that means millions of dollars for the president of the united states. >> george, you've go >> george, you've got to look at the plan in its entirety. on one hand you're talking about people that are rais people that are raising their >> rs because -- >> right, middle class people and cuts for the wealthy. >> on the other hand you're talking about wealthy getting a tax cut because of tax cut because of the standard deduction. when we eliminate the standard deduction for the wealthy, someone in new york that you're someone in new york talking about, eliminating that standard deduction for someone standard deduc in new york and the wealthy, that costs them 5%. even if even if we lower the tax on federal taxes from 39.6% to 35%, and you take back the 5% that you lose from the elimination from the deduction, you're well ov you're well over 40% on an effective tax rate on your federal taxes in new york. that does not sound like any tax cut to me. tax component of this. estate tax component of this. you've got to look at the plan in its entirety. >> i am looking at the -- >> we also put the

in the united states george curatorial with a massive military response bridgeboro. and overwhelming washington isn't ruling out using its own nuclear capabilities if north korea continues to threaten the u.s. or it found lies that's not the pyongyang confirms it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. and ferrying persecution tens of thousands of muslims in myanmar flee the asian country as the minority community struggles against violent oppression by the state's own party. there this is r.t. international broadcasting to you live from moscow and mickey aaron good to have you with us we start with breaking news this hour syrian government forces are closing in on i still positions near the city of de vore one of the groups last strongholds in the country and to discuss this further i'm joined in the studio by trying to if successful this would be a significant victory over islamic state within. again well first of all there is a city that has been able to survive a total tall siege by islamic state for some three years and that means that the only way to deliver food.

and it's really the united states george territory will be met with a massive military response responsible. and overwhelming washington isn't ruling out using its own nuclear capabilities if north korea continues to threaten the u.s. or its allies start to pyongyang confirms it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. and fearing persecution tens of thousands of muslims in myanmar leave the asian country as the minority community struggles against violent oppression by the state so far exceeds. their estimate day here in the russian capital and you're watching r.t. international with me nicky erin and we start with breaking news this hour the syrian government forces are closing in on i still positions to the city of d.d.r. resort one of the groups that last strongholds in the country a lot easier to train joins me now in the studio to see to discuss this further. this would be quite a significant victory wouldn't it make you afternoon well first of all dare is zoar it is a city that has been. told all islamic state states henri siege for some three years and it looks like the city is closer t

any threat to the united states george territory will be met with a military response responsible. and overwhelming washington isn't ruling out using its own nuclear capabilities if north korea continues to threaten the u.s. or its allies to pyongyang confirms it successfully tested.

use of missiles and his nuclear threats show that he is begging for wars any threat to the united states george territories including water. or our allies will be met with a massive military response. president reaffirmed the commitment of the united states to defending our homeland territories and allies using the full range of diplomatic conventional and you can you capabilities so disposed so as a nuclear option the next step would trump make that call looking back trump has always had a rather shall we say unconventional approach to nuclear weapons during his iconic one thousand nine hundred interviews with playboy he confessed nuclear war was on his mind and it seems the idea hasn't exactly gone away for so you don't want to say take everything off the table just you know there you go shooter if you do this nuclear look no clue should be off the table but with be a time when it could be used possibly the trouble is when you said earlier even america's oldest allies can't count themselves one hundred percent safe can you tell the middle east or not use the nuclear weapon and never say that

preparation for a strike and will launch the us does not act sensibly and the threat to the united states george territories will be met with a massive military response of the us neglect of national communities will. it's established peace on the korean peninsula. gains against sanctions and pressure from washington with powerful councilman's the forthcoming measures to be taken by the d.p. or keep the us the greatest pain and suffering it has ever gone through in its entire history if it is forced to defend itself or its our we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. since the united states declared war on our country we will have every right to take countermeasures including the right to shoot down u.s. strategic bombers even when they are not inside our country's airspace. politics analyst joseph chang told us he believes president trump is trying to sound firm on north korea only to seem tougher at home. the message is certainly very confusing in his united nations general assembly speech president trump to totally destroy north korea the statement was aimed to please his ri

