is frustrated by a lack of progress towards denuclearization section of state james mattis has now said there are no plans to suspend upcoming violence yes president donald trump has accused google of giving prominence to news articles that are negative about him trump also said facebook and twitter are silencing conservative voices he's vowed to address the situation a white house correspondent kimberly health has more. you know i think google is really taking advantage of a lot of people in the allegations from u.s. president donald trump that tech giants like google and facebook are silencing conservative opinions we have literally thousands and thousands of complaints coming in and you just can't do that so i think that. twitter and facebook they're really treading on very very troubled territory and they have to be careful it's not fair to large portions of the population trumps comments follow a tuesday morning tweet we're trying to claim to google the search term trump news with negative results he says online searches are rigged by liberal owned media groups to shadow ban or sil

finally, i've asked general john kelly, secretary james mattis and ambassador john bolton to represent my administration that

>> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome secretary of defense james mattis and the vice president of the united states michael pence. [applause] vice pres. pence: good morning. please grab a seat. sec. mattis: i assure you, mr. vice president that is for you at not for me. you for welcoming the vice president ladies and gentlemen. [laughter] don't do anything like that when i talk alone, sir. shanahan, allry the members of the defense community here today, thank you for joining us. it is a great day for the pentagon when we have the vice president here of course. i would just tell you mr. vice president, it is a pleasure to have you back here at the pentagon today and it is with a great deal of gratitude on many issues, but specifically this issue for your leadership and what you have done to remove any obstacles in our path is only a vice president could do. space is one of our vital national interest. it is becoming a contested were fighting domain. we have got to adapt to that reality. it is on par with the air land sea and cyberspace domains in terms of it being contested. it is now

>> james mattis is living proof that donald trump is neither unethical nor incompetent. n't spend 1, general mattis wouldn't. i think people can be reassured that they are in good hands with general mattis. he doesn't seek the spotlight, he wouldn't bring out any disagreements with the commander-in-chief but he also wouldn't serve any one who not up to the challenge. >> martha: it's a great book. "no better friend, no worse enemy: the life of general james mattis. "thank you very much, good to have you here tonight. we'll be right back. dent forgiv, liberty mutual won't raise their rates because of their first accident. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ with advil liqui-gels, what bad shoulder? what headache? advil is relief that's fast strength that lasts you'll ask... what pain? with advil liqui-gels with our largest variety of crab all year! like new crabfest combo. your one chance to have new jumbo snow crab with tender dungeness crab. or try crab lover's dream. but hurry in. 'cause crabfest will be gone in a snap. the first person to survive alzis out there.ase

defense secretary james mattis is defending american support for saudi arabia and the u.a.e. in the war in yemen he said the goal is to defeat isel and al qaeda on the arabian peninsula and backing for the coalition is constantly under review earlier the u.n. blamed all sides for committing suspected war crimes in yemen. the u.s. has told a top u.n. cool that he has no jurisdiction to rule on terror on's legal challenge against washington's renewed sanctions iran wants the international court of justice the i.c.j. to suspend the sanctions after washington pulled out of the twenty fifteen iran nuclear deal terror on has accused the u.s. of plotting what it calls economic strangulation currency has this from the hague. well they serve this hearing it's been the united states state su iran's core allegation that the u.s. has been in breach of this obscure nine hundred fifty five agreements of friendship between the two countries by the reimposition the sanctions and the overwhelming overarching all came from the u.s. side is that iran's argument is entirely deceitful because it'

is frustrated by a lack of progress towards denuclearization sect of state james mattis has now said no no plans to suspend upcoming drills. lots more so to come here not just here including with trillions of dollars in trade on the line canada dispatches its top diplomat to washington lobbying for a place in a revamped enough to. and a man made god in south africa draws crowds as the continent's rain forests face destruction or not stay with us. hello there is snow up in the northwest of the u.s. and western canada not long ago we're talking two days and it was the system that brought it through says clearly a big differential between the much cooler weather and what is pretty hot and humid in the southeast corner and there is that differential temp should differences of the order of ten fifteen even twenty degrees needle stay that way of the next day or so usually find active weather is where the temperature changes and that's true here as well increasing that human weather will turn wet sultry sundry on the line of rain or sunday storm front of across northern ohio valley through

