are lot in america. edited the see and human reports from panama city, the 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 2 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 president some says they present us rich to us national interest because china could potentially use them to block the flow of us commercial and military vessels. president closer 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 that the chinese are deploying dro

listen, you made reports from panama city. the us secretary of state mike, good. julio ended his 2 day visit the panama overseeing the deportation of 36 undocumented migrants and the expulsion of 7 others accused of crimes. it's a theme that will dominate the rest of rubio, stripped of central america and the dominican republic. he described it as one of the great tragedies of the modern era. it's not good for anyone, the only people who benefit from mass migration or traffickers and, and so this is a program that shows are cooperating with our strong allies here in panama, can help to stem the flow by creating a disincentive. bite of sending a clear message that they do come and you come here regularly. i you may be stopped and you may be returned to your country of origin. cooperation on, on documented migration is with the white house is looking for in the region. panama is now offering to expand the co operation by facilitating a small airport in the w. yes. for the united states to directly the port undocumented migraines

a lot to an american edison to see a name and reports now from panama city. i'm outside the presidential palace here in panama city, where they meeting between us secretary of state medical rubio and president jose available, you know, has ended. the president came out with a very up beat expression, very different to the one that we were seeing when the meeting was taking place. and it's saying that the, basically, the danger was over, that the us president would keep insisting on taking over the panama canal, he emphasized that it's some ports in the canals that are operated by a chinese company that may be an issue, but not to the operation of the canal itself, he made the very big and he emphasized that there was a big difference. and you also said the panama is auditing the chinese company that operates these ports on the pacific, on atlantic side of the panama canal. and that in a couple of weeks, they will know, quote, if the results of that or did show that the point to being operated in a way that is beneficial to panama. that might have been a kind

the sea and human al jazeera, panama city, the us terrace, of the 3 of its largest trading partner spots. swift responses from the government's mexican president, claudia sean pounds says that a government is working to implement a plan b, which will include its own tyrus. china says it's me deplores and opposes the move on. we'll take necessary accounts of measures. canadian prime minister just intruder has responded with levies on us impulse adding the actions taken by the white house places the pods instead of bringing us together. jar eunice is the director of policy. the business council, of course, is columbia. he says both canadians that americans will feel the impact of those types as the federal government of canada. already introduced legislation and has advocated some resources into border security. but that didn't seem to be enough. trade barriers don't create winters. winters protectionism 1st, both sides, they lead to shared losses. so it is important to read it to focus on reassuring or american partners that again, protectionism hurts both sides from groceries to househol

see, and human alj, a 0, panama city. this mexico's president has won the terrace, imposed by the trump administration, will have a grave impact on both the us and mexican economies. claudia, shame pounds said she would release more details on the countries of response on monday. kind of this prime minister just intruder has already responded with levies to a 25 percentile centuries donates exports by the united states presence lead me reports now from detroit near the canadian border denying accusations. canada was not protecting its border. prime minister justin trudeau responded to the united states and position of 25 percent tariffs. with a list of counter measures. tonight, i am announcing canada will be responding to the us trade action with 25 percent terrace, against a $155000000000.00 worth of american goods and an appeal to the american people. if president trump wants to usher in a new golden age for the united states, the better path is to partner with canada. not to punish us. it's just across the canadian bo

end immediately o the us will take action a lot in america, edits understand human folks now from panama city. the stern faces all around a secretary of state. marco reveal arrived at panama as presidential palace, with a message from us president donald trump, who told president cw 7 only know that the quote influence and control of china is communist party, over the panama canal area, is a threat to the canal and represent a violation of the canals, neutrality, and operations treaties who be left without making a public statement, leaving lena to try to call him his country's fears about the u. s. taking back the canal by force if necessary, as president trump has suggested. okay, we've got another issue because no doubt that the canal is and will continue to be operated by a country. i don't think that's a discrepancy that president trump has his opinion about the presence of china, which will be clarified by the canals, technical teams. but that wasn't sufficient to the secretary, the rubio, whose books pushed and quickly issued a statement clarifying that in the absence of a media change

