mr. bolton: to put it in practical political levels, no. [laughter] mr. olton: if i were back in a think tank environment, i'd be happy to have a discussion about that. if i tried to respond to your question in the serious way that your question deserves, the press in this room would be writing stories, every one of which began with war. [laughter] we will let them have that chance later. mr. bolton: somebody else will ask another question. but the point of a peace through strength approach is precisely to avoid getting into a hostile confrontation. and it is one reason why you need a strong military. it is one reason why you need the kinds of budget increases the president has proposed. but it also has to do with your diplomatic posture and what you expect and what you insist on in the conduct of your adversaries. i think for far too long, we have encouraged the possibility of military action by our adversaries and their surrogates, because of our weakness. our military weakness and our diplomatic weakness. let me give you a case study from the past week,

mr bolton and that specific article in detailing the truth is false he specifically mentioned and i'm quoting here the enormous disparity is between russian and american global responsibilities and the importance of america's nuclear umbrella in maintaining international security it's another way of saying that russia and the united states could not be treated as a nuclear equals do you thing that was eight years ago do you think that would be a trump position now for us position is in maintaining american primacy and we need to secure whatever it's possible. to sacrifice the value of mutual decisions of previous decades i think that's an experiment and this particular importance if you in a situation where peace can be very much for and and this i wouldn't say it's just possible but you know we started you could have short sighted but do you really think he can achieve any success with pushing the if he comes to the table saying you know look guys russia and the united states have our own a different level when it comes to nuclear weapons we understand that you guys have some you kno

mr. bolton -- >> back here in the back. >> reporter: mr. bolton -- >> the man in the back. >> reporter: so the argentinean authorities captured two hezbollah suspects last week and brazil is probably going to follow the american foot steps and black list hezbollah also on terrorist lists. also hezbollah is applying for the last sanctions by blocking the formation of the new government. so how do you put all this together? is it going to be discussed in the g-20 summit, the iran-hezbollah influence in the region? >> i expect in the bilateral meetings depending on the country, that there will be substantial conversation about counterterrorism efforts where we participate together. that's certainly something that may welcome up in brazil with the president-elect. i think it's one of president trump's biggest priorities to extend cooperation against terrorism, whether it's hezbollah or hamas or others. so entirely likely it could be a subject. yes, ma'am. >> reporter: ambassador, going back to the khashoggi issue, being informed about an issue i

mr. bolton and others will have a loss to say. again, i don't mean to dodge, it's a bit outside my lane. i'm the economic sky. -- guy. >> you're the guy going to g20. >> what about the tension between the vice president and xi jinping. the stock market headed for another plunge. what do you do with regard to china? >> i thought vice president just it up for america, i really do. he is made the case before. you spoken to him several times. a lot of opposition, as i understand, wasn't there. identities were there. it, amongstand those countries, a lot of opposition to what china was toing to do with respect this idea of infrastructure and forcing debt down their throats, and in fact, using chinese workers, not even local workers. there is a lot of opposition to what china is doing. i don't want to conclude anything. it will come to a head at the g20, that is the key point. but vice president pence, as he always does, defended american interest. >> what about the volatility in the markets? >> i knew you would ask me a volatility ques

mr. bolton and others will have a lot to say about that over a period of time. i do not mean to dodge, but it is outside of my lane. i am economics guy. >> you're the guy going to the g20. mr. kudlow: i will be the last guy with a filing. >> how about the tension between the vice president and xi jinping? what do you do in regards to china? i thought thehn, vice president stood up for america. i really did. he made his case before. he spoke to the president several times during that meeting. a lot of opposition. as i understand it. i wasn't there. my deputies were there. , a lot ofe countries opposition to what china was trying to do with respect to this idea of infrastructure and forcing debt down there, and in fact using chinese workers, not even local workers. a lot of opposition to what the chinese are doing. a seem not to like it. i do not want to conclude anything. i saw the vice president yesterday. will come to a head at the g20. i think that is the key point. defendedident pence american interests, as he always does. >> what about market volatility? kne

