it is time to exit the paris accord. [applause] pres. trump: and time to pursue a new deal that protects the environment, our companies, our citizens, and our country. it is time to put youngstown, ohio, detroit, michigan, and pittsburgh, pennsylvania along with many, many other locations within our great country before paris, france. it is time to make america great again. [applause] president trump: thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you very much. very important. i'd like to ask scott pruitt whom most of you know and respect as i do just to say a few words. scott, please? [applause] >> thank you, mr. president. your decision today to exit the paris accord reflects your unflinching commitment to put america first. and by exiting, you're fulfilling yet one more campaign promise to the american people. please know that i'm thankful for your fortitude, your courage, and your steadfastness as you serve and lead our country. america finally has a leader who answers only to the people, not to the special interests who have had

-- execute the paris climate accord. as the administrator of the epa, what do you say? mr. pruitt: what's important to the president said unequivocally yesterday, that the target set in paris are not enforceable and they're not going to be complied with. the green climate where the united states committed $3 billion in additional funding is not going to continue. that is unequivocally the case and that's going to be immediate. there are discussions that are ongoing with the justice department and the steps we will be taking to execute the withdrawal. that won't be happening in the next several weeks. as far as the targets are concerned, as far as the green climate science, it's immediate and beer. -- and clear. made it veryeaders clear the deal cannot be renegotiated.how does the president renegotiate a deal when the other parties are not willing to? mr. pruitt: he indicated whether it is part of the paris framework or a new deal, it is either approach. >> they are not going to sit down at the table with him. mr. pruitt:

whenalking out of paris you have mayors who are saying we're going to continue with the paris agreement. sec. spicer: if the mayor or governor wants to an active ,olicy on a range of issues they are accountable to their own voters must they should do. andelieve in states rights so if any locality or municipality or state wants to an active policy that their voters or citizens believe in, that's what they should do. but i will say that with respect there's a officials, large contingent of officials at every level of government who were very pleased with the president's decision yesterday and florida. >> public and undemocratic mayors are very upset. -- republican and democratic mayors are very upset. sec. spicer: we have bipartisan support. >> there are numbers of reports that [inaudible] very negative word spray-painted over lebron james three what is the president as people are saying over the last 130 plus days there is a divide that perpetuated from this white house. sec. spicer: i would respectfully disagree with the premise of that. we need to denounce hate in any form, in any act

notpean union will renegotiate the paris agreement. [applause] the 29 articles of the agreement must be implemented and not renegotiated. climate action does not need more distractions. we have spent 10 years negotiating. now is the time for action. now is the time for implementation. i see the strength and resolve from all those who care about the future of the planet and to see the opportunities of the modern economy. this includes partners within the united states, such as california, washington, new york , which taken together would be the world's support. the european union will step up our diplomacy and cooperation with other partners. climate action was a key topic of the china summit on the second of june. , there will be a major gathering with the chinese to accelerate the green energy transition. we are also reaching out to our partners in the african union. we adopted joint statements expressing our common resolve and we will work hard to have a clear message coming out of the g 20 summit in july. committed to world the impa

not paris. paris represents a bad decision for this country. >> do you believe that co-2 is the primary cause? >> co-2 contributes to climate change. methane is more potent. it's a cause of many. it's a cause like methane and water vapor and the rest. >> scott pruitt, i'm going to

so what is the paris accord? under it, countries committed to capping global warming at 2 degrees celcius with an "endeavour to limit" temperature gains even further, to 1.5 degrees. rich countries also agreed to provide "climate finance" to help poorer nations switch to renewables. they pledged $100 billion a year by 2020, many countries wanted more. today, the top ten greenhouse gas emitters make up over 70% of total emissions, china overtook america as the world's biggest emitter in 2007. for more on the announcement, we can speak to barbara plett usher will he keep his campaign pledge to the important constituency, the blue—collar workers in the industrial heartland, who believed his rhetoric that the climate accord is killing theirjobs. more widely to republican constituencies who believe it is a bad deal and puts them at economic disadvantage. does he listen to everybody else backing him to stay in the accord? international allies, the un head, the pope, large parts of the business community in america, s

the paris agreement. handicaps the united states economy, in order to win phrase from the capitals and activists that have long sought to gain wealth at our country's expense. they don't put america first. i do and i always will. applause the same nation is asking us to stay in the agreement, are the countries that have collectively cost america trillions of dollars, through tough trade practises and in many cases, lacks contributions to our critical military alliance. you sow what is happening? it is obvious to those who want to keep an open mind. at what point does america get deneeded. at what point do they start laughing at us as a country. we wa nt start laughing at us as a country. we wantfair start laughing at us as a country. we want fair treatment for citizens the and fair treatment for our taxpayer's. we don't want —— taxpayer, we don't want other leaders and countries laughing at us any more and they won't be, they won't be. i was elected to represent the citizens of pittsburgh not paris. a

