and i'm very proud of quebec. i'm very proud of canada, you know?ents, in a way that no one else has. are you some kind of patriot? is that what's going on here? is it -- is it national, uh, quebecois fervor? >> david: i think that's very much it. he's very much a patriot. i say all the time this is one of the most important restaurants, to me, in north america, if not the world. it's an art installation, if you actually look at it. >> anthony: the meal begins -- begins -- with a tower of maple desserts. good lord. sponge maple toffee. maple donuts. beaver tails. maple cotton candy. but, but, but wait, there's more. almond croissants, whippet biscuits, some nougat. >> david: yeah. >> anthony: ah, there we go. i think that's a first for me. i've never seen that done. >> david no? >> anthony: well, not with a hammer. let the madness begin. next, a whole lobe of foie gras with baked beans, on a pancake, cooked in duck fat, of course, cottage cheese and eggs, cooked in maple syrup. wow. that's awesome. there's a healthy salad, sautéed duck hearts, gizza

as we speak donald trump hasjust touched down in quebec. he hasjust touched down in quebec.mmanuel macron of france and justin trudeau of canada. it isa france and justin trudeau of canada. it is a bit embarrassing for the prime minister that she will not get her own meeting. she has been described as a bit schoolteacher —ish and priggish. we are heading close into the summer drinks season where mps will be pressing the fresh and drinking warm prosecco as the saying goes. last year there was a real moment of danger with talk of a leadership challenge. thank you for your time. more concerns have been raised about the safety of football fans at the world cup in russia, which begins next week. an estimated 10,000 british supporters are expected to travel to the event — and mps on the foreign affairs committee say they're particularly worried about racist and homophobic intimidation. 0ur sports correspondent richard conway reports. the world cup is almost upon us again, but as british fans prepare to travel to russia, a new report from mps lays out in stark detail the issues the

let's get to quebec.t lot of stuff written in the last 24 hours on these important meetings. in a trade war every side loses, experiencing lost jobs and crippled businesses and higher prices for consumers. we learned the last time, call it the 1930's, the scale of these retaliatory tariffs isn't most concerning but the composition. these other countries think the g-6 has been far more strategic, the ratio of jobs lost to jobs gained from one study will be 16-1. it really sums up the tension here. how will the white house and ow will washington react to an abbreviated, truncated trump trip? kevin: i'm going to be blunt and i think the white house cares less about the perception of our allies on trade than they do about the republicans within their own party heading into a midterm and the republicans within the president's party are putting much more pressure on him to recal late -- to recalibrate on trade. there was a moment in the rose garden where. trump was standing next to shinzo abe and gave a shoutou

also ahead protesters take to the streets of québec city is world leaders arrive for the g.seven summits argentina strikes a deal with the i.m.f. despite widespread public disapproval. and a huge street party in america's capital is washington when ice hockey is stanley cup for the first time. hello u.s. president donald trump says he may invite north korea's kim jong il into the white house if negotiations between the leaders go well just days before the singapore summit japan's prime minister traveled to the white house to reiterate his demands for the talks since trying to bring home japanese citizens believed to have been abducted by pyongyang alan fischer reports from washington. the japanese prime minister will see donald trump but the upcoming g. seven summit in canada the chin zoabi me to detour to washington to ensure he gets some private time with the u.s. president to discuss north korea is a to settle down in the oval office the president admitted he didn't feel the need for a lot of preparation before his historic summit in singapore i don't think you have to pr

he has arrived in quebec and we arrival at thes ceremony. quite an idyllic scene in quebec.talking much more about the g7. "balance of power" is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ d to preserve and secure. ♪ >> nude in washington, 5:00 in washington and midnight in hong kong. from new york, i'm shery ahn. kevin: i'm kevin cirilli, welcome to "bloomberg markets: balance of power," with a focus on the intersection of politics and the economy. stories, global leaders are gathering at the g7 summit in quebec. it is one of the most closely watched in years as president trump's policies put him at odds with other leaders, the president is due to arrive in minutes. north korea and the looming summit, we discussed the key issues for the summit days away. still,nts -- immigration a political war. leading to one of the figures on the issue, jeff denham. ♪ shery: president trump will leave early from the group of sevemi

a live look at the g-7 summit in charlevoix, quebec in canada. president trump is meeting with six fellow world leaders. the president says somebody is missing from the negotiating table, he's put it the russian president vladimir putin. >> but russia should be in the meeting. they should be a part of it you know, whether you like it or not, and it may not be politically correct, but we have a world to run. >> shepard: the g-7 used to be the called the g-8. russia was in there until the russians got kicked out in 2014. that's when the russian president vladimir putin ordered his troops to invade ukraine and take over crimea. president trump made these comments as the special counsel robert mueller is looking into moscow's mettling in the 2016 presidential campaign and possible ties between russia and members of president trump's campaign. russia doesn't even have a top 10 size economy in the world. moscow has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. meantime, fears of a possible trade war between the united states and some of its allies are casting a sh

