over the last ten years, there is differences from state to state. i don't think we have fully taken advantage of the opportunity that exists for state tax systems to start turning the ship. >> let me ask you the why question. why is it that you think that states have missed this opportunity? >> we have wave elections for one thing in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016. this fundamental political restructuring of a lot of our states. even after the election stuff of 2018 which pushed us back some the other direction, we still have more states under conservative leadership and under republican leadership that we have had over most of the last decade. that definitely changed the way states took, made their budgeting tax choices during this expansion compared to previous ones. >> i would add having been in state government for almost a 35 years, the instance at which a state chooses to raise taxes, general taxes, sales taxes, personal income tax to create higher brackets in personal income tax, it is just not done very often. so without putting a particular partisa

the states quickly and efficiently, the states could begin collecting their grant money less than 30 days from the time the act was signed into law. but let's be clear that should be just a start. this committee must act on legislation to secure our elections. for the first time in 10 years the eac has four commissioners. since the addition of two new commissioners, the commission is poised for a fresh start because there is much work to do, we intend to keep you very busy. the committee finds itself in a similar posture with changes in leadership and membership. we are no longer considering the termination of the agency and we both agree that threats to our election systems are important and deserve our attention. in the wake of evidence of foreign interference in our elections i am hopeful we can make progress on election security soon. i am hopeful we can earn the statement continues to action because this committee should act. i am confident we can produce a bipartisan election security initiative that will help our colleagues in the senate see a way forward and last week's over

to the united states are larger than the united states i mean trying to cripple one of the biggest economies in the world with an upward trajectory is a tall order i think you need more than just tariffs if you want to cripple economy i think you know what i'm getting at go ahead fred i think james have the right in terms of some of the i think will be president trump and you know his close associates trying to start this confrontation with another country which is china however you know all of the things between united's and china affects the whole world in terms of trade as well so you know they can try. even while we goes bankrupt it will leave $100.00 over 180000 very capable employees and they will start up tents of companies like the hallway and will be competing again so busy i think you know we have to realize ringback that this one is a very very complicated war it's not a very simple one just situation ok james i mean we're looking at western press reports see china walked away from the deal but if you look at the details of the deal that there was being proposed by the trumpet min

i was interested to learn that tennessee is one of 16 states with an existing team in the state office. can you share how the fema integration team helped facilitate responses to tennessee flooding? >> i can't talk about tennessee exactly but in general we have numerous stories from disasters to exercises to training. we had the integration teams bring a new perspective and we begin to close the gaps and make exercises more robust. i met with fema managers last week and we think it's a great initiative and we have great feedback with the goal of having 15 in every state and we support her and look for funding to make that happen in this fy 2020 budget . >> thank you. i yield back. >> >> back in 2014 i helped change the law in appropriations to address issues and then i think on july 13 2017, you came out with an information bulletin that provided guidance for homeland security grant programs to be allowable for reimbursement to local communities that provide humanitarian karen relief to those kids and families. food, water, medicine, etc. earlier this year, secretary nielsen reportedly

a 201 state department report found -- a 2016 state department report found that the conflict between the saudi-led forces and the houthi insurgents has actually helped al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and isis's yemen branch to, quote, deepen their inroads across much of the country, close quote. so, no, involvement in yemen is far from being in the best interests of the united states, madam president. not in the slightest, not even by a shred. and every day it only becomes clearer and clearer that saudi arabia is not an ally that deserves our unwavering, unflinching, unquestionable support in military intervention. especially when our own security, the security of the american people on u.s. soil, is not on the line. last october there was of course the killing of jamal khashoggi. in the february a report came out suggesting that the united arab emirates have actually transferred american-made weapons to military groups. in other words, the saudi-led coalition is possibly giving our own weapons in violation of our own agreements with them to give to the very terrorists groups we're

and on handouts from the state, whether it's their state jobs, whether it's their food supply that they receive from the states, whether it's the health care that they receive from the states, also ideological component for a number of folks, everybody has eitheir own reasons, broadly speaking, those who support mr. maduro are doing so because they see in him somebody that's providing certain needs for him and their family. he does maintain some support this is not uniform, but i think that's the vast majority of people are looking for a change. >> host: you mentioned russia as one of those supporters, mary says this, the administration, the trump administration is proxy war between battle with venezuela over russia, or russia over venezuela. is there truth to that? >> guest: i hope not. i don't think it's going get to cold war levels, i don't think the russians want it to get to that level, i mean, we certainly don't. you know, the russians have their own interest in venezuela among them the international against russia, they have access sector in venezuela, they've sold weapons, hard