does not act sensible to the united states george territories will be met with a master of military response the u.s. neglects the international community's will to stop list b.s. on the korean peninsula pyongyang will retaliate against its arms to impose sanctions and pressure from washington with powerful council measures the forthcoming measures to be taken by the cake because the us the greatest pain and suffering this ever gone through in its entire history to defend itself or its allies we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. since the united states declared war on our country we will have every right to take countermeasures including the right to shoot down u.s. strategic bombers even when they are not inside our country's airspace. your politics analyst josephs chang told us he believes president trumps trying to sound hard on north korea to sing tougher. the messages are certainly very confusing in his united nations general assembly speech president triumph to totally destroy north korea the statement was aim to please his right wing nationalists constituents at

preparation for a guam strike and will launch it if the us does not act sensibly and a threat to the united states george territories will be met with a massive military response from the us neglects the international community's will to stop this b.s. on the korean peninsula will retaliate against its i'm stunned by the sanctions and pressure from washington with old powerful councilman's the forthcoming measures to be taken by the d.p. arche will cost the us the greatest pain and suffering it has ever gone through in its entire history if it is forced to defend itself or its allies we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea if you're going to be since the united states declared war on our country we will have every right to take countermeasures including the right to shoot down u.s. strategic bombers even when they are not inside our country's airspace. well while donald trump on north korea the u.s. state of california is already working on the cost of a nuclear strike an official report just come to light predicts the potential effects of a strike on the state it estimates a huge loss

best word saying that the response would be both effective and overwhelming any threat to the united states george territories including. or our allies will be met with a massive military response the response both objective and overwhelming we are not looking to the total annihilation of a country namely north korea but as i said we have many options to do show and in the same light many remember all of the comments that we've had from trump himself fire and fury and whatnot and amid those threats that we've had coming from the president he's repeated a number of times that talking with north korea just isn't going to be effective not really diplomatic words that we have coming from the president himself and on sunday trump also referred to the north korean leader as rocket man and the tweet comments that are unlikely to go without a response and it's worth noting that while some in the trumpet ministration are still hopeful for a diplomatic solution calling for it it does seem that the focus has sort of shifted from that as sort of like an afterthought and going more towards the looming military

military options and the president wanted to be briefed on each one of them any threat to the united states george territories including. or our allies will be met with a massive military response a response both objective and overwhelming that's actually kind of an unexpected and drastic change in tone coming from modest there who is really starting to sound more like trump now he did add that america is not seeking the annihilation of north korea but it's highly unlikely that those comments will be of any comfort to anyone in north korea given how quickly his stance changed from there's always the possibility of a diplomatic solution to we don't want to kill you but we certainly can if need be now the statements are you made even more ominous given comments made by president trump before he met with madison the other generals the president we were real. earlier on sunday trump did tweet that all options are being considered when it comes to north korea but it is clear that the military option seems to be becoming the favorite for the trump administration meanwhile we have china and russia urging

does not act sensibly and the threat to the united states george territories will be met with a massive military response the u.s. neglects the international community's will stop this b.s. on the korean peninsula. retaliate against the sanctions and pressure from washington with powerful councilman's the forthcoming measures to be taken by the d.p. r. k. because the us the greatest pain and suffering it has ever gone through in its entire history but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. since the united states declared war on our country we will have every right to take countermeasures including the right to shoot down u.s. strategic bombers even when they are not inside our country's airspace the question of who won't be around much longer. if you. in other news this evening hierarchy kurdish authorities have said that over ninety percent of people voted in favor of independence in the region's controversial referendum three million ballots were counted despite opposition from both iraq and also abroad. we just want

the city has been besieged by islamic state for three years also to come any threat to the united states george territory will be met with. military response. and overwhelming washington isn't ruling out using its own nuclear capabilities if north korea continues to threaten the u.s. or its allies that after pyongyang said it had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb and tens of thousands of muslims in the. country is the minority community struggles against biden state oppression. and i welcome to you live from moscow you're watching r.t. international syrian government forces are said to be close to liberating the city of which has been under siege by islamic state for three years residents of the city have been on the streets celebrating the military's it. the. earth. was. well as you can see on the map here the syrian army is now only a few kilometers away from deer is or they have secured a route to attack the terrorist controlled part of the city government forces have been advancing rapidly to they've gained eight kilometers in the last twenty four hours securing strategic positions along

