supporters of abdel fattah el—sisi and those protesting against his violent crackdown on dissent.rrested in a purge of political opponents since 200013. according to some. we want democracy! in cairo, the concern or normal egyptians is soaring food prices — some have gone up by 40% as egypt has forced inflation. translation: one day we eat and one day we don't. everybody is sick of it. i wish they would feed us. meanwhile, in the abdel fattah el—sisi us, is believed to one an increase in the $1.3 billion a year is his country gets as it fights islamic state. egypt is one of the us's closest allies in the middle east. president trump has signed a law repealing broadband privacy rules introduced by barack 0bama. the law was narrowly passed by congress last week despite strong opposition from democrats. it overturns federal regulations requiring internet service providers to obtain customers' permission to use and share personal information about their web browsing history. in washington a congressional committee has approved the appointment of president trump's nominee for the supre

mrtrump said he counterpart, abdel fattah el—sisi.e will work with cairo to fight islamist militants. he says that to abdel fattah el—sisi has done a fantasticjob in a difficult situation. south korea follows to an election. the man tipped to be the next president has formally been nominated. moonjae—in has been seen to take a softer line on north korea. china has announced it wants 80% of its citizens to speak its dominant dialect of mandarin within the next year. 0nly us percentage of people speak mandarin. spectacular pictures to show you now. this is south korea with this tallest building officially opened in seoul. to add company it, an enormous fireworks display from the skyscraper if self, also alongside music. also there was a simultaneous laser show. we were told that around 30 rounds of fireworks lit up sol‘s night sky. quite a sight. —— seoul. 0n on thursday, a high—stakes meeting is taking place between president trump and president xi. just days before the meeting, president trump has insisted the us will deal with north

abdel fattah al—sisi is the first egyptian president to visit the white house in nearly a decade.qi forces say they've opened safe corridors in western mosul for civilians to flee the battle to drive is out of the city. around 400,000 civilians are estimated to remain in the western half of mosul. now for the latest financial news with sally and world business report. a passage to india — uk chancellor philip hammond goes on a mission to drum up trade from one of the world's fastest growing economies. stuck in a holding pattern — a top airline boss warns brexit could cause chaos in the skies with flights between the uk and europe suspended once britain leaves the eu. welcome to world business report. i'm sally bundock also in the programme we take you to sydney to assess how hot the property market is and the measures they are taking to cool it down. but first we start in india where the uk finance minister is leading a trade delegation. it's a two—day visit where philip hammond will stress "britain is open for business" and looking for new trade deals as the uk negotiates its way

president obama has never given an invitation for abdel fattah el-sisi to visit.ome were quite critical of egyptian records on human rights and now that egypt is sending a big delegation to washington, very much in the hopes that relations are going to become better. also, very much looking to improve investment from america and now that the reform program has begun. >> what can the administration expect? what would be a win for them? sure there is going .o be any one thing perhaps the resetting of the relationship in itself is important. it is good that the relationship is warm. the president in the delegation are meeting not only with president trump but the fact that they are also meeting many companies is what has people within the congress and the senate -- abdel fattah el-sisi's stance has been seen as regarding radical islam is on terrorists especially the muslim brotherhood. will they see i try? >> probably very much so yes. he seemed tomp and have a good working relationship already. it is clear that there is a need to reset relations because egypt has pi

they live been happier with abdel fattah el sisi as their president rather than a muz ysl brotherhoody must be fearful because these attacks keep killing members of their community. let's start with the pope visit. what is the expectation there? >> reporter: going what to what you said ee earlier. happy they were when el sisi came to power in the summer of 2013, but since then, they have had a series of attention and disappointment has been grow, anger has been growing as they have seen more and more of their co-religionists being killed in these attacks. in december there was an attack on the church of st. peter and st. paul, there 25 people were killed. in february you had a series of attacks on christians in a town in northern sinai, attacks by an isis-affiliate it's believed. many of them fled to the suez canal and ian lee reported on them and many of them were angry. they felt that they had been let down by the egyptian government, that they had put so much faith in. and that seems to be a complaint we are increasingly hearing from egyptian christians that simply this government

