Leaders or really any leader from any place in history or all over the world diverts our attention from something they dont want us to see by creating Something Else look over there or a squirrel or Something Else for us to focus on i think president clinton the war in the balkans i think president bush iraq think president reagan grenada we could go on we could go on so what about trump iran. Why do i ask this because in recent weeks the tensions between the United States and iran have escalated seriously both in words and in deeds with comments from both sides its like theyre itching for a fight trump i have instructed the United States navy to shoot down and destroy any and all iranian boats if they heris our ships at sea those are mr trumps words irans naval commander i have ordered our naval forces to destroy any American Terrorist Force in the persian gulf to threaten security of our wrongs military or nonmilitary ships these are 2 leaders talking and really threatening words right each side is accusing the other of bullying of carelessness and of provocation. But heres the problem its not just words there have now been repeated incidents in the persian gulf that should give us all pause and heres just the latest that spurred the most recent back and forth watch this video. This guns on. Guns and thats what he just said thats the u. S. Sailor hes heard commenting on the weapon thats not clipped right they say 11 a gun ships were apparently deliberately trying to threaten that the iranians say no were just patrolling the area and we have every right to be there the question as we watch this video is how close are we from one of these incidents getting out of hand igniting something much bigger especially at a time when the leaders of both countries are dealing with both political and economic discontent to put it mildly were going to answer that and were going to drill down for you right here with these incidents happening and what it matter what it really means and what would happen if they were. Word to blow up we drill down here on the news rick sanchez where we believe its time to do news again. And here we go with the question we think youll be asking tomorrow after watching our newscast today how concerned should we be about a wag the dog distraction what does larry king have to say about this controversial interview that recently surfaced regarding joe biden and whats happening in the world of sports anything. Look at this video that were going to show you right here its a one that we were just showing you a little while ago that shows the iranian gunships and it also shows that u. S. Naval vessel theres Something Interesting about this because you heard the sailor say well his guns unclipped well you know what that means right if the guns unclip that means if he sneezes because of some somebody who had some moves forward suddenly that gun goes off what if the other side fires these are the kinds of things that seem harmless an explanation but this is how hack even world wars have begun that incident by the way took place just off the coast of kuwait so what we put together here is essentially the persian gulf this is where that happened right so here you have the entire all these dark blue these here right here is the persian gulf and i wanted to show it to you because there have now been and i just counted them i just did some research on this for you 15 incidents in the gulf that have occurred and not just here but right there see where im pointing to right there thats important thats the strait of hormuz this is called a choke point good word right because its only really 21 miles across and when it comes to navigate billet he. And thats at the narrowest point one 4th of all the oil in the world flows right through there and it did for you only way you can get out look heres the ocean there is have small opening its the only way that you can get out through here from the persian gulf into the ocean now how dangerous is this situation is it even more dangerous now because history economics and politics all point to a potential wag the dog scenario this is what were going to focus on today we think its important we think we need to ask these questions we begin our Coverage Today with our correspondent john hardy. The president s message was clear i have instructed the United States navy to shoot down and destroy any and all iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea this after 11 Iranian Naval vessels make quote dangerous and harassing the new version here u. S. Ships in the northern persian gulf of kuwait april 15th according to u. S. Navy officials at 1. 00 of the iranian sailors even seems to be wagging his finger at the u. S. Vessel leading some political and military analyst to question a President Trumps own finger wagging at iran is more of a distraction than a real threat of war the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on americas economy and the president continues his own attacks and war on what he calls the lame stream media of which he continues to chastise and target and daily twitter tirades his latest fake news the enemy of the people troublesome tweets aside the u. S. And iran continue to trade insults and threats that continue to push both countries closer to war general Hussein Salmi commander of irans revolutionary guard said iran would target any u. S. Ships that jeopardize iranian commercial or combat vessels he went on to blame the u. S. Navy for what he called disorderliness and messiness in naval units of the us that probably reflected the american struggles with the coronavirus at home that may be a stretch but some are concerned that what may not be a stretch is history repeating itself during george w. Bushs 1st and only term in office the us invaded