military options and president wanted to be briefed on each one of them any threat to the united states george territories including. or allies will be met with a massive military response the response both objective and overwhelming the u.s. defense secretary made that statement off the president met with his military officials to discuss the situation regarding the korean peninsula it all comes off the north korean state television announced that the country had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb that announcement was made after an earthquake measuring around six on the richter scale was detected in north korea jacqueline du has more on the latest escalations between washington and pyongyang that's actually kind of an unexpected and drastic change in tone coming from modest there who is really starting to sound more like trump now he did add that america is not seeking the annihilation of north korea but it's highly unlikely that those comments will be of any comfort to anyone in north korea given how quickly his stance changed from there's always the possibility of a diplomatic solution to

any threat to the united states george territory will be met with a massive military response to respond to all. the overwhelming washington says it will defend itself with the full capability of its power if north korea continues to threaten the u.s. the or its allies this comes after pyongyang confirms it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. fearing persecution tens of thousands of muslims in myanmar flee the asian country as the minority community struggles against a violent oppression by the states. and the clock is ticking away for candidates in germany as current chancellor angela merkel and her main challenger martin schultz go head to head in a one off t.v. debate. hello that was just turned nine am here in the russian capital and you're watching r.t. international with me mickey aaron good to have you with us. washington says it will use any means necessary to defend itself after the most powerful north korea nuclear test to date u.s. secretary of defense james mattis promised a massive military response on pyongyang if tensions on its quickly can't. we have many military option

in the united states george territory with the. military response. and overwhelming washington isn't the ruling out using its own nuclear capabilities if north korea continues to threaten the us or itself is the pyongyang confirms it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. and ferrying persecution tens of thousands of muslims in myanmar flee the asian country as the minority community struggles against violent oppression by the state's parties.

any threat to the united states george territories will be met with a massive military response to respond. and overwhelming washington isn't ruling out using its nuclear capabilities of north korea continues to threaten the u.s. or its allies that are pyongyang says it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb and fearing persecution of thousands of muslims in mean maff leave the asian country as the minority community struggles against violent oppression by the state's authorities. good afternoon welcome you're watching our international start with the news that syrian government forces are closing in on i saw positions near the city of diodorus or one of the groups last strongholds in the country with the details his . there as or is a city that has been able to survive a total toll siege by islamic state for some three years and that means that the only way to deliver food. there is air drops that also means constant fear of either being shelled by islamic state or being captured by fighters and right now it looks like the siege is closer to being broken than ever before at least according t

the city has been besieged by islamic state for three years also to come any threat to the united states george territories will be met with. military response. and overwhelming washington isn't ruling out using its nuclear capabilities if north korea continues to threaten the u.s. or its allies to pyongyang said it had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb.

any threat to the united states george territory. washington says it will defend itself with the full capability of its power if north korea continues to threaten the u.s. for its allies this comes after pyongyang confirms it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. fearing persecution of tens of thousands of muslims in myanmar the asian country as the minority community struggles against violent oppression by the state.

military options and president wanted to be briefed on each one of them any threat to the united states george territories including. or allies will be met with a massive military response the response both objective and overwhelming the u.s. defense secretary made that statement after president with his military officials to discuss the situation regarding the korean peninsula it all comes off the north korean state television and now that the country had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb that announcement was made after an earthquake measuring around six on the richter scale was detected in north korea jacqueline booga has more on the latest escalation between washington and pyongyang but actually kind of an unexpected and drastic change in tone coming from modest there who is really starting to sound more like trump now he did add that america is not seeking the annihilation of north korea but it's highly unlikely that those comments will be of any comfort to anyone in north korea given how quickly his stance changed from there's always the possibility of a diplomatic solution to we don't

