tech solution now a robot that could help save the critically endangered northern white rhino rob reynolds is in san diego where scientists a work on a new technology that's already given them cause for celebration. meet edward the littlest southern white rhino in the san diego zoo safari park. fantastic we are so rotten to be able to have him adorable little eddie is the 1st southern white rhino born through artificial insemination in the north america that's an important step toward bringing back another rhino subspecies from the brink of extinction the animals have been hunted to obliteration in the wild and today there are only 2 northern white rhinos left in the entire world both elderly females living in captivity so the subspecies seems due or maybe not part of biologist barbara durant's job involves giving ultrasound exams to pregnant rhinos so. durant's is leading an effort to bring back the northern white rhino with a precious clutch of the animal stem cells and land. a stem cell is a cell that has a potential to be any other cell in the body eventually they want we want to diffe

tech solution now a robot that could help save the critically endangered northern white rhino rob reynolds is in san diego wes scientists away on a new technology that's already given them cause for celebration. meet edward the littlest southern white rhino in the san diego zoo safari park. fantastic we are so rotten to be able to have him adorable little eddie is the 1st southern white rhino born through artificial insemination in the north america that's an important step toward bringing back another rhino subspecies from the brink of extinction the animals have been hunted to obliteration in the wild and today there are only 2 northern white rhinos left in the entire world both elderly females living in captivity so the subspecies seems due or maybe not part of biologist barbara durant's job involves giving ultrasound exams to pregnant rhinos so. duran is leading an effort to bring back the northern white rhino with a precious clutch of the animal stem cells and land. a stem cell is a cell that has a potential to be any other cell in the body eventually they want we want to differentiat

wildfire it left 85 people dead and destroyed thousands of properties it's going out haha spondon to rob reynolds he's joining us live from los angeles and a massive number of people affected by the blackout rob yes it certainly is elizabeth the latest count is more than a 1000000 people mostly in northern california but also several tens of thousands of people here in southern california are without electricity and this is as you mentioned a not a natural disaster per se but a preventative step taken by this utility p.g. and e. its own power transmission lines were found to be at fault for that blaze that you mentioned nearly a year ago that incinerated the town of paradise and killed $85.00 people so p.g. and e. has decided to cut off power to very large swathes of california i would note however that that does not include the central city of los angeles or the built up area of oakland or of san francisco but many towns are going to be in the dark tonight and rob we were reporting yesterday that people were getting ready for this outage stocking up on supplies mean how long could it last. well

the long haul dedicated scientists and a bold plan to save one of the world's rarest creatures rob reynolds al-jazeera escondido california. back over the headlines on al-jazeera iraq has lifted a curfew in its capital baghdad and other areas which have seen days of violent protests at least 73 people have been killed parliament has convened an emergency session to discuss the protesters demands imran khan has more now from baghdad well there was an incredible amount of criticism from all aspects of iraqi society when the curfew was brought into place this wasn't just a night telling curfew this was a curfew that had no seeming end lost it for 48 hours in the end the cost of the economy people can get to work they can get to offices they couldn't move around the city was enormous it was never a long term or even a short or even a medium term solution to iraq's crisis so the government had little choice but to actually lift it so they can get baghdad moving protesters have gathered in central hong kong despite a rail shutdown and calls to council demonstrations on saturday covering their fac

rob reynolds al-jazeera near solenoid mexico. well it's time for the weapon on his journey. so we are talking of course about this it is super typhoon it is a monster of a storm this one where his way not particularly quick enough through the northern pacific but you notice all this cloud this is all the outer feeder bands very soon they'll begin to have an impact through eastern sections of home shoe in japan on the last 24 hours this is that she's trying to wriggle sustained winds now 260 kilometers an hour we've got some gusts to up to $315.00 and the direction is change just a little bit north northwest at 18 kilometers an hour now the forward motion has actually slowed down so for the next 48 hours it is going to moving a little bit slow and then it to really pick up a pace suffered a through sunday and this is what you've just seen here this as it heads across land is going to be saturday on into sunday now obviously is to say the closer the storm gets the more the actual winds will certainly be found but also the rain will begin to push in right now with a system of t

