john fisher? >> thank you, mr. chairman. first, i'd like to clarify for the speaker who asked what procurement means. procurement means the contrast -- starting a process for contracting for the beginning of construction. so when we talk about procurement, start of procurement in 2021, in fact, summer of 2021, carrying to the plan, what we mean is a process that is actually comparable to the schedule that is currently published for the project. , that schedule called for a start of activities in 2018, leading up to advertising for award of construction in 2021 and beginning of construction in 2022. so the plan that we worked was effectively to deliver that similar schedule, as was already on the table. >> chair peskin: thank you, sir. mr. fisher, anything you want to add? and then let's wrap this up. >> just final comment on the speaker who mentioned waiting for california high-speed rail. i think to the contrary there, i think part of the early activities are to sit with the operators and get a sense of the capacity they ne

point, italian writer and filmmaker annalisa piras, polly toynbee, columnist for the guardian, and john fisherteran reporter for the new york times. welcome to you all. now, a g20 summit is often more about the quips, the cold shoulders and calculations that happen on the sidelines than it is about the headline initiatives. the same was true of osaka. but much of the world was holding its breath for a breakthrough on the trade war between the us and china. so, are the big two now back on track as president trump has claimed? john, you start us off. it is very difficult to read into these sorts of statements by president trump. he has made them before only for them to be have proven to fall short. it seems to me that resolving the trade imbalance between the us and china is going to take more than a friendly meeting with xijinping. when i lived in china last, nearly 30 years ago, the total trade between china and the us, both ways, was less then 1 billion. now, the deficit on the us side is something in excess of 300 billion i believe and mounting. that's going to take a long time. and there ar

you are john fisher, aren't you? >> i am. [laughter] >> thank you, mr. chairman. and commissioners, we concluded with our draft recommendations today. so really opportunity to take any of your questions. and certainly field them to any of our colleagues on the panel. so i know, folks, insofar as we're hearing this again on julr of speakers, if anybody has questions, have at it. you'll have another opportunity. the one thing that obviously you have not touched on is the big question. clearly what i heard you say is that this expert panel national, international experts is recommending a transitional phase. and then ultimately in a couple of years, an entirely new governmental phase. the multi-billion dollar question is what does that look like? i think we'll hear more about that and more about what the criteria around that will be. i also heard the last speaker say rather bluntly that we need to be selective -- what we've been asked for from the tjpa is noun across-the-board 30% design. what i heard the last speaker say, not so fast, you might want to do that selec

fox team covered with john roberts where the president is not backing down. kristin fisher afternoon.

fox team covered with john roberts where the president is not backing down. kristin fisher on capitol hill. >> charles, good afternoon. you're right. the president not backing down 1 inch from the tweet he sent over the weekend in which he said that those four congresswomen have been so critical of america maybe they should go back to where they came from. fix the problems there and then come back and tell us how to do it. the president insisting that some if not all of those members of congress hate america. they hate israel. they are anti-semites. the tweets have been met with an awful lot of criticism, that they smack of racism and xenophobia. they have also been praised by white nationalist groups. in an event earlier today on the south lawn of the white house to celebrate things that are made in america, i asked the president about those concerns. listen. does it concern you that many people saw that tweet as racist and that white nationalist groups are finding common cause with you on that point. >> president trump: it doesn't concern me because many people agree with

. >> john: perhaps he will stay around for a while yet. kristin fisher at the white house for us.hanks. while the labor secretary is staying for now, britain's ambassador to the united states is out. kim derek resigned today after president trump essentially ghosted him over secret criticism that became public. reporter kitty logan has the latest force from london tonight. >> under fire from president trump and persona non grata in the white house, kim derek said the current situation made it impossible to stay on. adding "the responsible horse is to allow the appointment of a new ambassador. addressing parliament today, prime minister theresa may gave the embattled ambassador or backing. >> i told him that it is a matter of great regret that he has felt it necessary to leave his position. sir kim has given a lifetime of service to the united kingdom and we owe him an enormous debt of gratitude. >> but that gratitude comes at an expense. in a parliamentary committee hearing earlier today, the head of british diplomatic service said the risk between the two allies was the worst in

john kasich tonight, he called it a culture of silence. i was at the capitol this afternoon as they came back for votes at the senate. senator romney, senator fisher of nebraska, senator lee of utah, so many republican senators, no comment, please call my office, don't really want to talk about it. didn't want to engage on this issue about congressman cummings. >> mayor, what's your advice? i'm sitting thinking of cleveland, state of ohio, all great towns just like baltimore, maryland. what's your advice to those who may be next up on the hit list? >> i would tell them to speak their truth. they know the truth about the greatness of their city. i'm hopeful that in a few short years we'll have someone in the white house that wants to uplift cities across the country and not berate cities. this is someone who, as i said, let's just -- even if you say that everything that he said about baltimore is true, everyone is working hard to do their best to make baltimore as best as it can be. he's the dealer of the cards. if we have a bum hand, he's the dealer of the cards. he could help us do better. i would tell them not to be dismayed. people don't believ