later this week, the house will consider a bill to allow states states. when the house returns in session, live coverage here on c-span. the house judiciary committee hearing is continuing their meeting whether or not to hold attorney general barr in contempt of congress. live coverage here on c-span. >> that's what the subpoena you issued demands. you and every single member voted on that and that's the danger we are talking

states supreme court or not? if they are not, then that law will be invalidated and it will not be able to be applied to the women of that state. [ applause ] >> the supreme court that decided this case -- >> yeah -- >> -- includes neil gorsuch, who has that seat because mitch mcconnell held it open, refused to even allow confirmation hearings for merrick garland. >> right. >> president obama's last choice. >> right. for nine months. >> and mitch mcconnell at the time said of course you don't confirm supreme court justices in the last year of a presidential term. let's listen to what mitch mcconnell said today about that question. >> if a supreme court was open before next year, what would you do? >> we'll fill it. >> he'd do what? >> he said i'd be filling the seat, if a supreme court justice were to die in the last year of the trump presidency, what would he do? he would go against what he said was the principle he was using in the last year of the obama presidency. >> well, he also said he will fill it, but th

wins in the state, the candidate who wins in the state. they would be obligated to vote for the candidate who won the most popular vote. in other words, if trump wins texas, under your plan, if this passes state legislator inxa texas, it would say, no, they will all go to kamala harris. how is that fair to the people of texas? >> it's very v fair. we want to make sure that every voter, every state is politically relevant in every election. 4 of 5 americans live in flyover states.e in all practical purposes, 95% is spent in ten states or less and we elect the president in the battle state ground of america. >> obama got elected twice. he won at fairly broad section of the country. >> look, you and i can stand how 40, 42 states will vote in the 2020 election for both campaigns are basically going to campaign -- >>n laura: the framers wanted it that way, saul. >> that's just not true. one of the articles of constitution says -- what they basically said is a state legislature in their selfish best interest will determine how their electors are

and i think the mid-atlantic states are as fertile ground for me as the six new england states. so that is the beachhead, but it is a pretty big beachhead. then you add the west, some of the southwestern states, and i think you have the makings for a really serious challenge. >> what do you tell a republican who may not like the president's style but like his policies? >> you know, some people say oh, i do not like the president's tweets, i do not like his style. i think that is baloney. and i would have approved of the tax cuts, and i cut taxes 21 times as governor and never raised them. i am a original member of the grover norquist no new taxes club. i also cut spending, and as i said, i was really the most fiscally conservative governor in the united states. so we balance the boat, we balance the ship. they do not do that in washington, and i think it is an outrage. the president's position that climate change and global warming and the melting of the ice caps and the effect it has on our shorelines in our mountains is a hoax, one-word platform, like the one-work platform for

secretary of state. and the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov emphasized improving relations but major differences still remain if iran. we spoke a bit about the activities that are taking place in the middle a survey with particular focus on the actions that iran is taking i made clear that the united states will continue to apply pressure to the regime in tehran until its leadership is prepared to return to the ranks of responsible nations that do not threaten their neighbors or spread instability or terror. here we have many differences but what that that the fact that we talk about it al bill go on discussing this situation of course it gives us some hope that some agreements may be reached. sodhi arabia state owned energy company aramco has stopped pumping oil through a major pipeline after a drone attack the government says 2 stations were targeted on the east west pipeline if the rebels in yemen say they launched the strikes to warn the kingdom to stop its aggression this a group by iraq in w

and i think the mid-atlantic states are as fertile ground for me as the six new england states. so that is the beachhead, but it is a pretty big beachhead. then you add the west, some of the southwestern states, and i think you have the makings for a really serious challenge. mr. weld: what do you tell a republican who may not like the president's style but like his policies? mr. weld: you know, some people say oh, i do not like the president's tweets, i do not like his style. i think that is baloney. and i would have approved of the tax cuts, and i cut taxes 21 times as governor and never raised them. i am a original member of the grover norquist no new taxes club. i also cut spending, and as i said, i was rated the most fiscally conservative governor in the united states. so we balanced the boat, we balanced the ship. they do not do that in washington, and i think it is an outrage. the president's position that climate change and global warming and the melting of the ice caps and the effect it has -- it is going to have on our shorelines and mountains is a hoax, one-word platf

basis with this practice spreading slowly state to state, region to region. this of course was the pattern with the gasoline tax, first adopted at the state level by oregon, actually. and then most states in the 1920s and '30s and then adopted by the federal government. to enable this process to occur, many studies, including our work at the bipartisan policy center in which i was involved, and most recently trb's special committee on the interstate highway system have proposed a federal prohibition on tolling the federal aid highway system, including -- excuse me -- that the federal prohibition on tolling of the federal aid highway system, including the interstates, be eliminated. it seems to me that if we're going to move to road user charges and mileage-based revenues, albeit incrementally on a state by state basis, we need as a threshold matter to remove this federal barrier to states experimenting and then eventually implementing these programs. to be sure, as the report indicates, this pattern of implementation raises issues of interoperability, but the

