department of defense you to the pentagon memorial to honor the 184 lives lost at the pentagon september1, 2001. 180 -- the lives lost. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the director of administration, mr. michael l rhodes. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for joining us today. all the members of the greater pentagon community, all those who are observing elsewhere through the broadcast. we welcome you to today's 9/11 observance created we are here ofether, family and friends those we lost here. first responders from the department of defense and other agencies have stood with us side-by-side. everyilding survivors and -- we are here together as a pentagon family and always will be. we are bonded as the nation is by that tragic day and by our continued presence here today. we come together, all of us, united at this site. to remember those we lost. mothers and fathers, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, friends and coworkers. here, the purpose of this , and we, we remember also reflect upon and renew our faith and our commitment to all that is good in this n

in the aftermath of the attack at the pentagon. l smoldering, the building was, at that time. as the story goes, the commander of the military district of washington sent for the largest flag that anybody could find at fort myer near the pentagon. they sent over their garrison flag and month. >> it was a symbol of the the strength of the nation to overcome the attack. that the terrorists cannot defeat this country. it is also a memorial to the 184 lives lost on that fateful day. >> justin finch is outside the pentagon for us this morning as well with a look at what's planned in the day ahead. justin? >> reporter: aaron, eun, good morning. watching that unfurling along with you, it's hard to look at that and not feel something. it's one of several ceremonies that will be happening to mark the 16th year since the 9/11 attacks. of course, 184 people died in that pentagon attack after terrorists took control of the flight and crashed it into the building killing workers inside and all aboard that plane. they were among the near 3,000 ki

here on the west side of the pentagon, terrorists tried to break our resolve. ot going to happen but where they left a marc with fire and rubble americans finally raise the stars and stripes are beautiful flag that for more than two centuries has graced our ships and flown in our skies and led our brave heros to victory after victory in battle. allflag that binds us americans who cherish our values and protect our way of life the flag that reminds us of who we are, what we fight.or and why woven in is the story of our resolve. we have overcome every single challenge. every one of them. we've triumphed over every evil and remain united as one nation under god. america does not bend. we do not waiver. we will never ever yield so here at this memorial with hearts both sad and determined we honor every hero that keeps us safe and free and we pledge to work together. to fight together, and to every enemy and obstacle that's ever in our path. our values will endure. our people will thrive. our nation will prevail and the memory of our loved ones will never ever die. t

all the members of the greater pentagon community and all those observing elsewhere to the broadcast we welcome you to, today's 9/11 observance. we're here today family and friends of the 184 we tragically lost here 16 years ago. thfirst responders from department of defense and also from other state and local agencies that ood by us sidey-de for the weeks and months after. the building survivors and the members of the pentagon communitye're hearing to as a pentagon family and aays will be. we're bonded as a nation by that tragic day 16 years ago and by our continued presence here today. we coming to a of us united at this site to remember those we lost. mothers and fathers. husbands and wives and brothers and sisters, friends and co-workers. in he the purse we remember and we reflect upon and renew our faith and our commitment to all that is good in this nati is a represented by that flag that flied behind us on that day. thanks for joins us here today. >> ladies and ntlemen, plee remain silent as the names of those lost on september 11th are remembered. [calling names] alling name

first at the world trade center then here at the pentagon, and then in pennsylvania. day were seared into our national memory forever. it was the worst attack on our country since pearl harbor and even worse because this was an attack on civilians innocent men, women and children whose lives were taken so needlessly. for the families with us on this anniversary, we know that not a single day goes by when you don't think about the loved ones stolen from your life. today our entire nation grieves with you and with every family of those 2,977 innocent souls who were murdered by terrorists 16 years ago. each family here today represents a son or daughter, a sister or brother, a mother or father who was taken from you on that terrible, terrible day. but no force on earth can ever take away your memories, diminish your love or break your will to endure and carry on and go forward. though we can never erase your pain or bring back those you lost, we can honor their sacrifice by pledging our resolve to do whatever we must to keep our people safe. [ applause ] on that day not

