endless enduring dream and 1,000 points of light, this is my mission and i will complete it. after months of rumors, one of u.s. president donald trump's key cabinet members is out. secretary of homeland security kirstjen nielsen has resigned, but according to one source, she did so unwillingly. plus in israel, voters head to the polls on tuesday in an election that could impact the future of middle east peace. and an american tourist kidnapped in uganda now rescued. we have the details on her dangerous ordeal. hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and from all around the world. i'm rosemary church. >> and i'm george howell from cnn world headquarters in

atlanta. newsroom star "newsroom" starts right now. another trump administration official is out of a job as the president ramps up his battle over border security. u.s. homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen re-signed saturday. president donald trump announced her depart or on twitter. >> nielsen was the face of the white house immigration policies on the border, including the controversial separation of migrant children from their parents. nielsen will stay on until wednesday to help the transition for her replacement. the u.s. president named kevin mcleanian, i should say, the current customs and border protection commissioner, as the acting secretary for the department. now, this comes just days after the president made decisions signaling an even tougher immigration stance. >> yeah, they were moves that took nielsen by surprise. boris sanchez has the details. >> reporter: according to a

source close to kirstjen nielsen, she did not resign willingly. the source indicates that nielsen was not expecting to resign when she walked into this sunday meeting at the white house with president trump, but that she was prepared to do so, a source says that she did not beg for the job, that she did not grovel or fight to keep it. sources have indicated that in the past few months she has been bearing the brunt of president trump's anger on the border, and what he sees as a broken immigration system. i want to read to you now a portion of her resignation later. she writes, "despite our progress in reforming homeland security for a new age, i've determined that it is the right time for me to step aside. i hope that the next secretary will have the support of congress and the courts in fixing the laws which have impeded our ability to fully secure america's borders and which have contributed to discord in our nation's discourse. our country and the men of women of dhs deserve to have all the tools and resources they need to execute the mission entrusted to

them. i can say with confidence our homeland is safer today than when i joined the administration." sources close to nielsen say that she was blindsided by some recent moves made by the white house. first when president trump decided to pull the nomination of ron votello to lead immigration and customs enforcement, an agency that nielsen would have overseen as the secretary of the department of homeland security. the second move was the cancelling of aid to three central american countries, el salvador, honduras and guatemala. keep in mind, that announcement came shortly after nielsen was in honduras talking about the importance of aid to preventing more immigration from those nations to the united states. president trump announced via twitter that her replacement, at least for the time being would be the commissioner of customs and border protection. boris sanchez, cnn, at the white house. mr. trump is reiterating his threat to close the southern border with mexico, though he has backed off the warning last

week. >> yeah, in a tweet sunday he said there have been more captures of undocumented migrants at the border than in many years. he said the country is full and democrats must agree to fix loopholes in the immigration laws. then he said he would close the border if necessary. >> last week he said that he'd give mexico one year to address border crossings and to cut the flow of drugs or he will take action like imposing auto tariffs. let's talk about all of this now with that sa linatasha lindstat >> thanks for having me. >> nielsen has basically been on the bubble. rumored to be on the bubble to lose her job for some time, but she seemed to weather many storms and most recently she's been very visible on television talking about what's happening on the border. as we saw last week with my colleague chris cuomo on kwoe

mow "prime time." >> so went i went down there and all the reporting suggests the same thing, that the men and women trying to keep us safe on the border say they have never seen anything like the flow they are encountering right now. is that your understanding as well? >> absolutely. i've been down here about just over two dozen times since i've been secretary, but, yes, the men and women have never seen -- and as you saw when you were down here, chris, it's the type of flow that we're seeing. so it's mostly families and children, and that's what's so concerning from a humanitarian perspective. >> and it has been her face on the front lines of what's happening on the border, but something about her performance didn't quite sit well with this administration. >> no. and this is surprising because she's probably the toughest secretary of homeland security that we, the united states, has had. there's only been six of them, but she's really implemented everything that donald trump wanted that was feasible. and i think what he wants is

something that is probably impossible. if you look at her record, she implemented the zero tolerance policy, which led to the separation of over 2,700 families. she formally requested to have the national guard units, thousands of them, deployed along the border along with active military. she also requested billions in funds for the wall. she hardened the ports of entry and even used tear gas on people. she even tried to ban people who entered illegally from seeking asylum and she was also the architect of the migrant protection protocols, where asylum seekers would have to wait in mexico and not the u.s. for their immigration court date. so from her perspective, she probably thought she couldn't do much more than she was already doing, but for donald trump this wasn't enough. he just wants to prevent people from entering and seeking asylum, and that's not something that is really possible. >> right. that's true.

