peter doocy is live in washington tonight. what kind of relationship does the taliban have with the afghan government? >> reporter: none, julie. they don't even talk right now. but it is starting to look like they will begin a back and forth sometime next month. then potentially begin discussing terms of a peace agreement soon after. the afghan president has been wearing down taliban members and supporters convincing them that the government they want in place is never going to happen. so now he says that he's cautious but hopeful. >> the grounds for peace has never been better in the last 36 years. >> reporter: march could be a huge month for afghan diplomacy. the taliban peace talks are not for sure but a trip to dc for president gani is going to happen. the plan is for him to sit down with president obama and figure out the way forward. julie. >> how close is the administration to changing their withdrawal strategy? >> reporter: we don't know because right now this is all basically just talk. but the administration wants to

peter doocy is live in washington with the latest. peter, good morning. >> good morning lia. latest partisan site in washington. republicans want to invest to shrink the rising debt. >> we have cut out the worst financial crisis in our lifetime. we are now back in a really strong position. i want to make sure that in two years will we look back and say not only did we recover but we built the kind of foundation that ensures america does well for generations to come. >> the family for the house weighs and means committee sees things differently. paul ryan looking at the picture says the poor stand to be worse off if the big debt isn't addressed. >> the big beef i have is he gave us a lot of happy talk about the economy. it's not as if it is a mission accomplished speech. it is not mission accomplished. we6 we a long ways to go. we have to fix this. >> the republicans control the house and the senate. >> as isis continues to make threats for the western world we are not winning the battle against the terror group. the big reason is the u.s. set the wrong goals. >> i think we se

. >> peter doocy is joining us now live from washington. peter, hi. >> hi, arthel now that isis has once again brutally murdered an innocent hostage there is new pressure on president obama to do more to rattle islamic state fighters and make these kidnappings and beheadings more difficult or impossible. in fact some republicans this morning calling for american troops to be sent to the region. >> the president has the right goals to degrade and destroy isil. an american campaign is not going to destroy isil. you're going to need boots on the ground not only in iraq but syria and there's got to be some regional force formed where an american component, somewhere around 10,000 i think american soldiers to align with the arab armies in the region and go in to syria and take that territory from isil. that's what will make it stop. boots on the ground. that's a buzz word causing some serious problems with democratic lawmakers who argue that islamic state controlled territory is just too unstable for troops to make a difference. so these concerne

arthel. >> peter doocy, thanks. >>> in injure five minutes, john bolton will be here to tell us what he thinks the u.s. should do and he will also review the dramatic actions taken by king abdallah against isis. >>> the heir to the british throne is in jordan and raising concerns about the persecution of christians in the middle east. prince charles calling it the most agonizing situation saying he fears that there will be quote, very, very few christians left in the middle east after all the recent turmoil in the region. if the prince succeeds his mother as monarch charles will be the temporal head will of the church of england and take the title defender of the faith. he reportedly says he considers that role in protecting everyone's freedom to worship. he is now on a six day trip to the middle east. earlier he visited a camp for syrian refugees some persecuted christians and he also met with king abdallah. >>> leaders from germany france russia and ukraine to hold a ukraine summit later this week even as the fighting there rages on. this after a phone call between russian presiden

some thanks peter doocy. >> let's go to the boston area now. expecting more snow today. ivers are warned to be very extra careful navigating around all the massive snowbanks. as you see the snowbank in peter's live shot much different than what you're seeing in boston. this month in boston has become the snowiest february on record. molly line is south of boston in the middle of it all again this morning. hi molly. >> reporter: hi, jenna. the snow is already coming down. we can feel it hitting us in the space. you talk about the roads. it will be a messy evening commute that things are picking up. we only expect a couple inches. but great pile-on where it keeps coming down is where the problems come from. it is transit system, mbt a the t, that runs throughout boston and surrounding communities faced biggest amount of trouble. we're hearing now from the general manager it will be a month before things get back to normal. that's if we don't see anymore of these big megasnowstorms coming down and causing additional snarl-ups. they're working clearing tracks. people are work

