north america again has just ended. it would have been equally empty on any other map made in this period in the 1740s and 50s and the russians, this shows party of california, the spanish california, where they established this post at the southern limit of their explorations and this river here is labeled the river of the west. it is flowing out of lake winnipeg in manitoba. another theory about hudson bay, winnipeg, and the pacific by rivers. this is roughly analogous to what we saw earlier on dobbs's map. last, i wanted to show you by alexander mckenzie, british explorer connected with the northwest company, competitor to the hudson bay company and he was the first european to cross the full extent of north america. he entitled his book from 1801, voyages from montrÉal on the river of st. lawrence from the continent of north america to the pacific oceans in the year 1789, and 1793. he first went to the arctic ocean, called the mckinsey river. then, subsequent expeditions made it to the coast of british columbia in 1

which he named as one of the four major rivers in north america. though there was the mississippi river, the st. lawrence river, what he called the berman river or borbon which was probably saskatchewan river owing out of the canadian rockies and into the hudson bay and forth was the river oregon which flowed out of the rockies westward toward the pacific ocean. so this most likely was the columbia river but he didn't know the location or of the columbia river at that time so there's some uncertainty whether it could've been the fraser river rather than the columbia river but in any case there was a lot of interest even before the 18th century and finding out what major river flowed west from the rockies to the pacific because that was likely to be the major conduit for trade into north america, just as the mississippi and the st. lawrence were the avenues of trade to the central part of north america and not the united states. if we go back to the geography of the river, this book by arthur dobbs from 1744 is called an account of the countries adj

janine schapiro, director at north america and the vice president or senior vice president with growth. allow me not to introduce congressman holding. congressman holding growth in raleigh north carolina attended lake forest university where he was the classics in my insert for an practice law before becoming u.s. attorney for north carolina. she is represented for north carolina 13th congressional district and was sworn in on january 2017 and serves on the ways and means committee. most importantly for our purposes coming as a coach or the congressional caucus on india. without any further ado, allow me the honor of introducing representative holding. [applause] >> all right. let's get all set up here. thank you very much. it's a very warm welcome for the opportunity to offer some remarks. it's kind of odd to be here with a panel of actual experts of the u.s.-india relations and how we can foster deeper economic funds between our two great democracies. members of congress think we are experts on everything, so you just have to bear with me. i especially like to thank the hudson instit

north america, again, is just empty. but it would have been equally empty on any other map made in this period, in the 1740's and 1750's. and the russians established posts as far south as fort ross in northern california. this shows -- they knew it was spanish california where they at the ed these posts southern limit of their explorations. then this river here is labeled the river of the west. it's at the southern limit of flowing out o winnipeg, in what is now manitoba. so they had another theory about how hudson's bay, lake winnipeg, and the pacific were connected by rivers. so this is roughly analogous to what we saw earlier on arthur dobbs' map. but this has more detail. last, i wanted to show you the books and maps by alexander mckenzie. the british explorer, connected with the northwest company, a competitor to the hudson's bay company. and he was the first european to cross the full extent of north america. so he entitled his book, dating from 1801, "voyages from montreal on the river st. you lawrence through th

a large investable opportunity in north america.same time, when you look at going overseas, there is not much risk premium implied in the desire to entice investors into places like west africa, even the north sea and the u.k. without the same macro backdrop of the shale driving an increase in activity, it is frankly harder to find investable opportunities with the same expert tatian's on rate of return by going outside of north america. outside of you think north america, geopolitics is something that comes very much and the energy market. a lot of travel on the part of the u.s. president of late and a lot of talk about the geopolitical aspects of the energy market. how much does that slow you down? is there a note of caution as you look at some of the forces driving politics out there? alex: well, it's a very manyusly timely given changes going on in the middle east specifically. what's most notable about geopolitics and how it is priced into and thought about the market today is frankly there is no geopolitical premium and oil, a

north america and overseas >> yes north american futures are down sharply. that's part of what is happening with some of the farther shifts they talk about. they do expect north america to be modestly negative here in the first half but then positive for the year which also does imply some. >> mention pressure on athletic as a category. is that something that you see as a long lasting shift or just an indigestion period? >> we had a number of bankruptcies of course now those are mostly behind us overall, nike controls almost half of the marketplace here in footwear and nike's inventories were very lean the sales to inventory spread which is a very important me trick was finally positive for the first time in many quarters. a more rational nike as we look through the next year will bode well for the entire space. >> what's happening in north america beyond the pressure in malls and department stores? how much of it is addidas gaining market share. >> this brand has gone from i believe about 6 or 7% market share just about 18 months ago to low double digits th

