. >> what would it mean to you if james mattis, general mattis, is being circumvented here? people have looked at mattis and others gone from the administration, as being quote/unquote adults in the room, i'm not saying i necessarily agree with that, but we have heard that analysis from a lot of people. >> well, i think if this trend continues and secretary mattis reaches a point where he may feel irrelevant, that that would be, you know -- and takes the plunge, i think that would be a huge, huge loss for the country and certainly for the department of defense. he's a great patriot, a great american, and, you know, it would be terrible. >> from where you sit knowing what you know, would you be fearful if secretary mattis were no longer part of this administration? >> well, i would be very concerned about it, put it that way. of course a lot of that would depend on who might succeed him, but the pentagon, the department of defense, is a huge institution, and it kind of has like a big aircraft carrier, has its own momentum. >> at the very beginning the president bragged, seemed

officials say general mattis keeps getting caught off guard.ns me with some exclusive reporting here. we knew these two men had divergent views on key policy decisions from the start. what's changed now? >> that's right, craig. at the very begipnninbeginning, then-retired general mattis had different views from president trump in terms of torture, in terms of nato and the nato alliance. what we've seen is that once secretary mattis became seco secretary, he wanted troops to stay in afghanistan and to have no time-based constraints on their deployment there. he won out on that. but my colleague, carol lee, and i spent some time looking at major national security decisions made in the last several months. one thing we noticed is that they tended to either be on the opposite side of where second tar m -- secretary mattis' perspective was or in some instances he wasn't even involved in the decision making process. one you mentioned in the lead-in, space corps. a sixth branch of the military, that came up in 2017. in the fall secretary mattis sent a

as general mattis said, we're going to put these people in military bases. can you imagine the optics of that? the outcry if you have children in the immigration detention centers. what is the outcry going to be when you send them to u.s. military bases in perpetuity? >> clearly opponents of this policy will make hay out of that. general mattis pointed out that facilities have been used in the past to house refugees, victims from natural disasters. that sort of thing. anybody that is in the military knows the facilities are not the four seasons, you know, they're comfortable as well. so i don't think there's going to be a problem with the quality of car. you'll have opponents that have raised a cry about it. as to whether or not any of this can happen really hinges on that paragraph that i read you about jeff sessions, the attorney general going to the judge and say please modify this consent decrease. if she agrees to it. groups will be going to the ninth circuit court of appeals seeking an injunction against it. the president is just hoping in the time all

i'm extremely concerned about general mattis coming up with some preconditions that the united statesbe setting rather than allowing all of the issues that have to be discussed on both sides to be part of the negotiation. >> all right. concern duly noted. i want to go back to the president's meeting with the north korean official in the oval office friday, the president saying human rights abuses not part of the discussion at the white house. how big a deal was that. then at the same time, are you not willing to say the issue has come up in other talks and could likely come up june 12th? >> human rights issues should be part of the negotiation. in fact, the preparation for the negotiation should really at least allow the american people to understand what, you know, makes sense for us to talk about in terms of human rights. but this in no way i don't believe should be again as general mattis put out part of a precondition. we should say human rights, yes, is on the table, would be part of the discussions. >> what about this "new york times" report, this 20 page letter the president's

people on a battlefield know the difference you can't help wondering how many innocent locals general mattishas actually met i'm sure you can find many of those who are genuinely grateful to the coalition for kicking myself out but just compare his words to some of the witness accounts our team heard while in iraq there was that definite shift in washington that we were directly targeted by the coalition as they recognizance craft filmed us it was a low altitude it was very clear there were no terrorists in the area but there were kids playing in the streets and we were collecting water and i knew that i thought i knew that if the aircraft boehm using force for us it targets everyone it is not hidden i so the coalition is boman randomly if you're sitting at home a bone may come down on you there are houses that collapsed on their residence and they couldn't get out with all this happened because of the aircraft and they were plane comes in strikes for instance a five story building i said would be on the second floor while civilians on the third and fourth floors how comes the plane still st

as you are aware in the case of steel and aluminum, general mattis wrote back to us that he accepts the proposition of the threat to national security arising from the imports of steel and aluminum. i have no idea at this early stage what his attitude will be on the automotive sector, but it is a factor that we efinitely will consider as required by the statute and even more as required by good mmonsense -- common sense as we consider these automotive and auto parts environment. senator hatch: product-based exclueses from the steel and aluminum tariffs are available in two circumstances, where a product is not available domestically in the quality or amount needed, and when national security considerations warrant. -- warrant an exclusion. however i understand the commerce department is refusing any exclusions from the products that limit the volume of steal and aluminum products any exclusions america from certain countries. what is the national security justification for refusing to grant exclusions from quotas where in the same circumstances the same product would be excluded from ta

has actually general mattis has actual met i'm sure you can follow the met i'm sure you can find many of those who are genuinely good many of those who are genuinely grateful to the coalition for kicking it full to the coalition for kicking myself out but just comparing myself out but just compare his words to some repair his words to some of the witness accounts our team heard the witness accounts our team heard while in iraq while in iraq there was that in effect in washington we were directly to us that in effect in washington we would direct argosy by the coalition if they really targeted by the coalition their recognizance craft filmed this it was innocent craft filmed this low altitude it was very clear there was a low altitude it was very clear no terrorists in the area but it there were no terrorists in the area but there were kids playing in the streets and we were collecting kids playing in the streets and we were collecting water and i knew that if water and i knew that but i knew that if the aircraft bomb using that i knew that if the aircraft bomb you phosphorus targ

