europe. let's move now to boeing. in a few hours time the ethiopian transport authority is expected to give an initial resort on the crash of an ethiopian airlines boeing 737 last month. aviation regulators around the world have granted the jet following the crash which came less than five months after another involving the same model belonging to an indonesian airline. investigations have centred on the plane's anti— stall software and they're already report that it may have been to blame. what seems to be emerging thus far, you are talking about the ethiopian crash, the pilots initially seem to have turned off the anti— stall system

relationships with business community and they are working together on workforce boards with their commerce department. my superintendent from colorado recently told us they have added education, it has a great need in colorado with the teacher shortage. the education freedom scholarship, looking at that, there is opportunity with career technology, and dual credit involvement, how it would work. >> this is part of the proposed budget this year. it would be a federal tax credit in the amount of $5 billion a year, to take a tax credit designated a portion of their tax burden to an approved 501 c-3 organization and approved by participating states. no state would be forced to participate and tax monies into this 501 c-3 organization, to then be granted to students as defined by the state to make a choice, and encouraged people to think much more broadly about what we mean when we talk about choice. it could be a dramatic expansion of career and technical education in your state. it could be enhancing dual enrollment opportunities, introducing apprenticeship opportunities or providing transportation from

states united states commerce department saying sanctions on fifteenth south sudanese oil operators theywere importing sources of cash for the government in an action aimed at increasing pressure on our present keer to end the country's conflict and humanitarian crisis so this is it's not just the united nations report this is the largest or oil producing company in the country in the world these are the united states government which is going to be either you partner or going against you how do you plan to bring in more investors when your country's prognosis is quite opposite to what you've been seeing speaking u.s. is a friend going to continue to be a friend because they have been with us during the war and they have been with us when we were conducting a friend myself i was also privileged to be in new york and washington at the same time. they will continue to be our friends what they have imposed it's not for sanctions it's restrictions. these restrictions to these oil companies basically they're saying if you want to procure any equipment for the operation of oil you need to get

he has a report right now from the commerce department. we don't know what is in it to him about it will determine whether auto exports are a national security threat. trump has not made a decision on that yet. clearly, he is holding it out as a threat. ere resolveds w as part of this usmca, which has not been signed, i think exit, he meantwhat exactly by that, and if it is even allowable. shery: thank you for that, sarah mcgregor. coming up, elon musk has arrived at a manhattan court for a content hearing. that conversation coming up next. this is bloomberg. ♪ shery: this is "bloomberg markets." i'm shery ahn in new york. amanda: i'm amanda lang in toronto. shery: tesla reporting a sharp drop in car deliveries, and at one point the stock falling as much as 11%. we are talking about a significant short when it comes to those deliveries. we are talking about model three production only getting 2% from the fourth quarter while .eliveries fell 28% -- 20% in total, only 63,000 vehicles delivered in the third quarter, down more than 90,000 from

this is the language the commerce department once to add to the 2020 census.s this person a citizen of the united states? this question will go last on the survey. , yes, born in puerto rico, islands, yes, born abroad to u.s. citizens or parents, yes u.s. citizen by naturalization, or no, not a citizen. here's what wilbur ross had to say about adding the language. [video clip] mr. secretary, you wrote to the committee that the reason you did not mention your ads -- your reasons to add a citizenship question before the doj letter was because these efforts were informal and hypothetical discussions. with all due respect, that explanation does not pass the laugh test. >> that is the fact. i am sorry you are dissatisfied. >> you testified three times and each time you withheld critical information that congress needed to oversee preparations for the 2020 census. mr. secretary, will you take responsibility today for misleading congress, whether intentionally or not, about the process you followed to add the citizenship question to the 2020 census? >> i have never i

states united states commerce department saying sanctions on fifteenth south sudanese oil operators they were importing sources of cash for the government in an action aimed at increasing pressure on our present keer to end the country's conflict and humanitarian crisis so this is it's not just the united nations report this is the largest or oil producing company in the country in the world these are the united states government which is going to be either you part or are going against you how do you plan to bring in more investors when your country's prognosis is quite opposite to what you've been seeing speaking u.s. is a friend going to continue to be a friend because they have been with us during the war and they have been with us when we were conducting a friend myself i was also privileged to be in new york in washington at the same time. they will continue to be our friends what they have imposed is not for sanctions is restrictions. these restrictions to these oil companies basically they are saying if you want to procure any equipment for the operation of oil you need to get pe

