now the, the prices for natural gas futures in europe have absolutely skyrocketed. they went down a bit. but in the meantime, russia was being accused of politicizing the matter. and for years this country has been under fire for its infrastructure project in the field, like the nord stream to however, this crisis led to reassessment i. this is while the russian leader has been talking about for a while. and he also brought up what he called mistakes in the european energy policies that lead to the crisis austin nuggets. myer prices on gas in europe are a consequence of a deficit of energy and not vice versa. and that's why you should not shift the blind newsline over the last 10 years. step by step, systematic flaws were introduced into the european energy system, russia and they led to a of energy, chrysler the way ceased for any marketing stability. unpredictability are important . when russia flawlessly fulfills its contractual obligations to our partners, including our partners in europe, but we, in short guaranteed uninterrupted gas deliveries to your and we h

we, in short guaranteed uninterrupted gas deliveries to europe. we have every reason to believe that this year we will reach record levels of gas deliveries on the global market. when prices are volatile, when they're going through the roof, what can help with that extra supplies? president prudent said that there was not a single occasion when rushes energy joined gas from refused a request from europe for additional natural gas exports. and what mr. brewton was asked a straightforward question whether moscow has ever used the energy sector as a political weapon. his answer was straightforward. no, want to ask you about it directly. has russia been using energy as a weapon? russia's not using any weapons. if you've been paying attention as for the economy, where are we using weapons and what conflicts are we taking part and for the economy? this is not something we tend to use. this is what i call a politically motivated talk. there's nothing to support it when it comes to saying that we use energy as some kind of weapon at the end of the day. i

our gas supply to europe is again, the number one ingredient in mr. perkins recipe for the volatility in prices. not to come back any time soon. that is a long term contracts when gas prices aren't fixed, but they depend on the current market situation and the oil prices. by the way, what's a major cause for concern for some very important european politicians? is the transit of russian natural gas through ukraine beyond 2024. well, lot of putin sent that russia is ready to keep that in place, as long as it knows how much gas europe is willing to buy in the future. i. e, he wants these a long term contract. again. what russia ones is stability and predictability. the united states, 2nd biggest airlines attempts to fool sol, staff to vaccinate against coven. is it turbulence in texas? where united airlines stuff have convinced a judge to suspend putting people on leave if they don't get jobs. more on this next, from ortiz kellum open. i kind of what's the complaint in the, how much affects it having while a judge in texas has put a stop temporarily to

the natural gas price in europe has sword to in all time record $6.00 times higher than it was in the spring . it's put the continent on a course for a major energy crunch, revealing internal divisions within the block over brussels as green policies are teased. peter oliver reports from berlin, while prices are as high as they are on the commodities markets. this isn't so much going to trickle down to consumers as perhaps the price is gonna fall upon homeowner's promo, board domestic home uses form a great height to what we've heard from the european commission president. ursula for the line is that she recognizes that there are major problems that we're facing right now on problems that are coming down the pipe further along. but says that in the long term, it's renewable energy that are going to keep energy prices low across europe. i think we have to be very clear that the gas prices are skyrocketing and the but the renewables, the prices have decreased over the last 2 years and a stable. so for us is very clear that with energy in the long term, it is important to invest in renew

came at the same time as revolutions across europe, trying to cast off emperors and kings. you have the french revolution. immigrants were looking for a better life in which we the people would be able to play a role in our society. we are throwing that way. we are enthralled to political parties that do not necessarily have our interests in mind. they're not making changes in the way that we are hoping and are in -- we are in real danger of putting everything in the hands of one person, which is the reason we had a revolution in the first place. i am basically hoping people will take a long look at what is happening. to emphasize all of the ideas of who you are and just think about the u.s. and who you want to be and the future that we want for our children and for ourselves. this is the way to get it by focusing on one person and who is that person -- is this the way to get it? our local communities, our states, there is a lot of prospects we have being agents of change. host: 10 minutes left. you mentioned families a minute ago. the dedication in your book is for alf and

