i think it means that mr mattis and mr trump are good negotiators.ind ourselves what nato means. we can't have a situation as we had in the run—up to the first world war and the second world war, when an aggressorfought the second world war, when an aggressor fought —— thought it could pick of one country after another in isolation, without the heavens falling in. what nato means is, you attack any of nato's 28 countries, and you are straightaway at war with the united states. so if you want that guarantee, you've got to pay your minimum contribution. it's an insurance policy. and people who don't pay the premiums can expect not to get the benefits. and that would be a disastrous loss to us all. indeed. does that suggest to you that if lithuania decides it is not going to pay its way, or whomever, pleasant out —— president vladimir putin may feel that he can march in there because mr trump is not going to back them? well, that's the danger. obviously mr trump and his defence secretary are trying to do whatever is necessary to get the other nato count

mr. mattis for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. a thank you for your work and the at-large ig committee. thank you for the work you do. i can tell you from my side of the aisle, i am going to be vigilant in making sure your work continues on regardless of who was that 1600 pennsylvania avenue. we have your back. we believe in your independence and anything out there to the contrary will be fought vigorously in a bipartisan way and i know my good friend from virginia and i both agree on this particular aspect. that being said, i want to make sure that it is clear that to my knowledge we have had no request to replace any ig that there is a 30 day notice to be given to congress in there are zero ids that have been notice to congress. >> i appreciate the call and friday making a point to me personally. >> at the very highest level of this administration, i have had a very comforting assurance that the work that the ig's two and have done is not to say the work you've done, i'm one of those guys that will stay up late and read your rep

mr mattis is not the only republican to speak out in support of the press.n told the nbc programme ‘meet the press' that attacking the media had overtones of dictatorship... if you want to preserve democracy as we know it, you have to have a free and many times adversial press, and without it, i'm afraid that we would lose so much of our individual liberties over time. that's how dictators get started. that is how dictators get started, with tweets like that? with — no, they get started by suppressing a free press. in other words, a consolidation of power. when you look at history, the first thing that dictators do is shut down the press, i'm not saying that president trump is trying to be a dictator, i'm just saying we need to learn the lessons of history. let's go live to washington and speak to our correspondent — david willis. there is little sign that he's trying to censor the press but he's certainly trying to discredit it and in turn led subasic we have got the media fighting back against that, and catching him out if and when they can. how is that vi

even accusing south korea and japan for not paying enough for us military support and now we have mr mattis asia. how do you think this will play out? that's right. mattis is there with two messages to deliver to asian allies. he was to reassure them of the us commitment. trump has done that privately in phone conversations, calling commitments ironclad to south korea and japan. mattis is in the region to do the same — to mop up the mess that trump made when during the election campaign he said that these were bad deals as well. his second message is more difficult. he needs to convince asian allies that donald trump is not going to inject an unprecedented level of friction in the us—china relationship. in asia, countries are worried that donald trump's tough stand on trade, currency, the south china sea, north korea, that american military presence in asia, he has said he will press hard on china. for countries that live with china and trade with china, this is uncomfortable and it needs to be said to trump privately that allies in the region are genuine supporters of the us but have conce

mr mattis is doing a reassurance to, his first foreign foray of the trump administration.south korea. any attack on the united states or on its allies will be defeated. any use of nuclear weapons will be met with a response which will be met with a response which will be met with a response which will be effective and overwhelming. there are 28,000 us troops in south korea. the american threat to retaliate with massive force if attacked will not be news to kim jong—un. the bigger question is whether to talk to the north korean leader, to try to persuade him to abandon or limit the size of his nuclear arsenal. on that, the trump administration is so far silent. labelled syria's ghost refugees, almost 80,000 people fleeing the so—called islamic state have become stranded in no—man's—land between the syria and jordan border. aid agencies say they are struggling to provide for the people in rukban, and warn it will soon be home to the largest number of syrians fleeing the war. the bbc arabic‘s feras kilani has been given exclusive access to the area. trapped in a no man's land

mr mattis is doing a reassurance tour, his first foreign foray of the trump administration.ttack on the united states or on its allies will be defeated. any use of nuclear weapons will be met with a response which will be effective and overwhelming. there are 28,000 us troops in south korea. the american threat to retaliate with massive force if attacked will not be news to kim jong—un. the bigger question is whether to talk to the north korean leader, to try to persuade him to abandon or limit the size of his nuclear arsenal. on that, the trump administration is so far silent. it is 16 minutes past one. our top this lunchtime. npower puts up some electricity prices by 15%, one of the biggest by a big six energy supplierfor years. coming up: will england be the team to beat again? they kick off the six nations campaign at twickenham tomorrow. coming up in sport at half—past: mark hughes says he's happy to play saido berahino against his former club west brom tomorrow, after it emerged his new striker served an eight week fa ban last year, before his january move. the only ro

