the pakistanis are doing everything in their utmost. prisoner. the family spent five years as hostages of the taliban linked network the united states gave pakistan and ultimatum if they didn't act on urgent intelligence it would send in their own troops to bring the hostages home the pakistani government's cooperation is a sign that it is honoring america's wish that to do more to provide. security in the region the u.s. and pakistan are longtime allies but their relationship has been strained the u.s. says pakistan is creating safe havens for the taliban which is in the midst of a renewed campaign in afghanistan pakistan denies that and says when the u.s. has provided intelligence it's acted u.s. and pakistan they have agreed to that it made engage in the future for the typical operation and lead to understanding each of this concerns. us secretary of state rex tillerson is on his first official visit to south asia on the agenda meetings with the pakistani prime minister show he khan abbassi and indian prime minister narendra modi. the trump ad

in our conversation with pakistani leadership, we are as concerned about pakistani stability in the future as we are in afghanistan. pakistan needs to take a clear to their with regard situation of terrorist organizations finding safe haven within pakistan. >> you said the strategy is conditions-based. [indiscernible] tillerson: the president has made it clear we are here to stay until we can secure the process of reconciliation and peace. he has made it clear it is not a blank check commitment. it is conditions-based. if you consider the current situation in afghanistan and we were talking about this a few ago,es ago -- years afghanistan has become quite a distance in terms of creating a much more vibrant population, and much more vibrant government , educational systems, a larger economy. there are opportunities to strengthen the foundations of a prosperous afghanistan society. clearly, we have to continue the fight against the taliban and others in order for them to understand they will never win a military victory. there are, we believe, modern voices among the taliban, voices that do

have you spoken with the pakistani sensors each on india. are you trying to reassure them about india's involved? anyoneve not spoken to in the pakistani leadership since these each i gave on india. that is something will be talking about tomorrow. i think our view of the relationship with india is one of strategic, not just for this region but in the context of this age it was about a free and open indo pacific region from japan to india. we believe india has a very important, positive role. to achieve a peaceful afghanistan as well. they are already creating important economic activity, create jobs, that is important to the future of afghanistan. they can be an important influence in creating the right environment in afghanistan. >> they give her much. >> -- thank you very much. >> the political commission, the taliban political commission office is still a couple. week, secretary tillerson would join secretary mattis on capitol hill taking questions from the senate foreign relations committee. we will have live coverage on eastern. 5:00 c

becomes more treacherous what can i get just as neighbors do to help will ask former chief of the pakistani intelligence service. despite years of need to operations against them the taliban still pose a deadly threat in afghanistan and with american troops staying put after promises of a total pull out the chances of talks between the warring factions in the country are getting slimmer regional powers like pakistan use their influence to turn the tide of the conflict isn't going to sound becoming a just board words neighbors rivalries are being played out and can washington's new policy be any difference. i mean it's so great to have you as the guest of our program one more time. to talk about. president trump has announced a new ask policy and in regards to pakistan he's actually saying that he will cut aid to islamabad. if it doesn't start doing enough to five taliban in afghanistan in european in these pakistan not doing enough to combat taliban. who you know. showed. north korea or maybe some other countries. the policy still continues to be iran but i do use a lot of russian. nomencla

provided by pakistani military.e official i spoke to, not only were some of the hostage takers killed but some arrested. still a developing story. we have the account of the boyles who saw one thing, pakistani military official. he was clear that there was no deal with the haqqanis. we know there's no prison exchange, no quid pro quo here. straight rescue operation. by the way, one thing that's important anderson, these rescue operations are often most dangerous things to happen to hostage. even with professional seal teams. fact this went flawlessly, osftn not the case. >> and david, said sending u.s. forces into pakistan was considered at one point. >> it was but concern about blowback. so much anger in pakistan after the unilateral u.s. raid that killed osama bin-laden. concerned about that and pakistanis had personnel in the area so decision was tell them to go ahead and carry out the raid. >> is it surprising that u.s. intelligence seemed to be aware of their location and pakistan was so quickly able to mobiliz

we have the pakistani military official.ilitary official was very clear that there was no deal here with the ha can anys. we know there's no prisoner exchange. there was no quid pro quo here. this was a straight rescue operation. one thing very important is these kind of rescue operations are the most dangerous things that can happen with a hostage. often the hostage is killed by the hostage takers or inadvertently by the people rescuing. so the fact that this went flawlessly i think is something to underline because often that's not the case with these operations. >> i know you spoke to u.s. intelligence official. i understand they told you accepting u.s. forces spew pakistan was considered at one point. >> it was, but there was concern about below back. there was so much anger in pakistan after the u.s. raid, unilateral raid that killed oh samba bin laden. there was also an issue of timing and the pakistani had forces in the area and so the decision was to tell the pakistanis and have them go ahead and carry out this raid.