europe has been trying to transition to renewables wind and solar so they do not have a lot of backup right now they are dependent on wind and solar one interesting fact wins in the north are the slowest speed in 20 years turbines are turning and they have no backup they are dependent on liquid natural gas from russia to the nord stream pipeline in vladimir putin hasn't decided whether or not he will supply them, you have a difficult situation occurring right now but the consequences prices are going up factories or shutting down and supplies are being jammed all over the world. paul: what about the impact of climate policies yet the western world europe and the biden administration saying let's transition to solar and wind and reduce the biden administration doing everything that it can to reduce drilling and oil production in the united states how is that affecting things. >> that's a major part as dan was saying one of the reasons europe is struggling at the moment because over the years they shut down coal and nuclear meeting they shut down all the things that could give them back

and she has written extensively on strategic issues related to eastern europe, central asia. there is nothing for you here, she trayce her path as a daughter of a coal miner and northern england were service to three u.s. presidents. examines a desperation impacting american politics is the only long-term hope for our democracy. tonight the sale will be in conversation with trudy rubin the columnist with the philadelphia inquirer and a longtime friend of the author. truly, fiona it is an honor to have you with us, the screen is yours. >> thank you so much. it is a pleasure to be doing this and it could not be more timely. because this book, there is nothing for you here goes from the personal and a coal town to the political and the white house. and to the whole issue of populism and how we are all struggling to save democracy. and since you all know about fiona's testimony in the impeachment over the ukraine it's interesting to see at expressive trumpet cannot let go of coming out against anyone who criticizes him and has put together an outrageous statement about fiona afte

it faces antitrust action by the ftc and laws in europe that could hit it significantly hard. what you heard today, what is the next step for congress in terms of laws? >> yes. and what we have been working on in building bipartisan support for is online privacy, data security, and section 230 reforms and these are areas where i have worked for years trying to build bipartisan work and i really appreciate that getting the internal documents affirms what we have heard anecdotally from parents and teachers, from school principals, from pediatricians, about the way children were being data mined and marketed to on instagram, facebook, the way they were using messenger kids to try to have kids schedule playdates using messenger kids and this is a violation of copa. so to bring this forward, to get these documents that show yes, facebook knew this, because they had done the research on this, to figure out how to get more children to use their site. elizabeth: feels like a potential fraud case too. >> correct. elizabeth: you point out, you make a good point because the bbc had repor

could the power crisis in europe happen here. hamd harold hamm joins us. welcome. >> good to be with you. >> i want to ask you a question that skips past the worst of what is happening right now and ask which price is going to fall first, and hardest, oil or nat gas? >> i am not sure i don't predict prices very good, obviously, but we are price picker, not price makers i think you have to remember where we came from we came off of a very large oversupply coming over the covid thing. and basically to a fundamental undersupply that we have right now. and it's all man made, all due to federal lands, personaling bans and leasing bans. and also pewtive legislation and policy that the administration is trying to put through so it's all man made it doesn't have to be. prices are up 45% on gasoline and 35% on heating oil and things like that so consumers are feeling it. like i said, doesn't have to be, it is all man made it's all due to the policy of this administration. so, you know, i would say to joe, the president, come on, man, fix your energy plan. that's al

military in the middle east and europe to help facilitate the flow but dod is in support and that and what you are seeing is an ability to bring folks through the state department process for providing documentation, ensuring documentation is accurate, a dhs process review to ensure the r right people are coming out and dod is providing some of the backdrop, we are not the ones lifting out. the other major thing i would like is standing up of the commercial side of the airport and it's an effort underway third countries are working on with the state department to get that airport up and operational it if you combined the ability for commercial aircraft to come through and without coming to u.s. military, just going through commercial air traffic and the ability of the state department to provide continuing support for the visa process and validation, that all becomes -- you can see the ability of the process to work with the u.s. boots on the ground or being involved in that process. >> okay, we will leave afghanistan now. let's talk broadly, what is your personal role in nuclear mode