plane. 125 people inside the pentagon. u can see all of the military people of the pomp and ceremony outside the ceremony. earlier we showed you president trump and the first lady at the white house leading a moment of silence before they headed over here to the pentagon. there are also ceremonies for september 11 victims in new york city and in shanksville pennsylvania. >>> about 200 people from the bay area setting up to help florida now that the worst of hurricane irma has passed. we are keeping track of what our local emergency responders are doing. for the 2400 miles away in florida. >> reporter: most recent update we have is from pg&e. except about 500 line workers to florida ahead of hurricane irma -- sent about 500 line workers to florida ahead of hurricane irma there was a mutual aid agreement 20 at this video this morning. see the cruise loaded up into florida bucket trucks to start the restoration work. as of last night about 4 million people in the state of florida were without power. crews there about 100 of th

died at the pentagon. quent words there i thought in particular from the defense secretary mattis, who said we never asked for this fight but we are steadfastly committed to seeing it through. and then he went on and talked about the -- what the terrorists thought they would accomplish by striking at the pentagon and the world trade center. he said we are not cotton candy, mr. president, your military doesn't scare. >> shannon: the president following up in his remarks saying when america is united, no force can break us apart. joining us now political analyst brit hume. certainly that's a message that could be used today and much beyond about this country and the moments that do bring us together. >> it certainly did bring us together at that time, shannon. in fact, i spent much of that day, that fateful day in this very studio where i'm coming to you from now, and hearing jon scott's voice in my ear as he anchors with you this morning is a similar reminder of what that day was like, jon handled so much of

there's the flag coming down right now over the pentagon. hite house the president will then head to the pentagon and will be there at 9:35 which was roughly the time that the plane struck the pentagon. the face of the pentagon that you're seeing right there when that flag has just been unfurled. >> ♪ >> such a somber day for all of us and just -- you know, we rarely invoke religion or god into anything that we say on the news but all you could think of is god bless the united states on this day and may we never forget and may we never see anything of that magnitude again. symbol of strength there at the pentagon this >> 16 years ago. i know we can all remember of course where we were. we were talking to so many americans now, so many younger americans with no or very limited memory of that. >> no recollection, right. >> moments like today to educate so many people as to just the absolute horror of that day. 16 years ago today. >>> we'll have more this morning again the president will have a moment of silence coming up at 8:35 this morning so

that is president trump at the pentagon, and ceremony the to mark the moment the plane struck the pentagonaving held a minute's silence at the white house before he left there, and they will be hearing from the chairman of thejoint chiefs of staff, also from thejoint chiefs of staff, also from the secretary of defence, james matters, as the president and the first lady take up the position to mark the moment's silence. the national anthem will be sold and then a moment's silence to mark the moment the plane hit the pentagon six years ago. ladies and gentlemen, the chairman ofjoint chiefs of staff. ladies and gentlemen, the secretary of defence. ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and the first lady. please face the flag for our national anthem. 0 say can you see by the dawn‘s early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight‘s last gleaming, whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight 0'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? # and the rockets‘ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, # gave proof through the night that our flag w

he and the first lady then attended a memorial at the pentagon. president trump told the crowd that the memory of the victims from the attacks would never die. the president also spoke about america's strength, saying the terrorists who attacked us wanted to weaken our spirit, but america cannot be intimidated. [ bell tolling ] >> in new york, a bell toll marked the moment when the north tower of the world trade center collapsed. all morning, victims relatives read the names of the more than 2600 people who died in a ceremony at ground zero. vice-president mike pence became emotional as he spoke today at the flight 93 memorial in van shanksville, pennsylvania. he remembered being on a plane bound for the capital 12 minutes out. mr. pence also called that the longest 12 minutes of his life. he said the plane never made it thanks to the passengers who overtook the high jackers and took the plane down. the vice-president said their quick action 16 years ago saved many lives including possibly his own. we have complete coverage reflecting on 9/11 in o

and these substyles syrian democratic forces the investigation alleges that not only is the pentagon circumventing established checks on international arms trafficking but that they are also reportedly removing documentary evidence of just whose hands these weapons will ultimately be ending up in ivan and one of the report's authors told foreign policy quote the pentagon is removing any evidence in their procurement records that weapons are actually going to the syrian opposition and despite the recent reports that isis is finally on its last legs in syria the report states that the number of weapon deliveries to syrian rebels are set to increase in the coming years with as much as nine hundred fifty million to be spent on soviet style ammunition by twenty twenty two. so with billions spent millions more on the way one has to ask is stopping ice is really the reason for all these. or is the answer much deeper an ugly year than we could ever imagine let's find out and start watching the hawks. with. the bottom if you. like you know that i got. three. weeks. well. i robot and i'm top of

