it gives the union an overwhelming advantage. oln loses the election, the confederacy maintains hope of an independent south and goes through extreme lengths to keep up morale. >> while southerners starve, grant's relentless overland campaign drives robert e. lee's rebel army south to the crossroads of old cold harbor, where they prepare for the final assault, just 10 miles from richmond. >> what are you boys doing? >> just making sure we can find our way home when the fighting is over. >> grant's soldiers, knowing full well, "we're going to get killed, at least my family can have my body," and so they, you know, pinned, stitched, whatever their addresses on their uniforms. what you have here is kind of unit cohesion. "i'm dying -- not for grant, not for the union, not for the slaves. i'm dying for the guy next to me." >> as an artilleryman, frank wilkeson will be spared the fate awaiting the union troops in the morning. as dawn breaks, general grant throws wave after wave of his men against lee's heavily fortified positions. >> f

well this is a very important day food the french unions you know over the past few weeks there have been a several strikes that are still ongoing in different sectors in fronts like the strike against iran way reform or the strike at f. holes for higher wages and the unions have been struggling to speak with one voice across the sectors and actually that's what they are trying to day here obviously there are already quite a lot of people here as you can see just behind me however there are different demonstrations being organized across paris though it turns out so turns out that the unions haven't really managed to come together to speak just with one voice just yet lisa how much of a struggle is it for the unions considering their their bargaining position right now the government's campaign is surely putting them on the back foot. absolutely actually support for the unions across france to transfer the crust of french population has been going down there less and less people such as the payton and the profit after professional elections for the unions and also the government in m

henry clay was holding the union together. this is a union he and his contemporaries inherited from george washington. the union is the surest guarantor of personal liberty. so he thought if we have to compromise with slave labor he for a little longer we will do that. henry clay was the model of what abraham lincoln wanted to become. abraham lincoln also believed we need to hold the union together. if the union falls apart then all bets are off. the story ends for meet with the compromise of 1850, which is a great effort to solve all of the problems confronting the country. all sorts of issues were tied up and henry clay thought it was a great accomplishment of his career. he had held the union together. my guys die within 18 months, between 1850-1852. i will stop there. i'm working on a sequel and that will carry you to the civil war so i will leave you all hanging to see what will happen next. i want to allow time for questions. if you ask a question i will repeat it. >> what's the relationship with john marshall? >> the que

if the union falls apart, then all bets are off. the story ends for me with the compromise of 1850, which is this great effort to solve all the problems confronting the country. a big package deal. all sorts of issues were tied up and henry clay believed that it was the great accomplishment of his career. he had held the union together. in fact, the union didn't hold together very much longer. my guys, they died. the three of them die within 18 months, between 1850 and 1852. i'm not going to say if they lived things had been different. but in fact, henry clay's hope for the union was dashed on the rocks of the election of abraham lincoln and the secession of the south beyond that and the civil war. so -- well, i'll stop there, in part because you want to know what. i told gleaves this. i haven't told anybody else that. but i'm working on a sequel. it's going to carry it up to the civil war. i'm going to leave you all hanging at the end of the book. what's going to happen next? guess what? i want time for questions. you're going to as

>> a look at the law governing federal labor union employees and had to report the amount of time engaged in union activities. will her from policy analyst and former union negotiator. this subcommittee hearing is just over one hour. >> subcommittee on government operations will come to order. without objection pictures authorized to declare a recess at any time. official time is a term for federal employees performing union representative, representational activities during normal working hours while getting paid for the regular salaries. a number of employees using official time in the amount of hours spent on it are covered by collective bargaining agreements and agencies. some collective-bargaining agreements even allow for certain employees to spend 100% of the time on official time, meaning they never do the job they were hired to do. on january 9, i along with some of my colleagues at the display and this homeland security and governmental affairs can be sent a letter to 244 agencies requesting information on official time usage in the federal government. the results were quite int

