should note that opec is not a free service. opec charges fee this is a generate a financial return for the u.s. treasury. to ensure that opec is not crowding out the private sector, they must demonstrate that no commercial bank is willing to provide the financing package requested directly from opec and this is the case in doing business in africa. the temporary authorization for opec, by the way, was included in the introduced version of the electry fie africa act and has remined in -- remain nevered following version. i would also point out that this bill includes the significant reforms, additional reforms, that i and others have been trying to get into opec. for example, opec's operations will finally be transparent to the public as the agency will be required to post specific information about all of its projects online, including each project's financing. the location. the partners. the bill also creates an opec inspector general. it forces opec's board to become for the first time in history, bipartisan. this ensure this

but russia will find itself in competition with opec. producers like saudi arabia, iraq and iran are also crowing g growing energy sectors. iraq is redeveloping oil field and wants to triple it's output to 9 million barrels a day within three years. meanwhile should economic sanctions on iran be lifted it would add another 4.2 million barrels per day to compete for a share of the asian market. in opec there is room to grow exports for all of the world's producers. last week saudi's oil minister said, quote: >> behind the scenes opec is eyeing every move by asia. saudi arabia has promised to step in to cover any oil shortages arising from the ukraine shortages. >> well back to that banking deal involving russia's second biggest bank lender. it signed an agreement with the bank of china. this is another sign of the growing relationship between russia and china as they inch closer to signing an energy deal, and it may offer russian companies a financial lifeline as other lenders back away from russia because of the ukraine crisis and wester

chairman the opec does provide insurance for ex-appropriation. that flag is often raised i think a bit less than necessary. thank you. >> i intend to work very close with the senator from ohio on these matters as well. we are getting towards the end, ambassador froman. i want to get at the enforcement issue and then kind of recap where we are in transparency in trade promotion authority. a lot of americans when they hear debate about a future trade agreement, the first thing that they say is, well, the people in washington, d.c., on enforcing the ones you've got. so why are we talking about new ones before we enforced the ones that we have? too often it seems that when we have a trade agreement, we honor it, our trading partners don't. the are a variety of excuses. they have they don't have the resources to do. to our political concerns. but at the end of the day we don't have the enforcement effort that is so important. in our experiences with china and korea and russia and others made clear that we lose out if we let agreements go into force be

guest: because we were opposite of these opec style factories and down

opec overseas private investment corp. to protect these companies.why do we need isds to protect these companies? >> we're giving that power to big tobacco to undercut public health laws. >> underlying investors stayed through settlement is the notion that we provide in this country domestic and foreign investors a certain degree of protection under our court system. not discrimination. not every country around the world does and our investors have been subject to many countries around the world to discriminatory practices or expropriation. there are 3300 agreements around world investment, the vast majority of which have some form of investor disputes settlement. the u.s. is party to 50 of those agreements. the countries all over the world have been signing agreements over the last 50 years that have some degree of investor disputes settlement. the standards of those agreements vary significantly. what we're trying to do for tpp is raise the overall standard of the investor tpp settlement regime. provisions that would allow these cases to be dismiss

behind the scenes though, opec members are eyeing russia's move to china. saudi arabia hat promised to step in and cover any oil shortages arising from ukraine's oil crisis. >>> are britt ann's daily mail said the prince made the mark while speaking with a polish holocaust survivor. the polish government said it does not comment on official statements, the russian media says the remark threatens to complicate relation he. >>> army vet who found out he was not a citizen after almost 50 years in this country. >>> and juvenile injustice. why thousands of children go through the justice system with no legal representation, what's being done about it. it. >> a victory for environmentalists today. president obama named the organ mountain desert peaks a protected area. that means no new development. no fracking, no construction. paul beban joins us from moab utah. what is the significance of this declaration, paul? >> well, good evening john. john, this is the largest such declaration president obama has made. close to the border with mexico and various parcels, a

they are not painting a clear picture, not the worst picture, but it's very opec.hey are not painting a clear picture, not the worst picture, but it's very opec. stores from target to walmart to urban outfitters, macy's, they can't seem to be or miss consistently on the top and bottom lines. everyone has blamed winter weather blues for lackluster sales, but there are other issues that are also getting the finger pointed, so our retailers in the clear now that the snow has melted or will plaguing problems like target data breach or urban outfitters fashion choice mrs. continue to club is a relic? our panel of experts you to weigh in burt flickinger who is strategic resource group and marshal cohen, it npd group chief industry analyst entrusting south. every retailer is different trade we know that, but marshall, there is summary reasons we are being given to read lots of blame game going around, but what is the problem with retailers? does it all come down to the consumer that is not sure or does have the money? >> it's really all about the consumer in a very differ

