captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, following president trump's address to congress, a look at the road ahead for the administration's agenda. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this wednesday, buying a ticket to the moon. space-x's ambitious plan to fly two tourists on a private journey to outer space. >> woodruff: and, baltimore's mission to keep residents alive during a rise in heroin overdoses sparks debate over the best way to address addiction. >> sreenivasan: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour.

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with manifork purchased llc all cash, no fansing, and many years later transferred to his name and heuite a bit of money against it. this is not necessarily unusual in new york, the real estate is so valuable but what we found is federal regulators have become increasingly concerned because as the new york market blows up it becomes an increasingly attractive place to store money, sometimes ill-got. what law enforcements have said to us is because of all the other allegations and scrutiny looking at paul's dealings with the russian oligarchs and the ukrainians and now he's under scrutiny for a bank in cyprus for possible money laundserring, put laundering, put it all together is raises flags for investigators. >> cnn has been able to confirm some of the real estate transactions wrote about this is paul's response -- i'm sorry to disappoint the conspiracy theoryists and anonymous experts but my personal investment in real estate are common practice in new york and else where to use an llc to purchase real estate. these transactions were execute in a transparent fashion and my identity

the clothing store wants damages from yvanka trump llc saying it's using the white house to boost up their brand. >> i am going to go out and get something for myself today. >> reporter: they say that tweets from president trump himself and kellyanne comments are boosting the brand itself. this complaint could gain traction but it needs to do more to prove very specific damages. >> the yvanka trump company sales have gone up in california and that these companies could demonstrate a drop in california. i don't see enough in the complaint that is tied to that. >> reporter: levine points out california's unfair competition law has failed against the trump family in the past. students used it to file a lawsuit against trump university. >> there you had plaintiffs who could show loss. >> reporter: we did of course reach out to yvanka trump llc for comment on this story. we did receive response from them saying they're not commenting publicly on the lawsuit at this time. live in san francisco, suzy steimel, kpix5. >>> we're watching the weather this evening, showers over parts of the bay

however, earlier this month, llc communications firled for a $6.2 million share secondary offering to allow the stub of rr donnelly to remain second to its position it held at spinoff. when the secondary price nearly a week later, it came in at 2.that. but it's worth noting that between the announcement of the secondary and the pricing, rr donnelly, the one pricing the shares lost 52% of its value. the difference is that the companies had months to figure out what it looked like, what it was going to do and frankly i find it pretty unfocused, it's like there's no sense of urgency there. how about donnelly financial? dfin. when donnelly financial reported at the end of the quarter, it was not really hot. but the results fell short of what the few analysts covering this were looking for, and the company's revenue shrank by 534%. we saw a big decline in the number of ipos, down 40% versus 2015. since the election, there's been an uptick in deal activity and that's helped donnelly financial stock. they laid out their growth strategy talking about making enhancements in their technology-ba

here is beenoint making is if you own and llc and pass that along on your own tax reform, there are a series of forms to fill out. taxs disclosed through the returns. end of the tax returns do not do it themselves than getting the information those tax reforms would lead to would get information that would relate to the very issue you just raised. i would ask you to include the -- reached. trump's theged mobsters "-- into record. charitable information. fortunately, mr. romney included his charitable foundation. john mccain included his charitable foundation when he ran or office. but all we know about president trump and his charitable foundation is that he violated the self-dealing rule because of the one narrow form we have. we know the trump foundation reportedly used the charity money to buy a big league, six foot tall painting of mr. trump for $20,000. $12,000 for a football helmet. so we have some information but one would assume along with these personal tax returns we would get the charitable foundation returns. we have a big stake in the work of this committee in that regard

