we can speak with david smith in washington. tell us what the president is saying about this particular issue. david: donald trump is staunchly defending jeff sessions, who was the first senator to endorse him for president. a real loyalist. trump says he's an honest man, he's a victim of a witchhunt, as he describes it. the one thing he did concede is perhaps jeff sessions answer could have been more accurate when he testified at the senate hearing about contacts with the russians. standing byrump is him and saying the bigger picture here is the democrats are still reeling from their election defeat, still somehow trying to find an alternative explanation. is he wental policy on the defense and hit back harder. anchor: he's heading to florida for the latest weekend in florida, he will be at his ranch there. he must be hoping this whole issue is going to blow over. how likely does that look? >> it seems unlikely. -- russia club question is a darkening cloud and it just won't go away. we saw that this week where trump gave his fir

david smith is in washington with the latest on that visit. by both: heroic efforts leaders to paver over the evident crack's and angela merkel said what gracious hospitality there was and how it is better to talk to one another rather than about one another. some very obvious differences in style and policy were evident. made sure to get in her views on globalization, on refugees area the he did express his support for nato. he did say some members aren't paying their share, they owe vast amounts of money. it was a show of unity, but i think no one here has any doubt deep divisions remain. >> let's talk about those. a lot of focus on these areas of common ground. where theye areas aren't aligned. what are some main areas do you think? >> there is a lot of discussion about trade. of course there was a facade of ---win corporation cooperation. you didn't have to read much between the lines to hear trump talking about bringing back jobs and opening factories. national trade deal had been edited disaster to the u.s.. he said i was not an isolatio

david smith "the guardian." >> ask about the president's state visit to the uk, is there timing to are that and what was your reaction to some members of parliament in britain saying the president is not welcome there, using words like racest and sexist, has that led him to reconsider? >> the president as you know accepted her majesty's invitation when the prime minister was here. he looks forward to going over, and visiting the united kingdom, as we have details to share with you further. we will, but there's nothing further at this time. kaitlin? >> reporter: does the white house have a reaction to the iranian vessels coming from 150 yards of a navy ship over the weekend? rnt th aren't they notice? and then i have a follow-up question. >> the usns ship that was in close proximity is obviously something that the president has been made aware of, the president's been very clear that this provocative action is something that won't be tolerated. with that, i would refer you to the department of defense, who is monitoring that situation, and will talk about the appropriate actions they've

. -- david gura spoke down -- david gura sat down and spoke with ceo alan smith. david and allen discussed the four seasons residential business. >> in terms of our pipeline of new projects, we are always undertaking, approximately three quarters of those are mixed-use hotel residential projects. in many instances the hotels would not get built but for the residential component. from a real estate perspective the residential peace often drives the developmental profits that allow the developer to construct the building. brand ander hand the the services provided by the four seasons is critical. it is a very complementary package. these it is a very diverse segment of people. some are local new yorkers. others are citizens of the world. it is a very diverse set of people. desire to be part of an iconic real estate development. a residence of exceptional quality. >> there is a second property in london that is coming together, where you looking for your next set? >> you mentioned london. it is at the highest end of the london real estate market and what is distinctiv

sitting right next to me is comedian at david smith. okay, let's start the show.t's something i never thought i would see, president trump using twitter to make news. on saturday, trump rocked the world by tweeting the accusation that former president obama had the phones at trump tower tapped during last year's campaign. a spokesman for obama denies this. he said "neither president obama nor any white house official never ordered surveillance on any civilian. any suggestion otherwise is simply false." fbi reject or james comey has asked the claim be rejected. the white house requested an official investigation by congress. here's kellyanne conway explaining to "fox & friends" how president trump knows what he knows. >> he's the president of the united states, he has information and intelligence that the rest of us do not. >> tom: for a full estimation of what's going on, let's listen to radio host -- >> donald trump is the victim, his campaign is the victim, his transition team is the victim. these are police state tactics. if this had been done to barack obama,

david smith is here. he said we will be there.f that's not enough for anybody with some we can offer you anything more. we've got a letter from rock med they said they will be there but you got to believe this has to be a trusting relationship between these two parties could you cannot have a concert with the city and promoter are at each other's throats. it doesn't make sense. it's not workable. what i want to do is keep what happened at the generally 13th meeting a lot. i want to be able to sit down with these folks and say, look, what is he wants to do. we will do it. here's the schedule. but this in the eye and say this what you want to do and we will do it. these other companies they have staff their people. they can spend hours doing this stuff. we are all volunteered. we are trying our best good we want to try our best and were willing to be as open and agreeable as possible but you can't just keep taking shots at us like if it doesn't help help anybody. in terms of the emergency medical services plan whatever was partially

