this week, the head of policy at the us chamber of commerce gives us their assessment of the impact on business and trade. a former head of the american government's energy agency explains what, "drill, baby, drill," really means for energy prices and supplies. and this leading expert on government finances crunches the numbers of tax cuts and spending plans and what it could all mean for the value of the dollar. plus all change — the boss of one of the world's biggest law firms tells us how his company is helping others keep up with a changing world, and those policy shifts that president trump has promised. wherever you're watching, welcome to the show. now, donald trump is back in the white house. after months of planning and speculation, he's been sworn in for a second term as president of the united states. it is, of course, the world's biggest and most influential economy. he's got a further four years to reshape it in his vision and that will have an impact both in the united states, but also for millions of people around the world. some of the changes could happen pretty quickl

this week, the head of policy at the us chamber of commerce gives us their assessment of the impact onans for energy prices and supplies.

one of america's leading business groups has told the bbc that broad tariffs on imports would be harmful to the us economy. the us chamber of commercel sizes and my colleague ben thompson has been speaking to its head of policy neil bradley about the proposed tariffs. of course, they're not done in isolation — what happens on regulatory policy, what happens on tax policy in the united states will also have an impact on the overall kind of cost of goods and services. but, listen, we're concerned at the us chamber about the broad application of tariffs and what that would mean for the us economy. they have a role in certain narrow circumstances, but broad applications would be harmful. what are your members telling you about where the opportunities and the risks are in this administration? what are they excited about? at the top of the list of what people are optimistic about, it's the deregulatory nature. listen, the last four years, there were $1.8 trillion in regulatory costs imposed on the us economy — that is historic in terms of size and scope — and so that rollback will kind of reanimate the animal spirits of the economy in a v

. >> kendra barron, ceo of san benito county chamber of commerce, met us outside hollister high schoolge boys involved in the crash were seniors. >> this is our only high school, so this high school is a huge part of this community. >> the school released a statement that said, in part, this loss is profoundly felt by all of us and adding counselors will be available to students. the chp is still investigating whether alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash. in hollister, lauren martinez abc seven news. >> a san leandro city council member's home was raided by the fbi. investigators are remaining tight lipped about what they're looking for. as first reported by the bay area news group, the home belongs to brian azevedo. he was not. has not responded to our request for comment. azevedo did go on a trip to vietnam in 2023 that was sponsored by david duong. if that last name sounds familiar, it's the same family that owns california waste solutions. the company got swept up in the oakland city hall scandal that saw agents raid then-mayor sheng tao's home last year. the investigation i

chamber of commerce president and ceo maria salinas who serves more than 235,000 businesses across the los angeles business. maria, thank you for joining usr of how much money has come in. >> thank you. well, we will be making more announcements, liz, and i'm pleased to share that so many companies have stepped up and are putting this request through their systems and their processes. i think we will be able to double that number before the week is out, for sure. we have gotten calls from near and father. and far. from organizations like the u.s. chamber of commerce who has stepped in to really help us establish this relief fund in the manner that it can serve those that were impacted the most. as you know, the u.s. chamber has supported many disasters across the country, and they've lent their expertise and best practices to the l.a. area chamber so that we can serve our communities in this moment of need. liz: maria, i think it's great. when? these businesses are desperate. >> yeah. liz: and let me just say this to our viewers, we want to show you what we're talking about here. the palisades village, this is tiny, small businesses. we h

assets let's bring in julia fisher, chair of the british chamber of commerce in china joining us from600 million pounds worth of deals. was that the significant number that you and your members were looking for? what of consequence came from this visit? >> i think first of all that it happened at all is significant. this is the first time in six years we have seen one between the u.k. and china and the fact that it happened so quickly and caught on the heels of david coming to visit is significant but i think we should set expectations. it's really around commitments. in terms of those, there was a lot of stuff around financial services. we have seen openings in terms of quotas and licenses for hsbc, aberdeen, ascent capital, discussions around green bonds in the u.k. from the likes of the bank of china and discussions around the pension fund so a lot of positive stuff happening around u.k. financial services that will have an impact but it was also interesting to see what it might mean for small business in the u.k., particularly on food and alcohol. you have seen openings for pet fo

it is going to go up the road, the chamber of commerce used to be on the right. there was a barber shop right here as well. it is going to make a right onto a street, this is antioch. it will make a right onto a street called via de la paz and at the end of the street is the elementary school and went to and across the street was the methodist church i think wire in and did the fouls . for me, it is memories. for so many thousands of people, this is every day, this is the reality. it is where they live, it is now gone, completely gone. larry, if the laf d was able to operate last night, would it have been this bad? >> it is very tough to say. the wind was so bad last night that even if the helicopters would have been in the air, it is extremely tough to get the water to the ground. once it leaves the helicopter, when the wind is blowing that bad, it is just tough because it evaporates, it gets blown away and sometimes it just doesn't hit the ground. so, very tough to say. again, we have never seen anything like this to this scale. you have the fire burning in pas

