what can he offer the turkish president that might get accepted by the turkish president? ambassador djerejian: as i said, i think we need to conduct some very serious and professional diplomacy in resolving this issue in syria. the difference is we have with our sut for the ypg and the syrian defense forces in turkey's anxieties about that because they think the ypg is part of a terrorist organization. these are real issues i am sure will be discussed in the conversations. vonnie: ambassador djerejian thank you and kevin cirilli outside the white house. this is bloomberg ♪ vonnie: this is "bloomberg markets." i'm vonnie quinn. we just heard the west president -- u.s. president and turkish president. they spoke on how the two countries would fight terrorism together. another issue plaguing president trump is the washington post report that he revealed highly classified islamic state terror plots. he said in a tweet today -- for more, i want to bring in eli lake. shanker from our gc bureau and at the white house is kevin cirilli. marty, let me begin with you. that series of

what is insulting turkishness? it is open to misinterpretation.ry unsettling, unnerving time for me. i had to live with a bodyguard for a year and a half and the trial itself was quite negative. but that's a memory you can't get rid of. saying so frankly that you were unsettled, you were unnerved, lived for a year and a half with a bodyguard, when you write your books today, and i know you havejust embarked on another novel, surely you are carrying that in your consciousness and it does impact the way you write, does it not? i think it took me a long time to heal that psychological turbulence in my soul. of course, i was affected by that. but at the same time, when the book came out in turkey, i was experiencing the trial and so forth, from the readers the feedback, the warmth, was amazing. particularly women readers. women readers of all backgrounds, turkish, kurdish, jewish, armenian, their words, it was just amazing. it showed me one thing. that words matter in turkey. stories matter. and your connection as a writer with readers is very importa

the american and turkish people have been friends and allies for many, many decades. in the cold pillar war against communism, it was a bastion against soviet expansion and turkish courage in war is legendary. that is so true. turkish soldiers fought bravely alongside of american soldiers in the korean war and we haven't forgeten what they did. in some ways, what we looked at their great bravery, in the fight of korea and in korea, it was just something that our soldiers and our great generals still remember. supreme commander general douglas macarthur singled out and praised the exemplary valor of the turkish soldier. said some of the great soldiers of the world. today we face a new enemy in the fight against terrorism and again we seek to face this threat together. the turkish people have faced horrible terrorist attacks in recent years and even recently. we offer our compassion to the victims and we offer our support to the turkish nation. we support turkey in the first fight against terror and terror groups like isis and the p.k.k. and ensure they have no safe qua

it was a bastion against soviet expansion, and turkish courage in war is legendary. that is so true. turkish soldiers fought bravely alongside american soldiers in the korean war, and we haven't forgotten what they did. in some ways when we look at their great bravery in a fight of korea and in korea, it was just something that our soldiers and our great generals still remember. supreme commander general douglas macarthur singled out and praise the exemplary valor of the turkish soldier, said some of the great soldiers of the world. today we face an enemy in the fight against terrorism, and again we seek to face this threat together. the turkish people have faced horrible terrorist attacks in recent years, and even recently. we offer our compassion to the victims and we offer our support to the turkish nation. we support turkey in the first fight against terror and terror groups like isis and the pkk, and ensure they have no safe quarter, the terror groups. also appreciate turkeys leadership in seeking an end to the horrific killing in syria, the syrian civil war sho

a group of peaceful protesters outside the turkish ambassador's residence in washington. we will speak with one protester who was hospitalized. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president trump is visiting israel today as part of his first trip abroad as president. during the two-day trip, he and secretary of state rex tillerson will meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and other top israeli officials. it is tillerson's first trip ever to israel. in a controversial move trump is , also slated to become the first sitting u.s. to visit the wailing wall in jerusalem. trump's visit comes after widespread protests broke out friday across the israeli occupied west bank after a jewish settler killed a young palestinian on thursday. more than protesters were 100 injured as israeli security forces shot live bullets and tear gas at the thousands of demonstrators. the protests were also in support of the ongoing hunger strikes by palestinians in israeli jails. this morning as donald tr

