her proposal stipulates any trade agreement would not be considered under fasttrack -- fasttrack allows the president -- be sure to tune into peter cook's interview with senator elizabeth warren 2:00 p.m. today on bloomberg television. erik: joseph stiglitz says there are worrying signs for the united states. he told bloomberg he's concerned about economic growth. states,pect the united when they revised the first quarter numbers, will show negative growth. increasing evidence that even the second quarter will be very weak, maybe in negative territory. far below the kind of recovery a lot of people expected. went on to say outside the united states a exit from the eurozone is less likely unless germany changes its approach to negotiations. if greece leaves, there will be serious global consequences. the government in greece is optimistic a deal on locking they allow funds will be reached. european creditors are not sure. yana sparrowhawk us said the two sides are almost there. close.ink we are very until the deal is done, no one knows when the deal will be done. of 24ld it be a matter h

, we won't agree to fasttrack for six more years. first term of the next president and the first year for the president after that or the second term, secret trade deals this is all about this progressive agenda. it's all about our democracy all about what opportunity really exist. it's all about what we do when we are under attack. we stand up and fight back. we stand up, we might back. i'm proud to sign this. thank you. -- we fight back. [applause] >> thank you for putting this together. all the progressive leaders that are here today. one of the political statements i remember most of my adult life has been slightly paraphrased to if the economy -- it's the economy, stupid. this is the meet on the bone for 2015 to give a progressive economic agenda for americans who work hard and play by the rules, we will make sure that you have a good wage and that we will keep jobs in america. we will make sure we support your families with sick leave and paid leave and pre-k and we will make sure we have tax fairness so that everyone pays thei

peter: fasttrack is back on track in the u.s. senate.just happened on the senate floor -- you see right now sherrod brown, democrat from ohio, has been a leading opponent to not only fast-track trade authority for the president and also the trade agreement cued up, the transpacific partnership be negotiated right now. opponent of it. he stood in the way yesterday. the leadership, mitch mcconnell, harry reid, have come to an agreement of the fast-track legislation will come back to the floor for a vote but there will be separate vote on other trade bills, one given with africa, one dealing with customs enforcement, and one, as well, that involves currency manipulation. these are some of the side measures democrats wanted to see given consideration alongside fasttrack and this will move this forward. the reality is there is still a heavy lift in the house of representatives. it is not a done deal yet, but the president's trade agenda for the moment, looks like it is back in play. scarlet: back in play. peter cook, thank you for bringing us

i vote for fasttrack. instead of a million new jobs that were promised, by 2010 the united states had lost 700,000 jobs. so instead of standing in a corner figuring out how we are going to lose more jobs we have to do something that works for the middle class. let me tell you what happened with nafta. instead of improve pay for our workers which was promised nafta pushed down american wages. it empowered employers to take their workers either accept lower wages and benefits or we are moving to mexico. instead of strengthening our economy it increased our trade deficit to mexico which now this year hits $50 billion. before and after we had a trade surplus in mexico now we have a trade deficit creates so instead of standing in the corner and figuring out how we can have more trade deficit we have to do something to help the middle class. i want to talk about something that happened in california in santa ana right after nafta. the city had worked hard to keep the mitsubishi plant that assembled big screen tv

a short time ago, the senate gave fasttrack trade authority.t comes just two days after senate democrats rebelled against it. forsenate also voted proposals curving currency manipulation and boosting incentives to sub-saharan africa. and paypal goes back to its roots. symbol pypl ticker its own again. those are your top stories. the u.s. currency is slamming to its lowest level in almost four months, a day after stagnant retail sales became the latest data to undermine prospects for fed rate increases. the decline is at its lowest level in almost three months against the euro. petertchir ofs green capital. sebastian, what happened? a lot of people were not expecting this lack. some were not expecting a, but some were. there's always a much time you can spend making money and winning before something goes wrong. when we saw oil rising and better data coming out of the eurozone, the combination force people out of their positions. we are pretty much our most a day away from the end of that process. alix: you have commodities move higher and a ref

a bill to give president obama fasttrack trade agreements is moving closer to senate passage. mitch mcconnell moved to end debate on legislation setting up a possible vote that will take place tomorrow. betty: opponents are upset that terms are being negotiated largely behind closed doors. bill bailey does not see this as a big issue at all. daily joint bloomberg's market makers. : if you were negotiating, and you cannot do this on c-span or bloomberg are yet it is not going to work that way. give other countries who have their internal political issues, agricultural issues, manufacturing issues that they have to deal with. they have to make judgments around labor rights and environmental issues. not that it is all in total secret. they have access to see what has been done so far. in tpa, this congress has demanded -- they will demand, that this agreement must be out for at least 60 days for discussion, debate and then move forward. i think it is an honest position if a member of congress says i will give the president the authority to get a deal done, but i will withhold jud