patriot, and our military has lost one of its most ardent supporters. >> that's defense secretary james mattisembering senator john mccain and his legacy just a couple of minutes ago at the pentagon. right after that, he was asked about north korea. mattis making his newest comments since the president suddenly called off secretary of state mike pompeo's trip to north korea last week. >> bottom line is, there was progress made. the whole world saw the progress when the two leaders sat down. we also knew very clearly, this was going to be a long and challenging effort, to negotiate this away. as you know, that war began in 1950 and has never ended. we're engaged in the process, and we stay with the diplomatically-led process. our job is to support the diplomats. >> joining me now on set, sumi, former cia korea analyst, and former director of japan and korea at the national securikue council. you know a thing or two about the topic. mattis seems to be saying, it is the state department's issue more than mine. >> it is true, the state department is engaged with the diplomatic process. problem is,

defense secretary james mattis had this to say. sec.attis: and all he did, senator mccain never lost sight of our shared purofse in defense reedom. for his words, "a shed purpose dola not our identity. on the contrary, it enlarges your sense of self." our nation has lost a great patriot and our military has lost one of our most ardent ursupporters. among the u.s. generals who knew senator mccain well was david petraeus, who commanded troops in iraq and afghanistan before becoming head of the cia. my colleagues katty kay and vision fraser spoke to him for their program "beyond 100 days," and started by getting his reaction to the controversy at the white house over flying the flag at hf-mast. gen. petraeus: well, it is a bit inexplicable. there are times when one should rise above differences, and death is one of ts se times. itartening to see the flag eventually lowered and the president read a proclamation because i'm a very much of mine with my old shipmate and buddy for military times, jim mattis, on the extraordinarnalegacy that r m

has defended its support for the saudi abroad the coalition fighting in yemen defense secretary james mattis says washington's backing for the coalition is constantly under review he says he's hoping for you it broke because she ation of the conflict in yemen. colombia and peru have agreed to set up a joint database of response to the rapidly growing number of venezuelans bipeds arriving at the borders you know which was made after a two day regional meeting called into the u.n. more than two million venezuelans have fled into neighboring countries to. twenty fourteen. and canadian officials are in washington d.c. for talks on the left to trade treaties with the u.s. and mexico and that as prime minister justin trudeau says progress is being made of the potential rework of the treaty of the day the u.s. and mexico announced a new deal.

on the newshour tonight: defense secretary james mattis argues u.s. efforts to curb civilian casualties in yemen are paying off.re we down the trump administration's military strategy. then, the kavanaugh record. mi continue our look at where the supreme court e stands on key issues.t, toniresidential powers. and, the push for a four-day school week, and whether theld change wake a difference in student performance. >> what are the positives of going to a four-day school week? what are the negatives? i want every single opportunity for my cldren and other children to have to learn. >> woodruff: all thaand more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> kevin. >> kevin >> kevin? >> advice for life. life well-planned. learn more at raymondjames.com. >> babbel. a language pgram that teaches real-life conversations in a new language, like spanish, french, german, italian, and more. babbel's ten to 15 minute lessons are available as an app, or online. more information on babbel.com. >> consumer cellular. >> a

on a flight to colombia, james mattis disputed those numbers. >> whoever told you that is probably smokingng that is legal in my state, but not in most dig dignifying that with a statement. they probably need to stay anonymo anonymous. no kidding. you look like an idiot and whoever wrote it needs better sources. i don't know who wrote it. i haven't seen it. i guarantee you there is no costcost estima estimate. >> why? the president called for a parade in washington after the bastille day parade in france last year. >>> white house aides are worried that omarosa could have as many as 200 recorded converse satisfactions -- conversations and they could be on them. omarosa released a tape after she was fired in december. she and eric trump's wife, lara, can be heard discussing a job with the president's re-election campaign to pay omarosa $180,000 a year. listen to lara trump about omarosa turning on the president. >> listen, obviously with like "the new york times" article and stuff. >> what is "the new york times article?" >> it was the one they wrote about you. it sounds a little like there

