angela merkel visits poland in an effort to improve relations.n the agenda -- the migration crisis and europe. the european union after brexit. i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. we start with allegations of crimes against humanity in syria. amnesty international is accusing the syrian government of hanging thousands of prisoners in a military prison near damascus. amnesty says this policy of extermination was carried out beginning in 2011, a that the executions are probably still happening. >> more than anything, the syrian war is a brutal campaign against the country's own population. hundreds of thousands of civilians have been killed, and thousands more have disappeared. many in a prison north of damascus. now, amnesty international has published devastating details about events that took place behind the walls of this notorious prison. the report claims that over the past few years, thousands of inmates were killed without a proper trial. >> the new findings in this report are about a systematic campaign of mass hangings, where

and -- [inaudible] in poland, poland and the thursday thing you didn't discuss was collaboration. and all of the church. in poland the main reason why so many jews died was that -- >> okay. let me just say, let me just -- [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] >> let me just say so we don't go on all night -- >> you miss many --? >> no, in fact, if you read the book, you will see i -- >> [inaudible] >> of course. i cannot read to you a 400-page book. >> you don't have to, but you can make point. >> all right. your points are well taken. i did refer to the bolshevik revolution at the beginning and its importance in creating the appetite and the audience for modern anti-semitism. i did leave out two things that you said, number one, the role of communism and the role of the catholic church. i couldn't talk about everything. it's here in the outline, but, please, there is a chapter devoted to the activities or non-activities of the catholic church, and there is half a chapter devoted to the problem of poland. >> and if you could take in 20 minutes -- >> i could take 20 minutes on an i

at the low concentration camp in poland. with the pesticide that they have routinely unhand at the site. in order to fumigate barracks and so forth. it will kill 600 soviet prisoners of war. they've a motive and opportunity and multiple means of killing people. this gives you a sense and i'm going to resort to a map again a little later to reinforce this. each of those dots represents a ghetto a place where the germans concentrated the jewish population look of at the density of those dots. this gives you a physical image of how concentrated the population was and this is very important because it unlocks the secret to something. one of the few records that we have of the pleated to pleading to kill the jews of europe. everyone quotes it. they sat down with bureaucratic representatives of all kinds of other german institutions and asserted has authority over the process. got their agreement to participate in. he also said something as it has often been quoted that was deeply misleading. he said europe will be cold from west

this was the example in poland. the third thing you didn't discuss was collaboration and role of the church. in poland the reason so many jews died was that -- >> let me just say so we don't go on all night. >> you missed very important parts. >> no, if you read the book you will see i covered all those points. i cannot read to you a 400 page book. >> you don't have to you can make points. >> you points are well taken. i referred to the revolution at the beginning and it is important. i did leave out two things you said number one the role of communist in the role of the eastern populations to collaborate and the role of the catholic church. i couldn't talk about everything. but please, there is a chapter devoted to the activities or non activities of the catholic church and there is half a chapter devoted to poland. >> you could take 20 minutes. >> i could take 20 minutes on an inf inf infinite number of subjects. >> that is why the holocaust happened. >> with all due respect, you write your book, and i write mine.

yes, poland is as nuts as any country but poland is not invading belarus. but that's, of course, the kind of thing that sputnick would come up with, that putin pumps out whenever he needs to. this was a well-positioned propaganda to rattle the 75% of belarusian citizens that speak russian. the west might invade at any minute. look out, here comes poland. it's ridiculous. it's ham-handed. poland is not going to invade belarus. but this is what russia does. i'm glad we don't have to deal with anything like that, right? so here's the thing. the associated press has a story out today on the new administration and how they are having a hard time getting it together on national security and foreign policy stuff, the muslim ban debacle, the botched calls to friendly foreign leaders, that kind of things. but towards the end of this story, they say, "according to one u.s. official, national security aides have sought information about polish incursions in belarus, an eyebrow-raising request because little evidence of such activities appears to exist." and by little

turbulent times for poland.than a year. it initially limited media access to parliament. it has increased its power over public broadcasters and appointed its ownjudges to public broadcasters and appointed its own judges to the constitutional court, defying eu condemnation. but after thousands of polish women took to the streets, it backed down over plans to all but outlaw abortion. translation: what is happening now is no different to what was happening five, ten, 20 years ago. it is not worse than other parties in the past. nothing has changed. the only difference is that now, only now when peace came to power, international media started to pay attention to what is happening in poland. this is catholic country. the peace party is close to the church, champions traditional family values, speaks a nationalist language. and away from the capital city, they like what they hear. for me, the value of family and religion is important. i think new governments support young people. the situation with immigrants, i thi

