ritchie. bosca continued to support the work. we are looking forward to the march 1 date in the hope that we'll have all the details that are needed, but at the same time, i appreciate the next steps that everybody has to take to protect the interests of the water customer. that's certainly an expectation. we did get a presentation from mr. ritchie to the board -- my board, and they asked similar questions to yourself, commissioner viator, what is the analysis behind it, the benefits from it, the impacts of it? the costs associated with it, wanting to know more about it, and i'm sure we'll have that by our next meeting in march and i'm looking if ard to giving that to them because they want to have a thorough discussion with this and understand it and know whether they stand behind it or not. the other thing is i support and appreciate the conversations that you're having about what if, what kind of road are we headed on? i appreciate the time and energy that you're going to put into it. we're committed to it, because we see that

don ritchie: it has a variety of histories. it started back in 1789 with george washington, when he gave a state of the union message. washington and adams did it personally. then thomas jefferson stopped the practice and started sending of the message. 1915, you finally have woodrow wilson deciding he would come in person to congress. since then, every president has come in person, except for herbert hoover who did not like to speak in public and never had good dealings with congress. every other president has made a up forl out of coming this, and it has gotten bigger with radio and television and the internet, so it's a huge event these days. >> why did thomas jefferson decide to go over his in writing and would he approve of this annual showing? don: i think thomas jefferson would disdain this annual showing. he thought it was much too much like a king going to parliament. it was too fancy. the executive should stay in the executive branch. the legislative branch was separate. jefferson did not like to speak in public. he o

don ritchie talked about this earlier today. i think the most unusual was in 1999. the senate was holding an impeachment trial. the president chose to come up and give his state of the union messages as if nothing was happening. it surprised everybody. they thought he would send up the messenger whatever. he made it clear that he was doing business as usual. it took the steam out of the whole impeachment process. i remember that is the more stunning of all of these messages. there have been some sad moments. president reagan had to delay his for a week because of the challenger explosion. there have been some dramatic moments. right after wars have been declared, right after an assassination. there have been moments that have been heightened in terms of the drama. every year, the state of the union message is a dramatic effect. other thanly time the inauguration when all the branches of government come together. you have the supreme court sitting there, you have the military sitting there, the, the senate, the house, the diplomats , spouses and guests in the gallery

ritchie? so there was a concern about the lake itself and lead still being there, and there's a report due soon, is that correct? >> yes, we did receive a report. i have some back ups -- steve ritchie, general assistant manager for water. so we cleaned up the land side of the site successfully a couple of years ago now, and there was a fair amount of lead shot and debris beneath the surface of the lake. the prior analysis by the department of fish and game at that time back in the 90's was that lead and water life tended to stay inert, and so you are only concerned if there are ducks in the area that would ingest the pellets. so we had over the last two or three years, biological studies done to determine if there are any water fowl in the area that were ingesting the pellets, and no requests or concerns. we provided that to the water department, and i believe they'll be signing off on the current conditions. if the current conditions change at the lake in some way, we'll have to revisit the i

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shannon: let's talk about this with rochelle ritchie and the communications committee, charlie kirk, executive director turning point usa and a former nypd analyst and contributed to thehill.com. so you were one of the first to talk about this, you took a ton of heat about it. how are they responding now? >> i haven't gotten any apologies which is not surprising it but tells us a lot about the media attitude, they're not going to learn the lesson. this was obviously a flawed story from the start. i know this because i came out and said this was a flawed story. when you hear he wouldn't turn over phone records but then returned over rejected phone records, the very line, this is am aga country, something who doesn't know any trump supporters would think trump supporters during an attack like this would say. it didn't add up. i wasn't saying he was a liar but words like alleged, words like reported and following up to get evidence, that is what the media is supposed to do but they are activists, not journalists and just like in covington, being dead wrong. >> you mentioned this caricat