david smith of the guardian. >> can i ask about the president's state visit to the uk.s there timing for that and what wads your reaction to some members of parliament in britain saying the president is not welcome, they actually used words like racist and sexist. has that led him to reconsider? >> the president, as you know, accepted her majesty's invitation when the prime minister was here. he looks forward to going over and visiting the united kingdom. as we have details to share with you further, we will. but there is nothing further at this time. caitlin? >> the white house have a reaction to the iranian vessels coming within 150 yards of a navy ship over the weekend? are they on notice and will you offer anything besides a verbal reaction? >> the u.s. ship that was in close proximity is something the president has been made aware of. the president has been very clear that this provocative action is something that won't be tolerated. with that, i would refer you to the department of defense, who is monitoring that situation and will talk about the appropriate actio

david smith of "the guardian." >> reporter: about the president's state visit to the u.k., is that comingut, what was your reaction to some members of parliament and britain saying that the president is not welcome, they used words like racist and sexist, has that led them to reconsider? >> press secretary spicer: the president as you know accepted her majesty's invitation when the prime minister was here. he looks forward to going over and visiting the united kingdom, as we have details to share with you further, we will, but there is nothing further this time. >> reporter: does the white house have a reaction to the iranian vessels coming within 150 yards of a navy ship over the weekend? are they on notice, it would you offer anything beyond a verbal reaction and i have a follow-up question. >> press secretary spicer: the u.s. navy ship that was in close proximity is obviously summing the president has been made the president has been very clear this provocative action is something that will not be tolerated. with that, i would refer you to the department of defense who is monitoring th

guest: david is calling in from smiths grove kentucky on our democratic line. david. caller: hey, how you doing in i've always admired you. i've watched you for years on tv, and i think we need people pragmatic at have views of the world and russia europe. i just wanted to ask, how did view untries of europe trump and also, what are the military capabilities of nato? thank you. guest: first, on trump, well, i to say that in europe, it crisis in h like the the united states. of course, people are divided on a lot of there's skepticism. has been , mr. trump elected president of the united states. now, we should give him a chance. european from perspective, i think he has also rovoked a very healthy debate on the transatlantic relationship. he has said, you must pay more for your defense. agree with him. and after mr. trump became you have seen what i would call a healthy debate in future bout our transatlantic bond, because we cannot any longer take the relationship for granted. we have to consider how we can invest more in that relationship, both economically, politica

david smith of "the guardian.." >> hi, sean. ask about the president's state visit to the u.k.iming for that? what was your reaction to some members of parliament in britain saying the president is not welcome. they actually used work like racist and sexist, that he should reconsider? >> the president, as you know accepted her majesty's invitation when the prime minister was here. he looks forward to going over and visiting the united kingdom. as we have details to share with you further we will but there is nothing further at this time. caitlyn? >> sean, white house have reaction to iranian vessels coming within 150-yard of a navy ship on weekend? aren't they on notice and will you offer anything beyond a verbal reaction and i have a follow-up question. >> the ship that was in close proximity is something the president was made aware of. the president has been very clear this provocative action is something that won't be tolerated. with that i would refer you to the department of defense who is, who is monitoring that situation and will talk about the appropriate actions they

is it ick to 52 or smith bridge road instead, david. >> storm tracker6 live double scan mainly dry.ittle dying snow shower right there in bucks county, a couple of little bits and pieces of that over in burlington county. on the bus stop, most of are you dry but it's partly cloudy and cold, 6 o'clock temperature will be 21. 20 by 8:00 a.m. and wind chills in the upper single digits in philadelphia. it is windy out there and cold. getting windier after about 8 o'clock. 20 degrees by 7 o'clock. we'll only get a high of 29 and we'll have to wait until about 5 o'clock to get there. clouds will increase as the day goes on and we do have the threat of some afternoon snow showers that could put down another inch or two of accumulation and in the northern suburbs that would mean blowing snow all over again with the winds. tam and matt. >> thank you david. >>> time right now 5:23. up next in the morning buzz the popular mascot who disappeared from cereal boxes across the country. find out why. >> also new information about who hacked into millions of yahoo accounts. the feds plans to announc

