>> anthony: chelo kebab wouldn't be complete without persian rice.easoned with saffron, the rice in this country is like nothing you've ever had. >> mahdi: so tony, first you should take the butter, and put it on your rice. bon appetit! >> anthony: bon appetit. this is good. >> ali: it's good! >> mah: it's very good, yeah. ♪ >> anthony: it was a hopeful time when i arrived in iran. a window had opened. there had been a slight loosening of restrictions since the election of president hassan rouhani and there was optimism for a deal that could lead to an easing of crippling economic sanctions imposed because of iran's continued nuclear program. trade restrictions that have been very, very difficult for everyone. but there's a push happening between opposing factions in the government. on one hand, iranians are the descendants of ancient persia, an empire of poetry, flowers, a highly influential culture that goes back thousands of years. but the ruling clerical and military class are, at best, ambivalent; at worst, actively hostile to much of that tradi

after 6th, 7th century, the enemies was arab, persians.often and how they could fight against the professional soldiers. now, sami, i've noticed a couple of these around the caves themselves. what exactly is it? this is a stone door. that must weigh at least, how much do you think? around 1000lb, 500 kilograms. so it actually moves still? yes, look. wow, that's a little precarious. it's a little bit steep, isn't it? yes. there are so many little holes you can actually put your foot in and fall through. what is this area, what is it used for? i mean this section has been used as a burial places, tombs, or family burial chambers. the caves weren't simply used for hiding. as well as burials, archeologists believe the network was used to store produce and transport goods. now these particular tunnels are a bit of a tight squeeze and that's because they're part of the underground water system. now they think that it stretches for about 12 kilometres, but at the moment they've only uncovered about 500 metres of it and it's definitely not recomme

where do question still assign such importance to the persian gulf? but that discussion hasn't happened. >> greg. think cloud, florida, good evening from booktv, you're on the air. >> thank you, sir. good evening, professor basevich my question to you why does the united states have to get involved in every military action outside of our borders? why is it that we just cannot protect our borders and be done with it? >> great question, i apologize -- i don't know where this cough kale from. gave him a cough drop and show you the covert book one more time. greg we're not ignoring but vamping so that professor gets a changes to tack a cough drop. sip of water american's war for the greater middle east is the cover of the book of military history and he's going to answer your question i promise greg we're not avoiding you. [laughter] >> a great question -- >> tell you what -- we're going to give you a chance. tell you what greg we're going to come back to question and will not forget it but just a because of his cough let's go ahead had and hear from davi

stimulating maneuvers shutting down the waterway in the persian gulf. were seen speeding towards the destroyer, and failed to respond to any inquiries as they call it, he broke away after the u.s. navy destroyer fired the warning shots and speaks to tension in that part of the world. >> jon: right now, new comments from julian assad, the hacking of the dnc emails, the wikileaks founder stands by his claim that the foreign governments was not his source. in just blasting russian hackin hacking. catherine herridge live from washington with more. catherine. >> well, thank you, jon. the founder of wikileaks towards us, taking questions from twitter. critical of the intelligence report released last week. vladimir putin in ordered a campaign to undermine the process as well as undermine hillary clinton in her process of winning. james comey, cia director are very confident that vladimir putin wanted to help trump win. mike rogers whose agency analyzes intelligence was only moderately confident. russian intelligence provided the storm an email to julian assad

the brave americans serving our nation today in the persian gulf, in somalia, and wherever else they stand are testament to our resolve. but our greatest strength is the power of our ideas, which are still new in many lands. across the world we see them embraced, and we rejoice. our hopes, our hearts, our hands are with those on every continent who are building democracy and freedom. their cause is america's cause. the american people have summoned the change we celebrate today. you have raised your voices in an unmistakable chorus. you have cast your votes in historic numbers. and you have changed the face of congress, the presidency, and the political process itself. yes, you, my fellow americans, have forced the spring. now we must do the work the season demands. to that work i now turn with all the authority of my office. i ask the congress to join with me. but no president, no congress, no government can undertake this mission alone. my fellow americans, you, too, must play your part in our renewal. i challenge a new generation of young americans to a season of service, to act o

