that's a sign that tourists could be returning again so is it just tourism my colleague general john allen asked for his development minister if investment had also taken a hit there was concern for a short word but the epithet is increasing but it's also important for the government to see to be in control again which we are and to show the world that we are in control which we are now doing again as well and not just to shore but really to have a safe sri lanka again just for the people as well as those who come to do business in sri lanka. now speaking of doing business in sri lanka let's talk about the have been thought up port now this was of course handed over to the chinese for 99 years because of the inability to pay alone how would you assess then sri lanka's overall participation in the baton road program i. want to set the record straight on how month at home and that of course was built on a loan taken from the chinese exam bank and partly commercial loans and the loan was a large amount we had to take a strategic decision as to whether we wanted to serve the service alone and

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laura barone lopez and john allen. appreciate it. thanks so very much. we'll be talking i'm sure along the way as next week comes around. >>> coming up for us, the road to miami takes us through a state known for its crabs and competition. >>> as we just mentioned line-ups for the first democratic presidential debate are now set. only 12 days away on this very network. and we're continuing our series, "the road to miami" where we break down everything we need to know about all the states along the bustling i-95 corridor. if you were watching last night then you know steve was in delaware. that didn't take long. tonight he has crossed the border into the old line state, the state of maryland. back at the big board tonight our national correspondent steve kornacki. hey, steve. >> we couldn't help ourselves. we were driving i-95 and then said we've got to stop at baltimore's inner harbor. what an amazing place. that is our pit stop for the evening. when you are in this area your mind tends to turn to seafood. you wonder, where can i get the best crab cakes

general john allen in afghanistan. many, many others. humility is a very important quality in leaders. the second is creativity. the ability to turn the cube and look at it in a different way. again, back to overlord, neptune, you saw, for example, the use of deception. the creativity in taking patton, this unguided weapon. the germans really focused on putting him in command of this ethical army from calais and deceiving the germans. that is an active real creativity. they went to the point of creating patches for each of the elements of this fictitious army. they made that stick. in extraordinary and clever ways. is traditional military 101. it is determination. the ability to fight through the casualties. the fight through the naysayers. optimism as a force multiplier. it is determination. it is determination that as a force multiplier. you saw that in the generation of leaders in the second world war. we see that today in our leaders. humility, creativity, determination. we have those three. with that said, we have been the dominant

. >> so john allen while mr.avarro may have put on the bill barr cloak of invisible is there other dissent in said west wing. >> there is as our colleagues at nbc have been reporting. steve mnuchin, the treasury secretary outside the west wing and close to it is dissenting. the policy comes as we learn today that the deportation -- i'm sorry the detention centers at the border are overflowing, 76 people to cells intended for 12 and the president's reaction to this driven by steven miller, his seen your policy adviser for immigration. the response to that is just squeeze the mexican economy likely to produce more immigration not less and slap american consumers are tariffs. it's the policy you would expect from possibly a public relationless aide. the experts on public policy here, the treasury secretary, the trade representative, they're the ones that were fighting back on this. they lost the argument. now they have to march out as they did today at least through the spokes people they have to march out and say t

. >> so, john allen, while mr. navarro may have put on the bill barr cloak of invisibility today, is there other dissent within said west wing? >> there is, as our colleagues at nbc have been reporting, steve mnuchin, the treasury secretary outside the west wing but very close to it, is dissenting on this. this policy is coming as we learned today that the deportation -- i'm sorry, the detention centers at the border are overflowing. 76 people to cells that are intended for 12 and the president's reaction to this driven by stephen miller, his senior policy adviser for immigration. the response to thereat is to squeeze the mexican economy in ways that are likely to produce more immigration, not less, and slap american consumers with tariffs. it's the kind of policy you would expect to come from possibly a public relations aide. the experts on public policy here, the treasury secretary, the trade representative, they're the ones that were fighting back on this. they lost that argument. and now they got to march out a

my name is john allen. i am the president of bookings and i'm pleased this morning to welcome our honored guest the 19 chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and my friend, general joe dunford. general dunford has been chair of the joint chiefs of staff since 2015 and prior to that, served as our commandant of the marine corps. generalnded all forces in afghanistan before that. dunford and i have known each other for many years since we , were captains, in fact. and i can say with complete certainty and sincerity that he is one of the finest marines to have been minted in the modern era of the marine corps. in 1996, lieutenant colonel dunford would take command of the second battalion sixth marines from me at camp lejeune in north carolina. and years later in kabul we would repeat that ceremony as he took command of the war effort in afghanistan. his storied career spans more than four decades of brilliant service to our country and to the world, in peace and in crisis and in war. and as the u.s. navigates m

