u.s. this class is about one hour and 20 minutes. >> thank you for coming. professor mcmeekin: i believe we left off at the negotiations of lenin and trotsky. you will recall the western allies did not come to these negotiations because they viewed lenin as a german puppet government. to some extent, this was beginning to annoy wilson that this was taking so long. the bolshevik had come into possession of a secret treaty pertaining to the succession -- the secession of the ottoman empire. an enigmatic role to say the least because the united states did not enter the war in 1914 nor when the united states entered the war did it do so with a clear sort of territorial war aims that most of the other neutral powers did. essentially bargaining their belligerence in exchange for territorial gains the italians coming into the war 1915 because they have designs on hungarian territory in the south trieste and -- triestae. partly because of wilson's own rhetoric, the u.s. entered the war for very di

u.s. free-trade agreement. there are him and the other issues that have been incorporated since that the most important message out there is that south korea can muster their resolve their ambition to undertake an agreement as ambitious as the tpp so it gives south korea into the tpp. let me briefly regarding how it has helped the united states they think it's very clear that it has been a tremendous push for u.s. trade strategy in asia-pacific. the united states has long proclaimed its specific power specific economic and security stakes in asia and the united states cannot remain disconnected from the most vibrant region and the world and that is asia. we know that in order for the united states to engage with the region trade diplomacy is a main ingredient that i would argue it's been challenging for the united states to actually be a major player in the process of asia-pacific regional integration. let me give you some examples. not many of you remember because i see relatively young f

u.s. cables to wikileaks, we spend the hour with wikileaks founder julian assange. while manning has been sentenced to 35 years in prison, assange has been living for nearly three years inside the ecuadoran embassy in london where he has political asylum. on wednesday, wikileaks released a database containing half a million u.s. diplomatic cables from 1978. >> 1978 actually set in progress many of the regional elements geopolitical elements, that are playing out today. for example, 1978 was the beginning of the iranian revolution, the push against the shaw was started in 1978 demonstrations similarly in a corolla -- nicaragua. in 1978, started the popular form as a result of the killing of a newspaper editor. amy: and we will hear the inside story about why the united states forced bolivian president evo morales' plane to land in 2013 in austria during the hunt for edward snowden. the story may surprise you. someone was listening to julian assange's phone calls. >> the u.s. should apologiz

the u.s. defense secretary says iraq's army has lost the will to take on isil. >>> new questions raised about a connection between donations to the clinton foundation and arm sales approved by hillary clinton's state department. one week after being driven out by isil fighters, iraq security forces launched a new operation to try and take aback the strategic city of ramadi. even if the iraqis succeed, it will take years to dislodge the group completely. that's why the recriminations from iraq's main military backers in washington are piling up. over the weekend secretary of defense ashton carter all but blasted iraqi military units for losing ramadi in the first place. he accused them of showing, quote, no will to fight. that's despite the billions washington has spent on advisers and weapons and other military aid since last summer to roll back isil's gains in iraq. in fact, the return on the entire two and a half trillion dollar u.s. investment in iraq since 2003 looks awfully slim these day

thank you. >>> coming up shortly, hearing on u.s. capitol security. the chief of the u.s.ng before the house administration committee this afternoon about some of the recent incidents on the capitol grounds including a suicide, that gyrocopter landing and reports of unattended weapons. live coverage starting in a few moments here on c-span3. hearing is scheduled to get under way at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> the senate is in session today. they continue to work on trade promotion authority with debate on amendments. votes may occur later today. the senate is live on our companion network c-span2. here's more an what the senate is working on from a capitol hill reporter. >> staff writer for "the hill" newspaper is with us to talk about action in the senate this week. just begin with efforts in congress to renew provisions of the patriot act. the house passed by large bipartisan majority the usa freedom act that makes some reforms to the patriot act. where does that stand in the senate with two days to go before memorial day recess? >> you're right, there is a limited amoun

