office said they have just had back an independent report produced by the organisation for the prohibition of chemicaloday confirmed their assessment, the uk assessment which identified that chemical agent responsible for the death of dawn sturgess as the same kind used in the attempted assassination of sergei and julia skripal earlier this year. namely novichok. so confirmation reported by the foreign office that an independent report has said that if the same chemical agent. let's get a look at the weather prospects now. we're looking at something much more u nsettled we're looking at something much more unsettled and more autumnal for many towards the end of the week. but tomorrow is not a bad looking day. variable amounts of cloud and some sunny spells. as we head into the overnight period they will be some showers off the continent which could affect the far south east of england. clear skies for southern scotla nd england. clear skies for southern scotland and northern england leading to quite chilly night. so for wednesday we start off cold, bright across northern areas. a bit more clout across

of chemical weapons by the syrian regime in italy. all of us, both in and outside this council, bear a responsibility. because we have tasked the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons, to investigate and identify those responsible for the use of these weapons. we cannot sit back. we have to speak up, take action and support the opcw so the perpetrators can be brought to justice and we need to do this together. indecisiveliness by countries that claims disarmament and nonproliferation could ultimately have disastrous consequences. and with regard to this, the salisbury attack reaffirms our confidence in the u.k. investigations. we welcome bringing criminal charges as an important step to its justice. this bolsters our earlier conclusion that it is essential to hold those responsible to account. mr. president, to conclude, the devastating consequences of the use of weapons of mass destruction underline the urgent need to take action. the use of these weapons must never become the new normal. we must prevent impunity at all costs. a legal norm can only be effective if we collectively uphold it. together, as part of a multilateral effort. thank you.

of the target this is why syria eliminated completely. it's chemical program and fulfill its commitments as a member of the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons the c.w. . planned by now. should buy the organization. although some western countries are constantly trying to paula to size the work of the organization we have always called paraded with your p c w to the largest extent possible unfortunately on every time we express our readiness to receive objective and professional investigative teams to investigate the alleged use of chemical weapons there were these countries would block such efforts because they know that the conclusion of the investigations would not satisfy the intentions they harbor against syria. these countries have ready made accusations and sonar used to justify and aggression in syria this was the case when the united states france and the u.k. . in the wanton aggression on syria last april blaming the chemical weapons were used in this without any investigation or evidence and in a flagrant violation of syria's sovereignty in international law and the u.n. charter. meanwhile these same country di

rely on information from terrorists and not in the event of a chemical attack it would be crucial to wait for the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons to actually respond journalist mike ruddy told us that he believes assad would quickly be playing. but only to wait for evidence they don't need it would need to wait for an investigation then surely don't need to wait for o.p.c. w or any other agency to apportion blame they're already blaming the syrian government they're already saying that president assad has authorized the chemical weapons strike so that you know the strike or all the electronic hasn't even happened but blame has already been reported and so you know what more can we say apart from there it looks like very likely there's going to be a big strike and this could lead to obviously this could lead to a conflict with russia and what were three or the final world wars we should be called in there not addressing the syrian arab army they're not even addressing the syrian government or president assad they're addressing the al-qaeda their proxy their armies i'll call it a failure it's in italy and effe

russia's representative to the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons he believes this case was a provocation aimed at this reporting russia's presidential election which took place in march. the member states hold a chemical convention. judge and. very through three action coming from some to be gay sions good police to. do to the occasions capable of. feeling can not blinded by russian propaganda the statement was a very put was it to. evaluate to. burke to march this year was hidden for the presidential elections. we have been preparing and we had been preparing for the wall to come up. and do the rush when you do something like these absolutely not the question is who. did the need to these kind of two are no events then the answer use of the. opponents of the russian federation those who are trying by all means are to do you agree to leave the ship and actually slap new sanctions on the russian for the duration it was an attempt to influence. the course of the russian presidential elections all the more so war against it there are grown all the claims sold the russ

nothing in the last year of change your mind that's come out no we're going to zation for the prohibition of chemical weapons produced a big report basically saying the only positive everything you say i haven't written anything so i wrote the first story but i was intrigued by the fact that the o.p.c. w. . put out two or three reports within a month which is totally against it was if almost a rip they were there within two weeks they put out a report saying we suspect that was involved which is totally out of line for all of the procedures i know people who worked in their agency you know people who disenchanted by that because the o.p.c. there be violated its rules it usually takes a couple months to come to that if you think the o.p.c. w.-a wrong about this no human rights watch amnesty international the french experts who studied it hans blix is not exactly. you said it was probably an attack by gas by the syrian government they're all wrong and you've got it right it's just you know new intelligence or something as one source i had a transcript. of conversations between somebody very deeply invo

