Hall with speaker paul ryan. It comes at a time in this nation with racial tensions boiling over and republicans breaking ranks with the president. Tonight just a little under five hours with critics on both sides questioning the president s leadership and his moral authority in a prime time address live on cnn. The commander in chief, President Trump, will ask americans implicitly to trust him on his new strategy for afghanistan. The president will speak from fort myer in arlington, virginia. Athena will speak to us now. What do we expect the president to say . Reporter we expect to hear the president lay out a plan that would increase u. S. Troop levels by several thousand and also address the u. S. Relationship with other countries in the region, principally pakistan. As you mentioned, the president s speech comes against a backdrop of weeks of west wing chaos and the controversy over his response to the violence in charlottesville. This is a chance to turn the page, focus on National Security. The question is, how effective will this new strategy be on making gains in afghanistan and how effectively can the president sell it to the American People . A new commander in chief, a new strategy in americas longest war. Its a very big decision for me. I took over a mess. And were going to make it a lot less messy. Reporter President Trump back at the white house after his working vacation is set to lay out his administrations plans for the fight in afghanistan. A 16year conflict the top general there warned in february has reached a critical juncture. In your overall commanders assessment, are we winning or losing . Mr. Chairman, i believe were in a stalemate . Reporter something james mattis echoed in june. The president addressing the nation in prime time after months of deliberations wrapped up this weekend in camp david at which he was presented a range of strategies. From a long withdrawal to pulling up 4,000 more soldiers, in addition to the 8,000 soldiers already there. Those additional troops would allow americans to train and assist afghan forces, much like theyre doing in the fight of isis in iraq. Troop levels would be at odds with mr. Trumps own statements on the campaign trail. Theyre going to be there for the next 200 years. At some point, whats going on . Its going to be a long time and we made a terrible mistake getting involved there in the first place. Wasted, 6 trillion on wars in the mideast. Reporter and even before he was a candidate going back years. Saying in 2012, its time to get out of afghanistan. Coming as the president tries to steady his administration after tumult leading to the departure of several top aides, the latest steve bannon, who opposed sending troops to afghanistan. All of this as the president struggles in the polls in the wake of the demonstration in charlottesville, virginia. A new survey by n brbc showing Approval Ratings below 40 . Jake, one more thing about the afghanistan strategy. The president faces a challenge tonight in trying to convince people that more soldiers is the right move. Jake . Thousands of u. S. Servicemembers in afghanistan. Americas longest war has been left in limbo since President Trump took office, at least in temperatures of a new direction. So what are the options for the way forward . We took a deeper look at the potential strategies presented to the commander in chief. Look at afghanistan. What a mess. Reporter some 8400 Service Members are currently in afghanistan. And President Trump is likely to commit at many as 4,000 more. Its a very big decision for me. I took over a mess. Reporter a troop increase is not the president s only option, of course. On thursday defense secretary mattis said all possibilities remained on the table, including greater use of private contractors and even withdrawal from afghanistan. If it were members on the ground, he would send more military advisers. Thats according to a senior military official adding that those advisers will need protection as well. That means advising teams are only 75 as effective as they could be, the pentagon says. On my orders, the United States military have begun strikes. Reporter since the war in afghanistan began in 2001, more than 2,250 american uniforms, men and women, have been killed in that mission. And that number continues to rise. Its our longest war in history, 17 years. Thats unacceptable. Reporter regardless, the top u. S. Commander in afghanistan, general john nicholson, says more americans are needed there. Let me be clear. We will not relent in our mission to fight against our afghan comrades to destroy isis in 2017. Reporter whether they are committed to general nicholson is another matter. General nicholson is not going to be able to win in afghanistan. The rules would have to change. Reporter the administration has every confidence in mi nicholson, however, they would be willing to outsource at least half of the flight. Bannon has been skeptical of changing positions on the ground in afghanistan long term. And the continued involvement is in u. S. Security interests. The head of the Blackwater Security Company suggests letting private contractors assist the military in more permanent afghanbased positions. This can operate there, operate effectively and create the rampup for the rest to leave. I disagree with any thought that we should have a mercenary army paid for by u. S. Tax dollars. The secretary of state works with diplomacy so hopefully we wont have to have more soldiers in afghanistan. I personally believe that this effort that were undertaking there is protecting the homeland and preventing the terrorists to bring a fight to our doorstep. What does President Trump need to say tonight to win support for his decision . 