mr. castro: thank you. i represented and grew up in a city that has the official moniker of military city usa. if there is some of you all in the air force you may have gone , to lackland air force base to get training. i hope you are not there in july or august. [laughter] it is very hot. i think in the 21st century, the -- we have to be smarter about our military engagements. we saw 15 years ago, what kind of mistake the iraq war was. obviously, our troops who went and fought over there did a noble job. however, we need to work to avoid conflict as much as possible. and we need to invest in the personnel, the people of the military as much as we sometimes seem to invest in the hardware of the military. [applause] that means investing in the veterans administration to be able to deliver effective health care. it means investing in the families, everything from housing to educational opportunities of people in the military as well as veterans. you mentioned veteran suicide. for instance. it means doing what

mr. castro: thank you. i grew up in a city that has the official moniker of military city usa. you may have gone to lackland air force base to get training. i hope you are not there in july or august. [laughter] it is very hot. i think in the 21st century, the have to be smarter about military engagements. we saw 15 years ago, what kind of mistake the iraq war was. obviously, our troops who fought over there today noble job. , we need to work to avoid conflict as much as possible. we need to invest in the personnel, the people of the military as much as be seem to invest in the hardware of the military. [applause] that means investing in the veterans administration to be able to deliver effective health care. it means investing in the , everything from housing to educational opportunities of people in the military as well as veterans. suicide.oned veteran tomeans doing what we can ensure we remove the stigma from a conversation about mental because too often people who are dealing with thoughts of suicide o

castro: -- mr. castro: [speaking spanish] [applause and cheers] i am running for president because it is time for new leadership, because it is time for new energy, and it is time for new commitment to make sure the opportunities i have had are available to every american. [applause and cheers] in the years to come, we must go forward as one nation, working toward one destiny, and that destiny is to be the smartest, the healthiest, the fairest, and the most prosperous nation on earth. [applause and cheers] again, in this 21st century, we must be the smartest, the healthiest, the fairest, and the most prosperous nation on earth. [applause and cheers] demanding anything less is a failure of vision, and achieving anything less is a failure of leadership. to be the smartest nation requires an early investment in our children's education. as mayor, i challenged the voters to raise the sales tax for high quality all day pre-k for thousands of san antonio and four-year-olds. -- san antonian four-year-olds.

castro: -- mr. castro: [speaking spanish] [applause and cheers] i am running for president because it is time for new leadership, because it is time for new energy, and it is time for new commitment to make sure the opportunities i have had are available to every american. [applause and cheers] in the years to come, we must go forward as one nation, working toward one destiny, and that destiny is to be the smartest, the healthiest, the fairest, and the most prosperous nation on earth. [applause and cheers] again, in this 21st century, we must be the smartest, the healthiest, the fairest, and the most prosperous nation on earth. [applause and cheers] demanding anything less is a failure of vision, and achieving anything less is a failure of leadership. to be the smartest nation requires an early investment in our children's education. as mayor, i challenged the voters to raise the sales tax pre-kgh quality all day for thousands of san antonio and four-year-olds. -- san antonian four-year-olds. at the

that is something that people like mr castro need to guard against. he will need to get out there and really appealfor cash will need to get out there and really appeal for cash in order to keep going in this campaign. south africa's governing party the anc has putjobs at the centre of its election camapaign, as it launched its manifesto in durban. thousands of supporters turned out to hear party leader — and president — cyril ramaphosa outline his promises to transform the economy. but with a quarter of south africans unemployed — the party has a huge challenge on its hands. nomsa maseko reports from durban. a show of force as cyril ramaphosa launched the election manifesto. it has been a while since south africa's governing party pulled such a massive crowd. especially in kwazulu—natal, which is former presidentjacob zuma's home province, who was ousted in 2017 after nine years at the helm. this is an annual event which sets the tone for the anc‘s plans for the year but this time it is even more significant. south africa marks 25 years sin