did just now at his news conference tried to explain the transpacific partnership, the trade, the fasttrack that he has run with divided democratic support and opposition from the incoming democratic minority leader chuck schumer. as for the democratic party is divided into this will clearly be a big election-year issue. he was trying to make the argument fast-track authority is first of all not anything other than what has been granted every president except richard nixon and the ultimate appeal is to be negotiated and that this transpacific partnership which is so important to the role in asia has unique human rights and labor protections which previous deals have not had and if we don't buy into it we will be left in the dust and china will just run circles around us if they are not already. so your perspective on that. >> first of all the president is right that trade promotion authority i think it's essential to get a trade deal done. we won't be able to negotiate the best possible deal or negotiate any deal at all if the president doesn't have that because otherwise how will the other

thati saw the deal, i knew i couldn't six it because that is what fasttrack is.ality what happened, even though the democrats are with the president on trade promotion authority and the specific trade bill, many of them decided not to support moving forward at this time and hope to boost their leverage in negotiations down the road. the white house is hoping it did move forward. this is a blow to the president. the white house blindsided by the vehemence from their own party? peter: i think you have seen about the presidents on comments from elizabeth warren, that there has been, that the white house is clearly disappointed with democrats standing in the way of their own president. mark: will there be every visit of this in the future? peter: the reason they want to get this done before the next vacation for congress is cut the transpacific or should negotiations are underway. this is supposed to be done, finalize the pacific partnership. now, the timetable, definitely in question. be sure to catch peter's interview with richard shelby ahead in the senate banking

many of the fines are bogus and now in the report an inside source i was just telling you about on fasttrack tells 7 on your side why you can't get those mistakes corrected. >> they're want going to put the time and effort into assisting the clients that call in because they're thinking about money. >> find out why fast track employees are have a financial incentive to give you the brushoff. that's tonight at 11:00 right here on abc 7. >> all right. see you tonight at 11:00. >>> trending now a baby-toting dad that made an impressive one-handed catch of a foul ball at a baseball game over the weekend. >> this is very good. top of the fourth inning, phillies and mets and the dad snags the foul ball with baby attached to his waist with those baby bjorn kind of things there and he's flexing because he's cool. mom is okay with it because the kid wasn't at risk and the baby's just -- oh no -- you're a baby. >> he's bouncing around and they're all cheering for me. i must be popular. >>> abc 7 news at 4:00 does continue. up next, the return of battle bots. how you can be a part of the show as the hi

yesterday, we made it clear that we did not accept fasttrack or do trade agreements. we also must enforce the trade agreement we make. the proposal before us today provides that path forward. so i look forward to consideration today and tomorrow in the trade package and the africa bill. what we proceed, the majority leader has offered an amendment process that, in his words robust, and fair. i appreciate that offer. this is a complex issue and one that deserves full and robust debate. once we get on the trade bill, democrats will want to vote on a number of amendments. and so, with the background and the understanding we have on both sides, i do not object. host: congressman, you heard from the leader of the democrats in the senate. he does not object. this deal will go for. why not, then, for your support behind the president, especially with this headline -- barack obama works to mobilize black caucus on trade? guest: harry reid has been an extraordinary leader in the senate, and i look for to the leadership of the future majority leader, senator chuck from new york

create false expectations but she has directed her people to cut through bureaucratic red tape to fasttrackhis process, make sure they can get body cameras to as many police officers as possible. she said this would be the largest program of any police department existing in terms of body cameras in the country. now we know that the governor larry hogan is going to sign next tuesday a series of bills that deal with criminal justice reform that deal with some of the police issues. one of the bills would set up a pilot program for police officers to have body cameras but as i mentioned the mayor here wants to see that happen in the city by the end of the year. we'll be watching to see when it happens. she says she wants to make sure they do it right. >> huge proponent of that. athena, it's smart. do crime stats go down on both sides of the equation every time there's a camera present, that's great news. governor hogan will be busy in the next week or so but he was busy today giving a press conference about the state of the union in that city. run down effectively what did he say? >> well, the

i think they are going onhave to put this on the fasttrack and figure out what to do with this old d.cneral. >> what do you think, dave? >> two things. how has the oversight been and how long has this led paint situation existed. yeah it is another problem. maybe the death knell for this hospital. what do they do to get a new one. from what i'm picking up in my reporting, there are constant problems with that fall. nobody thinks it's working yet it continues to exist because nobody can or will find a solution. >> if it is a led problem, then here is the other problem, the cost of cleaning it up. there is where it becomes a major expense for the city. >> an old building. >> that's it. it's an old building. it's not a place even you want homeless folks to be in if you've been in that facility. >> power struggles in the district. it appears mayor bowser will get some but not all of what she wants from the city council in the proposed $13 billion spending plan. while there is strong support for investing and spending on social services and education, housing for the homeless the council se

that gives a bill fasttrack. in the senate, if you have a record -- reconciliation bill, it is not subject to filibuster. it applies to mandatory spending and revenues. there is a provision in the budget that would allow it to be used for increasing the deficit. reconciliation bills are a favorite thing they get fast tracked. congress has said this process should be used only for repeal of the afford care act. that's disappointing. they would need reconciliation to pass some of the other issues and cuts they would like to do. using it for repeal of the aca is it going to happen anyway. it gives away an important enforcement tool. there are a couple of things about the budget resolution to keep in mind. i would call them gimmicks. you mentioned it before, the oc oh. what they wanted to do was keep the defense cap and exceeded. they can do that by putting money in this contingency operation account, which is not subject to the cap. it supposed to be use for war spending, but they have used it for basic defense spen