, led in paris to come to an agreement, which the world needs to do a lot more on that even paris required. it is a moment of grotesque abdication of fundamental responsibility in leadership. i think he will be judged historically as one of the most self-destructive moves made by a president of the united states. and i think the truth over the next days will come out. these silver lining is i talked this morning with the governor of california and new york, they are going to lead us live bys to terrorists. mayors across the country are committed to live by paris. i believe the american people will step up and lead here in demanding the united needs continue to respond to the urgency of climate change rather than walking away from our responsibility. -- theay be possible president has done, but what about the impact on global leadership. they are looking at america, wondering on this, one of our most pressing issues, is america going to lead. kerry: we started an organization called "live by paris." i think america will have a fire lit under it to make sure the environmental progress we hav

paris agreement clear. we remain committed to the paris agreement. it is an important international agreement on climate change. i made the uk‘s position clear to president trump last week at the g7 meeting, as did the other g7 leaders, and i made the uk‘s position clear to president trump last night. canada andjapan president trump last night. canada and japan have not signed that letter, neither has the uk. but we all have the same view that we remain committed to the paris agreement. in brussels, the eu and china have been prompted to take a stand because they share the belief that fighting climate change makes both environmental and economic sense and, the eu says, put it on the right side of history. damian grammaticas, bbc news, brussels. president trump said the paris agreement "punished" the us and cost american jobs, and he has the backing of many republicans and the us coal industry. but some of america‘s largest corporations havejoined eu countries and china in condemning the president‘s

i was elected to represent the citizens of pittsburgh, not paris. i promised i would exit or renegotiate any deal which fails to serve america's interests. many trade deals will soon be under renegotiation. very rarely do we have a deal that works for this country. but they'll soon be under renegotiation. the process has begun from day one. but now we're down to business. beyond the severe energy restrictions inflicted by the paris accord, it includes yet another scheme to redistribute wealth out of the united states through the so-called green climate fund -- nice name -- which calls for developed countries to send $100 billion to dwelling countries, all on top of america's existing and massive foreign aid payments. so we're going to be paying billions and billions and billions of dollars. and we're already way ahead of anybody else. many of the other countries haven't spent anything. and many of them will never pay one dime. the green fund would likely obligate the united states to commit potentially tens of billions of dollars, of which the unite

what is clear about paris f. you go back and look at the criticism that was levelled at the paris agreement. not only folks wanting to be ratified. the environmental left was critical of paris. james hanson is an individual who said it was a fake and a fraud. the general counsel said the same thing. there was much criticism because it did not hold china and india accountable. as you know, china did not take steps of complac to 2030. india did not have any obligation until 2 trillion in aid was provided and russia set is the baseline to commit more co2. we had to have a 28 percent reductions in greenhouse gases. yes, sir? >> i would like to go back to the first question that was asked. did the president believe that climate is a hoax. that is what he said. and he refuseed to answer. can you speak for him. >> i did answer the question. the discussions that we have had are focused on one question issue. is paris good or bad for the country? he determined it was bad for the country and hurt us economically and didn't

pruitt: what's interesting is before paris, before paris, this country reduce their co2 footprint over 18%. what does that demonstrate? it demonstrates that american innovation, american technology is leading the way with respect to reducing the co2 footprint, not government mandate. if china and india want to reduce their co2 footprint. india, by the way, any agreement, conditioned any steps that they would take on receiving $2.5 trillion of aid. china agreed to make no steps until the year 2,030. >> chris: let me pick up on that because you've taken me exactly where i want to go. working together. [laughs] the president had one more big complaint about paris and he said he treats the u.s. unfairl unfairly. >> president trump: china will be allowed to build hundreds of additional coal plants, so we can't build the plants, but they can. according to this agreement. india will be allowed to double its coal production by 2020. >> chris: here again, the reality is different, is very different from what the president said. china has canceled plans for more than 100 coal plants and promises

