so different to the fortunes for rbs though because it was ina fortunes for rbs though because it wasot a bail out out at the height of the financial crisis, but it is # 3%, i think, owned by taxpayers, such a contrast between rbs and lloyds? such a contrast because rbs weren't a well run bank and we can see with the number of fines that they are getting hit with the and the issues that they have now that it has taken them longer to recover. the boss of lloyds bank, he has been grilled on the radio, bbc radio today, it's on oui’ the radio, bbc radio today, it's on our business live page. it's over there, the interview with him and what he has been saying about. interesting comments about executive pay that he was making. so have a read at that. to look ahead, the ftse100 down slightly. we've got unemployment figures out in the uk, shortly. thoughts? they are expected to bea shortly. thoughts? they are expected to be a low level. the thing about obviously employment in the uk as we have seen is a lot has been self—employed and zero hours contracts. the big question going forward is whe

howard: at rbs, not so much.se the bank is cutting its workforce overall to resize the business appropriately. i think for us to say that we are desperately -- there are probably pockets in certain i.t. functions where we are struggling maybe, but overall, i could not say that. as for the economy as a whole, i have heard people say they are nervous about particular skills and particularly, if our immigration becomes much tighter. i hear that a lot tom: we will come back with sir howard, and his wisdom across the channel. joining us as well with howard davies, it is wonderful to have jonathan fenby with us. he has definitive, modern analysis of mr. macron. we do that next. this is bloomberg. ♪ . guy: i am guy johnson in london with tom king. president trump senior advisers are calling for major strategy shift in military .trategy in afghanistan according to "the washington post," it would expand the military's role in fighting the taliban. the pentagon would set true numbers in afghanistan and would be more freedo

rbs will say that they are going to defend this vigorously.ase to answer. but obviously we have a whole bunch of bad news from the past which is going to come back up and the bank really does not want that. it does not want fred the shreds to be appearing. this is business life. president trump is on his way out of saudi arabia and he has done serious deals. he is heading to israel now. a quick look at other markets are faring. a quiet start to the week but we will keep an eye on how the numbers are performing. the pound against the dollar, nearly $1. now let's have a musical interlude. our next guest is the man behind this — the seaboard — it's a futuristic version of the piano. it lets you press down parts of the keys to change how they sound. his firm has already raised nearly $30 million in funding, attracting interest from musicians as diverse as stevie wonder and german composer hans zimmer — famous for his music scores. entrepreneur roland lamb is the founder and chief executive of roli and the inventor of the seaboard. his childhood wa

the claimants are considering a new compensation dealfrom rbs — double its previous offer.that's after a strong performance last week. it has gone back up that it reflects not so well. some analysts say the weakening pound is down to the wobbly opinion polls and tough headlines over the weekend for theresa may — who is the city's preferred choice in the election. others point to a strengthening dollar which rose after donald trump's performance at the start of his middle east tour. a cheaper pound has led to a surge in american tourists coming to the uk. the travel website expedia says summer bookings from across the atlantic rose 80% between january and march compared to the same period last year. one of the world's big social media companies, twitter, is holding its annual general meeting in san francisco later. the number of monthly users is increasing, according to the latest figures, but the problem is, it is still not making a profit. one idea being put forward is to turn it into a cooperative. that would mean it would be old and controlled by its users instead of goi

bnp and rbs's are said to have gotten subpoenaed in a u.s. treasury probe of possible manipulation of the market. this is a going to people familiar with the matter. the justice department issued subpoenas last month according to 2 people who asked not to be named because the investigation is confidential into those banks. for those three banks did not immediately respond to requests for comment, and neither did a justice department spokesman. oliver: seeing a bit of a market reaction there. vonnie: let's turn to military policy and the fomc meeting this week. policy makers are expected to talk about ways to shrink the balance sheet. it is a goal that could be messier than janet yellen hoekstra joining us is -- than janet yellen hopes. joining us is michael mckee. they have had plenty of time to think about how to do this. does notthe fed it control everything it is going to do. it has treasuries and mortgage securities and corporate securities, if you start messing around with the amount of ,ortgage securities out there you will change the v