i don't want opec to have power. i don't want the oil companies to have power. it's $4 a gallon now on long island. >> so bill. >> just listen to me for a minute. in a perfect world we wave the magic wand and all cars are electric. that's all i'm saying. let's work toward that. >> all for that but the problem with the tesla situation is we gave the power to president obama. he chose who was going to get the $500 million loan. >> and sure. it didn't work. i wanted to put solar panels in my house. i wanted to put them there. i can't put them there. >> too expensive? >> no, it's too much of a hassle. 87,000 meetings. i get 18,000 solar panels if i wanted to. i'm lucky. i have money. but it's a hassel. i don't need it. i can barely put gas in my car. i want the technology to be developed and if the u.s. government can help that, give tax credits to get us away from fossil fuels i favor that. >> tax credits are different, though. >> i am all for tax credits. this was a loan. government money loan. >> but it was a good loan. government made money on the loan. >> they

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i do understand that that is their and thank these i would say in the opec countries that the united states could become an exporter? >> i think they are watching our decision-making process very carefully. >> mr. smith, do you want to make a comment about that? >> i would probably make a comment. there's been more focus on gas because there's a statutory process for getting with natural gas and is not a statutory process for dealing with oil. but this is certainly a topic we think is of interest but we don't have a direct role in even the current limited capability of exporting oil unless a waiver is granted. >> isn't do you we doing a study of oil capacities, what's coming online our capability of production and what we will actually use? >> that's something that the energy information agency follows very closely and we are, that's part of the department of energy where we are consumers of the analysis so we follow that very closely. >> semiautonomous. i'm enjoying that conversation. we've got a conversation about several agencies semiautonomous. the length of time issue. you and i

different.t slightly big changes from the days where opec dominated the market, new players, and with most opec countries today producing at maximum capacity for a variety of reasons, some for sanctions, some for political instability, some for technical reasons and some because that's the most they can do. the question of what happens to if the united states starts exporting is one that is who follow these energy markets. >> so let me just complete that thought. drop worldwide, if we start exporting. correct?r not >> i think it would depend -- i've learned one thing in this that any prediction on oil prices those who maybe predictions usually regret them later. >> all it takes is a cross war in the middle east and it changes everyone's gas that., i do understand but is there an unease, boy say in the opec countries that the united states could become an exporter? >> i think they're watching our making process carefully. >> mr. smith, do you want to that? comment about onthere's been more focus gas, obviously, because there's a statutory process for dealing natural gas and there is no

with 37.1 billion barrels of proven crude reserves, a top opec producer, how does boko haram effect this growing economy? >> christine, listen, the cost of security, the cost of rebuilding is the give lent of 2% of the country's economic. talk about the economy in northern nigeria where a lot of this is going on. completely crippled by this. factories and stores closing down. people not going to school. so not only it affects small businesses but people's ability to provide for their families. number one. you're passionate about education. boko haram are against western education. you have people not going to school, because they're too afraid. the country's economic future lies in the education of its people. >> absolutely. >> so what is going to happen to nigeria middle class, 20, 30 years from now if you have all of these school children not going to school because they're too afraid? >> unbelievable. investors, how concerned are they about what's going on? ironic there's a conference happening now that you're reporting on at a time when the international focus is not for a developmen

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now, on top of the nonopec countries you have opec countries. you just mentioned iran in your introduction there. they think they should have space to have oil production. iraq is expecting to increase its production later this year. we don't know what's going to happen in libya. >> big question is how much will oil production exceed demand? >> at the moment, it would appear that supply will exceed demand by 500,000 barrels a day. it could even be more. as we move through the year and as it becomes more obvious what the real supply numbers are going to be talking. as they were talking on "squawk box" before 9:00, this wave of supply against sluggish demand growth should indicate prices should start to fall. >> presumably, sandy rehberg will manage that. >> saudis want to keep oil just below brent, but the saudis can't do it all by themselves. >> we'll read this as well. >>> pro-moscow separatists were not represented. ukraine's interim leaders discussed plans to give eastern regions greater autonomy ahead of presidential elections on may 25th. t

