u.s. service members in afghanistan. some law makers were already in their seats when trump released what he seems to have thought was an absolute knockout punch, a letter saying he was canceling her visit to the troops until after the shutdown ended. for one thing he told pelosi she could still commercial into a war zone. which is really rather revealing. not about the nature of the congressional delegation but how the president views his own actions and those around him. because he views a trip like that as a photo op, he assumes everyone with else does as well. he can't assume anyone behaving in public service. the spokesperson noted the purpose was to appreciate men and women in uniform and obtain national and security intelligence briefings from those on the front lines. by the way on the fifth day of the shutdown, you'll remember, trump went to visit iraq in a war zone, you know the exact same thing pelosi was planning on doing. >> it demeans the presidency as almost a daily occurrence. >> this is now the 27th day

u.s. service members in syria as part of the isis campaign. in december 2016, it was 278 u.s. members in syria. it's now somewhere we think around 2,000, although we do not have any clear transparent accounting of them. do you have a clear and transparent accounting of them of how many u.s. service members are in syria? >> we have no clear and transparent accounting, but also, we don't know what the timeline for reducing that accounting is. and the idea that isis or the caliphate has crumbled, that we have defeated isis smacks of a mission accomplished moment, and really naive at best, possibly delusional, dangerously so. >> i want to ask you, since i have you here about the other big vote or the big vote today on the deripaska sanctions. close, but no cigar. democrats missed by two votes. bernie sanders missed that vote. he was in a meeting with staffers who were voicing concern about sexual harassment on his campaign. so that was you were down a democratic vote, though probably weren't going to get over any way. what -- is there an argument on the other side? like is this a

u.s. service members, a d.o.d. contractor and d.o.d. civilian in addition to three u.s. service members who were wounded in this attack. isis claiming responsibility saying it was one of their suicide bombers who carried out the attack. now, the unfortunate timing of this happening at the same time as vice president mike pence was speaking in a public event where he said that isis has been defeated, that the caliphate had crumbled. and that is not entirely true. while, yes, that caliphate had crumbled, that isis no longer controls the vast amount of territory it once controlled in syria, as observers in this region within the u.s. military have been warning for a long time now, they are saying that isis is far from defeated. it still possesses that ability to carry out these devastating attacks. some feel that perhaps the timing, this coming just a few weeks after president trump announcing a victory over isis and that decision to pull u.s. troops may have perhaps been a message from the group that they are still there and they are still able to carry out these attacks. >

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u.s. service members in syria had been killed in action sin the u.s. got involved in 2014. yesterday's attack a very sad reminder of the high price our men and women in uniform sometimes pay. phillip? frances? >> four families in mourning. sarah, thank you. >>> the latest twist in the russia probe may have moved the goalposts into unforeseen territory this morning. the president's personal attorney rudy giuliani noways he doesn't deny that the trump campaign may have colluded with the russians in the 2016 election. however, he insts mr. trump himself was not involved. here's what he told cnn. >> you just misstated my position. i never said there was noio coll between the campaign or between people in the campaign. >> yes, you have. >> i have no idea -- i have not. i said the president of the united states. there is not a single bit of evidence the president of the united states committed the only here, he could commit conspired with the russians to hack the dnc. >> giuliani also slammed the mueller probe during the intervw, calling it's most inappropriate investigation he h

u.s. service members and two americans working with with the u.s. military in northern syria. the attack comes less than a month of after president trump declared at the time declaring we have won against gist. they later warned that isis was not entire ri defeated. republican senator clammed the president's statements saying that only served to encourage isis and with the government shutdown causing pain nationwide house speaker pelosi is disinviting the president from delivering the state of the union address to congress. pelosi tells the congress we should reschedule his speech delivered from the oval office or send in a written copy. house speaker congressman of the intelligence and armed services committees and correspondents are standing by with full coverage. let's begin with the breaking news. the bombing that killed four americans in syria. let's go to our chief international correspondent in northern syria right now. isis is claiming responsibility. you were in that city only a few days ago. any sense it could have been targeted directly to attack americans? >> i thi

