u.s. donald -- u.s. president donald trump is offering his condolences.go now live to paris where our correspondent is standing by for the latest in this developing story. lisa, good to see you. what more can you tell us? lisa: apparently the police has widened the perimeter of security. they are looking for more people who might have been helping the man who was killed tonight. around 9:00 at night, he pulled up next to a police car and started shooting with a machine gun at police officers. one police officer was killed and two others were wounded. >> do we know at this point whether or not this was terrorism? lisa: we cannot do sure but the antiterrorism department of the prosecutor's office has been seen. it seems like the government is seriously considering that this might have been a terror attack. >> the government seriously considering this might have been a terror attack. and a few days ago we were seeing reports that french authorities may have foiled a terror plot in paris. do you have any idea if these two situations are connected? >> that is

u.s. president donald trump.their first face to face, what will the leaders of the two largest world economies do? who released poison gas in syria earlier this week? investigators are trying to find answers on syria, russia, turkey and other leaders in the united nations. ♪ brent: it is good to have you with us. we begin with the situation in syria. the u.s. president donald trump has hinted at a possible intervention in the country after a suspected gas attacon a rebeheld tn they are left week. at least 70 people were killed. there are claims of that russian planes hit a chemical depot held by rebels. correspondent: these men are carrying -- gathering chemical samples from the streets. they say they are also doing tests for chemicals on animals found in the area. they hope to preserve evidence that can be used in an investigation. western leaders believe that the evidence is already overwhelming. >> obviously there is a cocktail of chemicals. quartering, other substances and you see the pictures, it is terrible

we are seeing markets react to the latest from donald trump's adjusting he will review his new tax cut plan next week. only excited about it? >> the u.s. president is pre-specific about the timing. donald tmpalking about he will come ouwith news regarding his -- donald trump being donald trump talked about any tax cuts but the greatest tax cuts ever. there is some skepticism about the details if he will get the majority for those tax cut plans . for the day the market traded lower. >> the earnings season saw two big-name revealed their numbers. how are they doing? >> if you look at general electric one of the biggest corporations depends on how economic growth is doing overall and even if general electric exceeded wall street expectations, a revenue drop by 1%. even if it was not severe, but there seems to be some skepticism about economic growth you -- growth moving forward. the company missed wall street expectations and had an overhang of inventory. hopes are high that it was the new release of the movie that mattel may profit from the corresponding toys. the stock dropping. we have some winners, we have some losers. it is not real

u.s. president donald. his pick for the u.s. supreme court of justice, neil's -- neil gorsuch, is sworn in. good evening. we begin in egypt where a state of emergency has been declared following on from the attacks on sunday, which targeted people from the country's christian minority. killed of 45 people were in those two sunday attacks. funerals were held for them today. hascountry's president declared a three-month state of emergency. france 24 tells us more. christiansgyptian are burying their dead after two suicide bombings on sunday. the president declared a three-month security lockdown. a state of emergency so we can protect and secure our country. >> the country was shocked on broadcastthey were live on tv turning into a scene of horror. 2000 christians were at the mass at saint george's church in the .ity the congregation was gathered for the start of the holy week before easter. this man survived the blast. sitting in the front and suddenly i felt everything go black around me. i passed out and someone told me to the

u.s. president donald trump took office in january and came on mr. th day in office. >> south korea's foreign ministry are condemning the launch, warning the north against anymore acts of provocation. u.s. president trump tweeted this, north korea disrespected the wishes of china and its highly respected president when it launched unsuccessfully a missile today, he added, bad. >>> president trump will shortly begin his 100th day. he spent friday touting his success at an event hosted by the national rifle association. he proudly declared he stopped the, quote, eight-year assault on the second amendment, the u.s. right to bear arms. >>> pope francis is celebrating mass in cairo, his visit meant to show solidarity with christians there targeted by isis. the vatican leader says all fact should work towards ending religious violence. >>> the top story, north korea's missile launch. the latest reaction, homeland security secretary john kelly spoke with cnn's jake tapper earlier. >> kelly down played the launch was in response to mr. trump's response on thu

in the u.s., donald trump has complained that the decision to not labeled china a currency manipulator is the result of receiving beijing's help in reining in north korea. the president's first response to the north korean failed ballistic missile test. donald has reversed now a promise he made during the election campaign. china's growth accelerated for a second straight quarter as investment picked up in retail sales. and investment4% grew 9%. march retail sales expanded by 11%. with industrial output up 11.6%. surging credit fueled that investment. in south korea, mike pence has encouraged china to take action against the north. his comments come during a visit to the middle -- to the demilitarized zone. repeated theso warning from the president of the u.s. of act without china if necessary. a quick check on some of the asset. quite a mixed picture. the dollar-yen trade is very interesting. the government trade. concerns about the ongoing oversupply putting downside pressure on both wti and brent. tenure paper -- concerns about where that rate is going. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ caroli