. >> placed in the choke hold in the middle of the melee at the turkish embassy. the woman in this video shares her story with news 4. >> passenger rushed the cockpit. >>> a caretaker leave as wheelchair bound man in a hot car for hours. >> they just left us feeling helpless. >>> news 4 at 11 starts now. >> first tonight we are hearing from a woman who was at the center of the chaos outside the turkish embassy on tuesday. >> body guards for turkey's president clashed with protesters injuring 12 people and they won't be charged. news 4's shomari stone with reaction from one of the people who was injured. >> this woman is courageously speaking out after she says the turkish president's body guard assaulted her. she is shocked that this happened in america in northwest d.c. >> reporter: she is speaking out outside the turkish ambassador's residents in northwest d.c. she says one of the body guards for turkey's president attacked her. >> i was afraid. >> reporter: this all started on tuesday when turkish president arrived at his ambassador's residents on 23rd street a

video from the scene shows turkish president erdogan looking during the assault. not clear if he gave the order for the attack. among those assaulted by the turkish security detail were american diplomatic security officers, police briefly detained the assailants, but released them after learning they held diplomatic iunity. the assault cameme shortly after erdogan was welcomed to the white house by president trump. during the meeting, trump did not mention turkey's deteriorating human rights situation, which has seen nearly 50,000 people and 150 journalists arrested since a failed coup last summer.situatiy on sunday, secretary of state rex tillerson announced the clash.clash -- filing >> we did call the investor turkey to discuss what occurred and to express our view that this is unacceptable. there is an ongoing investigation. i think we will wait to see what the outcome is that we have expressed our dismay at what occurred at the turkish embassy. for more, we go to washington, d.c., where we are joined by by two guests, both eyewitnesses to last week's violence

the turkish president meets with donald trump the white house.here is friction between the two countries since the u.s. decided to arm kurdish fighters that turkey considers terrorist. he will likely renew turkey's request for the extradition of the muslim cleric. turkey blames him for last year's failed coup. the president delivers a joint statement with president are one -- the turkish president. jeremy corbyn today pledged to onse $62 billion in taxes businesses in the wealthy to pour money into health, education, and infrastructure. there will be an increase in income taxes on those earning more than $100,000 here. there will be a hike on corporate taxes. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries, this is bloomberg. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. after months of uncertainty, retail ct -- ceos are trying to squash the idea. they are meeting with steven mnuchin to reinforce their tax overhaul agenda. joining us is the intersection of the trump administration and business. he

president reagan and the turkish president has a scheduled news conference at 1:00 p.m. eastern. we plan to bring you live coverage this afternoon on c-span2. senators are taking a break for the weekly party lunch. they were returned at 215 eastern. lawmakers will continue working on the nomination of jeffrey rosen to be deputy transportation secretary. mitch mcconnell announce announcing a confirmation is expected at 5:15 p.m. [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] >> this is the scene outside the white house on this tuesday afternoon. the president is expecting the arrival of the turkish president in just a couple of minutes. we will watch his entourage drive up in just a moment. the president and the turkish president do have a scheduled news conference that will take place in about 20 minutes around 1:00 p.m. we are planning live coverage. we will have that on c-span2. later in the week, the full senate is expected to attend a secure briefing talking about

tooffer our compassionat the people and the turkish nation. we support turkey in the first fight against terror and terror groups like isis and the pkk and ensure that they have no safe order. we also appreciate turkey's leadership in seeking an end to the horrific killing in syria. conscience of the whole world and all you have to do is look in the from page of the papers today, and you will see what we talk about. we will support any effort that will be used to reduce the violence in syria and create conditions for a peaceful resolution. the president and i are talking about the need to reinvigorate .ur trade and commercial ties these are areas where we can build our relationship and it will benefit both of our countries. military equipment was ordered by turkey and the president, and we have made that it gets there quickly. i look forward to working with him on achieving peace and security in the middle east, on confronting the shared threats, and on working toward a future of dignity and safety for all of our people. forpresident, thank yo

