one china policy -- asmally recognizing beijing the government of a single china and not having diplomatic relations with taiwandonald trump seemed to be preaching all of that protocol. he preceded the phone call by saying yes, he will respect and honor the one china policy. that seems to be a placating of xi jinping. he sent a written letter congratulating him on the chinese new year, two weeks late. details. i think ivanka and her husband attended a chinese new year celebration at the chinese embassy in washington. all of these could be seen as signs of trump trying to, if not soften, make some peace. you want to have an awful relationship with china, even though he's been tough on china going as far to say climate change is a hoax perpetrated by china in order to hurt american business. anchor: doug, thank you for that. moving on to other news now, a nationwide celebration spilling into the streets across iran. people are taking part in massive rallies to commemorate the 38th anniversary of the 1979 revolution. this friday, the president addressed crowds iranred in tehran, he says will stand up to any warmon

president trump committed to beijing's one china policy saying taiwan is part of china.e donald trump at the white house and president trump described the us — japan alliance as the cornerstone of peace and stability in the region. shinzo abe said strengthening their relationship could bring manyjobs. translation: last year, from japan to the united states, there have been more than $150 billion of new investment made into the united states. and those japanese businesses have created a large number ofjobs, and the mutually beneficial economic relations have been built with the united states with donald trump taking on the leadership, i am sure there will be investments made, including a faster speed train. i spoke to nicholas from the centre of strategic international studies and he gave us his analysis. of strategic international studies and he gave us his analysislj of strategic international studies and he gave us his analysis. i think the chemistry was good and one of shinzo abe's goals is developed that further and they will probably do that on the golf course this

our china editor carrie gracie reports from the taiwanese capital taipei. people in taiwanople in china. after 70 years of governing itself, this noisy democracy has a mind of its own. we have 1800 missiles pointed our way, but at the same time in taiwan we have absolute freedom to do anything we want, so satire is one of the good things we need to push because it helps taiwan to get its name out there. beijing doesn't do satire. it's threatened to retake taiwan by force, and it sailed its aircraft carrier past the island last month to show that it means business. for beijing, this, the island of taiwan, is the last piece in a jigsaw. it's the piece they say will finally reunite a nation broken up and humiliated by colonial powers two centuries ago. to let taiwan float off towards independence, or even worse, to let it become part of an american—led alliance against china in these waters, well, that, to beijing, would be unthinkable. the taiwanese navy is no match for china's. it's the american fleet which protects taiwan. back in december, it looked as if donald trump woul

people in taiwan have more freedom of expression than people in china. a mind of its own. taiwan even has political satire. in this animation studio, they are notjust mocking their own president, but mr xi and mr trump as well. i mean, we have 1800 missiles pointed our way, but at the same time, you know, in taiwan, we have absolute freedom to do anything we want, so you know, i think satire is definitely one of the good things that we need to push, because it helps taiwan get its name out there. beijing doesn't do satire. it's threatened to retake taiwan by force. and it sailed its aircraft carrier past the island last month to show that it means business. for beijing, this, the island of taiwan, is the last piece in a jigsaw. it's the piece they say will finally reunite a nation broken up and humiliated by colonial powers two centuries ago. to let taiwan float off towards independence, or even worse, to let it become part of an american—led alliance against china in these waters, well that, to beijing, would be unthinkable. the taiwanese navy is no mat

our china editor, carrie gracie, reports from the taiwanese capital taipei. people in taiwanple in china. after 70 years of governing itself, this noisy democracy has a mind of its own. taiwan even has political satire. in this animation studio, they are notjust mocking their own president but mr xi and mr trump as well. we have 1800 missiles pointed our way but at the same time in taiwan we have absolute freedom to do anything we want, so satire is one of the good things we need to push because it helps taiwan to get its name out there. beijing doesn't do satire. it's threatened to retake taiwan by force, and it sailed its aircraft carrier past the island last month to show that it means business. for beijing this, the island of taiwan, is the last piece in a jigsaw. it's the piece they say will finally reunite a nation broken up and humiliated by colonial powers two centuries ago. to let taiwan float off towards independence, or even worse, to let it become part of an american—led alliance against china in these waters, well, that, to beijing, would be unthinkable. the taiw

