and turkey are plunged into crisis over the tension of american pastor andrew brunson washington imposes sanctions on two senior turkish officials and ankara is threatening retaliation. hello i'm terry martin welcome to the program election authorities in zimbabwe are urging people to keep calm the statement comes after an opposition rally yesterday turned by island after the army shot dead three unarmed protesters the opposition alleges the ruling senate p.f. party of president emerson has rigged the results of monday's elections the election commission denies any wrongdoing. soldiers firing live rounds and zimbabwe's capital. the army into the streets of harare midafternoon reportedly at the request of the police. the country's justice minister said the military had been deployed to maintain peace and tranquility and accused opposition supporters of going on a rampage however the protesters claim they didn't start the violence. it was going on. i just want to emphasize the demonstration that. the crackdown came after a day of protest in the capital people were taken to the streets to p

imposed tit for tat sanctions last week it began when ankara detained american pasta andrew brunson prompting washington to impose sanctions well since then turkey's currency has plummeted here's what turkey's foreign minister level of cover suit told him passages in ankara. despite everything we are ready to talk about everything to solve the existing problems there is equal partners i speak openly but only on one condition no threatening no dictator. well those comments came around the same time the u.s. vice president mike pence was tweeting about the issue he said pastor under brunson is an innocent man held in turkey and justice demands that he be released turkey would do well not to test president trumps resolve to see americans who are wrongfully imprisoned in foreign lands returned home to the united states the president and i continue to stand firm until pastor bronson is released and return to his family friends and church in the usa. and qatar says it will invest fifteen billion dollars in turkey's troubled financial sector the announcement came shortly after a meeting between turkey's presid

imposed tit for tat sanctions last week it began when ankara detained the american pastor andrew brunson prompting washingtonto impose sanctions well since then turkey's currency has plummeted is what turkey's foreign minister medlock of a suit told ambassadors in ankara hair shared around here despite everything we are ready to talk about everything to solve the existing problems there is equal partners i speak openly but only on one condition. no dictator. mike hanna has more from washington d.c. the white house has described the turkish decision to impose these tariffs as regrettable but the white house press spokesman making very clear that there's two different issues here the one is the issue of tariffs introduced by the trumpet ministration last week the she said we were introduced to this unspecified national security reasons the issue of sanctions which were imposed against two turkish government ministers are directly related to the ongoing trial of the american past within turkey this is something that the trumpet ministration has been attempting to end it has imposed these sanctions with the spec

turkish court rejected an american pastas appeal for relief the case of andrew brunson has become a flashpoint of tension between washington and ankara with the united states imposing sanctions and threatening more until he's freed the evangelical christian missionary lived in turkey for two decades the government there cusins him of espionage and links to the failed coup of two thousand and sixteen of president donald trump has promised not to take his detention sitting down. well he's been a problem for a long time they have not acted as a friend we'll see what happens they have a wonderful christian pastor a wonderful man pastor brunson. made up this phony charge that he is by at least not is by he's going through a trial right now do you call that a trial they should have given him back a long time ago. turkey has in my opinion acted very very badly so we haven't seen the last of that we are not going to take it sitting down they can take our people so you will see what happens. well the last many forty percent of its value against the dollar this year the crisis is also cause a lot of a president talking to one's infl

sanctions on two turkish government ministers over the child of an american pastor in turkey washington says andrew brunson who led a process of church in izmir has been unfair to take. it away the lawmakers of some of the president before parliament answer questions about the country's flagging economy iran's currency has lost more than half of its value it broke after the u.s. pulled out of a nuclear deal with the country firefighters in california still battling seventeen blazes the state is on course to record one of its worst fire seasons in history eight people have died in the past week. those are your current top stories on al-jazeera up next as witness i will be back with a full news hour the top of the hour but by. i was angry. for the whole two and a. one of. those. i had. to. pay to. jail so even the officers always have. very. little to gain by holding. my home would i don't why. they go. and they go to the are. in. my here to. get to. do. my difficult. good. deal. more. difficult. moody my move he. took my heat the my pater would do with to eat the heat a little too young. oh we're just i'm j

