mr. trudeau had with mr. obama. the tone, the substance, was what you would want. for trade, they talked about finding ways to work together. in fairness, i'm not an apologist for president trump, but he did say that's what he was elected on. if you're watching this as a politician, as a businessman, as a bureaucrat concerned about how trade agreements are negotiated going forward, i think the ambassador characterized it well from the outset, this was a positive meeting. there were questions people wanted to hear asked, i think we're being a little inside baseball, i wish he was asked this question or that question. if you're a viewer at home, if you thought the u.s./canadian relationship was in need of repair, it's better now. you don't leave having watched this press conference believing it's been weakened at all. overall it was a win/win for an america and canada and for these two. they won't have the relationship mr. trudeau had with mr. obama but i'm glad as a citizen to see them move the ball forward. >

mr bennett died last monday and his wifejulie died on saturday night. more than £150,000 has been donated to their children so far. justin trudeaun say from my past life i had so many women executives who were phenomenal. they really helped me in business. that was really fa ntastic. helped me in business. that was really fantastic. they played an incredibly important role. women are the primary source of income in 40% of american households. and households with children under the age of 18, in order to create economic growth and lots of very good well paying jobs, we must ensure that our economy is a place where women can work and thrives. i think that's happening in the united states much more so. i appreciate you being involved in it. in canada it's very important. president trump speaking at the white house after that meeting withjustin trudeau. for the first time, pensioners are on average better off than those of working age. that's according to new research by the think—tank, the resolution foundation. it says a new wave of pensioners are more likely than previous generations to own their home, have generous private pensi

mr. trudeau taking a stroll on the south side of the white house. looks like a nice day in washington. it is not that way here today in new york. icy and frigid cold. moments ago at the white house. we'll have a press conference shortly with mr. trudeau and president trump talking to the assembled journalists for both countries. >>> speaking of disney, one of the subtopics in the segment we just finished. a trip to the parks just got a little more expensive. $5 more costly for some single-day adult tickets which will go for between $107 and $124, depending on the time of the year. theme parks, disney's second largest division. they bring in nearly $17 billion in revenue and $3.3 billion in operating profit for the fiscal year that ended in september. >>> banks doing well right now. there is a lot at stake for the sector this week. how to play it straight ahead. >>> $89,000 for just one drug. outrage brewing over the latest company to hike prices. washington has taken notice. the very latest on that, coming up. the future of business in new york state is already in motion. companies acr

mr trudeau said he expected the two leaders would find "a lot of common ground", despite their differencesand we do know, they do have some differences, particularly over immigration? well, let's see. justin trudeau is a liberal, he is a feminist, he's pro—immigration and he has welcomed refugees with open arms into canada. so, should, and quite a lot of differences between the northern premier league from over the border and the new president in washington. but they do have interests in common. there is a lot of trade between the two countries, 75% of canada's trade is with the us, and for the us, 18% goes the other way. millions ofjobs across the border, dependent on one another. so they have things in common, not least the north american free trade agreement, which donald trump wants to renegotiate. that's something the canadians will want to talk about today. and also, this new keystone oil pipeline which was put on hold under the 0bama administration, butjustin trudeau is in favour of. so that will be something for them to talk about. however, there's a lot of other things going on in

mr trudeau said he would be willing to renegotiate the trade deal.watch that of negotiations to understand what washington once, and i expect the japanese will be watching as well. 0k, thank you for being with us. the street protests in romania this past week have stirred memories of 1989 — the last days of the tyrant nicolae ceausescu. in their hundreds of thousands, the romanians have packed the streets of the capital, bucharest, demanding the government throws out a law that would have reduced penalties for corruption. 0ne immediate beneficiary of that law would have been the chair of the governing socialist democratic party, who is facing corruption charges that would stop him becoming a future prime minister. now the man who drew up the decree, thejustice minister, has resigned and the bill looks set to be rescinded. let's speak to the bbc‘s nick thorpe in bucharest. we see more people behind you, so they are not giving up, are they? that's right. i'm standing in victoria square he in front of the government building. if i haven't lost cou nt go