does not act sensibly and a threat to the united states george territories will be met with a massive military response from the u.s. neglect spins of national committees will establish peace on the korean peninsula. against sanctions and pressure from washington with powerful councilman's the forthcoming measures to be taken by the d p r keep the greatest pain and suffering it has ever go. in its entire history if it is forced to defend itself or its allies we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea due to the since the united states declared war on our country we will have every right to take countermeasures including the right to shoot down u.s. strategic bombers even when they are not inside our countries as space and you know speaking of the war of words over night a new voice has emerged above the thirty eighth parallel parallel the b.b.c. attempted to launch an english language shortwave channel in north korea and have claimed that the cameras have jammed their radio signals to block their product has so that may be a short battle there and still more obviously t

new hampshire has a long looked up to daniel webster and so has the rest of the united states. to george washington's right is the portrait that was painted in the 1920's. it was a project of schoolchildren who felt that lincoln should have his portrait on the walls of the statehouse. they did a fund raising and raised enough money to have alexander james painted this wonderful painting. on the far right is john parker hale. one of my favorite on the wall have not heard of senator john parker hale. like franklin pierce, he served as speaker of the house in this chamber. he was a lawyer and even ran for same timeat the franklin pierce ran for president. john parker hale ran on a platform that he wanted to end slavery. he was an abolitionist far before it was a popular thing to do. john hale has the distinction of having been the first senator to speak out against slavery. we bring guests from other legislators from all over the world and other states and often they will make comparisons to the a steer chambers that you are in to all of their artwork and embellishments in their chambers. p

cutting capital gains and income that means millions of dollars for the president of the united states. >> george, you've got to look at the plan in its entirety. on one hand you're talking about people that are raising their taxes because -- >> right middle class people and cuts for the wealthy. >> on the other hand you're talking about wealthy getting a tax cut because of the standard deducti deduction. someone in new york we're eliminating the tax for the wealthy. that costs them 5%. if we eliminate from 39.6 to 35 and the 5% you lose from the deduction you're well over 40% on your federal taxes in new york. that does not sound like a tax cut to me. that's before the real estate tax component. you've got to look at the plan. >> i am looking at the whole. >> we also put the ability for congress to put a fourth tax rate in place. a fourth tax rate on wealthy americans very high earners if we need to take more money from high earners and transfer to middle class americans to make sure middle class americans are getting a tax cut we've given congress the ability to do that. >> all that means milli

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had something to do with the inclusion of a country that doesn't send tourists to the united states anyway. george? >> ben wedeman live in tokyo, giving us more information on these new travel restrictions. thank you for the reporting today. >>> all right. let's turn to another big story we're following. some nfl owners joined players in open protest against u.s. president donald trump on sunday. >> their mass display of solidarity played out before every single kickoff in sunday's games and cities across the united states. >> some teams decided to stay in their locker rooms at the chicago bears/pittsburgh steelers game. only one steelers player stood on the field for the national anthem. they were all responding to this. >> wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners when somebody disrespects our flag to say get that son of a [ bleep ] off the field right now. out. he is fired. he is fired! >> yep, that's what he said. cnn's boris sanchez has more on the president's response from washington. >> the president certainly making this issue a focus of his sunday, arguing that nfl owners should ge

and kuwait may be what you call a special relationship, considering the united states and george h.w.epping in and keeping saddam hussein out of kuwait and saving the royal family. and saving their country. kuwait has always been since then a very reliable ally. it is small and they are very quiet in their diplomacy. u.s. military bases inside kuwait often times a staging ground for u.s. military access, the u.s. navy is there, air force has assets there, possibly a staging ground as the united states needs more folks to go into iraq and syria. >> heather: we approved a $10.1 billion military sale for aircraft to kuwait. it's very important, as you said they are a staunch american ally and they've been trying to mediate the dispute going on between qatar and other nations. >> a number of the countries were none too happy with how qatar were handling things and that did not so do not go over so well. we've seen secretary of state tillerson trying to handle things. there are enormous implications for the united states and how it can operate in the middle east to counter threats. >> heat

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