u.s. blames assad's regime for the chemical attacks on civilians. donald trump's decision to bomb a syrian airbase surprise many and appears to mark a u-turn in washington's foreign policy. it has angered moscow, the biggest ally of assad. reporter: the misery doesn't let up in this refugee camp for the millions of syrian refugees scattered across the globe. last week's chemical attack refocused the world's attention on this brutal conflict. it is also stolen the focus of a meeting of g7 foreign ministers in italy, with renewed efforts to end the bloodshed. the u.s. and did it may once again take up the mantle-- hinted it may once again take up the mantle the world's policemen. secretary tillerson: we hold ourselves to holding to cap for any crimes against innocents around the world. reporter: it comes days after an airstrike in response to a gas attack and blames on bashar al-assad. britain is calling for russia to end its support for the syrian government. >> the message we're sending to the russians -- do they want to stick with the toxic regime? do the

u.s. president donald trump takes a swipe at the country's dictator and calls for new sanctions while an american guided missile submarine docks in south korea. >> plus with its lethal injection drugs about to expire the u.s. state of arkansas executes two more inmates and hurries to execute another five. >> and later an exclusive look at what's happening inside the city of raqqa as seen from space. this is cnn newsroom. >>> u.s. president donald trump now seems to be taunting the north korean leader as nuclear tensions keep rising. mr. trump told conservative journalist quote i'm not so sure leader kim jung-un is so strong like he says he is. i'm not so sure at all. north korea is celebrating the founding of its arm forces on tuesday. it often uses these haerds to show its military, and many are wondering if pyongyang will conduct a 6th nuclear test. >>> a u.s. guided missile submarine docked in south korea just a few hours ago in fact. mr. trump wants the u.n. security council to impose new sanctions on pyongyang and says the status quo is unacceptable. >> this is a real threat to the world, wh

in the u.s., donald has said america can "totally addressed north korea's nuclear threat unilaterally" if china doesn't cooperate. the comments in the u.k.'s financial times, head of a summit this week between the u.s. president and his chinese counterpart, xi jingping. trump says he will discuss north korea when he hosts xi on thursday and friday. meanwhile, donald trump's son-in-law is the latest example of his expanding foreign policy role. two administration official said, on condition of anonymity, that kushner is senior advisor to the president and his traveling with joint chiefs of staff. the official didn't detail his job or share in itinerary. south africa's parliamentary speaker is considering a request for a debate in opposition to nonconfidence and president jacob zuma after he made sweeping cabinet changes, which party officials say was done without consultation. zuma and his cabinet would have to resign if it succeeds. three of the u.k.'s top officials are heading abroad to bang the drum for the country's businesses ahead of brexit. prime minister theresa may be gives a

." >> donald trump says the u.s. is ready to deal with north korea's nuclear threats with or without china's help. just days before mr. trump is set to meet in florida with china's president. >> in a new interview, president trump told the financial times, said they'll either decide to help us or they won't. if they don't that will be for china. if they don't it won't be good for anyone. >> earlier cnn spoke with one of the journalist who interviewed mr. trump. >> it's difficult to tell with donald trump, he's certain he has some of thiz stancontrovers stances on china. north korea, after president br barack obama told him. i think he wants to do something about it. you know, he would like to have chinese help, if that's at all possible. >> as we heard, it's important to remember mr. trump campaigned aggressively against china. here are some of the statements he made during the campaign trail. >> 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

u.s. president donald trump and the chinese president are scheduled to meet in florida next week. trump has said on social media that the u.s. can no longer tolerate massive trade deficits and job losses. he wrote that his meeting with xi jinping will be very difficult. translator: the u.s. can help ease the imbalance by lifting restrictions on exports of civilian technology to china. we also call on washington to create better conditions for chinese investment in the u.s. i believe these will ease the trade imbalance. >> he also said the issue of north korea will likely be on the agenda. he said china is urging the north to halt its nuclear and missile programs. he added that his country is asking the us and south korea to call off their joint military drills. pyongyang has conducted a series of missile launches and appears to be preparing to carry out a sixth nuclear test. >>> a court in taiwan has acquitted 22 protesters on all charges stemming from their occupation of the territory's legislature in 2014. the demonstrators, including former university students, staged sit-ins th

let's talk about the u.s. donaldrump will call for cutting taxes to individuals and lowering the corporate rate to 15% when he unveils his tax point tomorrow. manus: according to white house officials, trump will provide a broad outline for his taxes, the will leave details to congress. trump appears to be backing down over a fight for the mexican border wall. according to journalists, he could delay asking congress to fund the project until september, and the shift could make it possible for lawmakers to pass a spending bill and avoid a government shutdown. anna: jpmorgan global asset strategist still with us. we have a briefing on tax do ue tomorrow, north korea briefings today, shut concerns looming large at the end of the week. i supposedly market perspective, there's a more immediate nature, the tax plan will be the big focus. what will the response be to a 15% plan? is that feasible? >> if they could deliver it, it would be a huge boost to earnings. if you look at earnings expectations next year, they are hardl

