michelle thorn-bond, assistant secretary of the bureau of consular affairs at the united states -- at the united states department of state, and the honorable ann richard, assistant secretary, bureau of population refugees and migration, the united states department of state. we thank you for being here. all witnesses are sworn to be before they testify. if you will please rise and raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? thank you. please be seated. let the record reflect the witnesses answered in the affirmative. in order to allow time for discussion, please limit your oral testimony to five minutes, your entire written record statement will be made part of the record. we'll do the four opening statements and the opening statements for mr. cummings and then we will go to questions from there. mr. bersin, you are now recognized for five minutes. >> good morning, mr. chairman, members of the committee. the last time i had the privilege of being here was to discuss the issue of libya. i'

a homeland security enterprise that takes into account pre-departure towards the united states, towards the united states entry of the united states and at the time the united states in due course. lastly, mr. chairman, i have with all due respect would be remiss if i did not say on behalf of calais and the receipt i know of no other person in the office i'm responsible for who is more dedicated, more knowledgeable about screening. the fact of the matter is she came to this hearing expecting to talk about the visa waiver program and she was hardly questioned at all about it. i make no apologies for her. she is first rate. she is an american, and future it and i regret that he came away with a different impression. thank you. >> that we will be discussing. mr. rodriguez coming are recognized for five minutes. >> good morning chairman, ranking member, members of the committee. one of our very most obligation as public servants is to safeguard public safety and national security. that is particularly true when we are granting benefits and privileges. so when we give somebody a drivers license, or require a

homeland security sper price that takes into account predeparture toward the united states, departure towards the united states, entry at the united states. and then exit from the united states in due course. lastly, mr. chairman, i would be, with all due respect, i would be remiss if i did not say on behalf of kelly ann barisi, i know of no other that i am responsible for who is more dedicated, more knowledgeable about screening. the fact of the matter is, mr. chairman, she came to this hearing expecting to talk about the visa waiver program. and she was hardly questioned at all about it. i make no apologies for her. she is first rate. she is an american. she's a patriot. and i regret that you came away with a different impression. thank you, sir. >> that we will be discussing. mr. rodriguez, you are now recognized for five minutes. >> good morning, chairman, ranking member, members of the committee. one of our very most obligation as public servants is to safeguard public safety and national security. that is particularly true when we are reaping benefits and privileges. so when we give somebody a driver's l

gun violence has reached epidemic levels in the united states." states.""what they're trying to do would not solve any of these problems and would in fact impede the second amendment rights of a large number of americans." americans."four republican senators voted for the expanded gun control legislation but it still didn't have enough support to reach the 60 votes needed. police in marlyand are looking for a man they say shot a police officer. officer.they say the officer responded to a call for suspicious activity in a neighborhood when he heard a pop, and was hit by pellets from a shotgun.he was taken to the hospital but is in stable condition.police have named tyler testerman as their suspect and say he could be armed and dangerous.schools in the area are operating on a delay and kids already in school are being kept in the building. for the second day in a row, bad weather is threatening an important delivery to the station.an unmanned rocket with 74 hundred pounds of supplies was rained out yesterday - and there's only a 30 percent chance skies will c

united states biggest potential market. you have visited several times over the last year. what does alibaba in the united states are very thankful for the united states. states,the united without seattle in 1995, there would be no alibaba. without american tourists coming have city, i would never learned to speak english. and without the wonderful innovation of silicon valley. people say why come to america? where are you going to compete with amazon? when are you going to compete with ebay? we do not compete. we want to help small businesses in china, help them to asia. we have consumers online every day. 100 50 million people, even on their mobile phones, shopping our site. we need good products and unique products. the usa has huge potential. i want our team to be thankful, , tonvest in high technology invest in companies in the united states that are helping them to grow, helping them one day come to china. it's a huge market. going amazon is also global. they are focusing on india, for example. russia, for example. when the world's biggest e-commerce companies collide? and alibaba have a pretty different m

of of the bureau of diplomatic security at the united states department of state and inspector general of the office of the inspector general at the united states department of state. welcome all. witnesses are to be sworn before the testify. please rise and raise your right hand. all the witnesses answered in the affirmative. we appreciate limiting verbal comments to five minutes. your written statement will be entered into the record. you are now recognized for five minutes. >> bring those mike's right up close. there we go. >> chairman, ranking member, i appreciate the opportunity to appear before you to discuss the us department of state project to build a new embassy in london. i am director of the bureau of overseas building operations, the single property manager for all us government diplomatic property overseas. managing the design, construction, acquisition, sale, and maintenance of that apartment's worldwide property portfolio. the worldwide property portfolio. the property platform supporting 275 missions and 190 countries with over $14 billion in projects in design and con