rbs says it believes it has strong defences to the claim. andy verity, bbc news.r... just said, er... "matthew‘s been found hanging, it doesn‘t look good." i couldn‘t breathe, ifell to the floor on my knees. just 20 when he died, at his inquest the jury recorded an open verdict. each patient supposedly has a care plan, and it came to light that matthew had no care plan, he had no key worker, no—one knew, for two days there wasn‘t even any observation sheets, so where was he? the police report says, "matthew was taken to a place of safety." it was the most unsafe place he could have been. i remember him texting me, "mum, please let me come home, i‘m in hell here." the inquestjury said matthew had been subjected to a series of multiple failings and missed opportunities over a long period of time. after the inquest, the coroner suggested that the trust told ——hold a public inquiry into matthew‘s death, but they said it would be too expensive and it would take money away from frontline services. we‘ve learned essex police have launched an investigation into deaths at

but today the city of dublin rb regulators, and the manufacturer of that slide are trying to determine how this all happened. nbc bay area's laura mal pert joins us with the latest. is that slide open tonight? >> reporter: no, it is not. the slide we're talking about is that open green slide right there behind me. the unusually cool weather might have scared some people away today, but the accident really didn't seem to bother them much. for anna and her family, this memorial day means family fun time at the wave. >> they want to go here ever since they showed it online that it's going to be open. >> reporter: also at the park today, a safety inspection team including cal osha gathered around the water slide. in video that's gone viral, the bay area news group captured the moment a 10-year-old boy sped down the slide. he washed over the slide wall before skidding on the concrete below. >> it was scary as a parent. >> reporter: the park is owned and operated by the city of dublin. this slide passed a state inspection just last friday. a statement from the manufacturer white water reads

in april2008, rbs they need to make an informed assessment. to fork out £12 billion to beef up its finances in exchange for the right to buy new shares in the bank at £2 each. in the prospectus about fundraising, it said it was managing its money within prudent limits. that was misleading when internally the bank had recognised that if it ran into further trouble and couldn't borrow from other banks, it wouldn't have enough money to survive for more than a day. thousands took up the shares, including employees of rbs who were encouraged by their employer to take out loans to buy them. on the following january, the price of those shares had gone from £2 to 11p. rbs says it believes it had a strong defences to the claim. a cheaper pound has led to a surge in american tourists visiting the uk. the travel website expedia says it's seen an 80%jump in summer bookings to the uk from across the atlantic betweenjanuary and march, compared with the same period last year. american visitors are taking advantage of the 13% fall in the value of sterling com

. >> the facts rbs in. >> i'm convinced that the president did nothing that he thought was outside the interest of this country. >> reporter: and house speaker paul ryan urged critics not to rush to judgment. >> it is obvious, there are some people out there who want to harm the president. and i'm sure we'll hear from mr. comey if this happened as he allegedly describes, why didn't he take action at the time. >> reporter: the "washington post" is reporting that paul ryan's number two, kevin mccarthy told ryan and other leaders in a private conversation last year that he thought that russian president vladimir putin was paying donald trump. his aides initially told the paper that he never said that, until they were confronted with the existence of an audiotape. and just a few moments ago, scott, mccarthy told reporters that it was a bad attempt at humor. >> nancy cordes on capitol hill ♪ lysol max cover kills 99.9% of bacteria, even on soft surfaces. one more way you've got what it takes to protect. lucky for me, there's some great golf here in the carolinas. whether you golf or not, ge

