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the cia and senior national security contributor. mike, great to have you on with us this evening. given today s attack, buzz isis in afghanistan pose a threat to the u.s. similar to isis in iraq and syria? bianna, afghanistan is one of the places where the isis cancer has spread. it s not yet a threat to the u.s. homeland, but if it is allowed to continue to grow in strength, if it allowed to acquire a safe haven, it could very well become a threat to the u.s. homeland. is the u.s. doing enough to prevent that from happening? so the military pressure on isis in afghanistan is significant. isis is one of the reasons why president trump decided to leave a u.s. troop presence there. and those operations against isis are intensive. let me switch gears and ask you about secretary rex tillerson, who has written an op-ed really promoting u.s. foreign policy. he took a rather tough stand regarding russia. in fact, he wrote that absent a peaceful resolution of the ukraine sit
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and only on cbs this morning, three climbers who scaled six huge mountains in antarctica will be here in studio 57. it took them less than ten days to make history. but we begin this morning with a look at today s eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. time s up for discrimination. time s up for harassment of any kind. and time s up for the abuse of power. the grammys take a political turn. it was a night of powerful performances and statements in new york city. together, we can build not just a better country, but a world that is destined to be united. the president set to deliver his first state of the union address. you re either delivering on all your promises or you re a raging tweeting wrecking ball who s destroying the country and terrifying the entire planet. yes, i think i shook things up. it had to be shaken up. in southwestern pennsylvania, four people are dead after a massacre at a car wash, with the suspected killer on life support. russian o
we have got a good bit of world cup fever here on world news now, especially when it comes to team usa. last night completely psyched when we saw them beat ghana. boy, a decisive win or what. second into the game, team usa scored its first go. and karen travers has got to be one of the biggest sports fans on the abc news roster. she breaks down the game for us. reporter: it was an exciting start and finish for team usa. but in the middle, a tense physical game that was a nail biter for american soccer fans. the game winner came from an unlikely hero, john brooks, a 21-year-old sub, who came in off the bench at halftime. brooks gave the u.s. the lead with a header in the corner kick in the 86th minute. the exhausted american defense hung on for the 2-1 win. we have a great spirit. the u.s. team always has a great spirit and fights to the last second. reporter: the u.s. struck first. very early. just 29 seconds on the clock when clint dempsey twists a shot in o