salesses: the work that's being done between these organizations fasttrack looking at technologies that can help. mr. meadows: when will we have a plan? you said you're the guy in charge, when will we have a plan to make sure this doesn't happen in case there is 50 pounds of plastic explosives. adn. gortney: i need to do that in a closed session. mr. meadows: the silence is deafening. if you get together twice a month, your staff, how many times have most of you were all of you gotten together to discuss your responses to this hearing? did you meet as a group to discuss your responses to this hearing? >> yes, sir, we did. mr. meadows: so you got together to discuss your response to this hearing, but you don't get together to discuss the protection of assets here? yes or no. admiral gortney: yes, sir. mr. meadows: if you are wanting to be transparent, why would you try and coordinate your answer to this hearing? are you more afraid of government oversight than you are of protecting the ? -- protecting the people? >> no, sir. to talk about some of the lessons we learned. mr. meadows: you

survivors who had been on career fasttrack and received accolades for outstanding performance were denieds or given poor performance reviews. this made it more likely that they would not have their enlistment renewed. in interview after interview service members told us that reporting sexual assault marked the beginning of the end of their careers. some survivors faced court-martial or discipline for minor misconduct like underage drinking or adultery that only gained the military's attention as a result of their coming forward to report sexual assault. this is not how a military that wants to end sexual assault treats the soldiers that are coming forward to put a stop to a problem that is plaguing the institution. congress and the defense department made numerous reforms to the military justice system to protect victims' rights. over 200 provisions of law and independent recommendations have been undertaken in the last three years. the defense department sites increase rates of supporting sexual assault as evidence of progress. reporting rates have improved in recent years. servicemember

now to the senate here on c-span2 and on today's agenda, trade promotion authority, also known as fasttrack. that would give the president the authority to negotiate trade deals and require an up or down vote in congress without any changes on those trade agreements. we are expecting about today at 5 p.m. eastern on an amendment to the trade bill and a procedural vote on whether to further move forward with this legislation. also today, two items painting that that's and is expected to take up before leaving for the memorial day recess. one is surveillance by the nation's good agency. some of those provisions we know are expiring at the end of this month. there's also the highway funding bill. that money runs out at the end of the month and the house passed a two-month extension and if the senate does not follow suit federal money for mass transit would dry up to a very pa busy day in thest senate with a of possible weekend session. you see it all live here on c-span2. the guest chaplain: let us pray. o lord, our god, restorer of the joy of those who find you. lord we praise your holy name.

that gives a bill fasttrack.n the senate, if you have a record -- reconciliation bill, it is not subject to filibuster. it applies to mandatory spending and revenues. there is a provision in the budget that would allow it to be used for increasing the deficit. reconciliation bills are a favorite thing they get fast tracked. congress has said this process should be used only for repeal of the afford care act. that's disappointing. they would need reconciliation to pass some of the other issues and cuts they would like to do. using it for repeal of the aca is it going to happen anyway. it gives away an important enforcement tool. there are a couple of things about the budget resolution to keep in mind. i would call them gimmicks. you mentioned it before, the oc oh. what they wanted to do was keep the defense cap and exceeded. they can do that by putting money in this contingency operation account, which is not subject to the cap. it supposed to be use for war spending, but they have used it for basic defense spendi

guest: mark fasttrack was invented by richard nixon.refused to give it to president clinton in 1997. i do not trust the president on trade. not this president or the last few presidents. the u.s. trade office is dominated by the multinational corporations. results of been disastrous for the middle class. i do not have confidence in this u.s. trade office and i do not have confidence in a secret process and i do not want to see the power that was enjoyed by previous presidents that they should not have enjoyed extended or granted again. enjoyed extended or granted again. we should have a much more open process. host: zack and indiana. caller: i'm in minneapolis. i am involved in some -- it seems like the government creates the problem by allowing unlimited immigration from these countries there are a problem. and then they spy on everyone else to find out who the terrorists is. why not stop them from coming in in the first place? guest: we do not have unlimited immigration from any country, so i do not know what you are referring to. we

fasttrack moving very well in towards san francisco. out of oakland of course.ive from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. ♪ >> are you into it? >> rose tuesday. may 19th. hoda is not having a good hair day. this is z 100's national radio host elvis duran sitting next to me. >> i love being next to you. even if i had a rosea tuesday before you? >> no. >> for summers we will do rosea tuesdays. >> i was drinking her rosea this past sunday. >> we're not allowed to talk about it. >> okay. >> hoda is on her way to accept, this is a huge honor a gracie award for outstanding host in news nonfiction. she's going to be in l.a. receiving that award tonight. one of the reasons for the award is her truly brave music video featuring cyndi lauper and sarah bareilles. it was amazing. it was beautiful. >> great song. >> and so hoda, have a good time, she will be back here tomorrow morning to tell us about it. you came rushing over from your show. >> yeah. >> you have a big week. you had carly rae jepsen on. >> the winner of "american idol" on today, nick. >> is he overwhelmed a lit