mr. mattis waed to really resolve this problem, short of a war, they need to talk to the revolutionary guard. i am almost certain they will be impacted in a more moderate way if he is given a chance for a dialogue. i honestly believe in it. >> former iranian presidential candidate, thank you so much. >> my pleasure. >> we are going to continue to follow protests around the country. that's our lead story here on msnbc on this saturday. pictures from miami, florida, they are gathering and marching towards mar-a-lago. that's the place president trump is. we will throughout this our be watching other protests. stay with us here on msnbc. >>> we continue to nfollow breaking news. an lgbt solidarity rally. chuck schumer took the podium. we are going to beat betsy devos and make everything to make sure that the supreme court does not turn the clock back with the 1920s. >>> that event is being held to force opposition to trump's cabinet picks. protest is backed by numerous organizations and lawmakers, including andrew cuomo and bill de blasio. an emotional afternoon in boston where people are reunit

i think there is a clear emergence and convergence of policy views between rex tillerson and mr mattis and republican administration. in terms of whether they will have real influence overforeign of whether they will have real influence over foreign policy, of whether they will have real influence overforeign policy, if they will be consulted by the white house, i think it really remains to be seen. with the resignation of national security adviser, mike flynn the white house and the security council remains chaotic. that position will be absolutely key as we see if cabinet secretaries will have influence with the trump administration, notjust secretary of state and secretary of defence. i will watch that new appointment closely. what is the view in moscow, as far as you can tell, in terms of having sanctions lifted. the sanctions imposed because of what went on in ukraine. what is your sense of their own expectations there now? i think, sense of their own expectations there now? ithink, after sense of their own expectations there now? i think, after the elections in november, there wa

mr. mattis reportedly left midway through the traditional dinner in downtown washington on saturday evening to monitor the unfolding attack. the "new york times" story about this on the jump page, questions arise after a chain of miscues in the u.s. raid on this branch in yemen, and it says mr. trump on sunday hailed his first counter terrorism operation's success, claiming the commandos captured important intelligence that will assist the u.s. in preventing terrorism against its citizens. the statement by the military central command on wednesday night acknowledged the likelihood of civilian casualties, also said that the recovered materials have provided some initial information helpful to counter terrorism analysts. the statement did not provide details. but the mission's casualties raised doubts about the months of detailed planning that went into the operation during the obama administration and whether the right questions were raised before its approval under this new administration. you can read more in the "new york times" and "the washington times" this morning on that. also on cap

mr mattis said nato headquarters in brussels was a second home to him, in what's being seen as an effortrrespondent, jonathan marcus is at nato headquarters in brussels. a second home that. what sense are you picking up to this meeting?” think a lot of allies are really sore by what they've heard from the general, he was a former senior nato commander himself and he knows the alliance well. he knows the headquarters here well. he knows many of the individuals as well. the difficulty is that he has had all the excuses as well that have been given in the past. the trump administration is clear it wants nato allies in europe to spend more to reach this agreed to present that they all signed up for but very few of them are meeting. i think in discussions today while the general will have reassured people about trump's commitment of the alliance he will also make the point that mr trump also wants to see more money put on the table and to what extent does issues surrounding russia get discussed as well, publicly or privately? that will be touched on in the meetings i think clearly for many na

mr mattis told defence ministers at nato headquarters in brussels that the american taxpayer could nonate share of the defence of western values. the alliance remains a fundamental bedrock for the united states and for all the transatlantic community, bonded as we are, together. as president trump has stated, he has strong support for nato. nato is in the midst of transformation, it has always been adapting to the security challenges. this is nothing new. perhaps the pace of change has certainly picked up a bit. but this is something that we can deal with, and it's absolutely appropriate, the a european minister of defence said last week, it's a fair demand that all who benefit from the best defence in the world carried a proportionate share of the necessary costs to defend freedom. we should never forget, ultimately, it is freedom that we defend here at nato. a woman has been arrested, in connection with the assassination of the half—brother of north korea's leader kim jong—un. it happened in malaysia where officials say they're hunting five other suspects. south korea believes north