socrates rules decision to end the day by touring the panama canal to see in human al jazeera, panama city, panama, or ukrainian drone attack, a spot fire, as in russia's southern ester con, unable grad regions. officials that ukraine was targeting fuel and energy facility is an a phoning drone. cool. is that fine? and asked to come in volk brad, a drone attack. i'm an old refined response files that have not been contained flights have been suspended at several airports, but no casualties. have been reported, the european union has come down, but it's cooling a brutal crack down a peaceful protest as in george's capital tbilisi. black police confronted demonstrators have been calling for new elections, phoenix now while report jonty on the government slogans. protest as in georgia tech to the streets for the 10th week in a row. this time round briefly, blocking highway entrance to the copy to tbilisi riot police in the hundreds trail them down seized. the demonstrators saved their goal since november hasn't changed your opinion during the year. and we don't want to be a part of our our ne

everyone knows that the panama city station was made and they use it right. it's not because of the b, r i. e, back to panama has benefits a lot from the be all right. the us has to rate each rate to that may don't because of the countries to pick size between china and the us. but let's look at the reality in the us and the writing in panama sovereignty, and territory, and quite integrity and forcing panama to make a decision which they don't want to. so and to what extent are these aggressive foreign policy moves by the trump administration actually pushing some countries away from the us economy and the us dollar and what are the alternatives? okay, so let's see the reactions. so from the global actually the us global tal risk boys alert to all countries, especially to us as i lies. as many news, all the lies also lights has stab, that's a foreign leaders have learned anything about the us government. it may be that they are petals as americans, full then as friends. that's why we have seen many countries on now rethinking their ties. we the us government a

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. >> the fact that this place, panama city, is the first place for the new secretary of state, underscorestuation around the panama canal is. rubio said the fact that the two hong kong businesses own ports at each end of the canal is a danger for the u.s. economy and the u.s. national security. he has warned it could create a choke point. one of those hong kong owned ports is behind me now. canal officials here in panama say the canal itself is run by panamanians and no such danger, but admit when pressed that the treaty between the u.s. and panama does allow for military intervention if there is a violation of the canal's neutrality. >> that neutrality agreement, does that allow the u.s. to send troops here if they feel that neutrality has been violated. >> if they see that the operation of the canal is threatened, yes. but they're only to remove the threat. >> the chinese influence here across panama is easy to see. there have been billions of dollars in investment, more than 200,000 chinese live here in panama and some in the community say recent remarks from u.s. officials have created

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steve harrigan is tracking it all live from panama city. griff, marco rubio has been inside the presidential palace here meeting with president of panama for the past two hours but we expect them to come out at any minute. similarly dramatic diplomatic issues going on for the main one of course is control over the panama canal. rubio has warned the chinese influence here could create a logjam for the canal would threaten u.s. national security. panama name say the canal belongs to panama there could be no discussion of it. we have the two sides really at odds with the u.s. of course built the panama canal in the early 1900s a treaty under the carter administration in 1977 turned over control of that canal to panama. no real concerns about chinese influence. so far on the ground here in panama the reaction to a statement has been mild. if you protest, just a few dozen people pretty small but most panamanians the government holding his breath to see which way this is going to go or is this a negotiating tactic on behalf of the trump administra

griff: great reporting and insight as always, steve harrigan for us in panama city there.ve, thank you very much. now, for more on this let's get in gatestone institute senior fellow gordon chang who is all a too familiar with this. and, gordon, as steve a the just pointed out -- steve just pointed out, the secretary of state, marco rubio, decides his first flight is right down there to panama city, to the panama canal. and as we pointed out with steve, gordon, you have this very important canal, one of the busiest waterways in the world. but on both ends in balboa and in cristobal you have chinese companies, holding companies that own those ports. how much of a concern of chinese influence is this, and what do you make of the fact that the new trump add administration is so intent on engaging here? >> this is absolutely critical because china can shut down the canal at will. and it could do so through those two port operations at both ends of the canal, as you point out, because they are run by hutchison which is a hong kong company, but in china's system they cannot igno

socrates, rudy, this decision to end the day by touring the panama canal to see a newman al jazeera, panama city, panama, south africa. this is it's laws to confiscate property for public use of the same as those in other countries. that's off to us president donald trump threatened to cut funding to the country sizing the seizure of land from what he called certain classes of people. so that we could possibly and reform legislation earlier this month to allow the government to take control of some property a classifies as in the public interest without compensating the owners banking use. now these 15 people have been killed in the bombing in syria. it happens in the northern city of monday, east of a lead time series, civil defense is a vehicle, was targeted. several people were wounded in the explosion. most of them women. it comes almost 2 months off to the full of the assault regime. more than 110000 for a hank of refugees live in malaysia and recent years, more people have faith in violence in me and not. and the over crowded refugee camps and bunker, the risk and the dangerous journey by

