it's increasing the risk to our people on the ground in syria and open up space for ic isis. we can't expect a partner of turkey or another collision partner to take our place. that's not realistic. if our forces are under order to withdraw at the same time they're looking for another partner to come in that's not workable or a viable plan. >> brennan: when the secretary of state says the u.s. military can strike isis from anywhere, you say that's not the actual case and matters. >> having the presidentence on the ground is the critical force multiplier that defeats isis physical space, keep our pressure on him. pulling out those forces will have significant repercussions. >> brennan: okay. stay with us if you would. we will be back in a moment. >> brennan: we're back now with bret mcgurk and would like to welcome jason r rezaian. i think it's pretty interesting to talk to you, at the same time the guy that negotiated your release to the right of you. i don't think that's happened before. jason, it's good to see you in person as someone who covered your captivity. >> thank yo

nother group it's not impossible to imagine that even though it does have the hallmarks of of an ice isis type operation that given the level of lawlessness in law that that might have been carried out by let's say extremist group.

on isis, the president says ice -- isis in syria is defeated.n you hear this assessment from coats. could these things both be true? >> well, yes sort of. the intelligence professionals have a pretty firm grasp on this. the physical caliphate, the territory on the ground that isis controls certainly diminished after the fighting in both iraq and syria. isis still very much alive. the director there talking about the return to guerilla war fare. remember it was several days ago an isis suicide attack killed four americans in northern syria. they are very much able to still conduct this kind of guerilla war fare. they can do this at their own will. there is very little question about that. the larger strategic question on the table is a threat perhaps isis can pose in europe, pose to u.s. territory. so the question is this. do they have the finances, the communications infrastructure, the networking to inspire and communicate, to plan and carry out attacks outside the areas of syria and iraq? isis fighters are considered to be dispersed in many ar

nother group it's not impossible to imagine that even though it does have the hallmarks of of an ice isis type operation that given the level of lawlessness in law that that might have been carried out by let's say extremist groups but with the blessings of another group right right ever how should the military respond do you think in a way that will not only slightly a de whale this process that's been thorough long in coming. but i mean one of the points coming out of that mama soprano example is that the partnership the very robust partnership between government and the morrow islamic liberation front and a number of other stakeholders and partners and mechanisms on the ground which have been put in place over the last twenty is was largely overlooked and so we do see where government acts independently of other supportive peace loving partners on the ground like the m.i.l.f. and we do see outbreaks of violence so i think it's very very important that the philippine government now take seriously this vote and continue that partnership for peace because it's only when those that have so

nother group it's not impossible to imagine that even though it does have the hallmarks of of an ice isis type operation that given the level of lawlessness in law that that might have been carried out by let's say extremist group but of with the blessings of another group right right ever how should the military respond do you think in a way that will not only slightly a de whale this process that's been so long in coming. but i mean one of the points coming out of that mama soprano example is that the partnership the very robust partnership between government and the morrow islamic liberation front and a number of other stakeholders and partners and mechanisms on the ground which have been put in place over the last twenty is was largely overlooked and so we do see where government acts independently of other supportive peace loving partners on the ground like the m.i.l.f. and we do see outbreaks of violence so i think it's very very important that the philippine government now take seriously this vote and continue that partnership for peace because it's only when those that have some s

remain committed to the com plete mission, we remain committed to the complete dismantling of isis and the icesgainst radical islam is in all of its forms —— isis threat. as president trump, we are looking to oui’ president trump, we are looking to our partners to do more, and in this effort we will do so, going forward, to gather. —— together. japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, who's on a visit to britain, has said that the "whole world" wants the uk to avoid a no—deal brexit. during a meeting with prime minister theresa may, mr abe said he fully supports her eu withdrawal deal, because japan sees britain as the gateway to the european market. the high court in yangon is due to rule later on an appeal by two burmese journalists jailed for reporting on the rohingya crisis. wa lone and chaw soe 0o, who work for reuters, were sentenced under the official secrets act for possession of classified documents. their defence argued they were entrapped in a police sting after investigating the massacre of rohingya men during the army's brutal crackdown. the socialist leader nicolas maduro has been swor

