abadi asked for more financial assistance from the prior administration. spoke a short time ago to the former director for iraq at the national security council during the bush and obama administrations. what is he seeking from president trump? >> i think prime minister abadi is looking for something president trump is going to want to hear. it is all daesh daesh daesh, for islamic state. he wants to make sure this is stomped out in mosul and there are programs in place to keep it from coming back and being as effective terrorist group. they had a terrible bombing in baghdad today that killed upwards of 40 people. he will want help with that as well. tim: it looks as if mosul will be retaken, but he is looking for money for that, for reconstruction. how does that go with president trump and his proposed budget cuts? it will see the state department lose a lot of money, and that perhaps would have been responsible for reconstruction in iraq. >> i suspect when it comes to reconstruction money, president trump may tell them to look elsewhere, the gulf states

i am pleased to see a representativive from kurdistan regional government with prime minister abadi. it is this close cooperation between the iraqi people and their leaders that hastens isis' ultimate defeat and ensures it can never return to iraq. hard-fought victories in iraq and syria have swung the momentum in our coalition's favor, but we must increase the intensity of our efforts and solidify our gains in the next phase of the counter isis fight. degradation of isis is not the end goal. we must defeat isis. i recognize there are many pressing challenges in the middle east, but defeating isis is the united states' number one goal in the region. as we said before, when everything is a priority nothing is a priority. we must continue to keep our focus on the most urgent matter at hand. at this moment we are still in a phase characterized by major military operations, the expansion of isis hasses necessitated a large-scale military response and our measures are reclaiming iraq and syria in which isis has had a large and destructive footprint. our end goal in this phase is the regio

, in western mosul, the prime minister, haider al—abadi, came in western mosul, the prime minister, haideral—abadi that islamic state's grip op mosul is nearly at an end. so now those iraqi forces must push into the old city. the fighting there could be very difficult, the streets are particularly narrow. but they're not on their own. these are american troops on the ground, just 500 metres from the front line. and it is possible that with so much fire power, soon to be concentrated on the old city, some islamic state fighters may try to escape. our top story this lunchtime: a bbc investigation reveals facebook‘s failings when it comes to removing sexualised images of children. coming up: why one of the best paid cricketers in english history will never play a test match for his country. coming up in sport at half—psat: australia collapse to 112 all out in bangaluru, as india's cricketers dramatically level the four—match test sseries to one—apiece. snr the chancellor will be putting finishes touches to his budget tomorrow, so what can you expect to hear? more money from schools as we have been he

we've heard of these conversations with haider al—abadi asking donald trump in the early days about these matters, the new national security advisor, general mcmaster, they work well and i expect the prime minister had a receptive audience and people to carry his into the administration water into the administration and make his case. and we have president trump hosting this meeting, 68 countries in the fight against ”sass—ff ww this meeting, 68 countries in the fight against ”a“ state, 77, ww this meeting, 68 countries in the fight against ”a“ state, what as, *w this meeting, 68 countries in the fight against ”a“ state, what do 7 ww fight against islamic state, what do we expect america will offer to spearhead any agreement with all of those different countries?” spearhead any agreement with all of those different countries? i expect the 68 countries are going to be looking less at iraq, as you mentioned. that fight is nearly done, and focus more on syria where that problem is more complicated and= are more difficult to find. answers are more difficult to find. america promises more cash

the iraqi prime minister abadi is slated to meet with trump. following the meeting, mr. trump will go to louisville, kentucky to hold a rally this evening. >>> hillary clinton is letting the world know she is through licking her wounds. the defeated democratic nominee for president speaking to a crowd at the st. patrick's day event in scranton, pennsylvania. >> i am ready to come out of the woods. and to shine a light on what is already happening around kitchen tables and at dinners like this to help draw strength that will enable everybody to keep up. >> out of the woods. mrs. clinton told the crowd she and her friends are having a hard time watching the news today. do we take offense? >> i'm just the messenger. i will say what will that role be? where is the leadership going to come from in the democratic party? what will that leadership be? >>> two men detained at the white house in one day? secret service under scrutiny with a string of others. we will tell you the latest next. e creams believe the more mysterious they sound, the more... powerful you'll think they ar