and taiwan but a level of respect that u.s. afforded china that china has been concerned about. >> big deal. after the election spoke with the leader of taiwan and china didn't like it. >> this is a victory for the new secretary of state rex tillerson. background is president and donald trump had a call and chinese president congratulated mr. trump and haven't spoken since in large measure apparently because trump was holding out taiwan and one china questions as negotiating emplpl to get the chinese to do other things. back off in exchange for concessions on trade but xi and chinese said not going to talk to mr. trump until he publicly backs off or gives us assurances he's not going to abandon the one china policy. then we'll start talking to him. rex tillerson went to the white house today to make that argument, been reported during the day, make the argument we need to talk to xi, can't let this languish, got to affirmatively embrace the one china policy. that's what tillerson got the president to do and got the relationship back on track

china principle. the policy recognizes taiwan as a part of china. the japanese prime minister is in washington ahead of a summit with trump. earlier we spoke with our reporter tomoko kamata. shinzo abe says he wants to strengthen the u.s.-japan alliance and deepen ties that benefit both countries. i think he wants to re affirm the american commitment to the asia-pacific region. trump's campaign remarks on security raised concern. >> i want to defend japan. i want to continue. but they have to continue to pay. they have to pay us the fair amount. maybe japan has to defend themselves. okay? >> it is unlikely that trump is reconsidering the japan/u.s. alliance altogether. >> that's right and this month's visit by new defense secretary james mattis was reassuring. >> the united states remains committed to the defense of japan under the treaty of mutual security. >> mattis also referred to an issue important for japan, concerning the senkaku islands in the east china sea. japan controls the islands, the government maintains they are an inherent part of c

carrie: people in taiwan have more freedom of expression than people in china. after 70 years governing itself, this noisy democracy has a mind of its own. taiwan even has political satire. in this animation studio, they're not just mocking their own president, but mr. xi and mr. trump. >> we have 1800 missiles pointed our way. at the same time in taiwan we have absolute freedom to do anything we want. satire is one of the things we need to push because it has helped taiwan get its name out there. carrie: beijing doesn't do satire. it has threatened to retake taiwan by force. it has sailed an aircraft carrier past the island last month to show it means business. for beijing this, the island of taiwan, is the last piece in a jigsaw. it is a piece they say will finally reunite a nation broken up and humiliated by colonial powers 2 centuries ago. to let taiwan float off towards independence, or even worse, to let it become part of an american-led alliance against china in these waters, well, that to beijing, would be unthinkable. the taiwanese navy is no match for c

his clothing lines are imported from taiwan and china, is he going to cut a deal with him so he can make more money? host: will there be retaliation? -- >> the prime minister of japan. >> thank you very much. abe on behalfr o of the american people i welcome

after the election, he angered china by accepting a phone call with the president of taiwan. he even suggested doing away with the longstanding one-china policy, which considers taiwan part of china. >> i fully understand the one-china policy. but i don't know why we have to be bound by a one-china policy unless we make a deal with china. >> reporter: but in his phone call with the chinese president, trump offered a big concession, saying he will honor the one-china policy. >> jon, late tonight, president trump was asked about general flynn's calls with the russian ambassador. what did we learn? >> reporter: the president told reporters that he had not seen the reports about flynn's conversations, but that he would look into it. this is a potentially very serious matter. the fbi is investigating whether or not whether these contacts with the russian ambassador violated the law. >> thank you. >>> president trump's education secretary making her first official visit to a public school. there was anger boiling over at town halls across the country. here's mary bruce. ï ¿>> report