well abandon the paris climate agreement. now course of the president promised on the campaign trail they raise global temperatures. they would really feel like we should not be part of this claim accord the decision as i say is imminent it could affect solar, and wind power. he's off to the side. that was part of the wing within the trumpet ministration. what we can tell you at this moment is that the president is said to speak here. if not sooner. the white house has been telling the staffers on capitol hill members there in a phone call earlier that the president has indeed made up his mind to exit from the. claimants agreement. this was a campaign promise of his. he trekked all across the country. this is a president who has talked about his ability to re- negotiate deals in one of the outstanding questions there was is really two of them at this hour. will the president now that he's about to say that they like at the paris climate agreement will he try to renegotiate going forward. now that all play out. secondly the un

president to withdraw from the paris agreement on the climate. i respect the sovereign decision as i regret it. and i hold the view that he is making a mistake in terms of the interests of his country and of his people and also a mistake for the future of our climate. -- future of our planet. i have just exchanged a few words with president trump, and i've already expressed my views to him. climate change is one of the major challenges of our time, and what was merely a topic of discussion a few years ago is now an obvious challenge. biodiversity is under threat and climate change is reducing several continents to hunger, devastating many regions. in france every year we can see the consequences of climate change. if we do nothing, our children will face a world full of migration, wars, and shortages, the disappearance of coastal towns and this has already begun. this is not the future that we want for our children. it's not the future. france's calling is to lead for humanity. that's the reason why france is at the forefront of the fight against

but reports -- on the paris climate accord. news organizations have been briefed on the president's plans. we will stay live in the rose garden and wait for the president. also look forward to your reaction, too, after his remarks. in the background, the sounds of the marine jazz band, waiting for president trump to come out and talk about the prayers climate -- the paris club change -- the paris climate change agreement. advisersama's mentioned in the comments a short while ago, he was one of the key advisers on the agreement, he tweeted that paris entered into force on november 4, 2016. can completetrump exit is november 4, 2020, i.e., the day after the 20 20 election. trump is expected to announce that the u.s. will pull out of the paris accord, saying the deal is a bad deal for american workers and was poorly negotiated by the obama administration. following his remarks, we will hear from you and your thoughts on the decision today. we will take your phone calls and tweets as well. >> there is gary cohen and national securi

out of the paris climate accord. what it means, what people are saying, plus the epa administrator live on set. is "special report" ." welcome to washington. i am bret baier. when it comes to climate change, it appears we will not always have paris. president trump announced a short time ago the u.s. will withdrawal withdraw from the agreement. the move crosses off another item from canada donald trump's campaign to-do list. while the move has its supporters on capitol hill in small business, big business, in the states most affected, it has also enraged a cross-section of other leaders in politics, business, even religion. we start off with john roberts. >> good evening. president trump today slammed to the paris climate accord is a bad deal for america, one that would give other countries in the economic advantage over the united states. something he said he will not stand for. >> in order to fulfill my solemn duty to protect america and its citizens, the united states will withdraw from the paris climate accord. >

it has taken years to pull the paris acclimate -- the paris climate accords together. the central part of it is that money is being redistributed from the richer industrial nations that have been, for decades, responsible for climate change and for the emissions, and two countries that need to make very quick changes. that is one of the essences of that deal, that the richer countries paid to the poorer countries to follow quickly and make changes to their economies that are not so developed. if he says, i don't want to pay that money, what would he want to do that if you wanted to stay in the climate accord? if he also doesn't want to keep the target and he also wants to promote coal. that, for instance, is something that this swirl of irrationality and figures that nobody knows where they come from. as far as i know, there is only about 70,000 coal miners in the united states. if he was worried about their fate, it would be relatively easy to compensate them and do something for them. it is a mix of different political influences and ideas that come together here. it