it is exports above that 15 percent to europe, which will definitely com. the european markets, and i do hope that day will do so. and did they are, they can underscore that they are partner when it comes to cut. cut is different in a reliable export to our next, but i expect cut out to continue. and if possible increase it is supplies, but in general, the for the got the industrial i would like to give a message. gus, in his b natural gas has been presented as reliable and affordable as a cleaner companion to clean energy during transitions. but the current is sky high, very high nature, the gas prices, and the current station. is that a good one? and i think the nature of the guys industry doesn't get good marks from millions of consumers around divert. which in turn is that the good news for the repetition of natural gas. therefore, i would urge the natural gas producers to step up their efforts and to provide additional volumes to their customers around direct. that's how this energy crisis effects the agenda of the upcoming climate summit, which is hap

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president biden europe this weekend is as crucial big-ticket agenda items hang in the balance here at home. progressives are digging in their heels against the framework of a slimmed down spending package grade one senior official admitting the biden presidency is on the line. plus a new report said by the administration is considering paying migrants for under $50000 each. i'll be asking senator ron johnson for his takes on all this coming up. markets largely ignoring the drama soaring to new highs this week. but mark is out they warning about what biden's bills will mean for investors and the economy. plus, florida suing the white house again as well as an asset. florida attorney general ashley moody is back with us to tell us why. but first let's take a look back at the top newsmakers on mornings with maria and this week's edition of this week's talkers. ♪ ♪. maria: wide sentinel being pushed in this country? the underlying chemicals are made in china for. >> china sees this as an opportunity to destabilized and undermined america the cartel sees it as a way to make a lot of mo

europe's strictest vaccine policy. bringing the pandemic under control and ending economic uncertainty will help focus leader's minds here. but absent president xi and putin at the table, it seems a stretch to have a covid solution. nic robertson, cnn, rome. >>> after the g20, the u.s. president will travel to scotland for the cop-26 climate summit. but it looks like he won't have much to show. he has vowed to cut around half of u.s. greenhouse gas emissions below their 2005 levels by 2030. the white house says he's considering new executive actions, restricting methane, mercury, and power plant emissions. but analysts say that won't be enough, and that joe biden will need congress to pass clean energy bills to reach his goal. >>> for more on all of this, we're joined by professor and volcano gist jess phoenix. thanks for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> as one of the world's biggest carbon polluters along with china, india, russia and japan, what does the u.s. need to do to lead the charge at the cop 26 clim

it is being driven by rising cases across europe. the w.h.o. chief blames the continued spread of the virus on in equity. let's listen. >> it's another reminder that the covid-19 pandemic is far from over. the pandemic persists in large part because inequitable access to tools persists. >> europe accounted for 57% of new cases worldwide last week and is the only w.h.o. region to report increases in infections. >>> today the u.s. food and drug administration is expected to authorize pfizer's covid vaccine for use in children ages 5 to 11. this will allow the company to begin shipping out its version for younger kids. pfizer says clinical trials show it's more than 90% effective against symptomatic covid after the fda grants authorization, the cdc still needs to give its approval. the cdc vacciner advisers are expected to hold a meeting on tuesday and the agency's director gets the final say. >>> donald trump's former chief of staff mark meadows could soon find himself in the same fix as the former president's ally steve bannon. multiple sources

that is the normal price range you should see europe. it is not the same thing everywhere they've suffered mord. they depend a great deal on gas for power. different in different parts of the world. i think the u.s. if the oil drilling picks up, should be leveling off if it is. >> we've heard a narrative with regard to the investment do you think more will be coming out there with regard to the balance? >> that's a good question. oil is a long-term investment. you have to put the money in if you want to reach the investment in three to four years shail oil has suffered from money and services the oil services have been pretty much decimated. it is a pretty bigrecovery those are something like $500 billion a year we are running around 350 then how do you attract capital with the simple investment and the high tech things we have seen >> what is it about the outlook that has you skeptical and excited. >> generating clean hydrogen and distribution it is a matter of storage. you have to store a huge amount of technology. that has just not ha

