>> starr: no arabic, no somali.. >> cooper: it sounds like a disaster from the get-go. >> starr: i also didn't know anything about education. ( laughter ) >> cooper: you didn't know anything about starting a school. >> starr: well, i-- i had-- i'd been educated. >> cooper: i'd been to school, too, but i still wouldn't be able to start one. >> starr: i was a pretty good student. i had no idea what i was getting into. >> cooper: to help him get started, he took on a somali partner, who talked him into building the school in this isolated spot, on land that just happened to be owned by the partner's extended family. it turned out to be a terrible idea. >> starr: if we look out from here, there is nothing, right? there's absolutely nothing, and nothing. and like, any way you look-- >> cooper: is there a water source here? >> starr: no, there's no water source here. >> cooper: that should haven so should the name of the closest village, abaarso. >> starr: abaarso-- "abaar" means drought. >> cooper: that didn't giv

less tha n somali coast. —— comoros vessel.hermen points the finger at the influx of illegal fishing vessels. translation: this is the reason people are forced into piracy. these boats are illegally fishing and people are forced to ta ke fishing and people are forced to take their guns to defend themselves. they are thieves, and they are everywhere in the landscape of somalia. locals also accused illegal fishing vessels of violent attacks on fishermen. translation: they were my neighbours. they were killed in their boats, and some of them were run over by vessels. experts fear the situation along africa's second largest coastline could worsen without proper policing. i think there is every possibility that piracy could return if the international community doesn't wake up and start taking precautions, and if we don't do something about somalia's livelihoods and coastal communities. piracy is going to come back. the pirates haven't gone away, they've just been doing other things. for now, coastal towns like bandar beyla remain r

i am glad you brought up the somali situation. there is boston also. >> we are talking about this and we know that there is this list of countries that were banned and iraq made the big news because it turned out that some military advisers who had helped their own military ended up getting caught up in that. in somalia, no one seems to care about that. the thousands of somalia -- somalis languishing in the biggest refugee camp in kenya, kenya is threatening to shut the camp down. you have somalis who have spent years being vetted to join their families here in minnesota, we have had some children of refugees who had been radicalized and we can discuss ad nauseam what we have possibly not done so great in integrating's love these communities but to just -- this community has been cut off, they cannot go back to somalia to build because they know they might not be able to come back. minority,e made the the marginal, small number of immigrants or sons of immigrant refugees who came to the country. you have to put it in perspective a

thousand oaks somalis caught up in this. you have 300,000 somalis languishing in the biggest refugee camp in a world in tenure. kenya is threatening to shut this refugee camp again. somalis who spent years being invitevetted to come join the fs in minnesota. yes, we have had some children of refugees who have been radicalized, and we can discuss ad nauseam what we are possibly not done so great in integrating some of these communities. but to just, this somali community has been cut off. they can go back at to help them because they know they might not have built to come back. >> but the minority, a very tiny, marginal, small number of immigrants or sons of immigrant refugees who came to the country. you have to put it in perspective and that's why when, even when president donald trump during the campaign wrote all the people who were victims of crimes, heinous crimes some of them, people who were murdered immigrants who committed crimes, that's true and that's a grave suffering for the families and that is an issue that sh

he paired with a organization called heartland democracy, the works of the somali american community in minneapolis. these people have been coming in and giving them books to read and expand his worldview. he would read these books and discuss these and write about these and how they were affecting the way he thought about the world and his own vast ideology. he even wrote some poetry while he was incarcerated, self examining why he was attracted to this violent ideology in the first place. and what he wanted to do to change his life. that struck an emotional accord with the courts when evidence was presented during his hearing. host: you focus on terrorism disengagement and the radicalization -- de-radicalization program, the first of its kind. are there political barriers here to get funding for that kind of program, or even pursue those programs? , imagine de-radicalization trying to bring these folks back isn't on this politically popular. guest: it is not. my hats off to judge davis for taking a big risk. there are a lot of people who object to this and think it may be viewed as