u.s. secret service are fully prepared to support and secure the state of the union. but the democratic senate leader, chuck schumer, the other half of chuck and nancy, says it's quite simple. if there is a shutdown, there is no speech for president trump. >> the secretary of homeland security says her agency, specifically the secret service, is prepared to handle the state of the union. so do you think that it should go forward as planned? >> well, what is the state of the union? the government is closed because of president trump. if it continues to be closed on the 29th, i think it's a good idea to delay it until the government is open. >> as for the president, he's trying to counter strike. he tried to pick off democrats under pelosi's nose inviting them to the white house, seen as moderates. seven democrats on the list and they went to meet with the president. before they even got there they thumbed their nose at him slamming president trump, standing by their speaker releasing a statement saying the government must be reopened before any negotiations with trump

u.s. service members are among the victims. in northern syria, clarissa ward. what are you hearing there? >> we're hearing exactly what you just said, that a number of u.s. servicemen on regular patrol in the town of manbij were killed by some kind of explosion. isis claiming responsibility for it. we were just in the town of manbij the day before yesterday, which is a town that was under isis control until about september 2016, at which point the kurdish-led syrian democratic forces took control of the city. we found the u.s. base right there on the outskirts of the city flying the u.s. flag. a number of u.s. servicemen are based there. there's also a regime and russian presence just about ten minutes away from the city. listen, the difficulty you have with towns like manbij is even when you clear them out, even when you talk back the territory, it is very difficult to deal with sleeper cells. we have been hearing from a number of commanders, kurdish commanders and others, that this is the problem they're facing now on the ground in a lot of territory that they

u.s. service members.making it the deadliest day for the u-s military in syria -- since troops arrived moren four years ago.patrick shanahan / acting defense secretary: "today is a stark reminder of the dangerous missions our men and women in uniform perform on our behalf each and every day."u-s officials say an american intelligence expert hoping to collect information about security was with the military when the device detonated.isis claimed responsibility.patrick shanahan / acting defense secretary: "our fight against terrorism is ongoing."the attack comes one month after president trump announced the áwithdrawal of u-s forces from syria.president trump / december 19th: "we've won against isis."president trump / december 19th: "and now it's time for our troops to come back home."but republican senator lindsey graham says the president's statements emboldened isissen. lindsey graham / -r- south carolina: "i hope the president will look long and hard at where he's headed in syria."last week -- the u-s started removing some military ground equipment from syria.sen. chuck schumer / -d- mino

u.s. officials are confirming american service members have been killed in a bombing attack in syria todaymic state now click possibility. it comes just days after the u.s. began the process of withdrawing from the country. jennifer griffin is following the story from the pentagon. jennifer? >> harris, we are being told there are multiple american service members killed in this suicide bombing attack in northern syria. this video from a security camera shows the actual explosion that ripped through a restaurant where u.s. special operations forces had gone for a meeting. the impact of the blast appears to have been magnified because the american troops were inside at the time of the explosion. there are multiple casualties, we are told. a spokesman for the u.s. military tweeted the following -- "u.s. service members were killed during an explosion while conducting a routine patrol in syria today. we are still gathering information and will share additional details at a later time." the attack took place in the city of manbij, which u.s. backed kurdish forces captured from isis in 2016. las

u.s. service members.an employee, pert in intelligence and security and a dod contractor. they had been going to what the military is now calling a local engagement. earlier they said 24ethey were routine patrol. that appears not to be the case. they were going somewhere when you hear the phrase local engagement, it means they were going to meet with local people perhaps to gather information about what was happening in the area that is a typical task for military and intelligence officials to do. in these kinds of areas. so we know at this hour family notification is going out. there were also three u.s. service members wounded in the attack. it's a concern to the pentagon for so many reasons to take care of families, but to get a better understanding of who might have been behind it. isis claiming responsibility, but that's not investigatverifi. so who is targeting and killing americans. >> we'll stay on this as we get more reporting from you and from the military. barbara, thank you very much. >>> in th

u.s. secret service and the department of homeland security have not been funded with critical departments hamstrung by furloughs. the white house hasn't responded, though secretary of homeland security kirstjen nielsen tweeted the agencies are fully prepared to support and secure the state of the union. >> democrats have made a marketing decision. >> and all your blaming and flailing -- >>reporter: as the two sides squabble -- [ chanting ] >>reporter: frustration with washington is reaching a tipping point. >> kind of almost like there's no end in sight, and it's just nice to know that there are people out there that are willing to help. >>reporter: kelly starcher is furloughed from the i.r.s. she's just one of the 800,000 federal employees not getting paid during the shutdown. many are now relying on food banks and donations. >> january we just barely got the rent paid. haven't paid the car yet. >>reporter: if the shutdown isn't resolved by tuesday, most will miss another pay check. marc liverman, kpix cbs news. >> now, as the shutdown drags on, more bay area businesses are lending a han

