if they were no christians in america, aipac would have almost nowhere near the same amount of power.. you obviously wrote a very different opinion. and in your tweet -- sorry, your titled, ilhan omar is not an anti-semitic and you wrote, the problem is all lobebies use money. so unless you want to deny there even is an israel lobby, it can't be off limits to point out it works in secret and uses money to bring out policy. so how -- are you getting the same -- from the same tweet a very completely different conclusion? >> i think her tweet was accurate and not anti-semitic. and it was not that different from tom friedman, who is a big israel supporter who when benjamin netanyahu spoke in front of congress, said, this speech was bought and paid for by the israel lobby. now, the "wall street journal" this week reported that aipac raises and spends $100 million on its lobbying efforts that are not direct contributions to candidates, but they do a lot to direct those contributions. they have a congressional council where your standing depends on your willingness to make contributions to i

there is no more group that makes more of an effort to recruit hostile than aipac.ntribute directly to members of congress. circling to the contrary is absolutely false. i will say, the silence from the democratic house leadership a sort of telling on this. i think on the 2020 candidates, as will presomebody like cory booker really came to power through the new jersey jewish community. >> you are now getting at a greeting of >> kirsten gillibrand has problems of of her own with the resolution that she failed to support. there are issues on the horizon for these democratic candidates who are not taking this issue seriously. they are not finding it in their own backyard. >> harris: i want to be the top to give you an idea of who's on this press release. >> nancy pelosi, majority leader steny hoyer come majority whip james clyburn, assistant speaker luan, caucus chairman hakeem jeffries, and so on. this is a concerted effort for the first line, anti-semitism must be called out. >> and it should it should. >> harris: why did it take so long? >> there's not a a good excu

a lobby lobby uses money to influence politicians and that is what aipac does.one who donates knows that and this is literally stating a fact. what is anti-semitic though, and, that's going after ilhan omar, that stier and bloomberg and soros were buying the election. that is something he definitely played into. >> so billionaires can't buy an election then. or billionaires who are liberal -- but if you are conservative you are spending too much money. katie, take a breath, let it out, it's okay. no one is understanding when you talk over me. >> i get annoyed when people talk over because our viewers can actually hear what we are saying. i want them to hear you and i want them to hear everybody. try to just take a breath. this is a washington jerusalem post today. don't roll your eyes, my daughter does that and it's annoying. elon omar at a key keynote evet will be speaking alongside a well-known islamic relief individual who is openly advocated for violence against and has shared anti-semitic sentiments on social media. are you also a defender of his, katie? >>

omar tweeted again aipac.airs committee which has been accused by progressives of formeanting hatred of iran. aipac responded we're proud to be engaged in the democratic process to strengthen the u.s./israeli relationship. another freshman democrat max rose of new york tweeted that omar's beliefs are deeply hurtful to jews including myself. chelsea clinton said we should expect all people to not traffic in anti-semitism. the president of the american islamic forum for democracy is calling for omar to be removed from all house committees including the foreign affairs committee on which she serves. the gop house jewish coalition is asking nancy pelosi to take action against omar. omar has been criticized for many other tweets blaming the covington catholic kids for what she says what's taunting five black men before they surrounded the native american. it has been disproved and omar deleted that tweet. >> bill: doug mcelway. thanks. >> sandra: bipartisan talks to avoid another government shutdown by friday's dea

her tweet -- the subject of -- aipac is an influential lobby group in washington. that should be be able to be discussed because it has to be discussed carefully because there is a long dangerous stereotype of jews nefariously controlling governments with money. she didn't express that sensitivity but the larger issue here is she's trying to talk about opposing a system of state-sponsored bigotry in the west bank in which jews and palestinians who live side by side live under a different law where israeli jews have full rights and palestinians in the west bank have no free movement, no due process, no right to vote for the government that controls their lives. her tweet was mistaken but inhall omar is focused on fighting for human right antsd couldn't be more different than steve king, a bigot across the board. >> so do you think it seems in this case that republicans are more in on this to score points against democrats or what is this about? >> about enforcing certain lines about the israel conversation. the reason republicans are upset at ilhan omar and not dona