>> the turkish one, always the turkish one. reporter: this woman teaches political science.has been studying turkey-e.u. relations for years. how bad are they really right now? >> it has never been cooperative. they have feigned many -- face many crises before now. there is a crisis partly related to turkey's internal problems and the european union's internal problems. there are harsh comments on the other side as part of the negotiations, and i think both sides are using it as a strategic discourse during the negotiations. so this can be overcome, but only if there is political willingness to do so. reporter: let's see if people in this neighborhood believe in the turkish-european friendship. students are artists, a stronghold of the political opposition. 80% voted no in the referendum. what do people think about the e.u.? >> it is a modern union we have to join. >> i am 44 years old now, and i don't think i will still be alive when we finally become a member. >> it makes no sense. why should we join while others are leaving? reporter: so which one is it? >> the turkish fl

but still at home, they were turkish, like turkish traditions and turkish thinking, so i was always ono pick the best ones from both sides. >> anthony: growing up here as the child of turkish immigrants, how did you feel in school? you felt german? >> melek: yeah. yeah. >> anthony: so, why do you think germany's good at that? >> melek: the germans are very correct people. they want to have everything on the point. they don't like surprises. so they organize everything before. >> anthony: i mean, it's almost a cliché that it's organized. >> melek: it's not a cliché, it's organized. >> anthony: grilled minced lamb basted with hot tomato sauce and slathered with melted sheep butter and yogurt. roast lamb with feta, bulgur, and roasted vegetables. ah, that's beautiful. >> melek: danke schön. >> anthony: so if you graduate from university here and choose to live in cologne, could you afford to live here? >> melek: yeah. you can. >> anthony: so it's reasonably affordable. >> melek: yeah. but because of the refugee situation i think living space is becoming less, like everywhere. >> anthony:

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live from the turkish ambassador's residence in northwest washington. >> reporter: this is a big deal because it clearly did involve security personnel or bodyguards for the turkish president who came to the residence. those security personnel ran across the street and apparently attacked peaceful protesters who were in a public space, sheridan circle. therefore, they were on u.s. soil and should be subject to the u.s. laws. our police chief here in dc navigated very carefully around this issue today saying there's an investigation underway but the diplomatic immunity may be a challenge as it unfolds. even so, this can't be tolerated in dc and he will do what he needs to do that may mean that some of these folks involved, turkish security officer seen in sunglasses and dark jackets and some of whom were armed, may not be able to be prosecuted here in the united states. it may come to pass that the only leverage that the dc police department investigators have is to refer the case to turkish authorities on the hopes that they might prosecute these individuals in their country. probably

he's accused of violating the human rights of the turkish people. in total 9-people were injured in those protests. 2 people were arrested. :35 - :40 :53 - 1:01(2nd hit) police say two people were arrested in the clashes. one is charged with assault while the other is charged with assault on a law enforcement officer. there is much more coming up at the top of the hour. suzanne kennedy.. tell us whaty you're working on. is to do what is right. ralph northam. army doctor during the gulf war. volunteer director of a pediatric hospice. progressive democrat. in the senate, he passed the smoking ban in restaurants, stopped the transvaginal ultrasound anti-choice law, and stood up to the nra. as lieutenant governor, dr. northam is fighting to expand access to affordable healthcare. ralph northam believes in making progress every day. and he won't let donald trump stop us. up the white house.. the new report putting the president on damage control yet agin. breaking right now a severe weather outbreak triggering deadly torandoes. the devastating damage and

the saying the turkish americans simply responded in self defense.two members of the turkish security detail were briefly detained and later released after releasing a critical statement, the state department summoned the turkish ambassador to a meeting yesterday. senator john mccain is advocating a different response. >> we should throw their ambassador the hell out of the united states of america. this is the un states of america. this isn't turkey, this isn't a third world country. this kind of thing cannot go unresponded to diplomatically and maybe in other ways. >> so far the attack on the nonviolent protesters on american soil by the personal security detail of the turkish president has come in for widespread condemnation across the ideological and political spectrum. to date the white house has declined to condemn what happened. >>> coming up, what did mike pence know and when did he know it? the new charge mike pence knew flynn was under federal investigation before the inauguration, next. for 10 years my tempur-pedic has adapted to my weight

