assad, whose putin's best buddy in the middle east, assad, who is backed by iran, whose regime openly seeks to undermine and destroy american interests and values worldwide, this is the person who co-president's musk and trump want to lead our intelligence agency, to spearhead our national security operations. well, that doesn't make me comfortable sleeping at night to talk amiably about a dictator like assad and like putin for that matter, shows at best a lack of judgment and at worse allegiance to our adversaries. and even in cases of proven espionage against the american intelligence community, the very organization that she seeks to lead, tulsi gabbard instead has sided with criminals. of course i'm speaking about her support of edward snowden. in 2020, while she was a member of the united states house of representatives, she introduced a resolution suggesting that the federal government should drop all charges against edward snowden. there's only one other member who co-sponsored this resolution and that was former congressman matt gaetz. now in 2025, ms. gabbard still refuses to

assad, who's putin's best buddy in the middle east, assad, who is backed by iran, whose regime openly seeks to undermine and destroy american interests and values worldwide, this is the person whose copersons musk and trump want to lead our intelligence agency, to spearhead our national security operations. well, that doesn't make me comfortable sleeping at night. to talk amiably about a brutal dictator openly opposed to american interests and human rights, a dictator like assad, and like putin for that matter, shows at best a lack of judgment and, at woifshths allegiance to our -- at worst, allegiance to our adversaries. and even in cases of proven espionage against the american intelligence community, tulsi gabbard instead has sided with criminals. of course, i'm speaking about her support for edward snowden. in 2020, while she was a member of the united states house of representatives, she introduced a resolution suggesting that the federal government should drop all charges against edward snowden. there was only one other member who cosponsored this resolution, and that was former

that assad didn't gas his own people in these two cases. she wanted it to be true so badly that five years later she says that she was still unaware of the facts of their background. facts that me and my staff, that we found with some rather routine searching of public information. it was not hard. and she trusted and further publicized their claims without verification, despite our government making clear that assad and russia would attempt to raise these sorts of questions and theories to distract america and our allies. mr. president, if that's not a red flag, i don't know what is. still, five years later, colonel gabbard came before the united states senate intelligence committee and repeated all of this as if it weren't in contention. she continues to apply less skepticism towards these sources and narratives than the assessments of american intelligence operatives, professionals who have a ton of experience at this. and who she is nominated to lead. all because they support her point of view, that the united states should not have str

this is a line putin used frequently during the syrian assad civil war as assad he supported. they did it repeatedly, did it in public, did it at the united nations. in 2016 you said "the u.s. is providing direct and indirect support to terrorist groups in order to overthrow the syrian government." in 2019 and the democratic presidential debate stage, you said of president trump, "this current president is continuing to betray us. we were supposed to be going after al qaeda. but over years now, not only have we not gone after al qaeda, our president is supporting al qaeda." i am interested to hear, what was your goal in saying these things and did you consider before saying them theiran in russia, with their motives may have been before making these claims? ms. gabbard: as someone who enlisted in the military specifically because of al qaeda's terrorist attack on 9/11 and committing myself and my life to doing what i could to defeat these terrorists, it was shocking and a betrayal to me and every person who was killed on 9/11, their families, my brothers and sisters in uniform

gabbard had terrible judgment in meeting with bashar al-assad where al-assad was using gas and other chemical weapons against his own people. on that same trip she met with amed hassum, but in 2011, he threatened to commit suicide attacks in the united states. at the confirmation hearing, ms. gabbard claimed not no know -- to know about his past, but reporting following the clear that our staff made her aware of his history at the time of the trip. if she simply googleled this guy -- googled this guy that would have revealed about his past. what does it say about his past that he would have a threat against america. just last summer she accepted a trip to italy that was paid for by the foundation of pierre devout. and at her confirmation hearing, she seemed unable to recognize why the national security interests of the united states might be better protected if tiktok, a social media app that reached into the homes of millions of americans was actually under american ownership rather than subject to the controls of the prc and ultimately the communist party of china. the world today

