and general milley again to be at bagram airfield, this is an incredible place. this is some fortress. i want to thank all of the afghanistan troops. we have a number of them standing around saying hello and waving and we appreciate it. and i also say at ease. let's enjoy ourselves. there is nowhere that i'd rather celebrate this thanksgiving than right here with the toughest, strongest best and bravest warriors on the face of the earth. you are indeed that. when i took office, if you can believe it almost three years ago, we were very depleted, our military was depleted in terms of equipment. right? they are all shaking their heads. we have all the brand new planes and brand new helicopters and ships being built now, brand new powerful submarines. probably the most powerful weapon is what we're building. nothing is even close. but we have things that nobody has seen or heard about and we'll keep it that way. but we've spent $2.5 trillion, very close to that number. and very shortly it will be $2.5 trillion. and while i don't love what that does to my budget beca

troops at bagram air base, and he also met with afghanistan's president and announced the u.s.ace talks. >>> now to the story of a group of veterans who continue to serve long after they've returned home from active duty. janet shamlian has their story. >> reporter: they have little experience with drills and dirt, but are experts in working as a team. 60-plus veterans are spending their sa maintenance for which there's no budget at a houston elementary school in need. principal treasure west. >> we just don't have the manpower to get some of the small projects done. >> good job, you guys. thank you. >> i work full time. this isn't my second job, this is something i want to do. >> reporter: carlos miller is a volunteer with the mission continues. in more than 50 cities, thousands of veterans report for duty. this time in the communities where they live. maureen acosta and nevil acosta brought their children to help hoping to fuel a passion to serve. do you ever think i've already served, it's someone else's turn? >> no, i'll probably serve until the day i die. >> reporter: vete

again, to be at bagram airfield, this is some fortress. i want to thank -- we have a number of them here, actually. i say to you, at ease, let's enjoy ourselves for a few minutes. i will introduce a few people. there is nowhere i would rather celebrate this thanksgiving then with the toughest, strongest, bravest warriors on the face of the earth. i took office almost three years ago, they depleted our military. our military was depleted in terms of equipment. they are all shaking their heads. brand-new helicopters, brand-new ships, brand-new submarines. probably the most powerful weapon in the world is what we are building. nothing is even close. we have things that nobody has seen, nobody has heard about. we have spent $2.5 trillion, close to that number. pretty soon it will be $2.5 trillion. while i don't love what that does to my budget, because i am a budget person, we have to have a strong military, with what is going on in the world today, very important. nobody beats our great army, navy, air force, coast guard, marines, and we thin

at bagram airfield, this is some fortress. -- we have ank number of them here, actually. i say to you, at ease, let's enjoy ourselves for a few minutes. i will introduce a few people. there is nowhere i would rather celebrate this thanksgiving then with the toughest, strongest, bravest warriors on the face of the earth. i took office almost three years ago, they depleted our military. our military was depleted in terms of equipment. they are all shaking their heads. brand-new helicopters, brand-new ships, brand-new submarines. probably the most powerful weapon in the world is what we are building. nothing is even close. we have things that nobody has seen, nobody has heard about. $2.5 trillion, close to that number. $2.5y soon it will be trillion. while i don't love what that ams to my budget, because i haveget person, we have to a strong military, with what is going on in the world today, very important. nobody beats our great army, ,avy, air force, coast guard marines, and we think soon we will be adding a thing called space. you know about that, right? [cheering] pres.

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speaking at bagram airfield, he also met the afghan president, he thanked american and afghan soldiers, who he said were responsible for the taliban's desire for an agreement. the first funerals have been held in vietnam for some of the 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry in south—east england last month. families of 16 victims have held services. the other bodies are expected to be returned to vietnam this weekend. the world health organisation says it's lost access to a key ebola hit community in the eastern democratic republic of congo after four health workers were killed in an attack on a treatment centre. a police investigation is underway. now on bbc news, our world. russia faces a deadly epidemic of domestic violence. lucy ash meets the families whose extraordinary stories have sparked a national debate and the politicians who are campaigning for changes in the law and better protection for those at risk. it contains discussion of domestic violence which some viewers may find upsetting. russia can be a dangerous place for women. it has a deadly culture of domestic viol