are you looking at north america for other opportunities?a balanced portfolio in our key regions. u.s.,rate in brazil, north america. we are exporting more from brazil. we had the advantage to be north america, which is a growing market. -- are youstors looking at the possibility of plants and india and mexico? are there buyers interested? >> i would not comment on a specific country. we believe in diverse make. our ultimate goal is to stay in operations where we have a better profitability. that is where we are going. >> on the operations, are you seeing risks coming from that? >> know, we still -- no. we still uphold a position we did not do anything wrong. we did everything right. so we are waiting. >> a quick word, second half of 2017, what is your outlook? >> for north america, which by their. we are seeing good signs of consumption. in brazil, sideways. >> thanks so much. we will throw it back to you. mark: thanks a lot. great conversation. we are getting breaking news, friends has announced president trump has accepted -- rants hasn't

said he had found extinct animals from the ice age, horses and camels that were here, you know, north america before they were actually found in other portions of the world. he talked about people hunting these animals and he had found a small -- in the cave with the bones surrounded it. and he said he had proven people were in the northern great basin during the ice age. it did not take long and the archaeologists, professionals asked him, began to question whether or not this was a good association between the artifacts and the bones. and he, unfortunately, the excavations had been conducted so hastily that they did not record all of the information they needed to address those questions. in 2002, i returned there with the archaeological field school and began work well aware that we had to document the exact locations of the artifacts, as well as the bones. what i wanted to do was see if i could get the radiocarbon dates on artifacts to overlap those of the camel and horse bones. i did not know at the time what part human coprolites would play and that did not come about until about 2005 w

there is a lot of interdependencies taking place today across the broader north america energy market. leading experts believe that by 2020 we could become energy self-sufficient. self-sufficient as opposed to independent because what we mean by that is we have a capability to produce as much as we consume right here in the north american continent. nafta, the stability it is brought in terms of our ability to move across borders with full import and export, has been more beneficial. at the end of the day the real beneficiary is the american consumer because the more you bring the law supply and demand into play, the efficiencies that come with cross-border trade, even the farming and ranching community get to experience the lower fuel costs. aaa estimates the average american saves over $500 a year at the gas pump because of lower gasoline and diesel fuel prices. to us it is very important as we enter into this debate is to recognize the way the markets work, the real value for the u.s. in that broader context of the north american free trade agreement. mr. grumet: let me ask you to

of being part of north america and being part of also the american society. very, very integrated. i mean, you can see that, for example... people eat more guacamole because of things like the super bowl. so that's something that is fantastic. you're celebrating your great sports game with mexican food. i do believe that in the minds of many mexicans, all the mexicans that are living here, they have both countries inside them. >> one of the things that you've heard, and i've heard too, is people are just so angry. it doesn't matter which side you're on. they're just angry, and they can't get past that. so how do we help people calm down? >> yeah, i will say that we have to look forward. i will say that we have to understand, be very measured, be very mature, and understand that these issues have nothing to do with the american people. these issues have nothing to do with the american goods. these issues have nothing to do with the american companies. quite the opposite. this is a moment where we have to be closer. this is a moment, an opportunity to show that

of being part of north america and being part of also the american society. very integrated. i mean, you can see that, for example... people eat more guacamole because of things like the super bowl. so that's something that is fantastic. you're celebrating your great sports game with mexican food. i do believe that in the minds of many mexicans, all the mexicans that are living here, they have both countries inside them. >> one of the things that you've heard, and i've heard too, is people are just so angry. it doesn't matter which side you're on. they're just angry, and they can't get past that. so how do we help people calm down? >> yeah, i will say that we have to look forward. i will say that we have to understand, be very measured, be very mature, and understand that these issues have nothing to do with the american people. these issues have nothing to do with the american goods. these issues have nothing to do with the american companies. quite the opposite. this is a moment where we have to be closer. this is a moment, an opportunity to show that toget

we had net hiring from 14 campuses across north america for computer science graduates. in the next three months, we're going to be entering a turning point where closer to 50% of the north american work force will be -- we are responding to a need. that's a core business need. you're not responding to a political need or a regulatory need. we're responding to a business need. that's where the skills are, that's where projects are. so innovation is changing terms of delivery, it's changing in terms of technology, in terms of what needs to be delivered. technology is changing in terms of where it needs to be delivered. right now those who are responsible dch >> james, an icon in india, an icon in south asia, many, many businesses, and definitely bullish on the united states and the partnership what is your perception of the current status of u.s.-india commercial relations and how do you see them evolving? how do you see them actually reaching for the potential because each one of us probably figure out, do you think it has, it is close to its potential or nowhere near the

