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u.s. central command says it has no idea how resources allocated to the saudi led coalition are actually being used in the war in yemen. are broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our to international and sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us all right russia has announced it has opened a criminal investigation into the attempted murder of u.s. crew paul the daughter of the former russian spy who was also poisoned in the english city of salisbury. has a story. the russian investigative investigative committee have decided to carry out their own investigation so they've just launched that regard to the attempted murder of the alaska polities a russian citizen and the daughter of the former spy. now this comes after several attempts by russia to help with the investigation back in the u.k. but moscow says those attempts have been refused by britain so far and following the rejections the foreign minister sergei lavrov has come out and made a statement. russia has requested that the substance london has been handed over to moscow as per the chemical weapons conventio

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u.s. central command has admitted it doesn't know how resources it gives to the saudi led coalition are being used in the conflict with yemen does sit com track the purpose of the missions that it is refueling what targets it strikes and the results of the mission sounder we do not ok reuters recently reported on a saudi coalition air strike in late february that killed five civilians is said come able to tell whether the u.s. fuel or u.s. munitions were used as part of that strike. or not i don't believe we are ok well last month a group of u.s. senators introduced a joint resolution on yemen it aims to limit the president's power to wage war without or thrice ation from congress it also wanes the cuts america's support for saudi arabia and disentangle it from saudi involvement in the yemeni civil war the vote on the resolution is to be held soon. well in twenty seventeen the u.s. and saudi arabia signed an arms deal worth almost one hundred ten billion dollars it was described as one of the largest arms sales in american history you know there are these are pictures of the saudi led coaliti

u.s. central command has admitted it doesn't know how a result it gives to the saudi led coalition then be all who would used in the conflict with yemen does sit com track the purpose of the missions that it is refueling what targets it strikes and the results of that mission senator we do not ok reuters recently reported on a saudi coalition air strike in late february that killed five civilians is centcom able to tell whether a u.s. fuel or u.s. munitions were used as part of that strike. center around i don't believe we are ok well last month a group of u.s. senators introduced a joint resolution on yemen it is to limit the president's power to wage war without an authorization from congress and the cuts america's support for saudi arabia disentangling it from saudi involvement in the yemeni civil war the vote on the resolution is to be held soon in twenty seven saying the u.s. and saudi arabia signed an arms deal worth almost one hundred ten billion dollars it's been described as one of the largest arms sales in american history of fact main time here are pictures of the aftermath of t

u.s. central command has admitted it does not know how resources it gives to the saudi led coalition are being used in the conflict with yemen. does time track the purpose of the missions that it is refueling what targets it strikes and the results of the mission senator we do not ok reuters recently reported on a saudi coalition air strike in late february that killed five civilians is centcom able to tell whether a u.s. fuel or u.s. munitions were used as part of that strike. senar no i don't believe we are ok. last month a group of u.s. senators introduced a joint resolution on yemen it aims to limit the president's power to wage war without an authorization from congress and to cut america's support for saudi arabia disentangling it from saudi involvement in the yemeni civil war the vote on the resolution is to be held soon. in two thousand and seventeen the u.s. and saudi arabia signed an arms deal worth almost one hundred ten billion dollars it has been described as one of the largest arms sales in american history i mean while here are pictures of the aftermath of the saudi led coalitio

u.s. central command has admitted it doesn't know how resources it gives to the saudi led coalition of being then or would used in the conflict with yemen. does sit com track the purpose of the missions that it is refueling what targets it strikes and the results of that mission senator we do not ok reuters recently reported on a saudi coalition air strike in late february that killed five civilians is said can able to tell whether a u.s. fuel or u.s. munitions were used as part of that strike. center and i don't believe we are ok some more on this last month a group of u.s. senators introduced a joint resolution on yemen it aims to limit the president's power basically to wage war without north reservation from congress and to cut america's support for saudi arabia disentangling it from the saudi involvement in the yemeni civil war now the vote on the resolution is yet to be held in twenty seventeen the u.s. and saudi arabia sounded arms deal with almost one hundred ten billion dollars it's been described as one of the largest arms sales in american history meantime check out these pictures