mr. trudeau, 45. mr. trump, 70.e will be talking more about that visit happened today later in our program, talking with a reporter who is traveling with the canadian prime minister today. back to your calls. jefferson city, missouri. republicans. your thoughts on these retailers ? caller: i think it is a bold. -- bull. trump signed everything over to his kids to take anything away so he ain't on their. there is no ethics problem. the same with his daughter. it ain't the consumer going out and buy -- it is the liberal ceos that want to put everything up and the lies and make it something that it is not. this is crazy. obama got in there and we showed up and let the guy have a chance. and gave him eight years. we -- trump cannot even get his cabinet in their to fix the screwup. i don't see any of those democrats out there giving up their government check when they get into office. trump is giving his money over to the treasury to get this country out of the mess the democrats have gotten it into. when are these peopl

mr. trudeau must humor him if he has to.all means, he must not publicly criticize him or contradict him in the joint news conference after the meeting. even if reporters try to provoke him and his anti-trump base back home wants him to stand up to the british yankee leader. as one veteran of canada u.s. diplomacy explained, they need to forget about the base because it's going to disappear if they lose 5 million canadian jobs. yes there are disagreements for trudeau and trump. trudeau is welcoming a lot of the syrian refugees and tweeted out after the immigration order that they're welcome in canada. but the key here is the economic relationship. millions of canadian jobs depend on it. the columnist urging trudeau not to go there when it comes to the controversy. >> reminded of the jount news conference of president obama and prime minister trudeau. >> the bromance. >> yes. where there was emphasis on look of the relationship of who's there. there's a lot of scene setting for something like this where it's going to be friend

mr trudeau says he expects them to find a lot of common ground, despite sharing very different viewsthumberland and discovered a number of problems, including inmates using drugs. joining me now from central london is mike rolfe, national chair of the prison 0fficers' association thank you forjoining us. how shocked you by these findings? not at all, really. this is what we've seen over the recent weeks in terms of riots and high levels of violence. the prisons are in crisis, there is no control, there is no real support for the staff to be able to turn that around. i haven't had the opportunity to see what is in the panorama show tonight but it is indicative of what we've been seeing for a while. are you saying it is the same as this in most or all prisons ran country? there are exceptions were good work is still going on in therapeutic prisons where prisoners are actively engaging, but the majority are in this mess. the predominant prison make up is category c establishments. we have concerns about the private except coming in. they want to make profits and have reduced staff drast

mr. trudeau has welcomed some 40,000 refugees from war-torn syria-- but he declined to criticize mr.mp. >> the last thing canadians expect is for me to come down and lecture another country on how they choose to govern themselves. my role, our responsibility, is to continue to govern in such a way that reflects canadians' approach and be a positive example in world. >> yang: the two leaders also talked nafta-- the north american free trade agreement. >> millions of good jobs on both sides of the border depend on the smooth and easy flow of goods and services and people back and forth across our border. and both president trump and i got elected on commitments to support middle class, to work hard for people who need real shot at success. >> yang: mr. trump has called for renegotiating nafta, but he soft-pedaled that stance today. >> we have a very outstanding trade relationship with canada. we'll be tweaking it. we'll be doing certain things that are going to benefit both of our countries. it's a much less severe situation than what's taken place on the southern border. >> yang: the

mr. trudeau the first, and when -- i had never seen justin trudeau before, and he gave the eulogy at that funeral. i sat there and said, there's a star on the rise at the time. i think he's a remarkable talent. i think he can be a big part of continuing the chemistry that spans the 49th parallel. the kinds of things we're involved in together are unlike another two countries. we tend to focus on what's going back and forth across our common border. but we're engaged all around the world together as partners on advancing market economies, on advancing democratic principles. the partnership with canada, there are plenty of times when canada has to be the lead horse in the parade, if you will, because if the united states tries to advance an idea, it will be disagreed with by some of our friends around the world, where if the canadians advance it, it's more well-received. >> the ambassador is staying with us, richard haas is staying with us, and i'm told katy tur, who is in new york and covered the trump campaign, i'm told by katy that we have the two-minute warning. why don't you wildly spe