to which omar then tweeted in response "aipac!"mar's apology monday read, "anti-semitism is real, and i am grateful for jewish allies and colleagues who are educating me on the painful history of anti-semitic tropes." omar went on to offer an unequivocal apology and added, quote, "at the same time, i reaffirm the problematic role of lobbyists in our politics, whether it be aipac, the n.r.a., or the fossil fuel industry." in science news, a shocking new report warns the shocking decline of the world insect populations could lead to the catastrophic collapse of the world's ecosystem. an estimated 40% of insect species are in decline and could go extinct in the next few decades. insects are vital for their role purifyingting plants, soil and water, recycling natural waste, and protecting crops from pests. the report says that unsustainable, pesticide-dependent industrial agriculture is the main cause of the die-off. but the report also citess warming temperatures as a factor. in yemen, the u.n. is warning that grain supplies that coul

congressman, the second anti-semitic quote, it goes on, and she retweeted with apac, which is the aipaca lobbying group and one talking about support of israel where she says it's all about the benjamin's baby. >> yeah. >> and there will be people who look at this and saying what she's doing is perpetuating this myth, this notion that jewish money is somehow controlling things in this zblunt listen,co >> i understand what she's saying which is aipac is a powerful lobby and they spend a lot of money. >> and they do spend a lot of money. >> it's one of the polarizing influences in the jewish community. many american jews believe they that they're way too pro-netanyahu and there's a different point of view. i think several of the freshman congress people are on a learning curve and this just walks into, i don't -- i don't believe that it's anti-semitic, but you are opening yourself up to those charges and there's a better way to do it. >> well, look, it's all about the benjamins baby is going even further than just putting the word aipac there. and what you have seen before is there have b

we were up significantly in a mia and aipac in the fourth and aipac in amea the fourth quarter.ed to product strategy and pricing strategy we know well, so it's great to have that predictability back in the business. we finished the fourth quarter up 20% in terms of units sell through, so that is terrific momentum. >> the new positioning is you are not trying to be relevant to everyone but serve that core customer. how do you continue to monetize that? >> we have not reached everyone in the world that could benefit from a gopro. the strategy you are referring to is customer segmentation and better understanding who in the world has a problem that gopro can solve for them. it's funny you call it a new strategy because it is actually our original go to market strategy. it is how we build the brand and business, serving specific customers that would benefit from gopro. adjustedng public, we our strategy of it and tried to be more relevant to everybody, and it turns out that it is better business for us to better understand the various customer segments specifically and address thei

look what she said about aipac. that's a non-political organization.part of that organization to help educate people about the importance of our great relationship between the united states and israel. and she is blasting them, calling them a political organization. clearly she doesn't understand what they stand for. they don't make political contributions and she implied they do. she needs to learn more about the issues she is trying to speak out on and she shouldn't be sitting on the foreign affairs committee. >> sandra: she has unequivocally in her words apologized for those comments. >> think about this. she apologized and then went after those same groups. it clearly wasn't unequivocal and doesn't take the comments back because she blasted the groups she initially apologized for. >> sandra: we have to leave it there. a couple seconds left. optimism a deal gets done on friday? >> i want to see what the president says. we have to build more wall. we can't have limitations. let our experts do the job they need to do to keep our country safe. >> sandr

they do have an issue with aipac, which i would add it was $3.5 million that they used in lobbying.t powerful. but this will come up again. to the point about steve king versus representative omar, you have a 12 or 15 years of steve king making racist remarks. you also have kevin mccarthy tweeting -- kevin mccarthy, they're going to tilt the election. they use the same anti-semitic troops that she did. everyone who doesn't should apologize and they should never do it again. >> david: her track record matter. >> jessica: she's been in congress for 5 minutes. >> david: but her track record matter spheres. >> melissa: we've gotta go. morse between five and just a a moment to liberty mutual. they customized my car insurance, so i only pay for what i need. and as a man... uh... or a woman... with very specific needs that i can't tell you about- say cheese. mr. landry? oh no. hi mr. landry! liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ if you're a veteran homeownecall newday usa., home values are rising, and with ne

aipac doesn't give money to politicians.ry, i feel like it's a little bit different to criticize kevin mccarthy when he's pointing out -- >> kennedy: they are in congress now, and they have to act like it. >> melissa: kennedy gets triple time in the next clock. the president right now meeting with colombia's president. he had comments on the border deal. whether he will sign it -- we will bring you those are marks as soon as we get them. a republican taking aim at the green new deal unveiled by congresswoman and alexandria ocasio-cortez last week. critics continue to slam the proposal and some republicans see it as quite the political gift. mitch mcconnell's plan, and what it could mean for the democratic 2020 hopefuls. ♪ to look at me now, you don't see psoriasis. you see clear skin. cosentyx can help people with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis find clear skin that can last. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fig

