the president clears a former soldier convicted of murdering a suspected al qaeda detainee in iraq. this morning, the decision that took some by surprise. >>> those stories, plus, comeback complete? >> i've battled. i've tried to hang in there. >> an emotional tiger woods receives the medal of freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. >>> baby fever. the littlest royal arrives. the gushing father announcing the news. >> how any woman does what they do is beyond comprehension. >> will baby sussex get a name today? >>> and fashion forward. the celebrities come out bold and bizarre at the met gala. four outfits on lady gaga alone. behind the scenes of the fashion world's biggest night today, tuesday, may 7th, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." nice to have you with us on a tuesday morning. the met gala in new york is fashion's big coming-out party. no little, black dress to be found on this red carpet, which wasn't red, it was pink. >>

certainly in the philippines, there's an al qaeda-isis threat, ma lisha and indonesia as well. i don't think it's going to -- i've always said it's not going to go away in our lifetime this radical islamist behavior. but i will tell you, i feel safer just because the caliphate as been the stroyed. james: you make a distinction about where they can organize a one-off attack in sri lanka and india, and places where you think they could put down the infrastructure for campaigns of operations and that's why you focus is on sahal. james: any power vacuum, we saw it in afghanistan with 9/11 and in iraq and syria. any time they can put down a governed space and control it, that's where they can conduct external operations. aqap was the one we kept an eye on, we were worried about aviation attacks, laptop bombs and that kind of thing. a lot of scientists that worked at mosul university. they have proven to not be very effective. >> we'll take two questions here in the middle. >> i have a question about north korea. south korean government announced today they will provide over $8 until

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i can tell you there has been a rise in activity by al qaeda and isis recently. tom? >> ian, thank you. >>> severe storms and dangerous flooding as we head into the weekend and breaking news coming out of houseton right now. these images coming in of a barge collision in the port of houston shutting down a major shipping channel. one vessel sinking late today. the coast guard trying to secure the other, and fears of a possible chemical spill. all this as powerful thunderstorms and flash flooding from texas to the carolinas. first responders receiving calls for help from trapped drivers, and customers huddling in a gas station to escape heavy downpours and fierce winds. 40 million people now bracing for extreme weather. the system making its way east through mother's day. maggie rulli to lead us off. >> reporter: tonight, the powerful thunderstorms drenching the nation's fourth largest city. in houston, wind-driven hail, up to baseball-sized, shredding the siding off of homes, shattering windows and knocking holes into windshields. >> like, i'm old and i've never seen

qaeda and a elite team of french commandos staging a rescue operation to save them. the two french tourists were on safari in west africa when they were kidnapped six days ago, their guide found dead, his body riddled with bullets, the vehicle burned out at the scene. 20 french commandos found two additional hostages, the 61-year-old woman and a south korean. two french soldiers died in the fighting, four kidnappers were killed, two escaped. the u.s. provided intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance but no boots on the ground. the french revealed they did not know the american and south korean were being held hostage and suggested the u.s. didn't know as well. in a statement, u.s. officials saying they are grateful for the successful recovery of four hostages, including a u.s. citizen. while offering sincere condolences to the families of the two french soldier who is died and providing no further information about the american woman due to privacy considerations. this region of west africa has been plagued by extremist violence. late today, france plans to hon

a stunning turnaround for a once devoted devoted al-qaeda terrorist. why prosecutors say he deserves to go free. the terrorism plot he helped stop from prison and the federal judge who said he earns a once unthinkable second chance. >>> boiling point. an extraordinary moment in the battle over attorney general william barr. house speaker nancy pelosi accusing him of a crime. >> he lied to congress. >> the president quick to push back. >> i think they are treating our attorney general, who is a highly respected man, very unfairly. >> and this morning nbc news learning robert mueller is now in direct talks to testify on capitol hill. >>> historic flooding. an emergency in the midwest. the mississippi river reaching record levels after days of heavy rain and it's still rising this morning. the region bracing for more severe weather today. >>> all that, plus banned. why facebook is banishing several high-profile individuals it calls dangerous. >>> the big changes coming to some of the nation's most popular beaches. >>> and the gentle giant. "star wars" fan

some are affiliated to al qaeda, and others to the united states. president macron will be outside of paris to welcome home the hostages. we know less about when the american former hostage will be heading home. we know less, also, about the hostages' identities. sadly, of course, in that operation, two french marines lost their lives. the french authorities say it was an operation that was incredibly complex. melissa bell, cnn, paris. >>> a nigerian militia has released about 900 children who were used as soldiers. here's some of the children at a ceremony with unicef officials. they were recruited to fight with boca haram. in nigeria, children had been used in conflict for years. david mckenzie has more from johannesburg. >> it's seen as a victory for child rights in nigeria, almost 900 soldiers have been released by the civilian joint task force. the youngest of them, 13 years ole. no chance of a real childhood. they were taken by the communities of this group that is fighting ba ining boca haram. the use of child soldiers seeing as a stain on th