they are and mr castro will face quite a lot of competition for all his appeal and charisma. senators elizabeth warren, bernie sanders, kamala harris have all intimated they will be mounting a run for the democratic nomination and ditto the businessman michael bloomberg and former vice presidentjoe biden. it is expected to bea presidentjoe biden. it is expected to be a very crowded field. i suppose the dilemma for the democrat is whether they go for a mainstream candidate or a fresh face, somebody from the outside. that would be julian castro. i remember from campaigns passed and i am sure you do, having covered them, that it is such a long time that stars rise and fall, people lose momentum and run out of money. it really is a marathon for these guys. absolutely and there are two years to go now. you are right, it is very costly business to run for president in the united states, millions of dollars have to be generated and you know what will impact the early runners is the prospect of running out of money. that is something that people like mr castro have to guard against a

here's what mr castro had to say. when my grandmother got here almost 100 years ago, i'm sure that she never could've imagined thatjust two generations later, one of her grandsons would be serving as a member of the united states congress and the other would be standing with you here today to say these words, "i am a candidate for president of the united states of america." cheering and applause. the bbc‘s david willis in washington has more. the former mayor of san antonio in texas, he gave a speech at the democratic national convention four years ago and was the youngest member of barack obama's cabinet. but more than anything else, he's looking to become america's first hispanic president. it's a real american dream story, if you like. indeed, mr castro said today that his grandmother, victoria, who came to the united states from mexico nearly a century ago, would have been amazed to know that one of her grandchildren would end up a member of the us congress. the other would end up running to president. the us se

[applause] mr. castro: good morning. thank you very much for that kind introduction. maybe i can make you a deal. i will that you have the 40 under 40, if i can borrow a bit of your gray hair these days. [laughter] i need it. to everybody here at saint anselm's college, big thank you, today, asr hosting us well as the newly counsel and

mr. castro: you make a good point there. there are a lot fewer people coming across our southern border that would become undocumented than there were just a few years ago, and in fact, as we were just recently reminded, there are more people who actually end up overstaying their visas and in that sense are undocumented than there are people coming across the southern border. i think that part of the answer here is to secure our ports of entry, to invest in things like personnel and technology, because the technology available to monitor what happens at the border is so much greater than it was 5, 10, 15 years ago. we also need to pass comprehensive immigration reform, so that we can have for help the ut also people who are here undocumented. familyed policy to end detention for people who are seeking asylum or refugee status. there is no reason that we should engage in a cruel policy of family separation that this president has championed. in fact, maybe the best example faileddonald trump has on immigration, go back and th

i want to thank mr. castro for introducing this legislation. and before i get into the merits of this particular bill, which is designed to protect diplomats from cybersnooping, i'd be remiss if i failed to express my deep concern that thousands of department of state employees and diplomats are furloughed without pay. i'm hearing stories of state department officials struggling make ends meet, taking up side jobs and having garage sales to keep things afloat. we're harming our national security. we need to end she thutdown and we need to end it now. . i'll turn to the excellent bill before us today. this ensures the department of state has policies in place to help prevent our adversaries from tracking the locations of our foreign service officers through their electronic devices. from fitbits and smart watches to phones in cars, most of us have at least one tracking device with us at all times. many of us would literally be lost without these devices but they pose security risks as well. this commonsense measure would make sure the secretary

indeed, mr castro said today that his grandmother victoria who came to the united states from mexico nearly a century ago would have been amazed to know that one of her grandchildren would end up a member of the us congress. the other would end up running to president. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: battling to clear the snow from the roads and rooftops of central europe with another metre forecast to fall on sunday. day one of operation desert storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attacks since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry, and it's one of its biggest, but the industry is nervous of this report. this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. huge parts of kobe were simply demolished, as buildings crashed into one another. this woman said she'd been given no help and no advice by the authorities. she stood outside the ruins of her business. tens of thousands of black children in south africa have taken advantage of laws passed by the country's new multiraci

here's what mr castro had to say. when my grandmother got here almost 100 years ago, i'm sure that she never could've imagined thatjust two generations later, one of her grandsons would be serving as a member of the united states congress and the other would be standing with you here today to say these words, "i am a candidate for president of the united states of america." cheering and applause. don't forget, you can find more on all of the stories we're covering on our website. there's the latest on the ‘yellow vests‘ protests in france. just go to bbc.com/news, or you can download the bbc news app. more now on brexit, and hundreds of people have marched through london, demanding a general election and an end to austerity. 0ur political correspondent chris mason has more. chanting: tories out! refugees in! central london this afternoon and left—wing campaigners take to the streets. theresa may must go! people have seen brexit's an absolute mess, the shambles the government is making of it, but really, what is