she hosted both for state visits to the united states. the stateisit for the field marshal who was unique. only once in american history has mount vernon, george washington's home in use for a state visit. jackie wanted to use mount vernon. she had just come back from a trip with her husband into the palace and austria. but we don't have any palaces. but she wanted to do something equally grand. so, in june when mount vernon was the sight site of a very special summit. a few months later, they came in november and a and they have now of course if you have mount vernon for the pakistani, what do you do to altitude that? so they went to jackie's home in newport rhode island to the cottage but if you've ever driven around newport, you would realize that it's more different than all of us. but it turned out to be a complete failure. at this point, they were getting on in age of a very tired and exhausted from the flight and answered most of kennedy's request and the short answers there was no engagement and then it got worse. after the stop of newport,

it was the deadliest terrorist attack on united states soil since september 11th. tashfeen malik came to the united statesfiance visa before getting her green card. she reportedly passed three background check as she emigrated to the united states from pakistan. first the national security database. then the state department used her fingerprints to do a criminal background check. finally, when she was applying for lawful permanent resident status, dhs checked her out again. she cleared each check. no red flags were raised. but it was pretty clear now looking back that it was well known among her friends and family that she supported violent jihad against the united states. it's being reported this morning -- i think it's msnbc -- that as early as 2011 homeland security was preparing to check social media, and yet homeland security decided that was a bad idea. almost every story i've ever heard, read and seen is about -- even the president has made comments about terrorists or who are really good at using social media. and back in 2011 when homeland security was thinking about using social media, the deci

when you compare the united states on this pattern with any where else, the answer is we have got a lot more of it. mass violence isn't political most of the time in the united states, and when mass violence is political in the united states, we tend to import it as in seventy 11 #. >> if you ask the people straight up why is the united states different in this regard, you get the story of the colt 45, smith and wesson, the parts of american history that did involve a lot of violence, slavery or the pushing of people to the west through western expansion, what does that have to do with shooting today in miami or atlanta or dallas? >> well, the first thing, this is a powerful set of culture ideas. during the time of the second amendment, america was not a frontier society yet the stories of davey crockette and the stallone movies, that reenforce. that a lone person with a gun changes the system, that is a cultural myth that doesn't exist any where else in the world. the other thing, if you loob at the places of high level violence, they are places in the deep south where the slavery was part of that system. the legacy of slave any terms of violence in the united sta

trump is facing a back blush after calling for muslims to be banned from entering the unites states. -- united states. >> i am officially running. >> reporter: from the moment he announced his running, he has been testing people with his rhetoric. many say he has now gone too far. >> this is not conservative im. this is not what this country stands for. >> reporter: there are many muslim members of the congress and armed forces who are americans who are assisting the country. still he wants to close the borders to those who practice islamic faith. >> they should be stopped from entering the united states until the country can figure out what the hell is going on. >> reporter: trump's comments were met with applause. not all conservatives support him. many republicans believe religion must be protected. anyone who case about religious liberty should denounce this wreckless rhetoric. the government should not penalise law-abiding people especially those who are american citizens for holding their religious convictions. >> what mr trump said is deeply offensive. as a secretary of homeland security said,

personal friend, friend of the united states, and a superb spokesperson for his country -- not only in the u.s., but cloverleaf. -- butted states globally. the united states has had relations with pakistan since its independence in 1947. u.s. is pakistan's largest bilateral trading partner, 15% of their textiles are exported to the united states. in addition to the important , there iselationship a critical allied defense and anti-terrorism relationship, as well as humanitarian, cultural, and educational priorities in place. congressthe u.s. passed the partnership with pakistan act which demonstrates and reaffirms the u.s. commitment to cooperation with the pakistani people and their civilian institutions. in may of 2014, following the prime minister's visit to washington, the u.s. and pakistan established the joint action plan to expand bilateral trade investment over five years. of 2015, the u.s. pledged $250 million to help pakistan facilitate the return of federally administered tribal area communities displaced by counterterrorism operations. they did so because pakistan is a partner on the global war on terror. pakistan h