he admitted to stripping, interrogating and then shooting a suspected al-qaeda militan behenna said that he thought the man was going to try to take his gun. riand, there will not be ae crown winner in horse racing this year. his handlers say kentucky derby winner country house has a cough, and will not run in the preakness, in two weeks. the colt was declared the derby winner last saturday, after the first-place finisher was disqualified. still to come on the newshour: sitting down with 2020 presidential candidate bernie nders. two journalists are released after over 500 days of imprisonment in myanmar. hundreds of former federal prosecutors claim president trump would have been indicted if he were not in office. and, much more. >> woodruff: independent senator bernie sanders of vermont became a household name in 2016 when he ran a progressive campaign forth democratic party's presidential nomination. but much of that primary race was a one-on-one contest. he is now vying for the democratic nomination again, but this time, he's up against 20 other candidates. senator sanders joins us no

qaeda again our own troops in yemen. it's clearly unconstitutional and hopefully even republicans will oppose it. >> what's remarkable is the bipartisan opposition in congress to the yemen war and increasingly the saudis, marco rubio, lindsey graham, and others, to think that mohammed bin salman sent his goons to murder a "washington post" journalist, did change the representation government gets on capitol hill. and this white house is beholden to the saudis, they're willing to take this step to sell some weapons. >> chris, you're absolutely right. unfortunately the starvation and famine in yemen didn't awaken the conscious of congress. but the khashoggi killing did. and you have rubio and lindsey graham saying there's no moral clarity. they have no stake of calling for american values if we're continuing to arm the saudi regime. and they are appalled by what mbs is doing and they frankly understand also that the saudis are aligned with al qaeda, fighting our own troops in yemen. so the administration's total alliance w

the attacks are happening close to the border with molly and, where groups affiliated to al-qaeda and so—called islamic state and the greater so hard are known to operate. 170,000 people have fled their homes according to the united nations. the humanitarian crisis is a first for burkina faso, which was likely peaceful until islamist groups appeared three years ago. at the un in new york, burkina faso urged regional cooperation. translation: terrorists groups are being financed by artiseanal gold, mines and various forms of trafficking, it stays strong, and exerting tremendous pressure on our states. the threat is gaining ground. while displaced children are taught in camps rather than classes, the un has yet to agree on how our regional stabilisation force will be organised or funded. david campanale, bbc news. in algeria, protestors have clashed with police in the capital algiers during another friday of demonstrations. it's the 13th friday in a row that protestors have been out in big numbers. they're demanding the departure of key figures from the regime of the former president

idlib is the largest collection of al qaeda affiliates in the world right now. we have very limited insights as to what's going on. it is to your question, something we worry about a great deal. specifically to iraq, a lot of us in the dod and my former organizations spent a lot of time in iraq building up their security forces. i think they can be proud of the effort that went into that. they especially -- the counter terrorists highlight one in particular, has really proven that that effort will be worth it, and they spent a considerable amount of time ridding their country with our support. but they did it. long term stability. i think it's important that we're there. i think our presence in iraq is hugely significant. and one of the biggest factors when it comes to u.s. influence in the middle east. and we're there alongside the goi, we're at their request from the strategic framework agreement that we signed 10 years ago. i think that we are part of that i think we're part of ensuring , that their military and security services are capable of defending the

. >> eventually they might have ended up in the hands of al qaeda or isis or their proxies in the region. >> reporter: so far no group has claimed responsibility for the kidnappings but in the wake of the incident the u.s. state department ramping up its own urgent advisory for the pendjari park, warning tourists extremist groups have carried out attacks, adding, those attacks may occur with little or no warning. sources say french special forces were compelled to act after receiving intelligence that the kidnappers may have been trying to transfer those hostages to a jihadist group in the neighboring country of mali. that would have made rescue efforts nearly impossible. as for that american, still a lot of murky details coming out but we know she is safe and still no word on why she was in the region to begin with. >> let's not forget that and in order to keep her and the other two hostages safe, two people had to give their lives. >> that's right, it was a dangerous operation. >> this is a reminder for people traveling overseas to be careful. >> absolutely. >> definitely. >> erielle,

at the time and still we had a lot of focus on al qaeda's core in the search for bin laden, when al qaeda was doing, free isis. -- pre-isis. host: let's go to massachusetts, the democrats line, carl, you are on. go ahead. fromr: the caller connecticut stole my thunder. so i will just be blunt and asked mr. waltz, whether you are a democrat or republican, you are always -- you are lying us into another war, just like the first iraqi war, the second iraqi war, and then you are putting up all of these false flax. broke down. they probably had mechanical problems. now they are saying that the iranians caused this, sabotage or something. how can you people do this? how can you live with yourself? sakes.s -- for god's guest: thank you for that. i can tell you that i served my country with honor and integrity my entire life, and that is what i am here to do in congress and to bring that experience to the table. i can also tell you without a shred of doubt in my mind that iranian-backed militias who were instructed from tehran were armed, trained, and equipped through tehran into iraq, utilized,