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I think the most important thing right now that he has to do is lay out exactly what the end state is going to look like, in other words, what is success in afghanistan going to look like . I think the next thing he has to address is how is he going to bring the entire u. S. Government to bear against that problem . And general hayden, implicitly the president is going to be asking americans to trust him on this new afghanistan strategy, trust him with the most Precious Resource there is, american lives, for a u. S. President. In the latest cnn poll, 60 of americans say they did not consider the president to be honest and trustworthy. Will that have an effect on his announcement tonight . It will have an effect, jake, and there are certainly trust issues out there. But the good news is the decision the president is going to announce tonight is the product of what i would call regular order. This isnt a tweet in the middle of the night, this is a result of long deliberations within the National Security council, discussions with the president , a decision by the president and now the president is going to lay out the decision in a fullfledged speech so that he can put it into a broader context. So thats the good news with regard to whats happening tonight. General, you said president obamas plan to bring all but a few u. S. Troops home from afghanistan, which he said before could make afghanistan look like iraq, is that happening right now . Is afghanistan becoming iraq . No, its not. Now, there is some negative trend lines that you saw general nicholson and general mattis comment on a few minutes ago. So now were adding to our forces there to stabilize the situation and perhaps turn the battlefield physics in our direction, plussing both our train and equipment portion and our autonomous counterterrorism mission. Probably this is the decision that president obama would have made, harvesting the lessons for his 2011 decision in iraq, but he delayed it. He deferred to the Incoming Administration for what i think are quite legitimate reasons. But now we have President Trump who quite often campaigned with a completely different tone, embracing what i think the Previous Administration would have done. Colonel, for years President Trump called for a complete withdrawal of u. S. Troops from afghanistan. He called the war a waste of lives, a waste of money. He put that in tweets. What is the winning strategy, do you think . There are currently 8,000 forces there. Is there a number with which the u. S. Can win, or is this whole war at this point, is there a question about whether or not it can be, quote, unquote, won . The war has been expensive in terms of money and in terms of the lives of american Service Members. Theres no question about that. But what we must also consider is the alternative could well be worse. Remember why we originally went to afghanistan, because that nation had become a safe haven for terrorists and those who would do us harm. That problem hasnt completely gone away yet, so i think the alternative is much worse. There is value to us committing to stabilizing afghanistan. Gentlemen, thank you so much. For the fourth time this year, a u. S. Navy ship is involved in a serious accident. The aggressive move the navy is now making to ensure there isnt a fifth. Thats next. This is crabfest at red lobster. Dive into the classic crab lovers dream or new dueling crab legs with dungeness and snow crab. Only during crabfest. Now this is seafood. And hurry in to enjoy our new crab melt part of our seafood lovers lunch for just 9. 99. Its our back to school beeone cent evente. At office depot office max. 10 pack pens, one cent. 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Michelle, the nation has ordered a conversational pause. What does that mean . This is a chance for every ship throughout the u. S. Navy to take at least a day for a very close look at how theyre operating. Back to basics in how they handle safety procedures. As you said, this is the fourth accident vovinvolving a navy sh just this year, the second most serious one in just two months. Ten american sailors are now missing. Because these incidents are supposed to be extremely rare, the navy launched this major review of how and why accidents keep happening. The u. S. S. John mccain now in port in singapore with a gaping hole in its side. Not a wound of battle to the guided missile destroyer but another navy accident. And a testament to the force of impact with a behemoth slowmoving oil tanker three times its size. As they were moving to the mo more morocco strait this morning, ten u. S. Sailors unaccounted for, many more hurt. There was a collision with the u. S. S. John mccain. We obviously have an investigation under way and that will determine what happened. Reporter the president also weighing in by tweet, offering thoughts and prayers. The destroyer playing an Important Role in the region. With antimissile systems like this one on board to counter the threat by north korea. Its also equipped with multiple state of the art systems and communications equipment, begging the question, how did the faster navy ship not avoid the crash . Like you, i was devastated and heartbroken to hear about the collision. Reporter