shah: i can't get into that. reporter: the other question very simply will there be , further resignations by friday or over the weekend? mr. shah: i have no personnel announcements. reporter: the dow is off about 1,000 points or more. can you give us the president's reaction to the stock market volatility this week and will the white house view the stock market as a barometer? mr. shah: well, the president is concerned about the long-term economic indicators and factors. the fundamentals in terms of long-term are strong. again, unemployment and the labor market is strong. unemployment is 4.1%. we saw wages rise on friday for the first time -- not for the first time but at a measurable level for the first time in nearly eight years or nine years. believe these long-term -- corporate earnings are high. and we believe these long-term fundamentals demonstrate a healthy economy. reporter: there have been reports president trump is asking for preemptive military options for north korea amid concerns from some pentagon

shah rukh khan, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, zeinab, and thank you very much for having me over at hardtalk. very glad to have you. look, after graduating from the university of delhi, you dropped out of a masters degree in communications to become an actor. i take it you have no regrets? it was either being a journalist or being an actor, so i, i was actually training to be a film—maker. they didn't have a film—making course there. i'm really an actor by accident. i'm really an actor by accident because i went down and i said, ok, i'll start working in front of the camera because some people offered me a film. but behind the scenes i learned how to make ad films, i wanted to make advertising films. and when my wife, now wife, then just about to be wife, and my friends asked me, how long are you gone for? i said a year. that's it. and it's been 30 years now. the accidental actor. i'm the accidental actor. all right, well, your debut movie was romantic drama deewana in the early 1990s. and thereafter you

(man speaking): >> smith: the shah was reinstalled. to stay in power, he built a massive police state, and relied on the west for support. >> iran, because of the great leadership of the shah, is an island of stability in one of the more troubled areas of the world. >> what the united states gave the shah, aside from flattery, was military might. >> smith: the u.s. sold him weapons. and the c.i.a. trained the shah's secret police, the savak, which brutally suppressed all opposition. >> during the trouble, i saw rsthe police beating passey indiscriminately with their sticks. >> smith: by 1978, the count was convulsed with protests. g) (crowd shout: th >> sthe people wanted control of their own destiny. >> the fact is, the shah has failed to make civilian governmentork. and until a proper solution is found here, there can be no satisfactory form of government for iran. >> smith: then came 19, and khomeini's revolution. its impact was felt across the middle east, wherever unpopular elites were supported by the u.s. >> a huge mob armed wit

. >> khomeini described the rulers of the gul being like the shah. they, who must btoppled.ra >> narr: frontline traces the roots of a deadly divide. >> it is a power suggle between iran and saudi arabia for dominae of the middle east and the muslim world. >> iranian and sdi citizens aren't the ones that are sufferin there's been over a million casualties in the middle east over the last decade. they've been syrian. they've beenraqi. they've been yemeni. es>> as the rhetoric escalas the proxy wa escalate, neither side seems to appreciate that they're destroying the region. or narrator: filmed in seven countries with cspondent martin smith, part one of ae frontlecial series, "bitter rivals". >> frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. major support is provided by the john d. ancatherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdanr and peaceful. additional support is provided by the fd foundation: working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. the p

something raj shah danced around. that's a technical term in today's white house briefing. >> can you tell us when the white house first became aware of these allegations? >> well, i know there's been some reports about the chief of staff. he became fully aware about these allegations yesterday. i'm not going to get into specifics regarding who may have known, what pieces of information, because they were all part of an ongoing background check investigation. >> you say fully aware. was he partially aware? >> we all became aware of the news reports that emerged on wednesday morning, and some of the graphic images. >> but did he know any of this back in november? >> again, i'm not going to get into the specifics. peter. >> let me ask you if i can. the statement changed from john kelly yesterday morning to yesterday evening. he said based on new allegations. what changed yesterday absent a photograph in terms of new allegations? >> i think what i just referenced. the reports had additional allegations. they had nor info

