we lost seven in western iraq. this is in many ways because of training and accidents because of our military budget. >> ryan climbed the wrongs of power focusing on cutting budget. >> what did you become a different talk? you had always been a deficit hawk. in fact, you had pressed president obama and criticized him to ignore the deficit. what changed? >> when i became speaker, i got access to the classified briefings to see what exactly our military is experiencing. i have been absolutely convinced that we have been doing a disservice to our men and women and military with a budget they have been getting. >> republicans and democrats agreed to the budget control act or sequester in 2011, which capped defense spending at $558 billion a year. next year, the pentagon's budget is slated to be $700 million. >> and admiral had warned that the deficit was the greatest national security threat to the u.s. what changed? >> nothing has changed. he's exactly right. but the defense budget is not the problem. it's growing the

we paused to honor seven service members lost in a helicopter crash in western iraq last week. that's nine of our service members lost in equipment failures and accidents last week. we continue to lose more american personnel to training accidents and incidents than we do to enemy fire. that is unacceptable. and it's preventable. my colleagues, we should not wait one more day, not one more hour, go by without giving our men and women in uniform what they have earned and what they deserve. give them the pay raise they earned. give them the equipment and hours of training they need to be safe. they're putting their lives on the line for us. let's make sure they put their lives on the line for us with the proper amount of train, proper amount of equipment, we can keep our country and our people safe. vote yes for our military. vote yes for the safety and security of this country. vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from new jersey reserves.

blackhawk helicopter crash that claimed the lives of seven members of the united states air force in western iraq last week. sergeant ennis graduate interested florida state university in 2004 and went on to get his m.b.a. in 2017. chose to selflessly serve our country and join the air force after college, serving as a pararescue man where he performed combat rescue missions as a member of the elite 308th rescue squadron. he loved the outdoors and even had a blog about hunting, fishing, and hiking. he was loved and respected by all who met him. mr. speaker, please join me in honoring staff sergeant carl ennis and all our fallen heroes who gave their last measure of full devotion to this country at home ericans safe and abroad. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, i rise today in celebration of ms. betty jean wilson franklin's 90th birthday. mr. veasey

we lost seven servicemens in a helicopter crash in western iraq. nine people last week alone because of equipment. we continue to lose more american personnel to accidents and training incidents than to enemy fire. that is just unacceptable. it comes back to resources and training. that's why this bill, that's why this bill is so important. we provide the biggest increase in military funding in 15 years. we provide the biggest pay raise for troops in eight years. i've got buddies who have done six, seven, eight tours in combat who leave their families home every time. one of my buddies is over in afghanistan right now. you know, i think these guys deserve, these men and women in harm's way deserve our support. they the serve the best equipment, the best training, the best resources and they the serve a pay raise. that's what we're getting them. we're boosting pay for equipment and training. it means a stronger missile defense system. what all this as up to is we're -- adds up to is we're rebuilding the military. the threat of american military decl

a black hawk helicopter down in western iraq. bring you more details as we get them here on fox news. the prospective head of one of the country's leading intelligence agencies as russian interference in this fall's midterm elections will continue unless changes are made. he is also a warning against other bad intentions from the kremlin. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge tells us more. >> the president's choice to head the national security agency said the russians are added again. >> would you agree with that assessment that russia interfered in the elections? in light of their success in those efforts, do you expect further interference by russia? >> mr. vice chairman, i agree with the 2017 assessment. >> that statement appears to put general nakasone at odds with house committee republicans are found insufficient evidence to conclude russians election interference was designed to help candidate donald trump. with surveillance under scrutiny by republicans, nakasone is pressed by democrats. >> you are asked t

military helicopter, black friday has crashed in western iraq according to u.s. military. it is crucial there, using the word crashed. initial reports are there were seven personnel on board. their fate at this hour is unknown. it is early friday morning in iraq. rescue and med-evac crews are on the way to the site to see who they can rescue and what the state of the helicopter is. there are no reports at this hour it was hostile fire. but again, these are very initial reports about what has happened. of course, this helicopter was flying alongside another. they always fly in pairs. they'll be talking to other crew about what they may have seen. was there any indication of hostile fire. this has just happened in the last couple of hours. details are very sketchy now. again, u.s. military helicopter, black friday crashing in the words of the u.s. military in western iraq. rescue forces on the way. seven on board. wolf? >> barbara, we'll stay on top of this story and on top of all the breaking news. we'll be right back. thy armor was forged by a feeble-fingered peasant woman.