the chief of Naval Operations today ordering an operational pause of at least one day on every u. S. Navy ship to be done over the next few weeks, a chance to review all safety and training procedures. Also a comprehensive look into how things are done within Naval Operations. When youve got a pattern here, you have to find out if there is something systemic going on, if there is something in training, if there is something in the way that watches are being stood and the way the operation of these ships goes. Its becoming too many to just be a coincidence. Reporter it was just in june the mccains sister vessel, the u. S. Fitzgerald, crashed off the coast of japan. Seven sailors died. Some were removed from their duties as a result. In may, the collision of a fishing boat in south korea. Tetum ran aground in tokyo. The navy is forced to work with the current threat and with our allies. There are potentially training issues for u. S. Sailors, there are potentially operation issues, there are potentially logistical issues. It speaks to the idea that the ability we have to defend against any and all threats is much more limited than the american tax ppayer has paid fo. Reporter also how this affects the u. S. Mission in navy waters, the u. S. 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Over the next two weeks, commanders will be given discretion to pick a day, and it could be more than a day, to basically stop normal operations and review everything from safety procedures and watch standing to material readiness, the sensors up, the radar, the images. Everything is in good working order. And they will also give a chance its a little bit of a listening opportunity, jake. Its a chance to talk to sailors about their working conditions and about their watch standing conditions, and about things theyre seeing on a daytoday basis. You can get amazing insight just to listen to sailors about how theyre manning the ship that day and what they think might be better. You never know where a great safety tip is going to come from. Thats what this operational pause is going to do, to give the navy a chance to take a breath and try to review what happened and how to prevent it and also to work on lessons learned. General hayden, this is the fourth naval accident this year alone. How troubling is it given this is happening in some of the worlds busiest waters . Jake, of course its troubling because youve got young men and women out there who are suffering, who have died or been hurt because of these incidents. Let me agree with admiral kirby here. U. S. Forces are having introspection after an occurrence like this. Were going to figure out if its bad luck or a systemic issue. What could be the systemic issue . It could be the byproduct of 16 years of unrelenting opposite tempo for all u. S. Forces. So the order could be the smartest move. Do you think this should have been done after the u. S. S. Fitzgerald . They blame the u. S. Navy for the collision that claimed the lives of seven u. S. Sailors. General mattis did do something about that, a little less than today, but he did order an Asia Pacificwide review of Police Training methods as well. Now hes elevated that in the wake of what happened to mccain to the entire fleet. I think thats wise. If you listen to him, he did not just apply this to the surface navy, to destroyers and recruiters, but the entire navy now will be taking a wider look at how they disgust safe navigation on a daily basis. He did take that seriously and broaden the scope out some. And general in the u. S. S. Mccain, in addition to quality of life, it could obviously counter any action. That could be an added concern. Oh, it is. These types of ships have been used to patrol the sea of japan to make sure the north koreans know were serious, to spar with the Republican Guard and navy. Back to the opposite tempo question. Were putting a lot of demands on the system and on these young sailors. Admiral, speaking of north korea, the 10day war games between the u. S. And north korea have begun. North korea not happy. Theyre warning the drills could lead to, quote, a temporary phase. Should the u. S. Do this due to the fact there are escalating tensions. Remember when they had one before, he replayed the context behind the exercise, that they are purely defensive in nature and theyre required to keep up readiness inside the alliance. Plus, jake, this was a very Important Message to the south korean people, the people who are depending on us to try to help defend them and meet their security requirements. I think they have taken it seriously. It was the right thing to do, to move forward with the exercise, and i think it really was the right thing to do to put context over why that was happening. The stunning new report about the u. S. S. Secret service and how visits to Trump Properties are costing the agency, depleting its fund. Stick around. David. Whats going on . Oh hey thats it . Yeah. Everybody two seconds dear sebastian, after careful consideration of your application, it is with great pleasure that we offer our congratulations on your acceptance. 