and that was all raj shah would say about that. he was pressed repeatedly, wolf, as to what kelly knew months ago when our sources tell us that kelly and other top white house officials over here at the west wing were aware there were problems in rob porter's past. we should also point out other questions were asked about the future of the dmuxs director over here, hope hicks, who had a hand in writing these statements yesterday. apparently, she did recuse herself in some of these matters, according to raj shah. but during the briefing shah told reporters that the president still retains confidence in the chief of staff john kelly, the communications director hope hicks, and the white house counsel don mcgahn, who through normal standard operating procedures in a white house would have had some knowledge about these background check issues. and so wolf, while we got some answers today and actually a pretty remarkable admission from the white house that mistakes were made and they could have done better in all, this there are still

both the shah and the united states seem to be aloof to the revolutionary fervor. >> the new iranian islamic republic would be inspired by the stern religious principles of islam, nothing else. >> ayatollah khomeini became the enemy of the united states the minute he replaced the shah. he gave a series of sermons that condemned the loss of iranian sovereignty. >> when ayatollah khomeini saw large crowds gathering in support in front of the embassy, he made the decision, i'm not going to stand this wave. i'm going to ride it. >> there has been a persistent belief in many quarters here in iran that the united states government was plotting to restore the shah to power here. >> from the iranian standpoint, it wasn't terrorism. they looked at the embassy as an occupying force. the embassy was actually the agent for controlling iranian politics. >> khomeini issued a new warning. he said if the americans try military force to rescue the hostages, the students will kill them all and blow up the embassy. >> because of the distance from tehran to the arabian sea, a rescue of the american host

reporters in their seats, waiting for raj shah. sarah sanders' deputy press secretary, to brief them. we'll take that. tough questions to be asked about the white house adviser. staff secretary rob porter, abused of domestic abuse. and who knew what and when and why they did nothing until this week. touch is how we communicate with those we love, but when your psoriasis is bad, does it ever get in the way? embrace the chance of 100% clear skin with taltz. taltz is proven to help people with moderate to severe psoriasis achieve completely clear skin. with taltz, up to 90% of patients had a significant improvement of their psoriasis plaques. in fact, 4 out of 10 even achieved completely clear skin. don't use if you're allergic to taltz. before starting, you should be checked for tuberculosis. taltz may increase risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you have an infection or have symptoms, or if you've received a vaccine or plan to. inflammatory bowel disease can happen with taltz, including worse

bring in raj shah, white house principal deputy press secretary. good morning to you. >> good morning, guys, thanks for having me on. steve: chuck schumer from new york says we'll not beç abe to get reelected, based on the resistance. we have to have a message. and money. suggests that donald trump's and republican tax cut is working. >> that's right. you can't beat something with nothing and that is what the democrats frankly have offered. if you look at which party, which, which president's ideas are getting the economy moving, it is this president's. it is tax cut bill that is leading to hundreds of companies announcing wage increases, increasing investments in this country. giving 401(k) benefits to their workers. people are seeing it in their bottom lines. unemployment is low. overall the stock market has been rising over the last year. so we're very proud of that president's economic achievements. we think republicans will be able to support it as they go to elections next fall. brian: right, senator schumer went on to say he is getting his

in tehran this morning, millions of people are shouting "death to the shah, death to carter." that is followed by the cry "god is great." >> these groups are very hard to dissuade. these people believe that god is on their side. that's a very powerful form of delusion. >> by the end of the year, it was clear that the united states was so ill prepared and failed to recognize the extraordinary change that had happened in the '70s. >> new year's eve, end of the decade but not yet of the deadlock. >> in 1979, we take a deep breath and realize that we're on the precipice of an entirely new era of terrorism. >> the islamic world is in crisis, and the crisis goes well beyond the u.s. embassy walls in tehr tehran. >> rather than catching our breath, what we should have been thinking is, how can this get worse? >> it sounds like the most futile observation possible, but i'm going to make it anyhow. we have to find a way to stop terrorism. it is growing at a scary rate. terror is a new form of warfare, and history shows that every new form of warfare, like hitler's blitzkrieg, seems ind

