right now let's cross live to jim johnson us who is a former u.s. diplomat who can help us rubber miles around the situation. jim just hours after the blast in mombasa to the u.s. vice president mike pence declared victory over islamic state let's listen to what he had to say and then maybe comment on it after the fact. the caliphate has crumbled and isis has been defeated. now will stay in the region and will stay in the fight to ensure that isis does not rear its ugly head again we will protect the gains that our soldiers and our coalition partners secured but this president has often spoken about his his desire to bring an end to endless wars in america the ability to bring our troops home. it seems that there is confusion at best but a lack of understanding about the fight against terror there and how it is actually progressing what do you think about pensions claim is the battle over or what are we looking at here. well the short answer is yes look if we accept what president trumps formal position is that we were only there in syria to fight i

top story jim johnson the mechanism of course for the reform of global institutions giving a keynote address at the world economic forum in davos she said reform would help counter what she cornered the fragmentation of the multilateral. now let's go to hong kong where if you don't like this song have a listen. to what he did was to be made soon had to keep feeding steele said it's a national anthem the people's republic of china and some hong kong lawmakers have proposed a bill that would criminalize disrespect for the anthem critics believe beijing is behind the move and they're pushing back at what they see as censorship. china's national anthem as performed two years ago at the twentieth anniversary of hong kong's return to chinese rule. legally in spain just a song in hong kong like any other now a proposed law would make any mockery of the adam a crime. the lyrics are a call to rise up against oppression opponents in hong kong are doing just that for what they see as meddling from beijing. pro-democracy group has been campaigning against the bill they say the enfamil erodes hon

right now it's all about nitro >> that was starbucks ceo kevin johnson speaking with jim cramer aboutrending of cannabis-infused consumer products piper jaf ray seeing more upside raising their price target to 60 from 40. but the rally has been flowering all year -- >> flowering, i caught that. >> kronos up 55% aurora and afria are higher than last year, up 20%. so let's be blunt. >> oh, i see what you did there. >> can investors buy these stocks or will they go up in smoke? tim seymour, you're the pot expert. >> yes there's a lot of puns. despite the puns, canopy has the pole position for a lot of different positions. the upgrade by piper today before today's move was up about 83%. interesting also that they're moving their multiple from 11 times sales to 18 times. frankly valuations for the entire industry are coming down. if you look at the public low traded markets year over year while the industry has gone through amazing, amazing growth, valuations are coming down so i think canopy is a great company. i think it's a name you can own because of their balance sheet, because of the

with me know how jim from ohio republican congressman, bill johnson. >> the president can use the opportunityt the state of the union. he will have both chambers, the leadership, both parties, every stakeholder is going to be in the room. i think that he should in front of the watchful eye of the american people, take his coat off, roll up his sleeves and say hey, we will handle this right now, let's get to work, we will find out who is willing to negotiate and who is not. let's get this done. >> wendy's is for closers only. i think is a fascinating idea. i really enjoyed the sort of ambush conversation he had with chuck schumer and nancy pelosi. they didn't realize there would be cameras rolling and we were delighted because it was a rather chaotic conversation. then there's always mischaracterization of the meetings behind closed doors. out of the exhibit idea at all. and i think there are enough people to want to know aside from the shutdown how is the government doing, what is the presidents vision, how was it future looking, will this be a good year for me my family and you know there ar

jim's any, that. this is bloomberg. ♪ live from london, i am guy johnson. the new york, i am vonnie quinn, and this is bloomberg markets. to end 2018,elloff the leverage loan market enter 2019 with a cautiously optimistic tone. liquidity the big issue for rated loansesser with traditional products, still fighting week yield. of thejoined by the ceo capital partners -- of z capital group jim zenni. they just said this clo market is likely to remain in exploratory mode for several more weeks, what do you think about the markets? jim: first of all, tliv for having me, vonnie, and guy, i'm not sure what that means, frankly. this yellow market today stands $600 billion, u.s. and europe issuance. whatnk with the volatility really impacts the clo structures is the cost of liabilities versus where the underlying assets are trading. probably are getting at is the fact until such time where there is more certainty around that, i think you will see issuance subside from it. maybe even a little more than that last year alone, it seems there are more and more investors