the voters rb, republicans, democrats, differed donald trump the presidency, and yet they pretend like they can't pass a simple budget resolution with a majority. do what you are elected to do or you won't be elected again. if you want to see 2018 be a bad year, break all your promises. >> i hope they get itthrough the house and have faith in the legislative process. charles: let's leave it there. president trump by the way may have found his funding for infrastructure. but i'm going to tell you have right now, what was thrown out today is going to drive a whole lot of you have crazy. we'll discuss it next. why pausea spontaneous moment? cialis for daily use treats ed and the urinary symptoms of bph. tell your doctor about your medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, or adempas® for pulmonary hypertension, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. to avoid long-term injury, get medical help right away for an erection lasting more than four hours. if you have a sudden de

it‘s in sharp contrast to rbs which is still 73% owned by the taxpayer.he flawless pear—shaped diamonds — one pink, the other blue — fetched a combined price of $57.4 million. the gems, nicknamed apollo and artemis, are almost 16 carats each. the buyer has chosen to stay anonymous. the government has sold its remaining shares in lloyds banking group, eight years after putting £20 billion into the bank. at the height of the financial crisis, in 2008, taxpayers owned 43% of the bank — earlier today it said the government will see a return of £21.2bn on its investment. its return to the private sector is in stark contrast with the other bailed—out bank — royal bank of scotland — that is still 73% owned by taxpayers. our business editor simonjack has been talking to the boss of lloyds. it isa it is a moment of huge pride for all the colleagues at lloyds bank for our customers. we gave tax payers money back and around £900 million more, which is i think a big moment of pride. what changes for the bank asa of pride. what changes for the bank as a result of toda

this was a bailout which was required by rbs, northern rock, at the height of the financial crisis.s money was used, because it was a major crisis. taxpayers' money should not be used to bail out banks, and taxpayers' money has made better uses to it. the government did well in selling their shares. they used a good plan and sold everyday a part of the daily flow, so progressively, they diversified themselves. they got their money back. 20.3 billion pounds and around 900 million pounds more than what was put in the bank. so, they did the right thing. >> in the u.k., prime minister theresa may has committed her conservative party to a hard brexit. she outlined the party's manifesto today, promising british voters she would deliver a clean break from the european union, and warned no deal with the e.u. was better than a bad one. theresa may: we will leave the european union and take control of our money, our borders, our laws. >> this is theresa may setting out her grand vision for the future. not just what is going to win her the election, but the policy she believes in, which are pr

business flash a look at some of the -- latest bloomberg business flash and federal prosecutors have rbssaed bnp, ubs and part of a criminal investigation into possible manipulation and the u.s. currency market. there has been a shakeup and alliance, the money manager that oversees almost 1/2 of $1 trillion. the ceo has been fired and nine board members ousted. jpmorgan's bernstein will take over as ceo. manufacturing in the u.s. expanded in april. the ims index shows both orders and employments wrere back. did us a just manufacturing is settling into a more sustained approach. -- data shows manufacturing is settling into a more sustained approach. let's have a look at what markets are doing now this may day. we are happily into the u.s. session. there's the vix. whereabouts, the dollar index as well just holding above 99. the yen partially responsible for that, we are seeing a little weakness today. , and strength6 for the mexican peso today, back below 19 at 1878 once again. coming up, wants that much more from the milliken conference in beverly hills. it includes an exclusive intervie

still owns roughly 70% of rbs. it will probably make a loss on that stake when it is eventually divested. commissions missing estimates. the dutch letter first quarter profit did rise. it cut rates for deposits. on matters of european stock major, i thought we would look at 40 options. a number of outstanding options on the cac 40 has increased, region is near seven-year peak -- reaching its near seven-year peak. before parliamentary elections next month. -- the four parliamentary elections next month. vonnie: president donald trump facing the biggest prices on his presidency after a memo written by the then fbi director james comey alleges that trump asked comey to drop an investigation into why the plan. -- into michael flynn. confirmedts have been by bloomberg news and other news organizations although the memo is out has yet -- itself has really.e from the white house, we have market. -- margaret. house democrats looking to push a vote and asking for independent commission. where do things stand regarding comey

