through the centuries, tales of persian wine were spread by french travellers who worked for the persianthrough the centuries, tales of persian wine were spread by french travellers who worked for the persian kings. what is historically sure is that, from the 16th century, there started to be production of good wine, fine wine, with the name of wine of shiraz. and this prediction was well tested in documents, since the beginning of the 17th century. so where else to investigate? flying over the rhone valley, a few kilometres south of lyon. behind me, the vinyards, with their historical chapels. legend has it that it was created from a persian vine brought by a knight from the crusades. so could this wine come from iran? a dna test revealed the truth. it was done in 1998, by two different labs. it ended in the discovery of the parents of shiraz, because grapes, like humans, have a mother and father. it was a surprise to find that syrah is a natural and spontaneous crossing between two local vines from this area. so there is no persian link to france. but there is to the napa valley, in ca

through the centuries, tales of persian wine we re the centuries, tales of persian wine were spread byom the 16th century we started production of good and fine wine. the wine of shiraz. it was well attested in documents. that since the beginning of the 17th century. so, where else do we investigated by france? flying over the valley a few kilometres south of lyon. behind me and the wynya rd south of lyon. behind me and the wynyard is with their historical chapels. —— wineya rd. wynyard is with their historical chapels. —— wineyard. legend has it that it was created from a persian vine brought by a knight from the crusades. so, could this wine come from iran? a dna test showed the proof. it was done in 1998 by two different laboratory is. it ended in the discovery of the parents of shiraz. grapes, like humans, had a mother and father. it was a surprise to find that shira is a natural and spontaneous crossing between two local vines from this area. so, there is no persian link to france. but, there is to the napa valley in california where shira grapes are grown. this man from shiraz ca

through the centuries, tales of persian wine were spread by french travellers who worked for the persiane started to be production of good wine, fine wine, with the name of wine of shiraz, and this prediction was well tested in documents, since the beginning of the 17th century. so where else to investigate? flying over the rhone valley, a few kilometres south of lyon. behind me the vinyards, with their historical chapels. legend has it that it was created from a persian vine brought by a knight from the crusades. so, could this wine come from iran? a dna test revealed the truth. it was done in 1998, by two different labs. it ended in the discovery of the parents of shiraz. because grapes, like humans, had a mother and father. it was a surprise to find that syrah is a natural and spontaneous crossing between two local vines from this area. so there is no persian link to france. but, there is to the napa valley in california, where syrah grapes are grown. this man from shiraz calls his wine shiraz. i remember my father wine—making, you know, for a hobby, not for a profession. and i rememb

mentioned theler persian word for came. the nuclear program does date back to that era. in fact, he was part of eisenhower's peace program and the nuclear program, not necessarily in terms of status, but he wanted to project iran being a modern, powerful industrial nation and relying on itself for nuclear power as early to do that so he could sew resources and use that money to develop iran internally. to the best of my knowledge, iran has one reactor used for power production that was set up under the shah, it was bombed during the iran-iraq war and then transferred over to russia. russia currently fabricates the field for that reactor, so when challenged to ongoing enrichment in iran is why do needed because russia's the one providing the field for the reactor? that remains unanswered. host: barbara calling from texas on the democratic line. caller: hi. i was calling because i understand what is going on in trump is showing how strong he can be, however, i think this is a smokescreen over our eyes because of russia. everybody is focused on what is going on in iran, whi

one man that can tell us what it is like, is this man from bbc persian.the donald. i don't care if they are free, fair, good, horrendous. ijust wa nt free, fair, good, horrendous. ijust want great deals. brew you thought trump was hard enough to understanding this, imagine putting his words in another language.” found the best way to translate president donald trump is to become trump, and speak his words the way he says them. i am a journalist with the bbc persian tv service and part of myjob is doing live translations of myjob is doing live translations of world leaders like the new us president. from english to far sea. i know nothing about russia. transcript in the unseen word is what i found difficult, a speech and body damage expert to explain how donald trump from veres from subject to subject. he's always aiming for the final punchy phrase, he will start the sentence to reply to respond to something and if he thinks i'm not going to get there, he would abandon it and shift off somewhere else and then think, is this one going to work, no i'm just g