he's meeting right now with the visiting turkish president erdogan. we're going to take tyou there live when the leaders come to the microphones. they'll be making statements. we'll see if they'll also answer reporters questions. they've been meeting to talk about issues like the syrian civil war, the fight against isis, the administration's decision to arm kurds in northern syria. lots of sensitive issues on the agenda. nothing to see here. that's the basic message from the white house today as they react to the reports that president trump shared sensitive classified intelligence with russian officials in the oval office last week. after a short statement about it yesterday, the president's national security adviser, general h.r. mcmaster offered much more about it just a little while ago speaking from the white house briefing room. >> it's wholly appropriate for the president to say whatever information he think system necessary to advance the security of the american people. that's what he did. as to your question on had that information been shar

right over here, there are protesters outside the turkish embassy. shomari stone and i'll tell you all about it cing up.om >>> we have some breaking news right now out of the district on a major artery out of the city. nearly a dozen people are injured after a scuffle during a protest at the turkish ambassador's residence in sheridan circle, again, right on massachusetts avenue. let's check in with shomari stone on the scene. what are you seeing there, shomari? >> reporter: well, first, let me tell you that the effect on our local community and our folks who are trying to get home, they're picking up kids from school, daycare, and they cannot use massachusetts avenue, leading to sheridan circle. look right over to the protest. this gentleman is in handcuffs. we don't know if he's been officially arrested. but across the street, that's ou outside the turkish ambassador's home. one woman said she's protesting in solidarity with the government. whereas another person said he's against the turkish president being in town. let's roll some video just to sh

. >> we have an update on this violent scene outside the turkish embassy.ral people were protesting the turkish president's visit to d.c. some were beaten and injured. the demonstrators say the supporters of the turkish government attacked them. congresswoman eleanor holmes norton wants any turkish official who committed encouraged or facilitated the beatings to be banned from reentering the u.s. the congresswoma letter to secretary of state rex tillerson. she requested a response within 30 days. 11 people were hurt during that altercation including a police officer. >> ♪ >> former fox news ceo and chairman roger ailes was found dead this morning at 77. >> this is a fox news alert. roger ailes one of the founders of the fox news channel has died. they have published a statement from his wife elizabeth. >> she says i am profoundly sad and heartbroken to report that my husband roger ailes passed away this morning. roger was a loving husband to me to his son zachary and to -- and a good friend to many. >> profoundly grateful to live in a country that gave him

ozgur: they're not the real side of the turkish people. they're not what we are.e just learn friendship, we just learn peace at home, peace at world, at the school from mustafa kemal ataturk. this is how we grew up. we grew up with love, we grew up with sharing. deniz: nowadays, for the last couple of years, it's been only like, oh yeah, we've been feeling sorry for you, another bomb exploded. it sounds like our specialty is exploding bombs in turkey, nothing about kebabs. ozgur: yeah, it's our national sport. reporter: deniz and ozgur are two of thousands who have left their home, but most do not dare openly criticize the political situation in turkey because they are worried about their families back home. those who are young, well-educated, and not religious can lead a happier life in greece. tasos telloglou is a greek journalist who thinks that erdogan might actually be pleased that some people are leaving turkey. tasos: it's a little bit like east germany, when the people who could, let's say, be a little bit difficult, simply left. those who could be difficu

side had come to support the turkish president on his d.c. visit. >> we just celebrated our president. tom: supporters say it was the other side that started the violence. >> one of them ran across, and hit a turkish citizen. tom: the other side made up of kurds in arminians tells a different story. her. we interviewed her outside of gw hospital. >> he was hitting me in the head nonstop. i thought, i'm on the ground, where they beating me? one side said the turkish side was peaceful except one group of men. >> they knew what they were doing and they had the boldness to cross the p lease line --across the police line. nine people were taken to the hospital, two with significant injuries. also, two arrests. tom roussey, abc 7 news. new developments now at union station. hackers may be to blame. ad video screen in the main hall was pulling pornographic videos for a few minutes, the content website. it got a lot of attention. your by employees turned the -- nearby employees turned the monitor off. >> i try not to worry about things like this, but