mr trudeau said he expected the two leaders would find ‘a lot of common ground', despite their differencesd refugees with open arms into canada. there is quite a lot of differences between the northern prime ministerfrom over differences between the northern prime minister from over the differences between the northern prime ministerfrom over the border and the new president in washington but they do have interests in common. a lot of trade between the countries, 75% of canada's trade is with the us, and 18% goes the other way. millions ofjobs across the border are founded on one another and they have things in common, not least the north american free trade agreement which donald trump wants to renegotiate. the canadians will wa nt to to renegotiate. the canadians will want to talk about that. and also this new keystone oil pipeline which was put on hold under 0bama butjust in ——justin was put on hold under 0bama butjust in —— justin trudeau is was put on hold under 0bama butjust in ——justin trudeau is in was put on hold under 0bama butjust in —— justin trudeau is in favour of it. there a

mr trudeau said any changes to the north american free trade agreement, must ensure the free flow of you in pursuit of our many shared interests, including a stronger shared relationship in the united states and canada, and includes safer travel and migration. it includes close partnership on domestic and international security. america is deeply fortunate to have a neighbour like canada. we have before us the opportunity to believe in more bridges and bridges of cooperation and pictures of commerce. meanwhile the canadian prime minister was keen to secure agreements with the environment president... he said trade and energy cooperation should not compromise responsibilities to protect the environment. at the end of the day the president and i share a common goal, we both wanted to make sure that hard—working folks can go to weather a good job, put food on the table for their families and save up to take a vacation every once in awhile. that what we're trying to do here will start today we reiterated that our nations are committed to collaborating on energy infrastructure projects th

mr. trudeau himself.ou couldn't tell that in prime minister trudeau's body language today. >> it's pretty hard not to get along with justin trudeau. hopefully they'll feel free to call each other up and talk. we're involved with canada on virtually every issue, the economy, energy, we're each other's customer on almost everything. june of trudeau has a big project, the bridge between detroit and windsor, a wonderful, huge, as trump would say, infrastructure project that they can celebrate together, our two countries can celebrate together. >> ambassador hayman, president trump in one of his first acts signed an order approving construction of the keystone pipeline to move shale from alberta to nebraska. here is what the president said when he signed that order. well, he said more than what we're actually playing for you. >> we're going to build pipelines in the united states. the pipes should be made in the united states. much pipeline is bought from other countries. from now on we're going to start makin

we know that trudeau and obama, the chemistry was just great. they became friends. i don't expect mr. trump and trudeau to become good friends. they can't be more different, you know. trudeau being very young, very optimistic, open-minded, liberal. you and i would say a social democrat, and mr. trump who is very pessimistic, 70 years old, and the world is full of danger and he has to close the borders. so i don't think that those people will become friends. but both understand, and i think they are professional enough to understand that there are common interests and that they have to work together. >> interesting insights in washington. thank you very much. staying in the united states, emergency workers in california have been battling to shore up the damaged dam. they are using airlift basically technology and they are airlifting rocks to plug a hole in the run-off mechanism from the dam. authorities ordered almost 200,000 people to evacuate the area after warning that the spillway could be in danger of collapse. recent heavy rains led to the problem. officials say the situation i

mr. trudeau walking with donald trump. we will take that to you live on bloomberg television.atch it on your bloomberg at life go. this is bloomberg. ♪ david: this is "bloomberg markets." are focusing on policy and politics in trump's first 100 days in office. let's get a check of where the markets stand right now. julie hyman is here. julie: there has been a interplay of the markets and politics since the election . we get this reflation trade back into affect not just for today. the s&p is up for the fifth straight session as well. movementen a sideways in the market and still we are seeing relatively small moves, less than 1% moves for the major averages. in terms of what is winning today, a lot has to do with cyclical groups, those dependent on the economy doing well. materials among the best performing stocks today. steel and nucor among them. morgan stanley expecting a rebound in steel prices, so that appears to be helping some of these big steelmakers. as we talk about reflation, we are watching the treasury market as well. money going into stocks and coming out of the

mr trudeau said he expected the two leaders would find ‘a lot of common ground', despite their differencesgton. at first glance they don't seem to have much in common but then she do need to get on, don't they? yes let's see, justin trudeau is a liberal, he is a feminist, he says immigration is a strength that he has taken 40,000 refugees since he came to office. not a lot in common to be honest. but geography is a powerful motivator and bearing in mind, 75% of canada's exports come to the us, hundreds of billions of dollars worth of trade, millions of drugs depending on the proximity of these —— millions of dollars of jobs. so, ithink these —— millions of dollars of jobs. so, i think we will see a lot of that side of it emphasised today, the differences minimised. and they have done something very clever. the canadians have done something very clever, pa rt of canadians have done something very clever, part of the event today will bea clever, part of the event today will be a round table, task force type thing, promoting women not to pronounce. this is something that donald trump's daught