abadi and his caravan leave. the big story of the day here in washington and at over on capitol hill is of course the hearing with james comey and the revelations that he made which are several fold. one, that there's an investigation into russia and potential conflicts, coordination with the trump campaign. secondly he dismissed the wiretapping allegations that president trump made. at the white house they're pushing back on a lot of this. as far as the wiretapping stuff goes, the hearings are still underway, so that is not finished. they say, connell and melissa, at this point there is no connection made between russia and trump campaign. connell: sean spicer careful to point that out. not much backing down at all. melissa. melissa: speaker of the house paul ryan and senator rand paul are on sit wave lengths when it comes to the gop bills to replace and repeal obamacare. >> we feel very good where we are. we're still having conversations with our members. we're making fine-tuning improvements into the bills. to

when prime minister abadi was hear, i know you have a sot for him.ities in anbar province and he knows once this is over in mosul, it is going to continue to fight a low level insurgency in terrorism, probably we're going to sigh a lot more what we saw last week in london. melissa: let's play the sound bite. we'll react on the other side. let's listen. >> i see a very powerful determination to defeat daesh. >> more determination with president trump than president obama? >> yes i can see that determination. president obama didn't want to get involved in the first place. melissa: those are tough words. he now says that he thinks that it could be, you know, what was it, he thinks this war is near an end in iraq. >> matter of wks. melissa: matter of weeks, right. >> there are 52 weeks in a yea based on what i've seen out there on all these trips, most recent one back in november, june or july is likely for at least getting rid of most of what is in mosul, some of it in raqqa reality it will be around for a long, long time. the long-term problems, meliss

discuss the war on terror here and abroad with one of our key allies, iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi, only on "fox news sunday" ." the house intelligence chair faces backlash for taking reports on surveillance of the trump transition directly to the white house. >> i felt like i had a duty and obligation to tell them, because as you know he's been taking a lot of heat in the news media. >> chris: we will ask our sunday panel whether his move undermines credibility, investigating the alleged links between the trump team and russia. all right now on "fox news sunday" ." >> chris: and hello again from fox news in washington. obamacare is here to stay. house g.o.p. leaders facing a vote for republican members pulled their plan to repeal and replace it, the result, a damaging defeat for donald trump, a consummate dealmaker in the first big negotiation of his presidency. in a moment we will drove down into what went wrong and what it means to the rest of the president's agenda with white house chief of staff reince priebus and congressman jim jordan, and leader of the house freedom caucus.

earlier today, his honored guest, iraqi prime minister al-abadi, gamely looking on as trump ignored question question. >> mr. president -- >> reporter: only days ago, german chancellor angela merkel giving him that look that launched 1,000 memes. >> as far as wiretapping, i guess by, this past administration, at least we have something in common, perhaps. >> reporter: that joke landing like lead, two weeks after the saturday morning tweet dominated headlines and sent shock waves across the world. is it just business as usual? do you think this happens in every administration or is this different? >> certainly breaking protocol. among the diplomats to come in and set new protocols to insult allies, to suggest they're doing things illegal, suggest they're not contributing in ways they actually are, you are making enemies when you don't need to be making enemies. >> reporter: last week the white house upped the ante, dragging the british into the wiretapping claim, citing fox news as their source. >> the judge made the following statement, three intelligence sources informed fox news president