one that starts with getting government out of the business of the export import bank, things like opec. government is picking winners in the market base and subsidizing them heavily. imposing onerous regulations and make it harder for newer players to enter the marketplace. these things kill jobs and depress wages and they make it harder for hard-working americans. if we want the poor and middle-class to be better off, we should not raise the middle of -- minimum wage. we should focus on getting rid of crony capitalism and excessive taxation. >> one concrete thing we can do right now to tear down the barriers is to look to repealing the rule under obamacare that has reduced the work week from 40 to 30 hours. interestingly, if you look at the math, the numbers involved with the $10 10 sent minimum wage, -- $10.10 minimum wage, it is about a two dollar difference per paycheck if you repeal that rule. that is what we can do now when we have done it in the house. if the president were serious about wanting to help wage earners, we could do that right now. >> he may be watching. we will tur

it's the fifth largest exporter to the world of oil and opec.the country is pitching itself as an investment destination in so-called emerging markets. the government said 60% of nigerians continue to live in extreme poverty. last month addressing the united nations segment on flow meeting nigeria--he spoke to ali velshi earlier this week about nigerias continued growth. >> it's not necessarily the costs in nigeria, but we need to look at this. instead of, we should see how we can become part of the global village. so the issue i' is unfortunate t it is economic students. >> we talk about knack quality has remarkable income equality. there is a new middle class that is emerging in my yea nigeria, t you've got super elite. you have to manage that growth. it is. >> it is actually in my view a phenomenon. there in lies the challenge the government, the private sector, the ngos who should think about how to create economic opportunities. how to create more jobs for people. if people have jobs, then the less terror. so i believe that we could do some

opec to protect these companies. sds while weed i are giving that power to big tobacco to undercut public health laws? likes underlying -- to domestic and foreign investors a certain degree of protection under our court system. nondiscrimination. not every country does. our investors have been subject to discriminatory practices or x appropriation. 3300 agreements around the world, a vast majority have some investor state the view -- dispute settlement. a country all over the world have been signing agreements that have some degree of investor state dispute settlement. the standards vary significantly. what we're trying to do through t.p.p. is raise the standards of the investor stakes regime. theisions that would allow frivolous cases to be dismissed or attorney's fees to be awarded. provisions that would allow participate in procedures by filing greater transparency around that. provisions to ensure the governments can regulate the interest of public interest and safety and the environment and not be subject to tho

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nigeria is also the fifth largest exporter of oil to the world and a member of opec.mericans on the east coast get much of their heating oil and gasoline from nigeria. nigeria is counted among the so-called mint countries. mexico, indonesia, nigeria, and turkey. four up and coming emerging markets that really excite investors. procter & gamble just opened its second plant in the country. all of them want to take advantage of nigeria's expanding consumer market. and that's the country that the president wants the world to see this week. world leaders and corporate executives meeting for the world economic forum on africa. attendees see big money to be made there, marketing to the growing middle class. nigeria's government says 60% of the population lives below the poverty line living off of $2 a day or less. poverty and corruption is rampant in nigeria. and as patricia sabga's reports, the government's challenges are a mixed bag at best. >> reporter: nigeria exported an estimated $95 billion worth of oil last year, making it africa's largest producer. but oil theft is

the international energy agency already calling on opec to increase production in the second half ofar to compensate. >>> also watching a huge deal, not this at&t deal. astrazeneca rejecting another offer from pfizer. the stock dropping nearly 14% on the most recent no. this time, pfizer offered nearly $120 billion for the british rival. that's a 45% premium. and it was pfizer's final offer. the company says it will not make a hostile bid. >>> more shocking revelations about how safety issues were handled at gm pre-bankruptcy. the national highway and safety administration made public general communications from 2008. the carmaker told employees to avoid certain nondescriptive phrases and words in e-mails. gm encouraging employees not to use words like death trap, rolling sarcophagus and lawsuit waiting to happen all on this list. safety and defect were supposed to be avoided. today's gm encourages employees to discuss safety issues. >> rolling sarcophagus not a good selling point. >> no. clearly, there's an effort from today's gm versus the old gm. that's something that we've heard