mr. trudeau, as you move forward on trade and terrorism how do you see these issues playing out and are there any specific areas in your discussions today you decided to alter or amendment your stances on those issues, terrorism and immigration. and prime minister trudeau, while only in its infancy so far, how do you see this relationship compared to that of the obama administration. >> well, we just began discussions. we are going to have a great relationship with canada. maybe as good or better, hopefully, than ever before. we have some wonderful ideas on immigration. we have some i think very strong, very tough ideas on the tremendous problem that we have with terrorism. and i think when we put them all together, which will be very, very quickly -- we have a group of very talented people -- we will see some very, very obvious results. we are also doing some cross border things that will make it a lot easier for trade and a lot better and a lot fraser for trade. through technology we have some really great ideas. and they will be implemented fairly quickly. >> one of the things we spoke abo

mr trudeau says he expects them to find a lot of common ground, despite sharing very different viewsson. joe root has been named as england's new test captain. the ecb chairman colin graves said the yorkshire batsman is the "perfect choice" to replace alistair cook. ben stokes has been appointed as his vice—captain. his first test in charge will be against south africa at lord's in july. martyn moxon, director of cricket at his club side yorkshire, believes he's ready for the role. he has got a fantastic cricket brain. he is experienced now in cricket and i think he is a natural leader to be honest. i know he has not captained very much previously, but when he has and you know his demeanour around the dressing room shows he is a natural leader and i think it will take it all in his stride. i think with him it will actually bring out the best of him asa actually bring out the best of him as a player. he will be able to detach himself from the captaincy and a big run scorer. i think it will bring out the best in him.|j remember him as a 13—year—old saying to the batting coach that he w

mr. trump at the white house. trudeau directly criticized the president's seven-country travel ban tweeting a message for refugees. welcome to canada. defending that travel ban across morning television today, the president's senior policy adviser stephen miller lashed out at the courts. >> we have a judiciary that has taken far too much power and become in many cases a supreme branch of government. >> reporter: the white house weighing options. >> to ensure that our immigration system does not become a vehicle for admitting people into our country who are hostile to this nation and its values. >> reporter: miller's boss liked what he heard. the president tweeted great job. but miller was clearly unprepared to answer for mr. trump about controversy around national security adviser michael flynn who told mike pence he had not discussed sanctions with russia, but monitored calls suggest he did. >> if you were caught misleading the vice president of the united states, would that be considered a fireable offense in the trump

mr. trump's own image. human and economic divisions between the u.s. and mexico, including the trade deal naf tomorrow prime minister justin trudeau meets mr. trump at the white house. trudeau directly criticized the president's seven-country travel ban, tweeting a message for refugees. welcome to canada. defending that travel ban across morning television today, the president's senior policy adviser stephen miller lashed out at the courts. >> we have a judiciary that has taken far too much power and become in many cases a supreme branch of government. >> reporter: the white house weighing options. >> to ensure that our immigration system does not become a vehicle for admitting people into our country who are hostile to this nation and its values. >> reporter: miller's boss liked what he heard. the president tweeted, great job. but miller was clearly unprepared to answer for mr. trump about controversy around national security adviser michael flynn, who told mike pence he had not discussed sanctions with russia but monitored calls suggest he did. >> if you were caught the vice president of the united states, would that be considered a fireab

irritants he finds along the canadian border and if there's any talk of a meeting with prime minister trudeau. mr. spicer: he has spoken to prime minister trudeau. they're looking at a time to come down. we've been in constant contact with canadian officials, i think that's a meeting that will be set up shortly. reporter: the foreign minister pressed for further details on the plan to establish safe zones in sir yasm the montana is said to have discussed this yesterday with king abtull la. when can we expect further details on that plan? mr. spicer: that's a good question. i think we are, as you noted in the readouts from last weekend, that's a subject that's come up with all the middle east leaders he's talked about. it's an area he feels strongly about. i think as he continues to have followup considerations, we can expect further details. secretary tillerson just got sworn into office, there will be rther followup on that reporter: the president is set to meet with prime -- with prime minister abbe next friday. mr. spicer: i think there's going to be a lot of both trade and national security.