i mean for had a pakistani intelligence service says mr durani but the problem is that when americans call someone a terrorist and they go after them it has consequences for instance american drone strikes you're on your soil on pakistani soil that's making people very angry but you can't do anything about it because americans saying well we're fighting terrorists in pakistan and pakistani government isn't doing enough to keep those terrorists out so what do do you. with that you know this what we have been doing for the last for many years they have been targeting some people who they did not like or just to give a message to us by saying don't be a terrorist there was a stage when we decided enough is enough you've done enough of this killing so reseize the plane of communication for seven months and then brought them back. to. their what we do if. you can without calling someone to speak and you know continue to draw in certain areas that just bullshit will you feel find some response and we will use it if you don't. have to fluff it dope like the taliban have done it but in the me

service is talking about pakistani and american taliban today and much more stay with us. for over a year we have heard nonstop but some in some way colluded with russia to win the presidential election so we have yet to see the evidence of this however it appears more likely it was the democratic party. but. the relationship between. it was suggested. and a fairly strong one there were two thousand. and the study it's a very extensive study done by a well respected scientists. do chemicals that appetising. really increase the risk of cancer. this is a. that is true by independent scientists. from my time as well as the others why is that the meta hobby only. doing if you want to learn. a. lot of. big business against health. or a bad. name for a had of pakistani intelligence services mr durani but the problem is that what americans call someone a terrorist and they go after them it has consequences for instance american drone strikes on your soil on pakistani soil that's making people very angry but you can't do anything about it because america is saying well we're fight

drones have killed two to rekey taliban pakistan the pakistani taliban who threaten pakistan but are currently in afghanistan and u.s. drones killed their top leader mr horizonte and some others that is really a gift to the pakistanis on the eve of a very important visit of secretary of state colors into pakistan where he will put additional pressure on pakistan to stop its support for the taliban and yes there have been a lot of violent attacks but those violent attacks are actually the taliban lashing out because they failed to achieve their campaign objectives of taking and retaining a provincial capital this year in their campaign plan that the taliban announced in the spring of this year they laid out very ambitious goals for creating more territory that they controlled and taking control of some major population centers they failed in that because of the aggressive new policy by the united states government of increased in for information increased intelligence and most importantly increased air power so i would say if you look at the bigger picture this new pressure on pakista

the pakistani army praise the way american agencies worked with them. a statement. and pakistan's continued commitment towards fighting this menace. while both sides are unusually congratulating themselves on their cooperation, there will now be a lot of questions asked of the couple that has been freed about their time in captivity and about what they were doing in afghanistan in the first place. at least 29 people are now confirmed dead in the wildfires still raging over northern california's wine country. rescue and recovery teams are working with specially trained dogs. 21 separate fires are reported, covering an area of almost 200,000 acres. let's get the latest from cbs correspondent, greg mills in santa rosa. they do have some containment. the biggest buyers, they have stopped the progress but it's only 1% of the fires have got 99% of the fire they haven't stopped. but, hey, that's a step in the right direction because if they felt they weren't making any progress, this is daily numberfour, all the vicious winds we have had to deal with, especial

pakistani forces have freed a north american family held hostage by the afghan taliban for five years. the family's three children were born in captivity. pakistan's army says they were rescued after a us tip—off. and this colourful video representing the changing state of the ozone layer during the last year, is trending now on bbc.com. and the top story here in the uk. brexit negotiations between the uk and the european union are deadlocked over the size of britain's financial commitment when it leaves. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, said insufficient progress had been made to allow talks to move on to a possible trade deal. send someone hits a record high in profits. —— samsung. and the new silk route. we visit a thriving port city in pakistan which is attracting billions of dollars from china. good morning, asia. hello, world. it is friday. glad you could join us for this condition. we start with samsung and they estimate their third—quarter operating profit nearly tripled compared to one year ago, beating expectations due to demand that their memory chips. does this m