other hand it might be effective for the president to come out this afternoon with border patrol and isis icee should have made that sooner. >> the thing is they have their own idea of how to secure the border. tell us what that idea s. the american people have gone through this so many times. nancy pelosi quoted ronald reagan. what to do with immigration levels and border enforcement. for people who don't want strong border security, the memory is fresh how many times people made agreements and had the rug pulled out from underneath them. people are not keen to compromise on this or to trade something big for something later that never comes. democrats should make their case and show they are for border security. >> we teased we would talk about the markets. apple today lost 75-billion dollars in market cap. the equivalent of lockheed martin because of bad iphone sales tied to china. >> i think is the new normal. i think we will get in the new few weeks and couple of months, we will get a deal with china, but it won't be the kind of deal people expect. china's foreign policy is to steal amer

the gnment of the majority catholic country has been fighting isl ic extremist groups for ars. 2017, isis-led groups clashed with security forces and besieged the southern city for fivemonths. today, pope francis in panama condemned the violence and prayed that god would convert those responsible. sunday's attack, a troubling sign the violence may not be over. sarah harmen, nps eharmon, nbc news. >>> nicolas maduro has backed off his demand that all u.s. diplomats leave venezuela this weekend. now both embassies en whileay working out a plan. israel became the tlatest country recognize opposition leader juan guaido as venezuela's interim president. >>> the super bowl is dae week for the nfl, pressure nt is mg to explain why the majority of head coaches let go thisoffseason are african-american. the more pressing question, why are replaceired to them mostly white? >> reporter: why is a itsgue with 70% of players african-american l by head coaches who have been predominantly white? wh teams began making coaching changes at the end of 2018 season, the black and white issue came intotark cont

ice sis off the map in iraq and syria. they understand how to bring the fight to isis.ur troops out of syria where we can keep that fight. that means that even our troops aren't there, if the president makes this decision and six weeks down the road or six months down the road, we don't have service members, we still need to be able to carry out offensive attacks and support elements that are bringing the fight to isis if we are not doing it ourselves on the ground. >> sandra: the attack happened in the u.s.-patrolled town of manbij in northern syria. do you expect the president to change his thinking on the issue after this has happened? >> i don't think so. as i was mentioned with regards to conditions and objectives, that planning and process that was underway yesterday, i think just as delivered and purposeful today. i spent a long time meeting with the president on this topic. he is very focused. this is deliberate and not spontaneous. i know he wants to do this right. >> sandra: congressman, lee zelden, thank you. >> bill: the shutdown continues in washington. is

the caliphate has crumbled and isis has been defeated. a brief time ago icet -ura: laura: a brief time ago i spoke with p.j. crowley, former assistant secretary of state and author of "the red line." e administration is saying clearly that isis has been defeated.wh mee, isis is claiming responsibility for the deaths of service members in syria. wh disconnect?e of the p.j.: there is a disconnect, and it represents that president trump's tweet last month, pulling troops out of syria or w announcing tha not ttached to any kind of strategic process where we stand with the islamic state, how we are going to get out, anwhat we are going to do next. laura: the u.s. vice president also said today that the u.s. won't allow the remnants of i.s. in syria to revive. but how is that possible if they are being withdrawn? p.j.: the vice president and the president are correct to say that the islamic state caliphate has effectively been defted. they are wrong to say that the islamic state has been defead. they have their story, but obviously the islamic state is saying we ha

ice cyst. today richard met an american detained in isis territory, now speaking exclusively to nbc news. >> reporter: he is an americ, captured trying to escape isis territory. texan warren christopr clark, now held by kurdish forces in syria, where he spoke to nbc news. >> i sawpeople being executed publicly. i saw some crucifixions. you know, that's just noal life there. this is islamist society, islamist country. things like that happen. >> reporter: so seeing this didn't bother you particularly? >> i guess not, because i knew -- where i was coming to see. >> reporter: clark, who says he was injured in personal fight, entered isis territory over three years ago. he even gave them his resume. he had beesua titute teacher in the u.s. >> i want to go see exactly what the group was about and what they were ing. >> reporter: but when you went in the spring of 2015. >> yes. >> reporter: it was y pretty clear what isis was all about. they had already committed atrocities that they were putting video.video after >> of course i saw that. i saw the videos, you know. you know, i think, you know, with the be