now, abadi said he's confident iraqis can chase isis out of iraq. ultimately defeat it. that requires wiping them out of neighboring syria. charlie? >> margaret, thanks. secretary of defense mattis has said previously that the united states has no intent of seizing iraqi oil. >> i wonder which page everyone is on in the white house on that. >> you can hear more of her conversation with the iraqi prime minister today on the "cbs this morning" podcast and what happened during his meet iing wh president trump. find it on itunes and podkat app. >>> jill schlesinger is in our green room with what's working in your favor as the spring ,,,, >>> a commercial for dry eye, right >> commercial for dry eye, right? >>> becoming a dad changed everything for dave chappelle. ahead, our interview and the important lesson he learned getting laughs. "cbs this morning." thank you for watching. we'll be right back. you for that. ♪ she's a superfreak hronic, widespread pain drained my energy. my doctor said moving more helps ease fibromyalgia pain. she also prescribed ly

we'll discuss the war on terror here and abroad with one of our key allies, iraqi prime minister al-abadily on "fox news sunday." and the house intelligence chair faces backlash for taking reports on surveillance of the trump transition directly to the white house. >> i felt like i had a duty and obligation to tell them because, as you know, he's been taking a lot of heat in the news media. chris: we'll ask our sunday panel whether nine necessary' move undermines the committee's credibility. all right now on "fox news sunday." chris: and congressman jim jordan, a leader of the house freedom caucus. but first, let's bring in fox news correspondent kevin corke at the white house. kevin. >> reporter: chris, it certainly makes sense for the white house to move on to what could best be described as political low-hanging fruit, jobs, regulatory reform as the white house tries to bounce back after friday's setback. just yesterday talking about obamacare, as you said, saying it would ultimately explode and that he would eventually get together with just his party and perhaps even others who might

he met with the iraqi prime minister, al-abadi and we have the video to prove it. >> mr.rime minister, it is honor to have you here with our cabinet, which will be one of the great cabinets in the history of the united states. we just spent a few minutes speaking in the oval office and learning and giving each other ideas. one the things i did ask why did president obama sign that agreement with us r because nobody has been able to figure it out because maybe one day we'll figure it out. thank you for being here. great respect for you. you're working very hard and general mattis and general mcmaster and rex tillerson have all been telling me you're doing a job. it is not an easy job. it's a tough job. your soldiers are fighting hard. mosul is moving along but mosul was ours until we left. so, perhaps we shouldn't have gone in. certainly we shouldn't have left. we should have have never ever have left. and. the vacuum was created and we discuss what happened. we'll spend a lot of time with you and your group. thank you all very much for being here. we appreciate it. we wil

the president praised abadi, but said the u.s.lout from iraq left a vacuum for isis militants to fill. >> your troops are fighting hard. i know mosul is moving along. but mosul was ours until we left. so perhaps we shouldn't have gone in and certainly we shouldn't have left. we should never ever have left. >> woodruff: today's visit comes as mr. trump prepares to host a meeting of 68 nations to discuss strategy to combat isis. in syria, government forces recaptured parts of damascus a day after a surprise rebel incursion in the capital city. the rebel blitz marked the biggest infiltration of damascus since 2012. the syrian air force carried out air strikes today on besieged areas. activists reported dozens killed, and said fighting was continuing in some places. a new shakeup has hit the ride- sharing company uber. jeff jones has resigned as president after six months on the job. in a statement, he said his beliefs are "inconsistent with what i saw and experienced at uber." the company faces allegations that it ignores sexual hara

exclusive interview with one of the leaders of the war on terror, the prime minister of iraq, haider al-abadi>> chris: mr. prime minister, welcome to "fox news sunday." >> prime minister: welcome to you. >> chris: let's start with the terror attack in london, which at the very least appears to be isis-inspired. what are your thoughts about what you're up, and the west can do to prevent these kinds of attacks? >> prime minister: i feel in the moment we are in a very important juncture. we inrom our land moment. we should ar are two, trying tot last? somebodyast momen them th with the acts. agreement on a middle east? final version of pt there is support iraq and tt year has talke td hat with you?s yet.hr: how iraq, in syria, how close is isis to defeat? >> prime minister: we finished the job in a very short time. >> chris: by one? within the next few weeks, isis will be gone from iraq? >> prime mthat's where we need e chairman of the about wanting ta long iraq?have, as nato to maintains >> prime minister: cooperation. iraq. >> chris: if00 troops there, to complete the kind of mission about, to

