niall: i'm curious. it made the argument several times about the power of the people giving voice to the people and all of that. you are obviously someone who has enjoyed a lot of success in business. you are yourself very wealthy and that enables you to do some of these things. where do you stand on the importance of money in american politics? does it still have too much influence? tom: oh my gosh, yes. it is killing us. money in politics. niall: but you are spending quite a lot of your money, correct? tom: we are and i will address that. let's start with the tax bill. it is a pure response to republican donors. it supports the richest americans at the expense of everybody else. the american people just had a steamroller the right over the head in order to deliver money to the richest americans. is there too much money and politics? today is proof positive there is too much money in american politics. my original response is i want no part of it. then i realized these are the rules of the game. this --

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my discussion with the former treasury secretary larry summers and conservative thinking niall fergusonplus, president trump's foreign policy and the rise and rise of china. my conversation with kevin osnos of "the new yorker." ♪ ♪ >>> "amanpour" on pbs was made possible by the generous support of roslyn p. walter. ♪ >>> good evening, everyone. welcome to the program. i'm christiane amanpour in london with the global perspective. the american president takes every opportunity to tout america's booming economy as the success story of his first year in office, whether on twitter, last week at the capitalist mecca in davos, switzerland, or tomorrow during his state of the union address. >> there has never been a better time to hire, to build, to invest and to grow in the united states. america is open for business and we are competitive once again. >> so is president trump's tax reform responsible for reversing the american carnage that he deride it at his inaugural last year? and is the boom sustainable? joining me now from new york is the economist and former u.s. treasury secretary larr

here's niall ferguson from earlier in the hour.berg. ♪ mark: i'm mark crumpton with first word news. a fairly short on the votes they need, senate republicans are saying a stopgap bill to fund the government for just a few days is now under discussion. it would allow talks on immigration and a long-term budget to continue without partially shuttering federal operations. arizona senator jeff flake says a five day build lasting until january 23 has been suggested, although john cornyn of texas says most gop lawmakers will not agree to that. earlier senate majority -- senate minority leader chuck schumer said the possibility of avoiding a shutdown, quote, doesn't look good. schumer echoed majority leader mitch mcconnell's remarks from thursday, saying president trump has not been clear on what he hopes to accomplish with the stopgap spending bill. >> he has given only vague indications about what he wants, even at this late hour. mitch mcconnell was right. he doesn't know what the president stands for. mitch mcconnell should have the

thanks very much, niall. networks and power from the free nice enter to facebook, niall ferguson. meanwhile a show down in the senate over a new spending bill but there is an end in sight for the shutdown house freedom caucus member david schweickert is up with us next on sunday morning futures, back in a moment. tomorrow, it's a day filled with promise and new beginnings, challenges and opportunities. at ameriprise financial, we can't predict what tomorrow will bring. but our comprehensive approach to financial planning can help make sure you're prepared for what's expected and even what's not. and that kind of financial confidence can help you sleep better at night. with the right financial advisor, life can be brilliant. maria: welcome back. a standoff in the senate when lawmakers are trying to reach an agreement on a spending bill and reopen the government. the house already passed a stopgap bill thursday night after gaining support from members of the freedom caucus. joining me is republican congressman david schweikert. he's a member of the house freedom caucus. congressman

thanks very much, niall. networks and power from the free nice enter to facebook, niall ferguson.eanwhile a show down in the senate over a new spending bill but there is an end in sight for the shutdown house freedom caucus member david schweickert is up with us next on sunday morning futures, back in a moment. maria: welcome back. a standoff in the senate when lawmakers are trying to reach an agreement on a spending bill and reopen the government. the house already passed a stopgap bill thursday night after gaining support from members of the freedom caucus. joining me is republican congressman david schweikert. he's a member of the house freedom caucus. congressman good to see you thanks so much for joining us. >> good morning maria. maria: of course you voted yes on the house spending bill on thursday. what is your take on what's going to break this and get the government open again? >> it's a brilliant question because this isn't the log jam over policy. in many ways, when you look at the senate, it's almost a policy to be named in the future from a number of democrat members