johnson, the district court judge, began hearings on march 11. he heard from many civil rights leaders and others involved with the movement and from the opposition, jimgovernor wallace, and others who were not fond of the march and thought it would disrupt public safety. after this, he issued his decision saying this march would be necessary for african americans to attain the right to vote. that there had been such injustice done especially in selma are those that ruling was issued on march 17, so these folks only had four days to get everything together to make the entire track from selma to montgomery. churchople rather at the to begin the march from selma to montgomery. the came down and took "bloody sunday" route, turned on alabama, and went across the thise, with no sea of blue time. they marched for five days and four nights, staying at different campsites, which were typically lack farms in the counties -- black farms in the counties. they continued to march to the on marchtate capital 25, 1965. mighty walk from selma, alabama. they told us we wouldn't get here, and those who said they would get here only over their dead bodies, all the world

johnson: all right. with that in mind i see that my colleague, my dear colleague jim langevin has arrived, he is the sponsor of h.r. 439 which is the future farmers of america charter revision bill, he's the sponsor of that bill, he was on his way from the airport and his arrival was delayed but he is here now so i would yield to the five man mr. langevin minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized. mr. langevin: i thank the gentleman from georgia for yielding me time. i hope i won't use all five minutes. i want to say i support the bill under debate right now and surely support criminal justice reform. and one of the best ways to prevent people from going down the path of crime is to make sure they have a good education. so hence i'm here to speak on h.r. 439. mr. speaker as co-chir of the bipartisan career and technical education caucus i'm pleased to rise with my good friend and fellow co-chair, representative thompson, in support of h.r. 439, the national f.f.a. organization federal charter amendments act. i'd like to thank my friend from pennsylvania for his partners

johnson's® choose gentle stressful. >> i don't think i would want o gorough. >> jim poe potholes on memorial build. >> transportation reporter . >>> the government shutdown is finally over, for the next three weeks anyways, but hundreds ofo nd of federal employees are still paying the price. most of them continued to show up for work even as they missed another paycheck while they waited for one side to blink in washicgton's pol stare-down. harry smith has our "sunday closer." >> reporter: as air traffic was being delayed friy afternoon because of a lack of air traffic controllers, rumors began to t circulate tha a deal to pay government workers was within reach. it is rkable to think that those who are entrusted with the welfare of the flying public had already missed toupee checks. to step away from the politics for a second, it realf is kind nuts. on the ground, we've been more than a little amazed that on numb of trips through airports in the lt month, tsa people have been dutifully screening passengers. i wondered how much us would show up for work if we knew we were not going to get paid, at least notd p on time? the v

marlow johnson's mom believes that this jail time could -- could make a difference in her son's life. jim and doreen, back to you. >> pat, thank you. when we comegh back to our chances for snow this weekend, they're getting better or worse, whichesr. >> doug s this storm could affect some sools on monday. ill ahead he's timing out with storms and take a look who could get the most next. >>> plus a new local law passed to keep our students sm predators in the classroom. and it's all thanks to problems uncovered by our news 4 i-team. >>> with each passing day of the government shutdown a budget the federal employees are starting to get >>> back now and tracking some winter weather fordeou. this is of some snow that well earlier today right outside our studios he in northwest washington. doug says we're going to see pretty more where this this weekend, and snow that is going to stick out there. he's with us in just a few minutes with more on what to expect. >>> now we go back to one of our top stories. the impact ofti the p government shutdown here. two local sisters face the same chelenge.

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jim. her granddaughter, kirby. her grandkids, messiah, kelly, elijah. her brother, paul. and she had so many friends that she would like to give shout outs to, including one who preceded her in death, dr. herman johnson. hadley, her dear friend. norma, bob, jesse, again, lorraine, viney, and again county commissioner ray charles brooks who was also someone that dionne mentored and who was her precinct administrator. but also a very, very clear friend. we lost a giant in fort worth by losing dionne. she will be missed because she was a friend to so many and always had so many colorful and wonderful and humorous things to say. but i can can tell you that our city is better off, our county is better off because of dionne moves to fort worth with her husband and helped make it a bert place for everybody. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from missouri, mrs. wagner, for five minutes. mr. speaker, i rise today to stand with the hundreds of thousands of americans who are traveling to washington for the 46th annual march for life. fighting for their rights of the most vulnerable americans and my most precious responsibility since long before i was elected to congress