well the trade jitters come as the european union finally finds itself back on its feet moving forward again in the wake of the financial crisis albeit slowly millions lost their jobs during the crisis and many member states record unemployment is finally falling again to pre-crisis levels but rates vary from country to country let's take a look at germany for example the e.u. says economic engine an impressive unemployment rate of three and a half percent france is finally back below nine percent that's taken years greece on the other hand growth it has improved i'll get to that topic later on in the show but if you take a look at the unemployment rate it's still pretty ugly the german jobless rate has been falling for years as well due to sweeping labor reforms known as hots for an acted about fifteen years ago now more reforms are aimed at getting those trapped in long term unemployment back into work france currently finds itself in the middle of its own sweeping reforms making it easier to hire and fire the government's hoping that businesses will take advantage of more flexible b

until now, lee has been able to fend off the union sustained attacks. so will richmond and, with it, the confederacy. >> petersburg is one of the great grinding trench-filled sieges that points toward what war is going to be like in the 20th century, and what lee is doing is he's bringing in supplies from the southwest. and what grant decides to do is to send a detachment around to attack a vital junction called five forks that, if it falls to the union, petersburg becomes indefensible and lee is going to have to leave. >> the federals have broken our lines. they're less than a mile away. ♪ >> sir, i'll ride forward and alert general heth. we must close the breach. >> with the loss of his most strategic installation at five forks, lee's options are narrowing. after months of being entrenched in petersburg, the army of northern virginia is on the run. >> vo: these neighbors are starting right. miracle-gro guarantees results with rich potting mix and essential plant food for three times the blooms. success is sweet. miracle-gro. three times the beauty. on

you talk about representing agencies on one side of the table and unions on the other side. is that what you do for a living? >> well, not for living. i retired slightly part-time. >> have you ever been hired by a union to her present them? >> knows her. >> off. >> i was a high school union representative teacher before it became up federal employee. >> some of my best friends are union members. good for you. we have a hearing here with a very partisan memo that was not cleared on our side that was filled with factual errors and misrepresentation. we have mr. kovacs who has an ideological point of view about unions and what they ought to be doing which is apparently very little. even thing just now well, people are doing work they were not hard to do meaning official time and yet when i checked the law official time is actually district is protected by the law and he makes a point and i do concede and i think is valuable and i think it has to be captured actually and transparent we have to know how much time but that's not what this hearing is about. it's about attacking unio

saying they know dominate the politics of the continent of europe. and european union more broadly have been insistent almost from day one the day after the referendum took place that they will stand by island and that on the border question the has to be a solution that is acceptable to the republic of ireland they've not budge from that position now the u.k. government has come up with a whole variety of slogans and cliches since that referendum saying there will be no return to a hard border that we no infrastructure the british women's already hinting that rowing back from that no you infrastructure because it's talking about technological solutions well you technology has to be put in place somewhere i wouldn't want to be the first person in strand to install border installations it's not just myself that would say that the chief constable of northern ireland has warned that it would be reckless to try and install anything at the border to try and reinvigorate a border there was a conflict about that border that cost three thousand six hundred lives only recently

the european union is taking steps to counteract u.s. sanctions against that deal with iran the president of the commission shone through and young has called for a so-called blocking statute to be imposed. as the european commission we have the duty to protect european companies so we now need to act and this is why we're launching the process of activating the blocking statute from one thousand nine hundred six we will do that tomorrow morning at ten thirty start off with just what is the blocking statute well it's the strongest weapon in the e.u.'s legislative arsenal when it comes to tackling sanctions placed upon businesses and entities from the european union the law itself goes back to one thousand nine hundred six it's never been acted but the closest it ever came into operation was back in ninety six when the u.s. was considering placing sanctions on european businesses importing things and doing trade with cuba what we are going to see is that on ten thirty on friday morning a really written version of this law specifically for

all he needs to do wait them out, and the union will have a crucial victory. s, and what the public and the president failed to realize is that when grant has too much time on his hands, he can self-destruct. so, now the fight to save the union and grant's fight to stay sober become one and the same. >> general grant? there's an officer on deck who wants to speak with you. he says the rebels have satartia, it's not safe to go further. ♪ sir. there are rebels ahead. should we turn back? >> [ slurring ] rebels? where? where? [ groans ] where's julia? where's my wife at? i had a dream they were coming after me. >> general, sir, should we turn back? >> i'm -- i'm gonna leave that up to you, dana. >> by taking vicksburg, grant has a chance to save the union. but first he has to save himself from his past. >> "dear sir, grant is a jackass in the original package. he is a poor, drunken imbecile. he is most of the time more than half-drunk and much of the time idiotically drunk." >> so, what is to be done? hi. i'm the only bed that actually senses your movements and au

