winter weather is back in the northern u.s. hundreds of accidents and power outages. >>> dry but colder than usual in the northeast. a mix of rain and snow in the upper midwest. some light precipitation in the northwest. >>> well, millions were watching last night as another celeb was booted from abc's "dancing with the stars." but before we show you the lowest score, how about some of the best. >> yes. last night the dancers created routines inspired by the most memorable year of their lives. our own ginger zee picked 2013, the year she got engaged to her husband ben aaron who cheered her on there along with their newborn son adrian. >> it was so cute to see them together and just watch her, as always. doug flutie choked back tears picking last year when he lost both of his parents within an hour of each other. waltzing with his partner karina to the "rainbow connection." >> the most emotional of the ufc fighter paige vanzant and mark ballas stepped inside a makeshift octagon for a paso doble and was complete with fake elbow,

coldernary canada, dipping in to the northern u.s., the battle is on from winter, bringing a little snowthe great lakes to the severe weather. the threat this afternoon is now southern georgia, down in to florida, some of that rain is towards the carolinas, we got to watch this briefly area pushing through this evening. tomorrow morning, for your south and east, dc, i'm concerned if you have plans, maybe you go running, kids got a sporting event with the soccer and little league teams going on already. could be a few showers, especially in the morning. by the afternoon, some sunshine working wa saturday night with a couple of showers, mountain snows and this one potentially, the gusty winds late saturday night, early sunday morning, 40 maybe 50 plus. low to mid 50sing evening showers and storms. tomorrow morning showers, especially east of i-95, in the 50s to start. not as warm, low to mid-60s. that's a couple of degrees above average. up to 62 on the average. sunday windy, chilly, 52. it's going to feel colder than that. monday back in the 60s with showers, especially in the afternoon,

every year, millions travel from canada in the northern u.s. to the forbests of central mexico.t's one of nature's longest mass migrations and one of the most precarious, but after years of serious decline, this season, numbers ofman monnays in mexico have more than tripled. biologist rendon saysnate and man have helped the insects out. >> the climate has been very benevolent this winter. this meant a lot more reproduction. as well, the public of the u.s. has helped to conserve and plant milk weed, the chief food source for the monarch butterfly. >> it is the key. monnays lay eggs along the route and the plants serve as nursery and food for their young before they continue their parents' journey south. that's why canada, the u.s., and mexico have mounted a campaign to get the plant back in to guard edges, farmland and schools along the route. this will class are doing their bit in northern mexico. >> the basic idea which the children are very enthusiastic about is a food highway full-time from the monarch butterflies. >> these tiny creatures go on an incredible journey, two and

u.s. northern command and norad. that is live at 9:30 a.m.astern on c-span three. >> madam secretary, we proudly give 72 of our delegates votes to the next president of the united states. live today on c-span, "washington journal" is next. at 9:00 a.m. eastern, the u.s. house returns for work on the irs workforce act prohibiting the rehiring of former irs employees previously fired for misconduct. coming up in 45 minutes, congressman ryan castillo of pennsylvania on education workforce training and a preview of next week's primary. at 8:20 a.m., senator ben cardin of maryland is here to discuss criminal charges announced against three michigan officials over the flint water crisis. and to review president obama's trip to saudi arabia. ♪ host: good morning and welcome to "washington journal." we will begin here this morning with your thoughts on the nominating process for both parties. is it energizing your party or is it dividing it? republicans, 202-748-8001. democrats, 202-748-8000. independents, 202-748-8002. you can join the conversation

u.s. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is live with the video that you will see only on 7. jeff? jeff: that is right. this is the federal indictment of the six defendants in this case. the two primary defendants a husband and wife duo who are accused of making $20 million in a concerning workers from india. take a look at this video. this is video you will only see on wjla, on 7. a raid by homeland security investigations in sterling. a company called ecomnet. the six defendants including 44-year-old raju and his wife 44-year-old were arrested this morning. according to the indictment they fraudly applied for -- fraudulently applied for benefits. they say the husband created shell companies he presented to immigration authorities as in need of indian workers. but that he would instead sell visas totaling $20 million in the last eight years. in 2010 meanwhile, then virginia governor bob mcdonald appearing at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in danville for econmet saying 160 new jobs but it created none. the primary defendant, the husband, has his first appearance in court tomorrow

