jim mattis had said the goal is to reduce the threat to the afghan government to a zero level. elizabeth, the question is whether that can be accomplished. the u.s. has been very very long time trying to reduce the threat to the afghan government both the political but also security forces so far have not had much luck. elizabeth: conor powell reporting live. thank you so much. elizabeth: after the break, donald trump got a warm welcome from iowa in the 2016 election. now was the president deals with the russia probe in gridlock in washington, he is heading back to the heartland to the hawkeye state. we talked to one local radio host about what folks they were thinking about. months i m accid. because i don t use my cellphone when i m driving. even though my family does, and leaves me all alone. here s something else. i don t share it with mom. i don t. right, mom?
has sort of run and done battle with the iranian navy as well. last month a u.s. destroyer fired warning shots at four iranian fast track attack vehicles as they were really approaching the u.s. ships too quickly. but it should be noted that so far there s no reports that among the drill participants on the iranian side are the iranian paramilitary force, iran s elite forces there. but this is, obviously, being watched by the trump administration as tensions between both iran and washington, d.c. are heating up in the last few weeks, elizabeth. elizabeth: all right. conor powell reporting live, thank you so much. coming up after the break, the new dnc chairman, former labor secretary tom perez, got the nod, and he s got a lot on his plate. we re going to bring in a fair and balanced panel to weigh in on the past for democrats. well, the weather s warm, it s always nice, you know, to shed a little bit, but here this leggy statue has some people feeling a little hot under the collar.
commandos has taken place in tikrit. but the reality is the isis fighters control a lot of territory just an hour outside of baghdad so it s not really clear that the military is pushed back or knocking the fighters back on their feet. there is some skirmishes across the country. the fighters still seem to be in control of a lot of territory, have taken the past few weeks but the military is regrouping in the sense they re beginning to launch these counter-offenses. now all of this is happening as we re beginning to hear that two different human rights groups say the isis fighters have executed hundreds, if not thousands, of iraqi police officers and soldiers in the past few weeks. the human rights groups have said they can document several hundred of the executions but say that the true number is probably in the several thousands. wow. conor powell reporting live. thank you. while they fight, this is happening. a power grab is unfolding in the
both syrian and iran vowed israel would suffer and pay a price. months later nothing has happened and everything that is going on in syria, it is unlikely that syria is in a position to launch an attack on israel right now. conor powell reporting live. timing important in this, that israeli air strike coming as the united states is considering to respond to evidence that chemical weapons were used in syria s civil war. president obama taking questions on the issue this week, today, the president was wrapping up a three-day visit in mexico and costa rica. he talked about immigration and expanding trade in latin america. he arrive would in andrews air force base and ed henry is live for us in san jose, costa
weapon in the fight against rebels. the syrian officials yesterday denied the claim calling it boldface lie. and president obama said repeatedly that the use of chemical weapon would stop red line action but stopped short saying what action would be taken. they are concerned about the use of chemical weapons. but they are concerned that it may fall in hands of extremist group alongside with the opposition fighters. today, the rebels continue to attack the government air bases. and syrian forces reportedly shelled both civilian and rebel positions in and around aleppo. eric: conor powell reporting live. thank you. heather: a possible immigration bill hitting roadblock. some of the own backers are calling to wait in the wake of