states are leading. when states are leading, you -- contrary to your argument that we have to leave sm why does it take the federal government to do that? so -- and we don't have to bash to work together and move policy forward. with that, i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from illinois yields. all time having been yielded on both sides, the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from california. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. he amendment is agreed to. it is in order to consider amendment number 19. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? ms. porter: i have an amendment at the desk. the clerk: amendment number 19 printed in house report 116-42 offered by ms. porter of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 329, the gentlewoman from california, ms. porter, and member opposed, each will -- control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california. ms. porter: madam c

bernie knows that when a state has affordable housing, when a state has good jobs, when a state has low unemployment, when children have good schools, when the air is clean and the water is clean, guess what else goes down? goes down. despair goes down. hopelessness goes down. and 30 years ago, bernie said these words, and i am so touched by it, because we are living really in his prediction. bernie said, quote, "maybe, just maybe, in vermont, we will strike a little bit of a spark that might spread across the country." [cheers & applause] shaun: listen, vermont, you made him your mayor, you made him your congressman, you have made him your senator, but, vermont, i believe it is time that you take the spark that was started here, i believe it is time that you take that spark and help make bernie sanders the next president of the united states. together, we can make that happen. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our brother, our hero, and the future president of the united states, senator bernie sanders! [cheers & applause] ♪ [cheers & applause] sen. sanders: whoa! [cheers & applaus

to see leaders in not only the united kingdom but the united states as well. who continue to support the murderous dictator dictator material in his 1st international interview since his suspension britain's former shadow fire and emergency services minister chris williamson explicitly responds to us secretary of state mike bump ayos damnation of jeremy corbett and jeremy colvin arguably fails to best to raise a baby on the n.h.s. a pm pugh's as he avoids criticising a former us health care boss now running british universal health care. about to have going underground. we have a situation that is very new and that's why. it's like a free labor for there were 2 people were dying in the morning and there was no end to the school board you know the 2 so the border was through to the right of the world and. as a medical man the widespread example spirit is good coated people today. in many diseases because of this would you call that a. welcome back you think labor leader jeremy corbyn would be on safe ground criticising juries in may of the n.h.s. wednesday is t

from the states governmement. we are here and we are here and we're still resisting. amy: to find out more, we go now to washington, d.c., to speak to medea benjamin, co-founder of codepink. of the activists living inside one the venezuelan embassy in washington, d.c., demanding the embassy not be turned over to the venezuelan opposition leaders. welcome back to democracy now! explain the standoff right now. >> it is remarkable situation, amy. two days ago, the police came in with a fake eviction notice. it was written on a piece of paper that had no letterhead, no seal, knows it better. we did not know who it came from. the police read this out as -- as if it were an official eviction notice. our lawyer, who has been fantastic, went to speak to the people remaining in the embassy. they discussed the situation and said they were not going to leave. the only way they would leave is onon there is an arrangemement bebetween venezuela and the unid states as to what will happen to vote embassies, an arrangement that re

states are the most influential when it comes to the printing of u.s. school textbooks and both states are getting pretty partisan when it comes to u.s. history and social studies in texas they have cut hillary clinton completely out of history and in california a mural depicting george washington the first us president was also a slave owner has been taken down so parents it seems are voting for which historical narrative they want their kids to learn in school when they picked the school board at this point in california the debate has gotten so heated that an empathy tent has been set up near the debating site there are some folks who have lots of opinions and these seem to be making some noises about it we find that listening is better than shouting back in one nine hundred seventy four west virginia residents who thought that the school textbooks were offensive to evangelical christians got rather fired up there were bombings and shootings coal miners went out on strike for most americans social studies classes a distant childhood memory not a burn

the state level -- half the states have raised their gas tax in the last five years. that is red and blue states. roads isour question, a deeply urges rc plus. mass transit is a d-. the worst grade on the report card. there is a deficit of $90 billion. host: so when it comes to those grades that you give, why the consistency? why are we seeing this? guest: underinvestment has been the biggest issue in the country in terms of the aspect of why the grades have been struggling the way they have. the other thing with infrastructure projects a can take a number of years to get through the approval process. in the span of four years, it takes a while for it to be safe. host: if it is an issue of underinvestment, where's the shortfall coming from? guest: the federal government hasn't touched the gas tax for 25 years. we have gone a quarter of a century living off a 1993 federal gas tax. when people think about the price of gas, i know it has been spiking a little bit. just $.18 of that is going from the federal level to support infrastructure. the typical state gas tax is ab

