when i say contacts, i mean between iraq and al qaeda. >> yes, iraq and al qaeda. it's hard not to feel like we're watching a rerun as the trump administration tries to build a public case against iran, blaming the regime for a whole range of bad behavior, some real, some badly misrepresented. it's real that hezbollah and the -- the administration is also claiming that iran was behind a suicide attack on u.s. forces in afghanistan for which the taliban publicly claimed responsibility. and in what appears to be an effort to coopt military authorization, they're bringing back one of the iraq war's greatest hits, claiming some kind of murky ties to al qaeda. this was the secretary of state a couple of months ago. >> the factual question with respect to iran's connections to al qaeda is very real. they have hosted al qaeda, they have permitted al qaeda to transit their country. there's no doubt there is a connection between the islamic republic of iran and al qaeda. period, full stop. >> i'm joined now by a national security reporter for "the daily beast" who has new r

the civil service and centers were dick al qaeda flags and al qaeda troops one of these locations it was underground in a remote area and you know of course you would find the white house let stuff inside of it as long as it out and you can't missiles and the seaport explosives what about the fall of them as you go all over the 54 schools the places of worship the 326 killed between 26 and i 2nd june we do a 100 injured look we've heard these lies in the when we liberated east the eastern parts of aleppo and when we went there to see it was a big lie as a matter of fact these 40 to 50000 put in there terrorists there they are the ones who are targeting our cities the city of my how did the christian part of my how did a christian town square you be here with rockets every day and we have martyrs civilian people killed every day by these terrorists sky news kankar sky news award winning reporter alex crawford after her coverage of libya. she's been to your country she came under fire when she was with a terrier al sharm who do you think what do you make of hired because we just heard

our bottom line was that iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 and al qaeda. there was no connection. invasion, when i became a targeting officer, and kelly rose to prominence because he had been attacking targets inside of a rock -- iraq, they eventually joined al qaeda. my job was to miss aunt -- dismantle his network. >> watch afterwards on sunday night on book tv on c-span2. >> next, on the presidency the editor of the papers of dwight david eisenhower talks about the evolution of his leadership style from a west point cadet to president of the united states. the kansas city public library hosted this program. meredith: good evening. i am the executive director of the eisenhower foundation. it is wonderful to see such an outpouring of support from our friends at the eisenhower foundation and the friends of the kansas city public library. our world-class exhibits and programs are made possible by the friends of the eisenhower foundation and other donors. i want to thank the foundation for supporting this lecture series tonight.

and creative al qaeda and iraq. my job was to dismantle his organization and leadership so it's similar to being an analyst but you are operationalizing the information. >> host: a lot of what we do in life manifests itself in our personal work. you hav had some defining momenn your life. you lost your grandfather. i lost my grandmother, you ask your mom, i lost my mom. how does that impact you positively and negatively and shape the person you've become? >> guest: it had a huge impact shaping my focus in life. my mom and my grandmother loved to travel and they instilled that curiosity in me. my grandmother was always wanting to learn something new so that had a big impact on me. loss and grief is something we don't talk about enough and the stacks of it. i remember looking up and reading books about how to grieve. it has a huge impact even as apple's. >> host: who are you most like your grandmother or your mom? >> guest: probably most like my grandma. she was able say strong-willed and have a clear opinion. >> host

and created al qaeda in iraq, my job was to dismantle the network and leadership. so, it is similar to be in an analyst, but you are operationalizing information. >> a lot of what we do in life manifests itself in our personal work. you have had some defining moments in your life, you have lost your grandmother, i lost my mom you lost your mom, how does that impact you positively and negatively and how has that shaped you to be that a great person you have become. >> they have had a huge impact in shaping my focus in life. my mom and my grandmother love to travel. they instill that curiosity in me. my grandmother wanted to learn something new but loss and grief is something we don't talk about enough and trying to read books about how do you breathe and it has a huge impact even as an as adults. >> where you most like your grandma or your mom? >> i am probably most like my grandma. she was strong-willed. >> in your strong-willed. >> how did she express yourself? >> probably more eloquently than me. she was hilarious she had our dry sense of humor and very articulat