u.s. northern command norad. that is live at 9:30 am eastern on c-span three. tv, thisan history weekend. saturday evening at 6:00 eastern on the civil war. a historian discusses his book on why the south lost the civil war and why the north one. midst of the civil war including the reason it started, and how it ended. >> some felt compelled to explain why wasn't this ever and 25% of occurred southern white men between the ages of 20-45 were dead. no just casualties, they were dead as a result of the civil war. morning,g -- sunday the rewind campaign of gary hart. we begin with him announcing his candidacy in denver and then added news conference where he faced a alleged extramarital affair with donna rice. the smithsonian gallery curator at and her involvement in the farm workers movement. anyone,begging to sin -- to send anyone but she was at the forefront of that effort for a reason. >> at 8:00,-- tensed up and said those partners of mine, did any of them ever invite me to play golf at their fancy country club? he just goes on and on. lip was quivering. >> t

these are the tracks of the beast which travel from mexico to all the way to the northern border with the u.s. yats long dangerous route-- it's a long dangerous route especially for minors who face criminal organizations and extortionists and immigration officials who are supposed to help them but often% cute them. immigration officials didn't respond to our request for an interview. the government's own numbers show how few child migrants are applying for protection. at least 20,000 unaccompanied children enters mexico every year. in 2015 only 141 minors applied for protection. 57 were granted protective status. it appears child migrants don't know their rights. in also could be a result of pressure from the u.s. in the first half of 2014, record numbers of central american youth arrived in the u.s. >> we've seen substantial increases in immigration enforcement by mexico, and, in particular, along the southern border of mexico, since the time that the u.s. both committed substantial money and also engaged in intensive diplomacy for mexico to do just that. >> reporter: despite the pressure, y

u.s. is blaming the syrian government for a deadly air strike on a pediatric hospital in the northern cityaleppo. the u.s. says that the hospital was targeted. nearby buildings were also shelled. activists say at least 60 people have been killed in aleppo over the last two days, a clear violation of the cease-fire declared in february. >>> vice president joe biden is headed to the vatican today. he's expected to discuss cancer research at a conference on regenerative medicine. he is expected to meet with pope francis there. he made an unannounced trip to baghdad and he met with the prime minister and other officials. the meeting came a week after president obama expressed concern over the stability of the iraqi government. >>> well, let's go from there to business where comcast the parent company of msnbc has announced it will purchase dreamworks animation in a $3.8 billion deal that will compete with disney. cnbc's nancy hulgrave is joining us live from london. what does this mean for the future of comcast? >> it's a near $4 billion price tag there and comcast, the parent company of msnbc

u.s. troops prepare iraqi and kurdish forces to retake the city of mosul in northern iraq. s, have been deployed to iraq to help in the preparation for this final assault. john, mosul remains an isis strong hold, and when this assault begins it is likely to be the most significant, intense, and bloodiest fight so far in iraq and it will have major regional implications although at this point, john, there remains no specific time frame on when that fight will occur. but, again, it will be a very significant one. >> thank you. >>> happening now, a big announcement. you don't let anything keep you sidelined. that's why you drink ensure. with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. for the strength and energy to get back to doing... ...what you love. ensure. always be you. this cit added this other level of clean to it. it just kinda like wiped everything clean. my teeth are glowing. they are so white. i actually really like the two steps. everytime i use this together it felt like leaving the dentist's office. crest hd, 6x cleaning, 6x whitening. i would switch to cres

u.s. northern command. that makes her the first woman to serve as a combatant -- a commander.s month time magazine listed her as one of their 100 most influencal people for 2016. >> now to the total ground stop at the airport of because of two emergency landings within minutes yesterday. >> the oxygen mask hit the person on the head, waking him up for the emergency landing. >> emergency vehicle surround being the aircraft. the 54 on board sliding down shoots. with passengers and vehicles on the runway, airplane operations shut down a long line of jets. a complicated scene because there were two emergencies in ten minutes. 8:06 an american alliance fights gets a warning light in the cockpit and has steering that isn't working correctly and radios trouble. >> we have a second inbound emergency. they have smoke in the cockpit. is it difficult to steer or impossible to steer? let's be clear. >> the first jet clears and 8:16 the piedmont jet with smoke in the cockpit was towed away and the airport reopened. >> the mechanic is now trying to figure out where the smoke came from. abc