first on the paris accord. we saw the market go to a new high right on the edge of the president's announcement, right after the announcement. i think there is connection don't you? >> yes. brilliant move on policy and on messaging. pittsburgh before paris. that line will go town in history as one of the great ones. david: made america first slogan left some people nervous because they thought it would lead to isolationism. we saw with the trip overseas he is not a isolationist. he sought to do well with arab allies and kind of a resentful european lot and he got the point across as well. there is a way to put america above at least european bureaucrats and not isolationist. >> at first minimum do no harm to our own people. he want to make sure we're not harming our own interests even as we pursue some lofty international goal that might harm our own people. david: let me ask about taxes very quick lift he did speak about taxes. i spoke to treasury secretary steve mnuchin about it. i'm happy they are acknowledg

global dismay as donald trump pulls america out of the paris climate the paris climate change agreement — we will explain what it means and why it's being described as a sad day for the world. we want fair treatment for our taxpayers. we don't want other leaders and other countries to be laughing at us any more, and they won't be. the move will be at the top of the agenda of a meeting between china and eu officials in brussels — we speak to our correspondents in brussels and beijing. the parents of charlie gard, the sick baby who doctors say should have his life support switched off tell this programme why they are fighting so hard to give him

from the paris climate change agreement. in response, china and the european union have restated their commitment to the accord, but mr. trump's team is standing by the decision, arguing that pulling out is the best deal for america. from brussels, our correspondent reports. reporter: in the fight against global warming, just hours after donald trump retreated, enter e.u.eaders, the and china. apart from the u.s. committees are the world's other two economic heavyweights, prompted by president trump to act in concert. when we are seeing with this joint reaction to donald trump's statement is striking, not just for the swiftness, but the message it sends come at a time when the u.s. under president trump is withdrawing from global leadership on climate change. and china the e.u. are stepping in to take up that mantle. it is a striking global change that could herald a decline in u.s. influence. there was a special summit in brussels that the eu and china are making a joint declaration -- they will not abandon the paris agreem

that's according to paris police. and paris police do now say that the situation is under control, but the paris prosecutor has now opened an anti-terror probe into this situation. a lot of details not known and still coming in outside of what is happening outside of the notre-dame cathedral, what happened earlier today there. we'll continue to bring you developments. we are expecting to get some new video to be coming in shortly and we'll bring that to you as soon as we get it in. >>> let's turn to other news we are watching. the person responsible for leaking a classified nsa memo is facing charges. the top-secret contractor, reality winner, is top-secret clearance sand accused of removing classified material from a government facility and mailing it to a news outlet. in layman's terms, illegal. sources say the document detailed a 2016 cyber attack that was carried out by russian military intelligence and targeted a u.s. voting software supplier. an important note here, though, there has been no evidence, according

we'll do our own deal with paris. we'll have our own accord in these various cities because it seems to me they're saying this is opportunity. this is opportunity, maybe get some of those sanders voters into the fold. >> shows you how symbolic it is right? 193 companies and american municipality in new york is going to jump on board. but the reason why your friend is so scared, editor from vise said your kids will die from climate change. "huffington post," trump to earth, drop dead. even aclu, holding up paris agreement would be massive step back for racial justice and assault on communities of color. it is a racial thing. trish: i have to take a break. we'll be right back. this is the new new york. we are building new airports all across the state. new roads and bridges. new mass transit. new business friendly environment. new lower taxes. and new university partnerships to grow the businesses of tomorrow today. learn more at esd.ny.gov .. .. shawn spicer says that the administration is working with congress to get

we will not negotiate the paris agreement. the 29 articles must be implemented and not renegotiated. climate action does not need more distractions. we have to spend 20 years negotiating. now is the time for action. now is the time for implementation. i see the strength and results from all those who care about the future of the planet and to see the opportunities of the modern economy. this includes partners within the united states such as state of california, new york which taken together will be the work for worst force. the european union will step up our climate diplomacy and collaborations with other parts. for instance, climate action was a key topic of the eu on the second of june. in september, we had a major gathering with the chinese and con nadian counterparts to implement paris and get the clean energy transition. we're reaching out for partners in the african union and the acp countries and we adopted joint statements expressing our common result. and we were clear to have a clear message coming out of the g-20

