the panama canal. senator marino suggested we open the hearing by playing van halen and panama. we may not do that. between the american construction of the panama canal , the french effort to build a canal, and america's triumphant completion of that canal the major infrastructure projects across panama cost more than 35,000 lives. the final decade of work on the canal the united states spent nearly $400 million, the equivalent to more than $15 billion today. the panama canal proved a truly invaluable asset, sparing both cargo ships and warships the long journey around south america. when president carter given away to panama urchins were puzzled, confused, and many outraged. with the passage of time, many have lost sight of the canals importance to national security and to the u.s. economy. not president trump. when he demanded fair treatment for american ships and goods, many in the media stopped. the panama canal was not just given away. president carter struck a bargain, he made a treaty. president trump is making a serious argument that treaty is being violated right now.

panama and panama alone would control that canal? prof. kontorovich: certainly that is an action we can take to enforce the treaty and enforce our understanding of the treaty. that is an action we can take even without the treaty. to the extent the united states considers the chinese operation facilities around the canal to be against its interests, it can certainly condition aid and economic relationships on the exclusion of china. the united states has typically not work to way and that may be one of the reasons why china has basically made inroads everywhere. but for that we don't even need the treaty. certainly it could consider the treaty to be violated. measures like that are short of the armed forces authorized by the treaty. sen. blackburn: let me interrupt you because i do want to move on. i think that as you look at how china has used the belt and wrote initiative and we have talked some about that this morning, we know that they have pushed the digital yuan. i'm concerned that given their control over much of that infrastr

turnover control of the panama canal, the management of the panama canal.s a process that took about 20 years of gradually turning over pieces and areas of the canal zone to panamanian management. so ultimately on december 31, 1999, panama received the management of the canal. the neutrality treaty was a separate treaty by which the panamanians committed themselves to maintaining the panama canal as a neutral waterway, not favoring any particular country or particular international power or actor, to treat every user of the canal equally. this has become an issue recently with the president-elect comments on panama canal. the neutrality treaty also gives the united states the right to intervene in the canal if that neutrality is jeopardized. the reason to my canal treaties were done instead of one, my understanding is it had to do with the best way to get this entire process through the united states senate, which was not an easy process but the treaties were ratified by two-thirds of the u.s. senate in 1978. they went into effect in 1979, effectivelye impl

remind our -- panama candle. remind us what it is and why it was or not important to the u.s. >> the panama canal is one of the most important interoceanic water way he's in the world. about 5% of global cargo commerce passes through the canal on a yearly basis, but for the united states it is over 40% of our container shipment passes through the canal. and about 70% of canal traffic is from the united states. we are the leading users of the canal. particularly, it is particularly important for trade between the eastern seaboard ports and the west. it cuts down about 7,000 miles of shipping distance when you traverse the canal to go from the east coast to the west coast. in terms of shipping an global commerce, the canal is a very important and perhaps the most important interoceanic waterway. we have to go back in history to understand the importance of the canal to the world and to the united states. the idea of an interoceanic canal from panama dates back to the 16th century of the spanish empire. the spaniard

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is miss panama. what are this a 4 with the lady i saw in the hands of the 4 phones is often do you see bookcase as a one of the key? but i'm really lucky out of the agreement. i gave a letter to present that and then made a 100 percent valid by them. uh, it will go to the us. and when they call floria to define these ice cream, i love the my mom to in when miss universe. but very few contestants from panama had made it to the top to us before. and for the people in cologne, who were watching for all the black people in panama, that was a major victory movie. ha, ha, ha, ha. yeah. yeah, uh huh. i get to a law. that's what i said in my brain is so part of the purchase of the gabby i'm which i had a good expert our main of it, but i could, you're ready this article i'm on o. c, s the e s a for me bring some you to a she made history is heard me to my heart when she came from. so inquiry. yeah. you know, they didn't receive a good that was supposed to come in, take all around panama is easily she, she di

the panama canal, the canals. so the strip of land extending 5 miles on either side of that can help is leased to the united states and is administered from the canal zone spell. but the my great grandfather on my mother's side came to panama in the early 20th century. he was one of a tens of thousands of black men who came from across the caribbean, looking for work in panama, in places like the canal or the railroad. the loan is a beautiful province, rich province in so many ways cold through your rich. it's also a port for the panama canal, the boat, if you want to the streets of putting on, you would see a lot of poverty. you would see me things that are falling apart, that are not for people to live in, but people are living there. and you will see a city that has been a band and by the rest of the country, the i moved to the us when i finished high school. people's shocking to me, the most people in the west have no idea that their country occupied panama build a fence around the canal and said, this is ours