rudy, this decision to end the day by touring the panama canal, the sea, and human alex's era, panama city, panama, that we're going to return to south africa now is defended, a bill allowing the expropriation of property for public use up to you as president donald trump threatened to cut funding and response. going to go back to somebody to mila who is standing by for us and joe, and his big for me. the 1st of all, can you just explain how blindsided south africa was by this mood by trump as well, so that may not necessarily have been blindsided in that that has been ongoing debate took in south africa for a number of years now around this act that the full but has been paused. it has, it has to some extent being controversial, but the government has been at pains to explain exactly what the act will mean for the south africans. south african president silver him of course uh, in the last couple of weeks had said that he's not worried about relations with you with, with donald trump. but the presidency has this morning, responded quite swiftly to the straight by donald trump. and the pre

steve harrigan in panama city, panama. steve, thank you. bring in south carolina congresswoman nancy mace. she sits on the house oversight and armed services committees. congresswoman, first, in this trade war -- in this trade war that has erupted involving the u.s., mexico, china and canada. will it drive up consumer prices? >> there is a potential risk, as donald trump mentioned, but qanta and mexico, let's face if it, these are the facts, they made their bed, and now they can lie on it. i just participated in a raid on friday with i.c.e. and hsi, homeland security investigations, and they were there to deport an individual, a young man, 18-year-old from south america, who a week ago had 3.5 grams of fentanyl, of must have to kill 100, maybe 1,000 people or more. these cartels, tren de aragua, tda a, and the sinaloa cartel, ms-13 gangs, they're everywhere across my home state of south carolina. they're everywhere across every community across the country, and we have to play hardball with these countries who know where the meth labs are,

the arrival by marco rubio here in panama city kicks off a multi—nation tour, the first foreign visit panamanian hands. it is, and belongs to, panama. protests here, some of them evolving into clashes also about tackling migration from central and south america to the united states. but i think those tensions are likely to dominate the beginning of this trip. of both south and central america and the their advance in the has left hundreds dead in less than a week. on food and essentials, and others are rushing toward the border. from kinshasa. what are you seeing on the ground? the hospitals are choked. in the east of the country — measles, cholera and smallpox epidemic. mpox epidemic. to catch their breath and think about, you know, when can i go and get supplies? we heard from one mother this week. and that's really tough when you've got to look after your families and look after look after your children. and that is the story, as you say, of one mother. we know that more than 400,000 people have been displaced with that number of people from a humanitarian aid perspective? well, th

embassy in panama city and dozens of deaths. resident jimmy carter signed a treaty with panama that allowed for panama to gain full control of the canal. in 1999 and ensured that it remained open to all nations to be used. it also gave the u.s. the right to use its military to defend the panama canal. the treaty was followed without any major incident, until donald trump claimed on social media, without evidence, that china had military stationed there and was controlling the canal. that was the opening salvo of his bid to take back the panama canal and to annex canada and buy greenland. the seemingly far fetched and unserious post suddenly became a key trump talking point. began talking about it at rallies and social posts, and suggesting that he would consider using american military force to regain control of the canal, all culminating in a mention in his inauguration speech last month. >> panama's promise to us has been broken. the purpose of our deal and the spirit of our treaty has been totally violated. american ships are

american control dividing their country in two, 0ur department correspondent tom bateman in panama cityding on impact and killing all six on board. one person on the ground was also killed, while 19 people were injured. it comes two days after the mid—air collision in washington, dc. in the last hour we've had separate updates on both plane crashes. brice banning, who has been analysing data from the black box recording from the american airlines flight that collided with an army helicopter. helicopter with the code pat 25. automated traffic advisory stating "traffic, traffic". the canadian prime minister is giving a press conference tariffs. 25% on the tariffs. 25% on canadian exorts the tariffs. 25% on canadian exnorts to _ the tariffs. 25% on canadian exports to the _ the tariffs. 25% on canadian exports to the united - 10% on canadian energy. and 10% on canadian energy. a decision that, should they elected to proceed with it, should take effect tuesday should take effect on tuesday the fourth of february. speaks tonight, first, want to speak directly to americans, our closest friend