we have a very special interview for you tonight, the president of egypt, abdel fattah al-sisi. we will talk to him about isis, about troubles in his region, about the way forward in the fight against radical islam, and about his meeting with president trump over recent days. an interview with the president of egypt in moments, but we have a lot of news in washington. i turned to my colleague james rosen in the washington bureau. >> thank you. president trump said the horrific chemical attack against civilians in syria across a redline. what the commander-in-chief did not say is what he'll do about it. the carnage in syria topped the agenda in the talk today with the king of jordan. john roberts has the details. >> good evening to you. over the past couple days, the president has used different words to describe the gas attack in syria. unspeakable, an affront to humanity, unacceptable. the question is, what will he do to respond? president trump today said the image of innocent civilians, particularly children and little babies killed and suffering so badly in the syrian gas at

president donald trump has given his strong support to the egyptian president abdel fattah al—sisi.to visit the white house in nearly a decade after a difficult diplomatic relationship with the previous obama government. as they met in washington, mr trump said his administration would work with cairo to fight islamist militants. andy beatt reports. after years of being kept at arm's length by washington, this meeting at the white house symbolises the egyptian leader coming in from the cold. president trump moved to reset relations with egypt after strained ties under the obama administration. we agree on so many things, i just want to let everybody know, in case there was any doubt, that we are very much behind president el—sisi. he has done a fantasticjob in a very difficult situation. the two presidents vowed to work together to fight islamic militants. translation: since we met last september, i have had the deep appreciation and admiration of your unique personality, especially as you are standing very strong in the counter—terrorism field, to counter the evil ideology that's c

abdel fattah al—sisi is the first egyptian president to visit the white house in nearly a decade.u any time on the bbc website. four men and a woman have appeared in court charged in connection with an attack on a teenage asylum seeker in croydon in south london.

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does quickly, this article in the independent, the pound strengthened significantly and abdel fattahthened, but that will not necessarily result in better... what is the view that this is bad news? —— and ftseioo companies. it has been interesting, some papers say everything is terrible and the economy is going down the toilet, but you get two points of view, both of which are factually correct but it depends which point of view you are coming from as to which point of view might appeal. thank you very much for offering your opinion on that. we will be mulling over these issues a lot in the coming weeks, weeks and days. not even months. that's it from us for now. see you soon. hello. spring, thus far, has been marked by pretty settled fare. and i suspect that is going to be the overriding theme of the next few days, with a quiet spell of weather set to continue. not just for the next few days, but right on into the forthcoming weekend. but gardeners and growers take note: night—time frost will still be a consideration. not so much for the first part of wednesday, across the northern

president trump abdel fattah el-sisi will meet with, the president of aegis, focusing on china. the two leaders will discuss trade and currency, as well as national security. the u.s. senate heads to a confrontation over neil gorsuch, the next supreme court justice pick by donald trump. majority leader mitch mcconnell says court should -- gorsuch will be confirmed. the fallout from that could change the way that washington works. work on tax reform continues, investors want clarity. ♪ david: amid a busy week in washington, work on tax reform continues. president trump tax reform is a top priority. the path forward for republicans is anything but clear cut. investors search for clarity. what clients are asking you at this point. there is so much noise and news coming out of washington, d.c. what are they coming to you with? >> what does it mean to me. [laughter] david: naturally. >> there is not a clear answer for every client. depending upon the composition of their income and deduction, and whether we are looking at a blueprint or the trump tax proposal, the answer is different

president trump praised egyptian president abdel fattah al-sisi during a meting at the white house monday, saying the two leaders agree on so many things. pres. trump: it is great to be with the president of egypt. and i will tell you, president el-sisi has been someone who has been very close to me from the first time i met him. we agree on so many things. i want to let everyone know in case there was any doubt that we are very much behind president el-sisi. he is done a fantastic job in a very difficult situation. amy: human rights organizations say sisi and his security forces have arrested tens of thousands of egyptians and have committed torture, forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings. , protesters gathered near the white house monday to protest the meeting, holding signs calling sisi a war criminal. president trump's son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner met with iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi in iraq on monday, amid the ongoing u.s. and iraqi militaries' battle to retake the city of mosul from isis. the journalistic monitoring group airwars says u.s.-led coali

