that is iran and its partner militia lebanese hezbollah. hezbollah is a terrorist organization. in its own words it is dedicated to the destruction of israel. it has the blood of hundreds of americans and thousands of others on its hands. together with its iranian patron, hezbollah seeks to cause destruction throughout the middle east. hez bellhezbollah has a terrori wing and political and social wing. this is dangerous fiction. just because a terrorist group also promotes political candidates for office doesn't make it any less a terrorist group. for a glance of hezbollah's true nature, look no further than the work on behalf of the syrian dictator. from its base in lebanon, hezbollah sends its men into syria. there they have been responsible for some of the bloodiest campaigns of a very bloody war. they are turning to lebon, battle hardened and their presence in syria keeps open their supply route of sophisticated weapons from iran. simply put, hezbollah has grown stronger. it is preparing its men and its arsenal for a future war. none of this is secret. the leader of hezbolla

lebanese political group hezbollah. terrorists last stronghold of syria. and it's really. huge. challenge those. saturday morning here in moscow a very. political and militant group hezbollah has officially confirmed it's fighting islamic state alongside syrian government forces they launched a joint offensive against terrorist positions on the syria border in the west. the operation is taking place and i saw as the last stronghold along the border with lebanon the terror group set up a military base in a mountainous area inside syria islamic state had been moving closer to the sole refugee camp just across the border in lebanon on these emily soon i'll delving into the history of hezbollah's presence in syria lebanon's hezbollah has long been fighting alongside assad government forces throughout the six year syrian civil war but for the first time the armed group is making it official. hezbollah claims it's driving and isis terrorists as well as rebels out of the last foothold on the syrian lebanese border a mountainous region seen here on the map the green part here is control

delves into the history of hezbollah is presence in syria lebanon's hezbollah has long been fighting alongside assad government forces throughout the six year syrian civil war but for the first time the armed group is making it official. hezbollah claims it's driving and isis terrorists as well as rebels out of the last foothold on the syrian lebanese border a mountainous region seen here on the map the green part here is controlled by al nusra and rebels and the black here by isis so far it sounds like just another development in the ongoing fight against terrorism in syria right so what's the big deal let's break it down. as well as presence in syria has always been a bone of contention as israel the u.s. and the arab league all view the group as a terrorist organization and levanon hezbollah a terrorist organization you just towns to shield itself of tens of thousands of illegal rockets it's militias stand side by side with syrian troops as they slaughter the syrian people. iran continues to support terrorism including palestinian terrorists has blown and also. has is a terrorist

hezbollah is a terrorist organization and they are currently. cross international loans in fighting in another country overtly it's in no way trying to demonize a group that is fighting against western against american against israeli and saudi interests in the region. but not everyone categorized as hezbollah fighters as terrorists the list of those who don't include syria russia china and of course iran which funds it and helped create the group in the eighty's the russian. and allies and they came here illegally support us again the terrorists there are many participants in the fighting these are the syrian army forces and those forces that are usually called pro-government including his which is supported by the iranians his blood is fighting alongside this. block against the terrorist groups the western media has proven that they were supported by western countries by the united states by saudi arabia and also by israel. so why is hezbollah being more brazen in syria all of a sudden they're using the flag. might be an attempt to assure the

so why is hezbollah being more brazen in syria all of a sudden raising the flag. might be an attempt to assure the supporters of hezbollah that the fight will go on against the terrorist groups until the end looks like has both those waving its flags openly in syria as is feeling confident it's on the winning side. another front against i saw was opened at the end of may when u.s. backed kurdish forces reached the terrorists' capital rocka the battle to retake the city is still ongoing and has resulted in hundreds of thousands of civilians being displaced there are just some of the stories. i. have a total i came from russia nothing is left in iraq except for destruction because of the coalition and i still say but the strength of the coalition will worst some villages were wiped out some neighborhoods were demolished houses families children women all were headed by the random strikes. and most are left my neighbors at home in the evening and went to sleep outside i came back in the morning just to find twelve of the date the children the mother and the man i bur