happening right now, a hearing on this, massive brawls outside the turkish embassy in d.c. suzanne kennedy has details on how lawmakers are handling the littl -- handling the malay. -- tehe melee. suzanne: in front of the turkish protests turned violent. this video shows punches being thrown. some of those participating in the fight included guards for visiting turkish president erdogan. video also shows erdogan watching the attacks on the protesters by his own security force. two people were arrested during the incident, one from virginia, the other from new york. neither were affiliated with the embassy. the turkish ambassador was called to the state department in the wake of the violence, the equivalent of a diplomatic scolding. there have been calls on capitol hill for the turkish ambassador to be kicked out of the united states. suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. lindsey: right now, president trump is in the middle of crucial meetings with leaders of nato in brussels. business, the to president called for a moment of silence for the victims of the manchester concert attack.

along the turkish border.mocratic forces, who are ready to assault on raqqa to take the city back from so—called islamic state. potentially significant players in the fight and taking the fight to so—called islamic state. why is turkey so opposed to the americans helping them? turkey is furious with the latest decision. ankara considers ypg as a terrorist organisation like pkk. turkey has long asked the united states to stop its support for the ypg. however, the us makes a distinction between pkk and ypg. and doesn't consider ypg a terrorist organisation. the washington administration considers them a very useful ally against the fight in syria. you have a real problem, washington thinks the kurdish fighters are an ally but they want to keep president erdogan onside. the only you can feel from the turkish leader, there could be a backlash. as we watched earlier, doing your report, recep tayyip erdogan sharply criticised the us administration and calls mr trump's latest decision a mistake. both leaders will mee

men in black suits working for the turkish government crossed the street and attacked turn -- turkish >> yesterday we witnessed what appeared to be a brutal attack on peaceful pro testers at the turkish residents. >> we just received a saying turkish officers were involved. that is from the state department spokesman, shep. >> shepard: what do we know with certainty about this trump erdogan meet something. >> last week was trump authorized the u.s. military to arm the kurds. that angered president erdogan. dozens of police vehicles, as i mentioned, lined massachusetts avenue near the embassy resident last night blocking the way two vice president pence's house up the street. you don't expect to see these kinds of scenes in the nation's capitol. you don't in nondemocracies. >> shepard: jennifer griffin at the pentagon. president erdogan in turkey has imprisoned 300,000 political opponents. prominent new yorkers helped make wall street the world's financial capitol and happened on this day in history. (avo) come with us... ...to a new world. deeper than the ocean. as unfathomable as the

turkish diplomats are accusing police in washington d.c.aggressive even though turkish body guards beat up peace ful protesters. the same day, turkey's president met with president trump. the police chief said it was a brutal attack on peaceful protesters. now turkish diplomats are blaming u.s. law enforcement for lapses in security. they claim the protest was unpermitted and provocative. some u.s. lawmakers have called for the u.s. to act here. that includes john mccain that told chris wallace that the turkish ambassador should be thrown out of the country. >> those were his people that were sent out there. that is not america. it's not allowed in the united states of america. peaceful demonstrators being beaten up? chris, that is just flat out wrong. >> shepard: more like turkey. we reached out to d.c. police for reaction to turkey's accusations. a spokeswoman would not comment and said the investigation remains active. rich edson is at the state department. turkey called in the u.s. ambassador this morning. is that right? >> that's right