here's what mr castro had to say. when my grandmother got here almost 100 years ago, i'm sure that she never could've imagined thatjust two generations later, one of her grandsons would be serving as a member of the united states congress and the other would be standing with you here today to say these words, "i am a candidate for president of the united states of america." don't forget — you can find more on all of the stories we're covering on our website. there's the latest on the "yellow vests" protests in france, and the full story of the saudi teenager rahaf al-qunun who has been granted asylum in canada. just go to bbc.com/news. or you can download the bbc news app. more now on brexit and hundreds of people have marched through london, demanding a general election and an end to austerity. 0ur political correspondent chris mason has more. chanting: tories out! refugees in! central london this afternoon and left—wing campaigners take to the streets. theresa may must go! people have seen brexit's an absolute m

elizabeth warren, mr. castro, had a meeting with president barack obama and what that might mean as well. >> social media, every election we see how it changes. you saw how president obama was the first to use modern day social media in an effective way to reach voters. it can play a big role in shaping how people perceive you. elizabeth warren with the beer thing trying to look more likable. >> was she when you saw that? >> no. incredibly awkward and clear she probably doesn't drink beer a whole lot. don't try to be what you aren't. people and voters, especially ma len y -- millennials. be who you are. don't try to invent a persona, people can sense what is real and not real. look at donald trump's campaign. people believed him on twitter. he talks and sounds like that. that is who he is. no fake thing going. >> not the -- >> no. that's him doing it. not a staffer putting it in front of him. the big difference and why aoc has been so effective. it's her voice. >> emily, who would you work for of all of th

at a time when the us is locked in debate about immigration at the southern border, mr castro slams president trump's immigration policy. he spoke passionately about his own mexican heritage, in particular his grandmother who immigrated to the us in 1922. when my grandmother got here almost 100 years ago, i am sure she never could have imagined thatjust two generations later, one of her grandsons will be serving as a member of the united states congress and the other will be standing with you here today to say these words... i am a candidate for the president of the united states of america. the 44—year—old has long been viewed a rising star in the democratic party, serving as the mayor of san antonio for five years from 2009 two 2014. --2009-2014. he then went on to serve as secretary of housing of urban development as the youngest member of president obama's cabinet. castro is the second democratic candidate to formally launch a presidential campaign. former us representative john delaney has been running for more than a year, but it is expected to be a crowded field. us senator elizabe

castro. u have this week both tulsi gabbard -- just to name a few. is there anything coming through. >> yes, which is i'm sorry. they're all apologizing for something. bernie sanders is apologizing because his campaign had alleged sexual huh ration.r jillibran is sbecause she supports begun rights and others are sorry because of their stance on gay marriage. the democratic party has moved left so all the candidates arell catchingnd apologizing for the past views. this suggests that not and datss in the same place with their personal convictions all the time. >> it's so mazing. i'm struck looking at this grouu that entioned simply by their diversity, we'ren a new era being a woman running for president doesn't mean you're this sort of unique standout in the field but there's a whole flock of them, being african american, being hispanic american. it's a new world that's in the democratic party. we're not going to see anotheric democratict that is a two-way guy ticket i think not just in 220 but going forward. and the shape of this emerging democratic f

castro. you have this week both tulsi gabbard -- just to name a few. is therye anthing coming through. >> yes, which is i'm sorry. they're all apologizing for something. bernie sanders is apologizing because his campai had aleged sexual huh ration. jillibran is sorry because she supports begun rights d others are sorry because of their stance on gay marriage. the democratic party has moved ft so all the candidates are catching all and apologizing for the past vesws. this su that not and dates stay in the same place with their personal convictions all the time. >> it's so mazing. i'm struck looking at this group that you mentioned simply by their diversity, we're in a new era being a woman running for president doesn't mean you're this sort of unique standout in the field but there's a whole t flock em, being african american, being hispanic americanwo it's a newld that's in the democratic party.go we're nog to see another democratic ticket that is ay two-y ticket i think not just in 2020 but going forward. and the shape of this eme democratic field is

