company the found time to time but my structure is that would too swamped with business from american idols they declined it saw it as because they want big enough to be profitable the struggle to find an alternative to china epitomizes the challenges many u.s. firms have faced since the start of the trade disputes while the phrase one deal may be a step forward it's not so solution if we knew one way for sure was going to go away or one where you know the tariffs would be here to stay we could plan a long term but her right now we have to kind of be nimble and and and move in short term increment. the phase one trade deal suspends a further increase in tariffs on bicycles and other chinese made goods but that leaves on the existing 25 percent import duties on products including bikes to give the u.s. leverage during trade negotiations uncertainty remains nearly 30 percent of north american companies have switched supply chains away from china according to a recent survey by cowen and company. several manufacturers are now moving operations to other countries in the region including taiwan

it means to me >> 9-year-olds to 90-year-olds could root for somebody on "american idol." been done before. but the way the producers could manipulate drama and find stories, that was the core of making those shows successful. >> this is the weakest romance i've ever seen. this romance is pathetic. was there a romance? was there a romance? >> well, i think we just decided we were meant to be very close friends. >> very close friends. >> i've had some very close friends too. >> me too. >> it's cost me a lot of money, i'll tell you that. >> "the apprentice" has its lasting effect even today. donald trump becomes a star. >> you're fired. >> all of it kind of reality show fake. people who worked on it have come forward and said, you know, we kind of made the whole thing up. and yet it sells. and then there's just this explosion. >> you interested in tattoos? weight loss? plastic surgery? >> breast augmentation, tummy tuck, facial surgery. >> hoarders? substance abuse? flipping your house? that's a big one. there's literally a reality show for everyone now. >> the networks woul

[ laughter ] like he's hosting "american idol."- we're going to find out after the break. [ laughter ] but then, bernie actually responded to trump on twitter and said, "it means you're going to lose. [ audience ohs ] [ cheers and applause >> steve: oh, snap [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: it's fun seeing two old guys going back and forth at each other. [ laughter ] it's like a presidential version of the "the kominsky method." [ light laughter ] then michael bloomberg bought twitter and shut down both of their accounts i thought that was interesting [ laughter ] it's that easy [ cheers and applause he bought it he shut it down. [ applause ] trump also sent several tweets meant for iranians in farsi beginning with this, check this out. translation is - [ light laughter ] "to the brave, long-suffering people of iran i've stood with you since the beginning of my presidency - we are following your protests closely, and are inspired by your courage." americans are like, "wait, how are trumps tweets in farsi more coherent than in english?"

the notoriously husky "american idol" judge -- >> notoriously husky? sharing a secret. >> in an interview with "people" magazine, the 63-year-old music prouder and performer had to resort to some pretty drastic measures to keep the weight off. >> after the surgery he says he worked with multiple fitness experts, nutritionists, and mental health experts to remain in shape. >> formerly husky? i'm going to have some words for you later. >>> all that glitters wasn't gold at the grammys because cardi's bling wasn't gold, they were diamonds, $5 million worth of them. >> the rapper skipped the red carpet and showed up late to the ceremony, fans joking perhaps the 310 carats of white diamonds slowed her down. >> she wore a custom gown and $500,000 worth of bracelets too. >> looking amazing. >>> coming up, jimmy kimmel remembers kobe bryant in a very special way. ♪ ♪ then they get released back into the air so you smell them later. ew. right? that's why febreze created small spaces. press firmly and watch it get to work... unlike the leading cone, small spaces

"summertime" has been covered by everyone from ella fitzgerald to american idol winner fantasia and isother piece that has special meaning for angel blue. >> my favorite song in the show is definitely "promised land." maybe it's because i lost my dad. excuse me. but i get really emotional because it's like bess says, the train is at the station and you better get onboard because it's leaving today. and then everybody joins in. ♪ it's that hope that these people have of he's gone for now. that's how i feel about my dad. he's gone for now but i'm going to see him again. and the promised land, every time i get to sing that, i see my dad. >> reporter: "porgy & bess" may be playing in new york's famous opera house but tomorrow audiences in all 50 states and around the world will have a chance to watch it in movie theaters. saturday's live performance at the met will be broadcast on more than 2,000 screens. ♪ they understand the importance of making opera accessible to everyone. that's one reason why they participate in master classes in high schools. ♪ >> that's all we're going to do. >> re

iran group who has now called on his followers to take up arms against the american presence iraq's caretaker prime minister idol of the mahdi condemn the u.s. strike as a violation of iraq's sovereignty and the rules of engagement of the american presence here he called the death of mohandas an aggression against the iraqi state . parliament is due to hold an emergency session on sunday but analysts say the government beleaguered and divided after 3 months of anti-government protests will struggle to mount a decisive response iraqi government is very weak for the time being there will be no more than statements coming out of the. caretaker prime minister or from the ministry of foreign affairs other than that i don't expect anything from the iraqi government but probably the iraqi parliament will. call for an immediate session and do will discuss the current. americans in iraq agreement and probably they will ask for the department of the american forces from iraq. whether their response to u.s. presence in iraq will be political or military the assassinations have put an end to a precarious balance of power th