apartment the residence or for mr bolton paul who is the object ball for all the caves in kiev is the second step of this strategy of intimidation and violence. you talk about story only those who are following tonight including all the latest of the g. twenty underway in south america coming i was all our website. for now here in moscow at exactly nine thirty one is coming up two things watch you have a great rest of the friday. join me every thursday on the alec simon show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then. quote media. stuff on the question and let me start when i when the schedule when i need to man is a part of the new thing is when i'm one hundred you quick analysis and you know what i will be battling to and then cut in my seat unless. and you do what isn't good. for. you to me. one day soon and i. need to course i don't need. to undergo what we're going to come to. you no no go. ahead now and dad in the i'm alive now i'm dead today kids who. go. to the game. followed by a couple of them found alex at home

apartment the residence or for mr bolton paul who is the obvious all fall lover on the cage and q. is the second step of this strategy of intimidation and violence. after a charge of wave of mass shootings in the u.s. oakland university in michigan has come up with a controversial way of keeping people safe staff and students are being trained to fight potential shooters using whichever everyday objects they can get their hands on. they have enough mass to cause injury small enough to be thrown. in a matter of seconds. no way you can lock a door with this it can't get shot out you can't get around it. it's something that we should think about america about putting guns in the hands of law abiding citizens whether they actually be talented children or. a three year old cannot defend itself from a salt rifle by throwing a hello kitty pencil case that our founding fathers that i put an age limit on the second amendment. right that does it for me i'll be back with more news you are watching our two international. the bad the people who run the economy you price money the commodity that

world so so i don't think those statements by trump make any sense i have a very strong sense that mr bolton may have written those words for the president here i've seen let me go to you in lee in leeds one of the i agree with jonathan steele i mean the hypocrisy of criticizing trump when you can look at every you know since the second world war the number of dictators that the united states is protected in funded in a given legitimacy so i mean i really don't take the washington post in the new york times very seriously on this but what i think is serious here is if there is no pushback against the saudis for being involved in this horrific crime then it's actually enabling the crown prince of saudi arabia that he can actually do anything he wants now there will be no punishment whatsoever go ahead and leaves. yes it seems that some. states. see any problem. and they completely if we if you just use a huge element or people see what they see it would be a good idea to examine why four pieces induces the city gates don't cha used absolutely be turned. back on. been silent to civil i think w

ranking official from the intelligence community not testify at this briefing and when you look at mr bolton's comments today it's obvious that he is pretty comfortable with the status of the u.s. saudi relationship and he's not inclined to support a change in that relationship and he probably feels commenting on the specific tape would. be of any help in terms of adjusting his position and any way whatsoever but at some point in time the trumpet ministration is going to have to decide if they are going to fish or cut bait when it comes to the quiz show be murdered. saudi arabia's crown prince meanwhile is in tennessee as part of a tour of arab nations assumption is ians are upset with his visit jamal trail reports. you are not welcome that is the message to crown prince mohammed bin solomon from poto stares into news yes capital they gathered in the center of the city with banners impact cards denouncing the visits of the saudi royal amman they believe to be a war criminal and an enemy of democracy with the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi still fresh in people's minds and the war in yeme

today from the actions that the united states are saying they are going to going to take apparently mr bolton there was talking about asia and middle east because we do know that for example iraq will be said to be exempt from sanctions india also and some other countries will be exempt from any penalties in europe it's a whole other area and europe stays in europe it's still washington still promises retaliation if europe misbehaves and refuses to cut down their business because they have been reticent to pass their labor in the human chain that you know but yeah they were because europe was kind of was going to say on the fence but even now that europe has been dead against the united states pulling out of the deal they were insisting that they will keep they will keep they will stay faithful when it comes to the iran nuclear deal they won't be pushed into b.d.s. when it comes to the united states and so yes so far that's that's where it stands but we do know that still iran had to cut down its exports by approximately eight hundred thousand barrels per day and interestingly enough this is

have all members i must remember that when i say something i don't go back and back here to read it mr bolton got a wrap on her book the man in the back ok so i didn't think you know thirty captured two has suspects last week and this president probably is going to follow that american footsteps and that this has about the whole song there is this and also has been that is is that he playing for the sanctions the last sanctions by not going to formation i think your government is what they something comes out how do you so how do you put all this together is it cannot be these thoughts and then she tells him what he something you want has influence in the region well i expect in the bilateral meetings depending on the country that there will be substantial conversation about counterterrorism efforts where we participate together that's certainly something that may well come up in brazil with president elect bill scenario and i think it's one of president trump's biggest priorities to extend cooperation against terrorism whether it's hezbollah or hamas or others so entirely likely it could be