in general, again -- and in general, gain -- and again, to be at bagram airfield, i have heard so much about it. this is an incredible place. this is some airfield, some fortress. i want to thank all the afghanistan troops -- we have a number of them around, standing around, saying hello. we appreciate it. i'll have to say to you, at ease. let's enjoy ourselves for a few minutes. i want to introduce a couple of people. there is nowhere i would rather celebrate this thanksgiving then with the toughest, strongest, bravest warriors on the face of the earth. you are indeed that. you know, when i took office -- if you can believe it, almost three years ago, they depleted our military. our military was depleted in terms of equipment. they are all shaking their heads. that's right. we have all of those brand-new helicopters, brand-new ships, brand-new, incredible submarines. probably the most powerful submarines, probably the most powerful weapon in the world is what we are building. the former submarines, nothing is even close. we have things that nobody has seen, nobody has heard about. we

even if they have, in a speech to american troops at bagram air base, the president left uncertain whetheruccessful deal can be made with the taliban. >> the taliban wants to make a deal. we'll see if they want to make a deal. it has to be a real deal. we'll see. >> this was president trump's first trip to afghanistan. white house correspondent kaitlan collins has more on the trip. >> reporter: yeah, abby and christine. the president making this unannounced trip to afghanistan. when the president hit the ground, he met with the troops and served them thanksgiving lunch. and he made some news speaking to reporters, saying they restarted peace talks with the taliban, that ended abruptly three months ago when the president said he was scrapping them and some leaders at camp david when they were going to come home. after he believed that the taliban attack left one soldier dead. now, the president says they've restarted. he thinks the taliban will be more open to a cease-fire, which would be noteworthy that was a big sticking point last time around. this trip was kept under wraps well by the w

we had some pretty good guess's until we were in the air about a, i think 11 hour or so flight to bagramfield. air force one was completely darkened with shades drawn. then the president sat down, had some food with the troops, complained later that he wasn't able to get a bite of turkey. he said he did have some mashed potatoes. had that remarkable meeting with president ghani. talks are under way with taliban. these trips are sort of formalities. he made some important news and then gave those remarks. right back on the plane and here we are back at the usa, 36 hours after our departure. >> let's talk about that news specifically the remarks he made around getting close to a deal with the taliban. what do you know about that? >> well, viewers will remember that u.s. spent months talking total ban in doha through the president's special envoy and we were close to an agreement under which the taliban would renounce international terrorism, and take other measures for the beginning of a phased u.s. withdrawal. america has about 13,000 troops in afghanistan, way down from a peak of 100,000

afghanistan under the cover of darkness, flying 13 hours to serve thanksgiving turkey at a dining hall at bagram airbase. >> there's nowhere i'd rather celebrate this thanksgiving. >> reporter: the trip was mr. trump's second to a war zone, and was so secretive, even the president of afghanistan wasn't told until just before air force one landed. the two men sat down briefly, the president said to discuss peace talks between the u.s. and the taliban, which once harbored al qaeda. >> the taliban wants to make a deal. we'll see if they want to make a deal. it's got to be a real deal. >> reporter: in late august, it appeared the two sides were close to reaching a deal to end the war launched there after 9/11, but president trump abruptly canceled a planned summit after being criticized for offering to host it at camp david. >> as far as i'm concerned, they're dead. >> reporter: tonight, questions still linger over president trump's plan to withdraw troops from afghanistan. the pentagon says it has a plan to cut the number of troops from 12,000 to 8,600. but the timeline is unclear. today, the presi

air force one touched down at bagram airfield after an overnighshflight from gton, d.c. the president met with afghan president ashraf ghani and met with troops stationed there. heu. announced that th will be substantially reducing troops in afghanistan but he did not provide specific numbers. he raised hopes for revival of peace talks with the taliban. chris buckler reports from washington. chris: donald trump arrived in afghanistan on a trip suounded by secrecy and a huge amount of curity. the white house said the visit was intended to show support for troops during america's thanksgiving holiday. he made a point of serving foodld to rs thousands of miles from their families. pres. trump: i was all set to go and i had a bite of mashed potatoes. i never got to the turkey because the general said "come on over, let's take some pictures." i never got to my turkey. it is the first time in thanksgiving that i've never had any turkey. chris: but while officials insisted the visit was not connected to peace talks with the taliban, it comes a week after afghanistan freed three