yes, poland is as nuts as any country but poland is not invading belarus. but that's, of course, the kind of thing that sputnick would come up with, that putin pumps out whenever he needs to. this was a well-positioned propaganda to rattle the 75% of belarusian citizens that speak russian. the west might invade at any minute. look out, here comes poland. it's ridiculous. it's ham-handed. poland is not going to invade belarus. but this is what russia does. i'm glad we don't have to deal with anything like that, right? so here's the thing. the associated press has a story out today on the new administration and how they are having a hard time getting it together on national security and foreign policy stuff, the muslim ban debacle, the botched calls to friendly foreign leaders, that kind of things. but towards the end of this story, they say, "according to one u.s. official, national security aides have sought information about polish incursions in belarus, an eyebrow-raising request because little evidence of such activities appears to exist." and by little

. >> nato maneuvers in poland.he exercises are meant to s shw that n nato will defefend it ean member states against any russian aggression. but how much protection can poland plus estonia, latvia, and lithuania actually expect? mixed messages from the white house. presidential candidate donald trump says he supports nato, but also claimed the alliance is obsolete. now president trump favors better relations with russia. that does not appear to be good ukraine, where fighting has flared recently between government t troops and separatists.d europe is under increasing pressure to demonstrate unity. germany is working to improve strained relations with poland. earlier this month, chancellor merkel met the prime minister in warsaw to try and patch things up. -- our presesident trump's polilicies a wake-up call for europe? karnitschnig,ew that report asks how much u.s. support the eastern european countries can count on, but the statement we heard before that from the defense secretary, he mentioned strong support. tha

what i vividly remember from my own past is how after martial in was imposed in poland december 1981, president ronald reagan urged all americans to light a solidarity candle on christmas eve as he did himself. it is not difficult to imagine how this moving message of american solidarity to the repressed polish nation against the forces of tyranny. hopeow that helped bring and the encouragement not to give in. in your speech, you also highlighted the historical of some american and european leaders. .ncluding havel i was lucky to cooperate closely with them in difficult times. us, they all believed in the purpose of cooperation and solidarity between europe and the u.s. we cannot let their efforts go to waste. after today's talks, it will be easier for me to believe that we will fulfill this task. thank you. vice pres. pence: thank you, tusk.ent thank you for your warm hospitality today. and thank you for those eloquent words and your personal courier to and leadership. it is an honor to meet you. and on behalf of the president of the united states, to bring greetings. and i may make

and in poland it was interesting. they put up with the notion of putin's interference on a daily basis, the most frightening prospect is, of course, the movement of military forces which we hope never occurs but they look as a very real threat. but they have what they call the hybrid war. they said it isn't just the military. it's also his cyber attacks on our country and it's also his propaganda on our country. one of the polish leaders asked me a question. we've been wondering, senator, if the united states is not willing to confront russia with its invasion of your sovereignty and your presidential election, will you be willing to stand up for europe nato allies if there's an effort, an aggression by putin? will you be willing to stand up against russia in those times? i think that's a legitimate issue. if we don't take what you have raised very seriously about putting independence into the investigation of this matter and we don't do it with dispatch, shame on us. but it also is going to say to the world that we d

definitely think we need to protect the baltics and some of the talk of moving nato exercises over to poland and estonia, i think is a real good idea. i think putin is going to respond to actions. >> so, you represent florida. it's a state that donald trump won. if you are breaking with donald trump, are you worried, even on russia, are you worried that potentially your voters out there will revolt against you? >> well, no, i'm not breaking with donald trump. i'm saying, i think he is going to be -- >> if you do break with him. so, you believe that he's -- >> i've got to tell you, i'm so excited that donald trump beat hillary clinton and we have the chance to get this country moving again and some of the campaign themes he reiterated yesterday about jobs and about america and about repealing all the oppressive regulations that have been piled on business and individuals the last eight years. no, i'm excited about the next eight years that we face in front of us. >> you seem to have a lot of confidence in front of us that he is going to treat russia in as tough a way as his predecessors did.