mr. had mattis has sort of smoothed the path towards political economic and military alliance between theof course when i say smooth the path, it hasn't been set in stone but that could be the breakthrough and show that the u.s. is still go toing to be involved in the region. >> and the plans to meet mr. trump. >> right. mr. abe will be in town. >> chief economist and strategist will get us ready for. ng s a y?y? ffng the ipthsineeces busi♪s a y?y? netas.÷whmare >>> welcome back to "world wide exchange. "andrew joins us with a look at what's coming up. >> good morning. we have a big morning ahead. we're going to talk football. super bowl ads, these guys and what happened last night and how amazing that was. the markets. we have muhammad alarian coming on. politics with freedman and will who's going to be coming in across the bridge. >> i'll come as quickly as i can. >> we'll see if he makes it in time. >> and you got a hat for him as well? >> we have multiple hats. we've got signs. >> wow. look at this. >> we were ready to go. the man of the hour here he is. we're going to do a hat every

mr. prime minister. >> mattis also said the two allies are facing a number of security issues is such as the threat posed by north korea. they discussed pyongyang's nuclear program and its repeated firing of ballistic missiles. abe obtained something he wanted from the defense chief, the u.s. commitment to help japan defend a set of islands in the east china sea. japan controls the senkaku islands. china and taiwan claim them. mattis explicitly said the senkaku islands fall within the scope of the bilateral security treaty. that means the two countries will defend the islands in the event of a military aggression. mattis also had the same message for foreign minister fumio kishida. >> translator: secretary mattis said the u.s. will oppose any unilateral attempts to infringe on japan's administration of the senkaku islands. >> china's foreign ministry reacted sharply to the meeting. a spokesperson released a statement stressing that the islands belong to china, and he urged the u.s. to change what he calls wrong opinions and not destabilize the region by complicating the issue. >>> pyongy

mr trump. james mattis reassures the leader of south korea that the alliance between the two countries remained'm kasia madera in london. why cities across romania experiencing the biggest demonstration since the fall of communism? and trading places, it china ready to the chance —— united states and take the lead in a new world order? live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. its newsday. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and seven pm in washington where president trump has again defended his controversial travel ban — on people from seven mainly muslim countries — and insisted that america was being ‘taken advantage of by every nation in the world'. he said he'd had a series of ‘tough phone calls' with various world leaders — including a less than diplomatic exchange with the australian prime minister — over a deal to bring a group of mostly muslim refugees to the us. our north america editor jon sopel reports. the trappings of office is impressive. the reality is burdensome. last night, the president trump and daughter ever car returned to the us. there w

mr. prime minister. >> mattis said the two allies are facing a number of challenges, such as the threat posed by north korea. further details of the conversation are not known yet. it's likely that they've discussed a number of regional security issues, including pyongyang's nuclear program and its repeated firing of missiles. china's military build-up in the disputed south china sea was expected to be part of the discussion. on saturday, mattis is scheduled to have a meeting with his counterpart tomodi inada. he met with south korean counterparts earlier in the day. he delivered a stern warning to the north korean leadership. met the south korean defense minister in seoul. >> any attack on the united states or on our allies will be defeated and any use of nuclear weapons will be met with a response that will be effective and overwhelming. >> han said the bilateral talks will send the strongest possible message to pyongyang. >> translator: secretary mattis' visit to south korea and our meeting show our strong determination to respond to north korea's nuclear and missile threats. >> south kore

mr. mattis, the to general mattis, talk to pompeo. these people went through with overwhelming bipartisan support. we trust them. use them. and that is the thing that i think bothered people more than anything, that they weren't used. neil: do you think back to the supreme court fight, senator, that, a number of democrats might be reassessing this, saying all right, if you think about it, this judge, gorsuch, is kind of an even swap for scalia. another conservative justice replacing a conservative justice and they might keep their powder dry for the next supreme court fight that could truly tip the balance so it would be in democrats interest not to fight this so that there has to be a "nuclear option" and save it for the next one? what do you think? >> neil, that, here, let me just say this first of all, if you want, if you want a third branch, one of the three branches of government to work, the judicial branch you have to have nine members. it doesn't work with eight. the rule of law doesn't survive with eight. basically a deadlock

mr. mattis, take a listen. >> president trump came into office and has thrown now his full support to natotoo espouses nato's need to adapt to today's strategic situation for it to remain credible, capable and relevant. further, as noted last week it is a fair demand that all who benefit from the best alliance in the world carry their proportionate share of the necessary costs to defend our freedoms. >> reporter: the secretary of defense there just underlining what he said over the last 24 hours which is essentially that european counterparts in the nato alliance are going to have to pay their fair share going forward and that the united states is going to hold them accountable for that. now, other topics on the agenda over this weekend of course the fight against the islamic state, several representatives will be here, saudi arabia's foreign minister, we also understand representatives from turkey as well. serious concerns over what's happening in the south china sea are also going to be discussed. and really the future of global stability, guys. >> hadley, thank you for that. hadl hadley