all seven members that crashed yesterday in western iraq are deceased. now the second crew reported no signs of hostile fire. military personnel went to the scene very quickly to secure it and to try and recover the remains. and of course sadly what we know now is the routine will take place. there will be teams that will fan out to the families of all seven fallen, notify them in the coming hours of the fate of their loved ones. and after that at some point, we the public will learn their names and learn what they were doing in iraq. it only underscores that war is a deadly business for all of those in it. this was not a combat mission by all accounts. a terrible accident in western iraq. chris? >> just a reminder that the involvement isn't over. the sacrifice is great not just for the men and women in service but their families as well. barbara, thank you very much for giving us the information. one of the questions we're dealing with this morning, is vladimir putin a friend or foe to america? the white house cannot say. what does that mean? we ask for

military helicopter that crashed in western iraq, near the syrian border.barbara storr jo starr joins us with the latest on that. what have you learned? >> reporter: all seven souls on board that helicopter in western iraq did perish. they are deceased. their helicopter crashed yesterday. all the indications are according to the u.s. military it was not hostile fire. there was another helicopter flying alongside as they always do. it reported seeing no signs of enemy action. an investigation under way to find out exactly what did happen. and it is a reminder to everyone, of course, that even if you are not on a combat mission in a war zone, serving in the u.s. military is incredibly dangerous business, very tough, and the -- sadly the routine we know is now under way. teams are fanning out to the hometowns of these service members, where they live. notifying their next of kin and after all of that takes place, in the coming hours, we will learn their names, we will learn what units they belong to. but still, seven souls, so important to recognize their serv

seven u-s service members were killed in a helicopter crash in western iraq.hort time ago, the penatgon said there were no survivors in the crash. a second american helicopter flying alongside did not report seeing signs of hostile fire when the helicopter went down. the u-s military says the helicopter was ánot on a combat mission at the time. ( darya ) in the east bay... a group of thieves leads police on a chase from castro valley to oakland. that chase ended with a crash. here is a picture from the crash scene. police say 4 people tried to grab a woman's purse in castro valley. during the police chase... discovered they thieves stolen. from this the crash they crashed through a a garage in all 4 people arrested. ( james ) the c-h-p is on the hunt for the driver responsible for crashing into a school bus in san jose... and taking off. at least 4 students were hurt. the c-h-p says the bus rear-ended the car in front it on highway 101. and was then hit from behind by another car. all three drivers then started to pull over to the right shoulder. but the drive

it was transporting personnel between two bases in western iraq.ir force pave hawk helicopter is not believed toe have been shot down even though that's an area where the u.s. base personnel who have involved in the anti-isis fight, shep. >> shepard: jennifer griffin thanks so much. the news continues and top of the hour headlines right after this. ♪ hilarious. with claim-free rewards. switching to allstate is worth it. smile dad. i take medication for high blood pressure and cholesterol. but they might not be enough to protect my heart. adding bayer aspirin can further reduce the risk of another heart attack. because my second chance matters. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. hesumatra reserve told in the time it takes to brew your cup. let's go to sumatra. where's sumatra? good question. this is win. and that's win's goat, adi. the coffee here is amazing. because the volcanic soil is amazing. making the coffee erupt with flavor. so we give farmers like win more plants. to grow more delicious coffee. that erupts w

an air force special operations helicopter crashed in western iraq near syria killing seven american and we just learned two new york firefighters are among the dead. our pentagon correspondent hans nichols has been digging into what caused the crash. >> reporter: it's the air force's version of the army's blackhawk. and tonight the pentagon saying two pave hawks like this one were transporting search and rescue teams near the iraq/syria border when one went down. military officials say just after sunset, the two were flying west when one likely hit a power line, crashing in an area where there's still pockets of isis. this second pave hawk then circled back to help secure the perimeter with help from local iraqi security forces on the ground. officials say the crash does not appear to be the result of hostile fire. all seven airmen aboard the downed pave hawk were killed. among the dead two new york city firefighters fire marshal christopher zanetis and lieutenant christopher raguso. his former commander said this tour was to be his last. >> the guy just loved to save and help peopl

