1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: Stateside Richard Arnold, morning, good, what do you mind come 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 1: to the tariffs in just a moment. This plane, the 3 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 1: helicopter a couple of months ago, so they're looking into this. 4 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: What do we know? 5 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 2: Well, we're hearing quite a bit and none of it's 6 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 2: really encouraging. This disaster is to focus on Capitol Hill. 7 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 2: They're holding these hearings into the mid air collition near 8 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 2: Washington's Reagan National Airport back in January, of course, when 9 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 2: sixty seven people were killed in a crash between commercial 10 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 2: jet and a military helicopter and Army chopper. This was 11 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 2: the first fatal crash involving in an American airline in 12 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:32,559 Speaker 2: fifteen years. And as I say, what we're hearing is disturbing. 13 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 2: The Army says that the specific type of black Hawk 14 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 2: helicopter involved in this was known to have problems with 15 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 2: its altimeter, which measures how high the aircraft is flying. 16 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 2: An Army engineer has testified that if he had the power, 17 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 2: he would take these helicopters out of the fleet immediately. Instead, 18 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 2: the Federal Aviation Administration, which oversees the air traffic Controller, 19 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 2: says they plan to update their manuals and let pilots 20 00:00:55,280 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 2: know about these problems by September. That led a transportation 21 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 2: bought official Todd Inman to say this. 22 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 3: And you're telling me it's going to be two months 23 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,479 Speaker 3: before you tell them that. There's a discrepancy about telling them. 24 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 2: Now seriously, at the Washington Reagan National Airport, they have 25 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:13,639 Speaker 2: been juggling the commercial military flights. 26 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 3: We know it's a very busy place. 27 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 2: The Blackhawk in this instance was flying about thirty meters 28 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 2: higher than the supposed chopper limit. They have also heard 29 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 2: that there were fifteen thousand, that's the number, like fifteen 30 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:27,320 Speaker 2: thousand close calls at the airport as they try to 31 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:30,759 Speaker 2: squeeze all these flights in. That seems just mind boggling, 32 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 2: doesn't it. Then they were told that on the night 33 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 2: of the crash, one single air traffic controller was dealing 34 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:37,680 Speaker 2: with both the commercial jet and the military chopper. One 35 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 2: of the crews said, he's got them stacked up tonight, busy, 36 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 2: said another, as the controller let them both continue towards 37 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 2: the airport using visual separation. 38 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 3: Sadly, of course that did not work. 39 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: Now it did not right midnight tonight your time, four 40 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: of this afternoon, our time. Letters are coming it's. 41 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 2: All on that's right. We wait to see what the 42 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 2: letters say, whether it's what a fifteen percent tariff for 43 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 2: New Zealand or whatever it is, and many many other 44 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 2: countries are in the same position. Mexico, though, has been 45 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 2: given a ninety day reprieve on higher tariffs after a 46 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 2: call today between its President Trump. Trump and Shinbaum spoke 47 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 2: by a telephone, but the deadline still looms. 48 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 3: For most of the rest of the world. 49 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 2: A short time ago, the White House press person Carolyn 50 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:20,800 Speaker 2: Levitt was asked about the on again, off again Trump 51 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 2: tariff approach with all of this looking to provide any 52 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 2: more extensions today after his phone call with Mexico, is 53 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 2: there any other conversations like that. 54 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 1: I do know that other foreign leaders around the world 55 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: have reached out, and if the President decides to share 56 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: the conclusions of those calls with all of you, he 57 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: will do so himself. 58 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 3: Not a lot of light there is. 59 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 2: Tomorrow's deadline has called for deals to be made or 60 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 2: tariff might be imposed to a level of as much 61 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 2: as fifty percent. Mexico will continue paying twenty five percent 62 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 2: rate on most items and fifty percent on industry or metal. 63 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 3: So that's their agreement. 64 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 2: Canada, as a major trading partner with this country, has 65 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 2: been predicting they could reach it deal that struck down 66 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 2: or the Trump tariffs. 67 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 3: Well, that hasn't happened, and Trump now. 68 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 2: Is saying it would be quote unquote very hard to 69 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 2: reach a trade deal with Canada after that country said 70 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 2: it planned to recognize a Palestinian state. So this is 71 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:15,519 Speaker 2: a swirl of issues here from what fentanyl to gaza 72 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 2: in the mix. Meantime, the Trump trade wars are facing 73 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 2: also a critical court test in this country, as the 74 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 2: Trump team has been sued by a coalition of states 75 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 2: and businesses who claim that Trump has been overstepping his 76 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 2: powers when it comes to some of the steepest tariffs and. 77 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 1: Good stuff might go. Well, see you next week. Richard 78 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: Arnold's sightside the dominimous thing. Yesterday signed another thing for 79 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:37,839 Speaker 1: the rest of the world. They did the deminimous thing 80 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: on China. That's in court. He signed an executive order 81 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 1: for deminimus for the rest of the world. I'm assuming 82 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: because China's in court, the whole world's in court, and 83 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 1: if it's in court, it can't come into play. Watch India. 84 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: India is probably to my mind, the most interesting of 85 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: these trade deals, because the other day he slapped the 86 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:57,119 Speaker 1: main tariff on them, they were going to have a deal, 87 00:03:57,160 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: and then that's fallen apart. But what importantly he also 88 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: did word slap a penalty tariff for their trading with Russia. 89 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: So the question mark is now, is the penalty tariff 90 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: if you trade with Russia? And there are plenty of 91 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: people who do. India is the most overt China is 92 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: another one. Of course, India is the most overt one. 93 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 1: But if you trade with Russia, is he going to 94 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: get to Russia by penalizing other countries to put the 95 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:23,840 Speaker 1: squeeze on? So where India goes, does a number of 96 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: other countries go. So watch that one and see how 97 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 1: that unfolds over the next couple of weeks. 98 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 2: For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 99 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:34,679 Speaker 2: news talks. It'd be from six am weekdays, or follow 100 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:36,279 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.