United states safer. That is a big change from 2012 when just 32 felt that. Our chief White House Correspondent ed henry has the rest of the story for us tonight from the white house. Ed. Martha, good to see you. Bottom line the president was back on the road today another campaignstyle event. This one in iowa where his whole political rise really started with those caucuses more than six years ago. And was teaching out domestic issues, he seems focused on that state of the union. Paris is very much focused on the state of Something Else the state of al qaeda and this terror threat. You mentioned that number about this increasing fear about the threat of terrorism. Another question the president prepared to do what it takes to defeat islamic extremists, 55 , no he isnt. 38 yes, he is. 53 of the country right now disapproving, 39 approving. When i talk to Top White House Officials Say they look they know theres a threat out there the president has been on top of this from day one. Hes s
Relationship. What i was expressing yesterday and in a piece on cnn. Com was not meant to be a Harsh Criticism of leadership in general, but more like a moment of regret. It was such a beautiful event to have attended covered, witnessed so many moving things. It was sad for me speaking as an american, not as a reporter. It was sad as an american not to see American Leadership there side by side with Francois Hollande and other World Leaders. Your name did come up in the briefing specifically in reference to the article you wrote on cnn. Com. Yeah i noticed. Josh asked who were the critics because one of the reporters Steve Holland asked if they had a right to criticism. Josh gave a diplomatic answer like, we in the United States have right to criticism. Thats one of the things the rally was about and one of the things the people in this building behind me were slaughtered for doing. Im right outside the offices of Charlie Hebdo. Im not comparing to what they did on a regular basis or t
Now, Officials Say the operation was not planned. It wasnt. They arrived in their cars and entered the Airport Parking lot. We seized cars and belongings. And today, this unconfirmed photo showing al qaeda raising a mrag over a Yemeni Military base, al qaeda. And questions whether yemen is becoming yet another terrorist safe haven. Today i spoke to state department spokesperson. Thanks for joining us tonight. My pleasure. What a mess you see yemen in. This group were not in favor of, and were out of there. The third country in over four years weve had to abandon in the middle east. Do we have control of our policy in the middle east . Does this reflect a lack of American Leadership . Megyn first, the safety and security of our personnel, where theyre serving overseas is a top priority. Yemen has long been a highthreat post. It wasnt just the United States germany, france, we expect others will follow the situation is just too volatile to be on the ground now. That is not about American
Hoping it will pave the way for secretary of state kerry to come. I look forward to traveling to cuba. Its unlikely the embargo will be lifted any time soon. There is a lot of history to overcome. We are ending policy that was long past its expiration date. What we keep hearing is hope. Weve been waiting for this. Assistant secretary of state Roberta Jacobson arrived in cuba to begin talks tomorrow on normalizing relations with cuba. She will discuss opening a cuba embassy in washington, d. C. And American Embassy in havana, as well as banking issues, mail service and expanding trail between the two countries. With cuba, we are ending a policy that was long past its expiration date. [ applause ] the president , of course, does not have the Legal Authority to fully dismantle the United States embargo on cuba, which was finally actually signed into a law by president bill clinton in one of the most misguided and weakest moments of the clinton presidency. Because completely removing the e
All of which led to a stunning charge today from the top democrat on the Senate Foreign relations committee. Iran is clearly taking steps that can only be interpreted as provocative, yet the administration appears willing to excuse away any connection between these developments and signs of irans bad faith in negotiations. The more i hear from the administration and its quotes, the more it sounds like talking points that come straight out of tehran. So lets be honest about what the joint plan of action is its a freeze. Its a freeze that scientists that have come before this committee have said if they in fact decide to proceed and not make a deal, they need about three months. So the bottom line is that we are going to do all of this and ultimately be in a position in which if they dont make a deal were exactly where we were at but with no immediate consequences to them. Chief White House Correspondent ed henry is live on the north lawn tonight. Ed. Reporter megyn, good evening. This w