from threeugees come countries, somali, afghanistan, and syria. over half of them are children.hese people trying to seek asylum in nearby countries, will or they in-depth in refugee camps. over 2.6 million refugees currently live in camps throughout the world. overcrowding and disease plague many of the camps. >> my grandmother spent her first four years as the only toddler in a refugee camp, where the mortality rate was nearly 4%. she lost hearing in one ear due to lack of medical care. >> when you're putting refugees in camp's for years and years, you're not letting them live up there human potential. you make them dependent rather than people who are contracting, so this is a huge problem. i think there is a major downside to keeping refugees in refugee camps for a long time. because you have a generation of individuals growing up without access to education, without access to jobs, and that ultimately leads them to seek out radical solutions to those problems, which can lead to political turmoil, more violence, more war. exactly the types of problems we are seeking to solve

subjetivo es causar ataques comunes como este ocurrido en una aerolÍnea somalÍ el aÑo pasado. >> despuÉsun simple juego esto pueden activar algo, es increÍble. reportero: esta estrategia de planificaciÓn de ataques contra vuelos comerciales por parte de terroristas, segÚn este general, es una de las razones por las operaciones militares en siria. >> son gente que solamente vivepara ver cÓmo hacernos la guerra. cualquier medida que tomen, bienvenida. reportero: a estas amenazas, segÚn el exagente gÓmez, se suman tambiÉn las que hacen los nominados " lobos solitarios" en suelo estadounidense. el fbi llegÓ a esta conclusión tras realizar una serie de pruebas con equipos de seguridad explosivos adheridos a laptops. esta medida aplica a vuelos procedentes de 10 paÍses de mayorÍa musulmana. presentadora: gracias. el conductor de la caminata que causÓ el accidente en el que murieron 13 personas en texas, estaba en dando mensajes de texto en el momento de la colisiÓn. Ésa es la conclusiÓn a la que llegaron varios testigos de la tragedia.. presentador: los sueÑos de una estudiante inmigrante de s

somali's still a trouble point. her list of scholarly articles is six pages long but she has been in all the major publications, "the new york times," "the washington post," boast globe and the african-american news. i found it interesting that before she entered into the world of academia she was involved in politics for academe i can't, she was involved in politics for a while. she was an assistant to the governor of arizona, bruce babbitt, and an assistant speechwriter for president carter. i first became aware of her when she wrote her first book, "the company they keep." her husband is a retired special forces officer. but that wasn't the only reason she wrote about this. she applied what she knew about anthropology to analyze that specialized culture of special operations. in that we have something in common, because i'm a civilian but i have enormous respect for the rough men who defend our country. their interests, everything they believe needs to be given more study and more awareness. and that's why we're

the hostility towards somali refugees in minnesota. what do we mean? what do you mean when you say it is political? is there any kind of moral justification for that political decision? it to you addressing anyone in particular? >> yeah, thanks. i was hoping you were going to say was for them. [laughter] answer, this sort of mindless answer is every number you see issued by the u.s. government is political. i hate to tell you. the budget, how much we spend on x -- you can build it and make the numbers look like anything you want. name, trudeau, brings in a syrian refugees, it is political. one they cut the number to 50,000, it is a political choice. do they cut it the 75,000 or 42,000? that is how the decision is made. isn't animus towards foreigners? -- is it animus towards foreigners? that is a huge, huge question. what you see in any cyclical period like this one is there are attitudes towards other people that are wrapped up with your economic well-being. and that is a big part of these questions. people don't think the refugees are stealing their

a hole in this somali passenger jet.e attack claimed by the al qaeda affiliate, al shabab. cnn has learned the explosives were hidden in space created by moving parts of the dvd drive. the transportation security administration gave cnn a statement noting that while they will not discuss specific intelligence, they continue to monitor all the threats that they see and that they will change security procedures as they see fit. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> we're not finished with this story. up next, bob bear will join me. we'll talk about what changes you'll see at the airport because of this new information. you're live in the cnn the newsroom. let me talk to you about retirement. a 401(k) is the most sound way to go. let's talk asset allocation. -sure. you seem knowledgeable, professional. would you trust me as your financial advisor? -i would. -i would indeed. well, let's be clear, here. i'm actually a deejay. ♪ [ laughing ] no way! i have no financial experience at all. that really is you? if they're not a cfp