we're joined by kirsty smith at the david sheldrick wildlife trust an elephant conservation charity innts you see behind me, some of their mothers were killed by poachers for their ivory. it is through projects on the ground with this orphaned project, and anti—poaching operations, and vetinary units, that we can see the effect of the ivory trade on the ground. our work is about keeping elephants alive today. these are the ones we have been able to rescue. we will raise and reintroduce them back to the wild. actually, just last week, one of the ex—orphans gave birth to her own wildlife baby. it is a successful project, and we welcome this news wholeheartedly, that china, as biggest importers of ivory, are going to close their domestic trade. it is very windy where you are but we are going to persist, because it is interesting and important, it is heartbreaking to think that elephants are still killed purely for ivory, that is the only reason, people watching do not really understand still what is the draw, there is meant to be a ban on this, why is it still going on to the extent that

smith were arrested trying to flee the scene. and the alleged murder weapon was found nearby. >> when i first this case i scratched my name and davidl's name into a desk in the first cell that i was in when i was an intake. >> smith says she and bell wrote letters for the first year in jail. >> i was communicating with him at first. but then when i came to my senses and thought about everything, when everything hit me, that's when i stopped. >> smith says she stopped in part because she felt like bell was trying to urge her not to testify against him. >> he told me several times not to say something or told me what to say. but i did my best to refrain from discussing the case. because whatever i'm would say probably could come back to haunt me later on. >> bell says he now expects smith will take a deal and testify against him. but that it won't be a complete story. >> she trying to paint herself as innocent like she didn't know what was going on and everything. she lying. >> bell says not only did smith know about the robbery, she played a big part in pulling them off. >> you would have never seen her coming. she was 18, about to

david. >> well, you know. kudos to shep smith and others at fox who don't want to be tarred by donald trump's lies. as much as others on the network have enabled him. and we can never forget, ari, i know you don't, that this was a guy who for three years ran around saying, i have evidence that the president wasn't born in hawaii! i have my investigators! you can't believe what they're reporting to me, you can't believe the information i'm seeing, information that we never saw. that even didn't make to it newsmax. so this is a fellow who again and again commits the same crime. we shouldn't be surprised. and it's too bad that so many people have fallen for it. and now you see a lot of republicans, tom cole is an exception, who still try to apologize for this. or at least pretend it's not a very serious matter. >> david, i think you may have just coined a new standard. the "not even newsmax will touch it" standard for those who follow newsmax.com. >> this isn't just on foreign policy, we've seen a pattern with the president since he

david. >> well, you know. kudos to shep smith and others at fox who don't want to be tarred by donald trump's lies. as much as others on the network have enabled him. and we can never forget, ari, i know you don't, that this was a guy who for three years ran around saying, i have evidence that the president wasn't born in hawaii! i have my investigators! you can't believe what they're reporting to me, you can't believe the information i'm seeing, information that we never saw. that even didn't make to it newsmax. so this is a fellow who again and again commits the same crime. we shouldn't be surprised. and it's too bad that so many people have fallen for it. and now you see a lot of republicans, tom cole is an exception, who still try to apologize for this. or at least pretend it's not a very serious matter. >> david, i think you may have just coined a new standard. the "not even newsmax will touch it" standard for those who follow newsmax.com. >> this isn't just on foreign policy, we've seen a pattern with the president since he

thank you very much hugh, and big thank you to ki rsty much hugh, and big thank you to kirsty smith from the davidreston. lots of gloating north wales, outbreaks of gloating north wales, outbreaks of rain. light and patchy rain in the midlands, heading towards eastern england. it will not affect eve ryo ne eastern england. it will not affect everyone but it will take away some of the sunshine. wet in cumbria and the isle of man, in the next few hours the rain should clear away for fermanagh in the south—west of northern ireland. it has been very wet in northern ireland. in scotland arejust wet in northern ireland. in scotland are just turns wetter, rain heavily foremost through the morning, dry in the north—east corner. it will linger across the hebrides, the highlands into the afternoon. parts of scotla nd highlands into the afternoon. parts of scotland will brighten up, most places see sunny spells for a time. isolated showers in eastern england, showers in the afternoon, returning to northern ireland after dry spells. not quite as warm as yesterday but highs of 13 to 17, pleasa nt yesterday but

