. >> president obama defense america's campaign against terrorism like i.s.i.l. >>> one month after the death ever alberto nisman, and british television society honors the three al jazeera journalists who are jailed in egypt. libya's government has asked the u.n. to raise militia to help it fight terrorist groups. arms embar go was imposed by the u.n. in 2011 to protect civilians from libya's former leader moammar gadhafi. geeptegypt is supporting the request and wants a naval blockade. our diplomatic editor james bays explains. >> two days trying to lobby diplomats on his country's initiative. at first trying to pursued persuade them he wants an embargo against all governments except the government of toeing bruk. tow bruk. tobruk. >> it has not been our success that is on the table here. it is success of the security council and the international community to address this threat. we believe it is necessary we are considering that we are the last line of defense against the more violent activity that has already started to reach european union source. so i think success is a matter to

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president obama and his new defense secretary ashton carter are reconsidering america's exit from afghanistan. almost 14 years after america invaded afghanistan as late at 2011 the number of u.s. troops on the ground peeked at 100,000. the current plan could whittle that down to 5,000 troops and all troops out by the end of flex year. but secretary carter just told officials the u.s. is now rethinking that plan. the obama administration prefers a larger than planned troops perhaps keeping most of the 10,000 troops on the ground through 2016. they would stay on to train and adviseadvise afghan troops. the new leader, ashraf ghani. the u.s. has allocated $700 million to afghanistan and related counterterrorism operations. some 2200 american troops have died in the operation, more than 20,000 afghan government security forces have been killed and afghan civilians have suffered as well. more than 17,000 have died in the conflict and with the taliban launching new offenses in many parts of the country life for afghan civilians does not seem likely to return to normal any time soon. nicole johnston

president obama and his new defense secretary ashton carter are reconsidering america's exit from afghanistan

america. i am katty kay. the awkward handshake after months of war. the leaders of the ukraine and russia meet in minsk is to stop the fighting. obama: isil is on the defensive and is going to lose. katty: a degree costs more than anywhere else in the world. -- a degree costs more and america than anywhere else in the world. is it really worth it? welcome to our viewers on public television here and around the globe. the conflict in the eastern ukraine is about to spin out of control unless a peace deal is agreed to. that was the warning from the resident as he met with the leaders of france, russia, and germany in minsk. it was looking to secure a cease-fire for the fighting that has claimed 5000 lives. reporter: ukraine is at war with itself and the people are the runt of a hurdle conflict about identity and sovereignty. this is -- are the brunt of a brutal conflict about identity and sovereignty. this is the heartland. desolate and destroyed. both sides say they are defending their territory. in truth, the shells are slamming into civilian areas. here captured on video by local residents. the results are as terrifying as they are devastating. more than 50

. >> general flynn was a top advisor to president obama and joins former secretaries of defense panetta and gates in lamenting america'sr strategy to counter muslim extremism. with isis committing daily base basis president obama's lack of urgency stands out. general flynn is not happy about it. >> i think what the american public is looking for they are looking for moral and intellectual courage and clarity and not a sense of and i just say as passivity or confusion. i think that there is confusion about what it is that we are facing. it's not just what has been defined as 40,000 fighters in the islamic state in iraq and syria. it's also a large segment within this radical version of islam that is threatening our way of life. they do not see a threat to our way of life. most americans do understand the threat according to all the polls. barack obama who once promised to unite the country finds himself a divider. not good for america. and that's the memo. now for the top story tonight. a new book called believer. it is written by barack obama's friend, david axelrod who guided his election and re-election and who serve

