mr. kaplan: there's something else. tom: please. mr. kaplan: it's that china -- belt and road, even if it succeeds only 50% or 60%, and some elements of it can't be done, at least it's a plan, it's a grand strategy. it's a direction for china to measure itself, which is much more than what the united states has. the united states has nothing at this point. china has a direction of paradigm. tom: but out of the neorealism you're acclaimed for, out of samuel huntington and the rest, part of it is an inbred reticence on the part of america to participate in the old world, whether it is england or france, and in this case, kazakhstan, we don't want to be there, do we? mr. kaplan: i think that's a misunderstanding of realism. realism has kind of, you know, swerved into the isolationist camp in recent years as a result of the debacle of the iraq war. but if you look at american realism in the 20th century, you have henry kissinger, george shultz, james baker and on and on and on, which was very internationalist-bent. so what i'm talking about

mr. kaplan will urge loudoun and other districts to urge food trucks to be properly licensed, inspe inspected and insured.s and through attorney he wanted to express his gatitude to the ashburnham community and beyond for the outpouring of support for fsily. ben kaplan is headed to college close to home this familiar aftt another surgery. still a lot of emotional and physical healing ahea for this family. back to you now in the studio. >> all right. thank you, julie. >>> right now president trump is making his first visit to the united kingdom since his election, and late this afternoon british prime minister theresa may and her husband welcomed the president and his wife to a massive historic estate near oxford. the late pre minister winston churchill was born here. the trumps return to london for the night. a massive protest rally isec expd tomorrow with the trumps going to the windsor castle to meet the queen and will end the day at the president's resort in > scotlan ow to the russia investigation where theartisan bickering at a congressional hearing was beyond even the level that we'veom

mr. kaplan's plans to press for change and to tell you more about her son's future change and one more messageor the kaplan family tonight. they wan to express their gratitude to the community in loudoun county for it outpouring of support through its ordeal. back to you in the stewed yes. >> that's a strong family. thank you, jues. >> about 15 minutes parents begin weighing in on fairfax county public's new school to keep schools safe. they will expla proposals created by school staff, families and police. the plan includes new classroom locks and hiring more mental health workers. e public hearing begins at 5:30 at jackson middle school in falls church. >> it's a rare -- >> a recent news 4 i-team report shows several other school districts are beefing up their security this summer.uq er county is adding a dozen new student security staffers and will help resource officers and help more students. they have added new photo i.d. screeners in all buildings to check licenses and backgrounds over the visitors and montgomer couhe school system is hanging more surveillance cameras at elementary scho

mr. kaplan or anybody else for that matter, all i've been saying that all along, okay?to 3% growth. my friends, good friends on the democratic side, he has come on my show, they are personal friends of mine, it couldn't be done they say. maria: right. >> it's being done. probably coming on faster. and it is throwing off enormous amount of new tax revenues. as the economy gears up, more people working, better jobs and careers, those revenues come rolling in, and the deficit, which is one of the other criticisms, is coming down. and it is coming down rapidly. growth solves a lot of problems. you heard me say it. maria: of course. what's your expectation what comes next? are you working on a phase two, where you make the personal cuts permanent and expensing in terms of corporates? >> i don't want to get into inises just yet. we're talking a lot about it. the president would like to see tax reform 2.0. some of the leaders on the hill, kevin brady we're all discussing it. we'll wait for specifics to be released later in the year. may be more of a guideline, a directional si

mr. kaplan or anybody else for that matter, all i've been saying that all along, okay?ver get to 3% growth. my friends, good friends on the democratic side, he has come on my show, they are personal friends of mine, it couldn't be done they say. maria: right. >> it's being done. probably coming on faster. and it is throwing off enormous amount of new tax revenues. as the economy gears up, more people working, better jobs and careers, those revenues come rolling in, and the deficit, which is one of the other criticisms, is coming down. and it is coming down rapidly. growth solves a lot of problems. you heard me say it. maria: of course. what's your expectation what comes next? are you working on a phase two, where you make the personal cuts permanent and expensing in terms of corporates? >> i don't want to get into inises just yet. we're talking a lot about it. the president would like to see tax reform 2.0. some of the leaders on the hill, kevin brady we're all discussing it. we'll wait for specifics to be released later in the year. may be more of a guideline, a direct

mr. mueller going to outside prosecutorial talent to move forward in his investigation. i will get that out on social as well. up, my interview of the day with robert kaplanconsider the return of marco polo. robert kaplan on china and the pacific rim. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ >> let's get your bloomberg business flash. another step aimed at winning regulatory approval for the world's largest industrial gas supply. foras agreed to sell assets $5.9 billion. sooth anti-trust concerns. shares toill buy back reassure investors spooked by word the justice department is investigating the traitor. u.s. officials have demanded documents related to possible money-laundering and corruption. a tragedy has deep in the turmoil at hna. the cochairman fell to his death while in southeast france. he was 57. hna has been selling billions of dollars in assets to stay afloat. the company could not generate enough profit last year to pay interest. that is your bloomberg business flash. tom: one of the facts we know is is one of the core thoughts is earnings start with revenue. we consider earnings season with gina martin adams. the income statements dynamic, a little balance sh