all persons held as slaves within any state or designated part of the state the people shall be in rebellion against the united statesrd free. and the executive governor of the united states, including the military and authority thereof, will maintain the freedom of those persons. the proclamation by its terms did not apply to border states, which were not in rebellion against the united states. it only applied to the states in rebellion. texas abolished slavery on june 19, 1865, when a union general by the name of gordon granger arrived at galveston island. they will enforce the two-year-old emancipation proclamation. the people of texas are informed that in accordance with the emancipation proclamation that all slaves are free. this involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves and the connection heretofor between them becomes hirer and laborer. they are informed they will not be allowed to collect at military posts and they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere. >> despite his defense of the emancipation proclamation as the military

upon taking the oath of allegiance to the united states of america each applicant present having answered to his or her name, be granted citizens as the united statesa. >> ms. horn, it would be my pleasure and delight to grant your motion. your motion is granted. new members of the united states citizenry, please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i hereby declare on oath that i absolutely and entirely renounce and adjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, state or sovereignty of whom or which i have heretofore been a subject or citizen. that i will support and defend constitution and the laws of the united states of america. against all enemies foreign and domestic. that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. that i will bear arms on behalf of the united states when required by the law, that i will perform noncombatant service in the armed forces of the united states when required by the law. that i will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law. and that i take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. let me be the first to congrat

united states. trump said that the united states cannot allow more muslims in to the country because of the dangerous threat some of them may pose. trump said there were warning sign that the couple accused in nah california attack were up to no good and that the government needs better control of the flow of immigrants. >> like this -- it's going to get worse and worse. you will have more world trade centers. it'll get worse and worse. >> is he mobilizing anti muslim sentiment. he is preying on the fears of the american people. >> the campaign manager for trump said the proposed ban would apply to muslims immigrants to the united states as well as those who are visiting the united states as tourists. >>> now to the latest on the investigation into the california mass shooting as the february investigates we are learning new information about the shooters movements days before the attack. the fbi reports they took target practice at gun ranges just days before the attack. an instructor at one said surveillance video shows the husband shooting what appeared to be a new rifle just two days before last

imminent alert warns of a credible, specific and -- impending terrorist threat against the united state. -- states. this in my judgment is not work in the current threat environment. it depends upon a specific, credible terrorist threat to something in homeland. -- the homeland. the system has never been deployed, it is time we change the system. this is what we are doing today. we are creating an intermediate level to the system that includes an in task bulletin which describes general developments or trends regarding threats to terrorism. we do this in public speeches, and public statements. we do this for law enforcement, with joint intelligence bulletins. we do this on a periodic basis. there are news leaks, anonymous sources from national security and law enforcement. we want to put in one place for the public to see what we are seeing, concerning the homeland, and what we are doing about it, and what the public can do about it. today we are creating this new, intermediate level to the system, called, and ntas listen. -- bulletin. this in aver used to four year history of the system. this is

united states. now our attention has focused on the visa waiver program. this is an important program used by many millions of people. for legitimate purposes of doing business in the united states or travel for tourism purposes in the united states. for 38 countries, mostly western european countries, but not all. the problem there is that the process by which you enter the country without a visa by its very nature constitutes less scrutiny. so we have a bill that will be on the floor this coming week that will deal with the issue of people who have traveled to iraq, syria, iran, or the sudan, and who have dual citizenship in any of those 38 countries. so if you were both a french and syrian dual citizen, you would not be able to enter the united states under the visa waiver program. you would have to apply for a visa, in which circumstances closer scrutiny can be given before you are allowed to enter the united states. >> we will certainly return to that topic because a lot of the discussions about this incident in relation to what happened a few weeks ago in paris is certainly something that has arisen. the other conversation that's happening around this incident and in conne

prestige. >> let's ask of the imperialistic piracy falls squarely on the government of the united states. >> united states no aggression against cuba. and no offensive has been launched from florida or from any other part of the united states. >> the american role is immediately exposed. no one believes that this isn't happening with some american help. >> the leader of the free world has been humiliated on its own doorstep. castro has prevailed over kennedy, at least for the moment, and it will take a long time to destroy that image. >> it was a calamity. kennedy had been totally misinformed by american intelligence about the strength of the anti-communist movement. and the fact is, when these poor people arrived on the beaches in cuba, they were decimated. >> only landing themselves, stewart, how large were they actually? >> best indications, walter, there were about 300 men armed only with the weapons they could carry. unmistakably clear, walter, from all the evidence available that the cia planned this operation. it was the cia that established the revolutionary council by saying to the dissident fact