and eventually joined al qaeda and created al qaeda in iraq.nd organization and his leadership. announcer: watch afterwards tonight at 9:00 eastern on book tv on c-span two. american history tv is on c-span three every weekend featuring museum tours, archival films, and programs on the presidency, the civil war, and more. here is a clip from a recent program. inn today isall still on christopher street. there was actually a short period in the 1990's when it became a bagel store. now it is a bar again. as you are saying, it is a national landmark. it is right across the street from a tiny park that has a monument to gay and lesbian activists. it is a park that actually a lot of men used to use for cruising in each other. now it is a pretty park with flowers in it. christopher street is a very long street that extends all the way to the hudson river. and back in the 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, the entire street was aligned with the bars and stores and other kinds of establishments that only catered basically to gay people. it is really the heart of

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they have hosted al qaeda, they have permitted al qaeda to transit their country, close quote. i would refer you to the 2001 authorization for the use of military force in which it says the president is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations or persons he determines planned, authorize authorized, committed or aided the terrorist attacks that oc r occurred on 9/11 or harbored persons in order to prevent future acts of terrorism by the united states. mr. hook, is the administration preparing to tell congress that it has the authority to launch military action against iran because one of osama bin laden's sons has been living in iran? >> may i first start with the intelligence that you mentioned? i think last weekend the house intelligence committee chairman said that the evidence of iran's responsibility for the attacks is, quote, very strong and compelling. there is no cherry picking. >> i understand. but i'd ask the question again. the concern obviously is that some of the statements that i've read suggest that the administrat

he hears the echo of al qaeda after all these years he's still playing that that somehow there is a connection between iran and al qaida and it's an extraordinary and very few in the media push back on it. yes and the fact is that there is a direct link between the united states and yeah right now in syria the last stronghold of al qaeda the united states is preventing the syrian government the syrian armed forces from getting rid of this major occupation this occupation of this this horrific terrorist organization so it's ironic that after less than today decades after september the 11th and subsequently this whole war on terrorism 3 which was as a result of september the 11th since 2011 the united states has been supporting al qaeda and we have to remember that isis was an al qaeda which broke away and became isis or so but in addition to that i'd like to point out that the downing of the drone which was a very sophisticated and expensive drone with stealth technology by the iranians show that the united states is really misleading itself if it thinks that it can engage in conflict with iran

and created al qaeda in iraq. my job was to dismantle his network and his organization and leadership. announcer: watch afterwords tonight at 9:00 eastern on book tv on c-span2. announcer: here's a look at our live coverage monday. on c-span at 10:00 a.m. eastern, a discussion about foreign policy with the ambassador to the u.s. from pakistan. the house is back at noon for general speeches with legislative business at 2:00. members will continue work on 202 federal spending0 for a number of federal agencies including veterans affairs and the commerce and transportation departments. glades -- gates will discuss clean energy and later the senate returns for more debate on the defense programs bill authorizing $750 billion for 2020. cspan3, government officials and scholars discuss the korean peninsula. that gets underway at 10:30 al eastern.:30 a.m. announcer: monday we continue our visit to the hill to hear about samsung's program solve for tomorrow which challenges kids to use stem to improve communities. >> our d

. >> start with looking at evaluating 9/11 and al qaeda. we had been policy makers and review them and our bottom line was that iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. there was not the connection there. after that, after the invasion when i became an officer, rose to prominence because he had been attacking iraq. then eventually joined al qaeda it's so much to be an analyst but your operationalizing information. >> a lot of what we do in life, manifests itself in our personal work. you've had some defining moments in your life, you lost your grandmother. how did it impact you? how did it shape you to be the great person you've become? >> it's a huge impact in shaping my focus in life. they love to travel, i think curiosity and my grandmother was always wanting to learn something new. that was a big impact on me. it's something i think we don't talk about enough and the steps of that. trying to read books about how you grief. it's a huge impact, especially even as adults, it was apparent. >> were you most like, your grandmother or month? >> proba