u.s. service members, one was a translator and one was a civilian contractor. three americans were also injured in the attack. shep, u.s. allies are up in arms and the u.s. announcing they're pulling out of syria. this attack today is a direct result of the announcement made by president trump that u.s. forces are pulling out. these troops had a bulls eye on them when the president telegraphed that he was ordering a pull out. senator graham said as much during the confirmation hearing for the next attorney general. >> my concern by the statements made by president trump that should set in motion, enthusiasm about the fighting. >> the explosion ripped through a restaurant where u.s. special forces had gone for a meeting. the impact of the blast had been appeared to be magnified because the american troops were inside at the time of the explosion. patrick shanahan just addressed the attack before meeting his japanese counterpart here at the pentagon. >> allow me to extend on behalf of the department of defense our thoughts and prayers to the families and team mem

u.s. service members, also a contractor and a worker with the defense department. and the attack comes just weeks after president trump declared isis had been defeated and called for all u.s. troops to leave syria. abc's terry moran leading us off tonight. >> reporter: the deadly attack caught on security camera video. a busy downtown street, then, a massive fireball. victims crumple to the ground. a few stagger out of the smoke. the target, a restaurant wrecked by the blast, blood staining the walls, debris littering the street. four americans killed, two active duty service members, a civilian defense department employee and a contractor. helicopters evacuated the injured. at least three other american troops were wounded in the blast. the americans were "conducting a local engagement," u.s. officials say, in the strategically crucial town of m na manbij, in northern syria, where u.s. troops have been on the ground for two years. within hours, isis claimed responsibility. this attack comes less than a month after president trump's stunning announcement that he was

u.s. secret service is the lead federal agency responsible for coordinating and planning and exercising ther that event. she points out that the u.s. secret service and the department of homeland security have not been funded for 26 days, with critical departments ham strung by furloughs, she writes. she is calling on the president to delay the state of the union address until the government reopens. as you may or may not know, the state of the union address is scheduled for tuesday, january 29th. >> bill: just about two weeks from yesterday. we'll see whether or not they have some time to work it out and put it back on the schedule. we'll wait for reaction from the white house. >> sandra: we are told the white house is aware this letter has been sent to the president and they are currently working on a response. >> bill: we have this. s sarah sanders. >> the president's message has been right all along, we have a national security and humanitarian crisis. democrats have to stop ignoring the problem. >> bill: a new migrant caravan is leaving honduras and heading for the u.s. border. tom hol

u.s. service members were not paid during a lapse of government funding. >> a branch of america's military not being paid. i mean that is just unbelievable in today's society. >> not just a braench, bbranch, president talks about drugs in this country and the coast guard keeps a lot of those drugs out of this country. >> and the idea of bread lines for the federal workers, a make shift food pantry in brooklyn, outsi outside the barclay center. tonya smith says she's never had to depend on anyone else for food but she has no choice. >> i can't believe this is happening. every day i'm like wow, here we go again. and i stay watching the news just to hear something positive, but it is not working. >> split samith says if the shu lasts another week, she will be spendingi inall her time travel from food pantry to food pantry. for more on how you can assist, go to cnn.com/impact. >> and then there is the state of the president's state of the union address. still a little vague this morning. house speaker nancy pelosi calling for the address to be delayed or delivered in writing because the govern

u.s. service members being killed. yeah the press secretary sara sanders asked directly about this by reporters releasing a statement to reporters essentially saying that the president has been briefed on this but adding few details instead referring questions to the department of defense but certainly this is not a good headline for donald trump given his surprise announcement last month the withdrawal of two thousand u.s. troops that had been stationed there that withdrawal beginning as of last week it certainly has rattled u.s. allies led to the departure of the ministrations secretary of defense james mattis so certainly this is compounding tensions too with turkey the united states as nato ally certainly there have been some problems with regard to the fact that in recent days the president has threatened the turkish leader air to want given that there has not been an assurance that the u.s. is happy with with regard to the kurdish forces that assisted the united states in its effort to defeat eisel the united sta

