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washington politicians underestimate how close america is to losing its global edge in science and technology. president reif: in some areas, we've lost it. >> we sat down with emojis president and discussed the rising cost of education. president reif: we are experimenting with different models to lower the cost of education to make it far more affordable. >> the impact of the new gop tax plan on m.i.t.'s $15 billion endowment. of particular concern is how trump's travel ban and the crackdown on h-1b visas for skilled workers will curtail the flow of talent. it is going to hurt, and what hurts him i.t. hurts the country. >> for this venezuelan born educator who came to the u.s. as a graduate student in 1974, it's personal. president reif: i was lucky enough to find the path that led me to education. >> coming up, a conversation with m.i.t. president rafael reif. i want to talk about trump's travel ban. he has restricted people from eight nations. if this band was in place when you were trying to come here, would it have been difficult for you to get here? president reif: probably. partly it

he fears washington politicians , president trump included underestimate how close america , is to losingts global edge in science and technology. president reif: in some areas, we've lost it. tom: we sat down with m.i.t.'s 17th president and discussed the rising cost of education. president reif: we are experimenting with different models to lower the cost of education to make it far more affordable. tom: the impact of the new gop tax plan on m.i.t.'s $15 billion endowment. >> the government is giving us cuts. tom: of particular concern is how trump's travel ban and the crackdown on h-1b visas for skilled workers will curtail the flow of talent. president reif: it is going to hurt, and what hurts m.i.t. hurts the country. tom: for this venezuelan-born educator who came to the u.s. as a graduate student in 1974, it's personal. president reif: i was lucky enough to find the path that led me to education. tom: coming up, a conversation with m.i.t. president rafael reif. ♪ tom: i want to talk about trump's travel ban. he has restricted people from eight nations. some from venezuela. if this

he fears washington politicians , president trump included underestimate how close america , is to losingt reif: in some areas, we've lost it. tom: we sat down with m.i.t.'s 17th president and discussed the rising cost of education. president reif: we are experimenting with different models to lower the cost of education to make it far more affordable. tom: the impact of the new gop tax plan on m.i.t.'s $15 billion endowment.

establish such a border force essentially after it created such a huge and furious backlash from america's close ally turkey the u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson has said that the entire issue has been mis portrayed and misdescribed the u.s. state department has this to say is he saying that when the pentagon says we're going to try to commit forces because the people that took that.

establish such a border force essentially after it created such a huge and furious backlash from america's close ally turkey the u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson has said that the entire issue has been mis portrayed and misdescribed the u.s. state department has this to say is he saying that when the pentagon says we're going to try to commit forces there because the people that took that long we see just being oh i wouldn't i would have to refer you to the department of defense on that i think they. we're clear in the statement that they put out so let me just refer you to them on that. part but i'm asking about closing comments yesterday we said there's no orders to be ready for just that's not what it is like i have to refer you to the turkish government about what they became so concerned about and the fact that somebody misspoke and i'm not going to name any names and neither is the secretary but somebody clearly just misstated their policy it's as simple as that the situation is extremely tense on the ground and it has the possibility of igniting into something much bigger so that wha

establish such a border force essentially after it created such a huge and furious backlash from america's close ally turkey the u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson has said that the entire issue has been mis portrayed and mis described the u.s. state department has this to say is he saying that when the pentagon says we're going to try to commit forces because the people that took that long we see just disappearing i wouldn't i would have to refer you to the department of defense on that i think they. we're clear in the statement that they put out so let me just refer you to them on that. part but i'm asking about wilson's comments yesterday we said there's no for the security forces and that's not what it is like i have to refer you to the turkish government about what they became so concerned about and the fact that somebody misspoke and i'm not going to name any names and neither is the secretary but somebody clearly just misstated their policy it's as simple as that the situation is extremely tense on the ground and it has the possibility of igniting into something much bigger so i think

