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Book. he talks about how in 2015 some of the lunches he would have every week with the president, he definitely got the impression that the president thought that hillary clinton was going to be the nominee and that the vice president would not be able to beat her in a primary and that would hurt his legacy. so i think we should not overlook what he said to you about how much he was considering running in 2016. and i love the nick foles analogy. i think we should -- at the risk of out-philadelph...

Very dangerous mix for the u.s. and its allies there, jon. >> jon: so what has been the u.s.s response? >> we understand the white house, president trump has been apprised of this event. we heard from the u.s. embassy. they called the attack horrific. they pledge the continuing support of the united states. while the united states is there supposedly in a backup role, in a training role, the trump administration is in fact doubling down on afghanistan, raising its troop levels to something like ...

Cold turkey. [ laughter [ laughter ] [ laughter and applause ] that was pretty funny. [ laughter ] thanksgiving is a chance to gather with loved ones, reflect on our many blessings and, after a long campaign season, finally turn our attention from polls to poult poultry. this year were honored to be joined by two of the lucky ones who were raised by the domino family in iowa, tater and tot. now,tater is here in a backup role just in case tot cant fulfill his duties. hes sort of like the vice tur...

No way im cutting this habit cold turkey. that wags pretty funny. thanksgiving is a chance to gather with loved ones, reflect on our many blessings and after a long campaign season, turn from polls to poultry. were joined by two of the luckies joined by the domino family in iowa. tater and tot. now, t achl ter is here in a backup role just in case tot cant fulfill his duties so hes sort of like the vice turkey. were working on getting him a pair of aviator glasses and it my great privilege -- we...

>> i want you to hold your thought and remind me to get back with you about this. we have a sky news reporter on the phone right now whos also reporting from that area. lets listen in now. >> reporter: any kind of positive exit for the individ l individuals inside, whether they take a decision to end things themselves or whether from the out side, i cannot imagine a situation where this is going to be anything other than a negative for those inside the bui building. >> were just looking at the s...

Dead, mortally wounded. first u.s. combat death in iraq since 2011. the kurds though meant to do the fighting, the u.s. in a backup role. that is not how it transpired. isis held prisoners running for their lives freed from the terror group in a daring u.s.-kurdish joint raid. new helmet cam video shows the raid in northern iraq thursday that led to americas first combat death since 2011. delta force special operators alongside kurdish cobra commandos seen here checking hostages for weapons or s...

Be? is it common to have people who have donated money and undergone training on an undercover sting operation? is that how theyre supposed to be used? >> well based on his statement that we obtained today in conversations with sheriffs officials here in tulsa today, we understand that robert bates was not a part of the front line of the undercover agents that were going in moving in to arrest eric harris that it was when eric harris slipped past the first line of undercover agents and was runni...

You know, people who just donate a lot of money and have yubd gone some training on an undercover sting operation? is that how theyre supposed to be used. >> based on his statement that we obtained today, we understand that robert bates was not a part of the front line of the undercover agents that were going in, moving in to arrest eric harris, that it was when eric harris slipped past that first line of undercover agents and was running away, that that was what put robert bates into that situa...

I just -- its just gonna be a little bit -- [ bleep ]. >> you got another one, or is that it? >> thats it. its a german luger. [ bleep ]. >> look out! hes running, hes running, hes running! >> and were told by sheriffs officials that robert bates was supposed to be in a backup role in this situation. that he was not on the front line of deputies that were supposed to make the arrests. but that when eric harris ran past those deputies he was thrust into the situation. they say he was in a backup ...

Against the sun set clause before he was for it. >> whats the sun set clause again. >> in three years we are out. thats crazy. the president is asking for authority and. >> he doesnt even need to ask this. is he bombing them now. if he wants to spend special forces in, he can. this is all a ruiz. its a delay and he goes on for months and months. >> unfortunately the strategy has become that iran is going to defeat isis why have a northern against a southern middle east. >> sunni shia play. we do...