raj shah said they're just in the listening phase. they're not pushing any real legislation right now. the idea that teachers could be armed, bringing more guns into school rather than trying to get rid of more guns and things like that i think has really disturbed some teachers from our reporting. nor the white house, they haven't come for any policy on that. trump is sticking by that statement. >> shepard: so for now, this is listening and discussing. has no attachment to reality and no suggestion it would? >> not yet. some of the other things he has made lead to that. probably more so than the idea of arming teachers. but you're right. there's no policy attachment. >> alayna treene good talking to you. >> thanks, shep. >> shepard: one of the president's advisers said some of the president's staffers are lying about their contacts with russians. there's word that robert mueller is looking at millions in loans to a former trump campaign chairman. that's next. smile dad. i take medication for high blood pressure and cholesterol. but t

>> well, i mean, you see raj shah changing the story today in real time. that's sort of what you see at the podium every day. but i think what's fascinate building this, it is shocking, but it also, as ruth talked about in her piece, the tribalism here. that is the unifying -- that's what makes this not all that shocking. think about this administration over the last 13 months. first there was mike flynn. warned about him repeatedly. now he's one of us. don't worry about it. there is a sense if you're loyal to us, it doesn't matter. it's fine. we will determine who can and can't be part of this administration. and there was a great question asked during the briefing today, raj shah was asked if there aren't pictures, do women who make these allegations and accusations, they still need to be believed? he didn't know what to say. it was a great question for a white house that has denied the women accusers who have all accused donald trump of similar behavior, of sexual harassment. they did not believe donald trump said, you have to believe roy moore, did, to

here is part of my exchange with raj shah just moments ago. you will still be running deficits at that point and now you have this 300 billion-dollar tab to raise. is it just economic growth, is that the only way -- >> economic growth is essential to cutting deficits and to restoring fiscal responsibility. again the budget will outline a lot more detail. reporter: shah was asked about this 1000-point drop we saw at corner of wall and broad today. they have been pretty consistent, david and melissa in white house as it relates over to the last week once this started on friday. they're trying to take a step back, trying to point everyone to the bigger picture of this. their stance is, they're looking more so long-term and they say the fundamentals of the economy are strong. the issue of course they're dealing with the president likes to talkthis when things are going good, just like he tweeted about yesterday. david and melissa? melissa: blake, absolutely. thank you so much for that. so, david, just to recap, some big points here. we have the ec

the sock train the sava could not see type torture techniques and helped the shah rule iran until the islamic revolution in one nine hundred seventy nine. very repressive tactics again this is something very much in the memories of the iranian people and something that i think americans need to consider when we think about iran and how the iranian government and the iranian people perceive our government. one of the things that that sort of has come up now is that washington the mainstream media really quick to pave the way of recent protests in iran as you know a budding popular revolution against the government. well here it is now you recently been to iran and have seen the situation on the ground for yourself and i want to ask you is the political structure of there really as close to chaos and failure as the establishment's and the mainstream media is leading us to believe. no i believe not i mean my perception of iran. when i was there is first of all that it's a very modern country in some ways it's very western a lot of people speak english most of the signs are in english and

we expect to hear from raj shah. there's talk act what has been a relentless news cycle of tough news for this white house already since the year began. this week, a story about spousal abuse. last week the memo. before that, reporting about how the president moved to try to fire robert mueller, the special counsel. before that, the shutdown. before that the s word, the back and forth over the language the president used privately. then the "fire and fury" scandal, that book and steve bannon's comments. before that, the beginning of the year. >> peter, we'll stay close to you through the press conference that's supposed to start at about 3:15. it's delayed. you'll see a new face -- >> chris whipple, author of "the gatekeepers, how the white house chiefs of staff define every presidency." i think people are starting to wonder about who he is. he was supposed to be the steadying hand. october 19th he falsely accused florida representative fredrica wilson of grandstanding at a public event. on october 30th he said a loc