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc newshour productions, llc captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> rose: welcome to the prom, tonight robert costa saying-- president trump called friday afternoon saying he was withdrawing the obama replacement. >> he dn come out of the regular ang movement like so many others that think of themselves in viseral returns as tax cutters as people who want small government. use that grover norquist phrase, put government in a bathtub and let it drown. a real hatred of the government. trump doesn't have that but he embraced the ideology of ryan because ryan and mcconel and the senate, majority leader seem to understand how government works. and trump is such a rookie at this in many ways. he is on the scene. he's gone along with them. the question i have as a reporter, i'm sure many people do out in the country is what now. >> rose: also this evening robert draper has a fascinating

it is common practice to use an llc to -- my identity was disclosed. in fact my name is right there on the documents in one of today's news reports. so the concern raised by andrew's reporting and that others have looked at is that this could be -- it could be some time of trance action used to lobby money. and i say could be. so explain these trance actions and are they potentially suspicious or are they, as he said, normal trance actions? >> these trance actions have all the classic earmarks of money laundering. and the purchase of the trump tower properties are right around the time that we now know that paul monfort entered into a $10 million a year deal with a russian oligarch deripaska. so you have an all cash deal. you have a transfer of the ownership, then, in that or other properties you would have him then cashing out of the deal by taking large mortgages out and then buying other properties. and a lot of the money flowed through the cypress banks. so what you have is really tens of millions of dollars, and this is just one person, manafort,

if you're an llc or a sole propriet proprietor, you would pay $10,000 more every year than every you were an s corp. >> so someone needs to talk to an enrolled agent or a cpa, someone like yourself? >> that's very important, because that one little decision can make thousands and thousands of dollars of difference. >> as i said, we're going to be here until 8:00, and we're taking your calls, not just in english but in spanish and in chinese, and if you have another language, we will make sure and get somebody back to you. any language at all, if you have friends or family members that could use our help. reporting live from the 7 on your side offices, i'm michael finney. >> and michael, before you go, we want to embarass you a little bit. >> congratulations from your alma mater, chico state, as michael became the eighth recipient of the distinguished nominee award. >> michael graduate frd from th school's investigation and communications program, we won't say what year, but congratulations, michael, well deserved. >> i know that meant a lot to you, michael. >> thank you, guys, i trul

if you're an llc or a sole propriet proprietor, you would pay $10,000 more every year than every you were an s corp. >> so someone needs to talk to an enrolled agent or a cpa, someone like yourself? >> that's very important, because that one little decision can make thousands and thousands of dollars of difference. >> as i said, we're going to be here until 8:00, and we're taking your calls, not just in english but in spanish and in chinese, and if you have another language, we will make sure and get somebody back to you. any language at all, if you have friends or family members that could use our help. reporting live from the 7 on your side offices, i'm michael finney. >> and michael, before you go, we want to embarass you a little bit. >> congratulations from your alma mater, chico state, as michael became the eighth recipient of the distinguished nominee award. >> michael graduate frd from th school's investigation and communications program, we won't say what year, but congratulations, michael, well deserved. >> i know that meant a lot to you, michael. >> thank you, guys, i trul

sponsored by the mayor and supervisor kim. 170213 [purchase and sale agreement - sf prosperity 2, llc - 1660 street and 1680 mission street - $52,000,000] sponsor: mayo >> good morning, supervisor kim, >> you would like me to go over item 8? >> yes. if you would like we can hear from real estate. >> i'm prepared. madam chair, supervisors, on page 23 of our report, we know that san francisco prosperity as the highest bidder agreed to pay the city $52 million to purchase 1660 and 1680 mission street and pay tax of $55,000. in addition they will pay property taxes in 1634 in first year and transfer taxes and property taxes are deposited into the city's general fund. therefore the city will receive the sales price and transfer taxes of $53,560. and will receive the annual property taxes in the first year of that estimated approximately $600,000. on page 24 of our report while we know the appraised value of $54,800 achieve the purchase prize, the estimated taxes of $1 million should be added to get a total value of approximately $53 million if you consider the transfer tax which is normall

