kenneth: yeah. as a historian, i'm well aware of the fact that the government and the press have long been at odds. the founding fathers understood and that is why they enshrined the first amendment into the bill of rights. they knew that restrictions of the free flow of information would be a key way in which authoritarianism could come into this country. what we haven't seen, despite lots of efforts in the white house, going back to washington, to the president, what we have never seen is this level of attack on the institution of the free press. we have the receipt of blatant lying of this kind. there is in, ok, here is -- spin, and then lying,s outright outright provable falsehoods that have taken place under the trump administration. these are the tactics that americans in the cold war organized and spent enormous resources trying to counter from the communist regimes. a major goal of radio free europe and a major goal of the crusade for freedom was to combat the lies put forward by these total

kenneth: yes. as a historian, i am well aware of the fact that the government and the press were long at odds. the founding fathers knew this, and that is why they enshrined this in the first bill of rights. they knew about restrictions of the free flow of information would be a key way in which authoritarianism could come to the country. what we have not seen, despite lots of efforts, going back to washington and the president, what we have never seen is this level of attack on the institution of the free press. we have never seen blatant lying of this kind. ok, here is an comfortable situation. i'm going to try to make it look a little better, and then there is dissemination of outright provable falsehoods that have taken place under the donald trump administration. these are the tactics, in fact, that americans in the cold war tried to counter from the communist regimes. a major goal of radio free europe, a major goal of the crusade for freedom, is to by thesee lies of war totalitarian regimes,

kenneth: without question. when it first began in particular, the whole idea was it was political warfare. it was hard hitting. one participant, one of the key organizers say he was an investment banker. he was key to developing the radios himself. and he talks about the radios as being the kind of thing the communists would be afraid of because something might happen to them at night. they would broadcast names of communist quislings and informers, as they would call it. they would publish allegations of corruption. oftentimes quite incendiary. if you think about what they were doing, this was a broadcast service run by the american wasrnment, secretly, but essentially advocating the overthrow of other governments. it was tremendously subversive. they often tiptoed around it, the language was sometimes careful, sometimes not very careful. in 1956 there was an enormous scandal surrounding europe. -- surrounding radio free europe. there was a revolution in hungary, opposition forces confronting soviet tanks in t

kenneth osgood talks about the programs of the u.s. operations, which sought funds from politicians, corporations and american citizens. this 25 minute interview was recorded at the american historical association's annual meeting in chicago. steve: i want to talk about your book in a moment, but let's begin with the topic that we hear so much about, fake news. what is it? kenneth: fake news is a new term for an old phenomenon. untruths propagated through the media. this is as old as the media itself. going back to 1898, an episode that comes to mind is on the eve of the spanish-american war, william randolph hearst, the powerful media magnate of his day, sent a photographer down to document the war. a reporter cables to hearst, there is no war going on, hearst says you furnish the pictures, i will furnish the war. there were fake fabricated accounts distributed by british propaganda to the united states, alleging germans were tossing babies on the bayonets and other various atrocity stories. they would highlight the wickedness of the

kenneth, stephanie?ry much. >>> back to work for investigators at the scene of the cargo plane crash near houston. >> the body of a crew member remains missing. they are hoping the black boxes will reveal what happened. david kerley is there. >> reporter: the clues to this unusual and mysterious crash of the boeing 767 flying for amazon. >> it is low tide now. we are getting a better sense of the debris field. you can see wheels from the landing gear and pieces of the fuselage from the surface. >> we flew with ktrk. >> it is reinforcing the fact that this aircraft came from a high angle from the trinity bay. >> reporter: why without the cargo jet abruptly start a rapid, deep dive, hitting trinity bay in nine seconds. >> out of the corner of our eye, we seen the plane coming down at a 45-degree angle. >> reporter: all three on board are dead, the remains of two recovered. >> there's not much of a plane left. packages, clothes, shoes. stuff floating everywhere. >> reporter: the fbi is on the scene assistin