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and we gave the panama canal to panama, we didn't give it to china.ect�*s son — donald trumpjunior — is in greenland. it's being billed as a private visit, but comes after his father reiterated his interest in the united states gaining control over the autonomous danish territory in the arctic. donald trumpjunior isn't due to meet any officials in greenland. his father claims it's only a matter of time before itjoins the us. here's what trumpjunior had to say when he landed. we are pressed for time because we only have a couple hours of daylight so we have to see everything, but we're really excited to be here. thank you so much. here as tourists, seeing it, it looks like an incredible place. we've been talking about going for a while, i was actually supposed to be here in the spring, just something i do in my free time. an awesome time... scenery coming in was spectacular. so it's really... he says hello. we were talking to him yesterday so he says hello to everyone in greenland. nevertheless, trumpjunior�*s arrival in the capital, nuuk, prompted the

. >> the panama canal is a disgrace, what took place at the panama canal.immy carter gave it to them for $1, and they were supposed to treat us well. i thought it was a terrible thing to do. >> in a rambling press conference today trump attacked carter's legacy while carter's body was literally still on its way to the capitol to a city preparing to honor carter's life. that fight with a recently deceased president has a lot to do with trump's newfound fixation on american territorial expansion, which in turn led to a bizarre declaration that the u.s. should regain control of the panama canal. now, to understand what is going on in trump's mind here you have to go all the way back to january 9, 1964, exactly 61 years ago this week. at the time anti-american riots had broken out in panama in part over u.s. control over the panama canal. that conflict sparked more than a decade of very careful diplomacy, diplomacy which spanned the administrations of four presidents with the goal of handing control of the panama canal over to the people of panama. for most of

handed over the panama canal, and the panama canal zone to panama has been managed and that cannot for the past 25 years without any problems more efficiently. that was handled before. it's been a part of a fun i'm us identity, but it wasn't always so for nearly 80 years zone inhabited by americans known as zone ends was off limits depended maintenance. united states had the right to govern and control in area twice the size of singapore, including 14 us military bases. it come to the heart of a country that in many ways was created in exchange for permission to build with former us president theodore roosevelt called an epic suite with us military help. panama declared independence from columbia. 1903, allowing roosevelt to build the panama canal. and engineering wonder that made navigation possible between the atlantic and pacific oceans. the panamanians soon demanded sovereignty over the canal zone. step dynamo rides with dunc stock, but it was january the 1964 when a robust kind of minion students came here to what was the balance for high school, only for american students. they w

1 president-elect donald trump in relation to panama?— relation to panama? think we have to go back to _ relation to panama? i think we have to go back to history i relation to panama? i think we have to go back to history and | have to go back to history and go back to the facts. panama has been forever one of the strongest allies of the united states. we have worked very closely on very important issues, like counterterrorism, actually, the canal has been one of the key elements in that strategic relationship with the united states, so it has actually caught everyone by surprise because, indeed, panama has been that kind of strategic ally. yes, the canal issue was a very contentious one 50 years ago but since the treaties were signed and ratified on a bipartisan vote here in the us senate, every us administration, both republican and democratic, have not only honoured the words of the treaty but at the same time they have benefited from as i say a better running and operated canal by panama's operations. operated canal by panama's operations-— operations.