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight... >> i reiterated to chancellor merkel my strong support of nato and need of allies to pay their fa share for the cost of defense. >> woodruff: in his first meeting with the leader of germany, president trump signals a hard line and confronts questions about his charge that president obama wiretapped him. then, on a tour of asian capitals, secretary of state rex tillerson talks tough on dealing with north korea's nuclear program. and it's friday, mark shields and david brooks analyze this full week of news. plus, jeffrey brown sits down with author neil gaiman to discuss the stories of norse mythology in his new book. >> from my perspective, it was the joy of just going, this is part of the heritage of the human race. let me give it to a new generation. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> our tradition ha

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> yang: good evening, i'm john yang. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight... >> this executive order, just as the first executive order, is a lawful and proper exercise of presidential authority. >> yang: the trump administration unveils a revised travel ban after the first was blocked by the courts. then, making sense of president trump's wiretapping claim-- what's behind the charge that president obama was listening in on trump tower. and, jeffrey brown sits down with "get out" diretor jordan peele to talk why the hit horror film about race is striking a chord with audiences. >> for me the social thriller is the thriller in which the fears, the horrors, and the thrills are coming from society. they're coming from the way humans interact. >> yang: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, where the republican leaders' health care bill stands following analysis from the congressional budget office. also ahead this tuesday, all eyes on the netherlands-- what the implications are of tomorrow's dutch election on the rise of the right in europe and populism around the world. >> people are fed about the government for the last couple of years. during the economic crisis, we pay a lot more taxes. they cut our pension benefits. it's a protest vote. >> woodruff: and, the revival of the groundbreaking play "zoot suit" brings mexican-american culture to the spotlight with a purpose. >> it's a masterpiece of american playwriting. it's about discrimination and it's about we mexicans being a target for so many years. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i want the feel pride as a citizen of this country when we're in a place like this. >> and with the ongoing support of these

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, the congressional budget office releases projected costs of the g.o.p.'s healthcare bill, while the white house and republicans question the agency's analysis. then, ahead of rex tillerson's trip to asia, a look at the secretary of state's low profile in the trump administration. and, i sit down with former vice president al gore to talk about restoring america's information ecosystem in the age of trump. >> a false belief collides with physical reality. we are seeing every night on the tv news a nature hike through the book of revelation. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> supported by the rockefeller foundation. promoting the well-being of humanity around the world by building resilience and inclusive econo

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: a deep dive into the fight to replace the affordable care act-- what the republicans health care plan americans. also ahead this wednesday: >> this has been seriously damaging to the c.i.a. and its ability to conduct intelligence operations. >> woodruff: we sit down with former c.i.a. director leon panetta to talk about the wikileaks documents and what it says about the nation's top intelligence agency. and, miles o'brien takes us to antarctica, where a growing crack threatens to create one of the largest icebergs in history. >> what we're talking about is a calving of an iceberg that's a size of a state. to get that, you really need a satellite to be able to see all of it in one shot. >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> patagonia. >> xq institute. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions t

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, president trump's "hard power" budget proposal slashes funding to the e.p.a. and state department among other government agencies, while major increases go to border security and defense, a look at his efforts to restructure government spending across the board. then, the high stakes surrounding the president's revised travel ban. two federal judges freeze the new executive order hours before it was to take effect. and, while people with disabilities are still systematically sidelined for jobs, why one company is making an effort to hire more. >> as opposed to possibly a neurotypical person that may try to slide in at 9:10, the folks that are on the spectrum will say, "hey, i arrived at 9:02 today. do i need to work until 6:02?" >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> it's hard not to feel pride as a citizen of this country when we're in a place like this. >> and by the alfred p.