derry in northern island on may 20th 932 but she too had conquered the atlantic she became an idol for young american women. and for for equality and respect she was the 1st woman to receive the distinguished flying cross presented to her by president hoover. and media earhart was not only brave she also encouraged other female pilots saying if women are passionate about flying not only as a sport but as an everyday means of transportation then aviation will advance all by itself. in 1987 ever try to become the 1st person to circumnavigate the earth along the quayside she took off from new guinea on july 2nd on one of the last legs of her journey. her destination was howland island in the central pacific but she and her navigator never arrived. officially amelia earhart's was lost at sea research to determine exactly what happened to her still ongoing but so far her disappearance remains a mystery. another pioneering aviation it was barrel markham from britain. she crossed the atlantic in september 936 in the difficult flying against the wind from england to america. before taking off in london she s

american writers. -- theyy say about him idolized him. he'd come up more than anyone else, took it upon himself to make sure that the harlem renaissance succeeded. much more than you asked. is that it for questioning? >> thank you so much. [applause] >> thank you very much. >> thank you all for coming. if you have not had a chance to get a book, you can bring it back here. >> you are watching american history tv, covering history c-span style with event coverage, eyewitness accounts, archival films, lectures in college classrooms, and visits to museums and historic places. all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> monday is martin luther king jr. day. here is a clip from our archival film series, reel america. >> cochairmen reverend martin luther king. the supreme hope of this , rendered in temples -- decisional language, a which will long be stenciled on the mental seeds of the generation. this may 17 decision came as a end the long night of human captivity. hope toas a light of millions of disinherited people throughout the world who ha

one young american teacher was actually killed fighting alongside the revolutionaries in the constitutional revolution of 1906, in iran. he was idolized as the american lafayette. we were viewed as the country that would be the great model and the great supporter because we seem to be the logical ally for a democratic iran. that's what makes this coup so heart breaking. when i look at iran told, and look over at history over the last 50 years of tyranny, i think to myself, put aside all of the people that have been murdered and tortured by those two repressive regimes. think about the millions upon millions of ordinary people, generations who were never able to fulfill themselves, who were never able to live the normal lives to which every citizen should be entitled. iran was a country that was really on the way to developing something very very important and very positive. it could have been tremendously helpful also for the united states and for american ideals. but to see how violently that process was interrupted is both political tragedy for the united states and the west and certainly a very emotional and a very personal tragedy

iran group who has now called on his followers to take up arms against the american presence in iraq's caretaker prime minister idol of the not to condemn the u.s. strike as a violation of iraq's sovereignty and the rules of engagement of the american presence here he called the death of mohandas an aggression against the iraqi state . parliament is due to hold an emergency session on sunday but analysts say the government beleaguered and divided after 3 months of anti-government protests will struggle to mount a decisive response iraqi government is very weak for the time being there will be no more than statements coming out of the. caretaker prime minister or from the ministry of foreign affairs other than that i don't expect anything from the iraqi government but probably the iraqi parliament will. call for an immediate session and do will discuss the current. americans in iraq agreement and probably they will ask for the department of the american forces from iraq. whether their response to u.s. presence in iraq will be political or military the assassinations have put an end to a precarious balance of power t

. >>> american teen tennis sensation coco gauff wowing the world, beating her idol, venus williams, but the australian open off to a rough start. wildfires and wild weather, dust storms, hail and flash floods. >>> and the elementary school students keeping dr. king's dream alive. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening tonight, on the eve of president trump's impeachment trial, we're getting our first look at the rules that will guide the process. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell just released his plan for what could be a fast-paced trial. it comes just hours after the president's legal team previewed their line of defense, that the president did nothing wrong. in a brief filed today, his lawyers calling the impeachment a perversion of the constitution democratic prosecutors meantime argue tonight that what the president is accused of doing is the worst nightmare of the framers of the constitution. our hallie jackson has late details. >> reporter: one by one, one final walk-through for the president's defenders and for his democratic prosecutors

idolized the basketball superstar. this is the scene outside of the american airlines arena, just down the road where the miami heat are hosting the orlando magic. this morning a boat rolled by the shot with a giant picture of kobe bryant alongside of it.r yafintnite's cast a large shadow over super bowl week. >> we came to cover a super bowl. how do you think this week is going to unfold given this news? >> it is really unpredictable. it change it is tenor of it. i think the players, i'm sure they are affected and thinking about their family and their careers. i'm sure they are thinking about how thing can say end so quickly. we are here at the super bowl, biggest thing every. let's not say it ruins the drama or the joy, it doesn't but it does kind of parcel it out. >> reporter: by the way, opening act tonight f they meet with the local media, there was a moment of silence prior to that event. highlights and reaction coming up in our 7:00 newscast. report prosecuting the super bowl, kpix five. >>> big part of the preparations wrapping up. the field is painted for sunday's game. got the big nfl 100 season there. the ch