. >> steve ritchie assistant general manager for water. if i can have the slides i'll update. first just a quick review of where things are at. on december 12 state water board adopted the plan as proposed but with important amendments. at its december 12 meeting the california department of water resources and fish and wildlife presented updated information for the river as well as six others rivers to the delta. and those are depicted in this diagram here showing the sacramento river, feather, american mcel knee, san joaquin and other rivers were included in that presentation in summary form. so that the state water board's action was direct its staff to assist the california natural resources agency in completing a watershed wide agreement including potential flow and non-flow measures no later than march 1, a date coming soon upon us. incorporate those above agreement as an all tern -- the goal of the update presented for the state water board for consideration as early as possible after december 1 of this year. at the last meeting i presented more details on the actual el

let's discuss this whole situation joint with our power panel michelle ritchie, former press secretary for the democratic policy and committee patients committee, charlie kerr, executive director, turning point usa. buck sexton, former nypd analyst enough contributor to the old outcome. welcome to all of you. so, bulk, you are one of the first people asking questions. you took a ton of heat about it. how was it now? to go i haven't gotten any apologies yet, shannon, which is not surprising. i think it tells us a lot about the media attitude here which is that they are not going to learn. they're not going to learn lawson. this was obviously a flawed story from the start. i know this because i came out and said this is a flawed story from the start for them what we're hearing like he wouldn't turn over phone records, then he turned over redacted phone records, just the very line this is maga country, this is something somebody who doesn't know any trump supporters would think that trump supporters during an attack like this would say. it just didn't add up. i'm not saying the press had

. >> don ritchie, thank you. >> my pleasure. president trump: over the last year, the world has seen what we people onw, that no earth are so fearless or daring or determined as americans. if there is a mountain, we climate. if there is a frontier, we cross it. if there is a challenge, we tame it. if there's an opportunity, we seize it. let's begin tonight by recognizing that the state of our union is strong because our people are strong. [applause] the state of the union, first postponed because of the government shutdown, will take place tuesday not. watch as the president delivers his address live from the house chamber on c-span, followed by the democratic response by stacey abrams. the state of the union, live tuesday at 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span.org, or listen with the free c-span radio app. ♪ by thealways impressed senate chamber itself, the walls themselves. if they could speak, what would they tell us? newest book "the senate" transport you inside of the senate wing of the capital, reviewing the ornate hallways, pr

ritchie brothers supply meets demand in real time.e come here is this predictor how 19 will get shape? what we're seeing, my customers tell me demand is still very good. maybe not as good as levels of '18 but very positive. whether power plants, or digging underground utilities, very positive. reporter: walk me out here. that is what is on auction right now. >> articulated dump truck? reporter: you have bulldozers, you have frond end loaders, you have cranes, pretty much everything you want to build america is out here. >> yeah. reporter: real time, durable goods orders disappointing in december. is that anywhere in your somehow? >> well i think, when we look at things, we look at really jobs, infrastructure spend and so much is on a state and local level, jeff, that we are actually sill getting positive vibes. when i talk to large customers, they're building a lot of bridges, lot of dams, lot of power plants. when i talk to medium size customers, jack horn, built a small companys went into wind, now into solar, business is booming. r

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out of it ok so you get that ritchie finishes in that point and then someone else take it to another territory and. in the last two to three months has it been more complicated defeat in that it. look at the person than the from then on the miliband it. must. jump said he wants to military to build a very high wall. so no into war they i heat sensors their body movements sensors. their helicopters but trolling their border guards how did you get around all of that knowledge there that the movie. he. people there with. this and sort of. you know this. but some of what happened. and i come when i went. so you have to go to the experts in your team. that the go to the us and so on and then a muslim knows better than i care because they're going to rethink their government and then of openness in a very thin on the bottom there but that have been a moment about that. little bit i lent him but as the game of the moment on that up is on the at the moment there's a thing then thin and then you look at the via going on with him going on what they can and. so all old it does mean you are walk

don ritchie: it has a variety of histories. it started back in 1789 with

don ritchie: it has a variety of histories. it started back in 1789 with george washington, when he gave a state of the union message. washington and adams did it in person. then thomas jefferson stopped the practice and started sending

. >> having seen the news the, hundreds of gorgeous photos, magnificent says don ritchie.lso, richard baker says mesmerizing photographs. this established it as the ultimate insiders tour. to order your paperback copy of the senate for just 1895 -- 18.95, visit this website. christ there was a memorial service in michigan for the late john dingell. at 92. he was first elected to the house of representatives at 19 -- in 1955. he remained there for six decades. making him the longest serving member of congress in u.s. history. to biden was in michigan speak at the service. that was just under two hours.