come forward we can cross live now to russia's representative for the organization for the prohibition of chemicalweapons and p c w i xander shogun who's in the hey welcome to r.t. thanks for joining us we heard what mr putin had to say there about who these men are that they are civilians he expects them to come forward so what happens now as far as russia is concerned will they be questioned about why they were in souls. well this morning we hold the brief for the member states of the chemical convention in the here cortisol the office of w. and just to during this a brief i was given this breaking news and this information i return to border statement made by my president. we managed to found these people. absolutely norm during what software with the russian military forces turned inward who took a mountain to explain what. actually happened. judging by the very through three action comments from some to big asians it least. they did a geisha capable of. feeling can not so blinded by russian propaganda. put causatively and. evaluate is kind of whole point from the russian. side we have a good

to begin consultations with the russian federation and the framework of the prohibition of chemical weapons. president,on, madam from the statement of london what is absolutely clear is that already back in may, it had all the information that was visited yesterday. without determining the list of determining the fact that they were in salisbury, there would be no reason to search the hotel where they stayed. evidence wereis as important as they claim to be, they would have been published four months ago. from all of those that follows, we can only make one conclusion. by justicened not but by other reasons and motives that we already mentioned. the incident on the fourth of march became a useful pretext to unleash anti-russian hysteria and was years in an attempt to .ndermine our authority we are witnessing a similar picture. maystatement by theresa took place on the eu vote a new political season. the situation and the provocation that is being prepared by the fighters there together with the white helmets. which, we have warned about more than once. we will circulate the relevant materia

w that's the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons investigates any potential chemical attack that kind of skepticism that kind of died coming from washington's allies do you think we will see more. yes hopefully i mean i think jeremy corbin was saying exactly the same thing back in april that they needed to wait at least for some initial investigation i mean even even the criminal tony blair actually went to the trouble of producing a dodgy dossier theresa may have done nothing she actually produced no evidence whatsoever those the footage from the white helmets. sharpened. robert fisk the bunt when they went to do were in april so yeah they don't need to wait for evidence they don't need it we need to wait for an investigation they surely don't need to wait for o.p.c. w. or any other agency to apportion blame they're already blaming the syrian government they're already saying that president assad is authorized to chemical weapons strike so that you know the troika all the electronics hasn't even happened but blame has already been a question so you know what more can

chance to speak to alexander shulgin russia's representative to the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons now he believes this. was a provocation aimed at disrupting russia's presidential election which occurred back in march. because. for all the member states of the chemical convention in the quarter so the office of w. and georgian by the very through syria action coming from some to be gay sions italy's. due to the occasions capable of. feeling can not so blinded by russian propaganda the statement was a very poor was it to. evaluate to. burke to march this year russia was hidden for the presidential elections. we have been preparing we had been preparing for the world cup. do the russian you do something like these absolutely not the commission is or who. didn't need to these kind of two are no events and they aren't so use of the. opponents of the russian federation those who are trying by all means are to do new great leadership and actually slow up new sanctions on the russian for the duration it was an attempt to influence. the course of the russian presidential elections

once again it is their turn to say something we spoke to russia's representative for the prohibition of chemical weapons he believes this was a provocation and disrupting russia's presidential election back in. because everything for the member states of the chemical convention in the quarter so they will place you w. and georgian by the very through a series action coming from some to be gay sions italy's. did a geisha capable of. feeling can not so blinded by russian propaganda the statement was a very poor was it. evaluated. back to march this year russia was here done for the presidential elections. we have been preparing and we had been preparing for the world cup. do the russian need to do something like these absolutely not the question is who. did they need to these kind of two are no events and the answer use of the. opponents of the russian federation those who try by all means are to do you agree to leave the ship and actually slap new sanctions on the russian for the origin it was an attempt to influence. the course of the russian presidential elections all the more so war against it