later arrested, zazi at first denying his role. >> i have nothing to do with al qaeda and any link or anything with al qaeda. >> reporter: but prosecutors say he ultimately put his own life at risk by helping investigators pleading guilty and providing what they call extraordinary cooperation in america's fight against al qaeda revealing key details of the terrorist group's training, movements and recruitment methods. prosecutors told the judge that zazi has repudiated his terrorist ideology and is expected to be released from jail in just a matter of days. >> going to be a lot of opinions on this. whit johnson, thanks for that. >>> now to new developments in that college admissions scandal. a new video now emerging of the young woman whose parents allegedly paid $6.5 million to get her into a top school. offering advice, this young girl does, on how to get into a top american university in this video and linsey davis has more on that. linsey, the family is now saying they were tricked into this scheme? >> they say they were duped and learning about the pharmaceutical billionaires fro

qaeda? associated force being a key provision? you have any evidence of the? -- do you have any evidence of that? could do it ine a closed session. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for being here. it is great to see secretary shanahan. we appreciate your leadership. it is always good to hear you, talk about how we can be a more lethal, effective fighting machine. over the past six months, our have dedicated a significant amount of resources to hurricane recovery. touring thatmp is facility. if congress does not pass it soon, how does it affect us? immediate evacuation and then they have to assess the property to try to do the repairs. they want to take care of the folks who have been displaced. these were not originally programmed for that purpose. in congress provided the support for the airittee force and marine corps that allowed them to continue those operations because there's only a limited amount he can take from other accounts. us would allow them, particularly as

there's been a recent spike in violence in the region from groups linked to al qaeda and isis the u.s. government warning citizens against traveling there. it's still not clear tonight who the american woman is, why she was in the region, or whether the u.s. even knew she was missing. french officials tonight only saying that she's safe lester >> kelly cobiella, thank you. >>> here at home, american businesses are bracing for impact following the overnight escalation of a trade war between the united states and china. the trump administration raising taxes on chinese imports by 10% to 25% a move bound to affect every american consumer. our kevin tibbles has late details. >> reporter: at apt electronics in suburban chicago, shoppers giving the appliances a once over with an eye on prices likely going up. >> it's going up i don't like it. >> reporter: for 83 years this family-owned business has seen it all for third-generation john apt, the rising tariffs on chinese goods might affect business do you want to be involved in a trade war? >> we don't want to be involved with any war of any

qaeda terrorist in 2008. behenna claimed he acted in self-defense. he was sentenced to 25 years in prison, but that was reduced to 15 years. he was paroled in 2014 and faced another five years of parole before the pardon. >>> the atlanta journal constitution reports georgia governor brian kemp is set to sign an anti-abortion heartbeat bill today. the legislation bans most abortions once a doctor detects a heartbeat in the womb, which is usually about six weeks into pregnancy. it's one of the most restrictive untry.bortion laws in the the bil includes exceptions for incest, rape, or if the baby or mother's life is in danger. opponents say that they will fight the legislation. >>> our partners at the bbc look at a new united nation's report that says humans are threatening more than 1 million species of animals and plants around the world with extinction, from the forests to bees, to sharks and polar bears, scientists say nature is more in trouble now than at any other time in human history. the report details

as a further investigated they were from al qaeda and what they found out they were immersed in south america how to speak spanish, how to look the part they walked right up to the border spoke spanish but if he did not pick up that mannerism to say that is not normal. >> that's what we're talking about. >> what is it about some that don't understand the border is an important place to be enforced quick. >> it's not in their face anywhere else like it is on the border states. i can tell you the story about my experience you don't have that emotional response that i need until you are in it but absolutely i would ask everyone to come down to experience this. now is to appoint if you come down on wednesday it is constant anybody who lives in or around the border are overwhelmed with the problems and our economy, our state cannot handle that. they are trying to do a legally that we have to foot all that and it is an improbability. >> it's just politics honestly they were all for border security tell trumpets for it now they are against it. i was down there for a number of weeks as a lieu

he says he shot and killed in al qaeda prisoner in self-defense in 2008. prosecutors argue he opened fire in retaliation because he thought the prisoner set off a bomb. he was released on parole after serving 5 years over concerns of how the court handles his self-defense claims. chelsea manning is asked to be released from jail, manning was put behind bars in march for contempt after refusing to testify in a grand jury probe into wikileaks. she still refusing to go so, nothing will convince her to betray her beliefs. she spent 7 years in prison for leaking government document in 2010. rob: philadelphia city commission investigating a disturbing video of kids speaking in arabic about beheadings and claiming they will kill. video was posted on the facebook page for the muslim american society's philadelphia shelter following in april -- the group says the school rented space in the building, put the event on. we will keep following this one. immigration unveiling a new program allowing local police to detain illegal immigrants even if sanctuary policies are

