anthony: some time ago something crawled, or slithered, or grew like a fungus. something that started small, got bigger, lurched like a swamp thing out of the mud and moist earth and humid nights of the delta. then, it took over the world. so next time some smart ass foreigner, horrified by our latest ham-fisted foreign policy blunder wonders out loud, what good is america? well, you can always pipe up that the blues, rock n roll, r&b, and soul all came out of this place one state mississippi. i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha la la la la sha la la la la la sha la la la la sha la la la la la la geno: right now we re in the middle of downtown jackson. farish street. anthony: it is a street with a lot of history. what did it used to be like back in the day? geno: the street was packed with folks. folks all over, they
Knows about dealing with u. S. President s. When theyre preoccupied with political intrigue at home, he says, foreign leaders cant rely on them. If this is going to be the next two or three years, totally consumed with these issues in washington, unable to focus on international releaations, that leaves a very serious vacuum. Reporter a vacuum theyre trying to avoid at nato, which President Trump will visit next we week. Officials there are reportedly planning to put strict time limits on discussions about military spending and fighting terrorism so the president doesnt tune out. But if theres a sense of anxiety heres the first one. Reporter theres a sense of humor regarding the president too. Donald trump has long been the butt of jokes. Now satire shows find the material irresistible. What was the official reason for the shock dismissal of james comey . Because hes bad at his job. Hes so bad at his job that i am still the president. [ laughter ] reporter tv satire is one thing, but w
Percentage points. I like the way he recognized that there is a country out here. It consists from coast to coast, not coast and coast. Reporter around the corner at books on first, trump supporter steve huber said hes had it with the news media. I almost tune off the news anymore because its all about how hes behaving, not what hes really doing to help our country. Reporter but ken novak said the president seems too defensive, especially about russia. He tweets out that this is just a witch hunt. You know, why didnt he just come out and say okay, lets investigate it and be done with it . Reporter how do you react to talk of impeachment already . I think hes probably going to be impeached sooner or later. But the problem is that, you know, lets get to the facts first before we go that far. Reporter just about everyone we spoke to here agreed that the last few months have been a pretty bumpy ride for mr. Trump, scott, but as one local businessman put it, trump is not a politician and he
Will not tolerate leaks from his team to the media. Dean reynolds has been talking to voters in trump country. Lee county, illinois. Reporter at bill and dicks barbershop in dixon, illinois, guy vol was getting a haircut and weighing the news of a special counsel investigating the Trump Campaign. Everybodys looking for something to dig at. Theyre looking its a witch hunt. Thats what he tweeted this morning. Reporter a lifelong republican, a trump supporter and an avid consumer of conservative media, vol blasted the president s critics. They keep saying the russians interferes in our election. How did they interfere . I mean, i never hear that talked about on tv. Reporter dixon sits astride the rock river, where Ronald Reagan was once a lifeguard. Its the seat of lee county, which donald trump won percentage points. I like the way he recognized that there is a country out here. It consists from coast to coast, not coast and coast. Reporter around the corner at books on first, trump supp
Consumer protection in financial peril that is an independent industry cannot be fired by the president it is not subject to the appropriations power as they are taking a number of actions that are outside of the public visibility for instance they are gathering financial records or creditcard records of hundreds of millions of americans with no discussion that than i could find and knows scrutiny or accountability for what these agencies are doing because you can see they are independent they are not part of the administration but on the other side you have the federal Communications Commission with neutrality it is widely reported in a cave out of the ftc and was directed by the president may be the president should direct the ftc but then there has to be some ownership of that. So there is a lot of examples of domestic overreach and not even owning that bennett hiding behind the various structures of bureaucratic independence which i think is quite troubling. I do think the problem