his clothing lines are imported from taiwan and china, is he going to cut a deal with him so he can make more money? host: will there be retaliation? -- >> the prime minister of japan. >> thank you very much. abe on behalfr o of the american people i welcome you to the very famous white house. you honor us with your presence. of our earliest visits from a foreign leader. fromtruly glad it could be such an important and steadfast ally. the bond between our two nations and the friendship between our two peoples runs very very deep. this administration is committed to bringing in those ties even closer. we are committed to the security under itsnd all areas administrative control and to ourher strengthening crucial alliance. is u.s. japan alliance the corner of these. it is important that japan and the united states continue to invest very heavily in the build up our defensive capabilities which under a mutual leadership will become stronger and stronger. ultimately they will be impenetrable. challenges ands bilateral cooperation that is essential. our country is committed to being a active

the one china policy requires that the united states does not have an official relationship with taiwanina calls part of its own territory. president trump broke with that decades-old tradition when he took a phone call with the president of taiwan after the election. he said it didn't feel bound by that policy. seems now he does. rich edson is in the state don't. hey, rich. >> hey, shep. president trump spoken to several foreign leaders by the time this happened. the only communication with trump and the president of china had been via letter. we're talking the two largest economies in the world. this happened days before shinzo abe came to the white house. president trump was asked about the relationship with china. so during that call allowed the u.s. administration to sort of clear the air and move forward of the china one policy issue, shep. >> shepard: and the united states and china really have a lot of issues to work through here. >> absolutely. the u.s. and china have been working on a host of economic issues for a number of administrations. you put on top of that the fact that

taiwan. president trump later questioned washington's "one china policy"-- recognizing china's sovereignty over taiwan. but last night-- we are told that the president did pledge to honor that policy. happening right now in louisiana. two workers are hospitalized and another is missing after a fiery explosion at a chemical plant. emergency crews believe a gasket failed triggering the blast. however-- stopping the fire is a lot harder than just dumping water on it. the pipeline representative from phillips indicates to us that the source of the product in the pipeline has been shut off. the problem is it's high pressure and it's for several miles so this could burn for hours. it could burn for days." dozens of nearby evacuated and two highways are shut down in both directions as crews work on the fire. the two injured employees are both hospitalized with serious burns. prince going digital - on sunday the late singer's music catalog will now be available to stream. hits like purple rain and dirty mind will be available for listeners the same day as the 59-th grammy's. prince was known to dislike

china but just about russia. argument doesn't make sense. it's talking point. >> but remember first phone call to taiwan put a signal to china. there is a carrot and stick approach to negotiating as you know. caught all kinds of flack for that phone call to taiwan, yet the last week he said one china policy. >> we're getting into the weeds here but fascinating conversation. thank you gentlemen. i appreciate it. >>> all right. top of the hour. thanks for joining us. breaking news high level advisers close to then presidential nominee donald trump were in constant communication during the campaign with operatives known by the intelligence community. according to multiple former and current officials. president-elect trump and then president barack obama were briefed according to officials familiar with this matter. du get to pamela brown and mark breften. what more can you tell us? >> high level advisers close to nominee donald trump were in constant communication with russian operatives known to u.s. intelligence. according to several former and current officials. president-elect trump and president barack obama were briefed on

position that acknowledges china's view that taiwan is part of china.it's sort of a foundational leg of the u.s.-china relationship. absent recognition of the one china policy, it would have been very difficult if not impossible for xi jinping or any chinese leader to do anything else in the u.s.-china relationship. >> woodruff: how much of a concern was it to the china that president trump stated this given what h he said during the campaign, a lot of anti-china rhetoric coming from candidate donald trump, then the phone call he had earlier on after the election with the president of taiwan, how concerned were the chinese? >> the chinese were very concerned, recognizing, acknowledging the one china policy was essential for xi jinping. it was the primary concern of the chinese leadership, and they didn't want the talk about anything else. trade and investment, north korea, the south china sea until the trump administration reaffirmed the one china policy. so in many ways the phone call removed the course of immediate crisis in the relationship and now t