new opportunity to engage in the west that this imperative and this need and mandate to reestablish persian greatness by becoming part of the international community again. it it scuttles the entire argument. the iranian people as enemies of the united states. >> when we engaged in sanctions, again, we tried to be ex pertinent as possible. >> only seconds against people. even when they economically fix people. >> the results filter down to affect people. >> immigration band is -- it is not level at high ranking commercial interests. it is levelled directly at the people of that country. >> under the assumption that everyone in that country is a threat to the united states. >> despite of all of the terrible stuff that the regime has done to fun and radical the iranian people opposed a security threat to the united states. that's fundamentally not true. this ban on immigration from iran to the united states is a gift to the hard liners. in a moment where we should not be giving them gifts. this is a tenuous moment. no this is a movement that does not need another body blowing, yet they dpot i

there's two or three that are sitting on the bottom of the persian gulf now from 1987. the real problem with the r.g. is the quds force. they're special operations. they're the ones that went into iraq, taught the iraqis how to use those shape charges and land mines that have killed so many americans. they are the ones that are working with hezbollah against the israelis. they're the ones that help the hezbollah factions down in argentina that blew up the two jewish sites in buenos aires. if there is a war with iran, it is the rev guards that will support the hezbollah cells in various areas of the world that then will be more than likely turned loose on american targets worldwide. so the quds force is a genuine threat, but they're still not terribly competent. they keep losing commanders in syria. it seems like, you know, they have a congressmanner named, and they'll -- commander named, they've gone through five command ors in the last year and a half. i'm not sure who's killing them besides us, but, you know, if i was an officer in the quds force and they asked me to,

director of army capabilities integration center and deputy commanding general and mcmaster served in persian gulf wars and wars of afghanistan and iraq. he will take it at a time full of challenges including the ballistic missile launch and dealing with folout from the trump immigration order which has been blocked by the courts. >> and "fox5" of course is your station for politics. we invite to you join the conversation, tweet us your thoughts now and use 5@630 and look for your tweet on our political show up next at 6:0. >>> "fox5" long time d.c. representative walter fauntroy is in danger of losing his home. this as i major effort being put together to. >> returned to our area last summer after spending five years overseas. he's overcome issues in recent years and earlier today several pastors gathered at a church in northeast to launch a fundraising effort to help faunt roy and his wife they're trying to raise 700,000 within a month sglim there's new information tonight in the case of metro transit officer accused of aiding isis and court records show attorneys representing nicholas youn

navy ships and other international ships in the persian gulf. supporters said the deal indicate almost all those things are not not included in the deal and that the deal to reduce iran's stockpiles of uranium enrichment for a few years in order to buy time for possibly defusing this crisis. so how well has the gc poa worked? the nuclear deal also is a joint comprehensive plan of action or drama london -- jcpoa. what position should the trump administration take on the deal going forward. to answer these and other questions, we have a very knowledgeable panel of experts and they'll be introducing them as they speak. first speaker is spread flights, senior vice president for policy and programs at the center for security policy. fred served in the u.s. national security position for 25 years at the cia, dia, department of state and the house intelligence committee staff. during the administration of president church w. bush, he was chief of staff to john bolton, then the undersecretary of state for arms control and international security. during

>> no, not really, there is enough structure in the persian gulf and the surrounding area to do what we need to do. if you look at some of the things happening in the persian gulf over the past several years, the iranians are more aggressive and harassing the american naval vessels as they go through the strait of hormuz, with vessels coming under fire with vehicles based in yemen. so i think we're telling the iranians we're not going to put up with that and if we see any more actions in the red sea i think you will see a direct military response. the persian gulf, we have to tread more lightly there. >> okay, colonel francona with some analysis there, thank you. and more comments by general flynn are seen as a hollow intent or the threat to go to war. >> here is the challenge that the president has, they're coming off the last years where iran could literally walk all over the administration knowing there were no consequences. the trump administration is basically like the stepparent coming in where the parents let the kids do anything they want. now the administration has to retrai