u.s. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is live with the video that you will see only on 7. jeff? jeff: that is right. this is the federal indictment of the six defendants in this case. the two primary defendants a husband and wife duo who are accused of making $20 million in a

u.s. northern command and noard. a.m. youive at 8:30 stern on c-span3. hours of authors and books every weekend. this saturday at noon you stern, book tv is live at the soldier shakespeare library in washington d c to mark the 400th anniversary of william shakespeare's death. and then at 10:00, afterwards, we discussed the common bind shooting in her -- the columbine shooting in her book. it strengthens understanding the junction between violence and mental illness. she is interviewed by the national alliance on mental illness ceo. >> if we look at a murder suicide, murder suicide is a small subset of suicideality. 2% of suicides will result in the killing of somebody else. my recommendation is that we focus very much on trying to understand suicide and trying to prevent suicide so that these things don't interrupt into a terrible tragedy. >> sunday afternoon at 1:30 eastern, but tv will air back-to-back programs. recipient history recalls the life of generalc custer. jodie takes a look at isis in his book. go to booktv.org for the complete weekend sched

u.s. northern command and nor ad. live at 9:30 a.m. eastern. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] >> welcome, everybody. i want to introduce our two panelists but actually we're going to start with a short talk sort of outlining the issues with respect to youth in america today. and then we are going to turn to a discussion with jeffery and then open to your questions. there should be cards out there that you can get. i think there will be people circulating with cards. and collecting cards. those will be brought up to me and i will choose questions from them to ask our guests. so stanley founded due cain capital in 1981 and closed it i think around 2010 but during that time did very well and had a storied career on wall street for his successes with his organization. he also at one time worked with george soros and helped him amass a substantial amount of wealth as well. he is the guy that know as lot about finance and part of what we're going to be talking about is fi

u.s. air strikes on a northern ospital in afghanistan last october that killed 42 people. commander of u.s. central command said the bombing was the unintentional result of human error and equipment failures but id not constitute a war crime and said the 16 service members involved will be punished but face f the personnel will criminal charges. this is 40 minutes. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its captn content and accuracy. . sit ncicap.org] >> thanks for being here, everyone. the general from central command to deliver an d opening statement regarding the investigation. your be prepared to answer questions on that and any other topics as well. without further ado, general. general: good morning. thank you all for being here today. i have a statement and i'll take questions. the command is releasing the results of the doctors without borders in afghanistan which 2015.ed on october 3, i'll say it again, our deepest families of o the those injured and killed. you know, general john campbell, then the u.s. forces afghani

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u.s. is ramping up efforts to retake the northern city of mosul. it's likely more u.s.troops will soon be moving into the war zone. president obama visits saudi arabia later this week to meet with gulf leaders. >>> a disturbing report how the pentagon sandles sexualç assau cases. associated press investigation finding the pentagon misled congress with inaccurate information. that information made it appear local district attorneys and police forces failed to act against u.s. service members who were prosecuted in military courts for sex crimes. the pentagon defended the accuracy of that information. >>> the ship elfaro disappeared during hurricane joaquin. the freighter was heading from jacksonville, florida, to puerto rico. the wreckage was found but the mast where the data recorder was attached is still missing. if found, it should contain the captain's final transmission. >>> drones continue to be a disturbance in the sky. police in london say a drone hit an airplane. >> the british airways flight was landing safely but the pilot reported a drone-looking object hit

u.s. may add extra out posts in northern iraq and u.s. military leaders do not think mosil will be retain this year. in washington, fox news. >> senator chuck shuber says anti-terrorism slogan see something, say something, should add something, get something. shum ser backing a bill adding 25,000 of award from information that comes from social media to help stop a terror attack. the current awards do not specifically cover tips that come from sites like twitter, facebook and snap chat. >> that seems like a good idea. >> it does. especially in this age where we find out so many operations are through social media it makes a lot of sense to start adding this. >> plus young people don't pick up the phone anymore. >> that's true. that's true. well we have a test for you coming up. do you think this will be funny or not funny. i'll tell you right now it's not so funny. >> i'm nervous a prank at a fast food chain causes work others to break the restaurant windows what the prankster told them, that made them do that, when we come back i get out