but about 50% of illegal crossers attempt to travel to the u.s. interior. u.s. citizens are angry.e pressure comes down on the u.s. border patrol. in 1994, the man in charge of el paso is sylvestre reyes. when i first got here, the problem that i saw in this area was a strategy that pretty much guaranteed us to fail at maintaining control of this border. narrator: before 1993, the border patrol more or less looked the other way allowing people to cross freely. the policy sort of invited the mexicans in for a game of "cat and mouse." the strategy required our officers to be in the neighborhoods here in the el paso area and then try and chase people down after they had made an illegal entry into the metropolitan area of el paso. narrator: sometimes they were captured one by one. sometimes they were rounded up in waves. chief reyes set forth a whole new approach to guarding the border. it's called "operation hold the line." reyes: what we did to adjust, or to compensate, for that is move all our agents right up on the international line itself, right up here on the rio grande river an

u.s. the charges relaltte to fifa's handling of the world cup and other international tournaments. they were responding to a request by u.s. authorities. payments were made using u.s. banks. he is currently in the fourth term at the helm is due to face a re-election vote in zurich on friday. he is joining us here around the desk. of course this is very interesting timing given that the election is coming up on friday. the incumbent president facing re-election. will that change given corruption charges? >> the timing of this is coins coincidental. all of the various fifa members have been flying into switzerland for the gathering at the end of the week here but a couple of things worth pointing out in this story. they're only making allegations at this stage about crimes that they believe took place on u.s. soil and are related to u.s. banks. for those that look at this and say what are the feds doing charging around switzerland arresting people. swiss authorities made the arrest at the re

he graduated from u.s. army -- u.s. air force academy -- excuse me christopher -- i know these mixups in the services can be a little touchy with a bs in u.s. history and ma in u.s. diplomatic history from university of central arkansas. and finally to my far right last and hardly least is lieutenant colonel, strategic intelligence officer with military intelligence experience ranging from tactical to the strategic level. so with that, let me turn the floor over to colonel floyd who will introduce the program. >> thank you very much for host us us. good morning to everybody. i'll explain a little about where we come from and why we're sitting at this table, what led to this. first of all we have five of six students from the u.s. army war college. the sixth student was already moving to his new assignment in europe so he couldn't be here. so actually five of six. we're in u.s. army war college but in special program called carlyle scholars program. carlyle scholars program is -- the idea behind it core curriculum in fou

u.s. ended just positive and touched all time highs during the week. we've corrected a little bit european equities what is open today and some of those greece fears we've mentioned taking a little bit of positivity out of the markets. >>> fiat shares slipping in milan after a report after the fiat-chrysler sent a proposal for a merger of the two makers but it was rebuffed. >>> bond rates have moved over the last couple of months. we were looking at 0.6% on the ten-year german. that had gotten up to 0.7 ten days ago, pairing some of those changes. spain, 1.77. u.k. 1.94. somewhere away from the 2% mark. >>> let's have a look at the 4 x. it rallied to 114 in the middle of this current month. it's down 1.0963. it's off a half percent of the day. we're looking at the yen, 0.06. let's check on the markets in asia. >> good morning. the positive leadership coming from the north asian markets today. another blistering rally on the shanghai composite. we're looking at fresh 7-year highs for that m

u.s.ustrial complex would transition from peacetime manufacturer of automobiles, tractors, bicycles, and airliners to the production of jeeps, tanks, machine guns, and warplanes. and he was right. for the second time in less than a quarter of a century, mouth the american people were called on to help save the world from forces of oppression come and in the battlefields of europe, the waters of the south pacific, and factories throughout this great country of ours, they responded to that challenge as americans always have. in the intervening years, the stories of what those brave americans did and how they did it has been told less frequently, in the schools and the history books and our schools, the narrative of world war ii has been reduced to a few paragraphs or a day or two of instruction. those stories deserve more. americans should know not so very long ago our way of life, our freedom, and the fate of much of the world hung in the balance, and the result -- and the resolve with whic

the u.s. air force academy -- excuse me. i know these mix ups in services can be touching with a b.s. in u.s. history from the university of central arkansas. finally to my far right last and harming this, is lieutenant colonel karen -- she is a strategic intelligence officer with experience ranging from the tactical to the strategic level. with that, let me turn the floor over to colonel hoy who will introduce the program. >> thank you very much for hosting us today. good morning to everybody. i will explain a little bit about where we come from and why we are sitting on this table. what led to this. first of all, we are five or six students from the u.s. army war college. the six students were already moving to its new assignment in europe so that he could not be here. so we are actually five of six. we are in the u.s. army war college but we are in a special program called the call are -- the carlyle scholars program. we do the curriculum in four months instead of 8-9 months. so we have got