is there a chinese and the opec countries that the united states could become an export? >> i think they make in the process very careful. >> i can probably second the comment. there's more of a statutory process for dealing with natural gas and monster chicory process for dealing with oil, but this is certainly a topic we think his adventures. we don't have a direct role in the capability of exporting if there is a weight risk granted. .. based on what you're saying, your team is working on it but there are no deadlines and there are no demands on certain time periods. we will get it done when we get it done and my concern is for the international partners. they need some certainty. folks that come to visit my office have said the same thing. >> let me interject. if this is one of >> speed and still doing the job, then the question becomes the fees being charged to provide this evaluation adequate to do the job and the office needs more staff. maybe you can address that as well. >> i will make two points in first i think that if you look at -- when i talk about lng at va

shell exxon mobil and any iraq has become the second largest producer of crude oil in opec having surpassed the wrong and is planning to produce more so the energy giants are looking to profit there even despite security challenges there's no development going on there's no infrastructure going on these countries are not getting any kind of benefit from this oil it's not like anyone is investing in roads and electricity or anything else so i think the political destruction of the economic destruction of these countries goes together with increasing to droll bodies were companies the crisis in ukraine offers certain benefits and opportunities for u.s. and european energy giants any disruption in supply of russian energy to europe would be good news for them among other things it would allow the companies to lobby for more. exploration licenses especially in the development of shale gas in its day and europe all under the banner of diversifying europe's energy supply in washington i'm going to shut down. now according to a founding member of a civil rights group americans for is abroad were n

even opec has continue crease its output., nigeria, all this instability around the world and the middle east, per -- per -- perennially unstable. the keystone pipeline is critical to get is to -- we have a shell oil revolution going on and that needs to keep going so we can be energy -- >> do you pump your own gas. >> i do. >> you ask the driver hutch -- >> i grew up in new jersey. >> you don't have to pump. >> when i moved to new york i had to learn. so now aim a clean pumper. >> thank you very much. something else that could be bad for gas prices, and monica touch on it. russian president putin didn't just say crimea. now he can tap all of his oil rich waters deemed worth trillions of dollars. those financial gains dwarf any sanction losses russia is facing it would explain his rather militant posture, right, kevin? he knows whatever factions he faces he makes more money off the land he conquers. >> it's a win-win for him, neil. the amount of natural gas reserves he is getting -- he knew this full well before they went in

guest: because we were opposite of these opec style factories and down the street with e county courthouse the jurors and a lot of sales people going through town and up in my dad's strapbrestaurant. they talked. they talked about sports, ankees, red sox, local factory situations or politics in general. even though they would always answer whether they ere republican or democrat or neither, that isn't the way they talked. hey talked in terms of what people react to when they work and live in a community. it was not ideological. i began it realize that they with labels, red state, blue state mentality. hey just came in talking about things on the ground. nd when you go from the abstraction of ideological clashes which the manipulators to divide and rule us down to where people live on the grounds it is a different type conversation. host: how long did you work for your dad in the restaurant and your age? guest: i was in high school. princeton.ers from law n summers from harvard school until the great flood destroyed the main street in 1955 and my dad's restaurant. host: is the town still in

because we have so many restrictions on energy development, we send buildings of dollars to opec.s that make any sense to you. does stopping the keystone pipeline make any economic sense? just makes russia stronger and america weaker. the feds should encourage tax breaks to responsible companies. we support tessa and electric cars in general. we like solar and wind power to be affordable. in the meantime if you think hammering u.s. corporations to stop the fires in california or storms like sandy, you are nuts. governor brown should fly over to to shanghai and get a clue. he now, that's the memo. top story tonight reaction. president of the liberal think tank. mark hanna, analyst who works primarily for democrats. what did i say wrong. >> it sounds good, bill. i like where you stand because it acknowledges that we have a problem and as everybody knows the first step in solving any problem is admitting you have a problem. what conservatives have failed to do from, you know, in recent years is acknowledge the problem. you have marco rubio out there still denying the fact that climat

so this is opic, not opec. but opic has provided insurance and financing to companies operating in indonesia, in guatemala, in egypt, in botswa botswana. the bigger list includes back in 2002, $25 million for a liquefied petroleum gas storage facility in guatemala. in 2005 we had $2.5 million for a natural gas pipeline in benine. $2.5 million for gas pipeline in togo. $45 million in insurance for another pipeline in ghana. $325 million for an offshore natural gas pipeline in israel. and again, mr. president, i'm not saying that financing this is a wrong idea or a bad idea. i'm asking the simple question here, if this is good enough for helping other countries, why are we not doing it here at home? and there's a third federal agency that i just want to briefly mention that has supported energy-related projects overseas. this is the trade development agency. it funds feasibility studies, pilot projects, technical assistance, reverse trade missions and various training activities. and i am submitting for the recor