just one state. the numbers are very similar across the country. the exact number for medicaid expansion in pennsylvania exceed 700,000. so after the affordable care act was passed and then implemented, after 2010, over the course of several years, we gained coverage in pennsylvania of over 1.1 million people, a big number. unfortunately, because of the administration's sabotage over the last two years, that number has gone down. it is still above 1.1 million, but it is going down. the medicaid expansion part of that, of course, was over 700,000 people. now comes the administration's budget. this current budget proposal by the administration, which i predict will be rejected by the congress -- but we have to make sure it gets rejected, because one of the proposals in that budget is to cut medicaid by $ $1.5 trillion over ten years. the other reality here is that the official republican position on the affordable care act and related issues is they want to -- republican members of congress want to eli

president donald trump, again, during this four-day state visit. the two speaking on a range of issues. president trump speaking about the relationship between the u.s. and japan, describing it as stad fast and ironclad and speaking on the issue of security, the issue of trade, north korea, and also an issue important to the japanese prime minister and japan, families that have been abducted by north korea. president trump also speaking about the ongoing trade war between the united states and china. and speaking about how he is open to talks with iran. let's now bring in ivan watson. he's been following this news conference, as well. ivan, it was very interesting as well to hear that the japanese prime minister says that he's open to, and would like to have talk talks with the north korean leader kim jong-un. >> yeah, that's not the first time that the japanese prime minister has said this, and he repeated it. he repeatedly gave tribute to president trump for, as abe put it, cracking the shell of distrust with this new approach of direct face-to-f

i'm sure that if we look around we might find other states our counties in some states. i know we have had some problems in the state of texas. it is important that people realize it is something we're doing to protect the people of this country to protect our way of governing, and to protect the future of our country. thank you. >> with that my colleagues are going to be coming back for a little while. >> you all have an investigation, are you talking about an impeachment investigati investigation? >>? an opportunity to have opportunity for investigation. no word in front of it. it will be referring for the rules committee. and refer to the house judiciary committee after that vote. we are investigating. chairman nadler has done a great job. members of judiciary committee are serious about their work. as you have seen, we have an executive, we have an article two body that is doing something that most members of congress, or the american people, have never confronted. because the founding fathers. even when we were at odds with each other, but for example the issue with

the isis coalition has been led by the united states. the united states can lead any coalition. if you do not have the united states, which is what the problem was or the issue was in libya, th president of the united states said we are going theand command-and-control this operation off to somebody else. there is no one out there saying, we will do it. unless nato takes over, does not get done, which by the way is also a u.s. led military coalition. the u.s. military essentials of both of those things. that's the fundamental point. the system we have created over the last 70 years is based on american leadership. if the americans are not there, the system is going to change. i don't think it is going to change for the better. it is going to be like winter. and the chinese made rule in a way we don't like. if we do not like the alternatives, we have to support a continued american engagement in the world. >> one -- two things are clear. one is that we have discussed how nato still has an important role to play as a global alliance, military political, economic, but also, if the

united states. senate committee on foreign relations have just entered into negotiations further negotiations with the intelligence agencies to get the to get more information on that look there's there's there's nobody i hope you're not thinking that there's somebody that that is soft on this the thinks that this is all right this is not all right the saudi arabia is a strong allies are saying that but we heard the president say maybe he did it maybe didn't there. look i'm not going to defend the president here you know if you wanted to interview him i can line me up probably with some people who can in d.c. who you can do an interview on and you can cross-examine them all day long on a statements that the president has made tweeting an otherwise and you'll have a long long interview and fine and that will be great asked me what we're doing and how we look at this you should have lindsey the kind of denies responsible lindsay's a really really good friend of mine recently and i have had fun. i have

secretary of state. to. compare how the u.s. is going to deal with the crisis that was made by washington's unilateral decision . deescalation between tehran and washington after the collapse of the nuclear deal. they will reopen an investigation into a sexual assault allegation made against wiki leaks founder julian assange. tradition from the u.k. . the u.s. china trade was. plummeting after beijing with the latest us. joining us here in moscow watching r.t. . the us president issued a warning to tehran after its decision to limit its obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal was also responding to saudi arabia's claims that iran sabotage to oil tanker. we'll see what happens 9 with iran if they do anything it will be a very bad mistake if they do anything i'm hearing little stories about iran if they do anything they will suffer greatly we'll see what happens with the run the more the us warned us to state my pompei against their skill ating the situation over iran comes as america's top diplomat made an unexpected visit to bru