that persian version is all passive voice. it will be done. it should be noted that. it isn't clear who's doing what to whom. the second point is that in iranian culture and in iran historically, written agreements don't mean anything. they are steps on a path to get to where you want to go. i know we in the west consider them holy. so whatever this agreement, first of all, we don't know is the persian version matter, the english version, and finally, jim, you used the metaphor here of an onion. in iran, the weight iranians understand irenic culture is that there is a central core like the center of an onion. that it is protected. it's like an onion. that's what they say. it's layer upon layer upon layer to protect the core and the center. they are clearly the most sophisticated and fascinating culture in the middle east. and everything that all of you were talking about it so easy for them to hide, to disseminate, they don't even call it lying. so if there is an agreement,, what version matters? it all seems to be a joke. >> a sad, political joke on the united states

we will talk to bbc persian about that.s sarkozy wanted to be president of france again — instead he's been ordered to appear before a judge in connection with illegal campaign financing. we will report from paris in that. this is the supreme leader of iran, ayatollah khamenei. he's been tweeting about the us. if you wonder what he means by ‘true face'. these are the first significant remarks from ayatollah khamenei about president trump. for his part mr trump has not been hiding his feelings about iran. this was a few hours ago. i could have brought you many examples. that's a reference to the iran nuclear deal which mr trump has indicated he'd like to scrap. he is unhappy with the situation between iran and other countries with reference to the nuclear deal. rana rahimpour is with bbc persian. first let me play you this. he always has a purpose, whatever he says, it is the reason he says it. he wasn't attacking president club as much as he attacked president obama, the former president. —— president trump. he said that he

that is the job of our colleagues at bbc persian and they spoke to us about the tall order.president trump: i want great deals. i don't care if they are free, fair, good, i don't care if they are horrendous. i just want great deals. reporter: you thought trump was hard enough to understand in english. imagine putting his words in another language. i have found the best way to translate president donald trump is to become trump and speak his words the way he says them. i am a journalist with the bbc's persian tv service, and part of my job is doing live translations of world leaders like the new u.s. president from english to farsi. president trump: i know nothing about russia. i know about russia. reporter: translating the unscripted words is what i find difficult. i brought in a speech and body language expert to explain how donald trump veers from subject to subject. >> he is always aiming for the final punchy phrase. he will start a sentence to reply to something and if he thinks, i'm not going to get there, he will abandon it and shift somewhere else. and then think, is

that would be the persia of persian gulf. but when the new u.s. national security advisor took to the podium on the white house briefing room yesterday and said that the administration was "putting iran on notice," when the white house press secretary followed that up by saying about iran "we are not going to sit by and not act on their actions." we're not going to not act. when the white house yesterday surprised everybody by threatening iran with something but we don't know what nobody gave the u.s. military stationed all over iran's backyard nobody gave the u.s. military in the region a heads up. a spokesperson for the u.s. central command in the middle east told the guardian newspaper they had no heads up whatsoever that the white house was about to threaten iran from the podium in the white house briefing room. they heard about it just like all the rest of us did, when it happened. despite the fact that they're actually there they're the ones right there in sy reach of iran and its military. a spokesman for centcom told the "guardian" "we saw

partially occupied the western part of it for lend-lease purposes, we could bring ships up through the persian gulf, put them on a railroad in iran and send them up into russia without having to to go through the arctic area, the united states and britain left according to our agreement, but in 1946, but the russians didn't. seeking to ultimately install a puppet regime first in northwest iran and then, ultimately, in the capital. and the iranians actually came to the united states and contacted a couple private law firms with connections in washington and said help us get the russians out of our country. well, the harry truman regime did that, and that opened the door then. the shah started asking more and more for american assistance, and then, of course, we got involved in the coup in 1953 because the british asked us, and that then gave us a certain amount of responsibility. >> effectively used because his troops were-- did not have the educational skills. that then meant sending literally thousands and thousands of american technicians to iran, as well as thousands of american military fo

them up, it would not surprise me if force has to be used to guarantee the freedom of navigation in persian gulf and the red sea, i can see that coming, i believe that is the type of challenge we'll see from iran, we may have to use military force. lou: and islands? >> i think that a different situation, china frequently engageds in military engagement involving these islands. lou: why would you say something, if you are going to do nothing? >> china and russia and iran respect strength. and i think a strong united states. lou: you don't equate verbal signals with strength. >> you start with verbal signals. lou: how about quiet? nonverbal, at lift public signal, lose dip -- diplomatic channels to say this is not going any farther. >> we have to call -- for too long we have ignored them, yes there does have to be diplomacy, a large u.s. naval present in south china sea, i believe that will bring more stability to the region. lou: turn quickly if we may to the circuit court of appeals hearings on stopping temporarily, a ban on those coming in from 7 nations. all of them muslim,. majority musl

