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in his closing remarks to the world economic forum in davos switzerland u.s.president donald trump said the united states is quote open for business and that america first does not mean america alone george while stressing that free trade has to be fair and reciprocal companies from across the globe to invest in the u.s. marines. form a coalition talks between german chancellor angela merkel's conservatives and the social democrats have kicked off more than four months after.

we begin the day at the world economic forum in davos switzerland u.s. president trump told leaders gathered there america is open for business but that the u.s. won't tolerate trade practices he sees as unfair one of his key messages to the business and political elite was that growth in the united states spells growth for economies around the globe i'll get some analysis on what that could mean in a moment for people all around the world but first let's take a look at how the day unfolded in davos. 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 with plenty of pomp trump arrived on stage. he didn't mince his words. 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 in w

in his closing remarks to the world economic forum in davos switzerland u.s. president donald trump said the united states is.

in the closing remarks to the world economic forum in davos switzerland u.s.president donald trump that washington is open for business and that america first does not mean america alone while stressing that free trade has to be fair and reciprocal he urged companies from across the globe to invest in the u.s. . coalition talks between german chancellor angela merkel's conservatives and the social democrats have kicked off more than four months after the general election.

in his closing remarks to the world economic forum in davos switzerland u.s. president donald trump said the united states.

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 in the past. and else the change on his immigration position saying republicans will accept a path to citizenship almost two million so-called dreamers those are young immigrants brought illegally to the u.s. as children. and there or are going to discuss present time speech in greater detail and bring you an out 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 low earlier on now i'm joined by professor irwin collier he's a professor at the of

welcome to the business and it's day three of the world economic forum in davos switzerland all eyes are on u.s. presidents donald trump landed in switzerland today trump traveled straight on to davos where he's likely to peddle his america first policy even before his arrival he's been the talk of the town w.'s been pursuing core top with the c.e.o. of u.s. software company a technology in doubles earlier this morning to get his assessments on the administration in particular its tax policy. the new tax reforms have been very good for almost all business is very good for ca we are thirty five percent tax payer twenty one percent you can see that that's a big difference we will take that savings we get a tax reinvested into the company into r. and d. and expansion so we're very happy with the tax point there's a being more jobs that's what trump wants i think you get to see more jobs and we're going to see bigger and facilis on digital transformation from all companies and i think you're going to see when they're deciding what to do with the savings they get from the tax plan they're going to b

u.s. as children. >> it also includes tighter restrictions on legal immigration and $25 billion in border security. caroline shively tells us the proposal comes as president trump attends the world economic forum in davos, switzerland. >> reporter: the u.s. taking a tough stance in the middle east peace process with a new strategy to push palestinians to the negotiating table. >> that money is not going to them unless they sit down and negotiate peace. >> reporter: president trump said that palestinians want u.s. aid money, they have to return to israeli peace talks. u.s. sends about $400 million a year to the palestinians and has sent 5 billion dollars total since the mid-90s 90s. the administration is also withholding $65 million of a scheduled aid payment to the united nations agency that helps palestinian refugees. >> we give them tremendous amounts, hundreds of millions of dollars a year. that money is on the table because why should we do that as a country if they are doing nothing for us? >> reporter: palestinian leaders declared peace negotiations dead after the president's move to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. even refusing to meet with vice president mike pence during his trip to the middle eas

president trump told the world economic forum in davos, switzerland that the u.s.r business but will no longer turn a blind eye to unfair trade practices. >> i will always protect the interests of our country, our companies and our workers. we will enforce our trade laws and restore integrity to our trading system. >> shepard: president trump telling business and political leaders that the united states is committed to free trade, but on terms it considers fair. rich edson is monitoring things from the state department this afternoon. hello, rich. >> afternoon, shep. over the next couple months, this will tell us the decisions that the trump administration makes how dramatically president trump plans on changing the trade relationships. the trump administration is considering higher tariffs on steel and aluminum. he's already threatened to withdraw from nafta. there's renegotiations there. possible a chance with the relationship to china. a consideration of tariffs for the theft of intellectual property and trade secrets. earlier today at the world economic forum i