mr. bolton is the one that's telling her to leave because, again, bolton, mattis and pompeo, the secretary of state, are kind of the troika, if you will, of the three key national security adviser -- diplomatic advisers to the president, three different personalities and they've all clashed at times. so mira going away will be interesting. it may be mattis in a more solid position with the white house. it was clear she was pretty public within white house circles about all of that. brooke? >> i'm listening to both barbara and kate and dana and i'm hearing words like contentious, on -- obstinate. >> it's a public shame be. kate is absolutely right. i don't remember first ladies being this involved publicly ever. nancy reagan certainly was involved behind the scenes, but to publicly come out in an unsolicited statement and say her husband's deputy national security adviser doesn't have it, doesn't have -- i'm looking for the exact words, no longer deserves the honor of serving in this white house is remarkable. you can only conclude two things and they're not necessarily at odds. one is that

who was it and what is going to happen now or attorney thanks very much indeed that's the story mr bolton but reporting. the number of people reported missing from a deadly wildfire in northern california has jumped to more than one thousand the region sheriff says as many as one thousand and eleven people are now missing authorities have recovered the remains of eight more victims raising the death toll to seventy one more than fifty two thousand people have been displaced christine salumi has more now from chico in california. some forty thousand people remain under evacuation orders and many of them have ended up here in a makeshift camp alongside a wal-mart parking lot many of them bought tents here having fled their homes with nothing but the clothes on their back and many have no idea if they have a home yet to return to some twelve thousand structures have been destroyed and of course the search for the missing is ongoing the fire is still burning although officials say it's fifty five percent contained more high winds are expected to come in and that could make things difficult bu

mr. bolton. > i think he's already gone. sarah: the new president of mexico will be inaugurated on saturday. the president asked vice president mike pence to lead a delegation including the second lady of the united states, karen nce, sec retire kirten neilson, diplomat john kramer and assistant secretary of state kimberly breyer. lastly this morning we learned the sad news that three u.s. servicemens were killed and three wounded when an explosive device detonated in afghanistan. the wounded service members were evacuated and are receiving medical care. we extend our thoughs and priors to those -- to the family of those killed and those recovering. we appreciate their sacrifice. >> it was reported today that manafort met with julian asang. i wonder if you know if the meeting took place and if you remain confident in the white house's repeated denials no campaign officials were involved in discussions. sarah: we are confident in the white house's assertion that the president wouds involved in no wrongdoing, was not part of a

mr. bolton. and, therefore, melania trump took this rather surprising step. >> yeah. rare public statement, too, with the national security official. >>> with me now former white house press secretary for bill capitol hill ton and former white house spokesman under president george w. bush. first, alalex, if i could begin with you, there have been powerful first ladies in the past. hillary clinton, nancy reagan. how unusual is it for a first lady to so publically go after but the deputy national security adviser, very powerful position in any administration? >> i think it is unprecedented. i can't think of any other first lady that has publically attacked the president's staff in the way that mrs. trump did yesterday. certainly in george w. bush's white house, i can't imagine laura bush attacking one of my former colleagues in the bush white house. so what's amazing to me, too, is that the staffer is still in the white house. how do you show up at work the next day if the first lady of the united states issues a statement saying that you don't deserve to work in the w

mr. bolton, the national security advisor, was very determined about it.ll continue with the determination. david: at the same time with the obama administration it was about the same place this far in. do you expect it to be radically different? that mistake was signing the agreement, we want a continuation of pressure and the fundingof the agreement -- with the terrorism coming from around the globe, it has closed and we believe it was a mistake to think it would affect the sanctions again, bringing them to a place were they would have no choice and then it would need to come up and negotiate the better view. iranians have an adamant, they were not going to give it up in perpetuity, as i understand it the agreement was that they would never have the program. if there is relief and pressure on iran, where will it come from? who will help them cheat? that's the real's experience of sanctions. unfortunately, there are governments in europe say publicly that they don't believe in the sanctions, publicly finding a way to bypass the sanctions. we are not in th