mr. prime minister. prime minister trudeau: thank you, mr. president. good afternoon, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'd first like to start by extending my sincere thanks to president trump for inviting me down to washington. any day i get to visit our southern neighbors is a good day in my book. particularly when it's so nice and warm compared to what it is back home. we are suffering under a significant winter storm that's hitting our atlantic provinces particularly harsh. so i just want to send everyone back at home my thoughts as they shovel out and impress on everyone to stay safe. [speaking french] translator: more importantly, we had the opportunity to talk about the unique relationship between canada and the united states. prime minister trudeau: citizens on both sides of the 49th parallel have understood that the bond between our nations is a special one. no other neighbors in the entire world are as fundamentally linked as we are. we've fought in conflict zones together, negotiated environmental treaties together, including 1991's historic air quality agreement.

maybe more at the news conference with trudeau and mr. trump later on. like for now, if the source is within the white house have to believe he will survive in the meantime. a lot of speculation that he may be in trouble. neil: the reason he may be in trouble is it's illegal to do. if he was a private citizen talking to a foreign government high official about anything taboo. >> that could lead to the fact he may still be in trouble. there are legal questions about a private citizen conduct and foreign policy. political questions telling one of her bosses the vice president one thing when another thing happening. that was the immediate question apparently dealt with in the apology this morning were flynn spent a couple hours in meetings and was consulted on issues of national security and apologize to the vice president and have it accepted. your questions a separate when we don't know the answer to yet. neil: are you happy adele one last night? neil: connell: and not because someone has to start talking to a few of us cannot fall me. nobody's in support

and just in trudeau has been highly critical of many of mr trump's policies so far, yet securing a tradeent deal is crucial for canada, isn't it? he will be walking a fine line, but the difference is that just in trudeau has been very vocal, you are right, about his opposition to many of mr trump's policies, especially on immigration front. we haven't seen him roll any of those back, we have seen him talking about canadianjobs, back, we have seen him talking about canadian jobs, he was talking about trade deals, he clearly does not wa nt trade deals, he clearly does not want to go in and have tough conversations about immigration. he will try and focus on the economy, all the way. and part of that is about spending. and actually the trump administration wants canada, as well as other nato members, to spend a lot more on defence spending. is that likely to be quite an issue for canada, politically? well, canada and justin trudeau have said they were up their spending but it isa said they were up their spending but it is a small increase, .01%, or something like that. when it comes to thos

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tomorrow prime ministerious continue trudeau meets mr. trump at the white house. trudeau directly criticized seven-country travel ban tweeting a message for refugees. welcome to canada. defending that travel ban across morning television today, the president's senior policy adviser stephen miller lashed out at the courts. >> we have a judiciary that has taken far too much power and become in many case a supreme branch of government. >> the white house weighing options. >> to ensure our immigration system doesn't become a vehicle for admitting people into this country hostile to the values. >> miller's boss liked what he heard. the president tweeted, great job. miller unprepared to answer for mr. trump about controversy ash national security adviser michael flynn who told mike pence he had not discussed sanctions with russia but monitored calls suggest he did. >> if you were caught misleading the vice president of the united states, would that be considered a fireable offense in the white house. >> it's not for me to answer hypotheticals. it would not be responsible

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mr. trudeau as well from canada. >> it was reassuring yesterday. be plagued by the whole russia connection and i think right now with flynn resigning and all of this, he's going to have to contextualize the issue with russia and it will plague him like the e-mails did with hillary clinton. maria: the russian narrative, the left started that narrative and never, never let go and new michael flynn, i think he was fired more for not telling the truth than for the actual conversation. >> that's right. and it's important-- >> he resigned. >> it's important, that we're talking about this morning, the leak notion, where are the leaks coming from. maria: lee carter, brian, jack, great to see you, thanks for joining us, we'll see you tomorrow at the same time. "varney & company" begins now. stuart: thank you so much. the national security advisor resigns, democrats pounce, political turmoil and the trump rally, still very much alive and well, thanks very much. good morning, everyone, that's where we're going to start with your money. 20,412 where the dow cl

