in america, the zip code you re born in can determine your future. the y helps fill the opportunity gap with education programs for all. for a better us, donate to your local y today. president trump and the first lady are now at ramstein air base in germany. it is a refueling stop. they are meeting with military commanders aboard air force one while he is there and he is expected to get off the plane and meet with troops nearby.
taking the fight to the so-called islamic state. trump was then briefed by military leaders where he again pressed the case for other countries to take over the fight against isis. that we ve knocked them out with not them silly but i will tell you it s a very good with the president who wants to knock him out and he will do it. well there are two girls were in their region they should be really sharing the burden of cost and they re not. there was time to for a surprise visit to enthusiastic troops stationed at an air base in germany the president using a refueling stop for one last chance to take his mind off what awaits him at home. trump is considering banning u.s. companies from using telecommunications equipment made by the chinese companies while way and zat t. the administration claims the tech suppliers work on behalf of the chinese
do it and others will there richard. we re in their region they should be really sharing the burden of cost and they re not. there was time to for a surprise visit to enthusiastic troops stationed at an air base in germany the president using a refueling stop for one last chance to take his mind off water weight. and let s get you up to date now with some of the other stories making news around the walt united arab emirates has reopened its embassy in damascus the move is seen as a boost for syrian president bashar said the u.a.e. broke ties with damascus after the syrian civil war broke out in the has backed rebel forces fighting. security forces in the east of democratic republic of congo have fired live rounds antagonists to scatter demonstrators protesting the postponement of elections due to an a bowl outbreak the delay of sunday s vote in
visit to a combat zone was with ahe first lady and give him chance to hear directly from commanders on the ground and the president noted the remarkable job u.s. forces have done, taking the fight to the islamic state terror group. with the near elimination of the isis territorial caliphate in iraq and in syria. the timing of the trip comes as the secretary of defensel d the special envoy for the correlation to defeat isis have both resigned. defense secretary jim mattis is out at the end of the year after being critical of the president s foreign policy and brett mcgurk was planningar to leave in early 2019 but turned in his resignation and protest of the president s plan to pull u.s. forces out of syria. the president invited the iraqi prime minister to the white house next year and we are told he accepted the invitation.. i should note, air force one has touched down in germany for a refueling stop where the commander in chief s meeting with more u.s. military personnel. tammy?
institution of the presidency not for myself personally. i had concerns for the first lady, i will tell you, but if you would have seen what we had to go through, with the dark in the plane, with all windows closed, with no lights on whatsoever anywhere. pitch black. i ve never seen that. reporter: the president spent more than three hours on the ground with the troops, posing for selfies and signing autographs. at a refueling stop in germany on the way home, the president addressed another group of american troops. the christmastime visit to troops coming after perhaps the most chaotic week of his administration. the withdrawal from syria came as a shock to even his strongest allies. that prompted widespread criticism from some of the president s staunchest supporters in congress and the resignation of defense secretary jim mattis. all right, jonathan karl joins us now from the white house. and it is notable, jon, who the president traveled with, but also who the president didn