that was president trump and nato secretary-general stoltenberg.for more, let's bring in kevin cirilli. still with us, scott meyer. kevin, we will start with you. what do you see as the big headline from the press conference? kevinthis is a presidt that just a ltle ov a week ago ordered a missile strike in syria. hours before this to these, we had rex tillerson delivering right in front of russians essentially saying, we have a very different policy on russia than you do. make no mistake, what you are .itnessing right now not only are we having a shift in policy, but also a shift in rhetoric. he looked at these concerns, quiet friendly, nato allies, who this newerned that white house would not be able to work with our allies, despite the rhetoric saying they would have to pay their fair share. 2014.eement started in what he is doing is serving a .arger megaphone, so to speak this is a president shifting his tone and also policy, on full display in the white house. abigail: not just on nato. it's to me the promises of the campaign trail meet the rea

stoltenberg: yes and no. we see some areas where they're willing to work and other areas where we see it is much more difficult to establish any kind of understanding or dialogue. but we have to continue to work for dialogue. because the world is safer when russia and nato are able to speak, to talk, and to strengthen and improve our relationship. and it is hard to predict how the relationship between nato and russia will be in the future. but i'm absolutely certain that we have to do whatever we can to defuse the tension and to work -- to avoid a new cold war. so that as i we have the approach of russia with defense and dialogue. this is also something which is based on my own experience as a politician. because norway, as you all know, is bordering russia to the north. we have a land border and we have a border in the sea. the continental shelf. fishers, and so on. and in norway, we were able to workinga pragmatic, relationship with the soviet union during the cold war on issues like energy and border to se

stoltenberg and challenges. mr. stoltenberg: first on whether it is cyber, hybrid, all these new effects, one thing we have to understand is before it was easy to distinguish whether it was peace or war, and nations declared war and were supposed to say now it is war and now it is piece and the war was -- peace and the war was in a well efined geographic area. now it is a more blurred line between peace and war, and it is hard to say exactly when the war against isil did start. of ourse it takes place in syria, but it also takes place in the allied capitals where isil has attacked innocent civilians, and it takes place in cyberspace. it is hard to say other than we do not have an exact date for when it started and when it will end. the new threats are partly why the fact that it is a mixture of civilian and military means of aggression and a much more blurred line between peace and war. nato has adapted to that, too. the forces, more intelligence, more surveillance, more early warning, all that is aimed at being abl

jens stoltenberg: thank you, so much, mr. president. we had an excellent and very productive meeting, and it is really an honor to meet you for the first time in the white house. we agreed that nato is the bedrock of security both for europe and for the united states. two world wars and a cold war have taught us all that peace in europe is not only important for europeans, but is also important for the prosperity and security of north america. so a strong nato is good for europe, but a strong nato is also good for the united states. and therefore, i welcome the very strong commitment of the united states to the security of europe. we see this commitment not only in words, but also in deeds. over the past months, thousands of u.s. troops have been deploying to europe, a clear demonstration that america stands with allies to protect peace and the sense of our defend our freedom. and yesterday, you announced the completion of the ratification of montenegro's membership in nato. another expression of your strong commitment to europe. we tha

stoltenberg: but that is part of living in a democratic society. there are political parties organizations in nato countries that are either critical to nato as an institution or to part of what they do. and to be honest, i am not afraid of that. that nato has proven again and again that it is a having opent we are debate and different views on we are developing our thinking like confronting different views and then improving our understanding of many different and difficult issues and policies. and nato has proven again that the spice differences, despite the fact that we elect some conservatives or some liberals or some social democrats or christian democrats, people coming from many different political -- from different parties with different views, they have always been able to agree on nato's core task him and that is that we are safer together than alone. we prevent conflict. the best way to prevent conflict is to send a very clear message to any potential adversary that we are so strong, so it is no chance if you try to attack one allies wil