so why is hezbollah being more brazen in syria all of a sudden raising the flag. might be an attempt to assure the supporters of hezbollah that the fire will go on against the terrorist groups until the end looks like hezbollah those waving its flags openly in syria as is feeling confident it's on the winning side. meanwhile one of america's most senior generals has admitted that the u.s. presence in syria has little legitimacy saying that if russia played the legal college washington could be obliged to leave the country here's the conundrum we are operating in the sovereign country of syria. the russians they're there they're stalwarts they're they're back stoppers have already uninvited the turks from syria were a bad day away from the russians saying why are you still in syria the us and it's it is come up in the form of some some close calls there but it'll be hard i defer to the lawyers in the crowd and others in terms international law on the basis for us staying there other than r.c.t. rich we went there for all the righteous reasons but if the russians pl

so why is hezbollah being more brazen in syria all of a sudden raising the flag. might be an attempt to assure the supporters of hezbollah that the fire will go on against the terrorist groups until the end looks like hezbollah as waving its flags openly in syria as this feeling confident it's on the winning side. one of america's most senior generals aside that russia has more influence in syria than the u.s. and that moscow could soon fourth america out of the war torn country. we're a bad day away from the russians saying why are you still in syria us if the russians play that chord we may want to stay and have no. ability to do it they could play doh. the general was addressing the aspen security forum in washington d.c. but another american official there painted russia's presence in syria in a rather different light cia director might pompei or was asked why russia was involved in the war to which he replied that the sole reason was to quote stick it to america he also claimed moscow is only aiming to make washington's life difficult. let's discuss this furt

lebanon's political and militant group hezbollah has. officially confirmed it's fighting terrorists alongside the syrian army at the syrian lebanese border these are the latest pictures of the joint operation in western economies and. the operation is taking place in i sold last stronghold along the border with lebanon the terror group set up a military base in the mountainous area inside syria islamic state have been moving closer to the refugee camp just across the border in lebanon the area has also been a place of operation for the nusra front. delves into the history of has a presence in syria. lebanon's hezbollah has long been fighting alongside assad government forces throughout the six years syrian civil war but for the first time the armed group is making it official. hezbollah claims it's driving and isis terrorists as well as rebels out of the last foothold on the syrian lebanese border a mountainous region seen here on the map the green part here is controlled by al nusra and rebels and the black here by isis so far sounds li

>> hezbollah's role. >> i'll be talking about that tomorrow.speakinginister, lebanese] lebanese] g >> blake berman? thank you. hello, blake. >> president trump, hello. >> indulge us for a second. just to pick up where margaret -- the american people i think would like to know, do you feel that the attorney general should indeed stay -- do you intend on -- [indiscernible] why should he remain as the attorney general? and secondly on a separate topic with the health care vote that just came about, still a long ways to go at what point do you feel that republicans, if they can't get something done, should just say, you know what, we gave it a go, let's move on to tax reform instead? thank you. >> i want the attorney general to be much tougher on the leaks from intelligence agencies. which are leaking like rarely have they ever leaked before at a very important level. these are intelligence agencies. we cannot have that happen. you know many of my views in but i thinkthat, that's one of the very important things they have to geon with. i told you b

so in that sense hezbollah when you talk about crime-terror convergence hezbollah is a good example of that. because they do a tremendous amount of activity from 3450i7bing to trafficking but they're fundamentally a terrorist organization. i think was the senator who mentioned a couple hezbollah operatives that got arrested in panama not too long ago. if you look into the history of one of them, one of the operatives, he self admittedly said he had connectionors family connections to the bombers from the attack in bulgaria from a few years ago. that's fundamentally trance national and i think he was the one that was specifically occasion the panama canal. >> so let me get through just a couple more questions from the audience because we don't want to sort of not do that. so we have a few on venezuela. one question which i think -- i think is pretty easy to answer which is venezuela's the center of criminal activity. do you agree that this and issues lierk human rights make it a good subject for bipartisan action notice u.s.? and i would be surprised if anyone disagreed with that. >> i