the pakistani army raise the way american agencies worked with them. timely intelligence sharing, said a statement. and pakistan's continued commitment towards fighting this menace. while both sides are unusually congratulating themselves on their cooperation, there will now be a lot of questions asked of the couple that has been freed about their time in captivity and about what they were doing in afghanistan in the first place. a short while ago, i spoke to alex edwards who was a friend ofjosh will boil. i found out the same way everyone finds out everything these days, on twitter. i'm friends with his aunt and she posted an article. it is thrilling. absolutely thrilling. these last five years have not been easy for anyone and things were not looking very good over the last few months. last we heard, the government of pakistan had sentenced someone to death and the taliban threatened to killjosh, caitlin and their children if this went ahead. have you spoken tojoshua or caitlin since they were released? i have not. they are not back in the country ye

and pakistani relations and i'm with nations that in washington. still ahead on the program the canadian prime minister arrives in mexico to talk not so free trade agreements with the u.s. that is facing. plus. i'm christine so let me and many more the chinese artist ai wei wei has created one of his latest cultures coming up i'll tell you which famous new yorker are you trying to reach. welcome back as we take a look at weather across the strait the main features this cold front which is now clearing through it's been giving showers for brisbane still the possibility of shower in that area but otherwise across much of southeastern parts of a stretch looking fine i stand sydney twenty four degrees one to two showers across the northern territory conditions across western australia heading on into a low in the shower so beginning to develop here perth for the most part dry and then still the risk of some showers across eastern areas fine in melbourne highs of seventeen degrees so across towards new zealand and that cold front we're talking about is

they did not know how the pakistanis would react go to this information so the u.s. was ready to go in alone if necessary now through all these twists and turns we have learned obviously that pakistan was very involved in this and president trump is very happy about their actions this is what do you have to say. yesterday the united states government working with the government of pakistan secured the release of caitlin coleman joshua boyle and their three children from cat captivity from the county network a terrorist organization with ties to the taliban. the pakistani government's cooperation is a sign that it is honoring america's wish that to do more to provide security in the region and i want to thank the pakistani government to think pakistan they they were very hard on this and i believe they're starting to respect the united states again it's very important i think a lot of country right now a lot of countries are starting to respect the united states of america once again . so is it respect or is it the fact that millions of dollars have been held back fro

the pakistani government's cooperation isa sign pakistani government's cooperation is a sign that it wish that it do more to provide security in the region, and i want to thank the pakistani government. i want to thank pakistan. they worked very hard on this and i believe they are starting to respect to the united states again. there are lots of different reports about the release. this is jennifer griffin, a correspondent with fox news who said a us official told there was no military operation involved the release. i have been speaking to gary 0'donoghue in the bbc newsroom in washington to find out what we can say with any certainty about what happened. the only thing we really know for certain is that it was a an american intelligence service that spotted the movement of the hostages, that as they crossed into pakistan itself that the americans told the pakistani ‘s about this and that they intercepted what we think were moving vehicles, and they somehow got the five hostages and managed to liberate them. beyond that, we don't really know. there was a report suggesting that ameri

the pakistani army praise the way american agencies worked with them.ves on their cooperation, there will now be a lot of questions asked of the couple that has been freed about their time in captivity and about what they were doing in afghanistan in the first place. the death toll from the wildfires still raging through the wine country of northern california has risen to 31. fire officials say hundreds of people are missing in what is now the worst fire in the state's history. the winds hampering firefighters‘ efforts have now died down but there's concern they may pick up at the weekend. dave lee is now in napa county. his talk on how many fire started at roughly the same time. we know the investigation into that has started, we we re investigation into that has started, we were in another part of the region earlier today, santa rosa, which was particularly devastated by the fire, a huge part of the city has now been destroyed, and while we we re has now been destroyed, and while we were there we did see people gathering pictures, evidence to find ou

