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south, all hat and no cattle. >> there is an credibility i shall with the president and the chief of staff. >> the russia investigation, more about the intelligence committee. >> once again left behind a city scout by their reputation. good morning everyone, i am diane gallagher i am martin savidge. >> a final good-bye today for a soldier that sacrificed his life. sergeant la david johnson. >> there is still no word on how

he was separated from the 12-member team or why his body was not recovered. president trump is standing by his attack on the congressman woman. he was with the family when johnson's widow took trump's condolence call on speakerphone. wilson says it was incentive. in an interview, trump said kelly was outraged that a woman was listening in. >> he was so offended. he could not believe it. actually, he said to me, sir, this is not acceptable. >> meanwhile, steve bannon has delivered a blistering attack on

former president gorgeeorge w. earlier this week. i want to begin with the investigation in to these ambush. the fbi has joined at the pentagon tries to pin down the exact time line of what happen. >> reporter: cnn learned that sergeant johnson was found amile away from the scene of ambush. tl pentag the pentagon is looking at how johnson became separated. >> nige rian found his body 40 hours after he was separated.

>> i felt that we are not getting sufficient amount of information. >> we can do better at communication and improve on communication and that's exactly what we'll do. >> mattis is defending his troops in the face of criticism. >> having seen some of the news report, u.s. military do not leave its troops behind. i ask that you do not question. >> u.s. officials are starting the provide a clear picture of the circumstances surrounding the attack. the u.s. team stopped in a town on the niger border. the nigerian were working with supply and food and water and meeting with the village's elder. investigators believe the ambush may have started when the u.s.

soldiers were back on the vehicle. with four americans dead, the fbi is assisting authorities. >> first thing they're going to do is speak with the military personnel who survived it and we'll be animalyzing every bit e-mail or traffic that may have come and gone in the region and talking to every security who may have information regarding of the movement regarding of the people that attacked them. >> senator graham says the war on terror is morphing. we don't want the next 9/11 comes from nigeria. >> following the ambush of

tonight and last week, thank you for your support. >> french fighter jets arrived on the scene to help u.s. troops. cnn learned they did not fire on militants because they could not risk hitting the u.s. and nigerian forces on the ground. >> the terror threat in africa is large enough for senator grant to suggest more aggressive counter terror operation. >> i support the entire construct, the rules and engagement are going to choing wh choing -- if you found somebody that's a member of a terrorist organization, we can use lethal force and they don't have to present an immediate threat. >> david, what can you tells us

of the threat and more importantly of the u.s. operation there. >> good morning. yes, that threat is in different parts of america. a pretty large and growing operation. with that been said, that's the focus of the u.s. to help authorities to stand up a threat of a group loosely affiliated with al-qaida. now, it has pushed in rural areas and causing chaos and striking its self target. this is not the first attack on nigerian troops. in a big way because of u.s. special forces involved. the u.s. have been quietly building its presence in those regions as well as somalia and elsewhere. at the most, they are mostly

involved in intelligence gathering but you see they did not call direct action. >> david, you said the u.s. have been quietly building its presence. >> senator graham says the war is heading that way. any idea of the number of troops will be needed? >> well, depends on how the u.s. government wants to treat this threat. in the past, what they have done is having small groups, special forces and drone operations heading out of africa. the u.s. forces centered out of africa have been building back to both assist the local government and they have being successful on that with the issue of haram and northeast

nigeria. the risk of getting directly involved in the fighting >> david mckenzie, thank you. as you heardings a lot to discuss, joining us now, sarah westwood and daryl. >> daryl, let me start with you. sergeant johnson's body was found a mile away, how critical is this for the white house? >> it is very critical and more ploir importantly, you got people like senator mccain and the broader public of a real jolt of wake up call of what had been going on and what exposure of the men and women who serve under the

military are expose to. what was going on there and why was it a training and counter intelligence mission suddenly turning something where 50 isis fighters popping up out of nowhere and there seems to be nowhere or way and with fighter jets over head engaging them in a way that could save lives. we are all going to have to get up to speed of what's going on in west africa and central africa. >> i am wondering how forthcoming of the new details of the president, and two generals that are heavily involved. >> well, there is still so much we don't know at least from the public perspective of what's happening in this attack and the purpose of the mission and way la david johnson separated from the group and his remains were cover for two days. these are major questions and led alone of minor details and

some tactical decisions that could have been made differently. talk about this ecvent afterwars that we see president trump weighing in from so many and keep in mind president trump's silence that sparked the group and in the event that took place on october 4th. there is a significant window of time that passed, the more the public and the congress started to increase their scrutiny of what may have happened and why the president was reluctant to talk about this. >> right, when you don't have answers, it raises a lot of questions. do you expect push back from the public sending in more troops to africa and the world on terror. >> well, i think they're going to have to really make a case, it is going to be difficult for this president in particular. if you remember back in 2016, martin, as a candidate, donald