border -- my sources inside the committee says what they are trying to do is take all isis money, they went to abolish icey bankrupting them as you heard from it henry, by 50%. 9 out of 10 of everybody arrested is a criminal, 30,000 of them. you will not be able to contain recent border interests. they may give a little money for some structure but at the same time going to bankrupt ice, catch and release will entice more people to the campaign. it will be a sanctuary crossing ice, this is a nonstarter and what donald trump gets, he needs to run away fast. >> he won't signed that. will they get a deal? >> i don't things. you have democrats including ones on this committee denying that there is a threat to national security on the border and the speaker of the house saying the wall is immoral and she won't of a dollar for the wall. i don't how they reach a compromise. i hope the president stays strong in the safety of the security of this country and we need the wall and we need it all. shannon: maybe they will send something he can sign. >> donald trump had control of both houses of congress for two years

ice is more than we do. if that is possible. russia hates isis more than we do. turkey hates isis, maybe not as much as we do. but these are countries that hate isis. and they can do a little of the fighting in their neighborhood also because we are fighting them in their neighborhood. with that being said, we are pulling out of syria, but we will not be finally pulled out until isis is gone. it is going quickly. reporter: how many months? reporter: [inaudible] president trump: john bolton is right now over there. i have two great stars. john bolton is doing a great job. mike pompeo is doing a great job. they are very strong and they work hard. as you know, they are doing things that are very, very good care we are coming up with good results. reporter: [inaudible] president trump: i am in no hurry. my acting's are doing really great. david is doing great. great asaney is doing chief of staff. that i sort of like acting. gives me more flexibility. do you understand that? i like acting we have a few that are acting to we have a great cabinet. if you look at my cab

the directors of the ic flat out contradicted several claims made by president trump from russia, north korea, isis, climate change and more. cnn's alex marquardt has more from washington. >>> good morning, christine and dave. what we saw in the senate intelligence chamber was nothing short of a rebuke by president trump. with the top intelligence chiefs in the country appointed by the president made it all the more stunning. now, this worldwide threat assessment which comes out annually was a wide ranging look at the threats against the united states, that the intelligence community said will expand and diversify in the coming year. on issue after issue, with the top national security officials in the land said, contradicted what the president's positions have been and what he has claimed. >> we have won against isis. we've beaten them and we've beaten them badly. >> isis is intent on resurging and still commands thousands of fighters in iraq and syria. >> chairman kim, we have a great chemistry and we're well on our way. you know, we signed an agreement and we will begin the immediate denucleariz

isis. they need the threat of ice is to exist because they operate outside the constitution. they operate outside of security apparatus and they have primacy. >> there are a couple points to hit on. you brought up the fact, what is portrayed by many shia groups that are popularly driven but is not, to try to push the few remaining american troops out of iraq. this is evidence of the struggle between iraq and washington. and pride place in iraq, talk about that. >> in foreign policy circles, designated terrorists, and they now have legitimate -- in the council of representatives in iraq. getting back to the, youth demographic in iraq, they want a relationship with the united states, they don't want them to be a military relationship. .. to go and put down disenfranchised sectors in iraq. it's not the disenfranchised sunnis and more. it's the disenfranchised shia that a become the loudest voice in this country and it's a great opportunity for united states to help iraq return to its traditional public status against iran. that does mean a dictator like saddam. it means you can