. >>> he's been dubbed europe's last dictator. cnn sat down with the president of belarus. how did he respond on the questions about widespread rights abuses under his watch? that's next. gold. your strategic advantage. this isn't just a walk up the stairs. when you have an irregular heartbeat, it's more. it's dignity. the freedom to go where you want, knowing your doctor can watch over your heart. ♪ ♪ (music) ♪ staying on top of your game takes a plan. that's why at aetna, we take a total connected approach to your health and wellness. with medicare advantage plans designed to surround you with the care you need every day. aetna medicare advantage plans >>> in our world lead, alexander lukashenko has been called europe's last dictator. he runs belarus, one of the eastern european republics that started going its own way after the soviet union broke up. for belarus, lukashenko's way has been the only way. he's supposedly freely elect bud the election was so corrupted it provoked huge protests in the capital minsk. protests that lukashenko's forces brutally put down. n

the same chronic energy crises europe is dependent on russia for fuel. now instead of exporting energy were back to importing energy as you pointed out handing power back to opec, russia, venezuela. let's listen for president trump and mike pompeo on this, watch. >> one of the other things as very proud of us we became number one in the world in energy, oil, and output. we're beating saudi arabia by a lot we're beating russia by a lot. we are bigger than both and now were going back to them? we are going back to opec for the first time in a long time. we are going back to opec because we do not have enough energy, we do not have nut oil and gas because a lot of the areas that we are talking about were shut down. stupidly shut down for no reason. not even an environmental reason, they were just shut down. >> most of the work that came to develop through warp speed, the vaccine that ultimately delivered good outcomes for the world and so much of the pharmaceutical companies have the most technology in the world all came from america. because this the syste

natural gas plummeting after russian president putin said he would boost supplies to europe to avoid an energy crisis. americans are feeling the pain at the pump. the national average for a gallon of gas hitting $3.22 according to aaa the highest price since 2014 u.s. energy secretary jennifer granholm saying a release from the national strategic petroleum reserve is under consideration joining us now capital market's global head. thanks so much for joining us. let's touch on, first of all, the last 24 hours or even really less than that, 12 hours, and what exactly has gone on there in gas markets, both in europe and here what's your take in terms of whether the worst is behind us on those fronts. >> i mean, we really just have to see what winter has in store for us yes, vladimir putin essentially said we'll put more gas through pipelines that go through ukraine. some people thought that was a way that the russians were trying to get quick approval of nord stream 2 which is being held up by the german regulator. i think there is a question mark, however, how much additional gas russi

world war i, all of the combatants in europe are all kin. they're all cousins and they're all family in a sense that they are all shape-shifting lizards and there are some that believe in the kennedy assassination. there are kennedy assassination conspiracy believers of all stripes from all different places and we'll talk about that a little bit. others are widespread and keyed into the birther controversy and it was big news in the late 20 teens and will probably not be huge news. it will not be the kennedy assassination. there was an argument that obama san tablged the water horizon in the gulf of mexico for -- to have new policies against oil use and to push solar power, but this one came up and was sampled and it happens in this life cycle of conspiracy theories, so the reality and one of the things we have to think about and the second part is what we do with our students about how we talk to our students about conspiracies. one of the things we have to acknowledge as part of this conversation is that conspiracies exist. >> if you say t

there have been many stops across europe. it takes you back when you see the physical reaction that we're getting, but also she's amazingly evocative. so, she's doing herjob. she has provoked strong feelings. in rome, the pope came out to meet her, but not everywhere has been quite so welcoming. especially at one stop in greece. people were stoning a puppet arriving? people were stoning a puppet arriving, which is nothing we expected, and feeling very strongly about it as well, shouting at her with everything they had. and here on the kent coast, which sees regular migrant arrivals along the shore, there is considerable local debate. this man is a ukip councillor, and he wasn't going to be meeting little amal. the event that's taking place in folkestone today is all about raising awareness, about being welcoming to refugees. you would rather folkestone was less welcoming? personally, yes. but i would welcome . them if they came over here with a passport - or equivalent documentation. but by folkestone harbour, the crowds were