gabbard exercised terrible judgment and meet with assad in which a conflict assad was using gas and other chemical weapons against his own people and on that same trip she also met with ahmed hassoun. many americans may not be familiar with him, but in 2011 threatened to commit suicide bomb attacks against the united states. now, at her confirmation hearing ms. gabbard claimed not to know about his past, but reporting followed the hearing makes it clear that her staff made her aware of that history at the time of her trip in 2017. to say nothing of the fact if she'd simply googled this guy, that would have revealed his past. what does it say about her judgment or experience that she would willingly meet with someone who is very publicly issued threats against the united states of america. nor is this an isolated lapse. just last summer she accepted a trip to italy paid for by the foundation of a man with deep connections to sanctioned russian oligarchs and that at her confirmation hearing, she seemed unable to recognize why the national security interests of the united states might be bet

and these suburbs of damascus really were essentially the heart of the uprising against bashar al-assadyou can see how they've just been smashed to bits. they've been bombed. they were besieged. people were starved. they were forcibly displaced. and now being here on the ground, you get a sense of the full scale of the devastation, the kind of rebuild and reconstruction that we're talking about. estimates had been around 250 billion, which once seemed like a figure no one could get their head around. but when you're here on the ground and looking at it, it's clear that it is going to cost hundreds of billions to rebuild. what's not clear is where those dollars will come from. syria's economy has been hollowed out by years of war, corruption and crippling sanctions. in the suburb of daraya, life has returned to the streets. but making a living is hard. emad abu kalam runs a shawarma shop. like most here, he is optimistic about the future but realistic about the challenges. >> and the. >> fear. >> the fareed zakaria. >> so he's saying that it's going to take a lot of money and a lot of ti

i believe that pro assad forces are still waiting. still weaponnized and the iranians are still in syria, by the way. this means that right now the west must include this chance. >> after the sudden fall of the dictator who he says destroyed his country, now salah's hope is back. rejoicing alongside millions of syrians at home and displaced abroad who now hope to return. but so many like him have been left homeless and penniless by this war. and his family is luckier than most. they've been living in this small house in azaz that the whole extended family shares. rebuilding will be an almighty task in a country where the economy is in ruins too. >> 80% of our houses have been destroyed by the russian air planes. i cannot rebuild my house because it needs thousands of dollars. and, you know, this is impossible now a days because we do not have salaries. the economic cycle right now has broken down. the economic situation needs to be reactivated, needs to be starting new businesses, starting factories because we have lots of young men h

i have no love for assad or gaddafi or any dictator, i just hate al qaeda.e have leaders who cozy up to extremists and minimizing them to so-called rebels. as jake sullivan said to hillary clinton, al qaeda is on our side in syria, syria is now controlled by a offshoot, a.t.s., led by a islamist jihaddist who danced in the streets in 9/11 and is responsible for the killing of many american service members. democrat senators in the past resorted to anti-christian bigotry against some of president trump's judicial nominees like amy coney barrett and brian boucher. i condemn those actions as a democrat in congress as bigotry must be thoroughly condemned by all of us, no matter the religion. unfortunately, there are some democrat senators who still don't understand the freedom of religion in article 6 of the constitution, quote, no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the united states. unfortunately, they're once again using the religious bigotry card but this time trying to foment religious bigotry agains

gabbard had terrible judgment in meeting with bashar al-assad where al-assad was using gas and other chemical weapons against his own people. on that same trip she met with amed hassum, but in 2011, he threatened to commit suicide attacks in the united states. at the confirmation hearing, ms. gabbard claimed not no know -- to know about his past, but reporting following the clear that our staff made her aware of his history at the time of the trip. if she simply googleled this guy -- googled this guy that would have revealed about his past. what does it say about his past that he would have a threat against america. just last summer she accepted a trip to italy that was paid for by the foundation of pierre devout. and at her confirmation hearing, she seemed unable to recognize why the national security interests of the united states might be better protected if tiktok, a social media app that reached into the homes of millions of americans was actually under american ownership rather than subject to the controls of the prc and ultimately the communist party of china. the world today