mr. bolton, who is the president's man on this topic, also has not and has no plans to listen to it.e's how he answered the question on this topic. we'll talk about it on the other side. . >> no, i haven't listened to it. and i guess i should ask you why you think i should. what do you think i'll learn from it? >> you're the national security adviser. you might have access to that sort of intelligence. >> how many in this room speak arabic? >> you don't have access to an interpreter? >> well, you want me to listen to it? what am i going to learn from it -- if they were speaking korean i wouldn't learn any more from it either. >> an interpreter would be able to tell you -- >> then i can read a transcript too. >> so you don't think it's important to hear that as the national security adviser? >> i'm just trying to make the point that everybody who says why don't you listen to the tape, unless you speak arabic what are you going to get from it? >> people who speak arabic have listened to the tape and they have given us the substance of what's in it. >> you know, malcolm, i heard directo

mr. bolton. >> i think he already has gone. as you know the new president of mexico will be inaugurated on saturday to represent the united states in mexico city. president trump asked vice president mike pence that lead a delegation that includes the second lady of the united states karen pence, secretary of energy rick perry, secretary of homeland security kirstjen nielsen, advisor to the president, ivanka trump, united states embassy mexico diplomat john cramer and isn't assistant secretary of state kimberly breyer. lastly we this morning learned sad news three servicemembers were killed and three wounded when an explosive device detonated in afghanistan. the wounded servicemembers were evacuated and are receiving medical care. we extend our thoughts and prayers to the loved ones of those killed and those recovering. the united states is grateful for their service and forever in debt to their sacrifice. with that i will take your questions. justin. reporter: sarah, the guardian is reporting reporting that paul manafort met w

mr. bolton, brazil probably is going to follow the american footsteps and put them on the terrorist list. the last sanctions by blocking formation of a new government -- help me put all this together. is it going to be brought up in the summit? >> well, i expect in the bilateral meetings, depending on the country, that there will be substantial conversation about counter terrorism efforts where we participate together. that certainly is something that may welcome up in brazil with president-elect. i think it's one of president trump's biggest priorities, to extend cooperation against terrorism, whether it's hezbollah or hamas or others. so entirely likely it could be a subject. >> ambassador, going back to the khashoggi issue, being informed about an issue is part of national security. >> we try to be. >> okay. in the midst of it, i go back to the question. why not get a translater to understand and hear what happened? you can find out a little more than what they've told you. >> people who speak arabic have listened to the tape and they have given us the substance of what's in it. >> you

mr. bolton and he's overseas right now.onder where he is in this situation because if you're the president, you're like, why is this being aired out publicly when there's somebody that should be managing this person if there's such a serious issue. so, it doesn't look great, but at the end of the day, if you end up removing someone from the white house who's causing a lot of people a lot of problems, then maybe it's for the better. >> nina, the president's feelings, bossed around husband. that's the reporting. that's how he feels. >> i mean, you know, join the husbands of america, i'm sure there are points at times when a lot of husbands feel bossed around. the president is going to take this extremely personally, i guess he should, since it is his wife that brought this out, and you know, given what he has gone through over the last two weeks in terms of the midterm elections, you know, if you don't have your wife, who do you have, he might be feeling that way. but the point of this is, this is not just any position here.

ranking official from the intelligence community not testify at this briefing and when you look at mr bolton's comments today it's obvious that he is pretty comfortable with the status of the u.s. saudi relationship and he's not inclined to support a change in that relationship and he probably feels commenting on the specific tape would that be of any help in terms of adjusting his position and any way whatsoever but at some point in time the trump administration is going to have to decide if they are going to fish or cut bait when it comes to the quiz show be murder. suddenly arabia's crown prince has now left china sea and is heading for argentina as the g twenty summit struggles for the. reports mohammed bin saw monks visit did lead to protests on the streets of tunis. you are not welcome that is the message to crown prince mohammed bin solomon from hotel stairs into his yes capital they gathered in the center of the city with banners impact cards denouncing the visits of the saudi royal him and they believe to be a war criminal and an enemy of democracy with the murder of journalist jamal

mr. john bolton yesterday, saying this is a national security problem, the debt and the deficit. what are the plans of the administration to cut the debt and the deficit? dir. mulvaney: the debt is simply the accumulated deficit. if you have a deficit one year, it adds to the debt. they are technically does go things, but they are all driven by accumulated deficits. what are we doing about it? .he thing we just talked about growing the size of the economy. an annual deficit is a two variable equation. it is the amount of money you take in less the amount of money you spend out. there are two ways to fix the deficit. you can take in more or spent less. we believe that over the next several years this growth in the economy will increase the flow of funds to the government. the revenues we took in this year will set records. we think we will see that in the future. we will let spending take more more center stage. as you and i've talked about before, we felt like we had to increase spending last year to get the military increase they needed to make up for the sequester. the price wa