in 1991, after the persian gulf crisis was resolved and germ me was unified and the pack broke apart, the situation in which they find themselves have changed so dramatically. of course, both bush and gorbachev realize the cold war ended. they reached level of trust where on the u.s. side where like, tom was saying, the cold war type kept living much longer than they needed to, even on the u.s. side there's understanding now on the part of top leaders in the u.s. administration that gorbachev is for real. that a lot of things could be accomplished with the current leadership in the soviet union but the time is running out because on the one hand gorbachev and the soviet leadership were willing to go far in arms control the human rights agenda was resolved. they were willing to cooperate on conflicts. one of the big dreams was to resolve u.s. conflict with cuba. he was trying to become interlocker between them. on the one hand you have willingness to partner in practi practicely any resolution. on the other hand you have gorbachev declining ability to deliver because the soviet economy

in 1991, after the persian gulf crisis was resolved and germany was unified and the warsaw pact broke apart, the situation under which both countries find themselves has changed so dramatically. ofh bush and the rich realize the cold -- both bush and gorbachev realize the cold war has ended. say, the cold war stereotypes kept living probably to. longer than they needed even on the u.s. side, there is understanding now on the part of top leaders in the u.s. administration that gorbachev that a lot could be accomplished with the soviet union. but time is running out. on the one hand, gorbachev and the soviet leadership were willing to go very far in arms control with the human rights agenda. by the time it was already resolved, they were willing to corporate with the united states on every regional conflict there was. dreams was toev's resolve the u.s. conflict with cuba. he wanted to become an interlocutory between castro and bush. the one hand, you have this willingness to partner and practically in any resolution on any major issues in international relations. on the other hand, you

new opportunity to engage with the west, this imperative, this need, this mandate to re-establish persian greatness by becoming part of the international community again, it scuttles that entire argument to now have the trump administration labeling not the iranian regime, but the iranian people as enemies of the united states. when we engaged in sanctions, against foreign governments, we try to the extent possible to level them first against governments. and only second against people. and even when they ultimately affect people, economic sanctions are sort of, you know, targeting broad commercial interests and the results filter down to affect people. and immigration ban is fundamentally different, right. it is not leveled at political leaders. it is not leveled broadly at the economy. it is not leveled at high ranking commercial interests. it is leveled directly at the people of that country, under the assumption that everyone in that country is a threat to the united states. and despite all of the terrible stuff that the iranian regime has done to fund and to sponsor terrorists and te

notice in a tweet by president trump and said his country was focused on building, yes building, persianulf alliances. let's get more with tracy alloway live from abu dhabi. give us some context on the comments. tracy: he basically said that tweeting had become "very fashionable." it was a lighthearted response about a serious subject. you will remember the thing that prompted donald's tweed from february 2 was this iranian ballistic missile test, and that resulted in fresh sanctions from the u.s.. continuesions issue to rumble on, both in washington and in iran. republican senator lindsey graham saying the u.s. congress was looking at a way to explore fresh sanctions strategies without necessarily needing iran to violate that nuclear deal, so certainly as serious an ongoing issue. shery: also, he was talking mightgulf alliances that the affected. which gulf alliances might he be referring to? tracy: that is an excellent question. he was talking about doing things like a regional dialogue, maybe some joint investments, modest steps that could lead to something more serious. the only coun

i am a journalist with the bbc‘s persian tv service. translations of world leaders, like the new us president, from english to farsi. i know nothing about russia. i know about russia... translating the unscripted word is what i find difficult. i've brought in richard newman, the speech and body language expert, to explain how donald trump often veers from subject to subject. he's always aiming for the final punchy phrase. he will start a sentence to reply or respond to something and if he thinks i'm not going to get there, he will abandon it and just shift off somewhere else. and then think, is this going to work, now i'll abandon this and shift off somewhere else, until he finds his final driving message and then he'll go all the way home and always end on a strong emotive word, which he does in his tweets. you'll end on sad or huge. he'll end on sad or huge. sad. huge. sad. president trump's words can easily get lost in translation. being a journalist as well as a live translator, i understand how this can have significant consequence

