blake: we'll see what happens. meantime the white house's top economist brushing off concerns about the impact a possible second shutdown could have on the economy. >> if there was a second shutdown we would have to go back to doing the math the last time' we talked by the. but it looks like lasting effects will be hard to seeth the data glass you is so much momentum carrying forward for the year. blake: next with us is steve forbes. how are you doing? he doesn't seem concern about the potential of a second shutdown. should the white house be concerned economically? >> economically no. he's right about the momentum of the economy. even though it's slowing down a little bit. it still has a head of steam. even though businesses and contractors were hurt the last time around, it wasn't big enough to affect the overall economy. but there is not going to be a shutdown and if there is it won't last more than a day until they get the injunction because the democrats are ready to go right to the courts. they know where to

the amazon debate, assemblyman ron kim who opposed that package and bronx assemblyman michael blake that supported amazon's move into new york good morning to you both thanks for being with us >> good morning. >> assemblyman blake, one of the things that confounds me, apple, google, sap all moving to new york, not looking for this kind of deal, and polling numbers seem to be on amazon's side. why do you think they pulled out instead of explaining themselves and fighting for their position? >> definitely should have been opportunity to engage more at the table. that's what a lot of us thought was occurring. i signed the original letter and said if you had the opportunity to help people of color, low income communities get jobs, higher wages, that could have been a game changer. why did they pull out? i thought there were loud voices pushing back rather than saying let's be responsible in this approach when we said what can be further, yes, union protections, stepping up for women and people of color, making sure immigrants

>> blake. >> jimmy: blake. very good. blake, these are the exact thwords of the president o united states. let's see if these sound any less crazy when you say them. you can read them right off those cue cards. and take it away whenever you're ready. >> should i dovot in trump's e? >> jimmy: no. [ laughter ] >> by the way, there's nothing better than a good old-fashioned german shepherd. it's hard to believe, right? t's true. you know, i was wi people and they were showing me some incredible computerized stuff and where it goes."c i saidld i?" the secret service took me out to the place and they were showing me these german shherds. they're unbelievable. they'll run past all these empty boxes, and one of the s bos drugs in it deep down in a box. you do love your dogs don't you? i wouldn't mind having one, honestly. but, i don't think any tim i don't have time. how would i look walking a dog on the white house lawn? would th be -- ght? sort of. not for -- i don't know. doesn't -- i don't feel good. j my: there you go. [ la

>> blake. >> jimmy: blake. very good. blake, these are the exact words of the president of the united states. let's see if these sound any less crazy when you say them. you can read them right off those cue cards. and take it away whenever you're ready. >> should i do it in trump's voice? >> jimmy: no. [ laughter ] >> by the way, there's nothing better than a good old-fashioned german shepherd. it's hard to believe, right? it's true. you know, i was with the people and they were showing me some incredible computerized stuff and where it goes. i said, "could i?" the secret service took me out to the place and they were showing me these german shepherds. they're unbelievable. they'll run past all these empty boxes, and one of the boxes has drugs in it deep down in a box. you do love your dogs don't you? i wouldn't mind having one, honestly. but, i don't think any time. i don't have time. how would i look walking a dog on the whi house lawn? t -- i don't feel good. >> jimmy: there you go. [ laughter ] ♪ [ cheers and applau

do your job. >> aaron blake? >> i thing raises a real question about was this just the congressman free lansing or somebody that maybe somebody whispered and said he needed to put out there. we have seen the president tweet within obstruction of justice when it comes to michael cohen's family before. matt gates is somebody who is somebody ambitious and willing to tow the republican line on a lot of these things and this is a specific charge that a lot of people heard that i haven't. i haven't heard of this before. certainly the fact that it comes out the day before michael cohen is delivering testimony in public on wednesday is hard to dismiss as a coincidence. this is really pretty evident what he is trying to do and that is to rattle michael cohen. i don't know if donny can speak to this, but i wonder if they are keeping him off of social media over the last couple of days. this is something that can shake somebody. >> it will backfire on him because if he's loaded, i know the way he was affected by the father