in panama, there's lots of kids. kate snow (voiceover): keith is a carpenter, so he built their dream home, a collection of shiny wooden buildings on top of their lush green island. cher planted tropical gardens and adopted lots of animals, including a pet monkey and a beautiful brown doberman pinscher named jack. he adored cher and followed her wherever she went. she loved the local school kids, planned movie nights with popcorn, and celebrated the holidays with enthusiasm, even though her friend sean trainer says the kids didn't always get the significance. she would do the easter egg hunts for all the kids. they had no idea what this crazy white woman was doing, coloring eggs, you know, and then hiding them around on the island. they never participated in anything like that before. kate snow (voiceover): keith and cher's relationship blossomed on the islands. in 2005, they married in front of their many friends in the close community of expats. it's a small place. you go to the grocery store, and you meet 20 peopl

he's on go to panama, saying he wants to take over the panama canal line. he's also locked in a better dispute with columbia over deportation. fights carry, undocumented immigrants and bulk a top president, cost of, of petro, called on undocumented. colombians in the us to return home immediately comes 2 days after the 1st deportation fights kindly. hundreds of people landed in bogo tom, and this stretch of water is the panama canal. that is the one that donald trump says should be controlled by the us secretary of state, marco ruby is going to visit panama. this weekend has been jose around molina says ownership of a canal is non negotiable. i'm going to go to lock in america, editor the see and human. she's in panama city with more. so how are people reacting to donald trump's insistence that he's going to take over the panama canal of the not very well. i can tell you that right now we are at the panama canal administration building area. you can see on the lawn right in front of the building. lots of panamanian flags. this seems being repeated all over

we gave it to panama, and we're taking it back. >> president of panama is now speaking out about that. good morning. you are live in the cnn newsroom. i'm jim acosta in washington. we start with the major crackdown on undocumented immigrants that is expected to begin at any time now. after president trump declared an emergency at the southern border, city and state leaders across the country are preparing for a potential wave of mass deportations. the administration, already shutting down the app that allowed migrants to apply for asylum, leaving many of them in limbo. ya todo estaba logrado se viene abajo todo dio mio. >> quÉ va a pasar? y me pregunta? quÉ va a pasar? quÉ le doy a mi nino? no tengo ninguna respuesta. porque no sÉ quÉ va a pasar con nosotros en la calle. >> e.r.a. un tenemos una manera de legalmente hacia los estados unidos. y ahora sido completamente. el bano de sacrificio para nuestro pais. miles de baha'is para ayudar diciendo hacia un golpe muy, muy, muy duro. >> trump is also beginning the fight to remove constitutionally protected birthright citizenship here in

the senior man in panama city. well, some of the donald trump spice controversial cabinet face to face. tough questioning as they went before the senate committees on capitol hill hoping to be confirmed. how's it go? hand has moved on, not from washington, dc in tulsa gathered wants to be the one to give president donald trump, his daily intelligence briefing to oversee america's 18 intelligence agencies and their 100000000 dollar budget. a former member of the house, a democratic presidential candidate, and a lieutenant colonel in the national guard. she left her party to push for turnips election, but she is controversial in the past. she's blamed nato for russia's invasion of ukraine, prompting this exchange with the republican senator. i want to make certain that in no way, does russia get a pass sen? i'm offended by the question because my sole focus, commitment, and responsibility is about our own nation, our own security, and the interests of the american people. mr. church, in this hearing, she blamed russi

we see and human outages, era, panama city, panama. any democrats or republicans condo protests as rallied in because it was in $23.00 fights as advanced towards the eastern city present in feelings to she could be called on young people too, and less enlist massively in the nation. allow me of to m 23 to cover most of the city of governor in recent days. it says the manager is preparing to mount a vigorous response again to rewind. in fact, fighters front is officially handed over its loss ministry base in chad. it comes 2 months off to it, and you may have announced that it was in the military times with paris around $1000.00 french troops was stationed and tried several form of french colonies in africa. i've ended military co operation with france in recent years. hundreds of students and serbia fed off on a 2 day march from the capital of belgrade to the country. second, see to have no besides this week, the prime minister resigned after months of protests, but demonstrate to say that's not enough. they're choosing the governments

and we gave the panama canal to panama, we did not give it to china.ss, because about the panama canal because it is inappropriate, i guess, because it is a bad part of what they call our legacy but he was a good man. i knew him a little bit and he was a very fine person but that was a big mistake, giving the panama canal to panama was a very big mistake. let's bring in our panel. former republican congressman rodney davis and former democratic congresswoman kathy manning. good to see both and thank you for joining us tonight. congressman, i want to start with you, do you think as the president elect to have said that it was a mistake for the us to give up ownership of the panama canal? . , give up ownership of the panama canal? ., , ., canal? that is something that president trump _ canal? that is something that president trump has - canal? that is something that president trump has long i canal? that is something that i president trump has long stood against wasjimmy carter, president carter giving the panama canal to the country of panama. i can rem