trump made a big show saying we got to re-examine why we got commitment all over the world. we got to bring people back here and stop fighting battles of other countries and so forth and so son. on the other hand, there is always been even since 9/11, the question of is there going to be some sort of area like afghanistan where we are not watching what's going on, terrorist form of base from which actually attacking the mainland. if that's the case, we heard a number of people saying that's the states in central africa, if that's going to go on, we'll have a national conversation and the president will have to make change of what he thought is going to be of his defense doctri doctrine. >> like it or not, that conversation is already on the way. >> thank you, stick around, we'll be talking more. the white house backtracking

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president trump is defending chief of staff john kelly over his response to criticisms from a florida lawmakers. >> fredricka wilson says trump's words on a call of johnson's widow were insensitive. >> he was so offended. he was in the room when i made the call. so were other people. the call was a very nice call. he was so offended that a woman would be and that somebody would be listening to that call. he could not believe it. actually, he said to me, sir,

this is not acceptable. this is really not. i was so nice and look, i have called many people. and, i would think that every one of them appreciated it and i was surprised to say this to be honest with you. >> the white house is clarifying what sarah sanders said questioning kelly. >> he recalled the speech she made in 2013, kelly was stunned to hear wilson bragging how she secured the funding for the billing. in the full video, wilson says no such thing and instead, she prays the dedication of law enforcement officers honored the two fbi killed in the 1986 gunfight and talking about working with republican leadership to name the building after the agent.

sarah sanders was questioning of kelly's work. >> i think he addressed that thoroughly yesterday. i am not saying he's wrong. i am talking about getting the money. >> if you want to go after general kelly, that's up to you. if you want to get into a debate of a four star marine general, i think that's highly inappropriate. >> later sanders issued a new statement, quote, "of course, everyone could be questioned, but after witnessing general kelly's heartfelt account, we should agree that impugning his credibility on how best to honor is inappropriate. >> alarm bells went off for many, what was your reaction? >> yeah, i was watching that

live and i was startled by it. i understand the politics of putting a question to rest and bringing out your most credible witness and general kelly was impressive on the podium. on the other hand, that does not give him a pass to make up stuff as he did of his memory of what congress wilson said. it certainly is the press' job to explore those kinds of mistakes and ambiguities or out right erroneous statements. that's what we do. the more the white house trying to tamper these stuff down and not appropriate to ask. for anybody that's been a journ journalist, okay, now we have got a target and now it is time to go to work. >> sarah, this is another case of the white house saying one thing and the president's

twitter history says quite another. is the president out of line with his press secretary again? >> this is a rare instance where sarah sanders made a mistake. she's discipline from behind the podium and she's usually very controlled of what she said good at deflecting questions. here in a tense exchange of reporters, she slips something that did not come out right. her second statement made a lot more sense on the issue of gold star families of a lot of military heroes. general kelly, it would be inappropriate to question his authorities on that issue. it is clearly very appropriate to question the ver rhis statem other arena. a lot supported of general kelly's thought and the mention

of -- he was questioning the motivations behind congresswoman wilson embarking on this media tour and giving every interview she could to publicize this controversy. she refers herself to a rock star for getting so many questions. then he took it one step too far by going after her of something that's easy fact checkable and under minding the rest of the statement. that was a bit of an error on general kelly's part. >> standing up to the gold star, saying that gold star nfamilies should not be politicized. did general kelly do the very thing he speaks out of what sarah was saying there? >> general kelly went from being a soldier and a soldier's soldier talking about his personal loss of what goes on in the military.

it was important and needed to be said. on the other hand, we should not be confused, he's a primary political operative at the highest level of american government and he did his duty in that regard as well. he's the chief of staff at the white house and he's no longer involved in his military of his former role. he knows about it and experienced it. he went on a political attack because that's what the situation called for. he's a much better soldier than a politician. he made some error and he miss named for who the building was being named after and which was the whole sacred point that he makes. he should be careful about that in the future. >> real quick, sarah, just to wrap this up here, i want to say trump's chief of staff, he's a

marine general and portrayed as the so called adult in the room. inteli in telling the story that was false, did general kelly get a bit of a black eye on this? >> that statement did reframe the conversation between president trump and general kelly did give president trump the upper hand in the conversation even if he did make this one minor error that drawn so much attention in the long run, that'll be remembered as a good moment for general kelly. >> sarah westwood and aerrol lewis, thank you very much. the world's most exclusive club is turning on its newest members over the state of politics. steve bannon is fighting

