Plane. This is due to be a news live from berlin the true scale of disaster of the earthquake and tsunami in indonesia starts tomorrow. Look at the. Survivors begging to be airlifted out of the area as food and medicine run out some say they havent eaten for days the government is trying to rush aid to the stricken region but its facing many obstacles also. The spirits. Are to work to. Close the school. And to jeeves. And. The Nobel Academy honors two scientists for their groundbreaking work on Cancer Therapy which explained why their Research Marks a landmark in the fight against the disease. And its a good day for canada says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after his country agreed to a new trade deal with the u. S. And mexico the u. S. And mexico Canada Agreement to set to replace what used to be known as nafta. Im swimming some of the good to have you with us indonesias government is struggling to cope with the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that hit the region of soloway z.
Flee. President obama reiterated today in his weekly address, american combat troops will not be returning to fight in iraq. Victor said, we expect to hear from him in 20 minutes and will take you there live when it happens. Aides say hes monitoring the situation, potential for more air strikes as he leaves today for vacation in Marthas Vineyard. Here add cnn covering all angles of the develops story with ivan watson there in erbil in the kurdish area of iraq. A former u. S. Ambassador to creak, Christopher Hill and cnn military anne lift Major General spider marks. Thanks for joining us. Start with ivan. I want to get reaction there from the ground. What are iraqis saying about this round of u. S. Air strikes . Reporter i think the kurds are very much relieved, victor. Some of those air strikes were hitting just about 20 minutes drive west of erbil, the capital of the kurdistan region where im standing just past the kurdishheld town which gives a sense of how close the isis militants
Las vegas shooting, not florida. But the move could either be a signal by this president of more things to come or a move to just do something ahead of meetings this week about the next steps after a long string of mass shootings. Chief White House Correspondent john roberts starts us off from the north lawn with an announcement no one really saw coming. Its been more than 140 days and we have heard nothing from the president. His big event today which we saw over your shoulder was to honor First Responders who risked their lives to save others. The Florida Shooting in the issue of how to keep guns out of the hands of killers front and center. In the wake of the Douglas High School massacre, President Trump reached back to the last mass shooting, las vegas, announcing he was sick of ban on socalled bump stocks that allow the shooter to fire off so many around so quickly. A few moments ago i signed a memorandum directing the attorney general to propose regulations to ban all devices tha
And we begin in the wake of last weeks shooting massacre in parkland parkland, florida. President trump is signaling an open to modest gun control measures. While speaking yesterday, the president said he had directed the Justice Department to propose changes that would ban bump stock. The devices allow some guns to shoot hundreds of rounds per minute and were used during the Las Vegas Shooting last october that left 58 dead. Just a few moments ago, i signed a memorandum directing the attorney general to propose regulations to ban all devices that turn legal weapons into machine guns. I expect that these critical regulations will be finalized, jeff, very soon. In 2010, the atf concluded that bump stock devices are firearm parts with no automatic function and therefore not regulated as a firearm under existing gun laws. Senator Dianne Feinstein who previously introduced legislation to ban bump stocks is calling on President Trump to follow through with action and support her measure. Th
This war has to be the longest war, almost 70 years. Can you believe were talking about the ending of the korean war . The announcement coming after talking with vice chairman Kim Yong Choi after over an hour. President trump surprising some when asked about receiving a letter from kim jongun. I havent seen the letter yet. I purposely didnt open the letter. I havent opened it. I didnt open it in front of the director. I said would you want me to open it . He said you can read it later. I may be in for a big surprise, folks. The president has since read the letter, i dont know if it was a big surprise, but that happened during the daily briefing, my favorite part, when he made that joke. An amazing day, i think that the big news kimberly is that, yes, of course the summit is a go, at least today, well see how that goes next week. But also, the South Koreans have been pushing for this possibility of signing an end to the korean war. And the president indicating that that is likely to be