. ♪ captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. tonight, lacking votes, house republicans delay thursday's planned vote to repeal and replace obamacare. then, calls for an independent investigation after the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee goes directly to the white house with a report of surveillance on president trump. and, making sense, and making money, online betting's fascination with president donald trump. >> there's 100 open bets on trump. you can bet on like pretty much anything you want. our politics trader literally can't handle the volume, so we're hiring a trump betting expert at the moment. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour" tonight, brexit begins. prime minister theresa may gives formal notice, starting the two year process of britain's divorce from the european union. then, the invisible wounds of war-- why so many veterans struggle to get past the stigma of p.t.s.d. in order to get the help they need. >> a lot of times i did say "okay, well maybe it is my emotions, maybe i do just need to push those aside and just toughen up and just move forward and drive on." >> woodruff: and, restoring florida's everglades-- why the ailing wetlands are at the center of a complex political and scientific battle. >> it's covered in this flocculant glop that looks like guacamole and smells like crap. that's not just an environmental problem. that's an economic catastrophe for the area. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> our tradition has been to

. ♪ captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. tonight: >> with no democratic support, we couldn't quite get there. we're just a very small number of votes short. >> woodruff: in a defeat for republicans, president trump and house speaker paul ryan pull the g.o.p.'s health care bill, lacking votes needed to replace the affordable care act. and, it's friday. mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze a packed week of news. then, jeffrey brown talks with the director of the sequel to the dark comedy/drama hit "trainspotting" about bringing characters back after 20 years.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> sreenivasan: good evening, i'm hari sreenivasan.the newshour tonight... >> i have recused myself in matters that deal with the trump campaign. >> sreenivasan: under fire, attorney general sessions removes himself from any investigations of the trump campaign, after he failed to disclose meetings with the russian ambassador. also ahead this thursday, investing in employee happiness. why zappos is betting on work culture to boost the company's longevity. >> the default fate for most companies is actually death. i want this company to still be around 500 years from now. >> sreenivasan: plus, a new exhibit of world war i art reveals the different ways people see a single moment in american history. all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, the house intelligence committee chairman voices doubt that former president obama ordered wiretaps of trump tower. but president trump stands by his claim. also ahead this wednesday, malcolm brabant takes us to turkey where president erdogan is seeking more power during a time of political and religious tensions. >> the popularity and policies of president erdogan are about to be put to the test in a referendum to determine whether the country should have a united states style executive presidency, but without the checks and balances. >> woodruff: and, the possibilities of computer- connected brains-- how researchers are experimenting with implants to help people with paralysis. >> its very liberating to be able to utilize a portion of my body that has not worked to actually cause and effect is great fun. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: republicans roll out a new health care plan to up-end the affordable care act. a look at how the new bill aims to replace president obama's signature law. also ahead this tuesday, wikileaks releases thousands of c.i.a. documents claiming to reveal the agency's hacking tools. and, we talk with the creators of "the americans" about how the tv series centering on russian spies in the united states in the '80s is more current than ever. >> what better time to humanize russian espionage than the time that we're the victims of it? you know, that's the time when you're most inclined to de-humanize it. >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> xq institute. >> bnsf railway. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff

nonstop flights are available captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: the state of u.s.-russia relations after yet more reports of trump campaign advisors meeting with russian officials. then, a deadly war on drugs-- an inside look at the philippines' president violent crackdown. and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze a full week of news. all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by:

. >> "bbc world news captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'mff. on the newshour tonight, in their first public hearing, senators slam russia for interfering in the election, as the ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee says white house actions raise profound questions. then, north carolina lawmakers reach a compromise to repeal the controversial bill on transgender bathroom use, but l.g.b.t. supporters denounce the deal. and, teaching kids the value of a dollar. why parents should try giving money lessons early on. >> by age three children can understand basic money concepts like exchange or we have to make oi