ilhan omar suggested in a pair of tweets over the weekend that amount iech aipac a lobbying group.nd josh gottheimer circumstance a littled a letter. >> and greed, money and relating to us is what set many of us off. >> reporter: nancy pelosi calling the comments anti-semitic and deeply offensive. omar said she had no intention of offending anyone. >>> negotiations are set to resume today between denver teachers to end a strike there. teachers from denver public schools walked off the job and began picketing yesterday, demanding better pay. it's the first time in 25 years the teachers have gone on strike. schools are being staffed by administrators and preschool classes have been cancelled. >>> a former white house staffer who wrote a tell-all book is now suing president trump. chris sims is trying to stop the president from silencing as he promotes his new book. sims is seeking an injunction against the nondisclosure agreement that the president had him sign at the white house. the book "team of vipers" will be released next month. >>> senate testimony by michael cohen will be pos

it's a disgrace and to single out aipac by the way i'm not paid by aipac.o mention that muslim nations, saudi arabia, qatar spend februaries of millions of dollars more on lobbying than aipac does. there is an incredible bias that is disturbing and to me speaks of islamist anti-semitism. ainsley: should she be penalized? some are calling for her to step down. >> eject her from the house of foreign affairs committee. they have no justification for keeping her there anything she is proposing is now going to be interpreted through the lens of anti-semitism. we also are very concerned, i am, that she is affiliated with the boycott divestment sanction movement which is legitimizing and normalizing anti-semitism. it's a movement that calls for the eradication for the state of israel which is unacceptable. it's disguised as a human rights movement but it's actually anti-semitism and that's the new anti-semitism. it's infecting islam. there is an op-ed in the "the washington post" about it by a colleague anti-semitism is carried thought through islam whether muslim

breakthrough, but today she found herself issuing another apology after suggesting over the weekend that "aipache pro israel lobbying group, had bought the support of her colleagues. >> there's an anti-semitic trope about greed and money related to jews, and i think that's what set many of us off. >> reporter: new jersey's josh gottheimer and other democrats circulated a letter this morning urging swift action to address what they called "hateful speech." house speaker nancy pelosi spoke with omar and called her comments "anti-semitic" and "deeply offensive." the 37-year-old from minnesota and michigan's rashida tlaib are the first muslim women in congress. they both support the movement known as "b.d.s.," which calls for a boycott of israel until property is returned to palestinians. omar has already apologized for a 2012 tweet in which she said, "israel has hypnotized the world." >> i'm not criticizing the people. i'm not criticizing their faith. >> reporter: tlaib may be best known on capitol hill for using profanity to describe the president on her first day. >> i think the window has passe

dws chief investment officer for aipac and head of market -- imaging market equities joins us now fromong kong. great to have you with us. there is still a lot of uncertainty over where a trade deal between the u.s. and china could go. our markets just getting a ittle bit ahead of themselves? >> year today, the story is very emergingive for markets. we had a very good january and that led into the first couple of weeks of february. i think the reason why emerging markets has done well this year has been interest rate expectations in the u.s. changed and also the dollar has been weaker. been the core facts that should drive emerging markets. one of them is trade. we would see a consolidation -- we think trade issues into two to be broken into two issues. it might be very much to do with the trade balance. it will be very much china buying agricultural goods from the u.s. in exchange for more openness, but the real technology battle continues for a few years. >> a chart on the bloomberg shows it has actually gain in nine of the past 11 sessions, so how big of a risk is the strength of th

>> she made some clumsy remarks about a jewish organization, aipac. but five years ago she made quite an allegation about the sorcerery of jews in the united states and remarks we needn't repeat. but she is sharing the view of islamism that demonizes judaism as a central cosmic enemy. she is use her political post to do that. it seems she is unfit for her role in congress and needs to be ejected from the house foreign affairs committee where she may be influencing u.s. policy into an anti-israeli position. judge jeanine: have you heard that anyone is going to remove her? >> no. they have a liability in this congresswoman. she is showing the marriage of left-wing politics in the democrats with islamism. bernie sanders congratulated her and said he stands with his muslim brothers and sisters. to me he stands with islamists and they do not distinguish between the two. islamism only thrives by claiming to be victims. she has moved to one of the highest offices in the land within 23 years. what other country gives women that opportunity? judge jeanine: man

