year play with the headlines here on al-jazeera the latest edition of the bottom line with steve clemons is next . trade tensions could cut global economic growth by north point 8 percent we bring you the stories and developments the rapidly changing the world we live in one example china be a drag on the global economy in 2020 counting the cost on al-jazeera hi i'm steve clemons and i have a question president trump wants to reduce the american presence in the middle east and replace it with nato how would that work let's get to the bottom line. last week during his self-congratulatory speech after the assassination of iranian general cos i'm sorry mani president trump made a vague request today i am going to ask nato to become much more involved in the middle east process over the last 3 years under my leadership our economy is stronger than ever before and america's achieved energy independence these historic accomplishment shades our strategic priorities. but does that mean the north atlantic treaty organization was established by western countries more than 70 years ago to provide c

with the headlines here on al-jazeera the latest edition of the bottom line with steve clemons is next. trade tensions could cut global economy. growth fund the 1.8 percent we bring you the stories and developments that have led to changing the world we are living to what extent will china be a drag on the global economy in 2020 counting the cost on al-jazeera hi i'm steve clemons and i have a question president trump wants to reduce the american presence in the middle east and replace it with nato how would that work let's get to the bottom line. last week during his self-congratulatory speech after the assassination of iranian general qassam sali monny president trump made a vague request today i am going to ask nato to become much more involved in the middle east process over the last 3 years under my leadership our economy is stronger than ever before america's achieved energy independence these historic accomplishment shade's our strategic priorities but what does that mean the north atlantic treaty organization was established by western countries more than 70 years ago to.

capital steve clemons and it's a lodge at the hill and also host of office who is the boss of light he joins us from washington d.c. steve let's start with you the price of oil dropped immediately following president trump's address to the nation is it all over now by the shouting i don't think it's all over i think i think the you've got a moment of relief these 2 nations have come back from the brink and stared into the abyss of how awful this could be and you know i think that given the provocative nature of this fascination of soleimani this president is extremely lucky in some ways that the iranians were so measured to gave both an opportunity for an unlikely deescalation for the moment but lots of things remain and you know depending on what you thought were president trump's real reasons for taking this action when he did whether it was impeachment or whether it was the sense of a real security threat of the moment i think the president will be going through the next set of stages in the impeachment process are to some some degree we're going to see bubbling up problems maybe no

hi i'm steve clemons and i have tons of questions that day how dangerous is the situation between the united states and iran and how did we get here let's get to the bottom line. it's hard to believe today but less than 4 years ago there was hope that major conflict with iran was off the table the major world powers had signed a deal constraining iran's nuclear program and a new chapter in u.s. iranian relations was being written or so that was the thinking well think again after a radical change of administrations in the united states the tearing up of the nuclear deal with iran and the assassination of one of iran's top generals are all bets off and does anyone know where we're heading fortunately we have 3 people in the room who have all the answers to these questions valli nasser is professor of middle east studies at johns hopkins university and author of the shia revival which foresaw much of the tension in iraq that we're witnessing today michele dunne is director of the middle east program at the carnegie endowment for international peace and a former u.s. diplomat in cairo in

hi i'm steve clemons and i have a question president trump wants to reduce the american presence in the middle east and replace it with nato how would that work let's get to the bottom line. last week during his self congratulatory speech after the assassination of iranian general cost him selling money president trump made a vague request today i am going to ask nato to become much more involved in the middle east process over the last 3 years under my leadership our economy is stronger than ever before and america's achieved energy independence these historic accomplishment shades our strategic priorities. but does that mean the north atlantic treaty organization was established by western countries more than 70 years ago to provide collective security against the soviet union after the collapse of the u.s.s.r. and after the 911 attacks nato became involved in places like afghanistan in iraq so what's next assuming responsibility for stability in the middle east would nato accept this new mandate and what would it mean on the ground fortunately we have 3 people in the room who have al

hi i'm steve clemons and i have lots of questions today can the same technology that we happily bring into our homes and we keep in our pockets that's making life and connections and knowledge easier to access can this all be turned around and weaponized against us let's get to the bottom line. usually when someone talks about killer tech people imagine giant killer robots vaporizing people in destroying cities with huge laser beams hollywood style but that's not what we're talking about today today we're keeping it real we all love to use facial recognition to open our phones but at the same time we know that facial recognition could be used by security agencies to pick us out of a crowd so what if the future holds for us as we freely give away our privacy in.