u.s. central command tells cbs news that rescue teams are responding to the scene right now. the aircraft was not on a combat mission. in syria, more than 12,000 civilians escaped from ghouta today. that is the largest exodus since the assad regime began bombing the damascus suburb last month, the last rebel-held town near the capital. today marks seven years since the syrian civil war began. human rights groups say more than 500,000 have been killed. 12 million syrians, more than half the population, have fled their homes. health officials are warning people who went through airports in newark, new jersey; detroit; and memphis this month may have been exposed to measles. it was carried by two people from oversees. >> reporter: the first case office march 6, when a contagious passenger flew from an unknown origin abroad to detroit metropolitan airport, the second on march 12. a young child arrived at newark liberty international airport from brussels, then went to memphis. the new jersey daelg is warning anyone who was in terminal "b" or "c" at newark between 2:45 p.m. and 9:

u.s. central command has admitted it does not know how resources it gives it to the saudi led coalition are being used in the conflict with yemen. does tom track the purpose of the missions that it is refueling what targets it strikes and the results of the mission senator we do not ok reuters recently reported on a saudi coalition air strike in late february that killed five civilians is centcom able to tell whether the u.s. fuel or u.s. munitions were used as part of that strike. center no i don't believe we are ok. well last month a group of u.s. senators introduced a joint resolution on yemen it aims to limit the president's power to wage war without an authorization from congress and to kind of america's support for saudi arabia disentangling it from saudi involvement in the mini civil war now the vote on the resolution is to be held soon. in two thousand and seventeen the u.s. and saudi arabia signed an arms deal worth almost one hundred ten billion dollars it has been described as one of the largest arms sales in american history i mean while here are pictures of the aftermath of the

u.s. central command has admitted it does not know how resources it gives to the saudi led coalition are being used in the conflict with yemen does sit com track the purpose of the missions that it is refueling what targets it strikes and the results of the mission sen we do not ok reuters recently reported on a saudi coalition air strike in late february that killed five civilians is centcom able to tell whether a u.s. fuel or u.s. munitions were used as part of that stright. so no i don't believe we are ok. well last month a group of u.s. senators introduced a joint resolution on yemen it aims to limit the president's power to wage war without an authorization from congress and to cut america's support for saudi arabia disentangling it from saudi involvement in the yemeni civil war the vote on the resolution is to be held soon. well in two thousand and seventeen the u.s. and saudi arabia signed an arms deal worth almost one hundred ten billion dollars has been described as one of the largest arms sales in american history meanwhile here are pictures of the aftermath of the saudi led coalitio

u.s. central command says it has no idea how resources allocated to the saudi led coalition are actually being used in the border in yemen.

u.s. central command says seven american service members were killed when their air force helicopter went down near the syrian border. a u.s. official says the chopper may have hit a power line. new york mayor bill de blasio identifying two of the members of the fdny as christopher raguso and christopher zanetis. >>> next tonight, as we head into the weekend, the possible fourth nor'easter in three weeks waiting on the other side. heavy snow falling across the plains. trucks sliding off interstate 90 in rapids city, south dakota and watch the snow on top of this truck clipping an overpass in massachusetts, knocking loose the protective netting. let's get to weather anchor, sam champion who is joining us tonight, and we're following a lot of weather tonight. >> we have. just like we have forecasted the last three, we'll do the fourth. let's start how we always do, and let's get to the boards. this is a storm that tonight is dropping snow in the sierras and california, and also into the rockies. now we start the maps on monday morning, 7:00 a.m. the low is in oklahoma at that point, and no m

u.s. central command says it has no idea how the resources allocated for the saudi led coalition are actually being used in the war in the yemeni.

u.s. central command says it has no idea how resources allocated to the saudi led coalition are actually being used in the war in yemen. my colleague you know neil will be here in about an hour's time with a breakdown of today's top stories on the st paddy's day but up next crosstalk considers what. taking over the state department could mean for u.s. diplomacy stay with us. hello and welcome to cross talk we're all things considered i'm peter lavelle the firing of rex tillerson at the state department surprised a few how he was fired if something well completely different tillerson was often described as bland and on numerous occasions out of step with donald trump the nomination of mike to replace him is anything but bland. ross talking foggy bottom i'm joined by my guest michael flanagan in washington he is president of flanagan consulting and a former congressman also in washington we have morgan much niek he is a republican strategist as well as founder of the mtu group and in williamsburg across to andrew langer he is president of the institute for liberty as well as host of the andrew l