china is at both ends of the panama canal and banning it. is at both ends of the panama canaland banning it. and is at both ends of the panama canal and banning it. and they come to see this biting, this guy who should never have been allowed even to run for president, of course she shouldn't have either. but they want $3 billion to fix the panama canal that is run by china makes a lot of money, one of the most profitable structures ever built because you have ships lined up back to florida frankly and they keep going through and the numbers are staggering, half—million to are staggering, half—million to a million dollars to ship and a ticket away from us, meaning we give it to them for a dollar. but not going to happen. what they have done to us, they have overcharged our ships, overcharged our ships, overcharged our ships, overcharged our navy. and then when they need repair money they come to the united states to put it up and we get nothing. those days are over. working with the republican majority in congress, we will cut taxes, slash regulations, raise wages, boost incomes at a pac

of course the panama canal already belongs to well, panama and the country is president jose moreno, didn't really like trump idea. congratulations. mr. trump. the to, to be to the channel is and will remain under panama and the administration of the canal will remain under panamanian control for the rest of latin america. this was a big red flag after all of us can just lay claim to the panama canal. what else can they say is there? i did the mean there is our solidarity with the president of panama, who came out very quickly to say the panama canal belongs to the panamanians. and in fact, the panama canal does belong to the panamanians, until the very end i will be on the side of panama and the defense of its sovereignty. if the new u. s. government wants to talk business, we will talk business face to face. and for the benefit of our people, but dignity will never be negotiated. venezuela reiterates its support for panama sovereignty over the canal, and it's inalienable right to self determination. no way. trump could've forgotten about venezuela, the same country where he tried t

it's not nice to have panama. no one wants panama. what we need is the canal for access.'t get it, we are totally shut down. and 9 other thing is that is where marco rubio's going. >> lawrence: 100 percent. >> brian: anyone doubt rubio is going to be implementing trump's foreign policy vision only two took two days. >> lawrence: look at the things is he rolling out in the state department. why are we paying fees at all after we gave it to them. i mean, you would think that there would be some leverage there alone on the fees being paid. right? >> brian: i saw a story back in the 1970s when he -- when jimmy carter was there. there were massive protest. panama is like it's our canal. you built it. teddy roosevelt did it, i got it. but we want to own it. so it looked like jimmy carter didn't have much of a choice at that time because we would have had to have our military there just to secure the port workers because they were being targeted. we would call it terrorist activity. so they had to have some way to fix it. but this is not where -- this is not, accord tog the deal

particularly, the panama canal. in his inauguration speech monday, trump said china has taken over the canal and that the united states was going to take it back. both china and panama have pushed back on these claims, with panama insisting it is operating the waterway in a neutral capacity. the u.s. views the panama canal as a strategically important access point into the pacific. and rubio's task will be to navigate these difficult waters. rubio said he hopes the u.s. would be able to resolve these security concerns around the canal once and for all. china, for the record, has no official stake in the canal, but it has been purchasing and developing nearby ports. furthermore, at least five chinese state-owned companies have set up shop along the canal itself. and some u.s. commanders have warned that these facilities could be easily flipped into military use in the event of a conflict. according to the u.s. state department, however, rubio's trip will not exclusively focus on the panama canal. among other things,

and of course, same type of relationship in panama. that said, i think there is some credibility to be given to trump's concerns about the chinese in panama. it's certainly grown over the years. you know, in 2017, panama changed its recognition from taiwan to china. they joined the chinese belt and road initiative in 2018, investments in ports and bridges and rail lines increased dramatically. they own two of the five port zone concessions in panama. so i think we should be concerned about continued growth and engagement in china. i wouldn't i wouldn't consider military force, but i think certainly engaging them diplomatically and economically to make sure we can push the chinese out of panama is something that's very important, should be considered, i might say, though, wolf, when you look at concerns about shipping and economic security, and i think, again, that's legitimate. if we go back to the broader landscape that's happening out there in the world. panama represents 5% of global traffic in terms of trade. the houthis, which hav