the president's immigration adviser, we understand, stephen miller, reportedly played a key role in forcing her resignation. just days after the president pulled the nomination of another person to lead immigration and customs enforcement. mr. trump says that he wants someone tougher to lead i.c.e. so clearly the president looking for a harder line approach to what's happening on the border. >> right. and it's not possible, though, to be much tougher than nielsen was. i mean, she did really practically everything. what i think he's thinking of is trying to go after some of these judges a little bit harder, which he referred to as sort of so-called judges that are putting a hold on some of the policies that the department of homeland security has been trying to implement, and even more of a stronger deterrent policy. that's what they initially thought would work, that they could deter individuals from coming in by using tear gas, by separating families, and he's hoping to go after individuals coming in even harder so that

it's a bigger deterrent because in the past six months they've had a 25% increase in the number of detained people. so this is a reflection of the fact that the deterrent policy isn't really working. >> you know, it is important to point out this latest resignation. it comes just days after the government indicated it could take up to two years, natasha, to reunite migrant children with their families. >> right. this is one of the legacies of this very hardline immigration policy that has gained international attention in a very negative light on the u.s. it's made the u.s. look quite bad, in that it just looks like the u.s. is creating a humanitarian crisis and abusing human rights, basic human rights of people that are escaping violence, escaping very, very difficult situations, poverty and so forth, and it's really not in line with the identity of the u.s. >> nielsen has been criticized by democrats for putting children in cages, but the clip you heard just a moment ago with

chris cuomo, she was using the words "children, families," talking about the humanitarian crisis there, the situation. it is quite the contrast of what mr. trump has been describing himself, essentially calling migrants criminals here to perpetrate a hoax, as he says, on the country. so if that's the benchmark for getting tougher on immigration, how do you see things moving forward? >> in some ways i don't know if it can get much tougher than nielsen. i don't think she could have been really any tougher than what she was because what trump wants to do is something that is just completely not possible, preventing people from entering the country illegally, and preventing them from eventually getting papers or seeking asylum. there is international law. there is u.s. law that supports people that are seeking asylum. if they are leaving their home because they're leaving violence or persecution by their own country, they have the right to seek asylum, and he wants to prevent this completely, and that's just not possible. and i think at the end of the

day that is why she was sort of forced out. he wanted her to achieve something that is completely impossible. >> natasha lindstat with perspective. thank you again. >> thanks for having me. well, border and staffing issues weren't the only white house news sunday. house democrats have requested six years of the president's personal tax returns and returns from eight of his businesses. >> they've justified the move, citing an obscure code from the internation revenue service. the acting white house chief of staff calls it a political stunt. here's mick mulvaney speaking to another network. >> keep in mind, they knew they were -- they are not going to get these taxes. they know what the law is. they know that one of the fundamental principles of the irs is to protect the confidentiality of you and me and everybody else who files taxes. >> to be clear, you believe democrats will never see the president's tax returns? >> oh, no, never. nor should they. that is not going to happen, and they know it.

this is a political stunt by my former colleagues. uganda says its security forces have rescued kidnapped american tourist. >> she and her tour guide were taken hostage at gunpoint on april 2nd while on a game drive at queen elizabeth national park. >> a spokesperson tells cnn they were unharmed in the democratic republic of congo. our robyn kriel has this report for you. >> reporter: we do have information that a ransom was paid, however, we're not sure the amount of that ransom. according to a spokesman for the wild tours group, the handover went over quietly and peacefully. she and her guide both in good health and safe now. now, the ugandan police force and other security agencies in uganda are calling this a rescue operation. here is a tweet coming from the ugandan police force. they say police and its sister

security agencies have today rescued an american tourist together with her guide who were kidnapped while on an evening game drive at queen elizabeth national park. the duo are in good health and in the safe hands of the joint security team. at this point, we do not know if ms. endicott was targeted because she was an american. we understand that four other people were with her and her guide, but were later released. we're also not sure who these kidnappers were. were they just an armed group looking for cash or were they -- were they part of a terrorist group? we do know that there are terrorist groups operating in the drc as well as a number of just other armed groups operating in that particular part of the country. obviously still a lot of unanswered questions that will be explained over the next few days, we hope, but all in all a good news story emanating out of uganda. i'm robyn kriel in ethiopia.