when it landed at bagram air base in afghanistan, it landed in complete darkness.here were only a handful of aides traveling with president trump on this trip. not even the president of afghanistan knew that he was coming until shortly before president trump landed. at the white house, i'm cecilia vega for abc news. >> thank you, cecilia. >> closer to home, millions of americans bracing for a new round of wind, rain, and snow likely lasting through the weekend. crews battling the cave fire near santa barbara getting some much-needed help from some snow which is quite rare for that area. >> quite a different scene than we saw a few days ago. the interstate that connects southern california to las vegas has managed to stay open during this blast of winter weather, but road conditions are dangerous. abc's rob marciano has the details. >> reporter: high winds nearly grounding those famous balloons at the macy's thanksgiving day parade. handlers struggling to keep some of them under control. gusts shoving the nutcracker balloon, knocking this person to the ground. the w

headlines: president trump has made an unannounced trip to afghanistan, claiming to american troops at bagramtion to reduce the us military presence "substantially." the first funerals have been held in vietnam for some of the 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry in south—east england last month. families of 16 victims have held services. the other bodies are expected to be returned to vietnam this weekend. the world health organisation is saying it‘s now lost access to a community badly hit by ebola in the east of the democratic republic of the congo — because 4 four health workers have been killed in an attack on a treatment centre. a police investigation is underway.

speaking at bagram airfield, he also met the afghan president, he thanked american and afghan soldiers vietnam for some of the 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry in south—east england last month. families of 16 victims have held services. the other bodies are expected to be returned to vietnam this weekend. the world health organisation says it's lost access to a key ebola hit community in the eastern democratic republic of congo after four health workers were killed in an attack on a treatment centre. a police investigation is underway. now on bbc news, our world.

headlines: president trump has made an unannounced trip to afghanistan, claiming to american troops at bagrammet the afghan president, and reaffirmed his intention to reduce the us military presence "substa ntially. " the first funerals have been held in vietnam for some of the 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry in south—east england last month. families of 16 victims have held services. the other bodies are expected to be returned to vietnam this weekend. the world health organisation is saying it's now lost access to a community badly hit by ebola in the east of the democratic republic of the congo — because 4 four health workers have been killed in an attack on a treatment centre. a police investigation is underway. now on bbc news, panorama. tonight on panorama, the truth about china's secret indoctrination camps. they are trying to fundamentally change an entire culture. leaked documents reveal how a superpower is trying to brainwash a million people. it looks like the nazi playbook to me. we have obtained secret government instructions to those who run the camps. never allow e

president trump has made an unannounced trip to afghanistan, claiming to american troops at bagram airbaseban wants to agree a ceasefire. it's his first visit to the country since he took office. he also met the afghan president, and reaffirmed his intention to reduce the us military presence "substa ntially". sri lanka's new president, gotabaya rajapaksa, is visiting india for his first foreign trip since taking office less than a fortnight ago. his message is that the doors are wide open for indian, as well as chinese, investment. research by psychiatrists suggests that nearly a quarter of young people are so dependent on their smartphones that it becomes like an addiction. the study, by king's college in london, says that people become "panicky" or "upset" if they are denied constant access. the youngsters also cannot control the amount of time they spend on the phone. a row has broken out between two key nato allies, france and turkey, over policy on syria. at a news conference in paris, president macron said turkey's invasion of syria, targeting kurdish fighters, was endangering nato'

president trump has made an unannounced trip to afghanistan, claiming to american troops at bagram airbase that the taliban wants to agree a ceasefire. it's his first visit to the country since he took office. he also met the afghan president, and reaffirmed his intention to reduce the us military presence "substa ntially. " the first funerals have been held in vietnam for some of the 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry in south—east england last month. families of 16 victims have held services. the other bodies are expected to be returned to vietnam this weekend. the world health organisation is saying it's now lost access to a community badly hit by ebola in the east of the democratic republic of the congo — because 4 four health workers have been killed in an attack on a treatment centre. a police investigation is underway. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm shaun ley. sometimes a tv drama does more than entertain, it brings alive to an audience a world they've failed to see. for many, in the united states and beyond, the wire, which methodically dissected amer