but he says the president has agreed to acknowledge china and taiwan are both inalienable parts of a single china. >>> we're on storm watch tonight. heres rar live look outside of the abc 7 route. more showers after a strong storm drenched the bay area today. meteorologist is tracking the rain with live doppler 7. >> the strongest of the winds, the worst of the rain gone but we're still seeing showers on live doppler 7 so let me show you where it's still wet. we'll go down to the south bay first where we're seeing light to moderate showers. monterey road and east of there lighter showers in sanltau clara, anchor road and we take you in around the altamont. we have a flood warning for the russian river, flooding has been reported that will continue. look lat the storm reports around the bay area today. wind gusts topped 50/60 miles per hour. debris flows, two dozen reports and we are tracking more moisture off the coast here so we're not quite done with the showers. i'll be back to tell you where it torm ranks on our storm impact scale and how long they're going to last. coming up, dan

thinking since 1979, recognizing china as the only china a and taiwan as not a separate country is theor all relationships with china. now they can get down to the tough decisions and talk about trade and foreign policy and climate change. this shift in tone and substance from president trump would be welcome here in china. the relationship between the two countries, perhaps the most important bilateral relationship for the u.s., could continue to be tricky. this is a way to get that relationship going. christine. >> he said repeatedly that china is killing the u.s. on trade. he used more crass and vulgar terms. he has been very sharp critic of chinese trade policy. thank you, david mckenzie. >>> david blumenthal is calling on neil gorsuch to go public with the criticism of donald trump. blumenthal is one of two senators who said gorsuch finds the attacks disheartening. mr. trump claims blumenthal is misinterpreting the remarks and sean spicer is backing up the president. >> the judge was clear he wasn't commenting on any specific matter. he was asked about general philosophy. you can'

took sparked alarm about whether he might reset america's long-standing one pilot -- one china policy in favor of taiwanhis chief strategist steve something even said about an inevitable war in the south china sea. let's take a look. >> the u.s. and c china. a showow of force in the s south china sea. the region is rich in natural resources, including petroleum and natural gas. it is home to major international shipping lanes. beijing recently began setting up what appeared to be military outposts on coral reefs in the area to back territorial claims. japan and south korea and forces wentnt on alert last month after chinese military vessels sailed too close to their borders. the u.s. is concerned about china's growing military and economic power. president trump has accused china of devaluing its cururreny and hass threatened to impose significant tariffs on chinese imports. last month, the president told the u.s. out of the transpacific trade agreement. mr. trump wants to make individual trade deals with other countries himself. how dangerous are these disputes between the u.s. and china?? shi ming, wh

but he says the president has agreed to acknowledge china and taiwan are both inalienable parts of a single china. >>> we're on storm watch tonight. heres rar live look outside of the abc 7 route. more showers after a strong storm drenched the bay area today. meteorologist is tracking the rain with live doppler 7. >> the strongest of the winds, the worst of the rain gone but we're still seeing showers on live doppler 7 so let me show you where it's still wet. we'll go down to the south bay first where we're seeing light to moderate showers. monterey road and east of there lighter showers in sanltau clara, anchor road and we take you in around the altamont. we have a flood warning for the russian river, flooding has been reported that will continue. look lat the storm reports around the bay area today. wind gusts topped 50/60 miles per hour. debris flows, two dozen reports and we are tracking more moisture off the coast here so we're not quite done with the showers. i'll be back to tell you where it torm ranks on our storm impact scale and how long they're going to last. coming up, dan

that policy has served us well, served china well, served taiwan well over the years. as inevitable that he would have to back down given the importance of this issue to china. in so doing, it makes us look weak. our allies are reassured we're not going to war, but they have to wonder if we're not a paper tiger. it reenforces the point that especially when it comes to foreign policy, don't shoot from the lip or from the tip of your finger. and especially don't bluff. big nations don't do that. we can't afford to do it. >> tony, we're getting breaking news, the eu just came out to say that -- the eu is saying this, that the u.s. is committed to fully implementing the iran nuclear deal. this is after days of meetings between officials from the obama administration and the eu. and of course this comes after just last week, the administration saying that they're putting iran on notice. how does this all play into that? >> look, it's very encouraging if it's true. that deal has been very good for us. it's been good for our partners around the world. it's put far into the fut