u.s. president donald trump, his 100th day in office. he marked the occasion with a campaign-style rally before a large and supportive crowd in pennsylvania. cnn's jeff zelany has our report. >> reporter: president trump delivering a rerun on his speech last year. president trump ran through a litany of grievances with familiar attacks on the media, familiar attacks on the obama administration taking little responsibility for any of his own crises and chaos in the west wing during his first 100 days. but he was speaking in harr harrisburg, pennsylvania to supporters at the same time the correspondents' dinner was going on back in washington. he made that clear from the very beginning of his speech. >> a large group of hollywood actors and washington media are consoling each other in a hotel barroom in our nation's capitol right now. [ cheers and applause ] >> they are gathered together for the white house correspondents' dinner without the president. >> reporter: the president did not tell his supporters that he, in fact, has attended th

u.s. and donald trump said it is potentially a currency manipulator. has not gone so far as to say that. one final topic the gentleman will be talking about is the u.s. tried deficit, or if you look at it from the chinese side, the chinese trade surplus. $347 billion in 2016 was the amount of money the u.s. saw in terms of deficit. donald trump has been saying that has been very unfair and again, his words according to , the american people, and he said he will do something about it. we will be looking at jobs, we will be looking at the currency, and we will be looking at trade, caroline. caroline: ramy inocencio, live from florida, great to have you on the show. our next guest says the diplomatic relationship between president xi jinping and president trump is considered to be one of the most important in the world. and this will be the biggest test so far for the u.s. president. lindsay ford is a director at the asian institute. thank you for your time today. it still is amazing the significance of the relationship. i'm going to the bloomberg termina

u.s. striking bashar al-assad's airbase in syria. it has left no one ambivalent, that's for sure. it comes with awkward timing. donald trump trying to woo the chinese leader. he went from the state dinner to the situation room. they report he was complementing xi jinping's wife just as the u.s. was preparing to launch those missiles into syria. the chinese leader is not happy with the decision, firstly because of optics. , soas being wined and dined this doesn't look good back home. his tightly controlled government, the washington post says he does not like surprises. tensions are mounting with russia and syria's ally as well. sean spicer maintains that a solder respect the agreement not to use chemical weapons. now it is emerging that there's no real clear plan for what is next. donald trump has made his point. supporteceived a lot of from some of his most ardent critics, including florida senator marco rubio. he retweeted a proverb, saying the wicked will not go punished. senators john mccain and lindsey graham releasing a joint statement. is where totion from here. article was written, saying some are calling for

u.s. president donald trump spoke by phone saturday. y agreed to cooperate on a number of issues, including what they described, as the threat posed by north korea. >> the u.s. is defending its redeployment of the carrier strike group. u.s. national security adviser say it's prudent to send the navy formation due to north korea's threats. it often shows off his military force in the region. >>> the u.s. secretary of state is heading to moscow this week at a critical time in u.s.-russian relations. they're questions if russia was aware. stopped short of accusing moscow of direct involvement in. the u.s. ambassador takes a harder line. >> i'm not seeing any hard evidence that connects the russians directly to the planning or execution of this chemical weapons attack. indeed, that's why we'll try to be very clear that the russians were never targeted in this strike. >> they now have to answer, how can they, with a straight face, cover for assad, if they're covering for assad, what are they saying. they're saying by covering for assad they k

u.s. president donald trump.first class alvaro lost part of his leg after being wounded in afghanistan. he attended the ceremony in a wheelchair accompanied by his wife. the purple heart is awarded to service members wounded or killed in combat. this was the president's first trip to the water reed military medical center near washington. >>> president trump is about to reach a very important benchmark. it is 100 days in office. that benchmark happens next saturday. >> mr. trump tweeted that he will hold a big rally that day in pennsylvania. he previously tweeted that 100 days is a ridiculous standard by which to measure his presidency. the rally will be on the same day as the white house correspondents' dinner, which mr. trump has declined to attend. there are some other key events happening in washington this coming week. >> congress returns from recess, and it will have to scramable to avoid a partial government shutdown. for more, let's bring in cnn's athena jones. >> reporter: hi there. a big week ahead in w

u.s. military in the country. and meeting with donaldrump, the meeting of the two biggest economies continue their talks. we are live from florida. welcome everybody to "bloomberg daybreak: europe." we are in the city of london. i'm anna edwards. miller in matt berlin. anna: matt, we will start with the market reaction to the u.s. missile strike in syria. investors caught off guard, reflected in the gold price and and the oil price on the screen. investors caught off guard. haven assets getting a boost. interesting the way that the japanese yen trend -- trade unwinding a little bit. asian equities managing to get back into positive territory. and u.s. futures are negative, but only by about a quarter of a percent. matt: interesting, because the moves are pronounced and the chart is important to look at. you can see when the event unfolded. the moves are not strong. this morning, i instantly looked at the yen, it was 1.10 yesterday. this is the biggest move we have seen sense basically yesterday -- since basically yesterday. treasury was