troops from the u.s., the netherlands, and poland were part of the exercise.uns pounded while military jets flew over the training facility. france, president franÇois hollande has called for a boost to cyber security measures. accused them of trying to influence the vote. he has been less friendly toward russia, while his two main contenders seen more prone to dialogue with moscow. the presidential campaign of franÇois fillon remains in troubled waters. he held a campaign rally near paris a short while ago. the conservative candidate held a meeting with his former boss, president nicolas sarkozy, earlier in the day. his campaign has been in turmoil since allegations surfaced that his wife was given a fake job on the french taxpayers dime. rebel lawmakers in the conservative party or renewing their calls for him to drop out or risk defeat at the polls. >> he served as nicolas sarkozy's prime minister for four years and then defeated him in last year's party primary. is turnings fillon to the former presidents support as he struggles to rally his party ahead of

i have the president from poland. have boris johnson from the the foreignhave minister from the netherlands. they are going to give us some quick opening views about the extent to which they believe that the western order is under threat, and the implications of that. then, we are going to have a fairly lively discussion amongst ourselves and with the rest of you. at the end, i bring the chinese foreign minister here, because how could you conclude a discussion about the future of the west without china? next tot, that me start senator mccain. >> it's not the first time i have taken part in a discussion where the participants have to come --, the question will the west survive? i would like to dedicate the words of mark twain. the reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated. but politics is not a literature. answerst finding clever to these types of questions. it's about finding effective solutions and implement them. what we are going to experience in the following years, perhaps even month, depends entirely on

you were in poland and you were, what, in your teens. and then, all of a sudden, shogi entered your life. how did it happen? >> so it was nine years ago. i was 16 years old, in high school, and i got interested in manga. >> japanese manga. >> yes. there was this particular one called "naruto." >> uh huh. and you were reading in what language? >> polish. >> polish, okay. >> and there was this particular photo of shogi and some talk about this, some strategy. in polish, the word was chess, but the rules were different, so it was like, it's not chess, is it? so, i checked on the internet, and it was shogi. >> and what was it about the rules that enticed you so much? >> yes, so, different than chess. the pieces in shogi come back to life after being taken. so, as the game goes on and the game becomes more and more dynamic, which is opposite of chess. >> and then you started to go online. >> yes. >> and play shogi. and so, someone invited you to japan. >> ah, yes. it's a long story, but shortly spoken, there was an event on the internet where

and we were in this big tv truck at the super bowl cutting live between poland where the soldiers wereston stadium where the families were. and when we -- and i have some big old jaded guys that have been doing this for years and when those soldiers started crying i looked to my left and right and all the big tough guys were crying along with them in the truck. we were all very emotional. and it was just a very genuine moment and a genuine experience. it's hard to find those. but it was really emotional to see, you know, what these soldiers are going through, living in bases that we've never even heard of, in ice cold poland while we all get to watch the super bowl. so it felt great to be able to bring the soldiers together with their family. emotional. >> peter, how did you pull this off? what did you guys do? >> it was fairly crazy from a technological standpoint. everybody was joking because they knew i was at the super bowl, and they were asking me how i enjoyed the game. and i was -- i didn't really -- i don't even know that there was a game. i heard that new england won. but we w

i have the president from poland. i have the president from ukraine. i have, of course, foreign secretary boris johnson from the uk. and i have foreign minister from the netherlands. they will give us quick opening views about the extent to which they believe that the western order is under threat and the implications of that. then we will have, i think, a fairly lively discussion amongst ourselves and with the rest of you. and at the end, i'm bringing the chinese foreign minister here because how could you conclude a discussion about the future of the west without china? so with that, let me start next to senator mccain with president duda. please, sir. >> okay. >> it is not the first time i have taken part in a discussion where the participants have to come from, with the question will the west survive. to all those who expect to witness the down fall of the west, i would like to dedicate the words of mark twain. there were parts of my death have been greatly exaggerated. but politics is an literature. it's not about finding clever answers to these t

stay with us on bbc news, still to come: security concerns in poland after prime minister beata szydlo taken to hospital after a car crash. there is nelson mandela. mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, 'ba by doc' duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning. elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories. head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc news. i'm ben bland. the latest headlines: a new plan from president trump for his proposed travel ban. he's contemplating changing the executive order to avoid more defeats