kenneth?ington where president trump leaves for vietnam today for a second summit with kim jong-un. the president saying he has a, quote, special feeling about the summit. overnight, we learned more about the expectations and the history that could be made. abc's mona kosar abdi has the latest from washington. good morning, mona. >> reporter: good morning, kenneth. president trump has been touting his relationship with kim jong-un leading up to this summit, even saying that the country could be a great economic power if it just gave up its nuclear weapons. the stakes are high but expectations low ahead of president trump's meeting with north korean leader kim jong-un. >> we're going to have -- i think a very interesting 2 1/2 days in vietnam. >> reporter: this historic summit, the second in less than a year between the two leaders, which is once again expected to center around north korea giving up its nuclear weapons and peace >> i think it's going to lead to something very good. and maybe no

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good morning. >> reporter: kenneth, janai, good morning.ic air making its way into the northeast, again. accuweather real feels as we head into our friday afternoon across the northern tier, 20 to 30 below from wisconsin back to the dakotas. across the west, another storm system bringing more snow to seattle. coastal rain changes over. sierras, 1-3 feet of addition nol snowfall accumulation. kenneth? janai? >> that's adam making his "world news now" debut. >> welcome. >> welcome adam. look forward to seeing you more. thanks for the tweet earlier as well. >>> now, to the murder mystery in greenwich, connecticut. >> authorities completed an autopsy on a 24-year-old woman whose body was found in a suitcase in a wooded area of an exclusive community. >> we know who she is. gio benitez reports. >> reporter: police identifying that woman found inside a red suitcase as 24-year-old valerie reyes. investigators stumped on how she ended up on the side of the road with her hands and feet bound in one of america's safest and wealthiest communities, gre

kenneth osgood talks about the programs u.s.perations, which sought support from politicians, corporations and american citizens. this 25 minute interview was recorded at the american historical association's annual meeting in chicago. >> kenneth, i want to talk about your book, but let me begin with a topic we hear so much about especially from our current president, fake news. what is it? kenneth: fake news is a new term for an old phenomenon. it quite literally refers to manufactured information, or fabricated information, propagated through the media. this is as old as the media itself. going back to 1898, an episode that comes to mind is on tve

good morning, kenneth. cohen's testimony is seen as giving lawmakers a road map to investigate the president. now, during his testimony, cohen said he couldn't go into detail about the last conversation with president trump because it's part of an investigation by the southern district of new york which is separate from the mueller investigation. the southern district says they're investigating, quote, wrongdoing or illegal acts involving trump. >> is there any other wrongdoing or illegal act that you are aware of regarding donald trump that we haven't yet discussed today? >> yes, and, again, those are part of the investigation that's currently being looked at by the southern district of new york. >> cohen made it clear he's cooperating with the southern district's investigation and according to abc's chief legal analyst dan abrams, it could be the most significant moment of the cohen hearing. >> first of all, that means that there is some other crime or wrongdoing that michael cohen says he knows about wit

good morning, kenneth.s the special counsel's obstruction probe into the president comes closer to an end, a "new york times" report is raising questions about the man who once oversaw the investigation. a bombshell report from "the new york times" putting the spotlight back on former acting attorney general matthew whitaker and his relationship with the president. >> he is a very fine man, and he should be given a lot of thanks by our nation. >> reporter: according to "the times" the president pressured whitaker, then head of the justice department, to interfere in the investigation into his personal attorney michael cohen. an investigation that centered i don't ow who ge u that. that's more fake news. >> reporter: the report states the president asked whitaker to put a person he believed would be more sympathetic in charge of the case. specifically u.s. attorney jeffrey berman who had recused himself because of his ties to the president's lawyer, rudy giuliani. during a congressional hearing earlier this