with that as the backdrop, president trump is heading to the world economic forum in davo's switzerland to declare the u.s. is open for business. >> i'm going to davos to get people to invest in the united states. i'm going as they come into the united states. plenty of money. they are coming, they are coming at a very fast clip. >> at a forum about globalism, president trump's america first policies are raising eyebrows come particularly after commerce secretary wilbur ross spoke about trade wars at a press conference, saying "there have always been trade wars. the difference now is u.s. troops are now coming to the ramparts." italy's prime minister felt compelled to throw a rhetorical counterpunch. >> each country says my country first. i could say italy first. why not? what we need is an economic environment really functioning and to have this, we need free trade, free markets, and not protectionism. >> the commerce secretary assured the forum he was not about to launch a trade war with anyone but he did say the president intends to reverse some of what he called the bad trade decisions of past adminis

u.s. he left davos, switzerland after a speech in the swiss outs. he declared the u.s. pitched his america first agenda as being beneficial to the world. democrats rejected the white house's new immigration framework. chuck schumer called it the wishlist hardliners have been demanding for years. it offers 1.8 million immigrants a path to citizenship but demands drastic reductions in migration and $25 billion for increased border security. more fallout from the larry nassarex

announced the resurrection of the t p p and his address to the world economic forum and davos switzerland now one year ago u.s. president donald trump pushed by a grassroots movement with it drew from the t p p. metron by ministration has announced tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels the tariffs thirty percent on solar panels and fifty percent on the washing machine washing machines while phase out after three to four years of solar energy enter stres association says a tariff on panels could cost twenty three thousand jobs this year. and the us federal prosecutors have charged five former employees of the accounting firm keepie and she and a former government accountant with plotting to get inside information on the regulatory review process they are charged with the actions of securities and exchange commission as compared to literally stealing the exam and order to influence review by the public company accounting oversight board. welcome to boom bust coverage of the two thousand and eighteen world economic forum here in davos switzerland on r.t. america and we are here to bring you a per

announced the resurrection of the t p p in his address to the world economic forum and davos switzerland now one year ago u.s. president donald trump pushed by a grassroots movement with it drew from the t p p. metron by ministration has announced tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels the tariff thirty percent on solar panels and fifty percent on washing machine washing machines while phase out after three to four years of solar energy enter stres association says a tariff on panels could cost twenty three thousand jobs this year and the u.s. federal prosecutors have charged five former employees of the accounting firm k.p. and she and a former government accountant with plotting to get inside information on the regulatory review process they are charged with the actions the securities and exchange commission has compared to literally stealing the exam and order to influence review by the public company accounting oversight board. welcome to boom bust coverage of the two thousand and eighteen world economic forum here in davos switzerland on r.t. america and we are here to bring you a perspec

u.s. national security strategy. you can watch that live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. and friday president trump addresses the world economic forum in davos, switzerland. first sitting u.s. president to address the forum since clinton. 8:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 2. american history tv on c-span 3 this week in prime time. tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern, historians attending the conference look at how american veterans are being remembered and honored since world war ii. thursday night at 7:00 p.m. eastern, he liwe are live in mu on the 1968 vietnam war ted offense and battle of away. and 8:00 p.m. western lincoln scholar harold holzer on abraham lincoln friends and enemy. watch american history tv on c-span3. with landmark cases returning next month for season two, c-span senior history producer mark shared some background on the upcoming series. >> by popular demand returning. it's coducks with us and the national constitution center. and as i listened to the callers this morning, they are talking about race, and powers of congress, constitution, and immigration. and so what we have in season two are landmark supreme court cases that take you through t

u.s. he left davos, switzerland after a speech in the swiss outs. he declared the u.s. open for business as he pitched his america first agenda as being beneficial to the world. democrats rejected the white house's new immigration framework. chuck schumer called it the wishlist hardliners have been demanding for years. it offers 1.8 million immigrants a path to citizenship but demands drastic reductions in migration and $25 billion for increased border security. more fallout from the larry nassar sexual scandal. betsy devos says her agency has launched an investigation and will hold michigan state university accountable for any violation of federal law. nassar works for michigan state and u.s. gymnastics. -- usa gymnastics. the athletic director has stepped down. an outbreak of the flu continues to spread across the country for a third straight week. the cdc says so far hawaii has been the only state to be spared. as many as 37 children have reportedly died. the spokeswoman for the cdc says the flu season still has not peaked. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more