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. >> kelly, why you should watch out for blake. >> you ever seen "40-year-old virgin"? >> kelly clarkson! >> she's associated with misery. >>> this is "entertainment tonight." >> the police say the truth is it was all a lie. jussie smollett charged with making a false account. >> this is one of the craziest stories ever. total chaos as jussie left the jail this afternoon in chicago. >> i spoke with jussie late last week, valentine's day to be exact. at that point he told me he was innocent. the chicago pd is furious and say they tore into the "empire" star today. >> i'm offended by what's happened and i'm also angry. this publicity stunt was a scar that chicago didn't earn and certainly didn't deserve. >> reporter: jussie smollett posed for this mug shot after tuing himself in to chicago police at 50 a.m. this morning. he was charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false police report. now if convicted he faces up to three years in prison. >> smollett paid $3,500 to stage this attack. >> police also had an alleged motive. >> why the stunt was orchestrated

and -- and then blake. how about blake? did you have any -- >> blake -- i didn't really know blake before. >> seth: yeah. >> i mean, i had seen him on television. >> seth: yeah, he's a very -- he strikes me as exactly as affable and good natured off camera as he is on. >> he really is. he's funny. and he's talented. and we have a good time together. >> seth: that's fantastic. >> yeah. >> seth: and there is -- every time i've talked to anybody who has been a "voice" coach, especially people who are new coaches, it does seems like there is a little hazing from the established coaches. >> they hazed me pretty hard this year. >> seth: yeah. [ light laughter ] >> i was blocked by every single coach. each coach gets one block. >> seth: yeah. >> and they could use it on any other coach they wanted to. and they all chose to use it on me. >> seth: and they seemed to enjoy it. >> they got so much pleasure from it. [ light laughter ] and they claim it's because they're threatened by me. and they think i'm so, so formidable of an oppon

t and -- an blake. how about blake? did you have any -- >> blake -- i didn'teally know blake before. >> seth: yeah. >> i mean, i had seen him on television. >> seth: yeah, he's a very -- he strikes me as exactly as affabln and goured off camera as he is on. >> he really is. he's funny.he an talented. and we have a good time togetherha >> seth:s fantastic. >> yeah. >> seth: and there is -- every time i've talked to anybody who has been a "voice" coach, especially people who are new cohes, it does seems like there is a little hazing from the established coaches. >> they hazed me pretty hard y thr. >> seth: yeah. [ light laughter ] >> i was blocked by every single coach. each coach gets one block. >> seth: yeah. >> and the other coach they wanted to. and they all chose to use it on me. >> seth: and they seemed to enjoy it. >> they got so much pleare from it. [ light laughter ] and they claim it's because they're threatened by me. and they think i'm so, formidable of an opponent that they had to block me. but it just hurt.

sorry, blake. they work out together, swap clothes and have slumber parties. >> sweatshirt i have of yours, i wore it yesterday. >> what is it? >> very expensive, if you want it back. half your stuff is at my house. >> and hatch your stuff is at my house. >> sleepovers. >> i like to go everywhere. >> we like to give them everything. >> charlie's not new to "the voice." in 2016, he was a mentor for alicia keys, but season 16 marks a first for another one of adam's buddies -- >> mind if i jump in? >> john legend, who joins adam, blake and kelly as coach. >> easiest guy to get along with on the planet. absolutely crazy. i hope he wins. if it's not me, i hope it's john. >> okay, all i have to say is, what is adam levine drinking? how is he aging backwards? >> those workouts. >> not fair. >>> all right, when we come back, what is going to happen to eight: a bay area bridge is causing chaos for your commute. after a day-long shutdown ... some lanes are now reopeing ... we take a look at the when you can

sorry, blake. they work out together, swap clothes and have slumber parties. >> sweatshirt i have of yours, i wore it yesterday. >> what is it? >> very expensive, if you want it back. half your stuff is at my house. >> and hatch your stuff is at my house. >> sleepovers. >> i like to go everywhere. >> we like to give them everything. >> charlie's not new to "the voice." in 2016, he was a mentor for alicia keys, but season 16 marks a first for another one of adam's buddies -- >> mind if i jump in? >> john legend, who joins adam, blake and kelly as coach. >> easiest guy to get along wit. absolutely crazy. i hope he wins. if it's not me, i hope it's john. >> okay, all i have to say is, what is adam levine drinking? how is he aging backwards? >> those workouts. >> not >ir all right, when we c to happen to woody and buzz in "toy with advil liqui-gels, you'll ask... what stiff joints? what bad back? advil is... relief that's fast. strength that lasts. you'll ask... what pain? with advil liqui-gels. >> dr.