writing briefings for policy makesser and the bottom line is iraq had nothing to do with 911 or al-qaeda, there was not the connection, after the invasion, when i became a targeting officer, kelly had rose to prominence because he had been attack targets in iraq and eventually joined al-qaeda and creating al-qaeda in iraq, my job was to dismantle network and leadership, watch tonight at 9:00 eastern on book tv, c span 2. >> welcome, everybody, to diesel, thank you so much for coming out tonight. we would like to welcome monica smith, institute of the environment and sustainability at ucla, she holds the chair in indian studies, field work in egypt, england, tu any -- tunisa, bang lad -- bangladesh and mad gas car. monica l. person to write about the book about concentration into cities, she also has a guest for vivid writing that will make come the life, please join me in welcoming monica l. smith >> thank you for being here, great to see family and friends altogether for this evening and has been amazing day for me and i have many people to thank, i would like to say a few words about c

had risen to prominence because he had been attacking targets in iraq, and then eventually joined al qaeda, and created al qaeda in iraq, my job was to dismantle his network and his organization and his leadership. >> watch afterward sunday night at 9 eastern on book tv. on c-span 2.

eventually joined al qaeda and created al qaeda in iraq. my job was to dismantle his network, organization, and later worked -- and leadership. >> watch tonight on book tv on c-span2. next, the conference on improving border management between the u.s. and mexico and the affect on economic competition. you will hear specialists discuss economics in the border region. speakut an hour, we will more about border security and the trade agreement with the u.s., mexico, and canada. >> ok. to the few in the crowd, there are a few more in the hallway that will join us. thank you for sticking with us for the session. we have one more interesting session. for me, this is a really important one. we have spoken for a lot of the day about how it is that you can move things back and forth mosts the border the efficiently, effectively, and understanding how you can do that what you balance that with security challenges at the border and that is of fundamental importance for border communities and our economies as a whole. however, i do not think that is e

addition, the threat of al qaeda remains ever present. organizationhe remains committed to attacking the u.s.. we need not forget about the threat from iran. it has a proxy force and hezbollah to go after the west and the united states. you ron is likely to conduct -- iran is likely to conduct terrorist attacks against the u.s. we have also seen the very real consequences that human suffering houses from terrorist attacks. we sell terrorist attacks conducted by isis group in sri lanka with over 300 killed and 500 plus injured. these are very real consequences that can come here to the u.s. homeland. as we discuss whether we ought to reauthorize these authorities, we should say what has kept us safe are the fact that these are there and they are being utilized. we need to maintain those capabilities. in my view, not only maintain them, but expand them. the last 20 years since we establish these authorities taking a step back. when congress reauthorized at laster, they put in places limits on the scope of questions. after the illegal revela

. >> and try to resurrect the al qaeda resolution from 2001. >> that's exactly right. >> chris, i'm glad you're talking about it. we'll see you in a few minutes. coming up next, the only woman in launch control for that historic apollo 11 fright to the moon. advil is... relief that's fast. strength that lasts. you'll ask... what pain? with advil.

areas whereots are jihadists are present, and the orange dot is where al qaeda are present.mportantre every attack was conducted against tourists. attackthe first officially by the group, knowing they already claimed the beheading of a security guard. i want to see a town, because it was the most important attack conducted by jihadists on tunisian soil. they gave security officials --. it was an urban war with security officials. they were kicked out because security is being helped by the americans, by the british, and by the french. up to now, going back to your question, it could have been if the security apparatus wasn't working on the issues. many tunisians join jihadi groups and go back to themnistan where you have join the fight before going back to their country. were amongunisians the first to join the fight. in 2012, they were involved in libya and the fighting in libya. we knew they were high-ranking. they were able to grow in the .anks of the islamic state joined the fight in iraq in 2004. thelaims, from syria, killing of two politicians. radical jihadist groups.

