niall stanage: thank you. host: we will take a bracket and when we come back we are joined by the former fema director, .chael brown later on, afghan ambassador to the united states,hamdullah about thes us to talk white house strategy for the conflict in afghanistan. we will be right back. been "voices from the asking attendees at the conference in boston, what is the most important issue to your state? >> what of the biggest issues that is facing maryland, is the issue -- the problem of juvenile justice. maryland,at state of we have over 50 of our youth that are incarcerated for life without the possibility of parole. i am going to be working very, very diligently with the legislature to put in place a bill that will allow for these juveniles to have a hearing. that is one of the biggest issues that we see facing us in the great state of maryland. the second has to do with opiate. opiates in the state of maryland is killing our young people. , our old people as well it has no respect for age, creed, mental il

>> niall stanage: the tactics of trashing opponents? i think one of the difficult -- one of the difficulties we have seen is that people are becoming less timid about opposing the president. approval ratings are historically low for a president at this point in his tenure. will have to see him that remains the case, his approval ratings could arise, at least among republicans, people could decide that they are better off with him than against him. honestly, the pressure on democrats, someone like senator mccaskill would expect the president to be opposed to her, to voice that disapproval, so i am not sure that does much, one way or another. host:, suzanne from kansas city, republican? >> i just wanted to say that hurricane harvey. is not a mistake any other people of, we of the america, we have forgotten that we are a part of the four elements. if we do not obey the powers of nature, the powers of that nature and forces, there will be consequences. i feelution to this, but so deeply in my heart about, we must go back to the original con

graham allison as sold 450,000 book niall ferguson has written 450,000 books. incredibly prolific author, his books are, kissinger, 1923 to 1968. the idealist, highly award book. kissing, the west and the rest, the assent of money, financial history of the world. he takes very niched topics. empire, how britain made the modern world, and colossus, the rise and fall of the american empire. he is in london sunday times tid "the boston globe," he was prostitute of history at harvard for 11 years and before that he taught at nyu, and the london school of economic is. he has won a number of awards and perhaps the only person i know who can say he has won an international emmy for his pbs series, the aas scent of money, and the ward for the best documentary from the new york film festival now his feature length film, "kissinger. "he is named as one hover the most influence people until world and in 2017 he achieved a first the hundred year history of the hoover institution which was to get every single fellow interested in international security affairs together for

let's bring in sabrina and associate editor for "the hill," niall stange.mbers coming out from an nbc/marist poll shows trump's approval rating in key three states, states he turned into swing states in his favor, michigan, pennsylvania, wisconsin, you can see them right there. his approval rating in the 30s. mid 30s, where they theoretically should be higher because he won these states. when you look at those numbers, does that tell us that supporters, his base, have moved away? >> well, there has been polling to indicate that trump is losing some support from within his base, and that should be cause for concern for this white house, but it's also important to note that trump was underwater in the polls even leading up to election day when, of course, he took hillary clinton's campaign by surprise and precisely the states that you mentioned. one thing that democrats who might be using this as cause for celebration should also be skeptical of is polling that indicates in the same numbers you mentioned that people still do believe in those states that the e

niall made the point the numbers in iowa should be good at this time. but also john kelly, is this the reason why he was brought in, to try and rein in donald trump and can he be successful? and if he's not, who can? >> well, let's not forget, he was hired by donald trump. so i don't know that trump hired him to rein himself in. i think he hired him to try to bring some sort of order to the back biting and fighting that's going on in his staff. i do think it's going to be very hard for him to turn this around. trump has no conception of policy. he never looks forward. it's always in the moment. you can't be president like that. he hasn't been president, really. he's been really conducting more of a reality show. and until he can learn how to stop that, which i don't think he can, his numbers are not going to get better because he's not going to leave the country. >> what about what kelly o'donnell is mentioning? the economy, the north korea sanctions? can the president leverage this for anything? >> well, the economy always helps. the problem is -- and