joining me now is melissa quinn and blake auchel. let's begin with the highly anticipated testimonies of michael cohen. these are the topics the oversight committee plans on asking bhim on wednesday. melissa, what are you expecting from cohen's testimony here? >> obviously this is going to be something that is watched extremely closely by the white house. we have to remember that president trump will not be in washington, d.c., when this takes place. some of the things we expect cohen to be asked about are the hush money payments to stormy daniels and carrie mcdougall and the president's role about what he knew about those payments specifically but also about this trump tower project in moscow that michael cohen did acknowledge discussions were ongoing during the 2016 presidential election. certainly something that is going to be watched very, very closely for many people here in washington. >> as we heard moments ago, a . amorosa said he may cross the line talking about trump's children? which one is at the most risk of being implic

the only trick i got. >> that's gwen and blake's favorite elvis song ever. not very romantic, but hey, it's the king. >> can you do the elvis snarl? >> you remember that don't you? >> oh, yeah, i got that down ♪ deep in my heart, there's a t m tremingablele ♪ >> they're re-creating the king in the ring look and releasing a album with all the hits. >> any songs you sing to the kids? >> no, but i want them to see as much of them as there is so see because he's one of the greatest performer it was an all time. >> i'm performing kwat a little less conversation." i love that t song. i'm excited to try to channel my inner elvis. >> i think elvis could break the curse of nobody going on to be, you know, a huge artist after "the voice." if elvis couldn't do it, who am i to try to do it? >> thank you, good night. thank you very much. >> the entire boxed set featuring the music and the original 1968 tv special is out now. >>> still ahead -- >> stars in love. how these famous faces met their forever valentine. >>> and we are revealing a trick to make you look young

that was jonathan blake a that wasjonathan blake a political correspondent. just to save your hoping to speak to dominic grieve in if you moments. an operation to bring humanitarian aid into venezuela has descended into chaos after president maduro's security forces opened fire on demonstrators and aid trucks were set alight. at least two people, including a 14—year—old boy, were killed, and more than 300 people were wounded. the venezuelan opposition leader, juan guaido, has said all options must remain open to free the country from its president, nicolas maduro. our international correspondent orla guerin reports. holding the line, president maduro's troops on the border between colombia and venezuela. from early morning, face to face with their own countrymen, desperate for aid to get through. a short distance away, the opposition leaderjuan guaido giving the aid convoy a personal sendoff. he said it would travel peacefully to venezuela, to save lives. but when his supporters converged on the bridge... crowd chanting ..they found it wasn't going to be

take this theory of blake's. not long after clay's arrest, there were news reports about a man named israel keys. he was arrested for murdering a young coffee barrista in alaska and later admitted he'd killed many more people, some in washington state. a serial killer whose family hailed from, of all places, a town just a few miles from chanin's house. well, why would you think it was israel keys? >> because he has killed over ten women. he admitted to four in washington. he was arrested a month about after my dad, so he wouldn't have been on the radar until then. >> reporter: serial killer? maybe. but here's the biggest reason they don't believe their father is a murderer. it was the children's bombshell. their mother had been keeping a dangerous secret, they said, a secret life, one austin said he figured out when he was just 8. >> she lived a totally different lifestyle. she lived her church lifestyle, her home lifestyle and her online dating lifestyle. >> reporter: to hear the starbuck kids tell it, that the

jonathan blake, bbc news. well, i spoke tojonathan blake and asked him if there was any sign of movement on the european side. no. it is very difficult to see even with this renewed mandate that theresa may believes she has and new ideas which she says she has, we are not sure what they are because so far everything the government has suggested has been rejected by brussels out of hand. you have to listen to what has come from the irish side this morning with the deputy prime minister writing in the sunday times that the backstop, there to stop a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, is a fundamental part of the withdrawal agreement and anything the uk has suggested, a time limit or exit mechanism, would render it redundant. he says it is something the european union will not renegotiate on. that is one of 27 member states. there may be others who are more inclined to help theresa may but there are a lot of minds that she has to change. we keep coming back to the point if there is n

jonathan blake, bbc news. i spoke to jonathan blake and asked him if there was any sign of movement on the european side. no. it is very difficult to see even with this renewed mandate that theresa may believes she has and new ideas which she says she has, we are not sure what they are because so far everything the government has suggested has been rejected by brussels out of hand. you have to listen to what has come from the irish side this morning with the deputy prime minister writing in the sunday times that the backstop, there to stop a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, is a fundamental part of the withdrawal agreement and anything the uk has suggested, a time limit or exit mechanism, would render it redundant. he says it is something the european union will not renegotiate on. that is one of 27 member states. there may be others who are more inclined to help theresa may but there are a lot of minds that she has to change. we keep coming back to the point if there is no dea