also protesters take to the streets of quebec city to greet world leaders arriving for the g. seven summit. and nato welcomes afghanistan's temporary ceasefire with the taliban and calls on the armed group to negotiate a peace deal. also russian president vladimir putin talks about everything from road repairs to syria's war in a televised question and answer session. welcome to the news hour u.s. president all trump says he may invite north korea's kim jong un to the white house if negotiations between the leaders go well just days before the singapore summit japan's prime minister traveled to the white house to reiterate his demands for the talks since i was trying to bring home japanese citizens believed to have been abducted by pyongyang alan fischer has more from washington d.c. the japanese prime minister will see donald trump but the upcoming g. seven summit in canada the chin zoabi made a detour to washington to ensure you get some private time with the u.s. president to discuss north korea is a to settle down in the oval office the president admitted he didn't feel th

as the leaders in protesters gather in quebec those watching the g.seven around the world remain in suspense wondering whether history will be made inside that meeting or outside john hendren al-jazeera quebec city well ahead of his meeting his g seven counterparts donald trump has just tweeted looking forward to straightening out on fire with the g seven countries and it doesn't happen we come out even better. is professor of economics. university she says g seven members need to have a more inclusive approach when it comes to trade. right now g. seven is a mess because there is clearly a lot of divergence in terms of their attitudes but i really think they have only themselves to blame i think do you think should stop blaming trump because g seven as a whole has displayed a singular lack of imagination in the last few years in coping with the world's most important economic problems so for now for them to come and say well it's us against trump and the us is ridiculous because they haven't shown the leadership required to actually take the world out

more let's bring in correspondent alex hunter from naaman who is joining us with the latest from quebec so alexandra tell us president trump really testing the nerve of his allies here what is he trying to play with this demand. well don't know if trump. is facing a lot of criticism here that there are members of the g. seven openly questioning whoever the you ask is a good fit for the club so he's trying to set his own agenda he is maybe even trying to disrupt this meeting and by talking about russia he's also sending a clear signal to the u.s. as allies here saying that you know this meeting is not important as you might think it would be more important when russia would be able to rejoin the club and that here you as president has much more important issues to deal with for example the upcoming summit with the north korean leader kim jong un and for a moment it seemed as if he would be able to drive a wedge between the european members of the g. seven here and italy because italy was the only country that initially backed plan. cold on russia to join the g. seven again. but meantime

president in quebec. [video clip] >> on trade there is a critical fact there is a way to progress altogether. a had a direct discussion, willingness on all sides to find an agreement, a win-win approach for our people, our workers, our middle classes. we have good communication on north korea. an important meeting in singapore. share commonak and sense and common values. we share a willingness to get results together. too.wanted to thank you, we have had a good relationship, very special. people wrote a couple of things that were not quite true, a little accurate perhaps, we have a little test every once in a while. had aited states has trade deficit for many years with the european union. we are working it out. l has been helpful in that regard. we are working it out. we had a positive meeting a little while ago on nafta. host: we have time for a couple more calls. a call from owings mills, maryland. caller: good morning. i have been a c-span caller for a long time. at dialysis right now. i wanted to say

as the leaders in protesters gather in quebec those watching the g.even around the world remain in suspense wondering whether history will be made inside that meeting or outside john hendren al-jazeera quebec city well as you've been saying in jones' ripple there are hundreds of protests this on the streets of quebec city and there are rows of police in protective gear and they've been washing place the many businesses as you've seen have been let's go live now to quebec city and get the very latest from jay gray monitoring developments for us a.j. what's the situation now in quebec city remembering that we are moving one hundred kilometers away from where the g. seven summit is taking place. yeah martine but a lot of media attention here and that's why so many of the protesters have gathered as well there have been some protests this morning everything to this point has been very peaceful there have been some arrests but nothing out of the ordinary according to local police here we're now just hours away from president trump making his arrival the pr

several countries taking pa rt quebec.ump said he believed that they would agree on one. and that is they would agree on one. and that is the way it is looking sour. plenty more the website. don't forget you can get in touch with me and the team on twitter, i'm @duncangolestani. —— it is looking this hour. hello. it looks like a fairly decent weekend ahead for many of us. we had very few showers through the course of friday. we had a good deal of sunshine, as well. and is very similar picture for saturday. it is warm, it is muggy, there will be some sunshine, but, at this time of year, you cannot rule out the chance of a shower. a lot of the showers fell across northern ireland. this was a photograph taken yesterday here, as you can see, at lurgan, and that was because we have a lot more sunshine, or we had a lot more sunshine, across northern ireland and scotland. and those high temperatures, the sunshine, triggered some heavier, thundery showers. we also had the remnants of a weak weather front sitting across parts of en