nominated to be president obama's defense secretary >>> a controversial comedian appears in court accused of condoning terror. >> details in a little while. coverage on al jazeera america >> the death toll could be much higher than anyone known. >> posing as a buyer... >> ...people ready then... >> mr. president >> who should answer for those people >>>hello again, these are the top stories - jordan has executed two people, including the woman i.s.i.l. demanded in exchange for a jordanian pilot. the executions came in retaliation for the killing of its pilot moaz al-kasasbeh. tuesday a video was released by i.s.i.l. showing the pilot burnt alive >>> tern people are dead dozens missing after a plane crash in taiwan. the air crash went down after it appears to have hit a minivan before clipping a bridge and diving into a river close to the capital taipei. rescuers are from the scene trying to pull people from the wreckage >>> an arrest warrant for argentina's president has been found at the home of a prosecutor who died under mysterious circumstances in january. alberto nisman accused president cristina fernandez de kirchner of helping to cover up iran's alleged involved

obama loves america was trending. but it was also used sarcastically by the president's critics. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> the defense has rested in the trial of the man accused of killing "american sniper" chris kyle. a forensic psychologist took the stand today. he testified that the defendant, eddie ray routh, seen in police dash cam video, suffered from schizophrenia and actually believed he was acting in self-defense when he shot kyle and kyle's friend chad littlefield. >>> a tense standoff in las vegas ended with the capture of a suspect in a deadly case of apparent road rage that shocked the nation. a mother of four was shot and killed after police say she took her armed son out looking for the driver who allegedly cut her off in traffic. when police finally caught up to the suspect, as nbc's miguel almaguer reports, he did not come quietly. >> reporter: the tense standoff lasted over an hour. las vegas police in a quiet neighborhood arresting this 19-year-old eric noush, wanted in connection to the road rage death of 44-year-old tammy meyers. the suspect's vehicle caught on surveillance tape, may have helped

disappearing delta only on al jazeera america >>> the senate confirmed ashton carter to be the next secretary of defense. the approval coming a day after president obama asked congress to authorise military action against i.s.i.l. in a letter to congress the president mentioned the possibility of limited ground action like the use of special forces to target i.s.i.l. leadership. the question is whether limited ground action is enough if defeating i.s.i.l. entirely is the goal. retired army lieutenant john nagel fought in iraq and earned a bronze star and literally co-wrote the army counterinsurgery field manager and trained those embedded with other unit. he joins me now. if anyone knows what iraq's army is capable of and what it will need from the united states it's from him. he's the author of this book: good to see you. thank you for being with us. you heard imran khan's evaluation of what the iraqis are saying. they want to take the battle to i.s.i.l. themselves, and promised not to cut and run like last time. they need american help, they want american weapons and advisors. they don't want americans leading the battle on the ground. does that jib

. >>> americas new defense secretary insists he won't pull any punches, promising to speak his mind to president obamaajor policy decisions. he knew to afghanistan after meeting with u.s. troops yesterday. he told them that their service is critical to a safe afghanistan in the future. americas are training and advising afghan forces as the u.s. mission is winding down there after 13 years of war. >> our priority now is to make sure this progress sticks. >>> the u.s. plan to pull out most of its troops by the end of nix year, but carter says the timetable could be extended. carter, who was sworn in as defense secretary last tuesday, said it's his duty to speak his mind. >>> security has been tightened at a mall in the midwest after a terror group linked to al- qaida released a video calling for attacks on shopping malls. a man called for attacks on shopping malls in the u.s., and united kingdom. the terror are group is behind the 2013 attack at the west gate mall in kenya that left more than 60 people dead. >>> a santa monica man has been arrested -- >> in connection with a -- >> sorry. >> thought tha

the region tonight, america's new secretary of defense is in afghanistan just days after taking the job. ash carter net with the new afghan president. carter says he and president obama are now considering slowing down the withdrawal of u.s. troops scheduled to be in afghanistan until the end of 2016. >>> and in dubai a raging fire damaged one of the world's tallest building. take a look at this the 86-story high rise is ironically called the torch. high winds fanned those flames and sent debris flying. hundreds of people fled to the streets. the fire appeared to start around the 50th floor. fortunately no one was hurt. >>> we turn to new details about the alleged road rage shooting in las vegas. one suspect behind bars. the hunt for the other under way tonight and now a new police report raising questions about whether this was really road rage after all. abc's kendis gab son in las vegas tonight. >> reporter: police searching for the driver of this silver audi captured on surveillance camera the night tammy meyers was killed a little more than a week ago. the driver and shooting suspect, eric nowsch were in that vehicle when she was gun downed. >> it shocked this c