they ship out to kuwait this week to become one of the largest fighting forces in the region peter doocy joins us live from washington. >> that isis attack yesterday came in two waves. first suicide bombers, then gunmen. everyone was quickly killed by iraqi security forces. their plot reveals very much about how far isis will go to pick up territory and drive u.s. troops out of the region. >> the other thing they are trying to do is show they are willing to do what the americans and iraqi forces are not willing to do, and that is willing to take horrendous casualty rates to make a point. they are bringing in p foreign fighters coming in to die in jihad. so they strap bombs to them and send them up to the gate and see if they can blow their way in. the rest get killed in the process. they are making a point. >> reporter: right now there are more than 300 american troops at the al-assad base where they are working to teach iraqi soldiers how to fight and there are questions about what americans are going to do if isis makes it further than the outer gates at al assad. >> the reality is 320

peter doocy has been watching this bouncing ball and has the details from washington. hi. >> reporter: hi. the one week extension means that nobody working under the dhs umbrella is going to get furloughed or go without a paycheck for at least another six days and means the republicans are going to get another crack at cutting out money used to fund president obama's executive actions on immigration. >> all overt country republicans, senate and house candidates told the people, if you give us a republican majority, we will stop president obama's illegal and unconstitutional amnesty. i think we need to follow through on that commitment. >> reporter: senator john mccain is looking into the future at fights over the budget, money for fighting isis, and highway funding, just to name a few. he wants to focus there, telling the hill newspaper quote, i just think we ought to move on to other things. i'm not sure how it helps for the american people to have the perception that republicans in the senate and republicans in the house are at odds with each other. then there is the

peter doocy is live in washington. republicans say they have a plan. they say they know what the president should be pushing for. what is it? >> you just heard it boots on the ground in the parts of iraq and syria now controlled by brutal islamic state militants. >> there's got to be some regional force formed with an american component somewhere around 10,000 i think american soldiers to allow with air bombings in the region and go into syria and take back territory from isil. that's what will make it stop. >> he's backed up by two former secretaries of defense. hagel, who had his going-away party just a few days ago, and who says the forward deployment of some american troops could help improve the accuracy of air strikes against isis and then there's robert gates, who says the president is being ambitious in the fight against isis aboutbut that his goals are unrealistic based on the tools he's given forces in the area. >> there isn't just an argument on the other side of this, it's the fact that for the longest time president obama had said openly t

peter doocy, thanks. >>> it's another victory in the fight on terrorism.s time another drone strike that happened in yemen. it killed three suspected al qaeda terrorists. security officials say that the attack took place in central yemen. the u.s. has launched several strikes as you may know in recent weeks. that after rebels there forced the president to flee the capital. he is now running the country from the southern city of aden where several other countries have moved their embassies to try to show support for the president. >>> there has been another win against isis and they are coming slowly. this time by kurdish fighters in northeast syria. the local militia with the help of assyrian christians and coalition air strikes. they drove back the isis militants and took control of a key town along the syrian border with turkey and iraq. while in iraq there has been a new round of violence they say from the islamic state. at least 37 people have been killed in the latest series of attacks. for the very latest we go to john huddy. he joins us from the mid

new information that could interfere with president obama's iran peter doocy is live at the white house. what kind of things was al qaeda doing or wanting to do in iran? >> gretchen, al qaeda apparently thought iran was a great place to train terrorists and leaking through the document that's were taken out of osama bin laden's house. you get a since that al qaeda didn't really think anybody was going to bug them once they set up shop in iran. in fact, one letter sent to osama bin laden lays out a plan for a top al qaeda operative to train six or eight terrorists in iran. and there's more from the documents. quote, his plan is stay around three months in iran to train the brothers there, then start moving them and distributing them in the world for their missions and specialties. and these documents are being seen publicly for the first time now, but they have been part of a terror trial here in the united states. so in theory, u.s. government officials could have seen these documents but throughout the entire proceedings the negotiations with iran overscaling back their nuclear program