the european union. we are leaving the customs union, but of course for our future trade arrangements, trade relationship with the european union, we will need to agree customs arrangements that ensure we leave the customs union so we can have an independent free-trade policy so we can maintain the border and have trade with the european union. i will tell the honorable gentlemen what is crazy. what is crazy is the opposition who now has a policy would mean they are signing up with no say in it whatsoever. >> jeremy corbyn. mr. speaker, could the prime minister explain why she and her cabinet wasted weeks working on proposals that the eu said was unworkable, the foreign secretary described as crazy, and it does she agree with her business secretary who apparently faxed the crazy customs partnership proposal, but made it clear he does not back a technological alternative when he told the bbc that jobs would be at risk if we don't sort out a comprehensive customs deal? [laughter] saysy: what the secretary c

ruling out the customs union with jobs. they made it clear that neither of those options will be ready to be implemented. so can the prime minister tell us what is her preferred option they go on to the next stage. there are two options. but i just say. now when the british people want to come out. they are being denied the opportunity. affecting the future of our economy and all over britain. can they now tell the house when we will debate the trade sale. he's had 23 months in order to get ready for it. they talk about this eight of the negotiation. the right honorable gentlemen talked about the negotiation. that they were going to get anywhere. he said before march they would not get what they wanted in negotiations. we are now in negotiations for the best deal of the uk and we will get the best deal when we leave the european union. three months without a better answer than that. mister speaker how can a negotiate and that future jobs in living standards. and they are more interested in putting their own futures first. fu

unions made our country strong. and janice has the potential to make it harder for working people to join a union. union members are us. they are our teachers, iron workers, nurses, government workers, brick layers, firefighters, machinists. they are the backbone of our communities. and our communities only thrive when we help workers to thrive. janice would do the opposite. and i want to share a statistic with you. my friend just gave you some incredible statistics. let me repeat one. which is workers on average in 1973 earned $16.74 per hour, adjusted for inflation. since then, our economy has doubled. so we can assume that worker salaries have kept up with the pace, right? not so fast. wrong. workers today make $17.86 per hour, which is nowhere near enough to keep pace with growing income inequality and the rising cost of living. here's another statistic that has captured my attention, that i now use in every speech. and that is that across this americans do not even have $1,000 in their bank account to deal with an emergency. 67%.

you either stay pretty close to the european union or you move away from the european union. reflects the british version of american politics, particularly with the customs union. there is this entrenched, dogmatic, powerful minority within this conservative party that says there will be no customs union at all, there is no compromising. and yet you have this very large group who say, well, wait a minute, how do we actually navigate this without a customs union? what's the pragmatic approach, beyond cameras and some sort of 22nd century technology that is never going to actually exist? it does feel like we are, as david said, kind of modelling as david said, kind of muddling on with the hope that something will be dropped upon us that will actually resolve it. if you look at it and say, ok, how would that work? you see these entrenched brexiteers saying no, no, no. it is hard to see how we will do this. the european union is also muddling through with no government in italy, very weak government in germany. both sides are muddling through. the difference is that the european

is there no one in the government concerned about preserving the union? ly way to prevent war is to hit the south first. >> senator. >> mr. president, allow me to introduce my brother, captain sherman, up from louisiana. >> louisiana, how are they getting along down there? >> they are preparing for war. >> [ sighs ] i guess we'll keep house, won't we? >> mr. president, southerners are not to be taken lightly. these are strong-willed people. >> captain, thank you, but as you can see, i'm quite busy. >> william, wait! >> politicians got yourselves in a hell of a fix. the whole country is sleeping on a volcano that could burst forth at any minute. >> we'll have them whipped in a week. >> i'll have no more to do with it. ♪ >> ♪ my country, 'tis of thee ♪ sweet land of liberty ♪ land where my fathers died ♪ land of the pilgrims' pride ♪ from every mountainside ♪ let freedom ring >> a political conflict cracks the foundation of a fragile union, dividing a young nation over the issues of freedom, slavery, and equality. in a brutal battle of attrition, heroes will