at the end of the day as we look at north america as a exporter. we're moving away from other sources of energy around the world. thus making us energy self-sufficient. al the implications from that are much larger than just the trade question. you have national security implications, and the list goes on. the geo politics of energy around the globe have changed dramatically. and the united states, i should say north america is really becoming the epicenter of energy in the world. something, again, no one would have thought about ten short years ago. >> say a little more about the interconnectedness. a lot of people imagine trade as you build something, your sell it to somebody else in this linear fashion. there's a lot of integration between crude in mexico, refined products in the u.s. being sold back into mexico and other markets. how intertangled -- how difficult would it be if in fact you saw different rules? proverbially the agreement was ripped up? >> uncertainty creates great concern across all industry i would assume. i would encourage oth

i think the important message we are sending with these battle groups is that europe and north americare standing together, and that is the best way to preserve the peace in europe. >> you just practiced what could happen if russia came across this border. russia will be practicing to do exactly that in september. how worried are you something could go wrong? that russia may not even mean to come across? that there could be accidents, an escalation beyond what you can predict? >> increased military activity, including more exercises close to our borders and the nee undes the need for transparency. therefore, nato continues to call on russia to respect the vienna document, which established rules for international inspection and observation of military exercises. we will monitor and follow that excise very closely. one of the reasons why we are increasing our military esence in this part of europe is that we have seen over the years a pattern by russia. more exercises. more investments in military capabilities. also, the use of force against their neighbor in ukraine. >> crimea, you are

the governmental relations leader for transportation at general electric, resident director at north america -- and the senior vice president of --. allow me now to introduce holding.an he grew up in north carolina, tendon wake forest university and clerk for u.s. district terrence boyle and practiced law before becoming the u.s. attorney for north carolina. from the representative north carolina's 13th congressional district, sworn in on january 2017 answers on the ways and means committee and for our purposes, the cochair of the congressional caucus on india. without further do, let me introduce representative holding. [applause] >> all right. let me get all set up. thank you very much. a very warm welcome. i first ate the opportunity to offer some remarks. it is kind of odd to be a with a panel of folks who are actual experts on the u.s.-india relations and how we can foster deeper bonds he between our two great democracies. members of congress think we are experts on everything so you'll just have to bear with me. i would like to thank the hudson institute for hosting these aoceedings th

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. our top stories: brexit, nuclear weapons and the future of social care — voters quiz theresa may and jeremy corbyn ahead of the uk election. california pledges to keep on cutting carbon emissions despite president trump's withdrawal from the paris climate agreement. the british prime minister, theresa may, and the opposition labour party leader, jeremy corbyn, have been facing questions from voters in the final televised debate before next week's general election. they were questioned seperately by members of the studio audience after mrs may refused to debate directly with other party leaders. she stressed that she was the best person to lead brexit negotiations. it would have been easy. i could have said, i'm prime minister, there's another couple of years, why don't ijust there's another couple of years, why don't i just stay and hang there's another couple of years, why don't ijust stay and hang on in the job? tie didn't do that. i have called an election because of brexit. i was

today i'm asking dan to pick out patterns and styles for north america.his process for myself. in the past, his creativity has gotten the company in trouble, and i'm not gonna let that happen again. ♪ charles, what's happening? charles: hey, what's going on, marcus? lemonis: good to see you again. how many reams of fabric are here? charles: i think half a million rolls, at least. -dan: geez. -lemonis: so you should be able to find something. -dan: something. lemonis: okay? dan went to town picking out every fabric in the store. i only asked him to pick out a few. it's no wonder that he's made shoes that have every pattern and every color variation. dan: so, these three are obviously from india. they obviously have a nice ethnic, indian vibe. lemonis: and so why did you pick these three? dan: we don't have anything currently from india. lemonis: were you outside with me? dan: was i...? yes. yes. lemonis: so, what am i missing? before we walked inside, it wasn't to do anything else, other than solve one problem. dan: the north american textile problem. lemo

