canada and the digital economy. and catherine rampell with the washington post and you re here. the modified agreement was signed by trade reps from each of the countries. the question is this just nafta updated and modernized? what say you. so it is interesting. when trump announced this new deal last year, people pointed out the new deal wasn t much different from the old deal. it is two of the trade deals that trump declared to be the worst trade dealers in history, nafta and tpp, the trans-pacific partnership out of and kind of mashed together. they were sort of boths elements put together with some details including about the rules of origin for autos for example. largely it is the same deal. with some additional details. what democrats are claiming victory over today is the priorities chiefly what they say will be greater enforcement mechanisms for protection and
coercive measures. he said the statue of liberty is not an empty symbol. the slogan america first is a fallacy because even until the end of time, justice and universal fraternity will prevail above national borders. no word on when mexico s trade reps will be here. we expect they will be making their way here soon. i expect to pass more along. now back to you. dana: i want to be a fly on the wall in that meeting. i used to love those on a friday afternoon. tariffs could have a major impact on your bottom line. i m joined by mitch rochelle. great to have you here. not to be self-serving but how would this affect americans who are going to shops and buying things? let s start with cars, avacado toast.
even until the end of time, justice and universal fraternity will prevail above national borders. wow! on capitol hill, a bitter push back from republicans. joni ernst, from iowa, saying this. it s clear that we need to address the unprecedented flow of immigrants and it s imperative that mexico do their part to stop the stream of these migrants. that being said, livelihoods of iowa farmers and producers are at stake. no word yet, charles, on just when we might hear from the u.s. the mexico trade reps that are said to be on their way to washington. kellyanne conway just down the driveway was talking about this. if i get good nuggets, i ll pass them along. happy weekend. thanks very much. all that had investors selling big time today and saying may day for the entire month. we re now looking at the first losing month of 2019.
it, thank you. let s get a check on the markets the dow is sup 280 points. investors are watching closely what is going down at the white house. it s day one of face to face trade talks with china. the deadline for a deal is just about a month away, right, march 2nd. if there s no deal by then the u.s. will raise tariffs on $200 billion worth of chinese imports. we re looking at the video of these meetings kicking off this morning, the president s top trade reps in the same room as these chinese negotiators who have come over. reporter: the expectations are this is tense, high stakes and there s no indication that these two days of meetings today and tomorrow will be the breakthrough. but holding this session is important. it reflects one of the president s really longest standing positions. long before he was a candidate or really on the political scene, his frustration of china and how it interacts with the