the union army is bolstered by thousands of black soldiers... >> march! freedom. >> president. >> gentlemen. >> mr. davis. >> what many people don't know is that not all confederate officers are against fighting alongside black soldiers. major general patrick cleburne proposes freeing the slaves for enlistment as a way to reinforce the rebel army. he is convinced it's the best and only hope for winning confederate independence, but davis immediately rejects cleburne's proposal. not only that, covers it up for 30 years because the truth is, the confederacy would rather lose its independence before giving up the practice and profitability of slavery. >> double time, march! >> though they refuse to arm their own slaves... >> charge! >> ...the rebels must face their fear of free black soldiers, as the 54th massachusetts regiment attacks fort wagner. >> fifty-fourth massachusetts engages agait battery wagner.try assault this is a battle that would've tested the best of infantry units from around the world. >> the confederate artillery is raining down on them as

are you saying they know dominate the politics of the continent of europe. and european union more broadly you have been insistent almost from day one the day after the referendum took place that they will stand by our island and on the border question the has to be a solution that is acceptable to the republic of ireland they've not budge from that position now the u.k. government has come up with a whole variety of slogans and cliches since that referendum saying there will be no return to a hard border that we no infrastructure the british women's already hinting that rowing back from that no you infrastructure because it's talking about technological solutions well your technology has to be put in place somewhere i wouldn't want to be the first person in strength to install border installations it's not just myself that would say that the chief constable of northern ireland has warned that it would be reckless to try and install anything at the border to try and reinvigorate a border there was a conflict about that border that cost three thousand six hundred lives only rec

helena: retaliation, not escalation from the european union. win from the jfk institute in berlin, good to have you and your analysis. and our correspondent sophie joining us from wall street. sophie, the u.s. commerce secretary wilbur ross trying to play things down, but investors do not seem to be buying it. u.s. companies already taking a hit. if we take a look at stocks, who is hardest hit right now? sophie: the american automakers, for example, are suffering because many of them are still importing auto-parts from the european union. so they are going to face higher costs, which eventually will lead it to american cars getting more expensive. then there are the food producers. they need aluminum for their cans. so they are facing higher costs and will have to charge higher prices, while european committee there's -- competitors can dodge the tariffs, because they can export them into north america. then the energy sector is going to be hit hard, as the demand for steel will stay the same, very probably. so the u.s. companies are going to ha

pragmatically, wouldn't you say to keep the customs union as it is? no. to have an independent trade policy. turkey does. i don't think turkey does, actually... it is in the customs union but it has free trade deals have lots of other countries. items had by brussels combat is my understanding. and indeed, if we stayed in the full customs union, there would be major restrictions on the trade agreements, and we couldn't change out tariffs either. so we have a dozen ministers object into this, multiple defeats in the house of lords... yes, and you have to dominant ministers who are remains joining their ranks, if i read the telegraph correctly, sajid javid, the new home secretary, and gavin williamson, whom theresa may might have been counting on because he plucked her very —— she plucked him very young from the whips office and made him defence secretary. the customs partnership, i think, made him defence secretary. the customs partnership, ithink, is deadin customs partnership, ithink, is dead in the water. the trouble is that this whole thing is terrible

african american families were pretty unified around the union. but this existence of even white divided families is all the more remarkable when one considers how these americans envision the family in the middle of the 19th century and what they cherished about family. yes, families came in all shapes and sizes, but if there was one constant, one common belief shared by americans north and south, east and west, it was that family life was to be private. and what they meant by that is that family was to occupy a private life distinct and separate from what they considered to be public life. family was to be a protective space, a haven from what some 19th century americans were considering a heartless competitive public world. well, this was especially important to the civil war generation as they had lived through pretty wrenching change already. the united states was increasingly no longer a land of inspect farmers, but a place where factories were being established to manufacture cotton into cloth. a place where cities were growing up around the