>> robyn, thank you. the fighting rages on in libya. the u.n.-backed government there has announced a counteroffensive against enemy forces. >> launching air strikes on the internationally recognized government. cnn has more on the country's power struggle. >> reporter: clashes are intensifying in libya today between generthe general's forcd troops from the internationally recognized troops. the southern districts just outside tripoli where a defunct airport is serving as the front line between these two warring parties as they seem to go into an all-out battle. most worrying, there seems to be a duel from the skies. the general's forces saying they carried out air strikes on the outskirts of tripoli. this comes just one day after the internationally recognized government said it had carried

out air strikes as well. this is extremely concerning for residents who are caught in the middle of this fight. we spoke to a local journalist earlier today who had spent time in a red crescent operations room. they were receiving dozens of calls from terrified families saying they needed to be evacuated. that they were pinned down in fighting. some reporting wounded that needed immediate medical attention. the influx of distress calls led the united nations to call for a two-hour temporary truce in those southern districts to allow for the evacuation of civilians. the government of national accord, for its part, did say it would abide by that truce, but so many different militias on the ground, it is extremely difficult to guarantee safety. there are u.n. talks scheduled. again, the united nations said they will continue as planned. it's very difficult to imagine what progress they could make with these two rivals literally pointing their guns at each other. key to any resolution to this

conflict will be the international community. critics of general haftar will tell you that he has long had ambitions to take control of tripoli and take control of libya. as a whole, he spent the last few years building this consolidation of power in the east of the country. taking control of oil fields in the south and most importantly courting governments in saudi arabia, russia, egypt, the uae and others, even france. now, most of these countries have condemned general haftar's advance on the capital, but the question is, is this just lip service or are they truly willing to withdraw support? we are also hearing from u.s.-africa command today saying that a small contingency of u.s. forces had to be evacuated from libya due to the security situation on the ground. another reminder of just how dangerous these confrontations are. cnn, london. >> and we'll take a short break here. still to come, we are less than 24 hours from israeli

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he is facing a serious corruption scandal and a major political challenge from the former military chief of staff. polls show bennie gantz with a slight lead, but mr. netanyahu could have a small edge when building a coalition. >> gantz could still cruise to victory. he hit the streets on sunday looking for support on a motorcycle. the prime minister announced on saturday that he will annex the west bank settlements if re-elected. cnn's oren liebermann has the story from jerusalem. >> reporter: prime minister benjamin netanyahu's latest comments that he would pursue not only annexation and israeli sovereignty over settlement blocks in the west bank but an isolation settlements, a sharp turn to the right with just days to go before the election. we saw him do it on the eve of the election in 2015 and we're seeing him do it again as he tries to pull in as many of

those right-wing voters as possible with just a couple of days to go here until the election. there is a risk here that he pulls voters away from other smaller right-wing parties and they don't make it into the knesset. it's a risk he seems willing to take. former chief of staff is campaigning in other areas. his politicians, his colleagues are out in tel aviv, areas more likely to have centrist or moderate averts. this is a likud stronghold. >> we are joined from jerusalem by gil hoffman, the chief political correspondent and an analyst at "the jerusalem post." good to have you with us. >> pleasure, rosemary. >> so tuesday's election proving to be one of the biggest fights of benjamin netanyahu's political career. polls have mostly had him trailing his main opponent,

bennie gantz, but now netanyahu is vowing to annex west bank settlements. how politically desperate is this move to bring right-wing voters on board and will it work for him or backfire, perhaps? >> it could very well backfire. the reason why netanyahu is facing such a challenge is if you look back over the last 40 years, the only time his likud party lost was to former generals, chief of staffs of the army who could make israelis feel safe and secure. for many years netanyahu told israelis that he and only he can help them feel safe and secure. perhaps that's no longer the case with four former chiefs of staff of the idf joining forces to run against him. that's made netanyahu look for votes on the right. there are a lot of parties on the right in israel that he can take votes away from, and getting another seat or two could make the difference in the election tomorrow. >> right. of course even without this last-minute announcement on the