establish such a border force essentially after it created such a huge and furious backlash from america's close ally turkey the u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson has said that the entire issue has been mis portrayed and mr scribed the u.s. state department has this to say is he saying that when the pentagon says we're going to try to come up with a force because the people that did that long or is it just just feeling ok now i would have i would have to refer you to the department of defense on that i think they were clear in the statement that they put out so let me just refer you to them on that. part but i'm asking about mr thomas yesterday we said there's no or the security forces that's not what it is like i don't have to refer you to the turkish government about what they became so concerned about and the fact that somebody misspoke and i'm not going to name any names or neither is the secretary but somebody clearly just misstated their policy it's as simple as that the situation is extremely tense on the ground and it has the possibility of igniting into something much bigger so i th

establish such a border force essentially after it created such a huge and furious backlash from america's close ally turkey the u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson has said that the entire issue has been mis portrayed and misdescribed the u.s. state department has this to say is he saying that when the pentagon says we're going to try to commit forces because the people that took that long or as you just just being i wouldn't. i would have to refer you to the department of defense on that i think they were clear in the statement that they put out so let me just refer you to them on that. but i'm asking about closing comments yesterday we said there's no border security force that's that's not what it is to look i have to refer you to the turkish government about what they became so concerned about and the fact that somebody misspoke and i'm not going to name any names and neither is the secretary but somebody clearly just misstated their policy it's as simple as that the situation is extremely tense on the ground.

establish such a border force essentially after it created such a huge and furious backlash from america's close ally turkey the u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson has said that the entire issue has been mis portrayed and misdescribed the u.s. state department has this to say is he saying that when the pentagon says we're going to try to commit forces because the people that took that long we see just just feeling ok. i would have i would have to refer you to the department of defense on that i think they were clear in the statement that they put out so let me just refer you to them on that. part but i'm asking about closing comments yesterday we said there's no order you're ready for just that's not what it is like i have to refer you to the turkish government about what they became so concerned about and the fact that somebody misspoke and i'm not going to name any names and neither is the secretary but somebody clearly just misstated their policy it's as simple as that the situation is extremely tense on the ground and it has the possibility of igniting into something much bigger so i thin

shelves in california recreational users can now buy the drug without any fear of arrest in america's too close to populous state. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program great to have you with us clashes overnight in iran have left at least nine people dead the anti-government protests have been raging for nearly a week in tehran and around the country in total several hundred people have been arrested and at least twenty have been killed according to state media. now the demonstrations initially broke out against the weak economy and a rise in food prices but they have also been drawing opponents of the country's religious establishment. and let's talk a bit more about that crackdown we are joined by a.f.p. correspondent eric randolph who is joining us with the latest from tehran and eric as we've heard iranian state television reporting nine more people killed overnight more than one hundred protesters arrested what are we to make of the authorities response to the unrest and how big of a threat are these protests to the regime well this is the biggest test the regime has faced since there we

america i'm headed home for the world economic forum and i'll have more coming up. thank you very much for your company effort when u.s. president donald trump has delivered his much anticipated closing remarks to the world economic forum in davos switzerland trump said that america is quote open for business and that america first doesn't mean america alone the president stressed that he supports free trade but it needs to be fair and reciprocal while trump said america's immigration system is quote stuck in the past but he announced a change on his immigration stance saying republicans will accept citizenship for the so-called dreamers who were brought into the u.s. illegally as children. we're going to discuss present trust beach in greater detail and bring your analysis of it but first let's take a listen to some of the sound bites that stood out i believe in america as president of the united states i will always put america first just like the leaders of other countries should put their country first also but america first does not mean america alone when the united states grows so does the world. u.s. president addressing davos there a little earlier on now i'm joined by profe