this is, you know -- this was the real eye of the storm along with rbs.o one went bust in that sense. we had a few before that, but, you know, the fact that government ownership is done and dusted for lloyds is a significant step. >> and a win for the government. >> not being framed for that. but getting out in profit just about. it's good for the sector and good for lloyds banking. they don't have to be tethered by whatever the government wants. >>> blackberry is working with two automakers on an anti-hacking tool. the service would reportedly remotely scan vehicles for computer viruses and tell drivers to pull over if they're in danger. >>> value act trimming its stake in morgan stanley. this brings the hedge fund's total number of shares in morgan stanley down to 17.8 million. morgan stanley off 0.6%. >>> shares of fiat chrysler falling in europe today after reports surfaced that the u is taking steps against italy for the emissions cheating. >>> alphabet reportedly in talks to hire president obama's former fda director. robert califf is expected to ta

two other senior officials rbs including the secretary state remember the meeting the same way and have said so. their accounts should out weigh those of anonymous sources. i was in the room. it didn't happen. thank you, everybody. >> let's be clear what he denied. he said the president did not reveal the source and did not talk about any military operations. we are told by more than one source with knowledge of this meeting that president revealed sensitive intelligence that, based on that intelligence, they may be able to conclude where it came from. that would lead the way for the russians to that source. >> and be to specific about what's in the washington post report, it's reporting that he was boasting about inside knowledge of a looming threat from the islamic state. why was he bragging about something like that? >> it's the long tenancy of the president to talk big and the difference between making a sale, frankly, and being president. and this presents a real problem for republicans. this is again where his tendency to brag, to over state things, to frankly not tell the truth.

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rb essentially in the same spot we were 24 hours ago? >> to some degree we are.represents has grown in the sense of where her father was. >> almost double. >> the critical element will be what happens in the next year. is emmanuel macron able to get legislative reforms to the parliament and of course parliament role will be critical as they have elections coming up at the same time, will she be able to foster this unity for the counterterrorism crackdown with the threat been significant and the idea that the french colonies for example, are able to find more. [inaudible] leland: you almost hurt a little bit of a kennedy -esque tone to his speech or celebration speech . at the same time, it's hard to put these two characters into candidates into left or right. from our perspective, emmanuel macron is more economically right and marine le pen is left economically and it doesn't really fit a traditional american policy. but if you think of what is important to america's national security, strong on nato, emmanuel macron text that box. win-win for us #. >> it's mixed

he is an experienced supreme court advocate, including rb versus, where he defended the authority of this body to advise and consent on presidential claimants. he won that landmark case 9-0. noel is universally well-respected by republicans because shes alike, is fundamentally decent. one of my favorite memories of majors in the midst of litigation, later tonight, joining with him and another aloud arm in arm, reading shakespeare's saint crispin's day speech, "we few, we happy few, we band of brothers." noel is joined today by his beautiful wife, cynthia, who is a talented and incredibly capable lawyer in his own right. they met as clerks on the fourth circuit together. who noelttle girls, and cynthia shower with love every day, and they are so proud of both of you. would be the noel first senate-confirmed asian-american official in our country's history, which would be a matter of deep-fried for that committee. -- deep pride for that committee. noel will fulfill the role of skill, principal, and integrity. i've already done what is next on the agenda that i got a little ahead of mys

rb president trump is back in washington after his lengthy trip abroad. and even though his team feels confident the trip was subl sesful, he returns to plenty of controversy, including a number of issues involving his son-in-law jared kushner. kushner's yet to respond to reports that he had sought to set up a secret back channel of communication with the russians. it continues to be a specific line of inquiry by investigators looking to russia's attempt to intervene in the u.s. election. despite these issues, a white house official says kushner isn't going anywhere. he plans to just keep his head down and keep focussed on his wide portfolio of responsibilities in the west wing. meanwhile, the white house is shaking things up, creating a war room designed to quickly rebut the attacks that pour out as a result of the ongoing russian investigation. and the president's children are getting involved as well. donald jr. and eric and his wife laura meeting with groups in and outside of the white house, including the teams of the rnc and the pac american priorit