west bank settlements, mr. netanyahu still has a path for victory, doesn't he? if he can pull together a governing coalition. how are you expecting this election to play out, given what you know so far and who is better positioned to form a viable coalition? >> so, first of all, i wouldn't take too seriously anything a politician says a few days before an election in any country, and i don't expect israel to be annexing any territories after april 9th, even if netanyahu wins. the most likely scenario is still that netanyahu would win. after all, israelis value experience. he's the most experienced leader possible, except for jesus or moses coming back before tomorrow. it's going to be up to israel who -- he is supposed to take into account not only who the largest party is, which perhaps bennie gantz could have, and the largest block, which netanyahu could have. there will be recommendations from the different party

leaders. that's the third factor. it would be that neither will have enough recommendations to make it obvious for the president. with all due respect to the 6.3 million people eligible to vote tomorrow, one man, president, will decide who our prime minister will be. >> right. of course, we have to remember that netanyahu faces multiple corruption investigations. how much do voters care about that and what other issues are influencing their vote for this election? >> so, apparently the corruption allegations have not had such an impact on how people are voting because they were aware of them before, and those who have decided that netanyahu's innocent until proven guilty and are going to give him a chance are going to continue to do that, and those who are disgusted by what he's alleged to have done are going to vote for a different party. when the corruption allegations were announced as an indictment pending a hearing, the support for netanyahu's likud did not go down. in the end, people are voting for security and the economy,

like people do in any other country. >> and so just finally, what does mr. netanyahu's main opponent, former military general bennie gantz, bring to the table and what does his path to victory look like? >> so, he brings to the table the security experience. he can tell the people of israel, i can make you feel just as secure while being clean. he brings a certain amount of charisma. he's tall. he has blue eyes. not a lot of israelis have blue eyes. they're very captivating. and he at least brings change and hope, which for a lot of israelis is extremely important after having the same prime minister now for ten years running, and 13 years total. it should be exciting and interesting. >> yep. too close to call. we shall be watching it very closely, as will you. gil hoffman, thank you so much for joining us and sharing your analysis. appreciate it. >> pleasure. well, just two months ago, they were at the heart of racial and sexual abuse scandals, but three virginia politicians are

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prime minister benjamin netanyahu is facing a major challenge from his former military chief of staff benny gantz. mr. netanyahu says he will annex west bank settlements if re-elected. that move is seen as a bid to win over more right-wing voters. in sudan, app opposition group says at least six people have been killed over the weekend during anti-government protests. dozens more were reportedly hurt during clashes with security forces. the sea of protesters started gathering outside the president's compounds on saturday, calling on him to resign. uganda says its security forces have rescued kidnapped american tourist kimberly endicott with intelligence support from the u.s. military. endicott and her tour guide were taken hostage at gunpoint april 2nd while on a game drive at gene elizabeth national park. the u.s. homeland security secretary has resigned. a source says kirstjen nielsen was pressured to quit. she was the face of the trump

administration's hard line on immigration policy. the u.s. president thanked her for her service but was said, rather, to be unhappy with her efforts to secure the southern border. the u.s. house speaker was unsparing in her reaction to nielsen's resignation. >> that's right. this statement from nancy pelosi saying this. "it is deeply alarming that the trump administration official who put children in cages is reportedly resigning because she is not extreme enough for the white house's liking. america, she says, needs a homeland security secretary who will respect the sanctity of families, honor our proud heritage as a nation of immigrants and restore sanity to the administration's policies." democratic presidential candidates also attacked nielsen's defense of the zero tolerance policy that separated families. >> elizabeth warren tweeted this. "about time secretary nielsen's legacy of tearing innocent families apart will follow her for the rest of her life. and she should be ashamed of the role she played. she was completely unqualified to lead the department of

homeland security and that's why i voted against confirming her." kamala harris wrote this. "kirstjen nielsen misled the american people and defended trump's inhumane policy of separating children from their parents. it was long past time for her to go." >> just a few weeks ago, shocking allegations against three top officials in virginia came to surface. the accusations of racist images and sexual assault captured international attention. >> but as jessica dean reports, the three men have remained in office with the scandals apparently put aside. >> reporter: the trees and flowers scream spring in richmond, virginia, while the seasons have changed, some things are very much the same. two months after scandal engulfed the top three officials in the commonwealth, all remain in office. >> i feel like this is just a story we've seen a bunch of times. people do something bad, we talk about it a little bit and then they just get off of it scott

