coup with morsi. this is an important meeting to improve relations between the two countries. egypt is a very important ally for the united states. they receive roughly $1.5 billion in military aid a year. there will be a lot to discuss from security to egypt s economy. on the security front, egypt is battling isis in the sinai peninsula. they have attacked isis in libya. that is going to be high on their agenda to talk about that issue. also he is here to talk about egypt s economy as well which has staggered and is lowly improving. that s going to be important for the stability of egypt. egypt is one of the key arab countries. if egypt sees any instability, that has a profound effect on the region. christine. ian lee in cairo. thank you. republican lawmakers today may request access to hillary clinton s e-mails from the
will be watching this closely to see how this army treats their sunni brothers if they takeover. christine. thanks, ian lee in cairo. watching that offensive. vatican officials say isis threats against pope francis are real. the head of the vatican police force says they are not just making threats against a propaganda campaign but there is no specific plan for an attack. pope francis is fully aware of the risk but doesn t plan on compromising his style of ministry. the federal death penalty trial of dzhokhar tsarnaev set to begin on wednesday. in court on monday the prosecution and defense battled over how soon they can discuss the role of the older brother tam tamerlon. they sparred over how much evidence the jury will be shown.
will they welcome the civilians back to their homes and treat them well. that is the true test of taking the city. christine. ian lee in cairo monitoring that offensive. shocking allegations by a texas nurse in her lawsuit against the hospital where she contracted ebola. nina pham claimed the hospital lied to upgrade her condition as good. she is accusing the hospital of videotaping her without her consent and revealing her identity against her wishes. the suit claims hospital officials only gave pham googled information about ebola before assigning her to care for a stricken liberian man. 17 new cases of measles reported in the last week bringing the national total to 170 measles cases. this outbreak affecting 17 states and washington, d.c. most of the cases linked to
kurdish fighters and christian militias. they were able to take these hostages people who could not flee the advance of the isis fighters. women, children and priests and elderly. people who stayed behind as isis advanced. we know from other people who have been captured other stories from isis territory, at times, these women taken, are sold off in slavery. we have seen men held by isis when they have been taken. there have been people released by isis before, should note. some of the elderyly were released. ian lee in cairo. thank you. terror in syria.
peacefully in syria for hundreds of years, right? reporter: thousands of years. the syrians really go back roughly 4,000 years in this part of the world. they were the first to adopt christianity. they have been living in the areas. these are not rich people. these are poor people from these villages. really making ends meet. isis has been using that as one of their tactics. they went after christians in syria and iraq calling on the fight against crusaders. every time we see them target christians, they are not christians fighting them. these are christians just trying to go about their daily lives. ian lee in cairo, thank you. terrorism in syria and iraq. threats of terror with possible crews in the united states. while that is happening, there could be a potential shutdown at the department of homeland security. the senate has now decided to