and also hezbollah in southern lebanon. which has been able to develop its own indigenous capability of weaponry, no longer requiring e resupply and the like. and we haven't read a lot about it. but you're starting to get concerned. and we have seen a lot of people speak out about the inevitability of another syrian conflict of some sort and the danger that that could expand to broader lebanon because of some statements that have been made by the lebanese president. so just kind of talk to us a little bit about that situation and whether you think we have now reached a point where the international community wants to start speaking out a little bit more and how you view that as a flash point. >> so when i went to israel, i went to all the borders, looking at the u.n. missions, but also looking at the borders of possible conflict. and israel is surrounded by threats. and then, you know, we obviously went to gaza and looked at the threat of hamas as well. the takeaway that i had was the most concerning, obviously gaza, but le

lebanon's hezbollah fighters have recaptured the last stronghold of the al nasra terror group in the country they are also all mountains are located in eastern lebanon or show us the map gets larger here this is the border of lebanon you can see here they also mountain rage in this region as well but at the end of the day for six years since the start of the syrian war this area right here has been a hotbed for extremists. to the newly liberated area. these are the ourselves in the east of lebanon it's the latest scene of the victory of hezbollah the lebanese resistance group who have defeated the al qaeda affiliate. and not so ended just a few days ago and you can still see the remnants of that with bullets and shells all strewn across the floor and we've seen burnt out vehicles on the way up here and got victory against hezbollah managed to capture this cave which was used by terrorists as a base so we can go inside and have a look around. inside the cave we make the shocking discovery what appeared to be prison cells it's unclear why exactly elements were needed prison cells in th

hezbollah has many thinking member content networks. they got good at using commodity -based money-laundering systems. hezbollah when he took what time share convergence the definition of that. they do it tremendous amount oft relativity through illicit mining to narco trafficking but they're fundamentally a terrorist organization. the senator who mentioned a couple hezbollah operatively got arrested in panama not too long ago and if you look into the history of one of them one of the operatives was itself admittedly said he had connections or family connections to the bombers from the attack in bulgaria from a few years ago. that's fundamentally transnational and i think he was the one that was specifically facing the panama canal. decorative and bad. >> let me get through a couple more questions from the audience because we don't want to not do that. we have a few on venezuela. one question which i think is a pretty easy answer is venezuela is a center of criminal activity, do you agree that this initiative of human rights makes it go

hezbollah commanders here tell me that they're only four kilometers away from where we are now. he said lebanon. say's the time has come for russia to show it will not leave us sanctions on answered he explained moscow's response to washington's restrictions in an interview. with more than a thousand people both diplomatic and technical staff are currently working in russia which seven hundred fifty five of them will have to stop their activities and that's painful. because that is that america has taken a step to jeopardize u.s. russia relations and the important thing is that that step wasn't triggered by anything because this is a move to impose a legal restrictions to attempt to influence other countries including u.s. allies cuba which are interested in developing ties with russia. but on longer. we've been waiting for quite a long time so that maybe something would change for the better we had hoped that the situation would change but it looks like now even if it does change then it won't be in the near future quarter i decided it is time for us to show you we will not lea

the hezbollah commander to tell me that they're only four kilometers away from where we are now. in august he said lebanon. since donald trump took office the share price of a number of military industrial companies has shot up among the companies which have seen their shares rise as boeing which besides civilian planes has a large range of military attack as well as lockheed martin a company famous for its fighter jets and missile systems and of course not to be ignored raytheon a major u.s. defense contractor. the top line defense discretionary number is six hundred three billion dollars that's a fifty four billion dollar increase. we must also ensure that nato members meet their financial obligations and pay what they owe. hundreds of billions of dollars of investments into the united states and jobs. however there are growing suspicions of the president favors those very companies who supported him during his presidential campaign. to santiago texan. president trump has chosen raytheon executive mark aspirate to be the next u.s. army secretary now why should you care well fir