u.s. president is due to touch down in switzerland to take part in the pro globalist economic forum in davos but if you surprise of many at the luxury resort donald trump is going to promote his famous mantra america first the u.s. transportation secretary gave vicious spawn's to those questioning trump's appearance. america first is a continuation of the american affirmation of american exceptionalism so i don't think when i did this you know all these questions are why the president is coming and again i think all of us to feel very flattered that he has chosen this as a forum. for those that don't want to listen to him you can they can leave you know this is part of what discourse and discussion is all about earlier this week thousands of people did march through the streets of europe to denounce trump's visit to switzerland a lot of the entire gathering at davos the u.s. president is expected to be met with a huge protest in divorce itself which was called for this thursday despite a ban from local authority it's. the pentagon's draft of the upcoming u.s. nuclear policy review has been l

announced the resurrection of the t p p in his address to the world economic forum in davos switzerland now one year ago u.s. president donald trump pushed by a grassroots movement with it drew from the t p p. the drug administration has announced tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels the terror of thirty percent on solar panels and fifty percent on washing machine washing machines while phase out after three to four years of solar energy industries association says a tariff on panels could cost twenty three thousand jobs this year and the u.s. federal prosecutors have charged five former employees of the accounting firm keepie and she and a former government accountant with plotting to get inside information on the regulatory review process they are charged with the actions of securities and exchange commission that's compared to literally stealing the exam and order to influence review by the public company accounting oversight board. welcome to boom bust coverage of the two thousand and eighteen world economic forum here in davos switzerland on r.t. america and we are here to bring you a

but he remains a guest and not a member of this club james days al-jazeera davos switzerland turkish media has questioned the u.s. version of a telephone conversation between the turkish president and president trump the pair spoke on the phone about syria but turkey denies that the u.s. commander in chief raised his concerns about escalating violence in northern syria turkey has launched an air and ground operation in the city of a freend due to the y.p. g. presence there the turkish government considers the y. p g a terrorist group but the u.s. sees the kurdish fighters as allies helping it in its fight against eisel on wednesday president trump want turkey to cattail its military operation in the northern syria or risk conflict with us forces. the syrians who have survived a deadly snowstorm along the country's mountainous border and now calling on the lebanese government to open its doors to refugees last week seven seventeen people furries to death whilst illegally crossing into lebanon along a well known people smuggling route then the harder has more from the bekaa valley . but she watched her father in l

u.s. dollar, of course, coming out of the secretary of the treasury's mouth in davos, switzerland where you now see the dollar, after he said a weaker dollar helps american trade, moving more dramatically lower against the euro. this is a three-year low for the dollar as the euro powers higher. so does the uk pound, the yen, everything we trade against, and the main ones in the dollar index. that basket of dollars, it takes $1.24 to buy a single euro. what about davos? in five hours from now, the president will take off for the tiny alpine village in switzerland. the first u.s. president since bill clinton in 2000 to trek to the global shin dig known as the world economic forum. but the administration's advance team as i said including steven mnuchin making waves already. mnuchin and commerce chief wilbur ross are already on the ground, armed with seemingly coordinated america first messaging, as in america first in trade deals. yesterday the president talked a molotov cocktail in the simmering trade war by slapping steep tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines. today an entir

u.s. he left davos, switzerland after a conversation in the swiss else. he declared the u.s.itched his america first agenda as beneficial to the world. democrats ejected the white house's new immigration framework. chuck schumer called it the wish list hardliners have been demanding for years. it offers 1.8 million immigrants a path to citizenship but demands drastic reductions in migrations and $26 billion for increased border security. -- more follow from the larry nasa or sexual scandal. betsy devos says her agency has launched an investigation and will hold michigan state university accountable for any violation of federal law. nassar works for michigan state gymnastics. the director has stepped down. an outbreak of the flu continues to spread across the country for a third straight week. the cdc says so far the -- ha