. >> i am kenneth moten. here's some of the top headlines we are following this morning on "world news now." >>> shutdown showdown take two. border security talks stalled just days before the government is set to run out of money again. in addition to the wall they are clashing over migrant detention. a full report, straight ahead. >>> the acting defense secretary is in afghanistan meeting with military and afghan leaders in an attempt to reach peace with the taliban. >>> two more democrats joined the race for the white house, minnesota senator amy klobuchar got into a twitter spat with president trump and elizabeth warren suggested president trump might be in jail by the time 2020 rolls around. >>> lady gaga won three trophies. we'll have a complete wrap-up ahead. those are some of our top stories on this monday, february 11th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> so much to get to, breaking down, you know, all the big news from grammys, the grammys, the big night in music. we begin thi

kenneth? >> not looking forward to that.sa, thank you. >>> turning now to president trump who's flatly denying he tried to interfere in the investigation with his former attorney, michael cohen. according to the "new york times," he asked whitaker to put somebody else on the case. the federal prosecutor already recused himself. the probe was looking into hush money payments stemming from two of trump's alleged affairs. whitaker said the president never asked him to tamper with any investigation. trump is calling the latest allegations false. >>> the trump administration is planning to cancel $3.5 billion for federal funds for a high-speed rail line in california. that decision, coming after the state took the lead in the president's national emergency declaration lawsuit. he blocked the state from receiving remaining funds approved by congress. the governor is calling it political retribution and vowing to fight to keep that money. >>> now, to the new developments in the jussie smollett investigation. chicago's lead prosecut

good morning to you, karen. >> reporter: good morning, kenneth and janai., saying it was his decision to walk away from an offer kim put on the table. the sticking point was sanctions. president trump's summit with kim jong-un abruptly cut short. >> sometimes you have to walk. this was one of those times. >> reporter: the white house says there was no agreement reached between the two leaders, but called the tucks very good and constructive. last night, the president said he thought the summit with kim would be very successful. at a press conference, the president tried to put his spin on the summit. >> it was about the sanctions. basically, they wanted the sanctions lifted, in their entirety. we couldn't do that. >> reporter: earlier in the day, a remarkable scene. the reclusive north korean leader engaging with american reporters who shouted questions at him, just as they did at the president. kim was asked if he's ready to f i'm not willing to do that, i wouldn't be here right now. president trump liked what he heard. >> good answer. wow. that might be t

for a special 20th anniversary edition of talking movies, i met top british actor and director, kennethlatest film, all is true, and his a0 years in the film business. i greeted kenneth branagh as he arrived at a new york event to mark the 20th anniversary of talking movies. this affable 58—year—old star was happy to mingle with the crowd, to pose for photographs. the audience was eager to find out what he had to say. applause. very good to see you. have a seat. thank you. well, a very warm welcome to talking movies on the occasion of our 20th anniversary. thank you and happy birthday. good. happy anniversary. we're enjoying it. good. i have been looking at your work. you have a very impressive body of work. there are 37 films that you have appeared in as an actor... crikey. ..some 18 feature films that you have directed. you've earned five 0scar nominations and you have won four baftas. and yourfilm credits include a great array of films, from hamlet, murder on the orient express, thor — a very varied group of films. did you always think that you might have a career in the movies when

amy: kenneth morris, thank you for being with us, kenneth morris, jr.s the co-founder and president of the frederirick douglass family initiatives. he is the great-great-great grandson of frederick douglass and we will have you back to talk about your other ancestor,. you're also the great-great grandson of booker t. washington. when we come back, we will be joined by american university professor ibram x. kendi. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: "swing low." this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we continue to celebrate the remarkable life of frederick douglass and his 201st birthday. we're joined now by ibram x. kendi, professor of history and international relations and founding director of the antiracist research and policy center at american university. professor kendi spoke last night at an event honoring for douglass were he quoted the burnout abolitionist who once said "if there is no struggle, there is no progress. those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation are men who want cr

i greeted kenneth branagh as he arrived at a new york event on an event marking the 20th anniversaryes. he was a bitter mingled with the crowd and take order grass. the audience was eager to find out what he had to say. have a seat. a very warm welcome to talking movies on the occasion of oui’ talking movies on the occasion of our 20th anniversary. thank you and happy birthday, happy anniversary. we are enjoying it. i have been looking at your work, you have a very impressive body of work, 37 films you have appeared in... crikey. some 30 films it have direct it. five 0scar nominations and you have one for baftas, your credit include hamlet, murder on the orient express, thor, a very varied group of films. did you ever think you might have a career in movies when you were a young boy? by no means. i come from of belfast family. my pa rents were come from of belfast family. my parents were not remotely connected to show business. i did not anything, anything, about how you could even get anywhere near to what was going on behind that screen. we went to the pictures a lot as a family. i

