>> shinzo abe has had an awful week.with north korea. signature reform. exploded in a his tax chief has resigned to take responsibility for doctoring the documents related to a sweetheart land deal to a man that is linked to abe. so there's been a lot of people for the -- a lot of things for the people here to digest. it looks like shinzo abe is on the ropes. haidi: what would be the best case scenario? the finance minister said he will not be stepping down. a course saying that that would be the best case scenario. is this something they can get past? >> i think they will try to brazen it out. he doesn't do contrition very well. he is the most unrepentant apology i have ever seen in the past 30 years. abe then went on tv and also apologized and put on his what was me face. those nasty bureaucrats are up and shiftingain responsibility. in the court of public opinion, abe is guilty. 80% of people don't think that his explanations add up. he may not have broken any laws, but clearly, there has been a breach of public trust

how much is it hurting shinzo abe in the polls? had some negative views but what it's -- what's it looks like now? >> this is why we're covering this story. this is why this is an international story and not just a domestic scandal. from the days of the past with the l.d.p. this is because shinzo abe has been on a quite aggressive reform agenda through abenomics but he also wants to reform or revise the pacifist constitution and the man by his side since 2012, taru aso, has been spearheading these reforms and abenomics. if he's removed from office as many in the public and opposition want him removed, that could be a big problem for abe. so his numbers in the latest polls, shinzo abe's cabinet are quite low. you can see the poll, his approval rating falling another nearly 12 points to just 32.6%. his disapproval rating now upwards of 55%. another poll over the weekend rom the knee quay, 49% disapproval. 42% approval. this is undermining shinzo abe as he seeks another term in september to be the ldp chair. rishaad: that was steve en

tensions abe seek a new mandate?ent from the case of's emotive indicate shimoto in that his wife is allegedly involved. we don't know what will happen from here onwards. it depends on how deeply she is associated or allegedly associated at this point. how far the opposition is going to go. factor in fact is very negative for the market sentiment, i think. yvonne: and should be pure raises a lot of questions about the boj. a lot of people saying at the lost opportunity to reduce stimulus last year when markets were doing very well, but now, there seems to be a higher hurdle not just with the trade pigeons but also -- trade tensions but also the bigger political scandal as well. seijiro: i think that the ball is in the court of the corporations. the boj has used up most of its cards really. they have a deep pocket. the biggest market keeps asking for more and more in the financial stimulus side. i think it's about time the corporations that starts enacting ---that's exactly what mr. abe was trying to induce. if the sca

a lot of people will be watching that one >>> in earnings news, shares of ab inbev moving higher after reporting strong quarterly results. landon dowdy joins us with more on those numbers >> that's right. shares of anheuser-busch moving higher after better-than-expected earnings. they reported higher profit in the fourth quarter thanks to savings from the sabmiller acquisition and a rebound in brazil despite the strong finish, ab inbev is still struggling in the

they probably have talked more than shin ab be talked to obama on the phone -- shinzo abe talked to obama the whole time. but it was worrying, the decision making on steel and aluminum was worrying, these alliances are based on a web of networks and an understanding the strategy and the people that speak to the president and the prime minister rkz even though the president's relationship with abe is very good and the national security strategies are favorable for japan, the decision making process has people rattled everywhere, public opinion polls in japan, talking about the united states, the numbers are not great. but where are you going to go. someone in japan said if this keeps up, we are going to hedge against the united states. i set what you are going to do? they said they are going to strengthen their ties with india and australia. maybe xi has a better option. >> i think that we will end it this, please join me and thanking our panel. >>> wish journal, live everyday with news and policy issues that impact you, coming up tuesday morning, freedom works, adam brandon on president d