there at the pentagon. the president honoring specifically the 184 lives lost when american airlines flight 77 crashed into the pentagon. a beautiful moment where he pointed out a young man named isaac who ran into danger and could have died himself saving others. a pentagon police officer who continues to serve this nation at the pentagon. let's bring in our barbara starr. barbara, the words of the president, when americans are in need, americans pull together as one country and isaac is just one of so many heroes that day that continue to serve this nation. barbara. >> we see sergeant isaac around the pentagon all the time. he's still on duty. he mans various security checkpoints. let me be the one to say it's 16 years the pentagon police force are remarkable people. they move 20,000 plus people in and out of this building safely every day and we are all grateful to them. there are names and faces. this is not just the foggy history in these hallways. i can tell you standing out there as i was 16 years ago

first at the world trade center, then here at the pentagon, and then in pennsylvania. y were seared into our national memory forever. it was the worst attack on our country since pearl harbor. and even worse because this was an attack on civilians. innocent men, women and children whose lives were taken so needlessly. for the families with us on this anniversary, we know that not a single day goes by when you don't think about the loved one stolen from your life. today our entire nation grieves with you. and with every family of those 2,977 innocent souls who were murdered by terrorists 16 years ago. each family here today represents a son or daughter, a sister or brother, a mother or father, who was taken from you on that terrible, terrible day. but no force on earth can ever take away your memories, diminish your love or break your will to endure and carry on and go forward. though we can never erase your pain or bring back those you lost, we can honor their sacrifice by pledging our resolve to do whatever we must to keep our people safe. [ applause ] on that day, not

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pay their respect at the pentagon. e president spoke to a crowd that included families of those killed on flight 77 when it hit the building. we honor them,m, and we alleged to never, ever forget them. jonathan: at the flight 93 memorial in pennsylvania, vice president pence said as a member of congress in september, he is alive because passenger stop the terrorists before the plane could reach watching him. [bell tolls] has been and as it every year for the past 16 years, at the site of the world trade center, a moment of silence and bills tolled. survivors, and first responders to gather to hear the name of each and every victim read aloud. alison: when you're a go to the day that terron sterling was shot and killed by the police, protesters gathered to make sure that he is not forgotten. last month we learned charges would not be filed against the officer who pulled the trigger. as jay korff found that come his supporters are not giving up this fight. right, jay. jay: that's right, so much remains uncertain one year

the youngest victim at the pentagon 16 years ago was three years old. the oldest was 71. even though it took less than a year to rebuild the west side of the pentagon, the old wounds will never go away. have been lowered to half staff here in arlington county, where 100 84 people were killed 16 years ago today. as the sun was rising this morning, a giant u.s. flag unfurled and draped over the pentagon. day for always a reflection. it much like that day was. and think sit back about what happened, remember those who were lost, and a little bit of pride, too, as a firefighter. >> the emotional scars will never go away. many, they are reopened and images of that dreadful day relived. >> we go to that building every day. to see it like that was a shock to the system. ourselves.ompose we had to gather everything together, the necessary equipment, and do what we needed to do. thisr donald trump, anniversary marks the first for him as commander in chief. he and the first lady led a moment of silence from the white house and then participated in a memorial. a mr. trump: we pledge

they are now going to the pentagon. coming up at 6:30... nce from the pentagon. back to you. ( mark ) and we have team coverage this morning of the 9-11 terror attacks.( darya ) will tran is live at fire station 7 in san francisco where they will be holding a ceremony later this morning. will. ( will ) - fire station 7, 2300 folsom street (corner of 19th and folsom streets). ceremony begins at 6:45 a.m. this is video from previous ceremonies. ( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( mark ) breaking national news we are following this morning... at least 8 people are dead after a mass shooting in texas. the shooting happened late last night in the city of plano which is about 20 miles northeast of dallas. the gunnam was killed by police. the gunman and the victims have ánot been identified but police say all of the victims were adults. two other people were injured in the shooting. police have not said what led up to the violence. a neighbor says that before the shooting... she saw the people laughing and