jon sopel, bbc news, quÉbec.the bbc's gary o'donoghue joined us from the summit site a short time ago. given the rift between donald trump and the other leaders, are they going to be able to agree on anything at the end of the? summ gary: larry kudlow, the head of the national economic council,th said he though would be like a family quarrel. he was wrong. it has turned into a full-blown family feud. that is not just because of the tariffs on steel and aluminum, and the insult that the canadians have described as a justification on the grounds of nationalecurity, but also because donald trump threw a great big curveball into the equation an hour before he arrived he by suggesting that reincluded into the organization. that has been rodly rejected all european allies, particularly because russia is still involved in occupying crimea, which is why they were thrown out in the first ace. angela merkel has been askedab t this question, and she put a brave face -- she said it would bea honest not to hav final agreement

jay gray has more from quebec city. >> reporter: he got here late and left early. but president trump says his time at the g7 summit was, quote, tremendous. specifically, new u.s. tariffs on steel and aluminum that have angered allied leaders, many who lashed out publicly before the summit, demanding a change. but the president remains defiant, saying that what must change is what he describes as an overwhelming american trade deficit, blaming president obama and past administrations for making bad deals. he also continued to push the idea that the g7 should expand, returning to the g8 with russia that something was the military takeover and annexation and a wt continues. as he left quebec city, the president also talked about his next stop, singapore, and his historic meeting with north korean leader kim jong-un. he says, that, quote, every issue will be on the table as he works to establish a dialogue and relationship with kim and believes he'll know immediately if the meeting will be a success. it will apparently take a bit longer to understand the effects of hi

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jon sopel, bbc news, quebec.ss to quebec where that summit is taking place and speak to our correspondent gary o'donoghue. earlier, we questioned whether we would get one of those joint statement at the end of this summit. it is if angela merkel read your mind because we are getting snippets from the sidelines where she says perhaps we will not get a joint statement. no, angela merkel is putting a brave face on that. she has apparently said that it would be an honest outcome if there was not a joint statement at the end of this, which really is trying to make the best of a bad lot. the leaders are into theirfirst, big best of a bad lot. the leaders are into their first, big sessions best of a bad lot. the leaders are into theirfirst, big sessions now. there was a bit of photo opportunity. at the top of that, donald trump seated between kennedy and promised herjustin trudeau, who is called his terrace on steel and aluminium risible and insulting and unreasonable. and on this site, angela merkel, who is also been e

let's ta ke let's take you live to quebec, in canada.ebec, in canada. these picturesjust coming in. we are seeing the japanese prime minister just arrived. in. we are seeing the japanese prime ministerjustarrived. shinzo in. we are seeing the japanese prime ministerjust arrived. shinzo abe fresh from his talks, of course, with mr trump at the white house. the formal meeting just about to ta ke the formal meeting just about to take place, we think. we will go back to that when it really starts to happen. shortly after that we are expecting italy's new prime minister to arrive at the same air force base for the summit. the british prime minister has already arrived in quebec ahead of the summit, leaving behind another storm in her cabinet over brexit. it has been a chaotic 2a hours for theresa may, one minister leading britain's negotiations reportedly threatening to resign. mrs may wants a stop—gap plan that would see the uk stick closely to eu customs arrangements, but there is plenty of disagreement about that. here is our political edi

let's get to jay gri, live in quebec, with more. jay? >> hey, good morning, brian.interesting dynamic the president scheduled to land here in just a few hours this is a city on edge, obviously concerned about protests that always seem to follow the g7. it's a group of allies at odds with some of his latest policy decisions. at the top of the list, new tariffs on steel and aluminum. something that really has enraged this group of six plus one many are calling them now. they're anxious to get a chance to speak with the president. there's been a duel in the media as well as twitter overnight by both the prime minister in canada and the president of france with president trump. he'll get the chance to talk with them face to face for the first time since the tariffs were introduced and since this tete-a-tete began. we'll have the meetings one on one with each leader shortly after arriving should be an interesting day here see how it all unfolds a lot of people are saying as meetings here in canada may be more difficult or rigorous than his meeting planned in cig pore wit