hundreds of gorgeous photos, magnificent as don ritchie, senate historian emeritus. senate historian richard baker says mesmerizing photographs, establishes book is the ultimate insider's tour. to order your high quality paperback copy of the senate for just $18.95 plus shipping visit c-span .org flash senate book. >> the c-span bus recently traveled to louisiana asking folks what does it mean to be american. >> to be american means you're part of a community that innately is able to overcome obstacles in diversity. >> to be an american has the motto that you can do anything you put your mind to know matter what where you come from when you come here you can do anything. do not let the people get to you. you can achieve everything. >> to me, being american means you love this country and i mean truly love this country. in its brokenness just like the people, we are all broken in the country could be broken sometimes and maybe it will become broken and maybe it was broken but to love it all the same. being american also means you stand for the constitution, the bill o

rochelle ritchie, democratic strategists jonathan harris and senior vice president of the america risingit. what is the draw to socialism? >> for millennials specifically we came of age at the time the economy was collapsing and we felt robbed of the other end of the deal which is we go to deal, we are on track to be the most educated generation in the history, you go to school, get your education and come out and there's a job to help you pay off. instead we get stuck with debt, we don't have careers at the same pace as the previous generation, that is the draw. it failed us. let's change the system to something more successful for us. jillian: look at socialism specifically because it has been in the news a lot what it is doing to venezuela. >> that is the problem with this younger generation, they don't see socialism for what it is which is history's failure. younger people look to scandinavia, obviously no correlation with the united states, far more diverse and larger place where these ideas would wreak havoc on our great economy and system of governing. they see it as a system of f

i'm here with steve ritchie and jeff smith., when i think of an investor like jeff, he comes into a lot of companies, comes with some change. other than the investment that sherry mentioned, what changes will he bring to papa john's? >> first off, thank you for having us. exciting time for the brand. the last couple of days have been a momentous opportunity for the brand, so much positivity and energy. a lot of that is will be on the $200 million. we found a great partner to be able to think about how we stabilize the business. clearly some challenges over the past year. over the last five months we have been through a comprehensive and gigi process to identify new partners for the brand. we identify what i believe is the best solution to move the business forward. probably a little bit different than what you have seen in the news, but i want the viewers to know that this is truly a partnership with jeff and the papa john's organization. ed: on that point, this is a conciliatory position for you, you didn't come in in a way th

ed: a lot of great people, cohost of the five juan williams, press secretary rochelle ritchie, fox news contributors lawrence jones and katie have which. the daily caller, if you're a virginia democrat and have not worn blackface please contact us. what is going on with your party? >> it is unfortunate but leads to a bigger conversation. when i saw that i was very disturbed about this is a result of this country really not doing a better job educating people in black history. a lot of people have become insensitive and had insensitive conversations as far as black history. because of lack of education when it comes to african-american history there has not been this sort of, we've not learned enough about black people, you know we were slaves, freed by lincoln, civil rights and obama became president. seems that is how wide it goes. we need to do a better job educating people so these things don't happen in the future. >> you make a fair point but haven't democrats made this worse by the ads that ran in the virginia governor's race that accused the republican and donald trump of being r

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in the meantime we're going to bring a fresh panel to talk about all of this and more, wishart ritchienes and trump's kayleigh mcenany. williams griffis fellow from the hoover institution, stanford university, welcome to all of you. early, late, wherever you are. michael, we will start with you on the west coast. what do you make of what we've seen so far? we know that the president and kim extended their conversations in singapore, they were kind of on their own time on, what does it say to you that both of these conversations they've had so far today have really bled over into a pretty substantial gap into where we expected the time and would be moving, it seems like they are enjoying their time together. >> hey shannon, yeah. there's two ways to look at it. one is that they are really deepening this relationship that they both tout and that is really becoming, by the way, the centerpiece of u.s.-north korean relationships, this relationship between trump and kim jong un. the other way to look at it is that it takes a long time because they're really not making a lot of progress and

still works. 2013 caterpillar excavator, one ever thousands of pieces of equipment being auctioned by ritchieuction firm in the u.s. i think i can turn it around, look at this? there you go. if you buy one, you come out, test it out like i'm doing it right now. don't even have to have a license anything apparently. look at numbers on this, bulldozers, crains, the economy right now is booming, as a result, a lot of demand for this kind of equipment. you know, you don't have to wait in line to get one from caterpillar, from the factory. you can just get one of these, if i put this thing down again, look at that wow, i can raise this thing up? look at that. that is kind of cool, isn't it. look at that. if you look at a picture from the air. we got pictures from the air with a drone. shows you the enormity of thing. it goes on for characteristics. there acres worth. it is biggest auction they have had. they think by the time it is over saturday, they will have auctioned for more money than ever before. it's a testament to the nation's economy. am i going to hit somebody over there? no, i don't th