given the panama canal to panama with a big mistake. we lost 38,000 people, it cost us the equivalent of $1 trillion, probably the most expensive, they say it was the most expensive structure, if we call it a structure, which i guess you can, ever built. and giving that way was a horrible thing. and i believe that is why jimmy carter lost the election even more so than the hostages. those two things. host: before we go to you, i will point out that he was a story in fox news that the panama canal ceo has denied trump's claim that china is in control of the panama canal. thematically, some of the things that trump is talking about here would lead that reorientation that we referenced with my co-author. what i think we are looking at right now is a broader reorientation on foreign policy that is more focused on the western hemisphere. talking about greenland or the panama canal as opposed to some sort of far-flung and distant theater that has more or less monopolize our attention over the last 30 years -- host: are you referring to the mi

management of the canal to panama.s was a process that took about 20 years, gradually turning over pieces and areas of the canal zone to panamanian management until ultimately on december 31, 1991 -- 1999, panama received the management of the canal. the neutrality treaty was a separate treaty by which the panamanians committed themselves to maintaining of kent the panama canal as a neutral waterway, not favoring any particular country or particular international power. or actor. to treat every user of the canal equally and this has become an issue recently with the president-elect's comments on the panama canal. the neutrality treaty also gives the united states the right to intervene in the canal if that neutrality is jeopardized. so, the reason two canal treaties were done instead of one, my understanding is that it had to do with the best way to get this entire process through the united states senate. it was not an easy process. the treaties were ratified by two thirds of the u.s. senate in 1978 and went into effe

one of his first stops, panama. as president trump suggests, he wants to take over the panama nal. we're live with the challenges rubio faces. >>> which films will battle it out for top honors and statues at this year's academy awards. >>> and a conservation effort to reintroduce gray wolves to colorado. but can wolves and humans, including ranchers, learn to live side by side again? it's friday, january 24. "early today" starts right now. >>> thanks for being with me this morning. i'm frances rivera. fire crews in southern california continue to battle the hughes fire, still more than 10,000 acres in size. it's now 36% contained. on thursday, a new blaze broke out near the mexico border, torching more than 500 acres. it is still zero percent contained but not near any structures. president trump is set to tour the catastrophic wildfire damage in the california area after visiting western north carolina which was ravaged by hurricane helene in september. >> reporter: significant progress made here at the hughes fire behind us. this is where the fire started burning just a day ago.

trump's obsession with the panama canal. so our phil mattingly went down. went to panama.s trump has repeatedly threatened to take back the canal and has left military force on the table. phil talks to the man who ran the canal for nearly a decade. he says trump is not telling the truth about the critical waterway that provides a massive shortcut. obviously, you know, otherwise you got to go all the way down around south america connects the atlantic and pacific. phil mattingly is out front reporting tonight from panama. >> this is the panama canal, a 51 mile corridor linking the pacific and atlantic oceans. its creation helped the united states become a global superpower. most people don't get access to this. but what you're standing on top of right now, it's a modern marvel. it is an engineering miracle. only twice in the history of the panama canal has transit actually stopped. it's that invaluable to world trade, to the world economy, to geopolitics in general. it also underscores why any president, president-elect trump being one of them, cares so deeply about its ope

will remain panama's.mp reorienting low the federal government recognizes gender. >> it will henceforth be the official policy of the united states government there are only two genders, male and female. >> reporter: many of the orders expected to be challenged in court and congress likely months from passing supporting legislation, the practical impact of the moves today could be limited. how much different will people feel tomorrow? >> a lot of it will have teeth on it. this is a president that's done the job before. >> garrett, there's some campaign promises not included in the executive orders. >> reporter: the president announced something specific today on tariffs, which had been a major campaign pledge. tonight, the senate confirmed his first cabinet secretary, marco rubio, secretary of state, unanimous, 99-0. lester. >> ten of the orders involve immigration, a cornerstone of president trump's political identity. gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: president trump taking sweeping action on immigration. >>