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you -- europe has had a bigger impact on -- as a result of that. in the u.s., it's a different story where we are battling a more hawkish fed as well as higher oil prices. our view is that oil can remain elevated but certainly the big increases are behind us at this point. shery: this gdp chart showing how treasury yields have continued to rise and we are now seeing the greater correlation with oil prices. why is it important that we make that differentiation about what's behind what's happening in europe rising yields and what is happening in the u.s.? marvin: yes. ultimately, when you look at central-bank policy, it will be driven based on sustainable inflation and concerns around sustainable inflation. that's the core discussion of cpi. you take food and energy out of it because it has to have a tax and it ultimately only becomes an issue if it increases at that same pace year after year after year. we are not in the view that we will see oil at $200 which is the type of explosive growth that we've seen continuing. in europe, it's a different st

for europe, these prices are a big deal. tom: $200 a barrel, i enter blake that to $8.42 -- i interrelate that to $8.48 a gallon. what is the political ramification you read about in the zeitgeist of higher oil prices? lisa: it only makes negotiations in washington that much more tenuous when they are trying to figure out how to position for the midterm elections. the democrats are going to be in the hot seat if you have oil prices climbing above $100 a barrel heading into the midterm elections. you have to wonder what they are going to get done, even now. i wonder how much stems from the policy uncertainty and the feeling that nothing will get done, and we are going to bump up against the debt ceiling debate and the limit there. tom: anthony emails and. he says he loves how my bowtie looks on radio. this is the red sox baseball diamond tie. jonathan: that's where you want to go? you want to annoy everyone in new york? at least most people in new york. we have a mets fan with us this morning. lisa: thank you. jonathan: treas

do you worry that europe will not have somebody like that at the helm? >> well, here's a leader who never identified herself with her office, and she will leave the chancellory and return to her rent-controlled apartment, which she never left for the past few decades, and never lost her talent to be normal. she will assume the life of a normal citizen and make herself scarce in berlin. >> she did her own grocery shopping all through the time she was chancellor. >> always. yes, she loves to cook. she's not a great cook but she loves to cook. and she will, i think, leave both germany and europe in a very strong place. >> kati marton, pleasure to have you on. >> thank you, fareed. wonderful to be with you. >>> next on "gps" the taliban is back to a lot of its old ways. afghanistan faces economic collapse and a series of terror attacks have shocked citizens there. i will talk to the afghan activist mahbouba seraj, who we had on before, about the sorry state of that war-torn nation when we come back. >> tech: when you get a chip in your windshield... trust sa

natural gas prices in europe have risen a staggering amount, nearly 500%. in asia, bloomberg reports that power companies are buying liquefied natural gas at record prices to try to lock in supply. in europe a mass producer of fertilizer was already forced to temporarily shut down two uk plants due to high energy costs, and there are fears other industries will follow. the u.s. energy information administration has put out a report warning americans that they are likely to pay significantly more to stay warm this winter, especially if temperatures drop substantially. why is this happening? the simplest explanation is the demand for energy is currently exceeding supply, which makes prices rise. the reasons for this miss match are many, including extreme and unpredictable weather, as well as bad government decisions about storage, reserves or transmission lines. but there is one common cause -- much of the world has stopped investing in fossil fuels for good reasons. which has led to less supply of them. but we do not have sufficient green energy today to rep

now cnn is confronting the man responsible dubbed europe's last dictator. would you take this opportunity now to apologize to the people of belarus for the human rights abuses that they have suffered at your hands? >> translator: no, i would not like to take this opportunity. i don't think that this is even a relevant question and in principle i have nothing to apologize for. >> reporter: you say you have nothing to apologize for, but human rights watch says multiple detainees have reported broken bones, broken teeth, brain injuries, skin wounds, electrical burns. amnesty international speaks of detention centers becoming torture chambers where protestors were forced to lie in the dirt, stripped naked while police kicked and beat them. you don't think that is worth apologizing for? >> translator: you know, we don't have a single detention center as you say like guantanamo or the bases that the united states and your country created in eastern europe. as regards to our own detention center, they are no worse than in britain or the united states. i discuss th