david: that is congressman lamar smith of texas. the democratic response to trump's response -- trumps address to congress. the former governor of the commonwealth of kentucky will join us next. ♪ david: this is bloomberg markets. a focus on policy and politics under the new administration. a quick check of u.s. stocks. the dow crossing that 21,000 threshold. the s&p 500 up to 2395. all those indices hitting all-time highs. financials continuing to lead the way. let's check in on the "first word news." president trump czechia administration is outlining a new trade agenda that promises to root out unfair practices in foreign countries. according to the document obtained by bloomberg news, the office of the u.s. trade representative's said that america's plant -- america plans to defend its national sovereignty over trade policy. under the to state wto, the u.s. will not abandon its trade rights and is not bound by decisions made of that organization. the president's new travel order will drop iraq from the list of nations whose citi

smith, in edinburgh. quite a robust response from the scottish secretary david mandel, and he's talking about not granting referendum until the end of the brexit process, which might include the transition as well. yes, the uk government's position as they don't wa nt to government's position as they don't want to even talk about another referendum or the possible timing of an independence vote until after the brexit negotiations have been completed in two years' time. they've made clear they're not saying they think there could be a vote in two yea rs' saying they think there could be a vote in two years' time, but to give scotla nd vote in two years' time, but to give scotland a reasonable choice of what they're choosing between an independent scotland and the new uk, as it will be processed brexit, they need to wait until it's bedded down a bitand need to wait until it's bedded down a bit and see what the consequences of leaving the eu are going to be. so this sets up quite a constitutional struggle. the first minister is going to go ahead and send a formal request to theresa may, to the british prime

smith of new jersey. they are vulnerable to democratic pressure. that is the problem. david: here is the flip side.t least 10 democratic senators are from states that voted heavily for donald trump. they have to answer to their constituents as he will. isn't there one among or several that will make a deal with republicans? >> doesn't look like it. on the gorsuch nomination none is committing to voting for judge gorsuch. david: pat leahy he is not inclined to filibuster gorsuch. >> yeah. david: there is a break there. wouldn't there be a break on the tax issue? >> i think the burden is on the freedom caucus to make a public commitment to get behind the republican party's goals. look, the democrats have the wind at their back after what happens last thursday. there is no question about it. all the coverage since then has been about disarray in the republican party. and about the democrats taking it. david: bottom line, today what happened after paul ryan spoke? the market zoomed up into triple digits. was that false optimism or ways it based on something gritted in reality? >> it shows what they're

oakland raiders linebacker, alden smith was detained after riding in an suv that crashed into an undercover san francisco car. we'll have more on the abc 7 news app. davideted this picture from inside a san jose special council meeting happening right now. flood victims are there trying to find out why the city did not warn them about last month's flooding sooner. we'll have that coming up at 5:00 as well. >>> the father of a man accused of looking at underage girls is defending him. we are live outside the jail with what the suspects father had to say. >> reporter: larry, he has an arraignment hearing tomorrow. we spoke to his father today. he denies the allegations against his son. he spoke to his son by phone and his son asked the family to pray for him. >> it's very overwhelming for me. i could not sleep last night. >> reporter: he recalls the knock on his door by police early wednesday morning, then the search of his cupertino home. >> they took my son custody and took over my pc, my other son's pc's. i don't understand why. >> reporter: he learned about the charges against his 35-year-old son. he stalked at least four underage girls. detectives be

smith college is a procedure school for women in massachusetts. criticism about the university handled several cases caused resignation of the previous chancellor.>>> for a second consecutive weekend davidizemore of deluxe restaurant has donated all of his hips to help out, last week and he gave $600 to flood victims and planned parenthood. this week's six will go to ask for a charity for the homeless organized by two sisters. >> how it started was that i have a friend who was thinking of giving money to the flood victims, he came in and was eating and we started to talk and i said let me give my money to you. saturday was a success. i said let me do something sunday. >> he count is received at the end of the night and makes the donation to the designated group.>>reporter: a bay area police car went to the hospital after his below car was rammed. the encounter at a steakhouse that led to the collision, coming up. >>> kyle dennis sprinkle coming up, i will time it out after the break. >>> we will tell you about all of the events coming up in the weekend watch. ♪ hey, bud. you need some help? no, i'm good. come on, moe. i have to go. (vo) we always trusted our subaru impreza would be ther