where the country is facing the quote of problems with the new leadership after the fall of the pastor assad. these are some of the same priorities that that organization has been spending money on. $47000.00 for a transgender offer out in columbia. 32000 for a transgender comic book in peru. as the white house takes and asked to you with a id, we look at how the infamous agency has been spending billions to, to okay us around the world under the guise of humanitarian health. so we're looking to do a deal with new brain where they're going to secure what we're giving them with their rare earth and other things. and it's finally official. the u. s. want to cranes natural or riches in exchange for ongoing support. as president trump analysis plans for new deal with the following up on an idea from a senior republican center. the i'm rachel ruble live in moscow. you are watching our t international. the west is trying to prevent russia, china, and a ron from helping to settle the rocky leadership transition in syria. after the fall of summer, president bush or assad, russian foreign minister, i

which are a major source of revenue for just going to the original asset seeking the photos of the assad regime was a historic step for the serial people. and based on that, a new syria should be built without restoring the bought the party or it's ideology . indeed, we want to move the serial forward together without repeating the bought experience . caught couldn't hold our kids. that is unacceptable. if once a buffer zone all the way from both ends of the freight, he's ever ended up all the way through to get off the border. one, the courage, prices to lay down their weapons. and it wants them to be part of the united states to cation the i is, i'm on this one. another important issue for turkey, a in syria, is that in the fight against terrorism, just as with the fight against isis, the fight against p, k, k. and why p cheap should continue at the same time. right now the domestic is, administration is continuing it if it's to reach out to the white pg item particular to find a solution to k is following this closely. hope is that this problem can be resolved without bloodshed and mi

shielding assad for his inhumane conduct. have to say i have never heard of a dirn -- it dni nominee who is ready to accept russian disinformation so easily. and of course i'm troubled by her long record of showing weakness against russia when it came to putin's invasion of ukraine. on the night russia invaded ukraine and launched the first full-scale invasion of a sovereign nation in europe since world war ii, what was ms. gabbard doing? she was on twitter at 11:30 p.m. blaming nato and the united states for starting the war in ukraine when putin invaded ukraine. she said the war could have been avoided had nato and the u.s. accommodated putin. that's who we want as head of national intelligence? by the way, russian state tv lee it that willy aired these comments -- lethally aired these comments shortly thereafter. and now republicans want to make this person top u.s. intelligence chief. can you believe it? i really don't believe my republican colleagues believe she's the right choice. i really don't. i know the pressures th

also, it's been two months since the assad regime fell to islamic militants.is this the new taliban or something else? but first, here's my take. it's been a head spinning week for american foreign policy, with tariffs against canada and mexico dramatically announced. and then suddenly postponed. usaid was gutted and president trump said he wants the u.s. to take over gaza. the most revealing lens through which to look at all this might not be donald trump's pronouncements, but rather those of his aides and supporters. the tariff tantrum suggested that foreign leaders are becoming skilled at handling trump. they mollify him with token concessions, allow him to declare victory, and then return to business as usual. the concessions that mexico and canada made were either small bore or policies that they were already pursuing. mexico agreed to send thousands of troops to the border at the biden administration's request, and are now doing the same for trump. in the case of canada. trump's own statement notes that canada was agreeing to implement its border plan, m

government held the assad regime responsible, gabbard said she was skeptical that assad was behind itre concerns regarding her possible ties to russia, or at least her affinity for russia. gabbard has been accused of echoing kremlin propaganda in the past, most notably in 2022, shortly after russia invaded ukraine. gabbard promoted the idea that there were dozens of american funded bio labs in ukraine, which is a baseless claim that russia promoted as one of its justifications for launching its attack on ukraine. perhaps more importantly, she echoed the stance that the dismissal of russia's concerns regarding ukraine possibly being a member of nato, or even the expansion of nato toward russian borders, was part of the reason russia had to invade the expansion of nato, and america's role in that was the reason why russia had to invade ukraine. that's just some stupid stuff. joining me now is tom nichols, staff writer for the atlantic, author of the atlantic daily newsletter. he's the author of several books, including our own worst enemy, the assault from within on modern democracy. an