four in custody held by militants associated with isis and al qaeda. and them elite t of french commandos faced a daring and deadly rescue operation to save them. the two french tourists were on a is safari when knapped six days ago. a vehicle burned out at the en the guide found dead. a daring rescue operationpl ned. a violent overnight raid. two french soldiers died, four kidnappers killed, twoescaped. an american official says the u.s. provided intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance but no boots on the ground. the french realed they did not know the american and south korean were held hostage and suggested the u.s. didn't know as well. in a statement, u.s. officials saying they are grateful for the successful recovery of four hostagesluding a u.s. citizen. they offered sincere condolences so the families of the two french soldierho died and providing no further information about the american woman due to privacy considerations. in recent months this region of west africa has been plagueed by an increase in extremist violence. the u.s. issuedn

it is believed that al qaeda and atta could be bendhihe american or the south korean went missing. that american womanchs oosing to remain anomous. >> a major part of the air show at joint baseandrews is canceled today because of -- look outside. weather. air show officials say there will be none of this. aerial demonstrations, rain and overcast skies making it impossible. you can still head out to the air field tho you can check out the vintage airplanes from the ground. >> cool to seehem up close and in person. a> another major change to tell you about, holiday celebration change that has aleot of pe around here talking. talking about the fourth of july fireworks display that will be irve inig this year. the forks will be launched about a mile away in west potomac park. president trump wants a bigger celebstion. so thi is being dubbed a salute to america and there will be traditional concert o west lawn of the capitol as is common most years.a and possibly second stage of entertainment. the president may deliver an address from the stops of the lincoln memorial. tin a statement p

qaeda. agents fid he helpedl at least three terror attas and a judge and federal prosecutors said doing so earned him a second chance at life. could have earned multiple life sentences without the possibility of parole had he not cooperated. >>> well back here at home, d.c. mayor muriel bowser will announce a plan to allow the sale of recreational marijuana as early as nexta ye despite a congressional ban. residents could grow and possess small amounts of marijuana but hacould not legally puse it. in the past when the d.c. government hasnsidered legalizing sales, congress warned that even holding public hearings would violate federal law. the mayor, though, disagrees. >> it is always bn our opinion, rachel, that the council has thethegal auority to proceed with hearings. and that continues be our view. >> d.c. council chair phil mendelson will hold hearings on pot proposals but don't get hopes up yet. the ban eires in 2020. >> virginia metro riders there is a preview of the summer extended m

it's about al qaeda and who attacked us and to be very clear. >> congresswoman elissa slot their onp. >> come being. so let's go to peter baker right now. we were talking last hour about a new poll out in pennsylvania in a shows joe biden up a great deal. for people in a know the samein philadelphia usually democrats take 400,000 plus votes out of there but said drft did extraordinarily well in the scranton area. that's joe bidenan yes, sir back yard why why. >> talk about the importance of pennsylvania and donald trump's challenges if he does face joe biden. >> yeah, this is the central argue mpt for joe biden's campaign, which is that he can take the states or compete in the state that hillary clinton lost to donald trump and it made the difference. patien patients, he communicates with people on a value level, an hey, joe level, it that may or may not, you know, get him through a democrat being primary. highs a as as po if and philosophical background. >> and yauky, you have a pull-out like this that shows biden beating donald trump by 11 points in what is arguably the most importa

we had destroyed al-qaeda in iraq, not just defeated it. but we were very, very helpful to the iraqi counterterrorism service their special operations, their intelligence to keep an eye on these remnts. because, again, you never totally eliminate it. i mean, the current situation is somewhat similar. there are tens of thousands, probably, of isis survivors that will now resortns togent activity and to terrorist activity, and we need to keep an eye on these, and we need to help our partners as we do that. this is a generational struggle. this is not a fight where u can take a hill, plant the flag, and go home to a victory parade. >> the trump administration, though, did declare that we've defeated isis. c here'sp of president trump. >> we just took over --pt you know, you earing it was 90%, 92% -- thcaliphate in syria. now it's 100% we just took over. 100% caliphate that means the area, the land,t we jve 100%. so that's good. we did that in a much o shorter peritime than it was supposed to be. >> what we have done is very significant, d but

zazi traveled to pakistan in 2008, training with al qaeda in weapons and explosives. when he returned to the u.s., he and two friends in denver hatched the subway plot, planning to build bombs with beauty products. seen here shopping for supplies. zazi then driving it all across country and into new york city, over the george washington bridge. it was here he learned the fbi was onto him and fled, but they got him. he pleaded guilty, facing life in prison. and then provided what prosecutors today call "extraordinary cooperation" in america's fight against al qaeda. revealing key details of the terrorist group's training, movements and recruitment methods. meeting with investigators more than 100 times. prosecutors say he put his own life at risk, and deserves a reduced sentence, insisting zazi "has repudiated terrorist ideology." a judge agreed, and sentenced him to time served. his lawyer calls that justice. >> mr. zazi, who i met a long time ago, almost ten years ago, who was a young, young man, has changed dramatically. the reality is that the light at the end of t