to the first pictures as the president of egypt, abdel fattah el-sisi is here meeting with president trump in the oval office. sometimes he will get a little bit of a audio. yep, let's watch and listen. >> i will tell you that president abdel fattah el-sisi has been somebody very close to me since the first time i met him. i met him during the campaign. and at that point there were two up us. and we both match. hopefully he likes me a lot mor more. but it was a very long, it was supposed to be just a quick, brief meeting, and we were with each other for a long period of time. we agree on so many things. i just want to let everybody know in case there was any doubt that we are very much behind president el-sisi. he has done a fantastic job in a difficult situation. we are very much behind egypt and the people of egypt. the and the united states has back in, and we have strong backing. we are very much coming out as you and i will soon be talking, we are building up our military to a level that will be the highest, probably the highest that we have ever had. plane orders, ship orders,

i want to let everyone know in case there was any doubt that we are very much behind president abdel fattah al-sisi prayed he's done a fantastic job in a difficult situation. we are very much behind egypt and the people of egypt. >> major shift from the posture towards al-sisi during the obama administration. human rights groups have called his government troubling. the project -- secretary tillerson has responded to the reported gas attack in syria. he says the assad regime must be held accountable and says russia and iran are morally responsible and should exert their influence over the assad regime to ensure something like this never happens again. last week, secretary of state said it's up to the syrian people to decide if and when the assad regime would go or stay. >> bret: rich edson live at the state department. i will be sitting down with egypt's president al-sisi, talking about isis and other topics during an in-depth interview that will air tomorrow on "special report." it will be his only interview here in the u.s. boeing has signed a three billion-dollar deal with in a running a

president trump welcomed his egyptian counterpart, abdel fattah el-sisi, to the white house today. obama administration had kept el-sisi at arm's length over human rights abuses. today, mr. trump hailed the egyptian leader, and the two men talked about fighting terrorism and helping egypt's faltering economy. we'll have a full report, after the news summary. in st. petersburg, russia, a subway bombing killed at least 11 people and injured dozens of others. a second bomb was defused nearby. investigators treated it as a terrorist attack, possibly linked to islamist militants. amateur video captured the scene moments after the blast, with people rushing to safety. witnesses told of chaos and shock. >> ( translated ): when we were climbing out, the train carriage collapsed, all of it. everything went black. when i turned back and looked there was a huge number of people lying there, there were dead bodies. it was scary. and when we left they took out several people covered in blood. >> yang: russian president vladimir putin was in st. petersburg at the time, and laid flowers at the sc

president donald trump has given a warm welcome to his latest visitor, the egyptian president abdel fattahsisi. he is the first arab head of state to visit trump at the white house. the one-on-one meeting was followed by a separate gathering with top aides. the new u.s. president says he is intent on rebuilding the relationship with egypt, which -- egypt. former president barack obama refused to invite the egyptian leader to the white house. the two leaders were expected to discuss working together in the fight against islamic extremism. let's go to our correspondent in washington. good evening to you, maya. the two men appear to have struck up a cozy relationship. some commentators have even used the b word, bromance. how did you read what we saw today? maya: we know trump and sisi have similar government styles. -- governing styles. they love to criticize the media for spreading lies and criticize the judiciary for obstructing justice or being too political, whatever is convenient for them at the time. on that point of view it looks like they would get on very well. we also know that tru

abdel fattah al—sisi is the first egyptian president to visit the white house in nearly a decade.t was a difficult diplomatic relationship with the obama administration. much more for you any time on the bbc website. foui’ men and a woman have appeared in court charged in connection with an attack on a teenage asylum seeker in croydon in south london. on monday evening, two more people have been charged. seven people who have been arrested remain in custody. police say up to 30 people were involved in the incident on friday night. reker ahmed, who is 17 and a kurdish—iranian, suffered a fractured spine, a fractured eye socket and bleeding on the brain. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has the story. the suspects all live close to where the attack happened. police have asked us not to show theirfaces. daryl and da nyelle davis, barry potts, jack and george walder, appeared in court charged with violent disorder. jack walder alone with racially aggravated wounding. it started outside this pub. a group of up to 30 allegedly confronted two young asylum seekers — a third wait