representative for the organization of the prohibition of chemical weapons he believes this cripple case was a provocation to disrupting russia's presidential election back in mom. the member states hold a chemical convention. judge and. very through a series of comments from some. it least. they did a geisha capable of. feeling can not so blinded by russian propaganda the statement was a very put positively and. evaluated. back to march this year russia was hidden for the presidential elections. we have been preparing and we had been preparing for the world cup. did the russian leader something like these absolutely not the question is are who. did they need to these kind of two are no events and the answer use of the. for the russian federation those who are trying by all means are to do you agree you to leave the ship and actually slow up new sanctions on the russian for the orange it was an attempt to influence. the force all do russian presidential elections hold them all saw against the grown all the claims sold to russia meddling in the american election. european union city one o

after being exposed to a perfume bottle contaminated with what the ‘organisation for the prohibition of chemical ofjuly and a murder inquiry has been launched. the actor kevin spacey will not face prosecution for a historical sexual assault, because too much time has passed. prosecutors in los angeles had been reviewing the case involving an adult actor, which dates back to 1992. kevin spacey has declined to comment on the allegation. british police are investigating six sexual assault claims against the 59—year—old. jonathan barclay and sian berry have been elected co—leaders of the green party. they'd campaigned on a pledge to strongly oppose fracking and the proposed hs2 rail link. they said their ambition was to make the greens "the third largest party in the uk". the first minister for scotland, nicola sturgeon, has been setting out her government's policies for the year ahead, with new investment in education, infrastruture and health. as msps returned from summer recess, she announced a number of policies, including an increase of a quarter of a billion pounds for mental health services o

to say something just last we spoke to russia's representative to the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons the. alexander. was a provocation and disrupting russia's presidential election back in march. complicated situation. broadest to whom does the crown benefit. book to march this year brochure was here done for the presidential elections. we have been preparing we have been preparing for the world cup. and do the russian you do something like these absolutely not the commission is who. didn't need to these kind of two are no events then they aren't caesar the. opponents of the russian federation those who are trying by all means are to do you agree it's leadership. and actually the new sanctions on the russian federation. well let me just share with you my observation clearly you see my point to it was an attempt to influence. the course of the russian presidential elections all them all saw against the background all the claims sold the russian meddling and the american election. elsewhere that day russia's u.n. envoy has clashed with his u.s. counterpart during a security cou

just nothing in the last year of change your mind that's come out no organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons produced a big report basically saying the opposite of everything you say i haven't written anything so i wrote the first story but i was intrigued by. fact that the o.p.c. w. . put out two or three reports within a month which is totally against their it was if almost they were they were there within two weeks they put out a report saying we suspect that certain was involved which is totally out of line for all of the procedures i know people who worked in that agency i know people who disenchanted by that because the o.p.c. debbie violated its rules and usually takes a couple months ago just to be clear you think p.c. w. wrong about this no human rights watch amnesty international the french experts who studied it hans blix is not exactly a cia stooge you says it was probably an attack by gas by the syrian government daryl you've got it right it's just you know new intelligence or something as one source i had a transcript of the conversation of conversations between somebod

begin consultations with the russian federation in the framework of the convention on that prohibition of chemical weapons and the two aforementioned conventions in conclusion madam president. from the statement of london what is absolutely clear is that. already back in may it had all the in from information that was presented yesterday with without determining the list of suspects and determining the fact that they were in salzburg there would have been no reason to search the tell where they stayed. obviously if all of that if all this so-called evidence were as important as its claim to be that they would have been published four months ago even before the tragic events in ames barry. from all this it follows that we can make only one conclusion downing street is what is govern not by the interests of justice but by other real reasons and motives which we already mentioned the incident on the fourth of march became a very useful pretext to unleash anti russian hysteria and was used. in time to undermine our authority as a member state it will be c w. on the eve of the staging of the use of che

nothing in the last year a change your mind that's come out no we're going to zation for the prohibition of chemical weapons i produced a big report basically saying the opposite of everything you say i haven't written anything so i wrote the first story but i was intrigued by. the fact that the o.p.c. w. . put out two or three pretty poor it's within a month which is totally against their it was if almost they were they were there within two weeks they put out a report saying we suspect that certain was involved which is totally out of line for all of the procedures i know people who worked in that agency i know people who disenchanted by that because the o.p.c. debbie violated its rules and usually takes a couple months ago just to be clear you think the o.p.c. w.-a wrong about this no human rights watch amnesty international the french experts who studied it hans blix is not exactly a cia stooge you says it was probably an attack by gas by the syrian government they're all wrong and you've got it right it's just you know new intelligence or something as one source i had a transcript of the conver