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my my name is mike embley. our top stories: britian‘s prime minister apologises for losing her party's majority as talks over a deal to hold power continue. and now there's doubts that the queen's speech will be able to set out the governemnt‘s agenda on monday. in russia, hundreds of anti—putin protesters and the country's main opposition leader are arrested as tensions run high. heading for a new era in french politics. president macron‘s centrist party looks set to win by a landslide in the final parliamentary elections. finding the voice to help a community heal. the orlando gay chorus povides comfort one year since the pulse nightclub attack. and the perfect marriage of bride and bollywood. how a viral video means indian weddings may never be the same again. the headlines: britain's prime minister has spent the day trying to make amends with her own party for the disastrous conservative result in last week's election. she lost her majority in parliament, trieigering vast politica

from border security to the defense of north america through norad to the fight against daesh, nato and improving and nurturing our trade relationship which is the strongest in the world. at the same time will work with other like-minded people and countries that share our nterest. and that is as follows, first we will support the rules -based international order and all its institutions and seek ways to strengthen and improve them. we will strongly support the multilateral forum where discussions are held including the g7, g 20, oas, wto, commonwealth, the arctic council and of course nato and the un. a cornerstone of our multilateral agenda is our steadfast commitment to the transatlantic alliance. our bond s manifest in -- our agreement with the european union which we believe in and warmly support. in the military deployment. there can be no traffic that nato and article 5 are at the heart of canada's national security policy. we will strive for leadership in all of these multilateral forms. we are honored to be hosting the g7 next year and energetically pursuing a two-year term on

done the same thing — is to withdraw from the transpacific partnership, a set of rules to link north americac, whereby a ready could agree on the rules of the game and engage with each other. important, of course, the tpp excluded china. having gone, it creates a vacuum china can fill. this book is subtitled the end of globalisation: the return of history. that there are some forces in the country continue to push us towards a more open, globalised world, whatever the politics of the day in the united states, or indeed, united kingdom. those forces might include the the unfolding, or the the continued unfolding of the digital age, the internet, and everything that goes with it. and you could include artificial intelligence, robotics, 3—d printing, all of these things. surely they are going to leave us all more interconnected than ever before, whether we like it or not. that — that's a natural conclusion. although in the book i cast doubt on some of this. the reason i do that is not on having technological advance, but what you do with that technology, when it comes along. so if you look at p

in north america and the far east they've been a fixture for a while now.round the uk, in the second half of last year, very small independent arcades began springing up all over the place. small vr centres have begun opening sporadically in towns around the country — lincoln, penzance, edinburgh and liverpool were among the first to set up shop. but here in the capital, nothing. at least nothing permanent. the odd pop up in trendy parts of town might be doing brisk business, but a long—term multi—game facility is still to open. continue firing... and there does seem to be an appetite. this is a gaming bar in north london. i believe the competition is happening right now. would you visit a vr arcade? yeah, definitely. definitely, yeah. it's something that's so new and something everyone is talking about. you'd definitely do it. the thing is not everyone could afford a games console in their house, now everyone can, but they can't afford vr, so now vr is the new thing that you can't afford so you go and rent it for a bit. the market leader is htc, whose cent

that would hit north america. that is what the u.s. is concerned about now. >> it comes as missile on icbm. a sensitive time for the new south korean president. >> yes. one of his campaign pledges was to engage north korea, have a more conciliatory approach to north korea. these missile tests, well not as ,ignificant as a nuclear test it is still concerning. it is a challenge for the administration as to how to engage north korea. , it is still>> i want to move toh africa. jacob zuma is staying put for now. he served raved -- he survived by some in office. is he say for the moment? >> he is certainly. he is keeping control of the country. is vote of no-confidence something that he said he never wanted to hear of again. the constitutional court is debating whether or not to allow a secret ballot on a no-confidence vote in parliament later this year. whether that will happen or not is to be seen but it does deal a blow to that move. nato and theof group of seven summit, emmanuel macron welcome vladimir putin to paris for their first one-o

this would link north america, south america, and asia, to create a trading bloc, whereby a ready couldt, of course, be dpp excluded china. —— tpp. important, of course, be dpp excluded china. -- tpp. this book is subtitled the and of globalisation. whatever the politics of the day in the united states are indeed the united kingdom is, those forces might include the unfolding, or the third unfolding of the digital age, the internet, and within that goes with it. -- the internet, and within that goes with it. —— end. you could include artificial intelligence, robotics, 3-d artificial intelligence, robotics, 3—d printing, all of these things. surely they are going to leave us all interconnected. whether we like it or not. that is a natural conclusion. although you can cast doubt on some of this. the reason i doubt on some of this. the reason i do that is not because of technology that has come of what you do that. so if you look at previous eras of globalisation... bec technology tries to globalisation, doesn't? not necessarily. it decrease the cost of medication around the world. —— but