all pans out john hendren there in quebec city. but meanwhile russian president vladimir putin has been holding talks with his chinese counterpart in beijing approaching was awarded a friendship medal by who called the russian leader his best friend economic military and political cooperation between the two has improved during she's presidency to count a u.s. influence. to sort of russia and china both want peace in the korean peninsula peace talks between the two koreas out of moving towards the right direction to moscow city some contacts. for and. support a constructive work. the international criminal court has over. turned the war crimes conviction of jump here ben but the form of vice president of the democratic republic of congo i mean judges found that ben but could not be held responsible for the horrific acts of his militia which he sent into neighboring central african republic in two thousand and two they said judges in ben biz first trial failed to consider his efforts to stop the crimes taking place mariana hond as m

as the leaders in protesters gather in quebec those watching the g.seven around the world remain in suspense wondering whether history will be made inside that meeting or outside john hendren al-jazeera quebec city and we got more now from another of a correspondent in quebec city jay gray this isn't your typical g seven grip and grin photo opportunity there are some very substantive issues on the table and things that really the g six plus one is many are referring to this to this meeting as he has a sit down one on one face to face first with the host here justin trudeau the prime minister of canada and then following that or rather first with the french president emanuel grown and then this evening with trudeau two of his most outspoken critics right now so again we should get a pretty early sense of how things are playing out here leaders have to be frustrated with this point as well overnight the president deciding he's going to leave the summit early to head for singapore and his talks with kim jong il and he will miss the entire discussion on t

jon sopel, bbc news, quebec.he us special counsel, robert mueller, has filed new criminal charges against president trump's former campaign manager, paul manafort. he and a former aide, konstantin kilimnik, are accused of obstructing justice by tampering with witnesses. mr manafort has disputed the charges, but mr kilimink has yet to respond. let's get more form our north america correspondent, peter bowes. peter, just how significant are these latest legal developments? well, this is a sign the special counsel, mr mueller, is determined to exert maximum legal pressure on mr manafort. two new charges, obstruction of justice mr manafort. two new charges, obstruction ofjustice and conspiracy to obstruct justice obstruction ofjustice and conspiracy to obstructjustice and they stem from allegations we heard about earlier in the week that he had attempted allegedly to tamper with witnesses, contacting them using mobile phones and encrypted messaging services. the allegation being that he was attempting to influence th

from quebec, here's our north america editor, jon sopel.ig happy family, but although they put on strained smiles for the cameras, do not be deceived. this is as bad tempered and as tense a start to the g7 as there has ever been. watches may be the only things that are synchronised. donald trump was the last one into quebec and he will be the first one out. isolated over his protectionist trade policies. before leaving washington this morning, he was in no mood for compromise. they understand, they are trying to act like, well, "we fought with you in the war." they don't mention the fact that they have trade barriers against ourfarmers. they don't mention the fact that they are charging almost 300% tariffs. when it all straightens out, we will all be in love again. though it is a little bit chilly at the moment in quebec. the other g7 leaders are enraged that the us has imposed tariffs on steel and aluminium, citing national security. it brought this brusque tweet from emmanuel macron. such is the president's isolation that this should perh

our north america editorjon sopel reports from quebec.appy family, but although they put on strained smiles for the cameras, do not be deceived. this is as bad tempered and as tense a start to the g7 as there has ever been. watches may be the only things that are synchronised. donald trump was the last one into quebec and he will be the first one out. isolated over his protectionist trade policies. before leaving washington this morning, he was in no mood for compromise. they understand, they are trying to act like, well, we fought with you in the war. they don't mention the fact that they have trade barriers against ourfarmers. they don't mention the fact that they are charging almost 300% tariffs. when it all straightens out, we will all be in love again. though it is a little bit chilly at the moment in quebec. the other g7 leaders are enraged that the us has imposed tariffs on steel and aluminium, citing national security. it brought this brusque tweet from emmanuel macron. the american president may not mind being isolated, but neith

though it is a little bit chilly at the moment in quebec.er g7 leaders are enraged that the us has imposed tariffs on steel and aluminium, citing national security. it brought this brusque tweet from emmanuel macron. such is the president's isolation that this should perhaps more properly be called the g6+i. donald trump seriously considered not coming at all. he feels that he gets lectured by the other foreign leaders on iran, on climate change and of course, on trade. and he is not a big fan of being lectured. but one area where he is doing the lecturing is on his surprise call today that russia should be readmitted to the group. whether you like it or not, and it may not be politically correct, but we have a world to run, and the g7, which used to be the g8, they threw russia out. they should let russia come back in, because we should have russia at the negotiating table. but france, britain and germany are saying no. the expulsion decision was made after russia annexed crimea. theresa may had more recent events in mind. we have seen mali

