he takes very seriously the responsibility he has to order the united states military to take action and protect the american people. the president has not hesitated to do that. there are a variety of circumstances in a variety of countries where he's asked our men and women to go into harm's way to protect us. we're coming up on the fifth anniversary of the president ordering the operation to take saddam hussein off the battlefield -- osama bin laden off the battlefield. obviously that mission was successful. because of the courage and bravery and enormous skill of ur men and women in uniform. the president won't hesitate. i think that's as clear an example as you could ask for. of the president not hesitating to take the steps that he believes are necessary as commander in chief, to protect the american people. reporter: i have a question about aleppo. we talked about the what -- about what the russians can be doing or should be doing. n the past -- [inaudible] -- i'm wondering what message the u.s. is sending to russia in terms of the bombings and what should be done. mr. earnest:

i think the united states has a responsibility. of allocated a limited number of visas, roughly 7000, two afghans who have served as translators and guides. it is politicize the whole visa process. i think it has caused some of the figures to be in grereater dadanger.. making them even more of a target by their opponents. we have the resources. i think this should be a reminder to americans that when we intervene militarily abroad, and to perhaps the colin powell doctrine, if you break it, you own it, this should be part of military intervention. amy: in december while we were in paris covering the un's climate summit, democracy now! travel to cale for the largest refugee camp in france where 6000 to 7000 people are camped out in makeshift tents. one of the people we spoke to was najibullah, an afghan national, who said he had worked as an interpreter for seven months with the u.s. marines in afghanistan as well as for several months with a u.s. private contractor called creative international. he had applied for a visa to the unit

and calling for emergency aid. >> i have not seen the specifics of the proposal but the united states has taken important security relationship with egypt and that has not eclipsed the human-rights policies on display from the egyptian government. these concerns relate to the treatment of political opponents and we have not papered over those differences and we have set some time this week talking about the mission from the sinai peninsula the mission in the treaty between israel and egypt is something that is critical and has one element of volatility isn't the interest is high in we will watch the situation and carefully. i was wondering with china and the chinese state media they call that the latest in a string. oh. >> as we have seen provocative acts from birth korea over the last few months we are pleased to see the international community continues to stand with the united states in insisting that north korea put an end to these provocative actions so we will continue to work closely with the chinese government to apply pressure to north korea we did succeed earlier this year in im

that triggered the same law and the united states has not given any money to unesco ever since. now, the palestinians have been trying to get international organizations connected to the united nations to recognize them as a state for a long time. it's part of their strategy. they think that if they can get the rest of the world to recognize the -- quote -- "state of palestine" then it strengthens their hand in negotiations with israel. this strategy absolutely undercuts u.s. policy that says the palestinians and the israelis should be negotiating these things on their own without the rest of the world getting involved. that's the best way for middle east peace negotiations to go forward. and it's what both the palestinians and the israelis have agreed to in the past. so the u.s. law says that when the palestinians try to go around that process, like we just saw with this climate change organization, that there are legal consequences. that's why a group of 28 senators wrote to secretary of state john kerry earlier this week. we wrote to demand that he follow the law. obey the law

united states and its role? pres. mohamud: for us, the united states has always been a very good friend for somalia. 991, the united states was the second government in the world to recognize somalia. charlie: who was number one? pres. mohamud: russia was number one. since then, there are these good relations. there have been ups and downs. charlie: where is it now? pres. mohamud: now is the best time that we enjoy good relationship with the united states. we have one common enemy that we are all putting together side-by-side. the extremist al-shabaab terrorism. charlie: boko haram? pres. mohamud: they have good networks around the world, and united states are our partners and that more. we are doing their refine. charlie: are you seeking a closer relationship to russia? pres. mohamud: somalia is seeking good relationships all over the world. there is no one country who is not violating the principles -- charlie: some friends are better than others. pres. mohamud: of course. some are better or closer than others. that is true. the united states is a very close ally. charlie: and russia? pres. mohamud

there is another reason that the united states has become so popular for shell corporations. currently, none -- zero -- of the 50 american states requires the disclosure of the beneficial owners, the real human beings who own the companies. instead, corporate records can identify the owner as just another faceless shell corporation. or the owner could be identified as a professional agent, paid to sign the needed forms and never speak of them -- or a lawyer who refuses to disclose who his client is under attorney-client privilege. behind this easy-to-establish veil of secrecy, criminals can and do use these shell corporations to open bank accounts, to transfer funds, and even to hide the ownership of expensive assets. this building is 650 fifth avenue in new york city. the iranian government -- the iranian government used a string of generic businesses to obscure its ownership of this fifth avenue skyscraper. profits from this enterprise helped fund iran-backed terrorism for decades, until a united states government investigation finally uncovered the scheme in 2008. how could