ice list-held village. this is it, the very last isis village. no journalists have been here before.undred meters away. at their peak they controlled 40,000 square miles, area size of kentucky. they had 65,000 fighters. they ruled over eight million people. today all of that is gone. all that is left what you see behind me. many people here point out that the kurds have been long entrusted allies of the u.s. they urge president trump not to abandon them now. do not make the same mistake president obama did in iraq, leaving before the job is done, handing that country over to iran. many people fear the same could happen here. back to you. connell: great reporting benjamin hall in syria. melissa: yeah, amazing. backlog at breweries. the government may be open but craft brewers are still feeling the pain. we're taking you inside one of them after the break. ♪ unlike most other cold medicines... ...zicam is clinically proven to shorten colds. i am a zifan for zicam. oral or nasal. i that's the retirement plan.e, with my annuity, i know there is a guarantee. it's for my family, its for my

isis has been defeated. neil: you've seen obviously some examples of ice list-related violence including in syria, in at least african isis splinter groups seem alive and well. hudson institute rebecca heinrichs on all of this. what do you make of it and are we looking at isis showing its strength that it is still relevant or what? >> well the vice president's comments have unfortunate timing because of the four deaths, american deaths in syria. neil: he made those afterwards, which startled me. >> he did. it was very, very bad timing. he is right though that we are seeing the defeat. we are defeating the actual physical caliphate. we have defeated 99% of what they say, territory that isis previously held and that, when it has the caliphate, it is stronger, able to carry out more destruction. that we have defeated. but of course isis is, still exists, isis militants still exist. the problem is in the middle east we're never going to get to the point where we actually defeat every single last one of these terrorists who the violent militant islamist ideology. neil: i thought you phrased that perfectly that we

this, where you made the point that 0k, isis has lost 99% of its territory, but as john bolton has made the case, probably privately with the president, defeating ices one challenge is the kind of president held a political resolution that will be required to settle the syria question. it has been fighting a civil war since 2011, and you can't have stability or guarantee the protection of the kurdish forces, the us backed forces, the coalition forces. there are so many questions that ultimately rely on solving the basic questions that started this war in the first place. we see nowhere closer to that. it may be done more slowly, the withdrawal, but really, does it reflect that us commitment in the middle east is waning, as in afghanistan? i think that is very true. the president has indicated he wa nts to true. the president has indicated he wants to withdraw half the forces from afghanistan as well, america's longest war. the taliban now controls more territory than it did in the early stages of the us intervention, so there seems to be no will any more, even where there may be a way, to continue to fight these wars. robin wright, thank you very mu

troopses from syria until isis is truly defeated or he says it could lead to turmoil. there's thousands of icerk in syria. and the -- goal of destroying sis is not established i can understand desire to withdraw but withdraw without a plan is chaos. senator graham was in turkey meeting with turkish president erdogan. as the government shutdown continues a popup food pantry in connecticut is working to help those effected by the partial government shutdown. the pantry being held at the u.s. coast guard academy in new london. federal works can pick up donated food household items and pet supplies. aboutive duty coast guard among estimated 800,000 federal workers currently living without pay as the president and congressional democrats remain at a stalemate over funding for border security. interstate security analyst troy hunt has sounded alarm on what could be large e.g. known data breach ever he says hackers gain access to more than 770 million records. those include sensitive passwords, and a log-in credential for thousands of websites. the the stolen informs was uploaded to a popular cloud s

isis is not over. when you pull out you leave a vacuum. who is going to take over the vacuum? icesis for starters andd and russia and turkey and iran. it creates a very serious problem in the area. we have seen the effect of that with four americans being killed. those troops on the ground were critical in eliminating isis or in the process of eliminating isis and in setting up a negotiation for the future of syria. right now we are pulling out. it makes no sense there was no plan, no political agenda laid out. there was no diplomatic agenda. the president woke up one morning and god knows what he had on his mind. he is the commander in chief. it is a very, very serious and stupid move. >> congressman, thanks very much. >> thank you. >>> mike pompeo went from congressman to cia director to secretary of state. could senator pompeo be next? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ cancer treatment centers of america. appointments available now. has been excellent. they really appreciate the military family and it really shows. with all that usaa offers why go with anybody else? we know their rates are good, we kn