hezbollah come on to tell me that they're only four kilometers away from where we are now. in august he said lebanon. america's ambassador to the u.n. issues one of her strongest threats yet against north korea we have more plus plenty but sites out there this. seems wrong. to me. to shape out to stay active. and engaged equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. make it is leave that he's just a faith seed. you see. so if you can be this is going to come in the peace and this is not just to get you ready but. that's going to be things that are. a quarter of an hour into the program you're welcome bok the high court in london rejected an attempt to prosecute former prime minister tony blair over the iraq war with the story here's our tease to see a church in a in london. well this is a highly anticipated decision as the high court here in the u.k. blocks a bid to prosecute tony blair for his role in kick starting the iraq war back in two thousand and three now this is a case that was brought forward by an iraqi general wh

these are the ourselves in the east of lebanon it's the latest scene of the victory of hezbollah the lebanese resistance groups who have defeated the al qaeda affiliate. and not so ended just a few days ago and you can still see the remnants of that with bullets and shells all strewn across the floor and we've seen burnt out vehicles on the way up here and got victory against hezbollah managed to capture this cave which was used by terrorists as a base so we can go inside and have a look around. inside the cave we made a shocking discovery what appeared to be prison cells it's unclear why exactly elements were needed prison cells in this isolated area. of punishment. to prevent their own fighters fleeing in the middle of the night these are some of the weapons which was captured from japan and we've got these. rockets lots of tactical vests. and there are rocket launches anti tank guns and all sorts of all tillery which were abandoned by now so when they were defeated and they left this cave there's even a room where battle plans are drawn up where fighters receive instruction and th

congress introduced additional sanctions against hezbollah last week. what is your position towards the sanctions and on the role of hezbollah's playing in the region and syria? >> i'll be making my possession very clear the next 24 hours. we're going to see what is exactly taking place. i have meetings with some of my very expert military representatives and others. i'll be making that decision very shortly. thank you. >> and about his role in syria and the region? >> hezbollah's role. >> i'll be talking about that tomorrow. >> prime minister -- [speaking foreign language]. >> shepard: the white house has a translator, i should say interpreter, but the white house decides what audio to send out to the american news media, normally we would hear that interpreter. but at the moment obviously we're not. this is a matter that is out of our control. >> hello, blake. >> president trump, hello. thank you. indulge us here for a second to pick up -- american people would like to know, do you feel that the attorney general should indeed stay and do you intend on

hezbollah says it is on the verge of defeating jihadist militants. have beenfighters killed in recent days and more 150 militants. let's bring in our correspondent in beirut. he joins us live. can you give us more detail on the cease-fire announcement? >> the cease-fire announced between the formerly al qaeda linked fighters and hezbollah came into effect 6:00 this morning. after days of fighting, a battle taking place high in the mountains around the lebanese syrian border where has below been trying to eject these fighters from their only foothold on lebanese territory. speaking last night, the head of hezbollah declared a military victory. he said this has happened quicker than they expected after only a week of fighting. we are in something of a pause at the moment. negotiations are taking place for the withdrawal of the fighters in northern syria which is a opposition stronghold. way out of they situation is either through negotiations or a return to combat. put anysition to conditions on the talks s and if ththey don't succeed they will return

iran and hezbollah have supported.rnment forces on the ground in israel has launched airstrikes on hezbollah. arms convoy through syrian government heading towards hezbollah in lebanon and also traded fire with armed elements across the border inferior or where there has been below for into the golan heights. prime minister netanyahu said israel will continue to monitor events across the border, bubbled its red lines and that is preventing entrenchment area and also again hezbollah's entrenchment of fighting across the border. elizabeth: john huddy reporting live. thank you so much. iraq is soldiers in mosul after their strongholds in the city. this just days after isis launched a major counterattack that allows militants to regain some ground. iraqi state tv reports the prime minister's senior touchdown in multiple earlier today to congratulate troops personally on their big eerie despite the celebrations and declarations, mosul is not completely free just yet. the terror group until pocket plus then one square mile o