we are live outside the pentagon. i'm justin finch, news 4. in to you in the studio. >> justin finch live for us at the pentagon. justin, thank you. [ bell tolls ] >>> thousands also gathered for services at ground zero. the new york city commemoration began with a moment of silence and the tolling of bells starting at 8:46 a.m., the exact time the first plane hit the world trade center. then as they have in previous years, victims' relatives began reading the names of the nearly 3,000 people killed on that fateful day. >>> and in pennsylvania, a somber ritual to remember the brave victims of united flight 93. vice president mike pence talked about the 33 passengers and seven crew members who revolted against the hijackers who ended up crashing that plane in shanksville. that plane may have been headed toward the u.s. capitol. >> the men and women who looked evil squarely in the eye and without regard to their personal safety they rushed forward to save lives. they were mothers and fathers, your brothers and sisters, sons and daughters from ev

a new report claims the pentagon is buying weapons and ammunition from eastern europe to arm syrian rebels natasha sweet explains the report questions that legitimacy of the paper trail and which these weapons are being tracked to international weapons monitoring groups are making a big claims that the pentagon is spending a massive two point two billion dollars buying weapons from the former soviet union to arm syrian rebels fighting isis well the organized crime and corruption reporting project and the investigative reporting network say they've obtained documents that failed to mention syria as the weapons final destination some documents name places like kuwait and according to the reports the arms are ending up in syria the two groups allege the pentagon is manipulating the end destination of these weapons if true the report claims that this would be quote undermining the object and purpose of the united nations arms trade treaty well they say the program is all part of the u.s. is campaign for the syrian democratic forces which is going to continue for years to come according to fore

will participate in the observance at the pentagon memorial. erstand that around the same time, the arlingto wreath-laying ceremony of the road in clarendon. the first event of the morning here in our area, the unfurling of the u.s. flag. traditionsmany around the region, perhaps a first in our area on such a somber day. reporting live, john gonzalez. larry: john, thank you so much. stay with abc seven and we will bring you live coverage of the --orials when we come here move over to news channel 8. adrianna: let's get one more check on the weather and hurricane irma, with vrana at johnson. -- veronica johnson. veronica: tropical storm force gust felt across the state. the late morning tropical storm force gust stretching into areas of georgia. hurricane force winds close to that area there in red. south andking about east of tallahassee, the wind will continue to weaken as the system continues overland. the structural effects helping the storm system to lesson in intensity. high wind from northern georgia today, as well as the tennessee valley.

. >>> this is a live look here locally at the pentagon. e american flag draped proudly over the side just moments ago. president donald trump will pay his respects here later this morning. >> if you're just waking up this morning here is a live look outside here in the d.c. area this monday. weather and traffic will be coming up on the 5s at 6:05. we want to begin the 7 o'clock hour with the very latest on hurricane irma. >>> the hurricane still spinning away, still hitting parts of florida, some 24 hours now after it first roared ashore the southern tip of the sunshine state. >> overnight the storm was downgraded to a category one hurricane just barely. winds at 75 miles an hour. still as you can see georgia is going to get hit with tropical storm force winds. now, this morning we know that five deaths occurred in florida. they're blamed on irma and more than 5 million people are left with no power. >> as daylight comes up here on the east coa better sense of how bad irma's hit has been. let's start down in the keys right now. some storm c

and the fourth plane that crashed into the pentagon. i just like to talk about that fourth plane. that plane, american airlines flight number 77, takes off from dulles, takes to the air turns than 30 minutes, around, and is headed back to the pentagon. as you know, mr. speaker, the pentagon is right next to arlington cementary. -- cement tarry. the too many of the unknown, i call it the tomb of the unknown soldier. it's guarded 24 hours a day, seven days a week, all the time by the united states army, third infantry division. the oldest infantry division in the united states. has the honor, duty, and privilege to guard the tomb of america's unknown. who died for us. so what happened on september 11? when the two planes crashed into the world trade center and the other plane is headed toward the pentagon? yes, the soldiers are on guard. and did they leave their post? absolutely not. in fact, not only they did not leave their post, mr. speaker, they called for re-enforcements. they had 30 other soldiers, create a perimeter around the tomb to guard it from whatever may occur. from the

a third plane hit the pentagon. n a field in pennsylvania after passengers overpowered the hijackers. the president and first lady will observe a moment of silence at the white house and will attend a ceremony at the pentagon. vice president pence will be in shanksville, pennsylvania. the first one beginning in just a few minutes. >> i'm sure i'm not the only one who still gets bumps. >>> california will sue the trump administration for rescinding daca that currently protects 800,000 undocumented people in the u.s. the president's decision has sparked protests across the country. our state attorney general says ending daca will harm d.r.e.a.m.ers, california's economy, and higher education system. more than 200,000 young people in california are covered by that program. 15 states and the district of columbia have already sued the administration. >>> happening today mexico's top diplomat will meet with governor brown and state legislative leaders in sacramento, and he is here to discuss the trained relations between t