kenneth? janai?thanks, paul. >>> passengers and crew spent 36 hours stuck on an amtrak train in oregon because of snow. the southbound train pulled north into eugene where 183 people on board were able to get off. amtrak suspended service from portland to eugene through tomorrow. >>> one of the pope's top advisers is behind bars in australia. he was brutally heckled this morning on the way to a sentencing hearing. the 77-year-old was convicted of molesting two boys in a cathedral two decades ago and faces up to 50 years in prison. he was taken into custody this morning and will be sentenced in two weeks. >>> former vice president, joe biden, seems closer than ever to entering the presidential race. he said the most important people in his , feliudclinin run. biden previously said he would launch his campaign after march, if he decides to run. the 76-year-old acknowledged it will be a very, very, very difficult campaign. that is a direct quote from biden, that's why there are so many veries in there.

kenneth, janai?> our thanks to paul. >>> turning to washington where republican lawmakers are calling on president trump to support a compromise border security deal before the government runs out of money, again. >> he appears to be signing grudgingly then shifting funds from other areas. we have the details. >> reporter: president trump not hiding his displeasure over the new border deal to fund the government. >> am i happy at first glance? i just got to see it. the answer is no. i'm not. i'm not happy. >> reporter: that's not a surprise. it's not close to what he wanted, providing one fifth of the amount of money he wanted, $1.375 billion, enough for 55 miles. but only for the same type of fencing currently in place, no steel and concrete like the prototypes. democrats did back off their demand to limit the number of detention beds, agreed to 40,000. leadership in both parties backed the deal. >> i hope he decides to sign it. we are all interested in that, as you can imagine. i think he's got a p

kenneth craig, cbs news. >>> smollett is expected to appear in court for a bond hearing this afternoon. the studio behind the show empire 20th century fox issued a statement saying it is evaluating the situation and considering its options. >>> special council robert mueller's probe on russian interference in the 2016 election appears to be wrapping up. submitting his report as soon as tomorrow. the report will for sure be submitted by mid march before deputy attorney general rod rosenstein leaves the department, the public will not be able to see the full report. william barr has committed to releasing parts of the report. >>> meanwhile former trump campaign manager paul manafort facing two sentencing hearings related to the russian investigation. manafort will be sentenced answer virginia courthouse on march 8th. that's for a conviction for financial fraud. then five days later he will face sentencing again in a different federal court in washington for both initial conspiracy charges and charges of lying to prosecutors and a grand jury. man a fort potentially faces 25 years in priso

kenneth moton joins us live on set. kenneth, you have tips for people going through this right now. >> i do. they should shake off frustrations, and if your refund is smaller or you actually owe this year, consult with tax experts to work with your employer to withhold more taxes from your paycheck. >> make sure you change withholdings. >>> much more ahead on "world news tonight." the woman dragged into a waiting car against her will. what police are saying about that dramatic abduction caught on surveillance. >>> pedestrians sent flying when a truck plowed down a busy sidewalk on a saturday night. what good samaritans did that may have saved their lives. >>> and meghan's heartbreak. the american royal's emotional letter to her estranged father. the details from that letter coming up. bill's back needed a afvacation from his vacation. an amusement park... so he stepped on the dr. scholl's kiosk. it recommends our best custom fit orthotic to relieve foot, knee, or lower back pain. so you can move more. dr. scholl's. born