>> i hope he keeps raj shah. he's very good. very, very good at this job. i hope they learn that's not the end of the world to say we dropped the ball. that's probably a very good development in the trump administration. >> let me ask you if i can, phil, on hope hicks right now. i've heard from several people familiar with this matter that the president is at least frustrated with hope hicks and the role she played in this situation as we've now reported. she did play some part in the crafting of the national statements where john kelly described rob porter as a man of true integrity. 24 hours later, after the photograph came out, they had to say they were shocked by these allegations. talk about her unique situation right now inside that west wing. >> yeah, well, peter, i don't know definitively the state of their relationship. i think that's only the president -- something the president and hope could speak to. but hope hicks is a really unique singular figure in this white house. she's the communications director by title but she's a key adviser. a confi

baba he said the shah's government tried to ban women from wearing head scarves and attempt to replace iranian culture with western values all part of a plan by foreign governments she says to control iran and iran's natural resources so khamenei is message of independence she says resonated with many people. he said there shouldn't be any. he meant we should take care of poor people there should be justice everyone should be equal well many of the iranians welcomed this bubble he survived the nuclear bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki in world war two and lived through the iran iraq war that started almost immediately after the revolution when iraqi forces led by saddam hussein invaded iran bubblies son solomon farsi volunteered to fight and was killed he was one thousand years old decades later she still struggles to talk about it but says even knowing the pain of losing him she would sacrifice him again to preserve the islamic revolution for many iranians the teachings of the country's first supreme leader are as relevant today as they were in one nine hundred seventy nine but for s

interesting again, hearing raj shah today, he made 25 references to the background clearance process. just have a listen to him as he was making his argument. >> the background investigation process, the tried and true process, the security cliereara process. the process was still ongoing. >> the decider in that process is the white house. the fbi does the background check but the white house has to make the decision. the process is the administration's process here. that amendment to throe it off on someone else really just doesn't stand up to the fact. >> thanks very mump. coming up, will the government shutdown again? has rand paul managed to te rail a compromise between republicans and democrats? that's ahead. if yor crohn's symptoms are holding you back, and your current treatment hasn't worked well enough, it may be time for a change. ask your doctor about entyvio, the only biologic developed and approved just for uc and crohn's. entyvio works at the site of inflammation in the gi tract and is clinically proven to help many patients achieve both symptom relief and remission. inf

stuart: shah gilani, have we reached a bottom? what's your advice with people within five years of retirement. >> i stay calm and carry on. the markets have a lot, lot higher to go over five years. to sell now would be a huge mistake, if you're a trader or worried about short-term trading, take 6% off as the market is down 3, 4%, and if it falls 5%, take another 20% off. barring something like that, if you don't need the money, don't take anything off. i'm looking for further, we have a lot of volatility ahead of us, going to be opportunities little lower here and looking to buy stuff lower. not that i missed on the way up. i want to get back into a bunch of stuff i've gotten out of on stops recently. the market is going to go higher. this is programmed trading and it will pass. stuart: we're at 24,600. up 254 points, a swing of 700, 800 points in the past hour. >> 934 points from the very low to the very top. thanks to sir charlie brady. stuart: 934-point swing in the first 30 minutes. tom folly with us, the president of the new

shah's claim just isn't true. kelly stood by his statement after the foys came out. it was only when the public pressure grew too strong, when the outcry grew too loud that john kelly and the white house decided to effectively cut porter loose. the briefing today shah declined to offer a clear explanation for what kelly knew and when he knew it. >> there's been some reports about the chief of staff. he became fully aware about these allegations yesterday. i'm not going to get into the specifics. >> did he know any of this back in november? >> again, i'm not going to get into the specs. i think it's fair to say that you know, we all could have done better over the last few hours or last few days in dealing with the situation. >> you used the term fully aware. i don't understand what that means. what does that mean john kelly knew or didn't know. >> i do know for instance had he not seen images prior to his statement, the statement on tuesday night. >> did he know of the allegations? >> say that again. >> did he know of some allegations. >> i'm not going to get into ev