i was one of the first responders at the pentagon. i pray for my fellow first responders and all the families affected by this experience. >> one of the living legacies of september 11 is what we have seen in the hurricane zone. >> that's right. last year, the u.s. government spent more than $50 billion on non-military emergency preparedness, and much is a contributed to local governments to beef up police and fire departments. >> we see the results in hometown heroes like the ones sent to places like houston and florida. here's scott broom. r homeland security money buy? how about local rescuers who can go anywhere in the world to help? northern virginia's task force 1 saving people from harvey and then to assist in irma recovery. 2 of 23 task force groups are direct descendants from 9/11, and they are not the only ones. they have better radios and more hazardous materials training. in montgomery county, maryland, the pace is $5 million a year. >> it's not just about putting out fires anymore. we are an all hazards agency casualty equ

at the pentagon, the u.s. flag will be unfurled just before 7:00 this morning. president trump and the first lady will also lead a moment of silence at the white house. vice president mike pence will speak at the flight 93 memorial near shanksville, pennsylvania. >>> today, family, friends and metropolitan police will say goodbye to a former leader. funeral services are being held for former police chief isaac fullwood jr. tumultuous period in d.c. history. mayor bowser is expected to attend the service. >>> walk-off homer. the nationals are the champions of the national league east. >> all right. reason to celebrate. that was a moment that has us thinking about october. the nats are once again n.l. east champs. they took care of the phillies yesterday. there are still three weeks, though, left of the regular season. last year's world champion cubs could be the opponent. they haven't been able to get out of first round. this is a new season. let's go. >>> 5:37. we have an update to this video. news 4 viewer sent this to us of a metrobus driver reading the paper

planned at the pentagon. also in pennsylvania. here to talk about the anniversary of 9/11 and the state of security, thomas sanderson, serves as the transnational threat project. good morning. guest: well, i think we are fairly safe. it's difficult to know exactly how to measure that but the reality is we've not had a major 9/11 style attack in the united states. we are able to deter folks from doing that through the securities we have, the overseas partnerships that provide intelligence for us. we do have home grown violent xtremists here and we have 100 people 100 people investig so there's not zero threat but we are managing it. >> so the policy you spoke about previous, specifically what has worked? guest: well, certainly pushing security outward to our partners and improving the detection of people trying to come into the united states, cking up information on bomb plots by plots by al qaeda and the air ban pen ins la. detection at home. protection.border detecting individuals protectio. detecting individuals who have come in

the pentagon, across the country.rse, america unified after that time in such a tremendous way. we'll continue to check back on all the commemoratives going on throughout our nation this morning on this september 11th. 6:38 right now. >> yeah, right now, we are looking at what's going on with the weather and microclimate weather alert in this area because of the strong winds that knocked out power to thousands. >> surprising a lot of people, waking them up. let's get the latest on the conditions from kari hall. >> we say red sky morning sailors warning. we are seeing these storms firing up south of the bay area around monterey. look at all the lightning strikes. it is really busy here. we are seeing an area of low pressure bringing the strong wind gusts that have since calmed down in the south bay, but moved into the delta and north bay with sustained winds at 24 miles an hour with higher gusts. we will have a chance of isolated storms as we go through the day. we could see a lot more of that activity firing up tonigh

the video of the pentagon does not look like aommercial aircraft. the plane that went down in shanksville does not look like there was anybody in that plane. and people a starting to come to an understanding of what really happened on that date. host: we invited him on to talk with folks like you. guest: i don't share your paicular vie i think the evidence certainly has proven and is available at shows who did this, how they were supported. ry exhaustive studies were done on this d investigations we done through multiiple agencies a nongovernment yl groups. so i think it's clear what happened. host: why do you think ts persists, these ideas? >> because -- a few reasons. on there are individuals in the united states who do not trust our government. number, because the united states has had relationships withighters in the past, many which then became part of al qaeda, that feeds this erhaps the that this, states is behind are not the actual perpetrators. i think those are two of the key reasons. host: sadiego is next. bruc caller: with 9/11, i think -