a hole in the somali passenger jet.ne landed safely despite the attack claimed by the al qaeda affiliate al shabaab. cnn has learned the explosives were hidden in space created by removing parts of the dvd drive. the transportation security administration gave cnn a statement noting that while they will not discuss specific intelligence, they continue to monitor all the threats that they see and that they will change security procedures as they see fit. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> barbara, thank you so much. the busy summer travel season of course is about ready to start as well, so we ask our experts how serious this threat really is say to american flights right now in this moment. >> there is a silver lining here and that is airport security and perimeter security to our airports has pushed isis and al qaeda to more and more sophisticated efforts to get stuff on aircraft because defensive measures in the united states and elsewhere have succeeded so well. there is one wild card here that we got to watch as w

we also need a somali policy and a yemen policy. kinetic.at is just so that is something i am looking for. >> question? right here. if you just wait for the mic. if you would just say your name and affiliation what your question is, we have a lot out here. >> hi. human rights first. i want to shift gears. refugee vetting. you hear wildly different claims about the system. some say it's nonexistent and others say it's extreme. is attacking the vetting system political or a good-faith effort? and if you disagree that the system is working, what are the improvements? what conversations are being held around that? i hear no substantial points being made as to how that could be better or how they can be improved. i am at a loss. >> i unfortunately don't have a security clearance to know how those agencies operate. all i know is there was a concerted effort. i'm giving you what i am told by the government under the obama administration that the intelligence agencies wanted to continue the program, wanted it to be robust. when you have an

blow a hole in this somali passenger jet. the plane landed safely despite the attack, claimed by the al qaeda affiliate al shabab. cnn has learned the explosives were hidden in space created by removing parts of the dvd drive. >> paul cruickshank joins us now, cnn terrorism analyst for more on this. you were telling us just now that this is serious but not catastrophic. >> serious. because these terrorist groups including al qaeda in yemen are developing new ways to try to get bombs onto airplanes including by concealing them inside laptops. perfecting some of those techniques, the intelligence suggests. they are obtaining detection systems to try to probe their weaknesses. and so there's significant concern that they may stage future attempts to try to get a bomb onto a western passenger jet. but at the same time the state-of-the-art systems which are deployed in airports in the united states in europe and certain other parts of the world including places like dubai and abu dhabi, those state-of-the-art systems are actually

the last two on that list is somali and south sedan. this is famine that's caused from conflicts and lack of governance. it is not just nature. nature is not the cause on why the people and south sudan and somali are starting. corruption is an issue that we need to deal with. if we don't deal with it, it is going to be worse and there is going to be less prosperity and it is going to affect not only america's national security but affecting the globe. let me turn to legislation on this. this year is the 40th anniversary of the foreign act passed in 1977. arguably, it is the first legislative for ray of the united states in to facing corruptions abroad. i would love to ask you to refler reflect over the last several years of a few decades as we look -- what achievements and what's the record that we have and have not done in this issue. >> thank you for bringing it up. i smiled a little bit because i have been engaged with countries where they tell me about where we cannot participate in corruptions. we made -- we made progress. there is

we did have one somali in minnesota who stabbed someone. but there is no comparison to the amount of white, american, homegrown extremists who have committed acts that have resulted in murders and killings. to me, that is an argument that is based in fear mongering and supporting this case. but i am glad you brought up the smalley a situation. -- the smalley a situation. situation.alia >> boston also. >> yes, but the boston situation is interesting because there is a list of countries who were banned and iraq was interesting because some military advisers who would help their own country got caught up in that. the somalia situation, nobody seems to care about that. there are thousands caught up in this. you have 3000 somalians languishing in the biggest refugee camp in the world in kenya. kenya is threatening to shut this refugee camp down. spent years getting vetted to try to come join their families yet we have had children of refugees who have been radicalized and we can discuss ad nauseam what we have not done so great in integrating co

at the river bridge there are two young somalis. the once 200-kilometer waterway has been dry for nearly a year. abdulrashid shire, garowe resident: "we've been through four rainy seasons without rain. if the rains had come, we would be standing here on the bank fishing or going swimming. and everything would be green." >> the next rainy season starts in may. that is, if it comes at all. >> niger is another very dry country. it's also rated rock bottom on the un's human development index. niger's population has an average age of just 15. less than a fifth of the people there can read and write. but in the koure reserve near the capital, giraffes - of all things - are offering hope to the locals. >> dandala is a typical village in the koure region. most of the children don't go to school -- they have to work in the fields. life is hard, and whatever the soil yields has to be shared with the livestock. all they have is some corn, legumes and grain. seyni seydou (haussa) -- dorfchef dandala: we have less rain nowadays. it's too dry now