the long haul dedicated scientists and a bold plan to save one of the world's rarest creatures rob reynolds al-jazeera escondido california. still ahead in this news hour. the haunting sound of the humpback whale as scientists work to chart the rich biodiversity of the waters off french guiana and far as the sport including more success for no a lot of christian colin at the world championships. in thailand children are risking it all to find a fortune in the country's most popular sports but the death of a 13 year old boy respond to calls to ban them from the real want to one a few weeks thailand's child on. al-jazeera where everyone. in the next episode of techno the team looks into the environmental impact of waste management trash is a big deal closer than unfortunate the smelly business to the complexities of recycling when these different plastics are blended together then the recycling becomes difficult to impossible and the science that often solutions it's very easy for us to have 100 percent recycled material techno on al-jazeera. off the northeastern coast of south.

rob reynolds al-jazeera near solenoid mexico. tunas in presidential candidate nobody in a car a has been freed from jail just 4 days before the runoff void we had been behind bars since august accused of money laundering and tax evasion the media mogul came 2nd in the 1st round of the presidential elections last month copies party heart of tuna 0138 seats coming in 2nd in monday's parliamentary election they trailed the ennahda party which won $52.00 seats but i was at the same one card he was released into this. so his arch of his tie you can see. you can see you can see him. over there. and this is exactly what he's trying to do now he wants to tell that it is yes that's his word therefore that political moment and that's you ones . behind him so live there when i was talking to his own people over the last few days they would tell you that's against the political divides into this could potentially be the white candidate to unite in his ears and fix the problems that the country faces. but at the same time he faces the delicat

tech solution now a robot that could help save the critically endangered northern white rhino rob reynolds is in san diego where scientists away on a new technology that's already given them cause for celebration. meet edward the littlest southern white rhino in the san diego zoo safari park. fantastic we are so rotten to be able to have him adorable little eddie is the 1st southern white rhino born through artificial insemination in the north america that's an important step toward bringing back another rhino subspecies from the brink of extinction the animals have been hunted to obliteration in the wild and today there are only 2 northern white rhinos left in the entire world both elderly females living in captivity so the subspecies seems due or maybe not part of biologist barbara durant's job involves giving ultrasound exams to pregnant rhinos. derived is leading an effort to bring back the northern white rhino with a precious clutch of the animal stem cells and land. a stem cell is a cell that has a potential to be any other cell in the body eventually they want we want to differentia

tech solution now a robot that could help save the critically endangered northern white rhino rob reynolds is in san diego where scientists a working on a new technology that's already given them cause for celebration. meet edward the littlest southern white rhino in the san diego zoo safari park. fantastic we are so rotten to be able to have him adorable little eddie is the 1st southern white rhino born through artificial insemination in the north america that's an important step toward bringing back another rhino subspecies from the brink of extinction the animals have been hunted to obliteration in the wild and today there are only 2 northern white rhinos left in the entire world both elderly females living in captivity so the subspecies seems due or maybe not part of biologist barbara durant's job involves giving ultrasound exams to pregnant rhinos so. duran is leading an effort to bring back the northern white rhino with a precious clutch of the animal stem cells and land. a stem cell is a cell that has a potential to be any other cell in the body eventually they want we want to diffe

rob reynolds al-jazeera near solenoid mexico. now an american scientists who identified one of the key materials and rechargeable batteries has become the oldest nobel laureate in history 97 year old john b. good enough discovered let him cobalt oxide as a useful material back in 1979 he'll be sharing the prize with russians and stanley was again who developed an early patient for the batteries and would japan's ikea yoshino whose work made unsafe more efficient and less expensive john good enough had a press conference shortly after the prize was announced and he says that if you live to 97 where you can do anything why the heures is. all i can say is. i didn't ever. before or forward to this particular day but i'm very happy that it's arrived it was very nice to receive receive a recognition yes well helen payne is the deputy chief executive of the royal society of chemistry and she says without the lithium ion battery were lots of other technologies would it be possible. i think the lithium battery is such a phenomenal thing f