also the immense amount of our tax dollars that go to the pentagon. i don't think there has ever been an auditing of that money or some way to figure out how our money is being wasted there. i will let the gentleman,. thank you. -- gentleman comment. guest: thank you. he hit on some of the greatest hits for taxpayers for common sense. he mentioned he lost his roof and it was paid for by homeowners insurance. that is an interesting point, the difference between wind damage and flood damage. he lost his roof because sandy blew the roof off. homeowners insurance, but most homeowners insurance does not cover flooding. if it had flooded instead of being wind damage, which in harvey the wind damage is very little, some of the risk modeling companies say it is likely the insured losses are the private sector will be a field billion dollars -- few billion dollars. it was five days of rain rather than the category for hurricane winds. hoping you develop a private flood insurance market, it becomes a more normal category, and you don't have this type of issue wh

the president attended a ceremony at the pentagon. while there... the president and first lady laid a wreath to mark the exact moment that the plane hit the pentagon. the vice president is in pennsylvania where flight 93 crashed. there will be a ceremony to remember those victims coming up in the next hour. back to you. ( mark ) breaking national news we are following this morning... at least 8 people are dead after a mass shooting in texas. the shooting happened late last night in the city of plano which is about 20 miles northeast of dallas. the shooter was shot and killed by police. neither the gunman nor the victims have been identified but police say all of the victims were adults. ( mark ) two other people were injured in the shooting. police have not said what led up to the violence. ( darya ) happening now... police are searching for t

i was pull into the parking lot and listening to the radio as the plane hit the pentagon and i rememberunning in and news director saying your week of learning the ropes here is over. >> get in the car and go to the pentagon. >> i was doing radio back then not far away from sh shankshankville where the plane went down united 93. we were on our way in there and turned around and went back to the city and airport what was going on there. and you know, it strikes close to home for here in d.c. and you would not think the middle of rural pennsylvania yet there it was. >> there it was. >> all right. >> we'll be right back. been trying to prepare for this day... and i'm still not ready. the reason i'm telling you this is that there will be moments in your life that... you'll never be ready for. your little girl getting married being one of them. ♪ ♪ ♪ [music playing] across the country, we walk. carrying flowers that signify why we want to end alzheimer's disease. but what if, one day, there was a white flower for alzheimer's first survivor? what if there were millions of them? join us for th

the ceremony has begun at the pentagon. ot to say thank you very much to you, jack, and to you, keith, we appreciate you being with us on a very important day. the dow is up 180 points as we speak. listen in, please. ♪ by the dawn's early light. ♪ what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming. ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight -- ♪ or the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming. ♪ and the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air -- ♪ gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. ♪ o say does that star-spangled banner yet wave -- ♪ o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the united states air force chief of chaplains, major general costin. >> let us pray together. heavenly father, we bow our heads this morning with our feet fixed on sacred soil, consecrated on september 11th, 2001, by 184 innocents who perished in an instant but whose legacies will never die. whereas moses was commanded from a burning bush on holy gro

international airport just hours after the pentagon. both. say they. also had the. islamic state. in syria we've got exclusive footage from the store with the terrorists being pushed across the euphrates river. again threatens north korea saying military action is a possibility of the state department that is approach to the crisis will be devastating i can tell you that devastating for north korea the president certainly . is a very effective communicator. from our international news center here in moscow this is our team thanks for tuning in this hour. we begin in afghanistan where several mortar struck. her port just hours after the u.s. defense secretary nato secretary general arrived in the afghan capital both. say they were. at least one civilian killed four others wounded the taliban reportedly said it was targeting the u.s. defense secretary james mattis he's the first member of the trump administration to visit the country since president trump announced the new strategy on the war in afghanistan more troops were also pledged to fight against the taliban here's how the de

and these substyles syrian democratic forces the investigation alleges that not only is the pentagon circumventing established checks on international arms trafficking but that they are also reportedly removing documentary evidence of just whose hands these weapons will ultimately be ending up in ivan and one of the report's authors told foreign policy quote the pentagon is removing any evidence in their procurement records that weapons are actually going to the syrian opposition and despite the recent reports that isis is finally on its last legs in syria the report states that the number of weapon deliveries to syrian rebels are set to increase in the coming years with as much as nine hundred fifty million to be spent on soviet style ammunition by twenty twenty two. so with billions spent millions more on the way one has to ask is stopping ice is really the reason for all these guns or is the ensor much deeper an ugly year than we could ever imagine let's find out and start watching the hawks.

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