but here abe for theas the -- fortas the lawyer. at the time he is appointed to represent gideon, he is at the top of the legal profession. >> one of these great washington fixers and freight lawyers of the -- great lawyers of the time. and clarence gideon goes from not having any lawyer to having one of the great lawyers in the country in the supreme court of the united states. >> across from him a person by the name of bruce jacob. do you know anything about him? >> only what i read from anthony lewis' book but we're going to see him, and -- in the course of the evening. >> right. he arc you'd two cases before the supreme court. and really interesting history about both of them we'll learn about that later. and then the other namesake wainwright. louie wainwright. he really has very little role to play in this case. he was the head of the florida prisons. and those names assigned to cases? >> they're assigned to cases in the first instance based on which party is sued in the action. and the reason that this is wainwright as oppose

the key takeaway was that shinzo abe, the finance minister his former boss, and shinzo abe's wife were this controversy a land sale, and did not authorize the doctoring of documents, which the finance ministry has already admitted half wait incriminate for them because their names were on these documents that were removed. it is an interesting saga that has international ramifications because the key takeaway is this is undermining shinzo abe, and he could be taken out of office, or at the least, his finance minister who has been a key. scandalow much has this weakened prime minister abe? he is moving down the pecking order. yes, it is a possibility. officed be taken out of over this scandal. if not this scandal, perhaps other scandals that are in the wings. the opposition has several cronyism allegations against the ldp and his cabinet. if the latest numbers are any indication, shinzo abe is losing popularity fast. has him at 32% approval, down 11 percentage points from the previous poll. manus: thank you very much, stephen engle. sonja laud, is the head of equity, fidelity internatio

abe and the administration clearly reorganized unique value and prime minister abe also emphasizes relationship with taiwan. abe strong position as prime minister is great advantageous for japan to advance such efforts. taiwan's efforts include with the united states is also indispensable, it's my view. >> great. thank you. mike, continuing on the sort of historic thing, perhaps you can sort of give us a lens from the taiwan dou taiwan domestic point of view. obviously had elections and change in position. but it's been interesting to see that in all taiwan governments it's been a fairly warm feeling toward japan and, in general, toward the relationship. so how do you see that from not only the taiwan perspective, but then how do you kind of nest that, if you will, in taiwan 's importance? >> thanks very much for the opportunity. i think the first thing to say is taiwan sees itself as island nation. also true big difference between the classic and modern, which is some day china will come together and we'll be there. dpp administration says hello we've developed ourselves as significant soverei

japan's leader, shinzo abe.nzo abe, the japanese government, all mainstream japanese government were scared and gob smacked and weirded out. by the way, donald trump constantly scapegoated japan, blasting the trade deal, saying japan should develop its own nuclear weapons. and then once trump was actually elected, an unusual thing ha happened. shinzo abe managed to get himself to be one of the very first leaders who spoke to the president after his victory. there's supposed to be an order in which the president-elect is is supposed to speak with heads of state so it's predictable and nobody gets offended. the trump campaign just winged it and took calls from hovewhoe. and shinzo abe was calling through to the trump tower switchboard and got himself on the phone before anybody else and he was able to set up a meeting the very next week in trump tower. the election on november 8 wasn't calmled until the wee hours of november 9th. before nightfall, shinzo abe has gotten him to agree to this meeting. so japan's prim

. >> we're also going to hear the name abe fortis. who is he?> he will later be a supreme court justice, and then a failed nominee for the chief justiceship. but here's it's abe fortis the lawyer, and at the time he's appointed the represent gideon, he is at the top of the legal profession, one of these great washington fixers, and great lawyers of the time. and he ends up, clarence gideon goes from not having any lawyer to having one of the great lawyers in the country in the supreme court of the united states. >> across from him was a person by the pneumonname of bruce jac >> only what i read from anthony lewis's book, but i think we're going to see him in the course of the evening. >> right. he argued two cases before the supreme court. and a really interesting history about both of them. we'll learn about that later. the other namesake, wainwright, louie wainwright has very little role to play in this case. head of the florida prisons. how were those names assigned to cases? >> well, they're assigned to cases in the first instance, based on