claiming that the us was being unfairly charged and his team wasted no time in celebrating the news of panama city, the competing from china. throughout the transition and during his inaugural address, president trump made it known that the united states cannot and will not allow the chinese communist party to continue with it's effective and growing control over the panama canal. following secretary reveals a successful 1st trip and visit there over the weekend, panama, as president said, he will allow its participation in the chinese communist parties. it will no longer allow the participation in the belt and road initiative that participation will expire. this is significant because panama was the 1st latin american nation to join belkin road and now becomes the 1st to back away from it because of president trump that we spoke to a pop. no one has seen a lecture. i had politics that need to national relations at the university of boss in the u. k. a. he says that the pressure on the part of my place into tom's empty china agend. these paula mall decision to which withdrawal from the family need

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on some more on robeto's visit, our latin america editor of the sea and human joins us now from panama city. so as i mentioned, lucy, ruby is touched down. what is the message he'll be taken to the panamanian president? where were you that we cannot hear? it's taking place right now behind me here in the presidential palace. he is meeting with president on same legal. we don't know for how long, but the, this is going to be the core, a negotiation that could be very difficult. we know, in fact we've heard from the white house that there may be ways for panama to keep its canal, but there will have to be concessions. and those are the concessions that we believe are being discussed right now. they could go anywhere from more control of that in gap, which is the area where the migrants come in by the thousands to panama from there, up to central america and to the us border. also better intelligence sharing and more access perhaps to the actual canal itself. to for what, what, at least, what the us main, the onboard for latin america, multi so collaborate perone was talking about you said, we

well, for more than rubio is visit our less than the american editor, lucy and human joins us from panama city. so i don't know, it's been saying it's non negotiable. never the last one is monk rubio smuggle. ruby is message to the panamanian president. well, there is certainly a negotiation taking place right behind me at the presidential palace and it started about an hour ago. the secretary of state is meeting with the president a as well, same with legal and his cabinets, as well as the presidential representative of the account of the panama canal here in this country. and what they're discussing, basically are 2 things. the canals and china and the allegations that the chinese either have already or are in a position to take control on that panama canal, which the panamanian government, of course denies. so the, an interesting part is that we didn't know that we had heard even before the, the innovation that president trump was saying that they were going to take it back, look the end, the panamanians said that's not going to happen to me. now we're hearing something in between, from the

saturday for this 1st overseas trip is america's top diplomatic process broke out in the capital, panama city on friday. i had this visit been taken by president donald trump's proposal for the us to take control of the panama canal. he says china as unfair influence over the waterway, panama, as president said, ownership of the canal is non negotiable. and president trump says venezuela has agreed to accept migrants deported by us authorities including gang members and comes after 6 americans were released from detention in venezuela and flown back to the united states president trump and boy was in the country to meet prevents where the president nicholas montana was called for the reset and relations coming next inside story is going to examine the global impacts of a us freeze and most foreign aid on robotics and stay with us on august the okay, with the changes of slow and the eastern metric currency, the weather is low, temperature was much the same. it's clear sky. so overnight, despite the fact you've probably got a fussing advantage. it took you still up down to about 6 and i'm on an

as america's top diplomats protests broke out in the capital, panama city. on friday, i had to visit visit. they being triggered by president donald trump. this proposal for the us to take back control of the panama canal. he says china has unfair influence over the way kind of i was present and i said that ownership of the canal is non negotiable. the russia has those multiple drawers in this house and the central and eastern ukraine, killing several people. ukrainian interior ministry says the strikes had dozens of residential buildings, as well as energy infrastructure con reports from the city of polk by the sight of one of the attacks this. busy was an apartment block nearly completely destroyed. the fire is still burning, hours later. and the damage from the russian strike is spread across this once bustling community. rescue f. as of now 10 to recovering the dead. as emergency work is find little bodies in the rubble. there's little hope of finding anyone alive. the final desktop, nobody knows for at least of the day. because i'm don't know how many pe