andrew brunson. our correspondent garrett tenney live in washington following the developing story. >> reporter: the white house is ramping up pressure on turkey especially politically and economically to release andrew brunson and those efforts appear to be having some effect. as turkey's financial markets plummeted to record lows, the country's ambassador to the us, national security adviser john bolton, in relation between the two countries. the white house has been tightlipped about any conversation, not clear what progress was made in the top steps. j secular oh, one of the president's personal attorney says we are working with the president, vice president and secretary of state and members of congress, and we remain hopeful that will occur soon. the first we know of between the two countries since donald trump announced plans for turkish steel and aluminum. erdogan is not backing down and accused the us of economic warfare. >> translator: your sacrificing a relationship with anyone for a pastor with a terror organization. we will do it as law dictates. you cannot get turkey tobacco by ordering

falling in value for months, but last week it plummeted 20% because of a dispute with washington over this man, andrew brunson evangelical pastor from north carolina who's lived in turkey for more than 20 years. and is accused by the turkish government of terrorism and spying. pastor brunson has been detained here in turkey for nearly two years. the u.s. says it's seen no credible evidence against him. >> i have a message on behalf of the president of the united states of america. release pastor andrew brunson now or be prepared to face the consequences. >> reporter: those consequences are u.s. sanctions and a doubling of tariffs on turkish steel and aluminum announced by president trump on friday. in retaliation turkey's doubled tariffs on u.s. passenger cars, coal and other goods and announced a boycott of u.s. electronic goods. these angry turks tore up fake dollar bills in protest. many people here believe this crisis is all the fault of the u.s., even though experts have been warning of danger signs for months, some blaming turkey's authoritarian president recep tayyip erdogan. a defiant president erdoga

of the turkish lira has fallen following mornings oom warnings from washington over the detentionf an american pastor andrew brunson. osat one point, the lira las much as 9% against the dollar. israeli troops killed two palestinians and wounded hundre more taking part in weekly gaza border protests on friday, according to medics on the ground. iit follows a surgen confrontations. israel itrue in the process of trying to broker a cease-fire deal in the gaza strip. it was an attack which sparked shock and outrage around the world. 30 children were killed in rebel-held know the name and when an airstrike by the saudi-led coalition h hit a school bus. cmailian deaths in yemen go unreported but with rare footage from the ground,rla guerin he story of a school tr that ended in carnage. he may find so of the images in her report -- you may find some of the images in her report ordisturbing. la: setting off on a field full of wife.ed, this fooas filmed by a boy, showing all his school friends on a rare day out. itas supposed to be a break from bloodshed and suffering for children who have ttown up with le else. they stoppe

the dispute with washington, d.c., or the continuednt atn of american pastor andrew brunson has also exacerbated the situation here. that's prompted president trump to announce higher tariffs onnd aluminumsteel. >> the fear is that turkey's economic turil will spread. and that fear has been sneding into safer assets like u.s. treasuries. how concerned should investors be? steve liesman takes a look. >> like the spread of the common cold financial con takening can jump from country to country. the question of contagion is now top of the mind of markets with the decline of the turkish lira, almost 40% against the collar in e last several days. the turkish crisis has a double-digit inflation and a president who doesn't believe in an independentba central . ederal reserve rate hikes have weakened currencies in a host oo untries. they've raised tar questions about the economic growth outlooks. >> you have a whole array of emerging market countries. you can point to south africa, brazil, mexico. there's a -- whole bunch of them out luthere, ing russia as well 37 and i think that's the unde

washington is concerned about the continued detention of an american christian pastor, andrew brunsonlifornia, jerry brown, has blamed climate change for a rise in the number of wildfires devastating the state. he said an increase in severity predicted for the middle of the century was happening now. let's a look at some of their stories in more detail. what is the media discussing? we have the front page of the independent, which is looking at zimbabwe. it says from ballot box to bloodshed, as we have mentioned, three people were killed, supporters of the opposition alliance clashed with security forces. business insider is looking ata forces. business insider is looking at a home office leak that claims the british prime minister is considering allowing the free movement of eu citizens at the uk border, if britain leaves the block without a deal. the financial times front page looks at google's return to china, a move it says would mean bowing to the censorship that prompted the compa ny‘s bowing to the censorship that prompted the company's withdrawal from d company eight years ago

turkish lira has fallen again following warnings from washington of further sanctions against turkey's detention of an american pastor, andrew brunsonoint the lira lost as much as 9% against the dollar. funerals have been held for some of those who died when a major road bridge collapsed in genoa in northern italy. the government had offered state funerals, but fewer than half of the families accepted the offer. anger towards the authorities has been growing — because of claims the structure had not been properly maintained for years. from genoa, james reynolds reports. amid the heavy machinery and the tons of rubble, the search for survivors sometimes comes down to a single voice. "anybody there?" shouts a rescuer. there is no reply. but they will keep going for a while longer. it's difficult to say we will finish tomorrow, but i can tell you that probably in a couple of days we should finish. but it is really depending on how we can remove all the debris. parts of the operation are extremely delicate. here, firefighters reversed a truck abandoned right next to the edge of the collapse. professor antonio brencich is on the official