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, following president trump's address to congress, a look at the road ahead for the administration's agenda. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this wednesday, buying a ticket to the moon. space-x's ambitious plan to fly two tourists on a private journey to outer space. >> woodruff: and, baltimore's mission to keep residents alive during a rise in heroin overdoses sparks debate over the best way to address addiction. >> sreenivasan: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff.the newshour tonight: a deep dive into the fight to replace the affordable care act-- what the republicans health care plan americans. also ahead this wednesday: >> this has been seriously damaging to the c.i.a. and its ability to conduct intelligence operations. >> woodruff: we sit down with former c.i.a. director leon panetta to talk about the wikileaks documents and what it says about the nation's top intelligence agency. and, miles o'brien takes us to antarctica, where a growing crack threatens to create one of the largest icebergs in history. >> what we're talking about is a

thank captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: welcome to our pbs newshour special live coverage of the president's address to a joint session of congress. i'm judy woodruff. this will be president trump's first opportunity to speak before congress. he said today the time is right for a new immigration law as long as both sides can compromise. mr. trump addresses a divided

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight... >> together we're going to start a new energy revolution. >> woodruff: ...president trump starts the rollback of obama-era clean energy policies in a move that he says will create jobs and energy independence. then, top democrats demand house intelligence chairman devin nunes recuse himself from the investigation into russian-trump ties after allegations of coordinating with the white house. and, syrian refugees fleeing war face new challenges in turkey where political and economic upheaval offer few a stable home. >> they have no real access to state services and are treated

the situation is some states some of the federal programs, not only privatized for profit, ehe llc's. and that does, it blocks disallows the regular citizens o apply for information under the freedom of information act, very, very difficult to do. host: okay. thing i want her you to ask him, would you be illing to come back and sit down with judicial watch representative and have a roundtable discussion. i'm pretty sure we've had ju additional watch on this you for efore, thank the suggestion. we're in open phones, that was the caller talking about accountability in government. call in on that or other public policy issues. take a look at what is dominating the front pages of country.s around the the chicago tribune, top story, republican struggling to keep alive.care bill below that, a story in many apers, donald trump income taxes in 2005, he paid $38 million. the first two pages of that tax return being leaked. president in a statement yesterday, blasted release illegal and this morning, sent out this tweet, oes anybody really believe a reporter who nobody heard of went to the mail

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captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, president trump turns up the heat on members of his own party as the health care make-over he wants faces the possibility of rejection. then, in her first interview since leaving office, former obama national security advisor susan rice talks the dangers of losing credibility in trump's white house. also ahead, supreme court nominee neil gorsuch faces more questions about his view of the constitution and the law. and, as colors drain from coral in australia's great barrier reef, we examine how warming waters are killing the world's largest living structure. >> corals reefs as we know them will not exist in the next 10, 20, 30 years. we could single-handedly be responsible for the extinction of an entire ecosystem. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> our tradition has been to take care of mother earth, bec

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, lacking votes, house republicans delay thursday's planned vote to repeal and replace obamacare. then, calls for an independent investigation after the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee goes directly to the white house with a report of surveillance on president trump. and, making sense, and making money, online betting's fascination with president donald trump. >> there's 100 open bets on trump. you can bet on like pretty much anything you want. our politics trader literally can't handle the volume, so we're hiring a trump betting expert at the moment. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> it's hard not to feel pride as a citizen of this country when we're in a place like this. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> supported by the rockefeller

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, the trump administration attempts to move past last week's health care defeat only to be struck by mounting questions over russia connections. then, thousands take to the streets in anti-government protests across russia marking the largest show of defiance in recent years. and, turkey's economic freefall: how political upheaval and terrorism are threatening the nation's once thriving markets. >> the city is very quiet now, tourists, they don't come, the locals don't come, because we're right in the middle of the city but, but the bombings and everything are not too far from here, so people are kind of scared. >> woodruff: plus, our politics monday team is here. after last week's drama, who can work with whom, and for what? all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> our tradition has been to take care of mother earth, becaus

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: the state of u.s.-russia relations after yet more reports of trump campaign advisors meeting with russian officials. then, a deadly war on drugs-- an inside look at the philippines' president violent crackdown. and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze a full week of news. all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the head of the federal reserve is sending the strongest signal yet that short- term interest rates are going up again this m