and president obama is asking for more money for defense to go kill people in other countries. we've got to stop. americawake up. host: before you go, it is president obama himself that propose the $38 billion increase for defense spending, somebody's pushing as well as members on capitol hill pushing this as well. caller: i look at that and i say that obama is trying to a pe's the people on the right, all of the republicans. -- trying to appease the people on the right all of the republicans. 63% of the people did not even vote this last november. that is kind of lazy on our part. we need to get out and show that we really do care about our country. there is lots to do moneywise. like lady said, we could spend down our debt. we could put people to work. we have broached projects we could do. we have enough in our own country to take care of, let alone sticking our finger in the eyes of people in other countries. host: of course, the military budget doesn't include funding for the department of veterans affairs. that is a separate budget item. the "washington times" reporting on that, noting the fiscal 2

america. >>> confirmation hearings began today for ashton carter president obama's pick to be secretary of defensethings got hot over syria. we'll get to that in a minute but in his opening statement, chairman john mccain took this shot at the white house. >> i must candidly express concern about the task that awaits you and the influence you'd have on some of the most critical national security issues facing our nation. two of your predecessors secretary gates and secretary panetta have securely criticized the micromanagement of the defense department and over centralization of the foreign defense policy. >> well, mr. carter agreed to work with members on national security and would be a stickler for the chain of command. we'll be right back. ir 10-year lipper averages. so wherever your long-term goals take you we can help you feel confident. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. call us or your advisor. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. what's that thing? i moved our old security syst

obama and vice president biden take art in a pentagon farewell ceremony for outgoing defense secretary chuck hagel. then another chance to see journalists discuss how media covers raise issues and america, including their recent coverage of ferguson and new york city. on the next washington journal washington examiner commentary editor philip klein discusses the congressional republican approach to the affordable care act and possible legislative alternatives. cio president richard trumka talks about the recent rage summit, the minimum wage debate, and the state of labor unions. james smith will examine. we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. this sunday on q&a, narrow scientist dr. frances jensen on the recent discoveries about the teenage brain. >> they do not have their frontal lobes to reason. the cause and effect consequences of actions are not clear to them because their frontal lobes are not readily accessible. the connections cannot be made as quickly forced with the second -- four split second decision making. the brain has not seen these yet in life until you hit teenagers. the

highlighting it president obama said that they're all the first line of defense against america's youngcoming and being recruited by isis. let's talk to jody and she spoke at the summit in washington. that's you for being with us. i want to listen quickly with you to something that president obama and secretary of state john kerry said at the summit. >> we have the recognize that the best partners in all of everies and the best people to protect them from falling victim are their own community members and family members. family and friends are often the first to see that something's changed. students may see a student with drawn or struggling with his or her identify. if you offer support, that may make a difference. that's a moment for possible intervention. >> much of this work is going to be done quitly without fan there in classrooms, in community centers and workplaces and places of worship and in village markets. >> all right. so jo diddy, when we listen to we understand that it takes a village so to speak. a lot of people are going to be on the frontline of this. what was your ta

obama will not meet him. america's generals openly lament the president's policies and here comes the fourth defense secretaryn unprecedented turnover. what is our strategy to deal with this? 54% of democrats say we don't have one. the barbarians are at the gay. don't think what happens over a there doesn't hurt your money over here because unless we stop them over it there they will hit your wallet when they arrive right here. ♪ stuart: we will talk foreign policy and everything i outlined all leader with general tom mcin mcineirney mcineirney. rather and negative numbers on the economy, retail sales down, the layoff rate going off took the steam out of the rally but that deal in my view cream, it is giving a modest lift to the dollar 60 points. tesla is a loser today. it reported disappointing numbers but ceo elon musk tries to talk up the company. he said ass market value could hit $700 billion by 2025. that would match where apple is right now. stock of tesla is below 200. apple stock making yet another new high, that stock is up 14% this calendar year. 14% on apple, will back on the upswing, $2 higher at