u.s. service members were injured. the single deadliest day for american force in syria. u.s. officials say they were part of a team conducting a routine patrol at the time in the northern city of nanbij. the following shows the moment of the attack and it is highly disturbing. a kurdish security official tells nbc news the patrol was approached by a man wearing civilian clothing that had explosives hidden underneath. the explosion took place outside of a restaurant where u.s. troops routinely eat. president trump has not yet tweeted on the attack. however hours afterwards isis did claim responsibility for it. vice president mike pence had this to say in a speech to diplomats in washington. >> thanks to the leadership of this commander-in-chief and courage and sacrifice of our armed forces, we're now actually able to begin hand off the fight against isis in syria to our coalition partners and we're bringing our troops home. the caliphate has crumbled and isis has been defeated. >> all right. so meanwhile shortly after the attack president trump did hold a meeting at the white

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u.s. service members are dead following a possible suicide bombing in northern syria. the number of those killed is unknown. this is new video showing the aftermath of the blast in the center of a market. the area had been crowded with shops and street vendors. isis is claiming the kidnapping wisconsin teenager jayme closs. a neighbor aid they didn't think to call 911 after patterson allegedly shot and killed her parents. they say he kidnapped her and held her captive for 88 days. >> that's the fact that i couldn't live down is that we could have made a difference. >> bail is set for $5 million for patterson. he is due back in court next month. >>> pelosi asked trump to delay the state of union speech. >> certainly it is a reasonable argument. both houses of congress, the entire sprout are all in one place at one time and protection is at its maximum. as pelosi points o around the current government shutdown. she writes sadly given security determine another we work suitable date after government has reopened for this address. she goes onto suggest it is writing in a l

u.s. service members and two sther americans. chris lawrence at the live desk with details. >> all of this is raising ncerns about president trump's announcement that he was pulling troops out of syria. he made it clear the islamic state had been defeated. then, thisen ha. a deadly attack yesterday. you're looking at video from at chilling scene. three u.s. troops were wounded in that assault, as well. right now, america has 2,000 troops inhe country. this could complicate the withdraw plan. >>> now, to the lawsuit against the makerse painkiller coxcox oxycontin. newly released e-mails s the drugmaker pushed oxycontin when they knew it was dangerous. ve to hammer on abusers in , we ery haway. they are the culprits and the problems. but debbie burress says her son is not a criminal. he started using painkillers, including oxycontin, in high school. >> i had a good boy that had a future. he doesn't right now. >> the e-mails are part of aco t filing by the massachusetts attorney general. it says that sackler directed purdue not to t

u.s. service members were killed the islamic state of iraq in the levant says they are responsible and that they were targeting the coalition u.s. senator lindsey graham directly blamed the attack on president donald trump's promise to pull u.s. troops out quickly my concern by the statements made by president trump is that you'd set in motion enthusiasm by the enemy we're fighting you make people who are trying to kill wonder about us and as they get older the people we're trying to help are going to going to get more uncertain saw this in iraq and i'm now seeing it in syria he urged the president to reconsider but that seems unlikely because just after the attack the vice president made this claim we're bringing our troops all the caliphate has crumbled and isis has been defeated. one of the leaders who most clearly does not want to see the u.s. president change course the president of turkey who weighed in the me. i asked has claimed the responsibility for the attack and this may mean to affect the decision that mr trump has taken but as i know mr trump's determination about this issue i

u.s. service members frequented. two that were killed are servicemembers and four civilians with dozen addi p ckthe deadliest in syria since the troops arrived four years ago. >>> a man with ties the bear area are among those killed in the attack and can you with al- qaeda bursting into the hotel and shopping complex in nairobi killing at least 21 people. one was jason spindler from san francisco, the ceo of the tech investment firm. long before starting his own company he worked at the world trade center in new york and survived 911 because he was late to work that day. jason would have turned 41 on monday. >>> a new threat by the oakland teachers and a major disruption is planned this week unless the demands are met.is do a bit on this thursday morning. we are keeping an eye on things with the wind continuing to blow, when we come back. day -- today los angeles teachers and school district officials are going back to the bargaining table.. fice of mayor >>> as the walkouts are entering the fourth day in los angeles