free. >> reporter: lieutenant governor justin fairfax faces two accusations of sexual assault. allegations he denies. and despite renewed attention, there are still no official investigations or hearings set. governor ralph northam and attorney general mark herring, who both found themselves embroiled in blackface controversies, have move forward with business as usual. as have many virginias. >> it's amazing. i forgot myself. >> reporter: on wednesday, the state capitol buzzed with energy. the legislature was back in session. and demonstrators filled the capitol lawn, but they were not there to protest any of these scandals. but republicans are trying to revive attention on those scandals with house majority leader todd gilbert holding a press conference talking about fairfax and questions surrounding northam. >> we still have questions related to his promises. >> it is definitely not me. >> reporter: it was early february when northam, a

democrat, apologized, admitted and then denied being in a photo from his medical school yearbook that shows one person in blackface and another in a ku klux klan outfit. a chorus of state and national democrats called on him to step down. >> if i were to listen to the voices calling on me to resign my office today, i could spare myself from the difficult path that lies ahead. >> reporter: northam promised to make amends and has continued on with business as usual. fairfax, also a democrat, still faces accusations of sexual assault from two women, vanessa tyson and meredith watson. >> i honestly didn't know what was going on, and then the next thing i know, like, my head is, like, literally in his crotch, and i'm choking and gagging. >> he forcibly sexually assaulted and raped me. >> reporter: the women and virginia republicans have called for bipartisan open hearings in the state legislature. fairfax has called on officials to investigate the allegations. >> i look forward to clearing my

good name. >> reporter: meantime, democratic attorney general mark herring admitted and apologized for using blackface in his past saying, "i had a callous and inexcusable lack of awareness." a "washington post" poll from february showed virginians split on whether governor northam should stay in office, but he had more support from african-americans, with 58% saying he should not step down while 37% thought he should. we stopped by richmond's monroe park to see how people felt now. >> pc answer, yes. but in our current climate, i would have to say no. >> because the president has set the bar. >> he has set the bar. you can do what you want, say what you want and there are no repercussions. >> reporter: as for northam specifically. >> the real problem is the environment that encouraged that kind of thing in the first place, and that's what has to change. >> reporter: we talked to a number of people off camera as well, and one person told me as a black man he experiences

racism all the time and he simply was not surprised by the blackface controversies. >> jessica dean reporting there. well, american airlines has announced that it will ground its fleet of 737 max planes longer than planned. >> that's right. those flights were supposed to resume later this month, but the airline said in this statement the following. "in an effort to provide more certaintity and avoid last minute flight disruptions, american has extended cancellations through june 5th. this will result in the cancellation of approximately 90 flights each day based on our current schedule." >> the announcement comes almost a month after a second boeing 737 max 8 plane crashed shortly after takeoff. an american budget hotel chain has admitted to sharing the private information of guests with u.s. immigration and it's going to cost them. >> motel 6 will pay $12 million as a part of a lawsuit settlement between 2015 and 2017. seven mole tell 6 locations in

the state of washington illegally violated the privacy of some 80,000 guests according to the state's attorney general. cnn's polo sandoval has more. >> reporter: the washington state attorney general says the motel 6 chain admitted to sharing some of its private guest information with agents with immigration and customs enforcement between the years 2015 and 2017. according to the a.g.'s office, those disclosures led to not only some of their guests being detained, but also in some cases even being deported. cnn actually trying to reach out to immigration and customs enforcement. however, this information released by the washington state a.g. suggests that in one case employees at everett washington locations provided guest lists to those i.c.e. agents. those i.c.e. agents would then reportedly circle what are being described as latino-sounding names. that private information includes everything from names

of guests, their date of birth, license or i.d. number information, the room that they were staying in, even some of their license plate details. in a statement provided to cnn, motel 6 confirms that this settlement has been reached, but they also go on to write that the chain would, "continue to enforce the guest privacy policy, which prohibits sharing guest information unless a warrant or subpoena is present or local law requires this information." now, as part of this agreement been not only does the chain have to pay $12 million in restitution to those guests, but they also have to cover attorney fees and provide training for their employees to make sure these kinds of private information disclosures don't happen again. polo sandoval, cnn, new york. >> polo, thank you. with brexit at stake, it's all about getting the deal done. and apparently even if that means reaching across the aisle,