yvonne: how important is aso to abe? if aso goes, is all lost? aso is abe's most loyal, stalwart supporter. on the other hand, abenomics has been a huge success. whoever would to -- would succeed aso, economic policy would be stable. yvonne: thank you, a lot to look ahead to on this looming scandal in japan. let's discuss that and the potential impact on currencies. while policy change is unlikely, foreign investors could react. senior us from sydney, currency manager at commonwealth bank of australia. seems the scandal is not going away for shinzo abe. are we still misplacing the risk at the moment? >> good morning. i think the political scandal in headline generated risk, volatility for the currency. but it will not be a key driver in the japanese yen. rather, the yen will continue to be influenced by three key drivers. a stable backdrop, diminishing risk of more easing from the bank of japan, and third, our view that the u.s. dollar remains in a broad-based downtrend. they have a massive asset surplus. this means japan is not vulnerable to a s

ab 2865 by mr. chiu is a -- currently a spot bill on pricing that is sponsored by the transportation authority, and we're recommending formally adopting a support vision on that measure so we can be alive as that bill moves forward. yesterday was the deadline for spot bills to be amended. once it is amended, it allows it to be referred and coupled with the amendments, and i'll process that in the coming days, so it should be getting ready and prepared to are sbe for a hearing sometime in mid-april is my best estimate based on work lead. ab 3059 by mr. bloom is a congestion pricing pilot program that provides up to four projects in the state for local agencies or regional transportation agencies to seek authority to implement pricing within their jurisdiction. the bill provides for two in the north and two in the south. that measure is -- has been referred to aassembly trans, as a full established measure, but it has not been set for hearing yet. that is a bill that staff recommends support for. ab 3

all of these drawings are based on ab-19 and ab-18 as required by mr. walls. as already mentioned, everything is as required. thank you. >> what's the date of these two drawings? >> pardon? >> the date of these two drawings. >> the date is today, today. yeah. i have 11 copies here, just in case. >> okay. thank you. >> can you please make sure that at least one copy is provided to mr. quintera? okay. mr. kenas. >> thank you. joe kenas. i'm a resident of crown hotel -- >> i'm sorry, sir, could you speak into the microphone there. >> joe kenas. i'm a tenant at the crown hotel, 528 valencia, just south of 16th. this drawing that i was handed yesterday does not have the new application. it just has what was presented back on the 7th of february , and even the owner handed me an identical copy just know now a came in the room. it has an arrow on it, a dashed arrow showing what i guess is their idea of the illustration of a counterbalanced ladder, so i haven't had any time, really, to look at it. it's basically at fault because my suggestion earlier presented in earl

. >> we're also going to heart name abe fortas. >> abe fortas comes into this drama not as a supreme court justice, though he would later become a supreme court justice, then a failed nominee for the chief justiceship. but here it's abe fortas the lawyer. at the time that he is appointed to represent gideon, he is at the top of the legal profession. he is one of these great washington fixers and lawyers at he time. gideon goes from not having any lawyer to having one of the greatest in the country. >> across from him was bruce jacob. do you know anything about him? >> only what i know of him from anthony lewis' book. but i think we're going to see him in the course of the evening. >> he argued two cases before the supreme court and really interesting history about both of them. we'll learn that later. then the other namesake. wainwright. louie wainwright. he really has very little role to play in this case. he was the head of the florida prisons. how were those names assigned to cases? >> they are assigned in the first instances in which party is sued in the action. the reason why th

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despite this strong finish to the year, ab inbev is still struggling in the u.s.bud wiser and bud light continue to lose market share to wine and spirits. the company saying we're not satisfied with our market share performance and are working hard to balance the share and profitability equation at the start of the year, the firm replaced its north american chief to bolster sales which have fallen 15% since 2008 analysts and ab inbev are optimistic about 2018. brett cooper noting that q1 is expected to be weak, but we should see improvement over the balance of the year. the stock down about 11% in the past year and up 5% in early trading. back over to you >> landon, thank you very much >>> l brands reporting better than expected results and an extra selling week added to sales by the parent of victoria secret and bath & body works is giving a downbeat outlook for the first quarter and full-year 2018 3-d systems reporting profit and revenue that beat analysts forecast the prichti iprinting company ig full-year results as it goes through an accounting review. >>> ho