have died and several others were wounded after a massive car bomb tore through a restaurant in the somali capital of mogadishu. the blast rocked an area close to government buildings. there has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the bloodshed, however the islamist militant group has been blamed for some of the attacks in the past. now, the un security council is set to hold emergency talks this wednesday after an alleged chemical attack in syria left at least 72 people dead. the meeting was called by france in the u.k. after the release of chemicals in the rebel held town's. fingers are being pointed at the assad regime. boris johnson saying "all the evidence leads to the syrian government." >> observing a minute of silence for the victims. this followed by a message of condemnation from the un's secretary-general, who has called for an investigation. >> the horrific events of yesterday demonstrate that unfortunately war crimes are going on in syria. international human longer remains violated frequently. the council will meet today. we have been asking for accountability relat

last year a laptop bomb blew a hole in the side of a somali airliner. the plane did land safely. the department of homeland securit says terrorist groups continue to target commercial aviation to include smuggling explosive devices. some supporting intelligence was obtained in the january raid in yemen that killed navy seal ryan owens. allen martin, kpix5. >>> starting tomorrow california smokers will have to pay more to light up. a new $2 cigarette tax goes into effect. it was approved through prop 56 by voters. it is significantly higher than the current 87-cent tax and will bump up the cost of a standard pack to about 8 or $9. >> i'm going to have to smoke, so hey, when he realizes he'll have to keep on paying for them, he'll stop. >> if they're going to smoke, they will smoke regardless of the price. >> in response to the new tax, san francisco is launching a new program to help smokers quit. starting monday residents can receive a free quit smoking kit by visiting s fquit.org. the kits will be available at zuckerberg san francisco general and neighborhood clinics. >>> tonigh

authorized headline making military offenses in five different countries already, syria, iraq, yemen, somali and today in afghanistan. i talked with a former naval pilot who flew more than 80 combat missions over that country about today's attack, not to mention, new word regarding north korea and a pre-emptive u.s. strike there. 21,000 pounds, "the mother of all bombs," the biggest we've ever dropped in afghanistan targeting isis fighters and infrastructure, the moab is ten times heavier than any bomb the former pilot ever worked with. >> it's an explosive shock wave that destroys tunnels and blasts above the air or above the ground in the air to have a maximum effect and send a message. >> the philadelphia lawyer served our country for nine years and entered afghan air space a week after september 11th. >> it's brown and it's mountainous terrain and when we got there just after 9/11 there was almost no electricity in the country. >> almost 16 years later, a new threat. tonight north korea warned a, quote, big event is near and according to nbc10 news sources the u.s. is prepared to launch

. >> reporter: nasra, the somali refugee who snuck across the border with her son two months ago, is waiting for their asylum hearing. what's your hope now for your future for you and your son in canada? >> ( translated ): what i hope for is to live in a place of peace, where i can be healthy, a place where there is no war, no fighting, no killing. god willing, i pray for that. >> sreenivasan: read about a safe house in arizona where undocumented central american families take refuge as they seek asylum. visit www.pbs.org/newshour. in the nation's capital and other cities today, thousands of demonstrators called for president trump to release his personal tax returns. the marches occurred on the day that is usually the deadline for all americans to file their returns-- that's tuesday this year, due to the easter holiday weekend. no president is required to release his taxes, but every major party nominee for president has done so since the '70s. beyond the marches, about half of the nation's state legislatures have seen bills introduced to require all future presidential candidates t