has defended its support for the study abroad the coalition fighting in yemen defense secretary james mattis says washington's backing backing is consistently under review he says he's hoping for a u.n. brokered to go home conflict in the country colombia and peru have agreed to set up a joint database in response to the rapidly growing number of venezuelan migrants arriving at the borders the announcement was made after a two day regional meeting according to the u.n. more than two billion venezuelans are flooded into neighboring countries since twenty fourteen. canada has rejoined talks in washington it's part of an effort to save all that change the three way nafta trade agreement with the u.s. and mexico prime minister justin treatises progress is being made on the day u.s. president donald trump announced a new deal with mexico that could replace nafta he says it will go ahead with or without canada and he was that canada will face tariffs if it doesn't join the new pact. we will as we have done thread this negotiation stand up for the canadian national interest unfortunately and values

is frustrated by a lack of progress towards denuclearization sect of defense james mattis has now said there are no plans to suspend upcoming drills u.s. president donald trump has accused google of giving prominence to news articles that are negative about him tramples a says facebook on twitter and conservative voices he's vowed to address the situation a white house correspondent can be healthy as mine. you know i think google is really taking advantage of a lot of people in a allegations from u.s. president donald trump that tech giants like google and facebook are silencing conservative opinions we have literally thousands and thousands of complaints coming in and you just can't do that so i think. twitter and facebook they're really treading on very very troubled territory and they have to be careful it's not fair to large portions of the population trumps comments follow a tuesday morning tweet we're trying to claim to google the search term trump news with negative results he says online searches are rigged by liberal owned media groups to shadow ban or silence conservative vie

he was greeted by james mattis. mccain will lie in state at the u.s. capitol where the public can pay respects. the mccain family and his mother will ascettend the ceremony at capit capitol. >> on thursday, thousands packed the phoenix church to say good-bye to arizona's favorite son. among the speakers, former vice president joe biden who talked about the friendship and lamented of the bygone era in washington. >> all we do today is attack the oppositions of both parties. their motives. not the substantice of the arguments. the last day, john, on the senate floor. look what he was fighting to do. he was fighting to restore what we call regular order. just how to treat one another again like we used to. >> arizona cardinals wide receiver larry fitzgerald spoke about their unlikely friendship. >> he ran for president. i run out of bounds. he was the epitome of toughness and i do everything to avoid contact. i have flowing locks and well, he didn't. he didn't judge individuals based on the color of their skin, gender, backgrounds or political an fiffilia

enrique: james mattis ha estado de gira por amÉrica latina.demÁs habrÍa tenido la crisis de venezuela presente en varias de sus conversaciones, como nos dice pablo gato. pablo: el secretario de defensa fue recibido literalmente a bombo y platillo en colombia, chile, brasil y argentina. ¿ pero a quÉ fue exactamente?qÓ reuniones privadas con los lÍderes de esos países? >> [ habla en inglÉs] pablo: segÚn expertos, es un secreto a voces que la crisis polÍtica y humanitaria en venezuela es la prioridad. >> ha llegado la hora de la recuperaciÓn económica. pablo: en especial tras lo que caracas dice, fue un intento de asesinato contra maduro. este analista afirma que uno de los objetivos de mattisse es hacer planes militares de contingencia respecto a venezuela. >> estados unidos tiene siete bases militares cerca de la frontera entre colombia y venezuela. podrÍa ser muy fÁcil para ellos intervenir. pablo: estados unidos tiene una amplia presencia militar en latinoamÉrica y el caribe. 4 millones de venezolanos ya se han ido el jefe del comando sur y e