mr. trudeau from canada and show their contempt for president trump of america. what say you? ome will. certainly trudeau is, the heartthrob liberal politician and there has been plenty of swooning for him in the past but i would say this, in addition, both trump and trudeau need for this to go well. they both need for this to be a successful meeting, and they need for this to reinforce what is arguably the single-most important alliance that the united states has, our most important trading partner, and right next door. so, they both want this to go well because trudeau has problems back home in the sense as you pointed out, he is uber liberal in a country may not be fully comfortable with what his policies are. stuart: really? that's interesting. i didn't realize he had a problem with domestic politics being too liberal himself. i did not know that. i want to talk about the market going straight up this morning. the dow is 2,000 points above where it was on election day can. we say this is the trump tax rally. the president says there will be announcement in two or three week

trudeau. it comes as mr trump's national security adviser michael flynn apologised for his discussions with russian180,000 people evacuated from underneath the us‘s tallest dam will not be allowed to return to their homes immediately. safety inspections are under way. the united states has slapped sanctions on the venezuelan vice—president, tareck el aissami, accusing him of involvement in drugs trafficking. the us authorities say mr el aissami facilitated huge shipments of narcotics from venezuela by air and sea — and protected other drugs traffickers. there was no immediate reaction from the venezuelan vice—president, who denies criminal ties. we can get more now from the united states — mark weisbrot of the centre for economic and policy research is in washington. there have been sanctions on venezuela far over 1.5 years. president obama declared three times, oncejust president obama declared three times, once just before president obama declared three times, oncejust before he president obama declared three times, once just before he left office, to be fair about this, that venezuela posed an e

mr. trudeau and president trump. i'm sure you saw it. >> uh-huh. sure i did.esident trump was unusually quiet. calm. very scripted. he looked like he read everything from notes -- not a prompter but certainly from notes. >> yeah. stuart: and i don't think he answered any of the questions head-on. did somebody get to happen and quiet him down? >> i think that he's actually afte after couple of weeks, he has calmed himself down. and part of it rests with the responsibility. prime minister trudeau, for example, did not poke the president about his immigration policy, even though they disagree with it. in fact, ironically, you know, if you think about the australian prime minister and that forecast there's a lot of responsibility for that thing going south because he tried to force donald trump to take in all of these refugees. his country wouldn't accept. prime minister trudeau's response to the travel ban was we'll take them. donald trump will probably love that. yeah, okay. you can have all of these refugees instead of sending them to the united states. same th

trudeau. it comes as mr trump's national security adviser — michael flynn — apologised for his discussions withan diplomats before the inauguration. the united states has slapped sanctions on the venezuelan vice—president, accusing him of involvement in drugs trafficking. the us authorities say mr el aissami facilitated huge shipments of narcotics from venezuela by air and sea, which he denies. more than 180,000 people evacuated from underneath the us's highest dam will not be allowed to return to their homes immediately. it is time now for hardtalk welcome to hardtalk i am stephen sackur. with so much focus on america's new president, it is easy to forget that europe is facing its own period of prolonged uncertainty. brexit negotiations are about to begin, the greek debt crisis is going through another convulsion, and it is a dear of key elections, most particularly in the continent's dominant economy, germany. my guest isjens spahn. he isa germany. my guest isjens spahn. he is a rising star in germany. will german politics reshape europe? jens spahn in berlin, welcome to hardtalk good evening

trudeau. we've already talked about mr trump's comments on north korea, but trade and immigration were also discussedtorjon sopel. announcer: the president of the united states and the prime minister of canada. this is the neighbour just dropping by. but were there ever two elected leaders so different in style and substance than donald trump and justin trudeau? both men were on their best behaviour, because on one particular issue they are thousands of miles apart — and that is whether to allow those fleeing persecution into the country. 0n the day after president trump signed his controversial executive order banning refugees and travellers from seven mainly—muslim countries, justin trudeau tweeted this: "to those fleeing persecution, terror and war, canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. diversity is our strength. welcome to canada." so how would they deal with this obvious policy difference at theirjoint news conference? we cannot let the wrong people in, and i will not allow that to happen during this administration. and people, the citizens of our country, want that, and that's t