head of state. we should accept that, not be condescending, and these barbed comments, driven by anti—americanism, are extremely embarrassing. i agree with my right honourable friend, and i think it's very important to recognise that even today, even under this administration, we are very open that we don't agree with them on everything. around a third of the cost of defending europe is met by american taxpayers, and we need to recognise that contribution and recognise that the security blanket the united states has provided for the world over the last 70 years or so has been absolutely fundamental to our prosperity. in areas like climate change, trade, and defending the nhs, we must continue to work with our european partners in the european parliament and other institutions to counter the damaging policies pursued by this trump administration. will he tell the president that these are backward steps, and not the forward—thinking step that we should be pursuing? ijust think that he needs to loo

small but proud state. we were the first state in the country to outlaw slavery. and vermont was a major part of the underground railroad. we were the first state in the country to mandate public funding for universal education. more recently, we were the first state whose legislature voted to legalize same-sex marriage. we are proud that vermont is a state which, over the years, has held its head high, in the struggle for human freedom and justice, and is a state that i know will continue to do so. in recent years, working together, we have accomplished much for our state. starting in burlington in the 1980s, as shawn just mentioned, we were the first municipality in the country to fund a community land trust that not only gave working people the ability to own their own homes, but to make sure that those homes would be perpetually affordable. and that idea has spread not only all over this country, but in fact, all over the world. and as the nation tackles the crisis in health care, we are proud that verm

that we would describe as red states states that are more conservative in the united states states that tend to vote for conservative politicians some of those are southern states not all of them are southern states so there's definitely a divide here between what we would call blue states states that tend to vote democratic and states that are red states that vote that tend to vote for conservatives and for republicans there's someone on watching right now writes my home state of georgia passed a law like this it's dangerous for women and for a democratic society that's elizabeth rainey on you tube thanks for that comment but another person on twitter says there is a specific group of women who this will affect the most she sent us a video comment after writing this piece and march on black women will always work to assure abortion access she says have a listen to what she told the stream like women have always freeze policing of their reproductive rights and freedoms and you can go back to the history of slavery to see that and so what what's happening in georgia and alabama with lawm

were you saying that russia has resisted or not stated that it shares the united states definition of what the ctbt prohibits, that is the zero yield test ban? >> my understanding is that they have not affirmed the language of zero yield, so there is not in agreement as to what that means. in aprilu aware that 2017, the deputy foreign minister wrote a public bid that said ctbt prohibits nuke or test explosions matter what the yield? >> i have not read that. >> i can point out to you afterwards. >> it almost doesn't matter on that particular point if the intelligence agency has assessed that they are still acting in a way inconsistent with our understanding of zero yield. i can deduce that that means they do not share the same understanding as the united states, which is zero means zero. yes, sir. question. jonathan with reuters. you talk about how russia and theirare increasing development of nuclear weapons and modernizing. because of the reemergence of this great power competition, to what extent they are reacting to the united states modernization, beginning the the development of

it was just after midday beijing time the china and united states moved closer to a full blown trade war not that many people seem to notice in this busy beijing market shoppers we spoke to say the trade war hasn't so far affected what they've by but it has affected the way some now think about the united states and nationalist sentiment is building it in may which it isn't going to it is the america's normal practice to bully others money countries always do this buttoned down but what can tell you when we get strong enough america we're not even think about bombing us he's referring to what happened 20 years ago this week when u.s. missiles struck china's belgrade embassy during nato's bombardment of yugoslavia killing 3 chinese journalists nato called it an accident china called it an act of war and still does here in china it's a year of political and emotionally charged anniversaries the most important one falls in october when people mark 70 years since the foundation of the people's republic a year in which china's leader has to appear strong especially over trade if you don't

importing it from the united states but as of april 28th the u.s. government stopped all sales not just of fuel but of the additives needed to make the petrol that than his whale is still able to refine at home and then there's the chronic problem of price distortions all the patrol in this tanker truck or 13000 liters costs less than $1.00 which means it's practically free but only if you can find it these shortages and these long lines are creating a black market with some people charging as much as $10.00 for 20 leavers now anywhere else that may be considered peanuts but here it is the only thing cheaper than petrol is the air that you breathe that is considered a fortune and much more than the minimum wage. shortages have not yet impacted the capital caracas but experts say it may not be long before they do in irony that escapes no one in venezuela the country with the world's largest oil reserves. opec members and russia have agreed to keep oil output at the current level at a meeting in saudi arabia but they say that they will continue to mon

took though states for granted. trump was there campaigning. he was there every other day. when you went back though states by less than 78,000 votes you have to go back there and lock it down because i believe democrats know now the recipe for victory in 2020. >> martha: we look at pennsylvania, the unemployment rate has improved dramatically, manufacturing has come back. you have to wonder what those voters look at joe biden and perhaps saying things along the lines of, he wants to take things back to normal. he wants us to unify which i've been working well for him to the early going, but they'll look at the economy and say, a lot of these folks are talking about raising corporate taxes. a lot of the stuff would cool off the growth we have seen companies feel liberated to do right now. >> that's a sign of our times that pennsylvania has changed so much from the last time republicans won it in the 1980s. back then they won by winning southeast pennsylvania and around philadelphia they democrats would run up the ma