president trump has declared strong support for the leadership is his egyptian counterpart abdel fattaht egyptian president to visit the white house in nearly a decade. stud trump says his administration would work with cairo to fight islamist militants, and declared that president sese had done a fantasticjob in a very difficult situation. —— president trump. south korea heads for an election following the impeachment of its former leader. the man tipped to become the next president has formally been nominated as the opposition party's formally been nominated as the opposition pa rty‘s candidate. formally been nominated as the opposition party's candidate. moon jae—in now leads the democratic party and shows signs of taking a softer line on north korea. the election will go ahead on the ninth of may. china has announced it wants 80% of its citizens to speak the dominant dialect of mandarin within three years. the government says only 70% of chinese citizens can currently speak standard mandarin. more than a00 million people speak in other chinese dialects. spectacular images to show yo

abdel fattah al—sisi is the first egyptian president to visit the white house in nearly a decade.t was a difficult diplomatic relationship with the obama administration. time now for hardtalk. welcome to a special edition of hardtalk. i am stephen sackur and today i am joined by an audience here at the bbc radio theatre to celebrate 20 years of hardtalk interviews. who better to have on our birthday than sir ian mckellen? whether you think of him as richard iii or gandalf, he has won hearts and accolades around the world. not just for decades of work on screen but his passion of public campaigning, particularly on the issue of gay rights. please give a warm welcome to ian mckellen. cheering and applause. that was quite a welcome. ian mckellen, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. there's a lot to talk about both personal and in terms of yourcampaigning. but there are very few actors with the diversity you have offered your audiences, from the great shakespearean roles to comic book characters in x—men. is there a common thread through everything you have done? the common thread is ther

egypt's president abdel fattah al-sisi declared a state of emergency and ordered the army to help police maintain security nationwide. the islamic state group, isis, claimed responsibility for both bombs, as it escalated attacks against egypt's christian minority. the first and deadlier bombing was in a church in the nile delta city of tanta, about 60 miles from cairo. later, a suicide bomber hit alexandria's saint mark's cathedral, the seat of egypt's coptic church. pope francis, who plans to visit egypt later this month, denounced the bombings and expressed his condolences. >> sreenivasan: the trump administration is revamping the h-1b visa program for highly educated and skilled foreign workers. the application period for the employer-sponsored visas opened last monday, and by friday the 85,000 slots available were gone. this means, as usual, there will be a lottery for the h-1b visas later this year. joining me from miami to discuss changes to the program is "usa today" immigration reporter alan gomez. >> the h1bb visas are giving people perspective, something the tech industry has w

president trump reportedly asked his egyptian counterpart to help resolve her case, when president abdel fattahara plett usher has this report. first of all, the trump administration will see this as a sign of its diplomacy on human rights. good job, write? a wonderful job. —— negative. rights. good job, write? a wonderful job. -- negative. but it probably wouldn't have worked if donald trump hadn't brought al—sisi in from the cold, promising support and praising him asa cold, promising support and praising him as a fantastic leader. you have a great friend and ally in the united states and me. in the end, this exposes the domestic crackdown from rct against alleged threats. no evidence or due process were brought against aya hijazi. the charges were dropped when it suited him. a court has heard how a teenage computer hacker unleashed nearly two million cyber attacks on websites around the world using a programme designed in his bedroom. adam mudd, who is now 20, admitted creating the programme and selling it to criminals. angus crawford reports. simple, effective, illegal. in german: die websi

it's the first official visit by abdel-fattah el-sissi. the obama administration viewed him as a dictator. it's just several of diplomatic encounters, wednesday he meets with king abdulabdulla. >> former national security adviser michael flynn did not include thousands of dollars of speaking fees, he did include them in a second filing, he was paid to speak by a state funded russian that intelligence officials consider a prop beg p tool. >>> goldman sachs -- gary comb reported $75 million in total his financial assets are worth between $252 milli,000,611 mill. cone is director of the national economic council and very close advisor to president trump. for years covering business in government they called it government sachs. when you have all that money the next step is government. >> and this is the wealthiest cabinet in the history of this country. >>> what's behind all the tough talk? we'll go live to moscow next. >>> a few hours the senate intelligence committee will be hearing testimony behind closed doors about russia's interference