united states. the war in iraq when it comes to the united states. the war on terrorism more broadly when it comes to the united states. >> there is always a to underestimated national-- we didn't understand it in the case of france, during the war, 1944 when the u.s. came prepared with its own administration, and were quietd surprised to find the french had their own ideas about who should go. >> this was in 44ee. >> we made the same mistake it seems to me in vietnam, obviously in cuba. and i think we have made exactly the same mistake again in iraq. we thought that just because we were getting rid of saddam they would be grateful. and we find that they don't like being occupied. there is a very strong nalt feeling even in a nation which is rather problematic given its pases and its divisions. but they do not like a prolonged occupation. >> i think the yankees, i think who i prayed-- i didn't care who i played for as long as i got to play ball. >> what makes the difference between a guy using the language that was in the bull durham who makes it to t

united states citizen. the court found he was not a united states citizen. i think most people would truly scratch their head. it necessitated after the civil war having the 13th amendment to the constitution, making it clear that having been born in the united states, he was a united states citizen. but, the other issue was that they took a compromise legislation passed by the congress and signed into law by the president, the missouri compromise, and ruled it unconstitutional. how that changed the course of history and led to the civil war is an interesting historic discussion. but the underlying decision about that was, in my opinion, very wrongheaded. that is an example of where the court, i think, stepped in where it should not have and exceeded its authority under the law. host: can you take a line from that to some of the review of legislation that the court has taken upon itself today? and see the antecedents of that? rep. goodlatte: i think you can look at several decisions. certainly, the marbury decision, and look at recent decisions that would, i

united states. >> donald j. trumps sparks international fury as he calls for a ban of all muslims coming to the united states. >>> a palestinian teenager is killed in clashes in the occupied west bank. the mining company angelo american announces plans to cut 85,000 from its global workforce. hello, good to have your company. the united states has announced plans for an international summit on the war in syria, now that comes during the syria fractured opposition. more than a dozen of political factions are coming together for the summit in new york next week. a new report shows the number of foreign fighters travel to go syria has more than doubled so there were an estimated 12,000. that was in june of last year and as many as 31,000 today. well, they ar those talks are expected to take placing next week. >> depending o on the issues it is hour plan to have a meeting in new york. so far turkey has refused to remove forces in iraq. it said its soldiers have been invited by the local government to train fighters. they're trying to resolve the dispute while russia has called for a security committee meeting to res

i'd also much difference between the united states now and the united states and copenhagen. ight, the poison chalice to the poor. explain what you mean about what the u.s. role is here and around the issue overall of climate change. >> the united states is primarily the bad guy. they are keeping an alliance of countries together, mainly the rich, developed countries. they brought on the european union with them. they are trying to rewrite the legal rules. amy: i want to clarify a big news headline that came out yesterday, there is the high ambition group that was kept under wraps, secret for six months. they unveiled themselves in the last few days. over 100 of the world's countries, led by the united states. >> smoke and mirrors. high ambition alliance of countries who have got no ambition. the united states, which is 1/5 fit of its fair share, the european union doing 1/5 of its fair share. how they can call themselves high emission alliance, what this really is is about trying to shift lame. if we go back to copenhagen, we knew the blame then was on india. now it is on ind

our concern is that once individuals leave the united states and fight with isil in syria, they could use their u.s. passport to come back to the united states and the use their -- or further radicalized ideology to carry out acts in the united states. we are vigilant about this threat and have taken a number of steps to prevent it. >> on the climate conference, even before it started the president acknowledged that the individual commitments of different nations would not be enough to slow the warming of the planet. if china and other nations dig in their heels and do not agree to the five-year review of their commitment, is that a sign of a long-term failure of the plans? josh earnest: the agreement that is being contemplated in pairs would be historic, because it certainly would make a tostantial contribution reducing carbon pollution. and the kind of factors that lead to climate change. hope would beuld agreed to in pairs, would not be sufficient to entirely solving the problem and that is why we believe a core component of the agreement should be a commitment on the part of countries who are signing on the dotted line to repeat the comm