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u.s. central command tells cbs news that rescue teams are responding to the scene right now. the aircraft was not on a combat mission. >>> in syria more than 12,000 civilians escaped from ghouta today. that is the largest exodus since the assad regime began bombing the damascus suburb last month, the last rebel-held town near the capital. today marks seven years since the syrian civil war began. human rights groups say more than 500,000 have been killed. 12 million syrians, more than half the population, have fled their homes. >>> health officials are warning people who went through airports in newark, new jersey, detroit and memphis this month may have been exposed to measles. it was carried by two people from overseas. here is michelle miller with more on this. >> reporter: the first case was on march 6 when a contagious passenger flew from an unknown origin abroad to detroit metropolitan airport. the second on march 12th. a young child arrived at newark liberty international airport from brussels, then went to memphis. the new jersey department of health is warning anyone

u.s. central command is based. there are thousands of u.s. troops there at any one time. and it is not in a war zone, but their is the permanent site of u.s. military headquarters for the middle east. qatar. qatar is a small country, it's a very rich country, and for years now it has been home to this incredibly important strategic u.s. military headquarters. not just a base, a headquarters. and since the trump administration has been in office, one of the unusual and as yet unexplained u-turns taken by this administration and this president in particular has to do with qatar. almost on a dime, basically with no warning, the trump administration decided they were going to take a remarkably hostile turn against this country where we've got this giant base. they were going to take this sudden, dramatic, non-previewed, surprise turn against qatar. >> we turn to the diplomatic crisis erupting in the middle east. five nations cutting ties with qatar, accusing that country of supporting terror. qatar is a key ally in the fight against isis. today president trump decided to side

u.s. central command says the crash of the us-hh 60 helicopter does not appear to be as a result of enemy the identities of those killed are awaiting notification of next of kin. >>> more ahead. we'll be right back. so that's the idea. what do you think? i don't like it. oh. nuh uh. yeah. ahhhhh. mm-mm. oh. yeah. ah. agh. d-d-d... no. hmmm. uh... huh. yeah. uh... huh. in business, there are a lot of ways to say no. thank you so much. thank you. so we're doing it. yes. start saying yes to your company's best ideas. we help all types of businesses with money, tools and know-how to get business done. american express open. >>> that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell returns." watch this space for any firings at the white house. follow us @mitchellreports and craig melvin takes it over on msnbc in new york. >> good afternoon to you. craig melvin here at msnbc headquarters in new york. march madness. reports swirling around the trump administration about a possible shake-up in the cabinet and beyond. many in the white house appear to be on pins and needles on this friday. who is maki

u.s. central command. general joseph montel. -- general joseph votel. the strategic competition has applications for a region where russian influence and presence is much greater than it was before the syrian conflict began. a region that is one of the targets to increase the chinese sweat and a region where iranians are aggressively expanding its wide arc of control to the detriment of its neighbors. these developments and the continuing developments are emanating from the region. this is from this vital area. number ofy we have a strong areas and partners better able and willing to actively defend our joint interests. but as we have painfully learned in recent years, there is no substitute for the united states. including theaw, threats to our homeland, they can rapidly grow more dangerous. is the military resources. active in be more other areas of the world at the same time. the recent budget agreement helps but it will take time to rebuild. in these circumstances, general --.l -- general votel i will yield to ms. davis. i would like to welcome gene

u.s. central command. so at the very least it's distraction in this regard, but it's part of what comes with the job. >> if he did these things because of his business deals, should he be in or out of the white house? >> obviously you can't use your job to help your business dealings? >> it's hard to -- if he didn't do anything wrong, because he did a lot of things wrong, with or without the self-dealing, he clearly is unqualified for the job and not very competent to even have the job he has, given the fact that he had all these meetings, he didn't reveal them. >> and a security clearance is a bick thing. it's a big, big deal. and their new defense this week has been well, he can do some of these -- ebasically some of these affects without that other security clearance level and that is an admission that they had him at a higher level than he should have been. because as you know, given your experience and you know from reporting on it. you don't get the top pdb level unless it's essential to your job, th