mr. bolton is not the first person to say that. admiral mullin said it back in 2010.ng about it? two things. we are ore growing the government. if if it grows at 3% it's 2.6 trillion less debt over the same 10 years. we take in more money and pay out less in welfare programs. at the same time spending is part of the equation. deficits -- money in, less money out and why you heard the president for the first time in a long time take up spending as an issue at the last cabinet meeting. >> sandra: are you concerned about the impact the tax cuts are having on our debt? >> no, it grows the economy. revenues we took in as a government set a record this year. they'll set another record next year. did we see corporate earnings drop a little bit? yeah. to be expected when you lower corporate rates. in the long run we see them go above where they were going to be. the total revenues aren't the problem. the spending side of the problem is the problem and that's why it has been the message of the president for the last couple of weeks congress needs to spend 5% less across the bo

mr. kudlow and john bolton gave a preview of the g20 summit in buenos aires, argentina. also, sarah sanders took questions on the migrant caravan at the southern border. -- border, gm auto plant closures, and the president's view of the climate change report. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [video clip] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] >> good afternoon. a key opportunity to rear hisate -- to reiterate message on global growth. at the g20, the president and the delegation will interact with many leaders, including bilateral meetings with the president of argentina, the president of russia, the prime minister of japan and the chancellor of germany. and what the20 president would like to accomplish with larry kudlow. following him, ambassador john bolton. both will be available to take your questions on the g20 and other foreign policy news of the day. and then i will be back up to take questions on the news of the day. >> thank you, sarah. thank

here's mr trump's national security adviserjohn bolton with brazil's president elect jair bolsonaro — to pull brazil out of the paris deal. all of which has antonio gutteres worried. we have more and more nationalist approaches being popular and winning elections, or having strong election results. we see the trust between public opinion than institutions, governments, political establishments but also international organisations being eroded. and this has led him in my opinion, to a lack of the necessary political reel. is it a huge problem that the world's most powerful man is a climate change sceptic? no. what is important is to make sure that the american society is able — independently of the position of the president — to make sure that with the action of cities and with the action of the businesses, with the conscious that in this country that is by far the most developed in the world, with that concious that the country in itself is able to meet the engagements that were made at the american government in paris. but wouldn't it help if donald trump didn't bury... it always hel

idiotic and it's maybe it's written by bolton maybe it's written by bolton's assistant there but after she was before she was fired by mrs crump i don't know but it's. it's it's a very disappointing thing it's warmongering and it's really hateful it's just the . machine that's came out of my government well well. now the rabia understands that it won't be receiving a severe punishment for this and you know we still you know the details are still unclear have to point out. because nothing's been confirmed but what what kind of precedent does that set how fossick going to go you know what what what side you have to do to be punished. well first of all the us of course kills people of every day i'm sure around the world not only in its wars but it ferments assassination teams other governments do this as well the saudis do it too so this is this is actually nothing unusual the horrible thing that it is not unusual it's a horrific thing that it's not unusual but it is not unusual so i think that. as long as the saudis are willing to bribe enough americans as willing as long as they're willing to do what the u.s. government w

mr. khashoggi. >> the pressure doesn't seem to be working on u.s. authorities. john boltone does not show what the turkish says it shows. >> that's right. it's a matter of dispute at this point in time. obviously not nbc or any other organization has obtained a copy of this tape so we cannot say definitively what is or isn't on it. but based on the conflicting descriptions u.s. officials are giving to reporters about this, it seems clear there's no smoking gun. there's nothing on the tape in which you hear crown prince mohammad bin salman talking to anybody on the phone or anything like that. there may be signs that point to potential involvement but nothing that is so clear cut that it's making it impossible at this point for the u.s. to say and to concede that crown prince mbs may have been involved. >> quickly, josh, i know congress wanted to impose sanctions or some sort of penalty on saudi arabia. where does that stand? >> well, that's still under discussion. so far congress has been putting a lot of pressure on the administration, which has cut off refueling support t