made an anti-semitic statement about aipac that she had to apologize for. she is anti-u.s.olicy vis-a-vis cuba. she isn't work for the kind of people you and i relate to which is the vast majority of american people. trish: i consider myself a pretty objective person and i look at what's happening in venezuela with 90% of the people living in poverty and kid starving and people not having access to medicine and hospitals. i don't know how you can look at that and say we shouldn't care. from a humanitarian perspective say she is a nice human being and you should care. terrorists are being courted by the likes of maduro in venezuela. i don't know how you don't look at that and say we need to care and should care. she would rather keep this brutal socialist dictator who is killing people. >> i agree. as i told you before i wrote a back called "the threat closest to home" about venezuela. it's only gotten worse in that time. to me the worst thing is representative omar doesn't appear to support our efforts to provide humanitarian aid. she says we are supporting a coup. my attit

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national media praised her for apologizing but she referred to the problematic role whether it be aipac about the installed she left on her lips? tonight she told fox she has no concerns she will be disciplined by the speaker for doing so. joining us tonight, candace owns communication director. it's great to have you here. >> it's great to see you. i would start by addressing some of the remarks from late last year that were dredged up by a leftist advocacy group to attack you, claiming that you seem to defend hitler while explaining the term nationalism. your thoughts? i know you tried to straighten this out last friday. >> you and i both know what this is. the left has me is a major target because i've been affected at delivering conservative principles to the black community. number one target because i'm leading a revolution which will encourage black americans to look at the real history, the very races history of the democratic party which is not served us. first, they ignore me. and then they left laughed at me now they're fighting me. >> lou: let's get to the point here. this b

at the same time i reaffirm the pro problematic role of lobbyists in our politics, whether it be aipacsil fuel industry. it's gone on too long and this is why i oppose it. >>> packing up and moving south to florida to escape the repeal of the so-called salt deductions. last week andrew como said this. >> the top 10%, 74% of all the revenue tax the rich, tax the rich, tax the rich. we did. now, god forbid the rich leave. >> he plans to meet with president trump in washington today to talk about removing that cap on salt deductions. >> but to me there is no more vital long-term issue for the state from a financial point of view of salt. what it has done is created to different tax structures in this country. and it has created a preferential tax structure in republican states. >> the 2017 tax law limits state and local tax deductions to just $10,000. it is driving from new york, new jersey tax earners to miami. they are worried the cap will hurt their constituents. i think their tax returns will be a shock this year >> real estate values really have been suffering in the region because o

ihhan omar says she was talking about aipac. is her apology enough? i make a huge distinction between o marmar and steve king. steve king had been saying horrible and racist things for a long time and it was cricket and total silent. all of a sudden they were shocked. he was talking about white supremaci supremacist. omar is a freshman, she's new and young. i think she has learned a painful lesson that the words you use through whatever medium can be painful and can be hurtful and it will have consequences. so, hopefully moving forward, now this is a valuable lesson that she has learn and she will secretary counsel and be careful how she expresses herself. >> leader mccarthy was asked tonight if she's satisfy with omar's apology. she said that i am not satisfied. should she lose her committee assignment? >> no, i don't think so. she represents a voice. she represents her community. this could be a learning experience that will actually help her becoming a more effective member. i think it is a bit much for minority leader mccarthy to be throwing stone

israel an aipac pays off senators in congress to do their bidding.emocratic party has failed to denounce anti-semitism and bigotry from farrakhan. joining me brad blakeman. brad, if you were congresswoman ilhan omar, do you want this endorsement? >> i can't imagine omar would disagree with farrakhan. the question is will they disagree with him publicly. i believe she believes what farrakhan believes. she was caught saying it it was a forced apology it wasn't earnest. she had to do it. she was forced to do something. how do we know it's hollow? because of what she did to our envoy to venezuela. a famous american jew diplomat, elliott ab rams when she secured him and embarrassed him. that was an anti-he merittic attack. she is what she is and democrats have to deal with her. susan: why is she on the foreign affairs committee? >> she should be rebuked and removed, and if anything, if she had an ounce of decency she would resign. but of course she is not. because she'll become a martyr. hopefully she'll be there for two years or less. susan: it's amazing