have been by ash carter to introduce him to you as president obama's nominee to be the 25th secretary of defense of the united states of america. ash carter graduated from yale college summa cum laude with a unique combination of majors physics and medieval history. during his time as a rhodes scholar at oxford he temporarily resolved the question which was on everyone's mind, i'm sure about whether he was primarily a historian or a physicist. he earned a doctorate in theoretical physicist. nonetheless to profound prognosticators he went object to become chair of global affairs faculty at harvard and co-director of the project at kennedy's school bellfor senator. mr. chairman senator reid, it would really be hard to find someone to serve as secretary of defense who combines as much practical pentagon experience with so deep a background in national security policy as ash carter. the fact convened this morning to consider his nomination means that the talents and abilities of a brilliant and extraordinary strategic thinker and public servant and administrator can again be put to use for our nation. it also means, as you've said

have been by ash carter to introduce him to you as president obama's nominee to be the 25th secretary of defense of the united states of america. ash carter graduated from yale college summa cum laude with a unique combination of majors physics and medieval history. during his time as a rhodes scholar at oxford he temporarily resolved the question which was on everyone's mind, i'm sure about whether he was primarily a historian or a physicist. he earned a doctorate in theoretical physicist. nonetheless to profound prognosticators he went object to become chair of global affairs faculty at harvard and co-director of the project at kennedy's school bellfor senator. mr. chairman senator reid, it would really be hard to find someone to serve as secretary of defense who combines as much practical pentagon experience with so deep a background in national security policy as ash carter. the fact convened this morning to consider his nomination means that the talents and abilities of a brilliant and extraordinary strategic thinker and public servant and administrator can again be put to use for our nation. it also means, as you've said

to have been ash carter to introduce him to you as president obama's nominee to be the 25th secretary of defense of the united states of america. ash carter graduated from yale college summa cum laude with a unique combination of majors, physics and medieval history. during his time as a rhodes scholar at oxford, he temporarily resolved the question of -- which was on everyone's mind, i'm sure -- about whether he was primarily a historian or a physicist. he earned a doctorate at oxford in theoretical physics. nevertheless through confound observers and prognosticators he went on to become the chair of the international and global affairs faculty at harvard at the john f. kennedy school of government and co-director of the preventive advance project at the kennedy school's bellfour center. mr. chairman senator reed, it would be hard to find someone to serve as secretary of defense who combines as much practical pentagon experience with so deep a background in national security policy as ash carter. the fact that you have convened this morning to consider his nomination means that the talents and abilities of a brilliant and ext

defense supporting video operations. my first question is about newsroom diversity. first, thank you, april, for asking president obama what he felt the state of black america is. when i worked in news, i was one of the only blacks in the newsroom. we were the only people asking to report on the stories. what do you feel is the most pressing beria to diverse city in the newsroom and how can it be overcome? my question is about race coverage in national security. people have noticed the lack of coverage of the boko haram as well as the and a double cp -- naacp bombing. do you feel that criticism is valid and what are your thoughts? >> i want to speak to the issue of diversity when it comes to newsrooms. particularly at the white house. thank you for that complement. i love to see athena and people of color there. unfortunately, that is a room that has been a historically male white almond aided room. i don't know why. class white dominated -- white dominated room. during the clinton years, and was the first "black president." there were more african-american reporters there constantly. george w. bush came, everybody left. obama came, all of the black journalists

