the programme was recorded last week in the latvian capital, riga. riga, the capital of latvia.h a spectacular old town and one

the programme was recorded last week in the latvian capital, riga. riga, the capital of latvia. a baltic metropolis with a spectacular old town and one of the main draws is this building behind me. the venue for this edition of global questions. it is blackheads house. latvians had hoped they had put their turbulent history of occupations behind them. when theyjoined the european union along with fellow baltic states, lithuania and estonia. but russia's annexation of crimea has reawa kened concerns about moscow's ambitions and whether nato could protect them if russia were to interfere in their affairs. in the last few months, there has been a build—up of nato troops in the region, with british units leading the effort in estonia, close to the russian border. if moscow and washington were to reset relations, would that leave the baltic states feeling more exposed ? putin and trump, a new era? welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from riga, the capital of latvia. we're at the blackheads house in the heart of the old town. i am joined by an esteemed panel and a wond

news and finance anchor biana gold-riga.welcome to our broadcast glen thrush, "new york times" white house correspondent. as we welcome you all. glen, we'll begin with you as it is your first outing with us, and we appreciate it. is this really the ability of the president to take back a comment, and in service to that the entire white house staff and effort, despite his famous distaste for cratering poll numbers? >> yeah, i mean this is -- i think you hit the nail on the head when you called it an unforced error. we have spent an entire month discussing this. you talk about dragging the white house staff into this, he has always dragged a lot of members of congress. i think congressman nunes, it is my personal believe he will not be able to pursue this investigation as chairman of the committee. they're going to have to replace him at some point in time, or else the committee's product will be so disreputable no one will pay any attention to it. so, you know, the sense that i get -- and i spent some time with some republica

by anna gold riga is back with us tonight, and ashley parker, white house reporter for "the washington post." hard to know where to begin. but, malcolm, i think the first question goes to you. explain to the good folks watching what a fisa warrant is, how hard they are to get, how much certainty you have to show a federal judge that it's worth looking at someone, and who is carter page? >> well, as you know, carter page was a campaign person that donald trump said early last year was the person who, you know, advises him on issues of russia. a fisa warrant is a foreign intelligence surveillance act warrant, which is a secret court which issues warrants so that american citizens who are being investigated for counterintelligence, which is spy-hunting, or counterterrorism, which is, we suspect that they're operating with terrorists, it allows the justice department to use all the national resources or select resources to go after those individuals and work up a case or prove them innocent one way or the other. the fbi director, about three weeks ago, sat down along with the director of t

back to our panel, still with us, eli stokels, beiana goal riga and michael crowley.beiana, jeff sessions, interesting judgment call here. attacking the 50th state as an island in the pacific. and today new york city, home of the president, legendsary home of the president. >> and i couldn't help but think of one of the president's most powerful moments during the campaign, during the debate when he defended new york city on 9/11 and all the hero who is came down to the towers to help people and save people. that was his moment against ted cruz when ted cruz made a dig at new york. now for this to happen, i can't imagine that the president is happy about jeff sessions saying this about his hometown. >> in the city they lost a new york city fifth. 14 year veteran, father of a young daughter. today police and fire came together for a procession. a funial next week. a sensitive period. we have to reduce this to politics. whatever jeff sessions is up to, he has been among the activist cabinet members for the base. >> he has been. i was thinking of the exact moment between