mr mattis is doing a reassurance tour, his first foreign foray of the trump administration.g—un. the bigger question is whether to talk to the north korean leader, to try to persuade him to abandon or limit the size of his nuclear arsenal. on that, the trump administration is so far silent. although gene therapy has the potential to eliminate birth defects and debilitating diseases, it also presents difficult ethical issues, with opponents claiming it's wrong to create so—called designer babies. the use of gene therapy will be debated by the royal society of medicine tonight. arguing the case that gene editing should be resisted will be kiruna stamell, a stage and screen actor with dwarfism. she made this short film for radio 4's today programme. that was kiruna stamell. in a moment, the news at one with kate silverton. first, the weather. friday is turning out to be a day of wet and windy weather again. especially if you are close to that area of low pressure. it will gradually work up through the irish sea during the afternoon and through into the evening. further north an

comments by james mattis come after president trump used the phrase to describe some us media organisations, which he accuses of broadcasting fake news. asked whether he agreed with mrs with the press, but no, the press as far as i'm concerned are a constituency that we deal with, and i don't have any issues with the press myself. speaking to nbc‘s meet the press, the white house chief of staff reince priebus defended the president's statements about the media, insisting that mr trump believed in a free press. i can assure you this, chuck, and everyone in your business. the president believes in the first amendment, he believes in the free press. i believe in those things. we don't believe everyone is lousy in the media, we don't believe everything is bad, but there are some things that are a really bad. and we've tried... he categorizes that as fake news. what we have been through over the last ten days has been unbelievable — the leaks, the fake stories, the anonymous accusations. that stuff is bad. meanwhile, comments made by donald trump at a rally in florida last night have sparked confusion in sweden — after the president appeared to suggest there had been a t

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mr. james mattis says it falls under the treaty, not something --t china agrees with terry agrees with.military response is exactly what is troubling on the minds of many with this type of position the u.s. is taking. what is china's response so far to general mattis's trip? reporter: the response from the foreign ministry is predictable saying that the u.s. japan alliance is a result of a cold war. this is a comment they have used repeatedly. keep in mind, this is coming after james mattis met with shinzo abe in tokyo. the japanese prime minister will meet president trump later this week in washington. china reaffirmed their claim to those islands that japan also claims. we urge the u.s. to take a responsible attitude and stop making wrong comments on the sovereignty of those islands. beijing was measured a bit but still strong in its claim of both in the south china sea and the east china sea. betty: resolute but still predictable and the response. now south korea is fearing china may be stepping up economic retaliation on his decision to deploy a u.s. mitchell -- u.s. missile shield.

mr. mattis. division of powers independent judiciary and fundamental principle of our constitutional. truman. president have expansive authority in foreign policy and national security but it's limited by the constitution. >> not limited. >> there is a system of checks and balances.is, i don't want to sound like i'm puffing up lawyers, but miller and trump, i don't think have a -- miller doesn't. >> that's what he said yesterday. that's -- this is a -- the thing that really bothers me, i think you had this comment earlier. what you are seeing appears to be a somewhat systematic effort to delegitimize any opposition, the press, now judiciary. >> yes. >> tweeting so-called judge. that guy wasn't a so-called judge, he's a judge appointed by the president of the united states, confirmed by the senate. >> 99-0. >> he's not a so-called judge. remember the tweets of the intelligence in quotes? you are delegitimizing institutions. >> we didn't even talk about him talking about voting rights. we didn't talk about all the things that led up to this. talk about a systematic, targeted campaign to

mr. matt sis doin mattis is doing is spot on, president has to be bold but not over bearing, strong but nots. with china, and syria and iran. you know we had these series of evens from drones to our sailors held by the iranians, where we were not only showing weakness but we had self inflicted humiliation, this is a tough thing for president trump to do to strike that to be strong but not reckless, and create certainty in the world. some confidence in the world. rather than just this cowering in corner, and our allies and friends, wondering, they should never have to wonder where u.s. stands with freedom, trade and moving things through. charles: quickly, ro reagan won the cold war in part by out spending russia. today president trump promising better equipment for our troops, how imperative is it this that spend money to keep that edge over the world. >> this is ronald reagan's birthday. and i think that president trump has adopted what he called president reagan, peace through strength. as his philosophy, we'll need to make investments, i am keen on what i hope will be trump way of doing

