RT America - August 16, 2018

US seeks NAFTA deal with Mexico without Canada

Mexico’s economy secretary has visited Washington every week for the past month as part of a push to renegotiate terms of NAFTA. US trade officials say a preliminary agreement could be announced by the end of August, but Canada remains outside of the current talks. RT America’s Anya Parampil reports.

NSA Broke Into Encrypted Network of Al Jazeera, says Snowden Document

Newly released document from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden says the NSA was able to break into the encrypted network of Al Jazeera. The break in happened in 2006 during a time when President George W. Bush criticized the Qatari state network for its coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The same document goes on to say the NSA was also able to get in to air lines for Iran, Paraguay and Russia. For more we're joined by Philip Giraldi, former CIA officer and counter terrorism specialist.

Real Madrid Struggles without Cristiano Ronaldo

Real Madrid loses to La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid 4-2 in extra time, their first competitive game without star Cristiano Ronaldo and former head coach Zinedine Zidane.  Atletico striker Diego Costa scores two goals, earning best player of the match. In tennis, the Western and Southern Open saw Stan Wawrinka advance to the Round of 16 and a stunning exit from world number four Alexander Zverev. RT America’s Steve Christakos repots.