Its about your country. Its not about scoring political points. Thats our job and i think trump made a mistake, but it was refreshing to see that. It is about what was a very unexpected ambush, shelby. There was chaos and there was confusion and it is unclear how this even happened. These green berets had gone on patrols and they had no problems. Its a remind tore americans, oh, my goodness, we have u. S. Troops in countries like this. Right. I was talking to Fareed Zakaria last week and he said im going to give the president the benefit of the doubt on not calling the families, or he said on not responding to this publicly because there were some details to be sorted out, but doesnt this also go to the heart of how is the american strategy when it comes to fighting terrorism working, and what is a little bit of a secretive war going on. Thats a big question and President Trump has made it a point to not really outline a clear strategy. He doesnt like when other people know what our st
Right now. Consists of three people. The governor, attorney general and secretary of state john merrill. Theyre beginning to certify the results from the special election earlier this month. What had happened is republican roy moore filed a lastminute complaint with the Alabama Circuit Court to intervene and delay the certification based on new allegations of voter fraud and calling for a new special election. But just moments ago, montgomery circuit judge Johnny Harwick denied the order. That means that doug jones by the end of this hour will likely be headed to washington where he will be sworn in by Vice President pence on january 3 next week. Secretary merrills office spoke with me several times today as i tried to understand why this was occurring. Just a quick primer in Alabama State law. You have 48 hours after certification to petition for a recount. There were no circumstances, so moore did this lastminute effort. However, secretary of state merrills office, jon, told me they
School boards. Local states. As a parent myself and as a citizen, i think its a good idea but as speaker of the house i think we need to respect federalism and local jurisdictions. The House Republican whip a victim of gun violence himself spoke about the failures in florida. I wouldnt be here right now if it wasnt for Law Enforcement confronting the shooter in my case. And its really disappointing that ultimately somebody didnt go into that school that was there and armed to protect those kids. The Senate Democratic leader continued his call for keeping weapons out of hands of those who should not have them. Its outrageous that so many guns are sold with no background check whatsoever. Whether you are a felon, an adjudicated mentally ill, spousal abuser, outrageous. We should close those loopholes. Other democrats say they are hopeful that President Trump will be able to convince members of his own party that action is needed on guns, Mental Health, and protecting our schools. Today a
To secure our schools, safeguard our students and protect our communities. School safety is a top priority for my administration. Jon chief White House Correspondent john roberts joins you now with more. Good afternoon. Today is one of two listening sessions the president will hold today and tomorrow. The first one 4 15 he will huddle with students, teachers, parents who have had some sort of connection to gun violence. Among the people in attendance this afternoon were told some 15 to 20 students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in parkland, florida. The scene of last weeks shooting. Sandy hook promise, parents of children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School district and students and parents from the local d. C. Area who have had experience with school violence. Tomorrow the session will be with state and local officials to talk about Law Enforcement and the Mental Health aspects of this issue. Yesterday as you mentioned at the top the president took action following t
Days are over. [applause] jillian not quite friday yet but it is friday morning and we are happy. It has been a long week and you are watching fox and friends first friday morning. You made it but theres a lot more to go in this newscast. It was a busy night overnight. While you were sleeping, one of the things that happened, the Senate Passing a 1. 3 trillion spending bill narrowly avoiding a Government Shutdown so now it heads to the president s desk. Griff jenkins joins us with reaction from lawmakers. They got a lot of work done in a short time. Reporter averting what would have been the third Government Shutdown this year, 6532 shortly after midnight. Three republican senators not voting. It had bipartisan support from the start, Chuck Schumer called it a good bill. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell praised the effort just before voting. After a long and intense day of such discussion with several members with legitimate concerns im relieved rather than depressed that we migh