the turkish lira has fallen again after warnings from washington of further sanctions against turkey's detention of an american pastor, andrew brunson one point the lira lost as much as 9% against the dollar. the debate over the safety of e—cigarettes has heightened following the recommenation of a group of mps, that the rules governing vaping should be relaxed. the commons science and technology committee, says the government should make it easier for people to use e—cigarettes, in public places. the report suggests tens of thousands of people, have already quit normal cigarettes, because of vaping. but some say their safety and health implications are still not clear, and that more research is needed. here's our health editor hugh pym. . the the debate on e—cigarettes is heating up. a committee of mps has come down strongly in favour of vaping and the benefits that can bring, and it wants official backing for that view. vaping is one route to help problem smokers give up and we should be doing far more to encourage it. the mps want to see more of this, nhs endorsement of vaping. e—cigarettes are on sale at this mental health unit

turkish lira has fallen again following warnings from washington of further sanctions against turkey's detention of an american pastor, andrew brunsonnt the lira lost as much as 9% against the dollar. in what is the culmination of 22 years‘ of work, today, the former captain of the pakistan cricket team, imran khan, has been elected by parliament as the country's prime minister. his pti party gained the most seats in last month's elections, and he will be formally sworn into office in a ceremony on saturday. secunder kermani has been looking at some of the challenges he will face in office. cheers for the pakistan next prime minister. but alongside them, angry cha nts minister. but alongside them, angry chants from his rivals. they continued as he gave a fiery speech promising action against corrupt politicians. translation: those who sold the future of our children while in power, those who stole money abroad i will hold them all accountable. he has promised to create a new pakistan. improving education and health care for ordinary people. the country faces real challenges, amongst them, the highest rate of newborn infant mortality

state department threat of fresh sanctions comes as washington and already find themselves at odds over the detention of andrew brunson an american pastor whom turkey accusers of spying and terrorism offenses release pastor andrew bronson now or be prepared to face the consequences. who will respond to the u.s. declaring the trade on the whole world by answering new markets and finding allies at the president's direction the department of treasury is sanctioning turkey's minister of justice and minister of interior. some believe they can threaten us with the economy sanctions exchange rates interest rates inflation is what we tell them we've uncovered your schemes and we challenge you. well across live now to former u.s. diplomat jim john. for more on this jim good to have you with us so. i'm a bit confused about this story how concerned should the u.s. be over the sale of the four hundred system to turkey i mean and why should they be concerned at all. well depends on your point of view sean i mean there has grown up a mentality in washington that. there's something any country that we don't like those sanctions is s

reveal details of negotiations between the two countries saying washington had threatened sanctions if turkey refused to release andrew brunson by last wednesday but since then the u.s. has doubled tariffs on turkey is to let alimony i'm important. and explosion in northern syria has killed at least thirty six people including civilians the cause of the blast is unclear but opposition activists suspect a rebel arms depot was detonated dozens of people were also wounded when the five story building collapsed in star mud and it looked province the province has undergone intense government airstrikes this week. a couple going to be up even more than twenty people most of them women and children have been killed by an explosion in a weapons and ammunition depot and this basement here in these residential buildings these buildings are composed of two blocks each with five floors civil defense managed to recover ten people alive from under the rubble they were sent to nearby hospitals more than twenty others lost their lives and the civil defense units are still working hard to recover more bodies also civil defense units are worki

after washington imposed sanctions on two officials in ankara over the detention of american pastor andrew brunson earlier to be rejected a u.s. request to let him return to his homeland brunson is currently under house arrest and is me in turkey turkish president when says that the u.s. move is disrespectful. reduction of our. patience but the step america has taken does not fit a step taken towards a strategic partner in america has shown serious disrespect towards turkey. on wednesday the trumpet ministrations slapped economic sanctions on to seeing it to officials and said any property they have in the us will be blocked in response to said it will introduce sanctions of its own targeting the assets of u.s. officials in the country besides freezing their assets ankara also says those targeted will also be prevented from doing business with turkey while a pastor at the center of this dispute is andrew bronson he was detained in twenty sixteen in connection with an attempted coup against president whens government that year he's accused of espionage and assisting terrorist groups a deal between