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. >> reporter: the trump administration is helping abadi to drum up investment and raise aid money toover the nearly $50 billion in damage caused by isis. he said he's confident iraqis can chase isis out of iraq but warned the white house to ultimately defeat isis, that requires wiping them out of neighboring syria. >>> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. you could start your search at the all-new carfax.com that might help. show me the carfax? now the car you want and the history you need are easy to find. show me used minivans with no reported accidents. boom. love it. [struggles] show me the carfax. start your used car search and get free carfax reports at the all-new carfax.com. >>> the united nations has declared a famine emergency in south sudan. 5 million people are in desperate need of food assistance and 100,000 of those are facing death. scott pelley and "60 minutes" paid a visit to south sudan where the situation is dire. >> reporter: josephine is 7, and down to 24 pounds. hunger left her at the mercy of disease and now she's being consumed by tuburculosis. this is

i want to express my appreciation to appreciate to prime minister abadi of iraq for his positive engamementupport for implementing these restrictions. >> ben, you are there, tell us why they pushed so hard to get off the list. >> reporter: when the order came out on the 27th of the january the raebs were enraged they were loan in with countries that are enemies of the united states. keeping in mine of course there are more than 5,000 u.s. military personnel here in fact, when the day -- the iraqi government -- rather, the parliament voted to implement reciprocal measures against u.s. citizens. in fact, i was lined up to pick up my visa at baghdad airport when that vote passed. it was not binding, but it really sent a clear message from iraq that the people here were very upset. so after it came out, it was really the sole subject of conversation in the iraqi media, in the social media, and so the iraqis put a lot of pressure on the united states. in fact, when defense secretary mattis went to baghdad that was also on the agenda. it is an airing of the iraqi annoyians that they were included

we'll get to see the president at least twice today in a meeting with iraqi prime minister abadi and, again, at a rally in louisville, kentucky, this evening. back to you. >> indeed. joe johns at the white house. >>> eyes of the world are on fbi director james comey as he appears a few hours before the intelligence xhichlt what is he going to say to those three key questions? live in washington with more. obviously, there's stuff he can't say. this is a public hearing and he can't get into anything classified. he can answer these looming questions, especially on the wiretapping questions very definitively. >> that's right, poppy. one of the first questions we expect him to be able to answer today is about this unproven trump claim that president barack obama wiretapped trump tower. we expect comey to say that the president's claim is simply not true. after that, comey's answers are likely to get much trickier. the house intelligence committee is doing a wide-ranging investigation of russia's influence on the 2016 election. so is the senate intelligence committee and the fbi. comey is

well, i met with prime minister abadi last weekend and he looked us in the eye and said how can you ask iraqi soldiers to fight alongside americans in mosul against isis and after a they put their lives on the line tell them that they are unsafe to be able to come and visit this country? it hurts our ability to defeat isis because iraqis don't want to fight with us if we're telling them they're the enemy. that is the most ee gaethje us country on the list but it harms our national security. >> the other argument is if you take syria or somalia or yemen where there is limited central government capability of vetting anyone, why would the united states risk allowing these people into country -- into the country? that's the argument they makement >> because we are actively bombing those countries. we are bombing inside libya today, inside yemen, inside syria today, and never before in american history have we been actively at war with a country creating the humanitarian catastrophe and then had a policy of locking those individuals inside. we have a rigorous vetting process that has worked

later that afternoon the president will welcome prime minister abadi of iraq to the white house. on wednesday the president has invited all 49 members of the congressional black caucus to come to the white house for a meeting. the president looks forward to welcoming for what he hopes will be a productive discussion and i want to remind everyone as i did yesterday via twitter the lottery for easter egg roll is open until this coming saturday. everyone who's interested in attending can go to recreation.gov or whitehouse.gov for details. last night the president addressed the decision by the federal district court in hawaii to block his lawfully executive order. as the president said last night, quote, the law and the constitution give the power -- the president the power to suspend immigration when he deems it to be necessary in the national interest. the court didn't even bother to quote the relevant statue in its opinion which could have shown the president clearly has this authority. let me quote it again for you. whenever the president finds the entry of any aliens or class --