bombing campaign against isis but softer president trumps decision to withdraw american troops reports say eleven people were killed in u.s. led strikes in northern syria in ice all controlled territory saudi arabia says eleven suspects in the murder of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi have appeared in court for the first time state prosecutors in seeking the death penalty for five of the defendants it's not known if they include two recently dismissed officials linked to the saudi crown prince mohammed bin selma egypt is trying to stop the broadcast of an interview that the president. gave to the u.s. t.v. network c.b.s. in the interview with sixty minutes he says the egyptian army is working alongside israel against eisel fights is in north sinai he also denies egypt is holding tens of thousands of political prisoners. two days of un brokered talks between yemeni government officials and who the leaders have ended without agreement the meeting was aimed at finding a way forward on the withdrawal of rival forces from who data but the who's who so reportedly refusing to begin withdrawing until other parts of the peace deal are implemented up next it's one

ice is claiming responsibility. in claims responsibility, says that a suicide bomber carried out the attack. the spokesman for the u.s. fight against isis says they are still gathering information as we speak. we have yet to confirm the exact number of casualties, but we do know u.s. service members are among the victims. in northern syria, clarissa ward. what are you hearing there? >> we're hearing exactly what you just said, that a number of u.s. servicemen on regular patrol in the town of manbij were killed by some kind of explosion. isis claiming responsibility for it. we were just in the town of manbij the day before yesterday, which is a town that was under isis control until about september 2016, at which point the kurdish-led syrian democratic forces took control of the city. we found the u.s. base right there on the outskirts of the city flying the u.s. flag. a number of u.s. servicemen are based there. there's also a regime and russian presence just about ten minutes away from the city. listen, the difficulty you have with towns like manbij is even when you clear them out, even when you talk back the territory, it is very diff

ice is claiming responsibility. in claims responsibility, says that a suicide bomber carried out the attack. the spokesman for the u.s. fight against isisrmation as we speak. we have yet to confirm the exact number of casualties, but we do know u.s. service members are among the

bombing campaign against isis or so after president from the decision to withdraw american troops reports say eleven people were killed in u.s. led strikes in northern syria in ice or controlled territory saudi arabia says eleven suspects in the murder of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi have appeared in court for the first time state prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for five of the defendants it's not known if they include two recently dismissed officials linked to the saudi crown prince mohammed bin some aren't. brazil's new president says he's open to the possibility of the us operating a military base on his country's soil the move would form a shop shift in direction for brazil's foreign policy both scenarios russia's support for neighboring venezuela had significantly ramped up tensions across the region those are your headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera of the inside story to check out the website it's always there for you al jazeera dot com is the address also used. in every weekly news cycle brings a series of breaking stories then listening faced as we turn the cameras on the media and focus on how they report on the stories th

paul who doesn't call himself an ice ligsist, he calls himself a noninterventionist and he wants the u.s. out of syria. others saying by saying we're leaving, it emboldens isis. all right. 11 past the hour. >>> a leading advocacy group with the lgbt community angry with karen pence, she is back in the classroom at a school that does not allow gay children. it's tough to quit smoking cold turkey. so chantix can help you quit "slow turkey." along with support, chantix is proven to help you quit. with chantix you can keep smoking at first and ease into quitting. chantix reduces the urge so when the day arrives, you'll be more ready to kiss cigarettes goodbye. when you try to quit smoking, with or without chantix. you may have nicotine withdrawal symptoms. stop chantix and get help right away if you have changes in... behavior or thinking, aggression, hostility, depressed mood, suicidal thoughts or actions, seizures, new or worse heart or blood vessel problems, sleepwalking, or life- threatening allergic and skin reactions. decrease alcohol use. use caution driving or operating machinery. tell your doctor if you've had mental health problems. the most common sid