smith is outside the house of commons. it isa it is a gargantuan project that awaits. expect what we are going to hear. what davidansfer all existing eu laws, regulations, directives into british law. the point being this is a crucial part of brexit because if we didn't do that when we leave the eu we would find all these eu rules and regulations which are part of our lives would not exist. they would be no rules on employment, customer rights, environmental rights. this isa rights, environmental rights. this is a way of pre—empting that and ensuring a smooth the process when we eventually leave the european union. that those laws were still exist and they will have been put into british law. it is a gargantuan task. we have been a member of the european union for more than 40 yea rs european union for more than 40 years and over that time it is estimated there have been 80,000 different directives, regulations, rules, all of which will have to be amended. a lot of that are technical twea ks amended. a lot of that are technical tweaks here and there but some of it will require mps to devote hours to going through

adam smith is the ranking democrat on the armed services committee, he's the top democrat on that panel. he is standing by to join us live. you can see him there. >>> and retired u.s. general david petraeus, former head of the cia, was on the president's short list for secretary of state and national security adviserment today he offered the president some words of advice on how to deal with russia. his interview with fred pleitgen coming up as well. success has always been measured in zeros. but shouldn't it be about firsts? and seconds? how about adding a third? we think there's a bajillion ways to measure success. like making your toddler giggle like this. yep that's a success! can teaching kids in another country how to say "pony" make you a success? the correct answer is yeah. what about taking pride in everything you do? finding the courage to do something you've never done? or doing something no one's ever done? we sure think so. this is what we call... the new success story and while success isn't just about money, no matter how much you have, we think you deserve the financial freedom to sleep like this at night. we are t-i-a-a, and we're with you. start today at t-i-a-

david mundell said there should be no vote until the brexit process is complete. that could be years away — well outside the timetable set out by first minister nicola sturgeon. 0ur scotland editor sarah smithowing today's events. jubilant excitement as supporters heard the scottish parliament had just voted for a referendum. tears of joy today, but disappointment will follow. they're shouting yes, the prime minister will soon tell them no, there will not be a vote. i call on nicola sturgeon... earlier, the debate suspended after last week's terror attack in westminster resumed. scotland's future should be in scotland's hands. that is what this debate is about, the future of our country, how we best harness our potential as a country and overcome the challenges that we face. is she going to spend the next two years and 100% of her time campaigning for scotland to leave the uk at the expense of governing, or will she roll up her sleeves from today and seek to secure more powers for this parliament when they're returned from brussels to britain? independence debates always incite passion and confrontation. we are sick of it, and most people in scotland have had enough too. because this parlia

smith wood who also works for the zoo. there he is at lincoln financial field. >> we love his wife. our condolence to the entire family, his wife and everyone at elmwood zoo, david missed. apparently, people think i'm too perky. so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! i mean, whoo. she said it iss moving. she sai good. careful what we call hurting, females a lot of peopleparents do your teens clean the house? what aboutg to experts they should. >>> what are you saying, thomas. >> to you remember that song, come on barbie, let's go barbie. it is the same beat. >> um, okay. >> listen to it closely. >> i will to have listen again >> big birthday for lady gaga. >> she turns 31 years old. happy birthday to you lady gag a. she will becoming to philly for her tour. >> and her little monsters is what she calls them. >> she added another tour date here in philadelphia. people werex

david ignatius, the most powerful thing that members of the house or the senate have gotten in the past is a phone call from the president, whoever it is, hey, i really need you congressman, smithly need you on this one, buddy. our whole -- everything -- and you know what? congressmen and senators always go along with that. is david ignatius there or am i talking to myself? >> yes, i'm here. >> make us feel more comfortable if you spoke. i thought i was talking to the wall. but, david ignatius, the guy i ran again, the reason i'm not a congressman is president clinton called him up and said, i really need your help on this tax increase. i shouldn't have taken the call from air force one. >> joe, they are going to get stroked plenty. this white house, if anything, i think is trying to do legislative affairs better than the last one did, president obama really did not enjoy talking to members of congress. i think the problem is in a sense, it's just simpler. these members and senators have to go home and tell people what they are going to do with these absolutely crucial programs that affect people's lives. they own health care now and they are uncomfortable with it. i think they