the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein was under such pressure to appoint an special prosecute rb. you raised the question why today? i believe it's because there is this meeting he has before the full senate tomorrow where this was inevitably going to come up becatheyadeen putting pressure on him to do this. he chose robert mueller, who has so much integrity, really respected by democrats and republicans. in answer to your question, he reports to rod rosenstein although he technically reports to him because rod rosenstein is the acting attorney general because sessions recused himself. mueller is really on his own. it's his investigation. he's leaving his law firm to prevent any possible conflict of interest. he can bring in a team of people, as you mentioned he's bringing chief of staff. he can bring in other people and most likely will keep the fbi investigators doing the work. most of us who have covered him over the years know he is very serious. he won't leak. there won't be leaks out of this investigation. he is not required, at the end, to present a public report. he is re

the claimants are considering a new compensation dealfrom rbs — double its previous offer.ek. some analysts say the weakening pound is down to the wobbly opinion polls and tough headlines over the weekend for theresa may who is the city's preferred choice in the election. others point to a strengthening dollar which rose after donald trump's performance at the start of his middle east tour. a cheaper pound has led to a surge in american tourists coming to the uk. the travel website, expedia, says summer bookings from across the atlantic rose 80% betweenjanuary and march compared to the same period last year. the uk's biggest pub companies saw their turnover rise by 3.3% last year with the top ten biggest groups doing significantly better than the rest of the industry. the research was done by funding options, an online business finance supermarket. it says that the uk's top 50 pub companies turned over £10.6 billion in the last year, up from £10.2 billion a year earlier. joining me now is richard leader, director at funding options. what is it then that the bigger pub chain

tweet, certainly, is that comey was giving up certain information, in other words, that he might not rb might should not have been giving. now, let's talk just a little bit about this individual, this friend of james comey who talked to "the new york times." this is a guy named ben widis. and he essentially said among other things is that what comey tried to do is stay away from the president of the united states because the president was trying to get too friendly. listen. >> this was somebody under intense pressure. and look, jim is a trooper. he handles pressure very well. he's not a whiner. but the color of the wallpaper was that these were not honorable people and that protecting the fbi was his day job. >> reporter: okay, so, one of the things pam brown has reported right here at cnn is that jim comey, in preparing for conversations with the president of the united states, actually practiced with his aides in order to sort of know how to talk to him. so, we're probably going to hear a little bit more about that. back to you. >> i bet. joe johns at the white house for us, thanks. r

rbs didn't respond to requests for comment.ctivist investor elliott management is meeting with bhp billiton shareholders in australia as it urges the company to overhaul its businesses. according to a person familiar with the matter, they are going over details to emerge bhp with other shareholders. a spokesman declined to comment. the british chambers of commerce have issued their demands to the next government, itss priorities and manifesto, for a "frictionless future trade arrangement" with the eu. no new business taxes for the next new parliament, and delivery of investment and telling medications infrastructure. it wants protection for your nationals in the u.k. and an immigration system that doesn't cut companies off from labor. there is a says bump due to the presidents we use of the social network, but the company would love it if every world leader used tweets. twitter reported a jump in monthly active users last quarter, but admitted won't translate right away to increase revenue. >> as we said in the earnings call, w

the claimants are considering a new compensation dealfrom rbs, double its previous offer.analysts say the weakening pound is down to the wobbly opinion polls and tough headlines over the weekend for theresa may, who is the city's preferred choice in the election. 0thers point to a strengthening dollar which rose after donald trump's performance at the start of his middle east tour. a cheaper pound has led to a surge in american tourists coming to the uk. the travel website expedia says summer bookings from across the atlantic rose 80% between january and march compared to the same period last year. ford motor company has named the head of its autonomous driving unit, jim hackett, as its new president and chief executive. the firm faces weak sales, falling profits and a sharp decline in its share price since its outgoing boss mark fields took the helm three years ago. joining me now from the floor of the new york stock exchange is samira hussain. so, mark fields, driving off into the sunset. what more do we know about the circumstances of his departure? well, investors were