so there's no doubt that china is the main threat we face goin forw a nation-state to nation-state environment. now, that doesn't mean that russia is not a threat. we saw what they can do through their intelligence capabilits, which are top notch anywhere in the world, in 2016, just like they did throughou cold war. they still have the only nuclear arsenal in the worldhat is capable of destroying our way of life. >> many people suspect that tom cotton will have a career beyond being a u.s. senator from arkansas. >> like be an author? what do you say to those who suggest you have presidential ambition >> i say that i'm running for re-election in arkansas in 2020, and i'm hoping to tell t story of the old guard in "sacred duty," and i'll let the chips fall wherehey may. look, one thing i've learned is it's great to have a plan, but it's even better to your plan in pencil 'cause you never know what kind of obstacles u'll have to overcome, what kind of opportunities you may be able to seize, and in the meantime, you should focus onbe doing th job you can in the job you have now and try to make the

coming up the state of u.s. trade is changing in the balance as white house officials attempt to hammer out a deal with china while the new nafta also faces an uncertain future economist richard wolfe joins us to discuss what is that state was details continue to emerge in the whirlwind negotiations to acquire oil giant and argo petroleum what will this mean for the two hundred fifty thousand acre a in the permian basin artie's haven't heard joins us to drill into the details and finally right here became the live and over how far a new driver is in new york city due to new regulations that ford ride hailing services that pay a living wage.

the state department promotes u.s. foreign policy interests in cyberspace by engaging with our allies and partners to advance our vision for an open, reliable, and secure digital environment. with the fifth-generation of 5g, a number of critical new services will be empowered, but these will also include traditional infrastructure such as electricity distribution. the massive amounts of data transmitted by the internet of things will also advance artificial intelligence. ,ith all the critical services the stakes could not be higher. as other countries around the world upgrade their systems to 5g technology, we are urging them to adopt a risk-based security framework. to that end, the department is starting a global campaign that includes bilateral and multilateral engagements to convince our partners to adequately secure these networks. an important element of this risk-based security approach is a careful evaluation of hardware and software equipment vendors and their supply-chains. the criteria should include whether

secretary of state in sochi on tuesday the kremlin says is prepared to set a date for the next meeting between the russian president and trump an earlier my pompei are told the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov that america does not want a war with iran but he also said the terror on must be prevented from threatening its neighbors. we spoke a bit about the activities that are taking place in the middle east today with particular focus on the actions that iran is taking i made clear that the united states will continue to apply pressure to the regime in tehran until its leadership is prepared to return to the ranks of responsible nations that do not threaten their neighbors or spread instability or terror. here we have many differences but what that that the fact that we talk about it alba will go on discussing this situation of course it gives us some hope that some agreements may be reached steadfast and has more now from such a. very rare but very important meetings here in sochi between my compare and the russian foreign minister and after that with vladimir putin basically th

agreeing to disagree the united states will continue to apply pressure to the regime in tehran until its leadership is prepared to return to the ranks of responsible nations that do not threaten their neighbors or spread instability or terror or mouse and we have many disagreements on iran now but the fact that we've started talking on this issue gives us hope that we will be able to achieve agreements if both sides show willingness to do that nevertheless both sides have said that you know they will continue to work together on coming up with some sort of solution along with the other signatories of the iran iranian nuclear deal. and venezuela we have disagreement i urge my russian colleagues to support the venezuelan people as they return democracy to their country. the united states and more than 50 other nations agree that the time has come for nicolas maduro to go he's brought nothing but misery to the venezuelan people. and we hope that the russians support form a durable will and the markets are still in use them a democracy can be imposed by force the threats coming both from

they refer to themselves to the near arctic state. they have announced a polar silk road. they are embarking on the construction of new icebreakers, so it looks like there is a lot of ambition, and i think it's probably multifaceted in terms of their objectives, potential access to resources, shipping routes, but you mentioned an area that we will watch and if that becomes an access point for safe harbor for strategic assets such as ballistic missile carrying submarines. it is a possibility in the future and one we will watch very closely. >> can you tell us what efforts are ongoing to potentially bring china into some kind of new arms control pact? 's and otherd irbm types of cruise missiles, so what efforts are being pursued and what progress has been made? theur conversation at department of defense has largely been about the destabilizing nature of china's developments and particularly, their deployments. if you look at how they are postured with their ballistic and cruise missiles, there is a significant percentage -- admiral harris i think used to -- wheref systems f