mr. kudlow and john bolton gave a preview of the g20 summit in buenos aires, argentina. also, sarah sanders took questions on the migrant caravan at the southern border. -- border, gm auto plant closures, and the president's view of the climate change report. [captioning performed by the national con

mr. fischer: it's hard to project a number of veterans especially when you have somebody like john bolton serving as national security advisor and the potential of their being a huge number in the increase in veterans certainly exists. the dance point i think when you do talk about some of the waste and spending that goes on in the defense industry that is an issue and something we work on in terms of the size of our military we need to always ensure the size of the military reflects the purpose of the military. military. what's going on in the world cannot get that. there are mountains offset by one another. is that -- and that every be changed? mr. fischer: to his point there actually was the visa of legislation going around last year to make it -- to allow people who have a service-connected disability -- though they may not have been retired from the military be able to have access to those facilities nonetheless. caldwell? mr. caldwell: i know they've expanded commissary benefits. you can shop online now if you are a veteran. exact detailshe on what threshold you need to meet for ser

also we saw very tough talk for years from john bolton, but he's operating in a different role serving at the will and the pleasure of the president, as mr. whitaker, the acting a.g. presumably is as well, and this is obviously a big unexpected development timingwise, and you know there was a lot of speculation as to who would go first, sessions or rosenstein. we know the answer now but the question is what happens to rod rosenstein? >> right, i've been told for a long time by senior house republicans and other source nothing is going to happen with rod rosenstein. obviously this opens the door and this is why chuck schumer, he held a press conference as we were learning about jeff session's fate earlier today. i'm going to read what you chuck schumer said, he would it would be a prelude to crisis if tends the mueller probe. right before we came on the air, house minority leader nancy pelosi made her official announcement she is going to seek the speakership. she talked about oversight and constitutional authority, checks and balances. the question is how far are democrats willing to go? republicans think that democrats, this is going to

bolton especially want. there is also banter at the barbers. you have people who have very strong opinions. this man talks politics while he trends and he says he wants mrsr, who would want to with all the hassle that is going on? who's going to do it? do you have sympathy for her? yeah. i do not think anyone else would want to do it. all political colours are on show at the haberdashery but the assistance here are united and they agree that theresa may has to carry on. most politicians want to become prime minister, so she got thrown in at the deep end, but roll with it. get on with it. bolton backed brexit but many here are getting weary of westminster and are losing patience with the politics of who should lead it. judith moritz, bbc news, bolton. more than 40 years after his death the king of rock and roll — elvis presley — has been awarded america's highest civilian honor. he's among seven recipients at president donald trump's first medal of freedom ceremony since taking office. gareth barlow reports. an icon, a legend, the king of rock vnv an icon, a legend, the king of rock ‘n‘ roll: elvis presley led a music revolution, and over 40 years after h

bolton especially want. there is also banter at the barbers. you have people who have very strong opinions. this man talks politics while he trends and he says he wants mrsake over from her, who would want to with all the hassle that is going on? who's going to do it? do you have sympathy for her? yeah. i do not think anyone else would want to do it. all political colours are on show at the haberdashery but the assistance here are united and they agree that theresa may has to carry on. most politicians want to become prime minister, so she got thrown in at the deep end, but roll with it. get on with it. bolton backed brexit but many here are getting weary of westminster and are losing patience with the politics of who should lead it. judith moritz, bbc news, bolton. the time is 6.16. our top story this evening. in the wake of resignations, a new brexit secretary is appointed, stephen barclay, and there's a return to front line politics for amber rudd. and the united nations has accused the government of being in a state of denial about the extent of poverty in the uk. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, tommy fleetwood makes his move in the race to dubai

mrs. trump's recent trip to africa. at the statement from the first lady's office came out while ricardel's boss, national security advisor john bolton, was out of the country, adding to the chaos of such an unprecedented statement from the east wing. from the west wing, this evening, in the past 45 minutes, mira ricardo will continue to support the president as a sheet of parts of the white house to transition to a new role within the administration. martha, unclear what that role is going to be, this has you wondering who's a job at the white house is safe. you are not alone among those, even those who work in the west wing. >> martha: leland, thank you very much. joining us right now, former white house press secretary jason chaffetz, former house oversight committee chairman and jessica tarlov, director of research at muscle.com. you have worked in the west wing, what do you read her here? >> let me make a few points, number one, most americans don't know the names of anybody who works at the white house with the president and vice president, and they don't care. they just care about the decisions that are made. a second, this is

