area. jillian: the suspect robert holly opened fire on officers. he then barricaded himself inside a home for hours. he is now dead. it's unclear if he was shot by police or if he killed himself. defense secretary james mattis expected to make his recommendation to the president today on whether transgender people can serve in the military. since taking charge, mattis has indicated that readiness to fight is his top priority. president trump will have the final say on the new policy. in july he tweeted his desire to ban the service of transgender troops overturning a 2016 obama era rule. the very first guantanamo bay transfer under president trump could be happening soon. al darby was supposed to be transferred to rehab in his own countrifully saudi arabia yesterday. the u.s. is still waiting for unspecified assurances from the saudi arabiaian government. al darby pleaded guilty back in 2014 to helping plot a 2002 al qaeda attack on a