u.s. kompbsz of the mayors did not exist, in the context and he realized mayors had to have a stronger voice in washington. he was one of the people who gave us the u.s. conference of mayors. i don't know a mayor in new york city who has not spoke out nationally on issues core to cities all over the country. what i know is that a lot of the things my city needs happen right here and right now, the political environment here will not allow us to get the support we need and changes we need. we got to change the debate, change the political environment, the way you do that is by building a coalition of leaders and literally push the debate in the right direction. we have to i said earlier, we have to walk and chew gum at the same time. i have to achieve these kinds of changes while making sure my city is safe, ensuring we i want prove the schools and host of things we do every day. commissioner bratton is doing a great job. the overall crime index shows crime going down thank god, but we have

u.s. park police, secret service, fbi, s.w.a.t. team, a number of other agencies. >> can you tell me, did you use telephone? what -- this looks like it's a state-of-the-art, realtime -- >> it was. as i think we discussed in some of the other hearings, if i recall correctly, an officer from park police saw the gyrocopter and i believe a secret service officer may have. they made their notifications. they also made notifications to the people that oversee the nrrcc -- >> sure. right. >> we actually were not notified till we saw -- >> with my colleague, mr. davis was just talking about it. if we have this kind of technology, i don't understand when there's not kind of an all points bulletin going on throughout all these agencies. i'm assuming these are two-way radios. >> yes, sir. >> all right. let me move to my next question here. you also talked about -- i guess you've been here about two and a half years. from what i've read and heard you're doing a fine job. there is a communication conce

the u.s. response to a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred on april 25th the development office of disaster ite ur assistance deployed a disaster assistance response team that a. included elite urban search and rescue teams from my home countyts, pa and los angelesra california.ms and technical search and rescue specialists, paramedics and other personal volunteer to seven on these teams. it makes one's heart feel better on television watching the backs saying l.a. team fairfax team because you know americans are putting themselves at risk to they'v try toe save fellow human beings quick they've never met in a far away place. once in country, the team task quickly begins to facilitate relief efforts. this time, that task was immense. the team found a dire situation e whic in theh region.6,000 most heavily affected by the earthquake which killed more than 8,000 people and injured at d least 16,000am more. the seismic impact left over 750,000 homes damaged or destroyed. and 1.5 million people

army u.s. air force weapons school graduate commit graduate from u.s. army u.s. air force academy, excuse me christopher. i know these mixup in services can be a little touchy. with a bs in u.s. history and earned an m.a. in diplomatic history from the university of central arkansas. and, finally, to my far right less than hardly least is lieutenant colonel karen briggman, strategic intelligence officer with military intelligence experience ranging from the tactical to the strategic level. so with that let me turn the floor over to colonel kooij to introduce the program. >> thank you very much for hosting us today here. good morning to everybody. i will explain a little bit about where we come from and why we are sitting on the table so what led to this. first of all we apply six students from u.s. army war college, the sixth students was already moving to his new assignment in europe so he couldn't hear. so we are actually five of six. we are in the u.s. army war college but we are in special program which called the carlisle scholar program. that scholar progra

but the u.s. team did not feel that russia was ready to cross that clear, bright shining line of triggering nato's article five. though we wanted to reassure our allies, particularly in the baltic and particularly to encourage them to head off any possible protests or mass mobilization of authorities, that might give an entree to russia to meddle in politics, we felt the real challenge was happening on the doorstep of nato. that means ukraine. obviously some other countries like moldova and georgia we were concerned about, but we felt that if the u.s. simply encouraged nato to build a wall around the current nato members and say we are not going to take any cognizance of what happens jan -- beyond the borders of today's members, that would be a big mistake. that is why we came back to the very thorny problem of how to stabilize the situation in ukraine, and reinforce the new government there to where it can settle its difference with no outside interference. at least from the perspective of the u.