has defended its support for the saudi and erotic coalition fighting in yemen defense secretary james mattis says washington's backing for the coalition is constantly under review he says he's hoping for a u.n. broken negotiation on the conflict. u.s. military drills look set to resume on the korean peninsula the exercises had been suspended since a landmark agreement between donald trump and north korean leader kim jong il last june that the u.s. is frustrated by a lack of progress towards denuclearization by the north. colombia and peru have agreed to set up a joint database of venezuelan migrants the announcement was made after a two day meeting both countries are struggling to manage the rapidly growing number of venezuelans crossing their borders the migrants are fleeing a deepening political and economic crisis back home according to the u.n. more than two million fled venezuela since twenty fourteen. in the colombian capital book atop. the two countries that have been receiving the highest number. of migrants so far roughly one million are in colombia they more than four hundred thous

defense secretary james mattis said washington will not suspend any further joint military exercises with south korea the move comes during a breakdown in diplomacy with north korea over its nuclear weapons program at a summit in june president donald trump surprised military planners by suspending the joint drones. officials in puerto rico now say nearly three thousand people died as a result of hurricane maria which struck the u.s. island last year the government previously but the death toll at sixty four all the way to admitted the real figure was likely much higher the update was prompted by an academic survey. flooding in the south korean capital seoul has killed at least one person after heavy downpours in the way. i think foully more than sixty people were evacuated around south korea local media report that seven hundred buildings were flattened. authorities in the german city of the spot have removed a four metre tall golden statue of turkish president russia typer to one the art installation was intended as a protest against their to one that divided local residents puttin

has defended its support for the saudi a morality coalition fighting in yemen defense secretary james mattis says washington's backing for the coalition is constantly under review he says he's hoping for a u.n. brokered negotiation on the conflict in yemen. the u.n. security council has been debating a report calling for senior officers in the air miles military to face genocide charges released on monday the details mass killings and gang grapes of wrath muslims investigators say at least ten thousand people were killed during the crackdown by the military which began last august colombia and peru have agreed to set up a joint database of that as well and migrants the announcement was made after a two day meeting both countries are struggling to manage the rapidly growing number of venezuelans crossing their borders the migrants are fleeing a deepening political and economic crisis at home according to the u.n. more than two million have fled venezuela since twenty fourteen or less under the m.p.'s he has more from bogota in colombia colombia peru and if you calculate it better been receivi

has defended its support for the saudi led coalition fighting in yemen defense secretary james mattis says washington's backing for the coalition is constantly under review he says he's hoping for a u.n. brokered negotiation on the conflict u.s. military drills look set to resume on the korean peninsula the exercises have been suspended. deal between donald trump and north korean leader kim jong un but the u.s. is frustrated by a lack of progress towards denuclearization in the north. colombia and peru have agreed to set up a joint database of venezuelan migrants announcement was made after a two day meeting both countries are struggling to manage the rapidly growing number of venezuelans crossing their borders the migrants are fleeing a worsening political and economic crisis at home according to the u.n. more than two million fled venezuela since twenty fourteen alexandra petit has more from bogota. colombia and peru are two credits resented been receiving the highest number. of migrants so far roughly one million are in colombia today more than four hundred thousand and appeared to

the final report may recommend next steps, but defense secretary james mattis could make the final decision on punishment. >>> the department of homeland security's watchdog says it will review a tsa program called quiet skies. the recently revealed program uses federal air marshals to track u.s. citizens flagged by computer software as possibly posing a threat. the passengers are not suspected of a crime. they are not under investigation and not on any terror watch list. investigators are looking into whether the program follows privacy laws and whether it is effective. >>> and students in parkland, florida, go back to school today, but things are hardly back to normal. six months after one of the deadliest school shootings in u.s. history left 17 people dead, marjory stoneman douglas high now features newly installed 20-foot fences. broward county investing $26 million in security at all of its schools, including double doors, cameras, and security personnel. >> a different kind of back-to-school shopping, right? >>> two sisters who worked in a school cafeteria in connecticut apparently h

