i think a very interesting example is dhl.s doing on the belt, and think about it, you think about trade facilitation, how many countries district have to pass through from china all the way to turkey and then into europe? it is got to go through all the 'stan countries, right? it is got to go through iran, it has got to go through turkey, as i mentioned. now, one would think that you would have a lack of uniformity in the application of customs procedures, which is the case. but dhl has been very successful in using technology, pre—clearance, in other words, transmitting customs related information in advance of the freight coming through. they have been able to whisk that cargo through, apart from having to change trains. but imagine that with high—speed rail going all the way, and having pre—clearance and electronic platforms taking care of customs, i think it is going to be fairly seamless, and i think dhl is a very good example of that. jonathan, the risk to china, though, if it ends up loaning billions of dollars worth o

also dhl, which has a presence at the cincinnati airport as well. so it's easy access, via truck or plane, to a majority of the u.s. population from this region of the country. keep in mind, weather is always a big factor when you're delivering. the weather in this area seems to be a bit better than other parts of the country. >> do you happen to know whether they have a big distribution fulfillment center near cincinnati? >> i believe it's 11 throughout the state of the kentucky. >> a lot. >> and a big footprint around the louisville airport as well. this is just adding to the infrastructure they already have in place. >> u.p.s. shares are trading even lower after yesterday. >> yes, and fedex as well. >> don't quote me on this. i guess i'm going to say it anyway. >> anything you say can be quoted. >> i'm on live television. i could say rhonosaurus. >> atlas air, amazons had a right to buy a stake in them. >> yes, it does. >> amazon has already gotten on the back end of the big seven -- one of those big 747 companies like the unmarked planes you see

dhl pulled out and 8,000 employees lost their jobs several years ago. we were bringing some of the jobs back. we're watching that one carefully. it's a good sign that amazon believes our part of the world is a good place to invest. we want to keep the investment going in ohio. >> we'll leave it there. senator rob portman. >> thanks, bill. great to be on with you. >> thank you, sir. >>> we have rather odd breaking news. we are receiving word right now that president trump has left the white house on marine 1. this is an unannounced trip, and the destination has not been disclosed. we'll bring you an update as soon as we have more details on that. that's all we know right now. >>> brexit, wilfried frost joins us on the phone. they've cleared the first hurdle? >> yes. the prime minister's european union bill which empowers her to choose when to invoke article 50 has passed what's called the second reading stage with a resounding majority. 498 votes to 114. all of theresa may's own conservative party bar one voting in favor of the bill. and the vast majorit