according to to the research, the cumulative loss of new businesses over the last decade totals $3.4 2-rb -- 3.42 million businesses in america. for existing small businesses simplfication employee cost per regulation is just over $11,000 per employee. excessive regulation in the u.s. has hurt our competitiveness in the global comep. the u.s. ranks 51st in the world for ease of starting a business according to world bank. this report is consistent with other global studies. the ease of doing business has eroded year after year. that is karen car careigan. there are burdens that small businesses have to deal with. julian lumber company in antlers, oklahoma. that family owned business makes wooden fence posts, treated polls. if you have a fence or poll, it probably came from julian lumber company. julian employs about 50 people, but recently had to shift a part-time employee doing compliance to being actually full time doing nothing but compliance 40 hours a week because of all the federal regulations. when robert julian founded his business in 1974, he didn't just set out to create jobs fo

treasury market. , bnp paribas,s rbs, and morgan stanley have received request for information on theion market. the justice department has been examining u.s. treasuries for about two years, focusing on issues of securities. goldman sachs posted disappointing income trading results in the first quarter. its copresident says that because of clients lack of conviction, not because of lack of wages on the firm. he denies the bank has a risk management problem. >> this is not a quarter that was defined by losing money. this was defined by lower client activity, and the firm not notmizing the revenue -- maximizing the revenue opportunity. dbs has announced a 1% increase in first-quarter analystshelping beat expectations. southeast asia's largest bank reported net income of $7.8 million -- of $17.8 million. regional oil services firms battle low oil prices. profit rose 22% on a strong performance for domestic banking for anz. the banking environment remains constrained by intense competition and pressure on margins. australia's other big banks will report in the coming days. global news 24

so is that the appropriate goal, or should we be thinking about dozens of potential north korean rbs, right? if you project forward to the possible threat. second where does iran figure in that? and third, and particularly for you, and we can take a little time on this question. should -- should we -- and for you, why should we design a system that is explicitly aimed at engaging russian and chinese reentry vehicles? let me stipulate that. if we design a system for north korea and iran and if a missile is launched at us from russia or chiena the system would try to engage without a question. but should it -- but should it take as a defining set of threats missiles and reentry vehicles from russia and china, which we would expect to be more advanced counter measures, as well. so first on north korea, then iran, and then russia/china, for starters. >> okay. let's get started. well, on north korea, i don't recall the particular 304 you're speaking of. but i would say that the question of how many north korean missiles do you defend against. that's obviously going to be in terms of the ne

retail bank which is what rbs aspires to be. tom: i have clarity of what the banks do.sider i do not have that here. guy: i think that barclays is an institution that is in two halves. you think about lehman brothers and the acquisitions made around that in the creation of a u.s. businesses. tom: maybe like dlj with credit suisse. guy: the risen historical context. my question is, is you don't have management and the ability of management to be able to execute at the moment because you are distracted answering that question is a problem. that is something he will have to deal with right now. thank you very much. " surveillance" continues. ll talk about what is happening in washington right now. this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: tuesday afternoon massacre. the president fires the director of the federal bureau of investigation. they do not resign. how will republicans respond? washington is in political crisis. the president signals a cover-up. kevin cirilli on what the white house will to this wednesday. and his risk on. good morning. this is "bloomberg surveillance." francineo