bolton especially want. there is also banter at the barbers. you have people who have very strong opinions. this man talks politics while he trends and he says he wants mrso stay where she is. who would you have to take over from her, who would want to with all the hassle that is going on? who's going to do it? do you have sympathy for her? yeah. i do not think anyone else would want to do it. all political colours are on show at the haberdashery but the assistance here are united and they agree that theresa may has to carry on. most politicians want to become prime minister, so she got thrown in at the deep end, but roll with it. get on with it. bolton backed brexit but many here are getting weary of westminster and are losing patience with the politics of who should lead it. judith moritz, bbc news, bolton. let's get some of the day's other news now and the number of people missing after wildfires destroyed the town of paradise in northern california has risen to more than 600. 63 bodies have been discovered in the area, but the death toll is expected to rise considerably. at least three other people have died in a separate wildfire in southern califor

bolton especially want. there is also banter at the barbers. you have people who have very strong opinions. this man talks politics while he trends and he says he wants mrs you have to take over from her, who would want to with all the hassle that is going on? who's going to do it? do you have sympathy for her? yeah. i do not think anyone else would want to do it. all political colours are on show at the haberdashery but the assistance here are united and they agree that theresa may has to carry on. —— assistants. most politicians want to become prime minister, so she got thrown in at the deep end, but roll with it. get on with it. bolton backed brexit but many here are getting weary of westminster and are losing patience with the politics of who should lead it. judith moritz, bbc news, bolton. theresa may's position remains uncertain, with the number of conservative backbenchers who say they've submitted letters calling for a vote of no confidence in her leadership rising to 22. if 48 letters are sent, that would trigger a vote. to discuss how all this works, i'm joined now by sir anthony seldon, political author and vice chancellor of the university of

mr. and also as a foreign ministry with information received here we made our preparations and following our verbal statement be gave pile in writing to misstep and bolton. as i. see. this in. the. regarding terrorism here. we leave the turkish foreign minister there to see president trump of these latest pictures of him at the white house after he gave his statement on the issue of the affair just now the turkish foreign minister he was saying that he had said attack it share the latest information with the u.s. only killing and he also said that it was important to reveal who gave the order for the killing and let's have a listen to president obama now going to be doing. in florida we had great. sub really great election results as you know georgia just came in and there was a big success florida was a tremendous success with both the governor. roger said to be a great governor and to senator rick scott. and as you know high oil was a great picture we had a lot of great victories so we're very happy about that. we put out a statement on saudi arabia which i guess most of you have seen ads we'll see how that all works out it's a very complex situation

mrs. trump, the first lady, and her office releasing this -- it really kind of unprecedented statement today saying that with regard to the exit of mira ricardel, with the national security advisor john bolton, saying the office of the first lady office position that she no longer has the honor of serving in this white house. is that unusual? >> yeah, very much so. look at, i think one thing you have seen from the first lady is that she chooses her causes, her statements, very deliberately. when she speaks, it is for a reason. and i think that she gives -- obviously she mentioned in the interview -- she gives advice to her husband. she is an unbelievable political strategist, and for her to come out publicly and say this really says something about the relationship with this particular stopper that clearly house with the east wing. and i would think that this wasn't the first rodeo or encounter that they had, you have to really worn out you're welcome for the first lady to publicly -- >> laura: it disagreement on the africa trip, that makes the sound bite we just play from abc particularly pertinent, but also at this woman may have been leaking stories about her. this is the second person w

mr. fischer: it's hard to project a number of veterans especially when you have somebody like john boltonving as national security advisor and the potential of their being a huge number in the increase in veterans certainly exists. the dance point i think when you do talk about some of the waste and spending that goes on in the defense industry that is an issue and something we work on in terms of the size of our military we need to always ensure the size of the military reflects the purpose of the military. military. what's going on in the world cannot get that. there are mountains offset by one another. is that -- and that every be changed? mr. fischer: to his point there actually was the visa of legislation going around last year to make it -- to allow people who have a service-connected disability -- though they may not have been retired from the military be able to have access to those facilities nonetheless. caldwell? mr. caldwell: i know they've expanded commissary benefits. you can shop online now if you are a veteran. exact detailshe on what threshold you need to meet for service