. >> and try to resurrect the al qaeda resolution from 2001. >> that's exactly right. >> chris, i'm glad you're talking about it. we'll see you in a few minutes. coming up next, the only woman in launch control for that historic apollo 11 flight to the moon. behr presents: a job well done. painting be done... and stay done. behr, ranked #1 in customer satisfaction with interior paints. great paint, new low price. starting at $24.98. exclusively at the home depot.

figure that you had i was chart do with 9/11 and al qaeda. asand evaluating whether or not an analyst, we have been writing products for policymakers, and our bottom line was that iraq had an analyg to do with 9/11 and al qaeda. there was not the connection there. after that, after the invasion, when i became a targeting rose toand someone had prominence because he had been attacking targets inside of iraq, and eventually joined al qaeda, and created al qaeda in iraq, my job was to dismantle his network and his organization and his leadership. announcer: watch afterwards tonight at 9:00 eastern on book tv on c-span two. former chief justice of alabama roy moore says he is going to run again for a seat in the u.s. senate after a failed bid two years ago. the new york times writes his decision wasn't on spark -- was an unsurprising act of defiance against his party's national leaders including president trump who publicly warned him away from another senate bid. here is the campaign announcement, it is about 30 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen,

i have to say -- >> al qaeda attacked us on 9/11.hat's why i and so many other people joined the military to go after al qaeda. >> the taliban was protecting those people plotting against us. >> just wanted to give you a chance to clarify. did you make a mistake there? >> no. no, not at all. the taliban was housing al qaeda. that's where osama bin laden was. that is where they organized the attack against the united states. look, i was against the war in iraq. had been during my first congressional election. i have not been for expanding. i think we should try to reduce to the extent we can our troop presence. you cannot leave large swaths of land open to terrorists plotting to do harm against the united states. again, it needs to be a multilateral approach. i have been on the defense committee for 12 years. i know who the taliban is and i know who al qaeda is. i know what is happening in the middle east. more than than i wish i d. the taliban houses people and as they move into power, they have the ability to protect the terrorist o

and created al qaeda in iraq. my job was to dismantle his network and leadership. watch sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on book tv on c-span 2. ruled supreme court seven-to that of

i was charged with looking at and evaluating whether or not iraq had anything to do with 911 and al qaeda. as an analyst, we had been writing products for policy makers and briefing them and our bottom line was that iraq had nothing to do with 911 and al qaeda. so there was not the connection there. after that, after the invasion when i became an officer and r zarkawi rose to prominence and created al qaeda in iraq, my job was to dismantle his network and his organization and his leadership. >> watch sunday night at 9:00 eastern on book tv on c-span 2. >>> i kind

there are 13000 un peacekeeping troops in mali to protect people from armed groups linked to al qaeda increasingly they're dealing with fighting between neighboring villages the united nations system in mali is mobilizing to provide humanitarian assistance to help people affected the mission also provided air support this morning in support of the mali and government to prevent future a further attacks there if it is the intercommunal conflict is escalating this year has seen some of the deadliest incidents of ethnic violence in mali in a generation the attack in march led to several military commanders being sacked but many molly and say the government and u.n. forces need to do much more to stop the bloodshed victoria gate and be al jazeera. 90 people are being killed in the attack in the king offensive as well it happened in the northern town of into the identity of the attackers is still unknown groups have killed hundreds in recent months forcing 150000 people to flee their homes. also sudan's protest leaders have to continue their general strike which is now in its 3rd day busin

thee they've hosted al qaeda.nd al qaeda. >> is there direct evidence of iran having operational control over al qaeda? >> if the use of military force is necessary to defend u.s. national security interests, we will do everything that we are required to do with respect to congressional war powers and we will comply with the law. >> the state department's special representative on iran at a house foreign affairs hearing yesterday on whether the trump administration is preparing to tell congress its has approval to go to war with iran under the 2001 authorization because of ties between tehran and al qaeda. with us now, the vice chairman of that subcommittee democratic congressman joaquin castro of texas. so, congress mran, is there a link between al qaeda and iran? >> not in the way that the administration is trying to establish. and certainly not in a way that would allow the administration under the 2001 aumf to basically go to war with iran. and so even some republican members have said they don't believe the 2

there are 13000 un peacekeeping troops in mali to protect people from armed groups linked to al qaeda increasingly they're dealing with fighting between neighboring villages the united nations system in mali is mobilizing to provide humanitarian assistance to help people affected the mission on. so provided air support this morning in support of the mali and government to prevent future a further attacks there if it is the intercommunal conflict is escalating this year has seen some of the deadliest incidents of ethnic violence in mali in a generation the attack in march led to several military commanders being sacked but many molly and say the government and u.n. forces need to do much more to stop the bloodshed victoria gate and be al jazeera. our correspondent monitoring developments from nairobi in kenya and malcolm we heard there from the president in victoria's report also sort of commenting on the deaths there in that small village area i mean what else is the government saying and what sort of reaction are we getting from officials on the ground. with some of the local officia