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As the president returns from his twoweek working vacation, the u. S. Security told them they are having trouble paying for the protection needed to protect the president. Is there a tweet in the archives of then citizen donald trump criticizing someone for the exact same offense he is now committing . And the answer is yes, there is a tweet for it. Here is thenbusinessman donald trump in 2011. Why did barack obama and his Family Travel separately to mar mart Marthas Vineyard . They love to extravagantly spend on the taxpayers dime. Why is the travel expenses so high . They said theyre dealing with an unprecedented number of protectees right now. There are 42 people in the Trump Administration who receive secret service protection, and 18 of those people are his family members. So its not just the president , the first lady and baron trump being covered, its also his adult children. Now compare that with the only 31 people who are covered in the obama administration. This could also be attributed to all the trips the president has taken. Hes largely traveled most weekends hes been in office since january, spending the first half of his perform is the in maralago and West Palm Beach and lately hes been in bedminster at his golf course there. It can contribute to a number of things there, jake. But cnn correspondence director says its something thats been plaguing the fbi for years, its not just a Trump Presidency thing. They said, this issue is not one that can be attributed to the current administrations travel requirements but has been an ongoing issue for nearly a decade in an overall increase in operational tempo. The issue has been going on for a long, long time but its more extensive with this president and his extended adult family. What is the white house saying, kaitlyn . We reached out to the white house asking for a response to this secret service not being paid, and they said they are committed to the secret service and all of those protecting our country have all the resources they need. Were going to continue to work with congress on this important issue which requires their actions. Yes, every president deserves a vacation, but the reason this is being highlighted is because, as you said earlier, the president largely criticized president obama whenever he took a trip that was funded by taxpayers. Our politics lead now, lets bring in the Political Panel to discuss the days news. Scott jennings, let me start with you. Travel spending under President Trump, higher than president obama. Hes traveling more. Is this fair game for people to bring up after President Trump criticized obama for every vacation he took . Sure, its fair game to bring up, but i dont think it will have much political impact on the president. As the secret Service Director says, this has been going on for years. I think the american citizens wa wants its president and its family protected. I dont expect this to have any longterm impact on the president s standing. Susan page . I dont think its something with i think americans do expect the president to be protected. Now, it is possible that some of these trips that tiffany, for instance, took to hungary or the big price tags that some of the secret Service Agents have had to pay at trumpowned hotels, maybe thats something the trump family or the Trump Organization could kind of break on. But there are so many things to be concerned on in our country at this point that i think this is one of those things that can get lots of attention during a day but doesnt have longstanding principal. The president is going to talk about his vision for the way forward in afghanistan. He might be finding, as president obama did before him, that you can talk about drawing down easily when youre a candidate, but it can be a different and difficult scenario when youre commander in chief and generals are pleading with you otherwise. What do you think . Yeah, and in so many ways this has been the story of the Trump Administration where the Campaign Rhetoric and the reality of being president are not the same thing. They have not aligned very easily for him. One of the reasons this decision has taken so long to come to is because the president really wants to find a way to win. The reality is that afghanistan has been a place that not just the United States but countries before it have gone there and struggled and found themselves in essentially a quagmire of political conflict. I think this moment today, trump is going to be really laying out i thiou out, i think, a very important principle for his organization, how hes going to go forward, how hes going to frame what the United States wants to do in that region. And how he can campaign the rhetoric. I think it will be an important moment for him to frame that for the American People, and its one hes been very reluctant to get to at this point. It doesnt seem very much like were poised to pull everything out like he said he wants to do and reinvest in home. Steve bannon was a very strong voice against u. S. Interventionism, i suppose, is what he would call it. I dont know if there is another voice as strong representing that point of view within the circle of his top advisers. Do you think that could hurt him with the base . No, i dont, because i think what the base wants to see is that a process was followed here to get to a good decision. And thats exactly what it looks like. General mcmaster, general kelly led a process to get the president to the best possible decision. Ive heard a lot of people say when it comes to policy . In this case, absolutely not. A good process was run. Why do we think, but because they followed a very solid president ial policy process to get there. And susan, ultimately no bhaert people thought about steve bannon, i think it has to be said, he represented a unique point of view when it comes to a traditional