the pakistani foreign minister is essentially addressing a pakistani audience. pakistan's policy and it can simply continue to get through with denial. it has been denying it does anything. the sheriff used to sabine lava n anything. the sheriff used to sabine lavan was not in pakistan, —— the president used to say some of the la rd president used to say some of the lard and was not in pakistan and later on, when he retired, he was found in pakistan and said that they did continue to support the ideas, s0 did continue to support the ideas, so what the foreign minister says will not influence anything in washington where people do believe that pakistan has a policy of duality. it is not going to endear the pakistanis to donald trump, the way he rolls. the pakistanis do have some leverage because everything flows through pakistan to the background airbase. —— to the airbase. i think the pakistani estimation of how important the ground line of communications are for the united states is somewhat exaggerated. when america had more than 100,000 troops, obviously it n

the pakistani army praise the way american agencies worked with them.intelligence sharing, said a statement. and pakistan's continued commitment towards fighting this menace. while both sides are unusually congratulating themselves on their cooperation, there will now be a lot of questions asked of the couple that has been freed about their time in captivity and about what they were doing in afghanistan in the first place. the death toll from wildfires continuing to ravage parts of northern california has risen to at least 29. fire officials say hundreds of people are missing in what is now the worst fire in the state's history. winds which were hampering firefighters' efforts to tackle the blazes have died down, but there are worries they may pick up at the weekend. let's get the latest from our correspondent, dave lee in santa rosa. this change in the casualties figures, i know the number of dead has moved. there are still hopes that a large number of missing people, some of them mayjust be uncounted in evacuation centres? yes, that's right. there are

>> from the pakistani official i have spoken to, they were pakistani intelligence agencies. we don't know what it looked like, but it being looks like vehicles because they were transferring from one place to another. pakistani military on the perimeter is the way they described it. honor that we don't know. clearly a pakistani operation. >> a strong statement from the president welcoming this development. rex tillerson issuing a strong statement and thank the government of pakistan. a surprising twist now. the canadian husband, joshua boyle refusing to board the c-130 american plane. >> his family spent five years in custody and have three children in captivity. they had no idea this was going to happen. i can't speak to his state of mind. i can only observe if anybody spent five years in taliban custody, they are going to have strange reactions. >> that's totally understandable. five years in custody will have an impact. the president said this is happening now because of what he is doing. that was happening in the previous administration. they try to get it out of pakista

pakistanis saying that you have to fight on ironically several pakistani attempts to get at least symbolically go ca sions going on have failed and that the there is no love lost between the taliban leadership and the pakistani authorities if anything the taliban leadership are maneuvering to try and reduce pakistan leverage over them so i think that we should not sure we could certainly it is right for the kabul government and the u.s. to be asking pakistan to help in terms of reducing attacks which are launched from pakistan weakening the logistical support to the taliban but i'm not sure that the pakistan of the pakistan is the right sort of interlocutor to ask to deliver the taliban to the table that i think that we have to listen very carefully to what mary weiss was saying is that that many inside the movement actually are ready to talk because they believe that they are being held back from that and i think that the afghan government helped by its international partners has got to do everything it can to facilitate that process that so that we actually make some process towards. towards

and i do not think that the pakistani government wants that either. so that is one area we can agree on. where it gets kind of dicey is -- just for historical reasons and the pakistani government 's involvement in afghanistan, which we were working with them on when the russians invaded, we were supplying them with arms and we were doing it basically through the pakistani government, through their intel sources. and they have a long connection to a lot of these taliban elements. the networks that they had worked with over the years. so there is an idea that there is residual feelings of support for people who support these groups still within the government. and the paks have tried to minimize that. weed out people they think are actually supportive of them but , i do not know. i'm not involved with it anymore. but that has always been a concern, that the pakistanis through their service, , have been supporting some of these players in afghanistan that we are at war with. vince: all the way in the back. audience member: the taliban had a disproportion

new step in trying to work with the pakistanis. thanks, ken, i know you'll keep reporting throughout the day on msnbc. and let's talk about health care because that's the other big story here. kristen, the president moving where the house and senate republicans refuse to move and taking a big step on the insurance mandate for health care. >> reporter: that's right, andrea. this is the president effectively saying the congress failed to act so i'm going to do something on health care. today he signed an executive order that will allow individuals and small businesses to effectively buy some coverage across state line to pool their resources, coverage they otherwise wouldn't have been able to purchase due to some of those regulations under obamacare. the president touting this as something that will give them more flexibility in terms of the plans that they're buying. but critics are saying, hey, wait a minute, this is allowing people to buy substandard plans and ultimately could have a big impact on the market overall. so it's a com