lack of mr al—shaara is expected to meet the de facto ruler, crown prince mohammed bin salman. al—assadlf the country and revive its economy after more democratic republic of the congo, are fleeing are stocking up on food and essentials, while others the fighters are now about a hundred kilometres from the provincial capital bukavu, after capturing the rwandan government has denied supporting the m23 and having its troops in the country. who gave the latest. in south kivu province is that the congolese air forces, supported by burundian army and also local militia, north of bukavu. there's been a lot of military activity as well at an army and north of bukavu as well. been a major escalation in the past couple of hours, rapidly south and approaching bukavu. and, richard, of course, this is a rebel offensive that ministry yesterday afternoon indicating that from their the un estimates that slightly over half a million people have been displaced as they were fleeing for safety. and humanitarian agencies really are saying that they are currently overwhelmed. a humanitarian perspective. but

syria after meeting with assad. and then his wife. >> were you aware of his threats regarding suicide. >> bombers in the. >> united states? >> i was not. >> and. >> had not heard that. until today. were you aware of his threats involving suicide bombers in the united states? nope. never heard of that before. you just said it. wow. that's trump's pick to be director of national intelligence, tulsi gabbard, speaking at her confirmation hearing, saying she had no idea that that guy she met with in syria had threatened to unleash a network of suicide bombers in the united states. just learned that today. no idea. totally thought we were talking about tupperware. had no idea that's what that guy was. the washington post reported on documents showing that tulsi gabbard actually did know about that guy's threat, about suicide bombers in the united states more than eight years ago. she learned about it at the latest. as soon as she returned from that trip. and you know, not for nothing, but that guy is still around. imagine what it would mean

she has faced criticism for a meeting with now deposed bashar al-assad, and her pushed apart and edwardwill advise the president on national security and so -- and oversee the country's intelligence agencies. the 52-48 but was largely along party lines. former senate minority leader mitch mcconnell was the only republican to join democrats voting against her confirmation. robert f. kennedy, jr. has moved one step closer to becoming the nation's health secretary. the senate voted along party lines to advance his confirmation and a final vote is expected later this week. u.s. inflation increased more than expected last month at higher egg and energy prices helped push up the cost of living for americans. inflation rose to 3%, the highest in six months. above the two .9% expected by economists this. comes weeks after the u.s. central banks decides to hold rates saying there's significant uncertainty about where they're coming might be headed. it poses a challenge to president trump who may tackling inflation a secular -- centerpiece of his campaign. the trump administration is blaming infl

she hung out with bashar al assad. but in the end, that didn't make a difference to the majority. and the majority, i think, had a lot of questions that they would acknowledge. but the vote they had to make had to stand the test of trump. >> and rfk jr.. for one, he tried to clean up those vaccine comments in his confirmation hearings. that wasn't enough to satisfy satisfy your concerns. >> well, your term is exactly right. cleanup. no. everybody's in on the game here. you have a lifetime of fighting against vaccines. and then when you're up for confirmation, you say, oh, no, just kidding. so the question for all of us, if we want to be serious in the evaluation of these candidates, is look at what they did, look at their history. don't look at what they're saying to try to get our vote. >> all right. senator from vermont, thank you so much for your perspective. appreciate it. and phil, back to you. but you're hearing a lot of what democrats are saying. they're concerned about what happened. they're saying they couldn't really do much. they didn't have the votes and they didn't ha

it opened just weeks after the fall of the regime of bashar al-assad and is run by ennarah, a charity whose work i support that focuses on children affected by war, child psychologist raph al-bilad says that many of the kids here show signs of aggression and are lacking love and attention at home, a result, she says, of the grinding hardship of 12 years of war. most women of daraya are widows, so the mother took the role of the mother and the father, she tells us. so she has to work to support and raise the children. this all affects her well-being. as the euphoria of liberation begins to subside, the hard work ahead is becoming clear and communities like daraya will need all the support they can get now. and we talked about those sanctions that were implemented to put pressure on the regime of bashar al-assad, which have had a devastating impact on the syrian economy. last month, the u.s. government announced that it would issue a limited six month license, which would effectively ease some of the restrictions to allow more humanitarian aid into syria. but so far, it is still keeping