charles: blake burman, live at the white house with more. blake? reporter: that will be something to see tomorrow night, charles? president trump up there and nancy pelosi sitting behind president trump for entirety of the speech. she is the house speaker. so she will be there in the frame of the camera for the entirety of the president's speech. you might remember back on friday, i believe it was, the president teased ahead to his state of the union address saying he might have some news as it relates to potentially declaring a national emergency along the southern border. the white house being fairly tight-lipped about this one as whether or not the president will actually outline what he plans on doing as it relates to a national emergency, whether he will or will not go that route but kellyanne conway just a little while ago when askedder about it, made it seem as if the white house wants folks up on capitol hill have their say between now and february 15th? watch here. >> the president could not be more clear he has the absolute right to decla

jonathan blake, bbc news. an underwater search is under way for the missing plane that was carrying footballer emiliano sala and his pilot. the striker, who had just signed for cardiff city, disappeared with david ibbotson over the english channel 13 days ago. two search ships, one privately—funded and one from the air accidents investigation branch, have begun searching the sea bed off guernsey. daniela relph reports. off the channel islands, the search for emiliano sala and pilot david ibbotson has resumed. this vessel was commissioned by the air accident investigation branch to carry out a survey of the sea bed. working close by is this boat, paid for by the sala family after a campaign raised more than £300,000 to fund it. preparing to leave the harbour yesterday with the latest sonar technology on board, the morven's crew were hopeful of finding some trace of the aircraft. we tow the sonar just off the sea bed and it gives us a very high resolution picture. we can pick out small objects, the size of a

now to blake burman at the white house with what they're saying there. hi, blake. >> it was the vice president mike pence earlier today in an interview with cbs where he was out defending one of the more talked about lines from the president's state of the union address in which the president denounced congressional investigations. the vice president saying today in that cbs interview that the. was talking ant investigations that have a partisan tint. of course, the president said last night at one point, if there's going to be peace in legislation, there cannot be war and investigation. the vice president clarifying exactly what the had meant there. seemingly on cue, it was the top democrat in the house intelligence committee, adam schiff, that announced his committee would be launch as investigation into russian interference during the 2016 election, including whether russia holds any financial leverage over president trump, his family or the trump organization. earlier this afternoon the president was asked about it and did missed the probe. >> on wha

blake hounshell, live in d.c. for us, always a pleasure. >> thank you. >>> still ahead, president trump unveils his proposal to celebrate the fourth of july and gets mocked for the less than novel idea. >>> plus a potential 2020 challenger to the president approaches a deadline to decide on his white house run. when we might learn if beto o'rourke is jumping into the crowded democratic field. >>> and bill karins is back with your forecast. ♪ with venus, you're in charge of how your skin feels. so, when the world expects you to follow the rules, write your own. ♪ because no one gets an opinion on how you live your life, why you shave, or how you show your skin. my skin. my way. ♪ driven each day to pursue bioplife-changing cures...ers. in a country built on fostering innovation. here, they find breakthroughs... like a way to fight cancer by arming a patient's own t-cells... and a new therapy that gives the blind a working gene so they can see again. because it's not just about the next breakthrough... it's al

the only i got. >> that's gwen and blake's favorite elvis song ever. not very romantic, but hey, it's the king. >> can you do the elvis snarl? >> you remember that don't you? >> oh, yeah, i got that down ♪ deep in my heart, there's a t m tremingablele ♪ >> they're re-creating the king in the ring look and releasing a album with all the hits. >> any songs you sing to the kids? >> no, but i want them to see as much of them as there is so see because he's one of the greatest performer it was an all time. >> i'm performing kwat a little less conversation." i love that t song. i'm excited to try to channel my inner elvis. >> i think elvis could break the curse of nobody going on to be, you know, a huge artist after "the voice." if elvis couldn't do it, who am i to try to do it? >> thank you, good night. thank you very much. >> the entire boxed set featuring the music and the original 1968 tv special is out now. >>> still ahead -- >> stars in love. how these famous faces met their forever valentine. >>> and we are revealing a trick to make you look young

blake burman live at the white house with details. blake? >> president trump non-committal whether or not there could be future tariffs on auto imports, potentially raising that auto tariff. as you know, the commerce department on sunday, delivered a section 232 report over here to the white house which outlines whether or not tariffs on vehicles and auto parts are needed in the name of national security. the president has threatened the european union with a tariff of up to 25%. a white house source who is familiar with this issue i spoke with earlier today said to me no decision has been made saying there is no there there and that this is still very early in the process. president trump has 90 days, just a little less than that to respond but said today he wants to make a deal with the european union. >> we've studied it very carefully. we've seen the results. the bottom line result is whether or not we can make a deal with the eu that is fair. we lose $151 billion trading with the eu. that is a lot of money. we'll see what happens. we'll