and how negotiations might go. >> well, these relationships with europe are absolutely vital, because the u.s. does not have a very good relationship with iran at all. it is absolutely rock bottom. and particularly hardliners in charge of iran, this is going to make things much more difficult. and france has been able to have some sort of relationship with iran so they are key to me somehow trying to return to the deal but i would also agree with what has already been said. i think before we get to any cooperation, we're actually going to see more sanctions deployed. and that's because the hardliners in iran seem not open stall to having any kind of deal. so it may be that things get worse whether they get better. >> my colleague jim sciutto pointed out that there are two key figures that are quote/unquote phoning it in. not in rome and in person, china's xi jinping and vladimir putin of russia. they will be attending virtually. i'm wondering how you think that might impact the effectiveness of the summit. >> this is actually a really big problem, though it does give biden an opportun

and head for europe? what happens when the himalayan glaciers melt giving less water to pakistan and india. what happens when migrants surge north after droughts or hurricanes? we know the naval base in norfolk has to be moved now as a result of rising seas, but of course, the gap between the warnings and action in congress is stark. >> the hoemt security and defense department both released separate reports outlining the threat posed by the climate crisis. yet as you know, there doesn't seem to be a matching urgency from elected officials to do anything, with some exceptions of course. >> of course. you know, biden's build back better plan is the most ambitious sort of climate package in there. it will cost about $350 billion a year. the most effective analysts say would be incentivizing power companies to get off of coal and gas and get to clean sources of energy. solar and wind. the joe manchins of the world say that's too expensive. it's interesting that this week, they gave the pentagon $10 billion m

prestige in europe because in most of europe, you do now have a political consensus across the conservative political spectrum, as well as the liberals on the left, on the existence of climate change and the need to do something about it. i myself am going up to glasgow to talk to the conservative environment network. i am a small speaker to that. boris johnson is a big speaker to it. so this does damage the united states leadership of the democracy and more widely. as i say, the u.s. is seeking close partnership with india. so the united states to withdraw from climate change agreements, then you have democrats coming back and demanding that india fulfill them, well that does not go down well in a very -- what remains on a per capita basis. host: you mention the conservative climate group. is the difference between views -- the political difference between the conservative group there, you mentioned the prime minister speaking, he is the leader of the conservative party. is the difference as wide as it is here in the united states on the views -- in terms of the view on climate change? gue

and in the proposal that he wants to bring forward so he can fly to europe and talk about other proposals, they include among other things a natural gas tax. that would fall the hardest on lower-income families, not the millionaires and billionaires. people making less than 60,000. it is in the bill. talking about some i.r.s. agents, most people in america have shivers running down their spine at the federal government who wants to track every transaction if they make more than $10,000 a year to track all those transactions with new i.r.s. agents. most people, it's called a nightmare right before halloween. why don't we bring bills to the floor to address these crises. let's work on other bills. all of these would address these problems and get us back to the point where we had a secure border and energy dominance and creating jobs. jobs are lower than what the projections were because there are all of these self-created crises by the administration. lowest income families that are being hit the hardest by these failed policies and all of the big government socialist spending coming out o

poor relations after the afghan debacle between the united states and her allies in mainland europe. and vladimir putin's real focus over the next year is going to be on a bilateral meeting with joe biden. joe biden's the only man that he sees as a sufficient colossus for him to meet in any serious sense. the other, of course, would be the president of china. he sees himself very much in that bracket of leadership and sees historically very little to be gained from these large gatherings of the international community of leaders. and in the past, he's always used them as opportunities to take the elbow, if you like, of the u.s. president and get a great deal of focus on bilateral meetings that happen unofficially during these sorts of gatherings of g20 and others, wolf. >> i was in geneva when president putin met personally one-on-one with president biden. it was a very significant moment. i assumed it was going to be repeated here in rome. clearly that's not happening. sam, i want you to stand by. as we said, the chinese president, xi jinping, won't be here at the g20 summit in pers