mr. mulvaney: that's part of what secretary mattis and i talked about. he's looking to driving more efficiency. o.m.b. will be involved with him on a procurement process. all of that will be incorporated in our larger budget in may. reporter: it's not a blanket here? mr. mulvaney: no. reporter: is there spending for the president's wall this year or the $54 billion increase? is this how to pay for the wall? mr. mulvaney: it will be a little bit of both. we do expect to include some money in a future supplemental for a 2018 wal. thank you all very much. sean: thank you, director. let me get back to -- this morning the president dropped by the national governor's association meeting where 49 governors from both states and territories joined cabinet members to discuss how to work together to rebuild the country and restart the economy. while at the meeting the president delivered statement on his fort coming budget proposal -- forthcoming budget proposal. the president's budget will keep americans safe. that means investing in both our nation's physical and

mr. pence: how about jim, "mad dog," mattis as secretary of defense? how about dr. ben carson for housing and urban development, just to name a few? i could go on and name every single one of them and i am proud to stand with each one of you. this is the a-team. i say with great confidence knowing the men and women he has assembled around us, president trump has assembled the strongest conservative cabinet in my lifetime. bar none. [applause] mr. pence: with in this team, we have conservatives have an opportunity that only comes around every few generations. or maybe just once in a lifetime. my friends, this is our time. mr. pence: this is the chance we have worked so hard for so long to see. this is a time to prove again that our answers are the right answers for america. a strong military, more jobs, less taxes, respect for the constitution, and the values that have made america great in a deep and abiding faith in the goodness of the american people. mr. pence: history will attest, every time america produces a leader that build on this firm foundation, our natio

mr. trump in mind, clearly. >> james mattis is traveling abroad and meeting with nato officials in brusselsny wondering here in washington if we are seeing a new chilling of u.s.-russia relations. >> we will see how this all plays out. >> the governor of illinois making a push for hundreds of state troopers to fight gun violence in a budget speech, propose the state pay to add more police on chicago area expressways, this comes as two young children are killed in gun violence. the 2-year-old shot in the head in what is believed to be a gang attack. horrible. 11-year-old girl shot just died from injuries, so far 410 shootings in chicago. >> just heartbreaking. also overnight, the coast guard calling off the desperate search for passenger who fell overboard. authorities are saying that surveillance video shows the georgia man tumbling the 11th deck and into the water about 15 miles off the coast of the bahamas. another close call for actor harrison ford, the 74-year-old piloting his plane almost crashing into an american airlines plane that was packed with more than 100 passengers, ford landi

general mattis and also mr. pence. vice president pence. and then today with his announcement of general mcmasters, that's getting applauded across the board that he is a serious person of real intellect that can handle the job. >> pence may very well be the mvp of the trump administration. i tend to trust countries to put their money where their mouth is. only a few are bucking up the 2% gdp. that 2% must be put towards capabilities and not ancillary costs and that's going to be the real poof in the putting here, by the way, i should let the audience know that our new national security adviser mcmaster is on the plane. he did fly with president trump on air force one as you can see now president trump getting on marine one. adam, on that note, it is really interesting. you've got so many countries where -- i don't know. i guess lots figure there's so much money there, they'll never be invaded. benjamin, spain -- >> some people are argue they are being invaded as we speak by the migrant crisis. charles: and i'm glad you brought that up, amy

mr trump's administration contains two other generals, both retired —james mattis and john kelly.ald tsang is facing a possible seven year prison sentence, after being convicted of misconduct in public office. he's been warned that a suspended sentence is highly unlikely, after becoming the highest—ranking ever official in hong kong to be convicted of a criminal offence. sentencing will be decided on wednesday. the russian ambassador to the united nations, vitaly churkin, has died suddenly while at work in new york. he was one day short of his 65th birthday. vladimir putin's spokesman said the president had learned of his death with deep sorrow, and that he'd highly appreciated ambassador churkin‘s professionalism and diplomatic skills. now you may have seen the "unskippable" 30—second adverts on youtube — well now the video—streaming service has announced those ads will be more more from 2018. long adverts you can't skip are seen as a nuisance by many viewers — and it's thought, the move reflects the difference between online video — and linear television services. let's get more

this came as the new us defence secretary, james mattis, starts a four day visit to south korea and japan. before being elected, mriticians in both countries by suggesting that they weren't doing enough — or paying enough — to defend themselves against north korea. here's steve evans in seoul. as we heard, president trump's new secretary of state rex tillerson was confirmed a few hours ago. this came as the new us defence secretary, james mattis, starts a four day visit to south korea and japan. before being elected, mr trump angered politicians in both countries by suggesting that they weren't doing enough — or paying enough — to defend themselves against north korea. here's steve evans in seoul. donald trump has his fans in south korea, a small but fervent demonstration of loyalty outside the us embassy in seoul. we love the united states of america. the united states of america and korea, we are blood brothers. blood brothers on frequentjoint military exercises. us and south korean troops as one is the message. but during the american election, mr trump said south korea only paid peanuts for the presence of 200

