Lists 300 billion more in chinese goods. We begin tonight as we often do with the cheap white horse corresponded john roberts on the north lawn. The president trade rhetorics and actions. He has long complained about the imbalance between United States and china, but he has been able to leverage it into a they need us more than we need them strategy and he believes that because of that china will eventually come around. The trade relationship has all the appearances of a fullblown trade war but dont tell that to President Trump. We are having a squabble with china because we have been treated very unfairly for many decades, actually a long time. The president downplay the negative and played up the positive which the market seem to like and said he believes he can still get a new deal across the goal line. The relationship i have with him is extraordinary, it is very good. We are in a very strong position. They want to make a deal. It could absolutely happen. It was a chinese who set o
That could threaten u. S. Forces in the middle east. The patriot battery is an air Defense Missile with roughly 100 missiles they can shoot them Ballistic Missiles and aircraft. The pentagon also announced tonight that its moving an amphibious war ship from europe, the uss arlington, which transports u. S. Marines, and these vehicles, and rotary aircraft to support Amphibious Assault or expeditionary warfare missions. The arlington is replacing another u. S. Warship in a swap. They will join the uss Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike group and the u. S. Air force bomber task force. In a written Statement Released by the pentagon, the department of defense continues to closely monitor of the iranian regime, the military and proxies, adding the United States does not seek conflict with iran, but we are punctured and ready to defend u. S. Forces and interests in the region. Bret . Jennifer, thank you. The breaking details, well come back with more information. There is still no deal today bet
We start tonight with correspondent john roberts. Good evening. Good evening. President trump was laying low throughout most of the day today as the democrats were hosting their press conferences but late this afternoon he came out swinging. I think its a disgrace with the democrats are doing. President trump today railed against the democrats plans to keep investigating whether his actions on the russia probe constituted obstruction of justice. Its so sad to see how they are impeding all the good things that we are doing. All they want to do is impede, they want to investigate, they want to go fishing, and i watch bob mueller and they have nothing. Speak of the democratic chairman of the Judiciary Committee today insisting the molar report and his testimony were just the first layers of the investigation. There appears to be compelling evidence outside of the four corners of the redacted Mueller Report and we will work to uncover that evidence as well. Jerrold nadler is now going afte
Committee, as they try to pursue obstruction of justice allegations. A very fiery day on capitol hill. Good evening. Stick a good evening. We are now five hours into this congressional testimony. Republicans call it political theater. The white house is advancing a new and dangerous three where are the limits . This is a coverup under the new rules, i have never seen a majority so amazed. They cant sell the product. Two former white house aides were directed by the white house not to cite constitutional immunity. Former Trump Campaign manager lewandowski to take the heat from democrats. I never delivered the message. Yeah, you chickened out. I went on vacation. You went on vacation. And so you put the message in the safe, and youre safe, in your home, for safekeeping. Of course you went on vacation. Thats more of a priority. Did you tell sessions that he would be fired if you did it take this meeting . Congressman, he has told me to not disclose to protect confidentiality. Pushing back
The costume are. It is on his page in addition the democratics governor 1981 yearbook lists one of his nicknames as coon man a derogatory term. Reactions is you can imagine online was swift and controversy is actually getting a lot more attention than his defense of the description of the late term abortion bill did earlier this week. The Governors Office has not responded to the new reports. Northam defended his late term abortion descriptions today hours before the yearbook photos surfaced. Correspondent peter doocy is following this breaking story really minutes before we got on set here. He joins me with reaction in this picture is getting. Good evening. Peter. Good evening, bret. This page in northams 1984 medical School Yearbook filled with futures of the future governor and two unidentified people one in black face and one in a kkk hood and robe. Now the Virginia Republican Party Chairman says this racism has no place in virginia. These pictures are wholly inappropriate. It Gove