the aipac saying quote quote does not feel there was any an at this semitic meaning in her tweets.to speak out. omar will be a keynote speaker at a cair event next month. rob: a comic boat web side firing a superman if superman needs to be white. one supe superman has something to say about that. >> superman, do you know me? agent rollins is a friend of mine. he better be alive. >> that's dea dean cain probably recognize him from this network he is of asian descent. evidence played superman in his show lois and clark. you are about 25 years too late. he will join "fox & friends" coming up at 8:25 eastern to talk all with tha about that. >> time for the good, the bad, and the ugly u as always we start with the good. a 7-year-old boy hailed a hero by first responders for calling 911 to save his mother's life. >> my mom -- she is super bad. >> urge where are you? >> continues sell town, u.s.a. >> ho >> he told dispatchers landmarks nearby so they could find his location in colorado. his mother is okay. rob: good job, kid. that's impressive. motorcyclists crash inside the so-called glo

say"at the same time, i reaffirm the problematic role of lobbyists in our politics, whether it be aipac, the nra or the fossil fuel industry." reporter: "are you worried about losing committee assignments?"rep. ilhan omar / -d- minnesota: "absolutely not."and house majority leader steny hoyer doesn't believe there should be any further disciplinary action taken.rep. max rose / -d- new york: "it's time that we all move on from this, we unite, and we focus on how we can build she's a friend, i take her at her word."in washington i'm omar jimenez (pam) presidential candidate.. california senator kamala harris is openly supporting the legalization of marijuana nationally. senator harris has acknowledged she did try marijuana in college. she says, marijuana should be moved to a different listing on the d-e-a drug schedule ... and legalized, so more research can be done. right now, the drug enforcement agency classifies marijuana as a schedule -one substance.. in the same group as heroin. schedule two drugs include harris' stance aligns her with a growing movement in the democratic party and

the way we are interconnected, the work that we are doing to enhance trade, especially the work in aipacwork we are doing to visit -- apec, the work we are doing to facilitate trade, making it cheaper to do business in the region. all these add up to making it the region that is more vibrant in the face of all the challenges we are facing. haslinda: cp tpp, will it help? rebecca: these are building blocks toward the asia-pacific. very important. we me bring it back to apec, have all of these different trade agreements, so what we need to do is find convergence. that is exactly what we are doing when we are looking at the free trade agreement for asia-pacific. we are trying to bring back all of these agreements to the point of convergence, so the fact that it makes business sense. for the regional comprehensive economic partnership, what they tried to do was because all they had -- they had all these plus one agreements, it can get overwhelming. it can hinder trade to some extent because it is so complex. was toey tried to do bring all the parties together to find convergence in the rules

everyone knows aipac is intimidating.here is nothing wrong with pointing that out, nothing anti-semitic about saying that. anybody who cares about palestinians and about the ability of muslims in the united states to speak freely ought to be defending her. , how weird it is, what a priority it is for u.s. politicians to defend israel is that the very first bill passed by the u.s. senate was about empowering states that punish a boycott ofpport israel, sponsored by marco rubio and was supported by half of the democratic senate caucus. w was referring to and the congress from was saying a reason is the interest in washington that demand that and everyone knows that is true and to call that anti-sesetic is obscene. tweeted iea clinton also think we have to call out anti-semitic language in our elected officials now. who is chelsea clinton to become the spokeswoman about what is and is not permissible debate when itit comes to israe? her parents are the individuals most responsible for turning the united states into a defende

that's the second anti-semitic trope you've posted to which she posted aipac. how do you see that?t of a larger issue that's 25th up ttwisting country. we see it in virginia. people in public office should feel comfortable opining on things, but if you have concerns about the state of israel, make sure, especially given the nature of the history of israel, the nature of anti-semitism, it's perfectly legitimate to criticize israel or the pro-israel lobby. just please be careful to do it in a way that can't be interpreted as being anti-semitic. let's have conversations about race, which is what's happening now in virginia. let's all be especially careful about what we say in the fact that, you know, what i, for example, as a northeastern white man might consider legitimate discourse may be heard differently by african-americans. so i think this is really a good example of the need for all of us to be very, very specific about what it is we are saying so that we don't come off as being anti-semitic, racist, bigoted. >> very quickly from where you sit, is the government going to shut d

