The u. S. Carried out another round of air strikes on iran backed militia groups in iran and syria. Jillian: lauren blanchard joins us live from washington with the latest. Good morning. Reporter: good morning. The air strikes near the border of syria and iraq, this is new video, the moments when the strikes were carried out in the middle of the night at three locations, wiping out facilities we re told were used by iran backed militia for operational needs and weapons storage. Pentagon officials say the strikes were defensive against facilities that were used to launch attacks against u. S. Assets in iraq. Officials say they do not expect a lot of casualties. According to reuters the militia group said in a statement that four militants were killed in a strike and they viewed to retaliate. Pentagon press secretary john kirby called the strikes necessary. He said the united states took action designed to limit the risk of escalation but to send a clear deterrent message. President bide
[applause] pres. trump: thank you very much, everybody. i want to start by wishing my good friend, prime minister abe, from japan, a very happy birthday. he is 39 years old today. [laughter] pres. trump: please extend my wishes to the prime minister. he is a great gentleman and we have had rate success, have you know. in addition to what we are talking about today, they are building in japan many car plants in the united states, which they were not doing for a long time. they are building in michigan, ohio, lots of different states. we appreciate it very much. it has been a tremendous investment. but we are here to talk about a different purchase, and that is good as far as we are concerned. i want to thank you very much for it. [applause] pres. trump: so we are gathered here today at the white house this afternoon to discuss a very strong and groundbreaking achievement for the united states and japan the signing of the new u.s.-japan trade agreement and the u.s.-japan digi
minister. we have had tremendous success. as you know, they are building, japan, many car plants in the united states, which they were not doing for a long time. they are building in michigan, ohio, lots of different states. we appreciate it very much. it has been a tremendous investment. but we are here to talk about a different purchase, and that is good as far as we are concerned. i want to thank you very much for it. [applause] trump: so we are gathered here today at the white house this afternoon to discuss a very strong and groundbreaking achievement to the united states and japan the signing of the new u.s.-japan trade agreement and the u.s.-japan digital trade agreement. digital is becoming a very big factor in the world. these two deals represent a tremendous victory for both of our nations. jobs,l create countless expand investment and commerce, reduce our trade deficit substantially, promote fairness and reciprocity, and unlock vast opportunities for growth. in t
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