trump with some closing thoughts at the g7 summit in quÉbec.is leaving early, not attending the afternoon session. is heading to singapore for the summit meeting with the north korean leader. you can look for our coverage surrounding that event monday evening here on c-span. later today on this network at 4:00 eastern, justin trudeau, prime minister of canada, closing news conference at the g7 summit in quÉbec. that will be live right here on this network. now we will go back to the event we left earlier. it is the hearing on cambridge analytica from london and it features alexander nix, the former c.e.o.. we will watch this hearing for the next several hours. >> good afternoon. welcome to this further session of the digital culture media committee inquiry into fake news. the committee is very grateful to alexander nix for agreeing to come back today to answer our questions. we appreciate a lot has transpired since the end of february this year. i thought it would be helpful perhaps if you could give us an update as to what the current status o

on friday night when i was in quebec isaidi on friday night when i was in quebec i said i thought itlikely there would be a communique, i landed in hong kong and saw the breaking news there had been a communique agreed, only before i took off from hong kong to find that donald trump rescinded it. this is highly unusual behaviour and it seems it was nothing to do with justin trudeau trying to rewrite the communique it was all to do with him taking exception tojustin trudeau saying i won't be pushed round and the trump team thought that was dishonourable and that is why he called him a weak figure an dishonest. it is deeply damaging to the g7 as well. you raised the question how in the headlines how does trump treat foes and friends alike? seems rather easier to be a foe. yes, because north korea and america are still we need to remember this technically at war, they are adversaries but mr trump is going to have to make nice if this summit is to yield something fruitful? and i think trump was dreading going to quebec and really looking forward to coming here where he believes this coul

seven summit in quebec canada thank you. just the united nations general assembly has voted for germany and for other nations to become a nonpermanent members of the security council giving the world's a fourth largest economy a voice that diplomacy is top table. getting a foot in the door of the u.n. security council for two years will give germany the chance to get more serious about a promise it keeps making to take on more responsibility in the world. in this in the security council we will have to take a clear stance that all the big conflicts in the world that are discussed there with meza remember we will have to have a position. in the current climate of growing political uncertainty this is likely to require putting more resources where germany says its priorities are. that actually means that we need to commit troops to peacekeeping and that we need to have a coherent strategy when faced with difficult challenges that such as syria for now both strategy and resolve appear to be lacking in berlin germany didn't take

. -- quebec.nt trump has left the g7 summit in canada insisting talks had been "extremely productive" despite sharp differences over his decision to impose tariffs on some imported goods. many leaders were furious over the move which he said was necessary to protect us interests, but it's sparked concerns of a global trade war. mr trump left the summit early ahead of his landmark meeting with north korea's leader, kim jong—un. theresa may is still there. she's about to make her final speech to the summit. we will keep an eye on that and go straight there when we see her appear. from quebec, gary o'donoghue reports. ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states... not quite the grand entry the president is used to, but with the us isolated from many of its closest allies on trade, donald trump knew he'd be facing questions about america's new tariffs, and he showed little sign that any kind of compromise had been reached. it's going to change, 100%, and tariffs are going to come way down

james robbins, bbc news, quebec. our correspondent gary o'donoghue is in quebec city. pretty insane to retweet is from the president about tariffs, gary —— insanejury retweet is from the president about tariffs, gary —— insane jury tweets. he hasjust tariffs, gary —— insane jury tweets. he has just tweeted tariffs, gary —— insane jury tweets. he hasjust tweeted in tariffs, gary —— insane jury tweets. he has just tweeted in the last few minutes, jane, saying he is headed up minutes, jane, saying he is headed up here to talk about the long—term and fair trade deals against the united states —— unfair trade deals. he is ratcheting up the pressure and has lashed out against the canadian prime minister overnight, describing prime minister overnight, describing prime minister overnight, describing prime minister trudeau is indignant. he has entered into a twitter spat with the french president, macron, as well. it's not looking like they are trying to sort of paper over these differences in the next couple of days. indeed, the president is also planning to leave the summit e

some of the world's most powerful industrialized countries is underway in the canadian province of quebec the summit was expected to focus on economic growth climate change gender equality and the ongoing dispute over trade and tariffs but before the meeting even began u.s. president doll tossed another divisive topic into the mix he wants russia to be readmitted to the g seven it was all smiles during this family photo of the size of the. kalyan prime minister the other leaders are not on board with allowing moscow back into the fold. the scene looks idyllic but as leaders pulled together for the so-called family photo it was clear that one of the men in the middle u.s. president donald trump was more focused on a family feud. leaving washington for the summit trump set the tone for the days to come he left the u.s. as allies know what he thought of their relationship for their strong like well we fought with you when the war which they don't mention the fact that they have trade barriers against our farmers they don't mention the fact that they're charging almost three hundred percent o