kenneth branagh, welcome to brea kfast. kenneth branagh, welcome to breakfast.s diet —— was high at the time, it makes no difference to a family that loses a child like that and he, in his life and work, that loss haunts him. went to london and became this great writer with a wife at home. you hardly hear. to us, you are a guest. good night, husband. apparently, when somebody phoned up danejudi dench, and you asked her, she said yes, i will do it, whatever it is. she said that with the petrol by coming down to see me. what she the script? what was the reaction? someone who subsequently said, you are doing the film about canon. she likes surprising people. people found that unusual. this strip casting in television has mostly had that equation the other way around. to turn it upside down to what was a genuine disparity in age but it also proves, i think, genuine disparity in age but it also proves, ithink, in genuine disparity in age but it also proves, i think, in life and in art, there can be, it's not a cliche, a timeless vitality and people. judy has that. sh

kenneth, janai. >> our thanks to paul.e learned a woman hit in the head by a foul ball at dodger stadium died due to the accident. the ball sailed over the game last summer. 79-year-old linda goldblum is the second fan known to be killed by a failing ball in major team history. the family reached a settlement. neither will give details. >>> a minister fended off a lion, it bit his face and wrist and punctured his arms, leg and back. the man managed to kill the animal. which is being described as a juvenile mountain lion. >>> and to the economy now. general motors has start today lay off a part of 43 humidity workers in a restructuring plan to raise and invest in awe on the mus and elect trek cars. gm is also planning on closing five plants in the u.s. and canada. >>> all that glitters is not gold. >> that ine is especially true at universal studios in orlando. >> customers at the park can now be greeted by a life size version trolls character, guy diamond. guy has a bit of a surprise. >> ew. >> the naked troll showers visi

kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," "daily host and author trevorus, president george h.w. bush's service dog sully is preparing for his next mission. chip reid has details. >>> more from the grammy awards. kevin frazier will have a wrap-up of the big winners. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪ >>> live from the cbs news bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. >> good morning as we take a live look outside at the bay bridge to start the workweek. hope you had a fantastic weekend. we have more rain for you this week. it's monday, february 11th. thanks for waking up with us. i'm kenny choi. >> and i'm michelle griego. let's get a check on the rain and the traffic. it's 4:30 and early but things are going on. >> we're back at it for sure. and we are looking at a few showers and a chance to see a few more isolated showers. a stronger storm is on the way. high def doppler and you can see some spotty isolated showers on our high def doppler radar screen especially across the pen

kenneth, janai?, thanks. >>> what drink you should order at starbucks is all in the stars. >> starbucks released a chart for valentine's day. it's a zodiac chart with 12 of the most popular drinks. if you are capricorn, it says a cold brew is your drink. >> my beverage, apparently is ice passion mango, because i'm a leo. >> how fitting is that? hit the nail on the head? >> i have a lot of passion. >>> coming up, the turbulence that rocked a packed airplane. the midair scare triggering chaos in the cabin, injuring passengers and triggering an emergency landing.anthkling a somber one year anniversary. survivors have been turning their grief into activism. you are watching "world news now." their grief into activism. you are watching "world news now." into activism. you are watching "world news now." alice loves the smell of gain so much, she wished it came in a fabric softener too. [throat clears] say hello to your fairy godmother, alice. oh and look they got gain scent beads and dryer sheets too! >>>

janai, kenneth?essee missing for nearly three weeks is now safe. she was found last night in wisconsin. the girl's adoptive father has been arrested and charged with rape. the teen was last seen in her home on january 13th. her phone pinged in kentucky, but then few clues until hours ago. >>> president trump appears to be giving up on reaching a deal with congress to get money for his long-promised southern border wall. the president told "the new york times" that border security talks are a waste of time and suggested that he plans to declare a national emergency to free up money for the wall. with the deadline to avert another government shutdown two weeks away, th hurting the country. earlier pelosi made it clear she's not budging on his $5.7 billion demand. >> there's not going to be wall money in the legislation. >> she's just playing games. if there's no wall it doesn't work. we're building the wall right now. i'm not waiting for this committee. i told a lot of people i don't expect much coming