. >>> there is breaking news tonight out of western iraq where a u.s.ilitary helicopter has crashed with american service members onboard according to a military official. there are multiple casualties. u.s. rescue teams and fighter jets, we're told, are responding to the scene. >>> also overseas, we have exclusive reporting from syria tonight on what could be a dangerous new conflict brewing within that brutal war. this one involving american troops and russians. we get details from chief foreign correspondent richard engel. >> reporter: we're traveling inside eastern syria on an exclusive trip with u.s. special forces. general jonathan braga tells us this rural terrain was isis' heartland and that the extremists have been driven way back. but now there are fears the u.s. could end up in a direct conflict with new adversaries -- russians. we drove to the conoco oil and gas refinery, now a u.s. base. it's the first time reporters have been here since american troops came under attack on this spot last month by 500 fighters including russian mercenaries.

service members were helicopter crash in western iraq.nd american helicopter alongside did not report seeing signs of hostile fire when the helicopter went down. the u-s military says the helicopter was ánot on a combat mission at the time.at the time. <"they did pick up scent in one of the residential yards on ruth court and tracked that person who is our outstanding suspect just a few hundred yards away hiding in the bushes on railroad tracks nearby where the shooting occured"> ( james ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) breaking international news.... seven u-s service members were killed in a helicopter crash in western iraq. a short time ago, the penatgon said there were no survivors in the crash. a second american helicopter flying alongside did not report seeing signs of hostile fire when the helicopter went down. the u-s military says the helicopter was ánot on a combat mission at the time. ( darya ) in the east bay... a group of thieves leads police on a chase from castro valley to oaklan

there is, there is hardly anything left of western iraq, today. look at libya. look at yemen.ts this where we all want to go? or, should we be a little, try to be smarter here. and, and come up with another approach. and i think that is the one thing that, that, is very similar to the situation in afghanistan. there its no military solution in syria. >> and very quickly we, have got about 30 seconds left. what should president trump do to -- discuss with president putin how to resolve this in syria? >> how do we fix this? do we want to continue to rts of the world?and destroy if, if that's where you want to go, mr. putin, mr. xi or who ever the leader is, that's an option. i think we are all better than that. it doesn't work to russia's advantage to have a middle east destroyed. or certainly china, certainly not the united states. find common denominators, that's how we structured a world order after world war ii. mutual common interests. >> secretary chuck hagel, thank you so much for joining us today. of course, that world order put the united states and russia in a very cle

rescuers have been deployed to the site of a military helicopter crash in western iraq near the syrian border. officials say seven u.s. airmen were on board. they have not confirmed how many were killed. we're told the chopper was operating as a medevac. officials say there was no sign of hostile fire, but they are not ruling that out. >>> another day, another staff shake-up is looming at the white house. "the washington post" first report, the president has decided to fire national security adviser h.r. mcmaster even though press secretary sarah sanders denied any change. an announcement is expected after the president chooses mcmaster's replacement. >>> it appears the russia investigation is expanding now that special counsel robert mueller has subpoenaed the trump organization demanding documents about russia. this comes as the administration announces new sanctions on more than a dozen russians for interfering in the election and for malicious cyberattacks. abc's kenneth moton has the latest on all this. kenneth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. yes, no wo

we are following a developing story in western iraq tonight. a u.s. military aircraft has crashed, and there are fatalities, we are told. u.s. central command tells cbs news that rescue teams are responding to the scene right now. the aircraft was not on a combat mission. in syria, more than 12,000 civilians escaped from ghouta today. that is the largest exodus since the assad regime began bombing the damascus suburb last month, the last rebel-held town near the capital. today marks seven years since the syrian civil war began. human rights groups say more than 500,000 have been killed. 12 million syrians, more than half the population, have fled their homes. health officials are warning people who went through airports in newark, new jersey; detroit; and memphis this month may have been exposed to measles. it was carried by two people from oversees. >> reporter: the first case office march 6, when a contagious passenger flew from an unknown origin abroad to detroit metropolitan airport, the second on march 12. a young child arrived at newark liberty