reporter: cnn, the state department. >> as michelle mentioned, contrast to what secretary mattis is saying, mrtrump preetedly has spoken differently about iraq and its oil to me and others as well. take a look. >> i would bomb the hell out of those oil fields. >> we will circle it and we will take the oil. we should have taken the oil when we left. >> i would take away their wealth. i would take away the oil. what you should be doing now is taking away the oil. >> i have always said shouldn't be there, but if we are going to get out, take the oil. >> if we have taken the oil, you wouldn't have isis. >> if we are going to leave, keep the oil. keep the oil. keep the oil. don't let somebody else get it. >> remember i have been saying for two years attack the oil. everybody said oh, trump with the oil. but i said more than attack it. i said attack it, take it and keep it. >> we should have kept the oil but okay. maybe we'll have another chance. >> joining me is cnn military analyst, retired army lieutenant general mark hertling and michael duran, author of "ike's gamble, america's rise to dominanc

the new us defence secretary, james mattis, is starting a four day visit to south korea and japan. before being elected, mrered politicians in both countries by suggesting that they weren't doing enough, or paying enough, to defend themselves against north korea. here's steve evans in seoul. (star-spangled banner play) donald trump has his fans in south korea, a small but fervent demonstration of loyalty outside the us embassy in seoul. we korean people love donald j trump, the president of the united states. and we love the united states of america. the united states of america and korea, we are blood brothers. both: blood brothers. blood brothers on frequent joint military exercises. us and south korean troops as one is the message. but during the american election, mr trump said south korea only paid peanuts for the presence of 28,000 american troops here. i james norman mattis do solemnly swear... but the brand—new defence secretary comes to asia saying the korean alliance is a strong — demands for more money are being downplayed. in this part of the world, the american embassy and donald trump have tw

>> when you start talking about the political orbit surrounding people like general mattis, mr.is a more established type of folks in the u.s. intelligence community. tom: i had to go left night to the trump hotel just to take part in the new vista. i went up to the bar and the kevin plank is right there. how to the republicans feel at the top bar, the trump hotel after the last 72 hours? >> president trump will be meeting with his congressional leaders at the white house. yes try to ease concerns that the scandals and latest headlines are not going to utilize too much political capital from his legislative agenda. tom: dr. fuhrman, i know you have responsibilities. do you have an understanding of the vectors of economic growth in america? are we doing better? jason: there has been a big rise in optimism since the election. you see that for businesses. the big question is going to be is it justified? will this be a wily coyote moment where you run out there and there is nothing to justify it and you end up going down? does confidence become self-fulfilling, or do you see policie

mr. pence, i like your speech general mattis but do you really represent the president, is the question. and with the exception of theresa may, none have met the president. one would hope in the course of this six months, the president goes to a nato summit or meets individually with european leaders and get a commitment to nato directly from him the way theresa may got it. so the hope would be, yeah, this is what's happening in the first month. it's natural with a unique candidate and president like trump but it will get better, not worse, that would be the ho hope. >>> stay with us. when we come back, we'll talk about actual policy. what does the trump white house have to decide on foreign policy in the next few weeks? stay right here. we'll be right back. lifitegrast ophthalmic solution. the first eye drop approved for the signs and symptoms of dry eye. one drop in each eye, twice a day. common side effects include eye irritation, discomfort or blurred vision when applied to the eye, and an unusual taste sensation. do not touch the container tip to your eye or any surface. remove cont

mr. pence and secretary of defense james mattis sending a strong message that the u.s.committed to nato and ukraine. >> we must hold russia accountable and demand that they honor the minsk agreement beginning by de-escalating violence in ukraine and know this, the united states will continue to hold russia accountable even as we search for new common ground which as you know president trump believes can be found. laura: more on this from our london bureau. vice president pence is speaking at the munich security conference with his opportunity to address world leaders directly since taking office. vice president pence says he is bringing a message from president trump reassuring guardians of america's commitment to nato but he says he wants members of the alliance to spend more on defense. currently many members targeted defense budget leaving. >> let me be clear on this point. the president of the united states expects our allies to keep their word to fulfill this commitment and for most that means the time has come to do more. for. the vice president warned russia the