in the u.s. donaldrump has said america can totally address north korea's nuclear threat unilaterally if china does not cooperate to put pressure on the state. ahead of a summit between the u.s. president and his chinese counterpart. he said he will discuss north thursday and friday. donald trump's son-in-law jared iraq, his in expanding foreign policy role. kushner, a senior advisor to the president in the husband of people the trump traveling with .oseph dunford, south korea's from speaker is considering a request to recall lawmakers to debate on opposition sponsored motion of no-confidence in president jacob zuma after he made cabinet --nges that party changes party leaders said was that without his consultation. he would have to resign if they no-confidence motion. hasserving prime minister claimed a landslide victory in the presidential election. giving russia a chance to keep the influence in the balkans. keep cutting servia on his past .he european union union lena dunham for the country's busine

u.s. president donald trump will meet with xi jinping at mar-a-lago this thursday. unpredictable versus sticking to the script. blunt and brash versus reserved and controlled. will they find common ground? topping thesues agenda, trade, security and north korea. let's get more details. what's the view in china going into this meeting? we are seeing a lot of calls for positivity and cooperation. overall it's not antagonistic in any way. is going to be looking for stability in the relationship and avoiding economic friction. he has the biggest meeting of his term as president coming up next year. stability is going to be very keen to him. -- key to him. tillerson mentioned also when he was here earlier. jinping maytime xi be feeling confident given that even by having this meeting that has already been a success. trump has suffered a lot of losses recently. he may be looking for a win here. >> what should we be looking out for during this first face-to-face rendezvous? expectations and the bar are not especially high. especially with trump's somewhat volatile personal

on the campaign trail donald trump repeatedly called nato obsolete. future rolet on the of the u.s.n the organization. amid escalating tensions with russia and north korea the u.s. president has changed his tune. >> secretary-general and i had a discussion about what more nato can do in the fight against terrorism. i complained about about 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. >> while he reiterated the united states commitment to the secretary-general, the president returned to one of his biggest criticisms of the alliance. that other members are not pulling their weight. we must ensure that nato members meet their financial obligations and pay what they go. doing that.t been >> he wants other member nations to contribute 2% of their gdp to defense and has repeatedly singled out germany for failing to do so. a day after his frosty meeting with angela merkel, he said on twitter that germany those vast sums of money to nato. the alliance gave all member states until 2024 to reach their goal. the europ

presidential election is widely guarded as the latest test of the sweeping pop lichl that led to u.s. donaldmp and brexit. she weighed in instead of this election currently taking place in france. and former president barack obama made a phone call with words of encouragement. cnn political analyst spoke about the ties between the french candidates and their american counterparts. >> this election does represent another rejection of the elites who have been running politics, we've seen that here in america. we saw that with brexit and we see much of the same sentiment in france, the traditional parties getting into the second round. what's fascinating about this also is, yes there's a trump candidate in the race. his team have been clearly favoring le pen, the far right populace party. at the same time we've seen the emergents in this election of a new figure, an obama like figure, my pro. he had it called. the election, he's young, he's a globalist like obama. he has some rhetorical similarities. you got in from our perspective and fascinating campaign. you can't trump candidate versus obam

u.s. president donald trump, he 10% tax on earnings that american companies have stockpiled outside the u.s according to a white house official familiar with the president's tax plan. treasury secretary steve mnuchin met with congressional leaders to preview the tax proposal that president trump plans to reveal today. goldman sachs chief economist has said he sees these tax reforms by donald trump increase in u.s. budget deficit and he told bloomberg he doesn't see it -- is being to enough. >> it does increase the deficit relative to what would have been the increase to disposable income in taxes come down and deliver modest growth. has san francisco judge barred enforcement withholding funds from so-called sanctuary comply withiled to federal immigration demands by shielding undocumented immigrants. the ruling could reinforce and more policy this, the nation's largest cities like new york, l.a., and chicago. calling for crackdowns on those living in the u.s. illegally. stock market valuations have become divorced from reality to a cautionary note came as the nasdaq closed above 6000 for th

we want to welcome our viewers here in the u.s. donald little to no experience of foreign policy before he took office. but that changed quickly. mr. trump's policy moves have the world's attention. the message, that washington is willing to flex its military might. >> reporter: new warnings from china, as tensions rising with north korea, the chinese foreign minister warning, if war breaks out, there will be losses on all sides. russia and syria issue warnings to the u.s. threats after president trump's to conduct two military strikes, afghanistan and syria. >> we have given them total authorization. that's what they're doing. that's why they've been so successful lately. >> reporter: the display of military might, a message to u.s. enemies and supporters, and what is becoming a hallmark of emerging foreign policy. >> he's given more leeway to his commanders to strike. and they're striking. that sends a message around the world. >> reporter: it's an about-face of the strategy of america-first. >> i want to help all our allies. but we are