u.s. service members, a civilian working for the defense department, and a contractor. as rescue helicopters came in, witnesses told nbc news u.s. forces may have set a dangerous pattern coming to this same restaurant repeatedly. isis almost immediately claimed responsibility. the group, it seems, trying to show the world president trump is wrong. >> we've beaten them badly, we've taken back the land, and now it's time for our troops to come back home. >> reporter: but u.s. troops are still here in syria for now. and their allies, kurdish forces, who took us into the battle zone, say the u.s. is leaving a war that's not finished. these areas here on the front line are completely devastated, and u.s. and kurdish-led forces are still fighting against isis. there are as many as 4,000 isis fighters still in this area. hardly mission accomplished. vice president pence today sees it differently. >> the caliphate has crumbled and isis has been defeated. we'll stay in the fight to ensure that isis does not rear its ugly head again. >> reporter: but one of president trump's allie

u.s. service member killed in afghanistan today was still working to learn what led up to the person's death and even find out their identity. u.s. coalition says the incident is under investigation. we'll be back right after this break. england patriots get set compete in this year )s super >>> well, new information as the new england patriots get set to compete in this year's super bowl. the nfl is now looking into an incident where quarterback tom brady was hit with a laser pointer. affiliate caught the video showing a green dot targeting his face on several games. neither the chiefs or the patriots have commented on the incident. laser pointers are banned at nfl stadiums. that incident did not impact the outcome of that game. >>> happening today, giants fans, a lot of them anyway, wondering if maybe this is the day former star slugger barry bonds mak i fame. they announce the inductees later today. bonds has been getting closer to the minimum number of votes. appearing on more experts are forecasting, however, he'll miss the cut again this year. >>> well, anyone can count to ten but the

u.s. service members were killed the islamic state of iraq in the levant says they are responsible and that they were targeting the coalition u.s. senator lindsey graham directly blamed the attack on president donald trump's promise to pull u.s. troops out quickly my concern by the statements made by president trump is that you'd set in motion enthusiasm by the enemy we're fighting you make people who are trying to help wonder about us and as they get older the people we're trying to help are going to going to get more uncertain i saw this in iraq. i'm now seeing it in syria he urged the president to reconsider but that seems unlikely because just after the attack the vice president made this claim we're bringing our troops home the caliphate has crumbled and isis has been defeated. one of the leaders who most clearly does not want to see the u.s. president change course the president of turkey who weighed in the me. i asked his claim their responsibility for the attack and this may mean to affect the decision that mr trump has taken but as i know mr trump's determination about this issue i

u.s. service members, a former navy s.e.a.l. and a defense contractor. >>> the death toll is mounting in mexico after a massive gasoline pipeline explosion killed more than 60 people. authorities say thieves punctured the pipeline as parts of the country remain in the grip of gas shortages. nbc's sarah harmon has the details. >> reporter: a massive fireball fills the night sky, sending flames and smoke soaring. the blast in central mexico, killing at least 66 people. triggered authorities say by gas thieves, drilling into a pipeline. these images from before the deadly blast show fuel gushing like a fountain, as hundreds rushed to collect it in plastic containers. "gas is expensive and in short supply," this man says. when his sons heard about the initial leak on facebook, they decided to check it out. they're now among the more than 80 people missing. mexico is in the midst of a gas crisis, and fuel theft is an epidemic, costing the economy $3 billion a year. in the first 10 months of last year, pipelines were tapped on average

u.s. forest service firefighter to do them. u.s. forest service dispatcher in the el dorado national forest told me it is a very important time of the year, if it wasn't for the shutdown we would be doing controlled burns right now. right now we have limited staffing. the shutdown impacting the forest service comes just after president trump toured the camp fire burn zone. >> great people that live here and it's unfair to put them through this so often. >> reporter: following that, president trump issued an executive order calling for more-controlled burns on federal land. that executive order still stands. only there is no federal staffing to carry it out. >> no funding to support network right now. no government employees doing that work. there's a big irony there i think. >> reporter: hankins says the window wil will close in may. the more burns will have to be squeezed into a shorter window. >>> one more note, every watch and warning you see from the national weather service is coming from men and women not getting paid because o