u.s. central command said it has no information on that.estiniaprotesters nfronted israeli troops along the gaza border today -- in thei blt day there since 2014. the palestinians said at least sr15 people were killed byli fire.nd reuters correst nidal al mughrabi witnessed the violence. he spoke with us -- vit skype -- a shile ago, from gaza city. >> we have seen lots of people, thousands and several thousands have started to come early to the locaon east of gaza along the border with israel. accordinto the organizers, people should have stayed 700 meters away from the boder, but many, many of the protesters have ignored the caution of organizes to stay that far. ople throw stones. organizers responded by tear gas, live fire andbberbu llets and casualties started to fall. >> woodff: why is this happening right now? we know that this has been a special day for the palestinians, what was the immediate impetus? >> every year it'sbeen some celebrations and some demonstrations to mrade the day in 1976, you know, and loss of land, but this day i

u.s. forces are not authorized to use force against the houthis but do support the saudi-led coalition with intelligence sharing, military advice, and logistical support, including antiair refueling. last week, the commander of u.s. central command, general votell, testified before the armed services committee that our support to the saudi-led coalition is primarily defensive, in nature and focus on the iranian-supported ballistic missile threat to saudi arabia that originates in yemen, maritime threats to the international shipping in the bab b el-men deb straight and counter terrorism. when the united states provides air refueling to coalition aircraft, we do not know where those aircraft then go. therefore, they could be going to conduct offensive strikes against houthi targets which may result in civilian casualties, which is a major concern for me. even more troubling, if these aircraft went to conduct strikes against targets outside of yemen, the u.s. would be complicit of much more dangerous and provocative activity. i have concerns about persistent reports of civilian casualties and damage to civilian industry caused by the saudi-led coalition in yemen. far too many of the strikes by the coalition have killed or

u.s. central command and africa command testify about the president 2019 budget request. education secretary betsy devos on the gun safety and school violence. that is at 2:30 p.m. eastern. we join a senate committee hearing where david cameron testifies about global security. on c-span's "landmark cases," we will explore the case of plessy versus ferguson, where a man was arrested in new orleans for taking a seat on a trying car reserved for whites -- train car reserved for whites. this narrow interpretation of the 14th amendment was not overturned until brown v. board of education. join the conversation. @c-span. there are lots of resources on our website for background on each case. also, find a link to the national constitution center's interactive constitution. ♪ >> in this year's competition with asked students to choose a provision of the u.s. constitution and create a bit of -- create a video. from 46ved 2985 entries states. the first prize winner for the high school is category goes to -- is category goes to these are the first prize centralfrom our category. the

u.s. central command in africa command talked about defense spending in the presence 2019 budget request. they also answered questions about military operations in the middle east, iran nuclear deal and china's growing presence in africa. senator jim in half chairs this to our armed services committee hearing. >> we welcome our witnesses and think each one of you for your great service. in advance of this hearing, chairman mccain asked that i o submit a statement for the record on his behalf, i will quote that statement. as we turn our attention to the central challenge of great power of competition, the national defense strategy think abouts to our efforts in the middle east in new and different ways withf all of the recent success in the fight against isis, we must work to consolidate our gains and move forward with the coherent regional strategy toe ensure security and stability. this committee looks forward to working with this year's national defense authorization act to provide the policies and authorities needed to adjust to this new approach, both the middle east where the threat

u.s. central command and u.s. special operations command. by bringing this ability to amplify a message to an adversary. we are able to counteract what they are able to do. senator warren: it is deeply disturbing that you start your answer by saying -- it is important that we act with speed when we are sitting here more than a year after it has become hackedknown that russia into american election systems to try to influence the election and we still have not taken aggressive action. i understand that the department of homeland security is lead agency for election security, but general, if confirmed you will command the most elite cyber professionals and a key part of your mission will be to defend the u.s. and protect it against cyber attacks of consequence. as a result, i am concerned that an attack on our democratic process needs this step -- meets this definition of significant. what are you prepared to do to make sure the u.s. is prepared to defend against russian styled cyber attacks designed to interfere in the 2018 and 2020 elections

u.s. central command here confirmed an operation was underway aimed at specific targets of saddam hussein's regime. the early stages of war have begun. just over 48 hours ago president bush saddam hussein. step down or face the consequences. and less than two hours after the deadline passed, the press corps was told the president would be making a statement to the nation, a statement everyone knew was eventually coming. they had the element of surprise here, even though the deadline passed. were those of you as surprised as everybody else? >> we had been told throughout the day, as had other reporters around town, that this would not be the night that war began. >> terry moran at the white house, thank you very mump. ted joins us now from the third army division in northern kuwait. what were you hearing tonight? >> i heard you talking about the white house press corps and whether they were surprised. they shouldn't feel bad about being surprised because so is the third army division. they are going to lead the ground assault into iraq. they did not learn about this until approximately two t