our peter doocy is live now in d.c. with more details about this. peter doocy from washington. >> right now in afghanistan 10,000 american troops. the plan was to pull out half of them by the end of this erand the end of next year the other half. the new afghan government is performing much better than anyone in d.c. expected. so there are these new discussions about how to aid their success. >> our priority now is to make sure this progress sticks. that is why president obama is considering a number of options to reinforce our support for the president's security strategy, including possible changes to the timeline for our draw down of u.s. troops. >> so, there are three big things the administration is looking at. leaving americans in afghanistan longer. adjusting their role and their mission. maybe even reimagining the process foreclosing u.s. bases in that country. right now it's just talk. next month the afghan president is going to meet with president obama in d.c. to see if any of it can actually work. in fact, the president is already talkin

peter doocy, thank you very much. the stop watch begins yet again with the funding bill lasting only one week. what's the way forward as congress faces a new deadline? our political panel will debate the road ahead in a few minutes. kelly? >>> kurdish fighters backed by u.s. led warplanes are making life in the fight against -- making headway in the fight against isis, retaking a strategic town from the terror group in northeast syria. meanwhile, the u.s. and its partners also conducting 11 air strikes against isis in iraq. jonathan huddy joining us live with more. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, yeah kelly a major ground offensive continues with help as you mentioned from the coalition air strikes. let's start there. let's start in iraq where iraqi forces are battling isis for control of a very key city. strategically located city called samarra. isis suicide bombers reportedly attacked this city and its outskirts earlier today as isis militants also shelled iraqi ground troops there that had been locked in the

peter doocy joins us from washington with more. hey, peter. >> reporter: hey.pond on a trade trip to england, new jersey governor chris christie being forced to defend comments that he made suggesting parents should have the freedom to choose whether their kid gets a shot or not. >> what's more important i think as a parent than what you think as a public official. there has to be a balance and it depends on what the vaccine is, what the disease type is and all the rest. >> reporter: senator rand paul, another possible 2016 gop candidate and a doctor, taking a similar stance saying the state doesn't own children. but still christie's office later put out a statement saying he thinks there is no question kids should get vaccinated and proof that the 2016 cycle will feature the most rapid response ever. hillary clinton went ahead and tweeted a short jabt( that also explains her belief writing, quote, the science is clear. the earth is round, the sky is blue, and vaccines work. let's protect all our kids. #grandmothersknowbest. this is not the first time vaccinati

peter doocy is live with what he is asking for. >> the things the president wants like new infrastructureuce income and equality costs money p. two trillion in new taxes over 10 years that is money republican leaders in congress began blasting as soon as the proposal arrived on the hill. >> we hear the white house echo republican calls for policies aimed at helping the middle class. we hear the same policies favored by political bosses on the left. >> there are some cases they may be able to compromise. the president is asking for 51 billion in the fight against isis and higher sequester levels than when they couldn't decide on targeted cuts. >> it gives middle class families the security they need in a new economy. i am calling on congress to get this done. >> something else making headlines in the budget 18 percent increase in spending for the irs. tim scott says if you give the irs more money you are going to get a bigger mess. >> robin williams widow and children locked in a legal debate six months after his suicide. susan snyder is accusing the children from previous marriages of tak

new information that could interfere with president obama's iran peter doocy is live at the white house things was al qaeda doing or wanting to do in iran? >> gretchen, al qaeda apparently thought iran was a great place to train terrorists and leaking through the document that's were taken out of osama bin laden's house. you get a since that al qae

peter doocy joining us how with more on the details of what he had to say. >> and uma the reason the obama administration is considering a slow down in their pull out of afghanistan isn't because things are going poorly in fact they think the opposite is true and the newly formed government in afghanistan is in better shape than they expect so now they want to help it succeed. we heard from the defense secretary ash carter he said our priority now is 20 make sure this progress sticks. that is why president obama is considering a number of options to reinforce our support for president ganni's security strategy including possible changes to the timeline for our draw down of u.s. troops. this announcement does not represent a change in policy at least not right now, but secretary carter also announced that other changes could be to the way u.s. troops are used to afghanistan and the way american bases in that country are shut down. afghan president will be in d.c. next month and he will sit down with president obama at the white house to discuss. >> the grounds for piece have never bee