francis met with egypt's president abdel fattah el-sisi and symbolically embraced the grand imam of al-zahar a 1,000-year-old center of learning in sunni islam. there, he encouraged imams and their students to reject violence and preach peace. before departing this afternoon, the pope met with hundreds of priests, nuns, and seminarians, encouraging them to be bridge builders, too. he also offered a little everyday advice, suggesting they avoid temptations, including complaining, being too much of an individual, or gossiping. throughout his journey, the pope has kept wishing his audiences "as-salamu alaykum." that's "peace be with you" in arabic. both peace and unity have been his biggest messages. seth doane, cbs news, rome. >> ninan: up next, a holocaust survivor's unlikely roommate. and his remarkable story of forgiveness. it's the phillips' lady! anyone ever have occasional constipation,diarrhea, gas or bloating? she does. she does. help defend against those digestive issues. take phillips' colon health probiotic caps daily with three types of good bacteria. 400 likes? wow! try phillips'

. >> sreenivasan: egyptian president abdel fattah al-sisi will visit the white house tomorrow. the administration has said president trump is looking to reboot the bilateral relationship and build on the connection the two presidents established when they first met in new york last year. the visit raises questions about u.s. foreign aid to egypt and al-sisi's human rights record since he overthrew egypt's first democratically-elected president in 2013." new york times" white house correspondent peter baker joins me now from washington for a preview. you had a chance to sit down with officials in the white house. first of all, regardless of what happens at the meeting, the very act of the u.s. president meeting him at the white house, that's kind of a win for egypt right there? >> well, the picture is what president sisi wants more than anything, that along with the money, of course. but the picture is important, a picture of him with the president of the united states, in the oval office, in the white house, something no egyptian president has had since 2009. president obama, y

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but that probably wouldn't have worked if donald trump hadn't brought abdel fattah al—sisi in from theort, praising him as a fantastic leader. you have a great friend and ally in the united states, and in me. in the end, this exposes the sweeping and arbitrary nature of mr al—sisi's domestic crackdown against alleged threats. after three years in prison with virtually no evidence or due process, the charges against aya hijazi were simply dropped when it suited him. and thank you very much. the pentagon says american troops have killed a leading member of the so—called islamic state group. abdul rahman al—uzbeki was reportedly targeted during a commando raid near mayadin in syria. the pentagon says al—uzbeki was involved in plotting the new year attack on a night club in istanbul which killed at least 39 people. this is bbc news. the headlines — officials in paris say the gunman who shot dead a french policeman was a convicted criminal. theresa may has ruled out cuts to the uk foreign aid budget if she wins the election but doubts have been cast on other existing conservative pledges. t

president trump today met with president abdel fattah el-sisi at the white house, talking about bolstering ties between the two country and fighting radical islamist terrorism. >> we're very much behind president el-sisi, he has been a fantastic job in a difficult situation, we're behind egypt and e peoplef egypt. and the united states has believe me, backing we have strong backing. i just want to say to you, mr. president, that you have a great friend and ally in the united states and in me. lou: that message could not be clearer, joining us to discuss the president's meeting, and upcoming summit with china's xi jinping, john bolton. ambassador good to see you. before we turn to egypt and north korea to russia. susan rice, former national security adviser now identified as lif least the most prominent member of obama administration to call for unmasking of trump transition officials your thoughts? >> well, this is stunning news. they can't just decide they would like to unmask names to find out who whose name is involved in a particular intercept. procedure is you have to go to nsa, and s

president trump abdel fattah el-sisi will meet with, the president of aegis, focusing on china.eaders will discuss trade and currency, as well as national security. the u.s. senate heads to a confrontation over neil gorsuch, the next supreme court justice pick by donald trump. majority leader mitch mcconnell says court should -- gorsuch will be confirmed. the fallout from that could change the way that washington works. work on tax reform continues, investors want clarity. ♪ david:

we have a very special interview for you tonight, the president of egypt, abdel fattah al-sisi.ut troubles in his region, about the way forward in the fight against radical islam, and about his meeting with president trump over recent days. an interview with the president of egypt in moments, but we have a lot of news in washington. i turned to my colleague james rosen in the washington bureau. >> thank you. president trump said the horrific chemical attack against civilians in syria across a

in claiming responsibility sunday -- threatened more attacks in the future.egyptian president abdel fattah-sisi declared three days of national mourning and a three-month state of emergency. he issued a statement saying, in part, "the attack will not undermine the resolve and true will of the egyptian people to counter the forces of evil."the bombings came days after sisi's visit to washington, where he and president donald trump spoke about terrorism.a senior administration official says trump called sisi from air force one to offer his condolences.trump used his twitter account to condemn the attacks, adding that he had great confidence that his egyptian counterpart would handle the situation.i'm andrew spencer, reporting (mark) russia's foreign minister is reportedly calling for an investigation into u-s missile strikes in syria. sergey lavrov made the call during a phone conversation with secretary of state rex tillerson on saturday. lavrov also dismissed a u-s assertion that syria used chemical weapons earlier this week. tillerson and lavrov are set to meet in moscow this week. meanti

we have a very special interview for you tonight, the president of egypt, abdel fattah al-sisi.bout isis, about troubles in his region, about the way forward in the fight against radical islam, and about his meeting with president trump over recent days. an interview with the president of egypt in moments, but we have a lot of news in washington. i turned to my colleague james rosen in the washington bureau. >> thank you. president trump said the horrific chemical attack against civilians in syria across a redl

hosting egyptian president abdel fattah el sisi at the white house and then a sit down with king be abdullah on thursday. he will also meet with xi jinping on thursday at mar-a-lago. a key point of convention, north korea's nuclear ambitions. president trump offering a vague, but head turning assessment to the financial times saying he may act unilater unilaterally, quote, if china doesn't act, we will. he expects the high profile meeting with china to be difficult. particularly after all of the tough talk after the campaign. >> we cannot continue to allow china to rape our country. that's what they're doing. china is responsible for nearly half of our entire trade deficit. >> reporter: the president's son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner expected to play a key role. all of these diplomatic meetings come as the cloud of russia is hanging over the trump administration. the president continuing to stand behind his unfounded wiretapping claim. insisting he does not regret any of his tweets. attempting to downplay the connection with campaign advisers and russia as fake news. >> i would t

what can you tell us about the meeting with the egyptian president abdel fattah al-sisi? >> president trump has made it clear there will be a new dawn and relations between the united states and egypt. president al-sisi was persona non grata in part because of his human rights record. president trump has met with al-sisi twice. the president believes the u.s. needs an ally with a strong hand in the middle east, and al-sisi's in solidarity with president trump when it comes to his desire to destroy isis. >> james: john roberts, thank you. president al-sisi was a first for later to congratulate mr. trump on his november victory. wednesday will have an exclusive interview with the egyptian leader right here on "special report." senate judiciary committee has sent the nomination of president trump's supreme court pick to the full senate. that sets up what is shaping up as at least a week of debate, conflict, possibly an unprecedented change in the way the senate does business. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel on capitol hill. >> good evening. no sign of a deal t

and "the washington post" is reporting the trump administration worked quietly with president abdel fattah assisi to free the 30-year-old, who was cleared on any wrongdoing on sunday. the obama administration had previously pressed for the release, but it wasn't until mr. trump met with president el sisi earlier this month that things turned around. mr. trump praised el sisi's leadership and offered the u.s. government's backing. "the post" she and her brother will head to the white house to meet with mr. trump. >>> it's going from bad to worse in venezuela. anti-government protests getting increasingly violent, even a maternity hospital coming under attack. we are live from caracas. we danced in a german dance group. i wore lederhosen.man. when i first got on ancestry i was really surprised that i wasn't finding all of these germans in my tree. i decided to have my dna tested through ancestry dna. the big surprise was we're not german at all. 52% of my dna comes from scotland and ireland. so, i traded in my lederhosen for a kilt. ancestry has many paths to discovering your story. get star