u.s. judicial authorities. they were to attend a fifa meeting in the city. u.s. justice department officials say the indicted two fifa vice presidents, jeffrey webb of the cayman islands, and eugenio figueredo of uruguay. the nine members are suspected of taking kickbacks from sports media and advertising firms from the early 1990s to the present day. in return, the officials are suspected of having given favors in connection with broadcasting sponsorship and other rights for matches held in latin america. the payments were reportedly made through u.s. banks. u.s. attorney general loretta lynch says those indicted have tainted the sport. >> they were expected to uphold the rules that keep soccer honest and to protect the integrity of the game. instead, they corrupted the business of worldwide soccer to serve their interests and to enrich themselves. >> five executives from american and argentine sports marketing firms who allegedly paid bribes have also been indicted. a fifa spokesperson s

u.s. special forces results in the death of a top i.s.i.l. commander in syria >>> new speed rules for amtrak less than a week after a commuter train travelling twice the speed limit derails in philadelphia. and we look at sex education in the united states >>> we begin with breaking news. tornados touching down in oklahoma and other states. a swath of severe weather has been moving through the plains churning up stwisters, and dump -- twisters and dumping heavy rain. there's reports damage and the storms are not over. for the latest on the weather let's go to kevin corriveau. >> that's right. we knew that today would be a bad day, and they upgraded to this morning to what is called a moderate risk, almost as high as you can go to this area. let's look at what it happening. the big focus is across the central plains if you look between the last 2-4 hours, the thunder storms in red popped up. in this area as well as to the north, we have seen 14 preliminary tornados across that particular re

together with the u.s. and other like-minded democracies, we want the cold -- prime minister abe: that is the path. grow and prosper. and even today there is no alternative. my dear colleagues, we support advancing of u.s. enhance the peace and security of the asia-pacific region. i will stand clearly, we will support the u.s. depots, first last, and throughout. [applause] prime minister abe: japan has deepend its strategic relations with india. we are enhancing our appropriation across many views. also the republic of korea. having those partners as a central pillar, that is the u.s.-japan alliance. our alliance, our region, will be remarkably stable. japan provides up to $2.8 billion to help improve relations in guam, which will plate strategic significance even more in the future. the state of asian waters -- let me underscore here my three principles. first, states shall make their claim based on international law. second they shall not use force or coercion to back their claim. and third, to settle dis

for this very reason, we must for theify the u.s.-japan -- we must for theify the u.s.-japan -- fortify the u.s.-japan alliance. that is our responsibility. now, let me tell you in japan we are working hard to enhance the foundation of our security. once in place, japan will be much more able to provide a response for all levels of classes. these companies between the u.s. military and japan defense forces ever stronger and the alliance still more solid providing credible deterrence for the peace in the region. the form is the first of its kind and a fitting one in our post-war history. we will achieve this by this coming summer. now, i have something to share with you. the day before yesterday secretaries kerry and carter met our foreign minister and defense minister pour consultations. as a result we now have a new framework, a framework to better put together the forces of the u.s. and japan a framework that is in line with the legislative attempts going on in japan. that is necessary to build peace more reliable peace in the region and that is namely the new defense

about 15 years ago, the u.s. and europe adopted different hats for controlling product. the u.s.as been the most advanced country in the world with predictive analytics to prevent fraud at the point-of-sale. you are familiar with that, where your bank will call you because they know a suspicious transaction. meanwhile, europe decided to attack this technology. what we're seeing now is the two are converging. europe is going with predictive analytics on top of chip and u.s. is adding chip on top of analytics. cory: so what is pushing the change along? >> we set up the structure in 2011 with the incentive that the party with a weaker technology would bear the risk of fraud. if the issuer has not issued a chip card, the issuing bank will be the one who pays for the fraud. if the issuer has and the merchant does not have a terminal, then it is the merchant. we set up that structure in 2011 and is going into place on october 2015. importantly, we are investing time and resources into educating consumers and merchants on how to use the card, how to implement the technology, and that is

u.s.ilitary officials. and we hear from two sunni political leaders on the future of iraq. >>> the new congressional directory is a handy guide to the 114th congress with colorful photos and bio and contact information and twitter handles. a look at congressional committees, the president's cabinet, federal agencies and state governors. order your copy today. it's 13.95 plus shipping and handling through the c-span online store at c-span.org. >>> capitol hill lawmakers held a hearing today to assess the potential risks and rewards of renewing a nuclear power cooperation deal with china. the voice of america writes here that a new agreement would permit china the biggest nuclear power market in the world to buy more u.s. reactors and technology to reprocess plutonium from spent fuel. the current 30-year u.s./china deal expires at the end of this year. here's the senate foreign relations committee from today focusing on the commercial political and security implications of extending the new