movement is easier than it was before a lot of implications for north america here bianca sheeny alex niall of edge thank you both so much for that report. all right time now for a quick break stick around when we return trump calls amazon a jobs killer and his latest twitter feud and will artificial intelligence and robots present more risk overworn and bring line along to give us his take as we go to break here the numbers at the closing bell. i. called the senior legal. everyone in the world should experience. and you can get it on the old the old. the old according to cheshire. welcome world come along for the. pledge you have for breakfast yesterday why would you put. your wife or. what's your biggest fear a little bit on the hayride was the last time the medical board you say if you ever met the pope comes the best quarterback or exploring the topic that doesn't belong on the piece now i've interviewed you to question more. i do not know if the russian state hacked into john podesta emails and gave them to wiki leaks but i do know barack obama's director of national intelligence has n

let's go to washington, and speak to niall stanage, associate editor of the hill, a us political websiteher one bites the dust. why had steve bannon's position become so precarious? there are a number of different factors. the national as you mentioned has become more controversial after events in cha rlottesville more controversial after events in charlottesville and president trump's reaction but also the white house has been affected by factionalism and we —— leaking and bannon has got part of the blame. in an interview this week he suggested military threats in north korea were posturing on the part of the us and that was unlikely to happen, so all those things came together and ended his tenure. so no one is indispensable, so many people who seemed critical to the administration have found themselves out of a job and this time it seems he was sacked, he didn't resign. there are conflicting reports and suggestions from people close to bannon that he step down some time ago, that sits uneasily with reports myself and others were getting from sources defending his position saying he wo

elizabeth: that's why i talked to niall a little bit when it comes to the white house response, he can'te too eager to get down there too soon. it's a tightrope, a difficult dance he has to weave in. every now and again we'll have the press conferences and we see them inhibited. he has to stand by and wait, but can't seem complacent. >> no, he wants to show concern and that he has the finger on the pulse here. there's an argument to go down and allow president trump to be in the conventional role of the president offering comfort to people who are clearly struggling with very difficult circumstances. but, you're quite right, elizabeth, there's the danger of distracting from relief efforts or of just diverting resources to presidential visit. i honestly feel for any president in that situation because i think it's such a fine line you have to walk. elizabeth: so far it's hard to be critical. the declaration came out early, came out strong. he may be at camp david, but elaine dukes just got the phone with him. he's not holed up and he's making himself accessible. that being said it's just

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niall williams, how do you plead? there is no doubt there is a lot more we can and should be doing. in the high street so making modifications is not straightforward. the kind of bars you were going to, old buildings, difficult to get planning permission? it depends where i go, but there are some places that have been newer built and they still have what they say is a disabled toilet, but it is no good for what i require. i think people have been talking a lot, a lot of talk and no action. i think you can do more than what you are doing at the moment. it is not fair that the disabled group is not fair that the disabled group is left out. i did not think it is just about planning permission, i think it isjust just about planning permission, i think it is just about putting disability on the agenda. think it is just about putting disability on the agendam think it is just about putting disability on the agenda. it needs to bea disability on the agenda. it needs to be a priority. i think it is really important because some of the issues in the film is about as good management and train

let's talk to niall stanage, white house columnist for the us political website the hill, based in washington, he's not messing about. no, he's not, he is clearly escalating the rhetoric and at the same time, risking escalating this crisis. we saw president trump appearing to read from notes as he delivered the words you have recited, but i know from my own sources that there are people in the administration who think his approach can be a fact did. they see the real audience for these remarks as being china, basically warning china of instability if it does not bring north korea, its ally, into line. it isa north korea, its ally, into line. it is a gamble if that strategy will work, and the dangers of losing that gamble could be catastrophic. china has said that it is 100% committed to enforcing the latest round of sanctions enforced by the un. i wonder who this message is really to? there are reports of falling popularity, is he as setting himself? there are also questions about whether or not he is in a position where they are ready to meet this with fire and fury? the last point you've ra