assad, there. there's not a very clear line, but there may be at least a sort of unclear one with a few people with regard to these two nominations. >> and the question is going to be, if it's not does not get through, what does it do? does he decide to push for a recess appointment? what does john thune thune do? allow him to move forward with that? will he block that? will it be a point of tension? will trump simply drop it? we know trump doesn't like to drop things, but he may have to if he doesn't have the votes. all right. this is going to be a consequential few days coming up and coming up for us. midterm elections are usually painful for the party in power. so what do the republican leader in charge of keeping the house in gop control tell me about next year? my new reporting is next. >> in the lead with jake tapper, weekdays at four on cnn. >> okay, everyone, our. >> mission is to provide complete, balanced nutrition. >> for strength and. >> energy. >> ensure with 27 vitamins and minerals,

assad is gone. hezbollah is gone. the leaders of hezbollah and hamas have been targeted assassinations. there's a cease fire in lebanon. there's some good leaders now in comparison to the us diplomacy, where, you know, standing up in lebanon so far. but what would you think about us boots on the ground in gaza? >> well, i think it'd be i mean, there would be grave concerns, i think, in congress and certainly i would have grave concerns also. but the other aspect that there's one more step that that on your list there that we. need to throw in there, and that is iran must not become a nuclear weapon state. and their ability to complete that has got to be significantly diminished. >> and do you think that they are trying to find a shortcut to shorten the time where they can have something like a rough bomb? >> absolutely, absolutely. >> and what has been allowed in. >> the last. >> administration for them to continue to enrich and gain capabilities has got to be has got to be reversed. >> well, partly because some would

totally confused on views ton that and as well her lack of adjustment, whether it's going to visit assad head of syria, taking trips, paid for by sketchy groups or echoing putin's comments somehow nato started the war in ukraine. that is not the judgment of somebody that would run 18 intelligence agencies. >> we will watch to see those republican senators. i want to ask you as well about what's happening at the fbi and the justice department. president trump campaigned on this promise is restructure the government. seems like he is implementing that this week. between the fbi and justice department, we have seen at least 20 terminations. some are calling this a purge. but is it overstating it if we are seeing 20 people lose their jobs? >> well, if you were suddenly taking out the most experienced folks at justice or the fbi, how does that make a stronger -- and what he is saying is every fbi agent that somehow touched the january 6th investigation, that was a comprehensive investigation, i have been told there were almost half of all the fbi agents at least had some involvement. remember

she said, bashar al-assad syria was not an enemy of the united states.much contradicting the bipartisan u.s. view of the syrian dictator, rfk jr.. s nomination to head hhs advanced. we heard from several gop senators today say they've been assured kennedy is not anti-vaccine. but just before the vote, we noted trump posted this quote 20 years ago. autism in children was 1 in 10,000. now it's 1 in 34. wow, something really wrong? we need bobby. i don't have to tell you that. that feeds at least a position that's not based on the science. how dangerous is that for this country? given how vital vaccines are? >> look, i'm actually kind of a health food person. and so some of the things that rfk jr. has said in the past on the, on the the front of high quality food, i can relate to. but the science of this vaccination denial is not only unscientific and irresponsible, it basically makes every mother who's got an autistic kid question everything she ever did it. it's deeply irresponsible. >> as we have the president about to speak alongside the israeli prime m