particularly gulf countries, persian gulf countries, and cairo, egypt and the persian gulf countriesael are looking for to the transition. why? obama has had this isis-first strategy that translated into a effectively turning a blind eye to what iran has been doing in the region, and thatproxy wars makes gulf countries nervous. they want to engage trump, but if they see the trump administration policy will be a obamauation of the policy, which is isis first and turn a blind eye to iran, iran is sort of our formal ally in beating isis, that will cool the enthusiasm you are currently hearing. john: there is literally no one who is more adamantly never trump, and yet here you sit sounding, expressing equanimity about donald trump. sticking with this region, but what is going on here with you and, trump might be kind of good in this area? >> first of all, i say i am cautious and optimistic. i underline cautious. imo's impressed by some of his personnel picks. if you told me a year ago that jim mattis would be our defense secretary, betsy devos would be our next secretary of education, it

new opportunity to engage with the west, this imperative, this need, this mandate to re-establish persian greatness by becoming part of the international community again, it scuttles that entire argument to now have the trump administration labeling not the iranian regime, but the iranian people as enemies of the united states. when we engaged in sanctions, against foreign governments, we try to the extent possible to level them first against governments. and only second against people. and even when they ultimately affect people, economic sanctions are sort of, you know, targeting broad commercial interests and the results filter down to affect people. and immigration ban is fundamentally different, right. it is not leveled at political leaders. it is not leveled broadly at the economy. it is not leveled at high ranking commercial interests. it is leveled directly at the people of that country, under the assumption that everyone in that country is a threat to the united states. and despite all of the terrible stuff that the iranian regime has done to fund and to sponsor terrorists and te

establishment -- it is clear that they have a -- one is they want to distinguish themselves from persian shia. so they feel that what happened as iran has become much more powerful in arab poll that would people equate persian shiaism to arab she shiaism. and another thing that is important is they feel that the iraqi government has been cooperated by the iranians and they don't know what to do about it. >> host: are the right? >> guest: it seems so. i mean, cooperated is too strong a word but clearly if you have revolutionary guards in the country, you have all sorts of -- the forces, iran's presence, militarily, they have religious influence in the country, which began not from arab uprising but since the u.s. invasion, then of course iran has a great role to play in iraq, and i think that for a lot of the arab shia, that is not okay. and so -- on the sunni side some of the tribal leaders who were interviewed in the book basically told me that -- i met them in-under biehl, not in iraq, but ---under biehl and not in iraq but a the told me they supported the takeover of mosul because the

general mattis' 41-year career in the marine corp included field commands in the persian gulf war, iraq, and afghanistan and began when he enlisted at age 19. in iraq, he led u.s. troops during the 2004 battle of fallujah, earning himself the nickname "mad dog" mattis. in may 2004, mattis ordered an attack on a small iraqi village that ended up killing about 42 people attending a wedding ceremony. mattis went on to lead united states central command from 2010 to 2013, but the obama administration cut short his tour over concerns mattis was too hawkish on iran, reportedly calling for a series of covert actions there. during thursday's confirmation hearing, mattis said russia was -- remains the principal threat facing the united states, taking a much harder line than trump. >> i would consider the principal threats to start with russia and it would certainly include any nations that are looking to intimidate nations around the periphery, regional nations nearby them, whether it be with weapons of mass ittruction or i would call unusual, and orthodox means of intimidating them -- unorthodo

one is they wanted to distinguish themselves from persian shi'a .hey feel that what has happened as iran has become much more powerful in the arab world is that people equate persian shiism with average shiism. and i think another thing important is that they feel that the iraq he government has been co-opted by the iranians. and they do not know what to do about it. >> are they right? >> it seems so. i mean, co-opted is such a strong word but if you have revolutionary guards in the country, if you have all sorts of you know they forces, iran's presence, militarily they have religious influence in the country which began Ãnot from the arab uprising but since the us invasion. then of course, iran has a great role to play now in iraq. i think that for a lot of the arab shi'a that is okay. and on the sunni side, some of the trouble leaders who were interviewed in the book, they basically told me that and i met them Ãnot in iraq. they supported the takeover of mosul because they thought that given the choice between an iranian backed shi'a that governme