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. >> i heard you've might be working with niall horn on a collaboration. >> we're good friends and wethe time. we're like we should write a song and we plan on writing a song and we end up just hanging out. >> get on with that collaboration. >> meanwhile katy perry is making a fashion name for herself. >> remember earlier this week she matched minnie mouse. so cute. last night we heard her fashion roar loud and clear. ♪ >> katy shimmied along to bruno mars showing off a tiny waist. ♪ >> she wore the outfit out to dinner in west hollywood. the outfit is pricey, $2,700. check out the new cup cake queen. beyonce the mom of three is carying them in tuper ware. she was sporting leggings and a hoodie after a soul cycle session. maybe she was slurjing. ♪ >> last night she and jay-z hit up tau for dinner. mrs. carter rocked tom ford pumps with a four inch heel. the two are expected to head to new york soon for the grammys. >> the reason they were out was to celebrate with mary j. blige for her oscar nomination. >> congratulations. cameron and sophie schillaci have more queen b. love. they joi

the time for trivial fights is behind us. this time around is niall stanage, from the hill.ress lost you. joint session of congress lost you. prime—time tv for the former reality tv star. tv star. the white house is releasing parts of the speech. releasing parts of the speech. what is most interesting? is most interesting? interesting thing to me is the relative optimism of the speech. relative optimism of the speech. better time deliver the american dream. dream. a very dark vision of the united states. that is noteworthy. wanting to help on infrastructure and immigration. and immigration. one of the more favourable topics for that kind of outreach. for that kind of outreach. a very polarised moment right now in the united states. the united states. political incentive for democrats to work with president trump? work with president trump? not for very many of them. very many of them. i think that is an uphill battle. an uphill battle. and you think it will be, based on the excerpts you have seen some? the excerpts you have seen some? the united states coming together —— not

niall, thank you for being here. i want to start with a quote from the piece you wrote.xemplifies the ugly american. davos will accept him and he repeated goes on to say, "what are my favorite lines from davos comes from jamie dimon, who says davos is where billionaires tell millionaires how the middle class feels. the events of 2016 revealed that trump knew a lot more than most members of his class about how the american working and middle-class felt. he can expect more than a cold shoulder." which donald trump do you think we will see? >> we will see donald trump as he always is, unfiltered and probably making no concessions at all to the globalists. i think a lot of people expect him to be given a very cold shoulder. a lot of his views on immigration and free-trade run counter to the conventional wisdom of the kind of people you meet at davos, especially the europeans, who certainly don't like him. on the other hand, it is the world's economic forum, and it is predominately business people who are there, and whatever they may think of trump's views on immigration, the

russia out by easing up on the sanctions against them presidents talk about russia is so consistently niall the bill that was passed to the countering america's adversaries through sanctions act specifically allows the government the united states to impose sanctions on countries that do business with countries targeted by the bill the usa can impose sanctions and can begin the process of imposing sanctions on countries that do business with russia's intelligence or defense sectors now allies of the united states in western europe nato countries among them there were some that were not happy about these new sanctions as they prevent them from doing business with russia nearby neighbor and trading partner we've heard a lot of anger from german officials belgian officials are also not happy about these new sanctions being imposed on russia that will have a negative impact on their economy and this is potentially driving away between the united states and other nato members and countries when it comes to all the allegations of russia meddling moscow has of course consistently denied all of the

niall ferguson, thank you forjoining me.m. if you wanted to look at this programme, you would have the producers and the director, and the producers and the director, and the presenters. if you looked really closely, you would see at the help of the network the real power, is that right? the power structure at the centre of the network? the person who controls it all? is that what he was saying? absolutely! he didn't actually say my name but he was about to say it. the person he is the main hierarchy on this programme. can i just is the main hierarchy on this programme. can ijust say, if you ever wa nt to programme. can ijust say, if you ever want to say that i am facile, as professor ferguson did, i let him get away with it! i found as professor ferguson did, i let him get away with it! ifound it as professor ferguson did, i let him get away with it! i found it quite amusing. but i would put my fist through the screen and punch you on the nose! i will go back and watch the nose! i will go back and watch the unedited version