seven summit disruption has replaced diplomacy on the streets demonstrators are descending on québeccity where canada's leaders intend to avert a repeat of the two thousand and one summit of the americas where these streets erupted in riots this time nine thousand police are taking no chances even national assembly is shut down if it is bad. get pretty nasty. to good. shopkeepers have boarded up buildings as the first protesters filled the streets. the first demonstration of the g. seven began peacefully and it turned into a march as you can see there were speakers people eight baguettes and hundreds of people demonstrated peacefully but when the police came they showed that they were prepared in case there was trouble. concerned that they've completely secured the summit site is leaving demonstrators to gather one hundred forty kilometers away and city at the gathering itself leaders are calling it the g.'s six plus one the us against the rest all six u.s. allies in the group of seven of the world's largest economies opposed donald trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum and hope to a

for an end to russia's expulsion from the g seven meanwhile protesters are back on the streets of quebec city over one hundred kilometers away from the g seven is charlevoix thousands of police in riot gear have been deployed to prevent any violence let's go live now to john handel who is in quebec city and said donald trump has arrived we're expecting to that to be a tense atmosphere the twitter sphere is being very busy with the various leaders putting out their own version of what should happen at the g. seven this is posturing or mind that the talks even break down john. wells who it looks like it's begun in a friendly way if you see the video of donald trump shaking just just introduce him and it looks very friendly but there is definitely tension underneath. trump has been tweeting up a storm complaining about the way canada and france and other members of the g seven treat the u.s. when it comes to trade and of course those other leaders have medicare head of time and they've unified in criticism of trump and his tariffs on steel and aluminum that's the number one issue here even

the battle lines were drawn early in québec.six leaders together for breakfast while the seventh turned up late a sure sign of the esteem in which he holds the summit. the advancement of women more protection for the oceans and climate many of the topics that canadian prime minister justin trudeau wanted to address seemed to hold little interest for donald trump instead he used the meeting to complain once more about the opponent unfair trade practices the u.s. faces and to threaten the other leaders. because you see we have a tremendous trade imbalance so when we try and bring our piece up a little bit so that it's not so bad and then they go up right the difference is they do so much more business with us than we do with them that we can't lose that you understand we can't listen to the talks that are actually going well he did before leaving the building. five hours before the summit sufficiently and. in his absence the remaining leaders worked on a joint declaration to commit to a reduction of targets and subsidies and to re

seven summit in quebec the u.s. is looking increasingly isolated from its allies on a number of fronts the two day meeting is expected to be overshadowed by a potential trade war after u.s. president donald trump slapped tariffs on steel and aluminum imports chubb also broke ranks with most of his allies by calling for russia to be part of the g. seven. well trump is expected to face considerable pressure from the leaders of the of a six countries over his decision to impose metal tariffs before leaving for the summit he told reporters he would straighten it all out we have a massive trade deficit with almost every time. we break that out i don't and i'll tell you what it's what i do it won't even be hard in the end we'll get along but they are to say that you know they're trying to act like well we fought with you in the war three they don't mention the fact that they have trade barriers against our farmers they don't mention the fact that they're charging almost three hundred percent tariff what are all straight w

the press corps were over in quebec city. however it is notable he's having these impromptu press conferences where he fields questions from journalists. 20 minutes yesterday, almost 30 minutes today. in a chatty mood, clearly trying to set the stage, control the narrative heading into singapore. he's revealing a lot about his intentions and his game plan, or at least what he wants us to think is his plan for this summit. if people were feeling confident about the president before this, they're feeling even more confident now. if they were feeling worried about how this is going to go, concerned about how he's going to handle this, i think you're even more worried now. based on his comments about how he will know within the first minute how it's going. >> uh-huh. so, how would you characterize the president, karoum? very defensive about whether his personal relationships with other countries meets expectations, whether it remains good. he called it a ten. >> right, with angela, the president of france. he knows the script at

shinzo abe on his way to quebec.nd shinzo abe in the 2:00 hour, worldwide on bloomberg. ♪ ♪ i am in london with tom keene in new york. streak,oday losing large swings in the assets. telling investors to be ready for a crucial discussion on qe next thursday. to bhanu, elsa. call.ionally, 1.18, your does this week change your call? elsa: we have a long euro position. you have to distinguish between what is a short-term up move in euro, make sense, too much pessimism last week on the back of italy. longer-term view which is, more mixed. while i think we will get active discussion in june, ecb does not want to give the italian government a free pass. where heading toward the exit on qe. that does not meet euro-dollar is skyrocketing to 1.30. nejra: how much does this factor into the broader eurozone picture, italian specifically? elsa: italy is a gargantuan problem but more long-term. weather tensions from the current ecb and eu leadership and the italian government will crystallize is when we get the next recession or c