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joining me now is john allen demián from the business desk she's at that meeting of industry leaderson what they're calling the day of judgment industries in their industry has a big list johnson america has just spoken i think jen to be having some trouble getting through to janelle. should we just move along o. . me. ok i'm sorry i think i'm hearing is that. me so we have to just move along and be trying to establish a proper line with her later turning to sports instead south african drama cost us a man you will not need to take testosterone reducing medication to compete at least for now that's risk or temporarily suspended a recent ruling last month the olympic $800.00 metre champion lost a challenge at the court of arbitration for sport and had been told that she could only compete if she medically reduced the test test her own level so many had said she was thankful to the judges for suspending that decision it means she will be able to compete until her next court date on the 25th. and now to some football and fever has announced will host the club cup in 20192020 the competi

to be fairto to be fair to dame carolyn fairbairn, john allen, the president of the cba, so she is aen unstinting in presenting the evidence based business voice —— cbi. she has been a very vocal person with brexit and who should be leading the tory party as well. the next story we want to look at is on the front page of the daily express. it is the story we have been leading on this evening. sally challen's case. it is absolutely tragic this whole case. you are right. the whole case is sad. it is a good outcome and it is pleasing that she has been released. we saw the press conference with her family and they are obviously incredibly relieved she is coming home. the express headline, "i killed my husband but they still love him". when you heard her say that it was actually well. miss him and is still love him. -- wow. she was in this controlling, coercive relationship before she finally snapped for a0 years. it is incredible to think she has been in jailfor nine years incredible to think she has been in jail for nine years and yet she still misses the man who made her life, obviousl

my name is john allen, and i am the president of the brookings john: order! >> [laughter] john: order! good morning, ladies and gentlemen. my name is john allen, and i am the president of the brookings institution, and it is my pleasure to welcome you all here today. those in the audience who are with us but also those coming in over webcast and over c-span as well. we're very happy to have c-span here. we welcome you for a conversation on the role of parliament in policy and politics at a crucial moment in e united states and our closest ally, the united kingdom. have been three defeats of the government's brexit deal and two extensions of the deadline. last week, the u.k. along with the rest of the e.u. held elections for the european one of the best friends of the united states and our closest ally, the united kingdom. this past year, there's been a series of extraordinary development in british politics, with the house of commons at the center of it all. of particular interest has been the long-running debate over the country's departure from the european

this busy weekend for democrats, washington correspondent for the san francisco chronicle and a john allen. nbc national reporter. the big question hanging over tonight and this weekend in south carolina is joe biden. will there be fallout because of the comments this week that were reported, the controversy. we have sound from the ground at this fish fry tonight. voters being asked about biden. let's take a listen to that. >> i liked joe biden when he was vice president, but i'm not sure about him as president. >> reporter: why do you say that? >> well, i don't know. i've got to hear what he has to say about president. there's a big difference between being vice president and the president. >> i think what happened with joe biden was an unfortunate mistake inso far as people's analysis of it. i'm not going to focus on that. i'm going to focus on the substance. he has a record of other 30 years of substantive achievement. i'm focussed on the substance of everybody's record. that's what i'd like to focus on. >> biden has been leading and doing well with black voters. the approach he's taken

traded for and they're looking to bolster a on their big men lie in this in this offense right now john allen smiley keach is a guy that they just picked up a knee has some bay area ties having played for the g league at the santa cruz warriors who's on the youngest players never do that in 18 years old. but this team as you mention is beating up right you have tree must use the clay thompson who's down right now you kevin duran who is down right now on this team is really looking to focus on on improving on on really finding a way to battle themselves back and just get these players fully out there on the court entrapping jordan poole in the first round to get a solid shooter, his biggest a highlight came in the 2018 to double a tournament or pull in a game winning three-pointer as time expired against houston to help michigan advance to the sweet 16 with their second-round pick which they bought from atlanta the dubs to karen pascoe a power forward from going over he's been recognized as a good defender in a well-rounded player is also been compared to another golden state warrior and draym