the dons beat kilmarnock 3—1 with two goals from scott mckenna and another from niall mcginn who rangth of the pitch to score aberdeen‘s third. elsewhere, wins for partick and dundee. rory mcilroy lies in second place going into today's final round of the dubai desert classic. the northern irishman shot four birdies and an eagle to finish his third round one behind leader li haotong of china, who's 20 under. mcilroy tees off at 8.45. now it is time for ben and the papers. now it is time for ben and the papers. hello, and welcome to our sunday morning look at the papers. with me are the journalist james rampton and peter conradi, foreign editor at the sunday times. let us take you through sop of the front—pages at least. let us take you through sop of the front—pages at least. the sunday times says meghan markle plans to make a speech at her wedding. donald trump has criticised theresa may, according to the mail on sunday, who say the us president thinks the pm's approach to brexit hasn't been "tough enough". the independent on sunday leads with a dramatic picture of the bomb in kabul

the dons beat kilmarnock 3—1 with two goals from scott mckenna and another from niall mcginn who ranto score aberdeen's third. a dream come true is how caroline wozniacki described becoming a grand slam champion. playing for nearly three hours in 30 degree heat in melbourne, the second seed from denmark defeated romanian simona halep in three sets to win the australian open. it took her 43 attempts to win a slam — and her reward isn't only that shiny trophy. she'll also become the world number one. she was playing really well and i was thinking it looks like it may not be my day but i was never really nervous. i was just going to go out there and give it my all and swing for it and play aggressively. i think i played well. it could have gone either way but i'm happier it went my way. rory mcilroy will tee off in the final group tomorrow at the dubai desert classic — chasing a first victory in 17 months. the four—time major winner is just a shot behind leader haotong li on 19 under par. mcilroy shot a third round 68 — aided by two birdies in the last three holes. it was good to make t

the first was ugly, the second cynical, but when it 10—10 or 11 — 11 bulls should have won this one, nialluls nor the relegation scrap is wanted —— 0—0. the bbc‘s robbie savage played under hughes at blackburn rovers and wales, and said ultimately hughes would have saved stoke from relegation. premier league status for a club like stoke city is so important, they have got great people running they have got great people running the club, they don't sack managers often, they have two or three managers in 20 years or something so they are not a sacking club sofa them to sack him obviously they thought was a necessity and i understand it, but! thought was a necessity and i understand it, but i think they should have kept him up. liverpool have offered a 50 pound voucher to fans who bought a shirt with philippe coutinho's name on it. the club's offer comes after his departure to barcelona on a 142 million pound, 5.5—year deal. the fee is a british record and makes coutinho the second—most expensive footballer in history after his compatriot neymar. the brazilian playmaker made 201 appearances f

don't bet against this man >> niall, thanks for coming in >> congratulations when we return, a grammy/musician will be joining us on the set as we adhe to break, a look at the european markets in the "squawk"" returns in a moment. [ music playing >>> all right, welcome back, everybody. david solomon likes fine wine, a former assistant-to-is facing charges that he stole $1.2 million of rare wine from his boss he says the former assistant used a fake name to sell stolen wine from solomon's collection to a north carolina wine dealer. among those were seven rare burgundy that sells for an average of nearly $7,000 a bottle. >> pretty good we talked about this there are so many. by the way, you go online, use personal assistance and theft. these stories were remarkable. anyway the grammys are coming back to new york january 28th a. week from now. this year's awards show will feature, a week from now, most latinos performers in over a decade we want to bring former sony music entertainment chairman and ceo, leading singer and actress and fashion designer for macy's. we are thrilled to have b