iraqi prime minister haider al- abadi appealed for new attempts to bring peace. >> ( translated ): il on containing the regional differences and regional conflicts because these are the main reasons these terrorist groups rise. >> yang: in iraq, government forces pressed the now-five- month battle to re-take mosul from islamic state fighters. >> ( translated ): the security forces are continuing to help move civilians. isis is done. i swear they are running. they have nothing left in iraq, i swear. >> yang: some of the fiercest fighting is unfolding around the al-nuri mosque. that's where isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi declared a caliphate in july 2014. the militants are also steadily losing ground in syria. today, u.s. aircraft dropped syrian kurdish fighters and allied forces near the town of tabqa, about 30 miles from raqqa, the self-proclaimed capital of isis. if successful, the operation would essentially cut off militants' western approach to the city. for the pbs newshour, i'm john yang. >> woodruff: north korea test- fired another missile today. but this time, the u.s. mili

what really happened with respect to iraq is it was becoming untenable for prime minister abadi to work with u.s. government, engaged in a pitch battle, u.s. and iraqi forces against isis, if if we were banning iraqis from coming to the united states, so let's not delude ourselves into thinking we somehow got magic assurances we couldn't haveten six weeks ago from iraq. we have the fundamental problem, the choice of these six is very arbitrary, and i would think in the litigation that will follow, it's going to be very hard to demonstrate that there was any sound reason behind the choice of these countries. i've asked for a hearing before the intelligence committee of the intelligence arm of dhs. i want to make sure they're not being pressured to reach a conclusion that contradicts that draft report that i think was quite accurate that countries of origin is simply not a reliable way to determine who in the future might commit an act of terror. if it was, you would have pakistan on that list and of course pakistan is nowhere to be found. >> i also want to draw your attention to somethin

president trump met with iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi at the white house monday, on the e 14th annnniversary o of t. invasion of iraq on march 20, 2003. during their meeting, trump pledged continued u.s. military support for the ongoing campaign against isis militants, including in the city of mosul. on monday, the iraqi government said as many as 180,000 people have been displaced from west mosul, amid the ongoing fighting. more than 100,000 of those who have fled are now in temporary refugee camps. mexican journalist ricardo monlui cabrera has been murdered in the mexican state of veracruz. he was the editorial director of the newspaper el politico and the president of the local journalists' association in the city of cordoba. he's the second journalist to be murdered this month after cecilio pineda was killed in the mexican state of guerrero. on the same day as monlui's murder, a mass grave containing nearly 50 cocorpses was discoved in veracruz, only days after another mass grave of more than 250 bodies was discovered in the same state. meanwhile, parents of the 43 missing

i want to express my appreciate to prime minister al-abadi of iraq for his positive engagement and supportor implementing these actions. reporter: many democrats are calling this is a muslim ban part two. take a look here, to the head of the dnc, thomas perez, newly installed, a statement after the executive order was, trump's obsession with religious discrimination is disgusting, un-american and outright dangerous. he goes on to write, this second muslim ban is as unconstitutional as the last one and isn't making us any safer. end quote. david, when you talk to those throughout the administration. they push back on that hard. in no means is this a muslim ban. david: thank you very much. melissa. melissa: as expected the revised executive order is receiving criticism. aclu says only with to fix the muslim ban, not to have a muslim ban. instead president trump recommitted himself to religious discrimination. he can expect disapproval from both courts and people. here to react, arkansas attorney general, leslie rutledge. what do you think, is it a muslim ban? >> there is no religious test to