here we have and we are buying from opec, and we are buying from saudi arabia also great relationships with the people in saudi arabia, they cannot believe, by the way -- they are friends of mine. they can't believe how stupid we are. they tell me, hey, donald, we are getting away with it. i say you're right. saudi arabia's making, think of this, a billion a day a balance a day. so much money what they are doing there is unbelievable. you look at our airports. you look at your airport here. you look at your airport la guardia and kennedy and newark and l.a.x. in los angeles. they are like, third world country airports. falling apart. they have floors inside that are so old. when they fix them, they don't fix them with terrazzo, they fix them with asphalt. so you're walking, you have terrazzo that's tired in the main terminal. then they put black asphalt from a road. our roads are falling apart. our bridges are falling apart. in china they are building 24 bridges, most of which are bigger than the george washington bridge. massive bridges, massive construction. they are taking our jobs.

you know, opec imposed a $3 tax that just happened. it was -- you know, as you know, the highway fund is basically got. we are in real trouble, whether it is airports, railroads. two pieces of a problem. funding in regulatory, but those are the -- those are some thoughts from capitol hill, but you have to help us. you have to talk to your senators and representatives and sake, you can be an environmentalist. i just came from a climate task force meeting. i am a card-carrying environmentalist, but i also think we have got to have a process that does not strangle our economy in the meantime. so those are some spots. thank you for tolerating the reading. i think it kind of puts it into perspective. i do not think god would have gotten the permits. thank you very much. [applause] i can take a couple of questions . >> we have time for one question. before you ask a question wait for the microphone. >> i answered all the questions. sir. >> i am with the railroads as well. i am with the trade association. and i was just wondering about the po

player rated in the draft a big moment for the raiders as the climax and 40 niner's meanwhile the opec0 to nine stole on when to go before the niners pick fall at all. of the climactic coming up later tonight in sports. developing story unless there's a for people found dead in florida mansion had burned down had been shot and are not suggestions that strategy treasury involve the murder-suicide. authorities say the father of the family renting the house bought fireworks and gas cans on sunday and i believe the fire was intentionally set. it is believed to the bodies found are those of him and his wife and two teenagers their identities, not been publicly confirmed that today one of the 911 calls for a neighbor was released. >> : he been renting a home from the family of four victims are still being conducted. we look left difficult camera what is forcing right now little bit of a result but no substantial rainfall so far to take over i'll stay cloudy of this party charter showers or possibly from a decreasing across the morning and afternoon obese sunny but breezy as a look ahead into

have talked about gas but we have the sane -- same radical .hanges big changes from the days when opec dominated the market. and with most producing at the question of what happens to the market if the u.s. starts exporting is one that is fascinating those who've followed the energy markets. >> prices drop worldwide if we start exporting. correct or not correct? ask it would depend -- i have learned one thing in this business. any prediction on oil prices, those who make those predictions are usually -- usually regret them later. >> all it takes is a cross-border war somewhere in the middle east and it changes everyone's gas prices all the time. i do understand that. is there unease that the u.s. could become an exporter? >> they are watching our process. there has been more focus on gas because there is a statutory process with gas but not oil. this is a topic we think is of interest but we do not have a direct role in the current rigid capability of exporting if there is waivers granted. what is coming online and what we will use? >> that -- that is something the energy information f

energy-producing state, that means at minimum that's two million barrels a day less that we have to import from opec, the organization of petroleum exporting countries from the middle east. that's two million barrels less a day that we are held hostage to that volatile region of the world. in carbons county, texas, alone, which is part of the eagleford shale region, total monthly oil production was nearly 4.9 million barrels. how did this happen? wlg, it happened because of the energy sector. it's made it cleaner, safer, much more productive than it has been at any other time in the past. in midland, texas, part of the incredibly productive permian basin which has been producing oil and gas for many decades now, monthly oil production grew from about 842,000 barrels in february 2008 to 1.9 million in february 2014, for a total increase from 2008 to 2014 of 128% -- 128%. incredible. as i said, i.t. not surprising that this -- it's not surprising that this area of our state and our country has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the entire nation. there's a relationship between affordable energy a

