The News with Rick Sanchez - February 05, 2020 (19:00 ET)

70 percent of depression, says new KKT index (Full show)

There is a 70 percent likelihood of an economic recession within the next six months, according to MIT's KKT index. What would a new recession mean for ordinary Americans, already uneasy about their economic future? Harry Dent Jr, financial strategist and author of "The Great Depression Ahead" and "Zero Hour," joins Rick Sanchez to share his expertise. He argues that stimulus spending has created a "financial asset bubble" that is going to result in a worse crash than that of 2008.  How did Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana come from fourth place to become frontrunner of the 2020 Iowa Caucus? RT America's Michele Greenstein examines Buttigieg's ominous connections to the Defense Dept. and US intelligence community. They also discuss evidence of voter suppression in the Iowa Caucus.  Former Pentagon official Michael Maloof joins Rick Sanchez to discuss the reaction of the US and Russia to Turkey's increasing aggression in Syria. Plus, RT America's Sayeh Tavangar discusses Russian FM Sergei Lavrov's Latin America tour and Washington's continued meddling in Venezuela.