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meeting with prime minister stephen harper canada will launch against targets in syria in addition to iraq and extend a 6-month mission. six canadian jets are part of a mission. >>> bashar al-assad met in damascus with iraqi foreign minister on his official twitter page, baz is quoted as saying "consultation and coordination between syria and iraq reinforces the successes of their people and armed forces in the face of terrorism. iraq's foreign minister says relations between the two countries continue to evolve. >> moroccan authorities say they have dismantled a cell that was going to cause attacks across the country, raising fears of an affiliation with i.s.i.l. >> reporter: these are members of moroccos counterterrorism unit storming buildings in different cities across the country. they say it was a major operation launched simultaneously to arrest members of an armed group affiliated with i.s.i.l. they confiscated weapons, ammunition and laptops. the government says the group was planning to target senior political and military officials. >> translation: we are determined to cont

stephen harper presenting a motion yesterday seeking to extend canada's mission from iraq into syria. harper says it's the right move because ottawa must protect canadians at home in the middle east. critics say the government has misled canadians, though. the mission lacks a clear goal and exit strategy. >>> new video from europe as the recovery teams this morning prepare to continue their search along the french mountainside, where a germanwings a-320 went down yesterday. helicopter teams are again combing the crash site. the plane went down without a distress call. investigators hope the black box discovered in the debris can help them figure out what went wrong. this morning, we're learning more about the victims on that flight, which was on its way from barcelona to dusseldorf. among the 150 people onboard, two americans. also, 16 german high school students and two spanish language teachers on their way home from a week-long exchange. candles now line the steps at their school. classmates are in shock. >> it's true, but you don't want to understand it. >> the flight number on th

daniel lack has more where the prime minister stephen harper met with law namers. -- makers. >> the prime minister and cabinet met for some time about expanding their role. now they'll be in syria, they didn't fly target into syria, but will do so. the prime minister said it was clear i.s.i.l. was at war with i.s.i.l. and named canada as a threat. >> we continue to degrade i.s.i.l. it's ability and movement of scale, to operate basements, expand the benefits and propagate the tax. >> there's bound to be a vigorous debate. the government's comfortable majority to get it through. it's likely to be an election issue. canada faces an election in october. the conservative government emphasis national security. probably saying they need more humanitarian aid, not combat aid. there's support for the megs as it stands six fighter jets couple of hundred special forces troops involved in training kurdish peshmerga, but not for combat troops. this motion says that will not be the case in canada's mission. >> moroccan authorities dismantled the sell. the threat level has been raised. there are fears

daniel lack has more from ottawa where prime minister stephen harper met lawmakers. >> the prime minister and members of his cabinet indicated that the mission was going to be extended, canada's role against the u.s.-led i.s.i.l. in syria, canada did not fly incursions into syria. they'll now do so. the prime minister said it was clear that i.s.i.l. was at war with canada and named canada and canadians in the threats. >> we intend to degrade the capacities of i.s.i.l., its engagement engagement, ability to engage and operate bases in the open expand its presence in the region and propagate the attacks outside the region. >> there's found be a debate. both parties saying they'll oppose the motion. the comfortable majority should get it through. it's likely to be an election issue. canada facing the issue in october, and the conservative government led will emphasise national security credentials. both opposition parties probably saying we need more humanitarian aid, less combat aid. poll indicate there's good support for the mission, six fighter jets couple of hundred special forces troops

. >> it's no surprise that they don't like each other, but president obama and stephen harper in canadat like each other, either. says fact that america and israel do have national interests that are aligned, but not completely overlapping is something americans can be -- you can criticize obama without being a racist, and you can -- >> i mean c'mon can you really compare -- it's our best friend -- >> i think that israel is one of the very few places that's stable in the middle east. that makes it more interesting, but also israel today is less isolated in the middle east than it used to. it has the eupses, jordanians, saudis. >> but it's the one real democracy and we're criticizing an election that took place and saying whatever, the people got to vote and the vast majority of people if you polled them are not for a two states. >>> we have to get to 2016 after the short break, a big announcement. the candidate who appears to be bypassing the traditional exploratory route and is ready to announce a run for the white house. the look ahead on "sunday morning futures." let's take a look at

and because harper speaking about prime minister stephen harper wants to send his troops to iraq. we are retaliating. the muj gentleman ha dean of this world. canada has officially become one of our enemies by fighting and bombing us and creating a lot of terror in our country and killing us and killing our innocents. he went on to say he was aiming to hit soldiers and then he praised all law. zehaf-bibeau had libyan and canadian citizenship. officials believe he was planning to join terrorists in the middle east but couldn't get a passport approved. royal canadian mounltys are still investigating his terror connections and remain on high alert. listen. >> we are at a very heightened state in terms of addressing the risk we assess attaching to the individuals who have been identified as what we refer to as high risk travelers or high risk individuals within this counterterrorism framework. >> we should also note the killer was a known criminal and drug user, though he was not under the influence at the time of the shootings near parliament. gretchen? >> trace thank you so much for