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say"at the same time, i reaffirm the problematic role of lobbyists in our politics, whether it be aipac the fossil fuel industry." reporter: "are you worried about losing committee assignments?"rep. ilhan omar / -d- minnesota: "absolutely not."and house majority leader steny hoyer doesn't believe there should be any further disciplinary action taken.rep. max rose / -d- new york: "it's time that we all move on from this, we unite, and we focus on how we can build a better country. she's a friend, i take her at her word."in washington i'm omar jimenez (grant) coming up... find out how a giants fan accidentally broke big giants news with a picture and a tweet... (vicki) plus the recent online wells fargo outage left millions of people in panic as they were not about to access their accounts... the three things you need to know if another outage happens (grant) and up next as tax season is upon us... why many people already filing are seeing smaller refunds.. (lawrence) weather tease even if no one in your home smokes, secondhand smoke can be closer than you think. secondhand smoke from a n

at the same time, i reaffirm the problematic role of lobbyist in our politics, whether it be a aipac, the national rifle association, or the falls of your injury fossil fuel industry. >> bret: let's talk more about the situation. good evening, brit. what do you of all this today? >> i think it's interesting that the congress jumped on her with both feet, really, and got her to issue what you called an unequivocal apology. the question remains now is any further action will ensue. you may recall when congressman steve king of iowa, a hard-core conservative, had been accused of racial insensitivity and worse was caught in a similar situation. he was stripped by the republican leadership of his committee assignments. ms. omar has a coveted position and so far no move to strip her of any of her committee assignments. the other thing of course, bret, she didn't equivocate on the apology when she went on to talk about how she was really being critical of the influence of lobbying. lobbying, of course, by another name for the petitioning of the government for redress of grievances which is p

she responded aipac.weet criticizing members of congress for taking harsh stance, she tweeted "it's all about the benjamins." she has supported a nonviolent campaign putting pressure on israel because of its treatment of palestinians. after repeated condemnations, omar took to twitter, issuing an apology. she tweeted "anti-semitism is real and i'm grateful for jewish allies and colleagues for educating me on the painful history of anti-semitic tropes. my intention is never to offend my constituents or jewish americans as a whole. we always have to be willing to step back and think through criticism, just as i expect people to hear me when others attacked me for my identity. this is why i unequivocally apologize." i reaffirm the problematic role of lobbyists in our politics. it's gone on too long and we must be willing to address it. shannon, g.o.p. leaders looking to possibly sanction representative omar. also representative rashida to label from michigan. she was accused of calling president trump the f

just called racist and despicable bay aipac.oes the trump administration have any concerns about netanyahu extending outreach to this racist political party? >> jake, the united states relationship is with israel. we're not about to get involved in an election to interfere in an election of a democracy. election campaigns are tough. we'll allow the israeli people to sort this out. i'm confident that when the election is over, the united states will continue to have a strong, important, very, very deep relationship with israel that protects the american people and benefits israel as well. >> is it not the responsibility of an ally of israel to reach out and say when you think the prime minister is doing something wrong, doing something that violates the values of that relationship and the values of the jewish state? >> this administration has been very vocal when we see human rights violations wherever we find them. friends, foes, adversaries, allies. we've been very consistent. we do it in different ways at different times. we'l

aipac is an organization that does not spend within the top 50 in lobbying funds. >> fair point. >> whenthat it's bipartisan and her comments make the nuanced conversation we have to have about israel more difficult. >> should she be removed? >> no. you can talk about the way law enforcement treats ethiopians, and other africans in israel, that's fair and be critical, but you can't delve into anti-semitic tropes. >> democrats said steve king should be off the committees. why not here? >> steve king has a history. this is not anything new. this young lady has been in congress not two or three months and i do have a sincere problem with her comments. i will say this, though. i believe that many republicans need to sit this one out. donald trump has no moral high ground here and nancy pelosi did what she should do. this young lady apologized. she seemed sincere in her apology. she wants to learn. >> he doesn't want to let that new look go to waste. don't think i didn't see it. >> it's wintertime. >> my wife does not like it. so it might not last. we'll see. >> it won't last long. >> it is j

the move was swiftly condemned, including by pro-israeli government groups such as aipac and the anti-defamation league. president trump announced via twitter sunday he is increasing tariffs after "substantial progress" was made on the ongoing trade discussions between washington and beijing. a trade truce between the two countries was initially set to expire on march 1 and would have increased tariffs from 10% to 25% on $200 billion of chinese goods. california senator dianne feinstein is coming under fire after a video showing her interaction wiwith a groroup of young, activists, some as young as seven years old, went viral over the weekend. in the video, feinstein dismsmisses the studentsts demas to t take action on climate change, including supporting the green new deal -- which was recently introduced as a resolution by new york congressmember alexandria ocasio-cortez and massachusetts senator ed markey. >> scienence has saiaid we have2 years to turn this around. >> well, it is not going to get turned around in 10 years. don >> can do -- senator, if this does not get turned around and 10 ye