air force one touched down at bagram airfield after an overnight flight from washington.ghani and addressed u.s. troops. he's announced that the us will be substantially reducing troops in afghanistan, but did not provide specific numbers. he also said the us was re—starting talks with the taleban. the talent band wants to make a deal. we will see if they want to make a deal, it's got to be a real deal. but they want to make a deal. they want to make a deal because you are doing a greatjob, that's the only reason they want to make a deal. i want to thank you i don't wa nt deal. i want to thank you i don't want to thank the afghan soldiers, i've spoken to a lot of you today and you say they are really fighting ha rd and you say they are really fighting hard andl and you say they are really fighting hard and i was very impressed with that. i want to thank you. the un is warning that zimbabwe is on the brink of a man—made starvation. it says 60% of people are unable to meet their basic food needs. that's nearly 8 million people — most in rural areas. here's the un special ra

when it landed there at bagram base, it landed in complete darkness, as well. just a handful of aides traveling with the president on this mission, tom. not even the president of afghanistan knew that president trump was coming until just before he landed. >> cecilia vega with that new reporting tonight. cecilia, thank you. >>> and we are also tracking two major storms tonight. one of them in the east, threatening those parade balloons here in new york city. take a look. heavy wind ripping a hole in ronald mcdonald, taking it out of service. the nutcracker knocking one of its wranglers to the ground. and now that second powerful storm slamming the west. firefighters on an icy road in utah, rescuing people whose suv had gone down a hill. and on i-25 in colorado, icy conditions flipped this charter bus upside down. the storm is now moving east, threatening travel just as millions of americans return home. here's abc's rob marciano. >> reporter: tonight, high winds nearly grounding those famous balloons at the macy's thanksgiving day parade. handlers struggling to

interesting trip to bagram airfield in afghanistan, the big u.s. air force base there.ges since president trump scrapped box with the taliban, it was actually only september, so there is a sense within the administration it would be good to get those talks restarted. having said that, there are no details provided by the white house on exactly what went down with president trump today in his 45-minute meeting with the afghan president. it certainly sounds like a positive development, but i think skeptics will want to see more details on exactly what was ironed out. hastily puts not together, it was put together over several weeks, but the president of afghanistan himself wasn't told until a few hours before president trump landed that the u.s. leader was coming. it is hard to imagine there has been a huge breakthrough just in those 45 minutes of meetings. president trump, as you know, often talks big after meeting world leaders, and leaves his aides and others to clean up the mess, or really come up with the details. that may have happened now. one other thing to consid

afghanistan under the cover of darkness, flying 13 hours to serve thanksgiving turkey at a dining hall at bagram>> there is nowhere i'd rather celebrate this thanksgiving. >> reporter: the trip was mr. trump's second to a war zone and was so secretive, even the president of afghanistan wasn't told until just before air force one landed. the two men sat down briefly. the president said to discuss peace talks between the u.s. and the taliban, which once harbored al qaeda. >> the taliban wants to make a deal. we'll see if they want to make a deal. it's got to be a real deal. >> reporter: in late august, it appeared that the two sides were close to reaching a deal to end the war launched there after 9/11. but president trump abruptly canceled a planned summit after being criticized for offering to host it at camp david. >> as far as i'm concerned, they're dead. >> reporter: tonight questions still linger over president trump's plan to withdraw troops from afghanistan. the pentagon says it has a plan to cut the number of troops from 12,000 to 8600, but the timeline is unclear. today the president wou

