welcome onto the program the chair of the islamic human rights commission mustard shed jar and new york observer columnist and ray walker welcome to you both we kick off with you one of the intrigue and others quite a few intriguing aspects to this story but the spike this support the police opened a probe to determine whether the girl's comments amounted to a hate speech are there any grounds for that. well i don't know i mean there's a lot of the nuance of this that will be in french that unfortunately it has a known french speaker i'm not sure about but look there are laws across the world that stop you encouraging violence against people and i think that's right my concern is that time and time again we're seeing blasphemy laws reinstituted across europe remember back in the middle ages europe was plagued by blasphemy laws inflicted by the christian community and i think that we've got a lot better as a society since they disappeared but now we see plus we lost starting to creep back there not called blasphemy laws and the more they i'm out absolutely to the same thing i have no desire to in

the islamic human rights commission as one of the country walker who is a columnist for the new york observer. my concern is that time and time again we're seeing blasphemy laws reinstituted across europe remember back in the middle ages europe was plagued by blustery laws inflicted by the christian community and i think that we've got a lot better as a society since they disappeared against blasphemy law blasphemy is is something a very christian sort of centric concept and it's got no room in between islam in the slam we actually encourage any sort of criticism the idea that insulting the prophet mohammed should be something you should die for is completely unacceptable and always remember you or it got better when we walked away from these blasphemy rules ourselves and i think it would be great if the islamic world was to follow that example. you know at least i don't know i don't know i don't know why you keep on. blasphemy laws no one is actually talking about bringing in blasphemy laws we are saying that you should not be able to abuse muslims under the pretense that this is. well look

that reversal, i continue to report on the village voice, the new york observer. the narrative potential, these terrible underdogs to these raging victors of the urban scene, and to see all the unintended consequences in terms - was really just crying out for a book, plenty of books about gentrification but it was crying out for a book that understood the pro-s and the cons, the trade-offs, something that both encompassed how unexpected this urban revival was but how complex and double-sided this is. >> part of the thesis of the book is gentrification is neither good nor bad but is a complicated issue. tell us about the main points of the book. >> gentrification, good or bad when i met with someone early on, is it good or bad? i don't know. i think your book would do better if you figure out which one it is. whatever it is ten years later, still haven't figured that out and became comfortable with this idea. gentrification is comparable to gravity, rain, or wins. it is an element in our society today and it is that way because it is the result of this macroeconomi

embassy, surprised observers. the new yorkimes has a picture featuring what was going on the last couple of days outside the by gettya picture images. a spokesman said the group in thed to erect tents street for an open-ended sit in to leave iraq. the united states has about 5200 troops in iraq. in addition to a number of civilian contractors, the troops are stationed northwest of baghdad. . their task is to trade iraqi security -- train iraqi security forces. on, showing going video being posted online of what is going on outside the u.s. embassy. you want to give your thoughts on these attacks, the number is 202-748-8000 for those of you in the eastern and central time zones. in the mountain and pacific time zones, 202-748-8001. .or iraq vets, 202-748-8002 we start in carlsbad callow, phallic -- carlsbad, california. what do you think about the recent events? caller: good morning, pedro, happy new year to the world and thank you for c-span. we should have learned from benghazi. downnk we let our guard significantly. we have

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goes into a remote tribe in the amazon the observer affects the observed so the fact that this anthropologist this guy or this gal from new york city goes into the amazon to a tribe who's never seen somebody from new york they act differently than they would have perhaps if it were somebody else from another tribe in the amazon so what you observe might not know you've influenced their behavior so you can actually observe their behavior with economics how george soros explained reflexivity reflexivity refers to the self reinforcing in effect of market sentiment whereby. rising prices attract buyers whose actions drive prices higher until the process becomes unsustainable george soros saw all this fact as incompatible with equilibrium theory and we'll get into that in a bit but i know you study because when i 1st met you 17 years ago you were talking about this you were talking about george soros and reflexivity can describe it as smoking your own belly button lint you describe that you are being reinforced in your beliefs by the manifestation of your actions to take further actions which then gave you more to believe in hyman

observations. boeing's grounded 737 max model may have problems that extend beyond software the new york times says that there are concerns that on board wiring could cause a short circuit the potential design flaw may also affect other models including those now in service. in paris trade unions and business groups are set to meet with ministers for new talks on present mccraw pension reforms transport workers across the country have been on strike for the past month angry at proposals to create a uniform pension system. back to germany where a slump in global demand saw auto production in the country fall 9 percent last year that's the lowest output since 1997 the industry association says it built just 4700000 cars in germany in 2019 export markets are continuing to dry up and demand has been hit also by the us china trade war sales rose by 5 percent though the industry is also rattled by uncertainty about emissions restrictions and technological change. and for more on this let's bring in our financial correspondent in frankfurt chelsea delaney as a chelsea a lot of different factors there is t