iraq in 1901 right in the midst of the us savings and loan crisis and later during the Clinton Administration when the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke america intervene in the war in kosovo whether or not the u. S. And iran are heading for a crash course remains to be seen there are already insults and threats well before anyone had ever heard of covert 19 but as far as the course President Trump is sitting through these troubled waters in troubled times perhaps we need to look no further than his own tweets for some answers like this one there has never been in the history of our country a more vicious or hostile lame stream. Media than there is right now even in the midst of a National Emergency the invisible enemy an invisible enemy perhaps but very real clear and present dangers for the news with Rick Sanchez John hardy all right lets get into this to guess to tackle this potential scenario joining us former pentagon official law Michael Maloof former rob british m. P. George galloway my thanks to both of you gentlemen for joining us i guess you know i got to start with you michael if it should we be concerned about Something Like this given the actions weve seen in the past. Oh absolutely its just not the problem of of a possible incident but this is something that has been orchestrated and coordinated along with israel for quite some time and youll notice that israel has intensified its bombings in syria of iranian president of sites number one and it comes at a time when theyve just formed a socalled unity government and netanyahu wants to leave a legacy legacy diplomacy of some kind to leave when he when he has to leave and turn it over to dance in 18 months and now we also see that there is talk here in the United States particularly among israeli supported groups calling for regime collapse those are the terms so theres a crescendo building here and im really concerned that this is. An orchestration to coincide with using the virus as a cover if you will for these other mistook the activities by the neo conservatives george you understand politics youve been one of them in your life how concerned are you that when things get really bad for a political ad that the or a politician in particular the economy goes to hell they look for. Other ways to kind of save their behind and might this be one of those situations. Well margaret thought char for the falklands war for precisely those reasons and she would have been a one term Prime Minister for the helpful invasion of the islands by the former dictator in argentina so weve had a lot of. Why hearing all sorts not just in the United States of course it could all just be a ploy to get the oil price break after all president drunk hed do anything to come to the rescue of the oil and gas interests in the us of course of theres a danger of the straits of hormuz being blocked then you will see a spike in the oil price but the clue is in the name is now the persian gulf your ships are 7000 miles away from home the iranians are in their own home waters im certain iran does not want to fight the United States but im not certain the United States doesnt want to fight should we be concerned for both i mean we were putting the pressure on president try because hes our president here in the United States and its our job to look at these things but how about the other side how about the iranians i dont know which one of you wants to jump in on this maybe you michael how apt are they to use this to somehow wag their own dog in this situation given whats going on there. Well theyve made a very clear theyre not going to stand down but theyre not going to initiate either they do not want to as i understand in talking to some iranians and. They dont want to initiate a conflict as george rightfully points out that that serves our neck of the woods weve weve got 34 bases in that region and you dont see iranian ships warship in the in the gulf of mexico for example so i think that they have a point to make. We need to get out and that was the policy for us but the United States to get out youve got to look at this situation i just showed this video i dont know kevin if you could show that again for the better for the benefit of george i dont know if you had a chance to see it i mean you see this ship and then you see the u. S. Sailor say oh my god his gun is on cliff these are the kinds of things that can spark incidents right george. Yes of course an accident a big fire a blaze it doesnt need a president or a Supreme Leader to give your dog it could just be some seal up in the gulf unleashing the dogs of war and crying have all. My goodness what it would be not just for the United States and for iran but for the whole region saudi arabia kuwait indeed for the whole world really smart conversation im so glad we have you guys to take us through it my appreciation to both of you. This is the news with rick sanchez and weve got a lot more coming your way were so glad that youre checking it out youre watching our special coverage at the right. Energy markets are in disarray trover production and lack of storage has witnessed some prices going to negative territory this is not just because of the pen demming this is the result of just. The Energy Market may never recover. You know im fascinated by bad Consumer Protection labels that you find out cigarette 3 find on household cleaning substances dont apply to Financial Products even now they should because many of them are hazardous to your health because theyre poorly constructed and theyre full of toxins. Youre sitting somewhere i. Guess let me see yes. I was on the floor in my basket you know trying praying. This time as. I was having children fever i didnt have any sense of ceaseless now i mean the most you. Would