states united states commerce department saying sanctions on fifteen south sudanese oil operators they were importing sources of cash for the government in an action aimed at increasing pressure on our present keer to end the country's conflict and humanitarian crisis so this is it's not just the united nations report this is the largest or oil producing company in the country in the world these are the united states government which is going to be either your partner or going against you how do you plan to bring in more investors when your country's prognosis is quite opposite to what you've been seeing speaking u.s. is a friend going to continue to be a friend because they have been with us during the war and they have been with us when we were conducting a friend myself i was also privileged to be in new york and in washington at the same time. they will continue to be our friends what they have imposed is not a sanctions it's restrictions. these restrictions to these oil companies basically they're saying if you want to procure any equipment for the operation of oil you need to get

investors get more hen the commerce department releases data for february.l street monday following strong manufacturing data out of china and the u.s. the dow soared 329 points. finishing above 26,000 for the first time since late february. s&p gained 32 and nasdaq rallied 99 points. >>> members of parliament failed again to agree on proposals for the next step in the brexit process. lawmakers voted on four alternatives to theresa may's withdrawal deal, but none gained the majority. britain will depart the eu in ten days unless may comes up with another option. >>> whole foods is cutting prices again, with an emphasis on produce. customers are expected to save an average of 20% of select items including greens, tomatoes and fruits. prime members will get double the number of weekly deals they get now. it goes into effect tomorrow. >>> burger king is rolling out a meatless whopper. it's called the impossible whopper. it features a flame grilled plant based patty with 15% less fat and 90% less cholesterol as the regular whopper. the new burger is only availab

it also requires if the commerce department needs this information it requires the department to get americans these questions. so the lower court found that on that basis largely on that basis alone that this language cannot be used. >> bill: "wall street journal" writes this. the justices should be wary of letting courts overrule an executive officially acting within the boundaries set by congress. some of the lower courts ruled against the administration. if the administration were to win, what would change, tim? >> well, i think it would be a go ahead for increased administrative power, executive branch authority. i think if these regulations are upheld and it is a close vote, you have the five republican appointees on the court. the court will be criticized for acting politically which might be unfair. the fact is the argument that executive branch officials have discretion is a valid one the court has signed onto for a long time n. this case secretary ross said the idea came from the justice department. now clear it came from here and asked the justice department to ask for thi

about their relationships with business community, how , or are working together with their commerce department. our superintendent from colorado just told us that they have added education as one of the sector strategy industry that has a great need in colorado. with a teacher shortage, i am taking that idea back to south carolina. i know you recently announced the education freedom scholarships. in looking at that, i think there is opportunities there and with career technology dual credit and romans for families. we talk about that program and how it would work? sec. devos: i would love to. this is part of the proposed budget this year. it is actually in the treasury portion of the budget. it would be a federal tax credit in the amount of $5 billion a year. individuals and corporations could take a tax credit, designated a portion of their tax burden to an approved 501(c)(3) organization as approved by participating states. no state would be forced to participate. give theiruals would tax credit moneys into visa 501(c)(3) organizations to then be granted out to students as defined by the sta

we just had a hearing with the commerce committee last week where they were talking about reorganizing all of the space elements in the departmentcommerce and the office of the sec secretary. i'm trying to figure out which functions would go to commerce and what would stay in d.o.d. and how that speedometresponsibs sorted out. >> the air force has really, since the late 1950s, taken on the responsibility of warning people when they could hit debris. you're right that we currently track about 24,000 pieces of debris larger than ten centimeters and we provide that information to every country in the world. we're also expanding our ability to know what is going on in space. this year we will go operational with something called the space fence, which is a space fencing radar and we will increase the pieces of debris that we're tracking to over 100,000 with that space fence. the shift to the commerce department is they will take over the responsibility of telling commercial companies and deconfliction and we're working closely with them. we're happy to transfer that responsibility to the commerce department. they had people out work

commerce department show the u.s. economy growing at three point two percent in the first quarter hitting a level that exceeded expectations market watchers had been bracing for a much lower number after what felt like a full season of bad news including start market zigzags slowdowns in china and europe and the u.s. has continued entanglement and trade by across the pacific and their lead pick us president donald trump reacted to the new numbers with his usual sense of humility and precision. which i believe very very low inflation our economy is doing great number one in the world but nobody want to go on to be right in the world and it's not even close. this has been a good earnings season weak so far we've seen some strong b.s. by companies like amazon locking martin and coca-cola leading the broader markets higher however there's a key segment of the market that is lagging smallcaps and the past two months the russell two thousand has been much weaker with the end mix down one percent since february meanwhile the

