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Beijing gives north korea a financial lifeline, and president trump will urge xi to help rein in that rogue state. he will also begin a difficult conversation about what mr. trump has repeatedly called chinas unfair trade practs. but the u.s. cant afford a trade war with the worlds fastest growing economy. >> pelley: margaret brennan traveling with the president. in another important story, the chairman of the house intelligence committee removed himself today from the investigation of russian m...

S,e u.s. state department uses anti-ram barriers, called bollards, like those seen here around its embassy. they can stop a truck going 50mph. >> as you can see, there are a n.y.ad of people walking by. >> reporter: but former n.y.p.d. officer and f.b.i. agent manuel gomez says cities with large pedestrian populations will otways be vulnerable. >> no city can potentially wartify every street corner. it would be a war zone. >> reporter: last year a radicalized ohio state university student drove ...

To find out the truth, which then shows a real lack of judgment. either way, i think it undermines and weakens the strength of the presidency in this country. >> pelley: how is this calculated in moscow, in beijing, in pyongyang, north korea? >> well, thats the greatest danger. you know, in many ways weve seen the president say the things hes done and we often kind of move on, but the danger is what if something should happen that requires the president of the united states to take action? for e...

Like kentuckys rand paul say the bill is too big, too expensive. >> i saw the president said he was open to negotiations. >> reporter: have you gotten a phone call? >> im reading the art of the deal. when i get through "the art of the deal," i think ill be ready to negotiate with the president. >> reporter: hes going to have to speed read, because republican leaders want to hold a final vote on the bill in the house within the next couple weeks. even though lawmakers still dont know, scott, how ...

But the rq7bv2 is a $1.5 million drone. the u.s. military calls it "the shadow." in the skies above mosul, it allows the american coalition to do this. [explosion] call in air strikes targeting isis positions. sergeant joe pinchott is a drone pilot with the 82nd airborne division in northern iraq, surveilling the battlefield in incredible detail from the back of a humvee. >> by the vehicles theyre driving and what theyre wearing, its pretty easy to tell. >> you can see what people are wearing? >...

The commander-in-chief putting the onus on his military advisers and describing it as a piece of unfinished business leftover from the obama administration. >> well, this was a mission that was started before i got here. they explained what they wanted to do, the generals, who were very respected. my generals are the most respected weve had in many decades, i believe, and they lost ryan. >> he was killed in the initial exchange that took place on the objective. >> reporter: general joseph votel,...

>> were sending the message to russia very clearly that we are able to speak the same language as mr. putin does, and its a language that we are ready to fight. >> reporter: and staying ready means constant training. on saturday near the town of voru, local women in the defense league were learning to use g.p.s. equipment. for ruth madla, its about learning new skills. she doesnt really expect the russians to invade, but... youre part of this force. >> yes. >> reporter: that sends a message. >> ...

The face of carryn owens last night before a packed house chamber and a national television audience. david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. >> pelley: as poignant as his salute to ryan owens was, mr. trump did not mention other americans fighting overseas, nor very much about foreign policy at all. heres margaret brennan. >> reporter: scott, the presidents speech left diplomats and allies wondering just how president trump views americas role in the world. he made no mention of the thousands of ...

Russia, is enemy number one, especially after its invasion of ukraine. estonia has a professional military, too. it was on display in this weekends independence day parade. this small country spends big on defense. its a fully paid-up member of nato, and that buys it powerful friends. this year u.s. soldiers deployed to estonia were part of the parade, and for the very first time they brought tanks. american tanks on the streets of estonias capital send a powerful signal to the people here, that...

U.s. ground troops on top of the 5,000 already in iraq. david martin is traveling with the head of u.s. central command as he evaluates whats needed. >> reporter: with iraqi forces closing in on what remains of the isis self-proclaimed capital mm mosul, the commander of u.s. forces in the middle east says he wont hesitate to ask for more american ground troops in both iraq and syria. >> ive always been encouraged if we need more, we will ask for more. >> reporter: general joseph votel told cbs n...