the official unions do not represent workers interests on the contrary as soon as someone stands up the unions try to muzzle that person that he has made contact with others outside china the union invited him to the u.s. in twenty sixteen he was already at the airport and had checked in but i was turned back at the gate he was under surveillance and up to today his social media accounts are regularly blocked and. that was someone who needed advice. or sure whether reaches out to me has shown where the boundaries lie and is threatened only if you are brave enough to contact me directly. the police arrived someone informed them about his meeting with a join a list a neighborhood policewoman and a plain clothes. he's unable to show his id. leave my apartment immediately. there. the policeman leaves a small victory. to. the policewoman remains she turns up regularly. instead of focusing on the foreign reporter leading man she had him fight for his rights his is a constant struggle that exclusive report there from our beijing correspondent yes bolling who now joins us from beijing but just

unionized and one was not. my lot they have to have a vote at the vote was a narrow vote in favor of keeping the union. ne by and there is not a law of change. the way the rules work is that a part of the company where pilots were outside of the contract and we are able to change the competition at will. those are the highest-paid pilots in the industry. the ones who are bound by the union are on the low compensation so there is a bit of a financial issue. scarlet: could you say if the pilots were to decertify and not be part of the union, that they would increase? happens with cases of a union going away, you can see throughout our history, our customers are the premium customers and are the highest net worth people and we cannot fly the highest net worth people pilots.ilow paid scarlet: i'm sure you can understand pilots would have to be in a union because they need protection. talk about the distinction of being a pilot for a union at an early versus your company? kenneth: a palette of company with flight one airplay alone and be on the same airplane date and day out when he flies and crew. murdeirro

it also most importantly has to pass the european union. we're talking about negotiations going on here. there are no negotiations essentially between britain and europe happening. all the negotiations are inside of britain and not just inside of britain, they're inside london. not just inside london but inside the conservative party between people who don't like each other, don't trust each other, who think theresa may is worst leader possible except for all the others. that is the kind of climate we're talking about. matthew can give more authoritative answer to that question. >> to that point >> and jennifer. >> let's talk about may for a second because it sounds like no one really loves may. no one wants this job, at least until after exit day. so how safe is she between, you know, over the next 330 days. but give us a sense of her range of manueverrability. let's talk about continuities, if she was to go, jacob mogg, is he a real possibility. ? >> according to all reports of the cabinet meeting on wednesday which was of course, when the

on the brink of a trade war just hours from now the united states will slap on exports from the european union the tariffs will target aluminum and steel and come despite two months of negotiations the e.u. promising to get back with us on american goods will go to washington and brussels for more on this transatlantic. also coming up he's back the man who was to be. last weekend. is taking the post after all the two main populous parties have again reached agreement on the government and it means you may well be sworn in by the president on friday. it's good to have you with us a trade war is about to begin between the two economies that are supposed to be the world's closest allies just hours from now the united states will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum from the european union it's doing the same to canada and mexico last ditch negotiations in paris this week failed to bring a compromise and now europe is valid to retaliate with counter measures against u.s. products today german chancellor angela merkel called the u.s. tariffs illegal and she warned that the standoff could spiral int

we have the customs union debate where most of the members do not customs with in the union and we have votes. all arrows point to the conservative party being pushed further to the right on this issue. stephen: do you have anything to add as to where we stand on the internal politics particularly with respect where you see the standoff over the trade union issue this week? ed: in terms of the but you mentioned it is hard to get from point a to point b. this is point arch to b. this is a circle and getting back to where we started. there is no consensus on what kind of post-brexit deal even within the cabinet there isn't a con census. me will not accept customs union. may is stuck between a rock and hard place. she doesn't have the leadership skills to force those who might be wavering on the hard brexit side of her cabinet or on the more moderate side. to agree to some kind of compromise and so, this isn't traveling in a straight or a zig-zagging diagonal line. his is coming full circle. it's as stagnated i guess, there is a stale mate as you can possibly imagine a parliamentary system