house are concerned, the questions starting to come about how did you let somebody in this close to america's president. how did do you that? >> there's some responsibility. >> i've been saying that since day one. did somebody break the rules? other thing is, i haven't heard anybody refute on point some of the things steve bannon said. does this guy have tapes? michael wolff. i don't know. elevating the story. >> i know we're going to talk about steve bannon. when you look at the resources that this administration is throwing at defending this book from his allies to people within his white house. does he need to be doing that? does he need to be fighting that hard. shouldn't he put the focus back on the issue? >> if he weren't talking about it, do you think the press would stop talking about it? this is what they want to do. he sees it out there. he's not going to let this narrative go unchallenged. it's a narrative that's not only true about the broader administration but it's attacking him this guy is not up for the job. which is not true. you disagree with someone politically fine, make t

when you start rebuilding, let's say you go out and close installations in america because they are not being used right now, we don't know when we get into rebuilding mode, maybe that insulation we will have to have. i have to say a lot of my colleagues do not oppose it. >> on the topic of rebuilding america's military i understand yesterday the senate was briefed on the nuclear posture review released in february. the congressional budget office says it's going to take $1.2 trillion to -- out to 2046. adam smith today said you could have an effective nuclear deterrent for far less than 1.2 trillion over that span of time. what do you say in response to that? >> adam smith, good guy and all of that but he is the democratic leader over there. they have different priorities. they also ported president obama -- inority on you can't terms of the triad, i know what's been in the press since then. i can freely talk about that. we've got a problem with our nuclear arsenal. ever since the cold war we have not done anything to modernize it. we're just like we were back then. at the same time we

on this the one year anniversary of president trump's inauguration parts of america closed for business courtesy congress and this president. why couldn't they reach a deal to keep it up and running? this morning there are lots of opinions about that. >> this is the greatest country in the world but we do have some really stupid people representing it. >> the only reason that the government was shutdown was the republican leadership decides they don't want to work on the weekend. >> so will the president get all the blame or will it be shared by congress? new poll results out today plus what is open and what is closed? the impact this closure will have on your life. >>> and once again back to the live picture of capitol hill. new efforts get underway to end the government shutdown. it is in its seventh hour. house members reconvene at 9:00 a.m. eastern. leaders from both sides of the aisle hurling accusations at each other. here is mitch mcconnell and chuck schumer shortly after the vote failed. >> this will be called the trump shutdown because there is no one, no one who deserves the b

helping the wealthy shareholders at the same time it's closing 800 branches. bank obank of america's bonusesl cost 145 million in 2018. in 2018 from theom lower 21% rae and the bonuses will cost 300 million. a fraction from the single provision of the law which allows it to be turned earnings held overseas at less than halfn the rate it woul that would havd him old system and two days before wal-mart snagged the headlines for the $400 million of bonuses lifting its minimum wage at a cost of 300 million of the nation's largest retailer unveiled a plan to buy back issue debt, $4 billion. minimum wage, they pay a 300 million dollars stock buyback 4 billion. i am glad these workers are getting bonuses. they deserve them but it seems recently they are token efforts. the cnbc survey found the texas haven't yet had a meaningful impact on american companies plans to boost investments or raise the workers rate. they closed loopholes while lowering the rate and lower corporate taxes but actually stipulated that the money be put into the wage increases instead of what many are doing now. one ti

once again climbed to all-time highs as the s&p 500 sees the most record close inside a single month in more than 20 years. >> america is open for business. and we are competitive once again. >> in a high stakes speech, president trump tells heads of state and global business leaders that there's never been a better time to invest in the u.s. >>> and gaga overgrowth. as the global economy picks up steam, our market monitor has some great investment ideas for you. those stories and more tonight on "nightly business report" for friday, january 26th. >>> good evening, everyone. and welcome. what a way to end the week. it was a melt up into the closing bell, which drove stocks to all-time highs. the s&p 500 had its best day since march, lifted by continued

establish such a border force essentially after it created such a huge and furious backlash from america's close ally to. keith the u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson has said that the entire issue has been misspoke trade and misdescribed the us state department has this to say is he saying that when the pentagon says we're going to try to come up with a force of thirty thousand people that that that's a long or is he just just feeling ok why wouldn't i would have to refer you to the department of defense on that i think they were clear in the statement that they put out so let me just refer you to them on that. part but i'm asking about closing comments yesterday we said there's no order you're ready for just that's not what it is like i have to refer you to the turkish government about what they became so concerned about and the fact that somebody misspoke and i'm not going to name any names and neither is the secretary but somebody clearly just misstated their policy it's as simple as that the situation is extremely tense on the ground and it has the possibility of igniting into something