his sermon denounced al qaeda denounced militancy he said it was spreading a cancer of violence across yemeni society and he said that everything that al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is doing was totally contrary to islam. couple of days later a couple of young men unknown to the villagers come and ask goes down with a local policeman speaks of the man an american drone kills all the. viewers. when best to get tons of strikes like a very well documented case. attacks on innocence and we started to ask ourselves how did it happen why did these kinds of mistakes keep getting met. my name is corey kreiter i'm a human rights lawyer. was my client. in 2013 i set out to understand how members of faisal's family could be killed by mistake by the united states. but what i found goes far beyond drone strikes in yemen targeting by data analysis by what's called machine learning is just one small part of how computers order the world. from the way we work to health care to how we're police part official intelligence is raising urgent questions about the balance of power and our power to challen

operatives in countries like yemen and syria yeah but they weren't really al-qaeda they were associated with al. they were al kind of. kids. this isn't so different this is different from a few years ago when it came out that we were paying the taliban to lead our trucks through in afghanistan so that we could fight the taliban sometimes you have to arm and train your enemies so that they are strong enough to justify fighting them i mean without our help we would have defeated the taliban too easily and then what we have done. stand around not bombing things. we have so much military weaponry we have to do something with it we have so much it is just falling from the sky today is there a u.s. drone crashed to earth or no data thereby showing direct u.s. involvement in the war on yemen sometimes you need to help other countries bomb civilians because that's what friends do really. you know you give them military weaponry however whatever you do don't give water to people from other countries only missiles and bombs all right a man named scott warren was prosecuted harshly for giving wate

. >> they didn't attack us on 9/11, al qaeda did. al qaeda attacked us on 9/11.hat is why i and other people join the military. >> the taliban was protecting those people. >> biggest threat to the security of the united states is donald trump. >> that was an interesting moment too because governor jay inslee made climate change his signature issue and named donald trump as the biggest threat. we will see what tonight brings when you have some heavyweights like joe biden and bernie sanders. heather: testing to see how many people watch last night versus tonight which is coming up. thank you so much. let's bring in former director of social justice for the 2020 bernie sanders campaign. been a long night. let's begin right away and ask who do you think were the biggest winners of the night and you have 3 of them, correct? >> if i had to rank anyone i would say cory booker, the expectations for him were very low said he was able to shine and we will see his numbers come up in the polls as a result. castro came clearly to knock beto out-of-the-box which he did without

our bottom line was iraq had nothing to do with an 11 and al qaeda. after that, when i became a targeting officer, major kelly prominence because jobad been attacking -- my was to dismantle his organization and leadership. >> watch "afterwards." in c-span2. carolinasy of south public tv from columbia, congressman james clyburn's fish five will be live. appearidates expected to eteept for people to j -- p buttiegeg. event is set to coincide with the gala dinner and convention. people expected to attend and that will be a record. the first fish fry was held in 1992 as a way for mr. clybourn volunteers who helped him win. we will take you there as soon it does begin. in the meantime, take a look at ashington journal. -- washington journal. your reaction to "the new york times" reporting the president called for a strike against pacific targets and then read first -- reversed it. guest: what a critical time in our nation. i was surprised at both pieces of the news that the president had called for a strike on iran and then if that decision was made, and t

it was al qaeda. and tim ryan used the opportunity in the spin room to say it was the taliban that harbored al qaeda, leading to the terrorist attacks on 9/11. that's part of the spin room theatrics. and we should expect a similar situation with round two. >> there was theatrics on stage, as well. it wasn't just for the spin room. thank you for getting up early, vaughn. appreciate it. >>> jonathan allen, nbc national political reporter, and julia manchester, reporter for "the hill." thank you for getting up bright and early, since the debate wrapped. you co-wrote a breakdown of winners and losers from last night. tell us about who did the best last night and who you think was at the bottom of the list. >> i think first of all, if you take a step back, president donald trump had a pretty good night last night, not being mentioned by the candidates. it's important to look at that. you have the candidates talking about the inner party fight. elizabeth warren was the one with the pressure on her. she's po