end of the day we just want to sit down and really talk about somewhere in the middle like steve ritchie mentioned. that's where we are now. >> i think one of the key things that we mentioned there at the beginning the voluntary agreements are for a 15-year period. knowing how long it takes to do things, how long it takes to actually gather information and analyze it, 15 years is a good run of work but we'll be able to do a lot in that 15 years that we wouldn't otherwise be able to do. so i think that's a key thing that we are trying to keep in mind in this as well is we're looking at this can we make advancements in the next decade and a half? i think we can. can we make them overnight, no way we can make them overnight but when we think in the longer-term time frame. >> does that conclude? >> not quite. i want to hear what he has to say. >> a couple comments. as to the modeling first, quoting some that all models are wrong, some are useful. >> that's right. >> which i think is true. i think the difficulty with them and where scientific based models can come to different conclusions in

ritchie valens, sam the sham and the pharaohs, cannibal and the headhunters, los cruzados and questionly is enjoining a resurgence of sorts in the chicano community. ♪ >> anthony: there is a long and glorious tradition of chicano rock, garage and punk boiling away under and over the surface for years, and egregiously over looked. ♪ but what is it with the morrissey thing? what is it about morrissey? the irish singer via england that sang melancholic pathos-filled ballads that were a backdrop for a million post-breakups during the '80s that so speaks to the chicano soul? i asked musicians and concert promoters oscar arguello and albert gambea. oscar thrives in the rockabilly world, while albert is all things punk. >> anthony: what's up with the morrissey thing? apparently in the chicano community morrissey is, like, huge. >> albert: it's a matter of the heart, man. >> anthony: why out of all the bands in the world did morrissey and the smiths resonate in this community? >> oscar: there was a convergence of music and people that did not connect to what was being said. he connected with h

. >> new york city kans i willman ritchie torres banned cashless businesses and would fine them per offenseature discriminatory. >> disproportionately homeless, undocumented, and under banks. >> there are alternatives for the unbarched '. prepaid cards can be eessly obtained at a variety of locations or through major credit card companies. if you're not carrying a card, kaplan and others will work with you. it strikes me as antifree market. >> i have no blind faith in the free market. there's no reason to think that the market alone is going to protect against discrimination, that has never been true. >> reporter: now, just this week legislation was introduced in both san francisco and philadelphia to ban cashless business. if cash is all you carry, just about every major credit card company does allow some type of free, no fee debit card and that's all i have in my pocket. >> and i will take that from you before you go. >> thanks so much for that. >> thanks, dave. >> thank you to your international viewers. for you, cnn tuck is next. next, president trump set to declare a national emergenc

this, want to bring in chairman of civic forum pac ford o'connell, progressive commentate era shaud ritchie schultz, epitome of the american dream. self-made man from the projects, first man in his family to graduate college, successful businessman, hires a whole lot of people and he says this progressive stuff is ridiculous, immoral and ridiculous. what do you say? >> i think he is trying to run for president, and you got to understand this, charles, when he says he is against the green new deal or against policies that seem more progressive and he offers absolutely nothing as a strategy or a counterpoint, he is simply playing politics. i will say this also. he is talking about running pour president. please, get real. if you run for president you have to have a viable way to win. running as an independent won't work. he has a math problem and constitutional problem. you have 538 electors in the united states. america. you have to get 270. if you run as a viable candidate you may split that so no one gets 270. how does it happen after that? the constitution, constitution mandates that cong

ok so you get that ritchie finishes in that point and then someone else take it to another territory and. in the last two to three months has it been more complicated three movies in that it. look at the path and then the from then on the miliband. must. jump said he wants to military to build a very high wall. so knowing the war they i heat sensors their body movement sensors. their helicopters but trolling their border guards how did you get around all of that knowledge there that the movie. he. and so that is. you know. but some of what happens. if i come when i win. so you have to go to the experts in your team. that got us and so on. and it's better than i care because they're going to the thing. that was in the bottom of the bus that had been a moment about that. little. scene but as the game of the. on that up is on the. going on with the. good and. so old it dad me you are walking with your clients someone is guiding you. when have you ever thought about going and settling in the united states. because you have a better job here. one of the. libyan peers is from guatemala she