hi i'm steve clemons and i have a question president trump wants to reduce the american presence in the middle east and replace it with nato how would that work let's get to the bottom line. last week during his self-congratulatory speech after the assassination of iranian general cos i'm sorry manny president trump made a vague request. today i am going to ask nato to become much more involved in the middle east process over the last 3 years under my leadership our economy is stronger than ever before in america's achieved energy independence these historic accomplishment shade's our strategic priorities but what does that mean the north atlantic treaty organization was established by western countries more than 70 years ago.

hi i'm steve clemons and i have tons of questions that day how dangerous is the situation between the united states and iran and how did we get here let's get to the bottom line. it's hard to believe today but less than 4 years ago there was hope that major conflict with iran was off the table the major world powers had signed a deal constraining iran's nuclear program and a new chapter in u.s. iranian relations was being written or so that was the thinking well think again after a radical change of administrations in the united states the tearing up of the nuclear deal with iran and the assassination of one of iran's top generals are all bets off and does anyone know where we're heading fortunately we have 3 people in the room who have all the answers to these questions valli nasser is professor of middle east studies at johns hopkins university and author of the shia revival which foresaw much of the tension in iraq that we're witnessing today michele dunne is director of the middle east program at the carnegie endowment for international peace and a former u.s. diplomat in cairo in

hi i'm steve clemons and i have lots of questions today can the same technology that we happily bring into our homes and we keep in our pockets that's making life and connections and knowledge easier to access can this all be turned around and weaponized against us let's get to the bottom line. usually when someone talks about killer tech people imagine giant killer robots vaporizing people in destroying cities with huge laser beams hollywood style but that's not what we're talking about today today we're keeping it real we all love to use facial recognition to open our phones but at the same time we know that facial recognition could be used by security agencies to pick us out of a crowd so what does the future hold for us as we freely give away our privacy in exchange for convenience fortunately we have 3 people in the room who have all the answers to these questions larry irving a lawyer by training who has spent his life working on the infrastructure of the internet in september larry became the 1st african-american ever to be inducted into the internet hall of fame congratulation

hi i'm steve clemons and i have lots of questions today can the same technology that we happily bring into our homes and we keep in our pockets that's making life and connections and knowledge easier to access can this all be turned around in weaponized against us let's get to the bottom line. usually when someone talks about killer attack people imagine giant killer robots vaporizing people and destroying cities with huge laser beams hollywood style but that's not what we're talking about today today we're keeping it real we all love to use facial recognition to open our phones but at the same time we know that facial recognition could be used by security agencies to pick us out of a crowd so what is the future hold for us as we freely give away our privacy in exchange for convenience fortunately we have 3 people in the room who have all the answers to these questions larry irving a lawyer by training who has spent his life working on the infrastructure of the internet in september larry became the 1st african-american ever to be inducted into the internet hall of fame congratulation

hi i'm steve clemons and i have a question the trial to remove president has begun but how does it end let's get to the bottom line. for only the 3rd time in the history of america the president of the united states will face trial by the legislative branch of government according to democrats what's at stake is the rule of law and the future of democracy according to many republicans who hold the majority of the u.s. senate this is a wasteful and divisive charade or to quote president trump a hoax now as the senate turns into a big courtroom the big question is does the president have the right to push other countries in this case ukraine to do his bidding wait a minute every president does that sort of thing the real question is whether it is an abuse of power to push a foreign country to investigate his political rival and did president donald trump wipe out the power of congress by blocking evidence and testimony during impeachment investigation last year so what's next in the drama of $100.00 senators and the chief justice of the supreme court all presiding over all this well this

chris stirewalt, mollie hemingway, senior editor and steve clemons editor at large for the hill.. >> it's interesting and watching about it for so long it comes down to the final few weeks and we see things moving back and forth impacting the prologue and so the fact that biden is doing well in one poll and sanders is doing well in another i think we can see a lot of movement here including and i noticed in colombglobal charter, she couldl period >> bret: senators who ma. >> they want to go with a short form impeachment and not the long form. if i feel like it's a horse race like who's going to win show in place and it got amy klobuchar and pete buttigieg or you know coming up in the fourth place. but every time i look at the poles they are different so it's definitely a dead heat right now. now. >> bret: here's kevin mccarthy on the how speaker pelosi holding onto the articles. >> the only reason why we should be doing this and nobody is talking about is that it's heartwarming bernie sanders senator who is becoming into first place and could win iowa and propel himself to be the