i hate you. >> kelly versus adam and blake. that's an outtake from the upcoming premiere of "the voice" season 16 kicks off monday. going against all the male coaches? >> she's going to be fine are fine, she's good. but is newbie john legend the one who needs to be worried? ♪ i can't sit and hope >> john, will you bring your award in the to let everybody know that you have it? you're going to have to throw that out there, right? >> better go with that. >> yeah, no, no. you know why? >> are you afraid of what we could do to you? >> yes. i'm afraid. >> i'm positive that john will fall into the category of horrible pile of doo-doo coach. >> what do you have for john? >> i don't want to help him at all. here's why. i worked for john in this capacity before, and i know he's got mad skills with this. so i'm worried. don't listen to john legend. >> all the coaches are ganging up on john. but don't worry, he has a secret weapon. and i'm not just talking about his cute mini me, 9-month-old myles. >> i in concern that he can use chriss

blake burman is digging into all that was said. you need to hear what he has gleaned from it live at the white house in just a moment. also in this hour, samsung unveiling some pricey new phones that do some really incredible things and yes the number five is all over the place. the first 5g model and a fold able model, you see that? how cool is that? this is an event in san francisco but we've got live pictures as the smartphone maker continues its event. our top tech analysts tell us if apple is still the main target or if there's another smartphone maker in the bullseye now and that apple's taking a back seat, and alexandria ocasio-cortez green new deal lighting a fire in d.c. over america's energy future but one energy visionary is here to take a deeper dive cutting through all the political hoopla and accusations to tell us what the conversation should really be about. former nrg ceo, that was a huge utility company, he ran the big one, david crane is here, exclusively, plus the latest on china trade talks, there are things ha

according to our source, blake who has moved on with girlfriend of over three years, gwen stefani is, quote, very happy for her. >> now onto the story that has everybody scratching their heads, the crazy twists and turns in the jussie smollett investigation. authorities are still trying to figure out, was jussie the victim of an attack or did he plan the entire thing? >> chicago police want to re-interview "empire" star jussie smollett about the night he was attacked. for now, jussie's lawyers are in chicago and they say they will, quote, keep an active dialogue going with chicago police on his behalf. the follow-up request comes after a bombshell twist in the case. a source close to the investigation tells cbs news, two nigerian brothers told detectives smollett paid them to participate in the attack. their names a-- that's them on the surveillance tape the night jussie was attacked. ola worked on "empire" playing a prisoner and abel was his personal trainer. that's him on an instagram video practicing body building poses as one of jussie's songs plays in the background. the brothers

fox business blake burman is that the white house the preview of what president trump will say today. blake, we are asking how how significant the speeches and then the declaration of a national emergency here at home at the southern border. reporter: two different issues there crippled will hear from the president is his continued support of who the administration wreck advances as the opposition leader venezuela. the president set to take the flight short trip from west palm beach over to miami. south florida community has the largest venezuelan american population in the country so a natural place for him to give this speech. the white house claimed out a few items the president will touch on your. next hour the support for guiado to push for humanitarian aid to be allowed into that country, but a larger theme for president trump is making the case that it is a move towards democracy that is necessary for venezuela. the president national security adviser john bolton told reporters on the ground a little while ago the administration would be open to the possibility of having talks

liz: thank you, blake burman. please interrupt us. hillary is welcome, too, if you guys get anything more. >>> besides the guys in suits at the white house, the trade tit for tat is spanning the globe. bloomberg reporting this final hour the eu is putting together a retaliatory tariff list targeting, ycaterpillar trucks, xerox machines, samsonnite luggage if president trump slaps duties on european car imports. this as you just heard, the u.s. and china are inching toward a possible deal. don't call it a memorandum of understanding, apparently. but remember, if they don't have a deal, tariffs increase one week from today exactly. from the pacific coast to the atlantic and the great lakes to the gulf of mexico, america's ports are hanging on every word that we have just reported, because they are in the middle of all these trade spats. economic activity from cargo movement through u.s. ports, generating $4 trillion to $6 trillion a year, accounts for a quarter of the u.s. economy and countless jobs. joining us now in a fox business exc

blake burman from the white house. blake. reporter: normally after the state of the union, the president goes out, hits the road, touts key policy issue from the night before. little different scenario as we learned from the trump campaign, that the president will go to the border town of el paso, texas next monday for campaign style rally. instead of the visit president made today was over at the state department to talk about the ministers for global coalition to meet isis. military advisors, warn, if and when, when u.s. troops pull out of syria, that isis could reconstitute back in that area, pose an even greater threat to the united states. the president saying though today, that isis is caliphate has been taken away. >> it should be formally announced sometime, probably next week that we will have 100% of the caliphate, but i want to wait for the official word. don't want to say it too early. reporter: also today the president announced david malpass his selection to be the leader of the world bank. malpass was an adviso

jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster. and you can keep up to date with theresa may's talks in northern ireland, as well as the latest backstop negotiatrions, on the bbc website. you'll also find a guide to all you need to know about the uk leaving the eu and explanations of the key brexit terms, in an easy to follow "jargon buster" that's all at bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app. a group comprising latin american countries and canada has urged the venezuelan military to support the opposition leader, juan guaido, as interim president. the iii—nation lima group has called for a change of government without the use of force, and for president nicolas maduro‘s administration to lose access to venezuela's international assets. i do also want address the issue of outside military intervention and an important point in our communique is point 17, where we have agreed and i quote, finally, they, this is the countries of the lima group, re—iterate their support for a process of peaceful transition through political

jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: for 50 years, children and their parents have been loving sesame street. l—0—v—e, what's that say? love! we celebrate the anniversary with a little help from its residents. this is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. and the anc leader, nelson mandela, is to be set free unconditionally. four, three, two, one... a countdown to a critical moment. the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. and apart from its power, it's this recycling of the rocket, slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it a piece of cake. thousands of people have given

so let's get to blake burman at the white house. blake of course was in the rose garden for a news conference. asked a couple questions as usual. got to two newsworthy topics, china and i mentioned national debt. talk about the national emergency. go through that for us. reporter: i couldn't help but think, connell, as we were standing in the rose garden a little while ago, this is not what we heard from president trump, not for days but weeks, when we were in the news guarden he was talking up the need for a national emergency. what changed today he actually declared it. he signed the paperwork so the president says, declareing a national emergency on the southern border. the president walking through the reasons why he had to go down that road t was very clear that the president didn't necessarily like a lot of things that were in this spending bill that were signed. didn't necessarily get all the money that he wants. and at this point, he plans to attempt to supplement all of that with extra monies from other portions of the gove

jonathan blake, bbc news. the nissan car company has officially confirmed it's cancelling plans to bring production of its x—trail model to its plant in sunderland. our business correspondent rob young is here. rob, what's nissan saying? nissan says it makes financial sense to keep production of the x—trail in japan rather than building the new model in sunderland because sales we re model in sunderland because sales were down in europe last year and predicted to keep falling this year. the company says it has taken this decision for business reasons but goes out of its way in its statement today to point out what it calls the continued uncertainty over future trading relations between the uk and the eu after brexit, saying that is not helping it plan for the future. other investment in sunderland, which the company also announced backin which the company also announced back in 2016 at the same time as this one will still go ahead, that is reassuring news for workers but the business secretary greg clark h

jonathan blake. the disgraced former catholic cardinal, theodore mccarrick, has been dismissed from the priesthood, over charges of sexual abuse. mccarrick, who's a former archbishop of washington dc, resigned last year, and has been living in seclusion. he'd said he could not remember an alleged case of sexual abuse of a 16—year—old boy, which took place more than 50 years ago. archbishop charles sciclu na, who has been appointed with addressing the abuse crisis, says the decision to defrock mccarrick shows that bishops are not above the law. the decision to dismiss a bishop from the clerical state is always a very grave and serious decision, which is never taken lightly. but it is also a very important signal that if we are talking about accountability for bishops, we are actually doing it. it is not talk. we are walking the talk. it is also very important signalfor archbishops that we are not above the law. we are a servants and stewards of our people. friends and colleagues of the cardiff cit

jonathan blake. nigeria's president muhammadu buhari has appealed for calm, after the country's presidential elections were postponed. the decision to delay the vote for a week was announced just a few hours before polling stations were due to open across the country. electoral officials say the delay was down to the transportation of electoral material and was not a result of external pressure. a short time ago the chairman of the electoral commission addressed the media. the bbc s mayeni jones has more from yola in the north east of the country. waking up to disappointment. voters across nigeria are not happy. many people had to travel long distances to cast their vote. in president muhammadu buhari's hometown there was surprise. i would not accept the election is going to be postponed. we have seen the president in the town. we have seen many people coming from far places to cast their vote.” couldn't believe it until i came out. others have about to show up again next week. if we don't do the f