also happening right now, james mattis and joseph dunford holding a briefing at the pentagon. we begin with jessica schneider. >> conservatives on capitol hill, they are saying this morning that they want, quote, the truth from bruce ohr. of course, they have been digging in on the official for more than a year now. the president has been helping to bolster their condemnation with his tweets and comments. really, what's the issue here? bruce ohr met multiple times with christopher steele. steele is the former british spy who drafted that dossier with unverified details about donald trump during the election. the question here is that conservatives will be digging into, why did bruce ohr meet with christopher steele even after the fbi had terminated its relationship with the former british spy? republicans, they have been crying conspiracy theories for months. now they are in this closed-door confrontation. they're trying to get more details out of bruce ohr that veteran justice department official. on the way into the hearing this morning, we heard from florida republican matt

defense secretary james mattis also on the ground paying tribute with the mccain family. this marking the senator's final journey to washington after leaving arizona, his adopted home state. ♪ amazing grace >> reporter: where earlier in the day -- >> i have fought the good fight, i have finished the race. >> reporter: family and friends. >> i'm black, he was white. i'm young, he wasn't so young. he celebrated differences. >> reporter: honored the six term senator for values in life. >> he could not stand the abuse of power. >> reporter: while vice president and his close friend joe biden praised mccain for his patriotism. >> he believed in the american people. to paraphrase shakespeare, we shall not s h like again. >> reporter: and the moving memorial service coming to a close with frank signatra's my way, music mccain chose himself. mccain's body will now lie in state at the capitol tomorrow which will be open to the public following a ceremony where vice president pence is scheduled to speak. in washington i'm elizabeth hurr for abc 7 news. >> abc 7 will have live cover

defended its support for the saudi a morality coalition fighting in lebanon defense secretary james mattis says washington's backing for the coalition is constantly under review he says he's hoping for a u.n. brokered because she ational the conflict in yemen stacy is a former state department official who served in the obama administration he says think creasing number of civilian deaths in yemen has forced the u.s. to tone down its support for the saudi ever auti coalition well it shouldn't be surprised that at this point in the conflict both the u.k. of the us are beginning to have some serious concerns that they're actually arry publicly in a slightly new way of course speaking privately to the saudis and the immoralities for some time. these concerns have been expressed or so these are strong allies in the gulf and in the west with each other and cross these regions and they have been for years and of course the u.k. and the u.s. support their intelligence logistics weapons and things have been in place for some time but what the u.s. and the u.k. can no longer continue to support is

i have asked john kelly, james mattis and bolton to represent my administration at his services. this is the first time president trump addressed the senator himself. he initially put out a statement about two sentences long that offered condolences to the mccain family, but didn't address mccain at all, leaving it to first lady, melania, that mccain was honored for his service to the country. after days of back and forth, the white house has now lowered the flag above the white house behind me. after people raised this question, why has it taken so long to do that in respond to the request. the president did not answer several requests from reporters today, asking him to comment on mccain five times. here we are, jim, the white house finally moving to correct what seems to be a major misstep on their part. >> thanks very much. the president delivering what most on bothsides of the aisle called for here. dana bash, the statement from the white house, having lowered the flag, creating confusion. some had it at half staff, the white house did not. do we know what led the president

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. >>> secretary james mattis held a briefing today.orth korea and syria. fox news' jenna griffin is at the pentagon with the latest. >> reporter: defense secretary james mattis emphasizing the importance of diplomacy in negotiations with north korea. in a rare press briefing tuesday, he also said the u.s. will maintain military training exercises on the korean peninsula, but once this should not be seen as the breakdown in negotiations between the two countries. >> there are ongoing exercises all the time on the peninsula. north korea could not in any way misinterpret those as somehow breaking faith with the negotiation. >> stop joint exercises with south korea after his meeting with kim jong-un. that over the weekend, the north korean government announced recent u.s. military maneuvers in the pacific, calling them quote, extremely provocative and dangerous. >> we are going to see how the negotiations go. we will deal with supporting the diplomats. >> reporter: in tuesday's briefing, he also talked tough on syria, saying he wants to wo