u.s. president donald trump has called the attack in st. petersburg a terrible thing. barack obama continues u.s. military spending but stopped of the former generals record on human rights. trump has nothing but praise. on so many things that i want to let anybody -- let everybody know that we are very much behind. the president has done a fantastic job in a difficult situation. we are very much behind egypt. say to you that you have a great friend and ally in the united states and in me. world he was the first leader to congratulate trump on his election victory back in november. today he returned that complement. >> since we met i have had a deep appreciation and admiration for your unique personality, especially as you have taken a strong stance against terrorism to counter this ideology. anchor: fighting isis wasn't the only discussion. reporter: president lcc and on trump had their first meeting before trump was even elected president. when the trump administration settled in the white house, his name came up in the first press reefing. thearlier in the day presid

u.s. saw in terms of deficit. donaldrump has been saying that has been very unfair and according to the american people, and he said he will do something about it. we will be looking at jobs, we will be looking at the currency, and we will be looking at trade, caroline. caroline: ramy inocencio, live from florida, great to have you on the show. our next guests says the diplomatic relationship between president xi jinping and president trump is considered to be one of the most important in the world. and this will be the biggest test so far for the u.s. president. this person is a director at the asian institute. thank you for your time today. it still is amazing the significance of the relationship. i'm going to the bloomberg terminal, looking at a particular drop that shows the btv 198 for the u.s. users, u.s. total trade in china, 17% of all world trade is coming from china. this is crucial. how worrying is it trump has talked so tough on trade? >> you know, i think what is interesting is that you have heard the presid

u.s. president donald trump or u.s. armed forces in the region. earlier i spoke with an honorary senior research fellow in sociology at the university u.k. -- leeds university u.k. i asked him if he foresees any escalation beyond angry rhetoric . >> we have been told that trump ordered a review of policy on north korea and that has come in. it hasn't been published, but there have been press reports that suggest extreme pressure is the term used but there is no plan for the sort of thing that has been alarming many people, preemptive military strike. a test is one thing, and nobody approves of north korea's nuclear program. but it would be illegal and incredibly unwise and dangerous to fire -- to attack a country on the basis of its testing. the rhetoric may go on for a while. it is in helping anybody. but i think probably we can sleep soundly in our beds despite this. sarah: in sports news, it was do or die for darmstadt, and defeat would have had them relegated to the second tier but but the hosts put up a huge fight. they took the lead after 11

u.s. president donald trump's proposed tax cut's and financial deregulation could trigger a new round of risk-taking. and that semiannual global financial stability report, increased cash flow from the reforms could become into risky investments including stocks and mergers. such risk-taking has led to large destabilizing swings in the financial system over the past decades. let's bring in our financial correspondent on wall street. we hear the imf warning about tax cut's and deregulation but none of those are really in the horizon, at least not in the short term. >> the market seems to be in a tricky spot. if we look at the warning, they are saying if the trump administration goes along with aggressive fiscal stimulus and infrastructure spending that could increase debt. we could see inflationary pressure and could force the federal reserve to be more aggressive with the rate hikes. that could mean pressure for u.s. corporations to actually pay for the debt levels they are having. that would be a negative on the other side. there will be tax cut's. it is priced into the market. that will be a negat

u.s. stands? >> i highly doubt it. he's been quite clear what he thinks, the trouble is that's quite different than what nikki haley is suggesting. meanwhile, we haven't heard much from donaldrump. we've got two different positions from u.s. senior figures. we don't know what the overall message is. and tillerson will lay out his thoughts once again. >> looking at figures from the council on foreign relations the u.s. dropped 26,171 bombs over the course of 2016. actually, it might be more, if you have multiple bombs that can be tracked to one attack basic will, 12, 192 were dropped in syria. why should we be viewing this attack -- or this attack -- this bombing as anything different than what we've seen as the 12,000 something bombs already? >> well, i assume, i haven't seen the figure, the majority of those were directed at isis. whereas this attack not only was it to the administration but directly to the chemical attack last week. this is a difference. that's not to say that the u.s. has acted differently in the middle east for the entire intention thus far. this is something different. what we don't know is whether we're going to see any more attacks of this sort. agai

u.s. president donald trump takes for granted or likes to see.rtainly wants to cut the trade deficit to china and we will see how he is going to do it. he also had a remark on friday saying that the u.s. corporations should probably look for alternatives when it comes to china. tough talk ahead of the meeting. >> thank you so much for your analysis. who would have thought that recycling would speed up space travel. elon musk's company has successfully launched and landed the first reused rocket booster. it is huge because of the huge cost savings. he says it is a huge day. >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 -- liftoff. reporter: off goes spacex's fal con 9. what made this launch special? it was the first time a recycled booster was used. normally, a rocket is discarded into the ocean after a single flight. it took spacex 15 years and $1 billion to show that a rocket could be reused. >> it is, i was speechless after it happened. it is a combination of work by a very talented team. reporter: another first and an equally important part of this feat. it landed squarel