u.s. from the davos forum in switzerland.has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to both democrats and republicans over the years, predominantly funding gop lawmakers' campaign coffers. now a handful of republicans are announcing they are giving back the donations with congresswoman karen handel and house speaker paul ryan saying they are sending wynn's donations to charities. no word on the other gop lawmakers who have received donations from wynn. >>> president trump is taking credit for a decline in the african-american unemployment rate again. this time by taking aim at rapper and music mogul jay-z. in an interview with cnn, jay-z was asked how he feels about president trump's alleged vulgar comments about african countries. jay-z responded by saying trump's words were disappointing and hurtful. >> it really is hurtful, more so, like everyone feels anger, but after the anger is really hurtful because like you are looking down at a whole population of people and you're so misinformed because these places have beautifu

u.s. president has arrived in switzerland for the pro globalist economic forum in davos many a surprise he's attending the event where the u.s. president will promote his famous mantra america first. joins us live from davos so don't try and trump he's arrived what can we expect from his meetings jacqueline . well that's really what the question is on everyone's lips because before the wheels of marine one even took off from d.c. everyone's been discussing what he's going to contribute to this world economic forum here and davos and meanwhile a number of european political big wigs have been sending out a message of europe first and while that's maybe not as nationalist of a theme as america first it's also not a globalist one which is the usual mantra of the forum here. it isn't gentlemen my my my first missy he said france is back france is back it's a call for europe because we will never have any friends successes without a european success if between our twenty seven member states we're not able to send a clear and united message to major powers such as china india and the united states

davos, switzerland. he's the first sitting u.s. president to speak at the forum since president clinton. see it tonight starting at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> this weekend, american history tv on c-span 3. tonight, at 8:00 p.m. eastern on real america, the film saigon target zero. >> one of the bloodiest firefights occurred at the intersection of the highway not far from downtown saigon. the army succeeded in denying the communists a chance of using the women and children of the area as human shields. >> then on sunday, 10:00 a.m. eastern, interviews from the west point center for oral history with west point graduate and vietnam war helicopter pilot, stephen dera. >> made the major assault during that time frame. that was a major big deal effort. we lost 24 aircraft the first day, 24 helicopters and the distinct memories that i have of that is a ch-47 chinook flying down the valley with fire coming out of the back of his aircraft. his whole aircraft was on fire. >> and at 6:00 p.m. eastern on american artifacts, wake forest university professor david lubin shares images from his book, g

annual meeting of the world economic forum is underway in davos switzerland all eyes are on donald trump who becomes only the second sitting u.s. president to take part in the event and in the past hour his helicopter touched down at the resort trunks of grass is expected to give a defense office america first policy and that contrasts with the multilateral message heard from leaders at the forum so far a trumpet also called for greater foreign investment in the u.s. on his agenda are meetings with the leaders of britain and israel. john him enough of the world economic forum is a bend physical response to a five dollars or steam welcome bena something trump could shake up things there the u.s. president's visit being viewed. there are lots of different opinions let's put it that way protesters for example they've been protests this week right across which led to zurich thousands marched against not just trump but also the world economic forum itself and what it stands for in their eyes as a global elite they believe trump belongs to that global elite as one of the super rich. there are also many here who would really like to

u.s.' role in the 2018 world economic forum meeting in davos, switzerland. we'll talk with adam posen of the peterson institute. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern friday morning. join the discussion. >>> now a look at west point's oral history center. >> lieutenant colonel david siri teaches history at the u.s. military academy at west point and also is the director of west point's oral history center. how long has the oral history center been associated with the academy? >> it's been associated with the academy since about 2007. i've been the director since 2015, january. >> what is the value of an oral history? >> well, for us, we try to make it accessible to the cadets say s.o. they can use it for their research, but, really, all of our videos, all of our interviews are open sourced so anyone in america can get online, look at our interviews and hopefully learn something about our history from them. >> well, as a historian, as a professional historian, what's the place that oral histories hold in the overall study of hist