turkish native and accused the turkish embassy of revoking his president erdogan. tweeted these photos warning turkish officials of his popularity, even the guards holding him wanted pictures with him. >>> president erdogan caused controversy in our area earlier this week. woman said she was put in head-like peacefully protesting outside the embassy in northwest. demanding jifts. says bodyguards for the turkish president violently beat demonstrators at human rights rally on tuesday. >>> not facing charges for shooting and killing a man earlier this year. commonwealth attorney says the officers actions were justified. police told that a man had shot two people inside and holding a third hostage. a veteran officer shot and killed the suspect when he came out of the house holding a knife. >>> d.c. police need your help finding three teenagers. michelle jordan went missing from van buren street yesterday, nickia harris also disappeared yesterday from "k" strait street in northwest. and elijah, far right of the screen is 15 and disappeared thursday in spring road northw

peaceful protests turn violent during the turkish president's visit. supporters and critics of the controversial reader go at it. who started this brawl? and a fox extreme weather alert. >> pulled walls off people. >> jon: deadly tornadoes from texas to the great lakes. >> take care of the babies and elderly. >> jon: and it is not over. it is all "happening now." but we begin with this fox news alert, president trump facing new fallout from a report that he asked former fbi director james comey to drop an investigation of his friend, i am sorry, fired national security advisor michael flynn. a claim that the white house is denying. welcome to the second hour of "happening now," i'm jon scott. >> heather: i am held their childers once again and for jenna lee. president trump just wrapped up a commencement at the u.s. coast guard academy and will soon return to our nation's capital where a lot is going on. that is where the white house is also dealing with claims that president trump disclose classified information to top russian diplomats in the oval of

one happened at the turkish ambassador's residence and another took place at the turkish embassy. >> reporter: things are quieter. very different than a ago when a riot sent nine people to the hospital. if you are curious who started this fight, it is all a matter of who you ask. the group of protesters made up of kurdish and armanian protesters were charged. one claimed one of the president's bodyguard put her in a head lock. >> he held my neck and twisted my neck. i'm angry because we are in the united states. they can jot gnus attack a woman or any person. >> it is one thing for there to be this violence in turkey, another in america. >> reporter: on the other side, a different story, this group, many of whom claim to be of turkish descent said they planned to be others set off the scuffle. >> they are attacking turkish people. >> we want to do it peacefully. >> those who provoked were successful to be responded to. >> reporter: dc police said two people were arrested. john henry, wusa9. >>> another story breaking tonight, a shooting involving two dc police officers, this happened

the american and turkish peoples have been friends and allies for many, many decades. turkey was a pillar in the cold war against communism. it was a bastion against soviet expansion and turkish courage in war is legendary. that is so true. turkish soldiers fought bravely alongside of american soldiers in the korean war and we hen't forgeten what they did. -- forgotten what they did. in some ways when we looked at their great bravery in the fight of korea and in korea it was just something that our soldiers and our great generals still remember. supreme commander general douglas mcarthur singled out and praised the exemplary valor of the turkish soldier. said some of the great soldiers of the world. today we face a new enemy in the fight against terrorism and again we seek to face this threat together. the turkish people have faced horrible terrorist attacksp in recent years and even recently. we offer our compassion to the victims and we offer our support to the turkish nation. we support turkey in the first fight against terror and terror groups like isis and the pkk

the american and turkish peoples have been friends and allies for many, many decades. turkey was a pillar in the cold war against communism. it was a bastion against soviet expansion and turkish courage in war is legendary. that is so true. turkish soldiers fought bravely alongside american soldiers in the korean war, and we have not forgotten what they did. in some ways, when we look at their great bravery in the fight of korea and in korea, it was just something that our soldiers and our great generals still remember. supreme commander general douglas macarthur singled out and praised the exemplary valor of the turkish soldier. said some of the great soldiers of the world. today, we face a new enemy in the fight against terrorism and again we seek to face this threat together. two turkish people, they have faced horrible terrorist attackn recent years and even recently. we offer our compassion to the victims, and we offer our support to the turkish nation. we support turkey in the first fight against terror and terror groups like isis and the pkk and assure that no s