the authorization in 2001 was to root out al qaeda in afghanistan.u use the 2001 aumf to suggest anywhere any member of al qaeda has ever been or transited through, that is a permane permanent authorization for war. the fact of the matter is, i don't think there is a lawyer worth his salt that would say you could pervert the 2001 aumf over a dispute for al qaeda, by the way. we are talking about invading or attacking iran because of the nuclear ambitions or provocations that have happened in the last few weeks. we are all very worried about the potential alliance or his willingness to ignore the entire issue of authorization. he may say he's got article two authority to protect the united states and the congress be dammed. that's why we have to pass this legislation. >> we heard perhaps there were people at the pentagon that have cautioned to this. we have also heard. we know john bolton is hawkish on iran. we know secretary of state pompeo is and gina haskell at the cia was arguing this matter. in the past hour, the president has nominated the secre

moved to the operations part of the targeting officer and a large part of my job was to dismantle al qaeda is the organization al zarqawi ended up building after the invasion. >> how frustrating was it for you to see your analysis distorted politically as the justification for the war? part of the justification, i should say. >> yeah, that was very frustrating for the entire team. we were doing such careful analysis at that point, because it was backwards, it was cart before the horse. we were being asked a question on -- an intelligence question that we had not developed any intelligent assessment or analytical bottom line on, because the intelligence wasn't there. there was not a connection between iraq and 9/11, but the constant questioning from part of the pentagon as well as portions of the white house was incredibly frustrating. and it was frustrating to watch it unfold. and just communication from the white house to media was very frustrating. >> what would be your message to the president, who from day one of his presidency, has criticized the intelligence community? >> i think we'

and created al qaeda in iraq.b was to dismantle his organization and leadership. at 9:00 eastern on book tv on c-span two. >> washington journal continues. host: we want to welcome back to the table congressman buddy carter, republican of georgia. i want to get your reaction to president trump deciding and then reversing himself to strike iran. what is your reaction to that decision by the president, and to -- do you think he needs get congressional approval for any strike? guest: it shows great restraint on the part of the president. he should be applauded for that. it would have been easy to have a knee-jerk reaction and think, we are going to bomb them, but the president showed restraint. we don't understand all the details of what happened, why it was called and then called off, if indeed that was the case. nevertheless, the president is to be applauded for how he is handling the situation thus far. at this point, i don't think it's necessary for the president to have congressional consent on what he is doing.

operative under interrogation about significant contacts between baghdad smoot of our ought and al qaeda. this was devastating. here's the director of central intelligence telling the secretary of state that he has interrogated evidence well the secretary turned to me and said put it back in. to continue to have a deep interest in acquiring weapons of mass destruction as with the story of the kawi in his network i can trace the story of a senior terrorist operative telling how iraq provided training in these weapons to al qaeda later i learned that that was shake out libby that had to happen just instantly happened it happened months before they'd been water boarded in egypt 20 did this no u.s. personnel were present and he had recanted within a couple of weeks and we never were told about that every statement i make today is backed up by sources solid sources these are not assertions we're giving you are facts and conclusions based on solid intelligence we were indisputable we were lied to. and this our american and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disa

. >> senator, was there any -- al qaeda? >> okay. kelly o'donnell, let me go to you on what we just heard there from senator schumer. he is of course talking about the broad defense bill that funds the entire defense department. they want to basically attach something to it that would prevent use of funds for any conflicts with iran. they are saying that the aumf that's covered our war on terror should not apply in this situation. what's your take on what senator schumer had to say there, and also your reporting on what's gone on, on the hill aall day? well, we just also heard from mitch mcconnell, the senate majority leader when he returned, and he described the trump administration as taking a measured response. he did not go into the kind of detail we just heard from democratic senator chuck schumer. so, clearly, it is a wait-and-see approach from mitch mcconnell who has resisted consideration of an authorization he used military force in the past. the last one, of course, after 9/11, and that military authorization has dealt with