speier of california, mr. quigley of illinois, mr. swalwell of california, mr. castro of texas, mr. heck of washington, mr. sean patrick maloney of new york, mrs. demings of florida, mr. mr. krishnamoorthi: of -- mr. krishnamoorthi of illinois. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leaves of absence requested for mr. massie of kentucky for today and mr. payne of new jersey for the week of january 14. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are ranted. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2019, the gentleman from michigan, mr. mitchell is recognized as the designee of the minority leader. mr. mitchell: i ask that members may have five legislative days to include extraneous material on the topic of my special order. i represent michigan 10th congressional district. i'm co-chair of the congressional school choice caucus with senator tim scott of south carolina. a number of members are celebrating all types of school choice to public charter schools, online learning, pr

castro calling him "a lightweight without experience needed to be president. castro brushing off concerns that he is not as experienced. in my whole life ahead of the governor started out as the front runner. more on his speech. [video clip] >> i'm running for president because it is time for new leadership. it is time for new energy and new commitment to make sure the opportunity i had are available to every american. in the years to come we must go forward as one nation working toward one destiny and that destiny is to be the smartest, the healthiest, the fairest and most prosperous nation on earth. [cheering] >> again, in this 21st century we must he the smartest, the healthiest and the most prosperous nation owner. demanding anything less is a failure of vision. achieving anything less is a failure of leadership. host: julian castro announcing his intention to seek nomination including according to politico read the full story at politico.com or follow all of this as part of our road to the white house 2020 coverage. lastbeth warren in iowa weekend. check

thank you mr. secretary. i want to get your thoughts on donald trump's address and his proposals. >> well, i think it is -- as others have said, a nonstarter. it is the same tired approach that he's been using and i don't think that the democrats in congress should agree to any deal that allows this administration to keep holding hostage dreamers and tps recipients or any other migrants because i have no confidence that this president is negotiating in good faith or that he would hold them hostage a couple of years down the road if he's still in office. >> and to say nothing, sir, you used to run the department of housing and urban development, at a certain point people depending on subsidies for housing will be in big trouble if the government is not reopened. people are selling plasma because they can't pay rent and mortgages. what do you make of the fact that the president didn't say anything at all about the government shutdown and offer to reopen the government and didn't mention any of the federal worke

. >>> joining us now on "morning joe," democratic presidential candidate, julian castro. mr. mayor, good to have you with us. we're joking a couple weeks ago you were sitting in that seat sort of smug lily grinning at u when we asked if you were going to run because you couldn't say. no you're in. welcome to the race. >> thank you very much. >> let me ask you the roger mudd question. what's your best answer for why you want to be president of the united states? >> i want to be president because i believe that we need new leadership and new energy and because have i a very strong vision for our country's future. i announced we need to be the healthiest, fairest and most prosperous country on earth. >> great resumÉ, super smart guy, a lot of experience, dedicated public servant, good guy. >> just stop right there. it's all great. >> here comes the comma. but maybe too nice of a guy to fight donald trump over the course of a two-year presidential election. how would you approach donald trump? how would you get in his face if you believe that's the right approach? >> i may have

mr. cox: thank you so much. d very happy to serve with crow from colorado, an army veteran and talk about how it will affect the veteran community. r. castro: thank you t.j. -- >> i wasn't sent to play political games. and last two weeks that's what we have been doing is passing bill after bill to reopen the government and get our federal work force. and i call on mitch mcconnell to bring these bills to the floor for a vote. he owes it to the american people. let them know where you stand on this legislation. it's time to get this done. but we are not content to sit back and wait tore him to act. people are suffering. you heard their stories. they demand action. we deserve for them to act and provide that relief. this will past weekend i held a gathering of federal workers to hear their stories and broke down in tears talking about how this affects. one out of every five federal workers are veterans. this is having an effect on our veterans. these folks told me when they took the uniform off years ago, they want

much of the area is the director of the gulf studies center at castro university and he joins me now thanks so much for being with us and i'd like to ask you to begin with about mr compares very foreshadowed today and expected three countries in less than twenty four hours you a saudi arabia qatar the u.a.e. and saudi arabia obviously blockading cata yes is there likely to be any progress made in terms of these discussions around the g.c.c. crisis it's obvious the administration is determined to create sort of breaking to throw on this. dispute and that was because the the two or the three major major players actually are. as a country under a blockade and they're moralities out or imposing basically on the cape so. you know starting to discuss this matter with the countries but that's not forget also that is another matter on the top of the agenda which is what happened in. turkey to look at it which is also one of the issues would i'm sure to discuss already with the saudis so there are two major major issues regional issue and also bilateral issues between the united states and th