school student in san jose who scored a perfect, as in perfect score, on the advanced placement calculus ab exam. we're gonna talk to him about his achievement and what he plans to do with all that brainpower. all on our show today. well, we at "asian pacific america" have featured the saga of angel island in many segments, including a whole show, and yet it is an immigration story that not only deserves to be told as much as possible, but the lessons learned need to be utilized in our times right now. here to help us do that is, first, buck gee, the board president of the angel island immigration station foundation, who wrapped up a legendary silicon valley career as vice president and general manager of cisco to become an advocate for leadership development for the asian american and pacific islander communities. joining us is henry der, who is a senior program officer at your freedoms for freedoms fund, providing philanthropic support for pro-immigrant groups. and he is also the co-chair of the angel island immigration station foundation 2018 benefit gala. welcome to the show. buck gee:

i cannot help but think that was a really nice thing for abe fortas to say. susan: 91 questions he was peppered with. he knows the exact number. is that common? butl: paul is the expert, he would tell you that we might in recent memory distinguished d,ween, like there is b, c, that before and after justice scalia. before it was cooler and more quiet, but from the very first day on the supreme court, justice scalia actually began to change all of that and now most of the justices lean in in a big way. i was told the story that justice scalia, his first day, it is now a hot bench, and it was not much before. paul can clarify, but the story is told that at least on the very first day when justice scalia was on the bench and he is asking question after question, one of the justices, a very polite lewis powell leans over to throw good marshall and says, do you think he knows we are here? that is the story i've heard. susan: you have made the story that the court wanted here the best arguments on both sides. one viewer tweets, "they needed something more than a twe

ab, you have a beautiful sky behind you. red sky in the morn, sailors be warned. could there be trouble today in the white house. if they try to push something like this through, ron johnson, a republican senator coming on today. is it true they are actually thinking on of legislation to change the president's abilities on tariffs because of how unhappy they are about how rash this move is? >> oh, i think they're definitely clear. more than 100 republicans in the house sending a letter and the speaker being very forth right -- very firm about this. he's obviously been telling the president these things privately for months and months and months. now they are coming out strongly in opposition to him and making the kinds of warning -- issuing the kinds of warnings that senator johnson is across the board. everyone except pretty much for free trade vice president mike pence is being openly critical in the party of this. and i think they have to use the "spectre" to get the president to listen. the fact that the white house was considering, is still considering, may c

president trump's relationship with abe is really good. talk more already than abe talked to obama on the time.the whole that's good. thisecision-making on north korean front -- i'll tell can't showpanese that it's worried about it. it was worrying. on steel andng aluminum. it's based on web of networks of strategynding and people who speak for the president and the prime minster. the president's relationship with abe is very decision-making process clearly has people rattled everywhere. including myself in that. daysc opinion polls these in japan tend to show strong support for japan. great. aren't where are you going to go? going to have to hedge against the u.s. we're beginning to strengthen india and australia. okay. and was push strategy george w. bush strategy. >> i think we'll end it there. please join me in thanking our panel. [applause] >> we'll have more live coverage when journalist from cnn and "washington post" talk about the covering the trump administration. hosted by arizona state university cronkite school of live 6:00 p.m

we also know that prime minister abe's wife has been affiliated with the school.no evidence directly suggesting that there was a medical pressure from the abe camp to sell the land at a discounted price. the big question is though, if the scandal continues and defense, does it start to force resignations from the abe cabinet and undermine abenomics? that is what we are waiting to see. >> mario draghi said inflation is still too low for the ecb to make any changes to its stimulus plan the ecb residents as he expects the inflation in the euro area to search by 20% in . >> i just missed our policy will remain predictable. deviation from draghi today, from what he delivered a week ago? for extreme was more like hammering home the point of what he is planning. there were slightly tougher messages as well, he pointed out the concerns over the euro and any further strength. he said, which is quite important, but the euro has gained almost 17% over the last year over the dollar, that they are not entirely due to the areas of economic expansion. that is one area of can tur