against african americans, but he worked very hard with african american writers, and what they say about him, james weldon johnson, they idolized mencken. he more than anyone else took it upon himself to make sure that literarilly the harlem renaissance succeeded. much more than you asked. >> thank you. eric: is that it are questions? abby: all right. thank you so much. thank you all for coming. if you have not had a chance to get a copy of the book yet, you can get them and bring them back here to be signed. [indiscernible conversations] >> "history bookshelf" features historytry's best writers of the decade talking about their books. every saturday at 4:00 eastern on c-span3. >> products are now available in the new online c-span store. see what is new for american history tv and check out all of the c-span products. tonight on lectures in history, professor anderson talks about efforts in the early 1950's to register african american voters in mississippi. here is a preview. >> moses goes down to the courthouse. he has a couple of guys with him. they are going up the steps to register black folks to vote. billy jack caston s

you'll be an american i'm going to get some i shuffle doesn't it doesn't understand that's right it's idolized by ship and as such complications of consequence come casing is that see this ca it doesn't apply to you you saying it doesn't apply to you you're not a 4 refugee it doesn't apply to me i pay you just one more thing because obviously we are not going to come to agreement in this conversation that's not going to happen but i want to share with you the way forward and maybe the way forward is fire the courts i want you to have a listen to this assistant professor we spoke to him a little bit earlier and this is what he shared with us about the way forward might be is deciding is the citizen. is to see a isn't constitutional even have a listen. and the record of the high court on these protests have been mixed by some typos notably those of well i do have scrubby should office of an a but didn't internet battens and pleased to be detained by the high court like the one in delhi have postponed hearings and that question spending. one thing is very clear there are very high expectations of

that's why they're called idols, because they're put on this pedestal of untouchable perfection in the public's eyes, in the consumer's eyes. >> reporter: the 22-year-old korean-americantulsa, oklahoma debuted her first single "bomb" in october. 9.5 million youtube views and rising. >> the music video took two days to film, two days to film, 24 hours each day almost. >> reporter: wow. you were up filming, dancing, retaking for 24 hours? >> yes. with like six costume changes, six or seven set changes. and whenever i'm performing, i always get this adrenaline rush. >> reporter: in two days cbs news followed alexa's busy schedule from hair and make upton a late night filming of a christmas video for social media. >> i myself have struggled with self-confidence for years. and finding the capability to love myself. but i have recently stumbled upon that. >> reporter: south korean society is slow to change there, but is hope. after sully's death in october, the korea entertainment management association announced its plans to try and stop cyber violence, saying it will root out malicious commenters online and seek to have them punished. ♪ why can't you see it's killing us ♪

idol the former liverpool player. well this is the w.'s and these are our top stories u.s. president donald trump says that no americans or iraqis were hurt in iranian missile attacks on 2 military bases in iraq strong says that the u.s. will impose new sanctions but he has not announced a new military response say ron strikes were in retaliation for the u.s. killing of general hossam so i'm on. a ukrainian airliner has crashed shortly after takeoff from iran's capital tehran all 176 people on board died iran has said that it will not turn the flight recorders over to boeing the plane's manufacturer. the former boss of nissan now has value to clear his name after fleeing japan where he was awaiting trial on corruption charges at a press conference today in lebanon go rejected the charges and said that his treatment had been a travesty. britain's prince harry and his american born wife have been males that they will step back from duties as members of the british royal family the couple say that they wish to become financially independent and to spend more time in north america. this is g.w. news live from berlin for mo

gauff could face her idol serena williams in the quarterfinals, which will always be surreal for the americanwill still start and finish on time despite continuing health concerns over melbourne's air quality from bushfires. this is after british tennis player liam broady described an email sent by organisers to players about air quality as a "slap in the face". in a post on twitter broady says it "boils his blood" to think he was made to play a qualifying match on tuesday. he goes on to question whether conditons were healthy at a time when people were being warned to keep animals indoors. and another draw has been held, an important one too, as this was for the rugby league world cup which will be held in england next year. the duke of sussex conducted the draw at buckingham palace, alongside former england internationaljason robinson and britain's most decorated female 0lympian and current chair of uk sport dame katherine grainger. the hosts england have been drawn in group a. scotland are in group b alongside defending champions australia. ireland have been drawn alongside new zealand in

idols like alexandra christine sniderman can add to that. >> they put on this pedestal kind of like untouchable perfection i guess in the public's eyes in the consumers' eyes. >> the 23-year-old korean americanted her first single "bomb" in october. 9.5 million youtube views and rising. >> it took two days to film, 24 hours each day almost. >> wow. >> yes. >> you were up filming dancing, retaking for 24 hours. >> yes, with like six costume changes, six or seven set changes. when i'm performing i always get this adrenaline rush. >> we follows alexa's busy schedule from hair and makeup to her late night filming of a christmas video for social media. >> i struggled with self-confidence for years. i have recently stumbled upon that. >> south korean society is slow to change, but there is hope. after sully's death in october, the korea entertainment management association announced its plans to try and stop cyber violence, saying it will root out malicious commenters online and seek to have them punished. ♪ why can't you see it's killing us ♪ >> lieu thinks that's a good start. she says sometimes she thinks about why she's still in the business, but keeps going for her friends who are now gone. >