Republican White House in the sense that he was arguing for u. S. Withdrawal. You usually dont hear that among senior advisers in a Republican White House. Thats right. Of course, you heard that from President Trump as a candidate on twitter, at campaign rallies. He. So this is a big turn for him tonight. Its his. For that to be on a topic where he is. Among the people who voted for him. They wanted to vote for him not because they wanted to continue the expansion in health care, but he wants delivered on meetings and thats something thats lacking. At least 10,000 organizations have canceled their events at President Trumps maralago resort, ranging from the red cross to the susan g. Co men activism . Do you think hes talking about this different than others because its hitting the wallet . I dont think this president is concerned about criticism, but when it comes to money, hes particularly sensitive to it. And i think hes sincerely proud of these businesses, especially maralago. The idea that companies could be liable by pulling out pictures of. This is a president who, when he goes home to, hes touting them. He wants people to know about what theyre doing at these clubs. Members are paying 2 million to be a member of maralago, so its important to him to be a temple abode, and its important to note that critics are making statements about him through his companies. Susan page, paul ryan, the House Speaker with whom im going to have a town hall here in racine later tonight, he put up a Facebook Post in which he talked about the need to have moral clarity, that theres no moral equivalence when youre talking about neo nazis, basically saying the same kind of on monday. Do you think that this is a break, that these leaders are breaking from President Trump, or is Something Else going on . Clearly there is some concern in the republican party, and particularly an organization of jack kemp who really stood up on racial issues in the republican party. I think there is some expectation that paul ryan would already have done more and is. He hasnt really talked about the president directly, and im wond wondering about the town hall directly tonight. That remains to be seen, abby. Their own science report to ban a pesticide, while the head of the agency was, quote, resetting the relationship with industry insiders. Stick around for that report. 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Investigators say he fled the scene of thursdays attack on foot before hijacking a car to escape. Abayakabu was one of the 12 suspected terrorists. He had no previous links to terrorist authorities. The documents show that he had a promising, quote, new future for agriculture executives who wanted to keep using a potentially harmful pesticide. That came weeks before they officially released a ban on that pesticide which has been linked to lower i. Q. And developmental delays. Angela, what are we learning from the 700 pages of internal Agency Documents . Well, jake, the newly released internal emails are raising eyebrows for some. The emales depicts an agency of those who want to redefine its relationship to the agency, specifically the agriculture agency. The epa wants to take a new approach to an industry again that its supposed to regulate. One email details what one top epa official told a farming Industry Group just weeks before the epa made a decision on whether to ban a dangerous pesticide. Within that email, it says the new administration is committed to developing new relationships between the epa and the agricultural community, a relationship based on partnerships and not on regulations and enforcement. What is so stunning about the words in that email is that the very purpose of the epa is to regulate it. It is a regulatory. Emails show that add more. Quote, a new day for the agriculture industry that wanted to continue using this pesticide. This pesticide is connected to developmental problems in children. The concern is these emails show a Government Agency thats working for the industrys interests instead of the publics interest. What does the epa have to say about all this since the release of these internal emails . Well, the epa is saying that these emails take everything out of context. They say, and we have a partial statement from them here. Taking emails out of context doesnt change the fact that we continue to examine the science surrounding it while taking into account usdas scientific concerns with methodology used by the Previous Administration. It was all taken out of context, jake. And some say the epa found this information frightening. Right, because there was a feeling in the community that pesticide was dangerous, especially for children. Political appointees like the chief of staff who looked over the options and made their decision, we now know what the decision is, that epa chief wrote in an email, i think we scared them, referring to the career employees who were trying to tell the epa not to ban the pesticide. To ban the pesticide, i should say. Renee marsh, thank you so much. Appreciate it. Be sure to tune in tonight for the exclusive town hall with paul ryan, come right here to cnn. Well talk about the challenges facing the president. Along 9 30 eastern. Im for the lead, jake tapper in wisconsin. Ill now turn you over to wolf blitzer in the situation room. Thank you for watching. Happening now, breaking news. President trump prepares for a major address to the nation tonight, laying out a new strategy for afghanistan in americas longest