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welcome back, everyone. well, after years of catering to brexit hardliners, britain's prime minister is now scrambling to make a deal with the opposition party. and she has less than a week to do it or risk crashing out of the eu. theresa may will head to brussels on wednesday for an emergency meeting with eu leaders. she's hoping to postpone brexit until june 30th. >> but if the eu doesn't allow it, uk could crash out of the european union without a deal on friday. theresa may posted a video message on sunday calling for compromise. >> now, i think, the government

thinks we absolutely must leave the european union. we must deliver brexit. that means we need to get a deal over the line, and that's why we've been looking for new ways, a new approach to find an agreement in parliament, and that means cross-party talks. >> theresa may posting that on twitter and then labor leader jere jere jere jeremy corbyn spoke about his priorities. listen. >> i'm waiting to see the red lines move, and we have had two meetings this week, one with the prime minister and a further meeting that was held with the team, and that was more of a technical discussion about the nature of the future relations agreement as well as with the withdrawal agreement, which has many, many problems and many flaws in it, as we've pointed out in parliament. the key priority is to avoid crashing out of the eu with no deal because of disruption that would mean to industry and the

supply chains. we're determined to make sure there is no crashing out without a deal. >> eu nations will have to decide and europe's far-right is also paying close attention to what's happening with brexit. matteo salvini, italy's deputy prime minister is hosting a gathering of far-right parties head of european parliamentary elections next month. cnn contribute is in milan following that. barbie, as eu nations decide where they stand in terms of supporting or rejecting an extension. it is interesting to get the perspective of italy given its far-right politics. >> reporter: that's absolutely right, george. those people meeting here today to kick off this common sense europe program ahead of european union parliamentary elections want to be part of that european parliament because they want to change it. that's what matteo salvini hopes to get across today, he wants to bring to the whole of the european union what he's brought here to europe, a very

nationalistic approach, you know, hard line on migration. these are the types of things he thinks he can bring to the whole of europe. a poll in a news pap showed 49.5% of italians would support a vote, a referendum on italexit. so they are not necessarily saying this is the future they want forever, but, you know, with the european parliamentary elections coming up, it's not out of the question that italy would have a vote of some sort to see if they want to stay or if they want to go, too. george? >> interesting. and barbie, you say, you know, s salvini looking to bring nationalism, those types of concepts to italy, but aren't those counter to what the eu is about? >> reporter: you have to look back at matteo salvini's history. a party he resurrected, a separatist party that wanted to

not only leave europe but leave italy. now, he's been able to bring that party into the mainstream and his popularity grows and grows and grows almost every single month, every single poll we see he's gaining more and more and more support. with what he's bringing to the table really is the idea of the italy first, ands that the mantra he uses. he and wants to bring that approach into europe to say that the european nations can be united on certain policies, but need to go back and focus a little bit more on their own nationalistic priorities, and that's something that i think that he's got a lot of support for with these far-right parties across the european union. george? >> bash nadeau following the story in milan. thank you. iran is threatening to classify the u.s. military as a terrorist organization. >> it's pushback because of an announcement that the united states is expected to make this week. here is ryan brown. >> reporter: the trump

administration is preparing to announce as soon as this week that it's going to declare iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps as a foreign terrorist organization. now, this would make the irgc part of a long list of groups including isis, hezbollah and al qaeda, but it's the first time the u.s. has ever designated a foreign country's military as a foreign terrorist organization. now, this could open up some avenues for prosecution in u.s. courts, but it's more of a signal. part of the trump administration's hard line against iran something that's been in -- on display ever since the u.s. pulled out of the iran nuclear pact. now iranian lawmakers have threatened to retaliate, something that u.s. officials had cautioned could happen. in fact, the director of national intelligence dan coats had warned the administration previously that u.s. troops who operate in close proximity to iranian groups in places like iraq and syria could find themselves coming under attack

if this designation were made. now, the u.s. has long weighed doing this and long accused iran's irgc of being behind a range of destabilizing activity in places like yemen and syria. however, the u.s. has held off from making this announcement until now. it will be interesting to see whether or not iran does in fact follow on its threats to retaliate, to declare the u.s. military a terrorist organization. it remains to be seen what exactly this changes on the ground, but all eyes now on this relationship between washington and tehran as the u.s. makes its latest diplomatic push. ryan brown, cnn, washington. well, severe weather strikes the u.s. once again. we will take a look at the latest damage brought to the american heartland and check on what else might be on the way. we're back in just a moment. it's been a long time

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