iran and al qaeda are opposed to one another.as i know, there is no credible evidence presented to show collaboration between them. after 9/11, they rounded up and apparently placed on house arrest. several al qaeda figures inside iran shortly after those attacks. iran's relation with the taliban is more complicated. they were once deadly enemies before 9/11. they had been backing the northern alliance but there is a strategic interest between them. they have engaged in peace talks with the taliban for a specific interest. >> hundreds of migrant children were relocated after they were found to be living in substandard conditions. unfolding as president trump tries to strike a deal with democrats on this issue. calling the chief correspondent hallie jackson with more. >> reporter: a new move for more than 300 migrant children that have been transferred to a tent camp after a national out cry when lawyers visited. >> there is no access to soap, toothbrushes. there is also a lice infestation. these are the most appalling conditions

prosecutors say he exprissed admiration for both al qaeda and isis. here is jio benitez. >> reporter: it's known as the crossroads of the world -- times square. and tonight, police say this man was scouting it with a plan to attack. an undercover fbi agent befriending 22-year-old bangladeshi immigrant ashiqul alam, following him since last august. the federal complaint says alam expressed admiration for al qaeda and isis. praising osama bin laden, alam reportedly saying -- he did what he is supposed to do. now it's up to us. while discussing potential weapons, alam allegedly telling the agent that a grenade could "take out at least eight people." he was taken into custody after he allegedly tried to buy guns with their serial numbers removed. >> living right beside someone like that it's really crazy and scary thought, you know. >> reporter: the feds say alam even had an appointment for lasik eye surgery. "say that my glasses fall off. what if i accidentally shoot you? imagine what the news channel would call me, the 'looney tunes terrorist' or the 'b

-- alliance with al-qaeda.e is not out of journalism after there was no evidence of that. they are all embedded in washington culture. think tanks especially. they have only become important and enlivened when the u.s. is at war. they get psychological, economic and the political benefits from it. at everybody else's expense. >> tucker: if you claimed there was a direct connection between saddam hussein and al-qaeda, 9/11 and saddam, that is untrue. how in the world could you stay in journalism? how could jeff goldburg go on to run one of the most famous magazines in english? >> the amazing thing is tucker, the more you promote war, even if you get it wrong, the more you are going to prosper. that is the sickness, the pathology of the d.c. media and the political class. jeffrey goldberg's articles won a national magazine award for creating a grotesque conspiracy that resulted in the death of hundreds of thousands of people. not only should he not be in journalism, he should be out of decent society. yet, when i

as a veteran of the iraq war i set face-to-face in the courtroom with members of al qaeda, terrorists who made and planted ieds and murderers. i saw firsthand the successes and failures of u.s. foreign policy in the middle east. while our political, military, economic and technological advantages are unmatched, iran remains one of the greatest threats, destabilizing the globe. as the world's largest state sponsor of terror, iran continues to sew chaos in yemen through the houthi proxies, continues to prop up the assad regime in syria and chants "death to america" in its capital of tehran. mr. hook, can you explain the larger strategic benefits and goals of the u.s./saudi relationship and the negative impacts of abandoning that relationship as it pertains to u.s. national security interest in iran? >> i think you see our foreign policy emerging quite clearly in riyadh. the president's first trip overseas was to saudi arabia. they had brought together, i want to say, 55 arab muslim nations, one of the largest gatherings that anyone can recall. the president spoke, king salman spoke, and

say i want to go to iran and i'm going to use 2001 he referenced a relationship between iran and al qaeda there's a convenient loophole that can help them and it's something called a u.s. a u.s. stands for authorization for use of military force against terrorists a long name but basically it allows the u.s. to attack any country that has ties to al qaida this is already been used in iraq and afghanistan and if you look hard enough terrorists can be found everywhere in a bit like cockroaches but with suicide belts in the past few months iran has been turning into a more and more of an al qaeda haven according to washington for 40 years the islamic republic's revolutionary guard corps has actively engaged in terrorism the world's leading state sponsor of terrorists of the really regimes use of terrorism as a tool of statecraft makes it fundamentally different. from any other government they are a nation of terror and we will put up with it all aboard the militaristic bandwagon it is the best chance the hawks in capitol hill have had in years up until now would trump has been more or less t