to keep your eye on that go joy in shorey a warrior in a laboratory fighting for planet earth rob reynolds al-jazeera la jolla california . you're on jury that is one of the many people around the world trying to come up with solutions to protect our planet and we'd like to hear your stories of innovation and action just get in touch using the hash tag a.j. planet s.o.s. and that's it for this series of planet s.o.s. all part of al-jazeera is commitment in boosting our coverage of this crucial and important global story we'll be back with another series setting out the facts in the science related to the planets and. rises we talk to those fighting to protect our oceans the people dealing with the emotional toll of abandoning their homes to the rising tide and we're in santiago in chile the cup 25 the un climate conference with a full health check on our planet and what world leaders are doing to tackle the climate crisis. but for now from mean clark and from the whole team here in iceland for planet us us it's goodbye. and i would point out. is very much our culture has been very harmful

the long haul dedicated scientists and a bold plan to save one of the world's rarest creatures rob reynolds al-jazeera escondido california. our talk a quick check of the headlines here on al-jazeera the death toll from days of violent protests in iraq has risen to at least 65 including 6 members of the security forces as the corruption poverty and a lack of basic services. u.s. house democrats have issued a subpoena to the white house for documents relating to president trump's impeachment investigation trump says he won't cooperate with an inquiry until the house of representatives approves the investigation and fisher has more now from washington d.c. donald trump has been famous throughout his administration for any time you get requests for documents from democrats who took over the house of representatives and therefore oversight responsibilities at the beginning of this year that he said no he has built that store and wall he's decided that he's not going to give them any information whatsoever now the democrats said they wanted details of the phone call with ukrainian president they

to keep your eye on that go joy in shorey a warrior in a laboratory fighting for planet earth rob reynolds al-jazeera la jolla california . john surely they're just one of the many people around the world trying to come up with solutions to protect our planet and we'd like to hear your stories of innovation and action just get in touch using the hash tag a j planet s.o.s. and that's it for this series of planets s.o.s. all part of al-jazeera is commitment in boosting our coverage of this crucial and important global story will be back with another series setting out the facts in the science related to the planets in crisis we talked to those fighting to protect our oceans the people dealing with the emotional toll of abandoning their homes to the rising tide and we're in santiago in chile for $25.00 the u.n. climate conference with a full health check on our planet and what world leaders are doing to tackle the climate crisis. but for now from maine clark and from the whole team here in iceland for planet us us it's goodbye. my favs simmons were all. taken by the chinese government all i w

the long haul dedicated scientists and a bold plan to save one of the world's rarest creatures rob reynolds al-jazeera escondido california. right time for a quick check of the headlines here on al-jazeera a curfew is due to be lifted in the iraqi capital it was supposed to try and stem a wave of violence there at least 50 people have been killed since the protests began 5 days ago as anger of the corruption of the tea and the lack of basic services. u.s. house democrats have issued a subpoena to the white house for documents relating to donald trump's impeachment investigation trump says he won't cooperate with an inquiry until the house of representatives of who's investigation i'll just say was alan fisher has the latest now from washington d.c. . donald trump has been famous throughout his administration for any time he gets requests for documents from democrats who took over the house of representatives and therefore oversight responsibilities at the beginning of this year that he said no he has built that store and wall he's decided that he's not going to give them any information wha

the long haul dedicated scientists and a bold plan to save one of the world's rarest creatures rob reynolds al-jazeera escondido california. still ahead on al-jazeera are has all the sport including more success for noah lions and christian coleman at the world championships. planets is feeling the heat of the climate an ecological emergency the world's leading scientists are warning of an existential crisis in the face of it reversible changes to the lives all be with you throughout as well on vomit correspondent nic clark will have reports from the front lines of the crisis and showcase new solutions to help through al-jazeera brings you a new weekly primates s.o.s. what sets up the facts of the science behind the issues affecting our planet's. subzero temperatures to the stream altitudes. this is where the hard part because of the extraordinary journey from polish to tajikistan graved in ordinary joining us on what we do high up there's no oxygen. just to experience life simple pleasures. risking it all in the car to stop on al-jazeera. time for sport or a has all the latest in the world