. >> sources tell cnn that shah's admission of error did not sit well with the president. kelly has known about the accusations for months. "the washington post" reports that kel e porter was told last january. mcgahn did not ask about them. >> one of the accusers says he asked her to take down a blog post which stated the alleged abuse without naming him. >> can you say what he wanted? >> i don't remember the exact wording. it was something along the lines of the post does not accurately depict my marriage. there were other things so associated. it does accurately depict my marriage. another thing is he wanted me to say i took liberties with the therapeutic post and when i thought about it, i didn't. the things i said were factual statements. >> it does sound like he was asking to you deny. >> he was asking me to downplay it and asking me to emphasize more of the relationship he and i have now as opposed to what i experienced in our marriage. >> kelly has sent a long memo addressing the allegations against porter calling them shocking and troubling and insisting the admin

baba he said the shah's government tried to ban women from wearing head scarves and attempt to replace iranian culture with western values all part of a plan by foreign governments she says to control iran and iran's natural resources . message of independence she says resonated with many people. he said there shouldn't be any poverty in iran he meant we should take care of poor people there should be justice everyone should be equal well many of the iranians welcomed this bubble he survived the nuclear bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki in world war two and lived through the iran iraq war that started almost immediately after the revolution when iraqi forces led by saddam hussein invaded iran bubblies son solomon farsi volunteered to fight and was killed he was nineteen years old decades later she still struggles to talk about it but says even knowing the pain of losing him she would sacrifice him again to preserve the islamic revolution for many iranians the teachings of the country's first supreme leader are as relevant today as they were in one nine hundred seventy nine but for som

now raj shah was asked about that by peter alexander about what kelly knew. raj shah made the case that while he may have been a ware of some of the allegations, it wasn't until we saw the picture of porter's first ex-wife with a black eye that the entire picture came into view. that's the case the white house is making. according to a number of sources with this matter, the president is very frustrated by kelly's handling of the situation. the fact that he had the effusive phrase of rob porter after the initial media reports then the walk back. there have been a number of headlines related to john kelly specifically on the issue of immigration, john kelly saying the president's views had been evolving on the border wall then this week saying some dreamers were too lazy to sign up for daca status. remember, this is a president that moves on very quickly, we saw this with secretary of state rex tillerson this is a white house in damage control dealing with the fallout. >> so many negotiations have been making its through the hill. it's clear from the president

>> sandra: joining me now white house deputy press secretary raj shah is here this morning. i know yesterday was a huge day for the white house and the president offering his consoling words to the nation. he said he plans to visit the community down there as they grieve. has a date been set, raj? >> the details of a trip have not been set just yet but the president does intend to visit and intends to visit very soon. as he said yesterday, our hearts are pouring out to these families, to this community in parkland, florida. the situation on wednesday is so tragic, it is so horrific. we need to do everything we can working with state and local officials to help secure our schools, to improve our systems for mental health, and to prevent madmen like this from ever wreaking havoc on schools and communities ever again. there is a lot of issues to look at and he will lead on this issue. >> sandra: is the president looking at any specific options, any specific policy proposals in the wake of this horrific attack? >> there are a lot of specific policy proposal we'll be looking at.

no but i do have a very good colleague or rather had the former finance minister of germany mr shah but we worked together a lot especially while organizing the twenty summit in russia and we worked really discussed in the ukraine that chris worked on that in detail and we had a really good working relationship and now he changed jobs and he became the president of the bundestag in germany and of course i congratulated him. honestly i felt a little story to see him go because he is the person i work together on international matters for six years and we had some plans for the future concerning ukraine's debt settlement for example. know he no longer works at the finance ministry so we'll have to be entering into dialogue with other quality eggs but since you asked about a long term partnership and a longtime partner relationship that will be with mr shah but i guess. the gas prices are still one of thanks for coming and i hope you have a balanced budget and everything going to just as you planned including the oil prices thank you very much and the very best thank you let me talk into a

only raj shah saying they could have done better. >> maybe better than that, they could be better. that's the problem. this comes from the top. they constantly turn a blind eye to ethical questions, to uncomfortable situations, to anything that could possibly make them look bad. and i think we have every right to ask, given this information, what in the world is going on in that white house? what is going on with hope hicks? it is not normal in the white house to be able to take a colleague in the open. they're adults. can she date him? yes. is it ethical to date a colleague in the white house? no. is it ethical for the president to rely on his daughter and son-in-law as chief advisers? of course night. it is so arrive with weird relationships that wouldn't meet the standard in any other white house. and by the way, what is going on with melania? she only speaks to americans through their fashion choices. there is some craziness going on. we don't know everything that is happening, but it is clearly not on the up and up. >> we also deserve to know what's happening, actually. when r