a commerce department report is expected to show that the us trade deficit widened to $53.5 billion in new york. joining us is richard dunbar, investment director at aberdeen standard investments. are really busy time at the moment with a lot of big companies reporting this week and lots of economic news from china, the uk, so what are you watching? we have an inflation figure from the uk expected to be in line with a target that the monetary policy committee set by the government at 2% so that should be in line. interesting to see what they say, every brexit related and inflation has been dependent wet sterling has been trading. —— where sterling. with brexit postponed, interesting to see how the bank of england sees that and if it has any impact on their deliberations. and what is so interesting about all of this data, it is so interconnected. it is so evident, what the actions of the fed is doing, what the european central bank to —— keep inflation in check and with china in the picture with those better figures, and with china in the picture with those betterfigures, where does it

to the monthlyjobs report thatis precursor to the monthlyjobs report that is released by the commerce departmentan early indicator of what we can expect to see on friday. also happening on wednesday, the institute of supply management report is likely to show that it it is purchasing managers' index for slightly for the month of march. simon french joins us now. we need to talk about brexit, don't we? what are the markets make of what we heard yesterday? sterling, the pound has been the bellwether for better negotiations has gone up about 1% at the announcement yesterday that theresa may was going to reach across the island work with the but overall, compared to some of the moves we have seen in recent months, it is fairly muted, because there is some certainty that this will take us some certainty that this will take us down a some certainty that this will take us down a process. some certainty that this will take us down a process. i describe it as three—dimensional chess, and it may be that some alternative brings support to the prime minister's withdrawal deal, therefore markets are trying t

then you have the separate issue of trump asking the commerce department to provide a national security for car tariffs which there is going to be a legal challenge there. so, the bottom line is it's very, very complicated but this is trump pivoting off the very hard line position that he outlined last week. >> bret: tom, many republican lawmakers piped up saying that there is roughly $1.5 billion of commerce that goes over that border every day. forbes wrote an op-ed saying if the border shut down happens it could lead to a recession. obviously that had an effect. but, what is the impact of this kind of -- well, maybe we will do this instead? >> well, look, i think trump sort of in frustration launched this idea that he was just going to shut down the border. he is frustrated by the flow of drugs and the flow of people, quite frankly. and this is an issue that is going to carry through through 2020. quite frankly i'm astonished that you have got trump administration officials now, even some former obama administration officials saying this is a crisis. the system is sort of melting dow

data from the commerce department showed retail sales fell .2% in february.ales for january were revised higher to a $0.7. shoppers bought more cars. sales at dealerships rebounded after declining nearly 2% in january. retail sales have slowly begun to rebound after the unusually large drop in sales for december that worried so many people. economists note the delay may reflect a processing of tax refund. cold and wet weather could have hurt sales. online sales rose just under 1%. >>> the senate will take steps toward using the so called nuclear option to speed confirmation of presidential nominees. it's not clear when the actual detonation, so to speak will take place. republicans plan to use the nuclear option to change rules by a simple majority vote instead of the typical 60 vote threshold. >> majority leader mitch mcconnell tweeting this, the president's nominees consider due consideration in the senate. democratic obstruction needs to stop. that does not jive with what he used to believe. >> it's the senate's constitutional right to act as a check on a

commerce department banned hau wau from participating in lte networks over national security concerns2014 it was banned from u.s. government contracts. this goes back over 10 ten years we've had the concerns. and it's not just the u.s., by the way. australia, japan, several european governments have independently taken a look at this question and independently concluded that this company poses major national security concerns and should be restricted from access to certain networks. the pentagon has concluded that huawei maintains close ties to the people's liberation army. the department of defense won't even allow huawei phones to be sold on u.s. military bases. the u.s. department of justice refrpsed earlier uncovered an internal huawei memo that the company was offering bonuses to employees who succeeded in stealing confidential information from other companies. just this year -- i'll end on this note. just in january, the fbi raided huawei san diego's office, who was involved in a scheme to steel ip tech from u.s. firms. poland arrested two employees charged with spying. the gran

the commerce department says our country's growth is at a rate of 3.2% in the first quarter of this year. the president saying those numbers show the u.s. is right on track. >> inflation numbers are very low. the gasoline prices are coming down. i called up opec. i said you've got to bring them down. you've got to bring them down. our economy is doing great. number one in the world. we're number one economy right now in the world and it's not even close. leland: for more on this, let's go to allison bar deer fro barb. >> reporter: after president trump made the remarks about opec, there were reports he had not spoken to anyone at the opec secretariat in vienna. sources told the wall street journal president trump did not talk to the opec secretary general or the saudi energy minister, talking about oil prices. sarah sanders said the white house is in regular contact with the oil producing nations. last week, white house officials met with a delegation from the saudi labor ministry. in washington, they discussed global oil markets, ensure global demand is met after all iranian oil is remo