. >> reporter: andrew brunson under house arrest in turkey is at the center of a battle of wills. on one side turkey's president accusing washington of stabbing turkey in the back. on the other side, president trump playing hardball. last week the administration doubled tariffs on turkish metals exports, sinking the country's currency 20%. erdogan in multiple em passed speeches urged turkeys not to bow to american pressure he considers blackmail saying, they have their dollars. we have our god. brunson has become the face of this angry impasse. turkey accuses the pastor, a long-time resident, of having contact with plotters who tried and failed to overthrower dogerdogan two years ago. this crisis goes beyond the fate of pastor brunson. turkey is a key nato member and erdogan says turkey will seek new alliances if problems continue. amid the standoff, brunson remains under guard, his passport seized. richard engle, nbc news. >> it is already back to school time for many students across america. as the new year begins in the shadow of the parkland massacre, children in florida are returning to classrooms with a controversial new lay

strained relations between ankara and washington, resulting in the turkish lira losing value against the dollar. america wants turkey to release us pastor, andrew brunsonontinues between both sides. and the gulf news reports on the first muslim woman set to be elected to the us congress. 42—year—old rashida tlaib, who is a fierce critic of president trump, has been selected to run for a safe congressional seat in michigan. now, kasia, what is trending in your part of the world? the transfer window for the english premier league has been dominating social media. if you are football fan, do just check out our website. and i'm going to ta ke check out our website. and i'm going to take you to pakistan now. imran khan generated controversy on the campaign trail for his comments about feminism. it's expected he will be sworn in next week as the country's new prime minister. so what do women want for their new leader? maybe those comments were taken out of context, maybe he did not mean to say those. i want to assume that he was trying to play to the right, which is what a lot of politicians in pakistan have to do. i say his views could have been better well

strained relations between ankara and washington, resulting in the turkish lira losing value against the dollar. america wants turkey to release us pastor andrew brunsone so far failed to make progress. and the gulf news reports on the first muslim woman set to be elected to the us congress. 42—year—old rashida tlaib, who is a fierce critic of president trump, has been selected to run for a safe congressional seat in michigan. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? the transfer window for the english premier league has been dominating social media. well it is now shut. but many of the major signings that had been speculated over actually failed to materialise. however, everton did buy colombia world cup star, yerry mina, for $35 million. festival organisers in malaysia have removed two portraits of lgbt activists from a public photo exhibition, on the orders of a government minister. the exhibition at the george town festival featured a series of portraits with different malaysians posing with the country's flag. but mujahid yusof rawa, malaysia's minister of islamic affairs, said the promotion of lgbt culture was not supported in the coun

andrew brunson. the invention: pastor -- evangelical pastor detained in turkey appeared the u.s. lobbied hard for his release that did not go anywhere so far and i think washingtonost his patience. >> turkey and the u.s. aren't nato allies -- are nato allies. are there concerns in washington that this could damage the relations/ >> yes and no. i think washington is a little wary of where this can all and. on the other hand, the relationship between the u.s. and turkey is not good in the first place. specifically, after turkey decided to purchase the missile systems from russia. that obviously, did not go well with president trump in the white house. you can say, there is some limited concern. i would say, it is fair to say that the concern is not to pick it since relationships within nato and its allies are estranged anyway. >> thank you. let's get the view now from turkey. correspondent reporting from us and is some of. -- stumble -- istanbul. how much was can relations it? >> potentially, a lot worse. u.s. forces are working with syria jujust across the border. if they so wish, they could put all of the pressure on the u.s. forces. that would graraduate of ten

an american pastor andrew brunson was detained in twenty sixteen accused of helping a group that the turkish government blames for a failed coup alan fischer reports from washington d.c. . angry words have been exchanged between the u.s. and turkey over possible sanctions no the u.s. has decided to act at the president's direction the department of treasury is sanctioning turkey's minister of justice and minister of interior both of. played leading roles in the arrest and detention of pastor bronson the two ministers targeted a senior figures in the turkish government still a man so i loue is the interior minister abdul hamid gul is the justice minister the u.s. says they are involved in organizations responsible for the continued detention of this man american pastor andrew bronson the taxi he's a spy who was involved in the field twenty sixteen coup in turkey the americans insist he is simply a christian pastor who has been targeted because he met many people from different communities while in the country the u.s. sanctions says that any property or share in property the two men may have in the united states is no blocked and it says that any u.s. citizen busi