u.s. president donald trump was invited by angela merkel to sit on a g 20 panel to talk about women's empowerment. but it was not all smooth sailing. ivanka trump got an awkward response when she prays what she called her father's advocacy for women. reporter: officially, she was in berlin to join angela merkel in her bid to empower women. at the almost exclusively female audience didn't appreciate her praise of trump senior on that field. microphones failed to pick up the hisses and grumbling that followed this comment. ivanka: i am very proud of my father's advocacy. he's been a tremendous champion of supporting families and enabling them to thrive. >> you hear the reaction from the audience. reporter: from the german chancellor, it was mostly about diplomacy. during her visit to washington, she talked a lot with ivanka. merkel may have found a way to capture the u.s. president's ear. ivanka: thank you for your gracious invitation. i am humbled to be here with so many formidable leaders to engage in dialogue. to learn. to bring advice and bring knowledge back to the united states. back to both

u.s. president donald trump wanted to get the funding for that wall into part of that spending bill. the democrats would never have voted for that and why he could be shelving that proposal for now. his talk has changed wasatically since he candidate for the presidency. he said this was one of the first things he was going to do and the wall is going to be built and as the rhetoric went, mexico would pay for that wall. first of all, mexico refuses to do that and the mexican foreign ministers is building the wall on the united states would be "a volatile act." looking goodot between trump and his supporters because after all, he did promise he was going to build that wall. he says it's going to happen but you can't really see it happening when congress is not willing to do it and there's no money to do it in the first place. laura: thank you very much. another huge antigovernment march is underway in venezuela with protesters calling for the president to hold elections. at least 26 people have been killed in recent clashes in the opposition leader says the government is guilty of sava

u.s. president donald trump has assigned another executive order. this expands offshore journaling. he says the decision will reduce the cost of energy and create countless new jobs and make america more secure and far more energy independent. he is paid to be rolling back a permanent ban faced by the offshore drilling. since donald trump ended the white house, he has issued 30 executive orders. it is his way of getting business done. he has not found a way to bolster the economy. it is the worst performance in three years. >> it is affectionately called the truck bomb. equity markets have been rallying since donald trump took office as investors look for too much less red tape and substantial tax cuts. it is still unclear whether the u.s. leader will be able to achieve most of the economic policy goals. in frankfurt, this analyst says trump made many economic promises but failed to deliver during his first hundred days in office despite an ambitious start. >> we had a good two weeks of action with to explore of presidential orders. in the end, these big projects like tax reforms an

u.s. president donald trump has accused china of stealing american manufacturing jobs. oing the opposite, bringing thousands of jobs to the u.s. matt found this story from beijing to ohio. >> mooraine ohio is an area tha use to be filled with manufacturing jobs. this is the rust belt, so the restaurant closed, the jobs left. the factories rusted out. >> we met shane, a local, in a place where moraine has pinned its hope chinese company opened this plant last october in the center of this small ohio town. supplies auto glass to resurgeon industry in detroit and elsewhere. more than 2,000 people work here and plans for hundreds more. >> makes you feel good as a person, makes you feel more complete. i mean, you're needed somewhere. >> larly this plant was occupied by general motors. they make trucks and suvs but it closed back in 2008 and laid off thousands. >> this suv right here is the last one that rolled off the line before gm shut it's door and this is the first one that was made after they took over. >> it's invested a billion dollars over all into u.s. operations. bu

u.s. president donald trump has vowed to take tougher action against cheap imported steel which means china's. businessmen here doubt trump can force beijing's hand. "reducing capacity is a gradual process, he says. the government has its own proper and reasonable agenda to cut capacity at its own pace." but it doesn't want the cameras to show how slow that pace is. >> and just this week the chinese government issued yet another directive to punish steel mills that are overproducing by revoking their licenses. we have seen these types of efforts before. i was on the phone with the head of the eu chamber of commerce, and he said that in china there is an excess capacity of plans by beijing to reduce excess capacity. i think that that line just tells you how xexasperated china's trade members are. >> on the flip side, the thing the u.s. also wants to achieve is easier access for u.s. firms to set up shop in china. particularly things like autos, without having partner with a local company or financials doing the same thing. is that on the agenda high up for the chinese authorities as well? >> i

u.s. president donald trump wants to show he will act quickly. >> the president's first military attacks since taking office. now some in the syrian community who voted for president trump say they're disappointed. nbc10 has reaction from allentown. >> they don't know how it will affect their families in syria and what will happen to them. >> damascus, the dining area with locals who come for the syrian food and in the kitchen, syrian natives who didn't want to talk about the ongoing conflict. the chemical attacks were last night's u.s. missile strike. >> constantly calling to see if they're still alive. can't live over there. there's no living water or electricity. >> a trump supporter saying she doesn't support the air strikes he ordered. >> we felt like he was going to protect the syrians and never should have just got involved. >> getting involved is never a good idea. but can you stand by and do nothing? >> in the dining room, trump supporters also questioned the actions. >> i think he was pushing the decision. >> photos of a pre-war syria with places that thanks to the war no longer exis