focus remains on whether paris you may not know this, but paris -- it's at a target of 26-20% come the entire agenda of the previous and ministration. even if all the targets are met -- temperature by less than 2 -- that is something that the president focused upon with how it impacted us economically. whether there were good nvironmental objections -- >> this statistic you are setting, the m.i.t. scientist -- we misunderstood the findings of the report. pacific lee, what other science? >> there were other studies published at the time. the m.i.t. study was something that come as you indicated, of one degree. they didn't have a corner on the market. there were many other point, we can provide those to you. what's clear about paris, if you go back and look at the -- it wasn't just for folks in this country wanted to be ratified. the environmental left was very crude will paris. is an-- james hansen, individual who said at the time it was a fake and fraud. general counsel said the same thing if you go back and read media accounts, there was criticism, largely because it did not hold nati

the president nixing the paris climate accord. he says even in the absence of american leadership, he's confident, coming from barack obama, that this is good. but joe biden, not quite convinced that this imperils our security. cutting to the chase here. their statements are quite long. tweets are supposed to be short. utah republican senator, mike lee. good to have you, senator. >> good to be here. >> neil: what do you think of this reaction? imperils our future, lose the faith of the world? >> i don't see it. the doomsday predictions are going to turn out to be bluster. it has to be pittsburgh before paris. one of the best lines of the speech. it was a brilliant move. good messaging. >> neil: the mayor of pittsburgh is a democrat. they'll honor that accord. he wasn't a fan of that comparison. but it's unusual to walk away from an agreement, signed or not. looking back at this, going back to the earliest times, were we so focused on he's things? >> we were focussed in philadelphia in 1787 -- >> well, internationally. >> our found

now this paris development. themeseeing the continued from the u.s., retreating from the global stage, unraveling post-world war ii globe alliances. chancellor no longer able to rely on those relationships. does this impact the india-russia relationship at all? still stand the test of time? >> you've got to have the historical perspective with the india-russian relationship. it has been very clear, it obviously went still stand throd collapse of the u.s.s.r. very muchhas not gone between the private sector, but on defense and energy, it has been growing. india, of course, has been diversifying part of its defense and trade. so has russia. you know, lining up towards extent. some i think there have been some hiccups in the relationship, but relationship.rong age old tested. we must never forget the perspective of how india always looks to russia. >> but has the world order been now, because india has been wary of russia's cozy beijing.hip with russia was one of the biggest supporters of one belt, one road. moscow

it is a heavily protected part of paris, ever since the paris attacks in 2015. they've had lots of armed officers on the streets. they've been braced for attacks, prepared for attacks throughout the city. >> yeah. >> so this is something that they're always prepared for there. >> i was there just -- >> we'll try to get more information for you guys. >> thank you, kelly. i appreciate that. i was there a few weeks ago, and the police presence is measurably different. it happens changed how people g about their lives, which is outdoors a lot. the armed officers there in the pictures, and it is not typical in paris or london to see that. on the heels of the london attack, everybody takes these things seriously. might have been an isolated incident. we don't know. >> parisians may not change how they live their lives, but akroo across the board, travel is down. people are concerned. i want to take you from paris to london back to d.c. a lot is happening in the white house this morning. in fact, right now, we are learning that president trump is meeting with national

the question is, how can the world live without paris. i think it is thanks to what donald trump had to announce yesterday in the rose garden this has been a -- come as a reminder to many of the world. we'll hear later to many people around the world, we'll hear from brussels where the united european union and china will put out this united statement, this joint statement about the fact they intend to work together and work together more closely and quicker to achieve their targets. victor? >> melissa bell for us in paris, thank you. >> in beijing, the chinese government this morning reaffirming its commitment to fight climate change, promising to be a responsible party after the u.s. bailed. one european leader warning if america steps off the world stage, the cheeinese are in pri position to fill that vacuum. i want to join matt rivers. on any given day, any video of a chinese city and the pollution there shows you why already the chinese are such leaders in clean technology, their people are demanding it. >> yeah, they don't have a ch

there is a public stance which could be -- we support paris and the paris accord, but there is a real policy piece that makes it meaningful. the damage that can be done in those four years is vast. to me it shows, as i said, the alliances trump -- and also sends important message. u.s. is not going to hold to its commitment, the federal government isn't, to paris. as is the world a message, you 't have to put in place policies that shift away from fossil fuels because her isn't going to be an international commitment that you do so. thats a very dangerous message, particularly for countries like saudi arabia and russia that would really like to make it clear fossil fuels are here to stay, oil is here to stay. that sends a message to the rest of the world, you can continue on this path. fortunately, as we have heard, local communities, activists, many governments are not going to listen to that message. and the fact it is coming from andu.s. is deeply troubling is certainly a message the trump administration was hoping to convey on behalf of, as i said, the domestic oil and fossil fuel