there are security concerns in poland after prime minister beata szydlo, was injured and taken to hospital after a car crash. and a race against time. the battle to save over 400 whales that beached themselves off the coast of new zealand. hello, donald trump has suggested he'll issue a new ruling to restrict immigration next week. it's after an appeals court upheld a suspension of his ban on people entering the us from seven mainly muslim countries. it could mean that there may not be an appeal to the supreme court. his latest statement on the travel ban was made on board air force one. let's have a listen. reporters: hi. trump: everything good? yeah. press conference good 7 i think it was great. are you comfortable? can we talk about what you said in the press conference? sure. you talked about wanting to win this court battle against the immigration travel ban. you also talk about... the unfortunate part is it takes time statutorily. we'll win that battle. we also have a lot of other options, including just filing a brand—new order on monday. is that your plan? it may well be but i like

the fall is partly due to eastern europeans returning home to countries like poland and hungary.eas student numbers. our home editor, mark easton, reports. worried about immigration? they are at york's monkbar hotel. so you need to cross the wall, the gate, sorry, and on the right hand you will find the minster cathedral. not that there's too much but that there soon may not be enough. the oldest street in town is shambles. york's tourist industry is booming, now worth a remarkable half a billion pounds a year and supporting a record 20,000 jobs across the city. but growth here, as in much of the hospitality industry, has relied on migrant labour. romanians change the hotel beds. the waiter is spanish. your pot of tea. thank you very much. enjoy. half the staff are eu migrants. in fact, with very low unemployment in york, businesses like this cannot grow or even survive without a supply of foreign workers. a quarter of british hospitality businesses say they have currently got vacancies that they are struggling to fill. with the uk labour market close to capacity and the prospect

what if reagan did the same with poland? in other words, didn't show solidarity with poland. wouldn't the iro iron curtain still be up? >> it would be. national adviser is one of my good friends and, look, there was a great deal of brinksmanship behind the scenes there. they were constantly pushing the russians and very dicey times and poland was very much involved in that. we would not have a agreement, we would not -- liz: so fast-forward with iran and their sanctions and the lack of solidarity with the green movement by the obama administration. go ahead. >> that's one of the points i was about to make is, look, we needed a spring that we could have actually gone in and supported the green movement and very vigorously done things to assist them and throwing out the yolk and the extreme theocracy they live with. so we missed a huge opportunity. we missed a huge opportunity to bring down the government of iran by working with the people who seek democracy. it's totally insane that president obama through that off. back to mcfarland for a quick moment. he said that once the a

if you are poland thinking about your role in the future of the global economy,, shows the west play -- how much does the west play a role compared you, ecks.se writing ch do you have to think about a strategy that cannot be all eu as a consequence? >> it is not very easy. [laughter] becauset very easy globalization is a fact. powers inally two big the economy worldwide, united states and china. if we talk about security and development in the future, in my opinion, it is very safety ando imagine the united europe without the united states. it is impossible to imagine. look at the history. look at the history of the 20th century. two big world wars. first world war, second world war. every war started in europe. of thes the beginning first and second world war. united states, america, far finally they had to take part in this war. hundreds of thousands of young american boys died in europe and in other places, especially during the second world war, yes? if i discuss with american a a few weeks ago about the security situation in ofope, about the result warsaw nato summits, about imp

>> we went and interviewed about 60 different soldiers at that base and poland.g you, every one of those soldiers had a great story, the hardest part was picking three, three were representative of so many who had families that they were missing, but we picked these three soldiers, two men and a woman, and we brought them into the pods. they were able to talk to their families, in their families were able to talk to them, so we brought their families into a box, one of those boxes right they could have some privacy to watch the game. they were able to come indicate with them and watch the game with them for the first half, then at the end of the half, ths party that we had thrown for them and poland where they could watch the game, in the families stayed in the box and got to watch what turned out to be a really great football game. it was a wonderful evening for everyone. one of those things. >> jenna: it was a great reminder to all of us where we were sitting watching the game about where the other people out there are sitting watching the game as well, includi

if you talk to people in germany, poland, the baltic republics...eed a close security relationship with britain come what may, whether brexit happens or not. that is also my point. i think that we have to discuss not only the economic partnership between the uk and the european union, it will be necessary, besides that, also to talk about internal and external security. what i don't want, it is not my position... it is leverage for the uk. ina minute. it is what i want to say. i don't want a trade—off between the economic discussion we will do and on the other hand the question of internal and external security. i don't think it is serious to make a trade off between... germany has already indicated... yes, but let's be honest, the important thing to do on the security issue from the european side is to create a european defence union as fast as possible. you know the figures. but if you don't have britain, it devalues the whole thing. may i give the figures, 42% we spend in europe on military, and we are only capable to do 10%—12% of the operations