the paper held hezbollah and chasing got the sunni jihadists.don-based pan arab paper is far more critical wondering what has hezbollah going to ask for in return for chasing out jihadists? according to this opinion writer to inform -- to influence iran. >> moving on now to health and news. a new study sounding the alarm on male fertility. >> this study has been picked up by all of the major papers around the world and alarming study that says the sperm count and concentrations of western men, from australia and europe and the u.s. have plummeted by 60% in the last 4 decades. say it is pesticides, poor diet, smoking, obesity are hampering male fertility. some papers for your it could lead to the extinction of the human race which i think is a bit of a stretch for the moment. it is cause for concern of the consequences of modern living. >> and a very arresting photo. frenchfrance, the famed ke is going to be releasing a new love buster. is released today. it has been in the works for years, an adaptation of a cult classic sci-fi comic book. it is

lebanon's hezbollah fighters of recaptured the last stronghold of their nose for a terror group in the country. mountains are located in eastern lebanon that's right near the syrian border areas been a hotbed for extremists since the start of the syrian more six years ago and these are the travel to the newly liberated territory these are the our soul mountains east of lebanon it's the latest scene of the victory of hezbollah the lebanese resistance group who have defeated the al qaeda affiliate. and that's about so ended just a few days ago and you can still see the remnants of that with bullets and shells all strewn across the floor and we've seen burnt out vehicles on the way up here and during that victory against hezbollah managed to capture this cave which was used by terrorists as a base so we can go inside and have a look around. inside the cave we make the shocking discovery what appear to be prison cells it's unclear why exactly needed prison cells in this isolated area perhaps punishment or perhaps to prevent their own fighters fleeing in the middle of the night these are so

and on the role of hezbollah is playing in the region and syria? >> i'll be making my position very clear over the next 24 hours. we're going to see what is exactly taking place, i have meetings with some of my very expert military representatives and others so i'll be making that decision very shortly, okay? thank you. >> reporter: and about hezbollah's role in the region? >> i'll be talking about that tomorrow. [ speaking in native language ] [ speaking in native language ] >> blake berman? thank you. hello, blake. >> reporter: president trump, hello. thank you. indulge us here for a second. why should he remain as the attorney general and secondly, on a separate topic, with the health care vote that just came about, still a long ways to go. at what point do you feel that republicans if they can't get something done should just say, you know what? we gave it a go, let's move on to tax reform instead. >> i want the attorney general to be much tougher on the leaks from intelligence agencies. which are leaking like rarely have they ever leaked befor

atthat's a good way to look hezbollah. lawsection of iran-has the in the report -- iran-has the iran-hezbollah. if you think of crime as a holds some ofllah the tolls. they've gotten really good at using different types of trade-based money laundering systems. system theyces, the pretty much control. do a tremendous amount of criminal activity from illicit mining to money laundering to trafficking, but they are fundamentally a terrorist organization. whoink it was the senator mentioned a couple of hezbollah operatives who got arrested in panama not too long ago. if you look into the history of one of the operatives, he said to thefamily connections bombers from the attack in bulgaria a few years ago. that's fundamentally transnational. >> but the get through a couple more questions from the audience. we have a view on venezuela. one question, which i think is pretty easy to answer, is venezuela is the center of that the do you agree call for human rights makes it a good candidate for partisan action in the u.s.? >> there i

congress introduced additional sanctions against hezbollah last week. what is your position towards these sanctions and on the role of hezbollah is playing in the region and the syria. >> i'll be making my position very clear over the next 24 hours. we're going to see what is exactly taking place. i have meetings with some of my very expert military representatives and others, so i'll be making that decision very shortly. >> and about his role in syria and the region. >> whose role? >> hezbollah's role. >> i'll be talking about that tomorrow. >> prime minister. [ speaking foreign language ] [ speaking foreign language ] [ speaking foreign language ] >> blake burman. thank you. >> hello, blake. >> president trump, hello. thank you. indulge us here for a second just to pick up where margaret. the american people, i think, would like to know, do you feel that the attorney general should indeed stay -- do you intend on firing -- why should he are remain as the attorney general. and secondly, on a separate topic, with the health care vote that just came abou