the pakistanis acknowledging they got the intelligence from the u.s. and then moving on it and getting these people. at this hour, the five are still, we believe, instaoeide pakistan. it's not clear or how soon they will be returned to. we are talking about an american woman and her canadian husband. we are hearing it's possible they could be returned to the u.s., and the husband may decide he wants to go back to canada directly. those arrangements are all under way. these three small children born in captivity. they have been held hostage every since. >> this is unqualified good news, barbara. do we know anything about u.s. involvement in this? >> what we do know is that the u.s. had been trying -- as it does with all hostages, trying to track them, you know, all along the way. the huh conies have held hostages throughout the years. they tend to move their hostages around so it's tough to track them. but what we are told by u.s. officials that in recent days intelligence began to point in the direction of a location where these people were being held,

the pakistanis are saying that u.s. intelligence that helped them track this family, because remember they were abducted in afghanistan, crossed the border into pakistan on october the 11th. if that is true, this release, this recovery happened remarkably quickly. remember with the raid on the bin laden compound, the pakistanis were not read in. so if there is more intelligence sharing, that will have benefits throughout the south asia region which is a big priority for secretary mattis and secretary tillerson. >> it's also interesting when you talk about the president's overtures toward pakistan. last night he made an interesting comment. i'll play it and then we'll get into it. listen. >> something happened today where a country that totally disrespected us called with some very, very important news. and one of my generals came in, they said i have to tell you, a year ago they would have never done that. it was a great sign of respect you'll probably be hearing about it over the next few days. but this is a country th

and pakistani intelligence investment in pakistan and so on the russian dimensions a bit new in the past when i would speak with russians they would describe russians in some ways on americans described iran you as a potential terrorist state and so on now the russians have made an overture to work with pakistan those countries the three countries mentioned china russia and iran and work with pakistan and separate for all. but in the end i don't think it really worries that trump administrative so much the administration spokesman today on the hill talked a bit about trying to use these ties to put more pressure on pakistan in the past there have been americans said would be wonderful if the chinese would pick up the financial burden of supporting pakistan so far they haven't they the u.s. and other western countries have had to do that so i don't think that in itself is going to promote a shift if anything it vies more leverage to try and influence pakistani policy that tom administration president trump during the campaign said that he would pull out of foreign wars but now we know he'

military operation to free the captives in the border area between afghanistan and pakistan the pakistani government's cooperation is a sign that it is america's wish that to do more to provide security in the region and i want to thank the pakistani government i want to thank pakistan they they work very hard on this and i believe they're starting to respect the united states again it's very important. in canada joshua boyle's pins give a brief outline of the dramatic rescue mission just described about thirty five entirely pakistani army personnel. and at the end the five people in that car captors he described this morning as having been killed and the five survive so he was quite a few sort of in his praise for the pakistan military. caitlin coleman's parents home in pennsylvania a message has been tacked to the front door welcoming the release of their daughter her husband and the three grandchildren and requesting time to process the news alan fischer al-jazeera the iranian nation says the number of civilian casualties in afghanistan a sought after the u.s. ramped up its aerial camp

or pakistani military. department has been pressuring the pakistani government to use its influence on the group. >> jesse: thanks, jennifer. and a lot of intriguing elements. what surprises you? >> greg: it seems straightforward but there are so many where things going on. married to somebody related to a gitmo dude and somehow related to someone who was pro-al qaeda. so many strange things. i don't want to pass any judgment on the fact that they might be protected to be -- pretending to be hostages. i'm not going to say that. what i find interesting -- i'm not going to say that. we were withholding military aid to pakistan and i find it strange that we supply pakistan with military aid. that is like paying someone else's child support. i don't understand. can someone explain? >> dana: you have to pay the child-support of somebody else's child if they have nuclear weapons and if they are really important to make sure your own national security is protected and because you have a situation where pakistan ha