paul: let's talk about panama and the panama canal. let's go through some facts here.[laughter] >> chinese are not running the panama if canal. there are no chinese soldiers in the panama canal. u.s. shipping is not upcharged, the military is not upca charged to go through the panama canal. panama has a treaty with the united states, panama's respecting that treaty, you know? there's really no grounds here for what he said except perhaps that panama has a raised the toll to to go through the canal this year -- paul: is that, do they discriminate in that toll -- >> no. no, of course not. but the toll as has gone up, and i suspect that what's going on is that some of the exporters who use the canal for energy and grains out of houston are upset about the increase. what you have to keep in mind here is that there is an advisory board that the panama canal authority talks to to when it's making the case for toll increases. and the chairman of that advisory committee is a retired u.s. admiral. so the advisory board gave the canal the green light to go ahead and do this, so

we gave it to panama and were taking it back. the above all my message to americans today is that it is time for us to once again act with courage, vigor, and the vitality of history's greatest civilization. so as we liberate our nation, we will lead it to new heights of victory and success. we will not be deterred together, we will end the chronic disease epidemic and keep our children safe, healthy and disease free. the united states will once again consider itself a growing nation, the one that increases our wealth expands our territory bills. our cities raises our expectations and carries our flag into new and beautiful horizons and we will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars. launching american astronaut to plant the stars and stripes on the planet mars. the campaign is the life blood of a great nation. and right now, our nation is more ambitious than any other. there's no nation like our nation. americans are explorers, builders, innovators, entrepreneurs and pioneers. the spirit of the frontier is written into our h

trump today at his presser. >> what took lies at panama -- what took place at panama canal, jimmy carter gave it to themes there are one done -- them for one dollar, they were such on thed to treat us well. china is taken it over, they are at both ends of the panama canal. we need greenland for national security purposes, we have china ships all over. and russian ships. we're not liting that happen. the people be probably vote for independents to come to u.s. u.s. >> senator sheehy, by the way god bless you as a former navy seal and veteran, you searched in a number of theaters, i think that greenland stuff that and i think a key point for american interest. it is a chokehold, if you will. and hire -- here too, china and russia nosing around greenland. i know part it china calling its an arctic power, what is bloody nonsense, se senator sheehy what do you make of that? >> well, this is another point of strategic interest for america during world war ii and korean war and through cold war we had locations all over the pacific and atlantic to include greenland and iceland. those locations

say, a newman reports from panama, says e n. t american demonstrations in panama, as capital reminiscent of the last century. when this country fought for sovereignty over the panama canal, the city is being plastered with national flags ahead of us. secretary of state medical reveals visit here to discuss donald trump's threats to take back us control of the canal. even american tourists here are perplexed. you have no idea we don't understand. yeah, we don't know why the issue or tool of the 5 ports that operates on either side of the canals run by hong kong company. a chinese company is also building a force bridge over the canal and present encompasses they present a threat to us national interest because china could potentially use them to block the flow of us commercial and military vessels. president consider only know, says claim to chinese control of the waterway or quote inventions and lies telling al jazeera that he knows of no threat left in the i gave him a threat. and secretary rubio would have to demonstrate to me

well, my interest in panama really began when we had the miss universe contest in panama, which i ownown the miss universe, and it was one of the most successful contests we've ever had. not all of his business dealings in panama have been a success. there's a complicating factor for panamanian officials trying to figure out what the president elect actually wants here. and that starts right here, because this building, this building is the tallest building in central america, and it is a building that used to be known as the trump international tower and hotel, also home of the trump ocean club. now it is neither. the gleaming 70 floor resort marked trump's first international hotel venture, a massive project mired by mountains of litigation and confrontation that led to the removal of trump's name from the property halfway through his first term in the white house. as for trump's attack on the terrible deal that set in motion the u.s. handover of the canal and its surrounding zone to panama, that's rooted in an even longer standing preoccupation. jimmy carter gave the panama canal a

the fear that the chinese have set up us 5 basis here in panama. the fact the panama is now recognizing china rather than tie one as it had for so long. those are the sorts of things that are going to be discussed when us secretary state mindful rubio arrives here on the weekend to a clean up operation is on the way nail, essentially soft. a devastating walled fires in california destroyed entire neighborhoods. in else aveena environmental crews and special seats all sifting through the ash, the removing potentially hazardous materials, including paints cans and batteries. thousands of protesters have gathered outside of quotes room and assemble where the mayor may is testifying in the trial that his support to say is politically motivated. i come and renew, is accused of threatening and insulting an official. he's a critic of turkish president, rest of type around on a potential future leader of the opposition. c. h p. policy bonds. he could face a political bond sending from a separate conviction. no schools have been close across the bank called