it threatens the reform agenda of prime minister shinzo abe.ter also has been by shinzo abe since 2012 and assisting him with his efforts to change in the competition. if he loses the support of his party, this whole agenda could be an question. he has been interrogated by members of his own party, a very unprecedented development. if he does not get the support of his party, it could threaten his leadership which is up for reelection comes september. that threatens his standing as potentially the longest-serving japanese prime minister. wenne: steve, the scandal have been talking about for nearly a year now, what is it resurfacing now with such fervor? is the cover up worse than the deed itself? steve: this is an interesting question. why now? it is almost one-year-old. on merit, perhaps it is not the biggest, worse scandal that japan has faced, but it is the worst when that he has faced in the last five years. his approval rating last summer was in the 30% range. weimproved to about 50% when had the autumn elections, because again, shinzo abe

land sales in japan, a scandal shaping up, perhaps putting pressure on shinzo abe in what could be theorst crisis in the country in years. in sydney, i am haidi lun. the view from the top, hong kong's richest man prepares to meet the media as his companies report earnings. this is "bloomberg markets: asia." ♪ david: happy friday to all our viewers joining us across the asia-pacific. have a look at markets right now. gains for a second week despite the weakness now. we are 5% up from the bottom back on february 9. we are getting some weakness doesn'through, perhaps bode well as we head into the open on the chinese mainland and hong kong. lots of earnings. we will talk about the names reporting later today. the broader view, there is a great story on the bloomberg right now. when you step back across the region for example, analysts, sell side analyst are actually the most bullish on asian equities. we took 18,000 stock essentiallyons, 60% those buy rating on stocks. these are sell side analysts, which typically you get a tilt towards the bullishness, but going back to 2011, it is a good

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we also know that prime minister abe's wife has been affiliated with the school.een no evidence directly suggesting that there was a political pressure from the abe camp to sell the land at a discounted price. so the big question is though, if the scandal continues and deepens, does it start to force a resignations from the abe binet and thus undermine abenomics? that is what we are waiting to see. >> mario draghi said inflation is still too low for the ecb to make any sudden changes to its stimulus plan. the ecb president says he expects the euro area inflation to average 20% in 2020 and that investors should not expect any policy surprises. sucralose adjustments to our policy will remain predictable and will proceed at a measured pace. any deviation from draghi today, delivered asage he week or so ago? sucralose i wouldn't call it a deviation. more like a hammering home of the point of prudence. there were slightly tougher messages as well, he pointed out the concerns over the euro and any further strength. he did say, which is quite important, that the euro gai

as for the embattled abe, staring down a tough march.ycotting, regarding the budget due to start april 1. we hadf that wednesday, japan's biggest companies including toyota, nissan and honda raising wages. yvonne: better than last year, but not that great. sophie: they are also falling short to boost consumption and inflation. not the best since abenomics have started. we have not seen expectations boosted among households, regarding the future of inflation. in that time, they have more than tripled bonds in hopes of boosting prices. check out g #btv 7441. kuroda revealed they have bought issuance this year and it is infiltrating the jgb market. volumes really falling over the course of these past five years. kuroda has a second term coming up. yvonne: sophie kamaruddin, on what to expect in the markets this morning. cathay pacific seeing respite from its earnings woes. a surprise profit in the second half of 2017 with a pick up and cargo and premium travel demand. that is helping narrow their net loss to $161 million. joining us, ceo ru