of the book, it's clear they have objectives and one is they want to distinguish themselves from persian shia, so they feel what is happened as iran has become more powerful and arab world is that people equate persian shia zen with arab shiism and that's important for the distinction and i think the other thing important to them is that they feel that the iraqi government has been co-opted by the iranians and they don't know what to do about it. host: are they correct? guest: it seems as though, i mean, co-opted is it too strong a word, but clearly if you have revolutionary guards in the country and all sorts of forces, iran president nor terribly, they have a religious influence in the country, which began not from arab uprising, but the us invasion. event, of course iran has a great role to play in iraq and i think for a lot of the arab shi'a that's not okay and on the sunni side some of the tribal leaders which were interviewed in the book basically told me that-- and i met them and they basically told me that they supported the takeover of mozilla because they thought given the choi

department says one of its destroyers fired warning shots at iranian military boats sunday in the persianulf. pentagon officials say the boats were approaching at high speed and ignored requests to stay away. the officials say four boats from the iranian revolutionary guard corps closed in on the the destroyer was navigating in the strait of history muse at the entrance to the gulf. the officials say the "mayhan" fired warning shots after the boats ignored radio warnings and cameme within about 800 meters the ship. >> these types of actions are certainly concerning. and cecertainly risk escalating tensioions. when it is o our viethatat we shouldld look for waysyso de-escscalate tensions, , not unnecessarily escalate them. >> a u.s. navy vessel last august fired warning shots at iranian military boats in the same waters. >>> japanese researchers have made a discovery that could lead to better treatment for an itcty skin condition. researchers say they identify protein that plays a big role in causing dermatitis, also known as eczema. researchers say this has been confirmed in experiments u

a persian gulf is no longer war zone. the soviets are leaving afghanistan. he vietnamese are preparing to pull out of cambodia, and an merican mediated accord will ,000 cuban troops home from angola. a great nation our challenges seem complex. t will always be this way but as long as we remember our first principles and belief in will alwayse future be ours, and something else we learned. movement,egin a great there is no telling where it will end. e meant to change a nation and instead we changed a world. countries across the globe are to free markets and free speech. the urning away from ideologies of the past the great discovery of the 1980s has been the lo and behold, the moral way of government is the practical way of government. democracy, profoundly good is profoundly productive. to the point where you can celebrate the anniversary of your 39th back.ay, you can look for me there was a fork in the river and it was right in the middle of my life. never meant to go into politics. it wasn't my intention when i was young. to believe you had to pay your way

the persian gulf state's abassador was among the wounded. taliban claimed the kabul bombing, but there's been no claim in the kandahar incident. >> inskeep: in other news, volkswagen agreed today to plead guilty to criminal charges. the company will also pay $4.3 billion in fines for cheating on emissions. it's part of a plea bargain with the u.s. justice department. a grand jury has indicted six high-ranking v.w. employees for allegedly lying to regulators and destroying evidence among other charges. federal prosecutors say at least 40 people took part in the fraud and cover-up. >> this is a case that illustrates a company that at very high levels knew of this problem and deliberately chose to continue with this fraudulent behavior. and that's one reason why the actions taken here are so severe and do devolve on individuals. >> inskeep: volkswagon already settled civil charges related to the emissions cheating, for $15 billion. >> woodruff: eastern europe struggled to cope today with a blast of bitter cold and heavy snow. officials report a

year that the jimmy carter promulgated the carter doctrine that was a statement that said that the persian gulf is vital to the national security interest and more to the point equates the united states considers worth fighting for. we've been involved so long now most americans have forgotten that prior to 1980 the greater middle east wasn't on the military map and we didn't have the regional command to fight terror, we haven't made all the arrangements for bases. it's only after carter's statement the pentagon begins to move its priorities and is now prepared for the armed interventions in the region.n >> you also talk about the fact that prior to that, very few lives lost, american militarysti lives lost. after 1990, nearly all. >> sadly to someegree since the end of world war ii the military has been pretty darn busy. certainly since world war ii we'vbe

did he do it on rome and persia quite >> something as big as rome and the persian empire, there is something bigger involved. when i was 16, i discovered my favorite book of all time, and it still is. there was no better novel ever written. he writes about the will of history which is you can say this is a random accident that napoleon .-full-stop one day and felt like he could invade russia. okay. if a russian peasant wakes up and says i want to invade france today, it doesn't matter. what you are talking about is so many hundreds of thousands of people that have to make these decisions into the amount to something big that we are talking about big stuff and if you believe god didn't just make the watch and said the watch i think it represents something in the will of history if you will but that timetable has been written. the empire was so corrupt it you could say that corruption became worse after the republic and empire. the other aspect, they didn't believe in one controlling force in the universe which seems to me is one of the differences between our point of view in the united state