u.s. may add extra outposts in northern iraq. also to help with the battle for mosul. u.s. military leaders do not think mosul will be retain this year. gregg? >> molly henneberg in washington, thanks. >>> and now to the fox extreme weather center. snow is blanketing parts of the united states bringing a cold and miserable beginning to springtime. areas in northern ohio got several inches of snow, as much as eight inches in toledo overnight. holy toledo. >> i was gog say that. >> i beat to you it. it's making a mess of the roadways. many roadways near whiteout conditions. slow traffic on i-75. more wet weather in the forecast. say it ain't so, for the great lakes and ohio valley senior meteorologist janis dean has the latest. >> ten to 20 degrees below average across the eastern half of the country, whereas over the west, we are dealing with above average temperatures. same deal on sunday. the warmer than average temperatures move into the central u.s. where we're still dealing with cooler than average temperatures across the northeast and the great lakes. your lowest tonig

u.s. may add extra outposts in northern iraq also to help with the battle for mosul. u.s. military leaders do not think mosul will be retaken this year. >> all right, molly, thank you very much. >>> well, success as spacex lands in the history books. the falcon 9 rocket made a successful return to earth touching down on a drone ship in the middle of the atlantic ocean. previous attempts suffered from various mishaps, the unmanned rocket was coming back after launching a cargo capsule to the international space station taking off from cape canaveral yesterday. >>> coming up, a story of inspiration and courage, reflections of love, war, and renewal. wife of american hero navy seal, chris kyle, talks about her book "american wife," hear more about her amazing journey since her husband's death and how she's working hard to make a difference. >>> plus, remembering a country music legend, larry remembers the gremerle haggard. ♪ flr why do some cash back cards keep throwing obstacles at you? first - they limit where you earn bonus cash back. then - those places change every few m

years of war are having a real effect on the economic stability of the kurdistan region of northern iraq, a main u.sly in the fight against isis, just as the battle for the isis stronghold of mosul begins. special correspondent jane ferguson reports. >> reporter: the fortunes of people living in the shadow of erbil's ancient citadel have fluctuated dramatically over the centuries. nowadays, times are tough. the economy in kurdistan is in free-fall. government salaries have stopped, and other work is hard to come by, as foreign investors have fled. in this teashop, men spend their days discussing the crisis, waiting for things to improve. dawood madhi, was a civil servant; he has family on his mind. >> ( translated ): i have three sons and they are jobless, also i am retired and usually i have a small pension which is not enough to buy medicines for my illness. i receive about $150. i am 66 years old and am retired already. i am not able to do another job. >> reporter: those protecting these lands are also not getting paid. kurdish fighters, called peshmerga, who defend the semi- autonomous region sa

u.s. attorney's office for the northern district of california. the probes are on top of other ongoing inspections. pherenos was established to provide cheaper, more efficient blood-related medical tests. a series of reports have called into question its testing methods. >>> we turn now to the fight against the zika virus. we're taking you into the laboratories of pharmaceutical companies working on the disease. last night we focused on vaccines. tonight a look at the potential for a zika drug. meg terrell reports. >> reporter: fill yad sciences became the world's biggest biotechnology company through its work in antiviral medicines. first for hiv. then hepatitis "c." along the way, the company established a library of hundreds of thousands of compounds that never made it to market. but which its scientists hope may hold the key to battling emerging infectious diseases. >> so it's the library, sort of. i think it's the record of the history of gilead as a company. >> reporter: when a new threat emerges for which there are no existing drugs, gilead

u.s. is supporting in northern syria, advising and assisting them, that's the words they are getting them,so they can move on raqqa, and it's where the u.s. believe isis's top operatives are hiding out, and they want to get the arab fighters to join with the kurds to make that move on raqqa, but make no mistake, it's going to be tough going and this is the nastiest territory, and nobody believes isis is going to flee from raqqa, and they have a hold on it that's pretty ironclad right now and it's a major priority for them. this will bring the number of special forces in syria up to 350 are there are there, and another 250 in a very nasty piece of territory, a very significant and potentially dangerous commitment by u.s. special forces. >> thank you so much for bringing us your latest reporting. president obama to announce 250 special operation forces will head to syria. thank you, barbara. a quick break. stay with us. proof of less joint pain.his is a body of proof. and clearer skin. this is my body of proof that i can fight psoriatic arthritis ...with humira. humira works by targeting and