the long haul dedicated scientists and a bold plan to save one of the world's rarest creatures rob reynolds al-jazeera escondido california just ahead on the new sa in sport the wallabies go on a rampage action from the rugby world cup coming up in just a few. to strengthen the good you have to do good all the more with still fight against corruption. new cheering heroes like new who are a band who refused to $15000000.00 brian the achievement of heroes like him to showcase by the international ace award it shines a light on these heroes because the best way to fight a dark used to shine a light let's make a rule to bid to please nominate your anti corruption erode. on counting the cost germany's heading for recession put aside their concerns about that to stimulate the economy farmers in brazil's amazon fear their livelihoods are under threat and the billions of dollars in black gold locked away in patagonia. counting the cost and i'll just see you. again scientists have been studying the migration routes of humpback whales and other marine species off the coast of french guyana in the atl

his properties an ethics watchdog says donald trump is using the president's into personal gain rob reynolds reports from washington d.c. . white house officials say they searched far and wide across the u.s. before settling on what they deemed the perfect spot for the g. 7 we're going to announce today that we're going to do the 46 g. 7 summit on june 10th through june 12th at the trump national drown facility in miami florida thank you very much everybody president donald trump 1st floated the idea of holding the summit at his property at the last u.s. 7 in france obey me said trump's business organization will not profit from the use of the 360 hector luxury resort by foreign delegation he's not making any money off of this just like he's not making money from working here and if you think it's going to help his brand that's great but i would suggest that he probably doesn't even help promoting his brand reaction to thursday's announcement was swift the watchdog group citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington said it was quote unbelievable that he would so blatantly and corrupt

rob reynolds al-jazeera near solenoid mexico. and american scientists who identified one of the key materials in rechargeable batches of become the oldest nobel laureate in history 97 year old john b. good enough discovered lithium coble talk side is a useful material in 179 he says surprise with britain's and stanley whittingham who developed an early peyton's for the batteries in japan's a care oh yes you know here's what made them safe and more efficient and less expensive. thanks toughest take a look at the top stories here it out is there turkey says it hit more than 180 targets as part of a major ground and air offensive in northeastern syria designed to clear the area of kurdish led fighters the kurdish led syrian democratic forces say a prison holding eisel detainees is then struck by turkish trees an emergency un security council meeting has been called for thursday to eisele prisoners who are thought to be part of a group that beheaded hostages have been moved out of syria to be held in american custody the pair are bel

accused of negligence for allowing him to stockpile weapons and ammunition in his room 2 years ago rob reynolds reports. the las vegas massacre was the worst mass shooting in modern u.s. history a gunman firing from the 32nd floor of the hotel casino killed 58 people attending a music concert more than 800 were injured many horrifically now the company that owns the hotel m.g.m. grand as agreed to pay approximately $800000000.00 to victims and the families of those who were killed this settlement will provide compensation for thousands of. families the payout believed to be the largest for any mass shooting settles a lawsuit brought by victims we all must be accountable for our behavior. when i make a mistake. we have to own up to it we have to make restitution and we have to change the bad behavior and that's what we're doing with this lawsuit and that's what we're going to do going forward as well 30 year old chelsea romo nearly died after being wounded in the head she's now blind in one eye my whole team i am proud of all of this is all it's all that all play grew. so how dare i have chat no

decisions that were made by pacific gas and electric more now from our correspondents in los angeles rob reynolds. more than a 1000000 people in northern and southern california will be spending tonight in the dark after the power company shut off the electricity to vast swathes of the state as a preventative measure in hopes of preventing wildfires now there are heavy winds blowing it's called the santa ana winds and it's a seasonal phenomenon wind gusts of up to 112 kilometers per hour these gusts can cause faults and sparks on power lines in wooded areas and in fact the utility p.g. and e. . was found to have been at fault. because last year because its equipment shorted out cause various wildfires that burned vast areas and incinerated the entire town of paradise california killing $85.00 people so the outage may last for several days because once the wind dies down the utility will have to test the lines make sure there are no breaks or faults and so people are very unhappy with this they have been stockpiling food water ice batteries fuel all sorts of things there are concerns about people