we also have the persian gulf. in the persian gulf. we've had iranian boats threatening u.s. ships. donald trump said when the retu iranians circle our beautiful destroyers with our little boats and make gestures to our people, they will be shot out of the water. can also tell you that i doubt anyone in the military, if those are not the rules of engagement, would not follow that order. >> here comes vice president pence and karen pence. and soon the announcer will tell you that the president is coming out to the reviewing stand, as well. >> he is home. that is his home. that is the first time he's been in there as president. >> best temporary housing in the world. >> exactly. or as others say, the best prison in the world. >> one of the questions going to be is how often he comes back home to trump tower here in new york, because melania and barron will be coming home and staying there at least through the end of the school year. that's becoming the signature gesture of mike pence there, patting his heart, with the emotion. as he greets his supporters and the military there. you kn

we also have the persian gulf. in the persian gulf. we've had iranian boats threatening u.s. ships. donald trump said when the retu iranians circle our beautiful destroyers with our little boats and make gestures to our people, they will be shot out of the water. can also tell you that i doubt anyone in the military, if those are not the rules of engagement, would not follow that order. >> here comes vice president pence and karen pence. and soon the announcer will tell you that the president is coming out to the reviewing stand, as well. >> he is home. that is his home. that is the first time he's been in there as president. >> best temporary housing in the world. >> exactly. or as others say, the best prison in the world. >> one of the questions going to be is how often he comes back home to trump tower here in new york, because melania and barron will be coming home and staying there at least through the end of the school year. that's becoming the signature gesture of mike pence there, patting his heart, with the emotion. as he greets his supporters and the military there. you kn

there's potential there and the iranians might react in thehe persian golf and i suggest that that's probably quite likely tol challenge the us navy and threatennen the us navy. on russia, the concern is what president trump has said aboutid russia and the relationship with vladimir putin.ut president put in might try andad manipulate present, he might say forrese example, if you do thisn europe, if you pull back frombak american forces from nato we'll contribute more cohesively withh you in terms of counteng and my concern that would be a chosen horse just to get trump into their pocket.cket we'll have to see.to > we are certainly in new territory no doubt. tom rogue and, thanks so much for joining us. we appreciate. moving on president trump signed an executive order that freezese the hiring of federal workers. lawmakers are racking. tom fitzgerald is live on theli hill tonight with more on thisis one. i know that politicians on both sides of the aisle aren't sore sure withstanding right with thg president on this one.t on >>reporter: you're right aboutr that, shawn.wn everybody en

let's now go to new york where we canjoin bahman kalbasi from the bbc persian service.ou tell us more about why there are such large protests there? hundreds of thousands of people are going to be affected by this and many of them did not see this coming at all. i have been speaking to people since last night, really, hours after the executive order was signed by the president and people's lives have been upended already. you have a number of people who are in the united states, especially if iranians, but also syrians and others of these seven countries, who are legally residing in the united states under a student visas, work visas, visiting, medical emergencies, all keynes, who have been abiding by the law and family members, who have similar visas, are travelling outside, i spoke to one gentleman who is working in the subway system, in fact, in new york, and his pregnant wife with a three—year—old are back in iran visiting family and she was about to come back and now she cannot. you cannot visit them yet because if he does he will be denied re—entry. they are here

zooming in you can see showers around the city, stronger in persians of new jersey, scattered syringe also back to the west. nothing to be too concerned about outside tonight but you can see this will all move out quickly. 7:00 o'clock it weakens. by eight or 9:00 it is gone. at 11:00 we will track a clearing skies outside as we go through overnight hours. that is good news. peak wind gusts to day no where near as strong as yesterday but we did see gusts up to 35 miles an hour, still a blustery day, temperatures right now in the the 40's but feels like the 30's thanks to the gusty wind, much better news for tomorrow, you will love it, i'll have it with the seven day forecast coming up. >> we will check in a bit. >>> after months of rehab lieutenant with the philadelphia sheriff's office is finally heading home. he was severely injured in an elevator accident at the criminal justice center, and new is there new information into that investigation. "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden is live in center city with the details on that, joe. >> reporter: jessica, good evening, lieutenant o