closed doors. >> incredibly offense sniff. no not america. it is not we're. and christopher columbus. the statute is saying where it is. mayor vote and the statute is staying right there, but of course, this is new york. there is a slav keyial and the fired chiefpliance officer he filed a complaint about the was fired as a whistle-blower. he has got ato him on the show . i am bill spadea, this is "chasing news." the battle over immigration reform heats up. president trump now accused of saying some vulgar things about some countries that have sent immigrants to america of course he pis behind closed doors the president took to twitter and clear he is not happy with the results from his meeting with congressional leaders. all right. let's check win mark who caught up with new jersey goff-elect. one at sacred heart cathedral in hu wark. mark caught up with him and asked him. mark? what do you got? >> yes, i did speak to governor-elect murphy here at the roman catholic cathedral in newark. beautiful jewel. what eventually governor-elect murphy said regarding president trump's comments ab

establish such a border force essentially after it created such a huge and furious backlash from america's close ally turkey the u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson has said that the entire issue has been misspoke trade and misdescribed the u.s. state department has this to say is he saying that when the pentagon says we're going to try to come up with a force of thirty thousand people day to day that's long or is he just just getting a look at it why would he have i would have to refer you to the department of defense on that i think they were clear in the statement that they put out so let me just refer you to them on that. but i'm asking about closing comments yesterday we said there's no or the security forces that's not what it is like i don't have to refer you to the turkish government about what they became so concerned about and the fact that somebody misspoke and i'm not going to name any names and neither is the secretary but somebody clearly just misstated their policy it's as simple as that the situation is extremely tense on the ground and it has the possibility of igniting into s

america's close ally turkey the u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson has said that the entire issue has been misspoke trade and misdescribed the u.s. state department has this to say is he saying that when the pentagon says we're going to try to come up with a force of thirty thousand people that that's long or is he just disputing over time i would have i would have to refer you to the department of defense on that i think they were clear in the statement that they put out so let me just refer you to them on that. part but i'm asking about closing comments yesterday we said there's no orders to be ready or just that's not what it is like i have to refer you to the turkish government about what they became so concerned about and the fact that somebody misspoke and i'm not going to name any names and neither is the secretary but somebody clearly just misstated their policy it's as simple as that the situation is extremely tense on the ground and it has the possibility of igniting into something much bigger so i think wha

. >>> stocks closed higher on thursday america's economy grew at a strong rate but not as quickly as expected. the gross domestic product grew by 16% is toys "r" us says it will cloe 2,f 00 of is stores in the united states as it tries to emerge from bankruptcy it has 64,000 employees. toys "r" us faces tough competition from amazon and brick and mortar stores such as walmart and target. >>> up next, we're "on the money. blackmail money is sent demanding the ransom but the con artist doesn't want dollars. we have the fbi's warning about this new scam. >>> and later, how much time do you waste trying to figure out what to wear in the morning. a new company aims to give you that time back and now a look at how the stockmarket ended the week >>> imagine getting a letter to your home threatening to reveal a deep dark secret unless you pay up it's a growing scheme with more and more letters being sent. andrea day reports on the new way con artists are trying to get your money and what you can do about it. >>> i know that you have been cheating on your wife. >> chilling words in a letter s