news every day. >> reporter: editorials warn president trump is playing with fire, over taiwan in the south china sea. he's been called a rookie, immature, ignorant as a child. have you been asked to tone it down? >> no, we haven't received any order from any other department. >> reporter: donald trump has long criticized china for being unfair when it comes to trade. >> we can't continue to allow china to rape our country, and that's what they're doing. it's the greatest theft in the history of the world. >> reporter: when president trump abandoned the transpacific partnership as part of his america first promise, experts say china saw this as an opening to step up to a new position as a stronger rival to the u.s. on the global stage. >> china at the moment is trying to appear as a stable alternative to the united states, given the situation presented by the trump administration. >> reporter: in january, president xi jinping became the first chinese leader to address the economic forum in davos. wooing the world as economic globalization and the environment. >> i think a lot of people believe th

the policy officially recognizes china over taiwan. relations between the u.s. and china became strained after president trump took a phone call from taiwan's president in december something no u.s. president has done since 1979. >>> the 9th circuit court of appeals refusal to reinstate the travel ban. we look at what that means for refugees and citizens moving forward. >> president trump lashed out again today about the find u.s. circuit court of appeals against reinstating mr. trump's refugee and immigration order calling it a disgraceful decision on twitter and tweeted see you in court before speaking to reporters off camera. >> we have a situation where the security of our country is at stake and it's a very, very serious situation. >> the three judge panel in california disagreed. it ruled the government has pointed to no evidence that any alien from any of the country named in the order has perpetrated a terror attack in the u.s. the justice department's claim that the court over stepped boundaries. the courts are not powerless to review with respect to nat

china considers taiwan part of its territory.y made acknowledgment of this a precondition for ties. a federal appeals court has refused to reinstate donald trump's ban on travel. the ruling concluded that the government failed to make its case that a temporary freeze on be lifted.ould trump was defiant though, tweeting the security of our nation is at stake. global equities have gained after president donald trump ,romised what he called growth a phenomenal plan to overhaul business taxes in the next few weeks. he offered no details about the planned. sean spicer later said it would be the most comprehensive business and individual tax overhaul since 1986. have's overseas shipments rebounded on stronger global demand in dollar terms, exports rose 7.9% in january from a year earlier, beating predictions of a 3.2% gain. external the nation's sector on firmer footing as it braces for potential trade fractions with the u.s. under donald trump's presidency. st. louis fed president james should said that the fed not be in a rush to rai

china's relationship with president trump is a work in progress. the president and his new administration have provoked the chinese regime with their support of taiwan. their criticism of china's territorial ambitions in the tough talk on trade with china. the chinese government sees both challenges and opportunities in all of this. more from beijing. >>> this is the beijing -- >> reporter: across china, the news is state controlled and monitored by censors to stay on message. newspapers here are generally a good reflection of what china's government is thinking. and at two of the leading papers where we were given rare access, a prime target these days is president trump. >> he keeps us busy, and he feeds us news every day. >> reporter: editorials warn president trump is playing with fire over taiwan and the south china sea. he's been called a rookie, immature, ignorant as a child. have you been told to tone it down in your editorials? >> no. we haven't received any order from any other >> reporter: donald trump has long criticized china for being unfair when it comes to trade. >> we can't continue to allow china to rape our country. and that's wha

: in a call with chinese president ping, president trump promised to uphold the one china policy that recognizes taiwan as part of china. the president had previously suggested the policy was negotiable. >> we had a very, very good talk last night. and discussed a lot of subjects. it was a long talk. >> reporter: as far as the u.s. and russia, cbs news confirms investigators say general michael flynn the president's national security adviser discussed u.s. sanctions with russia's ambassador before mr. trump took office. white house officials including the vice president mike pence have confirmed the conversations did take place but they deny talk of sanctions. other sources say investigators learned of discussions through continuing electronic surveillance of russian officials. russia denies any talk of sanctions. critics say it may have broken the law. >>> we should know in a couple of weeks whether a big part of the bay area transit system will get an upgrade. it all hinges on what president trump's transportation secretary decides. kpix 5's political reporter melissa caen is at the diridon station i