our latin america editor lets see a newman joins us in panama city, so to see. yeah, we understand. they all in the same room right now. any indication of you need take the temperate show for us of what could be a attendance meeting given the backdrop of a trump comments exactly what they was a very, a shortage bilateral meeting that we understand just ended a short while ago, maybe 5 minutes ago between the secretary of state medical rubio and the president will, you know, from there they moved into a larger room where, right now there is a multi lateral technical team discussion taking place with both the, the secretary state and the president also sitting there. so clearly they are negotiating something i can tell you that they were rather long faces at the beginning, the panamanians were not very please, that the state department suddenly switched the time for the media. it was supposed to start in about an hour from now, and it was brought forward or backward or actually 2 hours without the whole country really having much to say about it. and then michael rubio arrive 20 minut

as americans talk diplomat, protests broke out in the capital, panama city. on friday i handed as visits. they've been checked as the by president donald trump's proposal for the us to take back control of the panama canal. find them i was present or the said ownership of the canal is non negotiable. the russia has long multiple drones in miss thousands central and eastern ukraine, killing several people. ukrainian and tv administrators says the strikes had dozens of residential buildings, as well as energy infrastructure, around con reports from the city of pulse of the sites of one of the attacks. this was an apartment block nearly completely destroyed. the fire is still burning, hours later. and the damage from the russian strike is spread across this once bustling community. rescue f. as of now to recovering the dead. as emergency work is find little bodies in the rubble, there's little hope of finding anyone alive. the final death toll may not be known for at least the day. most people don't know how many people are currently trapped under the russell. we

i've been chatting to people here in panama city over the last two days, and it's created a real degreeited with their families they were exchanged for 18 israeli hostages, in the latest stage while many of the palestinians had been convicted by israel held without charge. international news organisations aren't allowed report from tel aviv. joyous scenes in gaza, as more than a hundred men, this weekend under phase one of the ceasefire. but most of them were never charged with any offences. i got out of prison and discovered that my wife, my daughter, my sister—in—law and my nephew were all killed. i used to tell the guys that when we get out of prison, we have to expect the worst news. facing charges or trial. handover in gaza angers those in israel who want the war to resume. exchanged so far under this deal. there are 79 more hostages inside gaza. the ceasefire also brings a lifeline to some. the partial opening of the border between egypt and gaza allows abroad — but not enough. so this is just the start. we have to really... we have to speed up the pace. what we need is medical co

but i think it is due for renewal in one or 2 years. protesters gathered in panama city to raleigh against the us envoys visit local unions, calls and a demonstration in response to donald trump's threat to take back the panama canal . us out of state claims said jane, hold too much power over the waterways, operations. former panamanian presidential candidate marybell gordon says for country man will not kneel before washington. i believe that panama is position has to be a dignified one. we cannot humiliate ourselves. we cannot give in if they increase our tariffs panama as a sovereign country, as an independent self determined country has to give the same treatment to the united states. what we panamanians are not going to do is neil before any other country. this is a struggle, a struggle that belongs not only to the panamanians, it is the struggle of all latin american people. history is written by the people, not by armies. this is a country that will always speak up for its people, for its self determination. the canal is ours, say the front of my cell. meanwhile, the us president h

so his 1st overseas trip america's top tips a month protest broke out in the capital of panama city on friday ahead of his visits . they have been treated fine, president donald trump's for perusal. the us to take back control of the panama canal. he says, fire has onset influence over the waterway. front of the president has said ownership of the canal is on the go civil as a president, trump says venezuela has agreed to accept migrants to votes and by us authorities, including gang members. it comes off to 6 americans were released from detention and venezuela and sloan back to the united states. president trump's envoy was in the country to meet with the venezuelan president nicholas madura who is the cold for a reset in relations. thousands of students in serbia all continuing to protest on the 3 month on of us river roof collapse. so it's a train station incident killed 15 people in the city of know, besides sparking claims of government corruption as well as mismanagement. so me a guy, i go reports from the, the name of the month unable to see when the colquitt county, the top of

that the us was being on fairly charged, and his team wasted no time and celebrating the news of panama cities. the coupling from china throughout the transition and during his inaugural address, president trump made it known that the united states cannot and will not allow the chinese communist party to continue with it's effective and growing control over the panama canal. following secretary reveals a successful 1st trip and visit there over the weekend, panama, as president said, he will allow its participation in the chinese communist parties. it will no longer allow the participation in the belt in road initiative that participation will expire. this is significant because panama was the 1st latin american nation to join belkin road and now becomes the 1st to back away from it because of president trump. that we spoke to populum wong and how senior electra right in politics and international relations at the university of boss in the u. k. he says that the pressure on the panama plays into chums antique china addendum sees paula mall decision to which withdrawal from them really needs a