mike pence, who was joined by defense secretary james mattis at the event, echoed the president's callo have the new service in operation by 2020, less than two years from now. >> now the time has come to write the next great chapter in the history of our armed forces, to prepare for the next battlefield where america's best and bravest will be called to deter and defeat a new generation of threats to our people, to our nation. the time has come to establish the united states space force. the united states space force will strengthen our security. it will ensure our prosperity, and it will also carry american ideals into the boundless expanse of space. while other nations increasingly possess the capability to operate in space, not all of them share our commitment to freedom, private property and the rule of law. so as we continue to carry american leadership in space, so also will we carry america's commitment to freedom into this new frontier. >> while these steps have been vital to our national defense, they're really only a beginning. they're only a beginning of meeting the rising

the president calling off the high level meeting, and now what defense secretary james mattis is nowhe stunning number out tonight involving puerto rico. nearly one year after maria. the official death toll hadee

his family and defense secretary james mattis were there . the this morning vice president mike pence will speak at a ceremony mccain at the capitol rotunda. after the ceremony the public will be a lot -- will be allowed to pay respects. yesterday a memorial service was held for the late senator in phoenix. >> ♪ , >> the navajo flutist playing a him in his honor. vice president joe -- former vice president joe biden called mccain wickedly funny and a loyal friend despite political differences. >> my name is joe biden. i'm a democrat. [ laughter ] i love john mccain. i always thought of john as a brother. we had a lot of the family fights. >> mare private service for senator mccain will be held at the national cathedral in washington dc where former presidents george w. bush and barack obama will eulogize he will be late in annapolis. we will have a live report washington d.c. with more on today's events coming up at 4:30. >>> we have an update on last week's story about a peeping tom in one oakland neighborhood is sneaking around and looking

his wife cindy and family were met by defense secretary james mattis.ore leaving arizona for the last time, people lined the streets of phoenix and packed a church to remember and celebrate the maverick statesman. among them political opponent and fierce friend, former vice president joe biden. >> to paraphrase shakespeare -- we shall not see his like again. >> john mccain will now lie in state at the u.s. capitol rotunda. and of course abc news will have extensive live coverage tomorrow morning and on saturday we'll bring you his memorial service at the national cathedral. monitor their blood glucose every day. which means they have to stop. and stick their fingers. repeatedly. today, life-changing technology from abbott makes it possible to track glucose levels. without drawing a drop of blood, again and again. the most personal technology, is technology with the power to change your life. life. to the fullest.

defense secretary james mattis i have dispatched a three star general in to riyadh to look into what happened and if there's anything we can do to preclude this in the future the united states is by far the largest supplier of weapons to the saudis it also provides targeting assistance for riyadh's air strikes and military operations and last year saudi arabia paid seven hundred fifty million dollars to american specialist for training it said was meant to reduce civilian casualties independent political analyst day down glazebrook believes the war in yemen is comparable to vietnam. the war in yemen really is the is the vietnam of this generation reality will force a change but unfortunately morality won't a bus full of under terms being butchered will not change the stand of the us the resistance on the ground will ultimately change the standard of the us i mean brutal and disgusting as this latest massacre is the reality is that at least one hundred thirty children. have been being killed by this war every single day that's according to save the children not necessarily through dir

defense secretary james mattis i have dispatched a three star general in to riyadh to look into what happened and if there's anything we can do to preclude this in the future. the united states is by far the largest supplier of weaponry to the saudis and also provides targeting assistance for riyadh's air strikes and military operations last year saudi arabia paid seven hundred fifty million dollars to american specialists for training it said was meant to reduce civilian casualties independent political analyst dan glazebrook believes humanitarian concerns are unlikely to change the u.s. position on the conflict. their war in yemen really is that is the vietnam of this generation reality will force a change but unfortunately morality won't a bus full of under ten's being butchered will not change the stand of the us the resistance on the ground will ultimately change the standard of the us i mean brutal and disgusting as this latest massacre is the reality is that at least one hundred thirty children. have been being killed by this for every single day that's according to save the c