niall stannage, thanks for joining us.ike: and statistics in the house nearly $300,000 have been spent quieting harassment and discrimination claims against house members since 2003. >> hi there, mike. the nearly $300,000 comes straight from taxpayers and was used to settle 13 claims against members. house. that average is out to almost a settle a year. here is a look. 27,000 was paid out between 2003 in '07. then, a big jump between '08 and 2012 with 174,000. then 91,000 from 2013 to last year. we don't know who got the payouts because staffers had to sign a nondisclosure agreement. to start mediation. we know one of the offending congressmen was from texas. his former communications director received 84,000 after she accused him of making inappropriate sexual comments. he announced he's not running for reelection and said he'll pay the money back. earlier, he's waiting to see what changes the house is making before he writes that check. he's one of four lawmakers who resigned or announced he wouldn't run again after bein

the dons beat kilmarnock 3—1 with two goals from scott mckenna and another from niall mcginn who ran mcilroy lies in second place going into today's final round of the dubai desert classic. the northern irishman shot four birdies and an eagle to finish his third round one behind leader li how—tang of china who's 20 under. mcilroy tees off at 8.45. the doing brilliantly. —— he is doing brilliantly. to the rest, get back in, and have added. the way they bounce back. andy murray with a hip operation. yet to bounce back, but he will. he will. it's the big question that's been dominating the internet this week, exactly how many legs does reese witherspoon have? digital photo trickery is now so widespread that we only really notice when it goes wrong. as it did for vanity fair earlier this week. this is the cover of the magazine's annual hollywood special, shot by the celebrity photographer annie leibovitz. it features 13 stars, including reese witherspoon, who appears to have a third leg! this wasn't the only error picked out by eagle—eyed social media users though. take this photo of ree

the dons beat kilmarnock 3—1 with two goals from scott mckenna and another from niall mcginn who rand place going into today's final round of the dubai desert classic. the northern irishman shot four birdies and an eagle to finish his third round one behind leader li haotong of china, who's 20 under. mcilroy tees off at 8.45. good to see him coming back and doing well. the final day, sunday, this is a the day when true champions come to the fore. there is criticism about his opponent who is taking very slow play and trying to control the game. such a bugbear of the game. it puts people off who don't play golf, from even trying to attempt it, they see it as so slow. if they see it on tv it won't inspire them in real life. we will stick to a sporting theme. we will stick to a sporting theme. for some people it's a sexist and old fashioned idea. for others it's a traditional part of darts and helps make the sport fun. models who introduce players at tournaments, or "walk—on girls", have been scrapped by the professional darts corporation after talks with broadcasters. now there are call

niall, we'll keep following this for our viewers at home. thank you for listening to that speech. >> my pleasure. leland: bringing congressman back from the great state of california listening in as well. congressman, good to see you, sir. you heard the president, so much of that conversation with congressional leadership focused on a deal about daca. they want $18 billion for a border wall, more border security and then you heard the president said there was a lot of support, he said actually everybody up here, i guess referring both to the vice-president and congressional leadership, wanted to make a deal on daca. does he have your support in that deal, number one? number two, do you think you have enough votes to get something through the house that the senate would be okay with? >> well, whatever comes up and is being advocated by the president will have serious consideration and those of us who have been around a while, as i have been, understand that we're not going to get everything that we want. as far as i'm concerned, the 850,000 y

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joining me now from central london is niall dickson, chief executive of the nhs confederation. 0n the with dignity and to treat them safely, the levels of occupancy in hospitals is far too high, too many patients languishing in corridors, thousands sitting in the back of ambulances. it is notjust hospitals, hospitals in one way our the tip of the iceberg. the reality is that community and social care services are stretched and not meeting demand. gps are at the end of their tether. mental health services likewise. what you are seeing isa services likewise. what you are seeing is a symptom of a system which is gridlocked. is it at breaking point? always difficult to know at what point you say that, we have been arguing consistently with government and with the political class that we need to have a proper look at the future funding of health and social care, notjust the nhs, and social care, notjust the nhs, and look at that over the next ten or 15 years, that is whyjust in the la st or 15 years, that is whyjust in the last day we have launched a major study with the institute for fisc