the rest of the world applauded when we signed that paris agreement. they went wild they were so happy. for the simple reason that it put our country, the united states of america which we all love, at a very big economic disadvantage. a cynic would say that the obvious reason for the economic competitors and their wish to see us remain in the agreement is so that we can continue to suffer this self-inflicted major economic wound. we would find it very hard to compete with other countries from other parts of the world. we have among the most abundant energy reserves on the planet, sufficient to lift millions of america's poorest workers out of poverty. yet under this agreement we are effectively putting these reserves under lock and key, taking away the great wealth of our nation, the great wealth, phenomenal wealth. not so long ago we had no idea we had such wealth. we are leaving millions and millions of families trapped in poverty and joblessness. the agreement is a massive redistribution of united states wealth to other countries. at 1% growth, ren

i was in paris with 500 mayors around the world. it wasn't only heavy on fossil fuels but it went through a depression where our unemployment was greater than the "great depression." it was only when we started to look to the future we started to have an economy going up. today, we're back on a global stage, not through our old economy, through robotics and artificial intelligence and if it weren't for that position pittsburgh would never have been able to get back up. >> what do you say to those who work in the coal industry, coal miners who believe the president will help them dig more coal and get back to work? >> i call it false hope. i know them personally. they live around my city. i have family that lives in west virginia. what i say to them, look at the example what pittsburgh was able to do. if there was ever a hope from the paris agreement in the example of a city, our air was so bad we had to have our street lights on 24 hours. we understood we would build out a new economy and it would take time. there's nothing progress

what was wrong with the paris agreement? guest: the paris agreement is a promise by the united states to cut our emissions greenhouse gas emissions by 26 to 28% below 2005 level by 2025. the executive actions and the regulatory action that president obama under took without congress would get us about half way there. president trump is undoing most of those actions. we're a long ways away from meeting our commitment. the people who wanted us to stay in said well, it's just voluntary. you don't have to do it. it's a commitment of the united states. typically international commitments can be litigated in federal court by private citizens saying, the united states is not living up to its commitment. the second thing is, that the paris treaty, is perpetual. every five years each party is supposed to make a new commitment. by staying in, if president trump had stayed in, i think he would have been pursuing the failed postals -- policies of george w. bush. what happened was when president bush went away and president obama came in

re-enter the paris accord if it's on u.s. terms. france, italy, germany saying, hey, there's no renegotiates here. what are you hearing? >> thanks, yasmin. opinions from global leaders and international organizations have been resolutely clear and universally condemning this rejection by donald trump of the paris accord. the word disappointment was the one most often used. someone further, noting the us was now in the company of only two other countries, nicaragua and syria, in rejecting this pact. now, some, like mary robinson, a former u.n. envoy on climate change, she said president trump's decision renders the u.s. as a rogue state on the international stage. global leaders seemed most alarmed by president trump's offer to exit the paris agreement and then re-enter under renegotiated terms. france, italy and germany released a joint statement calling the 2015 accord irreversible. the head of this line was france's newly minted president emmanuel macron. he released recorded statements in english and having just vanquished

what president obama did was what ended in paris. for the future, when you have a 30% country, that is china being responsible for 30% of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, and with their leadership saying they will now provide global leadership, that does not mean it is too late, at all. if china acts, the european union axe, in the act, you are then looking for over 50% of global emissions. and if there are then corporations in the us that will change things on the ground, whatever their politics might be, i still say that the plant has hope. how do you sell this to donald trump's supporters who might be watching now. they say there are trillions of dollars —— you might say there are trillions of dollars and renewables, and they might improve the quality of life, but it does not look at if you are a coalminer. had he reconcile the economic concerns of americans in the midwest with people in florida threatened by it rising sea levels? when you come to coalmining areas, the bottomline is that none of these resources last for