kenneth craig found a t's giving >>> in health watch this morning new research shows the opioid epidemic is especially n- term options are not usually available. kenneth craig found the unique program giving mothers the help that they need. >> reporter: jessica cardinal is slowly rebuilding her life. the 24-year-old is a recovering heroin addict, and a mother of two. she said her darkest days are unrecognizable. >> i would be shooting up with my kids in the back of the car. that was my rock bottom. there's so much pain and guilt, somewhat shame around that. i don't ever want to feel like that anymore. >> reporter: we met jessica in the final weeks of the 15 month stay at johnson street, the residential treating program in lynn, massachusetts specifically designed for women and mothers that are struggling with addiction. >> reporter: what has been the hardest part of you? >> balancing being a mother and my recovery. >> god grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change. >> reporter: the women rely on each other for group council session support and it is the space for new moth

kenneth osgood talks about the program's u.s. operations, which saw funds and support from politicians, corporations and american citizens. this 25-minute interview was recorded at the american historical association's annual meeting in chicago. steve: kenneth, i want to talk about your book and a moment, but we hear a lot, especially from our current president, "fake news." what is it? kenneth: fake news is a new term for an old phenomenon. untruths propagated through the media. this is as old as the media itself. going back

good morning, kenneth. the president went into his second state of the union address with a low 37% approval rating largely due to that partial government shutdown, and with his speech, he gave no indication of avoiding another. to period chants of "usa," the president began his second state of the union address. >> that sounds so good. >> reporter: largely sticking to script for an hour and a half the president delivered his message to a divided congress with his greatest political adversary nancy pelosi over his shoulder. >> together we can break decades of political stalemate. >> reporter: pelosi and many other democratic female lawmakers sporting white as an ode to the suffrage movement, several even erupting in cheer when president trump celebrated the amount of women in congress. the president also garnering collective applause for his call to end revenge politics. >> we must reject the politics of revenge, resistance and retribution. >> reporter: but the conciliatory tone quickly dwindled soon after

. >> reporter: good morning, kenneth. this is truly a disturbing story. a search of this man's house turned up 15 firearms and over a thousand rounds of ammunition. officials say that he planned on murdering innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country. court documents reveal the chilling details of an alleged domestic terror plot by a u.s. coast guard lieutenant. authorities say this man, christopher paul hasson, of maryland was planning a cold-blooded killing spree. his arsenal pictured here including a stockpile of weapons, handguns and sniper rifles along with ammunition. the white nationalist allegedly writing he is, quote, dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on earth. joseph clark, an assistant professor of political science at towson university, believes this is part of a larger effort by law enforcement to crack down on domestic terrorism. >> political violence inside the united states by americans against americans is probably the larger threat that we face. it's the more likely threat, and it may be the more serious t

. >> reporter: good morning, kenneth. the president has long said no wall, no deal.also contemplated declaring a national emergency to get funding for his wall and this week we may just see how far he's willing to go. after a third round of talks with negotiations stalled over the weekend, congressional negotiators emerged from a closed door meeting late last night reaching an agreement in principle on border security. >> we had some hard negotiations and we are glad to be where we are right now. >> reporter: congressional sources tell abc news the tentative deal resolves a number of contentious issues and would avert a possible government shutdown. >> not a single one of us is going to get every single thing we want. but nobody does. >> reporter: that may also include president trump. according to sources the deal includes the same nearly 1.4 billion initially offered by democrats for border barrier enhancements, an extra 1.7 billion to homeland security for more than 40,000 beds for i.c.e., additional customs officers and technology at the ports of entries. but non

abc's kenneth moton picks up the story. >> reporter: tonight, u.s. marshals joining the hunt for disbarred lawyer richard merritt, releasing this new image. merritt now on the run after police say he killed his own mother. >> i would say, "you need to man up and turn yourself in." >> reporter: merritt's brother speaking out after police found their 77-year-old mother shirley merritt stabbed to death just outside of atlanta. her 2009 lexus gone. >> you certainly need to be held accountable for the brutal murder of our mother. >> reporter: merritt plead guilty last month to "elder exploitation" and to ripping off clients. >> i understand what i've done is morally reprehensible. >> reporter: the judge granting merritt's request to get his affairs in order before reporting to prison on february 1st for a 30-year sentence, 15 behind bars. but the disgraced ex-attorney a no-show. police believe he killed his mother and cut off his ankle bracelet shortly before surveillance cameras captured him at an atlanta-area gas station. his head now apparently shaved.