the athletes of play the sports are forbidden from making any money for their efforts on so now rob reynolds has this report from california because a california set off an earthquake in the big business of u.s. college sports becoming the 1st state to give student athletes a way to make money governor gavin newsom signed a bill allowing california college sports players to hire agents get paid for the use of their names and images in product endorsement deals to be the law also for bid schools the governing body of college sports the national collegiate athletic association or n.c. double a from booting students who choose to receive compensation off their teams do some sign the bill on a talk show hosted by basketball legend live bron james later posted it on twitter it's going to initiate dozens of other states to introduce similar legislation and it's going to change college sports for the better by having now the interests finally of the athletes on par with the instant interests of the institutions now or rebalancing that power arrangement college sports are wildly popular and profitab

the long haul dedicated scientists and a bold plan to save one of the world's rarest creatures rob reynolds al-jazeera escondido california still ahead on al-jazeera troubled waters on the nile while my egypt and other countries are worried by the largest sand and africa. the revolutionary technology that's led a paralyzed man a walk. gang using the power of his mind. and sport with our alpha africa take a big step towards the rugby world cup quarter final. i once again we've got some wet weather in the forecast to southern parts of china over the next couple days lost a fine and dry at the moment as it has been for a good part of this week but we are starting to see one or 2 heads just cropping up as we go on 3 sas stay down stay largely dry we keeping that northeasterly wind but eventually these showers will drift across the south china seas heading over towards hong kong into the far south of china bits and pieces that sharon said you possible seen quite a brisk wind feeding those showers in as well so while the blustery sunny out in the open water is sunshine and showers today across a

as rob reynolds reports from northern mexico the environmental cost may be enormous too as well as a reversible. president donald trump's border barrier is under construction in southern arizona. crews with heavy equipment are carving a path through the desert the wall will go along the southern edge of the organ pipe cactus national monument an area of exceptional beauty the u.s. national park service says the 1340 square kilometer monument preserves one of the earth's major ecosystems in nearly unspoiled condition. the united nations designated organ pipe national monument as an international biosphere reserve environmentalists say wall construction threatens this pristine environment we've got endangered. pup fish also known as the sonoita fish right here in the stream you can see and swim around over there are they an endangered species they are a lot of 4 endangered species here workers will pump water from underground to mix concrete for the barriers base possibly drying out this desert always this which is just a few 100 metres from the border the barrier will block the normal

from northern syria senate majority leader mitch mcconnell called it a grave strategic mistake rob reynolds has more now from washington d.c. . president trump is now facing a unprecedented degree of pushback from members of his own party people who normally have been staunchly supporting him members of congress like senator mitt romney who was the republican presidential nominee in 2012 and who spoke on the floor of the senate saying that trump's decision to abandon the kurdish forces that had fought alongside the u.s. forces in northern syria amounted to a blood stain on the annals of american history senator mitch mcconnell the leader of the senate and an extremely important political figure in the united states and a scathing article for the washington post saying that trump's decision in syria had emboldened the assad regime and its allies iran had allowed russia to expand its influence in the greater middle east and risk reconstituting and reviving i sold the so-called islamic state mcconnell saying that in some trump's decisions create a strategic nightmare for the united states and

distributed through mediators with amounts to vary depending on the severity of injuries and loss rob reynolds al-jazeera. a state of emergency has been declared in ecuador as protesters blocked roads nationwide because of rising petrol prices they suddenly increased when the government scrapped 14 year old fuel subsidies striking workers say they want to end their blockade until the government reverses its decision that i suppose reports. taxi and truck drivers block streets in a quarter on thursday. transport unions went on strike to protest the end of subsidies on fuel that have been in place for decades. we can to make it what are we. we don't go out to protest because we want to but because it's the need of the people the needle persons hurt their soul because afterwards things will become more expensive the government announced a package of government fiscal measures worth more than 2000000000 a year president. who has said the andean oil producer on a centrist path after years of leftist rule says the elimination of fuel subsidies was necessary to lift the economy and stop smuggling he