mr. trump sent mixed signals to the west bank. and justin trudeau comes to the white house. he plans to renegotiate nafta. let's get more from athena jones. >> reporter: good morning, john and christine. the president has another week of diplomacy ahead starting with a meeting and press conference with prime minister justin trudeau. after the inauguration last month, the president said one of the top items on the agenda when he meets with the prime minister would be nafta. renegotiating nafta was the president's central campaign promise. doing so will require the participation of mexico and mexico's president enrique pena nieto. these two can get started on that today. it is worth noting that trprime minister trudeau responded to the president's travel ban on twitter by tweeting that refugees are welcome in canada. regardless of religious. that travel ban was a big topic as the white house figures out the next steps in the wake of that ninth circuit court of appeals ruling that keeps a temporary rollhold on the ban. the president said he could five a new executive order as e

meanwhile both leaders commented on the immigration, trudeau reaffirmed canada' as approach on letting refugees in mr. trump defended his controversial immigration order. >> we want people to come in and come in our country, but we cannot let the wrong people in and i will not allow that to happen during this administration. >> we continue to purchase our policies of openness towards immigration refugees without compromising security. >>> tonight the treasury and va secretaries are in place. steve mnuchin took the opening to office to become the next treasury secretary. democrats strongly object to do his nomination. the senate also confirmed david shulkin to serve as secretary of veterans affairs. now shulkin spent some time right here in philadelphia serving as chief medical officer at u penn and at temple university hospital. >>> on your radar, that gusty wind is blown out of here. live look at the ben franklin parkway. so the winds died down but it's still it's winter so it's therefore a little chilly however you're not going to recognize this season, what, a few days, kathy. >> unbelievable. it'

mr. trump defended his restrictive refugee and immigration orders while trudeau reaffirmed canadass veryifferent approach. >> we want people to come in and come in our country, but we cannot let the wrong people in. i will not allow that to happen during this administration. >> we continue to pursue our policies of openness towards immigration refugees without compromising security. >> all tonight steven nugent took the oath of office to become the next secretary treasury. >> democrats objected. the senate confirmed physician david shulkin to serve as secretary of veterans affairs. >> chester's mayor pleading for help in the face of sky rocketing homicide rate and too many unsolved killings. one of the problems, witnesses who will not come forward to tell police what they know. our bruce gordon has more on the staggering numbers. >> reporter: chester's main business district isn't exactly a beehive of activity even during the daylight hours. but when the sun goes down, the stores close and it becomes a dangerous ghost town. crime statistics show chester to be one of the most violent citi

and canadian prime minister justin trudeau held a news conference, national security adviser michael flynn joined other senior white house officials in the front row. mrtrump ignored shouted questions about his confidence in flynn as he left the east room. counselor to the president kellyanne conway. >> yes, general flynn does enjoy the full confidence of the president, and this is a big week for general flynn. he's the point of contact for many of these foreign visits. >> reporter: just over an hour later, though, the white house said the president is evaluating the situation. the fbi and other intelligence agencies are investigating conversations flynn had with the russian ambassador to the u.s. before president trump's inauguration. flynn initially denied discussing u.s. sanctions on russia during the calls, a potential violation of federal law, but last week flynn said he couldn't be sure if the topic came up. in january vice president elect pence defended flynn on "face the nation." >> those conversations that happened to occur around the time that the united states took action to expel diplomats had nothing whatsoever to do with those sanctions.

mr. trump addressed the vetting order during a nurs news conference today with canadian prime minister trudeau. >> this is a stance of common sense, we're going to pursue it vigorously. we don't want to have our country have the kind of problems you are witnessing taking place all over the world. we're going to give ourselves every bit of chance so that things go well for the united states, and they will go well. lou: the president and prime minister trudeau unveiled a by literal init-- bilateral initiative, aimed at boosting female entrepreneurs. encouraging a higher level of female entrepreneurship. and national security adviser je general michael flynn apologized to mike pence. fox news reporting that flynn has now plans to resign, or to give up his security clearance, white house press secretary spicer just released this statement, the president is evaluating the situation, speaking to the vice president relative to the cop veryizatiocouldn'tvery -- couldn' conversation that the vice president had with general flyn flynn. >> mr. trump's meeting today, what will be the very busy veteran of