it happened in western iraq. officials say the crash does not appear to be the result of enemy activity. all seven servicemen on board were killed. among them, 37-year-old, christopher zanitas, graduated from stanford law last year. within the past hour the school sent out a statement saying, christopher was a beloved student. friend, community member. he will be missed. >> punish ford free speeed for . one parent in the south bay is accusing a teacher of punishing his daughter because she took part in it. nbc bay area's correspondent joins us live from los gatos to explain. anoushah. >> this particular parent says he and his wife gave the daughter the green light to par tis patriot participate in the walkout. the principal told them nobody would be punished for peaceful protest. >> reporter: it was a scene repeated by millions of people across the country. students walking out of school to protest gun violence one month after the deadly shooting. cory kidwell, superintendent and principal of the schools in los g

the chopper crashed in western iraq. there are fatalities. the aircraft going down in western nba ar province. seven u.s. air force airmen reportedly onboard. there were no signs of hostile fire. of course, that investigation now under way tonight. >>> back here at home tonight, and to that top fbi official in danger of being fired and losing his pension, just 72 hours before retirement. former deputy director andrew mccabe, a frequent target of president trump, we could see him going to the justice department today to plead his case. an ethics office recommending he be fired for allegedly misleading investigators over how details of the clinton foundation investigation ended up in a newspaper report. a.g. jeff sessions could make a decision any time now. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this thursday. unbelievably, a fourth major storm could slam into the u.s., the same region. rob standing by with the track of that. >>> also, the massive explosion at a u.s. plant. the pictures coming in. >>> also ahead, the iconic

it happened in western iraq. you can see what it looks like. this is the picture of the type of helicopter. it is used for search and rescue missions. the victim has bay area ties. the dean of stanford law school said, he was one of the most extraordinary students i had the privilege of knowing and he will long be remembered in the institution.>>> the presidents of federal immigration caused a stir today. neighbors were concerned when ice made one arrest. paul chambers was in berkeley where community members are demanding answers. >> reporter: a small number of protesters showed up upset about the arrest made by ice. >> it is happening right here in my neighborhood. it felt like a bit of an invasion.>> reporter: it was on this street in berkeley that federal agents drove up in unmarked cars and took a man in custody. this is 2218 parker street. people who knew them say they were nice people and they don't understand why they were taken away. customs said they made one criminal arrest in that area today and it is an ongoing investigation. no oth

defense officials tell me all seven people aboard the helicopter died when the helicopter cried in western iraqast night. it's the first deadly crash for the u.s. military in the isis war in iraq and syria since u.s. military involvement began in 2014. initial reports say the helicopter clipped a power line causing the crash along the iraq/syria border where they believe senior isis leaders are still hiding. in a statement they said quote, the crash does not appear to be the result of enemy activity. the incident is under investigation. the names of the fallen will be released after next of kin communication and there was a quick reaction of american and iraqi troops troops were d dispatched they have assisted local forces and while the prime minister declared victory over isis 2,000 more were deployed and the u.s. military continues to carry out airstrikes but at a lower pace from a year ago and the helicopter crash in iraq comes one day after a u.s. navy fighter jet crashed off key west killing both aviators. >> bill: lucas tomlinson, thank you. >> sandra: russia now vowing retaliation after

. >> several us service members are feared dead after a helicopter crashes in western iraq.icials say 7 people were on board the hh 60 black hawk when it crashed near the syrian border. investigation is underway but there is no indication of hostile fire. the chopper was not on a combat mission. two naval aviators killed in a deadly crash off the coast of florida have been identified. lieutenant commander james johnson and caleb king died wednesday after eject into the water when their super hornet crashed and caught fire. king leaves behind a wife and 16-month-old daughter and is remembered as a patriot. >> random acts of kindness. i can't believe he is gone. heather: we will talk more about why this happened later. in a few hours crews hope to resume searching for missing worker after a massive chemical plant explodes in texas. first responders evacuating over fears of another blast and toxic fumes. investigators believe an employee sparked the explosion by dragging a foot along the factory floor while chemicals were being mixed. two workers hospitalized. donald trump hitt