comments for which she was apologized where she made what many saw as anti-semitic statements about aipac and jewish money controlling politicians. she apologized, she said she's learning. but the president has said that she should resign from congress and if we may remind the president of 2015 when he used something that sounded similar to what she is being criticized for. here is this moment from the campaign trail. >> you're not going to support me because i don't want your money. you want to control your own politician, that's fine. >> that is him saying that money controls politicians to a jewish group. seana. >> well, i think this is an example of representative omar. she's playing in the big leagues now, let's be honest, and a lot of these freshman members, part of the reason why they got into congress that they are outspoken and real and they are authentic and we want that from our leaders, i think. but, you also have to be careful. you are representing 700,000 people, some of those people who voted for you, some of them didn't, but you have to choose your words carefully. and i t

there has been multiple documentaries with evidence from undercover reporters showing how aipac funneled money into different think tanks and campaigns. it's all on video. it's being totally ignored by our media. host: where did you see the documentary? can you give us a name? was an the documentary undercover reporter from al , there, it's available are four parts and it shows the foundation for defensive democracy is working directly with the is rayleigh internal affairs to target not only americans, but college students. rachel's point, do our allies try to influence our democracy as well? whether it's a lobbying effort or otherwise? guest: there are other forms of influence, the caller pointed at them. and jake and i acknowledged that. there is a threat posed by this dense information campaign, we now see other countries replicating -- disinformation campaign. we now see other countries replicating this. there are other forms of influence and we point out the way in which money is funneled into research, and trying to shift discourse and conversation, especially in washington through

she said aipac is paying off essentially lawmakers to have this pro-israeli stance. resolution of ken sure against ilhan omar for all of this? the reason is the democratic party deep down agrees with ilhan omar. the democratic party replete with anti-semitism and anti israel activity. i was there in 2012 when the idea of israel's capital booed at their convention. the just hating in the democratic party is pretty obvious at this point. steve: okay. so nancy pelosi and top democratic leaders did say, look, you've got to apologize. but they did not, as the "new york post" and their op-ed page says this morning the failure to discipline omar stands in contrast to house republicans who stripped representative steve king of his committee assignments for lamenting the fact that the white supremacy is deemed an offensive term. so, they are saying. ainsley: standards? steve: that's what they are talking about. brian: nancy pelosi condemned the remarks and demanded the apology and that demanded her attention. we will see where that goes. at least -- i don't know why she would

likely want danang because there were what i believe aipac meetings there more recently a they have already sussed out the security issues. >> shares have just resumed trading. they were halted, remember, in the afternoon yesterday, just about an hour away on the close of the market for the announcement on the bank's leadership change. now to ceo andrew thornburg who was singled out alongside chairman ken henry, both quitting the bank. we do know in terms of the willg that his replacement be the subject of a global search at the end of the month while the chairman will stick around until that new ceo replacement is in place. largely the reaction seems to be that we are seeing this kind of discounting when it comes to how it is trading to the rest of its peers. mcquarrie the one saying this is the beginning of a big overhaul transformation for the banks. we will continue to mark that one is one to watch. let's get you the first word the meantime from san francisco. >> theresa may has failed to make any breakthrough in her latest brexit talks in brussels. she and eu officials agreed on one ne

senior aipac economist joins us from tokyo this morning. thank you so much for joining us.eadline to your report, the belt and road initiative, a boom, bust, or a buzzword? it is in terms of how you look at it. if you look at it from trade, trade has improved. last year, chinese imports have increased by about 22%. 16% for chinese input. there's a boost in demand from china. from an investment point of view, we have increased the investment from china to the belt and road market. when you look at the infrastructure spending, we see it growing and improving many markets. in thailand, cambodia. in the short-term, there have been boosts from the belt and road initiative. yvonne: there is boosts. coming out at a pretty sensitive time. we have critics saying this is modern-day colonialism, just a one-way road. not to mention the piles of debt these countries have to pile on. are these concerns fair? mahamoud: these are clear concerns. if you look at the belt and road, there are three challenges. one is the financial sustainability. if you look at the chinese situation, they are