of the chemical weapons convention. and, the efforts of the organization for the prohibition of the chemical weapons. the second issue that i would like to highlight is the proliferation of nuclear weapons. permit me to make three points regarding this matter. firstly, we all know that nuclear weapons cannot be brought to the free-market. therefore, every act of proliferation of these weapons, is a failure of both the international community, and the rule-based world order. and, we must remember that it always involves, not only the state that develops nuclear capacity, but also those who provide it with means to achieve it, mainly technology, materials, and resources. it is most important for every agreement, that i am controlling nuclear programs, to guarantee that they are used solely for peaceful purposes. we have an obligation to evaluate those agreements against the purposes, and to act accordingly. we should not turn our heads back from those who act against the nonproliferation treaty by providing means to develop nuclear weapon capacity, or assist in other ways, and developing it. -- in devel

for the prohibition of chemical weapons. also groups of the armed opposition they to take also a get involved what i want because it is very important it. is to contribute to the increase of trust between the syrian parties they contribute to the process of the political settlement with the presidents of the two countries there is a limitation of decisions of the congress of national dialogue syrian national such . we paid much attention to the launching of the constitutional committee where great to contribute to the work of u.n. on the former name from a formation of his personal set up out of the represent this of the syrian government opposition and the syrian society the committee has to work out such parameters for the future makeup of syria that would ensure all its citizens peaceful lie within that. great integrity and territorial intact state russia iran and turkey pay a lot of attention to the carbonated efforts on the improvement of the humanitarian situation in syria due to the restoration of its economy it infras

against this syrian chemical capacity we work towards strengthening of a organization on the prohibition of chemical weapons. eighteen and new mechanism for inquiry and tribulations which is an indispensable tool mr president. we will work to see cicely for the unity of this council on the issues of nonproliferation we have. to remain united because in the recent years every time when we were not united it was to the detriment of our principles and i will collect effective effectiveness it's an issue of our legitimacy as president and nonpermanent members we also have to be united because the dissemination of technologies can lead to new threats to peace and this concerns us directly the development of intercontinental missiles by north korea something that we need to worry about up until now it was only a very few states who had these kinds of weapons and this placed on them very special responsibility not in future if we do not have sufficient control of that and if north korea proliferate how many other countries will have this weapon in the middle east the ballistic systems provided

we will uphold the prohibition of chemical weapons, we will protect our citizens, and we will protectidarity to the victims and with the population of the united kingdom, who may have been exposed to the chemical agent in question. peru condemns any use, strongly condemns any use of chemical weapons. we believe that in and of themselves they constitute a threat to international peace and security. and a flagrant violation of the nonproliferation regime. we call on the parties concerned to cooperate fully with the investigations on everything related to the sensitive issue, especially through the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons, and other competent bodies. and to do so in line with the principle of the peaceful settlement of disputes. we underscore the need... the prevailing need to identify those responsible and to punish them accordingly, and to do so within the framework of the rule of law and due process , framework of the rule of law and due process, thank you very much.” thank the representative from peru and now give the floor to the representative of france

hostile activities of foreign intelligence networks are no territories we will uphold the prohibition of chemical weapons we will protect our citizens and we will defend ourselves from all forms of malign states activity directed against us and on societies thank you madam president i thank the representative from the united kingdom for her briefing and i will now give the floor to the representative of perth so now but if you will leave the live proceedings there just for now we were hoping to hear from the russian delegation next but i believe they're going to be speaking later on in this session that was karen pearce who is the u.k.'s ambassador to the united nations outlining in detail everything that's happened since the novacek poisoning case in salzburg resigning that the u.k. government has concluded the two individuals they have named are from the russian intelligence unit the g r u james bays a diplomatic editor listening along to that as well james let you explain some of the more pertinent things that i heard talking about arrest warrants. yes arrest warrants european arrest warrant w