on the eve of a board to morrow of the united states plans to slap on exports from the european union. will target aluminum steel despite. the e.u. promising to hit back with on american goods will go to washington in brussels for more on this transit. also coming up. the man who was to be italy's new prime minister last week. is taking the post after all populous parties every inch of agreement on a new government and said. they will be sworn in by the president on friday. he's. quit. after leading his team to a third consecutive champions league. is job is done and he can walk away with his tail. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us a trade war is about to begin tween two economies that are supposed to be the world's closest ally tomorrow the united states is imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum from the european union it's doing the same to canada and mexico alas. negotiations in paris this week failed to find a solution and now europe is vowing to retaliate with countermeasures against u.s. products today german chancellor angela merkel called the u.s. terror legal and sh

the european union. under the treaties of european union you must have a border judges goods moving across to eu to non-e.u. border. you have to have a way to put on tariffs. you have to have a way to control the movement of persons and services. more importantly for the uk, all of the regulatory issues that go along with the movement of a good. so the question becomes how do you put a border between ireland and northern ireland without completing upsetting the peace accords that came about after the result of the end of, as they call it the troubles. this is really the heart and soul of the problem. it is 310 miles of border if you look at all the craggs and crannies between northern ireland and ireland with 400 crossing points. nobody has been able to figure out how to get around that. what is on the table right now, the european put forward a withdrawal proposal, their tax or their way to fix it which effectively creates a border along the irish sea. treat northern ireland and ireland as one area and a

vote from the house of lords yes and the customs union vote in the house of lords was a very peculiar kind of wording. it wasn't actually saying stay in the customs union but yes i think the more important one coming back from the lords of course is the date to keep the date in they took the date and i'd be i would just say something that most people talk about that i think will be a lot more labor m.p.'s who will abstain and there were a number of at labor m.p. substandard last time gets hardly noticed but after the council elections after what's happened up in leave the areas i think we'll find that a lot of people will say we're not going to let the nords actually try to really give us an exit in name only but you're a liberal woman to your fingertips are you really going to come to the rescue of a beleaguered tory prime minister i be coming to the rescue of of the people of this country who voted to leave no no it's the box to leave and also i think to help jeremy corbett who has stuck very in a very difficult situation to what was in our manifesto and what he knows is long term t

the government says it is willing to listen, that unions say the -- but unions say the government is refusing to engage in actual negotiation. they expect very little from today's talks. we spoke to the leader of the hard-line cdt. he said he has called for specs to continue until at least some of the unions demands are met. >> what are we seeing are being the main sticking point? >> there are three main sticking points on which neither the government are the unions seem to agree on. the government was to open up the rail sector to competition. a measure opposed by the union who fear that this will lead to the privatization of france's national rail service. there is also the issue of restructuring. unions are worried about possible mass dismissals. that is about the possible closure of smaller train lines. of course, there is the crucial issue of the employment status of railway workers. they currently enjoy a series of benefits. they can retire at 52. they have a job for life contract. the government wants to put an end to this special contract. this is a nonnegotiable social entic

and the custom unions issue? ed: matthew is personal the ground so i will defer to him in terms of everything, basically. but you mentioned it is hard to get from point a to point b in the american system and british system. this isn't point a to point b, this is a line, this is a circle. it is getting back to where we started because there is no consensus on what kind of-brexit deal, even within the cabinet. there isn't a consensus. some will not accept customs union, and some will not accept anything less than customs union. theresa may is stuck between a rock and a hard place. she doesn't have the kind of leadership skills to force those who might be wavering, either on hard brexit side, boris johnson types, or on the moderate side of the cabinet, the philip hammond, amber rogers just left the cabinet, that type, to agree to a compromise. in aisn't traveling straight, or even a zigzag togonal line from point a point b. this is coming right round in a circle. guess,s stagnated, i there is a stalemate, as much of

he voted to secede from the union because he was a strong state right supported. he felt that the federal government was overstepping its bounds and trying to regulate slavery in the state of alabama and other southern states. he voted to secede along with the majority from the union and he rose to the rank of general. he was sworn in as a senator, and probably two of the most important things he was known for was he was known as an expansionist. he was very much in favor of the united states acquiring a wide cuba and philippines and also the second thing, he is known as the father of the panama canal