hosting abdel fattah el sisi at thes white house today ahead of the sit down with king abdullah on wednesday. on thursday and friday, president trump will host chinese president xi jinping for the first time at mar-a-lago resort. for the most important diplom diplomatic meetings thus far. a key point of contention, north korea's nuclear ambition. president trump offering a vague, but head turning assessment to "the financial times." saying he may act unilaterally, quote if china is not going to solve north korea, we will. the president tweeting he expects the high profile meeting with china will be difficult. particularly after all of the tough talk during the campaign. >> we can't continue to allow whine to rape our country and that's what they're done. >> china is responsible for nearly half of our entire trade deficit. >> reporter: the president's son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner expected to play a key role. kushner rapidly becoming the foreign policy point man. all of the diplomatic meetings come as the cloud of russia continueses to hangover the trump administration. the pres

president trump met with the president of egypt last week on monday, abdel fattah al-sisi.foreign policy week, he was able to have a call with him and establish a relationship where he said he believes he will be able to address it. with a lot of the soft targets, and you saw the attack in sweden on friday i guess it was. we can't protect ourselves by the only way to help protect ourselves as we go after them. we have to be on offense. >> greg: there was a second attack partially foiled by three police officers who died. cops died. again, the police are always the people who run into danger as others run away. >> eric: it is scary. one of the churches is where the coptic pope called his home. he goes there often. i fear for pope francis when he visits there. i hope they have it locked down, especially when sisi says we are making progress against isis. i don't know. you are 100% right. there is basically no hard targets. everything is a soft target when a suicide bomber walks up to a group of people and blows himself up. that is the world we're living in. >> greg: bob, you

egyptian president abdel fattah al-sisi hahas imposed aa threree-month state of e emergey afafter bombings at two coptic christian chchurches killed at least 49 people during palm sunday services. are to be steps taken. the first of which will be the declaration of a state of emergency after the necessary legal and constitutional procedures are complete, for three months in egypt. we are announcing the state of emergency only to protect our country y and secure it, and prevent any interference with it. amy: isis has claimed responsibility for the two attacks on the st george's coptptic church in the northern city of tanta, and the st. mark's cathedral in the northern city of alexandria. the state of emergency gives al-sisi's government even further power to continue its crackdown against human rights activists and journalists. it allows the government and its security forces to surveil all communications, confiscate property, arrest anyone suspected of violating the state of emergency laws, and shut down media a outlets.s. on s sunday, christians mourned the victims of the bombings. this i

on monday, he welcomed egyptian leader general abdel fattah el-sisi at the white house as thousands of activists remains locked up in egypt. at the united nations, the trump administration led a boycott of u.n. talks to ban nuclear weapons while pushing g for the united states to expand its own nuclear arsenal. trump has also threatened to unilaterally act against north korea. on the environmental front, trump picked climate deniers to head the environmental protection agency and the energy department while slashing the epa's programs to combat climate change. trump's budget calls for ann unprecedented $54 billion increase in military spending, while ending dozens of environmental, housing, diplomatic and educational , programs. trump is also requesting nearly $3 billion increase in funding, largely to pay for expanding the border wall and hiring 1500 new border patrol and ice agents, amy: however, the trump agenda has faced some judicial and legislative setbacksks. federal court have blocked the implementation of two travel bans targeting residents from of some majority muslim nations

president abdel fattah el sisi has declared a three month state of emergency after twin bombings therey, a total of 38 dead and more than 100 others wounded. the first explosion happening in a packed st. george church north of cairo seen here. the moment of the blast captured on a televised service, killing 27 and wounding 78. then there was second ast coming hours later in front e o saint mark's cathedral. 11 more casualty, another 35 injured. isis taking credifor both attacks. president trump tweeted so sad to hear of the terrorist attack in egypt, u.s. strongly condemns. i have great confidence that president el sisi will handle situation properly. want to stay on top of that story here for you. also have new details on friday's deadly truck attack in sweden to tell you about. police in stockholm say they have arrested a second suspect in that attack that left four people dead, 15 others injured. at least five others have been detained. and police say the 39-year-old man who they say drove the truck into a department store was an isis sympathizer. police say isis propaganda was foun