left in captivity but both are female so they are expected to be the last of their kind but as rob reynolds reports there's a bold new plan to restore the species using one of its closest relatives. edward the littlest southern white rhino in the san diego zoo safari park born at the end of july he's already of big boy is adorable he is fantastic we are just so lucky to be able to have him adorable little eddie is the 1st southern white rhino born through artificial insemination in the north america that's an important step toward bringing back another rhino subspecies from the brink of extinction this is nola a female northern white rhino she died in 2015 the animals have been hunted to obliteration in the wild and today there are only 2 northern white rhinos left in the entire world both elderly females living in captivity so the subspecies seems do or maybe not part of biologist barbara durant's job involves giving ultrasound exams to pregnant rhinos not an easy task when your patient weighs about 1600 kilos so. durant is leading an effort to bring back the northern white rhino with a pr

to keep your eye on that go joy in shorey a warrior in a laboratory fighting for planet earth rob reynolds al-jazeera la jolla california . john surely that is one of the many people around the world trying to come up with solutions to protect our planet and we'd like to hear your stories of innovation and action just get in touch using the hash tag a j planet s.o.s. and that's it for this series of planets s.o.s. all part of al-jazeera is commitment in boosting our coverage of this crucial and important global story will be back with another series setting out the facts in the science related to a planet in crisis we talk to those fighting to protect our oceans the people dealing with the emotional toll of abandoning their homes to the rising tide and we're in santiago in chile for $25.00 the un climate conference with a full health check on our planet and what world leaders are doing to tackle the climate crisis. but for now for me nick clark and from the whole team here in iceland for planet us us it's goodbye. 3 years 3 prime ministers and still no doubt breaks it down with the oct 31s

people were killed when a gunman opened fire from the 32nd floor of mandalay bay and los vegas rob reynolds reports. the los vegas massacre was the worst mass shooting in modern u.s. history a gunman firing from the 32nd floor of the hotel casino killed 58 people attending a music concert more than 800 were injured many horrifically now the company that owns the hotel m.g.m. grand as agreed to pay approximately $800000000.00 to victims and the families of those who were killed this settlement will provide compensation for thousands of victims and their families the payout believed to be the largest for any mass shooting settles a lawsuit brought by victims we all must be accountable for our behavior when we make a mistake. we have to own up to it we have to make restitution and we have to change the bad behavior and that's what we're doing with this lawsuit and that's what we're going to do going forward as well 30 year old chelsea romo nearly died after being wounded in the head she's now blind in one eye my whole team my eyebrows all of this is all it's all that all play grew. so how dare

state's deadliest ever wildfire that left 85 people dead and destroyed thousands of properties rob reynolds has more from los angeles. more than a 1000000 people in northern and southern california will be spending tonight in the dark after the power company shut off the electricity to vast swathes of the state as a preventative measure in hopes of preventing wildfires now there are heavy winds blowing it's called the santa ana winds and it's a seasonal phenomenon wind gusts of up to 112 kilometers per hour these gusts can cause faults and sparks on power lines in wooded areas and in fact the utility p.g. and e. . was found to have been at fault. because last year because its equipment shorted out cause various wildfires that burned vast areas and incinerated the entire town of paradise california killing $85.00 people so the outage may last for several days because once the wind dies down the utility will have to test the lines make sure there are no breaks or faults 'd and so people are very unhappy with this they have been stockpiling food water ice batteries fuel all sorts of things the