. >> i have no love for assad or gaddafi or any dictator. >> reporter: now under scrutiny for mimicking talking points on issues like ukraine and praying whistle-blower edward snowden. >> is edward snowden a traitor to the united states of america? that is not a hard question to answer when the stakes are this high. >> senator, as someone who has served in -- >> it's a yes or no. >> reporter: despite some republicans rallying to their defense. >> are you not concerned about bobby kennedy's views on vaccines? >> i think he put that issue to bed. >> reporter: both still yet to lock down the key holdout votes they'll need. >> the jury's out? >> that's correct. >> george: let's get to julie pace, susan page. we saw pete hegseth get through on a close vote. are these two candidates going to make it? >> i think these are two of the most controversial nominees and two on the bubble. gabbard may be a little more imperiled than kennedy at this point. watch what the maga movement does though. they really rallied around hegseth and were instrumental in ensuring that he got over that finish line, n

where the country is facing the quote of problems with the new leadership after the fall of the pastor assad. these are some of the insane priorities that that organization has been spending money on. $47000.00 for a transgender offer out in columbia. 32000 for a transgender comic book in peru. as the white house takes and act usa id, we looked at how the infamous agency has been spending billions just okay. awesome . around the world under the guise of humanitarian health. so we're looking to do a deal with new brain where they're going to secure what we're giving them.

the one hand, blaming the united states for rushers invasion of ukraine, and for visiting bashar al assad in syria. and telling the us government that he had no weapons of mass destruction. there were likely other republicans who might have voted against are many it expressed objections. chuck schumer, the democratic leader in the senate, said he believes that this were a silent vote, that only 10 people would have voted for. he called her a terrible choice. nonetheless, she went through largely with the support of republicans who wanted to make sure that donald trump got his nominees in however controversial. they are another controversial now many who advanced on a procedure both was robert f. kennedy junior, who advanced as health secretary, now many there will be a final vote scheduled for him as well. john henry and l. u 0 washington. that's it for me. how much in june you can find more information on our website, obviously, or dot com. and it was continues here on august here after the fans who made for thanks for watching the we are sure to see these things seems of legend some glo

some democrats were too, at the time against the assad regime.r of russian propaganda talking points, who repeats them. those would have been principles if that were a democrat nominated just a few years ago, these same republicans would have lined up and been outraged. so they've lost a bit of the principles that they have been running on. they have been representing in congress for many years. >> i think overall, it just feels like there's a lack of good faith right now in politics. and i think that a lot of people, democrats who might be watching, thinking, well, look, democrats always play by these good faith rules when it comes to republicans. why are republicans not doing the same thing? but then the next question they ask is, what can democrats do to stop the chaos that we're seeing from the trump administration? what's the answer you would give them? because you and i were talking. it's hard to be the minority. you don't have much leverage. >> it is it is really challenging. the democrats are in the minority in the house and the senate. t

drastically defends from other camps of assad, rice watch on tv. the most good cases caps troops of committing a woo climbed by call me a school in washington, battled could squeeze you in to to, to attention a wait for ukraine fulcher, an execution of civilians in a nearby area. and warning distressing images on the on t v. i do z as do poorly. the jack in the cost region comes with the all the russian troops to scope of the forty's of 8 when teaching locals too apparently, mexican, by ukrainian forces. despite the faith buying guns, the israel steps up, it's adults on palestine killing at least 5 people across the west bank. and in the weeks tops stories the taxes in the d. o. c. capital to the embassies of rwanda. several western countries offered in greek captures the key 16 of gold, locating any 2nd 170 people. the international with the latest news update on the look of course that the biggest store results the last 7 days. we have them all have a good to have your company. it's our lucky f has intentionally bomb the civilian building in russ

intelligence committee, despite republican concerns over her meeting with former syrian de dictator bashar al assad. gabbard and kennedy, two disruptors in a team of them. the leading figure, billionaire elon musk, who is out to reshape the government itself. his department of government efficiency staffed largely by young engineers. at least one of them just 19, have brought beds into their government offices. musk posting on x, "working the weekend is a super power." his team getting access to the treasury department's payment system, which processes trillions of dollars of the government's bills and includes the personal information of millions of americans. musk closing usaid, helping an estimated 32 million children suffering malnutrition and bringing food, water, shelter and health care to victims of natural disasters. usaid's $43 billion budget is a tiny fraction of what the government spends, about 1%. but musk, who is the world's richest man, posting, "we spent the weekend feeding u.s. zaid into the wood chipper. " and tonight, sources tell abc news that the state department is now startin

