Rhetoric. Good afternoon, everybody, and thank you so much for turning out on spring like day in washington. Lets hope it continues. Thanks for cspan for coming along. And just a few tips on how were going to handle this mornings meeting, it is being filmed live so when we come to the q a please state your name clearly so the world knows who you are and your aunts and uncles can refer to the recording. The subject today i think is highly relevant. Iran sanctions and the nuclear deal. Weve heard a lot about iran during the Election Campaign and particularly from the president , but i think there is some confusion as to what the actual policy is given that we have a nuclear deal with iran which no one seems eager at this point in time to tear up, even though the president says its the worst deal ever negotiated. Secondly, we have a major fight with the Islamic State or isis, which the president claims is one of our Top Priorities in Foreign Policy and yet ironically one of the countrys w
Lets hope it continues. And thanks for cspan for coming along. And just a few tips on how were going to handle this mornings meeting. It is being filmed live and when you ask a question, please state your name clearly so the world knows who you are and aunts and uncles can refer to the recording. The subject today i think is highly relevant. Iran sanctions and the nuclear deal. We heard a lot about the iran deal in the campaign, particularly from the president. But i think there is some confusion as to what actual policy is given that we have a nuclear deal with iran, which no one seems eager at this point in time to tear up. Even though the president says it is the worst deal ever negotiated. Secondly, we have a major fight with the Islamic State or isis which the president claims is one of our top priorities. In Foreign Policy. And yet ironically, one of the countries we will rely on to beat isis is iran. And iran has an election coming up. There is great pressure on capitol hill for
Everybody can see how close this is. The loser will get pilloried by his party. How can you be so sought of it . The closing struggle begins this weekend. Then monday in boca raton, florida, for the final debate. This election is about the economy. President obama has two weeks to sell the country on what hed do in a second term. He needs to ramp it all up. The policy that saved the Auto Industry and how this kind of active industrial policy can bring a surge in american manufacturing. He needs to push the overdue construction in this country, roadway, rail, brick and mortar investment, a campaign that will bring this country aggressively into the 21st century. He pushed that big jobs bill in his first weeks in office that kept the economy from heading off a cliff. He needs to show us what a second bill will look like. The more he paints a picture of his second Term Economic building agenda, the better. Chuck todd is nbcs chief White House Correspondent and political director, and Jona
Nationwide death toll now to 17. In italy, a u. S. Naval sailor tested positive for the virus. Marking the first case of a Service Member in europe. That sailor is being restricted to their residence. Pope francis will deliver his sunday blessing from a live stream, this in an abundance of caution. Off the coast of california, 19 crew members, two passengers on board the grand princess cruise ship have tested positive for the virus. Vice president pence said all the passengers will be brought to port to be tested. Those that need to be quarantined will be quarantined, those that require additional medical attention will receive it. In a couple hours, pence will meet with cruise line directors and port directors in florida. For now, the total number of coronavirus in the United States stands at 327 in 21 states. Joining me now is nbcs scott cohn, hes in San Francisco for us. Scott, welcome to you. We have 21 people in total on board that ship testing positive. Do you know what is next f
The crowd was incredibly fired up. Mom, can you ask them to sit down, please . The new Campaign Logo getting a lot of buzz. Jeb exclamation point. Like the way im talking now, i will put exclamation points at the end of all these sentences. Hes saying his last name doesnt matter. Any piece of advice on that . I have to say, thats a very tenting question to answer, but i wont. Big rally over the weekend for Hillary Clinton. I may not be the youngest dlt in this race. There are a lot of good people running for president. Quite a few, in fact. But i will be the youngest woman president in the history of the United States. Could this be the 2016 matchup . After months of being an illegal candidate for president according to some experts, jeb bush today finally became a legal candidate for president. In this country of ours the most improbable things can happen as well. Take that from a guy who met his first president on the day he was born. And his second on the day he was brought home fro