u.s. northern command. and i had a wonderful relationship with the ambassador in mexico city to create a strategy that we could engage with the mexican government on. lots of success. lots of setbacks. obviously, two change governments much like we do. so that does create some challenge. i think we have to understand in places like mexico, colombia's another good example. it was the message of the united states being a partner with a country like colombia and continuing to interact. people talk about, you know, we've been in afghanistan or iraq for ten years. i think we've been in colombia for a couple years more than that. we're still having discussions with the farc and the government on how do you solve this. not simple solutions. it took us arguably 25 years after world war ii to create the kind of stable model in europe that they are certainly benefiting from today. so i think we've got to really focus on all those elements of power in central and south ameri america. now at a time when some of those c

u.s. may add extra outposts in northern iraq to support iraqi forces as they prepare to take back the city of mosul, which isis took over in june 2014. but u.s. military leaders are suggesting that mosul may not be retaken this year. julie? >> all right. molly henenberg, thank you very much. >>> so switching gears to terror and that terror suspect. an arrest has been made in belgium. now that suspect has admitted to being the man with the hat that he's known as according to prosecutors. now, police officers have arrested him. there he is, the man in the hat on the right. there he is after his arrest on the left. mohamed abrini. yesterday in a raid in brussels was taken into custody. officials say he does have ties to terror attacks there and in paris. the man in the hat was caught on surveillance tape at the brussels airport right before the bombings. he is also the very last identified suspect at large from the paris attacks. meanwhile, prosecutors are saying that there are also charging four suspects with participating in terrorism. two other suspects arrested however have been questione

it has already been passed in the northern marietta islands which is a u.s. territory. the governor thinks it should be a role model for the entire country to curb gun violence. a number of cities adopt add higher tax including seattle. the idea is not new. it was proposed in the 90's and backed up by hillary clinton. >> raiding the bar another major retailer now increasing the starting pay. lauren simonetti is here to explain. >> no worker at target will make less than 10 doll la l$10 an ho. labor groups demanding higher pay. the gun industry is underway. >> this year, too, as fbi background checks a precursor to bills in record highs. they will show up an hour later. >> lincoln has launched a kinder for graduates. it is based on schools major and graduation years. very cool. back to you. >> i have that idea for an app. >> thank you, lauren. >> deadly flooding we showed you some of the images earlier. it is not over yet. maria molina is in the weather center tracking more rain and snow. the area does not need it. we are tracking the storm system. we an area of low pres

northern triangle. in recognition of iq challenges these countries face. u.s. assistance to the strategy tom clements the investments northern triangle governments are making through their own development plan, the alliance for prosperity. they plan to spend $2.6 billion this year on their own plan. continue to support will be vital to columbia's success as a 60 of the but a peace accord. our partnership with mexico remains an important priority for the united states and includes a range of issues that benefit both countries, including trade and investment, energy and security. the marriage initiative continues to provide a framework for our bilateral security cooperation at the federal and state levels. our request also includes a central the market assistance for cuba and venezuela. where the united states will continue to provide assistance that advances universal human rights and support vibrant civil society. promotions of democratic principles and human rights remains at the core of u.s. interest in cuba. our request or haiti continues investment in infras

u.s. northern command, commander north american space command. all of these nominations have been before the committee. is there a motion to favorably report these 920. >> so moved. compape is there a second? >> second. sen. mccain: all in favor say a. motion carries. senator reid. >> thank you very much, gentlemen. we will seek a better understanding of the progress the department is making in fielding the fighter, what actions the department has taken to amealiate problems with the program, what is the judgment available as to how effective these actions will be in preventing problems in the program including cost overruns and delays. we still have to complete the system development and demonstration s.d.d. program that is expected to deliver complete war fighting capability each of the three variants of the f-35. we have not seen all of the changes in s.d.d. since not all of the program's difficulties are behind us. according from dr. gilmore's prepared testimony, although the marine corps has initial cape ability in i.o.c. and the air force p