u.s. interrogates. >>> north korea says it has an ability to miniaturize nuclear weapons able to fit onto missiles. but washington is skeptical. we'll get the latest from marie harf. >>> kim jong-un parades once starving citizens who tried to flee showing them off exclusively before cnn's cameras in an effort to soften the image of his ruthless regime. is this the latest propaganda tied to kim flexing his country's nuclear muscle? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following the breaking news the tense confrontation between chinese's military and an american spy plane monitoring disturbing developments in disputed waters hundreds of miles off the chinese coast. that's where beijing is building manmade islands that could serve as launching points for sea battles against the united states and its allies. we're also following the latest isis onslaught with more cities falling to terrorist forces in a bloody offensive that has tens of thousands of people fleeing for th

u.s.commander for the asia-pacific region has tough words for china about the spratly islands. >>> japanese lawmakers are now engaged in heated debate in the diet over proposed new security legislation. >>> and american and swiss authorities have indicted several high ranking members of football's world governing body on suspicion of taking millions of dollars in bribes. >>> there's a neumann at the helm of u.s. military forces in the asia-pacific. admiral harry harris has shown he's prepared to deal with the flury of activity in the south china sea. [ applause ] >> reporter: harris was speaking at a change of command ceremony in hawaii. he said the u.s. base has no shortage of challenges but ready to meet them. [ applause ] >> from north korea with its quest for nuclear weapons and means to deliver them to china's claims and land reclamation in the south china sea. the u.s. will rebalance to the pacific. our joint force will work closely with our allies and friends and into the asia-pacif

u.s. forces enter syria and take out a senior member of isis. >> at risk millions under threat of tornados as violent weather tears the middle of the country. >> new twist in the amtrak investigation. the fbi examines whether multiple trains were hit by objects before the deadly derailment. >> right hook former republican presidential candidate mitt romney throws his hat into another ring. >> and true colors the elephant making a name for herself, a portrait of the most unusual artist. >>> good evening. >>> the white house tonight says it has dealt the islamic state a blow, killing a senior isis leaded in a dramatic operation overnight. delta force commandos flew from iraq into eastern syria, the heart of isis territory, and killed a man identified as abu sayyat, identified as the isis chief financial officer. nbc's richard engel is in turkey tonight and has more on this daring raid. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, carl. this was incredibly risky. it's only the second tim

u.s. and joining us from around the world. first up the breaking news u.s. special operations forces have killed a key isis figure in syria. cnn was the first to report that abu sayaff is dead. the plan was to capture him, but he fought back and in hand-to-hand combat and was killed in the raid that's what we're learning from the defense department. >> his wife umm sayyaf was captured and is in military detention in iraq she's believed to have been involved in human trafficking and hostage taking and at least 19 isis fighters were killed in in the coalition bombing raid this morning. >> let's bring in pentagon correspondent barbara starr, senior international correspondent nick paton walsh and national correspondent sunlen serfaty and cnn military analysts retired lieutenant general mark hertling and retired major general james spider marks. let's start with barbara starr, who broke the news this morning, tell us what we know. >> good morning, well it was a -- commando raid overnight, deep

u.s. reactors and technology to reprocess plutonium from spent fuel. the current 30-year u.s./china deal expires at the end of this year. here's the senate foreign relations committee from today focusing on the commercial political and security implications of extending the new accord. >>> foreign relations committee will come to order. i know we have a vote at 2:45 so we'll try to get through opening comments and your comments and then maybe come back and begin the questioning. today we begin the exercise where statutory responsibility congress requested to review agreements between the united states and foreign relations to nuclear and civil programs. we must examine the political, economic and security aspects of this agreement weighing the risks and benefits. in doing so, we must big deneat the surface of the agreement to expose and thor rowly expose those issues that engage in such an agreement. we also should consider how this agreement could potentially impact u.s. strategic interes