and we travel to the pakistani border with afghanistan where the army is building a fence to keep out militants. they believe the militants are using bases in afghanistan to launch attacks in pakistan and they hope this stop fence will help stop those attacks. live in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in washington where president trump's testy relationship with top republicans has reached new levels in a war of tweets with senator bob corker. it began on sunday when mr trump said senator corker, didn't have the guts to run for re—election in the state of tennessee. mr corker, who chairs the senate foreign relations committee, shot back, calling the white house an adult day care centre and that someone obviously missed their shift. later in the day, during an interview with the new york times, senator corker went on to accuse donald trump of treating the presidency like a reality show with actions that could put the us on the path to world war iii. our north american correspondent anthony zurcher told us more. we s

military we've seen last week that the pakistani military has gone and gone out and has drills with the with the russian military for instance so pakistan is looking for alternatives in the region which will hold which kind of converges interests within the pakistani government and not just iran and russia not just china and russia pakistan has built much better relationship with iran as well militarily which is going to be crucial if the support from the united states for pakistan's military continues to falter and which is going to make the u.s. very angry presumably if it's not about is are turning to china and to iran i mean when when we hear of punitive actions against islamic law what are they considering well from what we've heard from you various u.s. officials they are considering an expansion of the drone strike program which we've seen in the last few years dropped down there or not every target was being. taken out the year woman illustration had narrowed down the list of targets that it was taking out and also the status that the united states has given pakistan in the

put a pakistani face on this is a win for everyone.eciate you joining us and good luck to that family released after five years. the time is 19 minutes after the top of the hour. a new round of on-field player protests during thursday night football and sheriff david clark has had enough. >> what is there to discuss? stand at attention, face the flag and give it to respect. heather: remember the state lawmaker punished after hoping for donald trump's assassination? do you think she learned her lesson? think again. wait until you see why she is back in the headlines this morning. ♪ ♪ not that innocent ♪ spec if you could book a flight, then add a hotel, or car, or activity in one place and save, where would you go? ♪ expedia gives you the world in your hand, so you can see more of it. ♪ expedia. heather: welcome back to "fox and friends" first, thank you for joining us. the state senator who said she hoped donald trump was assassinated, she is back sparking more controversy on social media. carly shimkus from fox news headline serious x

i want to thank the pakistani government and pakistan.akistan. they worked very hard on this, and i believe they are starting to respect the united states again. it's very important. right now, a lot of countries are starting to respect the united states of america once again. aleem maqbool is in washington for us. this is a really bizarre story. what more can you tell us from your time in pakistan about this family and what role the pakistani ‘s might have played in freeing them? it's not clear, the circumstances under which they were freed. apparently, this family and their captors had just crossed into pakistan, and there had been some intelligence that was given by the american intelligence forces to pakistani security forces that they had done so, and then we hear this morning that they were freed by the pakistani security forces. we believe, while they were still mobile, while they were travelling, we don't understand as yet whether there was a firefight, whether it happened peacefully, whether anything was given in exchange, but it

pakistani courses formally charged the ousted prime minister nawaz sharif his daughter and his son in law with corruption opening a trial that could see the former leader jailed the twenty sixteen panama papers revealed the family had used offshore companies to buy expensive properties in london and their wealth did not match that income at a call hey records. supporters cheered on miriam sharif and her husband mohamed saft are as they appeared in court in islamabad when they left they were formally facing corruption charges still sending a defiant message and denying the accusations. you know they should stop wasting their time and not so it's a country in the nation if they hand down a punishment then let them do it but they should stop making a mockery of the constitution or deprive the family of basic human rights a fair trial they should stop making a mockery of justice the leaks showed she and her family had much greater wealth than reported which helped them buy elegant expensive homes in london she is the heir to the sharif political dynasty her future complicated by the relea

the pakistani army has rescued a family held captive by the haqqani network an armed organization aligned to the afghan taliban the army says they were saved in a tribal district along the pakistan afghanistan border after a tip off by u.s. intelligence agencies president donald trump says the rescue shows pakistan is beginning to respect america again kenya's a senate has approved a new amendment to the electoral law enabling the disputed presidential poll to be rerun without opposition leader. the government has also banned protests over the measure citing an imminent danger of breach of peace well those are the top stories risking it all bolivia is next and i'll have more news in half an hour see you then .