." >> the united states has $18 trillion in debt. so, how exactly does america get up to its neck in debt? every year, a budget is formed. sums of thearge federal money, discretionary spending. in 2015, it receive $1.1 trillion. the second section is mandatory spending, which has received 4.5 trillion dollars. lastly, there is the interest on the federal debt, which received $229 billion. this all totaled a whopping $3.8 trillion. now, in order to pay for these things, the government has to taken money somehow. and this is how the budget works. you have revenue and expense. in other words, money you taken money you put out. in the case of the u.s. government, revenue is created through taxation. when the amount of money taken enter taxes doesn't equal the amount put out there spending, we have a deficit. in order to make up for the deficit, the government sells treasury bonds. this is essentially a loan from a third party. this sounds like a sweet deal , until you realize we actually have to pay these people back. borrowing can be a

that's why the united states has a engaged in conversations with our south korean allies about deploying what is called a fad battery, this is an anti- ballistic missile system that would enhance our allies security. those discussions are ongoing i will point out that equipment would be oriented to a threat that is posed by north korea not oriented toward north korea or russia. that is been our contention along and those are the facts. it certainly changes in the environment within the behavior of the north korean government that is prompting this consideration of increasing our posture in south korea. it is not a result of changes that are made by russia or china. >> can you give us any sense of timing or when you expect the talks to conclude. >> i do not have the time and at this point. obviously, these these conversations have been occurring for several weeks now. i do not have an announcement to make it about a particular decision. >> what i'm one with china -- you do expect that to be completed. >> i won't predict the outcome. obviously we would defer to the preferences of our allie

would terrorism has been in the united states? it has been extremely limited but that and said that the hands of the islamist terror is the committee died at the same time like lightning. >> there is the disclosure of the terrace to have been caught with various plots over this period. i did a casebook but those that have come to light that has been perpetrated horror but he pretended into the ecoterrorist. for example, one man is in baltimore said he wanted to be a jihadist but that does not at all unusual. the first response to tell him to stuff it in bin but i need some help to set that up. so that is very typical. it isn't but it seems to be incompetent overall. so the idea that they could get together if you're looking into these cases is very questionable. the guy and baltimore never have gotten around to anything or he would be most likely as a pretty spare red tried to dig chase said down. one is from march 2 has been in the middle of this for many years. he says as a member of the intelligence community to stay abreast of

united states and its role? >> well, for us, the united states has always been a very good friend for somalia since 1991. the united states was the second government in the world that recognized somalia. so the number of the american embassy used to be number two. >> rose: what's number one. ussia was number one. >> rose: so since then, good relations. sometimes there is ups and downs in the relationship. >> rose: where is it now? now is the best time that we enjoy a good relationship with the united states because we have one common enemy that we all of us are fighting together side by side. >> rose: and what is that enemy? the extremist al-shabaab or terrorism, global terrorism all over the world. they have good networking so the rest of the world and somalia and the united states are partners in the war and we're doing fine. >> rose: are you seeking a closer relationship with russia? >> somalia is seeking a good relationship with all over the world. there is no one country who is not violating the principles of -- >> rose: well some friends are better than other friends and things you would like to hav