i want to express my appreciation to prime minister a al abadi of iraq for implementing these actionsunited states welcomes this kind of close cooperation with countries in every region of the world who share our commitment to national security. this revised order will bolster the security of the united states and her allies. now, we've spent the morning briefing the congress, the press, and we will continue to talk with key stakeholders this afternoon. experts from the department of homeland security, the department of justice, and the state department hosted an hour-long call with the media on this topic this morning. our collective teams will continue throughout the day to follow up with the congress, the media, and stakeholders to answer your questions. i will now turn it to the attorney general for his comments. >> thank you, mr. secretary, and good morning to all of you. one of the justice department's top priorities is to protect the united states from threats to our national security. therefore i want to discuss two points. first, the national security basis of this order, and

later this afternoon, the president will welcome the prime minister al abadi of iraq, the iraqi people have been a brave and steadfast partner in our shared fight against isis, al qaeda and radical islamism. the president will speak with the prime minister about how that partnership will help defeat isis and move into a in you era in which iraq say force of stability and peace and a prosperous middle east. after his bilateral meeting with prime minister the president will depart the white house for louisville, kentucky, for a make america great again rally before returning to the white house later this evening. few notes at the end before i take some questions. yesterday treasury secretary mnuchin returned from a successful trip to europe where he stopped in the uk for a bilateral with the chancellor of the ex-czecher and 18 of his counterparts of the g-20 ministerial. it gave him an opportunity to outline the administration's policy, macro economy, international tax and illicit finance. during the meeting they prepared a platform on steps to promote growth and financial stability. tom

security forces now apparently making significant gains in western mosul, the prime minister, haider al—abadiamic state's grip on mosul is nearly at an end. so now those iraqi forces must push into the old city. the fighting there could be very difficult — the streets are particularly narrow. but they're not on their own. these are american troops on the ground, just 500 metres from the front line. and it is possible that with so much fire power soon to be concentrated on the old city, some islamic state fighters may try to escape. the energy giant e.on says it will increase prices for gas and electricity customers by an average of 8.8% from next month. households who only use electricity will see a rise of 13.8% on average from the 26th april. e.on says it's the first such rise in three years and blamed the hike on government social and environmental schemes. they might not have the best of reputations, but could pigeons help us to understand air pollution? researchers at the university of birmingham have created specialised meteorological sensors for the birds who, unlike drones, can fly un

security forces now apparently making significant gains in western mosul, the prime minister, haider al—abadian end. so now those iraqi forces must push into the old city. the fighting there could be very difficult — the streets are particularly narrow. but they're not on their own. these are american troops on the ground, just 500 metres from the front line. and it is possible that with so much fire power soon to be concentrated on the old city, some islamic state fighters may try to escape. the new owner of vauxhall and opel has been speaking to the bbc from the geneva motor show about the future of the plants in the uk. carlos tavres, the boss of psa says that plants are unlikely to close because they are busy. vauxhall is operating at 82% capacity. our business editor simon jack caught up with him earlier today. we're not talking about shutting it down because our capacity rate is 98%, much lower at vauxhall. it's 82%. first it's not a dramatic number. 82% is not a dramatic number but second, for many, many years, vauxhall could not export cars outside of europe. that was something genera

later that afternoon, the president will welcome prime minister abadi of iraq to the white house and wednesday the president invited all 49 members of the congressional black caucus to come to the white house for a meeting. the president hopes for productive discussion want and to remind everyone that diyesterday via twitter that the lottery for the 139th annual easter egg roll is open until this coming saturday. everyone interested in attending can go to recreation.gov, further information at whitehouse.gov for details. the president addressed the decision by the federal district court and hawaii to block his lawful executive order. as the president said last night "the law and the constitution give the president the power to suspend immigration when he deems it to be necessary in the national interest." the court didn't bother to quote the relevant statute which could have shown the president has the authority. i know you heard it before, since the court didn't, 8 u.s. code, 1182 states whenever the president finds the entry of aliens or class of aliens into the united states would