pakistani commandos grabbing the family from the kidnapper's car. president trump, who has criticized pakistan for double dealing with terrorist groups, today sang their praises. >> we want to thank pakistan. they worked very hard on this. and i believe they're starting to respect the united states again. >> reporter: but tonight their homecoming is delayed. coleman's husband has declined an american offer for transport out of pakistan. meanwhile, the taliban is still believed to be holding two american hostages. lester? >> richard engel, thank you. >>> here at home a surprise appearance from the often seen but rarely heard in public white house chief of staff john kelly. after a series of high-profile controversies and ugly headlines for the president, kelly today went before tv cameras to offer a face of calm and business as usual at the white house. here's nbc news white house correspondent kristen welker. >> good afternoon. >> reporter: candid and comfortable, white house chief of staff john kelly speaking out to knock down reports he's on his w

they were brutally repressed by the pakistani government. and that's what led to the upriding -- to the uprising of the people in bangladesh when they freed themselves. that sometime type of oppression is being -- is continuing not only on the beluch but, for example, the populations that came over from yeas and nays are ordered after india and pakistan split. a lot of them went to karachi and those people in karachi now, there are people who want to have karachi like a singapore of that part of the world. hey do not want this pakistan. they believe in the same have ale -- values that we believe in. another example of that sfk what we see in spain today. today of course, there are groups of people who live in catalonia. catalonia is a prove ins with a long history -- province with a long history in spain. people identify sthesms as catalonians. they should have a right to vote on whether or not they ant to remain part of spain. do they give up their sovereignty to a several government in madrid or do they want to have a government of catalon

the pakistani army has rescued a family held captive by the haqqani network an armed organization aligned to the afghan taliban the army says that canadian joshua boyle his american wife caitlin coleman and their three children were saved in a probable district along the pakistan afghanistan border after a tip off by u.s. intelligence agencies they were kidnapped in afghanistan in two thousand and twelve while they were backpacking. well president on com has been talking about the rescue michaud mission and says it shows that pakistan is altering requests to do more for regional security and i want to thank the pakistani government you want to thank pakistan they they were very hard on this and i believe they're starting to respect the united states again it's very important i think a lot of country right now a lot of countries are starting to respect the united states of america once again we hope to see this type of cooperation and teamwork in helping secure the release of remaining hostages and in our future joint counterterrorism operations you're watching lots more to come on the pro

security in the region, and i want to thank the pakistani government, i want to thank pakistan. they work very hard on this and i believe they are starting to respect the united states again. it's very important. a lot of countries right now are starting to respect the united states of america once again. we hope to see this type of cooperation and teamwork and helping secure the release of remaining hostages in our future joint counterterrorism operations. with that, i want to begin by saying it's my pleasure to welcome so many great small business and association leaders to the white house as we prepare to make this truly historic announcement. that's exactly what it is. you've been hearing about the disaster of obamacare for so long. in my case, many years most of it outside, in civilian life . and for a long period of time since i started running, since i became president of the united states, i keep hearing repealed, replace. well, we are starting that process in a very positive manner. when you get rand paul on your side, it has to be positive, that i can tell you. [laught

pakistani intelligence had clear links to terror groups.qqani network have close relations with with elements of the pakistani security services? >> i would say yes, further testimony, yes, i , yes, i thine still believe that our still close ties. >> i would just add to that, the new south asia strategy one of the elements, the regional station that the has been talking about. we would view this actual recovery of the citizens in pakistan by pakistani forces as a very favorable development along that line. we review this as a very positive thing pakistan has done moving forward. .. >> on the presidential podium this morning and those for a good reason. pretty soon we'll have the press joining us and addressing us and we're very excited about that. [cheers and applause] >> you can imagine security is a veryig

pakistani officials said they acted on american intelligence. no u.s.ilitary forces were involved, but they were standing by in case they were needed. yesterday president trump spoke about the rescue at the white house. >> the pakistani government's cooperation is a sign that it is honoring america's wish that it do more to provide security in the region. >> caitlyn coleman is originally from stuartstown in york county, 100 miles west of philadelphia. members of the family posted a note on the house that says they appreciate the interest and concern but are asking for privacy as they sort out their plans. pennsylvania senator bob casey issued a statement praising the release of the family that reads, "our nation owes an immeasurable debt of gratitude to the law enforcement, military personnel, and diplomats who made their safe recovery possible." >>> questions remain about the timeline of events during the las vegas shooting massacre. now a difference between minutes and seconds. according to a u.s. official, the mandalay bay hotel waited to call police

ever since, pakistani has been forced to play their home games in the gulf.

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