the u.s. air force in europe and the middle east. he served two terms as the texas commissioner of agriculture and three terms in the house of representatives before being elected lieutenant governor in 1998. he was sworn in as the 47th governor in texas in 2000 and became the longest serving governor in history of the lone star state. perry believes in strong motor security and tough physical discipline and is also married with two children. josh: governor perry, thanks for joining us this evening. rick perry: good to be with you, sir. josh: this is the second time you're considering a run. how are you a different person and how are you a different candidate? rick perry: well, healthy for one thing. i tell people humorously, if you plan on running for the presidency of the united states, i highly recommend you don't have major back surgery six weeks before the announcement. you're probably not going to perform quite as well as you would like to. and the other side of it is, we parachuted into

the u.s., he recognized that america did not have nearly enough airplanes or pilots to fly them. three years before the japanese attack on pearl harbor, the u.s. army air forces was comprised of 21,000 airmen and 1800 aircraft. but by the end of the war, the army air forces included 2.3 million people and production of aircraft of all types reached nearly 300,000. in a war that military leaders learned would be determined by air superiority, this unprecedented, almost inconceivable increase in american air power was widely recognized to be one of the most important factors in the allies victory. the three years before pearl harbor, that challenge had not yet been solved and the united states was looking at an immense disparity between what it had and what it would soon need. so drawing on the expertise of prominent aviation leaders, the military created what would become the civilian pilot training program. by this time, by the time the program ended, it had trained 435,000 pilots, including s

and u.s.? >> it's a rate expectation argument always whether it's september or further out for the u.s. where the debate is november or february for the u.s. people are debating they're going to come through through the next year. at the same time the long end of any bond curve is always international in focus. it's worried about what's happening on the international scheme and you're seeing the high correlations between bonds and u.s. treasure risk start to play out on the market. >> thank you for joining us. global market strategist at jp morgan asset management. >> let's get back to the nepal story. a earthquake struck nepal with shockwaves felt as far away as new delhi. reuters is reporting witnesses said people rushed on to the streets of nepal's capital. this quake is mere weeks after more than 8,000 people died after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and according to reuters we have seen some causalities on the streets and people being rushed to hospitals as well. >> now switching focus, some g

do you think it will be pre-u.s. or after the u.s.? guest: we think the u.s.ill come first and the bank of england will raise rates q1 next year. mark: you are expecting the new zealand dollar rebound further? what is the rationale? guest: one of our favorite trends at the moment is aussie-kiwi. it has failed to break above key technical levels. the market hasn't turned to go bearish on the kiwi and it has become too bullish on australia. room for the rba to cut. it favors aussie-kiwi lower. caroline: the key pair to be looking at, dollar-yen. we've seen the yen really starting to weaken significantly. a seven-year low. you believe that will be the trajectory? guest: long dollar-yen is one of our favorite ways of playing the long dollar trade. they have rebuilt some of their euro short positions but visioning in dollar-yen is still very light. investors haven't really been focused on it. caroline: what you think that is? inflation data has been so slow compared to what the japanese central bank wanted? guest: the bank of japan surprise the markets last october

the u.s.d coalition is supporting the iraqi government with air strikes. >> the u.s. government is watching developments in ramadi and anbar province with concern, however, the state department spokesperson said on friday that this is an area that has been contested between the iraqi military and isil for several months, and so the situation is not as clear-cut as some might assume. >> there will be good days and bad days in iraq. isil is trying to make today a bad day in ramadi. we have said all along we see this as a long-term fight in conjunction with our iraqi partners against isil. we are -- we are confident that -- that iraqi forces with support from the coalition will continue to push back isil where they have tried to gain advantages on the ground. so you know, our -- our policy and our engagement retains retains -- remains the same. >> reporter: the u.s.-lead coalition has been conducting air strikes in support of the iraqi military's efforts to push back isil. however, they say there

a u.s. official tells cnn investigators are looking at the degree to which hussein may have had a hand in the attacks. his old hacking partner thinks the threat is real. >> as early as the a few years ago, i knew that trick was capable of -- schooling bank accounts and paypal accounts and siphoning money out of them and using those fund for malicious activity on the internet let alone terrorist activity. yeah, i think that guy is a very serious threat. he is extremely dangerous. he is not someone that should be taken lightly. >> abu hussein, has not responded to cnn since the texas attack. now it seems he remains behind the battle lines of isis. >> we want to bring you more now on what has been the most unpredictable election in decade. almost as unpredictable as this broadcast. but we have sorted out our gremlins. we can connect now with senior international correspondent nic robertson outside a polling station i believe in the north of london. nic, tell us what you are seeing this morning?