u.s. president donald trump. >> i wanted to do it myself.on behalf of melania and myself and the entire nation. >> sergeant first class lost part of his leg after being wounded in afghanistan. he attended the ceremony in a wheelchair, accompanied by his wife. the purple heart is awarded to service members wounded or killed in combat. this was the president's first trip to the walter reid military medical center near washington. there's some noise on social media. some people apparently expressing questions about why the president congratulated the soldier after he was wounded. >> congratulated. >>> very busy week ahead here in the united states for politics. congress returns from recess as the clock ticks down on a possible government shutdown. it's going to run out of money unless a spending bill is passed by friday. >> to do that, republicans have to overcome party divisions and satisfy at least some democrats. our athena jones reports. >> hi there. a big week ahead here in washington. house republican leadership held a brief conference ca

u.s.. stephen: donald trump and justin trudeau appeared to be rekindling a decades-old trade dispute. they had a conversation that was described as amicable after trump said he would slap tariffs of up to 24% on canadian level -- lumber and has threatened to expand it to dairy products. trududeau says that claims are baseless. timber, asriffs on president trump met farmers he signed an executive order that he said was aimed at helping their communities, saying he is not worried about sparking a trade war with canada as he rekindles this old trade conflict. realize, canada has been really rough on the united states. i love canada but they have outsmarted our politicians for many years. >> washington announced up to 24% tariffs on canadian lumber with some 5.6 billion dollars of wood in the firing line. justin trudeau found to be firm. >> standing up for canada's interests is what my job is. >> canadian lumber exports mostly go into u.s. homebuilding. they have accused canadian -- accusations canada desescribes as baseless. >> without the support of the canadian lumber industry u.s. con

u.s. president donald trump has welcomed the nato secretary-general to the white house. there's a press conference going on. we're going to listen to that life. trump: the fight against terrorism -- i complained about that a long time ago, and they made a change. now they do fight terrorism. i said it was obsolete. it is no longer obsolete. it is my hope that nation will take on an increased role in supporting our iraqi partners in their battle against isis. i'm also sending general mcmaster to afghanistan to find out how we can make progress alongside our afghan partners and nato allies. every generation has strived to adopt the nato alliance to meet the challenges of their times, and on my visit to brussels this spring, which i look very much forward to, we will work together to do the same. we must not be trapped by the tired thinking that so many have that would apply new solutions to face new circumstances, and that is all throughout the world . we are not here to stand on ceremony but to develop real strategies to develop safety, security, and peace. we are here to

u.s. president donald trump plans to shakeup washington, super charge the u.s.nomy, and put "america first." how much has he achieved his first 100 days? >> i think it is a combination of positives, but my two words andd be economic symbolism foreign policy symbolism. i think the president is rejecting the power of the united states around the world, which i think is reinforcing to our allies and also putting a bit of pain into our adversaries. as economic symbolism, he is done a lot of things with executive orders that are letting will note that he wants economy to grow. to the combination of those two things. >> turbulent? difficult, as the first days always are, but a lot of promise, especially for economic policy and job creation in the united states. they have done a lot of extraordinary things in the first 100 days to create an environment in which businesses now invest,e can create jobs in a much better fashion then we would have expected six months ago. tracy: joining us now to talk more about trump's first 100 days is the head of research and chief econ

u.s. elections in donald trump's favor, that's according to a reuters report. ing a number of sources, the news agency says confidential documents show the framework for what u.s. intelligence agencies have said was a concerted effort by russia to undermine the presidential election. >>> let's turn to washington. the imf has upgraded brazil's growth forecast to 1.7% next year as structural reforms gather pace and political uncertainty begins to ease. the news comes as the brazilian government lowered the age for police officers retirements. the global growth outlook was questioned. >> i think it's a balanced scenario, probably tilted towards positive one in the sense that i think the global outlook at this point is a good one. i don't see crisis looming ahead, or any kind of bigger problem. at least for a while. >> what about the headwinds that we see economists worry about. like donald trump and protectionism or chinese debt and excessive leverage in the corporate sektd nctor in the ec. do any of these things keep you awake? this leveraging question in china is

u.s. president donald trump. but police had to use pepper spray to subdue the crowd.ron's spencer blake has the story. >> reporter: the pro-trump and anti-fashism group started, as the demonstrations poured into the streets of berkeley. >> they're sick people. they're angry and they're sick. >> reporter: every so often, the masses would swarm from one side of martin luther king civic center park to the other. several times, groups within the crowd would scatter, that was followed or proceeded by the sound of a smoke bomb. >> i kept my distance pretty much throughout the event. and when i see something, i kept my distance. >> a couple of people fighting with each other. >> reporter: tensions would ease. but then, soon, people would be at it again. >> they're crazy. i was hoping we could stop them from doing what they do. >> reporter: the longer the protests went on, the more bloody faces, posters and streets we saw. weapons included sticks, rocks, glass bottles and sticks. >> they hit you in the back of the head with the sticks. this is what they do. >> reporter: prote