jens stoltenberg: thank you, so much, mr. president. we had an excellent and very productive meeting, and it is really an honor to meet you for the first time in the white house. we agreed that nato is the bedrock of security both for europe and for the united states. two world wars and a cold war have taught us all that peace in europe is not only important for europeans but is also important for the prosperity and security of north america. so a strong nato is good for europe, but a strong nato is also good for the united states. and therefore, i will come the very strong commitment of the united states to the security of europe. we see this commitment not only in words but also in deeds. over the past months, thousands of u.s. troops have been deploying to europe, a clear demonstration that america stands with allies to protect peace and the sense of our freedom. and yesterday, you announced the completion of montenegro's membership in nato. we thank you for that. in a more dangerous and more unpredictable world, it is important to h

you have been speaking to jens stoltenberg. that throughout president trump's campaign period he was questioning the significance, important, even purpose of nato, jens stoltenberg must be pretty relieved to hear now donald trump saying that nato is no longer obsolete. that is right. during my interview i pressed him twice on whether or not he felt he could rely on president trump, who once called nato obsolete. and he said during his talks over the last two days he has had with president trump, he feels reassured that donald trump is fully committed to nato, and he said that he would try to urge nato members to contribute more money, which is one thing that president trump has been calling for. he wants countries to spend 2% of their gdp on defence, which is something america already does. he feels that not enough is being spent by nato allies. and he believes that nato, and he thought that, nato should do more to fight terrorism, and it seems the nato secretary general has reassured donald trump on that front, and donald trum

it is the view ofjens stoltenberg and an autumn that the world is west now.what has been happening in moscow, the meetings between the us secretary of state and his counterpart in moscow, he said it was a successful meeting which may have raised some eyebrows giving that nothing agreed and eve ryo ne giving that nothing agreed and everyone in moscow agreed the relations are bad. but mr trump said judge the success of my policy on russia in the long time and this may ta ke russia in the long time and this may take a long time. he also said that right now in us russian relations could be at an all—time low. one other thing that has generated a lot of interest online, we are talking about china's position towards north korea he said," he's got a good president —— he has a good chemistry with the chinese president, but he said that the americans would do it alone, which also means with a lot of nations. we do not know what that means or who else might be involved if the chinese were not. some questions raised but the biggest ta keaway questions raised but the big

secretary general jens stoltenberg has just arrived. you talk about meeting assad and from what i remember reading about assad, he was an eye doctor who never wanted to go into medicine because he was afraid of the sight of blood and it seems ironic now. you say this all hangs on the fate of assad and he cannot continue. we talk about the administration saying we need to create a better political climate in which the people of syria can choose that. i come back to this point as the president who is gassing and killing his own people, how will there ever be that kind of climate created? >> a transition process through which there comes a new leadership in syria. it cannot be a process that has as its objective or as a result a continuation of assad in power. the united states cannot simply lend itself to that. it is so contrary to our values and to the values of the people around the world. and if the russians think that we will participate in a process that will keep him in power, i think we have to make it very clear to them, that's no

trump'saiting president congress with jens stoltenberg at 4 p.m. eastern time.on valley, coming back for a fourth season. we will address recent tech season -- tech developments. abigail, back to you. >> let's get a check of the headlines on bloomberg first word news with mark crumpton. mark: abigail, thank you. sergey lavrov is calling for a sober international investigation of the weapons attack in syria that resulted in the u.s. military response. he made his conference that comments in the conference with rex tillerson. that's --s marks go moscow deuce -- . the port ties between the world superpowers cannot continue. senator john mccain is congratulating montenegro for its upcoming meet -- nato membership buried is criticizing russia for its and legend attempts to interfere. speaking in montenegro, senator mccain said russia's behavior is "not acceptable." he is one of the strongest supporters of expanding nato in europe. tens of thousands protested today. forsition increased calls -- to zumamccain faces a no-confidence vote in parliament. gunman in this mas