the speculation that this is clearly linked to shinzo abe or his wife.ago, he did say he would resign if him or his wife were linked to this kind of scandal. it is a worry since shinzo abe has been linked to the idea of abenomics, that they started taking off again under his leadership, and the yen weakened a few years ago. it is a massive story for markets. guy: are we starting to understand how the set up around this story developed? beenly, the government has a downward pressure force on the yen and the market reaction is quite small so far, but if there giveo be a political move, us the size and scale of how big this could be from a market perspective. so i do not want to get into speculation about what will actually happen on the politics side, because we are not sure. o were to resign, then i think there would be a small enough move. if it affects abe himself, the yen rally could be very large. and it might not sustain. it might be something that only lasts for a few days. the short-term reaction would be large. abenomics has been this phrase that

april 18, ab and trumpe. and trump.may -- abe and and of may, kim jong-un and trump. going to talk about russia in a moment. i wanted to come off of what stephen engle was talking about, this meeting between kim jong-un and president xi. how do you think it will set the tone for the meeting between trump and kim? been anxiousas about getting left out of that dialogue. is that yourst fear could see a grand bargain between the u.s. and north korea that would drive toward korean reunification under an american would beumbrella, that a long-term strategic containment policy against china. china needs to edge into those talks. it successfully did so. north korea is careful. it has a history of playing the countries off of each other. it cap china at arms length. buts not seeking advice, trying to make sure it can play the two off of each other but still not let the chinese in. china has had contingency plans of its own. it has regime changes of its own. they need to maintain that obfuscation as a first line of defense. betty: who needed this meeting more? them for said tha

we also know that prime minister abe's wife has been affiliated with this school. seen no evidence directly suggesting that there was political pressure from the abe camp to sell the land at a discounted price. so, the big question is, though, if the scandal continues and deepens, does it start to force resignations from the abe cabinet, and does that then undermine abenomics? that is what we are waiting to see. >> mario draghi says inflation is still too low for the ecb to make any sudden changes to its stimulus plan. at a conference in frankfurt, the ecb president says he expects the euro area inflation to average 1.7% in 2020, and that investors should not expect any policy surprises. >> adjustments to our policy will remain predictable and will proceed at a measured pace. >> any deviation from draghi today, from the message he delivered a week or so ago? >> i wouldn't call it a deviation. he's more hammering home of the point what has been referred to as the three p's, persistence, patience, and prudence. a couple of slightly tougher messages as well. he did po

japanese finance minister has repeated his apology for altered documents linked to shinzo abe.sts he will not resign. issue relates to a land sale scandal with the names of they, be and his- names of a wife. he insists alterations were not an attempt to shield the prime minister. >> i do not believe the alterations were used to shield the prime minister or his wife. think this is the issue of the finance ministry. goldman sachs choice of david sullivan is winning the approval of wall street. by naming him sole president, the path is clear for him to take the helm without co-ceos when blankfein retires. solomon ran the part of the bank that grew the most in more than a decade. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. mao.debra this is bloomberg. let's get over to juliette saly for a look at asian markets. deborah, it is a little bit of a class session. we are seeing a tone of caution ahead of that u.s. cpi report come through. the blue-chip stocks under pressure. a rally in tech players which is similar to what you are see

cabinet is abe's dragging on that.as come under pressure in a's metals have dropped five straight weeks. when it comes to the commodities complex, were seeing a mixed bag. in oil, we're seeing prices extending after saudi arabia intercepted missiles fired from yemen. handle.ading above that there is concern over a conflict with the world's largest crude exporter. that is overshadowing a pickup in drilling in the united states. oil continues to gain ground. the gains their sparked by trump appointing john bolton as national security adviser, signaling a harder line on iran. along with oil gaining ground, we're seeing a pickup in gold rises. gold regaining its appeal as a safe haven. it is providing support for gold miners in sydney. it is the best improving stock on asx 200. tokyo, ricoh falling. chipmakers are among the biggest laggards in japan after macron delivered a disappointing third quarter. steelmakers are a bright spot in a stock snapping a three-day drop. this is likely on anticipation korea has secured some