and according to defense analysts, has moved closer to producing a missile capable of reaching north america compact enough to ride on it. that is why neighboring countries and the u.s. are all watching north korea and its unpredictable leader closely. it will be solved. you can bet on that. >> here is the situation. september 9, 2016, north korea conducted its strongest nuclear weapons test in a decade. the 10 kiloton blast was almost as powerful as the bomb dropped on hiroshima. in 2017, kim jong unwarned of more nuclear weapons test. he stepped up ballistic missile testing with some lending in the sea of japan and promised to test long-range missiles that could reach north america. in response, president trump said he would consider all options. president trump: we are probably not safe over here. if he gets the long-range missiles, we are not safe either. >> after meeting with china's president xi jinping, trump agreed to work with beijing to find diplomatic solutions. he later warned of a major, major conflict if diplomacy fails. in april, the u.s. installed at missile defense system in

prices for north america have yet to be set.e: facebook says its top 2 billion regular monthly users a quarter of the world's population. the site reached one billion in october 2012. it is up almost 600,000 new users each day since then. facebook says it's concentrating on building virtual communities and is working harder to reduce violent, hateful, and misleading content. betty: of the next, a record antitrust fine for google. what will betty: a beautiful morning out of hong kong, 30 minutes away from asia's major market open. looks like no rain for now. yvonne: incredible. i should have just come one week later. york,.m. tuesday in new where markets closed decidedly lower. a pretty grim day if you are a u.s. bowl. but -- u.s. bull. a beautiful summer evening in new york. betty: you are watching daybreak: asia. let's get to first word news with paul allen in sydney. new cyber attack is hitting institutions from europe to the u.s., similar to the demands from wannacry. more than 2000 entities have been hit so far, from governo

of being part of north america and being part of also the american society. very, very integrated. i mean, you can see that, for example... people eat more guacamole because of things like the super bowl. so that's something that is fantastic. you're celebrating your great sports game with mexican food. i do believe that in the minds of many mexicans, all the mexicans that are living here, they have both countries inside them. >> one of the things that you've heard, and i've heard too, is people are just so angry. it doesn't matter which side you're on. they're just angry, and they can't get past that. so how do we help people calm down? >> yeah, i will say that we have to look forward. i will say that we have to understand, be very measured, be very mature, and understand that these issues have nothing to do with the american people. these issues have nothing to do with the american goods. these issues have nothing to do with the american companies. quite the opposite. this is a moment where we have to be closer. this is a moment, an opportunity to show that

a process that was led primarily by the public powers of north america. and western europe. but we recognize that the global balance of power has hanged greatly since then. and recognize that we increasingly within reach of all and as canadians, let us be agents of that change. [applause] let us seize the great opportunity we have now to help the people of the world's fastest growing country join the global middle class and the multilateral system that supports it. peace and prosperity are every person's birth right. the second great challenge is an exhaustion in the west of the belief among working people , the middle class, that the global system can help them better their lives. this is an enormous crisis of confidence. it has the potential, if we let it, to undermine global prosperity. at root of this anxiety around the world is a pervasive sense that too many people have been left behind, betrayed by a system they were promised would make them better off but hasn't. here's the key. it's true that the system is flawed. but international trade is the wrong target. the rea

that will extend to our partners in north america, europe, and we seem to be picking a lot of fights days. china seems to be one we're not picking. concerning a lot of trade partners everywhere else in the world. and aral rise in tariffs drop in global trade would have to be bad news i think. david: those jim, the founder of the associates in the summit of new york. the senate intelligence committee is releasing the statement that james comey will be giving tomorrow. i have it up on the bloomberg. it iabout seven pages ng. these ofoken it down each briefing he had with the president. he said he met first on the sixth in a conference room on trump towers in new york. he was there with other leaders to brief him and his new national security team on the findings of an icy access meant -- assessment. this is particularly relevant of the news that we have got of the last 24 hours. he said, i remain alone with him to brief him on some sensitive aspects of the information assembled during that assessment. the icy leadership thought it icld be important -- the leadership thought it would be