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alabama. president trump is not elated to attend. president bush took a slash at president trump mentioning his name. >> meanwhile president trump's former chief strategists delivering a take down on former george w. bush. >> bannon questioned question bush's intelligence and whether he even understood his own speech. >> president speech embarrassed himself and clear he did not understand anything he was talking about. he has no earthy idea where he's coming or going, just like it was when he was president of the united states.

i want to apologize up front to any of the bush folks outside or in this audience, okay, because there is not more a destructive presidency than george bush's. >> all right, lets discuss this and joining us now is scott boldman. good morning. >> there is not a destructive presidency than george bush's. lets see your reaction. >> i disagree of steve bannon's characterization of george w. bush that i had the honor to work with him in the white house. there r boare both sides of thee

who disagree how president bush led on certain issues. many are on the conservative side who disagreed of things that president bush did as relates to bail outs and his focus on some of the interventions that we got in as it relates to global war on terror. that does not mean that we have to attack them negatively like president reagan says. we are all republicans and we should not attack each other. i don't agree that in his characterization of the president but i do understand that people within our own party with a lot of diverse opinions, as it relates to political spectrum of conservative to more moderate and liberal republicans and politics of it. that happens so that's okay >> we have not heard a lot from

president obama and bush since they left office. why now? why do you think they are speaking out now? >> they try to respect in the tradition of past president and this current presidency. these are uncommon times. the divisions being caused by race politics and negative politics being driven by the white house and this president, i will be honest with you, i think they feel compel beyond belief in regards to stepping up and remiending us what presidential values are and what national american values are because we hear little about that coming from the trump support eers and white house. >> why didn't they name the president by name. >> why is it always this thinly vail kind of speech. why not say president trump. >> i am not sheer speech writer but i will say this, why name him and why get into a swearing

match with him in regards to what his response will be and getting into personal attacks when the real issue is not donald trump, it is about our american and political values and where we are as a country. their politics are about inclusiveness and donald trump's politics are everything but that. as a country, we need to hear more from them and i expect it. the republicans are so divided within their home and despite the fact they controlled all three houses. >> paris, let me ask you this, what kind of impact do you think we'll have on this administration, do you think it will embolden him? >> i think he's focusing on doing the best of the american people which is making america great again for everyone. when he looks at tax reform and

trying to do things like help middle class americans increasing child income credit, these are positive things for the american people, $49,000 in their pocket and allowing you to keep more of your money. he's focusing on infrastruck dhinfrastruc infrastruck -- infrastructure. >> and fighting at everyone in the white house. that's what he does. >> who is he fighting in the white house? >> that's what he's doing. >> he needs to get something done. if donald trump stands for all of that, why has he not accomplished any of it? >> because of the democratic structure. tell your party, scott. >> hold on a second. lets have paris respond and i will let you respond to that. hold on scott. >> scott knows there is separation of powers and the president sets the agenda

congress has to act. a lot of things that's been going on is due to a great part because democrats refused to come to the table to do the right thing. >> democrats are not invited to the table. that's nonsense. it is us versing them and it is republicans, we got the majority of them and that's how we are getting it done and they are failing america because of the divisiveness. >> you are right, the democrats are fighting. >> hold on both of you, wait a minute, lets take it one at a time because that's the only way you will be heard. >> scott, i understand your criticism. if the president feels strongly of all the issues you brought up, he's misdirecting everyone of whether gold star families or other feuds he's having with the president. >> the president is not having a feud of anybody, he reacts to what people say to him.

on the notion that these presidents are excluding president trump, no one has that criticism when president bush and clinton created the haiti relief fund and ask why they excluded president obama. nobody asking the question of president bush and johnsons created the leadership scholar program and excluded president obama. now former presidents getting together and now we are creating this narrative that they are excluding president trump. he did not say that. >> scott, you got 15 seconds real quick. >> i think what it highlights here whether he was invited or not, he's not a lover,consoler, instigator. we get it everyday whether his tweets or a statement from the white house or whether he's picking fights with gold star

families or congressperson who are heroes in the community who wants to move it forward. >> a. scott bolden, thank you very much. >> i am glad the president is fighting for all of us. >> i wish. >> soldiers dancing in the streets as the isis capitol of r raqqa is liberated. we have a live report coming up. smart tv and gaming system. luckily, the geico insurance agency recently helped baa baa with renters insurance. everything stolen was replaced. and the hooligan who lives down the lane was caught selling the stolen goods online. visit geico.com and see how easy it is to switch and save on renters insurance.