. >> to annie carney, susan page, and john allen on a friday night after another epic week, our thanksor starting off our conversation so nicely. greatly appreciate it. thank you. >>> coming up for us, this week the president called out the man he put in charge as the director of the fbi. nothing new there. but tonight an fbi veteran will assess the long-term damage to the bureau. and later, the line-ups are now set for night one and nate two of the democratic debates. now just a dozen nights away. the 11th hour just getting started here on a friday night. ...every curve, every innovation, every feeling... ...a product of mastery. lease the 2019 es 350 for $379/month for 36 months. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. i felt i couldn't be at my best wifor my family. c, in only 8 weeks with mavyret, i was cured and left those doubts behind. i faced reminders of my hep c every day. but in only 8 weeks with mavyret, i was cured. even hanging with friends i worried about my hep c. but in only 8 weeks with mavyret, i was cured. mavyret is the only 8-week cure for all common types of hep

and our friend, john allen, has written on msnbc and nbc.com that that actually made him a winner that he wasn't attacked as forcefully as you might have expected by these democrats. was that a good strategy for the democrats? >> you know, i think it's probably more mixed in many respects. i think at a certain level the expectation will be tonight. because, the quote, front runners, the heavy hitters, the sanders and the bidens. i think there was a missed opportunity for the folks last night as well to clearly delineate and give some comfort to base democrats that when you make me your nominee, i'm the guy or gal who is going to be able to stand in the crucible with this president and take him on directly on both policy as well as etiological fault lines. i think that's -- you always want to contrast yourself with the guy in the job. you just don't want to leave that hanging. in a lot of ways they did. it may come back a little bit later on when they try to play catch up and go after trump. he's going to be swatting them away. >> amy klobuchar was the only one -- >> only one who kept r

we have been talking about what this means for donald trump and the trump family and john allen here at nbc news has a piece out where he talks about the official state visit could not come, eager to show their relationship with the united states is as strong as ever. >> to an extent, the british prime minister has almost always needed the president of the united states. so, yes, there is a sense in which that is true. brexit possibly coming up on the horizon. who knows at this stage. a lot of talk about a trade deal. that will dominate some of the conversations he has with the prime minister and, again, if you look at trump's rhetoric about a trade deal, all about coming out with no deal. having no deal to make that happen. since the checker summit, he has paired that back a bit. being able to do a trade deal with a deal with the european union. >> recently he talked about theresa may not being strong enough when it comes to negotiations with brexit. toggling between live pictures of westminster abbey as we wait for the president and first lady to depart. the president and first lad

and coastlines every day now a constructive way to tackle the problem has been developed since john allen dogon reports. for the last 2 years these students have been collecting rubbish every day it's helped clean up the campus and help to build some of its facilities for every 2 kilo's of plastic waste they collect this school receives a brick made of plastic and cement. and this school contains been built with them this school to watch tower was built with the same bricks 2 this is a solution for the environmental problem because we are diverting wastes away from the landfill so we are in effect an alternative to downsize to the landfill some of the bricks are designed to allow rainwater to seep through and that to help stop the streets flooding for some activists this may not be the most ecological way to eliminate the problems of but this is seen as an immediate solution to the growing problems of landfills across the country waste can now be used to manufacture building materials. but greenpeace says more needs to be done and multinational companies need to be made responsible for pu

of dui and kill someone while you're agn >>> a preliminary hearing is set for 40-year-old john gallen. jason allen and his fiancee were found shot in the head in their sleeping bags on a beach in jenner in 2004. investigators say gallen gave them information linking him to the double homicide. >>> kim kardashian made a visit to death row yesterday. she posted this instagram photo from her visit with inmate, kevin cooper. the 61-year-old was convicted of four murders in 1983 and has long maintained his innocence. kardashian is studying to be a lawyer and has tan >>> to show support by actions as well. >> a police and fire department in the north bay are showing their support for pride month. >> changes are coming to the oakland coliseum. the company that has the naming rights. ing rights. >> more low clouds and fog pushing back into the bay area overnight. a little bird told me you have the fastest internet and now the best mobile network too? yeah and get them together and save hundreds on your wireless bill. wow, that's great. oh, and this looks great. are these words for sale? no. go, go, go, go

john. tom hanks and tim allen did something that was really cool. only "e.t."vited along for their good work mission. our brooke anderson. >> sometimes, the younger boys especially like buzz lightyear and they see me and it's like, why's this ugly man talking like buzz lightyear? >> to infinity and beyond! >> and it kind of makes them angry so, i'm likely getting a syringe thrown at me. >> i don't think they actually put in the u-g-l-y word. >> are you spelling ugly? >> well, i don't want to say it. >> oh, there was nothing u-g-l-y about this, kid patients and their families at orlando's advent health children's hospital getting showered with l-o-v-e from tom and tim. the guys delivered a ton of goodies -- books, games, autographed toys. >> i'm not a forky, but i'll sign it nonetheless. >> there we go. there we go. >> aw, that's amazing. >> and posed for some selfies. it's all a part of disney team of heroes initiative which supplies gifts to over 445 children's hospitals across the country. why is it so special and so important for you guys to be here today do