he learned it make bombs while at an al qaeda training camp in pakistan, he met with investigators more than 100 times, after pleading guilty to the bombing plot in 2010. he reviewed hundreds of photographs, testified in multiple trials, and provided critical intelligence in and unique insight regarding al qaeda and members. prosecutors say his assistance came in the face of substantial danger in the form of retaliation with al qaeda. i tried my best to correct my horrific mistake by cooperating with the government, he told the court during the sentencing and aefrdi adding he is not the same person he was when he was arrested and i find it hard to imagine what i was involved in in 2008 and 2009. in a letter to the judge, 393-year-old afghan native talks about his path to extremism and change of heart in prison. around late 2006, he met two men who introduced him to the now disdeceased al qaeda leader and was seduced by the twisted and corrupt teacher of the koran and thought we be doomed forever in the afterlife if he didn't have jihad against america and embrace islam. and he had a new

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interests and personnel from attacks from al qaeda but the argument from the u.s. secretary of state in recent weeks has been that there is a link between al qaeda and iran since the argument the u.s. is making is that it transited through iran but not everyone in capitol hill is buying that in fact the house speaker nancy pelosi has been very clear she says that if this is the argument that the administration is trying to make it's not one that the congress members at least in the lower chamber house of representatives are willing to accept that committee thank you very much let's cross over now design bus robbie's line for us in tehran in the iranian president hassan rouhani was talking earlier about the crisis what would he have to say. well iran's president is on a tour of iran's western us or by john province has an rouhani there to inaugurated a number of infrastructure projects including a dam and he characterized these as a decisive response to the white house to the united states basically saying that what he is doing today by inaugurating these large scal

. >> you need find out is this the same al qaeda member we put in jail? if he is, then we need tlo ethe plea agreement away and do something else. >> reporter: lindh parents maintaining he was too young to understand what he ehad got himself into. >> it's been exceedingly hard for us. to think that most of the citizenry of this country believes your son, your child is a terrorist. and it's a difficult moniker to, you know, to remove. >> reporter: lindh will now be on a three-year term of supervisored release. it has not yet been made public where he will live. >> thank you. appreciate that. joining me is allison span, the daughter of the first american killed in the war in afghanistan. we appreciate you joining us. you were just 9 years old, the last time you saw your father. we have pictures. we put them up on the screen of you and him now. can you tell us what you remember about your dad. >> so all i can tell you about is what i remember from a 9-year-old. i'll never get to know my father as an adult. he was a leader in church, in our family. he was som

>> isis and al qaeda were my specialty. >> a lot of great soldiers who are doing counterterrorist training. i been most recently to niger and helping folks there. that's incredible. thank you for what you are doing. nice to meet you, as well. thank you all for having me here. >> thank you for coming. >> hello. it's so good to be here. thank you. trevor, how are you? -- are want is bodyguard you wanda's bodyguard? happy mother's day. trevor, are you an only child? thank you for having me here. nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you, corey. oh my goodness. this is your mother. >> she is still alive at 104. >> that is phenomenal. >> your family is pretty famous in new jersey. >> at tried to call him this morning to ask what i should ask. >> have many siblings do you have, trevor? what are their names? >> tuesday and tory. tory, this is cory. i know something about you guys. i know that you have a ridiculously amazing mom who i get a chance be with on mother's day. and your brother is all right, too. i just wish you all the best. do you need me to come out right now or is there russian from som

>>this is a still the same al qaeda member that we put in jail. if you still al qaeda member would put in jail. they wanted to fill the player in a way. >>and there's something else if he was trying to reconnect with extremist while in prison, i mean what can we expect for him when he's in the free world. >>now there are no reports that wind will be returning here to marin county we have not heard anything from police or sheriff's office reporting that he will be but we do know that his father does live here in a maroon county. and and lynch himself is actually now 38 years old, reporting live in san anselmo christina tetreault on for news. >>thank you christina 9 oh 4 right and we're going to now for days that the kids have had their teachers in union city now it's a strike that doesn't seem to have an end in sight. we've got from force ll track following the very latest for us. >>live this morning. so what have you will. >>they should be meetsng any time now and this according to one of the teachers that they hope to hammer we're out a deal beca