u.s. military bases amid concerns of isis terror threats against u.s. troops. the fbi now investigating hundreds of suspected isis sympathizers here in the united states. what threats are they looking at? >>> three-way plane crash, a massive fireball as a plane slams into a major interstate killing people. the last-minute maneuver overting a bigger disaster. >>> and a probe. investigation of baltimore police. the police union says it's the mayor that the feds should be investigating. will baltimore police be forced to make court-ordered changes? >>> and north korea nuclear threat. learning disturbing new details of a dramatic weapons buildup under kim jong un. cnn reporting exclusively from inside north korea. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following the breaking flus. the pentagon raising the security level of all u.s. military bases to the highest level of four years, level bravo, in response to isis activity. the move follows the terror attack by two gun

major step forward in the u.s.'s relationship with cuba. >>> more rain falls on texas and even the rescue workers need rescuing. now the forecast calls for bad weather again this weekend. >>> world soccer casting its ballot over who should head up fifa. the u.s. is saying no to sepp blatter. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm randall pinkston. a new report is out on the economy and so far the nation is off to a week start. the commerce department says the gross domestic product shrank in the first three months of the year. is this a surprise? >> it's not because this is the second revision, the second reading that we're getting on first quarter gdp, and with some of the data we have seen a lot of economists were expecting that the economy contracted in the first quarter. the gdp shrank .7%. the big drag exports those fell 7.6%. some temporary factors were behind that including bad water, and strikes disrupting activity at u.s. ports. but a strong dollar also dragged on exports because it m

the u.s. air force proposed sending them to oak that but the plan was reportedly scrapped due to strong opposition from the public in the southern prefecture. >>> south korea defense minister says north korea has begun work on submarine and ballistic missile systems. he says both could be fully operational in four to five years. the north state-run media reports that a test firing from an off shore location was successful. hahn said pyongyang carried out the test to check whether missile launched from underwater can be sent above the surface. he confirmed the test was a success. defense officials in seoul plan to boost submarine monitoring capabilities. they will also enhance their missile defense systems. response to the tests is likely to be on the agenda on tuesday when the south korean army's joint chief of staff meets with the commander of u.s. forces stationed in the country. >>> euro zone finance ministers gathered to discuss the structural reforms greece is required to carry out for mo

u.s., some of them were selling in the u.s., and saying that counterfeiting was perhaps the single greatest andat between $200 billion $250 billion a year is lost and thousands of lost jobs because of it. this was withdrawn after talks with alibaba and they were going to work together, and alibaba has said that unfortunately, it has chosen the path of wasteful litigation. we believe this complete has no basis, says alibaba. these companies are arguing that the counterfeits dilute the exclusivity of the official brands. alibaba has had to fight several accusations on its websites. early this year, alibaba was at the end of the chinese authority report, and it said that china had failed to crackdown on counterfeits and shady merchants, and they are working on improving technology to fight fakes and it is going f fight against the farc -- aic itself, and they said they are working together to try and fight counterfeits, but this is an ongoing issue for alibaba. angie: a real issue, you could

u.s. surveillance after the senate fails to extend key provisions. plus, the week ahead in politics with amy walter and tamara keith. and... ♪ (horn playing "taps") >> woodruff: we mark this holiday with several perspectives on those who gave the ultimate sacrifice, and the impact on loved ones left on the homefront. >> those that really have in some ways suffered the most are those that are the families, and that's the kids the wives, the husbands, the parents. >> woodruff: those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> lincoln financial. you're in charge. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: for the first time in 14 years, no american troops

these u.s. special operations commando os we are told they were led by the u.s. army. there was a firefight, but i am now also told that there was hand-to-hand combat on the ground when this all erupted. that there were it was such close quarters that some of the isis people on the ground tried to fight back with hand-to-hand combat in the u.s. army commandos, obviously, dealt with that situation very quickly. we are told about a dozen or so isis personnel on the ground killed by the u.s. commandos. abu sayyaf also fighting back against the u.s. troops and was killed in that. so i think it's beginning to take shape very rapidly lyly that we may all not have known about this man, but u.s. intelligence did. they were looking at him very closely and tracking him and beginning to see a picture emerge that he might have a lot of crucial information about top isis leadership and the command and control of isis and their operational activity and the president citeit was absolutely worth it to go in and get it. >> do we know yet, barbara, which of our special forces successful