bombing campaign against isis its after president trumps decision to withdraw american troops reports say eleven people were killed in u.s. led strikes in northern syria in ice or controlled territory saudi arabia says eleven suspects in the murder of journalist have appeared in court for the first time state prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for five of the defendants it's not known if they include two recently dismissed officials linked to crown prince mohammed bin men. brazil's new president jalal has held his first full cabinet meeting since getting sworn in two days ago his chief of staff and house to purge of government contract is considered sympathetic to previous left wing governments or so narrow as already on failed plans to step up privatizations toughen prison sentencing and hand control over indigenous land claims to the powerful agriculture ministry shares in apple have closed down ten percent in u.s. trading in its worst session since twenty thirteen c.e.o. tim cook surprised investors with the announcement it is slashing revenue expectations by up to nine billion dollars those are the headlines now back to crusades an arab perspectiv

ice and out of its stronghold in eastern syria. we're going to be discussing the president's decision to withdraw but to do so from northeast syria in a way that make sure that isis is defeated and is not able to. revive itself and become a threat again and to make sure that the. defense of israel and our other friends in the region is absolutely assured of to israel john bolton plans to travel to turkey for a meeting there with the president russia next week turkey considers many of the u.s. backed kurdish fighters to be terrorists and wants them removed from areas near its border with syria there is now going to doe has more now from gaza close to the turkey syria border. a spokesman for president of the on how to react to bolton's comments saying tuckey has absolutely no problem with a cardinal question in hockey and that the problem of turkey is with two particular groups the y.p. d m p k k which turkey recognizes the terrorist organizations and says that it is. disrespectful for bolton to say that the band reapers i'm told by these two organizations who are the spokesman called the terrorist of calls we've seen a situation where there's been a scramble by re

ice disk watch. >> what will happen? >> what will happen? it will melt. >> i want it to keep going. >>> this morning on "world news now," isis.sibility for the death of four americans. >> the deadly blast is weeks after president trump announced isis was defeated and time to pull out of that country. a top republican is among those pleading with the president to reconsider. >>> this morning, back-to-back storms creating dangerous conditions for millions of americans. across the country, snow and rain are making it difficult to drive. accuweather has what you can expect today. >> sayonara sunscreen. following a move in hawaii, a city here on the mainland is trying to ban the us of certain sun block. we'll explain why. >>> check out this jawsome shark. this is deep blue, which may be the largest great white shark known to man. it is thursday, january 17th. >>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> what is the meg 2? alex? you don't watch the meg? the megladon? >> no. >> i'll take you to the movies this weekend. >> it must be from the early '80s. >> it just came out, the meg. >> maybe we'll take about it on ins

the ic as a whole is working very, very hard to make sure we know who they are, returned to their country of origin, and to make sure that even as isis continues to make gains against , -- in the valve failed the battlefield, that these foreign fighters are not able to return to the fight. i can be more specific this afternoon in terms of exact numbers. >> could you speak broadly about the types of detainees? are we talking about foot sol makers?soldiers, bomb >> all of the above, senator. >> so it would be very bad for our nation if those detainees were released. >> i think it would be. the intelligence committee has taken great pains to categorize and make sure we know who these individuals are. we are working closely with foreign allies to do just that. >> thank you. director haspel, i'd like to turn our attention to rushsia. attention to russia. i know you have a lot of experience with that. president putin has publicly stated that they are working on novel, nuclear weapons systems like a nuclear-power cruise missile and underwater torpedo. last year he announced the test , which he vehicle called a continental strategic system.

is an area controlled by ice so it comes as the joint investigation by al jazeera and the intercept reveals the u.s. military has intensified its bombing campaign against isis in the region since president from announcement of the withdrawal of u.s. troops well the report says the faces attack in the past week occurred in cash in the village on the a fatal river is held by eisel fighters also dozens of people have been killed in the days of fighting between rival groups in northern syria with al-jazeera is monitored though joins us live now from gaza that's on the turkey syria border mo just bring us up to date with the latest on the fighting on the ground. well don fighting is still going on in the aleppo contre side with some of the fighting spinning all into it in the province which is one of the last remaining strongholds positions from holes in syria turkish rebels in the mall for saying they'll send reinforcements to they are. to the other side over level countryside to help the other allied rebels who've been fighting the al qaida. allied rebels who say to be making some progress therefore they have taken the strategic tollner of that and is. a few v