al qaeda and all other remaining russia china and other members of europe the united nations to find solutions to the ongoing problems in yemen in iraq in syria in kashmir in cyprus and we would like to find solutions not problems. so the americans also argue that they turks train pipeline which will carry russian gas through turkey to the e.u. threatening to european energy security while turkey is increasingly falling into dependency from moscow as a cancellation of a preferential trade status connected to turkish corporation with russia own this pipeline. i hope not i don't know that is a question you have to ask the american this asian makers but turkey's cooperation with russia is not a threat to europe turkey's cooperation with russia which would provide rushing gas to europe is an advantage is a promise to europe to find solutions when russia and ukraine had their differences and european countries could not access russian gas because of the problems or through ukraine they were the ones who felt the need for other alternative ways and means of reaching that gas and turkey thr

i can tell you there's been a rise in activity by al qaeda and isis in this area recently. tom? >> ian pannell with the details. thank you. >>> breaking developments out of washington. late today, a top house democrat issues subpoenas for donald trump's tax returns dating back sixmes by next friday. this has presi trumpises ousands of chinese products. americans now caught in the house. >> reporter: the president calls today's talks between the us and china "candid and constructive," but the chinese delegation left the white house empty handed tonight -- no meeting with the president. and no deal. so today, trump opened a new front in the trade war. those new 25% tariffs, essentially a tax on goods coming from china. >> i happen to think that tariffs for our country are very powerful. you know, we're the piggy bank that everybody steals, from including china. >> reporter: the trump tariffs impact nearly 6,000 chinese products. from food items like frozen fish to consumer goods like makeup and baseball gloves. to electronics, televisions and computer monitors. bob orgel says 50%

qaeda isis and donald trump also in washington we have james chatteris he's a former u.s. diplomat and former advisor to the u.s. senate republican leadership all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate where we're getting set up here i notice you have your book can you just lift it up and show our audience here it's fresh off the press.

there's been a recent spike in violence in the region from groups linked to al qaeda and isis. the u.s. government warning citizens against traveling there. it's still not clear tonight who the american woman is, why she was in the region, or whether the s. even knew she was missing. french officials tonight only saying that she's safe. lester? >> kelly cobiella, thank you. >>> here at home, american businesses are bracing for impact following the overnight escalation of a trade war it between the un states and china. the trump administration raising taxes on chinese imports by 10% to 25%. a move bound to affect every american consumer. our kevin tibbles has late details. >> reporter:t apt electronics in suburn chicago, shoppers giving the appliances a once over with an eye on prices likely going up. >> it's going up. i don't ke it. >> reporter: for 83 years this family-owned business has seen it all. for third-generation john apt, the rising tariffs on chinese goods might affect business. do you want to be involved in a trade war? >> we don't want to be involved with any war o

army ranger convicted of killing a suspected al qaeda terrorist in iraq in 2018. first lieutenant michael behana claimed it was self-defense. prosecutors argued it was retaliation for the deaths of two american soldiers the white house saying u.s. highest appellate court noted concern how the trial court handled his claims on self-defense. while serving his sentence, mr. behenna was a model prisoner. steve: we have "fox and friends weekend" co-host pete hegseth. he was serving a sentence but ultimately paroled. >> the president wiped his slate clean. i followed this case. i'm familiar with it. he was in the 100 first. he was in iraq. two of his guys were killed in a mrap. they found the bomb-maker, detained him. we talk bull at other cases. he was released, iraqi bomb-maker was released two weeks later. they knew it was the guy that killed two americans. they didn't have enough evidence. we do csi on the battlefield. he was told to bring the bomb-maker back to his house. on the way there they stopped to interrogate him themselves. stripped him down, took off his c

former first lieutenant governor mike bahenna ofklahoma was suspected of killing an al qaeda detainee and prosecutors say the murder was a retaliation for a roadside bomb attack that had just killed two of his fellow soldiers now the man insisted he acted in self-defense after the man made a move for his gun. the army'sphighestals court raised doubts about the case and he was ultimaty sentenced to 15 years. he was paroled after five and in a statement today he thanked president trump for in his words his emendous act of mercy. >>>s bagpiperarch beneath a large american flag held up by two ladder rkucks to ma the start of the annual blue mass at st. patrick's catholic church downtown. that annum mass honors first respo iers bothn law enforcement sd fireety and remembers those who have died in the line ofp duty. ne director christopher wray and attorney general william barr bothnd atteed today's servicere >>> a fla-up tonight in the smmonwealth's attorney race in arlington. police there are demanding an apeogy from one of th democratic candidates. aythey s her campaign unfairly accuses

he may harbour some pro islamic state views, evolving from al-qaeda and the taliban. still concerning. we'll have to see what he's like when he gets out. in a way, an interesting case for testing the american system of integrating individuals who have been radicalised, putting them back into society. what happens to him now, what's the process for making sure he's integrated in a way that's safe ? he's integrated in a way that's safe? there are restrictions on what he can do, but there is not an american disengagement programme from the government, like in the uk, with the prevent strategy, there's no programme to de—or disengage him from radical beliefs stop —— disengage. it isn't trying to evolve his ideology, which puts him in a dangerous situation. this is a problem that the us is going to have to grapple with because there are around 60—100 prisoners that will come out over the next five years, so in come out over the next five years, soina come out over the next five years, so in a way he is come out over the next five years, so inaway he isa come out ov