they are very important in the middle east, around the persian gulf and places like that. —— sabre—rattlingor our ageing trafalgar class post that were designed in the 1980s, that are to be withdrawn from service next year. the other three, the astute—class, are the navy's latest attack submarines. for more are due to go into service by 202a. the bbc understands that the navy are struggling to maintained a trafalgar submarines, and the astute—class have suffered teething problems. one submarine is being repaired after colliding with of if g hms astute gibraltar last vear. and hms astute understood gibraltar last vear. and hms astu.te understood to be at sea, but only is understood to be at sea, but only to conduct trials after being repaired. the ministry of defence said it would not comment on specific submarine operations, but said the royal navy continues to meet all of its operational tasking, deploying globally on operations and protecting our national interests. a ministry of defence source insisted they were attack submarines that we re they were attack submarines that were operation

in the persian gulf which led to operation praying mantis in 1988 where you had u.s. navy interdiction and missile firing so the oil platforms. you've seen it time and time again with arms transfers and most recently with the troubleshooting surface deferred surfaced order navy ships and most recently the saudi arabian -- that got hit out there. they need to really think about what they're doing. they need to actually manage the irg see who is a prominent player within the regime. >> will potentially there is -- thank you for your insight as we continue to follow. >> thank you meanwhile, demonstrations continuing today over president trump's trumps immigration order. even as a federal appeals court denies the justice department request to immediately reinstate the travel ban. plus, outrage from both parties over, made by president trump in an exclusive interview with fox news channel, bill o'reilly. earning your cash back shouldn't be this complicated. yet some cards limit where you earn bonus cash back to a few places. and then, change those places every few months.

. >> [speaking persian] >> [speaking persian] >> tucker: clearly the people you just witnessed "death to america," they don't like you. they don't like you. they don't like our way of life, and they deafly are not in search of the american dream. here is the most alarming part of all.os the left is in a pre-9/11 mentality. they forgotten the pass. i fear as a country, we may be doomed to repeat w this. so to all of you out there applauding this ninth circuit decision, listen up. it's time for a very important history lesson. cau may remember september 11th 2001, america changed forever after an al qaeda orchestrated terror attacks devastated our country and lead to the death of nearly 3,000 people. as documented by the 9/11 commission report, dr. condoleezza rice testified that for years theee terrorists were at war with us but we were not yet at war with them. that finding is so compelling because of the years leading up to 9/11 that it was no secret that islamic extremists were hell-bent on destroying the united states and killing american people. leading up to 9/11, terrorists were

navy in the persian gulf, you have words out of the white house from general flynn, and the iraniansterpret those seriously. they have options themselves. i would be concerned if i were talking in the state department today as the new secretary of state, rex tillerson, about the implications, not just for the white house about whether they back up their words but about whether iran takes steps particularly in the persian gulf that are more provocative and that the white house doesn't appear to have a plan what to do if that happens or if someone asks the question, what does that mean when general flynn says you're on notice. is that no cookies and milk after dinner? >> general, let's bring you in here. it's estimated 20% of the world's oil goes through the strait or hormuz which iran obviously controls. what do you see on the menu of what "on notice" can mean for the u.s. and what potential responses are from iran? >> got me, chris. i don't know. i'm on phil's camp on this one. i don't know what the definition of on notice is. and i don't know what will happen if something occurs tod

this is the persian gulf, obviously it's a critical area in terms of oil supplies. so the rhetoric is dangerous because the iranians have this habit, they've been having these speed boats sort of come very close to american warships in the persian gulf in the past. the obama administration would respond by firing flares at these boats. if the u.s. were to fire on those small iranian boats you could see an escalation on both sides. it's a dangerous situation and again, during the campaign president trump said he was going to tear up the iran deal, it was a terrible deal, and he was going to back israel to the hilt. so will he follow through on that? >> does this sound to you like a president or an administration that's now softening? it's sounding a lot like the obama administration, at least these policies. >> yes. you know, there was the separate signal today calling on israel not to build new settlements. there was the tough talk against russia in the u.n. from nikki haley. so we don't know but let's give president trump are credit -- >> you think he should be giv