in mind with this whole deal with ambassador bolton that "the new york times" is not the referee here. they are not an interested observer. >> harris: are they ever? >> david: they have a side that they are on. and we know about john bolton's book from an accept that they have decided to give us. we don't know what the next page says. we don't know what john bolton had said in this. and beyond that, you wonder -- democrats always in the last hour try to throw out these bombshells. yesterday, eliot engel came out and sent ambassador bolton called me. and you just wonder -- there are two more examples. why schiff? why engel? why did nancy pelosi have jerry nadler go in there when he was going to insult the u.s. senate? why did she have him go in the there? >> jessica: he is the head of the judiciary committee. he has a long, storied career. nancy pelosi is a grand strategist, which is how we wipe the floor with republicans in the 2018 midterms, using her strategy of focusing on health care. there have also been a number of times where republicans have had to admit that nancy pelosi out came the president peer to your point

this and it is interesting to step back and read and i noticed in "the new york times" and other outlets one of the things observed about the president's defense yesterday was how little they discussed anything donald trump did. good or bad. they just didn't want to talk about it. >> they are not talking about it. and the reason they don't want the witnesses because the witnesses are going to swear under oath in the u.s. senate in front of the chief justice of the supreme court that what happened really happened. they're not going to come in there and lie. i don't believe mick mulvaney would do that. i certainly know john bolton wouldn't. so they don't want those witnesses there. so they are twisting this process beyond recognition, doing permanent damage to the checks and balances of our constitution in order to protect this guy in the white house. >> and it was evidence versus rhetoric yesterday. the house managers were presenting evidence 90% of what they were talking about was the actual evidence. and the proportions were dramatically reversed, what the president's defense counsel, the defense counsel almost n

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new york city. ofre were different tiers the market that suffered more than others. jonathan: observersf manhattan a lens ofked through i a $100 million apartment. when you look at $500 million and up -- that is the top 4% of the market. sales were down 30% year-over-year. however, the balance of the market, 5 million and below, was up 1.6%. at the topthis soft market, and the market has become tighter in price. that $5why isn't million plus apartments did so bad in the fourth quarter? something to do with new developments? jonathan: primarily. the target price, when the new development frenzy broke out five or six years ago, was $5 million and up. that is where we have excess supply. depending on how you count it, but we have anywhere from six to nine years of unsold new development inventory, which is quite a lot. when you think of all the taxes, law changes just within the last year or two, it is like a wet blanket on top of an already challenged market. vonnie: at what point are people willing to leave their apartments unsold, as opposed to a price that they cannot afford? jonathan:

new york and back. what is your observation?been preparing for since june 2016. there has been a lot of commentary on it. this is the moment when the u.k. leaves the e.u. and we are not going to be an e.u. member state. we will be treated as a member state while we work out the next phase of our relationship, but there is no doubt, today at 11:00 gmt the u.k. ceases to be a member of the e.u., and that is significant. francine: how will it change the u.k. economy and the citizens of the u.k.? antony: the citizens of the u.k. voted to leave. over the last two and a half, three years, we have been debating what that means. we have an aspiration for a close economic and people partnership with the e.u. at the same time as forging new relationships in the world. that will have an impact on the u.k. economy and has lots of opportunities. our imperative is to maximize those opportunities while working out the next phase of our relationship with e.u. partners. stayine: will the u.k. together in 10 years if scotland gets a referendum? d

in new york, everyone in madison square garden for the knicks/nets game observed a 24-second moment of on the video screen. 24 obviously the jersey that he ended his career in, but he also wore the number 8. hearing the words, people talk about kobe bryant in kayna's piece there, and that last tweet to lebron james, it's just chilling and gave me goosebumps. >> absolutely. his impact on everyone, even if you weren't an athlete, just reverberating around the world, incredible. >> just seeing that career that we talk a lot about the accolades, awards, how many points he scored game after game, especially that last game with 60 points there -- but really his legacy is his family, and to hear that his daughter also perished in that helicopter crash is just devastating. a man who used his talent and platform to give back. when you're known by only one name, you know that it's your responsibility to do whatever you can to give back. and there's so many stories that people don't even know about, the philadelphia area and kobe bryant giving back to that community as well. we will try to share

surveillanceerg ," from our world had orders in new york and -- headquarters in new york and francine lacqua in london. what was the body language you observed probably more friendly than with the previous president of the commission, jean claude juncker. that was much more in open book in the body language. when you look at the red lines, it is less clear whether each of youleaders there national have two sides that want different things and may not be able to meet in the middle. tom: we developed a nice relationship with ursula von der leyen. explain who she is and how she fits into german politics. francine: she is the first president of the commission who is female. , anwas defense minister ally of angela merkel. a lot was said about the fact that the defense ministry was in great shape for she arrived just before she arrived and also when she left. she is making green issues a priority and i'm wondering how much brexit she has time for. right now in new york city, here is viviana hurtado. viviana: we begin with president trump's gamble on killing at top iranian general. it appears to be paying off. iran's retaliation did not cause any c