snow but it's beginning to look a lot likeus >>> and now, 56 snowmen are here representing a united states statea united states territory. president obama has been busy these last two weeks defend his strategy to defeat isis and protect the homeland. join us now is the top congressman on the house intelligence committee. welcome back to fox news sunday. there is breaking news i want to ask about as air france jetliner was diverted and had to land in kenya. you can see it there. they found something suspicious in the laboratory. we are investigating to see whether or not it was a bomb. so far, there is in sign that it was but your reaction to that and other bomb threats? >> this is, really, one of the most foremost threats we face, that is, american airplanes, and it was not in this case but american airplanes originating in foreign airports. bomb that took down the russian airliner may have been the size of a soda can. and that bomb killed more people than all of the paris attackers combined. so, this is still a grave threat but it is too ready access to foreign airplanes where american airplane

and an ally of the united states, united states an ally of saudi arabia and why have they not been invitede understand there are some kurds who are attending the saudi meeting but ypg and political party pyg have not been invited and no officials from the saudis but they believe turkey the opposition put pressure on saudi arabia not to invite the group. turkey has made it clear they consider the ypg terrorists and accused them of ethnic cleansing in arab areas and accuse them of creating a state and it's not just turkey, members of the opposition who are at the meeting are accusing the ypg of wanting to divide syria but this split is not new. there has been tension between the ypg like you mentioned an ally of the united states and other opposition groups but the danger now is they have turned their guns on each other and they are fighting in the northern countryside of aleppo, a very strategic area for those in the conflict and if ypg put pressure on opposition we already know they are under a lot of pressure and changing dynamics and yes they are trying to unite the opposition but clearl

persons held as slaves within any state or designated part of a state, the people whereof shall then be within rebellion against the united statesen be henceforth and forever free." an executive government of the united states, including the military and naval authority willlove -- thereof recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons and will do no act or acts to repress such persons or any of them in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom." the proclamation, by its terms, border states,o which were not in rebellion against the united states. it only applied to the states in rebellion. abolished slavery on june 19, 1865, when a union general arrived on galveston island with troops. they would enforce the 2-year-old emancipation proclamation by his general order number three, which reads texas -- the people of texas are informed that all slaves are free." absolutelves an equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves. heretoforenection existing between them becomes that between employer and hired laborer. the freed men are advised to remain quietly at the present homes and w

husband from israel into the united states or any spouse anywhere in the world into the united statescept a muslim spouse from anywhere. and the american citizen who is denied the right to bring a muslim spouse into the united states would then easily get that muslim ban ruled unconstitutional in court. and i mean easily. that's just one example of how quickly it would be ruled unconstitutional. but in reality it would never be ruled unconstitutional because congress would never ever pass a muslim ban law. and donald trump and many of his followers don't realize this, but banning muslims from the united states is not a presidential power. only congress can regulate who is allowed to enter the united states and who is not allowed to enter the united states. trump's muslim ban would never be tested in court even if he was miraculously elected president because the person who controls all legislation in congress has already said that congress would never pass such a law. >> freedom of religion is a fundamental constitutional principle. it's a founding principle of this country. normally

. >> and where was the united states in its slave story in 1794? the president of the united states at that time, george washington, a slave owner. >> what you have is the 18th century you have about 600,000 enslaved africans, between 600,000 and 800,000 living in what became the united states of america and what is many involved in sugar, rice, later cotton, but what you really have is an economy that is built on the slave trade, that so much of what made america work was built on the backs of the enslaved, the labor that was provided, not just to groat crops, but to transform the landscape, to take those swamps in south carolina and turn them into ricefields. the kind of labor that was involved. . and also what you also have is this amazing sense of creating the african-american. you've got all these different africans coming together, forming an african-american culture, beginning to learn a language, wrestling with christianity, so that you have this amazing moment of transformation and in some ways as americans we know slavery as a 19th century phenomenon. but so much of slaver

gregory starr assistant secretary the bureau of security at united states department state and steve linick inspector general at the united states department of state. welcome all are presented when he rose all are to be sworn before they testified. please rise and raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony you're about to give up if you choose the whole truth and nothing but the truth? thank you. let the record reflect at all the witnesses answered in the affirmative. we would appreciate your limiting your verbal comments to five minutes. your entire written statement will obviously be entered into the record. ms. muniz you are recognized for five minutes. bring those mics right up close. we need to projection. >> thank you. chairman chaffetz, ranking member cummings and members of the committee i appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the u.s. department of state project to build the new u.s. embassy in london. i'm lydia muniz draft of the bureau for overseas building operations. as a single real property manage for all diplomatic