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[applause] nafta, as an example, has been a total disaster for the united states and has emptied ourtates -- literally, emptied our states of our manufacturing and our jobs. and i've just gotten to see it. i've toured pennsylvania. i've toured new york. i've toured so many of the states. they have been cleaned out. their manufacturing is gone. never again, only the reverse -- and i have to say this strongly -- never again, only the reverse will happen. we will keep our jobs and bring in new ones. there will be consequences for the companies that leave the united states only to exploit it later. they fire the people. they take advantage of the united states. there will be consequences for those companies. never again. under a trump administration, no american citizen will ever again feel that their needs come second to the citizens of a foreign country. [applause] i will view as president the world through the clear lens of american interests. i will be america's greatest defender and most loyal champion. we will not apologize for becoming successful again, but will instead embrace th

she's an important symbol of a country with whom the united states has a special relationship. >> reporter: the first time they met, mrs. obama caused a stir. committing a royal no, no by hugging the today, it's a different royal greeting that could steal the spotlight. the uk's young power couple hosting the leader of the free world. prince william, kate middleton and prince harry are welcoming the obamas for dinner at kensington palace. the obama couple has struck up a close relationship with the rising stars of the royal family. welcoming prince william and prince harry to the white house. between those royal meals, president obama is set to meet with british prime minister david cameron. their encounter comes two months before the british people decide whether the uk should leave the european union, a move president obama opposes. president obama is expected to wade into that today. he's already write an op-ed in today's telegraph where he writes the eu magnifies europe's. it's sure to ruffle a few feathers here in london. >> a busy day in store. thank you. >>> aid is arriving in ecuad

i firmly firmly believe that the l rso id unnecessary, the united states f has already developed and fielded a conventional cruise missile specifically designed to do the same job as the l rso. furthermore, the united states has a variety of nuclear ballistic missiles that can reach any target anywhere in the world. now why do i feel so strongly about this? it's very personal with me. i am one of the few who have seen this. i was 12 years old when the united states of america, my country dropped a nuclear weapon on hiroshima and nagasaki. to me, just as the hundreds of thousands of bodies were steered with burns as the radiationand h spread, i have never quite gotten over white happened. i have reached the concept that nuclear weapons are really bad this world. i won't go into it when you see countries like north korea practicing tests and otherf countries struggling to get a nuclear weapon and the high likelihood of terrorists also seeking off radioactive am materials. the so, i am very concerned about the probable use of this missile. in a letter sent two years ago under secretary o

saren getty in tanzania nia, these are some of the planets most beautiful places that these united states hasas natural world heritage sites. all together there are 197 around the world, and about 90% provide jobs and contribute to economies through tourism, recreation, and natural resources. it is estimated 11 million people depend on these sites for food or work, but a new report says that harmful industrial activities, including mining and oil production are posing a threat to almost half of these places. >> these are very special sites, very special places, not many places make it to the top list, and if the sites are tlented, can you imagine what happens to other natural places around the world. so this is indicative of a much growing development pressure in natural places that are so important for nature and our own developmental well-being. >> reporter: now the belize system is particularly at risk. about 40% has been damaged, more than half of the population of belize rely on the reefs for fisheries and tourism. the wwf is warning governments that it's not just about protecting the en

both here in the united states, when it comes to our economy, but also the impact it has on the economy of brazil. even in light of the developments that you have cited, the united states and president obama himself have confidence in the durability of the brazilian democracy to weather those challenges. reporter: and i know you haven't seen all the details of his i.m.f. report today, but they're also quite gloomy about global. the global economy. japan, russia and brazil all don't pan out too well. how worried is the white house that if this continues it will lead to more global protectionist sentiment? mr. earnest: well, the -- over the last couple of years the president's economists have noted that the chief headwinds to the u.s. economy right now are emanating from overseas. there is a direct impact on the u.s. economy that is deeply integrated with the global economy, when we see some of ur partners encounter some economic difficulties. but this also goes to the argument that the president himself has made quite a bit recently that the united states has an economy that's the envy o

the united states has become a tax haven. e united states that has been going around the world. trying to force people into accounting centers. it is supposed to be against fatcats. it was not. they're real fatcats can go to panama. they take all that money and buy all the real estate in south florida. we have created the international system. >> while. think about the chinese are what they have done to launder their money. a lot of it winds up back here in the united states. >> we have the rule of law here. the big and good market. we just do not have the same standards in terms of where did that money come from. what does this all mean? trish: we should be able to go after it, then. we should be able to connect the dots and make sure that vladimir putin's associates -- it is hard to track because i think that that is what they want. they go to offshore banking. it technically is not illegal. a lot of it actually is not. this law firm, claiming that what they have done is actually not against the law. looking at the american