raj shah, thank you for coming back. a lot to go through here and good morning to you as we get up and running after the three-day weekend. thank you for being here. what has the president shared with you over what he would support on background checks specifically? >> the president is looking to strengthen the background check system overall. he spoke with senator cornyn about it on friday. senator cornyn has a bill announced last year after those failure in reporting information into the background check system. right now what we want to do is confront this -- tackle this on two fronts. one is to strengthen the background check systems. that way all relevant information is given to all authorities that are going to run background checks to make sure that if there is a disqualifying piece of information that all law enforcement has access to it. separately -- >> bill: does the white house believe a background check would have prevented that shooting in florida last week? >> there are ways to strengthen the background ch

we'll talk about all of that and more with white house deputy press secretary raj shah. and former presidential nominee mitt romney making his official return to politics. >> if you give me this opportunity i will owe the senate seat to no one but the people of utah, no donor, no corporation will own my campaign or bias my vote and let there be no question, i will fight for utah. at bp, everyone on an offshore rig depends on one another. that's why entire teams train together in simulators, to know exactly what to do before they have to do it. because safety is never being satisfied. and always working to be better. >> bill: jail officials in chicago planning to take action against several inmates who clapped for a man accused of shooting a police commander. about five inmates clapping as the suspect walked past them on his way to court. the cook county inmates being held in a waiting cell to see a judge. he face first degree murder charges for commander paul bauer. the bond for this defendant was denied yesterday at his hearing. >> sandra: fox news alert. mitt romney ge

who found grass was more appropriate than the countless trees and sweet smelling flowers planted by shah john howard. oh ma and above the water courses in the garden of paradise to the islamic mind is the stroke of god. the taj mahal is not in the middle of the garden as wood of the usual but on the raised terrace at the northern end some say that shot just not only wanted nor does my has rested place to be new to god but also had himself in mind the lord of all the world god's deputy and it. was. from the very beginning the attracted pilgrims many simply wanted to see a mausoleum that had cost a fortune to others its perfect harmony was a sign of true enlightenment. some saw the task as a mount as shine women who die in childbirth who always be revered in islam. we do not know the name of the architect but it is widely believed that the grand mogul designed it himself leaving the details to a team of architects there are good reasons to think this may be true jaja hand was enthusiastic about architecture and had personally. supervised every public building project in his reign. and buil

celebrating the thirty ninth anniversary of the islamic revolution it's still the overthrow of the shah of iran and the creation of the islamic republic a sign romney's comments follow last month antigovernment protests when sales of people arrested didn't tell him when we have differences over a couple of issues or when political factions have different views there is no reason to fight or chant slogans the ballot box is the answer bring the ballot box and do whatever people say. we should observe universal political rules we should stand together. a north korean delegation has left south korea after her historic three day visit which included high level talks and attending the winter olympics the group was led by the sister of north korea's leader kim jong un she proposed a summit between the rivals and extended a rare invitation to south korea's president in to visit again robert kelly is professor of political science diplomacy of tucson national university he though doesn't believe that the diplomatic moves at the winter olympics will lead to any sort of breakthrough. the best thin

sources tell cnn shah's admission of error did not sit well with the boss. kelly became fully aware of the allegations this week, but cnn's reporting shows kelly has known about the accusations for months. now white house counsel was told last january. porter's ex-wives were prepared to make damning accusations. the white house counsel did not ask what the allegations were because porter denied them. >> one of the ex-wives said her ex-husband asked her to take down a blog post last year. >> can you say what he wanted you to say? >> i don't remember the exact wording, but it was something along the lines of the post does not accurately depict my marriage. there were other things associated with it. that did not feel right to me. it does accurately depict my marriage. another thing he wanted me to say is i had taken liberties with the therapeutic post. i had taken liberties with that. when i thought about it, i didn't. the things i said were factual statements. >> it does sound like he was asking you to deny. >> he was asking me to downplay it. >> kelly sent a