trade surplus to build a string of 20 ports from basically the eastern pacific, all the way to the persianf in the mediterranean. in addition, it's using those monies to build a real navy, one that can challenge the american navy, not defeat it, but make our day. so, overall, we are enabling the creation of a regional power with disruptive intentions that offers an alternative view of how our society should be organized that is not particularly sympathetic to american values of democracy and individual freedom. sharyl: if, as you describe, nearly every course of action carries with it criticism and perils, what is it your advice president trump to do? prof. morici: bite the bullet and put up with the criticism and perils and put china back in its box. sharyl: morici adds that our focus on the middle east, while important, has caused us to neglect our interests in asia. still to come, a look at the sharyl: next week on "full measure." more challenges for the incoming trump administration. what are the top national security threats you see president trump will be facing? >> i think the presi

this carrier gap in the mediterranean and the persian gulf highlights the fact that when we don't have a u.s. presence there, there is a challenge not just for our strategic position but also for security in those particular regions of the world. that is the conduit for us to be able to have a discussion about the carrier force, the number of carriers, and also the overall shipbuilding program. jill: i know a letter was sent to the navy regarding at shoot the gap. any response from the navy? rep. wittman: not any direct the navy about this and i had a great breakfast with the chief of naval operations and myself and the representative joe courtney, great in the leading digital thing caucus about how is leading the ship building caucus about how we address these issues and how people understand the force structure assessment, how do we make sure that we communicate the criticality of the carrier presence around the world, and what we do to make sure we have that. those conversations have been very healthy ones, once that reflect upon the reality we face around the world, and then congre

off from athens early in the morning this is were keenly a notice of sparta took on the king of the persianamp but met two men walking along the road who pointed us in the right direction. we just picked along the road who pointed us in the right direction. wejust picked up two men who were walking on the street here. they are both from kurdistan. they are taking as to the camp which is just a couple of 100 metres in front of us here. inside the camp i met syrian refugees, many making the most of the snow we weather. 0h, refugees, many making the most of the snow we weather. oh, my card! u nfortu nately, the snow we weather. oh, my card! unfortunately, as it was a last—minute decision to visit the camp we did not have the necessary as to film inside. but one man came out to talk to us on the condition that we protect his identity.” out to talk to us on the condition that we protect his identity. i am a living here for three months. we wait because it is now winter. it is very cold. we have kids, we have families. and after winter, where will you go? as you can see the snow here is around te

i'm joined from new york by bahman kalbasi from the bbc‘s persian service.iranians who had hoped to come to the united states? many of them live in the united states, so the a rty live in the united states, so the arty rugby as from students to work, to spousal visas, tourist visas, many of course have green cards. these are the largest recipients of these as relative to the six other countries that are listed here, and therefore they are being impacted more than the rest of them. the most difficult ones are the ones who have one family member working or going to university year, the wife or the child have been on a trip to iran in the last few weeks and now they are blindsided by this executive order which has prevented the wife and child tojoin the which has prevented the wife and child to join the husband and which has prevented the wife and child tojoin the husband and come back home, which is really where they live. we have heard stories of this endlessly. i have spoken to at least 20 people who have been impacted. mother was waiting for the child to co

well, kasra naji from the bbc‘s persian service, told me a little earlier, about the impact he made onranian politics. he was an influential figure in he was an influentialfigure in iran since the revolution in 1979, the islamic revolution. he was a close confidant of ayatollah khamenei who was the founder of the islamic revolution. during the iran—iraq war, toward the end, he was a major figure who convinced i had to accept a ceasefire and end this year war. ever since then, he was elected twice as president, twice as speaker of parliament and all along has been a very influential figure and, in recent yea rs, a very influential figure and, in recent years, a moderate, increasingly moderate figure. a figure of influence in the politics of iran that has edging towards extremism and hard line. he is close to the reformist movement and his death, basically, leaves a big hole in the reform movement. he was seen as quite a wily political operator, because he was a great survivor. he had a hugely long political career. he enjoyed 36 years the revolution in iran. he is close to the supreme l