u.s. postal service is canceling mail delivery in parts of the midwest. >>> and a new u.s.forces are shrinking, and gaps in security are intensifying. this comes as negotiations continue between the u.s. and the taliban over a possible cease-fire in the war in afghanistan. a potential peace deal could lead to a full withdrawal of u.s. troops. >>> there's big beatles news. director peter jackson is working on a film using unreleased footage of the "let it be" sessions including a rooftop concert 50 years ago. jim axelrod has details. ♪ >> reporter: it would be the last time the band that changed everything played a concert in public -- if call the 42-minute session a concert, and the roof of their apple records headquarters public. ♪ get back get back ♪ >> reporter: by then it had been more than two years since the beatles' last live show in san francisco where they were escorted out in an armored bus. >> the best way out -- >> reporter: their feelings toward each other had grown as raw as the january weather in london when they hit the roof. >> there was a lot of dissension

u.s. service member who was in panama and harassed several others and so this is something that any u.s. president would take very very seriously and i think this is a warning to them of their own government don't take this actions because if you do there will be dramatic steps but having said that you know there are a lot of other options on the table short of the use of any military force and i suspect that's clearly what people would want to be heading toward for the foreseeable future so let's move on to other news down the search has resumed for more than three hundred people still missing after a dam burst in southeast for sale fifty eight people are now confirmed dead rescue workers say there is little hope of finding survivors under the sea of mining waste released by friday's collapse activists one of a potential environmental disaster as that waste makes its way to a nearby river daniel schwann the reports from broome a genuine. this is the result of the down with spewed millions of liters of waste from an i don't mind it destroyed everything in its path education infrastructur

u.s. service members were killed the islamic state of iraq in the levant says they are responsible and that they were targeting the coalition u.s. senator lindsey graham directly blamed the attack on president donald trump's promise to pull u.s. troops out quickly my concern by the statements made by president trump is that you'd set in motion enthusiasm by the enemy we're fighting you make people who are trying to kill wonder about us and as they get older the people we're trying to help are going to going to get more uncertain saw this in iraq. i'm now seeing it in syria he urged the president to reconsider but that seems unlikely because just after the attack the vice president made this claim we're bringing our troops home the caliphate has crumbled and isis has been defeated. one of the leaders who most clearly does not want to see the u.s. president change course the president of turkey who weighed in the me. i asked his claim the responsibility for the attack and this may mean to affect the decision that mr trump has taken but as i know mr trump's determination about this issue i do

u.s. service members were killed this logic state of iraq in the levant says they are responsible and that they were targeting the coalition of u.s. senator lindsey graham directly blamed the attack on president donald trump promised to pull u.s. troops out quickly mark uncertain statements made the president trying. is it you're set in motion enthusiasm by the enemy we're fighting you make people who are trying to kill wonder about us and as they get older the people we're trying to help are going to going to get more uncertain saw this in iraq and now seeing it in syria he urged the president to reconsider but that seems unlikely because just after the attack the vice president made this claim we're bringing our troops all the caliphate has crumbled and isis has been defeated. one of the leaders who most clearly does not want to see the u.s. president change course the president of turkey who weighed in the me. i asked his claim their responsibility for the attack and this may mean to affect the decision that mr trump has taken but as i know mr trump's determination about this issue i do

u.s. service members who were killed, three more service members injured in this attack.should know about it's been one of the success stories in syria in that isis was cleared out of it in about 2016 and there really hasn't been much of an isis presence there. they don't have the persistent attacks we see in other areas like the euphrates river valley where isis still has a little stronghold left. this is a place the u.s. and turks have been engaged in these joint or coordinated patrols for the past several months now. it's seen as one of the things that was a success. the u.s. military, turkish military are working together in conjunction with the syrian democratic forces who have a kurdish element to it. and isis really has not been a persistent threat there. what this demonstrates is that isis still has the ability, if, in fact, this was an isis attack. we should point that out. they are claiming responsibility for it, but that doesn't necessarily mean they were the ones behind this attack. if in fact, they were, this proves isis has the ability to go under ground and

u.s. service members being killed in a reaction. we're waiting reaction from president donald trump none has been forthcoming as of yet but al jazeera has spoken to the white house press office it has confirmed in fact that there were u.s. service members killed in that attack the number they will not confirm but there is reportedly a statement forthcoming the u.s. president is meeting with his secretary of state at this hour for a lunch where we expect that they will discuss the issue of syria but already the president is getting some fresh criticism from one of his staunch allies on capitol hill senator lindsey graham who believes that the announcement by the president last month that surprise announcement that the two thousand u.s. troops there in syria would be returning to the united states it's his view that this has emboldened essentially pointing to attacks such as this saying that he has seen this before in iraq and now it appears in syria and that the president should look long and hard.