while i wasn't in the meetings with prime minister al-abadi i have a sense we know what to expect from iraqis. >> shannon: the pictures from the video speak in a way a million stories couldn't otherwise and your account, general. always good to see you. thank you, sir. >> bill: remarkable reporting inside there and let you know how progress goes in northern iraq. in the meantime awaiting house republican leadership in front of the microphones. we're now 20 minutes behind but paul ryan will be there and they're wrapping up a gop conference behind closed doors so the big topics and the questions will follow. live to the hill in a moment. shannon. >> shannon: plus the trump administration is renewing efforts to end sanctuary cities in the u.s. the attorney general threatening to strip federal funding. we'll speak to former arizona govern jan brewer live. she knows about the hot topic. >> the american people are not happy with these results and when cities and states refuse to enforce immigration laws our nation is less safe. so you're having a party? how nice. i'll be right there. and the

i met with a tribal leader yesterday, certainly prime minister abadi is trying as al-malaki did not but there's not been much improvement. there is still a feeling among the sunni population that baghdad is closer to iran than it is to their own sunni population and until we fix that problem, whatever happens in mozilla or elsewhere, you have a disgruntled, dissatisfied push to the sunni population in iraq, you're going to have for tile ground for isis or al qaeda or whatever extremist groups want to exploit it so i'm curious what we are doing to try and reintegrate the sunni in to the baghdad government so that it is not the sectarian shiite government but a government for iraq and that will be a great challenge going forward and with that i think the general for her service and look forward to the testimony, ideal back. >> without a full written statement will be made part of the record and you are recognized for any oral comments you'd like to make. >>, and ranking member smith, members of the committee, before i do begin my short statement i want to highlight that each of your space

i want to express my appreciation to prime minister al-abadi of iraq for his positive engagement andupport for implementing these actions. the united states welcomes this kind of close cooperation with countries in every region of the world who share our commitment to national security. this revised order will bolster the security of the united states and her allies. now we spent the morning briefing the congress, the press, and we will continue to talk with key stakeholders this afternoon. experts from the department of homeland security, the department of justice, and the state department hosted an hour-long call with the media on this topic this morning. our collective teams will continue throughout the day to follow up with the congress, the media, and stakeholders to answer your questions. i'll now turn it to the attorney general for his comments. >> listening in as we hear secretary of state rex tillerson detailing the trump administration's revised travel ban. we know it will now halt entry to the united states for 90 days for people from six muslim majority nations. sudan, sy

later this afternoon, the president will welcome the prime minister al-abadi of iraq. iraqi people have been a brave and steadfast partner in our shared fight against isis, al qaeda and terrorism. forge an era where iraq is stability for peace. the president will depart the white house for louisville, kentucky for a make america great again rally before returning to the white house later this evening. few notes before i take some questions. yesterday, treasury secretary mnuchin returned from a very successful trip to europe where he stopped in the uk for a bilateral with the chancellor and later met with 18 of his counterparts during the g20 ministrial in baden baden. microeconomic policy, financial regulation, international tax and elicit finance. during the meetings the secretary and his counterparts submitted a platform on steps to promote growth and financial stability. in terms of the schedule for the rest of the week, tomorrow the president will sign s-442, the national air naughtaeronautics remarks at the republican national committee dinner in the evening. he w

i wish to speak directly to prime minister abadi.es. getting the un involved was initially iraq's idea, and finally taking action to make this a reality would silence those who doubt your commitment to bring daesh tojustice. and finally to all of the un member states, if this road to accountability through the security council is blocked, you must take initiative to secure accountability in other ways available to you under the un charter. don't let this be another rwanda, where you regret doing too little, too late. don't let isis get with genocide. later ms clooney and yazidi genocide survivor nadia murad explained why she'd called on the un to act. i think you have to ask the iraqi government why the iraqi government hasn't acted to create this investigation. clearly they're not able to do it themselves on the ground, you know? there are a grand total of 32 forensic pathologists in iraq to try and deal with all of these crimes that have been committed. we know that they are not able to conduct investigations and prosecutions thems

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