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 has plenty of pomp trump arrived on stage. he didn't mince his words. 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 in what's being viewed as a disguised reference to china he demanded a reform to trade system we cannot have free and open trade if some countries exploit the system at the expense of others we support free trade but it needs to be fair and it needs to be reciprocal because in the end unfair tra

u.s. president has arrived in switzerland for the proclaimed biggest economic forum in davos these are the latest pictures from for a calf or bad old from touchdown in the last hour or so many a surprise that he is attending the event in the luxury resort of davos where the u.s. president will promote his famous mantra america first u.s. transportation secretary gave this response today's questioning from the parents. america first is a continuation of the american affirmation of american exceptionalism so i don't think well i think this you know all these questions are why the president is coming and again i think feel very flattered that he has chosen this as a forum. for those that don't want to listen to him. you can they can leave you know this is part of what discourse and discussion is all about earlier this week thousands of people did march through the streets i'm sure it to deny visit to switzerland and also the anti gathering at the u.s. president is expected to be met with huge protests in davos two itself which was called for peace the day despite a ban that from local authori

davos, switzerland friday. mr. trump, the first sitting u.s. president to attend the annual gathering in nearly 20 years. brought his america first message to skeptical crowd of the world's political and business elite. so how was it received? we'll back with dan henninger, bill mcgurn and wall street columnist mary o'grady. donald trump arriving with the elites, how did he do? >> i think he did an excellent job. first of all, it was a very good speech. i don't know who wrote it but it was a good speech for its content and brevity. we had other presidents in the past who would speak for very long periods. and i think it was good to keep it short and sweet. he also talked about america is open for business a lot and he talked about the importance of security to prosperity and the need for the world to come along with us in those efforts. if i was going to criticize anything, i would say that on trade he's still completely wrong-headed about this. he talked about intellectual property theft. i'll give him that. that's a big problem. but in terms of countries that subsidize their exports and do central plan

switzerland he's the first u.s. president eighteen years to tend the world economic forum in davos the white house has indicated that trump will spend the next two days pushing his america first agenda before 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

u.s. president donald trump has arrived at the world economic forum in davos switzerland the white house has indicated that trump will spend the next two days pushing his america first agenda trump is due to address the forum on its closing day tomorrow authorities in france have issued flood alerts across the country after heavy rains in the capital paris authorities shut train stations and rail lines due to the rising river waters and some areas in the suburbs have already been flooded the region has had twice as much rainfall as normal in recent months a top u.n. official has warned against myanmar as plans to repatriate the nearly seven hundred thousand row hinge refugees who fled to neighboring bangladesh he says it's not safe for them to return home and that members of me and mars military are still attacking or hinge of villages but me and marsh says it's ready for the returns to begin. in vienna the united nations has begun fresh efforts to jumpstart peace talks between the syrian government and opposition of the two days of talks in vienna come after eight previous rounds in geneva

u.s. president donald trump will deliver the keynote speech to the annual world economic forum in davos switzerland later trump is expected to promote his america first agenda but administration official says that he will also call for free but fair trade fire at a hospital in south korea has killed at least thirty seven people including patients and nurses in an intensive care unit dozens of others trapped inside were rescued in the southern city of marianne. india celebrated its sixty ninth republic day with a military parade attended by leaders from ten southeast asian nations it's the first time that many foreign leaders have attended the event as india moves to counter china's growing influence that being hosted by prime minister narendra modi the day marks the adoption of the indian constitution in one nine hundred fifty daily sixty thousand security personnel deployed in new delhi for the parade the un says that at least thirty refugees and migrants drowned off the coast of the southern yemeni city atan it says that oppose heading to djibouti capsized when people smugglers on board reportedl

u.s. president donald trump will give the closing address tomorrow at the world economic forum in davos switzerland the climax of a week punctuated by reminders of the global elites almost unanimous disdain and disapproval of trump's america first policies in a crescendo of critiques each day has seen leaders one more powerful than the last take to the stage to argue why globalization must be reformed not retired and why multilateral solutions are increasingly the only solutions in the swiss alps it could very well be america first and america out in the cold but a new poll on how europe looks at the u.s. president and the united states reveals a clear fork in the road all european countries except for poland have seen their approval rating of trump fall below fifty percent since he took office last year you see it right there and yet most europeans say they do not want an end to the close ties between the european union and the united states and that trend has been rising with trump in the white house. so love the land not the leader now this is more than just statistics today in davos one well re