and they certainly would be on the side of the president in the court for the commerce department has challenge to put the information together and it should be a secretary decision to make. not the supreme court. but i hope they do make the right decision.lou: the trump economy. president trump has achieved incredible success for this economy. 9 trillion just in terms of the market with equities market. how does any democrat overcome an incumbent president with this track record? >> very hard! one of the things that always strikes me about polling however, when things are going well, that issue falls down to the bottom of peoples concerns. the economy, if we were in a recession the economy would be number one. because the economy is doing so on most polls show the economy is no longer ranked in the top two or three for most voters. i remember in new york city when everyone was afraid of crime, that was the issue. when crime fell, no one cared about crime anymore. the fact that it is not there, among the top concerns is great news. but hard to remind people. lou: the president has mad

the commerce department reported economic growth of 3.2% from grand from january through march. they were predicting 20 half percent. overall prices rose less than 1%. suggesting inflation is at bay. 3% to $116 billion. >>> president trump touted the news on twitter saying this is far above expectations or projections. importantly inflation very low. >>> wall street ended with new records on two of the three major indexes. dow jones up 81 points. nasdaq gained 27 points. the s&p 500 set a record with a gain of 13. solid earnings from amazon and fort help to list the market. >>> financial analysts had a bit of a warning for investors. >>> i think investors should be cautious. the first three months of the year the s&p 500 is really at a record now of 2900 and some change. almost at its peak. when you wrap up that quickly about 18% in three months you can have a quick downfall correction when things get overpriced. that happened in september 2018. you remember the december we lost 10% of value. investors should be cautious. they should look at diversifying out of the u.s. looking

we're seeing, as a result of the numbers that just came from the commerce department, 3.2% growth inhe last quarter. that was far higher than even was anticipated. we were seeing a stock market, all-time highs, unemployment at historic lows for african-americans, asian americans, hispanic americanss, really all americans. and as a result of the tax cuts and the jobs act, people in my district, for example, in cincinnati, the average family of four got a $2,400 tax cut and that's real money. it's people can go on vacation this year, people can buy clothes if are the kids, all kinds of things that they maybe couldn't do before. this is real. and president trump deserves a lot of credit for this. he took a lot of grief from some of the democratic colleagues but it's working. and hopefully the public next year when they go to the polls are going to take this into consideration. liz: here's the narrative from democrats like joe biden and bernie sanders. did obama-biden policies hurt or help the middle class. can the government really raise, increase people's wages. does the government do

and other justices seemed to move past why three federal district judges had banned the trump commerce department from adding the question. it seems like a shocking and cynical justification to keep it. robbers told new york solicitor general barbara underwood whose state sued to block the question that the data is critical it for enforcing the voting rights act. you will recall robbers voted to gut a key portion calling it unnecessary. racism is over. ari berman wrote that the legal career has been a decades long crusade as a reason to twist the census to donald trump's anti-immigration aims is interesting. if the supreme court allowed them to remain, little question that the voting rights of many americans will be undermined. two people at the oral arguments today. director of the aclu's voting rights project who voted against arguing in front of the supreme court today. president and ceo of the leadership conference on civil and human rights and former head of the department of justice's civil rights division. how surprising was it to hear john roberts voice the idea that the reason to add the

. >>> the commerce department report act economic growth of several percent between january and march. analysts are predicting 2.5% growth. prices rose less than 1% come suggesting inflation is at bay. >>> wall street ended the week with new records on two of the three major embassies. the dow was up 81 points, nasdaq gained 27 points to a new record close, the s&p also set a record with a gain of 13 points. solid earnings from amazon. ford also lifted the market. amazon says it's prime shipping is about to get faster. the company says it will soon offer one-day shipping as the standard for prime numbers. the current guaranty is only two days delivery right now, and the charge will having -- change will happen over the next year. amazon is trying to make my membership more attractive while contending with growing competition from other companies like walmart and target. >>> kids ii are recalling baby rocking sleepers. it has been linked to five infant deaths. the deaths occurred after infants rolled over from their backs to their stomachs or sides while unrestrained. fisher-price is r

for all those reasons if the court wanted to rule against the commerce department they could have but they are just choosing not to. >> we'll have to levave it ther. thank you both so much. >>> coming up, day of mourning. four americans among the victims in sri lanka. a live report, next. lanka a live report, next. hmm. exactly. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. nice. but, uh... what's up with your... partner? not again. limu that's your reflection. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty ♪ hey allergy muddlers... achoo! ...do your sneezes turn heads? try zyrtec... ...it starts working hard at hour one... and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. zyrtec muddle no more. >>> the death toll has risen against in sri lanka in a national day of mourning that's lost 320 people to the easter sunday terror attacks. at least four americans are among the dead including a fifth grader who was on leave of absence from the elite washington, d.c. quaker private school attended by chelsea clinton and the obama