other states are doing it. the idea that women should not be able to control their own bodies is unbelievable. they have that right. if you're asking me would i ever appoint a supreme court justice who does not believe in defending roe vs. wade, who doesn't believe a woman doesn't have a right to control her own body, i will not do that. >> do you believe there should be any restrictions on abortion in law? >> i think that that is a decision that is being -- that should be made by the woman and her physician. and i think many of -- you know, what people are doing is sadly creating a political issue out of a medical issue. so, the decision about women should be able to control their own body and those decisions are made by a doctor. >> are you at all concerned though about the idea that people may try to worry about the sex of a child or essentially look at that -- are those type of restrictions on abortion something you're open to? >> i wouldn't use a restriction on -- that's an issue that society has got to de

we never ever said we would give it away. >> no treaty, no annexation, no state, fake state. it's a fake state. >> just give us our mountain back, for crying out loud. >> yes. >> this opinion is echoed throughout the islands. with the hawaiian sovereignty movement. starting in the 1960s, many organizations have worked together to reclaim hawaii, and return self-governance, unified under this flag, the hawaiian flag turned upside down. and maybe the most famous story involving one of these groups happened in 1993, when activists occupied koupo beach. led by bumpy kileileil, a descendant of king kamehameha. >> we are entitled to the land that we stand on, the water in the land, the ocean and the air we breathe. >> their goal was to stay until the government agreed to return some of their land that they rightfully felt was theirs. and surprisingly, the state of hawaii did, in the foothills of the mountains, and on that land, bumpy created the nation of hawaii. i'm not exactly sure what that means. i brought my passport just in case. >> hello. >> aloha. >> hey, brother. >> kamau

most states to uphold the law. yes, there are those, myself included, who are very uncomfortable with an abortion past a certain point, and a lot of people call themselves pro-choice feel that way. but this is becoming beyond extreme to have no exceptions for or rate as in the case of alabama, i think we'll see more women particularly jumping, democrats voting for -- >> bret: on the progressive side, i know you've written about this, on the issue of gun control, the message is if you save one life, this is what we need to do. on the issue of health care reform, if you save one life, this is what you need to do. on the issue of abortion, it's not that message, even when you get to late-term abortion. and it doesn't play both ways on the bases of these parties. >> the extremism isn't going to help anybody left or right, and if you talk about the extremism on the left with people saying there should be absolutely, you know, no point where -- you can say no to an abortion, my husband is a physician and even though he's

nestled all over throughout our state. worldow, i travel the pitching the state of indiana and i suspect my predecessors may be have been on the other end of some puzzled looks as i have when i start to talk about this landlocked indiana that has three water ports. we all know it is true and we not what these ports mean, just to our past, but to our future. they are vital sources of development and revenue generators, revenue that is at a record level. and burns harbor, of the northwest indiana, would not even be possible without senator birch bayh. he fought for its creation in the 60's. he secured the federal funding for its development. and today, burns harbor continues to transport hoosier made goods all over the world. he built it and they came, before that phrase was ever cool. and they are still coming. . and they are still going. but he did not stop there. not hardly. hoosiers, or americans are rebuilding, after national disasters and when motherrrences nature strikes, we often immediately turned to fema for our co

which the united states justice department alleges jolo boards for rolls is unknown. but the former prime minister insists it was a gift from the brother of the crown prince of the united arab emirates but your wife met with joel the jeweler she knew it was a gift from him no no no no joy nor present that this as a career from sheer month so ok there's a culture in the middle east that expensive presents are given he's a master liar he's lied about every single matter. once again deepak dismisses the former prime minister's defense but this time goes on to accuse him of lying about something even more sinister than corruption covering up a mood on. the war he lied that he never met. also in two years sure of who was a young mongolian translation in two thousand and six she was shot dead on the outskirts of kuala lumpur then blown to smithereens with military grade explosives knology it was then defense minister and she'd had an affair with his close confidant an advisor. to ministerial bodyguards were convicted of her murder but no motive was ever established. warm th

one solution, a piece of land the state owns that is a block away from san jose state. that spot could be turned into affordable housing for students and faculty, which is badly needed. abc 7 news reporter uni eer hunn has the story. >> reporter: good evening. behind me issal quist building in downtown san jose. this morning it was put on a list of possible buildings for the state to relinquish or sell off. san jose state says they want and it they're working with two state lawmakers to try to make it april. the alquist building in downtown is being underutilized at a cost to taxpayers according to kalra. >> this critical site in the heart of downtown san jose reimagined in a way that makes >> reporter: discussions have been under way to figure out better use of the property. currently the three-story building houses several state agencies and the chp. state nator jas sembma ash kale it can be better off as affordable housing, a plan embraced by san jose state university. >> as we bring new faculty and staff in, they can't afford to live in the bay area. >> reporter: ch