juan williams, former press secretary for the democratic policy committee gauges committee, rochelle ritchie, fox news contributors lawrence jones and katie pavlich. good to see you all. rochelle, i want to start with you. what caught my eye among other things, "the daily caller" tweeted out, "if you are virginia democrat and you have not worn black base, please contact us." what is going on with your party? >> i think it is really unfortunate, ed. i think this is a bigger conversation. when i saw the black face in the ku klux klan robe, i was very disturbed by it. but i think it was a result of this country not doing a better job educating people on black history. so i think a lot of people have really become very insensitive and they have had insensitive conversations as far as black history and what is offensive to black people in this country. so because of the lack of education, when it comes to african-american history, there has not been this sort of -- we have not learned enough about black people. you hear about black history, we were, freed by lincoln, civil rights, and that obama

haslinda: all right, mason ritchie from hancock university hancock richey from university.or joining us. still ahead, the debate over quality -- over while way -- the -- thever while way debate over huawei plays out. rishaad: we just had trade .umbers weaker than expected 2018 annualized growth. this is bloomberg. rishaad: this is bloomberg markets. i'm in hong kong where we do currently have the finance secretary delivering the budget for the year ahead, talking about a fiscal surplus of 58 .7 billion hong kong dollars, also talking about growth, which is more anemic than expected. we were looking for growth of 2018 of 3.3 percent. we got a flat 3%. a big slowdown took place in the last quarter. fourth quarter growth really was well shy of estimates. we got the economy expanding 1.3%. that is currently the position. we have inflation forecast of 2.5 percent. underlying inflation forecast exactly the same. that is currently the position continues paul chan with that budget. let's get to our chief asia correspondent. tell us about what is happening. of athink it is something

oner, historian don ritchie the history of the state of the union address. >> over the last year, the world has seen what we always knew, that no people on earth are so fearless or daring or determined as americans. if there is a mountain, we climb it. if there is a frontier, we cross it. if there is a challenge, we tame it. if there is an opportunity, we seize it. let's begin tonight by recognizing that the state of our union is strong, because our people are strong. [applause] the state of the union, first postponed because of a government shutdown, will now take place tuesday night. watch as president trump delivers his state of the union address live from the house chamber beginning at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, followed by the democratic response by former georgia gubernatorial candidate stacey abrams. the state of the union, lives tuesday at 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span.org, or listen with the free c-span radio app. next, what local, state, and federal governments can do to improve community college programs. speakers included obama administration commerce secretary penny pr

liz ritchie, whose 2a year old son took his own life after a gambling addiction.16,17, when did your son begin to gamble? 16, 17, when he was at school, he and a group of friends would go into the local bookies and to gamble with dinner money. and when did you find out about that? about a year later, by which time he had a very serious and deep—seated addiction. and, he killed himself last november, november 2017, and after that, we met up with other families this had happened to, and we decided we needed to tell other families, other parents, i want to tell other mums, about the risks, the suicide risk associated with gambling addiction and to warn them, because nobody warned us. is there any doubt in your mind that your son taking his own life was absolutely connected to gambling7 own life was absolutely connected to gambling? he left a very clear suicide note, so there is no doubt. goodness me. tell us about the work that you do, as a gambling addiction therapist. the work that i do is, obviously helping somebody to stop gambling but then looking at the wider r

aboutdon ritchie talking other branches of government that attend the state of the union.ry on that in today's ruthngton post focusing on bader ginsburg who made her first public appearance since undergoing cancer surgery in december. she attended a celebration of her life presented in song. the justice attended a ofduction of notorious rbg women in the arts in washington. she has not made a public appearance since undergoing surgery after doctors discovered a cancerous nodule in her left long although the washington post notes it's unlikely that she will be at the capital tonight for the state of the union. she has attended past state of theunion addresses but justice has not attended any of trump's. she skipped his first speech to congress in 2017 and was out of town at a speaking appearance last year. an engagement that she accepted before the date of the state of the union was announced. she had made all of barack obama's speeches. noting theton post, justices who have attended the various state of the union addresses over the years 2001, justices breyer, kagan, and ke