the big concern that the united states has is, one, about the safety of americans in the embassy andunderstand that there is no plan -- no perceived need to evacuate the embassy. the iraqi security forces are responsible for protecting the u.s. embassy and the other foreign missions in that area the other big concern the united states has, though, is that it needs a stable iraqi government in order to continue to keep up the momentum in the fight against isis. this comes at a time when the administration is insisting it's made progress, it has momentum. vice president joe biden was just in iraq earlier this week to meet with the prime minister there, to give him support and help him through this political crisis. the prime has been trying to form a new government. that's been a struggle. there have been protests in the street as well. they need an iraqi government that's stable, that's focused on the fight against isis and not distracted by this political chaos. iraq continues to be an unstable and violent and volatile place. earlier today there was also another car bombing that happ

the just saw the assassination of a celebrated environmental activist in a context where the united states has been a significant supporter of the honduran government. i don't know exactly whether there are any anticorruption programmings funded by usaid but corruption generally has been a huge issue in honduras for the past couple years and longer but in particular there were massive demonstrations last year over a scandal to do with their social security system. and concessions for the hydropower dams were also quite corruptly provided. so when you are the president of honduras you're looking at a panoply of different us signals that are coming at you so if usaid is spending $200,000 to help civil society groups from anticorruption agitation on the one hand and several hundred million or more than that worth of military assistance coming in to support security services and police and other instruments of coercion what message do you suppose you are taking from the us government? what do you think the us government thinks is important? of course you assume the anticorruption is just chat, the

. >>> thai authorities are warning >>> the united states has sent aircraft from its philippine base to patrol the south china sea. officials are concerned that china may be planning new landfill work in a disputed area near the philippines. air force officials say a-10 thunderbolt fighters and hh-60 helicopters took off from the clark air base on april 19th. they say the mission is scheduled to last several weeks. u.s. aircraft flew through international airspace in the vicinity of scarborough shoal, about 300 kilometers from the capital manila. the shoal lies within the exclusive economic zone claimed by the philippines. but the area has been under china's control since 2012. its patrol ships began operating there after chinese fishing boats were seized by philippine authorities. u.s. government officials expressed strong concern last month over chinese vessels that were spotted conducting what appeared to be survey work around the shoal. china reacted sharply. >> translator: what we want to stress is that the island belongs to china. so whatever actions we take, they are done under c

united states. president obama has taken actions on in versions, but there are other things we can do. we need to make sure that our infrastructure is in good shape. that dramatically impacts the competitiveness of manufacturing. our infrastructure makes a terrible grade from the civil engineers who looked at it. inneed a stronger investment that. we need to invest in the skills and training of our workforce. it used to be that a manufacturing job might not take much more training than a high school degree. that is not necessarily the case anymore. we need to make sure we have a system in place that will allow young people who want this opportunity to be skilled, to get the training they need to fill these jobs. host: we are talking with scott paul about manufacturing and trade. our first call on our republican line is from rick in ohio. am i saying that right? thank you. what is your question? caller: my question is about imports from china. tools we import all these that have harmful metals on them and on the back of them it says "may cause cancer" -- we should start making tools in

the muslim world that were anti-american directed at the united states, that same question arose, why could they possibly be so angry at us? it has evolved to the point where there was bafflement they were not grateful to the united states for all the freedom we brought them. this to me really underscores how completely muslims are excluded from anything we think about or talk about in the united states. themve debates about without their participation, we have discussions about what they are thinking without actually hearing what they are thinking. we have constant reports about who we are killing and how many people we are killing without ever stopping and thinking about who those people are or whether they have done anything that warranted that violence. so much so it was recently revealed a couple months ago by the new york times the obama administration has adopted a new definition of militants, which says that any military aged male and a strike zone, meaning any male who dies ove the age of 16 or below the age of 55, is automatically deemed a militant without knowing anything else about them. this is how we have come to th