the last two times it was stephen harper start to host the summit, he council.ama has visited canada twice in six years as president. the last president to visit canada that rarely was richard nixon to decide that one trip to see gary trudeau was enough. so there's a lot of evidence that this relationship is really not functional. there's lots of blame to go around. it's too easy for people who like the president to say it's harper's fault because he's a right-winger, or people who like the canadian government to say well, obama is lost in his own little world. but they are very similar. they are loners but they don't like to pick up the phone. they don't have a lot of colleagues internationally that they get along with. and that similarity of style and divergents of ideology is costing each country. >> trent one -- time on what is your view? >> it's interesting to decided it what's happening in the russian ship writ large of the $700 billion trade relationship to secure cooperation from intelligence cooperation. everything goes on between the two countries and

the last time it was stephen harper's turn to host that summit he canceled. the last president to visit canada was richard nixon who decided one trip was enough. there is a lot of evidence that this relationship is not functional. there is a lot of blame to go around. it is too easy to say it is harper's fault or people who like the canadian government to say, well, obama is lost in his own will. they are actually very similar. they are loners. that similarity of style and divergence of ideology is hurting the two countries. >> what is your view? >> it is interesting to disaggregate what is happening in the relationship at large and the trade relationship the security cooperation intelligence cooperation everything that goes on in despite of what is happening at the top which is these two leaders who are not rushing into each other's embrace. what does that mean for the broader relationship? well, they are not meeting. it means that they are not setting priorities for the relationship looking forward to the future which is what happens at these summits kickst

the last two times it was stephen harper's turn to host that summit, he canceled.arack obama has visited twice. the last president to visit canada that rarely was richard nixon who decided one trip was enough. there is a lot of evidence that this relationship is not functional. there is a lot of blame to go around. it is too easy to say it is harper's fault or people who like the canadian government to say, well, obama is lost in his own world. they are actually very similar. they are loners. that similarity of style and divergence of ideology is costing the two countries. >> what is your view? >> it is interesting to disaggregate what is happening in the relationship at large and the trade relationship, the security cooperation intelligence cooperation everything that goes on in and desegregate what is happening at the top, which is these two leaders who are not rushing into each other's embrace. what does that mean for the broader relationship? well, they are not meeting. it means that they are not setting priorities for the relationship, looking forward to the f

to the space coast, stephen strasburg with his spring debut, in trouble in the second. bryce harper is not going to dive, preseason. the cards get on the board. strasburg goes 1.2 innings gives up a hit. right center field, base hit. to run score. nats score four in the sixth and win 6-5. d.c. united in montrÉal. scoreless. the pass goes ahead, the goalie caught in no man's land. the united's first goal of the season. and a final note, virginia has a big season finale of their own taking on 16th-ranked louisville, tipping off in a few minutes. getting closer and closer to march madness. kelly: the fun begins. robert: kelly: well, take a look at this. the giant panda enjoying playing in the snow at the memphis. ya-ya has her toys out, rolling around in the soft snow. they say this is the type of weather that she enjoys the most. eileen: of course, why not. having fun in the snow. we all had our fun in the snow thursday. >>> welcome to "world news tonight." marching on. history, once again in selma, alabama, thousands making that same march on that famous bridge. the monumental gather

stephen strasburg today did not have his best stuff. curtis granderson at the plate. that would be good for three runs. strasburg gave up four runs in four innings. a bright spot, bryce harperit on the roof of the patio deck. that is a shot. nobody is cooking there. the nats lose 10-2. rfk, la galaxy against d.c. united. the united keeper stopping alan gordon, great say. stoppage time, united ball. to the right side, the cross and -- it is in the net. united has won two of their first three. after 17 years, rick barnes has been fired as the texas basketball coach despite 16 ncaa tournament appearances. if kentucky had lost there would have been no point in continuing to watch, would there? kimberly: not really. gregg: there must be a gazillion people with them in their bracket. kimberly: coming up, stud kimberly: think of the intensity of "top chef," but with high school students. there was a two hour time limit where they had to prepare for memory a two course french meal. they were competing for scholarship money, but the students say it's a huge win for everyone. >> it helps me and my family financially, regardless of how i do. i will get scholarship money and this also