yet stoltenberg needn't have worried about what trump was going to say. president trump: i said it was obsolete. it is no longer obsolete. reporter: trump was carried to the presidency on a wave of populism, including a nationalist foreign policy. president trump: from this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. from this day forward, it is going to be only america first. america first. reporter: in other words, every decision would benefit ordinary americans. on twitter, team for his predecessor, barack obama, -- he him for his -- he implored his predecessor barack obama not to intervene in syria. yet on day 77 of the presidency, the u.s. military fired on a syrian air base. a suspected chemical weapons attack had changed everything. suddenly trump wants to act and even remove president bashar al-assad. president trump: these heinous actions by the assad regime cannot be tolerated. reporter: trump had been courting vladimir putin, the russian president. now he admits syria has harmed that blossoming friendship. president trump: right now we are

stoltenberg saying, we have to talk about the money might have owed in the past as well. geopolitical events touched on. let's bring in people to help break it down for us. christine is a senior fellow for the center for strategic and international studies. michael allen here from beacon global. he is also a cnbc contributor. welcome, everybody. christine, first you. what is significant to you about this news conference, simply the fact it happened, they appeared to be on relatively friendly terms or was there more? >> well, think there were a couple of things that were significant. certainly i think the tone between the president and the secretary general was pretty positive. i think you heard president trump affirm his support for nato, affirm his support for what nato is trying to do, and those were some positive comments. he said he looked forward to the summit. but i think, you know, it was also interesting to me that, a, he basically signalled that nato is going to play a greater role fighting isis. it sound like maybe helping to train some of the local forces there

well, when it comes to a relationship with nato, it seems jens stoltenberg is reassured, it seems theyps even — i asked him about cyber warfare, whether or not they would work together on that. it seems they have a number of projects they can work together on. when it comes to russia, donald trump said they would work together to try to improve that stance, and they do not want another cold war. but it's difficult to see how, because syria is certainly a dividing point, and it will be interesting to see how far both sides push on that one. people in new zealand are bracing themselves for more severe weather, just after cyclone debbie caused so much devastation. this time, it is what is left of cyclone cook, which has now been downgraded to a tropical storm, but it is still packing enough destructive power to cause concern. a local state of emergency has been declared for the bay of plenty, on north island. tv nz‘s reporter will hine is in fitianga, in the coromandel. he told me about the preparations there. good morning, yes, it is relatively calm, although we have been here half an ho

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he was speaking at a news conference with secretary generaljens stoltenberg.scribed the syrian president as a butcher during that conference. the tough talk about syria goes on. that has had a knock—on effect with russia. of course, russia is supporting the syrian regime, and continues to do so syrian regime, and continues to do so despite protestations from america. that has led to people talking about the relationship being atan talking about the relationship being at an all—time low and trust being non—existent. i asked at an all—time low and trust being non—existent. iasked president trump this question. is conceivable, was it possible, that syrian forces could have launched that attack in idlib last week without russians knowing? and have you been disappointed by vladimir putin's reactions and then? i think it is certainly possible but unlikely. i know they are doing investigations into that right now. i would like to think that they did not know, but certainly they could have. they were there. so we will find out. general mattis is looking into this with

nato secretary general jens stoltenberg held talks in a joint press conference with president trump at white house. the visit comes during increased tensions between moscow and washington. stoltenberg said nato's approach to russia must be firm and predictable. >> that means we have to invest in our collective defense. that's exactly what we are doing. deploy more troops, increase the readiness of our forces. i welcome the very strong message from president trump on the importance of increased to spend -- increased defense spending. todaypresident from said -- president trump said today the alliance is "no longer obsolete." ahmadinejad was advised not to run by the country's supreme leader. many astion is seen by a referendum on the 2015 nuclear agreement with the west. south africans marked the 75th birthday of jacob zuma today with a protest. the opposition increased calls for his removal after he dismissed the nation's finance minister. south africa postponed a no-confidence vote on zuma today. security is being increased outside churches in egypt ahead of this weekend's easter holi