to scare people on what's coming at them and how bad it's getting but the one way that we the united states has a way to leverage the calculation, certainly aggressive diplomatic engaged everywhere in the world all the time and secondly is good intelligence now think about where we are and what kind of problems have been caused i think by nation states deciding that intelligence services are bad. i argue that europe is suffering from the hang over of world war ii. they geared their laws on what the activities of the athletic services based on what they witnessed and suffer under intelligence services whose business it was to oppress their populatio populations. you can see where they're pushing in to the strategic value of intelligence services protecting it's population and brussels was leading that charge in many ways. to do the operations it needed to do to get the information that was for sure. what was happening is other european intelligence services decided there was lots of threats. threats to this particular country. they were coming through great britain and going to other places acro

championed by berry goldwater that deemed certain groups of women and foreigners are served the united states has active duty in order to qualify for benefits administered by the v.a. 35 groups had been made eligible through that law. these include the women air force service pilots, the men, male civilian more.pilots, and many in recognition of their service, the cremated remains of their groups may be inured. arlington cemetery is under the jurisdiction of the department of defense. that all recognizes individuals eligible to have their cremated remains at arlington to include groups get a veteran status, including the loss. -- including the wasps. i am proud to continue louisiana's tradition of support for these groups by cosponsoring this bill. i urge my colleagues to support this bill. thank you. the chairman from florida is recognized. >> i have one minute scheduled for a member of our the a committee from illinois. thank you. world war ii was a time when americans came together to defend this nation against evil. families enlisted in the efforts prevent included many dedicated women who en

i am here today to stress that our job, our responsibility is to make sure the united states has the tools, diplomatic, political, economic and legal, to take effective action before atrocities occur. essential to this is authorizing the atrocities prevention board and ensuring that the united states government has structures in place and the mechanisms at hand to better prevent and respond to potential atrocities. president obama when he established the atrocities prevention board in 2012 said that preventing atrocity -- preventing genocide is an achievable goal but one that requires a degree of governmental organization that matches the kind of methodical organizations that accomplish mass killings. earlier this year i introduced the genocide and atrocities prevention act of 2016 to ensure that we do just that. i'm joined in this effort by senator tillis, murphy, menendez, shaheen, brown, gillibrand, blumenthal, coons, mikulski, marky, merkley, boxer, casey, warren, whitehouse, murkowski, burr and bennet. this bill authorizes the board which is transparent, accountable, high-level,

has made a move in -- on that issue. you served in a donald trump administration, maybe as secretary of state? >> i will serve my country. i love the unitedtes. it has been very good to me. i want to pay back. if it was donald trump, or someone else -- even a democrat -- i would -- laura: a democrat? even hillary clinton? >> if my serving would help america, i would not rule it out. laura: do you think donald trump will be the republican party? >> it looks likely. today, he looks like he is in a stronger position than a few days ago. laura: ambassador, thank you for joining us. donald trump was not the only one making news in the republican race. appearing in indiana, which votes on may 3, ted cruz announced that carly fiorina is his vice presidential pick. they only problem is that ted cruz's death to the nomination is less clear because of last night's losses. cruz: after a great deal of time, thought, consideration, and prayer i've come to the conclusion that if i am nominated to be president of the united states that i will run on a ticket with my vice presiden tial nominee, carly fiorina. gary o'donoghue is in indiana. i spoke to him

that's everything, from the warheads that the united states has, to the radioactive isotopes used in medical care, and for construction work in some facilities around the world. but the idea that this material needs to be very strictly controlled and managed is one which could lead to what some might want to call a hyperbolic nightmarish scenario like the one that president obama is outlining. >> president obama was mentioning groups like al qaeda and isil, and they have managed to get their hands on nuclear material, but then north korea, a state actor, and possibly poses more of a threat. what's to be said about north korea. >> well, clearly, the fact that north korea may have had an underground nuclear test earlier in 2016 is very much top of mind, not just for the united states, but for china, for japan, and for south korea. the president made a point of meeting very publicly with all three leaders in two meetings on thursday to reiterate their joint commitment from preventing north korea from becoming a nuclear state. recently, the chinese have been suggesting that perhaps it mi