secretary of defense general james mattis was asked to be a pall bearer. he said tuesday mccain set an example of what a military man should be. >> peacetime, wartime, routine crisis if you look at his example that is what i think you'll see. >> reporter: while veterans organizations called on president trump on mccain and called mccain a hero some feel he could have done more for fellow veterans. >> ab we should do the praise -- maybe we should do the praise now and to the critique afterward. i don't think he went far enough . >> he will be more admired as time goes by because of what he endured. and his willingness to serve. what he put up with. >> reporter: andrew huntoon of alameda served in vietnam and says while he didn't always see eye to eye with mccain as a fellow vietnam veteran it hurt to see mccain's -- mccain spirits by president trump. >> a lot of people aren't willing to accept we are all americans. we are all willing to make the same sacrifice to make it right. >> mckay's passing is tional sh where we congress that we used to. professor eri

widespread criticism for its support of the sound in iraq the coalition but defense secretary james mattis has defended america's role we are constantly reviewing what support we are given yes we also had an army lieutenant general in riyadh almost immediately following the early august credit. to convey our concern to gnash for a way of doing complete investigation and we will continue to do everything we can to limit this kind of tragedy but the most effective way is to get this to a u.n. brokered negotiations. as the u.s. support has conditions is not in condition what is the condition that they do their everything humanly possible to avoid any initial loss to life and they support the u.n. brokered peace process elizabeth i don't know about. your take about the statement from secretary of defense about his but on one hand he's been saying that the american support is not without conditions but at the same time he's been saying that the saudis have been sort of receptive to the american concerns how would you quantify this. i think mattis has to be very careful in his wording at the mom

has defended its support for the saudi erotic coalition fighting in yemen defense secretary james mattis says washington's backing for the coalition is constantly under review he says he's hoping for a u.n. brokered negotiation on the conflict in yemen. u.s. military drills looks set to resume on the korean peninsula the exercises had been suspended since a landmark deal between donald trump and kim jong un last june but the u.s. is frustrated by a lack of progress towards denuclearization in. colombia and peru have signed have agreed to set up a joint database of venezuelan migrants in iceland was made after a two day meeting both countries are struggling to manage the rapidly growing number of venezuelans crossing their borders the migrants are fleeing a deepening political and economic crisis the poem i listened around petty is in the colombian capital the tough. trees that have been receiving the highest number. of migrants so far roughly one million are in colombia they more than four hundred thousand appear to me gratian of the two countries and the two governments are finally deci

today -- in the past several ryys defense secre james mattis has been down playing some of that controversyre's what he had to say. >> we are in complete alignment with the president's conce about protecting our assets in space that contribute to our security, for our economy. er are going to have to address it as o countries show a capability to aack. >> reporter: so not quite a glowing endorsement, but ulmately congress willave the final say in whether or not a space force happens. >> and we will see if the president gets the martians to pay for it. thank you. >> they are slapping strict new sanctions on russia. once implemented it would cut off hundreds of mflz illions o dollars in russian exports. it comes after the lethal nerve agt used to kill spies. president trump and his team getting tough with mueller about a possible interview. nbc's peter alexander has the details. >> reporter: from president trump a stiff punishment. new usvankss fsia's poisoning of an ex-spy and his daughter in prit an last march. followinge fie criticism and embrace and relentless what he branded -- >> the wi

at 10:00 a.m., a pentagon briefing with james mattis and joint use chair general joseph dunford. at 2:30 p.m., senate commerce audimmittee hearing on blooms in the u.s. waters. on c-span3 begin at 9:00 a.m., the white house historical situations -- associations site summit. looking at how we think of presidents over time. former white, the house executive pastry chef also speaks at the event. coming up, national association education president. she will talk about the trump administration's consideration of the proposal that will harm teachers in schools

first calling off the newest high level meeting, and now this evening, what defense secretary james mattis is now signaling. >>> the stunning number out tonight involving puerto rico. nearly one year after maria. the official death toll had been 64.