u.s. service member who was in panama and harassed several others and so this is something that any u.s. president would take very very seriously and i think this is a warning to them of their own government don't take this actions because if you do there will be dramatic steps but having said that you know there are a lot of other options on the table short of the use of any military force and i suspect that's clearly what people would want to be heading toward for the foreseeable future but thank you as always for your time on this that's where i live in washington d.c. thank you. that's they want to other news now the search has resumes for more than three hundred people still missing after a dam burst in southeast brazil fifty eight people are now confirmed dead rescue workers say there is little hope of finding survivors under the sea of mining waste released by friday's collapse activists are warning of a potential environmental disaster as that waste makes its way to a nearby river daniel schwann the reports from. this is the result of the dam burst with spewed out millions of lit

services on oh oh. well you know many people would argue that this is the way the u.s. system of government is set up it's a system of checks and balances that the congress and and many of these institutions are holding a check on the presidential or executive power and we've seen this even as the president was talking and touting the successes of the relationship with north korea as well on twitter we saw the fact that the testimony from the director of national intelligence was very different saying that they believe the united states believes that north korea will never give up its nuclear weapons even as donald trump was saying tremendous progress had been made we should also point out in terms of action to kind of make sure that the president's policy sometimes which can be rash for example the announced troop withdrawal with respect to syria that the president made abruptly a december nineteenth well what we're seeing there on capitol hill in recent days is a move by the top republican the president's own party mitch mcconnell working on legislation to ensure that

u.s. service members, a former navy seal, and a syrian american interpreter were killed in the attack. president last month announced plans to withdraw u.s. forces from syria, claiming isis had been defeated, but no troops have yet been withdrawn. u.s. military officials in africa say an american air strike in somalia today killed more than 50 al-shabaab militants. the group, linked to al qaeda, attacked somali forces earlier in the day. al-shabaab also claimed responsibility for an attack this past week in neighboring kenya. at least 21 people were killed, including an american who had hervived the september 11 attacks in new york. well, today was the third annual women's march. the first one was held the weekend after president trump's inauguration. and despite divisions and controversy, there were pink hats and protest signs from coast to coast today, and even overseas. nikole killion has more from eashington. >> reporter: there were marchs >> reporter: there were marches where actor bryan cranston cheered on participants. and washington, where rachel wood brought her two daughters.

service and military. these are great people. >> reporter: right now the u.s. g it without pay. >> throughout the agency, the morale is starting to deteriorate. >> reporter: of the over 7,222 secret service employees, 5,978 are currently working without pay. 1,244 are furloughed. >> secret service agents are not getting paid. >> reporter: former agent jonathan bawakrow says many see short-term debt mounting which creates a threat and puts secret service jobs at risk. >> if their credit score goes below a certain level they lose their clearance levels to operate at the highest level of the government. >> reporter: according to wackrow while flights and hotels are covered, secret service members are paying out of pocket for other travel expenses while on the job, adding to the possibility of running up debt. >> the smaller bill items like parking expenses, meals, taxis, all of the things that build up over time. if you are traveling for seven or eight days at a time and i have to front all of that money, that mounts up. >> reporter: president trump said this about

u.s. service members on patrol just weeks after president trump said he was withdrawing american forces fromsyria. oh i maryam namazie in london with al jazeera also coming up on the program a new test for the british prime minister as the government faces a confidence vote after her crushing defeat in parliament. kenya's president declares the assault on a nairobi hotel over with at least fourteen dead and all the attackers killed and i.c.c. judges say former ivory coast president should now be released following his acquittal . u.s. service members are among at least fifteen people who have been killed by a bomb in northern syria nineteen people were injured by the blast in man city near the turkish border it's in the hands of u.s. backed kurdish forces are still says one of its fighters carried out the attack detonating a suicide vest in the patrol of the u.s. led coalition the area is currently controlled by the kurdish peoples protection units also known as the white b.g. u.s. troops on did train the white peachy in the fight against i still but now preparing to withdraw has been massin

