Targeting civilians is not just defiable under any circumstances whatsoever. The afghan stan president offering condolences to the president of the United States, the citizens of the United States, and the bereaved victims. The president saying an attack on any american is an attack on all americans. Today, as americans, we grieve the brutal murder, oh historic massacre, of dozens of innocent people. We pray for their families who are grasping for answers with broken hearts. We stand with the people of orlando who have endured a terrible attack on their city. Although its still early in the investigation, we know enough to say that this was an act of terror and an act of hate. And as americans, we are united in grief, in outrage, and in resolve to defend our people. I just finished a meeting with the fbi director and my homeland and National Security advisors. The fbi is on the scene and leading the investigation in partnership with local Law Enforcement. I directed that the full resou
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A young actor and elderly retiree inspiring america for their amazing bond for life. Nightly news begins now. Good evening to our viewers in the west. President trumps plan to build a wall on the Mexican Border is potentially running up against its own walls as he looks for ways to pay for it that dont leave americans on the hook. The president s insistence that mexico will foot the bill has caused the mexican president to call off the facetoface meeting. Mexico is this countrys Third Largest trading partner and tonight a white house idea to force payment for mexico could cost us as well. Hallie jackson starts us off now with details. Reporter wall whiplash and who will pay for it . Whos going to pay for the wall . Reporter mexico says it wont. So late this afternoon the administration floating an idea to slap a 20 tax on mexican imports, a way to fund the estimated 8 to 14 billion wall. But under that plan it would be americans who would probably end up paying more for imports like ca
Anything out to curb a democratic filibuster. Good morning, everyone. It is friday, january 27. Im alex witt. As President Trumps executive order to construct a border wall tied to statements that mexico will pay for it yesterday, that set off quite the Chain Reaction of confusion. Mexicos president will likely cancel his upcoming visit to the white house. President trump tweeted yesterday morning, the u. S. Has a 60 billion trade deficit with mexico. Its been a onesided deal from the beginning with nafta with massive numbers of companies and jobs lost. If mexico is unlikely to pay for the wall, it would be better to cancel the meeting. Then later the mexican president indeed tweeted it was off. President trump said it was a mutual decision and said it was about negotiating the walls price tag. I have said many time that the United States of america will not pay for the wall. And i have made that clear with the president of mexico. We are working on a tax reform bill to reduce our tax
Through the crowds. The first video we got from scene, incredible. Shepard now the catalon region, the government confirms 13 dead, 50 in the hospital, 13 of those seriously injured in the United States, critical injuries. We believe all suspects now accounted for. Though authorities have not confirmed that. We told you about the one suspect, Driss Oukabir who is in custody of moroccan dissent who had been living in spain in his late 20s who Authorities Say had posted some disturbing items on his Facebook Page about Israeli Occupation and today is believed to have carried out this attack. There was a second van located about 40 miles away from this scene. A second van that authorities have led us to believe they thought may have been connected to this attack. That second van authorities thought would have also been used in the attack. For reasons which have not been explained to us was not. Further, there was a Second Attack after the first. The Second Attack involved a man in a white