call that the chinese government also confirmed that president trump now supports this one-china policy, making taiwan china. that is something, as you know, jake, that the white house has held out on as an open question for several weeks now, and the question we should also point out if chinese currency manipulation came up today, the president vowed u.s. and china will be on a level playing field, he called it, but he didn't say how the two countries will get there. it sounds, jake, like the president would like to brap all these issues together and deal with them as one large deal between the u.s. and china. it's not clear at all whether president shi is going to go for that, but a very big development that the president is now acknowledging the one-china policy. that is obviously going over very well in beijing, jake. >> ands also president trump told voters that he would declare china currency manipulator on day one. that didn't happen. >> that didn't happen. >> either. jim a koccosta, thank you so mu. coming up a father agreed to death so his daughter could live. the brutal civil war that has mo

it is true in china and taiwan and so many areas of foreign policy. his policy with regards to israel is still something we want to find out about. his statement in regards to settlements is not inconsistent with former policies by the executive branch in our government with regards to settlement. it is hard to tell what his policy will be. mr. tillerson has a full plate. you mentioned the dissent cables. i have urged him to make sure that remains intact. we saw what the press secretary said, intimidating people not to use that dissent line of communication within the state department, which has been there since the vietnam war, and it is an important way for freedom of expression and different views within the state department. we have encouraged mr. tillerson through his leadership as now our secretary of state to make sure that dissent line remains open without intimidation. but he has a lot of issues. he has north korea and their attempts to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile. that has to be high on his list. we have the iranian issue a

plus we have new things, the picking the fight with china, first over taiwan, now over the south chinaat's something that actually didn't get a lot of talk during the campaign but we're seeing that. >> rose: steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world. that is probably the best-known piece of advice in george washington's farewell address to the nation. but that's not all of it. john avalon is the editor in chief for the "daily beast." his new book, "washington's farewell," offers an explanation of this historic address and considers its relevance today. >> it is the most strikingly relevant artifact from the founding era. it's a memo from the first founding father to future generations. and it has direct applicability to what we're dealing with today. >> rose: who wrote it? >> well, washington was the author in terms of the ideas. in many ways it's the autobiography of ideas. but he assembled the greatest ghost writers. alexande>> rose: has every prest since washington offered a farewell address? >> almost everyone, yes. obviously, let's take out the assas

china policy. chinese leaders were irked when mr. trump excepted a call from the president of taiwanich china considers a renegade province. tom price sworn in on friday as the new secretary of health and human services. his appointment is seen by some democrats as the first act in dismantling obamacare. >> president trump has made it a top priority of this congress to repeal and replace the affordable care act with health care reform that will lower the cost of health insurance without growing the size of government. >> madison square garden banding former next knicks player charles oakley. the team owners saying that oakley was being rude, disrupted, and drunk. hooters holding a special promotion for singles, ripping up a picture of your ex on the spot. if you order ten chicken wings, you'll get ten more for free. i am robert gray. now back to "red eye" ." >> tom: new york city night life is about to be hopping again. 30 years after its demise, a brand-new playboy club is scheduled to open just a few blocks from times square. just like in its heyday, the club will have a lounge, re

policy which acknowledges taiwan being part of china. back with the republican congressman ted yoho of florida, member of the foreign affairs committee. the president expressing support for this one-china policy. seems to be a shift from the position he took earlier when the took the phone call from the president of taiwan that caused a big stir. do you have any idea if he got something from the chinese in exchange for this shift? >> you know, we don't know that yet. i read the report and the person they asked said no comment on that. i'm going to be that way, too. but i think this was a brilliant strategy. he accepted that call from the president of taiwan to let them know we're going to stand strong with them as we have since the '70s and continue what we are doing. in addition, he's talked to mr. abe out of japan, talking about the same thing, to stand strong with taiwan. in the same moment talking to china about the one-china policy and, you know, when we have good diplomacy, good trade negotiations, the world is a safer place. it's