and you recently, if mentioned the panama cities decision to the couple from china, was indeed that doing throughout the transition. and during his inaugural address, president trump made it known that the united states cannot and will not allow the chinese communist party to continue with it's effective and growing control over the panama canal. following secretary reveals a successful 1st trip and visit there over the weekend, panama, as president said, he will allow its participation in the chinese communist parties. it will no longer allow the participation in the belt and road initiative, that participation will expire this as they can advocate. because panama was the 1st latin american nation to join belkin road and now becomes the 1st to back away from it. because of president trump. why i want to bring in now sandra chan correspondence social thing. thank you very much for taking the time speaking to us . and so we've got this news, panama withdrawing from the b r. i a, the us openly admitting that yes, you know, we didn't like it, it was a red line for us. we basically forced tha

the arrival by marco rubio here in panama city kicks off a multi—nation tour, the first foreign visitat chinese soldiers are operating along it. no evidence for that. with president molino it is and belongs to panama. protests here, some of them evolving into clashes and perhaps something of the welcome that mr rubio is about building economic cooperation in this region. also about tackling migration from central and south america but i think those tensions likely to dominate what mr rubio and his officials are saying is they want of both south and central america and the after a vehicle crashed into a building in essex. police. yet been disclosed. both aged 32 and from a set of triplets — they went missing near the river dee. body had been recovered from the river dee were last seen. was recovered from the river. again, formal identification still to take place, now, the sisters were last seen in the early hours of january the 7th. they crossed over victoria bridge before turning down they'd stayed there for around five minutes before now, police have said that there are no apparent

chief international correspondent reporting live from panama city. e. >> reporter: things are moving in a positive way over the last few hours. we saw secretary rubio here out early at a regional air base watching panama fly illegal migrants back home. one plane held 43 colombians that were not shackled but were frisked and put on board that plane and flown back to columbia. there has been some real movement from panama's government after the talks with rubio and as the president said they will audit 2 chinese companies have ports on the canal and panama will no longer take part in a huge infrastructure program with the china but one issue the panamanian president remained firm on was control of the panama canal. they will not give it up but he did not expect any u.s. military action. >> there is no question that the canal is operated by panama and will continue to be so. i don't think there was any discrepancy on that, i did not feel any threat. >> reporter: the question now is if this move by panama is enough for president trump. another offer, of r

chief international correspondent steve harrigan is live in panama city with more. >> rubio expectednt the situation is here to the u.s. where i am standing right now used to be u.s. controlled territory in panama lived for 75 years across the street, those are containers as part of a hong kong owned porch for th this pat of the real concerns each end of the panama canal there are hong kong owned ports. marco rubio has warned hong kong companies could easily be forced to make the canal a chokepoint by the chinese government that could really had the u.s. economy hard by 40% about u.s. . container ships move through that canal. could also be strategic problem as well. now, as far as the panama officials go, they say the canal is entirely controlled by condominiums when pressed they say the treaty between the u.s. and panama does allow military intervention if the neutrality of the canal is jeopardized. >> that neutrality agreement does not allow the u.s. to send troops here if they feel like the new ch neutrality has been violated? >> if date see the operation of the canal is threaten

. >> bret: steve harrigan is live in panama city with the latest. good morning, steve. >> good morning, bret. we're at a regional airport in panama with the secretary of state. he has been watching the panama government fly out illegal migrants. they just boarded 43 people from columbia. they were not in shackles. they patted them down, took them on buses, took them on a plane and flying them back to columbia. cooperation between u.s. and panama when it comes to illegal immigration. as far as the big crisis here, who controls the panama canal, we're seeing movement from panama on that issue. on the one hand the government has said here they are going to audit two chinese-owned corporations located on the canal, also panama president said they will end participation in a chinese infrastructure program. is that going to be enough for president trump? the president of panama says he hopes so and that he does not expect any u.s. military intervention here. >> there is no question that the canal is operated by panama and will continue to be so. i don't th