secretary-general of nato stoltenberg is joining us here. secretary-general, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> you had a very extensive day of talks with the president of the united states. we saw your news conference. first of all, he no longer thinks nato is obsolete. i assume you are happy about that. >> yes, i am. i think that reflect the reality that nato is adapting when the world is changing. we have been able to change -- >> he told you, he is not happy. it is not moving as quickly as he would like. he still upsbet that, right? >> i told him about he is pushing for more adap nation that nato has to continue to change especially when it comes to stepping up efforts and fighting international terrorism. we do but we can do more and also it comes to sharing inside the lines and many allies have to invest more in defense. >> let's start off now with russia. do you believe russia knew that syria was going to launch the chemical weapons attack against the civilians killing all these children? i assume you agree with

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. >> joining us is nato secretary-general jens stoltenberg. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> just a couple of months ago, mr. trump said nato was obsolete. yesterday said it's no longer obsolete. has nato changed, or has mr. trump? >> first of all, i welcome the very strong support of president trump to the alliance and nato is the most successful alliance in history because we have been able to change when the world is changing. so nato is constantly changing. now we are stepping up our efforts to fight international terrorism, and we are -- so nato is important for europe but also for the united states. >> was nato obsolete before now? >> nato has always been relevant because nato has been extremely important to be able or to preserve the peace and stability in europe. we know that peace and stability in europe is also important for the united states. two world wars and the cold war have told us all that stability in europe is important for the security and prosperity and nato has been a key tool to preserve that. >>

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just moments ago, president trump and nato secretary general jens stoltenberg stepped in front of the cameras together for the first time. during the ely presidency, presidt trum openly questions nato's relevance. tend alliance was, quote, objection least. since taking office the president has softened those sxomts today they had to say. >> i said it was obsolete. it is no longer obsolete. in facing our common challenges, we must ensure nato members meet their financial obligations and pay what they owe. many have not been doing that. secretary general, i am honored to have you here today and to reaffirm our commitment to this alliance, and to enduring values that we proudly, and i mean very proudly share. >> next week house speaker paul ryan will be traving to europe with a bynum delegation with the goal of what they call strengthening ties with our nato partners. meanwhile, secretary of state rex tillerson met the with vladimir putin. just ahead, we'll cover much more of that trip and speak with a poisoned critic of putin. and during another meeting with putin and other officials, t

and a short time later, i spoke with jens stoltenberg. mr.retary general, welcome to the "newshour". we heard president trump say today that relations between the united states and russia may be at their lowest point since the end of the cold war. would you say the same thing about relations between n.a.t.o. and russia right now? >> at least the relationship is difficult, and that reflects that we see a more assertive russia which has implemented a very significant military buildup over several years and a russia which has used military force against neighbors, especially ukraine. n.a.t.o. is responding to that with the high readiness of forces, with the biggest reinforcements and collect i've defense since the cold war. at the same time, we say we are seeking to avoid the new cold war, avoid the new arms race and, therefore, we continue to work for a more constructive relationship with russia including political russia. >> woodruff: how do you prevent it from becoming a one upmanship? russia has sent more troops to their border, how do you k

relationship with russia and more in a joint press conference with nato secretary-general jens stoltenberg. president trump: i think it is possible. it is probably unlikely. i know that they are doing investigations into that right now. i would like to think if they didn't know. they could have, they were there. we will find out. general mattis is looking into it with the entire pentagon group that does that kind of work. tim: jon sopel asked that question. i spoke to him a little while ago. this is the first time that he has commented publicly about these strikes and sitting on the fence. quite possibly did, but hope they didn't. jon: yeah, and you are hearing very mixed messages coming from the administration. they are determined to find out and i think many people have , their suspicions. within theview administration that it is simply impossible that that could have happened under the noses of the russians. i think the president was trying to be diplomatic. there is a diplomatic move to try to pry russia away from the assad regime, and i think the president was trying to lower the temp