qaeda member. the president signed an executive grant of clemency for mike behenna yesterday. the military court sentenced the former army lieutenant to 25 years in jail for unpremeditated murder about a decade ago. behenna claimed he acted in self-defense. his sentence was subsequently reduced and he was paroled in 2014 amid widespread military support. >>> officials say measles in the u.s. has hit a new milestone reaching 764 cases, the highest number in 25 years. the cdc reports 60 new cases since last week largely driven by two outbreaks in new york. they are mostly concentrated in ultra-orthodox jewish communities. overall 23 states have reported cases this year. pennsylvania is the latest to join the list. >>> today vice president mike pence is expected to announce new incentives to venezuela's military to aban dan president nicolas maduro. this comes after last week's failed attempt. our adriana diaz sat down with guaido in caracas to discuss potential next steps including possible u.s. mili

qaeda training camp ultimately pleading guilty to giving armed support to the taliban. he will be on supervised release for three years with tough restrictions including limited internet access, communicating only in english and no associating with any known extremist. he's expected to move to northern virginia just outside of d.c. george? >> we'll see if they can police that. whit, thank you. >>> we get to the latest on rising tension in the middle east and what could be a dramatic increase in u.s. forces to the region. the pentagon expected to present a plan to the white house today for sending up to 10,000 more troops as a counter to iran. our chief global affairs anchor, martha raddatz, tracking these developments from washington. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, george. this request could result in thousands more u.s. forces in the mideast and with them an almost certain increase in tensions with iran which are already red hot. u.s. officials tell abc news that the pentagon will present the request for more forces at the white house today. the reque

qaeda to the government. azazi originally from afghanistan will be supervised for the rest of his life. he could be free within days. another conflict of interest in the hand links of the jussie smollett case. a chicago judge set to decide whether special prosecutor should be appointed has a son who works in the office top prosecutor kim foxx. judge leroy martin jr. fighting calls for his recusal. he is supposed to decide whether investigation is needed to look into why charges against the empire actor were suddenly dropped. and incredible rescue after a man survives a fall into america's most dangerous volcano. rescue crews into the hawaii volcano. the man plunging nearly 70 feats. he slipped after climbing over a railing at the seeming bluff overlook. the man was air lifted to the hospital. norway is having a whale of a time with this suspicious russian spy. huge hit taking selfies with locals. issufisherman finding this last week with a harness labeled equipment of st. petersburg. officials say it looked l

on a royal navy ship in twenty sixteen after training with isis and al qaeda and up and blows up a bunch of teenagers at an ariana grande a concert with a nail bomb and the only leader in the u.k. who actually pointed the finger at the national security state was jeremy corbyn and that's why that's one reason why corbin is under such merciless attack because he told their dirty secret the other leaders either pointed the finger at muslims in general or classic demagogy or they just simply tried to sweep the whole thing under the rug like to recently but this is happened again and again and it will happen again you know james it's interesting i know this max was i i saw you watch on an interview with watching the hawks i mean it really islamophobia his bloomed as a result and of course. there are plenty of people that are making lots of money off of this here and there's a lot of other unintended consequences here but this is this one phenomenon fuels the other ok you these wars are very profitable for a small group of people and i want to talk about the media in the second half of the pr

today the al qaeda trained mastermind behind the 2009 plot learned he will likely be a free man within days sentenced in new york to time he's already served, avoiding a life sentence. it a reward for his cooperation turning on his al qaeda backers and closest friend to isork with counter terroragents, assistance the government said led to terrorism charges others. several our ron allen has details. >> reporr: tonight, an extraordinary move, za zazi, the would subway bomber set to be released from prison of a decade of cooperation with the authorities. pled guilty to a plot in 2010 when the young follower of al fr qaeda and two nds planned to detonate suicide bombs at rush hour in the new york city subway around the anniversary. zazi who was aested in 2009 faced two life sentences with no chance for parole. in court he apologized, i'm sorry for the ha that i caused. i'm asking for forgiveness. the federal judge sentenced the now 33-year-old to time served, about ten years saying to zazi this one unthinkable second chance has come your way and you earned it. >> he's extremely appreciati

on a royal navy ship and twenty sixteen after training with isis and al qaeda and up and blows up a bunch of teenagers at an ariana grande a concert with a nail bomb and the only leader in the u.k. who actually pointed the finger at the national security state was jeremy corbyn and that's why that's one reason why corben is under such merciless attack because he told their dirty secret the other leaders either pointed the finger at muslims in general or classic demagogy or they just simply tried to sweep the whole thing under the rug like to recently but this is happened again and again and it will happen again you know james it's interesting i know this max was i i saw you watch on an interview with watching the hawks i mean it really islamophobia his bloomed as a result and of course. there are plenty of people that are making lots of money off of this here and there's a lot of other unintended consequences here but this is this one phenomenon fuels the other ok you these wars are very profitable for a small group of people and i want to talk about the media in the second half of the pr