changed including the expansion of the islamic state to include large areas of eastern syria and western iraq john kennedy appeared in a number of isis videos effectively serving as a narrator or almost appearing as a correspondent under duress join me for the next few programs and i think you may be surprised at what you know. personally i think they made john the spokes person for these propaganda videos partly to make a mockery of him i don't know it's very hard to say the psychology behind all of this but there are people that are accusing jones and joining eyes is just one to say the end of the day she realized that as a whole was a lot of gun pointed i even if you can see it but i mean as as soon. in news this is use for the i mean it soon as there's no purpose for him being alive i mean he's finished so the only thing he can do is just hang on for for love sake and data best he can to to please them try to bring their message across maybe his message and in order for him to make it out alive yes to bring that message as best as he can look at the care and the quality that goes into the

pressure is what is known as storm amma it will bring moderate rain and there's that moderate that western iraq comes into the cold air we're going to see a fair amount of snow pushing up across france southern parts of into the ready starting to see some of that wintry weather it was the same in a london on whether to stay or to send a good covering of snow here and there's yet more in the forecast as we go on through the next twenty four hours or so the system will make its way farther north woods and westward splashing up across a good parts of southern england into wells speech of the heaviest snowfall down across the southwest approaches they will gradually make its way further northwards and westwards as we go on through thursday and on into friday law in a snow stretching across a good parts of france down across the low countries back into the al says that model west to talk is way behind ten celsius the formatter a snow that extending its way down is in all the possibly some very wet weather to central areas of italy of a sort of the a drastic yeah most know in the forecast for the nor

the pentagon has confirmed there were no survivors from the helicopter crashed in western iraq.even service members were on board the chopper, which is used by the air force for search and rescue missions. the pentagon also said the crash did not appear to be the result of any activity. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. back to you in london. mark: coming up on the close, western governments have taken limited action against russia. are they doing enough? this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ london, by mark barton. vonnie: in new york, i'm vonnie quinn. western governments are taking a harder line on russia. a chemical attack on an ex-spy in the u.k., meddling in the us election, in support of the assad regime in syria. does russia care? let's bring in bloomberg's national security team leader in washington. there is an element to the russian leadership's mischiefmaking. -- what does come under the category of misses mischief making or foreign policy? bill: it is more than mischiefma

." >>> we are following a developing story in western iraq tonight. a u.s. military aircraft has crashed, and there are fatalities, we are told. u.s. central command tells cbs news that rescue teams are responding to the scene right now. the aircraft was not on a combat mission. >>> in syria more than 12,000 civilians escaped from ghouta today. that is the largest exodus since the assad regime began bombing the damascus suburb last month, the last rebel-held town near the capital. today marks seven years since the syrian civil war began. human rights groups say more than 500,000 have been killed. 12 million syrians, more than half the population, have fled their homes. >>> health officials are warning people who went through airports in newark, new jersey, detroit and memphis this month may have been exposed to measles. it was carried by two people from overseas. here is michelle miller with more on this. >> reporter: the first case was on march 6 when a contagious passenger flew from an unknown origin abroad to detroit metropolitan airport. the second on ma

service members died in a helicopter crash in western iraq near the syrian border. the war in iraq is to stabilize much of the middle east. former united nations secretary-general kofi annan and others have directly blamed the u.s. invasion of iraq for the rise of isis. amy: to talk more about the 15th anniversary of the u.s. invasion of iraq, we are joined by three guests. zahra ali is a sociology professor at rutgers university. her forthcoming book is titled "women and gender in iraq: between nation-building and fragmentation." she grew up in france. matt howard is co-director of "about face: veterans against the war," the organization formerly known as "iraq veterans against the war." he served in iraq once in 2004 and then again in 2005. we welcome you both to democracy now! professor, let's begin with you. 15 years ago today the u.s. invaded iraq. talk about what happened then and the repercussions. >> first of all, i would like to say as a daughter of an iraqi political exiled family, i was 16 years old at the time of the war, and i refused this. linda -- eith

in western iraq, the u.s.itary says seven american service members were killed when their helicopter crashed. it happened thursday in anbar province, near the syria brder. officials say there was no indicati of enemy fire. as of last fall, about 9,000 u.s. troops were stationed in iraq. former south african president jacob zuma wl face corruption charges over an arms deal from the 1990s. thchief prosecutor announc it today. the 75-year-old zuma served as president for nearly nine years, but his tenure was marred by scandal. he resigned under pressure last month. back in this country, the oldest sitting member of congress, louise slaughter, died today at a washington hospital, a week after falling at her home. d the new yoocrat represented the rochester area for more than 30 years.om she championed's rights, and was the first woman to chair the house rules committee. arlouise slaughter was 88 old. and on wall street, the dow jones industrial avera 7 gained nearpoints to close at 24,946. the nasdaq rose just a f