america alone that's what u.s. president strong told the crowd in davos and his closing remarks to the world economic forum gets a credit for the booming u.s. economy and that's tacked on is there a global trade practices also coming up in trying to tame corruption and africa the issue thompson be agenda at the african union's annual summit in ethiopia last dog correspondent whether the plans under discussion can actually work. i'm sara harmon welcome to the show thanks for joining us u.s. president donald trump has told leaders in switzerland that america is quote open for business but the u.s. won't tolerate trade practices he sees as unfair trump was delivering the closing remarks to this week's world economic forum in davos switzerland one of his key messages to the business and political elite grows in the united states spills grows for economies around the world. the anticipation was palpable politicians and high flying executives waited in line for over an hour to get inside the hall where donald trump would deliver his speech the first u.s. president to do so since bill clinton two decades ago. and eventually ha

america alone that's what u.s. president donald trump told the crowd in jobs in its closing remarks at the world economic forum trump took credit for the booming u.s. economy and attacks on their global trade practices are also coming out. but he corruption talks the agenda at the albanians annual summit need some correspondent thanks nigeria for a glimpse of how corruption is affecting people's day to day long. plus standing out from the herd in poland we'll introduce you to the adventurous cow we love told a wrong with the bison but biologists say it's an escapade that followed the old. and their harmon thanks for joining us u.s. president donald trump has told leaders gathered in switzerland that america is open for business but that the u.s. won't tolerate trade practices he sees as unfair trump was delivering the closing remarks to this week's world economic forum in davos one of his key messages to the business and political elite growth in the u.s. spells growth for economies around the globe. the anticipation was palpable politicians and high flying executives waited in line for over an hour to get inside th

wages have barely gone up in the past decades, economists are closely watching the jobs report released later today. evidence that at last america's recovery showing up at last america's recovery showing up in pay packets. eight states out of the 50 have started the year with a rise in minimum ways. —— and wage. —— minimum wage. bullish on herbert has three kids, two of which will live with her in a shelter. as a fast food worker in new york, she just got a pay raise. she is planning to move out of the shelter by february. the extra money will go towards more rent or more food, whatever i need to pay for my kids. maybe a couple of new outfits for my kid, it is that for them. americans have been praying and fighting for a raised since the end of the gst. the federal minimum wage hasn't gone up since 2009, so us states are taking the lead. the unemployment rate is

in order to find and implement solutions weigel america meanwhile she made the case for close european ties as well as for more free trade or warning against rising economic nationalism it comes just a day before u.s. president double trouble is due to arrive in davos and it was a welcome break for the chancellor amid all of the political gridlock right here in berlin the german chancellor speech marked her return to the world stage after months of political limbo at home in germany her address focused on europe and its future one of her key messages the world's problems will not be solved by only salacious and protectionism instead she said nations must work together to face global challenges both economic and political. i will give the end of this not we know that there are international egotism we see nationalism on the rise and many states there's a polarizing atmosphere perhaps in many places people worry whether multilateralism can really solve people's problems. ellice fear you will be among them isn't. make you also stressed that europe must overcome challenges to better implem

stocks closed higher on friday. america's economy grew at a fairly strong rate but not quite as quickly as expected. the gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the size and scope of the u.s. economy plunged by 2.6%. consumer and business spending helped spur the increase. toys r us is shutting more stores. the retailer said it will close about 20% of its 1600 stores in the united states as it tries to emerge from bankruptcy. the company has $5 billion in debt and 64,000 employees. toys r us faces tough competition from amazon and brick and mortar stores such as walmart and target. >>> up next, we're "on the money." a blackmail letter sent demanding a ransom but the con artist doesn't want dollars. warning about this new scam. >>> and later, how much time do you waste trying to figure out what to wear in the morning? a new company aims to give you that time back. and now a look at how the stock market ended the week. we took legendary and made it liberating. we took safe and made it daring. we took intelligent, and ma