opposition toin his own secretary of state, each with the united states was the first nation to recognize the modern state of israel. it took him all of 11 minutes after david ben-gurion declared israel's establishment to say i had faith in israel before it was established, i have faith in it now. i have faith in the state of israel and have faith that it is one of the everlasting bastions of western civilization. a strong economy makes for a strong foreign-policy. if we look back at the postwar era, it seems several presidents, including john f. kennedy and ronald reagan, understood the principle. they logic is by reducing the tax burden, one stimulate the economy, and it brings more revenue, even at a lower tax rate. more money into the treasury needs the government has more money to spend on the military. a larger military the united states can project more power into the places that he needs to at the same time. a strong illiterate is the best -- a strong military is the strongest insurer of peace. it will be my focus to assimilate the economy and reducing the tax burden on and corporations, not becau

united states has had diplomatic relations since 1947. approximately 500,000 members reside in the united states. the us is pakistan's largest partner with 15 percent exported to the united states. in addition to the important economic relationship to the united states there is a critical ally defense and antiterrorist relationship as well as humanitarian an educational program priority in place. in october 2009 the u.s. congress have a partnership pakistan and demonstrates the us long commitment to cooperation with the pakistani people and their civilian institutions. in may 2014 the visit to washington, us and pakistan established a joint action plan to expand bilateral trade over five years. january 2015 250 million to help pakistan facilitate the release, reconstruction command return of federally administered tribal areas with counterterrorism operations and did so with pakistan is a partner in the global war on terror. pakistan has had a cooperative and long-standing relationship with the united states on counterterrorism efforts, particularly since september 11. pakistan has provided the us

state, it joined as a free state. what does that mean exactly? jean: california holds a constitutional convention, and there was supposed to be a ballot for slave states and free states entering the united states. california was compelled to enter as a free state to keep the balance going. they hold a constitutional convention very quickly. they don't want to be a territory. they want to get rid of the american military, and the people who write california's constitution are southern slaveholders, yet they have to write a constitution abolishing and continuing the legacy of freedom. as soon as they write that constitution, the state legislature meets, and they start to very quickly slice away from the provisions of freedom in the constitution, because they didn't want it to begin with. >> so slaveowners were allowed to keep slaves in california, even though it was a free state? jean: that's the struggle. how do you keep slavery in a free state? as soon as word really reaches the globe, chile, argentina, china, and the american south, people from all over start flooding into california for the gold rush, and plantation owners bring their slaves into california to be their slaves, to dig

united states. >> obama: good morning, everybody. today the united states andorra remembered forces continue to lead our coalition to destroy the terrorist group isil. as i outlined in my speech to the nation last weekend the strategy is moving forward with a great sense of urgency on four fronts: hunting down and taking out these terrorists, training and equipping rake and syrian forces to fight isil on the ground, stopping isil's operations by disrupting the recruiting, financing and propaganda, and finally, the dimcy to end syrian civil war so everyone can focus on fighting isil. i just had a chance to meet with my national security council, and i want to thank secretary carter, chairman dunford for their leadership of our men and women in uniform. we heard from general austin, who is leading the campaign in the region, as well as others who special operation forces are playing a vital role in this fight. i want to provide and give a brief update to the progress in the isil core against syria and iraq. as we squeeze its heart we'll make it harder for for

even more powerful, this moment on the floor of the united states states. 44 seconds of uncomfortablet number six, the bloody war rages in syria and iran, sprawling mess and a dangerous proxy war. the u.s.-led coalition air strikes pound isis targets in syria. russia says it's bombing isis targets as well. >> the russians are not attacking isis. they are conducting strikes in areas where there are anti-regime militias. those strikes will bolster bashar al assad. >> reporter: on the sidelines, turkey fiercely protecting its borders. >> reporter: turkey shooting down a russian war plane. >> a russian war plane crashed in the mountains of syria near the turkish border. >> the russians are understandably absolutely furious. >> president putin speaking out, calling the incident a, quote, stab in the back. >> this year, the world watched the biggest escalation of the american military campaign against isis to date. >> i will not put american boots on the ground. >> the u.s. stepping up its presence on the ground. >> president obama putting combat boots on the ground in iraq and syria. >> fo