has defended its support for the saudi and erotic coalition fighting in yemen defense secretary james mattis says washington's backing for the coalition is constantly under review he says he's hoping for a u.n. brokered negotiation on the conflict in yemen he made the comment shortly after a new u.n. report said all sides fighting in yemen may have committed war crimes but just stacey's a former state department official who served in the obama administration he says the increasing number of civilian deaths has forced the u.s. to turn down its support for the saudi led coalition. well it shouldn't be surprised that at this point in the conflict both the u.k. and the u.s. are beginning to have some serious concerns that they're actually arry publicly in a slightly new way of course speaking privately to the saudis and the iraqis for some time. these concerns have been expressed were these are strong allies both in the gulf and in the west with each other and cross these regions and they have been for years and of course the u.k. and the u.s. support their intelligence logistics weapons and th

although they have managed to get the defence secretary james mattis on board, because he was somewhats that he sees the merit in it. and certainly, the argument is that you have to have a dedicated organisation, you have to have a space command which they are looking to set up, in order to address these problems going forward. and, certainly, they were saying that if you look at the technology being developed by countries over the next few years, that will become very important. but donald trump seems very committed to this. his re—election campaign has new space force logos which they're asking people to vote on. so he may get a logo and he may get the space force. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: why these photos celebrating 60 years of malaysian independence have been removed from an exhibition. also coming up on the programme: he's generated controversy for his comments on feminism, but as pakistan's prime minister—in—waiting prepares to be sworn in, we ask women what they want from their new leader. the big crowds became bigger as the time of th

fifteen this most recent attack has troubled many across the globe including us to fed sacred james mattis. i have dispatched a three star general into riyadh to look into what happened here and if there's anything we can do to preclude this in the future. united states is by far the biggest supplier of weaponry to the saudis it also provides targeting assistance for drugs and military operations last year saudi arabia paid seven hundred fifty million dollars to american specialists for training it said at the time to reduce civilian casualties independent political analyst unglazed pro believes humanitarian concerns are unlikely to change the u.s. position on the conflict now. the war in yemen really is the is the vietnam of this generation reality will force a change but unfortunately morality won't a bus full of under ten's being butchered will not change the stand of the us the resistance on the ground will ultimately change the stand of of the us i mean brutal and disgusting as this latest massacre is the reality is that at least one hundred thirty children. have been being killed by

bureaucracy, how this will be sliced up, although they have managed to get the defence secretary james mattisecause he was somewhat cynical not that long ago, and now he says that he sees the merit in it. and certainly the argument is that you have to have a dedicated organisation that is looking at this, you have to have a space command, which they are looking to set up, in order to address these problems going forward and certainly, they are saying if you ta ke certainly, they are saying if you take a look at the technology that has been developed by other countries, in the next two years, thatis countries, in the next two years, that is going to come very important. at donald trump, he seems very, very committed to this. he has already got a new website, there space already got a new website, there s pa ce force already got a new website, there space force logos, which they are asking people to vote on. so he might get the logo and he might get the space force. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has called for an independent inquiry into an air—strike by the saudi—led coalition in

standing by, as his widow and their children arrived and were greeted by the defence retreat, james mattish is being looked upon in washington to remember a man who is remembered fondly by politicians on both sides. again, here in washington, he is going to be given the honour of lying in state at the us capitol. that has happened with only a dozen senators before. it gives you a sense of the high regard thatjohn mccain was really respected in, in terms of the capitol building itself. you talk about both sides, and the respect in which he was held, chris. he made it very plain that he wanted was entered in this series of ceremonies his vision of the united states. political rivals, you say, have been paying tribute, but noticeably no invitation to the current president or to his presidential running mate, sarah pailin? and i think there will be a lot of focus on those who have not been invited. it must be remembered, john mccain, offer all these political tributes, was also a man who did have a little enemies. he was somebody who always advocated a muscularforeign policy, was somebody who