as u.s. official telling cnn the bases are now at what's being called force protection bravo defined as an increased and predictable threat of terrorism. it was raised from force protection alpha. the change also applieses to u.s. national guard installations around the country. let's bring in our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. explain what prompted this decision specifically is it based on a specific threat? >> wolf orders were signed last night by the four-star admiral in charge of the u.s. northern command which oversees bases in the united states. not because there was a specific and credible threat meaning no information about an attack coming at a point the time in a particular place, but as one official said the temperature has been raised. growing concern in the u.s. military intelligence community, and law enforcement, about home grown violent radical extremism. we saw it this week in garland, texas. this has been something that has been growing in kidnapperconcern. james come

. >>> u.s. government officials say they plan to sell osprey transport aircraft to japan's self-defense forces. they say the planes will boost japan's ability to work with the american military. the sale needs the approval of congress before it can go ahead. government officials told congress about the plan. the deal is worth an estimated $3 billion. japan's ground self-defense force hopes to take possession of 17 aircraft by 2019. the u.s. says the planes will enhance japan's ability to carry out humanitarian relief. the announcement comes after japan and the u.s. agreed on new defense cooperation guidelines. officials in tokyo and washington say the aim is to strengthen the alliance and enable japan to play a more active security role. >>> children in nepal could face another challenge after surviving last month's powerful earthquake. officials say the quake damaged or destroyed thousands of schools in the country. they say the prospect of many children returning to classes any time soon is sl

the u.s.-led coalition targets isis from the air, the iraqi government is calling on iranian-backed shiite militias for a push to try to retake ramadi capital of the sunni heartland. meantime learning new detailance a the special ops raid deep into an isis corner of syria. u.s. troops fought hand to hand with isis terrorists killed a senior commander. made off with what officials say is valuable intelligence linking him to american hostages. i'll talk live this hour with republican senator landsy graham of the armed services committee and our correspondents and guests are standing by for full kov respect coverage. we begin with barbara starr. what's the latest? what are you hearing about ramadi? >> reporter: wolf the pentagon and obama administration calling it a setback for the iraqis but the state department already saying it believes that the iraqis will be able to retake ramadi. i think it is fair to say there are a good number of questions about whether that is possible at this point. whe

it is a strategic decision to let u.s. companies get approval from the u.s. government to drill in the arctic. that is one unique factor that is evident here, when it is not in the gulf of mexico or in the light the coast, that is something -- the olympic coast. in addition to any concerns about meeting the goal to get off the field and switch to renewables host:. are some of these decisions influenced by the fact that we are producing so much oil and natural gas? guest: this demonstration nobody saw the boom six or seven years ago. the u.s. is the largest producer of oil and natural gas in the world. that is something that has changed over the last 7, 8 years, and got them more familiar with the industry than they thought they would have to be. that is enabled administration to understand how the industry works and not allow quite as much drilling offshore than they would have, otherwise. we are becoming less dependent on foreign oil because of the onshore resources. it is happening largely on private lands. host: burlington, massachusetts go ahead. caller:

the u.s. dollar has been losing ground. that's allowing u.s. equities to out perform last week and hit new highs, whereas the euro has rebounded that has meant european markets have rebounded more. >> this weakness that we're seeing in the u.s. dollar is being welcomed by those international companies that make most of their revenue outside of u.s. the question is how long will this continue especially if the forecast is for data to improve to the up side. that keeps the dollar trend -- the dla bull trend intact. >> let's focus to one of the biggest individual movers already, in asian trade and london trade. bhp shares are -- /* -- before bouncing back in today's trade. south 32 shares fell over 3% in the first day of trade. >> reporter: it was a disappointing day for the bhp spin-off south 32 which made its share market debut in australia. hitting the boards at $2.13 a share but falling below that level through the trading day. it was set to 2 australian dollars a share but coming in at the l