some concerns but many have observed that the usa seems pretty loyal to saudi arabia will be keeping a close eye on the outcome of this one kill a month and live in new york for us thank you. the psychology of the architect of the cia's enhanced interrogation techniques post $911.00 is almost polar jessica his rule in any torture program the admission came during a military tribunals which is preparing a trial against the self-proclaimed muster mind on 4 others of the attacks on new york and washington in 2000 and. whatever personal consequences i would live with i believe there was a genuine threat of an imminent attack i thought my moral obligation to protect american lives outweigh the temporary discomforts of terrorists i get so today and do it again. james mitchell was contracted by the cia in the wake of $911.00 to consult on create an interrogation program for al qaeda suspects he even admitted personally using waterboarding a torture technique that simulates drawing on several prisoners later he and another psychologist set up a company that provided support for the interrogations the cia's program included illegal coercive messrs. in the immediat

to many observers around the world there is still a fundamental contradiction, a deep confusion, in trump's strategic vision for iran and the wider mid east region. and david singer of the new yorkr trump has yet to resolve the two conflicting instincts that he has on national security. that is, on the one hand, bellicosity, and on the other hand, desire for disengagement. so for you, as a 35—year—long diplomat who is recently out of baghdad, which is driving a strategic vision here? is it the gut bellicosity of trump, or is it the desire, as he has said so many times, to get us forces out of this mid east sand, where so much blood has been shed for so little? which is it? i think it's fundamentally the difficulty that the trump administration has in following and articulating a consistent set of goals that they want to see on iran. the three that ijust mentioned, ballistic missiles, nuclear weapons, and support for proxies, are always in the mix. but there are other members of the administration, and i am not certain whether president trump fits in that, who would like to see regime change. although last week president trump said very clearly in public remarks that he did not s

new york. >> mister chief justice, distinguished members of the senate, thank you once again for your indulgence and courtesy. as we all undertake our solemn constitutional responsibilities during this senate trial. george washington once observed in his farewell address to the nation that the constitution is sacred the obligatory upon all. that means everyone. and in fact that is what makes a great country so distinct. from authoritarian regimes, and enemies of democracy. vladimir putin is above the law in russia. erdogan is above the law in turkey. kim jong un is above the law in north korea. in the united states of america no one is above the law, not even the president of the united states. that is what this moment is all about. as we all know, congress is a separate and coequal branch of government. we don't work for this president or any president. we of course work for the american people. we have a constitutional responsibility to serve as a check and balance on an out-of-control executive branch. that is not the democratic party playbook. that is not the republican party playbook. that is the playbook in a democratic republic. james madison once observed in federalist 61 that the congress should serve as a rival to the

observe d operation of funds due to the nature of the question. i president bush you keeping the information closely held. 12 days after, december 30, new york timeslished a story on what was happening inside the white house during the 84 days the aid was held up with the sub headline documents showed trump push to hold funding despite intense option. the times also reported in mid-august, and national security advisor tried to stage an intervention with president trump in the oval office with no avail. just yesterday, a reporter claims to have seen new unredacted females that came directly from donald trump. nbc news has not seen these e-mails and we cannot verify them. telling the pentagon not to release the aid. clear direction for the potus to hold. today, a federal judge ruled that one of rudy giuliani's indicted associates can share information with veinvestigator. tonight, released there were 20 e-mails discussing the freeze of a congressionally mandated military package to ukraine. omb said it would not turnover any of the 40 pages of e-mails not even with redactions. the times said it will challenge the blanket holdings of the documents.

new york. we've lost 180,000 people since last year. the right tire is are leaving -- retirees are leaving. our governor said conservatives need not apply. they are not welcome here. that's just my observation. why is the media predominantly the democrat party? host: the great part about this program is we get to hear from you, we are just here to provide all points of view. we appreciate you sharing your view on this. guest: we are very proud of our chairman. we flipped the new york state senate in 2018. to me, a lot of of the forecasting you're talking about is it the result of a single party. we have seen record job growth in california and new york, there are 243 fortune 500 companies. there is a lot of big business in states that lean democrat. i don't know that the press is in the tank for one party or another. i studied journalism as an undergraduate. you take a note to make sure you report the truth as you see it. they are reporting the truth as they see it. i know of a lot of small business owners who are emma kratz. they say -- are democrats. i'm not sure -- i appreciate your observation. i'm not sure that we have as much cohesion or as much of a monolith in terms of the professio

new york fed. we get all these different opinions. what our audience wants to note is what younow learn from the pros on that desk. observedally in the market that gives you information about these balance sheet challenges? >> well, i think that everyone observed that the fed had a very significant balance sheet investment and they have reduced that balance sheet. there has been a bunch of regulatory input. at some point, you can reach a supply-demand where for a variety of reasons, some of them , that thediosyncratic supply-demand liquidity changes and the price on liquidity rises. we want to make sure there is enough liquidity in a system. i think all the banks also -- i know we did, i can't speak for others -- we position ourselves at the end of the year when we thought liquidity might be tight. >> are you constrained by the new set of regulations? are you happy with them or do you need to see amendments so you can fit in better? >> we are an adapter to the regulatory framework. i think we have adapted very decade to the fray -- regulatory framework. the regulatory framework continues to evolve. we do not see constraint