my name is john allen, and i am the president of the brookings institution, and it is my >> it is my pleasure toowith usn over webcast and over c-span as well. we are very happy to have c-span here. we welcome you for a conversation on the role of parliament in policy and politics at a crucial moment in one of the best friends of the united states and our closest ally, the united kingdom. have been three defeats of the government's brexit deal and two extensions of the deadline. last week, the u.k. along with the rest of the e.u. held elections for the european parliament, and the country will soon have a new prime minister. a leadership contest is getting underway within the governing conservative party, following prime minister may's announcement that she will step down from party leadership following president trump's state visit and the d-day commemorations next week. with all that as background, we are particularly grateful and very honored to have with us today the 157th speaker of the house of commons, the right honorable john bercow. speaker bercow began his parliamentary car

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challenges at the age he is, and with all the baggage he has is really the big question that gets to john allen'se can basically beat himself. >> david to save myself a horrible day on twitter, when i said inside baseball, i meant the booker/biden phone call back and forth. not the whole issue itself. >> i think the central think that's maybes we sit here is we have a president who ran on make america great. people who saw it as going back to the time when segregationists could be in the senate working and looking civil while also calling for black people to be killed all over the country. that's the moment that joe biden is talking about. that's the moment those men were talking about. there's a although lot of people i talked to that joe biden is going after this crowd, makes them very nervous. african-americans were suffering all over the country because people were quote-unquote getting along. people have seen joe biden going to the moderates as saying look white identity politics is in some ways in people's minds, he could be going after these people. >> i think what he's, i think what he th

thank you, maria teresa kumar and john allen.me, a new person, because they don't have a reputation to fall back on. biden can make a mistake. i knew the guy for 40 years and know who he is. the new guy, all you know is what happened. >> that's what they said about barack obama, the new guy, and all of the sudden he was able to rise from the top and able to bring the country in a cohesive way. i think what is so interesting about mayor pete is he basically crosses a lot of generational lines, but he also feels t s fi vacuum that beto left. it will be interesting to see how he navigates it. the stop that he had to stop the campaign and go down and address the shooting of an individual by the police, that really ignited a lot of the sentiments right now that are dividing south bend. and how he has been able to heal that community while at the same time being on the stump will be interesting to see what he does. >> we keep hearing about his problem with the african american voter. >> right. >> and here we have a police shooting of a

was doing a great job while tillerson was dumb as a rock and lazy as hell john hendren al-jazeera washington. how did josh allen as executive director of the absent of washington and he says the u.s. president is letting his private advisers hijack the state department's responsibility. is already significant revelations. essentially revealed how dysfunctional this administration has been since its beginning when you have a secretary of state and a secretary of defense kept in the dark when it comes to major decisions pertaining to their turf if you will. essential job that shows you would. be the process has been hijacked from the state department from the defense department into basically that the private advice section. of the white house floor for the secretary of state to learn to wait after the fact of these major trips major decisions being made on behalf of the united states yet the person who was supposed to be in charge of forcing an implement in u.s. foreign policy doesn't know that he could of all of these meetings is a very serious violation i think of 1st of all in terms of security issues and in

allen are free agent. kevin durant opted out of his player option, the question tonight is, whether he will ever john a warriors uniform, at the new chase center behind me. >> reporter: is kevin durant's rupturing in the finals as the shutter for -- today with the announcement that he was announcing the player option. >> is leaving and it breaks my heart. >> you think he's leaving? >> think he will. >> reporter: in the sports world, durant's decision to become a free agent started sunday, wasn't a total shock. >> is not a surprise. now he has the option of going somewhere else for four years. >> reporter: at least one person says the warriors, on their roster. >> to me this is just part of the process, a lot of people wanted to answer today, and we are taking calls and getting text messages, >> reporter: bob is a sports marketing analyst and is less optimistic point >> another betting that if i were i would say you have seen the last of kevin durant in a warriors uniform. >> reporter: fans were holding out hope that kd still has fans on the court. >> when he got her the first time restrained his calf, terry ref