that's the first persian gulf war.wrote a book criticizing -- he led a regiment in 2005 in the battle over a key iraqi town. this was part of the troop surge, part of the new effort at the end of the bush administration. he helped develop the counter insurgency doctrine, clear, hold, and build strategy. challenges orthodoxy. i covered the first persian gulf war. that tank battle, you was outgunned, outmanned as they say in hamilton, and he was viewed as a stud. me still studied the way that was done. an interesting change. you see the video from the dan rather piece from the 1991 gulf war. that maneuver was key. these tank maneuvers were key to changing the whole composition of what turned out to be a very quick and aggressive win in that war, but having a battlefield commander now down the hall from the president, an interesting perspective. >> without question. -- they don't have much of a relationship at all. if you saw on the video there, you can see the president holding up his bio in front of him. this is somebod

is therefore the concern for the iranian american community for the persian american community, the middle eastern community, does it alleviate a little? >> i think they're still very concerned. they don't have the confidence you just mentioned, that it would be completely upheld. the ban would be -- not the ban, but the -- lifting -- >> the challenge. >> the challenge would be up. they're not completely comfortable with that notion. there are still people who are -- still people who don't know if they should leave tehran to come here to finish their studies or if they even have visas or apply -- i'll give you an example. iranians, because of this ban being lifted, allow the american wrestlers to go for the world wrestling championships in iran. they're getting their visas to go to iran. they had some archery competitors to come to las vegas february 10th is the world championships of archery. not a sport many people care about. but supposed to come. they have not received visas. >> those things happen. >> they happen. they don't know whether to reapply for a visa, apply for a visa, no que

in the persian gulf you've had run-ins between the u.s. and the iranian navies, you've had them on a fairly regular situation. how are you going to handle that short of having a war? are they going to really fire at those vessels in the future? certainly the iranians for their part really do seem to be testing the trump administration with that ballistic missile that was fired, clearly waiting to see what sort of reaction they were going to get. again, i'm not really sure they thought it was going to be this vigorous and forceful. at the same time, the iranians are saying they're going to continue with their ballistic missile program. they're not going to back out. the big question is, what is the trump administration going to do next? because the next ballistic missile test is going to come. and then the big question is, does this endanger the nuclear agreement itself. i think one of the things that i'm reading out of the tweets also that we've seen from donald trump this morning where he said, look, america gave iran this nuclear agreeme

with me is kasra naji from the bbc‘s persian service.in a sense more measured than president trump himself. that in a senseis president trump himself. that in a sense is quite surprising. it is in the leaders in iran haven't decided how to respond to these provocations from the us. they don't know what is coming their way, everyday is a new thing and as you said in the last few days they been pretty restrained, the reigning foreign minister tweeted in response to a tweet by president trump which said iran is playing with fire. he responded so we won't start a war but if we are attacked we will defend ourselves. that is his message. we are back on the past. the rhetoric from the us and now increasing the sanctions have raised the temperature seriously and it's dangerous in the persian gulf when the iranians revolution routes are closely operating in close proximity to the american navy so anything can happen there. it's very dangerous. you started by saying iran was unsure how to respond to this fiery rhetoric. whiley does the balance lie

and iran in the persian gulf is continuing to increase. this is according to commander mark davis of the u.s.s. man him. in january naval destroy fired warning shots after four iranian patrol boats approached it, at entrance to the persian gulf and ignored multiple warnings. >> you are supposed to state your communication let them know what your intentions are and come to an agreement into how you will pass so it is safe and does not headache people nervous. at this point, to the unsafe and unprofessional. >> commander davis says in 2015 there were 23 unsafe interactions with iran. that number increased to 35, in 2016. so far in 2017, u.s.s. manhim has had one unsafe interaction with the iran ans. >>> matthew mcconaughey says it is time to hollywood to embrace donald trump as president. while promoting his movie, mcconaughey says how many actors are critical of the president. he said quote they don't have a choice now it is time for to us embrace, shake hand with this fact and be constructive with him over the next four years. meantime new