think this stock is ridiculous today being up the way it was was insane the q1 guide was great north america was up 1%. adidas has printed a% number for three quarters in a row. they are taking market share away from nike this whole structure they've got on and i said this last night, is an absolute smoke and mirror schoeneweis. they're not creating new demantd for the market just taking it from the wholesaler and putting it online it's not a drop in demand. i say it's insane. i'd be a seller here >> karen >> i thought it was, i mean, to me, the run up was more about how low expectations were going in it wasn't that much of a blowout quarter, but there were a few things north america turning the right way. the inventory sort of turning the right way. the idea ha the athletic, ath leisure not being over basketball being better. there were things to like. i think it was more about where it was going in than that this was so fantastic >> i'd rather play under armour. getting back to the theme of buying horrible ones with trashy names. it's down 20% year to date and there are a lot o efficiencie

as our north america editorjon sopel reports — the hearings could have significant implications for thelk about the crackle of expectation. in washington this morning, in this room as james comey walked in, it was palpably there. you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god? i do. please be seated. it's being called the political super bowl and the former fbi director's opening statement didn't disappoint as he reflected on the manner of his being fired. the shifting explanations confused me and increasingly concerned me. they confused me because the president and i have had multiple conversations about myjob both before and after he took office, and he repeatedly told me i was doing a greatjob and he hoped i would stay. and he spoke of the president's portrayal of him and the organisation he had led. the administration then chose to defame me and more importantly the fbi by saying the organisation was in disarray, that it was poorly led, that the workforce had lost confidence in its leader. those were lies, plain and simple. but first

we're also pleased to be joined by executives from marathon petroleum, bungee north america, cf industries, peabody energy, alliance call, ak steel, new core steel, scott's -- you like that company i guess. scott's miracle grow and many others who are ready to help us build the roads, the bridges, the tunnels and the waterways of tomorrow. and they're currently working very hard. in fact, i brought a couple of greatest builters in america. steve roth, richard lefrak. where are you guys? come here. come here. come here. come here, steve. they're not used to this. they like to build. get up here, richard. two of the great builders of our country. come here, richard. watch. i have to do this. do you want to say anything, fellows? they're not big talkers. >> i'll say something. >> unless they're behind the desk. go ahead, richard. go. >> we're all fortunate to have the greatest builder in america, donald j. trump. [ applause ] standing behind an infrastructure program which america sorely needs and is ready to implement. donald, president trump, thank you. >> steve, come. no? come here. get of

live now to our north america correspondent david willis.nd here, we heard from president trump that he had sought and received repeated assurances from the fbi director he sacked, james comey, that he was not under investigation. the washington post is a much respected paper, this would be a big change? it would indeed. it now appears, mike, that the new york times, another revered newspaper in this country, is getting at least some credence to that report in the washington post —— giving. the new york times reporting that senior intelligence officials, people not part of the trump campaign, due to give evidence to the special counsel robert mueller in the next few days, possibly even this week. that is significant because the initial investigation, the investigation that the special counsel robert mueller inherited from the fbi, was into alleged links between the russian government and the trump campaign to allegedly perverted the outcome of last year's presidential election. well, now, less than a month after he was appointed special coun

we're also pleased to be joined by executives from marathon petroleum, bungie north america, c.f. industries, peabody industry, alliance call, a.k. steel, new corps steel. [applause] you like that company, i guess. scotts mill cal grow and many others who are -- miracle grow and many others who are ready to help us build the roads, bridge, tunnels and roadways of tomorrow. they're very currently working very hard. i brought a couple of the greatest builders in america, steve roth, richard lefrack, where are you guys? come here, come here, come here. come up here, steve. these people aren't used to this. they like to build. they don't know about. this get up here, richard. two of the great builders of our country. ome here, richard. i have to do this. do you want to say anything? they're not big talkers. unless they're behind a desk, they're big talkers. go ahead, richard. >> we're all fortunate to have the greatest builder in america, donald j. trump. cheers and applause] an infrastructure program which america sorely needs and is ready to implement. donald, president trump, thank

live now to our north america correspondent david willis.ek and did get repeated assurances from the fbi directorjames comey, who was later sacked, that the president wasn't under investigation by the fbi. if the washington post is right, something strange. by the fbi. if the washington post is right, something strangem by the fbi. if the washington post is right, something strange. it has and it all changed after the president got rid ofjames comey. what started off as an investigation by the fbi into alleged russian meddling in last yearus presidential election has if the washington post is to be believed now widened into something potentially much more significant, much more potentially damaging to donald trump. namely, that he allegedly attempted to obstruct justice. and that he allegedly attempted to obstructjustice. and what that is a reference to is the 10th that it is alleged the president made to get the fbi to drop its investigation into his former national security adviser michael flynn, general flynn, the man you may remember who