is an area controlled by ice so well it comes as a joint investigation by al jazeera and the intercept reveals the u.s. military has intensified its bombing campaign against isis in the region since president trumps announcement of the withdrawal of u.s. troops the report says the faces attack in the past week occurred in the village on the euphrates river is held by isis fighters. also dozens of people have been killed in days of fighting between rival groups in northern syria a bomb of the dough has more now from the turkey syria the. fighting is still going on in the aleppo contre side with some of the fighting spinning all into it in the province which is one of the last remaining from a position through holes in syria turkey rebels in the same god they'll send reinforcements to the. to the other side over level countryside to help the other allied rebels who have been fighting. allied rebels who say to be making some progress they have taken the strategic tom over that and is. a few villages around it so. that enforcement of the scent of course part of policy. and activists say that the rebels are cutting out some pretty to fighting and some sort of strik

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isis. do you know how many detainees the sdf currently hold? >> senator, we do the knnumber. in this forum i will say they have hundreds of foreign fighters. the ic as a whole is working very hard to make sure we know who those are, return people to their country of origin and to make sure even as isis as we continue to make gains abogains them on the battlefield that the foreign fighters are are not able to return to the fight. and i can be more specific this afternoon in terms of the exact numbers. >> could you speak broadly about the types of detainees? are we talking about foot s soldiers, bomb makers, that sort of thing? >> all of the above, senator. >> so it would be very bad for our nation if those detainees were released. >> i think it would be very bad and ic has take b great pains to categorize and make sure we know who these individuals are. we are working closely with foreign allies to do just that. >> director haspel, i'd like to turn our attention to russia. president putin has publicly stated that they are working on nuclear weapons systems like a nuclear-power cruise missile and underwater torpedtorpedo. he announced russia's succ

ice his be sentenced. 23-year-old amir algahagi was convicted of giving material support to a terrorist organization. he admitted to opening email and facebook accounts for people he believed supported isis. prosecutors want him to receive a 33-year sentence. defense attorneys are asking for four years. new this morning, authorities hope surveillance images can help track down a restaurant robber on the peninsula. san mateo county deputies say this man robbed a tacaria on spring street last thursday in the height of the dinner rush. the robber used a knife and demanded all the cash in the register before taking off. anyone with information should contact the san mateo county sheriff's office. >>> this morning, san francisco's search for a new fire chief ramps up with a second pivotal meeting. even as the rank and file raises issues with the selection process, the question is, who will replace chief joann hayes white, who stepped down in october? tensions from the firefighters union which believes an experienced replacement can be found within. the union believes that the most worthy internal candidates are being ignored. the commission meeting starts at 9:00 this morning. >>> 5:04. big w

while isis is nearing territorial defeat in iraq and syria, the group returned to its guerilla warfare roots, plotting attacks and direct supporters worldwide. ice sis intent on resurging and still commands thousands of fighters in iraq and syria. meanwhile al qaeda is showing signs of confidence as its readers leaders strengthen networks and encourage attacks against western trts. we saw this in kenya as there there is a hotel attacked frequented by tourists and westerners. lastly, the speed -- excuse me, talking too fast. lastly, and this is important. because both the chairman and vice chairman have stated this, and it's something that i think is a challenge to the ic and to the american people. the speed and adaptation of new technology will continue to drive the world in which we live in ways we have yet to fully understand. advances in areas such as artificial intelligence, communication technologies, biotechnology and material sciences are changing our way of life. but our adversaries are also investing heavily into these technologies, and they are likely to create new and unforeseen challenges to our health, economy and security. mr. cha

isis is now being threatened by iranian militias. this will continue to repeat itself. these parties are now charged in the recipe for the media recipe. they are not there to defeat ices. they needed to exist because they operate outside of the constitution. they operate outside of the formal security apparatus. >> with talk about that a second. a couple other points but you just brought up the fact that there seems to be portrayed by shia groups as an grass-roots and popularly driven but it's not. -- in fact, this is evidence between iran and washington. talk a little bit about that. >> the argument here is really difficult when you're in this foreign policy circles to talk about a designated terrorist. designated terrorist groups that now have legitimate feed in the council of representatives in iraq. getting back to back, you demographic in iraq, they want a relationship with the united states. they don't want one simply military relationship or diplomatic relationship with the united states. they want western investment. they want western universities. i'm talking about the american university of baghdad here at american university's american university of mosul.