u.s. northern command. woman ever to command a combat unit. >> what is it in particular about the army that attracts you? >> i feel like the army has a lot to offer, and -- there's no down side -- i can't see a down side to this. so i just think it's a great, an honorable thing to do. >> reporter: so when the defense department announced that combat roles would be open to women, that all roles within the military would be open to women, did that pique your interest more? >> yeah. i feel like -- i'm pro equality. i think everyone should have the same opportunities, and combat roles are not -- i feel if you're going to join the army, there is a reason why it's called army strong. like, you need to be strong. you're not going to join if you know you can't do all of the things that are required of you. >> reporter: would you be willing to serve in a combat role? >> of course. my mos is 12 bravo which is combat engineering. so that is under combat, and there is is a chance i will go into war, and i'm very willin

u.s. official confirming to fox news that a drone strike over the northern iraqi town of makhmour has takenorist responsible for last month's rocket attack that killed a u.s. marine. he was working there to support iraqi forces in the battle against isis. eight other marines were hurt. three in critical condition. we'll have more on this story and reaction coming up when we talk to former pentagon spokesperson j.d. gordon.

u.s. airstrike in the northern city. 42 people were killed.report is expected to be released by the pentagon tomorrow. it seems republican donors aren't giving presidential hopefuls ted cruz and john kasich the funds they need to stop donald trump. the new associated press analysis of campaign finance records finds the donors who gave big talks to jeb bush and marco rubio have mostly disappeared from the political landscape. records show fewer than 3% of $2700 limit to bush or rubio also give that much to kasich or cruz. if they had donated at that level, cruz and kasich would have earned as much as $39 million more in their campaign coffers to compete with the deep pockets of mr. trump. draft is tonight. the new england patriots are the only team without a pick on the first day. they had their 29th pick taken away along with $1 million as part of the penalty in the deflate-gate scandal. the oakland raiders owner says he wants to move the team to las vegas and he's willing to spend half of $1 billion for -- as part of a new deal for a stadium

wish power -- relinquish power but instead, it seems, rebel forces in the northern city of aleppo and further degrade the power of u.s.-supported rebels fighting mr. assad's regime. in response, president obama is considering escalating his support for those rebel groups. according to the "wall street journal," the u.s. may provide these rebels with antimissile systems to shoot down syrian and possibly also russian jets. in a sign president putin feels confident, russian military jets simulated an attack on a u.s. war ship in the baltic sea . what do you think is happening here, clarence? >> i think the russians are waving their sabers at us. at the same time they're trying to expand their control in syria. without getting too deeply involved in the combat over there. sphere of influence, and the cease-fire that was broken is probably not going to get reestablished very quickly. but it needs to be genuine. >> what the russians are doing makes more sense than anybody else. they want to keep their ally assad in power. they want to keep their bases, both of those, they want to preserve the regime. and so they're fightin

u.s. aid. they say forces have entered a strategic town once held by isis. they are considering holding to retaining the northern city but says it will not send any additional u.s. troops. >>> now the privacy battle and the justice department says it will continue efforts to force apple to help unlock an iphone. last week the fbi dropped the entire case saying it was able to access the iphone used by one of the shooters without apple's help. in february a judge in new york ruled the department of justice cannot compel apple to unlock the phone from a methamphetamine trafficker. >>> a funeral service about to begin for a u.s. army corporal who went missing during the korean war. he was captured and brought to a north korean prisoner of war camp where he died in 1951 at the age of just 20. his remains were returned in 1993 but only identified through dna testing late last year. his nephew is overseeing plans far military funeral at holy cross cemetery. >> and now after 65 years, you know, finally being able to do that, finally being able to close, you know, the chapter of the book and finally being able to lay him

u.s. military's european command and northern command. you can watch that confirmation hearing live and 930 eastern time on c-span three and c-span.org. >> c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up on thursday morning, alec reporting for political will join us by phone to discuss this week's republican national committee meeting in florida. they will address the rules and rnc convention taken place in july. also ryan costello, cochair of the 21st century skills will join us to talk about the reestablishment of the skills pocket. it's to identify the best methods to promote 21st century skills of the nation's schools. he will also preview next tuesday's primary and he is running to become a delegate for the rnc convention. also marilyn senator will be on, his ranking member of senate foreign relations committee and will discuss obama's trip to saudi arabia. he will share views on a bill that will allow the saudi government to be held responsible in american court for any role they've

