Our children. What greater rejection of those who would tear down our world than marshaling our best efforts to save it. Rather than trying to unite the world against isis, rather than trying to find a solution to syria, rather than worrying about how we protect the homeland in a way that is effective, he is talking about this other stuff. Reporter some commentators called the connection between Climate Change and terrorism, a stretch. One study said the severe drought in syria from 2007 to 2010. It caused widespread crop failure and caused families to go to urban areas to raise the environment for isis but the he had are of to vox media said Climate Change can be only considered one factor that led to the conflict and it is impact. Melissa if even. Peter, thank you very much. David . David a meeting of superpowers in air paris as president obama was shaking hands with russian president Vladmir Putin. They discussed conflicts of syria and ukraine on the sidelines of todays climate summ
Blake burman with details. Blake . Reporter donald trump continues to raise doubts about the president ial eligibility of ted cruds who was born in canada to american mother. At a rally trump insisted that the legal guidelines defining what a natural born citizen means remains to be settled. Ted cruz has a problem because the question is, is he a natural born citizen . You cant have a nominee who is going to be subject thrown out as nominee. You just cant do it. Reporter latest fox news poll shows cruz might be trumps threat for the moment. Nationwide trump has support from 35 of republicans. That is 15 points clear of cruz in second. Trump has larger lead in the first of the nation primary, New Hampshire. In iowa the latest poll shows trump trailing. Cruzs 27 puts senator four ahead of trump. The iowa caucus is just three weeks away. Back to you in new york. David going to be very tight. Blake burman, thank you very much. Melissa . Melissa this is the announcement weve been waiting fo
Peter . Reporter hey, melissa. I like to look at this the way Silicon Valley looks at new entrants, they cull them disruptors in the technology space. Well we have a couple of disruptors out here in the political space in iowa, in the form of donald trump and Bernie Sanders, both trying to disrupt their parties, taking on more establishment candidates and establishment organizations. Trump in particular without a Big Organization here or a big ground game as they call it. So both sanders and trump in their closing hours here have been exhorting their followers, their supporters to get out and caucus tonight. It is critical for their victories here for them to get victories here in iowa. Here was trump today earlier in waterloo, iowa. We all say more people go out the better were going to do. I dont say me, i say we. Its a movement. It is we. You have got to go out. I kid when i say in bed, youre sick, doctor says you can to the leave, i dont care, get out of bed and caucus. Reporter we
President sounded like he was giving his last state of the Union Address rather than one with two years left in his final term. President obama delivered a Self Assessment set out an agenda over the next two years and developed plenty of time of what he called middle class economics. The speech was barely open when there was questioned whether such a thing existed. As an approach, as policies, as politics. Whats middle class economics . Well lift the lid and look at the parts this time on inside story. The verdict is clear. Middle class economics works. Expanding opportunity works. And these policies will continue to work. As long as politics dont get in the way. President obamas state of the Union Tuesday zeroed in on helping americas middle class but just skimmed over his administrations tax reform plan. It would include raising the Capital Gains tax from 24 to 28 . Close certain tax loop holes including for cooperate jet owners and charge banks a fee of. 07 if they own more than 50
Taxes at canadas lower tax rate. Bk will have Tax Advantages baked into the merger. Warren buffett insists Berkshire Hathaway stake in the company will pay appropriate u. S. Investment and related taxes in this combined company. But is the safe still playing us for a stooge . Investing in a deal where the hortons part of the transaction will enjoy a much lower tax bill than would otherwise b the case if the combined entity were considered based in miami, florida as burger king is separately right now. Some tell me this is a less obnoxious version of the tax inverring, you would think buffett, a man who bemoans paying lesser than his secretary if this becomes an issue. It is weird when. Mitt romney was doing the same thing in bain capital days, he was satan, the sage remains the same. Not fair, not balanced, not right. How is it buffett wring out saveings from companies he targets, yet mitt romney is a ruthless cost cutter when he does the same thing that companies he targets . Both cre