high. 0n social media un commissioner johannes hahn wrote: the secretary general of nato, jens stoltenbergnd eventually had to use stun grenades to restore order. the president has called for calm and has said he will meet with political leaders on friday. sarah corker, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: after 2,000 years of maritime tradition — is hong kong calling time on the chinese junk? nothing, it seems, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government to build better government housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year war for them. they've taken the capital, which they've been fighting forfor so long. it was 7am in the morning, the day when power began to pass from the minori

well, secretary general jens stoltenberg responded with a history lesson, remind mr. trump of nato's 16 years fighting al qaeda and the taliban in afghanistan at a cost, the secretary general said, of more than 1,000 lives. there's been something of a cold war inside the white house. it appears the president is putting some distance between himself and his most controversial varies, steve bannon. bannon is the former right wing media executive who has been the author of mr. trump's darkest rhetoric. major garrett is at the white house. >> reporter: the president's chief strategist, steve bannon, took a seat in the front row of mr. trump's news conference today but source close to the president say bannon's role in mr. trump's inner circle is in jeopardy. >> there's a new political order that's being formed out of this. >> reporter: clashes with jared kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser have, angered mr. trump, as was evident in an interview yesterday with the "new york post" weapon "teef steve does ray good guy, but i told them to straighten it out

high. 0n social media un commissioner johannes hahn wrote: the secretary general of nato, jens stoltenberg to the parliament and eventually had to use stun grenades to restore order. the president has called for calm and has said he will meet with political leaders on friday. sarah corker, bbc news. in london — a man carrying knives near the houses of parliament has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences. the man, aged 27, had been under surveillance by the security services. he was stopped close to whitehall and wrestled to the ground. security in the area round parliament has been heightened since the westminster attack last month, which left five people dead. june kelly has the story. under arrest in the shadow of government buildings in whitehall. this wasn't a random stop search and arrest. the man was under surveillence as part of an ongoing operation by scotland yard's counterterrorism command. close to parliament square before 2:30pm this afternoon, the suspect was quickly in handcuffs. police had wrestled him to the ground on a traffic island. it's close to the foreign o

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trump said nato was obsolete and yesterday he was with the secretary-general, jens stoltenberg, and said it's not obsolete because they listen to me and they will spend more on defense. very interesting. jersey, for our guest angela stent. good morning. is, we yes, my problem all tried to solve the problem in syria. you have so many different factions in the country in syria. becausee get together we have the russians, ukrainians , the americans, all of those groups in that particular area. as ao you get this group whole to sit down and expressing themselves and try to work on it , a solution for that area? guest: a great question. it is very, very difficult. the obama administration, u.s. and russia led the various talks between the various believe me, it was practically impossible to get the different groups to sit in a room together. they sat and parallel rooms and somebody would negotiated. the russians have broke it in the past few months and that is a series of talks about a transition or a cease-fire. the russians are not interested in a transition from assad. , dim, sothe civil w

. >> nato second general jens stoltenberg. >> the value after core task ever since we were founded back in 1949. that is that we are an alliance where we promised to protect each other. one for all, all for one. >> nobel prize laureate address as joint session of the canadian parliament. >> along the

at a news conference in washington with the organisation's secretary general, jens stoltenberg, mr trump believed nato was obsolete. we must also work together to resolve the disaster currently taking place in syria. we are grateful for the support of nato members and partners in their condemnation of assad's murderous attack, using the most horrible weapons. the secretary general and i had a productive discussion about what more nato can do in the fight against terrorism. i complained about that a long time ago, and they made a change, and now they do fight terrorism. i said it was obsolete. it's no longer obsolete. police in germany investigating the three explosions that hit the bus carrying the borussia dortmund football team on tuesday have detained a suspected islamist extremist. they are treating it as a terror attack. the match against monaco did go ahead on wednesday night, and there were shows of defiance from both sets of fans. jenny hill reports from dortmund. after an attack on home ground, this is how the world of football responded. dortmund's fans and their monaco rivals