a car bomb attack targetting the new head of the somali army has killed at least 13 people in the capitalosives was driven towards a convoy carrying mohamed ahmed jimale, who was only appointed last week. the car struck a packed minibus, which was destroyed. the islamist group al—shabab said it carried out the attack. norway has raised its threat level, after the discovery of a home—made bomb in the capital 0slo late on saturday. a 17—year—old russian citizen has been detained in connection with the case. the authorities say the man was known to them, and had expressed support for islamic state militants. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: can sergio garcia seal the deal? all the highlights from the masters in augusta. years of hatred and rage, as they jump up years of hatred and rage, as they jump up on the statute. this became a massive demonstration of black power, the power to influence. today is about the promise of a bright future, a day when we hope a line can be drawn under the bloody past. i think that picasso's works were beautiful. they were intelligent and it's a sad los

last february a bomb concealed in a laptop detonated on board a somali airliner. u.s. officials have been gathering information on the threat for some time. some supporting intelligence was obtained in january in the u.s. military raided yemen that killed ryan owens. >> for more on this threat we're joined by ron hoscoe, a former assistant director of the fbi. he's in our washington bureau. as you just heard kris van cleave say, how would terrorist groups get ahold of airport scanners? >> with the rapid expansion of isis's territory three years ago, it could be from some airport they took, some place like mosul, where one of these scanners or devices would have been in use. could it be this werable to steal one through an insider, one that was to be delivered at an airport and it was never properly accounted for and it just drove away in the back of a truck and is being tested? and i think also we have to look to the opportunity for those associated with isis or particularly aqap, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, who has been focused and a pick name abraham al siri.

now, last year, a laptop bomb blew a hole in the side of somali airliner.he plane was able to land safely. in a statement to cbs news this evening, the department of homeland security says, "terrorist groups continue to target commercial aviation, to include smuggling explosive devices on board." u.s. officials have been gathering information on the threat over time. scott, some supporting intelligence was obtained in the january raiding in yemen that killed naval seal ryan owens. there is late word tonight that three people have been arrested in a fire that destroyed an interstate highway bridge in atlanta. mark strassmann is there. >> reporter: to metro atlanta, nor >> reporter: to metro atlanta, notorious for its terrible traffic, this missing section of i-85 looms like a commuting abyss. 400,000 motorists typically cross here every day. russell mcmurray heads up georgia's department of transportation. >> we're not able to give you a firm estimate this moment, but you should know that this will take at least several months to get this rebuilt. >> reporte

. >>> we were traveling on the somali coast, a couple of hundred meters off of the beach. >> come up.e up. i need you here. come up. >> then they say, come up, upstai upstairs, all of you, upstairs. >> up, up, up. >>ing something was happen iing >> we looked and we saw this, and we thought at last somebody knows that we are kidnap ped by these people. they have to rescue us, they have to. they made us put our hands like to wave like this at the warship so they wouldn't shoot. the next thing, the helicopter came from the washer. and then they started shooting. >> they seen all of the pirates firing at the helicopter. >> all ki see is the rpgs are inaccurate and unbalance and it goes off swirling. the helicopter just sat there out of range watching us. the helicopter leaves, and they can't do anything, but at least they know that we have been pirated. the next thing, i realize that he is headed for the sand bank. >> going towards the sea. >> and we knew that at any moment now sh, we are going to hitting land. >> and we will run aground. turn it. >> and the pirate was arguing with him te

what happens when isis is nuclear and somali sanctions are nuclear? that world cannot endure. trump is right to say to the chinese, this is an urgent matter for us and you have got to help us put that genie back into the bottle. liz: marco rubio * ha -- maria n exclusive interview with president trump. >> when i see people using horrible, horrible chemical weapons which they agreed not to use under the obama administration, but they violated it. maria: they said they got rid of them. >> way did should have been done by the obama administration much longer before than when i did it. liz: the president is snieg boots on the ground. he did a few years ago before he came president warn president trump not to go into syria. but what do you make of the thoughts, no boots on the ground? marki agrewith him there. we spent 15 years running around afghanistan and a bunch of illiterate goat herders with fertilizer have made us look like a laughingstock. if you have no taste for colonial police, don't get mixed up in it. george w. bush said 15 years ago after 9/11. he said when i act i'm