you. Recently she you know sometimes you just used to. Say. I have to. Lose myself to this for me in the face ill go to. Bed what about 2 thirds of the rick sanchez im rick sanchez and theres a saying in america that all politics is local well were here to tell you that when it comes to pandemics. Thats also the case and thats why where you lou determines how you are fair and how you will fare as a result of the coronavirus whether now or in the future take for example los vegas the United States gambling capital its where tourists go its america right well what happens when nobody wants to go out what happens when people dont want to gather what happens to a town thats 90 percent tourism yeah kind of ugly heres our t. Correspondent with the. Protesters in las vegas standing against their governor for continuing the states lockdown as a result of the chrono virus were here because governor says the lack. Of the way the 1st amendment protesters like common eerie scene residents are ready to get back to work governor says is responsible for the shutdown of the economy in the bad period where tourism based economy effectively shut it down putting it least one out of 10 the veterans out of work its unacceptable this is it communism or socialism or fascism were not a tautology hereon society we are Constitutional Republic mare Carolyn Goodman disagrees with the governor saying she wants to reopen soon citys economy 3000000 people in Southern Nevada and weve had 150 deaths and we have to open up we offered to be a control group. In a written statement goodman says unless the restrictions are lifted the las vegas the world knows and loves simply wont survive a study conducted by the Nevada Resort Association says workers are expected to lose 7700000000 dollars in wages over the next 18 months if the Tourism Industry is shuttered between 30. 00 to 90. 00 days while more than 343000 residents have filed for unemployment that doesnt account for the selfemployed and good workers all these employees are now eligible for benefits under a federal aid package that Officials Say this. Not have a proper website ready for them to see benefits and tell me as las vegas appears more like a ghost town the city is still struggling with coronavirus concerns after several homeless shelters closed down after some testing positive for the virus city has opened up a parking lot with social distancing markers for the homeless to stay and now for the time being workers await a solution that will get their economy back on track the safest way possible reporting for the news with Rick Sanchez Natasha sweet r t. Theres a follow up tonight on the accusations that are being hurled by a former staffer of president ial candidate Joe Biden Tara Reid is her name no relation to the actress her story has been sketchy in part because here is why 1st of all the New York Times originally reached out to her for an interview an open interview about joe biden because she had worked for him she never said anything about her being assaulted by joe biden but then afterward she appears on the show with katie help or katie help or youve seen here on this newscast as a great show smart person a good journalist and then she goes on katie helper show doesnt she explains a biden had sexually molested her. He she goes on to say that when she did not consent she was then outcast from his staff so obviously the question is which is the truth what she said or what she didnt say now is she did say though that she told her mother about it only about 3 people one of the person she told was her mother but her mother has since passed away well now theres a recording that has come out where a woman. Now all but confirmed to be the mother of terror wed actually called in to larry Kings Television show on c. N. N. In 1903 to explain what had happened to her daughter heres the clip. And louise of these folks telephone yes hello yes and. Im wondering what. After. The press in washington and. There after working for a prominent senator and could not get through with her problems the only thing she could and would. Do it out of. There she had a story to tell but out of respect for the person she were for she didnt tell us that. And that was pretty much the end of it we think joining us now is none other than larry king himself. Larry this thing is a making a lot of new air do you remember it 1st of all. You know. But i will just like looking at it the reason i didnt consider oh if youre going to call into a show and not a name well youre talking about whats the sense of continuing so i want howard baker and the other guests when you if you call into my show and you tell me almost senator to my daughter and im not going to even though it is whats the next question there is no well and so i got why there was no follow up she never explained who would was. Explain to our viewers because i think a lot of people want to understand this the responsibility that you have as a broadcaster in a situation like this to take a call from someone who you literally dont really know who they are how do you deal with. Ive been doing would have you know this friday would be 63 years ive been doing this. When when someone calls in and theyre all anonymous we know whos calling in and says Something Like you give them the respect of the call we were respectful but one she said my daughter doesnt want to name the person where else you go with the you know if youre if you hate the pushing and they try to run with it if you had learned that if you dont know the name of the person where do you go or Something Like that and im not going to. Browbeat someone into naming a daughter she doesnt want to name a daughter or spoke to her daughter the question would be why she call in. And of course well never know be