he served thanksgiving turkey to the men and women at bagram airfield but he later addressed them sayingalks with the taliban are back on. >> the taliban wants to make a deal. we'll see if they want to make a deal. it's got to be a real deal but we'll see. >> this comes three months after president trump called off talks after a bomb killed a u.s. service member. 19 americans have died in combat in afghanistan so far this year making it the most in the last five years. president trump wants to reduce troops and bring more home. >>> many stores are hiring thousands of extra workers to get packages to your door on time. >>> and today may be a good time to buy electronics like phones and laptops. the price could soon go up if the u.s. and china do not wrap up trade talks. pressure is building on both sides to complete a limited phase one agreement by december 15th. that's when new tariffs kick in on most electronics made in china. >>> thanksgiving is over and now it's time to work off that turkey, mashed potatoes and pie that we feasted on. >> what better way to do that than black friday sh

he was joined by afghanistan's president at bagram airfield. >> there's nowhere i'd rather celebrate this thanksgiving w. than with the best and bravest warriors on the face of the earth. >> with your support, what we have done to wipe out -- is tremendous. >> close to 13,000 u.s. troops remain in afghanistan. >>> a new report says the trump administration knew it -- to reunite families separated at the southern border. 5,000 children were taken from the parents also found the trump administration planned to separate five times as many. the effort interrupted by public outcry and an executive order ending the program last year. they h. claims border separations are still ongoing on a much smaller scale. >>> san francisco's most famous character is a man known as emperor norton. issued proclamations and his own unofficial currency. 138 years after his death, those notes are rare and highly valuable. nbc bay area joe rosato jr. shows us the potential discovery of one of those notes. >> san francisco was a city that appreciates a memorable character. this san francisco bar is devoted to

to sneak president trump out of his mar-a-lago estate in florida and send him on a 16 hour trip to bagraman to visit the troops there with only a very small handful of people being in the loop. let's bring in a former secret service agent under president obama and also cnn law enforcement analyst. good to see you. so let's talk about first this blob. as they investigated what this thing was, the white house on lockdown, is that the kind of response that you are expecting? >> yeah, the secret service and law enforcement partners reacted very quickly. this was a textbook response that the white house trains for every single day. you know, hindsight is 2020. it is a little tongue in cheek that we're calling it a blob or flock of birds, but in the moment, you have to understand that the secret service and people looking at the restricted air space around the white house and the national capitol region, all they saw was a blip on a radar screen of something that was in that restricted air space that became a threat. and let me just contextualize this and give it some color. ground based threat

he met with troops at bagram air force base in afghanistan and made a surprising announcement that peaceks with the taliban restarted. >> the taliban wants to make a deal. we'll see if they want to make a deem. it's got to be a real deal but we'll see. >> the taliban wants to make a deal and we're meeting with them and we're saying it has to be a cease-fire and they didn't want to do a cease-fire but now they want to do a cease-fire i believe it will probably work out that way. >> the only probable the-of-lem caught off guard. our policy regarding peace talks is the same as it was -- the same as it was. if america wants talks would resume from the point where the they stoppedwi. with me, a cnn global affairs analyst kidnapped by the taliban in 2008 and held more than seven months before escaping. obviously unique insight into this particular so president trump saying the u.s. is meeting with the taliban, that appears to come as news to the taliban. what do you make of all of this? >> first of all, i want to say that the hope the president succeeded in brokering a peace deal in afghanista

. >> reporter: president trump spending thanksgiving in afghanistan making a surprise trip to bagram he spent the holiday with troops. the commander-in-chief thanking troops for their service overseas. >> hopefully everyone can get some well-deserved rest this holiday. your family is home and they love you so much. >> reporter: the president has repeatedly called to bring u.s. forces who have been stationed abroad for many years home. he called the efforts in afghanistan an endless war. to that end there are still about 12,000 military personnel stationed in afghanistan. also today the president announced a resumption of talks with the taliban. >> this evening as millions of families sit down at their dinner tables back home they will be saying a prayer for the men and women serving our nation in afghanistan. and deployed all around the globe . great men and women all around the globe. many are coming home. >> reporter: at home the trump administration has until sunday evening to determine if they will take part in the house judiciary committee hearings next week. those meetings are