(pam) also new at ten: a u-s military helicopter has crashed in western iraq... of syria. officials say, there were "likely fatalities" involved and rescue teams were on the scene searching for survivors. we are told, there were seven people on board.. and they were not on a combat mission.. this is file video of the same type of helicopter that crashed: the h-h-60 pave hawk helicopter. officials say, they have not ruled out ground fire as the cause for the crash, but say, it is too early to determine exactly what happened. (steve) for the first time we are seeing the actions that took place outside during last month's florida school shooting. the broward county sheriff's office released an edited 27 minutes of surveillance video today. the footage shows marjory stoneman douglas high school on the afternoon of the valentine's day massacre.. in it-- you see broward school resource officer scot peterson responding to the initial call of shots fired. peterson appears in an exterior hallway... where he says he took up a tactical position. inside, a former student sho

service members kill after a helicopter crashed in western iraq.arly kaegs this did not involve enemy fire. a spokesman says all indications point to an accident during routine troop movement. >>> newly released document shows steve mnuchin has cost tax payers nearly $1 million from his plane travel. this comes from e-mails and documents on tanned by watchdog groups. mnuchin is the latest official under fire for government flights. the treasury spokesman responding to the report says it's quote, falsehoods and mischaracterization. >>> thousands of people fleeing demass cuss after syria moving into the area. this is one of the largest exoduses since the civil war. >>> a major investigation is underway and mts b officials are on the scene in miami today where at least six people are dead after a pedestrian bridge collapsed. a catastrophic failure. this was supposed to minimize disruptions for travellers. cashed were crushed and law officials say that scene is now a rescue rather than a recovery operation. gabe gutierrez is on the scene. what are you

the air force on the copter crashed while on a routine mission during personnel between bases in western iraql seven americans were killed. initial reports say that the special operations helicopter hit a power line near the city of al kime among the iraq, syria border. one day after the u.s. navy super hornet crashed off of key west. flying on one engine as it approached the runway at low altitude. 1 mile out the other engine failed. the jet rolled over as both of the aviators were ejected killing the pilot james johnson and his weapon system officer caleb king who played football at the naval academy and graduated in 2012. the jet came from a squadron that deployed last year aboard uss george wh bush carrying out air strikes against isis. the pentagon would not say whether the crash resulted from years of combat and budget cuts. >> readiness is at the center of what we are doing right now. i think that pilots are going to be flying more in training is going to pick up. >> today only half of the navy super hornet fleet can fly. president trump spoke in front of an f-18 at a bowling hangar in

it happened in western iraq. officials say the crash does not appear to be the rough of enemy activity. all seven servicemen on board were killed. among the victims, 37-year-old christopher zenitas. graduated from stanford law last year. late this afternoon, the school sent out a statement, saying, christopher tripp zenitas will be deeply missed. >>> to a story you will see on nbc bay area. santa clara county sheriffs deputies fired for associating with a phone felon. damian trujilo broke the story. when the photo of the party they were at surfaced. tonight we learned that one of the men in the photo is now running for sheriff. nbc bay area's damian trujillo joins us live with the exclusive story. damian. >> jessica, a retired sergeant in this office who is running for sheriff. he is in that picture with the known felons to. day, he told me he sees nothing wrong with it. >> four men in this picture worked the santa clara county works as sworn officers after retirement. the sheriff fired the four because of this p

we lost seven of our troops in a helicopter crash in western iraq. this is because of training and accidents because of our military budget. the military has been hollowed out the last eight years. >> the defense budget will reach $700 billion this year if this omni bus spending bill passes by midnight friday night. it's a huge increase from the $568 billion cap pentagon spending from just a few years ago. >> dana: jennifer, you asked the speaker about robert mueller as well. what did he say? >> i pressed him on who had assured him that special counsel bob mueller wouldn't be fired. >> you said today that you had assurances that special counsel mueller would not be fired. >> i'll leave it at the administration. >> did the president -- >> i want to keep private conversations private. i -- >> you feel certain. >> i do. i'm sure there's not even a consideration. >> why not protect the special counsel in the omni bus? >> i don't think it's even being considered. there's no point in it. >> if it had been a ryan-romney administration, would you have been t