we managed to keep tremendously support for canada, which has happened over generations, welcoming somaliin east africa in the early 1970's, whether it was that the enemies boat -- but it was the vietnamese boat people or elsewhere. there has been a story of success for immigrants and refugees coming to canada where within a few years, they get integrated, did good chaps, their kids come fully canadian kidst good jobs, their become fully canadian. the limit of how many people we can bring in is not the -- is not limited to some arbitrary number, but how well we can support the newcomers and integrate them effectively and quickly. if we do a good job of making sure there is a path to success are people who come here, then look support will continue. john: when you look at america, britain, they were both fantastic examples of immigrant success stories, yet they both people who have been less prone to immigrants. p.m. trudeau: it comes down to identity and values. candidate is a country that has always accepted, from the very beginning, english versus french , but someone different from you

and we know that they've been testing these things whether it's in somali or a plane was blown in the fuselage but the plane was low enough that it didn't break up. they also are understanding how to get a chemical mixes on airplanes. which are very hard to detect. they can't detect. even tsa equipment can't detect them because they don't admed nitrates and that's how in this airport equipment they detect bombs. they pick up traces of nitrates when you go through a scanner. but i think this is a genuine threat and i think that they've imposed this ban on computers and ipads and the rest of it for very good reason. and, frankly, this doesn't surprise me there. they're getting better at this. and they're more determined, as well. >> cnn intelligence and analyst bob baer, thank you for your insight. >> thank you. >>> sources tell cnn the fbi may not be interested in giving michael flynn, the former adviser immunity. >> he says his client has a story to tell but wants assurances against unfair prosecution. here's cnn's jeff zellemy. >> any comment on michael flynn,er mr. president? >> rep

counterterrorism advisers that are already in the country, their mission is to train somali soldiers.commander says dropping the bomb was the right weapon at the right moment saying they destroyed 94 isis voters and tunnels and infrastructure. >> and on sunday, turks will will decide whether to replace their democracy. observers say erdogan has move to consolidate power since last summer's coupe. >> one analyst says these canisters would be bigger than anything ever produced. >> one analyst suggests they are just mockups. north korea has been aggressively developing its missile and nuclear technology for years now. >> brian todd has the latest assessments of where its capability currently stands. >> reporter: cnn has learned kim jong un's nuclear weapon buildup is advancing rapidly, estimated to have appropriation deuce between 13 and 30 nuclear war hea heads. albright stresses north korea's program is so secret i that accurate figures are difficult to get but based on what he's found he has an ominous projection of what he could produce. by the answered of 20 the numbers could go up

public support for immigration, and that has happened over generations, whether it was welcoming somaliom east africa in the early 1970's, whether it was the vietnamese boat people in the early 1980's, whether it was successive waves of refugees fleeing from eastern europe, kosovo and elsewhere. there has been a story of success for immigran and refugees coming to canada where within a few years, they get integrated, they get good jobs, their kids become fully canadian while still proud of their own culture. and canadians know that that path works. and the limit we have on how many people we can bring in is not related to some arbitrary number, but how well can we support the newcomers and integrate them effectively and quickly? and if we do a good job of making sure that there is a path to success for people who come here, then public support will continue. john: what is different about canada is that when you look at america, when you look at britain, they were both , at least statistically fantastic examples of immigrant , success stories, and yet they both elected or supported peopl

second graders got a chance to touch and somali variety from around the globe. >> this is a smaller examplef what could, fact, be three feet long. can you imagine >> it was planted in mexico. >> some adventurous kids. sour is the word we we heard the most. much of yesterday's foods are ones they have severe seen or tasted before. >> people that paid thousands of dollars to go to a music festival in the bahamas the weekend found no luxury, no music. at the fyre festival, instead of a posh beachside location, they were put in tents with no running water. organizers cancelled because of circumstance beyond their control. rapper ja rule says everyone will get a refund. still to come, 100 days in the oval office. why president trump says they are about the most successful in u.s. history. >>> also, $100 million in damage, thousands of people evacuated. months later, there is talk months later, there is talk about preventing a it's not a weekend hobby.ance? you have to live and breathe it for 50 years. it's the sound... and the fury. it's letting it all hang out there, and it's hanging on for dea