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on april 18, shinzo abe will meet with president trump.trategy, much like we are assuming xi and xi jinping did. the u.s. will powwow. of course, also learning the state councilor from china, he is a senior diplomat, said to have been in those talks with xi jinping in beijing. he is said to be traveling to seoul tomorrow to brief moon jae-in on what xi and kim jong-un had to say. there are a lot of moving parts here. haidi: a lot of preparation going into this high-stakes meeting. stephen engle there for us in tokyo, the latest we know on that surprise visit from the north korean leader to beijing. we take a look at chinese consumer stocks, could potentially benefit from a trade war with the u.s. this is bloomberg. ♪ scholar giving us his views on where the biggest market risks lie. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ you are back with bloomberg markets. i am rishaad salamat in hong kong. haidi: i am haidi lun in sydney. stocks falling, albeit a recovery. not spooking investors, looking at earnings outlooks. guest, thomas murphy. great to have you, let

. >> the story from japan where the prime minister shinzo abe is facing new allegations of corruption, this time involving his wife. >> they are facing cronyism allegations after the finance minister admitted to altering documents over a state land sale datiting back to last year whenn the govevernment was accused of slashing the price when selling public land to a right-wing school developer. it was believed that shinzo lawmakers and other names were on the original documents and were doctored after the scandal broke. opposition members are calling for shinzo abe to step down because he has said previously that if he or his wife were shown to be involved in the scandal, then he would resign. >> getting people to get out and vote. >> there is little doubt that vladimir putin will win these elections, being reelected for a fourth term given that his fiercest opponent has been barred from running. people might not actually turn up to the polling stations. in one siberian region, they are raffling off a car to entice people to vote. you could win a car, but you have to vote. in another c

and you know, president trump got to prime minister abe after the fact.e didn't get to president xi jinping of china last night at all. he finally did this morning. and you know, think about to go to the point that general dempsey was making a moment ago. japan is a key ally and, you know, an important partner in this whole process for shins's abe to hear after the fact there's going to be this high-level summit between north korea and the united states must have come as a shock and you can imagine the conversations in diplomatic channels about the fallout from this. and japan's level of concern. >> are you reporting anything on where this might take place? >> well, that was the speculation late last night at the white house was, you know, where it could happen. i think there was a belief the president would probably try to invite kim jong-un to the united states, and the guessing inside the west wing was that kim would say no. so then the question is, do you do it on neutral ground? do you do it in panmunjom on the border. does the president go to pyongy

joining us on the phone is abe butler. i understand you're one of the the organizers in the walk oust of your school? >> yes. thank for having me. i'm apart of a competent to organization actions. after the parkland shooting, we raised an awareness in students and the increase of passion on gun safety and gun violence. one of the reasons for that, one of students at our school -- a shooting just happened hoar, it could happen to us. i think it made them realize that we have to do something, that's why we planned this walk out. >> were teachers and faculty supportive of this at your school? >> surprisingly the attachers and administration were extremely willing to work with us constructively and corporately op planning this walk out. obviously they kucouldn't suppo it officially because it goes against state law but they were helpful in making sure we were safe in all manners. we have police present, and there are hundreds of students right now gathering. >> abe after this walk out, students will return to school, go home,

after speaking with japanesemi primster shinzo abe, trump tweeted that abe was, "very enthusiastic about talks with rth korea." yesterday the white house said the meeting would not take place without, "concrete actions that match promises that have been made by noh korea." the u.s. and european union failed to reach an agreement on exemptions to new u.s. steel and aluminum tariffs today. commissionerade hoped to reach a deal on exemptions from the 25% steel and 10% aluminum tariffs ring her meetinthg wi top u.s. trade rep robert lighthizer. they are set to meet again next week. canada and mexico are currently exempt and australia is negotiating an exemption as well. lighthiz also met with top s panese officials who have voiced concerner the tariffs setting off a trade war. the tariffs are set to take effect in two weeks. the department of stice announced today plans to ban devices that allow rifles to fire like automatic weapons likely setting up a legal battle with gun manufacturers and pro- gun groups. in a statement, the justice department laid out its proposal ypto reclassify bump st