after washington imposed sanctions on two officials in ankara over the detention of an american pastor rejected an earlier request by the u.s. to let him return to his homeland and andrew brunson is currently under house arrest the turkish president says that the u.s. is being disrespectful. you know we've shown patience but the step america has taken does not fit a step taken towards a strategic partner in america has shown serious disrespect towards turkey. while on wednesday the trumpet ministrations slapped economic sanctions on two senior turkish officials and said any property they have in the us will be blocked in response turkey said it will introduce sanctions of its own freezing the assets of u.s. officials in the country ankara says those targeted will also be prevented from doing business with turkey the pastor at the center of the dispute is andrew brunson he was detained in two thousand and sixteen in connection with an attempted coup against president government that year he's accused of espionage and assisting terrorist groups a deal between the u.s. and turkey to secure his release breakdown last month brunson was then transferred to house arrest over health c

from turkey to go to washington and asked them to lift their sanctions because they want to be, they asked the us, they gave the turkish delegation and ultimatum to remove andrew brunsonon, a pastor who has beenjailed, and andrew brunson, a pastor who has been jailed, and they are speaking up been jailed, and they are speaking upfor him. been jailed, and they are speaking up for him. is a trump habit to find an individual and make a case of it, and the turks were unwilling to do this and have been sent off. it is another issue that is heightening all of their tension, that goes around sanctions, it certainly goes round the middle east. and it is interesting because turkey is in nato, we are meant to be kind to nato, we are meant to be kind to nato, we are meant to do each other favours. are critically important country. indeed. and a big impact on their country. and the past has only been there for years, but has now called himself up in the aftermath ofa called himself up in the aftermath of a coup a couple of years ago, it was in the summer when he was away on his holiday retreat and they tried to find him to probably bump him off and he escaped, and the coup was de

american pastor andrew brunson was detained in two thousand and sixteen accused of helping the group the turkish government says was behind a failed coup attempt. has the latest from washington d.c. . angry words have been exchanged between the u.s. and turkey over possible sanctions no the u.s. has decided to act at the president's direction the department of treasury is sanctioning turkey's minister of justice and minister of interior both of whom played a leading roles in the arrest and detention of pastor brunson the two ministers targeted a senior figures in the turkish government still a man so i allude is the interior minister abdul hamid gul is the justice minister the u.s. says they are involved in organizations responsible for the continued detention of this month american pastor andrew bronson the taxi he's a spy who was involved in the field twenty sixteen coup in turkey the americans insist he is simply a christian pastor who's been targeted because he met many people from different communities while in the country the u.s. sanctions says that any property or share in property that two men may have in the united states is no blocked and it says that any u.s. cit

washington over this man, andrew geunson, an evangelical pastor orom north carolina who has lived in turkey for more than 20 acars and is accused by the turkish government of terrorism and spying. pastor brunson has been detained edre in turkey for nearly two y ars. the u.s. says it's seen no credible evidence against him. >> i have a message, on behalf of the president of the united states of america. release pastor andrew brunson now, or be prepared to face the consequences. >> reporter: those consequences are u.s. sanctions, and a doubling of tariffs on turkish steel and aluminum, announced by president trump on friday. in retaliation, turkey's doubled tariffs on u.s. passenger cars, coal, and other goods, and announced a boycott of u.s. electronic goods. these angry turks tore up fake s llar bills in protest. many people here believe this crisis is all the fault of the u.s., even though experts have oen warning of danger signs for turke, some blaming turkey's orthoritarian president, recep tayyip erdogan. a defiant president erdogan said, "they have their dollars, we have our god," last week. but though the turkish lira rallied somewhat today, the odrkets do not share his faith in the tur

washington is steven cook he is a fellow at the council on foreign relations. this tension with turkey does pre-date the current difficulties over the past andrew brunson and turkeyn testing the patience. why do you say the president is getting it right. >> there is a long list that the united states has. the turks have undermined american efforts to contain iran. has helped iran evade u.s. sanctions and complicated the islamic state in syria and buying weapons. and the list goes on. george bush's administration, barack obama's administration have chosen to deal with the challenges in a private manner. to engage with turkish counterparts privately and hope for the best. i think president trump understands that the turks actually have responded to pressure before. the russian government has applied a significant amount of pressure after the turks shot down a war plane. the russian government has applied significant pressure. however the detention of a german journalist. both the germans and russians were able to get positive responses. and i think president trump has looked at this situation. the turks renegged on the deal regarding the release of this pastor from