u.s. service members were killed the islamic state of iraq in the levant says they are responsible and that they were targeting the coalition of the u.s. senator lindsey graham directly blamed the attack on president donald trump's promise to pull u.s. troops out quickly my concern about the statements made by president trump is that you'd set in motion enthusiasm by the enemy we're fighting you make people who are trying to kill you wonder about us and as they get older the people we're trying to help are going to going to get more uncertain saw this in iraq. and i'm now seeing it in syria he urged the president to reconsider but that seems unlikely because just after the attack the vice president made this claim we're bringing our troops home the caliphate has crumbled and isis has been defeated. one of the leaders who most clearly does not want to see the u.s. president change course the president of turkey who weighed in the me. i asked has claimed the responsibility for the attack and this may mean to affect the decision that mr trump has taken but as i know mr trump's determination ab

u.s. service members when the vice president made his remarks.ust to remind you the announcement was already out when he made his remarks and just a few minutes ago a leading republican weighed in saying it's a sober reminder the threat from isis persists and that the administration's decision to retreat from syria now is a grave mistake. our chief international correspondent from syria the deadly attack happened.re - just days ago you were in the very same city not too far from where that blast happened. are you -- can you, first of all, talk about where it is and how -- is it a surprise this occurred in this town? this is a town, as i understand it, liberated from isis a long time ago. >> reporter: that's right, anderson. the town was liberated from isis in september of 2016. it's been under the control of kurdish-led, u.s.-backed forces since then and we were, indeed, in that town just a few days ago. we were shooting video at the mark which is just a couple hundred yards away from the restaurant where that explosion took place. certainly a su

u.s. postal service truck had a medical emergency, lost control of the vehicle, slid down the hill hitting several cars including this man's car. >> heard kind of bang, bang, boom! >> reporter: you're okay? >> i was eating ice cream. >> reporter: you were eating ice cream, so you weren't in the vehicle, okay. >> no injuries were reported from the folks in the car. however, the postal worker was taken away in an ambulance. we do not know his condition, but we'll be working to try and get that to you with the very latest. from the live news desk, i'm emily turner. >> thank you. >>> we're getting word now that an elderly woman hit by a car in san francisco died. the collision happened before 6:00 last night on cabrio street and 46th avenue in the richmond district. the driver stopped at the scene and was not arrested. >>> in oakland teachers are inching closer to the picket line. many are at a classroom at fremont high school now in oakland casting a vote to determine whether union leaders can call a strike. kpix5's juliette goodrich live at the east ural >>ep m the way and have my photograph

u.s. forest service for wild land fire and management. mr. chair, i think we should all grieve for loss of life and loss of property for those who have been impacted by our wild land fires. mr. speaker, i would like to yield five minutes to the gentleman from arizona, mr. grijalva, the chair of the house natural resources committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. grijalva: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you to the chair of the subcommittee, representative mccollum. i rise today to add my voice of support for the interior appropriations bill to fund the government. trump's ongoing government shutdown has damaged our economy, our national parks, and our public lands. this is not an inevitable outcome, this damage that we see. this is directly a a republican inflicted damage. trump and his enablers seem happy to let this shut down slow our economy, hurt underian country, and put our national parks and public lands at risk indefinitely. it shouldn't be hard for our republican colleagues to choose between

u.s. postal service deliveries suspended in all or parts of ten states. schools in most of the regions closed today. check before you head out. a live look at lake michigan from chicago. frozen over. it looks pretty. that is life-threatening cold. amtrak cancelling all service to and from chicago today. city officials there adding 500 shelter beds for the homeless. let's bring in meteorologist pedram javaheri live in the weather center. pedram, you look at piers in lake michigan they look like solid ice cubes. >> it looks like a scene out of siberia, right? when we talk about 30 or 40 below zero, we see that from time to time. but when you get to 50, 60 and 70 below zero, of course now it encompasses an area to 40 million people. it's a generational event. and really once you get to 50 or 60 below, the severity of it is quite significant with frostbite setting in. exposed skin, tip of your nose, fingertips, these are the areas that take the brunt of it and permanent damage is done on your skin even exposed 60 seconds or 90 seconds outside at 70 below zero