Half years after we handed over security to the country to iraqs military, two and a half years after president obama said our war in iraq was ending iraq is once again the focus of our military and our commander in chief. Just hours after president obama announced we were returning to an active role in iraq, the u. S. Launched two rounds of air strikes yesterday against isis fighters near erbil. The u. S. Has a consulate in that Northern Iraqi city and thousands of americans live there. In addition to those military strikes the u. S. Is trying to keep a humanitarian crisis from worsening. The u. S. Military conducted a secondary drop of food and water late last night to thousands of members of the yazidi religious minority who have been trapped on mount sinjar for days and are surrounded by isis militants. The situation might be worse for hundreds of yazidi women. Militants are holding them kapt of at schools in mosul. He told the a. P. By now consider them slaves and have vicious pla
And National Security budget. And the oscars take drama to a whole new level. What in the world happened to the envelope, please . This is not a joke. Moonlight has won best picture. Moonlight best picture. Unbelievable. Good morning, everyone. Im Chris Jansing coming to you this morning from washington. Weve already seen major new developments this morning at the white house. Right now President Trump is talking to Health Insurance executives about his promise to repeal and replace obamacare. Before that the president talked about the new budget hell soon send to congress. Speaking here a meeting at the white house of the nations governors. This budget will be a Public Safety and National Security budget. Very much based on those two with plenty of other things but very strong. And it will include an historic increase in defense spending to rebuild the depleted military of the United States of america at a time we most need it. What we heard from the president just a very short time a
Down on staff who could be leaking information to the media. Chief White House Correspondent on more on that. The president s address to the joint sessions of Congress Tomorrow night is a big opportunity for him to move the ball forward. So far what has been coming out of the white house has been a lot of executive action, now the president is taking aim on the legislative side of things telling congress that he wants a chance to fill in a lot of the blanks from his and a girl out of the dress back on january the 20th, we are told that tomorrow nights address will really pursue two themes, one on public safety. The other is economic opportunity. Heres what he told the Governors Association just a few hours ago. This budget will be a National Security budget. Very much based on those two, barry many other things, it will be very strong. It include defense spending and filling the depleted military of the United States at a time when we most need it. You will be hearing about that tomorr
The Supreme Court handed the administration a victory. And we talked to the former u. S. Special forces operative turned aid worker who pulled off this lifesaving rescue in the streets of iraq. Its all happening now. We begin with President Trumps travel ban as new rules impacting travelers from six majority muslim countries going to affect the night. Welcome to the second hour of happening now, im jon scott. Heather im heather childers. While we wait for the white house and they wait for word on the Senate Health care bill, it is ready to roll out the president s revised travel ban in the meantime. Of the Supreme Court giving the white house a green light to implement parts of the plan with a major decision earlier this week. The administration then using a three day period to iron out all the details of the band, hoping to avoid the problems that paralyzed them during the first roll out. Jon chief Congressional Correspondent mike emanuel is live from the capital held with the latest
Decision also coming up. Divorce talks are back on track e. U. Commission president john called your current Prime Minister trees of may so the next phase of negotiations can now finally begin. And hes called for a United States of europe but the former c. E. O. Has to persuade his own social Democrat Party to Start Coalition talks with chancellor Angela Merkels conservatives hugs an exclusive one on one with s. P. D. Leader mark schultz. And coming up in the Business News the ups and downs of bitcoin the roller coaster ride continues but after Massive Gains the cryptocurrency lost almost a fifth of its value in a single day experts are warning this could be of bob. Welcome to the program my names sarah harmon its good to have you with us one person has been killed and scores injured in clashes on the israeli gaza border following a day of violent protest that as the United Nations middle east envoy envoy excuse me warned of the whisk of more. Following president trumps decision to rec