kenya was kenya is threatening to shut the camp down and somalis who have would want to come join theirfamilies in minneapolis. yes we've had children of some refugees who have been read allies and we can discuss and not him what we've possibly not done so great about integrating these communities but to just the somalian has been cut off and they can't go back to build because they never will come back to united states. >> they remain the minorities of marginal, small number of immigrants or sons of immigrants refugees who came to the country. you have to put it into perspective. even with president trump during the campaign brought all the people who were victims of crime, heinous crimes, murdered by immigrants, that's true and that's a grave suffering for the families. that's an issue that should be addressed. but to single out and say these are the same people that we had to protect our nation and those families from everybody who's out there, sent the message that it is demonizing and turning the people who are watching, not necessarily our experts on the fact, into well, well, i s

what they are looking at is some of the previous attacks, just not the somali bombing in 2016 on the jet liner, but there was a plot, a korean plot, north korean plot a number of years ago, 15 years ago, 20 years ago, and the key is the positioning of the explosives. in that case, they were aiming for the wing spars or wing roots of the plane. but in this case, they were aiming for what is called the stressed wall of the plane wall to be decompressed. so they are counting on random assortment, if you will, in the luggage hold. if they have one or two or several laptops that won't be together in the luggage hold. and that the explosion would be somewhat contained. however, we should note, we do not have hardened luggage containers in the cargo holds. >> how sensitive is this technology that is believed to be in the hands of these terror groups when it comes to the screening technology that they may be using for testing? >> it depends what generation of screening equipment they got. what we had on september 11th, 2001, was ridiculously bismol. you couldn't pick up a bomb if you wanted

when a laptop bomb, according to somalian authorities, was used to blow a hole in this somali passenger jet. the plane landed safely despite the attack claimed by the al qaeda affiliate al-shabaab. cnn learned they were hidden in a space created by removing parts of the dvd drive. the transportation security administration gave cnn a statement noting that while they will not discuss specific intelligence, they continue to monitor all the threats that they see and that they will change security procedures as they see fit. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >>> all right. thank you to barbara. still to come in the newsroom, senator john mccain sounding off on president trump's team and possible ties to russia. he says talking is one thing, plotting is another. you're live in the "cnn newsroom." ere. experience exceptional offers on our most refined models ever. get up to $2,500 customer cash on select 2017 models for these terms. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. what would help is simply being able to recognize a fair price. truecar has pricing data on every make and model, so all

dvd drive some explosives and we understand that that's what happened in that case in 2014 in that somali airline bomb attempt. this comes from our colleague, that that device was put on an export device by two airport insiders and also got through the screening machine and. the investigators actually went back to that x ray machine, they reviewed the scanned image and on that review of the saved scanned image, they were able to determine the possibility of explosives. so even with a x-ray machine, which is the least effective at detecting these kinds of explosives, that should have been caught in mogadishu. but with these more advanced explosive trait detector at the airport. those are very good in deed at detecting explosives threat, including explosives hidden in a lap top. that is in place in europe and the united states, and also in some other parts of the world, including dubai and abu dhabi, and when you go through these gates, you should not be able to get any kind of these devices through, the worry is people could get lazy, and that could not be the case at every gate. >> is it

pakistan in the east, kazakhstan in the north and yemen and the pirate infested waters off salon -- somalie south. we were very proud to have 90% of the world's problems at the time. david: after you have this command, somebody gets to rise up to be the chairman of the army joint chiefs of staff. you were kind of rising up, and then one day, president obama calls you into the oval office and says i would like you to give up the central command and go back to be a military commander in afghanistan. what you think about that? general petraeus: if the president calls and asks you to do something david: you didn't , i think you did it. david: you didn't say let me think about it, give me a few minutes? general petraeus: no, the only answer to a question like that can be yes. i will say that in that case and actually prior, it was actually secretary gates was the one who called me. i was actually on leave, it was the last time i saw my father before i went to the surge. we were on a freeway outside los angeles driving to where he lived in a retirement home and took the call from secretary gates

president of the united states sees picture and there is pressure to do something i think back to somali, this pressure to save people's lives and the humanitarian operation that ended with black hawk down and u.s. forces being dragged through the streets. it is difficult when you are president it is different when you are president and the responsibility for people's lives rests with you than it is when you're campaigning or when you're a civilian watching this stuff and reading about it. >> i don't think it's possible to describe the pressures that a president of the united states lives with moment to moment. much of which we don't know about. the intelligence briefings that presidents get, the things they're exposed to and the constant understanding that they hold in their hands this mortal power over life and death. but i'll tell you two things i found interesting about the president's remarks, he said years of previous attempts at changing assad's behavior have failed and failed very dramatically as a result the refugee crisis continues to d p deepen and the region continues to dest