on a royal navy ship and twenty sixteen after training with isis and al qaeda and up and blows up a bunch of teenagers at an ariana grande a concert with a nail bomb and the only leader in the u.k. who actually pointed the finger at the national security state was jeremy corbyn and that's why that's one reason why corbin is under such merciless attack because he told their dirty secret the other leaders either pointed the finger at muslims in general or classic demagogy or they just simply tried to sweep the whole thing under the rug like to recently but this is happened again and again and it will happen again you know james it's interesting i know this max was i i saw you watch on an interview with watching the hawks i mean it really islamophobia his bloomed as a result and of course. there are plenty of people that are making lots of money off of this here and there's a lot of other unintended consequences here but this is this one phenomenon fuels the other ok you these wars are very profitable for a small group of people and i want to talk about the media in the second half of the pr

zazi traveled to pakistan in 200 and trained with al qaeda in weapons and explosives. when he returned to the u.s. he and two friends planned the attack. their mission, rush hour suicide bombings on the new york city subway on the anniversary of 9/11. zazi drove across the country and into new york, but later backed out after learning the fbi was on to his plan. he was arrested on september 12th, pleaded guilty and faced life in prison, but then prosecutors say his cooperation in america's fight against al qaeda was, quote, extraordinary revealing key details of the terror group's training, movements and recruitment methods. >> justice was definitely served in this instance. >> reporter: a federal judge told zazi this once unthinkable second chance has come your way and you earned it. lawyers on both sides say zazi is a changed man. >> mr. zazi, who i met a long time ago, almost ten years ago who was a young, young man has changed dramatically. the reality is that the light at the end of the tunnel is extremely bright for him. >> in a letter to the judge he apologized

in isis day forces is israel now in the same side as saudi arabia isis day al-qaeda and how must a group which of course israel funded the creation of i think that there's never been any proof that israel has funded or helped isis with di asho out qaeda what enhanced all of we support netanyahu on the golan heights visiting the hospital in the occupied golan heights and they were treating al-qaeda and isis you know you what you saw him visit saying and say and treats it was it's syrian civilians caught up in this brutal civil war who is. i've seen israeli field hospitals treating syrian women and children. caught up in this brutal civil war. so that you know. it's conspiracy theories on steroids i mean it's you know it's only instead an experience bloom thank you after the break in response to your visions on gone test final on the b.b.c. hip hop artist and actress gnocchi performs his song long live palestine 3 featuring ken loach and frankie boyle all this coming up about 2 going on the ground. there's an international economic forum is a unique event in today's business world. over th

this former al qaeda recruit who gets a second chance. pete,oomorning. >> reporter: ten years ago he came to new york pjonning to two other men for suicide bombing attacks on the subways. he was arrested and pleaded guilty. then revealed everything he knew about al qaeda based on the time he spent in its terror training camps in pakistan. he helped stop a plan to bomb al sholing m in england and other terror attacks the fbi has yet to .reveal he could have faced life in . prison instead, they recommended a sentence of timedlready serve calling his cooperation extraordinary. zazi apologized in court saying he wasn't the same person he was when he wanted to bomb the subways. the judge says zazi has earned a second chance. >> thank you. >>> president trump defended attorney general william barr overnight as the feud with democrats escalates. the president saying barr is being treated very unfairly. barr refusedo appear before the house judiciary is tecommittee. la house speaker nancy pelosi accused barr of not telling the truth andaw breakin

--haciendo >>segÚn autoridades, viajÓ a pakistÁn en 2018 en donde entrenÓ con el grupo al qaeda. y en 2009 fue arrestado tras conducir de colorado nueva york con materiales para colorear bomba. la fiscalÍa dice que se ganÓ una segunda oportunidad. " el seÑor a quien conocÍ hace casi 10 aÑos ha cambiado dramÁticamente.", dijo su abogado. >> es un riesgo, pero lo que no se ve pÚblicamente es que estoy seguro que el fbi y todas las autoridades federales estarÁn notoriando al individuo, y seriamente no podrÁ viajar al extranjero. becky: podrÍa salir a liberta los prÓximos dÍas, y se espera que sea vigilado para el resto de su vida. desde nueva york, becky. >> y otro dato interesante que incluso podrÍa estar bajo protecciÓn de las autoridades federales, cambiando de nombre residencia, estaremos pendientes. este fin de semana es el Último que pasan libertad del ex abogado del presidente trump. que el lunes empieza a purgar una condena de 3 aÑos. estarÁ recluido en una cárcel a 70 millas de nueva york, por comprar el silencio de mujeres que aseguranhaber tenido cuatros