. >> reporter: donald liu, president of chinese chambers of commerce, and the benevolent association say the criticism is misguided. >> let ushey say it is about following the law. >> the fact is these animals are suffering in these sort of situations. they don't have to be. >> reporter: previous investigations and video shot last fall at markets around the city allegedly show graphic scenes of illegal activity. turtles cut open while their legs are still moving and frogs decapitated while alive. under california law, animals must be killed humanely, meaning they have to be rendered unconscious or insensible to pain before death. but even though the group has reported these issues to the city since 2022, san francisco animal care and control says it is only issued one citation. the agency declined an interview, but provided a statement saying while the allegations are shocking, they can only act what they see. our animal control officers respond to constituent complaints and concerns as quickly as we can with the resources we have available. michelangelo torres is the chairman of the san francisco animal commission, which ad

a conflict that effects thousands of colombians in the us or the vital ties of the trade investment and cooperation are key to our development. the chamber of commerce calls for any differences to be resolved through the proper diplomatic channels. but at least for now, from what we're hearing from these price events, what we're seeing is that further escalation, with the very dire consequences that it could bring less than that i'm get as, as the will go to the trump administration has deployed 1500 troops to the board of mexico to tackle immigration and there are reports that number could rise. how did your customer reports from el paso, texas? the pentagon says it expects to send some 10000 active duty military troops here to the us southern border in order to follow president crumbs orders to secure it and sealed the border completely. now the 1st wave has already arrived here at fort bliss in el paso, some 1500 troops from the army and from the marines had been arriving this weekend . they are currently getting training from custom and board enforcement and then expect it to spread out across this border. exactly. what they'll do, that's still

the chinese chamber of commerce is busy organizing san francisco's annual chinese new year festival and parade, set for february 15th. ktvu christien kafton brings us a look at the preparations underway to welcome the year of the snake. >> work to prepare san francisco's chinatown for year of the snake celebrations is already underway. tane chan from the walk shop on grant street in the heart of chinatown, said so far, she's not seen a dramatic increase in business, but also said in years past, customers buy new year's food and gifts closer to the holiday. >> i'm always looking forward to chinese new year because chinatown gets a little bit more festive. >> organizers of this year's chinese new year festivities say the excitement for the annual celebration is building. the festivities culminate with the parade on february 15th. community leaders said chinatown is starting to see the beginnings of an economic comeback. >> we are finally getting back to that pre-pandemic energy that we had. i think the parade this year is going to be unbelievable. >> they said the new year celebrations traditionally bring an influx of money to local businesses. >> i

of the land use and transportation committee. my name is jackson napier speaking on behalf of the san francisco chamber of commerce, the san francisco chamber of commerce supports the proposed amendments to the san francisco's planning code. schools play a vital role in creating vibrant, sustainable urban communities by fostering innovation and strengthening neighborhoods and supporting families. san francisco's commitment to global citizenship, cultural connection and forward thinking development make our city an ideal location for high quality educational facilities. schools not only serve students but also enhance the broader community contributing to a balanced mixed use environment■b that attracts families and businesses alike. expanding access to educational opportunities is essential for the city's long term growth and success. >> where is your support for projects that bring these vital resources to our neighborhoods? thank you. >> thank you for sharing your comments to the next speaker please. good afternoon. >> my name is celia schuman and thank you for the opportunity to speak before this committee today. my name is celia

donald lou, president of the chinese chamber of commerce and the former president of the chinese consolidated benevolent association says the criticism is misguided. >> let us help, rather than coming in and start attacking our businesses. i think this is an attack on our culture. >> reporter: animal outlook says it is about following the law. >> the fact is, these animals are suffering in certain situations, and they don't have to be. >> reporter: previous video allegedly show graphic scenes of illegal activity, turtles cut open while their legs are still moving and frogs decapitated while alive, under california law animals must be killed humanely. meaning they have to be rendered unconscious or insensible to pain before death. but even though the group has reported these issues to the city since 2022, san francisco animal care and control says it has only issued one citation. the agency declined an interview but provided in a statement saying while the allegations are shocking, they can only act on what we see. we cannot cite based on videos . our animal control officers respond to constituent complaints and concerns as quickly as we can with the resourc