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raqqa syria have been liberated. family members are headed to refugee camps. >> cnn is on the ground rebuilding to witness firsthand what is going to happen next. how are these camps handling

these families. its got to be difficult to walk the line giving mercy but also maintaining security? >> reporter: it is extremely difficult. what they have done is separate the family who they expect having direct ties to isis fighters and they kept them in the smaller camp that's right beneath us. they have not certain these are all isis families and there are some civilian families. remember isis was holding civilian hostages. these are individual families who they want to keep separate from the rest of this sprawling camps population because they are not entirely sure of what their affiliations are. these families are being kept under arm guards and no one is allowed to come out freely. they remove all sorts of sharp objects such as knives and other things from their possession.

we are not allowed to film inside the actual location because their concerns for their own security at the stage. authorities here are telling us, no one here is necessary admits to be an isis family. what they try to do is observe women interacting with each other. there are some families among them who have been and eventually hoping to move out of here or into relative's homes. if you look at the sheer scale of this camp site, these organizations on the ground, they cannot handle the volume of refugees that they have gotten and continue to get. remember even though raqqa have fallen, the fighting is not done yet. organizations are estimating around 10,000 people a day are fleeing from there and there is a recognition that they do need to get these families assistance very quickly. they won't be able to go back

home at least if we look at raqqa. leadership there says it is going to take three to four months to clear the city of rubble. even when it is cleared, there is not really anything left per se to these families to go back to. so the cycle does continue. arwa, real quick, where is the regime leader of bashar al-assad fits into this here? >> reporter: for now, regime is quite content to let the coalition back and syrian forces taking over raqqa, what they are doing is potentially going to be much more complicated because you have the regime advancing on one front and you have the syrian forces advancing. bashar al-assad is fairly

confidence in his own position. he's managed to take control from other rebel opposition groups and fighters and he has solid backing when it comes to the russians and iranians. what's interesting talking to syrian democratic forces fighter is they are looking at what's happening in iraq and how the u.s. did not stand behind iraq of the conflicts happening there of baghdad. they are worried that america is going to pull its support of their efforts and then either the regime or another entities is goi are moving in and they're going to lose everything they managed to gain here. arwa damon, thank you very much for that on the ground there. >> we want to share this moment and it is the scene that's captured on friday. u.s. forces are dancing on the

streets as raqqa declared liberated, celebrating at the stadium where isis fighters made their last dance, a few days later. the terror group is not completely finished in iraq and syria, i ask is it losing its grip. this map is showing the territory that isis had overtime and look, we always would talk about, we got come up here of a big win for the astros last night, andy scholes, has more. >> andy. good morning, guys. justin verlander throwing another gem for the astros. we'll show you how they force a winner take all game seven against the yankees, coming up on this morning's bleacher report. how do you chase what you love

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the houston astros staying alive forcing winner take all game seven tonight against the yankees. >> saturday night fever. andy scholes is in austin. we have to explain why he's not in houston. andy is joining us, a lot is going on in texas sports wise. >> reporter: there certainly is. good morning to you guys, first, lets talk about formula one, races all over the world and they hold one big one in the u.s. every year, it is here in

austin texa austin, texas, first, lets talk about justin verlander, he's been incredible ever since he's become an astro. he pitched nine games for houston and he won every single one of them. he pitched seven score less last night getting a little help from center fielder george springer making the amazing catch. verlander is happy about that. the astros are finally waking up from the series taking game six. now, we are getting one of the greatest things of all sports, game seven tonight. >> as much talk of the series, we go up 2-0 and the series are in our hands. we go to new york and they won three and the series ils in their hand. by the way, it is in houston. >> you never take these opportunities for granted. it is special to pitch and play. it is going to feel good to get out there tomorrow and having

the opportunity to pitch the team to the world series. >> reporter: first pitch from houston is at 8:00 eastern. nfl is announcing marshawn lynch is suspended for one game for making contact with an official. a bunch of raiders went after peter defending its qb. he was trying to defend peter who was his cousin. lynch was seen watching the game from the stand after he was ejected. the picture surfaced on social media. lynch appealed his suspension. pack here in austin, texas, the home for formula one here in the united states and we are expecting a big race here this weekend. they are expecting more than 250,000 fans here over the next three days. for those who are not familiar of f 1 racing, it is premier open racing circuit. they do everything big in texas, they are doing it big for this

race. justin timberlake is holding a concert here and steven wonder and dallas cowboy cheer leaders are going to be on hand and the world's fastest man, usain bolt is going to be here. this is a star studded event. it is something that i talked to a lot of people around here yesterday and i talked to people connecticut and kentucky and boise, idaho, people have all over the country coming here to austin this weekend. >> thanks very much andy, and we are bracing for houston since they had been dealing the bad weather over there. we'll have more after this.

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