the state senate passed an abortion law banning all abortions in that state including in cases of rape and incest. those performing abortions in alabama could face up to 99 years in prison. so far in all, alabama has company, 29 states have introduced abortion restrictions so far this year. in huntsville, josh moon, a reporter and clumist with the alabama political reporters. bring us up to speed. what does this measure mean and do we know whether the governor is going to sign it? >> we do not know whether the governor is going to sign it. she's a republican. she's not commented public ally but all indications are the bill passed right here last night will be signed by the governor. she has six days to sign it. currently, the structure in our modern times is still a little old school. they don't just e-mail the bill toer her. it has to be physically taken to her office. it's not been delivered to her office yet as best we understand. the governor is is not in her office now. she's currently at an event, which is completely unrelated to this bill. but what this law in alabama will do, a

on with lost half of the state level. theresa may is promising she will spell out a timetable for the departure of european union in early june after one last attempt to get her a deal through parliament. u.k. international trade secretary fox spoke with bloomberg television at the forum in london today. >> the key thing as we face the legislative challenge of getting the agreement bill through. of june, it is up to all member -- we make that judgment will he come to a leadership contest. a wide field to choose from. candidatesld of already vying to defeat theresa may. between theeing set u.s. and sweden. him for a rape investigation. he is in the u.k. for jumping bail. the united states want him to hack into the pentagon computer. global news 24 hours a day on air and at tick tock on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. >> thank you. president trump ratcheted up rhetoric on iran this weekend, warning on twitter, if iran wants to fig

hitting the actual states by the end of this week. it has been executed. >> the check is in the mail. and you have been through this a lot but the money is very important for education, law enforcement and we need to make sure that they know they will be getting them. as i stated unfocused to ensure the fire cap last beyond the current two-year authorization so we need the forest service to be judicious we need your help to show this is to retain the authority. to keep a watchful eye on spending to give your budget director the tools they need to track these expenditures so every dollar is a dollar well spent. >> absolutely and the plan that i am briefed on regularly we know that congress has put faith in us we will be a good investment with prevention on the ground we don't see the new account as a blank check. we have several things in play for accountability and to ensure contracts are the right size we don't want to not be ready for fire season but have the right resources and i will be happy to brief you more on that front. >> ho

the new york state attorney general is investigating all of this for violations of new york state's laws and regulations governing non-profit groups like the nra. wayne lapierre's lavish personal spending has not been limited to clothes. he also spent a couple hundred thousand dollars on air travel and a very peculiar expense for an apartment in fairfax, virginia, for a summer intern. wayne lapierre spent well over $4,000 per month, per month, for an apartment for a young woman who was a summer intern for a total summer rent of $13,804.84, all paid for with nra dues and that is a very, very expensive apartment for fairfax, virginia. wayne lapierre and the nra's crisis management law firm have not offered one word of explanation about that apartment that wayne lapierre rented for the summer for that young woman. not one word. wayne lapierre and the nr's law firm and nra each other are going to need a lot more crisis management. nra's law firm and board members at war with each other will need a lot more crisis management. that's tonight's "last word." "the 11th hour with brian williams" s

not just for the united states. but look at the countries they've signed up in europe to make loans to? principally, italy. no offense to italy, but southern europe is not the dynamic part of europe. so it's the northern -- lou: it's beautiful. >> it's beautiful, great food -- [laughter] but they have allies which are not really reliable on this one belt. lou: and the issue for the united states is geopolitical, economic and military, and right now their surface fleet is larger than our own, their military vastly larger. we can get into the issue of readiness, effectiveness. but they seem to be making strides at a rate that if didn't have president trump in the oval office right now, i think the race would be over perhaps even as early as now. >> that's a key change. there has been, without question in my mind and in most military analysts' who assess this, a shift against the united states for the military balance of power in the western pacific. it's not just that they have a larger set of forces like they're buil

i can tell you of a former state forester in two states, it is a critical partnership. it is a system in america that we have in response to wildland fire. no one organization can do it alone, and we leverage our strength, and of course the local firefighters are there immediately in communities. so there is an investment. we still have a request. unfortunately, it is reduced, because we had to make these very tough choices and trade-offs about the conditions of america's forests and meet the administration's instructions to reduce our fy19 budget request by 5%. so to do that, we had to get really specific and focused. it was about improving the conditions of the forest so we can reduce long-term the risk from fire and to sustain rural economies. they were really tough choices. we would be happy to work with you on this. sen. murkowski: well, chief, i recognize that before he were chief of the forest service, you were a firefighter on the ground, and i think you know full well that, by these significant reductions and these accounts, the message to those first responder