. >> nawaz: president trump spent part of this thanksgiving in afghanistan, at bagram airbase, noh of kabul. mr. trump met with seval hundred american troops, served a traditional thanksgiving dinner to many, and met with afghan president ashraf ghani. president trump also said he had restarted peace talks th the taliban, talks which he cut off in early september. for more on this, i'm joinedy our own john yang, here inthe esident said-- restarting the peace talks. where do they sta. >> it's interesting anna officials tell want newshour this was not intend to ta about the peace talks. as stephanie grisham told reporters on air force one on the way or this was to be a show of support for the troops, a holiday greeting, a traditional thing for presidents to do. as so often is the case, president trump had different ideas when he sat don with afghan president ghani. >> we've been wanng to make deal, and so hav e we were thgettieng close, ande pulled back. we didn'tant to do it becau of what they did. it was not a good-- it was not going they did with killing the soldier. i don't know if

the president helped serve thanksgiving dinner to troops at bagram air field and addressed 1500 service there he also held a bilateral meeting with afghanistan's president to discuss isis and he announced he's restarted peace negotiations with the taliban. >>> the winner of the national dog show has been revealed it is the god of thunder thor, a bulldog, walked away a winner he beat out more than 2,000 competitors and more than 193 breeds to claim the top prize. thor's handler says the bulldog is sweet, very athletic and gives his all. >>> we're talking about here, brian, talk about irony too, a human gets part in this thanksgiving thanks to a turkey. an officer in california pulled over a reckless driver for speeding, but as he was trying to give that driver a ticket, a wild turkey trotted up, started chasing the cop. it spooked him and that officer ended up driving away. what a lucky day for that driver, saved from a ticket and usually you get pulled over by a police officer, you do not want him seeing or smelling wild turkey and this time it saved him >> see, you, sir, wild turkey, t

there he is serving turkey at bagram air field. more than two hours he was there, he sat down with the baghdad president as well. there were strict instructions to keep this trip a secret to ensure his safety. this was his first trip to the site of america's longest war where 12,000 u.s. forces remain. >>> some good news right now, a once missing great grandmother is back home safely this morning. we told but this 75-year-old fairfield woman, she was missing with her two great grandkids and hadn't been seen since monday. yesterday she pulled into a gas station in pinole, when an attendant received a text alert on her phone and called police. they were able to reunite the family who says they're thankful she was found safely just in time for the holidays. >> it was turning out to be the worst but in one phone call, it was the best thanksgiving ever. >> indeed. the family believes the woman, sandra young is her name, has some form of dementia. they believe she had been driving between richmond and danville along highway 4 all that ti

and president trump was joined at bagram airfield by afghanistan's president. >> there's nowhere i wouldher celebrate this thanksgiving than right here with the toughest, strongest, best and bravest warriors on the face of the earth. >> with your support, what we have done, to wipe out al qaeda is tremendous. >> close to 13,000 u.s. troops remain in afghanistan. >>> back here at home, will more money help track down whoever is throwing or shooting objects at cars on highway 101? the chp and monterey county sheriff hope so. the departments are now offering $4500 for information that leads to an arrest. projectiles have hit at least 43 cars this year. it is happening near the 101/156 interchange in prunedale south of gillroy. the latest attack happened thursday night on eastbound highway 156, investigators have not said what kind of things are being thrown at the cars. it has been dangerous every time. >>> a wet thanksgiving for some people in san francisco, and it wasn't the rain. two water mains. >> it looks like a natural disaster. but it wasn't raining. it was the san francisco water m

the president helped serve dinner to troops at bagram airfield and spoke in front of the 1,500 serviceather celebrate this thanksgiving than right here with the toughest, strongest, best and bravest warriors on the face of the earth. you are indeed that. >> that was president trump's first visit to afghanistan. more news later. you're watching msnbc. >>> welcome back do "dateline extra." i'm craig melvin. after a sleepless life, detective jerry cedillo was on the heels of a promising lead. he had a hunch. rather than continue to toss and turn in bed, he decided to follow his gut. now the detective was following a black infinity g35, and it would take him somewhere very interesting. here again is keith morrison. >> reporter: on the saturday morning after black friday, 2014, homicide detective jerry cedillo followed a black infiniti into the parking lot of the hulen mall. he watched as the passenger, a woman dressed in darkish clothes, headed inside. she fit the description he'd been given of 25-year-old carter cervantez, a former co-worker of ashlea harris. the male driver stayed in the