we're going to have more on biden's visit here to europe in a moment. erica? >> first, more on why that trip has been delayed now this morning as you pointed out, jim. before president biden leaves for europe, he's making a detour to capitol hill where he'll meet with the house democratic caucus reportedly in an effort to try to convince progressives to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill that they have been using as leverage to advance the social spending bill. sources telling cnn that the president plans to use this meeting to lay out some of the long awaited details of this $1.75 trillion economic and climate package. now, whether the president can ultimately convince lawmakers to get on board, that still remains to be seen. this after another progressive priority, paid family leave, already slashed from 12 weeks to four, now appears to have been sacrificed altogether and another compromise to moderate west virginia senator joe manchin. >> to expand social programs when you have trust funds that aren't solvent, going insolvent, i can't explain that. it

take away candy from kids and go to europe. about the white house is going to light up orange for the night even though they are not there. this is the exact opposite strategy, i may or not be home sunday night with the lights will be off. i left a whole bag of candy -- >> brian: just put the container -- >> just put it out to. >> brian: i think that is a very good move. i don't think anyone falls you on that. >> they are going to be in europe, they actually have an excuse. >> brian: up next, the housing market is out of control and many americans will do just about anything to get their home of their dreams, even if it means living with ghosts. this according to realtor.com, 46% of americans said they would live with ghosts in a haunted house if that means they get a discount. does this surprise you? >> listen, it is a seller's market, you are going to have to put up with some crap. you have to put up with stuff if you want to get a deal. i found it interesting too that only 20% of people said they would move into a house in a

the miraculous recovery of western europe and japan, the almost unprecedented prosperity in the u.s. which was a different kind of prosperity then we have known because it was a middle-class prosperity. it was growth the basically spread throughout the country. we didn't have the extremes of wealth and income that we have today. so it's a real question. if it succeeded so well why did nixon and his at visors decide to take the dollar from gold or put another way why did they take a sledgehammer to the agreement and that's the story that i told and i think what they did has had reverberations right through today. >> we will get into some of those reverberations. the important thing for our audience and for people looking at the book is the description of the characters that evolved. you have john connolly who we know well here in texas. we have henry kissinger and george shultz paul volcker at that meeting and i wonder if you can give us a little insight as to how that impacts the dynamics of what president nixon was seeking to do. >> first let me explain why the delink to the dollar

not just the united states, but also europe. look at cern. we are still waiting for the grant unified theory to come out of that equipment. but in the meantime, they gave us the world wide web. they could not have done it if he was not employed at cern. in the united states, similarly, look at all of the standards on the internet coming about because all the money put into the space program. look at our history and repeat the things that we did right. above all, for god's sake, do not hotdog, swerve, turn programs on and off, do not due to standards in the digital space what the united states has done with the space program. >> excellent advice. thank you. i want to invite the audience to submit questions they have for the panel. while we are seeing those questions up, i want to turn the discussion to have the public and private sector can work together to bolster the u.s. standards space. >> i think there is a lot of will on both sides to work together better. it is not easy, as fran noted, to get a comprehensive governmental approach to any

you know what you are seeing in europe, relying more on coldest winter, obviously wind and solar can provide enough energy in their shortages and fossil fuel. is this just all talk? >> when you are cold, you start worrying a little less about global warming. there's a reason why it's called 26, there's 25 of them before that. we've been doing this charade for 30 years now. the un did a surprisingly honest appraisal of the last decade of climate impact. what they said was despite the paris agreement and we've had ten years of tax, we can't tell the difference between the world we are actually in and a world we haven't done anything about climate since 2005. i think this tells you there's a lot of talk in meetings and people getting supply around the world but it doesn't actually cut emissions for the simple reason, it's incredibly costly to do so right now. paul: the countries from individual countries we are seeing, as well as china and russia, they don't want to put in any enforcement mechanisms to get to dramatic reductions in fossil fuels. every time in democracies with carbon tax