u.s. jobs to china. donaldmp himself has been saying that china has a stolen jobs from the united states. also, currency manipulation may be a topic. hop into the bloomberg terminal, 6498, basically on the right side of your screen is the overgthening of the yuan the past year or so. in the past 3-4 months, you can see it stabilizing. stabilizing and to the upside potential he means china is not weakening it and is basically not playing into the hands of any currency manipulation allegations. one other interesting thing is the trade surplus that china has with the united states. the trade deficit, the u.s. three hundred $47 billion in 2016. if you look at a map across the united states come most of the states, 33 states, actually have a budget deficit of more than $1 billion, so when they get to the substantive talks tomorrow, donald trump will be trying to figure out how they can get china to live more u.s. goods and services. haidi: thank you for that. we do have breaking news crossing the bloomberg, u.s. mis

donald trump's surprise victory in november was underpinned by support from voters in the rust belt. northeast has phone behind in recent years. ohio is one of the biggest electoral prizes in the u.shich donald trump won by eight points. sow do is supporters feel -- h d supporters feel now? nick bryant reports. : when we visited last summer, this stretch of water was suffering a slow and act in rising death, but since donald trump became president, locals have seen a dramatic and instant turnaround, a rustbelt arrival -- revival. coal barges are full again, partly because of the relaxation of environment regulations. back then, bob harrison told us america needed a businessman as president. in 25 years, he has never seen such a turnaround. >> a switch was turned on. we are busy. we've got more stuff going on, and our business has picked up. nick: do think that is the trump effect? >> we call it the trump bump. it has been good for us. nick: less summer in the town of clinton, pennsylvania, we came across this huge trump sign erected by one-time democrat mike lieber. now it has been put away in the barn, but not through embarrassment. if anything, his admiration for donald trump ha

u.s. president donald trump is praising the pentagon for the decision to use the bomb, calling it a success. president trump: really another successful job. we are very proud of our military. just like we are proud of the folks in this room, we are so proud of our military, and it was another successful event. brent: let's bring in our only own -- our very own reporter who has been to this area in afghanistan where the u.s. dropped the mother of all bombs. this is a different type of weapon compared to what we have usually seen, right? reporter: yes, you are totally right. this is a massive bomb, 20,000-pound bomb which exploded in the air, unleashing 11 tons of explosives. you can see how massive it is. for comparison, the cruise missiles launched at the syrian-based last week, they were about 1000 pounds each. brent: and what do we know about the area where this bomb was dropped? doesn't it make a difference if you drop it in the middle of nowhere? what do we know about the region? reporter: this region lies directly on the border to pakistan in eastern afghanistan. i was traveling across

u.s. president donald trump has sent an aircraft carrier group to keep watch and warned he will not shy awayrom acting alone. reporter: the spirit of conviviality. north korean officials gathered for a festival marking the anniversary of the birth of the country's founding father. behind the celebrations, the atmosphere is anything but rosie as the country enters deepening tensions with the united states. >> we are comparing trump's policies toward north korea with the former administration. we have concluded it is becoming more vicious and aggressive. trump says it is us making things more complicated. but it is the other way around. it is the u.s. that makes problems. reporter: last week, the u.s. ordered an aircraft carrier group to move towards the korean peninsula, a show of strength amid growing speculation the reclusive nation is preparing more nuclear tests. on thursday, the u.s. defense secretary warned north korea one more time against further provocations. the escalating war of words prompted north korea's closest ally to urge calm. >> china has always opposed any moves that will

u.s. president donald trump in syria?lso coming up, authorities release pictures of the suicide bomber suspect in the st. petersburg suicide bomb attack. he is a 22-year-old from giga stand, a country that is no stranger to terror. and his first visit with the outside world. german diplomats visit the german turkish journalist charged with peddling terror. he is part of a diplomatic tug-of-war between berlin and ankara. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it is good to have you with us. it could very well be one of the deadliest chemical weapons attacks in the six-year long syrian civil war. dozens of people come up to 100 including children, were killed in a suspected chemical weapons attack in northern syria early this morning. both russia and the syrian government have denied any involvement. the un security council will hold an emergency session tomorrow. what u.s. president trump plans to do remains a mystery tonight. our first story takes us to syria. the images you are about to see are very disturbing. reporter: rescuers try

u.s. president donald trump gives a warm welcome to egypt's president al-sisi.e tells al-sisi, you're doing a fantastic job, sweeping aside the human rights concerns of his predecessor barack obama. we will get the latest from washington. and flashpoint gibraltar. the tiny british territory to the southern tip of spain finds itself embroiled in britain's negotiations to leave the european union. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it is good to have you with us. we begin tonight in russia, where 10 people have been killed , 39 injured in an explosion on the st. petersburg metro. it was caused by a homemade bomb and are investigating the incident as a suspected terror tack. they have issued arrest warns -- warrants for two suspects. reporter: a metro carriage torn open. people trying to help the wounded, crying out for assistance. along the station platform, passengers turned rescuers tend to the wounded while those wander in a state of shock. it happened in the city center. the driver did not stop after the explosion but carried on to the next stop. authorities say his dec