high. 0n social media un commissioner johannes hahn wrote: the secretary general of nato, jens stoltenbergo the parliament and eventually had to use stun grenades to restore order. the president has called for calm and has said he will meet with political leaders on friday. sarah corker, bbc news. in the run up to the french presidential run off on seventh may, the front national candidate marine le pen has been campaigning in the southern french city of nice. the city was hit injuly last year by a truck attack. 0ur europe correspondent james reynolds has been speaking to voters. this supporter, in white, wants immediate action. he was in his clothes shop when an attack killed 86 people. the 31—year—old has come with thousands more to hear marine le pen. translation: in this city, that was hit so hard by terrorism, i will show no weakness in the face of islamic fundamentalism! the audience hears her promise to deploy more police and to deport suspects under surveillance. everyone is scared now. even to come here, my family and friends spoke about maybe it is dangerous to come. we are scare

. >> nato secretary-general jens stoltenberg. >> we have been dedicated to the task since we were foundedin 1949. and ha we athat is an alliancew protect each other. >> nobel laureate, malala yousafzai. >> 130 million girls are out of school today. they may not have the studies, and they may not know the statistics, but they understand that education is the only part to a brighter future. >> secretary of state rex tillerson on u.s./russia relations. >> we currently assess the state of u.s./russia relations. i assess the view that the current state of u.s./russia relations is at a low point. there is a low level of trust between our two countries. the world's two foremost nuclear powers cannot have this kind of relationship. >> c-span programs are available at c-span.org on our home page and by searching the video like library. >>> the messages behind the holocaust museum and the national september 11th memorial and museum. that begins at 8:00 p.m. here on c-span 3. >>> author and historian harold holzer. he describes president lincoln's

. >> nato secretary jim stoltenberg. >> ever since we were found back in 1929.hat is that we are in alliance where we have promised to protect each other. one for all, all for one. addresses ausafzai joint session of the canadian parliament. >> 130 million girls are out of school today. and him and study not know the statistics but the understand that education is the only part to guide the future. >> rex tillerson on u.s.-russia relations. >> we discuss the current state of relations. i expressed the view that the current state of u.s. russia relations is at a low point. there is a low level of trust between our two countries. the world's to foremost nuclear powers cannot have this kind of relationship. >> c-span programs are available at c-span.org, on our homepage and by searching the video homepage -- the video library. aboutid goldstein talks military modernization. this is 45 minutes. [applause] >> well, ladies and gentlemen. welcome. it's a pleasure to see these handsome faces out here heritage . i will introduce a man who needs no introduction. i have kn

one of the issues as the president met with nato general jens stoltenberg. the president said america's relations with russia is at an all-time low.it >> this has built for a long period of time. we'll see what happens. and we'll see about putin over a long period of time. it would be a fantastic thing if we got along with putin and russia. it may not happen. i would love to be able to get along with everybody. right now the world is a mess.rl but i think by the time we finish, i think it will be a lot better place to live. lou: the president reversingng himself on nato, saying the global alliance fist quote no longer obsolete. joining me to talk about rising tensions with russia. thee may tos playing and the obvious improvement ingest n relations with china. ed: you have to with the chinese, wait and see what happens. i think they are off to a good start. obviously the goal of curtailing korea's activity is a very positive thing. i would much rather see attention paid there as well as the trade and military front. they are very significant. lou: the preside

and relations with russia, one of the issues today, discuss president met with nato general jens stoltenberg, said that the relationship is at an all-time low with russia. >> right now we're not getting along with russia. we may be at an all-time low in terms of relationship with russia. this is built for a long period of time. but we'll see what happens, i'll also see about putin over a period of time, be a fantastic thing if we got along with computer and inwith russia. and that could happen. and it may not happen or maybe just the opposite. >> i would love to be able to get along with everybody, right now the world is a mess. but i think by the time we finish, i think it will be a lot better place to live. lou: president also reversing himself on nato, saying that global alliance is quote, no longer obsolete. and joining me now to talk about rising tensions with russia, role nato is playing and expected to play, and obvious improvement in relations with china. republican straggest veteran of -- strategist, veteran of 10 presidential campaigns re edrollins. let's start with china. it seems