blake who will join us in just a moment writes, "house democrats are clearly not cowed. in fact, quite the opposite." that came to life in his comment from speaker pelosi who told reporters, "the president should not bring threats to the floor of the house." the chairs of three powerful house committees now investigating trump have also weighed in insisting they have no intention of backing off. >> i want to address the president's remarks last night. his effort to discourage any meaningful oversight of the administration, that's a nonstarter. we are not going to be intimidated or threatened by the president. >> we are doing what is demanded by our constitution. that is to be a check and balance on the executive branch. as a matter of fact, we're sworn to do that, and we're going to do that. >> to say that we can't do that is to say we shouldn't do our constitutional duty. it's to assert an executive preeminence that one would think he might be a dictator. he cannot escape nor should any president escape congressional oversight. >> well, heard him earlier, the new chairm

jonathan blake, thank you very much. leicester city have parted company with boss claude puel after 16 months in charge. it follows a 4—1 defeat to crystal palace in the premier league yesterday, which leaves the former premier league champions in 12th, only eight points above the relegation places. we'll have more on this in our sports bulletin in a few minutes. the venezuelan opposition leader, juan guaido, has called on the international community to consider "all measures" to oust president nicolas maduro. pressure is building on mr maduro after opposition—led efforts to bring aid into venezuela descended into violence yesterday. at least two people died in clashes between civilians and troops loyal to mr maduro, including a 14—year—old boy. our international correspondent orla guerin reports. holding the line, president maduro's troops on the bridge between colombia and venezuela. from early morning, face to face with their own countrymen, desperate for aid to get through. a short distance away, the oppositi

blake burman is on tap. he will break it down for us from the white house. >>> and it's being called one of the most important cases in internet law history. mozilla taking on the fcc over its decision to end so-called net neutrality. edward lawrence at the u.s. court of appeals following opening arguments that could determine the future of the web and how you use it. >>> plus trump's trade war, super bowl sunday and charlie breaks it on the former starbucks ceo potentially running for president of the united states. we are less than an hour to the closing bell. i'm lauren simonetti in for liz claman. let's start the "countdown." lauren: we have some breaking news. major reversal. the taiwanese manufacturing giant foxconn says it is now planning to build an lcd factory in wisconsin, just two days after it said it was scaling down those plans. back in june of 2018, president trump was in the state heralding the plans which would bring thousands of jobs, mostly manufacturing jobs. well, wednesday foxconn said

blake, thanks so much. good talking to you. >>> the woman who accused virginia lieutenant governor governor justin fairfax of sexual assault at duke university in 2000 is calling out the state legislature for not holding a hearing on her allegation. a new op-ed for the washington often quote i'm willing to testify in public justin fairfax should do. meredith what "sopranos" writes. since i came forward less than two weeks ago certain politicians offered to support me if i made it a partisan issue. i refused. likewise i refused to make this a financial issue by suing for compensation. i've refused to make it a law enforcement issue despite nearly 100 offers to be interviewed i have refused to make my rape a media opportunity. she continues. i'm frustrated by calls for an investigation rather than a public hearing inthose matters. such investigations are secret proceedings out of the public eye, leaving victims vulnerable to selective leaks and smears. we all know how such investigations end. with inconclusiv

blake who will join us in just a moment writing, "house democrats are clearly not cowed. in fact, quite the opposite." that came to life in his comment from speaker pelosi who told reporters, "the president should not bring threats to the floor of the house." the chairs of three powerful house committees now investigating trump have also weighed in insisting they have no intention of backing off. >> i want to address the president's remarks last night. his effort to discourage any meaningful oversight of the administration, that's a nonstarter. we are not going to be intimidated or threatened by the president. >> we are doing what is demanded by our constitution. that is to be a check and balance on the executive branch. as a matter of fact, we're sworn to do that, and we're going to do that. >> to say that we can't do that is to say we shouldn't do our constitutional duty. it's to assert an executive pre-eminence that one would think he might be a dictator. he cannot escape nor should any president escape congressional oversight. >> well, you heard him earlier, the new c

blake burman live at the white house. blake, we are also just 11 days away from the possibility of a second government shutdown. what do we know about what the president might say tomorrow regarding this, because again, it will move the markets. reporter: yeah. and at the end of last week, you might remember president trump sort of teased as we say in the business, i guess, you might want to pay attention to the state of the union address tomorrow night, because he might have an announcement as it relates to the possibility of him declaring a national emergency on the southern border. the president has talked about this now for several weeks. the white house, though, today is suggesting when i asked specifically kellyanne conway about this earlier this afternoon, that maybe they want to let the negotiations up on capitol hill play out first before going down that road. watch here. >> the president cannot be more clear that he has the absolute right to declare a national emergency. it has never been his preferred option of