remnants of ice so hold up there a two to three month fight to the death is expected mohammed today reports. heavy fighting in this town city. the last sleep over long remaining within isis control. the cut its lead city and democratic forces as i in a final push to all eyes still fighters from their last remaining stronghold in this town city. it's difficult to say they're making some progress by u.s. strikes which have been stepped up since donald trump announced the withdrawal of american troops from city problem of this storage is full of weapons and ammunition we took from i saw fighters after days of fighting here. is the final chapter of a conflict that began more than four years ago when the group says parts of it up on city undeclared one hundred. it up to government forces declared victory over i still in december two thousand and seventeen. despite an a-list say their ideology is also very much alive in the region he truly believes it was. your logic. the shoe need complaints they have been totally run over anybody. that you should be still ready. and therefore radicalism. has eat roots and they should. it has been totally illegal the fighting between the s.t.

isis. just to his left, andrew tabler is no less prominent analyst with the washington institute for policy. we are very grateful they are here. my colleague's plane is busy de-icing. we are hoping at some point he'll make it. but we will proceed without him at this point. and i may have to intervene a bit more to discuss turkey-related issues in his absence. but without further ado, i just want to turn to my left to general kimmet for his brief introductory remarks. thank you. >> well, first of all, thanks for putting this together. and i was taken aback that andrew was referred to as distinguished, khan was referred to as distinguished and i was referred to as learned. i'm sorry that it took death of four americans to try to put more highlight on this question of the u.s. withdrawal out of syria. i think the debate has been abysmally superficial. and any time you get a bipartisan consensus on anything in this town, you've got to question it severely. i'm afraid that many of the decisions and the views on the withdrawal were made presumptively, because people just don't like trump. but i'm an analyst. it is not my position to opine. it's my position to sort of la

isis has not been defeated. i think there were sleeper cells and as well as other places in syria. we know roughly 20, 30,000 members of icesiraq and syria battle space. concern has been they would melt into insurgency and to really come back that you need boots on the ground. we also know when they have ungoverned space they will plot and plan against us. certainly not our fault syria is a failed state and we don't have the resources to fix that, but as long as this growing threat to the nation, that is the argument for having some skin in the game in syria. that way understand what the president is saying about wanting to remove the troops from harm's way. i would add to, however, a bit early to speculate the president's tweet being the cause of this attack. i wouldn't be comfortable making that judgment. >> bill: who is saying that? >> i think senator graham was insinuating the president's statement a month ago that we would withdraw the troops and bolded isis to launch an attack. that is a fair concern to raise, but i'm not sure that we have the facts to back that up. it is certainly possible other facts we will learn a

isis. can you draw a direct line from that success to my brother who led one of the most successful platoons in miss siewl to clear icee one of the most indesvictim mat enemies that we have. people like eddie we send there to fight them. did he that successfully, and he comes back months later a couple guys make up stories about what happened he is stripped of all of his rights and stripped of all of his due process and thrown in jail. today i'm very happy and honored that you have us on the show to tell us about this man being unfairly and unjustly tweet treated. we are bleeding with whoever we can talk to for help. steve: sean, yo, you say your brother when he was runnings platoon just pushing them too hard they couldn't take it and according to an op-ed you wrote you said that if they could get rid of him mutt the squeeze on them and get them to retire their careers would be saved. >> yes. you have to understand in the navy seals reputation is everything. the confidence in the man next to you is as big as currency as can you get. two guys on last deployment buckled under his leadership. my brother called them out f