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america alone that's what u.s. president donald trump tells the crowd in davos in his closing remarks at the world economic forum he took credit for the booming u.s. economy and attacked unfair global trade practices he said he was held on free will bring us and alison's from davos. the us president makes a sales pitch to the wall street in a double scorning on companies to invest in america i'm headed on for at the world economic forum and i'll have more coming up. finding warnings from washington turkey bones to expand its controversial offensive against kurds in northern syria president everyone says the operation will extend eastward to where u.s. forces are currently stationed. thank you very much for your company everyone we start our broadcast in switzerland davos where u.s. president donald trump has delivered his much anticipated closing remarks to the world economic forum some said that america is quote open for business and that america first does not mean america alone the president says that he supports free trade but it needs to be fair and reciprocal trump said america's immigration system is stuck i

winning against any adversary to keep america safe. i close with general washington's wisdom. to be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace. this belief drives us and will continue to drive us in all we do. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, mister deputy secretary, let's welcome cnn correspondent barbara starr. [applause] >> thank you, gentlemen. i always -- >> not live yet. probably started pushing some of those buttons. >> i am on tv. i always enjoy coming out here, my very first newspaper job was many years ago, was just down the road at this house. i was the city planning commission's reporter. for about $8600 a year. my big goal was to be promoted to city council reporter. never happened. so you see what happened to me. i briefly want to say i think everyone -- i was privileged to host a panel with senator mccain. we always want to make sure we send our best wishes to john mccain. [applause] and now let the interrogation begin. let's face it, not a lot of people know everything about you yet. >> that's good. so talk to us a little bit abo

he would close off america. many people on the left would do that as well. many people on the right can i think it is a big mistake. clearly, there are people who are born in bad circumstances. not by you fix that is starting to talk about democratic socialism and investing socially. you free them from a public school system which, despite massive and ongoing increase these s increases in per person them the it hurts most. this is why the libertarian people have more chases than the limits but in front of them. you do the same thing with health care. you liberate the health-care system from a place where $.50 of every dollar is spent by the government. it doesn't work very well. there's no reason why health care and education can't be delivered much more cheaply, much more innovatively by a flourishing free market are. but to say wouldn't it be great if we were all born middle class in denmark, maybe. but that is not the world we live in, the question is why we have the poor with us everywhere, how do we have the fewer of them and how do we have more options

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house has indicated that trump will spend the next two days pushing his america first agenda is due to address the forum on its closing day on friday. the big moment has arrived donald trump is in davos mr america first himself and what's mostly been an assembly of multilateralist the elephants in the room have names like trade wars and punitive tariffs expressions that stand for the u.s. is in a word pivot in contrast to european appeals to look beyond borders but that's not a unified stance the british have a tight rope to walk they have to sell themselves as a country open for business despite brags that impending free trade is a topic that i have discussed with the president of the pauls we're very keen that we'll be able to do that free trade agreement where we leave the european union with the united states of america that we are all that of already working on how we can shape. may and trump are due to meet in davos today or year ahead of trump's arrival u.s. treasury secretary steven minucci was already selling his boss's strategy over lots of meetings again lots of discussions just focused on international tra

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. >>> toys r us announced they will close 180 stores across america in the next few months. five locations in our area. dover, burlington chef your hill and horsham and exton closing by april. and toys "r" us filed for bankruptcy protection and is $5 billion in debt. >>> adam joseph is back to talk about the accuweather forecast. >> head to the weather center and take a live look at sky 6 hd over the ent center city skyline and the clouds really stubborn during the day today. breaks there on the horizon and a period of hour or two with a little bit of sunshine and overall quite a chill in the area with wind out of the west northwest. 40 in trenton and 46 in allentown and 42 in trenton and 43 at the shore, atlantic city. so these temperatures technically are a little bit above normal but then you factor in the wind and it feels a lot colder than that. this is one of those patterns tonight and tomorrow night you look at the windchill feels like 35 that is how you dress in philadelphia and 20s for reading and freezing for trenton and just above freezing in millville. as we take