we'll bring this to you when it begins. >> bill: central command reporting all aboard a u.s.elicopter have died near the syrian border. it's the first deadly aviation crash since 2014 in syria. lucas tom linson details from the pentagon. >> reporter: u.s. defense officials tell me all seven people aboard the helicopter died when the helicopter cried in western iraq last night. it's the first deadly crash for the u.s. military in the isis war in iraq and syria since u.s. military involvement began in 2014. initial reports say the helicopter clipped a power line causing the crash along the iraq/syria border where they believe senior isis leaders are still hiding. in a statement they said quote, the crash does not appear to be the result of enemy activity. the incident is under investigation. the names of the fallen will be released after next of kin communication and there was a quick reaction of american and iraqi troops troops were d dispatched they have assisted local forces and while the prime minister declared victory over isis 2,000 more were deployed and the u.s. militar

u.s. central command and special operations command and the task force. but bringing this ability to amplify that message to an adversary is able to counteract what they are able to do. >> thank you. that's dopely disturbing that you start your answer by saying it's important that we act with speed. when we're sitting here more than a year after it has become widely known that russia hacked into our systems to influence the election. and we still have not taken. aggressive action. i understand that the department of homeland security is the load agency for election security. but general, if confirmed, you will command the most elite cyber security professionals in our government. and a key part of your mission will be to defend the united states in its interests against cyber attacks of significance, consequence as a result i'm concerned that an attack on our democratic process meet this is it definition of ciggen kans. so general, if. confirmed wharks are you prepared to do to make sure that the u.s. is prepared to defend against russian style sign r att

u.s. central command. he testified about ongoing missions in iraq, syria and afghanistan. he also talks about efforts to combat iran's regional role and the impact of russian operations and influence, particularly in syria. he appeared last month before the house arms services committee. >> we welcome back to the committee joseph votel. we are interested in hearing his views on the changes the new national defense strategy brings to his that area of responsibility. the strategy's emphasis on strategic competition has implications for a region where russian influence and presence is much greater now than it was before the syrian conflict began. a ree john that is one of the targets of the chinese whole of nation efforts and where the iranians are expanding their wide arc of control to the de detriment of their neighbors. these threats of terrorism in and emanating from the centcom region suggests the united states cannot afford to remove our attention or presence from this vital area fortunately, we have allies willing to defend our joint interest but as we have learned in

u.s. central command. he testified about ongoing missions in iraq, syria and afghanistan. he also talks about efforts to combat iran's regional role and the impact of russian operations and influence, particularly i

u.s. naval forces central command, there have been no unsafe or unprofessional actions by u.s. navy ships in the persian gulf since august of last year indicating that iran is liberally halting its provocation. however, defense secretary jim mattis said iran is mucking around in the upcoming parliamentary election using a significant amount of money adding, quote, iran is following russia's example. >>> coming up, is your bracket bust busted yet? >> yes. day one, out the window. >> day one of march madness is officially in the books. all the highlights next. 3, 2, 1... not cool. freezing away fat cells with coolsculpting? now that's cool! coolsculpting safely freezes and removes fat cells with little or no downtime. and no surgery. results and patient experience may vary. some rare side effects include temporary numbness, discomfort and swelling. ask your doctor if coolsculpting is right for you and visit coolsculpting.com today... for your chance to win a free treatment. here's the story of green mountain coffee roasters sumatra reserve. let's go to sumatra. the coffee here is

u.s. cyber command as a unified combat and command. creating the unified command is an important step but much work remains for you to do, especially with regard to centralizing the responsibilities currently spread across three different agencies. we have dod and fbi and you have dhs. another one of your top priorities, if confirmed is ensuring cyber command readiness. if the services do not deliver the required tools, capabilities, and personnel, we're in danger of a hollow cyber force. two days ago, admiral rogers was repeatedly questioned by this committee on the role of cyber command and specifically his command's response to the russian disinformation campaign around our 2016 presidential elections. unfortunately, the partisan propensity to discredit our president consumed over half of that hearing and hopefully that's not going to happen again today. and it would be a disservice in two ways. first, it assumes that cyber command action would be the only response to the russian disinformation campaign when in reality it should be a whole government approach. especially given the disinformation is just part of the threat that russia poses to the united st