sometimes these things are unavailab unavoidab unavoidable, such as in the persian gulf. >> clarissa ward, is it likely in your mind that iran will go ahead and test fire another missile just to show the united states that it isn't afraid? >> reporter: well, i think you have to understand, we all have to appreciate that iran is not just acting for its global audience. it has to take into account its domestic audience. we have seen some pretty strident moves from president donald trump as he's taken office, putting iran on that kind of travel ban list. and so i do think that iranian leaders are probably concerned that they do need to show their own people that they're not going to be pushed around by the u.s., that they are going to stand strong. they will make the argument again and again, carol, that this missile is for defensive purposes, that it is not in contravention of the -- >> clarissa, i'll have to interrupt you. we just got that tape turned around of donald trump meeting with his ceo council. one ceo, the ceo of uber, backed out of this meeting because of president trump's

. >> reporter: next month the carrier will head to the persian gulf and continue to hit isis. set course with a fixed target. but the speed of the operation about to change. hans nichol, nbc news, on the "uss george h.w. bush" in the eastern mediterranean. >>> the price of distraction -- drivers looking at their devices instead of the road. how it's impacting your wallet even if you drive responsibly. >>> also speaking of distracted drivers. a scary head-on collision caught on camera. >>> back with a wake-up call about the real price of distracted driving. we've reported extensively on the dangers of using devices while driving. but even if you never fiddle with your smartphone behind the wheel, the person checking his email in the lane next to you is helping to make the cost of car insurance soar for everyone. nbc news business correspondent jo ling kent explains. >> as american drivers take their eyes off the road, causing more accidents, that danger behind the wheel is now taking a toll on your wallet. >> i was totally in shock. >> this woman knew adding her 17-year-old dau

the last few days he's had long conversations with saudi leaders, united arab emirate leaders, with persian gulf sunni arabs. >> king abdullah. >> yeah, king abdullah of jordan. they fear iran and the encroachments. donald trump, having just spoken with them. i covered trump, he's charged up by the last person he talked to. he was talking to the sunnis. be tough on iran. also, he's got netanyahu coming here from israel and that's what they want to hear. the iranian-american community don't buy this is just obama. they are going where we just heard he was going. they worry trump is preparing for military action. >> donald trump's language on iran sounds like an ulty may tum. it's in contrast to his rhetoric during the campaign. he stated strong opposition against stupid wars and accused hillary clinton of being trigger happy. let's remind ourselves how trump one. >> obviously the war in iraq is a mistake. the war in iraq, we spent $2 trillion, thousands of lives, we don't have it. iran is taking over iraq with the second largest oil reserve. they lie. they say they were weapons of mass destr

director of army capabilities integration september erin deputy command are general and served in persian gulf wars and wars in afghanistan and iraq. he will take the helm of national security director position at a time full of challenges including of course north korea reported ballistic missile challenge and the white house is also dealing with fallout from the rocky rollout of the president's immigration executive is blocked by courts. >> speaking of that the president is expected and may be back in washington and touchdown here soon after a working weekend at his club in west palm beach, florida. administration is preparing for a busy week include what is expected to be new executive order on immigration and border control. and we're told it will temporarily ban travelers from the same seven country and there's a lot of questions about green card holders and dual card citizens and those who hold visas and he's likely to expand enforcement to de port illegal immigrants. >> and you get indication of what is at stake coming in this executive order. let's move on. meantime this president

, who eventually blossoms, partly as a result of the relationship he forms with his newly—arrived persianave a certain appeal in that it's about a very conservative older man who initially resents and really does not like his middle eastern neighbours, but then grows to find they are good people. this could be one that people choose for political reasons as well as sentimental ones. toni erdmann. i'm a consultant and coach. one of the strongest oscar contentions in the foreign film race may be the german picture toni erdmann. it's a father—daughter relationship drama, in which the father figure is trying to rescue his daughter from the soulless corporate world she inhabits. it's a very funny film that also serves as a critique of modern corporatism. although when i make a film i don't say, "yeah, i want to be critical about this or that", i don't like tojudge people or things. another contender is land of mine, which comes from denmark and is set in the aftermath of world war two. a key element in the story is the relationship between a tough danish sergeant and german teens, enlisted to