in september iran's navy launched a ship with a sign on the side saying the persian gulf is our house. we talked about this earlier. this is another attempt to humiliate the united states. >> they will continue acts of provocation. they are targeting on our allies in the region. they want to demonstrate that iran is the dominant pour in the middle east and the united states is no longer the strongest regional power. that is in fact evidence to the case. i returned from the middle east and i can tell you, it is indisputable that our allies feel, believe that the united states let them down and they are truly look for much improved relationship with the new administration. and the iranians are very confident and self assured and wind fall of money as a result of the nuclear deal. they are flexing their muscle. the new administration will have to reset in the middle east and demonstrate that iranian aggression will not be tolerated. that's what the allies hope take place. >> heather: what do you tell the new administration to do about iran? >> iran is a threat to our national interest. t

if you want to know, i am not pakistani, start with p, but i am persian, not pakistani.nto violent confrontation. sunday after sunday white youths encouraged by the atmosphere created by the national front went on the rampage, breaking shop windows and attacking passing asians. the sight of the shopkeeper a p pa re ntly asians. the sight of the shopkeeper apparently doing well during the era of recession lit the touch paper among far—right groups. in the east end of london the openly racist british national party take to the streets. the bnp want all non—whites to leave britain. and they're marching in an area where racial attacks, mostly on asians, have tripled in two years. asians say it's a provocation that can lead to violence. the idea of the successful asian shopkeeper bred some resentment. having a corner shop was the dream for many migrants in the 1960s and 70s. but the dream was beginning to tarnish. the corner shop was increasingly seen as a the corner shop was increasingly seen as a soft target, a vulnerable space with little security and wide open to attack.

that is where king leonidas took on xerxes of the persian empire. road who pointed us in the right direction. we have picked up these two men who we re we have picked up these two men who were walking down the street. they are both from kurdistan. they are taking us to the camp which is just a couple of 100 metres in front of us a couple of 100 metres in front of us here. inside the camp i met mainly syrian refugees. many making the most of the smelly weather. —— smelly —— snowy weather. we did not have papers to record inside the camp one man came out on the terms that we protect as you can see, the snow here is around ten inches thick on the ground and it is still falling. that means families will have to stay here for the time being to wait for this weather pattern to pass before they can carry on theirjourneys to their final destinations. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: more than 40 years after cyprus was partitioned — historic peace talks are under way to try to reunify the mediterranean island. day one of operation desert storm to for

she worked for the bbc‘s persian television service, which she is supposed to have reported for.bc media action for a year, the bbc charity, and they did a training program, which was for afghan and iranian youth. she would have been an assistant on that, so booking tickets and chasing kids do their homework, and that sort of things. they know it's not true. given that in this most recent court hearing the fact of your campaign, and the coverage it has generated, was introduced as evidence, or implied evidence, of her guilt, do you regret that? do you think it would have been better not to have made such a noise? no, it's a fair question, but no. i think, if i am honest, it is what she would have wanted. it is obviously nonsense that... the idea that because she protests her innocence, she must be guilty. now it feels like a whole new phase, and i need to find some new energy and a new strategy, and the campaign goes on. a campaign to reinstate an australia day advert featuring two girls in hijabs has raised more than aud $100,000 in donations. the ad was taken down from a street

this is where king leonidas of sparta took on xerxes of the persian empire.men walking along the road who pointed us in the right direction. wejust picked up two men who were walking on the street here. they are both from kurdistan, is that correct? yes. they are taking as to the camp, which is just a couple of hundred metres in front of us here. inside the camp, i met mainly syrian refugees, many making the most of the snowy weather. oh, my god! unfortunately, as it was a last—minute decision to visit the camp, we did not have the necessary paperwork to film inside. but one man from aleppo, syria, did come out to talk to us, on the condition that we protect his identity. and after winter, where will you go? so, as you can see, the snow here is around ten inches thick on the ground, and it is still falling. that means families like ahmed's will have to stay here for the time being to wait for this weather pattern to pass, before they can carry on theirjourneys to their final destinations. bollywood star shah rukh khan made his debut 25 years ago, and for some

i turned to bbc persian and another regular on outside source for more reaction.ntroversies and created a lack of clarity from people. we have seen pictures of people coming back from the united states after being deported. one interesting point is the reaction of the christians in the reaction of the christians in the region and they were asking president trump to come and help them stay in their country instead of welcoming them as refugees. we have seen so of welcoming them as refugees. we have seen so many of welcoming them as refugees. we have seen so many articles in newspapers written by priests as well in the region, syrian priests and lebanese priests, saying we don't want this decision and this will cause a lot of harm for us because it will push many people, many muslim people from the centre to the extreme, or put them in a very difficult situation unable to a nswer very difficult situation unable to answer questions. it was a big outrage in the region regarding this decision, especially that a few months ago it was a completely different direction. th