look at poland, look at hungary, so many nations across the european union. i don't deny this.ese people. i don't deny le pen exists. i don't deny wilders exists. but i can tell you one thing, the public opinion in our countries on the continent in the eu is not against europe, they are against this european union. that's exactly why i'm saying to you this book is maybe more eurosceptic than all other books that have been published because i think this european union will not survive. what you need to do to convince people who are voting today voting for le pen is offering them a vision for the future, showing them unity for europe can tackle the financial crisis, the economic fallout of it, the migration flows, refugees coming to europe. security externally. you have been peddling the federalist dream for ten years. at what point do you realise it's a dream and not a reality? the banking union today is a reality because we have pushed for it. i also think tomorrow the european defence union will be a reality because the world is changing and we cannot count on mr trump. so it

and sending troops to poland and aircraft to romania.ark: when you speak to other european ministers, do they ask you to ensure you of your cooperation? >> they want to continue the cooperation between the armed military and the electorates. we have the biggest defense budget. they want us to work with european forces on some of these challenges that face us, whether it is terrorism or uncontrolled migration. they want a cooperation to continue. and it will continue after brexit. -- towe be able to voice have your voice heard on migration because terrorism on the european continent has become a serious issue, and some asylum-seekers have been involved. with the working various task forces tackling immigration. in the central mediterranean, we are part of the european union and will have the opportunity after we leave to decide whether to continue that work. it is free to other countries to join in some of these european missions. matt: thank you mr. minister for your time. defense minister michael fallon talking to us at the munich secur

that is more than the gdp of sweden or poland. loads jumped to a one-year high but were about 17% below estimates. commonwealth bank reported its eighth straight record profit after steady growth in its domestic lending portfolio. 3.25earnings rose this billion dollars through december. the record profits, they face headwinds and warns of the racing risk of economic shock brought on by political volatility. that the rate of revenue growth has come down a bit is reflected of the fact that the australian economy has been slower more recently. we have great faith in the longer tomb -- longer-term strength of the economy. south korean prosecutors are once again seeking the arrest of since as leader, citing new allegations of bribery. investigators will outline the case for wednesday. courts will decide whether to arrest him on wednesday. the allegations lie at the heart of a scandal that has already led to the impeachment of the south korean president. samsung denied any wrongdoing. day andews 24 hours a more than 120 countries. this

we specifically appreciate poland, and the united kingdom, who have already .et the 2% commitment these countries are leading by example, making real sacrifices. all allies recognize they are benefiting from the best defense in the world. i am optimistic that all nations to reachsteady path the commitments made at the wales and warsaw summits. the transatlantic bond built on common values remains strong. i see in brussels a quick and purpose in this alliance, and a profound determination to stand together and honor our commitments to each other. i have confidence that we will sustain a legacy we have inherited and do what is necessary to defend our freedoms. thank you very much. i am happy to take your questions. reporter: jennifer griffin, fox news. thank you, sir. what does russia need to stop doing in order for the u.s. to work with it? the chairman of the joint chiefs is making -- is meeting with his russian counterpart for the first time since russia invaded ukraine. can you trust the russians? i think the point about russia is they have to live by international law, as we expect a

but they get everybody from russia and poland and everybody else to live over there. >> thank you. there are two points there. one you mentioned americans picking up their rifles and defending israel. israel argues that one of the reasons that american military aid is so important is that they know that americans and no other forces will ever actually send boots and their own blood to defend israel. israelis will always have to defend themselves. and you raise the point they simply want to continue taking palestinian land. i would characterize it this way: there are two camps in israel at the moment. there's one that does want to settle. historic west bank territory. and they believe they have a right to the man and that it's in israel's interest to ultimately -- it's foreign to the american for that actually to be a serious discussion but it's not the majority. the israelis who don't want to settle but argue that it has very little to do with the palestinians or settlements. it has to do with security. having that sense of security. that's what scares the majority of israelis. it'