melissa: blake, thank you. connell: analysis from the judge right now, judge andrew napolitano joins us fox news legal analyst, host of the liberty file. we know about cohen's credibility issues. if what he said is true type of questions on two fronts, since blake brought it up, let me start with the southern district of new york, there is line of thinking, i read a lot about it, if the president has legal exposure or risk more with prosecutors here in new york than with robert mueller. is that true, if so why? >> i agree with that assessment. i think it is true for a couple of reasons. the president and the attorney general could fire bob mueller and shut his team down tomorrow. they cannot do that with the prosecutors here in new york the team in new york assigned to investigate this are not political appointees. they are full time, lifetime, lifelong professional prosecutors. if what michael cohen said is true, then when a federal judge, judge william paulie who accepted cohen's guilty plea last fall, said t

jonathan blake, bbc news. venezuela's opposition leader has called on other countries to consider "all measures" to remove president nicolas maduro following violent border clashes yesterday. international pressure is building on president maduro after he blocked aid deliveries from entering the country. brazil strongly condemned the venezuelan government's use of force against humanitarian aid coming across the border yesterday. police in india say that at least 130 people have died after drinking illegally—produced alcohol in the north—east of the country. all the victims worked on tea plantations. dozens more people are being treated in hospital. ten people have been arrested over making the bootleg drink. pope francis has called for the catholic church to give let's go back to the crisis in venezuela joined by our correspondent in caracas. we have seen the crisis becoming increasingly violent, what is likely to happen next? i think everybody here is asking exactly that question, what happens next? well

jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster. are assisting political editor norman smith is in the lobby in the houses of parliament. it is notjust me saying this, downing street openly acknowledge that even if only a proportion of the tory brexiteers we re a proportion of the tory brexiteers were to add stein, then she will go down, and this is despite number 10 trying to turn up the bunsen burner on the brexit tears by saying, if you defeat misses may, you will scupper her chances of getting some sort of revised brexit deal. their responses to say, pull the other one. they believe this is really all about slowly, slowly, slowly taking the no deal option off the table, and, they believe, paving the way for blaming them when misses may fails to secure any significant concessions. but here's the thing. when you say to number 10, why don't you tweet the language and you would avoid a potential bloodbath, they say you can't even do that, and therein lies misses may's problem, trying to keep both sides of her fractures, feuding part

thank you, blake. melissa: let's bring in the panel, mitchell rochelle, carol roth, mitchell, let me start with you, what is your whole take on the report that went by? >> discussing other than what you call an agreement i think it is progress. i think it's a good thing the parties are together, we know what they're talking about, the most important thing to me is the currency manipulation. that is the first time we've been talking about that. that is a way for the chinese to get around some of the tariffs. if we have an agreement on them not manipulating currency, that is a step in the right direction. melissa: carol, seeing the room back and forth, it seems like there is progress. until a deal is done it is not done obviously but i don't know, if you look at the chart, to see the markets reaction it seeps justified? >> yeah, that certainly everyone has some optimism and it was nice to hear from both parties. melissa: yeah. >> it wasn't just trump saying this is what will happen but we're hearing from

let's go to blake burman at the white house with the latest. blake. reporter: that meeting happened between the president and the new york governor earlier this week over here at the white house. the reason why andrew cuomo was coming over here to pitch the president on his view to repeal the salt cap. at one point during the discussion the talks shifted to hq2 specifically in new york. of course as you know the president is from there, from that state, from that city. i'm told that during that meeting the president said that he thought it was a good deal for his hometown. he thought it would be a good move and a good thing for his home state as well. larry kudlow, the president's top economic advisor also, a new yorker, appeared on brian kilmeade's radio show shortly after the amazon news broke and this was his response right here. >> i know there was some controversy. you know we just, president and i just met with governor cuomo and that topic did come up but it would have really helped new york, that is all i can say. so, too bad. it is just too b

our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. the time for talking was over. seven labour mps chose this room on this morning to act, frustrated with their party and its leader of the time had come for them to quit and form a new group. this has been a very difficult, painful, but necessary decision. we represent different parts of the country. we are of different backgrounds. we we re are of different backgrounds. we were born of different generations. but we all share the same values. i cannot remain in the party that i have today come to the sickening conclusion is institutionally anti—semitic. conclusion is institutionally anti-semitic. all seven gave their own reasons, and with that, damning criticism reflecting anger that they and others have felt for some time. which is politics is now well and truly broken and in all conscience we can no longer knock on doors and support a government led byjeremy corbyn, or the team around him. this group of seven hopes to grow. there was an appeal for others from other parties tojoin them. was an appeal for others f