>> something has big as rome, something as big as the persian empire, you could say that there is something bigger involved there. i was very influenced -- okay. this is geek stuff but -- and nerd stuff. when i was 16, i discovered my favorite book of all time, which is -- ask still is -- and there really is no better novel ever written, war and peace" and tolstoy write busy the will of history, which is you can say all of this is a random accident, and napoleon without can woke up and says let's invade russia. if some russian peasant wants to invade france, it doesn't matter. you're talk about hundreds of thousands, millions of people, to make these individual decisions and all amount to something very, very big. i we're talking about big stuff. and if you believe that god didn't just milwaukee the watch -- make the watch and then set the watch and let it unspool if you believe god is directly involved in big things in human history, written head will of god but clearly that timetable has been heightened. the roman empire was so cruel in so many ways, so hosch -- horribly corrupt and the c

details of the charges against her but her husband says she was accused of recruiting staff for bbc persianilm that defined a generation. train—spotting made stars of the original cast, including ewan mcgregor. and now, more than 20 years on, it is back. trainspotting 2 has had its premiere in edinburgh tonight, and our entertainment correspondent colin paterson was there. after more than 20 years, the trainspotting gang back together, on the orange carpet all the long—awaited sequel. how does this compare to the 1996 premier? i don't remember the 1996 premiere! i really don't. i mean, yeah, for probably a very good reason! aside from all the fun stuff in the first movie, i think people found it relatable. even though it was maybe about subjects they weren't involved in, it was still relatable in some way. this is carrying such a cultural weight associated with it, that it feels like no event i've been to before. choose life, choose a job, choose a career... trainspotting was the defining film of 1990s cool brittania the movie poster was on students' walls, the soundtrack in cd players. it

naval the persian gulf. iranian forces should no longer be tolerated as mr. trump stated in his first dibait with hillary clinton shot out of the water. third, boost anti-iran coalition, instead of alienating as mr. obama has done, we must embrace them and collaborate closely. plans to nounce establish regional missile efense system on u.s. allie in persian gulf and eastern europe, building on ample infrastructure in place and fifth and more challenging, he says, ndercut croissant forming from tehran to beirut. multi-ethnic states created after world war i. you can find more in the pages the "wall street journal" this morning in the opinion section. michael, south carolina, republican line. good morning. host: you're on, go ahead. caller: good morning. happy new year. happy new year to you. what do you think about priorities for congress? priorities ersonal re to try and get some service out of my senators and congressmen. 'm trying to get military record corrected and my senator services committee and my representative is on the committee.ces and they will n

president trump said a couple of times before the election that he wanted persian gulf donety to bonethis and support for it and actually pay for it. is that the request he made of the king of saudi arabia and the phone call over the weekend. >> on the first part, the first part dealt with -- >> d we're aware of this. this is a proceed sure that that it part of the statement's way of hitting career foreign service officered express themselves. we're aware of it. but i think that any government official, anyone who doesn't under the president's goal in this, and what this actually was, again, think this has been blown way out of proportion. talk about in 24 hour peered, 25,000 people from other countries flew in through our airports and we're talking about 10 9 through countries the obama administration identified. bureaucrats to entity with the program or go. >> this is about the safety of america. and there's a reason that the majority of americans agree with the president. it's because they understand that it his number one pry exhort duty as it should be with any leader to keep our

destroyer fired three warning shots at the boat near the entrance of the persian gulf. arned not to approach the were fired. larry: prince william county fire department tweeting that quantico is planning fire and demolitions this week. alison: coming up at 5:00 -- >> but need you to evacuate for your safety. strong storms sweep across the western u.s. leaving a path of destruction in the wake. >> outrage in a d.c. neighborhood. when a dog is left in this pep. for days on ends in the cold. i'm stephen tschida with the story for you. larry: later, clearing up the confusion of the meters in the district finally put to use after years of debate. >> plus, why the man at the center of the liquor b my husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. whole family nts to stay free from artificial preservatives. and my debit card wants to stay on a diet. fill your cart with giant's nature's promise brand. great prices on over 800 organic and free-from items. eat well for less. m