video comes from poland. watch carefully. shows why you don't do that. >> so those railroad crossing arms were actually down but you see the driver goes past the barrier. the train clips the back of the car. the whole thing goes into a spin. here's the thing, it's not clear why the driver went through the gates. reports are coming out that the driver was sober and he is now in serious condition. >> you would think he would see it. it's off to his left. >> the car is pretty low. so maybe he just wasn't paying attention and just drove right under it. >> speaking of train wrecks, we're getting a better understanding of that one that we call the oscars. >> that's going to win segue of the week right there. >> yeah. >> the accounting firm responsible for the winner's envelope says that staffers didn't act quickly enough to correct the error that led to the fiasco. pwc is taking full responsibility for warren beatty and faye dunaway being handed the wrong envelope before announcing the oscar for best picture. >> so

you have got to go back to stalin and mao just as germany want to war with poland.talin attacked poland from the east and he ,urdered 25,000 polish soldiers lithuanians, estonians. we did screw up in iran. we were getting rid of monarchy so what do we do echo we screwed up -- what do we do? we screwed up. we have a bad rapport with iran. that is a sin. we should try to the fill obama's pledge to get rid of the bombs. thank you host:. -- thank you. host: we will continue to take your calls for 30 minutes or so leading up to the top of the hour. if you missed the beginning, what we have been talking about is donald trump's comments on bill o'reilly as a part of an interview the., just to view aired.ey. -- they >> i do respect him. >> why? people,pect a lot of but that doesn't mean i am going to get along with him. he is a leader. i say it is better to get along with russia than not and if russia helps us and the fight against isis, which is a major -- that is a good thing. will i get along with him? i have no idea? >> putin is a killer. >> we have a lot of killers. th

stationing, nato battalions in poland and the baltic states. in the wake of russian efforts to redraw international borders by force, the united states along with the united kingdom, canada and germany will continue its leadership role as a framework nation in the enhanced presence initiative, and we will support ever joined critical actions to support this alliance. with regard to the ukraine -- [applause] must hold russia accountable and demand they honor the length agreements, the escalating the violence in the ukraine. united states will continue to hold russia accountable, even as we search for new common ground, which president trump believes can be found. in africa and the middle east, while his rippling in every direction, reaching only europe of the united states. the leading state-sponsored terrorism continues to be destabilized in the middle east. thanks to sanctions under the comprehensive plan of action iran has additional resources to devote to these efforts. under president trump the united remainwill make -- committed to make su

billion, that is more than the gdp of poland. more than what economists were forecasting.ent belowans estimates. they are balancing growth. and, bond sales since -- the company plans to issue up to $600 million of five-year bonds. they are expected -- tentative sales expected. the bank of australia has reported a straight records after steady growth in the domestic lending portfolio. cash earnings rose to three quarters of a billion dollars through december. cbaite the record profits, warns against rising economic shock. >> the fact that the rate of earnings growth and the rate of revenue growth has come down is reflective of the fact the us join economy has been slower more recently. we have great faith in the longer term strength of the us trillion economy. haidi: global news 24 hours a day, in 120 countries. this is bloomberg. rishaad: one of our top stories, softbank agreeing to buy fortress for $1.3 billion. our reporter is in tokyo. it is a bizarre one, where you wonder, what is the grand plan, the master plan? morning, this is one that will have bank investors scrat

particularly poland. it's not just the united states. it's also the nato alliance is trying to pull itself together to provide deterrence against having the eastern ukraine invasion happen in other places. so again, the armed forces, 2.3 million men and women in uniform, active guard reserve, are prepared to deter mischief from putin in western europe. thankfully, we have secretary jim mattis as secretary of defense and i think mike pompeo is going to be a stable, knowledgeable person, also. but this is really unsettling. america is its alliances and the nato alliance is central to our security. the question is, where's mr. trump going with all this? >> indeed. thank you so much for all your time. general mccaffrey, thank you. >> thank you, joy. >>> the president of the united states attacks a co-equal branch of government. saying if something happens, blame him. that happened. so how are republicans defending this behavior? that discussion is coming up. >>> despite her education, her drive, her skills, her intelligence, she will automat

tempting for everyone especially these friends going on the ocean cruise, including stops in finland, polandnd germany. they got a buy one get one free package for $18,000. >> everything, airline -- everything included came to $9,000. we each paid around $9,000. >> a couple months before the trip she got a call from her friend who had to cancel for medical reasons. she still planned to go. the problem -- >> viking told me i have to pay her share. why do i have to pay her half because she gets reimbursed from her travel insurance. they said this is our policy. >> there were no bookings on the travel. when she couldn't pay for her friend's half, they canceled her too. that's when she called troubleshooters to get an action volunteer. >> he said you are going. trust me. pack your bags. >> that's right. a couple weeks later she got a call from viking with good news. she was going on the same cruise, just different dates plus -- >> we are upgrading you to the top floor, penthouse suite. >> viking threw in credits toward off boa boat excursions. >> as for our volunteer? >> they are an amazing grou