well, secretary-general stoltenberg responded with a history lesson, reminding mr. trump of the 16 years fighting al qaeda and the taliban. in afghanistan, at a cost, the secretary-general said, of more than 1,000 lives. >>> there's been something of a cold war inside the white house. it appears the president is putting some distance between himself and his most controversial adviser, steve bannon. bannon is the former right wing media executive who has been the author of mr. trump's darkest rhetoric. major garrett is at the white house. >> reporter: the president's chief strategist, steve bannon, took a seat in the front row of mr. trump's news conference today. but sources say their bannon's role is in jeopardy. >> there's a new political order being formed out of it. >> reporter: clashes with jared kushner have angered mr. trump, as was evident in an interview yesterday with the new york post. steve is a good guy, but i told them to straighten it out or i will, the president said, after ordering a bannon/kushner truce last week. the president also tried to minimi

president trump welcomed jens stoltenberg to the white house today. the president, who had been critical of nato during the campaign, took a different approach. president trump: the secretary-general and i agree that other member nations must satisfy their responsibility to contribute 2% of gdp to defense. if other countries pay their fair share instead every line on -- instead of relying on the united states to make up the difference, we will all be much more secure. mark: the president added that nato was no longer "obsolete." secretary of state tillerson says that relations between the u.s. and russia have hit a "low point." sergey lavrov says moscow is ready to restore the syria air accord. russia has vetoed a yuan resolution condemning the use of chemical weapons in syria. the draft called on syria to allow unrestricted access. the wife of the gunman in the orlando nightclub shooting has pleaded not guilty. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. "bloomberg technology" is next. c

secretary general yen stoltenberg. stoltenberg: we have a core task ever since we were created back in 1949, and that is that we are an alliance and we have promised to protect each other. one for all, all for one. >> nobel prize laureate malala yousafzai addresses the canadian parliament. malala: 130 million girls are out of school today. know thenot statistics, but they understand that education is the only path to a brighter future. >> secretary of state rex tillerson on u.s.-russia relations. franklylerson: we discussed the current state of u.s.-russia relations. it is at a low point. there is a low level of trust between our two countries. foremost nuclear powers cannot have this kind of relationship. >> c-span programs are available at c-span.org on our homepage and by searching the video a coalition of grassroots organizers held a rally outside the u.s. capitol to demand trump release his tax returns. it was one of several taking place within the u.s. and overseas. speakers of this rally included senator ron wyd

what will stoltenberg and donald trump speak about?evin: earlier today secretary tillerson meeting with his russian counterparts in russia, and i have to be honest here, the statements could not have been more different from the 2 global leaders when they sat across the table. the russians feel that the u.s. should not be taking the action they are taking against the assad regime. all of that sent him our european counterparts are praising this administration for the measure that what they , thed measured response missile strike against the syrians. when you look at the communications coming out of the white house regarding china, regarding north korea, they hope that the message they are sending on syria will forecast to the north koreans as well as the chinese that this administration is taking a very different approach on the issue of syria, and by default, potentially north korea come than the previous and ministers. vonnie: kevin is staying with us because while president trump's foreign policy agenda has taken center stage, his d

here with reaction, nato secretary-general generals -- jens stoltenberg.rnment didn't use chemical weapons but that it was the united states and terrorists? >> the assad regime has used chemical weapons before the airstrike, some days ago. it was a u.s. operation based on u.s. intelligence but, i have no reason to doubt that they have, the united states have solid basis for their analysis and for the intelligence that they have showing assad regime is behind the chemical attacks. charles: your meeting and subsequent press conference with president trump yesterday seemed to be something of a victory for your organization. during the campaign president trump was extraordinarily critical about nato for a variety of reasons, one which was perhaps it was developed in 1949 as a cold war strategic move that it had become obsolete. how do you feel about your role in the world and the new mission of nato? >> so i welcome very much strong commitment of president trump and his security team to nato because a strong nato is important for europe. it is also important f