donald, president of the chinese chamber of commerce and the former president of the chinese consolidated benevolent association say the criticism is misguided. >> let usather than coming in and attacking businesses. i think it is an attack on our culture. >> reporter: animal outlook says it is about following the law. >> the fact is, these animals are suffering in these situations and they don't have to be. >> reporter: previous video shot last fall at markets around the city allegedly show graphic scenes of the illegal activity, turtles cut open while their legs are still moving and frogs decapitated while they are still alive. under law, animals must be killed humanely, they have to be rendered unconscious before death, but even though the group has reported these issues to the city since 2022, san francisco animal care and control says it has only issued one citation. the agency declined an interview but provided a statement saying while the allegations are shocking, we can only act on what we see. we cannot cite based on videos. our animal control officers respond to constituent complaints and concerns as quickly as we can with the resources we ha

us as we embrace the opportunities of the year to come. >ryan >celebration follows the chinese new year flower market fair. according to sf chinese chamber of commerce, this year's flower market fair had record turnout. the celebration ends in about two hours. well, people around the world and across the bay area also celebrating tet, the vietnamese new year. the city of san jose has the largest vietnamese population in the world outside of vietnam. our mary lee takes us to san jose's little saigon and introduces us to the vietnamese american designer, whose family has owned this dress shop for more than three decades. >>here at. love me nots bridal in san jose's lion plaza, you can find these colorful vietnamese allies to celebrate tet, the vietnamese new year. many of these beautiful dresses were made and designed by the owner, christina bui. put on your shoe. well, that's cute on her, though. christina and her parents have owned this shop for 35 years. for me, it's always been a privilege to make it for our community. and so when my parents started the business here, that's all we did. we just made our lives. it makes me so proud just thinking of

us. appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >> sandra. >> sandra: thank you, john. well, the president's visit comes as the wildfires' economic toll continues to climb. the l.a. chamber of commercedamage alone to be at least $28 billion. max gordon is live in the pacific palisades. he has more from there for us. hi, max. >> hey there. well, so much damage here. so much to clean up and, this is going to be a very costly process to rebuild. these are the scenes that president trump is going to visit when he visits pacific palisades later on this afternoon. but president trump says he might withhold federal disaster aid from los angeles unless california changes its water policies. take a listen. >> president trump: i will be the greatest president that california has ever seen. i want the water to come down and come down to los angeles and also go out to all of the farmland that's barren and dry. >> reporter: now fire officials say hydrants ran dry during both the palisades and eaton fires because of the spiking demand from the firefighting, and ruptured lines from burned down home, and gavin newsom has been critical of the president saying he is spreading misinformation, and stil

chamber of commerce and industry. and they said that it's a right time, so thank you so much for joining us today here. nazi international. and if i may, so i do need to has just become a full member of the british group of nations. what to expect from this growing partnership? well, 1st of all, thank you for having me. uh, it is very good news at the beginning of the year. uh, the joining us in an easy to breaks and we expect and we expect increased cooperation between bricks and member countries in the part that countries in the spirit of just developing. but not only in the easiest should have benefits. we expect that all members of risk can we benefit of the from being part of this alliance as businesses we expect increase trade and investment within member countries as well as part the categories. and that is a, something we all hope for to do. they will be any it is. do you think they'll be any specific countries? indonesia is likely to focus on on it. we'll look at the biggest group as a whole to do business. we believe that we can benefit or we could benefit from all bricks countries. i think uh, china is already

chamber of commerce. rami, i know you've got to be steeling yourself for what's going to be a very long process of rebuilding. but tell us right now, first of all, how are you doing and what's the situation on the ground? >> good morning chris. >> thank you for having me and letting me share my story today. it's been about a week now that i've had my disabled parents with me. i was able to pull them out of their house before it burned down. it's so surreal. let me i i'm a computer consultant and ai technology consultant, and i help my clients in pacific palisades door to door with their technology. and i was at a client's actually outside of the palisades in westwood, where my in the morning. and then my next client was in the palisades, and she called me and said, you know, you're not coming over. we're evacuating right now. and that's the first time i got news of anything. right after that, i basically rushed to the palisades, learning of what could be a disaster evacuation orders. we've had them in the past i was at ucla 30 years ago when there were evacuation orders, but they were they were only voluntary, but this t

chambers of commerce. right now there is also a republican in the white house which brings us to a major programming note. tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. eastern, join us right here on hannity, donald trump's very first interview from the oval office of his brand-new term, a time of optimism, hopefully a golden era as he talked about in his inaugural address. are you all excited about that? [applause] we've got a great crowd. thank you. by the way we are all counting on you, don't screw it up. tonight was really about washington, the house, the senate. speaker mike johnson is going to join us along with dozens of other lawmakers. they are on a mission. they have a very small majority. they have to work together with the newly sworn in president to fix what is broken in the country and there's a lot broken. and put america first. it's not an easy task, anything worthwhile is hard and a -- they hold a slim majority. donald trump's... the g.o.p. will have at most of five vote edge over democrats but they start out with only a two to three vote majority so needless to say if they want to get anything done, unity, mess