the commerce department reported that the economy grew 3.4%, compared to 2.2% in the fourth quarter.ou can see that the dow jones is up today. it is of 33 points with the closing bell just a few minutes away. the nasdaq and s&p 500 ours are both slightly a. >>> they have had issues only. >>> coming up at 4:00, we will speak from officials from muni about alleged sick calls affecting train and bus service. we will? more on that today at 4:00. it is expected to be a very busy weekend of the movies with people going to see uncle avengers: endgame." >> it is expected to be a huge box office hits. >> 50% of all living creatures. >> reporter: it is the 22nd film and the final the avenger saga. it will play on a record 3600 screens in the u.s. and canada. >> we have to finish this. >> reporter: as moviegoers gear up for the movie experience, they reflect on the journey and how important the loyalty of the fans has been. >> when you are making these movies, you have that in mind because we know how much it means to them. i know how much movies meant to me. to be this many movies in it so be

commerce? sec. wilson: yes. -- we provided by the data. share agreement -- sharing agreements with others. inhave to operate safe space, but it is not a military mission. the department of commerce is taking over that civil responsibility. i met with secretary ross. he is not going to try to build all the data and sensors we have in order to do that. he will take our sensors and face to theome the commercial sector in the world to the military does not have to do that. that function will transition to the spacecom. staff sen.: will shaheen: -- will staff at strack, transition -- at st ratcom transition? gen. hyten: no. they still have to do that mission so we can do our defense of mission and space control mission in the future. into this. we do it for defense. sen. shaheen: i am concerned about the expertise that might be required. will they have to take it from the air force? gen. hyten: we will work closely with them to see how they would do that. in conversations i pointed out if we do it right, most of the capabilities they need will be automated and acquired through commercial agreements. they would not have to have this army of people doing that. they could do

that's always the weekend quarter of the year because the commerce department didn't revise it.sonal adjustments, looking at 3% as a whole. last year when we got 3%, it started out the same way. almost the same pattern. we're quite optimistic about that. >> the president has been going after the federal reserve, repeatedly calling for them to lower interest rates, saying the economy would be stronger if it weren't for them. two of the president's picks to serve on the fed board of governors, herman cain and steven moore, both supporters of the president. quote, in our view the selections could raise questions about the independence of the federal reserve and could be perceived as an attempted plitization of monetary policy. the experience of each candidate does not seem to be the main reason the trump administration is considering their nominations. what's your response? >> with respect to barclays, i don't agree. first of all, they're both very smart people. let's take herman cain, besides being a very successful entrepreneurial businessman, he was a board member of the kansas

the commerce department report the gdp grew by a rate of 3.2% for the first three months. analysts are warning that this could be temporary. we'll have more on this. a lot of this is consumer spending. numbers look good in retail. first, a live look at the white house where the president is set to meet with the japanese prime minister in about an hour. the president says he's going to talk up trade with china again. john roberts is reporting live in the yard. hi, john. >> shep, good afternoon to you. it's pouring here at the white house. ceremonial guard assembling for shinzo abe's arrive value. the lightning and thunder now begins here. there's cautious optimism from the white house about words that xi jinping said. the chief economic advise tore the president, larry kudlow on fox news with his assessment of what he said. listen here. >> i think the president would like to meet with president xi and close the trade deal if the trade deal is "a great one for america" to quote potus. we had a long meeting. made a lot of head way. no question about that. we've talked about i

commerce department reported economic growth of 3.2%. from january to march. despite the government shutdown the trade war with china and boeings 737 max troubles. resident trump obviously very happy. and talking about it on twitter. very pleased with the growth he has seen and the economy. for more on the state of our economy we are joined by morgan stanley financial advisor georgina chitty. thank you for coming in.>> a lot of people were surprised by the growth we saw in the first quarter. what do you attribute it to? >> the government got its report card after the first quarter. it was pretty good. 3.2%. none of the analyst projected 3.2%. the president at the demonstration was flaunting 3%. nobody agreed. to our surprise this morning they came out at 3.2%. that is a good b+ for gdp report.>> is this economic report card is it all it is cracked up to be or could it be deceiving? >> the numbers of the numbers. three points who is 3.2. we had a bad winter. we did not have a lot of sales at the end of last year. that got pushed into this year. we to look at ot