peter doocy's live in washington with more on this story. peter?reporter: the president's problem with staples is that he thinks they rolled back the number of hours some employees can work to 25 a week to skirt a requirement in the aca that full-time workers at big companies get health coverage. >> when i hear large corporations that make billions of dollars in profits trying to blame our interest in providing health insurance as an excuse for cutting back workers' wages, shame on them. >> reporter: this sunday february 15th marks the end of the second-ever open enrollment period under the affordable care act, and so far experts say sign-ups are looking a lot better, and things are unfolding much smoother than at the same point last year. that is partly because the web site actually works so for people who watch the numbers closely, not a big surprise. but the back and forth between a giant american company and the white house has been. >> the surprise is just that the president was so audacious as to come out and blame a specific company for prob

peter doocy is live as they are cutting close to our troops. hi peter. >> reporter: hi there. we have been hearing about the progress the iraqi forces have been making on the battlefield and a group of them had a chance to show off what they have been learning from american forces in the region killing two dozen isis fighters who came with suicide guns. but the american trainers are there just a few miles away from the newest city to be taken over by isis. >> the fact is, those type of raids are the toughest guys around and are well armed. but the fact that the isis attacks didn't work, doesn't mean that it couldn't work in the future. it doesn't mean that something bad couldn't have been done. the fact is when you have the enemy only nine miles away, and it is almost like a pool table. >> so now what? the pentagon is careful to point out that while isis now controls the city of al-bagdadi. but there are concerns that americans in the area may not have the support they need to continue keeping the enemy at a safe distance. >> the reality is 320 surrounded by what -- you know,

peter doocy is live in washington tracking it for us. peter, what's the latest? >> reporter: the latest is that things are going so much better in afghanistan than anyone here in dc forecast that there are new questions about whether or not things will keep going well if 10,000 troops become 5,000 by the end of this year and 5,000 becomes zero by the end of next year. >> our priority now is to make sure this progress sticks. that is why president obama is considering a number of options to reinforceai our support for president3ñ ganigw>vr's9xnceñmi security. >> reporter: the thing administration officials are so encouraged by is the partnership between afghan president gan, and afghan chief executive abdullah abdullah because their newly formed government has been surprisingly stable. in fact, today we heard president gani speak about the possibility of reconciling with the taliban. >> the grounds for peace has never been better in the last 36 years. >> reporter: in addition to possibly slowed down drawdown, official8%ur(sáz considering a p3iut)spt)á )jrjt the wa

>> peter doocy, live in d.c., thanks. >>> time for my take now. there's yet another glitch with the government's takeover for health care should come as no surprise i guess. more often than not, we've just become used to hearing big government not running things very well, right? even if this latest snafu affects 800,000 people, that's roughly the size of the entire city of san francisco. but we've had the v.a. scandal medicare and medicaid scandal the irs targeting tea party, the government agencies blowing our cash on big parties in vegas and line dancing lessons. and who could forget the smoking clown or the shrimp running on a treadmill government funded study. i know a lot of folks watching today get frustrated and angry when they hear how their tax dollars are being wasted. why isn't there more of an outcry to our politicians to fix it once ond for all? why don't politicians care enough to finally do something about all the waste? to me, it's not a partisan issue. whether you're a democrat republican or independent, don't we all care how our

correspondent peter doocy continues our coverage with this report. >> reporter: the government regulates your health care, your roadways and your airways. up until now the internet has operated without much interference but that's about to change, because tomorrow the fcc will likely vote to slap 332 pages of new rules on the worldwide web. >> and they want cities or governments to be running these networks and they equate them to roads, which most roads are publicly operated and publicly funded. >> reporter: if the internet is regulated like a road or a utility, people will notice. first, slower broadband. then, less investment which means fewer broadband choices. that's according to critics of the plan, using similar rules in europe as a model. just hours before the fcc votes on these new regulations, zero members of the public had seen them. the fcc chairman, democrat tom wheeler, says that's a long standing practice and that's about all he's saying because wheeler was a no-show for scheduled testimony on capitol hill today. the chairman has agreed to testify, but given the short noti

