Committed from space. Its monday. Happy monday to you. August 26th, 2016. Here is todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Theyre also all saying well i dont think the president is negotiating properly. They dont know what theyre talking about. The president s trade war over shadows the g7. Reporters asked President Trump if he had second thoughts about escalating the trade war with china. I have second thoughts about everything. The Brazilian Military has orders to do what they can to stop the fires damaging the amazon rain forest. People in puerto rico are bracing for Tropical Storm dorian possibly becoming a cat1 hurricane. State media is reporting kim jung un oversaw the testing of a super large market launcher. Authorities say a california deputy who initially said he was shot by a sniper made the whole thing up, setting off a massive man hunt. Many things didnt add up. Protests take a violent turn in hong kong. Police officers pulled out their guns and fired warning shots. Th
The euro is trading weaker by 1 4 of 1 versus the u. S. Dollar. Brent is close to 60 a barrel. Gold futures are trading higher again, all the way up to 1543. 50 an ounce. Trade headlines and tweets have been whipped sawing have been ing markets the last few days. Joining us with the latest from washington is shawn donnan. What difficult to know if President Trump says makes a difference to china and vice versa. Is there a standoff happening right now . Shawn theres been a standoff happening now for some time. All summer weve been waiting to see a resumption of substantive talks between the two sides. Those talks broke down in may, and weve had some flirtations, some truces, some more tariffs over the summer. This morning, trump again muddying the waters by insisting that there were new contacts between the u. S. And china, and that things were going to go very well. To spin thesetry things is going well. It is never clear whether he his escalation or actual substantive talks. We are go
Different donald trump then we just heart making big news on iran and china. He was asked if he would consider meeting and he said he would if the circumstances were right. By that he means they cannot have nuclear weapons. He also appeared to suggest he would be in favor of extending a letter of credit backed by oil so they can meet some of their financial obligations. Until now you know the strategy from the u. S. Was to apply maximum pressure on iran. President macron said he is working to get the meeting done within the next few weeks. On china, also big headlines from the president. He says the deal can be done. He thinks the chinese need this deal badly. And he insisted there was a call made yesterday night. The chinese that they cannot confirm there was communication. The president said there was and he said at this point he believes the chinese are sincere. Kevin back to the issue of iran. It was fascinating to see President Trump relying on a progressive president , Emmanuel M
Immigration association lawyer, and Jessica Vaughn of the center for immigration studies. Watch washington journal at 7 00 eastern tuesday morning. Join the discussion. Today, President Trump and french president Emmanuel Macron held a joint News Conference at the end of the g7 summit. President macron announced hes open to meeting with the u. S. And iran to discuss nuclear security. Following their joint News Conference, President Trump continues to answer questions from the press. [applause] mr. President , madam first lady, ladies and gentlemen, following this g7 meeting we have just held, and we have been discussing for two days now, i am going to report back to you. First of all, i would like to thank President Trump and all the heads of state of government. They are here for the extremely Productive Work and productive discussions that have been had since saturday evening together. There was a lot of nervousness at the outset, a lot of expectations, a lot of tensions, and a lot o
A risk to themselves, and ofventing those convicted misdemeanor hate crimes from purchasing a gun. Live coverage begins september 4 on cspan. Today, President Trump and french president Emmanuel Macron held a joint News Conference at the end of the g7 summit. President macron announced hes open to meeting with the u. S. And iran to discuss nuclear security. Following their joint News Conference, President Trump continues to answer questions from the press. [applause] mr. President , madam first lady, ladies and gentlemen, following this g7 meeting we have just held, and we have been discussing for two days now, i am going to report back to you. First of all, i would like to thank President Trump and all the heads of state of government. They are here for the extremely Productive Work and productive discussions that have been had since saturday evening together. There was a lot of nervousness at the outset, a lot of expectations, a lot of tensions, and a lot of conflict. I can say that