to keep your eye on that go joy in shorey a warrior in a laboratory fighting for planet earth rob reynolds al-jazeera la jolla california . john sure that is one of the many people around the world trying to come up with solutions to protect our planet and we'd like to hear your stories of innovation and action just get in touch using the hash tag a.j. planet s.o.s. and that's it for this series of planet s.o.s. all part of al-jazeera is commitment in boosting our coverage of this crucial and important global story will be back with another series setting out the facts in the science related to the planets in crisis we talk to those fighting to protect our oceans the people dealing with the emotional toll of abandoning their homes to the rising tide and we're in santiago in chile the cup 25 the u.n. climate conference with a full health check on our planet and what world leader is doing to talk about the climate crisis. but for now for me nick clarkin from the home team hair in iceland for planets s.o.s. it's good but. the story of one of the most successful p.r. campaigns in the last. stu

the long haul dedicated scientists and a bold plan to save one of the world's rarest creatures rob reynolds al-jazeera escondido california. still ahead for you on al-jazeera the sports news with far and the dream run continues for hosts japan and rugby's a while too. children are risking it all the fame and fortune in the country's most populous. the death of a 13 year old boy response holmes to ban them from moving one on 18th meets thailand's child. october on al jazeera. as the deadline on october 31st gets closer stay with us for all the ninety's developments on bricks in. the hot sun will host a new series of interviews with our teachers tackling the big issues about time loudly does expects an environmentalist whether somebody nice to discuss the future of biotic cold blood just by taking a microscope to the most contentious issues facing america and looking at coverage of the announcement of the $29.00 nobel peace prize winner. turned back to see. one of africa's most acclaimed artists not serious health his 1st exhibition here in the middle east the guy has won many awards for his

from northern syria senate majority leader mitch mcconnell called it a grave strategic mistake rob reynolds has more now from washington d.c. . president trump is now facing a unprecedented degree of pushback from members of his own party people who normally have been staunchly supporting him members of congress like senator mitt romney who was the republican presidential nominee in 2012 and who spoke on the floor of the senate saying that trump's decision to abandon the kurdish forces that had fought alongside the u.s. forces in northern syria amounted to a blood stain on the annals of american history senator mitch mcconnell the leader of the senate and an extremely important political figure in the united states and a scathing article for the washington post saying that trump's decision in syria had emboldened the assad regime and its allies iran had allowed russia to expand its influence in the greater middle east and risk reconstituting and reviving i sold the so-called islamic state mcconnell saying that in some trump's decisions create a strategic nightmare for the united states and

rob: the investigation gains steam. >> reporter: the ftc wants six major e cigarette manufacturers like juul and r.j. reynolds over marketing information by january 2nd of next year. they want annual sales and give aways, product flavors, advertising, affiliated programs, college campus programs. they want to know if cigarette companies were targeting teens orifice accidentally turned into an epidemic. we are seeing the number of cases of illnesses growing. the cdc put out new numbers, more than 1000 people have been sickened by these products and 18 deaths in 15 states related to them as well. the ftc wants this documentation by 2015-2018 and we've seen this problem skyrocketing in the last few months. jillian: don't know how i feel about this new instagram feature. >> reporter: it uses the close friend feature from instagram, a new standalone messaging apps. how it works is anyone listed in your close friends group from instagram you will be able to message them, send them photos individually or in a group through the new apps threads. it sounds similar to snapchat but there are no fancy filters to use here

reynolds senator grassley senator ernst, former congressman david young, the epa's assistant administrator ann itsel to speaker of the house, pat grassley, all the local leaders and guests and neighbors and friends and to rob and manning farms, it is great to be back in the hawk eye state. thank you for that wonderful warm welcome! i'm really honored to see you all turned out today. thank you for taking some time away from work and your obligations to talk about an issue of great importance to iowa and great importance to the nation. but let me say thanks to a few friends who are with us today. not just -- not just do i want to thank her for that overly generous introduction, but i have to tell you, there is no more dynamic or hard-working governor in the united states of america than governor kim reynolds. would you join me in thanking her? take a bow, kim. she's doing a phenomenal job for iowa [cheers and applause] and let me thank another friend of mine who i've come to know well in my duties as vice-president and i find my way to the united states senate on a regular basis. i get a chance to interact with both of your senators, but i tell you this one, this one is amazing. she likes to say she's a moth