u.s. is condemning air strikes that killed dozens in northern syria the past 24 hours. a children's hospital took a direct hit. rescuers carried young victims from the rubble. they believe the as sad lead government and proof that the partial cease-fire has collapsed. >>> sources tell the associated press 16 u.s. service members have been disciplined for mistakes that lead to the bombing of a civilian hospital in afghanista they received administrative punishment. the pentagon is expected to release a full report tomorrow. >>> pat roberts is blocking a vote on the nomination of eric fanning to be the next army secretary. he won't allow a vote until president barack obama promises no detainees from guantanamo bay will be moved to fort levinworth kansas. senator john mccain said it's unfair to block the nomination over an unrelated issue. if confirmed, he would be the first openly gay leader of a u.s. military service. >>> you will need a jacket and umbrella tomorrow? >> topper shutt is tracking the wet weather. >> i'm trying to do what i say and say what i do. it's raw o

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u.s. northern command or north american aerospace defense command paid all these nominations have been beforehe committee is required the length of time. time. is there a motion to favorably report these 920 -- >> so moved. >> all in favor? the motion carries. senator reid. >> thank you mr. tremaine. i join you in welcoming the witnesses today. we are grateful for your service. thank you very much. today we will seek a better understanding of the progress that the person is making fielding the joint strike fighter, wit,, with actions thas taken to inaugurate the problems in the program, what is the best judgment available of how the actions will be preventing problems in the program including additional cost overruns and delays. overall the production program has been delivering unexpected cost reductions and aircraft wants. however, we still have to complete the system developed and the demonstration on the sdd program is expected to deliver in the war fighting capability each of the three variances of the f-35. we may not have seen all the potential schedule changes. since not all of the pr

northern syria. laura: let's pick up on the impact of the u.s. airstrikes. a former i spoke with u.s.er secretary of state and ambassador to nato from palo alto, california. i.s. commander admitted airstrikes are hurting the group, but can airstrikes alone in the conflict? the airstrikes have been significant and they have lost territory, but i do not believe, and i don't make anyone does, that airstrikes alone can defeat the group. the strategic problem facing all of us is that the islamic state is still there and the threat has metastasized. they have an outpost in libya. this is a long-term fight. we have to take it more intensively through the air, and we have to support people on the ground -- whether they are kurdish, moderate syrian, or the iraqi army, to defeat them where they are. laura: having the military progress against i.s. enabled president assad to consolidate his hold on power. he held elections today. no question that president assad, unfortunately in my view, is stronger than when the russians entered the fight in september 2015. they now have territory from , which

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u.s. northern command and the north american aerospace defense command. this is just over two hours. senator mccain: good morning. the senate armed services committee is meeting for the confirmation of general kurt cisscaparrotti scaparrotti to be supreme allied commander europe. and lori robinson to be command of northern command and command of north american aerospace defense command. we congratulate both of you on your nominations. we thank you for your decades of distinguished service to our nation and for your willingness to serve once again. of course, we know today would not be possible without the support and sacrifice of your family and friends. some of whom are with us this morning, as is our tradition, we hope you will take the opportunity to introduce your family joining you today. general scaparrotti, you seek to lead a command very different from the one your predecessor, general breedlove, inherited just three years ago. when vladimir putin inveigheded ukraine and annexed crimea, dismantling a sovereign nation for the first time in seven decades, general breedlove led

u.s. northern command.d a wonderful relationship with the ambassador in mexico city to create a strategy that we could engage with the mexican government on. lots of success. lots of setbacks. obviously, two change governments much like we do. so that does create some challenge. i think we have to understand in places like mexico, colombia's another good example. it was the message of the united states being a partner with a country like colombia and continuing to interact. people talk about, you know, we've been in afghanistan or iraq for ten years. i think we've been in colombia for a couple years more than that. we're still having discussions with the government on how do you solve this. not simple solutions. it took us arguably 25 years after world war ii to create the kind of stable model in europe that they are certainly benefiting from today. so, i think we've got to really focus on all those elements of power in central and south america america. now at a time when some of those countries are very v