any money coming in from the unions at the time. hey did have some union support a staunch supporter of king. and his union contributed to this southern christian leadership conference. he was along the supporter of unions he was the coming increasingly supportive of unions and once he embraced the cause of poverty with greater attention because they thought that unions would be part of the answer for solving the problem of poverty. he also criticized unions especially in the south but for the exclusive policies where they didn't allow african-americans to be members of the union and the even excluded them from various training programs in and that kind of thing. it was somewhat of a mixed message. but he have some union support by no means across the board were all that union supporting him. are there other questions. come on down. in response to that last point about the poor people's campaign. i was living in atlanta at the time that it was being organized. and the vision of the poor people's campaign they would come in caravans f

stupid and tragic the european union has filed preliminary complaints but the w.t. was seeking to pressure the trumpet ministration by targeting u.s. goods produced in states that don't go into the white house you know we're talking about on holiday davidson bikes produced in response and you know whiskey from kentucky etc. it seems to be a very specific case of mixing politics and economics you know you try to pinch us economically we will try to hurt you when it hurts the most politically is that a fair game as far as europe is concerned because the europeans have long been very moralistic when russia tries to mix politics and economics what would you. trump is doing what he does he's doing what he does because it she'd into his electorate but i'm asking you do you think it's a fair game of course is a thing what's wrong with well i mean what's wrong when you subsidize got gas for your neighbor and expect a certain political outcome to happen there what's wrong with bad but apparently you know in your crane the european union didn't like russia having both economi

theresa may said this lunchtime that the uk would leave the customs union. 's our political correspondent ben wright. are you willing to quit the government? over the customs deal? the foreign secretary is likely to be more vocal at a meeting of cabinet colleagues later today. he and they have strong and differing views on an issue that will shape the country for years — how britain should trade with the eu after brexit. the uk exports half its goods to the eu. the government is hunting around for a solution and is under political pressure to choose a new customs arrangements. why with just six months to go, are the government still considering options that we all know are not feasible? we will be leaving the customs union. we want to ensure we can have an independent trade policy. we also want to make sure that we deliver, are committed to delivering on our commitment of no hard border between northern ireland and ireland. and ensuring we have as frictionless trade as possible with the european union. there are a number of ways in which that can be delivered

the union executed a brilliant and largely undetected flank march around the confederate left. nfederate high command down here had no idea this was happening, and thus putting 18,000 troops union troops, in , the rear down here. this is how the battle started. let's see if i can make this work. pretty good for amateurs. [laughter] ok here they go. ,ok, so this is very interesting. this is a military disaster to have that kind of a flank movement in your rear is an absolute disaster. what happens is very interesting. some, both -- a few confederate brigades that are stationed there, they detect that movement and they moved to stop the federal advance here. ok. however they have a little , problem, there are 18,000 federals and about 4000 confederates. it is a gross overmatch, and what happens is a very sharp battle, a very fierce battle is fought, but it does not last long. the confederates are routed from the field. all right, now enter jackson. ,jackson -- that was too fast. sorry about that. jackson jackson, who was in this , area here, also without orders moves this way to i

grant, the newly minted general and chief of all of the union armies. granted, of course, with a stellar resume, the hero of henry and donaldson and shiloh, the victor at vicksburg, fresh off of the victory that we talked about on tuesday at chattanooga. byis summoned from -- abraham lincoln from the west to the east to come out and essentially win the war. earlier that spring, congress conferred upon him the rank of lieutenant general. it hada big deal because only been held once before in american literary history by george washington. scotture that winfield held it during the mexican wars as an honorific title. the only george washington before ulysses s. grant held that rank of lieutenant general and that was a signal of what people in the north and what the republican congress thought about this guy. his arrival in the eastern theater presaged a new tempo for the war. , better than any other union commander understood that to win the war you need armies. they had abandoned -- they had to abandon this seemingly obsessive quest for a single grand vict