america alone that's what u.s. president donald trump told the crowd in davos in his closing remarks at the world economic forum you took credit for the booming u.s. economy an attack that unfair of global trade practices. we will bring this analysis from the top of. the u.s. president makes a sales pitch to the wall to dabble scorning on companies to invest in america on an on free of the world economic forum and i'll have more coming up. the finding a warnings from washington turkey valve's to expand its controversial offensive against kurds in northern syria president airlines says the operation will extend the east word to where u.s. forces are currently stationed. plus reserve u.g. who's cooking for the stars before fleeing her native syria make you just met she was a celebrity chef now she's bringing syrian cuisine to the v.i.p.'s at this year's berlin film festival and we've got her story. while iraq thank you very much for your company everyone we started our broadcast in davos where u.s. president donald trump has delivered his much anticipated closing remarks to the world economic forum there in switzerla

if we stay focused on our goal, winning against any adversary to keep america safe. i close with general washington's wisdom. to be prepared for war is one of the most effect wall means of preserving peace. this belief drives us and it will continue to drive us in all that weue do. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, mr. deputy secretary. let's welcome cnn pentagon correspondent, barbara starr, for a discussion with the secretary. barbara? [applause] >> thank you, gentlemen. i want to take two seconds to say this is my fifth time here and -- >> you're not live yet. >> not miced up. >> probably started pushing some of thosese buttons. sorry. i'm on tv. supposed to know how to do that. i always enjoy coming out here, i have to say my very first newspaper job way too many years ago i will not admit to, was down the road at the thousand objection news chronicle. i was the city planning commission reporter. [laughter]. and for about $8600 a year. and my big goal was to be promoted to be city council reporter. never happened. [laughter]. so you see, you see what happened to me. i

. >> reporter: the capture of the "u "uss p"uss p "uss pueblo" brought america and north korea close to another full-scale conflict. if history repeats itself, perhaps there are some lessons here for today. the ship is now a cold war trophy, and for the people here, it's seen as a symbol of strength against the u.s. >> trump, if he really provoked a korean war against our country, then we're going to achieve our final victory. >> it depends on the american president? >> yes. >> reporter: 50 years after the "uss pueblo" was captured on high seas, an undercurrent of old hostilities remain. and today's tense standoff between north korea and the u.s. leaves many wondering whether war can be avoided once again. keir simmons, nbc news, pyongyang, north korea. >>> still ahead tonight, a new warning about the dangers of taking hard hits on the football field. >>> also, how discarded christmas trees are coming to louisiana's rescue. >>> this week lawmakers in illinois and new york introduced legislation that would ban tackle football for kids younger than 12 years old. this on the heels of a

my next guest will be attending tonight's speech, paying close attention to buy america. senator baldwin, nice to see you again. welcome back. >> great to join you. >> senator sources are telling us this president will be leaning in more to bipartisanship. what could he say that would make you think he is an honest partner? >> well, we've heard a lot of words from this president, both during his campaign and his early tenure about buy america and hire america. he endorsed my bill but that's taken no action. tonight as he talks about infrastructure and our desperate need to work on a bipartisan basis to rebuild crumbling roads and bridges, i want him to make a sound and solid commitment to buy america provisions. >> from infrastructure to immigration, senator baldwin, americans are watching. it comes down to these negotiations, 1.8 million or the 600,000 d.r.e.a.m.ers. how close are you to getting something actually done? >> obviously we got the commitment from mitch mcconnell to have an open, honest debate where these bipartisan plans that are being put together will get

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leaving washington trump tweeted that he intended to tell the world how great america is trump is due to address the forum on its closing day friday the end of a week that saw his administration announce a new package of trade tariffs and sparks turmoil on the currency market. earlier today my colleague ben fizzling caught up with the c.e.o. of u.s. software company ca technology in davos to get his assessment on the trumpet ministration in particular its tax policy. and. its christophe who joins us from davos crystal the eagle has landed but the spotlight today is on another leader who has a difficult a sales pitch to make britain's prime minister tourism is addressing the form right now to explain how she wants to surgically remove britain from the e.u. without damaging our own and the e.u. economy too much it's a hard sell chris of is she convincing the assembled business elite that it breaks it is actually a good thing. well garrett as you mentioned it is a hard sell it has been a hard sell last year when theresa may try to lobby for exit for the first time here and davos today she said even with the u.k. being out

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