mr. cohen: i think it is a great choice. like secretary of defense mattis he is battle and book hardened. he is a man of action and thought. having him as national security adviser, and secretary of defense matus, and secretary of state tillerson, that is a combination we have not seen ,ince the days of school cough scholz, and weinberger. the president needs to have credit of picking people in those positions of that stature. laura: you're just back from assuredwere allies that they were saying the commitment to nato is unswerving? heard the they lyrics, but they did not hear the music. they are unsure. they liked what they heard. they're grateful they had the vice president, and the secretary of defense and homeland security, but they were not sure they were speaking for the president or thinking for well.esident as do their personal views nearer those of the president? -- of mirror those of the president. they are unsure. they worry that we are in favor of nato and the eu. the world is a giant egg and it is cracking along certain racist faultlines, natio

mr. pence. i like your speech general mattis but do you really represent the president. none of them have met with president. one would hope in the course of this six months, president goes to nato summit or meets individually with european leaders and they get, for example, a commitment to nato directly from him the way theresa may got it. the hope would be this is happening in the first month. it's natural with a unique candidate and president like trump, but it will get better not worse. that would be the hope. >> stay with us. when we come back we'll talk about actual policy. what does the trump white house have to decide on foreign policy in next few weeks. stay right here. we'll be right back. of your dr. and together, you had the kid of your dreams. now you can put them in the car of your dreams... for a lot less than you might think. with a certified pre-owned mercedes-benz, you can y legendary safety, innovation and performance at a price you can afford. and that's a pretty sweet dream. visit the certified pre-owned sales event, now through february 28th. only a

mr. trump they will spell out and secretary mattis will spell out in detail all the risks to u.s.to the u.s. military and it will be president trump's very critical decision about whether he personally is willing to sign off on it and willing to sign off as president to send those troops into battle. >> if it were easy to wipe out isis somebody would have tried it before. this is going to be a challenge anyway you slice it. >> yeah. it will and you have to compare what we are doing now relative to what we're suggesting will take place coming forward. with special operations, you have the ability to do a very precise strike so you're in very precisely and you're out very precisely. when you put ground forces on the ground, as barbara described you have a multidimensional application of force. it's air, it's ground, there's a lot of intelligence support that must provide self-protection. then you have all the logistics. you have all the medical support. you have lines of communications from where you might establish sanction ware locations and then support operations on the ground.

speaking in brussels, general mattis insisted that nato was the fundamental bedrock of co—operation and security. and he claimed mr our defence correspondentjonathan beale reports. after yea rs of after years of fighting in deserts, the us marine corps are back in europe. wejoined them in norway learning how to survive and fight in cold weather. all part of reassuring allies, especially those like norway, that share a border with a more assertive russia. but this defence cooperation is far from guaranteed, with president trump having questioned nato's relevance. european allies not spending enough is an issue back where you're from, some people say it's obsolete, what's your view of nato?|i some people say it's obsolete, what's your view of nato? i think nato has a great partnership with us, we nato has a great partnership with us, we are nato has a great partnership with us, we are here today because nato has asked us to be part of that, we're part of nato, nato's part of us we're part of nato, nato's part of us and we're working together. today the new us defence secretary, himself a former marine, arrived at na

mr. bannon was present, secretary of defense mattis was present, and jared kushner, the president's son-in-lawas present at this dinner as well, so i think we are in general looking at a white house that either, a, isn't quite sure, hasn't been quite briefed on the traditions and the wisdoms of the chains of command that had previously been established or is attempting to do it another way. i'm thinking that it's the former, not the latter. i've seen over the course of the last couple of days them moving back into a more conventional, a conventional mind-set on this, for instance, having the joint chiefs of staff being included albeit informally as a permanent member of the principals committee. >> "snl" spoofed sean spicer's daily press briefings this weekend and i can't not do to this, sorry, glenn, you were included. let's watch. >> glenn thrush, "new york times," boo, go ahead. >> yeah, i wanted to ask about the travel ban on muslims. >> it's not a ban. >> i'm sorry? >> it's not a ban. the travel ban is not a ban which makes it not a ban. >> you just called it a ban. >> because i'm using y

mr. spicer: i think the president will need to the of life -- heed the advice of the generals. and of general mattis. and those conversations have yet to happen. >> first, on the comments that have been reported, does the president still stand by his nomination? mr. spicer: absolutely. that was number one. [laughter] judge's position on the president's attitude, given the fact that he has praised him for his intellect and integrity, does the president have any regrets about the comments he has made? mr. spicer: no he has no , regrets. he is very proud of the selection he has made. he will make a great justice for the supreme court. [indiscernible] mr. spicer: i understand that, but he has no regrets. >> i know the white house has been following the situation of guadalupe garcia. does the president believe she should have been deported? mr. spicer: i will bring you back to ice on that. that is their matter. there is a situation developing in arizona, i refer you to ice. >> in the lunch meeting, the basically -- the president basically said that senator blumenthal's comments were taken out of context.