peter doocy is live in washington to figure this out for us. >> reporter: and, jenna, we are just about two hours away now from seeing these five political appointees at the fcc vote on 332 pages' worth of regulations that could change the way the internet as we know it operates. these rules have been hidden from the public to this point but one of the republican fcc commissioners who has read through them says the technology -- rather, says the result is going to mean slow or broadband, less investment in technology and, ultimately fewer broadband choices. now, republican lawmakers say they are hoping that if the regulations are approved with a partisan 3-2 vote, the courts can help them untangle the mess. >> we've had under the clinton administration, the bush administration and for the first few years of the obama administration, what's referred to as a light touch regulatory approach to the internet. this would be a heavy-handed, bureaucratic government-driven decision making approach that is very different from what we've experienced in the past and presents, i think all kinds of y

correspondent peter doocy has the story. >> reporter: who needs the press pool when you've got a selfie stick? in a new buzz feed video the leader of the free world makes faces, draws pictures -- >> that's pretty good. >> reporter: and enjoys milk and cookies. or tries to. >> thanks, obama. >> reporter: but the president had a point. >> deadline for signing up for health insurance is february -- february 15th. >> reporter: the purpose of this video is to remind people that there are only three days left in the open enrollment period. >> many cases you can get health insurance through less than $100 a month. just go to healthcare.gov. >> reporter: that's not all n a more serious sitdown with buzz feed, the president picked a fight with staples, accusing the office supply chain of gaming the system, reducing some employees' shifts to 25 hours a week so they don't have to provide health insurance. >> when i hear large corporations that make billions of dollars in profits trying to blame our interest in providing health insurance as an excuse for cutting back workers' wages, shame on them.

. >> let's get some more details with peter doocy, who is live in washington. >> a slowed-down troop draw-down is not on the table because things are going poorly on the ground. in fact, quite the opposite. things are going much better than anyone here in d.c. expected ever since the new afghan government was formed. so administration officials want to see what they can do to keep that country moving in a positive direction. >> our priority now is to make sure this progress sticks. that is why president obama is considering a number of options to reinforce our support for the president's security strategy including possible changes to the timeline for our draw-down of u.s. troops. >> more big changes that could be down the line, mission given to u.s. troops as they fight al qaeda and adjustment to the way bases in that country are set to shut down. there will be a sit-down next month at the white house with the afghan president and president obama. we heard him speaking today about the possibility of reconciling with the taliban. >> the grounds for peace have never been better in the

peter doocy reports on what the new regulations what i mean for you, your business and your family. >> reporter: ready set, slow. >> the ayes have t. >> reporter: the government grabbed control of the internet approved 322 pages of new regulations that may limit broad band speeds and competition in what critics are calling a power grab. >> the internet as you know it has now ended. the government now controls what happens there. and will control it only more so. >> reporter: now, new concerns the government can soon start regulating content as well. were ennewer mark cuban, who made billions on tech companies tweeted today, how long after it. v is treated like any website video before the fcc steps in and applies its decency standards to all streaming video? who wrote these new rules? the fcc's democratic commissioner, tom wheeler is doing little to clear up speculation that the white house may have influenced the independent agency. first, there was this. >> the presidents always communicate their opinions to the -- to the fcc. >> reporter: a little while later, it sounded like theed

bill: peter doocy with the latest on the political backlash at the white house. what's the rest of the field saying about this vaccination controversy? >> reporter: governor christie is getting it from his left and his right and none of his rivals are hammering him about his trade trip to england. it's about the governor saying paints have the freedom to give their kids the shots or not. dr. ben carson a political rival says though i strongly believe in individual rights and the rights of parents to raise their children as they see fit i realize public health and public safety are important in our society. secretary of state hillary clinton got her punches in tweeting the science is clear earth is round the sky is blue, and vaccines work. hashtag grand mothers know best. she did tell the action network that she was interested in investigating the causes of autism including whether vaccinations are involved. president obama says he thinks it's a major achievement of modern civilization that we can stop diseases today that in the past would have wiped out big chunk