andrew brinson could be coming home soon. turkish officials are flying to washington to discuss ongoing tensions between the two nations including sanctions punishing turkey for holding buffets leader captive. pastor brunsons accused of supporting an attempted coup in 2016, brunson denies the allegations. rob: dog tags found with the remains of a fallen us soldier sent from north korea. that will be presented to the soldiers's sons outside washington dc. during that ceremony at the pentagon you will hear about the identification process for the remains of 55 servicemember's that have been sent back and our home on american soil. jillian: the vice president expected to reveal more about donald trump's space force, the second-in-command will visit the pentagon tomorrow the same day the defense department releases a report on the manufacture of space components. rob: the president directed the pentagon to begin establishing a space force as the sixth branch of the military, congressional action is needed to create it. 8 minutes after the hour, the tail two parties for the democrats, socialists against the establishment. who has got the edge in the midterms? are political panel debates that next. ♪ we became

washington and ankara. last week president trump raisid new tatariffs on turkish metal exports.s. the u.s. is also pressuring turkey to release an american missionary named andrew brunson who was one of thousands of people in turkey detained after a failed coup in 2016. in yemen, thousands of mourners gathered in the city of saada monday for funerals of the 51 people, including 40 children,n, who were killed in an n air stre on a schchool bus lastst week. the airstrike was rrrried ouby e u.s.-bacd saudi-d coition. images pted online sugst a u.s. built mark-82 bomb was usus in theirirstrike. mourners decried the attack on school children. >> the crimes that were committed by the coalition against children were unprecedented crimes that have never happened before. crimes that will not be forgiven by history or humanity of a crime that has never happened to six,eefore, not the indians, nor the bengals. committed by the dirty hands against the children of yemen. amy: we will have more on yemen later in the broadcast. in london, at least three people were injured today when a car drove into a security barrier outside the house of parliament. the driver of the car has been a

washington following the developing story. >> good evening to you by the white house has been ramping up the pressure on turkey this last month, especially politically and economically to release pastor andrew brunson those efforts appear to be having at least some effect. today, as turkey's financial markets plummeted and its currency fell to record lows, the country's ambassador to the u.s. requested a meeting with national security advisor john bolton to discuss the detention of pastor brunson and relations between our two countries. the white house has been tight-lipped about any conversations surrounding him so it's not clear what kind of progress, if any, was made that today's talks but jay sekulow, who represents the brunson family and is one of the president's personal attorneys tells fox news, "we are working with the president, vice president, and the secretary of state as well as members of congress, the president and his team are rated committed to securing the release of pastor brunson and we remain hopeful it will occur soon." today's meeting is at first we know of between the two countries between president trump announced plans fridays two double tariffs on turkish steel and aluminu

delegation is meeting with state department officials in washington to discuss ongoing tensions, including sanctions, punishing turkey for holding andrew brunsonprosecutor so frustrated with judge that he tiered up. rick gates will be on the stand. he acknowledged having an affair. he admitted embezzling money from manafort his former business partner. he pleaded not guilty. >>> hilarious first day of school picture going viral. take a look, that is sergeant nathan kendrick with a spider-man lunch box and pretty embarrassed look on his face. maybe just shy. the shelby county sheriff's office sharing photo on kendrick's first day on the job as a school resource officer. isn't that great? steve: spider-man lunch box with writing on it? brian: do they make therm most with glass inside jell jill i have one with metal inside. brian: now you have to worry that they will smash it and drinking glass. don't drop those because they have a glass thermos. abby: brian, we want live in a what-if world. tony dungy is taking a stand for the flag. one florida restaurant is taking a stand of their own. they are joining us live next. steve: what does pete hegset

president pence singled out pastor andrew brunson warning turkey's leadership not to test president trump's resolve. turkey's president issued his own warning to washingtonor a priest. jeanne shaheen of new hampshire joins us now alongside republican james lankford. they have been leading efforts to gain the release of the pastor. who is pastor brunson and why is he being held in turkey? >> pastor brunson is a missionary who had been in turkey for over 23 years when he was arrested in october of 2016. and he's been charged with totally trumped up charges in his indictment, suggesting that he was part of the coup attempt against president erdogan, but there's no evidence to show that. this is a man who loves turkey. he's raised his kids there. and this is really an effort as we've heard president erdogan say to exchange our pastor, pastor brunson, for fatulah galan who is the man that president erdogan blames for the coup against him. so it's unfortunate that we are in this situation where it has escalated to the point that it's not in the best interest, either of the united states or of turkey. they should release pastor brunson. we made some progress wh