democrat julian castro officially entered the 2020 presidential race today. at a rally in san antonio, texas, his hometown and where he served as mayor, the 44-year-old said he did not think his grandmother, who immigrated to texas from mexico, cou have imagined her grandson would become a candidate for president. castro served asecretary of housing and urban development in the obama administration. he is the second democ atficially enter the race. former represee from maryland john delaney declared his candidacy in 2017. massachusetts senatoelizabeth warren has announced an exploratory committee. and hawaii representative tulsi gabbard says she will officially join t race next week. in cities across france today, a niekend of "yellow vest" protests continue with more than 30,000 taking to the streets in opposition to president emmanues macronovernment. in paris, riot police wared r cannons and used tear gas to stop the demonstrations against macron's economic reforms. a three-month national debate over policy issues including green energy, taxes, institution

thank you for joining us, mr. secretary. >> good to be with you. >> let me say this. you and i have communicated over the last several years, you have spoken at conventions, we have been at meetings at the white house. do you want to announce something here tonight? i know you're going to iowa and you have a press conference saturday. but, you know, do you want to just tell me what you intend to announce? >> who, i would love to do it, reverend, al. i would just love to do it. but i'll tell you what. how about take your live truck on saturday at plaza in san antonio, and i'll tell you and i'll tell the world what i'm going to do. i'm going to do -- i'm going to make an announcement on saturday in san antonio. >> all right. fair enough. you can't blame me for trying. let me ask you this, though. in all seriousness. with a government shutdown going into its 17th day tomorrow, and you having worked in government, a cabinet secretary, you ran the hud, what would you do if you were president to try and resolve this? what would you do if tomorrow morning, you were headed in

essentially it would provide donald trump with his best hope of getting re-elected i would suggest to mr. schultz to truly think about the negative impact that that might make >> that, of course, former housing secretary and 2020 democratic presidential julian castro worrying that independent bid by former starbucks ceo howard schultz would only help president trump. this as the presidential field grows, kamala harris will make it official, official in just a couple of hours. and we will bring you that live when it does happen. joining me now is curt, nbc news think contributor and former spokesman for breitbart news and scott bolden, former chairman of the national bar association pack and el nor cliff, the washington correspondent for the daily beast. strong welcome to you all. >> kamala harris set to make her announcement from oakland, california, just about two hours from now, is she or would she assume to be the front-runner for the democratic party >> i think of all the people that have announced right now, she's certainly going to have a huge advantage announcing in the heart real

there's no question about the definitions of what is criminal activity, that's what mr. cohen is talking about. but i think what congress really needs to do is protect the mueller investigation and get all of the mueller investigation. we have to make sure that it's transmitted to congress and that we have all the facts and so we have the full picture. because one thing is clear, once you start the congressional process, you need to be able to have sound footing to be able to get broad support. so it does require us to protect the mueller investigation and to make sure that we get all of the findings. >> so you disagree with your fellow democratic senator chris murphy who tweeted this late last night. listen, if mueller does have multiple sources confirming trump directed cohen to lie to congress, then we need to know this asap. mueller should not end his inquiry, but it's about time for him to show congress his cards before it's too late for us to act. do you think that there's a wait f way for mueller toe show his cards before the report comes out? >> i don't necessary

back to mr. shuttle if he runs well funded independent campaign that's a big threat to the democrats isn't it? >> democrats are recognizing that julian castro saying he'll get trump reelected if you run at the center for american progress is saying that same. she also intimated she wants boycott of starbucks products. it's trump runs -- excuse me howard shuttle runs, and she says with with center for american progress. she's saying, do not give a penny to starbucks or to guy's campaign because he's basically going to get trump reelected. >> now i've heard it all. >> you have heard it all but you know, he came out kind common se saying medicare for all will bankrupt that's the country that's what he's talking about also saying that 21 and a half trillion debt is reckless and bad from both parties is running at inextent data showses that the independent run will split the democrat vote. so that's an issue for them. >> interesting that starbucks stock on now is down about 1 and third percent i wonde