u.s. forces are not authorized to use force against the houthis to support the saudi led coalition with intelligence sharing, military advice and logistical support, including and to air refueling. last week the committed jew central command general votel testify before the armed services committee that our support to the saudi led coalition is primarily defensive. in nature and focus on the ring support a ballistic missile threats of saudi arabia that originates in yemen. maritime threats to international shipping in the red sea, the defense of saudi arabia southern border and counterterrorism. however, general votel challenge that when united states provides air refueling to coalition aircraft, we do not know where those aircraft the bingo. therefore they could be going to conduct offensive strikes against houthi targets which may result in civilian casualties which is a major concern for me. even more troubling, if these aircraft went to conduct strikes against targets outside of yemen the u.s. would be complicit or in a much more dangerous and provocative activities. i have significant concerns about persistent reports of civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure. caused by the saudi led coalition in y

u.s. part of the navy that operates in the gulf and the central command region. they have their suspicions how it might be transferred. if those suspicions are indeed correct, i think it will be very hard to interdict it. >> there's a land border between yemen and several countries, two. draw your own conclusions. >> the rumor is they're going by ground. that's what i hear. >> yes. >> that's what i've heard as well. that will be very difficult to interdict because it would involve watching over ports in many different countries. >> you're being very delicate. >> i try to once in a while. >> there are no other questions? thank you. >> whoa. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> let me say our next event is march the 12th. for you iran hands here and we have a special treat, from syracuse university, the speaker will talk about iran's political elite. the families that have governed iran since the revolution. should be very interesting. thank you all for coming. >>> tonight on c-span's landmark cases, we'll explore the 1886 case of yick wov hopkins discriminati

just within the command but with our fellow combatant commands, the central regions country team, other departments agencies and organizations of the u.s. government and most importantly, our coalition partners who have provided unwavering support for nearly two decades of persistent conflicts. as a national defense strategy captures clearly, strengthening existing relationships and building new ones will be key to our future success. finally, we cannot do what we do on a daily basis without the support of congress and by extension, the america people. we sincerely appreciate this committees continued strong support for operations, authorities and resources and especially for your support to the services, and the other defense agencies that we rely upon for our military wherewithal. your support will remain important as we contend with potentially are generational struggles to defend our homeland from the threats outlined in our national defense strategy. thank you again and i look forward to answering your questions. >> thank you. >> senator inhofe, ranking member read, distinguish members of the committee. thank you for the opportuni

u.s. military has been sounding the alarm on this. general votell, the head of central command are a fire accelerant in the middle east right now, especially in the syria operation. so you have jim mattis advocating for diplomacy, very quietly, very firmly, still keeping the military ready. but you have generals now who are on the record with congress, and it's going to be a very interesting couple of weeks now, because the question, of course, with bolton now inside the white house, will president trump go down a different road than his own generals are recommending? wolf? >> and the president in his tweet said april 9th is the official first day of john bolton on the job at the white house as the national security adviser to the president. jeff zeleny, you're getting more information over at the white house. this will be the third national security adviser for the president. michael flynn, he lasted about a month. general h.r. mcmaster, three-star general, he's been there for about a year. now john bolton, the former u.s. ambassador to the u.n., a fox news contributor, will b

central command and africa command testify on the president's 2019 budget request. live coverage starts 9:30 a.m. eastern on cspan 3, available online at cspan.org and on the radio. >>> on capitol hill. the u.s. house back for legislative work starting 2:00 p.m. eastern. wednesday, house lawmakers will consider a bill to prevent gun violence in schools. later in the week, expected to take up a measure to fund the government pass a march 23rd deadline. the senate meets at 4:00 p.m. eastern, resume debate on legislation to ease certain banking regulations, final passage vote expected by end of the week. at some point the senate plans to consider the nomination for border protection commissioner. >>> tonight on landmark cases, we explore the 1886 case, a san francisco city ordinance discriminated against a chinese laund laundromat owner. he established that equal protection under the 14th amendment applies to immigrants and citizens. explore it with professor of agency american studies at columbia university, author of "the lucky ones." one family and the extraordinary invention of chinese america. and josh blan