but they get everybody from russia and poland and everybody else to live over there. thank you. there are two points there. americans tioned picking up their rifles and defending israel. one of the s that reasons that american military theys so important is that know that americans and no other actually send r oots and their own blood to defend israel. israelis will always have to defend themselves. and you raise the point they to continue taking palestinian land. i would characterize it this two camps in e moment.at the there's one that does want to settle. historic west bank territory. they believe they have a ight to the man and that it's in israel's interest to it's foreign to american for that actually discussion but majority.the the israelis who don't want to ettle but argue that it has very little to do with the palestinians or settlements. security. do with security.t sense of that's what scares the majority of israelis. settling that land but you're right that, that exists host: from massachusetts, brian, go ahead. for taking my ou call. get a little o detailed idea of

washington's also sending thousands of troops to poland and the baltics as part of a new nato deployment war tension. winter in the arctic circle, and the days are at last getting longer. but the climate's still unforgiving. the norwegian border guard have to go out in all kinds of weather, keeping an eye on their neighbour, russia. this is the nato alliance's most northerly border, and at times, it is a pretty inhospitable place. but every day, all year round, the norwegian army is patrolling the border. i don't think we can say that there is a lot of increased activity. they have had a high activity here in the north all along. they are training well and preparing themselves, as we are doing on our side. russia's flexing its military muscle in the high north, staking its claim on a region that is thought to have more oil and gas reserves than saudi arabia. but the new us defence secretary has called russia's moves in the arctic aggressive. it's not reached the levels of the old cold war, but the temperature is dropping. further south, us marines are now being trained by the british, le

battalions were in poland, increasing air and naval assets around the region. all designed to send a clear signal. if you ever thought about doing what you did in crimea or the baltics, you have to deal with us. studies,s have done nato has done studies, how defensible are the baltics with that capability and the answer is as much as in the cold war. if you want to do something about west berlin, you have to risk a confrontation militarily with the u.s. is that vladimir putin does not want to split the western alliance going at it through the baltics, it is probably not the smartest thing to do. that said, that is of today, it does not help to make that case and reassure allies in the baltics and poland and eastern europe, if the president of the united states, every time he says something in support of nato, conditions it in some ways to what nato countries need to do with defense spending. our commitment is unconditional, it should be ironclad, and it needs to be reiterated as a senator said, not just by the other officials mother by the icials, but byoff the

these agreements relating to ukraine, to the baltic states, leave the baltic states alone, leave poland alone. i have to give the vice president credit. the problem is the president. the president will go off and talk about a terrorist attack in sweden what doesn't occur. he'll go around and maybe insult another country and so you have general mattis and the vice president trying to clean up the mess that the president's created. so there needs to be a more coherent national security effort. i think what is essential is a national security adviser the european really want to see that filled with somebody that is going to care about both diplomacy and military issues. so far there is nobody coordinating the defense department, the state department, the cia within the white house advising the president instead of having the president listen to tv news to get us information. >> so we know that the president, the white house, is working to hire this permanent national security adviser. you heard the president say he has confidence in the national security apparatus and you hear him say he i

. >>> another moron in poland. what we have here is cc tv at a car entrance for the hospital. the guy there lets people in. also as they try to get out, he charges them. now that we see this is not much. i believe it was what i converted to 50 u.s. cents. but the person in this car just does not want to pay. fine, sit right there. no problem. because the car behind just starts waving around, opens the barrier and takes the 50 cents from this guy. but watch this. the first guy starts to make his way out -- >> oh! >> the car just drives with him on the front and makes his way off. as you can see, that was pretty clear footage as to what was going on. the person that drove that car is potentially facing up to three years in prison. so the 50 cents they didn't want to pay, that three years was for almost killing or almost seriously injuring somebody. >> two quarters. one, two, now you got three years in the big house and your life is over. >> like i said -- >>> neil blast who watches on abc 15 in phoenix and james munson who watches 9 on your side in cincinnati are the latest winn