. >> the united states has the most developed private commercial space industry in the world and the government funded space program out there but that is not deterring other countries from making bold leaps where other men have gone before. mary snow reports. >> reporter: the european space industry erupts into cheers and hugs. traveling four billion miles over the last decade its aim to collect information about the earliest days of the solar system. >> here we are with a tweet. >> it was a social media bonanza with millions around the world watching on live-streaming video as the head of the european space agency made it clear: score one for europe. >> this is the best expertise of the world because we are the first to have done that and that will stay forever. thank you very much. >> reporter: not so far of a from the global interest that was sparked in 1957 with sputnik. >> all over the world people are turning into the bleep bleep of the satellite with carries board the highly be sophisticated mechanism. >> the russian satellite launched into orbit and into the space race. >> t

i begin by noting the united states has long comprehensive treatment. been the w avenues for member state engagement. some of these steps include new reporting systems for the community, their creation of a media response team, withholding of payments to troops and police for theire missions staff that have been sent home under allegations of misconduct. and the creation on all sexual as flotation and abuse, i will also note that in february the secretary-general to the unprecedented step of sending home an entire contingent from the democratic republic of congo who had been working in central african republic based on credible allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse. this was the first time that the secretary-general had taken such a step, it sets an important precedent and we believe it sends an important signal to other troop and police contributing countries. and we particularly welcome the secretary-general's action to identify the nationality of military and police personnel accused of sexual abuse. including this information online and in re

thatis one of the reasons the united states has invested in the young leaders initiative around the world. last summer we launched and it has grown from four students here in the u.k. to over 1000. know -- and than 100 high schools he has worked to create more we wanthange programs you to have the tools, connections, and resources that yourself change agents. where's michael? mic. he is rock thespired by the vote initiative and he spent greensboro, north china where he learned about our civil rights movement. he said i have a new understanding about the meaning of delayed gratification, perseverance, fighting for change you may not live to see some of that your children will live to see. fighting for change you may not live to see, but your children will look to see. that is what this is all about. that's is what we are all about our best impulses have always been to leave a better world for connection region. you?am, where .here she is a top that impulse that compels a young leader like marion that grew up as one of a in a small house month but i will use my education that i got at oxfor

united states if you want to keep it safe. if americans want shell companies, if they want to hide their money, they can do it right here. the united states has some of the most big-shot friendly banking and corporate laws in the world. if you want to find a -- not a shelter, but a register in delaware or nevada or wyoming or south dakota. states are competing with each other for this kind of business. americans don't need to go to panama. and other factor is we have a stronger law now against hiding money in overseas accounts. since 2010, this came in under this administration. if you have an account anywhere abroad, you have to report it. the penalties are huge and the i.r.s. have thousands of americans with millions of dollars in swiss banks because the swiss banks have to cough up their records. jeanne: we have known about tax havens for a long time. why is this such a shocking situation? doyle: we have known some of these names and known that putin, the president of russia, had a lot of things in business and money moving here and there. he says this is a big plot and all aimed at him. there are thousands of people named in this but he t

[applause] nafta, as an example, has been a total disaster for the united states and has emptied ourtes -- literally, emptied our states of our manufacturing and our jobs. and i've just gotten to see it. i've toured pennsylvania. i've toured new york. i've toured so many of the states. they have been cleaned out. their manufacturing is gone. never again, only the reverse -- and i have to say this strongly -- never again, only the reverse will happen. we will keep our jobs and bring in new ones. there will be consequences for the companies that leave the united states only to exploit it later. they fire the people. they take advantage of the united states. there will be consequences for those companies. never again. under a trump administration, no american citizen will ever again feel that their needs come second to the citizens of a foreign country. [applause] i will view, as president, the world through the clear lens of american interests. i will be america's greatest defender and most loyal champion. we will not apologize for becoming successful again, but will instead embrace th

it's the political influence the united states has as a meeting point, as a force that can bring together in conversations the sunni, shia and kurdish leaders, which is very important in this equation. the second thing i think the administration is trying to do, because you see now more activity in syria, is to make sure that we have a combined strategy for both syria and iraq. both countries are in crisis, both countries have fractured. it's going to be difficult in the next five or ten years to see both countries reemerge as unitary nation states, but the battle against the islamic state has to take place in both countries. so you're seeing more american attention to iraq because with we have more historic influence there and frankly because we're welcomed in a way to support the iraqi army. but i think the recent moves by the obama administration to add even 250 special forces in syria is an important point, because you can't -- you've got to try to weaken the islamic state in both countries and you've also got to watch the me t.s.a.ization of the irks and the other terrorist groups. o