central, and eastern task force. the eastern commanded by a british officer, that center by our own u.s. officer, and the western task force landing on the moroccan coast. something else to mention about coast is it is taking place in at once,rent seas commanded by general patton. ,hese landings went very well logistical and planning triumph, opposition from the french was light, and they found themselves hurtling at light speed to the east, racing for their ultimate goal of tunis. if allies get to tunis first, rommel is in big, gigantic trouble and is essentially cut off. tunis as it was called begins in november and lasts into early december. unfortunately the germans win it . they react swiftly and airlift men and supplies into tunisia from the european mainland. it is not rommel. they form a solid defensive line in front of tunis. so we have the race for tunis, the allies coming in quickly, blasting the way a top speed through algeria, getting to the tunisian border within a few days of landing in europe, but unfortunately not in quite swift enough to get to tunis before the germans

u.s. cyber command, director of the national security agency and chief of the central securities service. as they identified, they renewed great power in competition with russia and china and it kind of goes on with what general duncan said what he said we are losing our qualitative and quantitative edge as we move into this 2-3 national defense strategy. thatould recognize he made a very niche work by the concept and established a full-fledged war fighting command. anticipateyear we you will achieve this. despite the many successes, there are still significant challenges. priority across the services to deliver the required tools and capabilities and personnel. efforts have improved but the fact remains we are not where we need to be. we like if necessary and we have some questions about this during the question time in the fact that i think in a similar disadvantage in the responsibilities that are spread across the dod and the fbi with little semblance of coordinati coordination. we can't just work with a major attack and try to get this rig right. we need to address that to see if we

u.s. cyber command, director of the national security agency, and chief of the central security service. given your upcoming retirement, it might be the last time you'll be dropping in. do you think that will happen? we'll miss you. well, as the recent national defense strategy identified renewed great power, competition with russia and china. it kind of goes along with what general dunford said when he said we are losing our qualitative and quantitative edge as we move into this two-three national defense strategy. as we approach the eighth anniversary of cyber command, we should recognize the remarkable progress you've made in taking what was a very niche war-fighting concept and establishing around it a full-fledged war fighting command. later this year, we anticipate that you will achieve full operational capability for the 6,200-person cyber mission force. despite the many successes, there are still significant challenges. the committee remains concerned about a hollow cyber force due to the lack of priority across the services to deliver the required tools and capabilities and pers

commander and settled here. rain and mountain snow over the last couple days. this weekend is no exception. the west is getting plans in the central u.s a lot next week. cheryl: are you not here tomorrow? reporter: i entered samarra. we have a friday. one good thing about your weather report today, on the snow hitting the west coast for the skiers out there. >> i think we should all take tomorrow off. cheryl: we will see you on monday. lauren: coming up on the president trump visited boeing headquarters, but the stock fell almost 2% on the impact of a trade war. what other stocks the company could be at risk. and if you think going to disney world is expensive now, watch out. a new fee is coming your way. we'll be right back. ♪ >> i've gotten to know people very well over the past year and i'm really at a point where we are getting very close to having the cabinet and other things that i want. cheryl: breaking this morning. a major trend cabinet shakeup coming very soon. the secretary of state rex tillerson. live report from washington in a moment. lauren: concerns about the trade were hitting the dow hard. major sellouts to big indus

central command. i'm pleased to be here today with my fellow combatant commander and fellow minnesotan, general wald househauser. i come before you today on behalf of over 80,000 members of command, u.s. military, civilians and coalition members from 71 nations in the most complex area of the globe they serve and sacrifice on a daily basis. in many cases for the benefit of not only american strategic interests, but also the world's. our people are the very best what the they do and they, and especially their families deserve our admiration and gratitude. it's my sincere honor to lead and be a member of such a fine team of dedicated professionals. since i last appeared before the committee last year were we -- we have made considerable military progress across the region. however, as we consolidate our gains in places like iraq, syria, lebanon, and yemen, we remain clear-eyed about the challenges that the region continues to be present. in the past year we have achieved incredible success against isis in both iraq and syria. the iraqi security forces and the syrian democratic forces are operating at their most effective levels and have liberated over 90% of the territory previously he