sure, assad government. and i was very shocked by what has happened to syria and disturb via to what was the purpose of the rise of these hard line groups because they were considered more effective, of taking out the governments at the west pointed, kicked up. that was the case that's being the case from syria. why is it being such emphasis on the guide in this isis in syria? it was to do 2 things, get rid of russia from syria and to get rid of their off from sarah was one of the objective supporters outside of the base. but they never had a base. and now i was kind of have a base syria that's to base about them. do they understand the consequences of what they've done in fear? do they not understand what the consequences will be? will be, i know for a terrier is coming up the top down, all slower, terry and solemn fist is fam, which will merge with the muslim brotherhood. and we are going to enter a new era. and also it will be in the secretary and this will have the rise of self as a price of secondary an

after the fall of summer, president bush or assad's suppression foreign ministry ministers target law prop provided those revealing remarks during the vault discussion clubs, middle east conference, cd technician at the motion both of my duty in syria. of course, there are the big problems that including the problem with the government that is now embodied by the leader of high out to free. it was from sharra. and those groups that were part of the structure between which off to the change of power in syria, dialogue and understanding has not been found. because there is still a need to promote national dialogue in a very active and constructive manner. not trying to gain geo political points, but thinking about the future of the syrian people. and for this purpose, it is necessary to unite the efforts of all external players who can influence the situation in one way or another, those and the attempts to prevent russia, china and iran, from externally supporting syrian settlement, was hardly dictated by good intentions. but they do reveal the west plans to push its competitors out to

feature will be built for the millions of syrians where been devastated by decades of long war under the assad regime. today was indeed a very his work day in colorado. and the meeting itself, i think, is a very good reflection of that historic symbolism in this meeting. because the meeting it took about 3 hours and this is significantly long for leader to leader meetings that take place and on cut off. so i think in that sense where you know, to all girl hosted, i think it's important to highlight this on car hosted both for administrative egypt today. and i'm seeing for a picture. i mean, syrian the fact that the, the mental shots today. and so for the region, these 2 meetings i think are very meaningful while the 10, you know, is also having a meeting in washington for this sense. i think it helps, but it has regional impacts. but of course, when it comes to biological relations, i mean there is a huge scope of different files that they will be working together from my 1st time . probably sorry, we have to interrupt here to take to, to a press conference with steve with costs. the us envoy

gabbard also faced criticism for visiting former syrian dictator bashar al assad. and accusations of appearing sympathetic to vladimir putin. but tonight, she was sworn in in the oval office. this, as trump's pick for health secretary, robert f. kennedy jr., moves a big step closer to his own confirmation. >> department of health and human services, robert f. kennedy jr. >> reporter: the senate advancing his nomination to a full vote tomorrow. and robert f. kennedy jr. does appear to have the support he needs to be confirmed tomorrow. one republic, senator bill cassidy, who is also a doctor, was on the fence. he expressed some concern about the misinformation that kennedy has pushed surrounding vaccines. but cassidy is up for re-election next year. he has now said that he will, in fact, be supporting kennedy, aware of the pressure he may face, david. >> david: rachel, thank you. >>> late today, new attorney general pam bondi revealing a new lawsuit against new york state and its attorney general letitia james. the attorney general accusing new york of resisting fed

the town tulsa, govern. controversial for her stands on russia and meeting with serious beside an assad's is confirmed as trumps. director of national intelligence, the hello, the us president donald trump has spoken to the russian president vladimir putin on the phone. today, his secretary of defense outlined his plan to end the war in ukraine. tonight told members straight to alan fisher joining us from washington to see what more we learning about this phone call as well that donald trump has essentially designated a team to talk to presidents the landscape with the idea of ending the war. that would certainly be the toner of p, texas. comments in europe in the last couple of hours when he said that ukraine couldn't expect to return to pre 2014 borders, which of course would mean the loss of territory from the most recent war. and also of the crime in the don't buy some the war and in 2014, when russia invaded, he is going to san marco rubio, his national security adviser. michael bolts is head of the director of national intelligence. jordan ratcliffe. all right. and also steve went c