economic forum in davos switzerland donald trump will be there becoming just the second u.s. president ever to attend the summit we look at their agenda still to go way beyond the global economy also to couple. hundred detention facilities across the country as they demand better security after a spate of violent attacks by inmates. and a probe is five months of crucial text messages that have been lost by the f.b.i. they could potentially shed light on trunk bias within the agency. international live from moscow studio with me in a day or two to welcome to the program the luxury swiss resort of davos is opening its doors to the annual world economic forum and with this year's focus on creating a shared future in a fractured world it's pulled in and a record number of world leaders and heads of government that includes donald trump who is just the second u.s. president to attend the summit as reports. today is the first official day of the world economic forum here in the swiss alps and it has attracted a number of political heavyweights that are going to be in attendance eve

this is the first time that president trump is in davos in switzerland and it has been 18 years since the last visit by a u.sand we appreciate the significance of the gesture, mr. president. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> a trip to davos is one of the most important, most significant international meeting we host in switzerland. and you are also also welcome to geneva, mr. president, where regional global decisions are made every day. switzerland and the u.s. have a long standing excellent relationship. we share an approach to democracy, to human rights, to free markets, and there is one more point i want to highlight for you, one aspect, our mutual economic footprint. we have a very strong economic relations. they are very strong and they are growing very fastly. it's very interesting. more than 500 business locations with half a million jobs. and i think -- i believe we can even deepen this relations to strengthen our economies and to -- together solutions to a global issues. so once again, welcome. thank you for being here. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. mr. president, it is a great ho

we're live from the world economic forum in davos, switzerland. let's look at u.s. equity futures.jor averages closing at record highs yesterday. this morning things have turned around the dow futures were up by 66 last time we checked they have turned down 25 points. so you're talking about a swing of close to triple digits in the last half hour s&p futures are under pressure the nasdaq is up by 9 points now. >> government shutdown is over and joining us now is steve schwarzman, chairman and ceo of co-founder of blackstone you must be watching events globally but also in the united states, steve, just in wonderment and i guess a degree of satisfaction. you were an early supporter of president trump. do you tie some of the gdp, the confidence we're seeing in business leaders, the stock market, any of that get traced back to trump and his policy >> i think it does you started seeing this right after the election and the markets started going up on anticipation of sort of tax reform, tack cuts. changes in regulation. we talked before it last time i was here, those things happened or

davos, switzerland friday. mr. trump, the first sitting u.s. president to attend the annual gathering in nearly 20 years.ca first message to skeptical crowd of the world's political and business elite. so how was it received? we'll back with dan henninger, bill mcgurn and wall street columnist mary o'grady. donald trump arriving with the elites, how did he do? >> i think he did an excellent job. first of all, it was a very good speech. i don't know who wrote it but it was a good speech for its content and brevity. we had other presidents in the past who would speak for very long periods. and i think it was good to keep it short and sweet. he also talked about america is open for business a lot and he talked about the importance of security to prosperity and the need for the world to come along with us in those efforts. if i was going to criticize anything, i would say that on trade he's still completely wrong-headed about this. he talked about intellectual property theft. i'll give him that. that's a big problem. but in terms of countries that subsidize their exports and do central planning which he said

to protest the breakout hit across switzerland against the gathering of the rich and powerful at the world economic forum in davos . and u.s. government confirms that several americans were among the twenty two people killed in a taliban assault on a hotel in the afghan capital. broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is r t international john thomas really glad to have you with us now the u.n. security council has concluded an emergency session on the use of the chemical weapons in syria samir khan has more. u.s. accused the syrian government of using chemical weapons while russia highlighted that there is no solid evidence to substantiate any of these claims well the two sides had a pretty heated exchange earlier this week we received yet another report that the assad regime has used chlorine gas against its own people what your version of the timing of the announcement was very fortunately trey's and around the time of the meeting in paris in the upcoming syrian national congress such a strike you joined. us meet a envoys who rushed to accuse the syrian government for receiving any evidence and without

switzerland he's the first u.s. president in eighteen years to attend the world economic forum in davos well the white 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 a