From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. We begin tonights with the ongoing conflict in syria and iraq. The Obama Administration had announced a coalition to combat isis cared they agreed that their goal is to destroyed the Islamic Militant groups and not to contain it. Joining me from washington is robert ford. He has had a distinct career and the Foreign Service of the United States at last served as ambassador r to dsyria. He resigned in june because he felt he could no longer defend americas polity. Welcome. Nice to be with you. I ask this question. The president calls you and says, ambassador, i know you disagree with some of the things i have done in the past, but im in a place, in between a rock and a hard place. Tell me what you think i need to know and tell me what you think i need to do. What would you say . I would tell the president that, for sure, the options in front of him all are difficult and there is no easy choice but he should take heart that they ha
Week, as well as Lessons Learned from his work with president s across party lines, including, of course, the outgoing Trump Administration. So that interview, i want you to know, is coming up live tonight on the beat. Stick with us for the hour because i am very interested to hear what dr. Fauci has to say. We begin with our top story, the legal and political squabbling over that very same reference i just made to the outcoming Trump Administration. The workweek winding down in washington right now. The Supreme Court set to respond to this frivolous republican suit that asks the court to do what its never done. Cancel the certified results of the federal election. Legal experts have already widely explained this isnt the kind of case the Supreme Court will bother to hear because its frivolous, let alone the case the Supreme Court has ever used. I mean ever, under any circumstance to overturn an election. So that is the legal brick wall. Theres also new reporting, though owhy donald tr
Over the holidays and after Unemployment Benefits lapsed for at least 12 million americans. Also this hour were watching capitol hill where the house will return today. To vote on a bill that would raise stimulus checks to 2000 a person. House republicans already blocked that measure thursday. And they could do it again. While aid is coming, the fight against the pandemic is still in full force. Yesterday the u. S. Marked 19 million cases and more than 118,000 americans spent their holidays in the hospital. State officials are gearing up for a post holiday surge. And were learning more this morning about a Christmas Day bomb that rocked nashville. Authorities are looking into any possible motive after identifying the suspect behind the blast. I want to start with the latest on the relief bill that impacts millions of americans. Monica alba is in West Palm Beach with the president. Lee ann ald well on capitol hill, and jeff mason is our White House Reporter for routers. Monica, whats wi
And live here on the field at field at levi stadium. A little more than two hours from game one of the preseason against the green bay packers. We will have all the action. Good afternoon. There is the clock right there on your screen. We are less than three hours from kickoff at levi stadium. Kpix5 is your station. Get up in the. And chopper 5 flew overhead. The stadium is ready for fans. S out practicing as the niners get get ready to take on green bay. E fans ready. We caught some of you all excited wearing the colors, tailgating already on this football friday. Feels good good to say that. We are ready. M coverage in santa claire a elizh cook and vern glenn. To say the excitement has bn electric is the understatement of the century. Its a beautiful beautiful day. Fans are starting starting to trickle in. Everyboy is excited for the season. We are talked about trey lance. How lance. How much potential he has has and how excited we are to have him as the face of the franchise. This g
In france. Hello. Armed separatists in the eastern ukrainian city of luhansk have reportedly been making fresh advances. Six separatists and 11 ukranian soldiers are known to have died. Many civilians are leaving. They are in control of a guard base and border guard post which ukranian forces were forced to abandon. Western leaders are threatening russia with more sanctions. David chater has this update from luhansk. Reporter the fact that the separatist fighters overran this border base after a fierce firefight is not just a humiliating defeat for kiev and their antiterror operation, it has strategic consequences. This is the base, the headquarters where they control and coordinate the russian border crossings, where they communicate with the border posts, which are emptying, and have no way of communicating with the border guards. That means a large blind spot is opening up on the russian border. It means the people in kiev, the government in kiev, the Security Services no longer hav