. >>> a turkish nbc star is back in the u.s. after being detained in romania this weekend.nes kanter of the oklahoma city thunder says the nba helped him out of his "passport jam." roxana saberi has the story. >> we are in romania, and they said they canceled my passport. >> reporter: in this video posted on twitter saturday, turkish nba star enes kanter points out two romanian officers he says were holding him for hours at the bucharest airport. kanter - a center for the ers be oklahoma city thunder, says is the turkish government cancelled his passport. >> you know, the reason behind it is just my political views. >> reporter: views he says on turkey's president, recep tayyip erdogaùu seen in this footage last tuesday, watching members of his security team attack protesters in washington. >> he's a bad, bad man. he's a dictator. he's a dictator of the century. >> kanter has publicly supported turkish opposition leader fethullah gulen.ù a cleric in pennsylvania erdogan blames for an attempted coup last year. gulen denies any involvement. despite being stuck at the airport

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isis, the turkish forces have made gains outside rocca, and the u.s.ilitary believes they have the best chance that they have two captured the capital. turkey's president who consolidated power in a referendum, once to convince president trump otherwise. >> it is deeply saddening for us that there were u.s. flags on a county boy that carried organization, the ypg. >> last week turkish work plans to surprise their allies by bombing three locations in syria and iraq, killing at least 20 u.s. turkish trained fighters. the surprised air strike has strained relations. there turkish president is in india today, but issued a stern warning about working with the syrians to fight isis. the u.s. has been weighing whether to provide heavy arms to the kurds, the most effective fighting course against isis and syria. kurds in syria,between the likely to come to a head when president visits the white house for the first meeting with president trump on may 16th. >> jenna: thank you. >> jon: some park officials are considering changing their policies after a disturbin

to give the turkish envoy the boot. >> i think that john mccain had truth to power and them bass dorekick -- ambassador should be kicked out. >> after a meeting with trump tayyip erdogan went to the am bess dore's residence. they believe that the turkish ambassador is the one that told the security detail to go after the kurdish and the armenian protesters. >> he may have provoked the security detail. peaceful protesters. >> further enraging the opponent of the turkish government, post on the embassy's website that states the demonstrators aggressively acted provoking the confrontation. >> this is america. you can protest. the right of every american. not the right of a turkish citizen. >> the point of erdogan's visit was to smooth over the strained relations. it's not likely what took place here on tuesday is helping that process along. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. >> coming up at 5:00, protests erupt after a verdict in a police shooting case. >> later the medical examiner is weighing in on what killed chris cornell. >> a movement to change the name of the high school

the american and turkish peoples have been friends and allies for many, many decades.y was a pillar in the cold war against communism. as the bastille and against soviet expansion and turkish kurdish in war is legendary. that is so true. turkish ldiersought bravely alongside american soldiers in the korean r and we haven't forgotten what they did. in some ways, only looked at their great reverberated in the fight in korea, it was just something that our soldiers and our great generals still remember. supreme commander general douglas macarthur singled out and praised the exemplary valor of the turkish soldier, said some of the great soldiers of the world. today we face the fight against terrorism and again we seek to face this threat together. the turkish people have faced horrible terrorist attack in recent years and even recently. we offer our compassion to the victims that we offer our support to the turkish nation. we support turkey in the first fight against terror and terror groups like isis and the pkk and ensure they have no safe quarter, the terror groups. we

ozgur: they're not the real side of the turkish people. they're not what we are.e just learn friendship, we just learn peace at home, peace at world, at the school from mustafa kemal ataturk. this is how we grew up. we grew up with love, we grew up with sharing. deniz: nowadays, for the last coupuple of years, it's beeneny like, oh yeah, we've been feeling sorry for you, another bomb exploded. it sounds like our specialty is exploding bombs in turkey, nothing about kebabs. ozgur: yeah, it's our national sport. reporter: deniz and ozgur are two of thousands who have left their home, but most do not dare openly criticize the political situation in turkey because they are worried about ththeir famils back home. those who are young, well-educated, and not religious can lead a happier life in greece. tasos telloglou is a greek journalist who thinks that erdogan might actually be pleased that some people are leavaving turkey.. tasos: it's a littlele bit lie east germany, when the people who could, let's say, be a little bit difficult, simply left. those who could be dif