. >>> we'll get opec's latest report. retail sales coming out of the u.s. as well. but before all of that we continue to look at m&a on the astrazeneca/pfizer story. >> pfizer making its last push reiterating to uk jobs and r&d if the proposed deal goes ahead. the ceos of pfizer and astrazeneca are due to appear before uk lawmakers in london very shortly. the unions make their way starting in 30 minutes time. then pfizer ceo ian reed is in an an hour after astrazeneca's ceo will appear. katherine is in westminster. if we strip out some of the emotion from this story, what are the rational reasons for preventing this bid from pfizer from going ahead? >> the racheltional reasons see be what they will talk about. they want to keep 20% of r&d in the uk for five years. i lot of people saying that may or may not be legally binding. we'll see ian reed hold over the call here, discussion of obscure uk takeover law and all sorts of different angles on this story. we'll be talking to a lot of the people here, really making the news over this story. i have one of them here. wh

i said to them, i have the votes to carry this and this is the kind of opec and end your career. -- and this is the kind of vote that could end your career. oustand if you felt yiou needed to. gordon smith, republican senator from oregon, i went to him and said you were up in 40 days. need to take a pass on this -- his colleague was going to vote against the bill of the time. i was never forget his answer. he said he has the face the constituent tomorrow morning. he is not sure how to explain the vote. he said the constituent is the mirror. i have to believe this is the right thing to do for the country. he cast a vote for it and 40 days later he lost his seat and in the senate. the point is that was a tough vote. i couldn't agree with barney more. i will go to my grave believing we did the right thing for the country at that moment. had we not done so, we will be looking at a very different place today. i know historians will talk about it endlessly. resourcescouped the but stabilizing the financial institutions at that moment was absolutely essential. a democratic house and senate wit

don't go for the wings, unless you want to be a voting member in opec. problem here, at chili's. a quesadilla explosion salad. but it's an explosion of oil and two different dressings here. you have the citrus balsamic. and the chipotle ranch. and it is the equivalent, right here, of 14 tacos. 14 tacos. >> think about that next time you order that. >> instead, get the six-ounce sirloin. only 250 calories. and we end up saving 1,180 calories. >> and finally, dessert. >> this is the tgi friday's tennessee whiskey cake. you're going to need shots after this. i'm going to tell you. it's 1,270 calories. that's equivalent to a dozen twinkies. >> on both of them? instead, order -- oreo sandwich. save a lot. >>> good morning. i'm eric thomas. we continue with this morning's breaking news in san francisco where firefighters are on the scene of a three-aarm fire that damaged four homes now in the ingleside heights ocean view neighborhood. fire started in a home on bright near randolph street about two hours ago and spread to three other homes. no word yet on the c

one that starts with getting government out of the business of the export import bank, things like opec. government is picking winners in the market base and subsidizing them heavily. imposing onerous regulations and make it harder for newer players to enter the marketplace. these things kill jobs and depress wages and they make it harder for hard-working americans. if we want the poor and middle-class to be better off, we should not raise the middle of -- minimum wage. we should focus on getting rid of crony capitalism and excessive taxation. >> one concrete thing we can do right now to tear down the to look to repealing the rule under obamacare that has reduced the work week from 40 to 30 hours. interestingly, if you look at the math, the numbers involved with the $10 10 sent minimum minimum wage, it is about a two dollar difference per paycheck if you repeal that rule. that is what we can do now when we have done it in the house. if the president were serious about wanting to help wage earners, we could do that right now. >> he may be watching. we will turn to the audience. please wa

here we have and are buying from opec and buying from saudi arabia also of great relationships of the people. they cannot believe by the lead because they are friends of mine, how stupid we are. they tell me. hey, donald, we are getting away with it. you're right. saudi arabia is making, think of this, billion dollars a day, billion a day, so much money what they're doing there is unbelievable. you looked at our airports, your airport here, your airport would party and kennedy and newark and lax and los angeles. they are like third-world country airports falling apart. they have floors inside that are sold go and when they fixed and they don't fix them with to arouse a which of the terrible, rip them out and put down often -- and the floor. they fix them with asphalt. in the main terminal they put black asphalt from our road, and next year road. the road is falling apart, the bridges are falling apart. in china there building 24 bridges, most of which are bigger than george washington bridge. just massive bridges, massive construction. we don't even know it. the president of china com