the united states fully endorses the work that the government has done to date with the i.m.f. and the world bank and we are working with iraq to provide technical support as the country diversifies its economy. before i take a few questions, let me reiterate my thanks and particularly, i want to reiterate the support of president obama, vice president biden, myself as secretary and the entire administration in the united states for prime minister abaddi, who has demonstrated critical leadership in the face of security, economic and political challenges. we urge all of the parties in iraq to work together, to come together, to advance the political process in ways that for certain that's the interests and aspirations and hopes of the iraqi people. we will assist in any way we can as partners and as friends. daish's days are numbered here in iraq, in syria and wherever it exists. we knew from the start that this fight was not an easy fight and that victory was not going to be achieved overnight. we said that again and again, this is not going to happen overnight, this is going t

now, the president of united states has become the latest to rewrite the constitution and reinvent reality. republicans on tuesday night, two days ago, he said the senate has a duty to consider each nominee on the senate floor, discuss and debate their qualifications and get them a upper down vote. everyone of the 10 he has spoken of has had a vote. every one of them. right here in the senate floor, between these tables, their name was called and they voted. right who see within the reach the destruction of american mainstream values, duty through the american constitution and for the american people that are waiting for progress, progress not partisanship and heady debates. --petty debates. nowhere in the constitution does it say the senate needs to give nominees a vote. it says appointments should be made with the advice and appointment of the senate. all of these about which we are vote rightas had a here. the fact was even acknowledged that a vote is not required by the majority leader. hereajority leader was last week. he asked the majority leader if the constitution required each nom

defense secretary ash carter said on thursday the united states has launched joint patrols with the philippines in the south china sea. they'll deploy 300 troops and five war planes in the fi philippines facing a conflict with china. he is here for the exercises, known as bali kataan. >> even as the patrols contribute to the safety and security of the region's waters. second, a contingent of u.s. aircraft and their crews and pilots that participated will remain behind at clark air base. >> carter revealed the latest moves after meeting with the president. his visit comes after the u.s. agreed with its crucial southeast asian ally last month to jointly use five philippine basis. on thursday, they conducted live fire drills that included a high mobility rocket launcher, being d deployed at the first time at the exercises. >> we're really progressing, and hopefully by next year, we can come up with a better and maybe much more bigger exercise. and hopefully we can get in more technology, newer technology and hardware. >> china has reclaimed some small islands and reefs. it is claiming almost all o

. >>> the commander in chief says the united states has the momentum in the fight against isis. president obama speaking today at cia headquarters in langley, virginia after meeting his national security advisers. the president reviewed the progress the u.s. coalition is making in rolling back the islamic state from iraq and syria and killing its leaders. he said the u.s. has the upper hand. >> it only stiffens our unit and determination to wipe this bio terrorist organization off the face of the earth. >> obama says the u.s. will also keep working to secure a diplomatic resolution to syria's civil war. he says a fragile reduced violence there but hasn't eliminated it. >>> there are concerns that the pentagon after russian war planes flew within 30 feet of a u.s. navy destroyer dozens of times this week. the navy released this video from the baltic sea. the planes appear to be unarmed, but the commander of the destroyer said the plane seemed to be in a simulated attack mode. officials described the fly-bys as an aggressive act in a growing act of muscle flexing by moscow. the sh

the united states has an extraordinary military, the best the world's ever known, but the nature of today's threats means we can't deal with these challenges by ourselves. right now the most urgent threat to our nations is isil. and that's why we're united in our determination to destroy it. and all 28 nato allies are contributing to our coalition. one that's striking isil targets in syria and iraq or supporting the air campaign or training local forces in iraq or providing critical humanitarian aid. and we continue to make progress, pushing isil back from territory that it controlled. just as i have approved additional support for iraqi forces against isil, i've decided to increase u.s. support for local forces fighting isil in syria. a small number of american special operations forces are already on the ground in syria, and their expertise has been critical as local forces have driven isil out of key areas. so given the success, i have approved the deployment of up to 250 additional u.s. personnel in syria including special forces to keep up this momentum. they're not going to be leading