. >> barack obama is saying republicans are playing politics with defense and basically don't love america used to talk about $250 billion pentagon budget. $300 billion. we're up to -- if you don't spend $538 billion you don't love america and the troops. i mean this is insane -- is this the military industrial complex? >> well, look i'm sure that he can put his original proposal up and probably put in it anything he thought we would get because the other side comes in. other lawyer it settle for $100,000, $50,000, okay, $75,000. it's a negotiating tactic that he's playing hard up front to get something else is what i presume. >> this obviously goes back to sequestration. i'm one of those guys. i'm not sure about you, jim demint but i'm a republican who thinks we probably have some weapons systems that military contractors want that the pentagon and america doesn't need. >> right. >> we have military bases -- >> a few. >> -- that congressmen, senators want that the pentagon doesn't need. how much money are we waste to think pentagon budget? >> well, even our own accountability office gover

obama executive action on immigration is not overturned. "this week" can be seen at 8:00 on abc7 following it good morning america weekend. >>> the u.s. is considering slowing it's military exit from afghanistan. u.s. defenseid the u.s. may keep a larger-than-planned troop presence this year and next because the new afghan government is proving to be a more reliable partner. he said president obama will discuss a range of options when afghan president visits the white house next month. >>> abc7 news anchor cheryl jennings had the opportunity to travel to afghanistan with a nonprofit "roots of peace" request "to meet the president with an exclusive interview. she sat had his private office where he shared his country's dreams through agriculture. he was eager to talk. they asked him to become the face of the campaign to promote afghanistan's fruit. >> we want to let people get to know us. >> roots of peace has been working with farmers in afghanistan for more than a decade. cheryl's exclusive interview with the president is tonight right after the oscars on abc7 news at 11:00. you can also follow cheryl on facebook and twitter where she's mosing and tweeting about her trip to afghanistan. >>> happening toda

obama speaking. we have to build stronger defenses. the makes cyberspace safer and improve cooperation across the board and by the way this is not just here in americaonally. which also makes things complicated because a lot of countries do not share in our commitments to open this and we do have to try navigate that. >>reporter: the president struck signed a new executive order of creation of where private companies can voluntarily share on information about cyber activity with themselves and others. and is also keep an eye honors classified government threats. >>pam: and tonight we're learning that to fighter jets off a scramble to intercept a pilot wandered into the restricted airspace. it happened just around to this afternoon the north american aerospace defense command says to f-15's spotted a small aircraft made contact with the pilot and escorted jan half moon bay where landed. airspace is typically restricted in separate cities during a presidential visit. >>reporter: 6 sub presidential visit has brought some eye-catching sites to bay area is video posted three days ago by palo alto residents show ring corp's aircraft mahon or bring over sa

obama is talking rough on wasia after bheeth angela merkel yesterday. he is weighing all options in aiding ukraine. those options include providing defensive weaponry storm's -- tomorrow's peace talks in minsk fail. americapretty much against the idea that we provide those weapons. is she making any headway with the president? what is the current state of play? >> in the president she clearly has someone who has not made up his mind. he is still publicly ruminating on whether he wants to arm the ukrainian side with defensive armory. merkel clearly has her position staked out. one thing both sides made a point of saying is they are going to work through their differences. listen to how merkel put it yesterday. >> as to the export of arms i have given you my opinion. you may rest assure no matter what we decide, the alliance between the united states and europe will continue to stand and will continue to be solid even though on certain issues we may not always agree. >> guy the term coming out of the white house is they have tactical disagreements but the germans and americans are unified on the idea of increasing the costs for the russians if aggressions continue as the ukrainians are alleging. the mincei