air force one touched down at bagram airfield after an overnight flight from washington.y want to make a deal, it has to be a real deal but we‘ll see. they want to make a deal because you are doing a greatjob. soi because you are doing a greatjob. so i want to thank you and think the afg ha n so i want to thank you and think the afghan soldiers for really, i have spoken to a lot of you today and you are saying they were fighting hard. i was impressed with that so i want to thank you. three teenage boys have admitted threatening two women who who were subjected to homophobic abuse on a bus. melania hey—mon—at and her date christine hannigan were pelted with coins on a london night bus in may. the teenagers, aged 15, 16 and 17, admitted public order offences ahead of a scheduled trial at highbury corner youth court. the family of harry dunn, who was killed when he was knocked off his motorbike, has begun legal proceedings against the foreign office. harry‘s parents argue that granting diplomatic immunity to the main suspect in 19—year—old harry‘s death, was wrong in law. th

are being held in the custody of the afghan government although they're being held in the prison at bagram airport the u.s. control airport officially there under the authority of the afghan government which would make the decision to release them so that would put the afghan government in a different position where they would be able to engage directly with with the taliban which up until now had refused to talk to them directly similarly until now the afghan government has refused to talk about prisoner exchanges but i think what they're dealing with now is very much looking at who these people are the that the 2 westerners kevin king intimately weeks. who would essentially be what the afghan government gets back on behalf of the united states on behalf of their patrons and the 3 prisoners that that have that the taliban have asked to be released from the custody of the afghan go. raiment are our family members of tough leaders the one that you mentioned and asked hani the younger brother as you said of the the head of the had had a network part of the taliban network but the other 2 as

air force one touched down at bagram airfield after an overnight flight from washington.s troops stationed there. he's announced that the us will be substantially reducing troops in afghanistan, but did not provide specific numbers, and he raised hopes for a revival of peace talks with the taliban. the taliban wants to make a deal. we will see if they want to make a deal. it has to be a real deal, but we'll see if they want to make a deal. i want to make it to because you're doing a greatjob. that's the only reason i want to make a deal. i wa nt only reason i want to make a deal. i want you think the... i've spoken to a lot of you today. i want to thank you. donald trump, speaking to the us troops in afghanistan. china has warned the united states that it will retaliate, after president trump signed two bills supporting pro—democracy activists in hong kong. one of the new laws sets up an annual review to check if hong kong has enough autonomy to justify its special trading status with the us — a status which currently exempts it from sanctions against the rest of china. a

a surprise, unannounced trip to afghanistan on this thanksgiving day to spend time with troops at bagramdishing some food onto the plates of the soldiers and marines and others i believe who are serving there. we can listen in for a moment here to this tape that was fed to us by the travel pool. >> thank you. >> rick:e president trump there in afghanistan. we will be right back. four years clear. real people with psoriasis look and feel better with cosentyx. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms, if your inflammatory bowel disease symptoms develop or worsen, or if you've had a vaccine or plan to. serious allergic reactions may occur. ask your dermatologist about cosentyx. it also has the highest growth in manufacturing jobs in the us. it's a competition for the talent. employees need more than just a paycheck. you definitely want to take advantage of all the benefits you can get. 2/3 of employees said that the work

. >> reporter: the commander in chief dished out the holiday dinner at bagram airfield and joked about missing the feast himself. >> i had a bite of mashed potatoes and i never got to the turkey, because general said come over, let's take some pictures. >> reporter: the president prompted a rousing cheer when he praised last month's raid that killed isis leader al-baghdadi. >> they punched his ticket to hell, that's what happened. >> on short notice, afghan president ghani met with president trump. >> the taliban wanting to make and deal and we're meeting with them, saying there has to be a cease fire. >> reporter: president trump has long expressed desire to end the mission in afghanistan which began shortly after the september 11th attacks. earlier this year, negotiations with the taliban fell apart when the president cancelled a controversial meeting at the camp david presidential retreat. during this visit, no details about how the renewed negotiations might go forward. instead, the president keeping the focus on supporting the troops. >> there's nowhere i would rather celebrate th