kenneth osgood talks about the programs that the u.s. operations, which sought funds of from politicians, corporations and american citizens. was 25 minute interview recorded at the american historical association's annual meeting in chicago.

kenneth osgood talks about the program's u.s.perations, which salt -- sought funds and support from politicians, corporations and american citizens. this 25-minute interview was recorded at the american historical association's annual meeting in chicago. steve: kenneth, i want to talk about your book and a moment, government began with the topic we hear so much about especially , from our current president, "fake news." what is it? kenneth: fake news is a new term for an old phenomenon. that is quite literally referring to manufactured information or fabricated information. untruths propagated through the media. this is as old as the media itself. going back to 1898, an episode that comes to mind is on the eve of the spanish-american war, william randolph hearst, the powerful media magnet of his day, sent a photographer down to cuba to document the war and

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kenneth? >> our thanks to mary alice.h the president's speech throughout the morning. a lot of memorable moments. we are going to flush them out. the president announced a new campaign to stop the spread of aids by 2030. a lot of people talking about that. >> he touched on, we heard so much about democrats in the house and control of the chamber, planning to launch an investigation. the president had a line, if there's going to be peace in legislation, there can't be war in investigations. >> we like a little rhyme. >> absolutely. that was a good line from president trump. >> exactly. a lot of people talking about nancy pelosi over his shoulder. the president facing a divided house for a state of the union speech. democrats weren't getting up a lot. they got up when applauding the women wearing white, but not a lot of moments nancy pelosi was getting up to applaud what the president had to say. again, we are going to dissect the speech, go through the highlights, what the president said and will the president, obviously,

kenneth, janai. >> our thanks, to paul.ther big story, a break through in congressional talks on border security. a deal overnight to keep the government from shutting down for the second time in two months. have versus agreed in principle to provide a nearly $1.4 billion for border barriers, including 55 miles of new fencing. it falls short of $5.7 billion president trump was demanding for steel and a concrete wall. stretching 200 miles >> sources say the negotiator agreed for migrants held in detention, covering the bed to 40,000. the deal would need the support of congress and, of course, president trump. that's still up in the air. >> as a deal was reached, president trump was at the border telling supporters in el paso, texas, that he still intends to build a wall. he defended his false claim, linking a drop in the crime rate to the construction of a barrier and slammed the city's republican mayor for disputing him. the mayor also took him -- took aim at former texas congressman bet toryo -- beto o'rourke, he held a ra

forced technology transfers and reduces subsidies for ten mystic companies to investment analyst kenneth fischer he says the american president is quote a master of distraction we also asked him how well the chinese understand trump i think more than most yes the chinese certainly get it more than europeans get him he seems so crazy to a european that it makes no sense but what he's always done and he wrote about this . in his book the art of the deal people just don't believe that he tries to do it is he makes extreme statements those extreme things seemed like he's a crazy man with extreme demands and then he ends up settling for something in the order of twenty percent of what he demanded and then he walks away declaring victory he did that with the north american free trade agreement he's doing that with terrorists in europe. generally he'd start big blows up creates the concern of chaos but the chinese or more used to that because they've got a despotic world to begin with they've got a top down control economy and they're used to the notion of extremity investor ken fisher there ta

talks headed and what does it mean for the global economy let's bring in renowned investment analyst kenneth fischer who joins us from cameras in washington state where it's very very late good to have you with us on the show ken. this this trait dispute between the world's top economies has many investors extremely worried we know that asian markets are down this morning how big a concern is this for you i don't actually think of a very big concern if you actually think about the maximum number of items proposed to be tariffs and think of the rate as simply a tax which is what it is the tax is at maximum. about four tenths of one years g.d.p. growth if you just think about that for a moment that's us amazingly small number if we were just talking about having a tax increase instead of having a tariff at that level people wouldn't even blink at it it's the notion of a terror of being disruptive that people fear but effectively get all a tariff as a tax when you think of president term. as i've written about in my annals but columns in germany and also in my focus money comes in germany he is