against this syrian chemical capacitive we work towards strengthening the organization on the prohibition of chemical weapons by creating a new mechanism for inquiry and tribulation which is an indispensable tool mr president of france will work a ceaseless leave for the unity of this council on the issues of nonproliferation we have to remain united because in the recent years every time when we were not united it was to the detriment of our principles and collect effective effectiveness it's an issue of it. he is prominent and nonpermanent members we also have to be united because the dissemination of technologies can lead to new threats to peace and this concerns us directly the development of intercontinental missiles by north korea something that we need to worry about up until now it was only a very few states who had these kinds of weapons and this placed on them very special responsibility not in future if we do not have sufficient control of that and if north korea proliferate how many other countries will have this weapon in the middle east they ballistic assistance provided to into movies

the last year is change your mind that's come out no i mean we're going to zation for the prohibition of chemical weapons i produced a big report basically saying the opposite of everything you say i haven't written anything so i wrote the first story but i was intrigued by the fact that the o.p.c. w. . put out two or three reports within a month which is totally against it was if almost a rip they were there within two weeks they put out a report saying we suspect that was involved which is totally out of line for all the procedures i know people who worked in that agency i know people who disenchanted by that because the o.p.c. debbie violated its rules it usually takes a couple months to come to be clear you think the o.p.c. w. are wrong about this no human rights watch amnesty international the french experts who studied it hans blix is not exactly. you said it was probably an attack by gas by the syrian government they're all wrong and you've got it right it's just you know new intelligence or something as one source i had a transcript of the conversation of conversations between somebody ve

ill after being exposed to a perfume bottle contaminated with what the organisation for the prohibition of chemicalr inquiry has been launched. excerpts from a ?new book about donald trump s white house by the author who helped bring down president nixon have been released this evening. according to bob woodward's account called fear ? trump in the white house, the president s most senior staff see him as a childish liability who needs constant day to day management. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryant is in washington. first of all i should say that bob woodward is one of washington's most highly—respected journalist, a reputation he established during watergate with his work alongside carl bernstein in bringing down richard nixon. this is an extraordinarily explosive book. he describes a white house in chaos, a west wing suffering from a nervous breakdown, an administrative coup d'etat, as he puts it, where aides would simply hide pieces of paper that the president wanted to sign to stop him committing to policies that would damage america. and listen to these quotes from the white house

declared all its chemical weapons and production facilities to the organization for their prohibition of chemical weapons. russia continues supporting or defending the murders regime of al-assad and the repeated use of chemical weapons. does the administration believe in unilateral measures are the best way to counteract russian, chemical use or should we work through international institutions. sec. thompson: i think both are appropriate. we have worked hand in glove with opcw with our partners and allies of late. we had a rigorous engagement to ensure it is not only a u.s. voice, but a voice of the global partnership. we look forward to continued emphasis both bilaterally and through the multilateral engagements when it comes to kim. into the reference of my statement where we stand with russia's actions in syria with the assad regime. you see russia could -- or do you think it's going to the smaller scale program that allows it to carry out attacks like the one that recently happened in the u.k.? i wouldmpson: anticipate they would continue to build on their program. saw, i would expect them t

for the integrity of the weapons convention and the effort of the organization for the prohibition of the chemical weapons. the second issue i would like to highlight is the proliferation of nuclear weapons. permit me to make three points regarding this matter.

alone analysis together with the report from the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons glass counterfeit perfume bottle and box discovered and charlie rowley pots house found to contain this nerve agent at the manner in which the bottle was modified leaves no doubt it was a cover for smuggling the weapon into the country and for the delivery method for the attack against the skripals. the police investigation into the poisoning of dawn and charlie is ongoing and the police are today appealing for further information but were these two suspects within ourjurisdiction there would be a clear basis in law for their arrest for murder. we repeatedly asked russia to account for what happened in salisbury and march and they have applied with a obscuration and lies. we have tried to place blame on to terrorists, international partners and the future mother—in—law of yulia skripal. they even claim that i myself invented novichok. they attempt to hide the truth by pushing out a deluge of disinformation simply reinforces the probability. —— the probability. —— culpability. novichok

france andkingdom, the united states have voiced concerns about the use of chemical weapons which are prohibited internationally. in terms of participating in the conflict, i would have to say that the united states is really on the sidelines now. syria,ave some forces in but they are not playing a role in this offensive. i don't think there is any fortite in the nation involving the united states or sending a war combat troops into syria. this is something that i don't think this on. host: oak ridge, tennessee, independent. caller: good morning. thank you for this opportunity. i am retired military and it is sad to say that we have failed to understand as to why 9/11 happened. once we understand that, then we can begin to resolve this problem that we have with terrorism. source is the holy bible to understand. we can learn a lesson as to what happened to israel. they put their trust in their military might and oppression. we did it back in 1991 and 10 years later, we had 9/11 take place. .od control the storms host: have we done enough to understand the causes of the attacks? guest: do we under