she's joining protesters in the first demonstration against the summit taking place in quebec. it's a march bringing together a wide range of interests but all believe the g seven leaders are wasting time and money without making any real progress and putting on a show that distracts from the biggest problems facing society today. and burial is smoke. and it's not democratic well there's no way in actual fact doing anything to protect very meant i would like the g seven and all the other countries of the world to do more against plastic with a stop start cleaning the sea posada's. but they're not optimistic that any of these goals will be achieved. the protesters here come from diverse groups and backgrounds but they are united by one common grievance they think that the leaders at the g. seven summit are not qualified to speak about the issues on the agenda and if they don't have the credibility to discuss things like gender equality and climate change. hosting the summit is also costing canadian taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. and this year it looks set to be more

president trump at the g7 summit in quÉbec.tt after a twitter war with other leaders ovde, is anyone willing to budge? pres. trump: they don't mention the fact that they are charging almost 300% tariffs. when it all straightens out, we will all be in love again. laura: celebrity chef anthony bourdain is found dead of a suspected suicide. tributes are pouring into the men who used coong as a window to the world. ♪ laura: plus, broadway is getting ready for its big night. "the band's visit" is a hit with audiences. now the show is hoping to go home with a tony. laura:me welo our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. t the g7 sum canada wouldn't normally be a setting of drama and infighting, but tempersed flast night on twitter, when the french president m emmanuron took on president trump and his america first stance. e mr. trump was quick to fck and even suggested that russia should be allowed back into the group. the bbc news north america editor jon sopel is in quÉbec and starts our coverage. jon: one b

stories, global leaders are gathering at the g7 summit in quebec. it is one of the most closely watched in years as president trump's policies put him at odds with other leaders, the president is due to arrive in minutes. north korea and the looming summit, we discussed the key issues for the summit days away. still,nts -- immigration a political war. leading to one of the figures on the issue, jeff denham. ♪ shery: president trump will leave early from the group of seven summit in quebec and had to singapore to meet with kim jong-un in singapore. he will be the first american president to meet with a sitting north korean leader. in summit is a big moment the course of diplomacy and here to talk about what we can expect is scott snyder, a senior fellow for korean studies, at the council of foreign relations, is also an author. he joins us from los angeles. thank you for being with us. president trump saying the north korea issue is not going to be a one meeting deal. there seems to be an acceptance this will be a solution. what are mistakes to avoid

i've been to quebec city. i highly recommend going.hat we did see, macron was walking up ahead with trudeau. they do have a bromance. it has been going on quite some time with the other leaders following behind. i was looking for any particular clues you could see. was there no handshake. trish: no. looked like they're all chummy. you wouldn't have known that president trump was out there calling trudeau, actually, macron, forgive me, right? do we have this tweet? show you what he is saying with the fellow members there of g7. he has taken some shots, shall we say at some members. do we have it guys? prime minister trudeau is being so indignant bringing up the relationship that the u.s. and canada have had for so many years. there you go. prime minister trudeau being so indignant, bringing up the relationship that u.s. an canada had so many years and other things. he doesn't bring up the check they charge us 300% on dairy, hurting our farmers an agriculture. this is shortly before that walk to the family photo. there has been sparring

i was here working, so i wasn't in quÉbec to see with my own eyes.tainly anytime there is an event of this size, even smaller events, when measures are set up, they are always reflections -- reflections, thoughts to have. what worked this time, what can we do differently next time, we talk with our police forces, security experts. if we don't learn as we go, it would be hard for us to explain why things didn't work if they didn't work. we all remember what happened a few years ago in quÉbec at the americas summit. it is certainly something that informed our decisions this time around. next time perhaps we will have a decision informed by what happened this time. i can certainly guarantee the -- i can certainly guarantee that the security of citizens is what we have at heart. otherwise, it would have been a mistake. >> question from quÉbec without follow-up. in the interest of time, i will fold into one question. on what reasoning did mr. trump provide for not signing the $3.8 billion education initiative. and tell us if president trump repeated his t

president is off to quÉbec, where protests like these show that the greeting at the g7 summit could bechilly. ekand we are just a way from the world cup, but in some ssian cities, the welcom signs come wh a feeling that someone is watching. rajini: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. with just a few days to go, president trump says he is ready for his meeting withdeorth korean lkim jong-un. his comments came as he welcomed japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, to the white house. a short time later, u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo said he received a personal assurance from mr. kim that his country is ready tode clearize. but the interpretation of thatbo term id to be a key topic in singapore. theie bbc's jane o'begins our coverage. jane: with the clock ticking to tuesday's summit with kim jong-un, donalbltrump was viexcited. pres. trump: i think it is going to be a very fruitful meeting, exciting meeting. i thinwe are going to get to know a lot of people that our country never got to know. jane: the summit seems to be a getting to know you ses