>> senator, as you're implying rbs it makes their job hard, which by extension would make our job harder. i can't calculate the specific cause but i know an already strained state department would be pressed to do their job. there the administration is seeking significant reduction in the state department and u.s. id budgets. diplomacy and development are critical for alleviating the very conditions that contribute to the security challenges that so com confronts every single day. now, if i can i'd like to return to a question that senator sullivan raised and about so com's responsibility as the lead org anization for countering wmd's. i know this was shifted to you to insure we're paying enough attention to the nuclear proliferation threat and that we're synchronizing with the counterterrorism mission so we can prevent a terrorist group from ever getting hold of a nuclear weapon. preventing the acquisition of wmd's by foreign powers, and respondinging to a wmd crisis and as understand it, you seem pretty preparesed to tackthal first of those given your hard one experience using intellig

it's in sharp contrast to rbs, which is still 73% owned by the taxpayer.tzerland. the flawless pear—shaped diamonds — one pink, the other blue — fetched a combined price of $57.4 million. the gems, nicknamed apollo and artemis, are almost 16 carats each. the buyer has chosen to say anonymous. more about that later. let's start with those falling unemployment figures. the numbers for march show the jobless total fell by 53,000 to 1.54 million in the three months to march. that's a headline rate of 4.6% — the lowest since the summer of 1975, or 42 years ago. but wages are still lagging behind the rising cost of living. earnings were up 2.4% in march, but inflation rose by 2.7%. it means in real terms we're facing a pay cut. let's speak to laura gardiner, senior research analyst at the resolution foundation. nice to see you. you have described this as a jobs boom but a pay squeeze and that really is how it seems, isn't it? a real contrast in the statistics published today. more really good news on employment with the red reaching a new record high at the star

. >> the difference between constant surveillance and someone coming across the radar rb would that atpoint are being questioned at some point. again, i'm not sure how else to it than this other than if they want that level of surveillance, and then change the law. but you also at the same time have people as remain about privacy rights and liberty. that priority list, that any service has commend the u.k. for instead, with terror suspects can that priority of who you have to watch and pay attention to is a very complicated list and people are moved up and down constantly shifting based on intelligence about people's associates are invidious or whatever it might be. some are removed from the list. we are trying to make a sound check. >> i have a question regarding the united states. we've been talking about how president trump was the communication was very poor. in terms of policy, doesn't this at least to some degree validate the idea that it makes sense for us to put the brakes on visitors from countries that are incomplete disarray places like libya and syria. the terrorists have j

rb and there today, police will be at subway and train doing random bag checks at sesd deploying bomb sniffing dogs. the governor directed more security patrols at airports and bridges and subway and train stations.tunne. police in deploying drug-sniffing dogs at airports. the governor of new york, mario cuomo, has directed more security at airports, bridges and tunnels, as well. and police in boston will step up their presence at concert nuh u.s. officials say there is no venues at that city.y.evidence in u.s. officials say there's no vr evidence of threats involving other public gathering place concert venues or other public n the u.s. gathering places in the u.s., but they say many cities may but they say many cities may nonetheles nonetheless choose to deploy extra security at public places and and events. as we so often do after these attacks, police events. and homeland security are stressing the importance of as we so often do after these attacks, public vigilance. if you see something, say something. police and homeland security are >> pete, t stressing the importance of vigil

whether this man can be made compatible with the functioning rb agenda is one question.n to come from a trump presidency, if it persists as it ist now is. first, congress will be less invertebrate than it has in the past. it's been spinning off its powers and becoming more and more differential to the president, less and less protectional to its prerogatives, less and less acting as madison wanted it to act, a rivalrous protector against the government. we've been treating the presidency, under both parties, as a semi sacred moritude of the nation. chief of state with all the symbolic trappings associated with it. maybe now we will begin to demystify the cult of the presidency and shrink it back from its grotesque, swollen nature to something that it is, the head of one of the three branches of one of our governments whose job is secondary to the congress, to see that the laws are faithfully executed. >> well, i'll tell you, that would actually be a positive development out of all of this, if that, in fact, ended up being the case. george will, as always, thank you so mu