united states. so, they have 90 days to do that. we give them a one-entry visa. they are allowed to enter the united states and they have 90 days, after entry, to either marry or depart. most of them, having married, remain in the united states and therefore they get in touch with director rodriguez's colleagues in order to adjust status and, yes, they would provide proof that they have married. >> now, this is a question i have, and it was referred to by your colleague, that they are reviewing the interview process of american spouses because we don't interview the spouse, we just interview this application for the fiance, non-immigrant visa. my question to you, the president has directed the state department to review them. what is the review? when will this review be completed? and what is the objective of the review? can you outline that, please? >> yes. the objective of the review, which is an interagency effort, we're working very closely with different parts of the department of homeland security and with other parts of the government to take a look at every single element of the process. the specif

what do you think on things about relationships of the united states in terms of cooperation in syria in terms of big deals? andrey: i think united statess important for russia and russia always wanted to have a good relationship with united states. they respectrely the united states, its people. i think we have to cooperate because russia might not be very strong economically but it is a big nuclear power. if we want peace and stability, we have to talk to each other. otherwise the world will not be a very safe ways to live. charlie rose: how close are you to vladimir putin? andrey: i am not among his friends. charlie rose: you didn't grow up with him? andrey: i have known him for 17 years probably. -- in russia,d, when you are the chairman of the largest bank you visit the president from time to time. he does a very well and i know him very well. my relationship is limited to what i'm doing. we don't discuss broad issues . charlie rose: banking? andrey: banking and that thing. charlie rose: he has said another leaders have said that a country cannot be as strong -- a strong international player unless it has a strong economy. andrey:

what the overall goal is, the goal is that the united states government has developed an identity, of terrorists that are trying to come to the united states and frying t fliek to thd states, shouldn't we have some ability to make sure they can't enter the united states or can't buy guns if they enter the united states? >> everyone who has done nothing has no intention to do anything, who are law abiding people and they are being affected by these replies. they are not transparent. they are pooun tifer in what their consequences and -- punitive in their consequences and. >> most people would suggest that there is a line between american citizens who might be entitled to due process and people who come from battlefields in syria or iran who have indicated their intent to kill americans. >> there -- we see this with the communications that the nsa has been sweeping up. they say they're just looking nonamericans. this is not true. this inherently catches americans' communications. we know americans are being affected by this essentially suspicion-less ability to live their lives freely. >> there is an argument in the senate last week, one of

united states. >> donald trump calls for all muslims to be banned from entering the united states. e is furious reaction across the political divide. >>> a palestinian teenager is killed in clashing with the israeli army in the occupied west bank. ♪ >>> and back on stage in paris, the eagles of death metal join u-2 just weeks after the massacre at the paris nightclub. ♪ >>> the united states has announced plans for an international summit on the war in syria. which will be held in new york next week. the u.s. secretary of state announced the meeting alongside undersecretary general bangladesh ban ki-moon in paris. >> we specifically talked about the process taking place now, and depending on the outcome of both the saudi-lead conference of the opposition that is takes place in the next days, as well as a few other issues, it's our plan to try to have a meeting in new york on the 18th of december. >>> well, as secretary kerry mentioned there, syrian opposition groups are gathering in saudi arabia's capitol trying to unify syria's fractured opposition. more than 100 delegates from buz

. >>> there are new tensions tonight between united states and iran. the united states is accusing iran of launching a rocket near war ships of united states and france. >> u.s. carrier harry s. truman is on duty in the strait of hormuz, greeted by what could be seen as a gesture of defiance from some small iranian fast attack boats. according to the u.s. navy, the small boats fired several unguided rockets in close proximity about 1500 yards to the u.s. carrier truman, the u.s. ship buckley and the french carrier province. the u.s. navy's fifth fleet issued a statement calling the action he by the iranian islamic navy highly provocative. it says, firing weapons so close to passing ships within an internationally recognized maritime traffic lane is unsafe unprofessional and inconsistent with international maritime law. the u.s. navy has said there have been two similar incidents in the past one more than a year ago, another back in april but in those cases the rockets were fired miles away from the shipping lanes. senate armed services committee chairman senator john mc