The teens apparently flew from montreal to turkey in mid january. Their families did not notify police until two days later. It is not known where the girls are currently. Joining me now from washington cnn Global Affairs analyst and retired Army Lieutenant colonel james reese. We have a lot to talk about. Lets begin first with this. That isiss own court, own judicial system has ordered them to release 29 a minority of the more than 200 Asyrian Christians they took captive. How do you read that . Is this an attempt at gaining some sort of legitimacy . Poppy, first off ill believe it when i see it. Once theyre released then i think we need to talk about what their motivation was. If they do release them i believe most of their motivation will be to show their followers that they are attempting to show themselves as that islamic state. Having the state aspects, having the judicial systems. We have to wait to see if they go through with this promise. All right really troubling, these repo
Hostage because a group of conservatives in the house want to add a provision to the funding bill that stops president obamas executive action on immigration. Democrats and some republicans have pleaded with them to give it up. But still the fight goes on. With me now is exactly the person that i want to talk to about all of this the nations first ever secretary of Homeland Security tom ridge. Governor i know that you, too, disagree with what the president is doing Via Executive action on immigration. But is this the way to go about opposing his plan . You know, michael, the cacophony inside the beltway for the past couple weeks reminds me of an expression i think we all learned from our parents and teachers when we were kids two wrongs do not make a right. The president is wrong. I think he has exceeded his constitutional authority. I think my republican friends are wrong in holing the department hostage. I mean these men and women go out daily to try to make us more secure and safer
Power couple. North Koreas Kim Jongun is invited to visit Vladimir Putins russia. Is it the start of a dangerous threat to the u. S. And world peace . And is this Excessive Force . Pictures of a College Student covered in blood, angry allegations he was roughed up by police. Tonight we have new details about the investigation and the outrage. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Breaking new, a brazen new claim from izsis, a statement posted online saying the terror group was behind the attack that killed 23 people in tunisias capital city. The statement singles out two suicide gunmen calling them knights. Ominously, it warns the attack is just the start. We are also following breaking news in mississippi. Police have now found the body of an africanamerican man hanging from a tree. The man has been missing for days and we are awaiting word on whether its a suicide or murder. We will be discussing u. S. Race relations with the head of the National Urban league and president of
Hours east of paris. Our Senior International correspondent Nic Robertson is following the story for us. Tell us more nic. This appears to be a situation where france if you will has literally dodged a bullet. Police were responding to a call that someone had been injured. When they arrived, they thought they were witnessing the french president said they were witnessing a victim but they realize he was under investigation. The french Prime Minister said this man had been under investigation last year and this year by the police and when they came across this man, they also with him found a vehicle, they say, weapons of war, which they describe as pistols, flak jackets, communications equipment, computer equipment as well and from all of the material they found in the vehicle, it was very clear he was about to attack two churches and also that he planned to try to go to syria as well. The french believe that they have narrowly averted over the weekend on sunday this attack against the
Democrats and some republicans have pleaded with them to give it up. The fight goes on. With me now is exactly the person i want to talk to about all of this the nations first ever secretary of Homeland Security tom ridge. Governor i know that you, too, disagree with what the president is doing Via Executive action on immigration. But is this the way to go about opposing his plan . Michael, the cocoa phony in the beltway the past couple weeks reminds me of an expression we heard when we were kids two wrongs do not make a right. The president is wrong i think he has exceeded his constitutional authority, i think my republican friends are wrong in holding the department hostage, these men and women go out daily to try to make us more secure and safer and i withholding their paychecks to accepted a message to the president is wrong. Im hopeful at the end of the day my colleagues in the house will embrace a full bill full funding for the balance of the year and then engage the president on