obama in 2008. he's saying america has not led and has to the done with it need to do to prevent an aggressive russia from forcing its will on ukraine. instead of sending defensivens we send meals ready to eat. this is a deteriorating situation. vladimir putin exploits ceasefires to gain more territory. john mccain is point at himself saying he wishes he could have done more. but it's at the white house level. they seem to be hoping for peace. >> i think this criticism was more than that. this is what he said. believe the german chance lower and the president. france legitimized the dismemberment of a country in europe. it's shameful. >> he's going pat the lack of western will. i should have expanded my comments to begin with. this is the west's unwillingness to stand up for long-time international norms about nation state sovereignty. he seem to be doing nothing and not standing alongside the ukrainians. angela merkel is talking about gig peace a chance. we heard those words before. dictators exploit weak words and use it to advance their tanks. our leaders seem to believe these questions have been answered. and a series of could forensics they think will top y

defense insisting that america needs to restore its position of power in the world. and in an exclusive interview pence who traveled to israel back in december told me that he's disappointed with president obama's israel has been for years, as well as president obama's attempts to undercut israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's address to congress next week. >> you know capitol hill well john you know there's very few issues that are more broadly or unanimously supported on capitol hill than america's relationship with israel and i think the white house would do well to reflect that this week. >> reporter: earlier today wisconsin governor scott walker addressed the conference. walker is the front-runner and first in the nation iowa. he's up by about 14 points. but he's taken some darts on a number of fronts recently from recent comments about unions and isis to his lack of a college degree. something he and i share. >> one of the great regrets in my life was to not finish and get a degree. how do you feel about that? >> i would love to have it but people can appreciate it i left in my senior year to take a job, i had a job offer. my friends a year or two older were out of school with a deg

defense. supporting video operations. my 1st question is about newsroom diversity. first i want to say thank you for asking president obama at his last press conference, the state of black america. what he felt that was because if it was not for you, no one would have asked that in the room. previously when i worked in news i was one of the only blacks in the newsroom, and we were the only people asking to report on the stories. what do you feel is the most pressing barrier to diversity in the newsroom, and how can it be overcome? my 2nd quick question is about race coverage in national security. recently people noted the lack of coverage of google from in nigeria -- boko haram rom in nigeria in america in comparison to the pair's pairs magazine. -- paris magazine attack. do you feel that that criticism is valid, and what are your thoughts? >> i want to speak to the issue of diversity when it comes to newsrooms. particularly at the white house. and thank you for that complement. athena comes to the white house. i love to see people of color there. unfortunately that is run that has historically been a white, male-dominated room. and i don't know why, but that has been the case.

america's defense capability. and the deal with iraq, the nuclear deal that barack obama is about to sign, those negotiations werenched while she was secretary of state. this deal will be the biggest act of american appeasement in contemporary history. it will enable iran to move to nuclear weapons capabilities at a time of their choosing. it will legitimize this terrorist regime which has been the largest financer of international terrorism for the last 35 years. all of this occurred under hillary's watch. and then we come to issues like north korea, and its nuclear weapons program, which is basically a memory lapse under hillary clinton. i come back to the central point, with that regard, and being the third obama term it has to be the case that national security is at the core of the 2016 presidential campaign. the conventional wisdom that the american people do not care about foreign policy is wrong. the american people are ahead of their leaders in washington on that point. they want a president who will defend the country. we made a grave mistake in 2008, and 2012 by electing someone who was unqualified and

america. >>> high noon here in the east. 9:00 a.m. out west. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." new today, president obama is considering changes to the planned troop drawdown in afghanistan. secretary of defense ashton carter made the comments today in that country, his first trip there since being sworn in. here's what he said. >> our priority now is to make sure this progress sticks. that is why president obama is considering a number of options to reinforce our support for president ghani's security strategy. >> nbc's kristen welker is live at the white house for us. with a good day to you although certainly the weather isn't that great for you, but why is the president considering this drawdown right now? >> reporter: i think a couple of reasons. the united states has a much closer partnership with the new afghan government than it did with the former government of president hamid karzai. secretary carter said the hopeful outlook of the relationship with afghanistan is one of the reasons the president is considering slowing down the drawdown of troops. the president will make this a big focus of his meeting with president ashraf ghani. they believe that ghani's coalition government has op