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magnificent, says don ritchie. senate historian emeritus. and senate historian richard baker says mesmerizing photographs establish this book as the ultimate insiders tour. to order your high quality paper back copy of the senate, for just $18.95, plus shipping, visit c-span.org/senatebook. >>> president trump declared a national emergency today. and plans to find roughly $8 billion for a southern u.s. border barrier. he says he will use the $1.4 billion approved by congress last night, and through executive action, will seek the additional funding from military construction projects, counter-drug efforts and from the treasury department forfeiture program. you can watch the president's remarks in their entirety online at c-span.org. the hill reports the justice department has warned the white house that the national emergency declaration will likely be blocked. and in the huffington post florida senator marco rubio spoke out against the plan to declare a national emergency calling it unwarranted. senator rubio said in a statement, we have a

i got the senior vp of ritchie brothers auctions.this way. bulldozers, articulated dump trucks, trucks, all sorts of things. it's because this economy is just booming. >> absolutely. these buyers are looking to put this equipment to work tomorrow, if they can. they love the way the economy is going. reporter: incredible. we will be here all day and give you a unique perspective. you get up in the air to see this, you just won't believe it. it is incredible. maria: it is. looks great, jeff. thanks so much. jeff flock. >> my 3-year-old would be at home there. maria: he's got a lot of trucks. just a great show this morning, you guys. have a great day. seize the day. "varney & company" begins now. stuart, take it away. stuart: good morning, maria. good morning, everyone. i wish i could deliver a firm official statement from the china trade talks but i can't. yes, the talks just racheted up to a higher level. yes, all the top people are there. we do have reports that some of the thorny issues like technology theft have been addressed and

reporter: vice president of ritchie brothers. i'm telling you come it never seen it.nomy. how many pieces of equipment? >> or 10,500 pieces of equipment. stuart: can make it over to see the screens? how many excavators? >> over 800 excavators. beautiful, beautiful pieces of equipment. stuart: these are the cranes. this is the most expensive stuff. you sold them for how much? >> over $400,000. stuart: how much would that go for new? >> well over a million dollars. stuart: it's incredible. this goes on for miles and miles. cranes on the side, you know, look at that stuff over there. you need an piece of equipment for the farm, let me know i'll put a bid in for you. >> i like that of 400,000 bucks. we'll be back to you later in the day. chicago police saying jussie smollett stage that attack on himself because he was dissatisfied with his salary. what will the less they now? remember, they try to relate that to president trump. what a story. china trade talk reportedly making progress. we have a guest is calling for more tariffs on china. he says the chinese are stealing

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reporter: ritchie brothers do these auctions.illion dollars? >> half a million dollars new. you bet. reporter: what can i get here. >> 100,000. 70,000. unreserved auction. reporter: no reserve on this? >> correct. every single piece. reporter: when the economy booms this is when -- >> these folks are clearly, very, very bullish about the economy. they're willing to go invest in equipment they can put to work next few years to come at least. reporter: chad, run with me over here. i tell you, you can't believe this goes on for acres and acres. how many bidders and piece of equipment? >> we have 13,500 pieces equipment. we have 12,000 registered builders, equaled number of people last year. last year was 278 million-dollar sale. reporter: booming economy. booming business of auctioning heavy equipment. if you need a front-end loader i can get one for you cheap. ainsley: i need a forklift. brian, what do you need? backhoe. brian: i got plenty of backhoes. i have one of everything. but just going remind me to change the oil in them. g

as you can see, usual, pentagon, camp david, fort ritchie, maryland, mcclellan air force base in california, jim creek communications naval base out in washington state. this is kind of follows on what putin said in his speech, saying, warning u.s. not to put intermediate range missiles in europe. if you do, then we will respond. if you try to strike, this is what we can do. and said one commentator on this particular show, this will not allow americans to come across the ocean. by the way the u.s. has no plans to deploy the missiles in europe. putin saying if you do, this is what can happen. stuart: got it. thank you very much, ashley. market going nowhere. see what big tech is up to. mixed bag there. apple at 174. that is up a little. amazon 1628, down five bucks. alphabet, 1115, microsoft biggest gainer among the big techs up a buck at $112. >>> now this, maybe china is in worse shape than we thought. maybe america has more leverage than we thought. lead story in today's "new york times," 2019 is a sensitive year for china, xi is nervous. now look "the times" is no friend of president tr

magnificent, says don ritchie. senate historian emeritus. and senate historian richard baker says mesmerizing photographs establish this book as the ultimate insiders tour. to order your high quality paper back copy of the senate, for just $18.95, plus shipping, visit c-span.org/senatebook. >>> president trump declared a national emergency today. and plans to find roughly $8 billion for a southern u.s. border barrier. he says he will use the $1.4 billion approved by congress last night, and through executive action, will seek the additional funding from military construction projects, counter-drug efforts and from the treasury department forfeiture program. you can watch the president's remarks in their entirety online at c-span.org. the hill reports the justice department has warned the white house that the national emergency declaration will likely be