i saw this in iraq. and i m now seeing it in syria. ten days ago graham oig appld the president for slowing things down. a / now some of the video you re about to see may be disturbing, i don t man nin jomana karedshe the latest. reporter: this town in northern syria the blast killing at leeast 90 people, including civilians, kurdish fighters and u.s. troops according to the department of defense, two service members were killed. we re having difficulty there with jomana karedsheh s signal.
there was a blast killing 126 people yesterday hitting an area where civilians were waiting to evacuate. no one has claimed responsibility for the blast. that s syria. what about afghanistan after we drop the gigantic bomb? a top u.s. commander in afghanistan said he wants more troops. no decision yet. the national security advisor was in kabul and he laid out how important the fight is. what s clear here is that the stakes are high. this is the modern-day frontier between barbers and civilization. right now there are 9000 u.s. troops in afghanistan. so much going on. caroline, thank you so much. right now, getting into politics, democrats pinning their hopes on a 30-year-old congressional staffer to try to
get ready to speed read the news. first to italy where the death toll is rising following an explosion at a fireworks factory. the blast killing seven and totally destroying the factory. italian news reports saying the fire has spread to a nearby forest. the factory was in full swing as many italian towns celebrate religious festivals this time of year. five airlines may be in big big trouble. the federal government now investigating whether they raised prices following the brutal may amtrak derailment. you remember when the amtrak train went right off the tracks in philadelphia killing 8 and injuring more than 200. the department of transportation alerting the airlines that they are being investigated for price gouging. presidential candidate donald trump banning the des moines register newspaper from his campaign events. yes, the newspaper saying it had been denied press credentials for one of campaign s press events in iowa tomorrow. on tuesday the paper ran an editorial telling the
get ready to speed read the news. first to italy where the death toll is rising following an explosion at a fireworks factory. the blast killing seven and totally destroying the factory. italian news reports saying the fire has spread to a nearby forest. the factory was in full swing as many italian towns celebrate religious festivals this time of year. five airlines may be in big big trouble. the federal government now investigating whether they raised prices following the brutal may amtrak derailment. you remember when the amtrak train went right off the tracks in philadelphia killing 8 and injuring more than 200. the department of transportation alerting the airlines that they are being investigated for price gouging. presidential candidate donald trump banning the des moines register newspaper from his campaign events. yes, the newspaper saying it had been denied press credentials for one of campaign s press events in iowa tomorrow. on tuesday the paper ran an editorial telling the
tornadoes through the region that was ravage by tornadoes over the last couple of weeks. not great news in the extreme weather center but we ll keep you updated through the afternoon. heather: that is why we have you there. thank you so much. gregg: deadly explosion in a chemical planted in louisiana. this is second in the last 24 hours. this blast killing at least one person and injuring several others and it burned for more than three long hours. no hazardous materials have been found. town sheriff describing the scene. this was an isolated incident that was immediately contained. there was never a threat of another incident, but i want to assure the neighboring communities, there is no threat of off-site impact and there was never a threat of that. gregg: this is hard to believe because it comes a day after another powerful