of chemical weapons, because this is in contravention of the chemical weapons convention, and the principles and purposes of the united nations charter, and we want to see their full and complete prohibitionsing them, regardless of where they are, will be brought to internationaljustice. we strongly condemn the attack in salisbury, against the lives of sergei and yulia skripal, and we stand in solidarity with the people of... studio: the time is 521, we are keeping an eye on this continuing session at the european barack 0bama continuing session at the european ba rack 0bama security continuing session at the european barack 0bama security council in new york. —— 5.21pm. barack 0bama security council in new york. —— 5.21 pm. while we wait to hear the response from the russian delegation, crucially. —— at the european security council —— at the united nations security council in new york. listening to that, we are keen to talk while we can to the conservative mp, tom tugendhat, he is the chair of the foreign affairs select committee, so while we stay with that session in new york, thank you for your time. time and again, we have been hearing support in new york for the british position. 0n

france andkingdom, the united states have voiced concerns about the use of chemical weapons which are prohibitednternationally. in terms of participating in the conflict, i would have to say that the united states is really on the sidelines now. syria,ave some forces in but they are not playing a role in this offensive. i don't think there is any fortite in the nation involving the united states or sending a war combat troops into syria. this is something that i don't think this on. host: oak ridge, tennessee, independent. caller: good morning. thank you for this opportunity. i am retired military and it is sad to say that we have failed to understand as to why 9/11 happened. once we understand that, then we can begin to resolve this problem that we have with terrorism. source is the holy bible to understand. we can learn a lesson as to what happened to israel. they put their trust in their military might and oppression. we did it back in 1991 and 10 years later, we had 9/11 take place. .od control the storms host: have we done enough to understand the causes of the attacks? guest: do we underst

large they have not yet declared the organization for the prohibition that is a despicable practice with the murderous regime heated use of chemical weapon does the administration believe in the lateral measures or should we work . . . . >> were referencing the statement with where we stand with russian actions in syria and the asad regime. >> to assess that russia may seek to reconstitute a large-scale chemical weapon capability? do you think the goal is a smaller program that allows it to carry out attacks like the one that recently happened in the united kingdom? so make i anticipate the build on the existing program. and continue to expand for new emerging technologies as well. >> would you agree there's a distinction between a large-scale production in terms of capability to improve and deploy chemical weapons as opposed to carrying out small-scale attacks? >> i would agree with that. i think anything the russians do in the area of chemical weapons they will do with the clear intent to try to hide what they're doing from detection. i think the results of the attack in salisbury earlier this year was an atrocious demonstration

know whether it's regulated that they're not shouldn't prohibit us from speculating and also investigating what are the effects of these legal chemicals some of them may be as bad as the banned ones. a standard argument against. the health environment and other regulations in the country or for export is that it's harmful to business which of course it is i mean if bins can kill people freely it's lot more profitable than if you have to pay attention to it to seeing look at the effects on people and so on on the other hand if you do peer about harming people above it's just a matter. of fact it's kind of interesting in this country that. the major industries like the lead as best as tobacco chemical industries have so often succeeded for decades in the poisoning people quite consciously you know the person who probably will the children are going to die of lead poisoning but you've got to make profit of course but when you get to export it's a little more vicious because here what's happening of course is. the domestic population has become organized enough and active enough so they're saying you can't feel us a so then the idea is if

of this problem is international. if you look at fentanyl for example. brian: china. >> which by the sway a prohibited chemicale chemical weapons possession apart from being a opioid. the vast bulk of it in the united states comes from china. if you worry about china's role in the world you can start right here at home with the opioid crisis. brian: they say they are taking us on economically. they have broken off talks and military face-to-talks. where are we at when the china relationship? are you okay with the fact we are calling him out on trade and military aggression as well as expansionism throughout asia? >> i think this is long overdue. i think we are suffering from years of inaction in the obama administration. the due bills are coming due. i think the president is doing exactly the right thing. china has abused the international trade system for decades, ever since it got into the bolde into the wore organization has not played by the rules. saying oh well they are not playing by the rules. i guess we will let them get away with it i think they are confused. i don't think they know what to do. they