james robbins, bbc news, quebec.o quebec where we will hear from donald trump it will be hosting a news conference. questions over an agreed communique between the group of seven. he is leaving the g7 summit early as he is heading out to singapore for another summit between himself and kim jong—un. we will be going live to that when he appears. the queen's birthday honours list has been unveiled and it's generated some controversy. the boss of network rail, mark carne, has been made a cbe in the same week that network rail itself was criticised for railway disruption. some have called mr carne's honour a ‘slap in the face' — passengers have faced delays and cancellations since an overhaul of train timetables 3 weeks ago. joe lynam reports. it's been a bit of a shambles, really. it'sjust been a nightmare. we were just stuck because there were so many northern trains just sat at platforms because they had no drivers. take the train to work every day? you'll be aware of some of the issues over the past fortnight. thousa

as the leaders in protesters gather in quebec those watching the g.seven around the world remain in suspense wondering whether history will be made inside that meeting or outside john hendren al-jazeera quebec city. has been to his professor of economics at the. university she's joining us live from geneva thank you very much indeed so it seems very much as a g seven unity is under pressure like never before. go it alone policy i mean how significant is that for the way the world does business. well it's obviously significant and right now g seven is a mess because there is clearly a lot of divergence in terms of their attitudes but i really think they have only themselves to blame i think you think should stop blaming trump because g seven as a whole has displayed a singular lack of imagination in the last few years in coping with the world's most important economic problems so for now for them to come and say well it's us against trump and the us is ridiculous because they haven't shown the leadership required to actually take the world out of the q

vicki young, bbc news, quebec.een explaining why the prime minister is trying to shift attention away from the comments of her foreign secretary. what's interesting is this chimes to accident —— to some extent with some of the anxiety to brexiteers like borisjohnson, who are concerned with the agreement that the way it might be going, the uk will end up so might be going, the uk will end up so closely aligned with the eu that it is unable to take advantage of the opportunities that are out there. so it was interesting today that theresa may chose to talk about the big prize, the bright future for britain, controlling notjust our own money and borders, but crucially trade deals. so here as she sits and meets alongside people like the prime minister of japan, donald trump, those huge global economies which britain will have to do these trade deals with after brexit. of course she wants to be talking about that, trying to set the base for what is to come in the future, instead of having to talk about what is going on

expecting them to be in the thousands and that's why nine thousand police are lining the streets of quebec city are diplomatic editor james bays is in singapore ahead of tuesday's u.s. and north korea summit he says the rift on display ahead of the g seven meeting is unprecedented. but i've been to g. seven meeting for many years including when they were g. eight when russia was involved always a great deal of tension between russia and the others when russia was invited to those meetings never have i seen tension among the seven like we have right now some are even calling it a meeting of the g six plus one on the one that's against the other six is president trump and the united states a year ago i covered the g seven in italy and then there was tension over some of trauma comments his views on nato his pulling out of the climate deal well now you've got added to that pulling out of the iran deal and these terrorists which have the potential of starting a global trade war it is going to be a very very tense summit meeting coming up in quebec in the coming hours president trump we know do

seven summit disruption has replaced diplomacy on the streets demonstrators are descending on québeccity where canada's leaders intend to avert a repeat of the two thousand and one summit of the americas where these streets erupted in riots this time nine thousand police are taking no chances even national assembly is shut down if it is bad. get pretty nasty. shopkeepers have boarded up buildings as the first protesters filled the streets. the first demonstration of the g. seven began peacefully and it turned into a march as you can see there were speakers people eight baguettes and hundreds of people demonstrated peacefully but when the police came they showed that they were prepared in case there was trouble. concerned that they've completely secured the summit site is leaving demonstrators to gather one hundred forty kilometers away and get back city at the gathering itself leaders are calling it the g. six plus one the u.s. against the rest all six u.s. allies in the group of seven of the world's largest economies opposed donald trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum and hope to a

deluca correspondent naaman is at the summit in quebec city welcome alexander what startled trump are trying to achieve. doesn't trump is expected and there contentions summits here he is facing a lot of criticism and he doesn't like the prospect of being cornered by our leaders who will be trying to convince him to change his positions on many issues particularly on trade so he does what he normally does in such situations he's trying to distract the attention from these disputed issues and to add another controversial topic to the conversation and by doing so he is also showing that he doesn't think of backing down he would like to double down at the same time by talking about russia about his upcoming summit in singapore the meeting with the north korean regime leader kim jong un he's also trying to send a signal to the u.s. allies here saying that this meeting here in canada is not as important as they may think and he can always turn to our partners such as russia or china so what reaction has there been to his comeuppance. interestingly it was still new prime minister of the ant