crash happened yesterday in western iraq near the border with syria.e pentagon said in a statement minutes ago, the crash does not appear to be an attack. the cause is still under investigation. the helicopter is used for search and rescue. the pentagon said an accompanying u.s. helicopter immediately reported the crash and secured the scene. officials have not identified the victims. >>> the marin county sheriff' office is mourning the loss of a fallen deputy. yesterday this procession of police vehicles escorted deputy ryan zirkle's body to a funeral home in san anselmo. he died yesterday morning after crashing near point reyes station while responding to a 9 11 call. he had been with the department for two and a half years. he graduated from 2011 from novato. he was the quarterback on the football team and played point guard on the basketball team. his assistant coach describes him as a tremendous young man who was always smiling and willing to help others. >> i would see him and talk to him and ask him how he was doing in his pursuit of law enforce

the crash happened in western iraq near the border with syria. the military says the helicopter went down after hitting a powerline. the helicopter was a sikorsky. here is a picture of the same type of chopper. it is typically used by the air force during certain rescue.>>> little immigration agents arrested at least one person in berkeley today, setting off a wave of concern. ktvu's paul chambers the rest letter to a protest in the streets. [ cheering ] >> a small number of protesters showed up in berkeley, upset about arrests made by ice in -- on friday morning.>> here it is in my neighborhood. it felt like an invasion.>> it was on this street in berkeley where witnesses say federal agents drove up in unmarked cars and took people into custody. neighbors say those detained lived in this apartment complex at 2218 parker street people who knew them say they were nice people and they don't understand why they were taken away. a spoke person for us immigration and customs enforcement said, ice homeland security investigation made one criminal arres

they were killed when that chopper crashed in western iraq. it happened late yesterday. it does not appear at this point to have been part of any sort of enemy activity. the helicopter is used by the air force for combat search and rescue missions. the area where it went down is where an anti-isis coalition has an outpost near the syrian border. the service members' names have not been released yet. the cause is still very much under investigation. >>> stormy daniels' fight with president trump. her lawyer now says she's facing physical threats because of the case. and also says there are six more women with similar stories. >>> plus, was the daughter of a russian spy used to deliver the poison that nearly cost him and her their lives. that's the new theory that authorities are pursuing. >>> and in the last hour, we learned that scotland yard is now treating the death of another russian in england as murder. we'll tell you how the russian businessman died. of the world's most familiar companies, but we make more than our name suggests. we're an organic tea company. a pre

service members were killed when the he copter crashed in western -- helicopter crashed in western iraq taking u.s. troops from iraq to syria yesterday when it went down near the border. investigators are trying to determine the cause of the crash. but the defense department says it doesn't appear to be the result of enemy fire. >>> special council mueller has speak den -- subpoenaed the trump organization for possible remaining documents pertinent to the russia investigation. it come as mueller appears to be examining the role foreign money may have played in funding president trump's political activities. this request by mule are appears tonight first one related directly to trump's businesses. an attorney with the trump organization says the company continues to cooperate with the special council's investigation. >>> four republican senators are calling for the appointment of a second special council to investigate the department of justice be a the -- and the fbihandling of the russia probe. in a letter to jeff sessions, the lawmakers say a special council is needed to work with the

. >>> defense officials fear there were likely fatalities following a chopper in western iraq near theyrian border. rescue teams are on the way at this hour. it was not on a combat mission. and there was no sign of hostile fire. >>> a dog mistakenly flown by united airlines to japan is reunited with his family in kansas. they are happy to have their beloved german shepherd irgo back after this airline screw-up that sent him halfway around the world. they were given a great dane instead of their dog. united has apologized and returned the dog to his family. irgo and his family will join us live in our next hour. the dog is knocking over the toddler. but they're happy to have him back. >> you're going to have to do that interview. >>> a new book shedding new light on president trump and the russia investigation. the authors are here to tell us about the moment the president heard details of the infamous steele dossier. >>> victims of sexual harassment speaking out and pushing for change. >> it was a feeling that we're not crazy. this isn't one network. this problem is system wide. >> one