spy plane president obama authorized the rescue of richard phillips from somali pirates. president trump was criticized as having no depth on foreign policy but his handling of the missile strike on syria, the mother of all bombs in afghanistan, and the looming threat from north korea may provide a reagan-esque tipping point for the president. >> the world has a way of grasping your attention, and to the extent to which he can continue to seem to be acting decisively with respect to international challenges, that will put some wind in his sales and will earn him respect from the american people and even some democrats. >> the president has a narrow chance for a legislative victory before his 100th day. republicans are nearing agreements on health care and puzzle but i'm told it's very, very unlikely it could come to a vote this week. the president wants to avoid a government shutdown that would come on his 100th day, working hard to cut a deal with democrats on a spending bill. >> bret: i am struck by the last part of the peace where you talk about the foreign policy pivo

president obama the rescue of captain richard phillips from somali pirates.nd president trump was criticized for having no foreign policy experience. but his handling hf north korea may have a reaganesque point. >> and the world has a way of grasping attention. the way he's seen to act decisively with respect to international challenges, that will put wind in his sails and earn respect from american people and even from some democrats. leland: our thanks to john roberts. despite calling the 100 day marker quote, ridiculous. president trump packed a lot into this final week leading up to it. in the days since that piece was aired, the president signed five more executive orders, and last night, signed the stop gap legislation keeping the government up and running for what will be one more week. more from the president on all of those things for sure when he comes here to harrisburg and when we return from harrisburg, pennsylvania, we're going to ask some of president trump's most fervent supporters, what they think of his first 100 days. only invisalign® clear

what if china actually went through on its threat to expel all the somalis out of the camps and other places. but what they mean for regional stability the pressure points that are occurring not to mention the syrians in their who are having a difficult time. the parallel to that essay question as well with a different element. cuts to foreign can have a huge impact as well. if we expect those governments to maintain commitment to regional stability and humanitarian concern, we have to make sure those governments get major support from the united states and not just support. they last for years and put huge burdens on infrastructure, education, water supply, ability to maintain an economy. the u.s. also has to match that with aggressive foreign aid strategies and that's not necessarily been linked right now through what we lead in the budget. we will see how that turns out. i think there is not just a moral aspect here, there is a critical national security component tied to this impending rail signals in solidarity signals around the world in maintaining regional stability. >> i woul

president obama authorized the risk of captain richard kelly of of -- fellows from somali pirates.no depth on foreign-policy but his handling of the missile strike on syria, the mother of all bombs in afghanistan and the looming threat to north korea may provide a reaganesque turning point for the president. >> the world has a way of grasping your attention and to the extent to which he can continue to act decisively with respect to international challenges, that will put some wind in his sails and earned him respect from the american people the president does have a narrow chance for legislative victory before his 100th day. republicans are working on a new proposal to repeal and replace obamacare but i'm told it it's very unlikely he would take place this week. the president really wants to avoid on his 100th day a government shutdown. he wants to negotiate a spending bill with democrats on capitol hill. john roberts "fox news." molly: north korea test-fired a ballistic missile as president trump marked his first 100 days in office in a "washington post" op-ed former u.s. ambassa

the somali airplane that thankfully didn't catastrophically come apart, but a hose blown in the side of the airplane, and only because the airplane was not at altitude was the pilot able to bring that aircraft home. it is real. based on the threat, and this was my decision, certainly breathed into the president, but this was my decision. once i took in all of the information from all of the sources, that -- there is a real threat against aviation. always. but his specific threat. and the airports that i decided to prohibit are to do the additional -- or the new baggage protocol, that is to say, large electronic devices into the -- into the cargo hold are predominantly muslim countries. i didn't do it because of the muslim religion or the color of their skin, or as some have accused, i was trying to help out the american aircraft industry in places like the the emirates. it's real. i think it's getting realer, so to speak. we may take measures in the not too distant future to expand the number of airports. it's real. >> well, we appreciate your focus on it, and i certainly support the