general mattis and mr. tillerson . are they going to have a good week this week? greg: i think so.ws everything geopolitically right talk think there will be about retaliation. i worry about iran more than any. if there's even a little incident in the persian gulf knew the straight of our most good that explode into a bigger crisis? that is a real threat. francine: greg valliere of ofizon investments -- horizon investments. we will bring you coverage of president trump and prime ministers just intrude oh's beating that comes later this afternoon. -- prime minister justin trudeau's meeting that comes later this afternoon. taylor: this is bloomberg surveillance. japan's economy has expanded for the fourth straight quarter. it gdp rose an annual rate of 1% in the last three months the year. global demand for japanese domesticoffset stocks consumption. in south korea a prosecutor j lee overquestioned corruption allegations. lee is the de facto head of samsung area of south korea's biggest is empire. he's accused of taking part in payments samsung a to a friend of south korea's presiden

that secretary of defense mattis differs considerably on issues such as waterboarding, torture, the relevance and readiness of nato itself -- lyse: will his views prevail? mr. cohen: one would hope that his views prevail. the president has said, by way of example, even though he believes in waterboarding and torture, he would delegate that responsibility to secretary mattis. that is really quite an unusual statement from a president. normally it is the secretary of defense that adheres to the president's policy rather than the other way around. but i think the president understands how important secretary mattis is and will defer to him on that. it will be important to hear what the secretary says to colleagues in munich. he has laid out the case that the europeans have to do more. i believed when i first took the job as a secretary of defense, europeans had to do more. so has secretary rumsfeld, secretary bob gates, we all have. because under the original vision of nato, 50% from the united states, 50% from our european friends. that has devolved to about 70-30%. or 75-25. so it needs to change. but the relevance of nato is critical, especially with russi

live to remark some house veterans' affairs committee chair ted poe, some john mccain, james mattis and the mr. secretary david shulkin. all living at the american legion conference here in washington. >> in deuteronomy it is written, a strong and courageous do not fear or be in dread of them. for it is the lord our god who goes with you. he will not leave you or forsake you. and in romans, what then shall we say to these things? if god is for us, who can be against us? with those passages in mind let us go to the lord in prayer. almighty god, for whom nothing is too difficult, we call upon you to call our spirit -- calm -- focus our attention and energy on the tasks at hand, knowing that what we do is a part of your divine plan. grant us the courage and faith needed for the assignments we are about to undertake, centered upon what you would have us do all to your greater glory. shower us with forthright, honesty and sincerity. and all of the concerns and proposals that we present, may our preparations be fruitful, and touch the hearts of those who hear them. but those who have ears here, and

general mattis is going to a nato meeting, mr.oing to a meeting of the group of 20 foreign ministers. so you can say in a way that the diplomatic train has left the station. and so there is a fair amount of diplomatic business and national security business being conducted by the country. but it's clearly a distraction inside of the white house. ronald reagan had six different national security advisors in an eight-year period. and in the early days of the reagan administration there was also a fair amount of turmoil. it behooves the white house, the president to try to calm this situation down as quickly as possible. and as far as reacting to the investigation, i think he just needs to let that go forth and let the chips fall where they may because there's nothing he can do about the fact that the congress and/or the fbi are conducting these investigations. >> we'll leave it there, mr. ambassador, nice to see you. >> thank you very much. >> former deputy secretary of state ambassador negroponte. >> keeping an eye on house financi

pentagon released a statement in response to the news saying in part, secretary mattis is disappointed but understands and respects mr. viola's decision. the secretary will recommend to the president another candidate soon. >>> and still ahead, president trump congratulates the patriots on their super bowl victory, but he might have missed the team's historic comeback. >>> plus, sean spicer gets the "saturday night live" treat. and actress melissa mccarthy steals the show doing it. we have those stories and a check on weather when we come right back. imagine if the things you bought every day earned you miles to get to the places you really want to go. with the united mileageplus explorer card, you'll get a free checked bag, 2 united club passes... priority boarding... and 50,000 bonus miles. everything you need for an unforgettable vacation. the united mileageplus explorer card. imagine where it will take you. >>> i want to begin today by apologizing on behalf of you to me. how you have treated me these last two weeks. and that apology is not accepted! because i'm not here to be your buddy. i'm here to swallow gum a