crash happened yesterday in western iraq near the border with syria. the pentagon said in a statement minutes ago, the crash does not appear to be an attack. the cause is still under investigation. helicopter is used for search and rescue. the pentagon said an accompanying u.s. helicopter immediately reported the kprash and secured the scene. >>> new developments in the pedestrian bridge disaster in miami, florida. we learned overnight that at least six people have died after that bridge came crashing down on to the highway. there are reports, cables supporting the bridge had loosened and were being tightened at the time. the bridge was meant to connect fiu to nearby sweetwater. it was heralded as a feat of engineering. the school posted video of the bridge going up in hours this past weekend using accelerated bridge construction. the entire bridge was rotated over the 8-lane highway. authorities say they were conducting a stress test on the bridge yesterday morning when it collapsed. >> we have engineers that have been on scene, ntsb, their team arriv

of defense now identifying the seven airmen who died thursday in a military helicopter crash in western iraq. you can see their names up on your screen. investigators say their chopper went down shortly after taking off near a base near the u.s. military that they use as a logistics center and resupply hub. it's not believed to be the result of enemy action. the cause is still under investigation. the incident marks the secondary craft crash for the -- second aircraft crash for the military in as many days. >>> the north korean and swedish foreign ministers today finishing up three days of talks, possibly, just possibly paving the way for a u.s. north korea summit in the scandinavian country. but america's top military officer in asia says not so fast. >> north korea remains our most urgent security threat in the region. >> we have to be ready to do the whole thing, and we're ready to do the whole thing if ordered by the president. [thud] [screaming & crying] ♪ [screaming & crying] [phone ping] with esurance photo claims, you could have money for repairs within a day... wow! that was really

it was in transit from one location to another when it went down in western iraq. the helicopter is used by the air force to do combat search and rescue missions. >>> four suspected robbers are in custody after leading alameda county sheriff department deputies on a high- speed chase. we were overhead as the chats wound through the east bay. deputies spotted the get away car and chased it. we see here sky fox overhead. this is on interstate 580. the suspects got off 580 in oakland and you see here what happened. they crashed into the garage of the home in east oakland on 108th near macarthur. they ran but deputies tracked them down with the help of k- 9s. no one hurt. the people in the home were stunned by what happened. >>i was inside the room with my baby, my nephew and i heard a big sound like i said and i heard -- i was thinking they are doing donuts outside and a big sound. i was scared and my legs were shaking. >> the deputies deployed a drone until all four people were captured. the authorityth suspects are part of a group responsible for a series of robberi

windy as well some brisk winds coming through that stiff wind there will be a feature across iraq maybe into western parts of iraq will see temperatures in the southerly winds getting to thirty three cells just there in baghdad so quite a picture for the race couple at around twenty one celsius picking up to twenty four as we go on through sunday clouds really rain that will make us where little further ace was by this day so things will quieten down high by really getting up to around twenty one celsius or twenty eight in baghdad with the possibility of a little bit of patchy right just maybe for northern parts of iraq we could have twenty nine here in doha with sas day pleasantly warm light winds not too bad the winds will pick up a little as we go on into sunday could touch thirty two degrees out where i was you can see more very warm sunshine coming in right across the region the sunshine continues across the a western side of south africa the eastern side we'll see some showers once again and further north live down pools in mozambique. welcome back a quick recap of the top stories three people

we paused to honor seven service members lost in a helicopter crash in western iraq last week. that's nine of our service members lost in equipment failures and accidents last week. we continue to lose more american personnel to training accidents and incidents than we do to enemy fire. that is unacceptable. and it's preventable. my colleagues, we should not wait one more day, not one more hour, go by without giving our men and women in uniform what they have earned and what they deserve. give them the pay raise they earned. give them the equipment and hours of training they need to be safe. they're putting their lives on the line for us. let's make sure they put their lives on the line for us with the proper amount of train, proper amount of equipment, we can keep our country and our people safe. vote yes for our military. vote yes for the safety and security of this country. vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the chair will receive a message. the messenger: mr. speaker. a message from the senate. the secretary