And president obama getz ready to host chinas xi jinping as his first visit to washington as president. We begin tonight with a erase for white house. Dr. Ben carsons campaign is in damage control. Meanwhile, carolin carly fioring into seconmovinginto second pla. John terret has the story. John. Ben carson, the man right behind donald trump is in the hot seat regarding his views on muslim america. For second time in the week, islam is dominating the 2016 president ial campaign. Ben carson saying, he doesnt think a muslim should occupy the white house. I wouldnt advocate we put a muslim in charge of the nation. Would consider voting for a muslim running for a seat on capitol hill. Congress is a different story but it depends on who that muslim is and what their policies are. Reporter republican front runner donald trump, calling into question president obamas religion. Muslims, we know our current president is one. Some thought i should defend the president , and my attitude is would ve
Reporter not called t. V. s biggest night for nothing and we will look at last nights emmy awards. A man negotiated the release of six hostages held by Houthi Rebels and flown where u. N. Backed talks are being held to try to end the conflict and houthis say they are planning a mass rally in sanaa to celebrate the first capture in the capitol and we report. Reporter caught in the cross fire, civilians seek safe shelters in the central city of thai where fighting has been over the last few days and groups backed by Coalition Forces on the offensive but the progress is slow. Translator the terrain is not helpful at all, the houthis have minded most of the fields in this area so we are cautious and yemens new army has not deployed all its units yet. Reporter a year after Houthi Rebels took over the capitol sanaa their leader remains defiant. Translator we are confident we will ultimately prevail, our people have defeated invaders in the past and we will do the same thing again, we will co
Jim webbs out, but is joe biden in . And, why do republicans favor political outsiders in 2016 . Nbc political director chuck todd answered those questions, and more, on the Morningside College campus last night. But before he took the stage for the lecture. Ktivs matt breen sat down with the moderator of meet the press for a candid conversation. Six weeks it will be the joe biden show. Whether its you doing stories, or us doing stories, its the curiosity aspect. So, hes going to get a run of attention, which will likely boost his poll numbers. I think hell find his ceiling right away. So, will he get a small boost, or it it something that actually puts him competitive with Hillary Clinton. Clintons lead surges to 25percent over sanders, breen said. With biden out, is clinton the nominee . In a oneonone scenario with bernie sanders, absolutely, todd said. I say that with one caveat. If sanders can will both iowa and new hampshire. Weve seen this before. The whole world changes if one c
Lets begin with that bomb blast in turkeys largest city and explosion taking place in the Historic District which is popular with tourists and there are casualties but no official word yet on the cause of the explosion. Al jazeera is joined live now from there. Okay, lets speak to emray in istanbul and what is the latest you have for us . Well, the Prime Minister amid is holder highlevel security meeting in ankara which includes the top brass of the military as well as the minister of interior and intelligence officials. This is taking place in ankara and is ongoing. Authorities have not pointed at a cause of the blast which took place 40 meters behind me but they said they are not ruling out the possibility of a Suicide Attack. What we know so far is around 10 20 in the morning local time, 8 20gmt a powerful blast which eyewitnesses and a kilometer from here said shook the ground and took place in a square adjacent to the square known for having two egyptian parts and we understand it
Worlds bestselling author. Hello, ten people are now known to have died in a bomb blast in turkeys largest city, istanbul. The attack happened in the sultanahmet district. It is popular with tourists and Officials Say nine of the dead are german. Shortly after the Prime Minister convened an Emergency Security meeting. He says the suspected bomber was a foreign member of the Islamic State of iraq and the levant. The city was already on high alert after a series of attacks blamed on isil including a bombing in october that left more than a hundred people dead. Reporter its the heart of istanbul, and one of its most popular tourist spots. This is the square less than an hour after the explosion. The site cordoned off. Translator it was a suicide bomb, yes. I went there and saw it and came back to the hotel. It was chaos. Everyone was running around. Police didnt see this coming up in they were upset, but trying to evacuate the area, because they said a second bomb could go off. Reporter i