canal instead of panama, we cannot turn a blind eye of panama. >> exploits an asset, a vital commercial and military importance that we cannot stay idle. well, china is on the march in our hemisphere. senator ted cruz and others question china's presence in the panama canal at a hearing tuesday. >> it comes as president trump promises to retake the waterway the u.s. gave to panama in a 1977 treaty and we're taking it back. >> the president argues that treaty is being violated, citing unfair fees on american shippers and china's growing presence. america is sleepwalking into it carefully. laid chinese trap. senators like miseries eric schmidt 0.2 chinese ports on both ends of the canal and china's building of a bridge there. china has made no secret of this ambitious policies to gain influence reports throughout the globe. federal maritime commission or daniel ma face as the u.s. should bolster its maritime strategy. all of us should lose a lot more sleep than we're losing and fmc chairman louis, a lot says the senate should take another step confirming a u.s. ambassador in panama is cri

she'll be joining us shortly from panama. but we begin in washington, where there's a major change in effect for the airspace where that regional passenger jet and an army helicopter collided in mid-air on wednesday night. the faa tells nbc news there are new restrictions for where helicopters can fly, with exceptions for medevac and police activity. divers, meanwhile, are back in the potomac hoping to recover more victims, as well as salvage more evidence from the regional passenger jet and army helicopter that collided mid-air on wednesday. 41 of the 67 victims have been pulled from the icy waters. the youngest that we know of right now, just 11 years old. new video of the collision, first aired by cnn, appears to show the jet on approach, the black hawk flying close by before they collide and both plunge into the river. investigators hope to pull critical clues from the passenger jets, black boxes, which have been recovered and are now being analyzed. a preliminary faa report found staffing at the control tower was, quote,

31, 1999, turnover control of the panama canal, the management of the panama canal, to panama.his was a process that took about 20 years, gradually turning over pieces and areas of the canal zone to panamanian management, and ultimately on december 31, 1999 panama received the management of the canal. the neutrality treaty was a separate treaty by which the panamanians committed themselves to maintaining the panama canal as a neutral waterway. not favoring any particular country or particular international power, or actor. to treat every user of the canal equally. and this is -- and this has become an issue recently with the president-elect's comments on the panama canal. the neutrality treaty also gives the united states the right to intervene in the canal if that neutrality is jeopardized. the treaties were done instead of one. i understanding is it had to do with him the best way to get this entire process through the united states senate was not an easy process, but the treaties were ratified by two thirds of the u.s. senate in 1978. they went into effect in 1979 and they w

we are at the panama canal administration building area. you can see on the loan right in front of the building. lots of panamanian flags. this seems being repeated all over the capital level. on fact, all over most of the country as a sign of national pride and of sovereignty of panama, that's the message that's being sent to the trump administration. and especially ahead of the arrival of secretary of state medical rule, we'll basically to say the panama canal is off limits to the united states. a treaty was signed and went into effect 25 years ago, and there's no going back. no, the assign him just how much the relationship between panama and the united states . it has been close and intertwined is the building. they are the administration building. as i said, it's been in the hands of panama for 25 years, but it's still written in english. that's the original sign when the panama canal was 1st built more than a century ago. so there had been disputes between panama tonight in states before the president told me that he does not know of

and we gave the panama canal to panama, we didn't give it to china.s threat to put crippling tariffs on goods from canada and mexico if they don't tighten border security. and he announced a unilateral plan to completely rename the gulf of mexico. we're going to be changing the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of america, which has a beautiful ring. that covers a lot of territory. the gulf of america, what a beautiful name. joined by his special envoy to the middle east, donald trump says there has already been a lot of progress on efforts to release about 100 hostages held by hamas in gaza. he wants them freed before his inauguration in less than two weeks. if those hostages aren't back — i don't want to hurt your negotiation — if they're not back by the time i get into office, all hell will break out in the middle east. and it will not be good for hamas, and it will not be good, frankly, for anyone. all hell will break out. i don't have to say any more, but that is what it is. i, donald john trump, do solemnly swear... in under a fortnight his

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