john geremendi. u.s. army lieutenant colonel allen west, my exclusive interview noah joining us as well, big 3 hours ahead a moment of it. first, crisis at the border, federal judge handing the trump administration victory rejecting lawsuit from the house challenging border wall funding, the judge ruling congress lacks authority to sue in this case. meanwhile lanes are back open at san ysidro crossing at san diego. a driver attempting to enter the u.s. fail today stop for inspection, joining the conversation this morning fox business dagen mcdowell, as always, global economic's editor jon hilsenrath and fox news contributor columnist for the hill liz peek, great to see you this morning. >> good morning. maria: lots to talk about. jon, let's kick to front-page story in journal this morning. jon: so this month june, expansion, we've never had economic expansion go beyond 10 years, one of the things that really stood out in reporting the story i looked at what happened in other countries and long expansions that go beyond 10 years even though the united states has never had one are actually pretty common, au

allen martin. >>> velocity is brewing over the bridge on canyon road, washed out after heavy rains. officials in miranda say it was not just mother nature. john ramos on why they are blaming east bay mud. >> reporter: one lean in and out on this bridge over canyon road in morocco. the temporary steel bridge was constructed in 2017 after a heavy winter storm eroded the land under the bridge that was there. for nearly one year, the people living in the wooded town of canyon had to take a half an hour detour through oakland to get to town. so, even waiting your turn on the narrow bridge was welcome. >> it's functional now, which is all i care about. when it was closed, that was an issue. but, now there is a single lane bridge it's work it's as it works. >> reporter: the town of marengo's patients is 110. legal action is being taken against eb mud, owning the property across the creek. the company has been accused of causing landslides by moving too much water through the creek and on a statement in the town's website the statement says they are not taking responsibility for damages that their landslides have caused to the old bridge, the tempora

allen live from atlanta. here are our top stories. >>> new warnings for iran as israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and john bolton meet in jerusalemthey spoke last hour. after president trump called off an attack on iran, bolton warned military action is still possible and no one should question u.s. resolve. mr. netanyahu said iran conducted an explosion of terror after striking the nuclear deal. president trump insist more sanctions are coming against iran. he says they will drive tehran to the bargaining table. he claims that will happen. and in his words, make iran great again. for its part, iran shows no intention of sitting down with the u.s. president and says it will counter any threats for aggression. >>> beijing confirms chinese president xi jinping will attend the g-20 summit in osaka, japan, next week. japan's prime minister extended the invitation. mr. xi is expected to meet on the sidelines with the u.s. president to discuss the ongoing trade war between china and washington. >>> president trump says he is delaying the widespread and controversial immigration raids he scheduled for this weekend. immigration and custo

allen, national political reporter with nbc news. good morning to both of you as we jump right into this. john, here we are on a sunday ending an exhaustive week of news with the president. how does this fit in the first term of donald trump as he prepares to announce his 2020 run on tuesday? >> frances, i think it's hard to distinguish a busy newsweek these days. they all seem to be flooding at us. but the president is going to make the case that the numbers favor him heading into his reelection bid. unemployment is extremely low. the economy has been doing well in terms of growth. and the problem for him is no longer political numbers don't look so good. when you look at the matchups against democrats and head to head matchups in polls, they're not so great right now. when you look at his approval rating in various swing states, they don't look so good for him right now. i think the question will be, is the president going to be able to find a lot of voters or a lot of people who didn't vote in the last election who will come out to the polls and create a new universe of the electorate, one

allen exclusively sharing their own "toy story" with kids in need? >> as we hit disneyworld with the cast. why it made tom's grown daughter burst into tears. >> and inside johnly $6 million beverly hills mansion with his 14 month old son. $6 million beverly hills mansion with his 14 month old son. how he some big news from mr. clean. stop struggling to clean tough messes with sprays. try new clean freak! it has three times the cleaning power of the leading spray to dissolve kitchen grease on contact. and it's great for bathrooms! just keep pumping the power nozzle to release a continuous burst of mist and make quick work of big jobs. it even works on stainless steel. it cuts through 100% of dirt, grease and grime. available with easy-to-swap refills. to get three times the cleaning power, try new clean freak from mr. clean. there's no such thing so start driving and don't stop. because no one takes off at the finish line. and the only way to get that trophy, is to take it. net generation. official youth tennis of the usta. >>> welcome to our home. >> john stamos gave arct architectural digest a look at his home he shares with wife caitlyn. >> this went from

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