i thought we'd be in paris by now. >> paris can wait. >> "paris can wait," rated pg. now playing at a theater near you. >> and now, "bbc world news." laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am a laura trevelyan. republicans on a roll after winning a special election in georgia. president trump talks about a clean sweep, but can it jump start his agenda? there has been a major shakeup the saudi royal household. who is the kingdom's brand-new next in line to the throne? and nearly a century after its debut, a ballet on immigration policy is getting new meaning for both of the audience and cast. laura: welcome to our viewers on public television and around the globe. white house staff are high-fiving and democrats are down in the dumps following the in georgia and the south carolina special elections. georgia's house race was the most expensive in u.s. history but the democrats could not emerge victorious despite trump's low approval rating. nick bryant reports from georgia. nick: the democrats hoped to off a major upset, it was midnight pai

has pulled out of the paris accord. >> i'm talking about the financial institutions that went to paris, calpress was there. it was $24 million calling for the governments of the world to come up with a plan, a plan that had ambition and plan that really gave the policy framework for the investments. >> i don't understand when you talk about a policy framework that leads to change because here in the united states, for example, emissions have gone down because of great innovations, for example, in natural gas, i mean, it really seems like innovation and the markets have been far more effective than top down statements and force from governments nrd to make changes when it comes to emissions. >> no, you're absolutely right. i think in a innovation is actually driving a lot of the shifts in the global energy make. certainly in the u.s. we've seen the abundance of shale gas providing a cheap alternative to coal. and that's really been a major contributor to the improvements and emissions in the united states. the importance of the paris agreement is that close to 200 countries have signed

would no longer be a part of the paris climate agreement. >> the bottom line is that the paris accord is very unfair at the highest level to the united states. >> today president trump is putting a economic mark next to one of his key campaign promises. >> in order to fulfill my solemn duty to protect america and its citizens, the united states will withdraw from the paris. [ applause ] climate accord. [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you. but begin negotiations to re-enter either the paris accord or a really entirely new transaction. >> trump announcing the withdrawal from the paris climate agreement in the face of protests from business groups, world leaders and even trump's own daughter, ivanka while critics have said backing out of the deal will put the u.s. at a disadvantage on the world stage trump insisted the agreement was bad for u.s. business and the u.s. economy. >> major economic wound. we would find it very hard to compete with other countries. >> in the trump preclaimed climate change is hoax but he shifted his rhetoric on thursday. >> as someone who cares deeply about t

from the paris climate accord. he slammed this global agreement, a legacy of barack obama, claiming it gave china and other countries an unfair competitive advantage and penalised american workers. from the first word to its last, this was an america first address. this agreement is less about the climate and more about other countries gaining a financial advantage over the united states. the rest of the world applauded when we signed the paris agreement, they went wild, they were so happy. for the simple reason that it put our country, the united states of america, which we all love, at a very, very big economic disadvantage. at what point does america get demeaned? at what point do they start laughing at us as a country? we want fair treatment for its citizens and we want fair treatment for our taxpayers. we don't want other leaders and other countries laughing at us anymore and they won't be. they won't be. i was elected to represent the citizens of pittsburgh, not paris. for donald trump it is all about the art

it's time to exit the paris accord. [applause] and time to pursue a new deal that protects the environment, our companies, our citizens and our country. it's time to put youngstown, ohio, detroit, michigan and pittsburgh, pennsylvania along with many, many other locations within our great country before paris, france. it's time to make america great again. thank you. [applause] thank you. thank you very much. [applause] thank you. thank you very much. [applause] very important. i'd like to ask scott pruitt, who most of you know and respect as i do just to say a few words. scott, please. [applause] >> thank you, mr. president. your decision today to exit the paris accord reflects your unflinching commitment to put america first. by exiting you're fulfilling one more campaign promise to the american people. please know that i'm thankful for your fortitude, your courage and your steadfastness as you serve and lied our country. america finally has a leader who answers only to the people, not to the special interests that ha

from the paris climate accord of 2015. are you inclined to invest in companies that invest in renewable energy and would benefit from the climate accord theoretically, or do you just stay away from something two speculative. >> too speculative at this point. it's very uncertain about what that environment is going to look like. there are significant amount of people interested impacting their dollars, so from an emotional perspective, it's a great way to make a difference in investing dollars, but the space is going to be very difficult to be in in the immediate near term. you know, just in terms of being able to cushion against back issues that we're going to see in the market right now, you really are looking at staying away from those things that are being impacted by politics. raer focusing on what the actual policies are going to be, so our climates are really concerned about that, and so we're doing things like introducing gold not portfolios, that we did earlier this year, to provide crisis currency as a background,