he showed up unannounced at bagram air station and sat down with the men and women in uniform. >> hetaliban three months after he shut them down and will reduce the number of troops serving in afghanistan from 12,000. >> we are bringing it down substantially and down in a number that is very -- it is a good number. and we're going to stay until such time as we have a deal or we have total -- [ inaudible ]. >> the president did not say how long the renewed peace talks have been going on. >>> usa today washington bureau chief susan page joins us now. good morning, susan. >> good morning. >> i just want to know, just getting your expert opinion on these things. when you hear the president not only wanting to reduce troops, but also making sure that we resume talks with the taliban, will in likely lead to any actual peace deal? >> i think it is hard to know. but this is a -- the president's effort to fulfill a promise he made during the last campaign, the 2016 campaign to end america's prapgs or reduce the presence in what he called endless wars. he's been trying to do that for sometime.

. >> well, the president make the remarks after serving thanksgiving dinner to troops at bagram earfield. largest base for those stationed there. trump's talk of afghanistan cease-fire appears to be a surprise to the taliban and afghan government. according to the piece in "the post" neither the taliban norring a ganor ing the president of afghan discussed resuming cease-fire talks. and joining us, msnbc terrorism analyst, thank you so much for being here and also the plot, by the way, the plot to betray america, author of that book. this doesn't appear to have been a planned announcement by the president. is it realistic that these negotiations are actually happening? >> well, it's realistic as far as donald trump is concerned, because as you know he's a transactional leader, and that means when he thinks up a transaction that it should just occur. we saw that when he had his surprise announcement a few months ago that he was going to bring the taliban to camp david. that, of course, shocked the entire defense establishment, and showed that donald trump seems to think in a non-linear fa

president trump made a surprise thanksgiving visit to troops stationed at bagram air force base in afghanistanerve dinner and spoke to the 1500 soldiers stationed there. it is trump's first visit to the country and second visit to a war zone as president. also, held a bilateral meeting with the president to discuss isis and he says he has restarted peace negotiations with the taliban. for now, back to dateline. for now, back to dateline. >> announcer: welcome back to dateline extra. i'm craig melvin. ex-state trooper david camm knew he had to be questioned about the murders of his wife and two children. he asked investigators to do it right. they had been his co-workers. some of them, his friends. police interviewed him with care the first time around. but they were about to bring him in again. and this time, the mood would be decidedly different. here again is dennis murphy. >> reporter: in the days after the murders, two families, the lockharts, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces. and kim's family were united in grief. >> we lost three wonderful people that we loved dearly. we don't have 'em wit

landing on a pitch black tarmac at bagram airfield. largest military base in afghanistan.he ground. he visited with the troops. served them turkey he also met with the afghan president. that is where he talked about the allusive peace deal. >> the president knows what i'm saying. the taliban wants to make a deal. and we're meeting with them. and we're saying it has to be a cease-fire. they didn't want to do a cease-fire. but now they do want to do a cease-fire. i believe it will probably work out that way. >> but this morning the tall taliban refuted that telling it is way too early to talk about rums of talks for now. they will have a more official reaction later. for four you see president trump arriving back in florida. we will see if he has any action to the new reaction we are getting this morning from the taliban once he makes his way off of air force one. dean: , nicole, pete? pete: the whole idea of peace talks is a tricky one. where does this go? i don't know. no faithful partner on the afghan size. we can talk about the politics of afghanistan. we have done that

ground for about three hours, delivered brief remarks and served turkey and trimmings to troops at bagramrprise for thanksgiving for them >>> coming up when we return, we're going to talk about the state of the consumer with national retail federation matt shane next and then later, the luck of the irish? we'll dive into netflix's big holiday release "the irishman" and talk about what it might mean in the battle for your screens. that's what i was watching last night. stay tuned you're watching "squawk box. i knew about the tremors. but when i started seeing things, i didn't know what was happening... so i kept it in. he started believing things that weren't true. i knew something was wrong... but i didn't say a word. during the course of their disease around 50% of people with parkinson's may experience hallucinations or delusions. but now, doctors are prescribing nuplazid. the only fda approved medicine... proven to significantly reduce hallucinations and delusions related to parkinson's. don't take nuplazid if you are allergic to its ingredients. nuplazid can increase the risk of death