people on a battlefield know the difference you can't help wondering how many innocent locals general mattishas actually met i'm sure there are houses that collapsed on those residents and they couldn't get out with all this happened because of the aircraft the whole plane comes in strikes for instance a five story building i said would be on the second floor while civilians on the third and fourth how comes the planes still strikes then most civilians died the terrorists and we weren't alone in hearing those worrying calls from that devastated syrian city humanitarian groups on the high alert had to many more whores to share with us and the rest of the world there are worries about how this . operation will affect civilians we're concerned about the safety and protection of more than four hundred thousand people in iraq as these operations commence to strengthen and we've investigated some of the open air strikes to. be used if you're not a year in a coalition already so you actually believe that the actual number would be important of course i wonder if you thought any of that led to a cha

speaking to south—east asian defence ministers in singapore, general mattis said that whilst the trumpstructive working relationship with china, the us would compete vigorously if necessary. the rail industry has pledged to get train services in the north of england back on track as quickly as possible following days of disruption. northern has announced it will be running an emergency timetable until the end ofjuly, with 165 services scrapped. peter marshall has been speaking to passengers in the lake district: the majority of services were cancelled yesterday. for passengers like this, trying to get back home to liverpool, it's frustrating. it's scandalous. you can see people there with prams, dogs. there's nobody here to help. and this could go on for weeks on this line in particular? i think so, for weeks on this line in particular? ithink so, something needs to be done about it. businesses in the lake district rely on visitors coming back time and time again. tourism leaders fear poor rail services could do long—term damage to the lake district reputation around the world. to be l

speaking to south—east asian defence ministers in singapore, general mattis said that whilst the trumpconstructive working relationship with china, the us would compete vigorously if necessary. police scotland have named the two officers who were stabbed at a house in greenock yesterday. pc kenny mackenzie has a serious neck injury whilst his colleague pc laura sayer was stabbed in the arm. a 43—year—old man arrested after the incident is also being treated in hospital. a man is due in court this morning charged with the murders of two well—known criminals in the north—west of england. paul massey, who was known by the nickname mr big, was shot dead outside his home in salford in 2015. john kinsella was killed while walking his dog near st helens last month. 37—year—old mark fellows will appear before south sefton magistrates court charged with two counts of murder. the rail industry has pledged to get train services in the north of england back on track as quickly as possible following days of disruption. northern has announced it will be running an emergency timetable until the end o

he was accompanied by a woman mr general mattis my. commute . and arrows and speech sadat set out his conditions for ceasefire a total israeli withdrawal from sinai. later that day in jerusalem called the maid made her own speech she decided to share the good news with the israeli knesset. for fifteen this afternoon the israeli population were told for the first time that their troops were on the west bank of the suez canal. what to mrs murray is said came as a surprise not just to the israeli people but also to the egyptian military. israeli paratroopers and tanks had formed a limited bridge had on the western side of the canal in an area called. me but egyptian report. it's about these really crossing a confusing and underestimated the scale of the problem. there was a problem with the reconnaissance and most or all of the reconnaissance units were on the eastern side of the there was no reconnaissance in the west to provide information and that's why when i asked for information about the west no one knew anything much. it was only when the i

speaking to south—east asian defence ministers in singapore, general mattis said that whilst the trump constructive working relationship with china, the us would compete vigorously if necessary. we are prepared to support china's choices if they promote long—term peace and prosperity for all in this dynamic region. yet china's policy in the south china sea stands in stark contrast to the openness of our strategy, what our strategy promotes. it calls into question china's broader goals. china's militarisation of artificial features in the south china sea include the deployment of any ship missiles, surface—to—air missiles, electronic jammers and, more recently, the landing of bomber aircraft at woody island. despite china's claims to the contrary, the placement of these weapons systems is tied directly to military use for the purposes of intimidation and coercion. the european union's trade commissioner has warned that the us is "playing a dangerous game" by imposing tariffs on european steel and aluminium. in response, the eu has issued a io—page list of tariffs on us goods ranging fro

speaking to south—east asian defence ministers in singapore, general mattis said beijing's actions callhina sea stands in stark contrast to the openness of our strategy. it promotes... what our strategy promotes, it calls into question china's broader goals. china's militarisation of artificial features in the south china sea includes the deployment of antiship missiles, surface—to—air missiles, electronicjammers, missiles, surface—to—air missiles, electronic jammers, and more recently the landing, our craft leanne wood island. despite china's claims to the contrary this is tied directly for military use for the purposes of intimidation and coercion. china's militarisation of the spratlys is also indirect contradiction to president xi's 2015 public assurances in the white house rose garden that they would not do this. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: saudi women's rights campaigners hit out at the latest cover of vogue arabia. the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning in accordance with the order of service, by a signal given wit

general mattis, who was committed during that period -- we encourage nuclear cooperation with north korea, and iran, or should we curtail that? ? to my knowledge, and i've testified before congress on this, there was missile cooperation between north korea and iran, but not nuclear cooperation. lots of media reports, but the dni has never said it, the iaea has never said it, the congressional research service has never said it, and i was unable in a survey of 1000 media stories -- >> should we encourage this cooperation? north korea and iran, syria, there is overwhelming evidence that there was cooperation. >> nuclear cooperation? >> should we strengthen the ability of the iranian republican guard corps to destabilize iran's neighbors? or should we curtail that? >> curtail that. >> absolutely. despite section 2. which had 52 players that identified and put on a deck of cards, and we were able to work with president obama's treasury administration to restore some of these back to the sanctions list. however, listening to all the pundits for this agreement, they stated there was no problem