us now from los angeles. he's also the chairman of the malibu pacific palisades chamber of commerce. ramis i'm so sorry for what you and your family are going through, but as i have said to the people that we are speaking to, it's so great to talk to you and that you are all right and that you've gotten your loved ones. can you tell us what it was like evacuating your parents from the fire, which is from your childhood home? >> thank you for having me. uh, and to share my story. um, basically, uh. computer ogy consultant. and i go home tois y hometown of pacific palisades. uh, i was at a client's way outside of the palisades doing some work. and then my next client had called me who was in the palisades saying, we're going to need to cancel appointment. they're evacuating us. and that's all the information she gave me because i had no idea. and as soon as i hung up with her, uh, the citizen app on my phone basically said, there is a fire in the palisades that's raging and you need to evacuate. and so i called my wife. i said, look, i got to go get my parents because my father suffere

of the land use and transportation committee. my name is jackson napier speaking on behalf of the san francisco chamber of commerce, the san franciscohe san francisco's planning code. schools play a vital role in creating vibrant, sustainable urban communities by fostering innovation and strengthening neighborhoods and supporting families. san francisco's commitment to global citizenship, cultural connection and forward thinking development make our city an ideal location for high quality educational facilities. schools not only serve students but also enhance the broader community contributing to a balanced mixed use environment that attracts families and businesses alike. expanding access to educational opportunities is essential for the city's long term growth and success. >> where is your support for projects that bring these vital resources to our neighborhoods? thank you. >> thank you for sharing your comments to the next speaker please. good afternoon. >> my name is celia schuman and thank you for the opportunity to speak before this committee today. my name is celia schuman and i'm a representative for the ownership of showp

us. so then they said, okay, well, now we have your permission. now we can go. >> the palo alto police department is holding a meeting with the palo alto chamber of commerce forbusiness owners on monday. owners tell me they are hopeful that meeting will be fruitful. >> it's really time for palo alto to get organized to combat this type of crime. even after police are dispatched, the thieves still do their dirty work because they know the system in palo alto. >> tori gaines, ktvu, fox two news. >> a firefighter was injured fighting a house fire in alameda county. officials say this fire broke out at about 8 p.m. last night in the unincorporated cherryland neighborhood, near hayward. the firefighter's injuriesere not life threatening. fire crews say two elderly residents were displaced from the townhouse on sunset boulevard near oakland avenue. the cause of the fire is under investigation. the california insurance commissioner has released long-awaited emergency regulations, designed to help address the state's home insurance crisis. the regulations will require insurers to increase coverage in areas of high wildfire risk, where some homeowners have had their p

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chamber of commerce and all the traditional a skeptics from the news media, liberal then as they are now -- not quite as much then probably -- they all said doom and gloom would befall usknow what happened? we had more revenue than ever, more revenue than we knew what to do with. we paid off the debt. not only was the budget balanced, but we paid off the existing debt. this is the kind of thing that can happen when we look functionally at the tax code as a means by which to fund the government rather than through social engineering the try to redistribute wealth. when you do that, you bring in more revenue, it's percent for everyone, rich and poor, old and young. everyone benefits from this, and i hope we move in that direction. larry: 100%. music to my ears. by the way, i was there for the coolidge ax cut -- tax cuts. i helped draft the original copy. no, i'm just kidding, of course. >> that was good of you, of course. as you did with grover cleveland. [laughter] larry: cleveland was one of my favorite presidents. okay. senator mike lee, you're wonderful, sir. thank you very much for giving us all that time. we appreciate it. >> thanks, larry are. larry: all right. al

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of the us. 0k, us. ok, thank you. confidence among british firms has "slumped" as they face a pressure cooker of rising costs and taxes, according to the british chambers of commerceest level for two years. nearly two—thirds told the bcc they were worried about taxes following the budget, which announced a rise in national insurance contributions paid by firms from april. but a treasury spokesperson said more than half of employers would either see a cut or no change in their ni bills. let's discuss this now with susannah streeter, head of money and markets at hargreaves lansdown. we're not surprised at all to read this, this morning, are we? because really, this has been the narrative from business since the budget? absolutely. it's not really a change of tone. it's just a fresh evidence about how companies are feeling in the aftermath of the budget with 1535 00:12:56,090 --> 0