the turkish president has beenin important.resident has been in washington and both men maed a joint statement earlier. -- made a joint statement earlier. i look forward to working together on achieving peace and security in the middle east, on confronting the shared threats and on working towards a future of dignity and safety for all of our people. translation: keeping our outstanding relations is now very important for common interests but also stability of the globe and peace around the world. a few takes on this meeting i wa nted world. a few takes on this meeting i wanted to share with you. this is the washington institute saying both of these men need each other and they both know it. what's definitely not in doubt is that while they need each other, the relationship between the two countries is tense. one of their differences is over this man. he lives in the us and turkey blames him for last year's failed coup. they want him extradited though there's no prospect of that happening. he denies that coup allegation, but ce

on twitter kanter blamed the turkish government. >> the guy who did it is recep erdogan, the turkish president. >> the romanian government said they had no choice but to detain canter. last year they revoked the passports of tens of thousands of turkish citizens lived abroad. >>> ahead on "cbs this morning" enes kanter joins us in studio 57. >>> the greatest show on earth took its final curtain call. after 140 years the ringling bros. barnum & bailey circus is no more, staging its last performance on new york's long island. hena daniels is here in new york with more on the story. >> good morning, anne-marie. for the circus family and fans, it was an emotional evening. ringling brothers couldn't compete with the public's changing attitudes. ringling brothers was an extravaganza of clowns, death-defying acrobats, and big cats, but over the years animal rights activists targeted the circus, saying forcing animals to be transported and perform around the country was inhumane. last year they removed elephants from the show after a steep decline in attendance. before the performance, ringm

he's a turkish man. before the flight took off, police say he tried to get through a door to the airfield ramp at lax. and officials arrested him for trespassing. they noticed he was out drinking but released him to let him board his flight to hawaii. once on board, yeah, passengers had to stop him before he got too far. >> i look up and my man has a blanket over his head. they are like, somebody please help, somebody please help. i thought he was, like, tripping on it at first. but i guess he rushed th cockpit. >> and the fbi detained the suspect. no word if there will be any additional charges for the cockpit incident. >>> and time right now is 9:57 on the dot. you're in the clear for rain for the rest of the day, but the clouds are around and the dry stretch may not last too long. tom is tracking when showers will be back in your neighborhood. >>> a serious incident early morning on the campus of the university of maryland college pa. one isrk >>> heading into the 10:00 hour here on new"news4 today,"

president trump and turkish president erdogan about to deliver a joint statement. eamon javers is there as well. eamon? >> reporter: yeah, brian, there's a lot to watch for here in this joint statement. so many points of tension between the united states and turkey. we saw the motorcade roll in, the president meeting with this president of turkey after a week in which his meeting with the russian leaders caused so much controversy in washington. they're still dealing with the fallout. now another meeting with another foreign leader. how will this one go particularly on issues of funding by the united states for the kurds, letting the kurds buy u.s. weapons systems and have access to ammunition and other fighting equipment. that's something that the country of turkey doesn't like. they view the kurds as a possible threat on their border or inside the borders of turkey. there's also the question here of the role of russia in turkey and whether the turks are going to tilt more towards russia in terms of global alliances or the united states. of course turkey a member

over there are pro-turkish protesters outside the ambassador's residence. inside the president is there and they tell me he's supposed to come out moments from now. d.c. police have blocked off the street here and they're protesting in solidarity with turkey's president at the residence. however, earlier some protesters had a scuffle with police at the turkish embassy. nine people were transported for minor injuries, and many of them are upset that the turkish presiden the anti-turkish government protesters are upset because they say are the government is at war with the kurds. in front of the turkish ambassador's residence, people are supporting him, they have their phones ready, flags for turkey and the united states and many of them are waiting. if you plan on driving on massachusetts avenue leading to sheridan circle, avoid the area. there are several road closures and traffic leading into those road closures. shomari stone, news4. >> shomari, thank you. >>> more breaking news, this time at the white house, as another person is arrested for trying to ju