china. mr. trump told xi jinping that america recognizes taiwan as an indivisible part of communist china. mr. ump's earlier outreach to independence-minded taiwan made japan nervous about provoking the chinese. the president's conflict with the courts reminded us of an interview we did before he became president. mr. trump told us that his c.e.o. experience would solve america's problems. he said, "it's called good management." you know, the problem with a lot of these ideas, is that the president of the united states is not the c.e.o. of america. >> that's right. >> pelley: the constitution is going to tell you "no." >> we'll see. >> pelley: the congress is going to tell you "no." >> we'll see. >> pelley: the supreme court is going to tell you "no." >> well, we'll see. >> pelley: and now we're beginning to see. in the immigration case, mr. trump's justice department argued that the president has "un-reviewable authority on immigration." the court replied: mr. trump's next challenge may be with republicans in congress. yesterday, he called senator john mccain a "loser," but mccain, as chairman

china relationship. -- ppreciate >> taiwan acknowledged the news, saying it has been in close contact with the u.s. and will continue to take a zero surprise regional pointing out stability is a vital importance to u.s. interests. thursday night marked the first time trump had spoken to the chinese president since his and occupation, a fact that had started to cause serious concerns in diplomatic circles. relations were strained after trump roca protocol to accept a congratulatory phone call from taiwan's leader following his victory, and publicly questioned the one china policy. now that the issue is officially resolved, china and the u.s. has indicated they can proceed with more normal relations. during hisccusations campaign, notably of currency manipulation, it is not clear how normal those relations will be. anchor: hundreds of thousands of iranians have raved subzero temperatures to mark the 38 anniversary of the country's revolution. demonstrated -- anti-u.s. and anti-israel slogans. the president told crowds that the administration is a problem, and those that threaten iran from overseas sh

like china, taiwan, hong kong, korea and thailand, malaysia -- so that they prefer hotels. >> reporter: the 2020 games are just around the corner and building new accommodations requires time and money. against this backdrop, the government decided last year to loosen some regulations around private lodging. known as minpacu. this ward is one of the few designated districts where apartment owners are now allowed to rent their units to tourists. >> we try to look for a house that looked very japanese. >> yeah. >> your apartment is very nice. >> yeah. >> very traditional japanese. >> oh, thank you. >> reporter: the government says it wants to allow other areas to be able to do the same, too. a railway company has taken advantage of the change and is about to start renting out these condo units. they cost around $100 to $200 a night. the company says it plans to expand its business model. hashimoto says that loosening of regulations is a good thing, but he adds, the government can still do more, especially in changing the current hotel rules. >> the rule is very old. not fit for the curre

would honor the policy, which considers china and taiwan both inalienable parts of a single china. nerves were rattled right after hefz elected when the president had a call with the taiwan president. at the time, china warned him that the one china policy was nonnegotiable. >>> this morning, we're learning more about the worker killed by a dump truck while cleaning up a mudslide on highway 17. he's been identified as robert "bobby" gill of los banos. he leaves behind a wife and two kids. the 54-year-old had been with graniterock for more than two years. >> he was a beloved, well respected member of our construction team and someone that we are completely defensive stated by his loss. >> another worker, steven, was also injured but not critically. caltrans issued a statement that read that our deepest sympathies go out to the families of the fallen and injured graniterock construction employees. this is a reminder of the dangers highway workers face. caltrans says work to clear the slide in scotts valley near vine hill road won't resume in the investigation is complete. and we are s

the one china policy in klein na's view is the bedrock on which cooperation rests ensuring that the u.s. views taiwan. >> given its importance it was inevitable that would mean we would have to back down. our allies are not sure but they're asking if we're not a paper tiger, we make threats and back away from them. >> reporter: now comes word from the european union on the iran nuclear deal. >> i was assured by what i heard in my meetings on the intention to stick to the full strict limitation. >> reporter: yet again this was a key issue on which president trump ran for office. >> we can't continue to make deals like that horrible iran deal. >> we're going to rip up the iran deal. >> reporter: a major shift away from the rhetoric reminiscent of president obama's warning to the new administration. >> there are certain things that make for good sound bites but don't always translate into good policy. reality has a way of asserting itself. >> reporter: it's clear foreign policy is very much in the shaping stage. there is a new poll out by gallup that shows not only 29% of americans believe president tru