joining me is the white house principal deputy press secretary raj shah. good to have you on the program thanks for joining us. >> good morning maria. thanks for having me on. maria: the president was on fox news last night and he said the memo, the democratic rebuttal is fraudulent. how is it fraudulent? >> well, the democratic memo was designed to basically undercut the republican memo. the nunes memo and basically failed to do that. the nunes memo raised two very important points, raised a lot of important points but the two most important were that this fisa warrant would not have been sought had it not been for this democratic dossier that was funded by the clinton campaign. the nunes or sorry the schiff memo doesn't undercut that. this was based on testimony base the fbi, deputy director andrew mccabe. it doesn't even address that fact and separately the nunes memo said the funding sources for this dossier were not disclosed to the judge. the democratic memo again it cites the fisa application itself and it says there was somebody who funded it that

no but i do have a very good colleague or rather had the former finance minister of germany mr shah but we worked together a lot especially while organizing the twenty summit in russia and we worked really discussed in the ukraine that chris worked on that in detail and we had a really good working relationship and now he changed jobs and he became the president of the bundestag in germany and of course i congratulated him. honestly i felt a little story to see him go or because he's the person i work together on international matters for six years and we had some plans for the future concerning ukraine's debt settlement for example. know he no longer works at the finance ministry so we'll have to be entering into dialogue with other colleagues but since you asked about a long term partnership and a longtime partner relationship that will be with mr shah but i guess. one of thanks for coming and i hope you have a balanced budget and everything going to as you've planned including the oil prices thank you very much and the very best thinking when talking to and also one of the russian fi

what does that mean from raj shah. the facts are kelly was aware of the accusations not last wednesday but last november. and yet sarah sanders claims kelly acted quickly. >> i can tell you that a conversation took place within 40 minutes and beyond that i really don't have anything else to add. >> she is correct. john kelly did act quickly to defend porter. within 12 hours of the black eye photo, kelly called porter, quote, a man of integrity and honor. around the same time he and other officials strongly urged porter not to quit. 19 hours later, kelly said while he was, quote, shocked by the, quote, new allegations, he stood behind his positive description of porter. so, there are a lot of inconsistencies and questions here, but that's okay. because the white house is going to clean it all up for us, right now? >> i'm not going to get into the specifics regarding who may have known what pieces of information because they were all part of an on going background check information. >> i'm not going to get into the detai

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this is raj shah. we want to get a sense of what they're saying today and how they're backing up the president's stances and the nra. gentlemen, thank you so much and thank you for your bravery. here's raj shah. >> from 1947. and harry truman said this. he said the economic report is an opportunity for national self-examination and self-criticism. it is a challenge to the president and the congress to determine the causes of whatever problems we face nlksz economic life and to find the solutions of those problems. that's what we endeavor to do at the council of economic advisers. we briefed the president on it yesterday at 1:30 at the oval office, and i encourage you all to read it because it's a scintillating read. the economic report has eight chapters. the first chapter is an economic outlook where we project our policies will created a 3% growth rate over the next ten years. gdp will be $2 trillion higher because of president trump's policies. and then each of the chapters after that go into taxes,

but today raj shah was pressed on the specifics of that. how would that work? where would the money come from? and he was unable to provide those specifics, saying, again, they're just in the listening phase right now. anderson? >> the nra opposes the president's idea of raising the age limit on semiautomatic rifles. what does the white house say about that? >> reporter: the president seemed to signal today that the nra would eventually get onboard. when asked about this, he said, i don't think i'm going to be going against anybody. and shortly after that, the nra sent out another statement reiterating that it opposing raising the age limit for those buying semiautomatic rifles. so it's sort of unclear how that's going to play out. raj shah addressed that and said that the white house isn't going to be in agreement with the nra on everything, but you heard the president also say today that he is very close with the nra, that they're good people, they're patriots. so we'll have to wait and see how this plays out, anderson. >> pam brown, thanks very much. earlier